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The English Manor House has long been a world apart where landed gentry freely indulge in their passions, not only for outdoor sports, but the indoor variety as well. Lascivious activities are enthusiastically, pursued by lusty men and sensual women behind large and imposing stone walls, hidden from prying eyes. In that bygone era – the 1920s, relations between men and women were not as progressive as they are today. Hopefully, modern listeners won’t be too terribly offended by the less-than-sensitive treatment young Philippa Gresham-Cantwell is made to endure.

What is an independent woman to do in a world where marrying means losing everything? Pregnant, widowed and rejected by her family, Helena Andrews moves to Redway Acres, where she raises her daughter and trains horses. She befriends an old widower in a ramshackle cottage, the family from the grand estate of Eastease, and their friend Colonel Nathaniel Ackley, second son of the Earl of Aysthill.

Craig and Monika shouldn't have had to worry about money. The married couple enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle living their quiet life in 1950s Chicago. The beautiful wife was afforded a monthly allowance from her generous and faithful husband. Dreams of luxury and a more lavish lifestyle captured the sexy wife’s thoughts and she would get carried away by opening more and more credit lines with department stores. Options were running low and the once-patient husband was starting to run out of ideas until one day he gave his wife an ultimatum.

An epic tale sweeping across two lifetimes, Finding Mary Jane bridges the gap between the erotic haze of Brisbane’s nineteen seventies to the city's wild alternate punk scene a decade later - and takes us on a journey far beyond. Our story begins with Mary Jane - a naive nursing student who finds herself in an unspeakable situation. Then we meet Annie - a troubled young woman whose story is based in more modern times as she searches for her birth mother and, in turn, the truth of her own identity.

A past scandal and a broken heart have left Lady Caroline Kilbride hiding away from the world, in the safety of her brother’s home. But when a devilishly handsome newcomer arrives for the summer, she finds herself surprisingly drawn to him. Rob Marlow, a man determined to carve his own path in life, never expected to be intrigued by his brother-in-law’s dependent sister. Yet in Caro he sees courage, intelligence and a spark of the woman she once was.

For Lord Henry Marlow, the future Earl of Barrington, life is for living. No wager is too risky or challenge too dangerous – until a racing injury forces the Barrington heir to return home and fulfil his duty. But the one thing Henry will not do is bow to his parents’ wishes and propose to his childhood friend and neighbour, beautiful Alethea Forth. And he’ll not put up with her disapproving sister, Susan, either, no matter how much he enjoys their verbal sparring...

My Secret Life is an anonymously penned memoir written during a period from the 1840s to the 1880s by a wealthy and sex obsessed English gentleman who refers to himself simply as ‘Walter’. Part confessional, part investigative erotic journalism, it meticulously documents every detail of the author’s prolific sexual encounters, offering us in the process an eye and thigh opening account of life behind closed doors in the Victorian age. Women, in both mind and body, were the all consuming object of Walter’s interest. From early youth through to old age his quest for erotic discovery and adventure with them was never diminished.

Husband and wife both kept their secrets closely guarded, but it all suddenly changed when Jacob catches his cheating wife red-handed in the arms of another man!

Lady Lily Fairfax has given up on the ton, even if her father hasn’t. With her father’s determination to seal a betrothal to the Earl of Knox, Lily isn’t sure her dreams of love and literature are within her reach… Until she meets the debonair Alex, Viscount of Callan at a country house party. Soon Lily finds her budding friendship with the witty, intelligent, and charming Alex in danger of becoming something more. Can Lily forgo her duty in favor of her heart?

A heartbroken Marquess. An Earl bound by duty. A forbidden match. After losing the love of his life over a year ago, the last thing Nathaniel, Marquess of Demming wants to do is attend one of the ton’s opulent house parties. But perhaps a fortnight of indulgence is just what he needs, even if it means he will return home alone… But the moment the Earl of Knox walks through those doors, Nathaniel can’t help but feel drawn to him and his charm… As their friendship grows, so do Nathaniel’s feelings and desires, and he starts to wonder if perhaps he is not the only one saving face.

Everyone knew that the High Sheriff of Huntingdon was a madman, the son of a witch and the devil himself. His proxy wedding to a young nun is simply another appalling deed, not to be wondered at, until the bride herself arrives, a flaxen-haired girl with a resolve to equal the Sheriff’s own. True love never runs smoothly, particularly when there’s a witch, a vicious killer, and the Sheriff’s own behavior to deal with. But Sister Elspeth is strong enough to deal with all of it, and win her husband’s love in the end. There are times when even a madman can be tamed.

Miss Mary Marlow had been warned away from Lord Andrew Framlington. Drew had a reputation that could not be ignored: he was a rogue of the highest order. But attraction between two people cannot be ignored. Despite all of the warnings from her family, Mary’s heart was ruling her head. Would Mary live to regret her involvement with Drew? Could he ever be trusted?

How could Caro love and hate the same man? How could she be foolish enough to harbour that love for years; to hide herself away from the world because of her embarrassment over her failure to be loved in return? Because she is a fool...Yet Rob Marlow sees not that but courage in her, and this beautiful young man, who gives her back the strength she’s lost, is someone she longs to cling to for the physical comfort she has missed since the end of her marriage.

Fifteenth-century Scotland is a tough place to be a woman in charge. Brianna MacLeod, new laird of her clan, needs a child to establish her position. And the best way to do that is to demand the sexual services of her sworn—and very sexy—enemy! Ewan Fraser never foresaw being kidnapped, tied up and expected to perform stud service. Yet being bound for the delicious Brianna's pleasure isn't all bad. In fact, the more time he spends in her bed, the more he's determined she'll be the one who ends up enslaved….

Love bears all. Bear doesn't need anyone but himself... but Eyan needs Bear. Lila has been in love with Bear all along; now she'll find out what it means to be his. Bayn owes Ren his life, but Ren feels he owes Bayn more than that, and he'd do anything to keep his brothers. Eyan would do anything. Book Four of the Keep series, an erotic polyromance contains mature content and dark themes.

The Kingdom of Rhyl is gearing up to celebrate an annual festival which recognizes the expulsion of the Fae. Unbeknownst to the merrymakers, a scorned woman plots to assassinate the King, Edmund Fell. Thwarted by the palace guards, Rose Magrin is sentenced to death... unless she can fulfil the impossible.

Widowed after years of dutifully submitting to the will of others, Lady Catherine is quite satisfied to finally be in charge of her own affairs—and any man who dares to join her in the bedroom. When a chance visit with friends brings Catherine face-to-face with the man whose courtship swept her off her feet as a young debutante, she can’t resist his wicked proposal to put himself at her mercy for the holidays. Having powerful, handsome Samuel North at her feet is too tempting an offer to refuse.

Five stern lords, five naughty wives, and Fifty Shades of Hot! This collection of historical romances will have you reaching for your smelling salts... These books contain sassy wives, their stern husbands, and discipline.

Unwilling to be sold as brood mare in an arranged marriage, Lady Juliana Sinclair decides her own future, and runs. But disaster strikes, leaving her at the mercy of the first man that finds her. Leonard Notley is tortured by his past and living in hiding with a young ward that he knows is better off without him. While hunting in the woods, he comes across a lost woman and feels compelled to help her.

Ingiborg hat nach ihrer Entführung von Island in Hedeby (Haithabu) eine Bleibe gefunden. Als gute Seele einer Schänke kümmert sie sich um den Durst der Männer und die Sorgen der Huren. Sie findet sogar einen Gemahl, doch Trygve fällt im Kampf um Haithabu. Ingiborg wird von König Heinrich aus der Wikingerstadt vertrieben. Sie beschließt, mit Hilfe des Sachsen Hermann, der ihr sexuell verfallen ist, am gegenüberliegenden Schleiufer das Dörfchen Sliastorp zu einer Stadt namens Slesvig auszubauen, gerät aber wegen ihres neuen Hurenhauses mit der christlichen Kirche aneinander.