They have lived together for fifteen years, almost everything is routine, but when he sees the silhouette of her naked body behind the shower curtain, he feels a sudden urge to touch her. The world outside is quiet and cold after the snowfall, both of them have to stay at home but the girls can go to school. It's an ordinary day, but something feels different - they finally have a moment to themselves and make the most of the afternoon...

A and O are best friends. They move through the night together-between clubs and gallery openings, hungover mornings and shared glances that say more than words. When something suddenly breaks in O, a fissure opens between them. A can no longer reach her, O withdraws, and eventually she is admitted to a psychiatric ward. As life itself trembles on the edge, A is forced to confront a painful question: what is a friendship, if you cannot save each other?Clouds is a novel abo...

"... she sees Patricia in front of her, lying with her red hair out over the bed, how she first giggled and pulled away to prolong the pleasure, and how wet she was when she finally gave herself up..."The doctor says she has to choose between becoming a woman or a writer, her brain and ovaries can't grow at the same time. Still, Frederikke manages to sneak a moment to herself, and by the time she gets out of the office, it's already getting dark. She sees that the man who came to p...

Brought to you by Penguin.Intimate and devastating, a luminous debut novel about untimely grief and the resilience of the human heart, inspired by the author's own experiences'Three in the bed. One not yet born, another dead, and I'm alive.'Puk is 26 years old, preparing for the birth of her second child, when her husband has a heart attack while out running. She leaves their toddler with a friend and dashes to the hospital...

"The woman on the porch was not at all what he had imagined. In the mundane setting, she was too beautiful even though she was old. She wasn't wearing any makeup, had tiny creases around her eyes and mouth, but with a twinkle in her eye. She was a part of the adult world, but at the same time, she was not. He didn't quite know how or why, but before he had uttered a single word, he had already imagined them two together, half-naked in one or two different positions." – Come InPart ...

"Suddenly his hands are all over her body and she lies down on the sofa with him on top of her. She moans and presses against him. He presses his hips against hers and she can feel how hard he is. He unbuttons her trousers and pulls them down together with her panties. He undresses too and then there is nothing left to keep them apart." – A Spark of Lust'10 Ways to Raise the Temperature – A Collection of Erotica for Surviving Winter' is an anthology of fiery hot stories that will k...

'Erotic Chronicles #2: A Selection of the Hottest Erotica curated by LUST' is a collection from LUST with over 180 stories exploring a range of pleasures, desires, fantasies, and kinks.From foreplay, bondage, and sex in public places to taboo, forbidden relationships, and seasonal erotica, this curated selection will fulfil every reader's needs no matter what time of year it is.

"I tried to pull back a little so my breasts weren't so pressed up against the blonde one, but the music pulled us closer together. His leg slid between mine. It had an unexpected effect. Something opened up and a warm, tickling sensation spread up through my abdomen. I rested my head on his chest and he kissed my hair, saying something in French I couldn't understand. For the first time that evening, I didn't think of Felix and even when I did, I didn't pull away. I knew it was wrong, but...

"He longed for Anais when they got to bed, maybe just as much because he wanted to erase the image of Zoe." - 'French Temptations'Part of the erotic alphabet series, 'M is for Married - 14 Erotic Short Stories' is a collection of erotica that will make you want to say 'I do' to pleasure. From consummating a marriage during a desire-filled honeymoon to the illicit infidelity of married couples, this collection has a sexy story for every reader.The thirteenth instalment in th...

"The Vicar had almost seen her entire body through the nightgown, which was so thin and worn as to be almost transparent, and now it felt as if the girl was standing naked in front of him. So wonderful and enticing, yet so completely out of reach." – The Vicar's New MaidFrom the Roaring Twenties to the turn of the millennium, traverse through the passions and pleasures of historical erotica. 'Lust in Different Eras: Short Stories About Erotic Encounters Throughout History' is the p...

What's the word that describes the process of making supportive noises when you're listening to someone? What is syntax and how does it differ from grammar? Do you know what a morpheme is? And did you know that it's not only an atom that has a nucleus? The Babel Lexicon of Language is an entertaining and accessible introduction to the key terminology involved in the study of language. It defines over 500 terms and uses contemporary language examples, explaining complex issues in an easy-to...

At no point in recorded history has there been an absence of intense, and heated, discussion about the subject of how to conduct relations between women and men.This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to these omnipresent issues and debates, mapping the present and future of thinking about feminist theory.The chapters gathered here present the state of the art in scholarship in the field, covering:Epistemology and marginalityLiterary, visual and cultura...