Driven and efficient businesswoman Vivienne Alexander reluctantly finds herself at a speed-dating night after her friend buys her a ticket. It'll probably be a waste of time anyway, she tells herself. She doesn’t need a relationship to make her whole.So, when an alluring stranger with bright smiles and a riot of auburn hair predicts Vivienne will be in her bed by the end of the night, she’s not sure which is more surprising: the sheer cockiness or the thrill that shoots through her...

If anyone had told Sadie she'd be homeless and living out of her car at age twenty-five, she'd have laughed in their stupid faces. She'd have laughed even harder if she'd been told her new, uptight, beauty parlour boss, Victoria, would steal her heart and stamp all over it. Because Sadie's way smarter than that.The saying "You don't know what you have until it's gone" has become Victoria's motto ever since Sadie stumbled into her ordered world. Victoria just needs a cleaner. But ap...

What happens when you find yourself with an empty nest? Do you lose touch with your partner or reconnect?What if reconnecting means discovering your wife wants to take charge in the bedroom? Join Laci and Cole as they explore a female-led relationship.Contains BDSM elements - Dominance and submission

If anyone had told Sadie she'd be homeless and living out of her car at age twenty-five, she'd have laughed in their faces. She'd have laughed even harder if she’d been told her new, uptight, beauty parlor boss, Victoria, would steal her heart and stamp all over it. Because Sadie's way smarter than that.The saying "You don't know what you have until it's gone" has become Victoria's motto ever since Sadie stumbled into her ordered world. Victoria just needs a cleaner. But apparently...

When Tara's mother catches her in a compromising position, she delivers an ultimatum: see a therapist or leave for New Zealand. Choosing exile over therapy, Tara finds herself halfway across the world, living under the roof of her aunty's boss, Kathryn. From the moment they meet, Tara's planned escape becomes complicated by an unexpected attraction. The sassy Australian is as charming as she is off-limits.As lines blur and attraction ignites, both women must navigate more than just...

The universe is definitely trying to punish Jennifer Andrews. Her new colleague, Ellaine Baxter, is not only an annoying, ambitious hard-ass, she’s the woman who broke Jennifer’s best friend’s heart. Now, for added torture, they have to drive to a teambuilding conference together.On their three-hour journey, things go from tense to catastrophic after an unscheduled stop in New Zealand’s wildly beautiful Kaimanawa Forest. Getting lost is just the start of the nightmare.For f...

From an acclaimed journalist, this "eye opening and insightful" book shows how global cultures parent in community, sharing practical guidance for American parents on how to reimagine the way they raise their children (Iben Dissing Sandahl, author The Danish Way Of Parenting).Raising kids in America is difficult—no federally supported parental leave, a lack of mental health support, a crushing combination of workplace pressure and aspirational parental per...

Writing Through the Visual and Virtual: Inscribing Language, Literature, and Culture in Francophone Africa and the Caribbean interrogates conventional notions of writing. The contributors—whose disciplines include anthropology, art history, education, film, history, linguistics, literature, performance studies, philosophy, sociology, translation, and visual arts—examine the complex interplay between language/literature/arts and the visual and virtual domains of expressive culture. The twen...

On a scale of awkward to totally catastrophic, Kelly Bennett has managed to hit every level of “Oh. My. God.” in just one night.Kelly decides her older, uptight girlfriend Paula needs a bit of loosening up during her birthday party. When she finds her curled up in bed, Kelly leaps her bones, adds a few restraints and kinky sex, and one satisfied lover later, sneaks out… only to run into her girlfriend, Paula, in the hallway.After the shock wears off, leaving a puddle of gui...

When Soraya Jansen took over the exotic Libellule's from her boss, she understood two things: The beauty parlour offers certain "extra" services that need to be handled with discretion. And there's a strict no-fraternising rule between staff or clients.But Soraya's in charge now and can bend the rules to suit her management style. Besides, no one will get under her guard—not the ex-employee she allows back to work, the flirty new hire, or the hot police officer client who definitel...

For as long as Haylee can remember, she's been a people-pleaser, forsaking her own needs for the sake of others. Would it be so bad to have one night a week to herself? A night where she can forget about the outside world and lose herself in the arms of a beautiful woman.Angela is done with relationships. Fine dining and fancy dates are as unappealing as explaining her reasons why. Her appetite craves but one thing—intimacy without the confines of commitment.When the two wo...

When a mysterious stranger rescues Rose Collins from the date from hell, she's intrigued despite her skepticism about fate. The last thing this curvy office manager expects is for her alluring savior to reappear with a job offer.Alex Carpenter can't stop thinking about the confident woman she rescued. Her dream of opening an exclusive women's retreat with fantasy-themed suites finally feels within reach—if only she can convince Rose to join her business venture. But what started as...