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My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

by Chelsea Handler, Chelsea Handler

In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the one-night stand. You've either done it or know someone who has: the one-night stand, the familiar outcome of a night spent at a bar, sometimes the sole payoff for your friend's irritating wedding, or the only... (more)

Story of the Eye

by Georges Bataille

novel, tr Joachim Neugroschel

Undeniable (Arabesque)

by Francis Ray

Unforgiven When wealthy Texas heiress Rachel Malone defied her powerful father to elope with Logan Prescott, Logan truly believed that their marriage was forever. But that was before a trumped-up assault charge set the whole town—and the woman he loved—against him. With a heart full of pain, Logan fled Stanton—and the bittersweet memories of the passion he and Rachel had shared. Unforgettable When Rachel... (more)

The Death of Bunny Munro: A Novel

by Nick Cave

Set adrift by his wife’s suicide and struggling to keep a grip on reality, Bunny Munro does the only thing he can think of: with his young son in tow, he hits the road. To his son, waiting patiently in the car while his father peddles beauty wares and quickies to lonely housewives in the south of England, Bunny is a hero, larger than life. But Bunny himself, haunted by what might be his wife’s ghost, seems only... (more)

LolitaVladimir Nabokov

Lolita

by Vladimir Nabokov

Youth in Revolt: Book One: The Journals of Nick Twisp

Youth in Revolt: Book One: The Journals of Nick Twisp

by Payne, C. D.

Precocious fourteen-year-old diarist Nick Twisp records his struggles to make sense out of high school, deal with his divorced parents, and win the affections of the beauteous teenage goddess Sheeni Saunders.

Sex and Sensibility: 28 True Romances from the Lives of Single Women

Sex and Sensibility: 28 True Romances from the Lives of Single Women

It's all about you. Your apartment. Your job. Your dates. Your sex life. Your time off. Your exercise. Your food. Your music. Your future. What are you waiting for? Who will you love? What is it, really, that you want? The life of a single woman in the twenty-first century is full of new connections, new sex, new love, and new loss. It's about letting the laundry pile up, sipping strong drinks with near... (more)

Running with Scissors

A Memoir

by Augusten Burroughs

Running with Scissors is the true story of a boy whose mother (a poet with delusions of Anne Sexton) gave him away to be raised by her unorthodox psychiatrist who bore a striking resemblance to Santa Claus. At the age of twelve, Burroughs found himself amidst Victorian squalor, living with the doctor's bizarre family, and befriending a pedophile who resided in the backyard shed. The story of an outlaw childhood... (more)

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Oscar Wilde

The Picture of Dorian Gray , by Oscar Wilde , is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics : New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and... (more)

Southern Vampire Mysteries: Book 1

Dead Until Dark

by Charlaine Harris

Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out.... Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea. A fun, fast, funny, and wonderfully intriguing blend of vampire and mystery that's hard to put down, and should not be missed. (Susan Sizemore) Praise for Charlaine Harris: ... (more)

The Classic Erotic Trilogy of Sleeping Beauty: Book 1

The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

by Anne Rice, A. N. Roquelaure

Rice writing as A. N. Roquelaure. In the traditional folk tale "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire.

The Bluest Eye

by Toni Morrison

The chronicle of the tragic lives of a poor black family in 1940s America. Every night Pecola, unlovely and unloved, prays for blue eyes like those of her white schoolfellows. She becomes the focus of the mingled love and hatred engendered by her family's frailty and the world's cruelty.

End of Days

by Frank Lauria

In the final days, Satan arrives in Manhattan in search of a mate and sets his sights on pretty young daycare worker, who must rely on an ex-cop named Jericho Cane for protection. Original. Movie tie-in.

Erotic Massage

by Anne Hooper

Let Anne Hooper show you the hottest strokes to intensify and prolong your lovemaking and specific techniques to relax and refresh both body and mind. Vibrant, rich illustrations demonstrate how sensual touching can be used as an effective means of communicating strong emotions between partners, as well as bringing a new level of eroticism to every sexual encounter.

Sexual Exploits of a Nympho

by Richard Jeanty

Tina develops an insatiable sexual appetite very early in life. She only loves her boyfriend, Darren, but he's too far away in college to satisfy her sexual needs. Tina decides to get buck wild in college and she sleeps with more than enough of her share of men. Will her sexual tryst jeopardize the lives of the men in her life? Find out as Richard Jeanty takes you on a whirlwind to figure out what's going... (more)

Sarah's Awakening

by Claire Thompson

Lovely Sarah denies her true desires for many years, hoping to find happiness with the pallid men who court her. Unable to hide her feelings any longer, Sarah explores the S/M scene and tastes fulfillment for the first time. Gradually, her desires lead her to Lawrence, a discriminating man whose course of erotic training awakens in Sarah a fuller realization of her submissive nature and a deeper love than she ever... (more)

The Crightons: Book 6

The Perfect Sinner

by Penny Jordan

A powerful lawyer with the perfect homelife gets addicted to the dangerous side of sex and seduces his grateful female clients. Then his luck runs out and he is brutally attacked. After he comes home from the hospital, he finds he is a stranger to his wife, his family, and himself. He wants to repent, but will his wife ever learn to trust him again?.

Hooker to Housewife

by Joy King

Tyler Blake is off to Hollywood, the newest starlet of Tinsel Town, with a wonderful man by her side. Unfortunately that man is married, and she once again crosses paths with controlling T-Roc. When Tyler thinks her life can't get any more complicated, she falls in love with Andre Jackson. He has it all--money, fame, movie star looks, and the bad boy reputation that Tyler vowed to avoid. But more than that Andre... (more)

Me and Mrs. Jones

by K. Thompson

Darius is suddenly a hottie to his best friend's mom, but keeping the fact that he also thinks that she's a hottie a secret from his best friend is going to be harder than he thinks. Will Faith Jones and Darius find a way to keep their romance going without hurting her son/his best friend?

House of Night: Book 3

Chosen

by P. C. Cast

Dark forces are at work at the House of Night and fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird’s adventures at the school take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be friends are turning out to be enemies. And oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping third installment of this “highly addictive series” ( Romantic Times ), in which Zoey’s mettle will be tested like never before. Her... (more)

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