Of course, no plan survives contact with the enemy, and Alan soon discovers he has far more enemies than he was expecting – aside from vicious pets, difficult owners, surly farmers, and children from hell, he finds himself working with an unhinged and jealous surgeon who makes it his personal mission ruin Alan's life. Battling long hours, life and death decisions, tragic cases, a complaint from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and an unexpected love triangle, Alan’s hopes of saving the world are quickly replaced with a simple question: Can he even last a year in practice? Once Bitten… is the story of a young vet’s first few months in practice, and how they changed his life forever.

    They built it outside the Suffolk town so it would not infect the healthy with its horrors. But the town itself is long gone, washed away by the North Sea. Only the Leper House remains, a shelter for the unwanted. A bereaved man strays there on a stormy night when the bell tolls once again beneath the waves. In a nearby house, a woman waits for history to repeat itself. When time isn’t what it seems, nor is love and nor are ghosts. And nor are we. The Leper House is a 19,000-word novella, written for Kindle Singles and available here for the first time. Andrew Taylor is a British crime and historical novelist whose books include the international bestseller, The American Boy (a Richard-and-Judy selection), and the Roth Trilogy (filmed for TV as Fallen Angel). Among his many awards are the Cartier Diamond Dagger for Lifetime Excellence in crime writing. His latest novel is The Scent of Death, winner of the 2013 Historical Dagger.

    But while the idea of this rugged, handsome beast of a man looking out for her is more appealing than she would like to admit, Faith is surprised when he makes it his business to keep her safe from any further bullying or unwanted advances.When Zane Hunter decides to bring Faith back to his home for her protection, the beautiful, feisty girl reacts with defiance, but as the future leader of his pack he knows how to deal with a headstrong female. A stern chastisement over his knee teaches her that he expects to be obeyed, but he quickly realizes that taming her will require quite a bit more than a mere spanking.Though having her bottom bared and punished shocks and infuriates her, Faith cannot deny her body's response to Zane's bold dominance, and she finds herself yearning for him to take her in any way he pleases. When he reveals the truth about himself, however, she is unsure how to react. Her body aches for him to claim her, but is she truly ready to be the mate of an alpha wolf?Publisher's Note: Owned by the Wolf includes sexual scenes and spankings. If such material offends you, please don't buy this book.

    She wants to experience the bliss of surrender, the feel of chains on her wrists and ankles, the sting of a flogger, and the sweet pleasure of being ordered to please.Her search leads her online, where she discovers the Master of her dreams. What she has no way of knowing is that her new Master Nightshade is really Marshall Wilder, the gorgeous, exasperating new CEO of the company where she works.Marshall Wilder is a born Dominant, but has given up the search for his perfect slave. All of his D/s relationships have ended in disaster and disillusion. He has decided that a true D/s relationship is impossible to find in his day to day life.Wilder discovers Meridian's secret, and poses as Nightshade in order to prove to her how easily one can be fooled online. Wilder still hopes to dissuade Meridian from living the BDSM lifestyle, though he is torn by his desire to possess her, and his own dark fantasies.He takes her away to his remote cabin to give her a taste of temporary slavery. The lesson soon becomes complicated as the pair end up in bed, living out their mutual fantasies of Dominance and submission. When he forces her to submit to his every whim, instead of being discouraged, she wants more and more.The pair must resolve their differences and find their place as Master and slave or they will be destined to remain mere players in a game neither can win.

    Within a balance of terror and innocence, he bears silent witness to ghosts of the dead and the cruelties of a teenage killer while local justice plays out in a community carved from legacies of coal mining and religion.

    This pearl of debauchery has a name- Slave World- a hell on earth to some, and a Garden of Eden to others. Margo Winters, an emotionally scarred and unstable veteran turned independent freighter pilot, is about to find out firsthand which category she falls into.A routine slave delivery for Margo and John, her out-of-date droid/companion/co-pilot and sex partner, turns catastrophic when their cargo escapes cryo-stasis and takes control of her ship. Margo has a hidden secret though, and one of the escapees recognizes it, dooming her to a life of sexual slavery.

    And as much as Jane yearns to escape, to speak up, she can’t. Manipulated by pimps. Threatened with violence. Dependent on drugs will be nothing compared to what Jane unravels: an underground prostitution ring organized by the people she trusted, and an emotional attachment building toward one of her pimps. **this novel contains material not suited for readers under 18 years of age**

    When a father discovers his newborn has been turned into a vampire, he’s forced to make a choice: Hide his child's secret or end his family line.

    As a boy he had been known as "El Rubio," a ragamuffin pimp who made his few pesos leading sailors to his home, a waterfront bordello...As a young man he was called Mario - handsome and experienced beyond his years in the debauchery and treachery of slave-trading Havana...And then, suddenly, he was the Count of San Mateo - heir to a Spanish fortune - and bound for Spain to play the role of human stallion to a desperate, degenerate Queen...The Tattooed Rood, a great new novel of a man branded with the terrible torture-mark of the Spanish Inquisition.

    Surviving... can be murder. Twenty-three year old Cassandra Draper is the latest victim of the serial killer police have dubbed ‘The Magician’, due to his ability to make women disappear.Abducted and drugged, he takes her out into the middle of nowhere, where he chains her to a tree trunk.She thinks things can’t get any worse, but a freak accident renders her completely alone.And no one knows where she is.She thought being abducted by a serial killer was as bad as things could get.... But she’s about to learn there are worse things than being dead.

    Captive. Frightened. Alone. The little human contact I receive is not what I crave. It's not a friend’s comforting arm or my mother’s swift kiss. It's rough contact—forced, and familiar for all the wrong reasons. I don’t want him there, but I’m powerless to stop him. He says that he owns me and that I am his.“Emmy,” he calls me. That’s not my name, but as more time passes I’m starting to forget things. What is my name? Where am I from? Who was I before I came here?6 days11 hours14 minutesThat’s how long I’ve known Callum, and already, I trust him with my life. I was so sure I would never crave another man, but he challenges everything I thought I knew— everything I felt. He says that he’ll save me. I believe him.He calls me “Leila.” It sounds like a name that belongs to me and it reminds me of a past I was starting to forget. The escape is planned and my fate is in his hands, but if this doesn’t work, what will become of me? WARNING: This book contains disturbing situations, graphic depictions of rape, strong language and violence.

    Club owner, Mitch Reed, and Dom, Alex James, want Aurora to be theirs, even if they have to share. When a sex-trafficking ring is revealed to be using the club and targeting Aurora, truths and feelings are brought to light. Can Mitch and Alex protect her, or will their desires for each other be used against them and put Aurora in jeopardy? The Red Door is book one in The Door Trilogy.

    Which is why the authorities’ solution has been to ignore him, and let New Yorkers adapt to a world where death can strike at any moment. When Maniac Harry starts killing his way through the subway system, trauma-haunted political aide Gina Greene and disgraced NYPD detective Zelda Pettibone become determined to go rogue and destroy him. But how can they fight a monster when they can’t fight City Hall?From Emmy Award-winning writer Elliott Kalan (The Daily Show, MST3K, Spider-Man & The X-Men) and artist Andrea Mutti (Port of Earth, Hellblazer, BUNNY MASK) comes the horrifying story of what happens when terror becomes the new normal. A frightening, thought-provoking, sometimes funny, always timely tale of murder, obsession and urban living, this volume contains the first arc, issues #1-5.

    His words confuse her at first, but she soon understands they are both in the middle of a performance that will determine whether she remains in captivity or dies. The crowd must be entertained, and her cellmate makes sure it is. Forced submission is not the only horror Lydia endures. She has no memories of life before her imprisonment, and Joe, her cellmate, is her only comfort as the powerful creatures that hold them captive torture and debase her. Together, she and Joe cling to the will to survive long enough to break free and seek revenge. Their desire to sustain one another triumphs over their wardens' efforts to destroy them. There is no pain, no suffering, that can tear them apart. Beyond their cell, their love is tested. Can they hold strong in the face of the challenge of the new powers they have gained along with their freedom?

    Death is a mystery. What really happens at the time of death? No one could ever answer this question so far. Science has so far succeeded in putting forth a theory for the destruction of the human body. But human is not only the body, it is the mind within, the soul within, it has feelings, lust… Do they extinct with death? Or do they linger in the universe? No one has been successful in answering these questions. The common people are always attracted towards the dark secret of life. Yet, how far true it is from the scientific point of view? It is again beyond arguments. In general, the stories based on facts are considered to be artistic while those based on mystery are supposed to be without any artistic value.