The story begins with a prophecy of a young woman's dark destiny...As foretold, she must follow her heart.Even if this leads to the depths of despair.Finally, in a reversal of dominance, women write the rules and design a future society in their favour.Fembourne is a world in which there are no unwanted pregnancies.Safety and choice are cultural priorities.Fatherhood is a serious contractual obligation. To become a father, a man must meet cer...

Joy O'Connell trusts in the rules. After being strangled at work, it's black and white. The system will protect her. The perpetrator will be stood down. Joy will attend counselling to recover from the trauma. Except, it doesn't work that way.Those in positions of power dictate the narrative, redefine reality and control outcomes. Joy's belief in the system upends. Being strangled is the least threat to her life; the workers compensation game is scarier. Within it, she is fighting f...

Steampunk girl, Paisley Wildmoor has felt like a stray all her life. Passed from one foster home to another, and even living on the streets for a while, she's never fitted in or belonged.Until making friends in the village of Lower Teasel where Bernie, her BFF, has helped establish a cool, local Steampunk club. Paisley may have found her place.One stormy night rushing to a club meeting, Paisley's car skids out of control avoiding a dog on the road. Gorgeous young biker, Lan...

The ravens are circling ... twenty-five of them. The number of the ancestors. They bring a warning.For Corwin, life is full of wonder. Homeschooling with Grand, he learns the ancient magic hidden within nature - that science, history, art and the natural world are all connected. Through the mysterious wyrd, he shares a powerful bond with a majestic stag who roams Braeburn Wild Woods.But Corwin's father believes only in technology, machines and Artificial Intelligence. As tw...

The encyclopedia will be interdisciplinary, bringing together scholars from, and of interest to, a wide range of disciplines across arts, humanities and the sciences. It brings together expert knowledge including from sociology, history, queer studies, anthropology, media studies, art history, development studies, sports studies, education, public health, film and television, law, medical science, reproductive health, organization and management studies. The encyclopedia covers wide rangin...

Twenty years ago, I saw my daughter die. Not in life—but in a vision. I left my eight-year-old that night with nothing but dinner and a promise she'd be safe. And then I walked straight into the clutches of my enemy—trading my life for hers.Now I'm the captive of dragons, a witch crafting prophecies that dance between truth and deception. My value keeps me alive, but every glimpse into the future costs me.Then he appears—compelling, reckless, dangerous. He offers e...

Some lies burn forever. Some secrets turn to ash. Some loves refuse to die.Twenty-one years ago, I chose death over betraying the man I loved. But I didn't die. I vanished—reborn as the Syndicate's most feared enforcer.Wearing a mask, I climbed through dragon society's ranks, all to protect the ones they want erased. Including my daughter—half-dragon, half-witch, and completely forbidden. Now, new purification protocols threaten to expose everything. If the...

There's a moment right before you lose everything. A heartbeat where you think you might make it . . . Then you realize you were never meant to escape.I'm just a barista. I make coffee, crack bad jokes, and keep my head down. But when Dorian Craven—brother to Seattle's most powerful businessman—strolls into my café, my carefully crafted routine goes up in smoke. He's the kind of man who looks at me like he's already won . . . and I don't even know the rules of the ...

The thing about being a PI? You learn to spot trouble a mile away. And Caleb Craven . . . he's trouble in a five-thousand-dollar suit.People say I've got a gift for finding what doesn't want to be found—secrets, lies, the things better left buried. Years in this business taught me one truth: everyone has an angle. And it's usually about the cash. I figured Craven Industries would be just another corporate gig. Then he walked into my life.The kind ...

The naughtiest hookups, the dirtiest deeds, and the most sinful tell-alls... Letters to Penthouse XXXXIV celebrates hot and steamy sexual encounters that are a notch above triple X. Readers will savor this collection of letters, all handpicked by the Editors of Penthouse.

MAKING LOVE TO #1It can't be wrong when it's not hurting anybody-and it feels so good. Now in delicious detail, happy addicts to the solitary vice reveal how, sexually speaking, they take matters into their own hands, whether as a steamy solo performance or a torrid team effort. Share the guilty pleasure with gals and guys, spies and showoffs, fetishists and toy lovers, mile-highers and auto-eroticists. See why in close encounters of the first kind, nobody does it ...

In this edition of Letters to Penthouse, men and women confess every exquisite detail of their torrid affairs, sensual adventures, and wild one-night stands. No adventure is too daring-no kink too dirty. Married couples, perfect strangers, frisky friends, and randy roommates mix and match their desires-and share every sizzling detail of their erotic exploits.