"Hit me, Artemis." Lucian took another step closer. "Every second you hesitate, your punishment doubles."Artemis's lips curled into a smirk as he stepped closer. He slowly raised his hand toward the professor's lips, but Lucian caught it before it could make contact.An amused chuckle rumbled in his chest."Twenty seconds gone, Professor. You'd better punish me hard."Artemis McAlester was feared for two reasons.His ability to break anything.And...

What happens when your intentions and another person's experience no longer tell the same story?The Space Between Intent and Impact is a thought-provoking exploration of leadership, professional boundaries, workplace allegations, evidence, accountability, and the complex distance between what we intend and how our actions may be perceived.Set against the demanding world of international and humanitarian operations, the book follows an experienced p...

HOW TO GET BUSINESS FUNDING IN SOUTH AFRICA & INTERNATIONALLYStarting or growing a business often requires capital—but knowing where to find funding, how to qualify, and how to present your business to funders can be just as important as having a great business idea.How to Get Business Funding in South Africa & Internationally is a practical guide for entrepreneurs who want to understand the funding landscape and learn how to approach diffe...

This file includes three anonymous Victorian erotic novels (Forbidden Fruit, Laura Middleton, and The Power of Mesmerism), plus Venus in Furs by Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch.

An elegant school mansion is turned into a "school" where Muriel and other young English aristocrats receive unusual instruction in the byways of love. Shy and timorous at first, Muriel and her friends soon learn to take sensual delight in their strict curriculum.

Those of my readers who peruse the following pages and expect to find a pretty tale of surpassing interest, embellished with all the spice which fiction can suggest and a clever pen supply, will be egregiously mistaken, and had better close the volume at once. I am a plain matter-of-fact man, and relate only that which is strictly true, so that no matter how singular some of my statements may appear to those who have never passed through a similar experience, the avouchment that it is a co...

In only the last two years in America has a marketplace developed for the interchange of ideas, experiences, and fantasies in the sexual area. Consequently, much literary material, previously hidden and or suppressed, has come to light. In particular, Victorian fiction has been uncovered that shows those people were human after all (how, we might have wondered, did they ever manage to make babies in all that stuffiness!) A Ravished Maid, recently gotten from a private collection in London....

Before the universe existed — before light, matter, or time — a Father made a decision. He wanted a family.Why am I here? Where did I come from? Where am I going?THE GOD FILE traces one unbroken story from before time began to the door standing open right now — the fall, the flood, the call of Abraham, and the cross, leading to an invitation waiting for you today. Drawing on Scripture from Genesis to Revelation, it unpacks the nature of the soul, the mystery of mar...

Embark on a giant-sized adventure with this beautifully illustrated, classic edition of Jack and the Beanstalk! Perfect for young dreamers and adventure-seekers, this timeless children's storybook brings the thrill of magic and bravery right into your child's hands.Follow the unforgettable tale of Jack, a brave but mischievous boy who trades his family's only cow for a handful of mysterious beans. When tossed out the window, they sprout overnight into a colossal beanstalk ...

Vintage erotica, first published in 1898.

Flagellamania! Susan is led into the finely spun web of disaster, trapped on board a ship catering to the most perverted and orgiastic pleasures and pain imaginable. She is trained to become a vessel from which others draw to gratify any and all whims; ready to do whatever she is bade. A group of adults with combined sexual appetites that make La Dolce Vita sound like a grade school picnic. Also known as "The Cruise of the Bizarre." (Not a translation!)

Compiled and Edited by Charles W. Eliot LL D in 1909, the Harvard Classics is a 51-volume Anthology of classic literature from throughout the history of western civilization. The set is sometimes called "Eliot's Five-Foot Shelf." This e-book is all 51 volumes, the equivalent of over 20,000 printed pages in one e-book. It is fully searchable with a completely linked table of contents.