A man discovers an antique Cheval mirror among his deceased aunt's possessions. He has one identical to it at home that once belonged to his mother. He takes it home, and places the two side by side. When he cleans the glass, he notices concentric circles starting in the center of the glass and moving outward, as if a stone had been tossed into a serene pond. He soon discovers many other anomalies that, bend the rules of science and nature.
A young mother tries to keep a roof over her head when she can't pay the rent. This may be the first part of a series - we'll see - it has a longish intro (Ma/Fa) before getting into the main body (Ma/ft)
A "Delights" novel (1) Part of the Kobekistan universe
The first of 12 books about life in a 21st century Arab country where the old laws of concubinage and slavery still apply. David Ransome has lived in England since he was four, and is a post-graduate student at Oxford University when his grandfather and uncle die, and he inherits the throne of the Emirate of Kobekistan. Read how an easy-going ordinary English young man is transformed by power into a cruel autocratic Emir who is capable of having an annoying concubine strangled.
Mr. Marcus's wife Harriett arranges for a young woman to perform a ministry (service) to their household, especially because of her new business trips. The story builds from simple voyeurism to fulfilled lust over a series of chapters.
Young man living on a farm in in the mid-west corn belt in the 1950s has to take over his father's duties when Daddy leaves. This includes caring for his mother and keeping her satisfied in all the ways she needs.