Noctharis has trembled beneath the shadow of blood magic wielded by the dark wizard Vaelgrim, who kills without remorse and prepares to transcend mortality during the coming Red Eclipse—when his power will reach its terrifying zenith.In the slums of Luminara, sixteen-celestial-turn orphan Elias scrapes by on the streets—until one selfless act of courage changes everything. When he rescues a stranger from a pair of deadly xyraxals. That single deed signals an ancient ethereal guardi...

Lily, a Victorian housemaid, has a dark secret. She has escaped from a brothel where she was kept as a "special" girl, one who would do almost anything to pleasure a client, even submit to a savage thrashing.A terrifying session with a mysterious sadist forces Lily to exchange the pleasures of the flesh for the strict confines of Akenhead Hall. However, domestic servitude holds its own horrors. Seduced by a house guest, caned by the cruel butler and wrongly accused of theft, Lily r...

Lust Bites! Cosmopolitan "eroticists" Lawrence & Neptune are back with a unique collection of eleven titillating tales. From the rollicking adventures of Jay and Harry, a decidedly odd couple whose mutual appetite for big bouncing breasts is only rivaled by their taste in hilarious repartee, to darker stories of possession and sensual awakening, Lust Bites offers a broad selection of tempting flavors. Is your pleasure light – or dark? A mixed assortment awaits your desire.CONTENTS:...

Why have so many middle-class Americans encountered so much financial trouble?In this classic analysis of hard-pressed families, the authors discover that financial stability for many middle-class Americans is all too fragile. The authors consider the changing cultural and economic factors that threaten financial security and what they imply for the future vitality of the middle class. A new preface examines the persistent and new threats that have emerged since th...

Welcome to the 10th Science Fiction MEGAPACK™! This time we present 30 stories (including several full-length novels) by some of the biggest and best in the science fiction field, plus 2 poems and the first (of 3) installments in our first novel serial. From David Gerrold's "The Martian Child" (winner of the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Locus Award, and HOMer Award) to brand new works published here for the first time by David Gerrold and Lawrence Watt-Evans to modern masterpieces by Pamela S...

The Definitive Handbook on Cranes and Derricks--Updated Per the Latest Standards and EquipmentFully revised throughout, Cranes and Derricks. Fourth Edition, offers comprehensive coverage of the selection, installation, and safe use of cranes and derricks on construction sites. Written for both engineers and non-engineers by the principals of an engineering consulting firm that has helped to define the state-of-the-art in crane and derrick engineering, this authoritative ...

Kiss & Tell: Stand Up & Stories About Love, Sex, Etc. is a breakthrough audiobook that combines the brashness of stand-up comedy, the intimacy of oral storytelling and the energy of a live audience to portray a compelling and hilarious take on modern relationships. Coproduced with Kevin Hart’s Hartbeat and hosted by Emmy Award–winning actress Rachel Bloom and Saturday Night Live alum Jay Pharoah, Kiss & Tell presents an incredible lineup of the funniest c...

A Magnificent Pair marries two racy tales of bondage and submission, both set in the deliciously bawdy times of nineteenth century England. In "The Captive Bride," nubile redhead, Frederica, is raised by an unkind uncle following the tragic shipwreck which claimed the lives of her parents. Unexpectedly married off to Lord William Urquhart, a much older man, she soon discovers that the shivers elicited by an intense introduction to the pleasures of the flesh are nothing compared to the abje...

Jay Lawrence is one of the reigning masters at creating captivating tales of bondage and submission. Her novels and collections, Slave of Fortune, Miss Frobisher Bends Over, Shadow of the Master, Ensnaring Susan, and others, have earned her a unique reputation for quality and style. In this giant new collection, she has gathered together more than a dozen stories previously published as electronic chapbooks, as well as two Bonus Stories, written especially for this volume, the title story ...

BONDAGE AND EROS IN THIS SIZZLING JAY LAWRENCE COLLECTIONIn this tantalizing set of new tales by bestselling author of erotica, Jay Lawrence, you'll encounter women bound hand and foot, some literally, like Tamiko who falls under the "Shadow of the Master," some figuratively like the heroine of "The Captain's Bend," who finds herself unexpectedly involved in partner-swapping.Here are accounts of women driven to the extremes of sex by the bonds of passion.In "Shadow of the M...

Ferdinand the Parrot was born without color. He came upon the character of a kind wise old owl who helped Ferdinand on a jopurney. "The old owl told Ferdinand to go to the woods where the trees are colored bright. He said, "stay in each tree for one day and one night"." There in the woods, Ferdinand acquired all the colors of the rainbow to make him complete. A fictional rhyming children's book with brilliant colorful illustrations. It is a fun, light-hearted book for children to read. Chi...

The definitive textbook for reflective professionals in further, adult and vocational education. Now updated with the latest research, the book offers extensive support for trainee and practising teachers in a variety of settings, for both practice-based training and career-long professionalism.Written by a collaborative author team of sector experts led by Maggie Gregson and Sam Duncan, Reflective Teaching in Further, Adult and Vocational Education offers two levels of su...