Count Rostovov’s obsession with fourteen-year-old boys in the lead-up to the Russian Revolution may be his undoing unless he changes his attitude toward his prey.
A randy young man discovers personal advantage over the strong women in his family. Taking advantage of that advantage proves challenging, however. It risks destroying his chances and the family's integrity forever.
About to graduate high school, Connie is overlooked because of her unfashionable dress and ugly coke-bottle glasses. Then she's introduced to her second cousin, who sees "her" and they bond courtesy of the two aunts who put them together, and provide them with a safe space to canoodle. And then Connie is overwhelmed when she discovers Jim's attribute. You're a princess first, and then you become a queen. A compact little tale of young love.
The year is now 2186 and sex work is a common occupation. Nearly every young person knows at least one friend, sibling, or cousin who works in the industry, and no one would bat an eye when they saw a sixteen-year-old working behind the counter. It was a normal part of society, no different from any other profession. And the industry continues to thrive, despite its low wages. No one questioned how things had gotten this way. It was just life. And for Lila, this was just another night on the job
Newly discovered sexual curiosity and willingness, the Arabian Nights, the "Scheherazade" Symphony, neglect of an art dealer father, and the lusts of a charismatic symphony conductor all come together for fourteen-year-old American Evan in the back of a limousine in a Nice, France, seaside park.
Within the closed atmosphere of the faculty of a small university's art department, the goals of the game are getting ahead, getting revenge, and getting it on.