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Mad World
by Pepper EspinozaMutilated corpses litter Pomona, California, and Detective Jason Squires is pressured to find a killer who leaves no evidence. His private life is a nightmare as well. Estranged from his wife, he finds himself in the grip of growing obsession with young prostitute, Daisy Winters.As Jason and the killer dance around each other, Jason is increasingly distracted and frustrated by Daisy, who never loses control in their mercurial, violent relationship. Daisy, who is willing to do whatever it takes to protect herself and her interests. Daisy, who will take down anyone who gets in her way. Daisy, who cannot resist the agonizing passion she shares with a man who could destroy her without a twinge of remorse.Content Notes: anal sex, public sex, bondage, domination, knife play, blood play, forceful sex, non sexual violence, prostitution, foul language
A Mad Zombie Party: The Queen Of Zombie Hearts / A Mad Zombie Party (The\white Rabbit Chronicles Ser. #4)
by Gena ShowalterThe battle rages on. Ali Bell and Cole Holland's crew of zombie slayers thought they'd won the war against Anima Industries, the evil company responsible for capturing and experimenting on zombies in an effort to discover the secret to immortality. In the last epic clash, the slayers lost many of their crew and closest friends. But Frosty, the ice man himself, has not recovered from one casualty in particular-the love of his life, Kat Parker. On the path to self-annihilation, Frosty receives a message from beyond-Kat's spirit returns, insisting he partner with rogue slayer Camilla Marks. Frosty will do anything for Kat. Except that. Camilla is the one who betrayed them all, leading to Kat's death. But when Anima rises from the grave to become a force the slayers may not have the strength to overcome, Frosty, Camilla and all the slayers will have to work together to survive. And one broken slayer will learn that sometimes, the line between hate and attraction is blurred...and the road to redemption isn't through revenge, but in letting go of the past and grabbing hold of the future.
Madam, Don't Try to Escape: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Da LianmengThere was a charming smile at the corner of his eyes as he gently hooked his arm under her chin. "You are destined to be my woman!" She stood on her tiptoes and glared at him. "You scoundrel, it's obviously you who stole from me."
Madam, Don't Try to Escape: Volume 2 (Volume 2 #2)
by Da LianmengThere was a charming smile at the corner of his eyes as he gently hooked his arm under her chin. "You are destined to be my woman!" She stood on her tiptoes and glared at him. "You scoundrel, it's obviously you who stole from me."
Madam, Don't Try to Escape: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Da LianmengThere was a charming smile at the corner of his eyes as he gently hooked his arm under her chin. "You are destined to be my woman!" She stood on her tiptoes and glared at him. "You scoundrel, it's obviously you who stole from me."
Madam, Don't Try to Escape: Volume 4 (Volume 4 #4)
by Da LianmengThere was a charming smile at the corner of his eyes as he gently hooked his arm under her chin. "You are destined to be my woman!" She stood on her tiptoes and glared at him. "You scoundrel, it's obviously you who stole from me."
Madam, Don't Try to Escape: Volume 5 (Volume 5 #5)
by Da LianmengThere was a charming smile at the corner of his eyes as he gently hooked his arm under her chin. "You are destined to be my woman!" She stood on her tiptoes and glared at him. "You scoundrel, it's obviously you who stole from me."
Madam, General Revives Again: Volume 1 (Volume 1 #1)
by Bai YanThe female doctor, Yi Qing, had transmigrated to become an exiled Shu girl, had brought along an unknown father as a burden, and had been forced into marriage by her mother, how could this be a tragic word?When Yi Qing heard that the revered 'Hades' General Xiao Jinghan had sacrificed his life for his country, he immediately fished out a life-saving straw, "I am Xiao Jinghan's widow. My son is Xiao Jinghan's."Raising the steamed buns and hooking up with the pretty boy, she was like a fox that was faking its tiger's might as she massacred in every direction. Unexpectedly, the maidservant came back to report in panic, "Madam, the general is alive again!"Xiao Jinghan said sinisterly: "Madam? "Son?"Yi Qing said, "General, spare me!"
Madam, General Revives Again: Volume 3 (Volume 3 #3)
by Bai YanThe female doctor, Yi Qing, had transmigrated to become an exiled Shu girl, had brought along an unknown father as a burden, and had been forced into marriage by her mother, how could this be a tragic word?When Yi Qing heard that the revered 'Hades' General Xiao Jinghan had sacrificed his life for his country, he immediately fished out a life-saving straw, "I am Xiao Jinghan's widow. My son is Xiao Jinghan's."Raising the steamed buns and hooking up with the pretty boy, she was like a fox that was faking its tiger's might as she massacred in every direction. Unexpectedly, the maidservant came back to report in panic, "Madam, the general is alive again!"Xiao Jinghan said sinisterly: "Madam? "Son?"Yi Qing said, "General, spare me!"
Madam, Will You Talk?: The modern classic by the queen of romantic suspense
by Mary StewartThe pioneer of romantic suspense, Mary Stewart leads listeners on a thrilling journey through a dangerous and deadly Provence in this tale perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. It sounds idyllic: a leisurely drive through the sun-drenched landscape of Provence. But Charity's dream holiday turns into a nightmare when she becomes embroiled in a sinister plot to kidnap a young boy. She soon finds herself in a deadly pursuit and must uncover who to trust . . . and who to fall for. Whenever I look back now on the strange and terrifying events of that holiday in Southern France, I remember the minutes I spent gazing at the golden arches of the Roman aqueduct over the Gardon... the last brief lull before the thunder.(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
Madam, Will You Talk?: The modern classic by the queen of romantic suspense
by Mary StewartThe original queen of the page-turner Mary Stewart leads her readers on a thrilling journey through a dangerous and deadly Provence in this tale perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. 'Mary Stewart is magic' New York Times'One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century' Independent'The terrible thirsty heat of the Provençal summer, the noise of the cicadas, the dust of the country buses . . . an excellent tale of mystery' The TimesIt sounds idyllic: a leisurely drive through the sun-drenched landscape of Provence. But Charity's dream holiday turns into a nightmare when she becomes embroiled in a sinister plot to kidnap a young boy. She soon finds herself in a deadly pursuit and must uncover who to trust . . . and who to fall for. Whenever I look back now on the strange and terrifying events of that holiday in Southern France, I remember the minutes I spent gazing at the golden arches of the Roman aqueduct over the Gardon... the last brief lull before the thunder.'A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors.' Harriet Evans'She built the bridge between classic literature and modern popular fiction. She did it first and she did it best.' Herald
Madam, Will You Talk?: The modern classic by the Queen of the Romantic Mystery
by Mary StewartThe original queen of the page-turner Mary Stewart leads her readers on a thrilling journey through a dangerous and deadly Provence in this tale perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Barbara Pym. 'Mary Stewart is magic' New York Times'One of the great British storytellers of the 20th century' Independent'The terrible thirsty heat of the Provençal summer, the noise of the cicadas, the dust of the country buses . . . an excellent tale of mystery' The TimesIt sounds idyllic: a leisurely drive through the sun-drenched landscape of Provence. But Charity's dream holiday turns into a nightmare when she becomes embroiled in a sinister plot to kidnap a young boy. She soon finds herself in a deadly pursuit and must uncover who to trust . . . and who to fall for. Whenever I look back now on the strange and terrifying events of that holiday in Southern France, I remember the minutes I spent gazing at the golden arches of the Roman aqueduct over the Gardon... the last brief lull before the thunder.'A comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors.' Harriet Evans'She built the bridge between classic literature and modern popular fiction. She did it first and she did it best.' Herald
Madam X
by Niobia BryantBy popular demand, national bestselling author Niobia Bryant brings you the sizzling, sexy, twist-a-minute follow-up to Madam, May I, in which Manhattan's most exclusive madam discovers her past is back with a vengeance. For fans of steamy, juicy, action-packed stories and Mary B. Morrison and Noire. Billionaire celebrity clients, anything-goes erotic nights, seductive betrayals—Desdemona Dean couldn't wait to leave the high-end prostitution game behind. Now settled down with the only man she&’s ever loved, Desi is getting the chances her shattered childhood denied her—and making her life truly her own. Until a basketball superstar publicly credits Madam X's unmatched sexual services for his astonishing career. Add an anonymous tip to the police—and suddenly Desi is in the center of a social and tabloid media firestorm . . . Knowing others&’ secret desires has always kept Desi safe—and hiding her own wrenching past is the only protection she could ever trust. But her lies are taking her relationship apart piece by piece, keeping her only seconds ahead of the police—and exposing her to a malicious blackmailer determined to destroy her for good . . . Now Desi will need all her nerve and cool, calculating bravado to take down her enemies and outmaneuver the law. But once she reveals who she used to be, can she survive the consequences to hold on to the woman she&’s become? Praise for Madam, May I&“The heroine is the hook, and she rocks it.&” —Kirkus Reviews&“There's plenty of heat in this absorbing romance.&” —Booklist
La Madame atrapa a su Duque.
by Christina McKnightMadame Marce Davenport , es una mujer orgullosa de lo que ha logrado con su familia y con la escandalosa Craven House, a pesar de haber sido arrojada de su casa y despojada de su lugar en la sociedad de pequeña. Excepto que todo está construido en base a una mentira. Cuando un duque arrogante entró en su casa años atrás, ofreciéndole una forma de mantener el burdel abierto, y ella aceptando el trato entro en un juego de engaños. Pero ahora que sus hermanos ya han encontrado su felicidad, Marce finalmente puede vivir la vida que siempre había deseado: una basada en la verdad. Y eso significa cortar los lazos con el hombre que ha reclamado demasiados días de ella, tanto en la realidad como en la fantasía. Rowan Delconti, el duque de Harwich, un hombre que albergo demasiado odio por mucho tiempo: con su padre, con la mujer que rompió el matrimonio de sus padres y con los niños que se ganaron el amor del padre. Está decidido a que su madre no vuelva a ser infeliz, incluso si eso significa fingir estar casado con Marce, para que su madre piense que ha encontrado al amor de su vida. Pero la bella dama alimenta su fuego como ninguna, y la farsa comienza a sentirse muy real. Cuando los secretos de Marce y Rowan finalmente salen a la luz, su pasión puede no ser suficiente para detener el dolor del pasado. ¿Pueden dos personas que se han hecho tanto mal, descubrir un día que en realidad son el uno para el otro?
Madame Bliss
by Charlotte LovejoyAn irresistible debut that invites readers into a world rife with temptation. A resourceful and most amorous heroine continues in the great ribald tradition of those legendary eighteenth century characters, Tom Jones and Fanny Hill? Readers will delight in the erotic adventure of Miss Marianna Wren, a deliciously wanton eighteenth-century beauty determined to claim exuberant pleasure and delight from every waking moment, and from every opportunity that tumbles her way. After being blissfully ?ruined? as a maidservant on her master?s dining table, the luscious Marianna determines to control her own fate, setting off for King George?s London and all its bawdy temptations. Before long, Marianna?s life is filled with delectable seductions, extravagant ravishments, and outrageous conquests of every flavor and fashion. Yet even as lords and princes shower her with jewels, she longs for the greatest pleasure of all?a chance at true love?and the daring to risk everything to find it. .
Madame Bovary
by Gustave FlaubertMadame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When first published, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal, Madame Bovary became a bestseller. A seminal work of literary realism, the novel is now considered Flaubert's masterpiece, and one of the most influential literary works in history. The British critic James Wood writes: "Flaubert established, for good or ill, what most readers think of as modern realist narration, and his influence is almost too familiar to be visible."
Madame Bovary
by Gustave FlaubertMadame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When first published, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal, Madame Bovary became a bestseller. A seminal work of literary realism, the novel is now considered Flaubert's masterpiece, and one of the most influential literary works in history. The British critic James Wood writes: "Flaubert established, for good or ill, what most readers think of as modern realist narration, and his influence is almost too familiar to be visible."
Madame Bovary
by Gustave FlaubertMadame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When first published, public prosecutors attacked the novel for obscenity. The resulting trial in January 1857 made the story notorious. After Flaubert's acquittal, Madame Bovary became a bestseller. A seminal work of literary realism, the novel is now considered Flaubert's masterpiece, and one of the most influential literary works in history. The British critic James Wood writes: "Flaubert established, for good or ill, what most readers think of as modern realist narration, and his influence is almost too familiar to be visible."
Madame Bovary (First Avenue Classics ™)
by Gustave FlaubertEmma dreams of sophistication, wealth, and romance, but what she gets is a marriage to Charles Bovary, a provincial, middle-class doctor who is a devoted but boring husband. She tries her hardest to be a loyal and loving wife, even as she grows to resent him more and more for his insufferable dullness. Soon, though, she is seduced by the dashing Rodolphe and gives into her desires. In their affair, Emma believes she has finally found true, passionate love. She borrows money to lavish Rodolphe with expensive gifts, and the neighbors begin to gossip about her indiscretion. When the moneylender comes to collect and Rodolphe leaves her, where will Emma turn? This tragic romance by Gustave Flaubert was first published in French in 1857. This is an unabridged version taken from the 1886 translation by Eleanor Marx-Aveling.
Madame de Pompadour: The Making of a Mistress
by Nichole DapeloAt the tender age of ve, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson was told by a fortune-teller that she would one day reign over the heart of the King. Since that moment, her entire existence became dedicated to preparing for what she considered her destiny. In this historical- ction novel that is heavily based on historical documentation, Madame de Pompadour recounts the education and experiences of her youth that led to her relationship with Louis XV, and the social and political restrictions that she overcame both as a bourgeois in Paris and later in Versailles. Despite the intrigues and betrayals of the courtiers who despised having a commoner ful ll the of cial Court title of mistress to the King of France, her relentless love and devotion served to maintain Madame de Pompadour as the of cial favorite of Louis XV for twenty years, during which time she became one of the most powerful and in uential political gures and patron of the arts in all of France.
A Madame Pega seu Duque (Série Craven House - Volume 3 #3)
by Christina McKnight Regiane MoreiraHá uma linha fina entre o amor e o ódio. Apesar de ter sido expulsa de casa e despojada do seu lugar na sociedade ainda jovem, Madame Marce Davenport tem orgulho do que conquistou com a sua família e a, notoriamente escandalosa, Craven House. Exceto que tudo foi construído sobre uma mentira. Quando um Duque arrogante entrou em sua casa, anos atrás, oferecendo-lhe uma maneira de manter o bordel aberto, ela concordou com a farsa dele. Mas agora que seus irmãos encontraram sua felicidade, Marce pode finalmente viver a vida que sempre desejou: uma que abraça a verdade. E isso significa cortar laços com o homem que reivindicou muitos dos seus dias - tanto na realidade como na fantasia. Rowan Delconti, o Duque de Harwich, ficou enfurnecido com o tempo: com o pai, com a mulher que tirou a esposa e o dele, o filho, e com as crianças que ganharam o amor do seu pai. Ele determinou que sua mãe não seria realmente feliz - mesmo que isso significasse que fosse casado com Marcia, para que a mãe pensasse que fosse amor em sua vida. Mas a linda madame alimenta seu fogo como qualquer outra, e a farsa começa a parecer real demais. Quando os segredos de Marce e Rowan finalmente chegam à luz, não podem ser suficientes para estancar como mágoas do passado. As duas pessoas que foram tão erradas, uma com uma outra, perceberem que estaram certas o tempo todo?
Madame Picasso
by Anne Girard“[An] intriguing story of love and loss. . . . Girard creates a wonderful period piece [and] . . . successfully captures the essence of an iconic figure.” —Publishers WeeklyWhen Eva Gouel moves to Paris from the countryside, she is full of ambition and dreams of stardom. Though young and inexperienced, she manages to find work as a costumer at the famous Moulin Rouge, and it is here that she first catches the attention of Pablo Picasso, a rising star in the art world.A brilliant but eccentric artist, Picasso sets his sights on Eva, and Eva can’t help but be drawn into his web. But what starts as a torrid affair soon evolves into what will become the first great love of Picasso’s life.With sparkling insight and passion, Madame Picasso introduces us to a dazzling heroine, taking us from the salon of Gertrude Stein to the glamorous Moulin Rouge and inside the studio and heart of one of the most enigmatic and iconic artists of the twentieth century.Novelist Anne Girard brings to life the mesmerizing and untold story of Eva Gouel, the unforgettable woman who stole the heart of the greatest artist of our time.“Girard . . . ably marries history, art, and romance here as Eva remains broadly rendered and famous figures shine.” —Booklist“Gripping. . . . Written with . . . heartfelt passion.” —Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“A wonderful portrait of the complicated relationship between art, passion and love from a woman’s viewpoint. Girard is a talented storyteller and historian, drawing readers into the world in which her characters live.” —RT Book Reviews
Madame Serpent: A Catherine de Medici (Catherine de Medici, Book #1)
by Jean PlaidyFourteen-year-old Catherine de' Medici arrives in Marseilles to marry Henry, Duke of Orleans, second son of the King of France. The brokenhearted Catherine has left her true love in Italy, forced into trading her future happiness for marriage into the French royal family. Amid the glittering fêtes and banquets of the most immoral court in sixteenth-century Europe, the reluctant bride becomes a passionate but unwanted wife. Humiliated and unloved, Catherine spies on Henry and his lover, the infamous Diane de Poitiers. Tortured by what she sees, Catherine becomes consumed by a ruthless ambition destined to make her the most despised woman in France: the dream that one day the French crown will be worn by a Medici heir. . . .
Madame X
by Jasinda WilderMadame X invites you to test the limits of desire in this provocative new novel from New York Times bestselling author Jasinda Wilder. My name is Madame X. I'm the best at what I do... Hired to transform the uncultured, inept sons of the wealthy and powerful into decisive, confident men, Madame X wields culture and wit like a knife. But behind her sophisticated facade X is a woman adrift, trapped between a dangerous past she can't remember and the protection of a seductive man who claims her body--and her soul. Undone time and again by his exquisite dominance, X craves and fears his desire in equal measure. And while she longs for the safety of her tower penthouse, she also yearns to escape. But X has never known anything or anyone else--until he came along...From the Trade Paperback edition.
Madame's Deception
by Renee BernardWhen an innocent takes over a bordello, can her seduction be far behind? Jocelyn Tolliver believes that her mother's couture business financed her European boarding school education. Imagine her shock when she discovers that her dying mother is the infamous Madame of London's elite Crimson Belle. Promising to care for the bordello and its ladies, Jocelyn, a virginal bookworm, transforms herself and is soon known as the reclusive Madame DeBourcier. Rakish Alex Randall, Lord Colwick, is determined to win admittance to the intriguing Madame's bed. His outrageous attempts to garner her favor cannot go unnoticed for long. . . . When danger threatens the elegant women of the Belle, Jocelyn strikes a bargain with Alex, hoping he can provide some protection. But Jocelyn's deception forces her and Alex into a passionate battle of wills in which all illusions will be shattered . . . and all desires fulfilled.