A historical novel in the form of a retrospective narrative by a Habsburg nobleman in 1905/6. It is not intended to be easy reading, but is a genuine attempt at a fin-de-siecle existentialist narrative.
English archeologist Hendricks, finishing a season's tomb dig in Egypt's El Faiyum Desert in the first decade of the 20th century, has brought his excavated treasures and teenage servant boys to a tent hotel on Qaraum Lake for the annual loot split with Prince Nuri's Ministry of Antiquities. Hendricks, the prince, and the prince's factotum, Husani Hamide, all share a preference for teenage boys. This preference becomes embroiled in the negotiations over the treasure split.
A WW2 veteran from Canada is racing at Le Mans in 1956 at the wheel of a Corvette, fulfilling his dream of running the legendary 24-hour race. However, he did something evil during the war and his past comes back to haunt him.
In the heart of war, courage and compassion can make all the difference. Sister Justine faces the horrors of battle with unwavering resolve, showing that even in the darkest times, humanity endures.
Two English sisters are captured by Chinese pirates while on board a ship taking them home to England. They are transported in chains to the Lotus Garden where they are trained to be concubines. The owner of the Lotus Garden takes pleasure in testing the sexual skills of the Lotus Garden slaves, awarding a personal seal of approval in the form of a small tattoo. The story is set in 16th century China.
Lotus Valley, once the site of an experimental matriarchal commune, hides secrets of forbidden desires and power. When four college friends arrive for a birthday getaway, they awaken spectral echoes of wild, gender-reversed parties—where women rule and men submit. The group gradually succumbs to the hidden energies of female empowerment, and find unspoken urges inside them awakening. A romantic and sultry tale of femdom and male obedience.
This is the story of the three survivors of the wreck of the HMS Hermes. They survive on an island in the Solomon’s far from Victorian England! The two sisters and a man make up their own rules and make love as often as possible. But to know their story you’ll have to read!
This account by Elcano sheds new light on the voyage, on the tensions that existed among the participants, on the sights they saw, on the hardships and disasters they endured. It is a unique account written by the man who succeeded in circumnavigating the globe in a small wooden ship at a time when half the world had not been explored by Europeans, and when it was not even sure that it might be possible to sail around the globe. It concludes with the death of Magellan in the Philippines.
1989. In Bournemouth’s cafés and Amsterdam’s glowing windows, Sandra and Mathew discover that exhibitionism has a name — and an appetite. From teasing flashes on the promenade to scandalous performances in the Red Light District, their marriage becomes a reckless game of temptation. As the old saying goes, “if it’s not for sale, they shouldn’t put it in the window.” Just how they far are they willing to go?