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Venus in Furs by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch is a psychological novel exploring themes of love, power, and erotic obsession. The story follows Severin, a man who desires to be dominated by the beautiful Wanda von Dunajew. He persuades her to take him as her slave, signing a contract that grants her total control. As Wanda grows more ruthless, Severin realizes the dangers of his fantasies. The novel delves into the complexities of desire, submission, and the shifting dynamics of relationships. It is a key work in exploring masochism, a term later derived from the author’s name. Summary from ...

Meet Venus, the puppy with a big heart and loud bark, who takes life on the chin. In this book, Venus tells in her own voice of the adventures, battles and joys of her puppyhood, and shares the wisdom that she receives from her angel. Venus is psychic, sensitive and ruthlessly honest. Her diary...

With no one to help her ring in the new year, Jane Lawless reluctantly agrees to accompany her good friend Cordelia Thorn to the wedding of Cordelias' estranged sister, Broadway star Octavia Thorn. Octavia getting married is no surprise - but her candidate for hubby number four certainly is. Roland Lester is a reclusive 83-year-old retired Hollywood director. No one can understand how the two met. When the bodies start to drop, Jane realizes it might not be love at all that brought the young diva and the aged director together, but something more sinister.

The last thing Lord Nicholas Kincaid expected to see in the gloom of a London tavern was a vision of loveliness. And when she led him to a bedchamber with a come-hither smile, there was no question of resisting - until he realized the lying wench meant to render him senseless so the landlord could rob him blind!

Charlie Johns has been snatched from his home on Earth and delivered to the strange future world of Ledom. Technology has triumphed over hunger, overpopulation, pollution, and even time and space. But there is a change Charlie finds even more shocking: Gender is a thing of the past. Gone are the tensions between male and female. Gone is the human preoccupation with sex.

A home. A disappearance. And a mystery that spans a century... When Cass leaves London with a fractured heart, she plans to settle in Australia, specifically in the beautiful area of Victoria coastline where she spent so many happy holidays. Yet when she arrives, her house is not quite what...

Classique libertin du XVIIIe siècle, ce récit fait entendre la voix d’un narrateur qui exauce le souhait d’une abbesse: consigner au plus tôt les doux entretiens dont sa communauté fut le théâtre. En deux ou trois matinées se déploient des conversations galantes où l’éloquence cède à la chaleur des voix et des gestes; le cloître s’y découvre espace de plaisirs et de badinage. Entre esprit et volupté, la plume cultive le charme d’un langage choisi et la vive cadence d’un siècle audacieux.

Venus is a peculiar story about a reclusive and eccentric civil servant who becomes increasingly susceptible to strange fits where he seems to be transported to another planet where giant mushrooms grow and myriads of strange caterpillars and exotic butterflies abound. Over time the visions become stranger and more and more terrifying.

In this, the second book of Burroughs' Amtor series, Napier travels over perilous mountains and through forests, inhabited by creatures more terrifying than any nightmare, in search of the lovely princess Duare, who has been snatched from his arms. In the Room of the Seven Doors, Napier faces the choice of his life. Six doors led to terrible deaths—the seventh is the door to life. But for him, this door too leads only to new dangers on a planet whose beasts and men are more frightful than any that stalk his native Earth.

What does it take to be a woman? Tiga perempuan: Juli, Emily, Lies. Tiga status: ibu rumah tangga, lajang, janda. Tiga hari super buruk. Tiga keinginan dalam hati. Apa yang terjadi selanjutnya ketika alam semesta mengabulkan kehendak mereka, menukar jiwa di tubuh yang berbeda, Juli menjadi Lies, Lies menjadi Emily, dan Emily menjadi Juli? Lucu, haru, dan feminin. Dan di atas itu semua, pernahkah kau sungguh-sungguh ingin tahu bagaimana rasanya menjalani hidup orang lain?

Historians Cameron Thorne and Amanda Spencer-Gunn discover a fourteenth-century journal which confirms a long-rumored historical heresy: The medieval Church outlawed the Knights Templar because the warrior monks were secretly worshiping the ancient Goddess. The journal also sucks Cam and Amanda into the orbit of a ruthless cabal of modern-day pagans intent on pushing America into the loving arms of the Goddess—whether America wants succor there or not.

Dive into a thrilling 1940s science fiction adventure penned by Manly Wade Wellman. Join our rugged Earthman castaway as he faces off against the formidable Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet, aided by a fierce band of Amazons wielding crossbows. With his brawn, brains, and unyielding spirit, our hero navigates danger, discovers unexpected allies, and perhaps even finds love along the way. Tune in for an exhilarating escapade! - Summary by Phil Chenevert

Sixteen all-new stories by science fiction's top talents, collected by best-selling author George R. R. Martin and multiple-award-winning editor Gardner Dozois.

Jo Atkins' sixteenth year was disastrous: She lost her dad, was assaulted by a stranger, and then had her heart broken. For the last twenty-five years, she's believed that nothing could ever be as bad again. She was wrong.

A fictional biographical slice of Baudelaire's life and love with his famous Haitian muse, Jeanne Duval, Black Venus captures the artistic scene in the great French capital city, at a time when the likes of Dumas and Balzac argued literature in the cafés of the Left Bank. Among the bohemians, the young Charles Baudelaire stood out, dressed impeccably thanks to an inheritance that was quickly vanishing.

The Coffee House was a warm, brightly lit place. The serving girls were pretty and the men who visited the rooms seemed polite enough. But still there were whispers, ugly disquieting rumours about what happened at night when the big oak door was closed. The young doctor had never been inside the Coffee House - and indeed had no wish to - until he met the frail, shabbily dressed girl on the Newmarket coach.

Join Eric John Stark, the legendary Conan of the Spaceways, as he embarks on a thrilling adventure in Enchantress Of Venus. This time, hes navigating the mysterious shores of Venus swirling red seas in search of a missing comrade. But hes not alone‚Aîhe faces off against a ruthless family that rules the pirate enclave of Shuruun, determined to thwart his quest. Will his incredible strength and swift reflexes be enough to overcome the odds? Tune in to find out! - Summary by Phil Chenevert

In this breathtaking conclusion to the epic series, Ky, the pilot from the future, and Lucilla, Empress of Britannia, lead their empire to the climactic showdown against Carthage. The fight in conquered territories, rebelling against Carthaginian overlords, is over, and the battle on Carthage's home soil has begun. Britannia is stretched to the breaking point across a front as wide as the continent, as they begin the most difficult stage of the war. From blood-soaked battlefields to storm-tossed seas, their forces clash in desperate confrontations that will determine the fate of an empire.

Extraordinary and diverse people inhabit this rich, ripe, occasionally raucous collection of short stories. Some are based on real people - Jeanne Duval, Baudelaire's handsome and reluctant muse who never asked to be called the Black Venus, trapped in the terminal ennui of the poet's passion, snatching at a little lifesaving respectability against all odds....

Der Frühling im Palazzo Medici Florenz, 1482: Die 18-jährige Mira harrt seit der Pazzi-Verschwörung in einem Kloster aus. Als man sie zurück nach Florenz ruft, unterstützt sie den Maler Sandro Botticelli bei seinem Gemälde "La Primavera". Während der Arbeit daran lernt sie den Gardisten Riccardo kennen, der ihr Herz schneller schlägen lässt, doch Mira soll einen Cousin von Lorenzo de Medici heiraten.