A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963.

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A. J. Rosen is an author of YA fantasy and is known as @agatharoza on Wattpad.

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A. O. Scott has been a film critic at the New York Times since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications, including the New York Review of Books, Slate, the New Yorker and the Nation. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2010, Scott is currently Distinguished Professor of Film Criticism at Wesleyan University. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. 
 
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A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children’s Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her ‘inspiring contribution to life writing’ and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.

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A. T. Williams won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2013 for his book A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa. He lives in Warwickshire.

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Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by the Guardian newspaper, and ‘the real thing’ by the Washington Post, A.C. 'Ava' Glass is the CWA Dagger-shortlisted author of Alias Emma (The Chase), The Traitor and The Trap. The Traitor was a 2023 Richard and Judy Bookclub pick. Alias Emma was a Barnes and Noble book of the month. A former crime reporter and communications consultant, for five years Ava worked closely with spies. Her time in that world fascinated her, and the people she met back then inspire every book she writes.

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Arthur Edward Waite was the designer and co-creator of the now famous Rider Waite Tarot deck. 
 
An American-born British poet and scholarly mystic, his strong interest in all esoteric matters - divination, magic, Kabbalism, alchemy and Freemasony - led to him penning a number of books. These include the Key to the Tarot, The Book of Ceremonial Magic and A New Encyclopedia of Freemasony.

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A.E. Warren is the author of the Tomorrow's Ancestors series, which consists of Subject Twenty-One, The Hidden Base, The Fourth Species and The Final Rising. 
 
After spending eight years working as a lawyer, she began to write in the evenings and early mornings as a form of escapism from life in a very small cubicle with lots of files. She self-published her first novels in her spare time, which were picked up by Del Rey UK which is the science fiction/fantasy imprint of Penguin Random House. 
 
 She is an avid reader, occasional gamer and fair-weather runner. She lives in the UK with her husband, daughter and hopefully, one day, a wise border terrier named Austen.

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A K Benedict writes crime and speculative fiction in a room filled with clowns, mannequins and Doctor Who figures. Her first novel, The Beauty of Murder, was nominated for an eDunnit award and is in development for a major 8-part TV series by Company Pictures. Her second, Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts, came out in February 2016. She's written Torchwood audio dramas for Big Finish and her short stories have featured in anthologies including Great British Horror and Best British Short Stories. She lives in St Leonards-on-Sea with her dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.

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A.M. Ellis is a speculative fiction author and lover of everything steeped in myth and mystery. Her stories often lean into diverse voices, not only in her identity as a Black woman, but in exploring neurodivergence and mental health. A proud introvert and nostalgic gamer, she lives in Maryland, USA, with her husband and three children. Angelica is also the author of Hunt A Killer, a PERFECT SCORE novel, under the pen name A.M. Ellis, which she wrote as an IP for Scholastic in the US.

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A.N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London.

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A.B.C. Merriman-Labor was a barrister, writer and munitions worker born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1877. His published works include A Series of Lectures on the Negro Race and The Story of the African Slave in a Nutshell. He also edited two editions of the Handbook of Sierra Leone. He arrived in the UK in 1904 to study law. In 1907, he organised a centenary commemoration of the abolition of the slave trade in Westminster Abbey. He later embarked on an 'entertainment-lecture' tour called Life and Scenes in Britain, travelling across thousands of miles of West, South West and Central Africa, which he expanded on to create Britons Through Negro Spectacles.

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Aabria Iyengar is an American actress and author.

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Aaliya Jaleel is a freelance illustrator, designer, and visual development artist, currently majoring in Animation at the University of Texas at Dallas. She is also the illustrator of Under My Hijab and Muslim Girls Rise. You can visit her online at www.aaliyamj.com.

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Aaron Allston

After more than fifteen years of experience as a clinical psychotherapist, Dr Aaron Balick has taken the amazing insights from psychology and psychotherapy out of the consultation room and made them accessible to the wider world. 
 
He has been an ‘agony uncle’ for many years for both CBBC and BBC Radio 1, as well as on television, including BBC Worldwide, BBC 3 and BBC Learning.

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Aaron Dignan is the founder of The Ready--a global organizational transformation and coaching practice--that helps companies large and small adopt new forms of self-organization and dynamic teaming. Clients include Johnson &amp; Johnson, Microsoft, Lloyds Bank, Citibank, Boeing, Mailchimp, Airbnb, Dropbox, and charity: water. 
 
He is also the founder of Murmur--a SaaS startup that helps teams scale culture through the magic of working agreements. The Murmur platform will allow every team on the planet to define and share their ways of working. 
 
Dignan is the author of Brave New Work (2019) and Game Frame (2011), co-host of the Brave New Work podcast, and a friend to misfit toys.

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Aaron Edwards is a senior lecturer in defence and international affairs at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, specialising in terrorism and counter-insurgency. He is the author and editor of several books, including Defending the Realm: The Politics of Britain’s Small Wars Since 1945, and has lectured all over the world on aspects of national and international security. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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Aaron Robertson is a writer, an editor, and a translator of Italian literature. His translation of Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon was short-listed for the 2020 PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award, and in 2021 he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, n+1, The Point, and Literary Hub, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Roxanne Carr

Since its inception, the Black Orchid Hotel has gone from strength to strength with many contented female clients passing through its doors. As joint owner of this luxury pleasure palace, Maggie can have her every need satisfied at any time. 
 
But she has begun to tire of her sophisticated lovers and is encouraging the attentions of the more rugged men in the area, including the local fire officer and a notorious biker. However, Maggie had better watch out. There's one new friendship which may prove to be too hot to handle.

The Black Orchid Hotel

Cleo Cordell

A tight knot of desire uncoiled in Gwendoline as Jonathan pressed against her. This was the feeling her maid had told her about. Now Gwendoline was about to discover for herself how it felt to have a man inside her. 
 
The 19th century, a time of exploration and discovery, and the young and spirited Gwendoline Farnshawe is determined not to be left in the parlour making conversation. Especially when the handsome and celebrated anthropologist, Jonathan Kimberton, is planning a trip to Africa. 
 
Revelling against Victorian society's expectations of a young woman, and lured by the mysterious ritual and exotic climate of this exciting continent, Gwendoline sets sail with her entourage. She is bound for a land of unknown pleasures which are destined to awaken her true sensuality. 
 
By the author of The Captive Flesh and The Senses Bejewelled.

Velvet Claws

Aishling Morgan

Set in an alternate world of gothic eroticism, Sex Toy follows the fortunes of the city states of Suza, led by the flagellant but fair Lord Cornus and his Ladyship, the beautiful Tian-Sha. When a slaver, Savarin appears among the pleasure-loving residents of Suza, they soon find that Savarin's kiss is more punishing than they had thought.

Pleasure Toy

Because sometimes a hot partner just isn’t enough… 
 
In November 2012 we brought you Quickies: Sex Toys, a deliciously erotic collection of kinky play stories. But our Black Lace authors had so many more tales of enhanced fun in the bedroom that we had to give you a second edition! 
 
More Sex Toys contains even more short stories that feature exciting toys and even steamier occasions for you to enjoy.

Black Lace Quickies: More Sex Toys

A collection of erotic short stories

Anne Tourney

A straight-up businesswoman, a flighty art student and a bad-ass goth, Lauryn, Chloe and Veronica all have one thing in common – they long to escape their mundane lives. 
 
And Joel, a freelance journalist who can’t help but find all women irresistible, ends up falling in love with all of them. Whose fantasies will come true?

Lying in Mid-Air: A Rouge Erotic Romance

Virginia Lasalle

Candida has a new job at a secret government establishment high in the Bavarian Alps. But this is no ordinary mission, and her terms of employment are most irregular. Top-secret investigations are being conducted into female arousal and pretty, highly-sexed young women like Candie are needed to help research. If all goes well, Candie will be trained for a very special mission. She has only to obey the institute's strange rules. 
 
However, the girls cannot resist being naughty. There are so many tempting distractions - not least with each other. Then there's Sister Serena, who performs the intimate medical examinations, and Herr Direktor who oversees the whole project. With so many delectable lovelies in their charge, they too are prone to temptation.

Candida's Secret Mission

Kerri Sharp

This is the second of the Pandora's Box anthologies of erotic writing by women. The book includes extracts from the best-selling and most popular titles of the Black Lace series, as well as four completely new stories. 
 
Pandora's Box 2 is a celebration of four years of this revolutionary imprint. The diversity of the material is a testament to the many facets of the female erotic imagination. This is unashamed erotic imagination.

Pandora's Box 2

A trip of a lifetime... 
 
Amity's music career is going nowhere, her temporary job has slammed to a halt and her vintage convertible Thunderbird is starting to look like her next address. So when her stepsister, Heather, calls from Nevada begging for a ride home, Amity goes to her rescue. 
 
Only, on arriving, she learns that she will have more than one travelling companion… three more in fact: Daniel, Zack and Randy, the members of Amity’s all-time favourite boyband. 
 
But can she tear them away from the lustful gaze of her stepsister and convince them that she's the one who should be driving their fantasies?

Head-On Heart: A Rouge Erotic Romance

Alison Tyler

Dissatisfied with the lack of romance in her life, Dori returns to her hometown with the hopes of healing her wounded heart. But the small town has changed: it is restored to its former beauty. And not only that, much to her chagrin, Dori finds she’s been transported back to the 80s! 
 
She now has the opportunity to fully make the most of her teenage years. She even ends up dating a young teacher from her local high school. With time on her side, Dori not only has the chance to save her town from ruin, but also her heart …

Melt With You: A Rouge Erotic Romance

If there’s one thing that unites kinky sex, it’s spanking. Go to any fetish club, any naughty party, and there’s sure to be bottoms getting smacked. That’s no great surprise, because – as every spanker and every spankee knows – that’s what bottoms are for, and if it’s popular with players, it’s just as popular with writers. 
 
To make up this collection of eight stories we’ve chosen contributions from authors who are also genuine enthusiasts for their subject, so we’re pleased to present a positive feast of raised skirts, lowered panties, beautifully rounded cheeks and lots and lots of spanking.

Spanked

Silk &amp; Strangers is a collection of eight short stories set in the world of adventurous, uninhibited sex. Wife-swapping, swinging, dogging, exhibitionism and voyeurism are all explored in vivid detail by some of the best erotic writers around, including Lucy Felthouse, Monica Belle and Cat Scarlett.

Silk & Strangers

As a buyer for a luxury export business in the heart of San Fransisco, Jodie Silver is the height of money and prestige. But underneath her polished exterior, Jodie has a darker, wilder side. She's an addictive thrill-seeker who gets a powerful rush for pocketing things that don't belong to her. It's a potent feeling, almost as gratifying as the excitement of an engaging night of wild exhibitionist sex – but not quite. 
 
Skilled at concealing her double life, Jodie thinks she's unstoppable, but with hunky detective Nick Hudson on her tail, it's only a matter of time before this pussycat burglar meets her comeuppance. 
 
Rouge romance - the best erotic romance novels, perfect for fans of Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series.

Sticky Fingers: A Rouge Erotic Romance

Working as an art therapist, Tia dreams of painting the city with outrageously sexy murals. And with her boyfriend Mark, her sex life is never tame. 
 
Her roommate, Noelle, isn’t having as much luck. She is desperate for help for her brother Jeremy who, after dropping out of college, needs guidance. Noelle thinks that Tia would be the perfect babysitter for a twenty-two-year-old wild child and Tia can’t help but agree. 
 
Suddenly she's caught in an erotic double-bind between Mark, the master of mind games, and Jeremy, the gifted and impulsive boy wonder. But who will come out on top?

Taming Jeremy: A Rouge Erotic Romance

The Dominant Male is a collection of short stories selected and edited by Peter Birch, all on the theme on the dominant male. This is erotica, proud and uninhibited, with eight stories from seven different authors chosen for their knowledge and experience as well as for their ability to write. From the subtle touch of Lucy Felthouse to Penny Birch’s unabashed delight in submission, all are designed to thrill, exploring both fantasy and reality to the very edge of what is permissible.

The Dominant Male

Jessica Taylor is an LA girl through and through: ambitious, stylish and not afraid to ask for what she wants. And what she wants more than anything is to become a reporter. Her editor-in-chief Dashiell Cooper holds that key, but is only willing to give it to her at a price. Finding Jess's ruthless nature too enticing to ignore, he uses a whole repertoire of charmer's tricks to try and seduce her, but she challenges him at every turn. 
 
In a game of kinky cat and mouse, Jess finds her pleasure elsewhere through X-rated games with sultry-looking guys who resemble James Dean. But as Dashiell teases her with the life she wants, surrounded by glamourous parties and LA gossip, can Jessica get there herself without giving in to Cooper's erotic obsessions? Can she prove that the only thing naked is her ambition? 
 
Rouge romance - the best erotic romance novels, perfect for fans of Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series.

Sweet Thing: A Rouge Erotic Romance

Astrid Fox

1899, and the Gold Rush town of Nome is a demimonde of Yukon showgirls, hard-drinking sourdough miners, whores, claim-jumpers and saloon floozies. Ingénue Lily is lured by the creamy bosom and juicy body of red-haired dancehall girl and seductrix extraordinaire Nancy, smack into the debauched pleasures of perverse sexuality, absinthe-drinking and raunchy burlesque. Lily must save her own skin while fighting her strong urge to succumb once more to Nancy’s wicked ways, and to Claire, a blonde stage clairvoyant only too eager to initiate girls into the most bizarre paranormal adventures.

The Decadents

Eleanor Romano, researcher and art historian, is known for being thoughtful and cautious. She rarely takes risks, choosing instead to live vicariously through her best friend Nora's sexual exploits. It's difficult to be spontaneous when you're constantly fact-checking, always questioning yourself. 
 
But when Eleanor unearths an ancient Greek manuscript in the wreckage of an antique urn, she also unearths a new, and more daring, side of herself. She has no idea the kind of doors her discovery will open ... starting with the door to L.A.'s most exclusive club, The Pink Fedora, and the office of the sexy and famous British translator, Anthony Rule. 
 
Rouge romance - the best erotic romance novels, perfect for fans of Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series.

With or Without You: A Rouge Erotic Romance

Nexus

The Master is a collection of short stories selected and edited by Peter Birch, all on the theme on the dominant male. This is erotica, proud and uninhibited, with eight stories from seven different authors chosen for their knowledge and experience as well as for their ability to write. From the subtle touch of Lucy Felthouse to Penny Birch’s unabashed delight in submission, all are designed to thrill, exploring both fantasy and reality to the very edge of what is permissible.

The Master

Penny Birch

Pony-girls is a collection of three classic erotic novels, all on the same theme and from the pen of Penny Birch, who is not only one of the most imaginative writers in her genre but has first-hand experience as a pony-girl. A Taste of Amber, Penny in Harness and Tie &amp; Tease are all drawn from that experience and combine a true feast of fetish erotica, with not only the most vivid and realistic descriptions of pony-girl play ever written.

The Pony Girl Collection

Maria Del Rey

When young actress Sarah Kowalski accepts a role to play the part of a strict dominatrix, some first-hand research is called for. She is introduced to the mysterious Dominique, who trains her in every aspect of the art of forbidden games. Sarah takes delight in inflicting her new-found skills of dominance on willing subjects. But a mystery is about to unfold. 
 
Mark Westerham is a man with a difficult job. He is powerful and articulate but has a weakness for pretty young women. When he is called on to look into the fraudulent activities of a film company, his investigations lead him into a liaison with Sarah which proves to be explosive. Together they unleash desires which neither can control.

Heart Of Desire

Saskia Hope

He stood tall and handsome in his leathers, his eyes raking her nakedness and sex-soaked body. Fee felt a thrill of danger. The pirate was a superb and ferocious lover. And an altogether wild and unpredictable man. 
 
The pirates live by rules Fee Cambridge has never heard of. Her home is an upper level, deluxe pleasuredome of technologically advanced comfort. Theirs is the harsh outer reaches of the decaying city, where lawlessness abounds in a sexual underworld. Bored with predictable husband and pampered lifestyle, Fee is determined to sample life and lust on the wild side of town. Needy for the rugged sexuality of urban outlaws, she leads a double life of piracy and privilege. Will her taste for fevered adventure and shady activities get her too deep into danger?

Outlaw Lover

This is the third of the popular Pandora's box anthologies of erotic writing by women. The book includes extracts from the best-selling and most well-liked titles of the past year as well as four completely new stories. 
 
Pandora's Box 3 is a celebration of five years of this ground-breaking imprint which has pushed the boundaries of explicit writing for women. Inside this volume you'll find a fascinating diversity of sexual themes and fantasies. Black Lace Books are a testament to the many facets of the female erotic imagination. This is pure sensual indulgence for women for women.

Pandora's Box 3

Emily Durkheim

As a young girl, Tabitha went off the rails and never quite made it back. Now she's wasting her twenties in the most enjoyable way possible – spending her lawyer father's money and living the high-life among the glittering young things of L.A. But on her birthday, she discovers that this life is about to come to an abrupt end. Her father's had enough with her partying lifestyle and gives her an ultimatum: finish college by the time she's 24, or she's cut off. 
 
Without credit cards, Tabitha finds herself enrolled at a local university, set in the wild mountains of the States' most northern reaches. But even in the most remote town imaginable, Tabby still manages to discover a multitude of temptations: Jake, a handsome senior; Mark, a professor; and a mysterious yet rugged logger she meets in the woods… Who said learning couldn’t be any fun? 
 
Rouge romance - the best erotic romance novels, perfect for fans of Sylvia Day’s Crossfire series.

The Miseducation Of Tabitha Stone: A Rouge Erotic Romance

Peter Birch

‘A woman should be what she wants to be, and I want to be whipped.’ 
 
Tabitha Eden is a confident young internet model with an exhibitionist streak and very much in control of her own life. When she lands an assignment to recreate scenes from the history of French erotica she does her best to cope with the increasingly peculiar demands of photographer Michael Grant. 
 
She quickly comes to take comfort in the arms of his manservant, Marco, never realising their true intentions, which go far beyond the simple appreciation of her body as she’s spanked, put in harness as a human pony, served up at the plate for a three course meal and much much more...

The Training of Tabitha

Kendal Grahame

In Ancient Egypt the pharaoh was seen as God. Able to indulge his every whim, the omnipotent ruler and his court enjoyed many and varied lascivious diversions, bound only by the extent of their imaginations. 
 
Into this world stumbles Aran, a handsome young soldier whose over-active libido soon finds welcome release at the hands of the beautiful Princess Nadhira and her handmaidens. All is well until he is drawn to the forbidden pyramid of delights - a temple shrouded in mystery where secret erotic rituals are carried out only for the benefit of the most privileged members of the pharaoh's court. However, Aran is determined to discover the supremely sexual secrets that lie within the golden pyramid even if it means incurring the wrath of the pharaoh.

Pyramid Of Delights

Ella Broussard

In order to be accepted into drama school, Gina Stanhope has to be in a successful theatrical production. During a two-week-long residential rehearsal, held in a country house in Devon during a heat wave, she realises the charismatic director is in fact a kinky control freak. Charles Sarazan is determined to make Gina's life difficult, not least by casting her arch rival Persis as the female lead. 
 
Just when it seems that fate is working against her, Gina uncovers a few secrets about Sarazan's shady financial undertaking and his plans to sabotage the production. Gina has some plans of her own, however, and in a highly charged atmosphere of sexual tensions, there are other personnel who are only too happy to help Gina slake her lust and foil Sarazan's selfish intensions.

An Act Of Love

Demonia and Sinitia are vampires and can only drink from sexually aroused young humans. When they meet Alex, a descendant of the man who destroyed their coven, they fear a battle. But, Alex is more enlightened and surrenders to their charms, providing them with a plentiful supply of victims.

Demonia

Mercedes Kelly

Princess Angeline lives on a paradise island in the South Seas. Married to Prince Hari and accepted into the native culture, she has a life of sensual fulfilment which she shares with her hedonistic friends. When Hari's gorgeous young manservant, Adam, is kidnapped and taken to nearby Monkey Island, Angeline sets about planning his rescue. 
 
Adam is being held captive by the Powerful One - a woman of almost superhuman desires - and is being used as her sex slave on the far shores of the Lake of Lost Love. With the help of her friends Kelila and Isadora, Angeline plots to confront the fearful ruler of Monkey Island and return Adam to the Ile de Paradis.

Lake of Lost Love

Susan Tinoff

Ancient Greece. Young, lovely and pampered, Chryseis determines to make the most of every erotic opportunity before her impending arranged marriage. Acantha, the proud, athletic female mercenary employed as a guardian of Chryseis's virtue, has little in common with her young charge - other than an almost insatiable appetite for debauchery. 
 
Disaster strikes during a sea voyage to the wedding and the women are washed up on the wrong side of their island destination. As they continue their journey they forge numerous lascivious new alliances, and the powerful sexual charge which underlies their dislike of each other becomes increasingly evident. But many dangers must also be faced - not least those posed by the mysterious and orgiastic followers of Dionysus.

Nymphs Of Dionysus

Sophie Danson

Paris. City of Passion. From elegant hotels to squalid alleyways, Olympia Deschamps pursues her goal: to become accepted into the Legion D' Amour, exclusive society of libertines. The Legion's rules are strict. Olympia's taste for sexual adventure is tested again and again as she enjoys a crescendo of libidinous challenges.

Pleasure Hunt

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A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

A Puffin Book

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Detective Aidan Waits is a troubled junior detective haunted by his past. Facing an uncertain future, and disconnected from his history, DC Waits and his partner, Detective Inspector Peter 'Sutty' Sutcliffe work on Manchester's streets to uncover the city's worst criminals among the grime of the underworld.

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