Download or read book Secret Pleasure written by Lora Leigh and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret is out: #1 bestselling author Lora Leigh’s Bound Hearts series is so hot, it should come with a warning... Sebastian and Shane De Loren were born to love Alyssa Hampstead. No other woman on earth can burn for them, ignite with passion between them, the way Alyssa does. But after three sensual months of pleasure come to a crashing halt, Sebastian and Shane are left fighting with everything they’ve got, risking it all to have Alyssa one more time... Alyssa has closed off her heart. A senator’s daughter in the political spotlight, she’d rather be quiet and safe than feel the emotional intensity Sebastian and Shane roused within her years ago. But when the sexy cousins blaze their way back into her life, Alyssa cannot help but succumb to the heady pleasures the two men can give her. And as an unknown enemy draws near, Alyssa will need Sebastian and Shane to protect her...and satisfy every forbidden craving.
Download or read book Bound Hearts written by Lora Leigh and published by Ellora's Cave Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Submission: Ella allows James to stay the week in her new home. James. Dominating. Sexy. Younger. James is determined Ella won't escape him. Seduction: In a bold and risky turn, Jess dares Terrie to seduce him. Challenges her to accept her needs, to push her own boundaries.
Download or read book Secret Pleasure written by Taryn Leigh Taylor and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in Taryn Leigh Taylor’s series The Business of Pleasure is as sexy as the first! She’s sweet as sin…and he’s twice as wicked! Bombshell burlesque performer Kaylee Whitfield has perfected the art of the tease. Onstage, Kaylee disappears completely into “Lola,” her braver, sultrier alter ego. That is, until one of her performances is watched by a pair of joltingly familiar green eyes. Aidan. Her brother’s super-hot former best friend. The breaker of Kaylee’s teenage heart. And now she has the perfect opportunity to make a decade of wanting a red-hot reality without him ever knowing who she is… But be careful what you wish for. All Aidan wanted was to find Kaylee. She’s the key to getting some real answers about his father and ending the ridiculous spy-novel scenario he’s found himself in. Instead, Aidan finds her. Blonde, blue-eyed and a body that invites every sin imaginable. But what started as a deliciously hot little tryst has turned into a wicked game. One filled with raw need. And this burlesque babe is doing everything she can to keep Aidan hungry… Only this game is more dangerous than either of them knows. Because Aidan just might teach Kaylee a few things about the art of deception, temptation…and how to lose her heart for good. Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin Dare, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.
Download or read book Secret Pleasures written by Thea Devine and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forced into a marriage of convenience with a dissolute older lord, beautiful, innocent Lady Genelle Tisne has little knowledge of true passion. When she finds herself the prime suspect in the murder of her husband, she hires enigmatic private investigator Rulan Roak and is swept into a secret world of forbidden temptations and sensual abandon where every seduction has its pleasures and its price.
Download or read book Secret Pleasure written by Taryn Leigh Taylor and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2018-12-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s sweet as sin...and he’s twice as wicked! Bombshell burlesque performer Kaylee Whitfield has perfected the art of the tease, especially when deliciously gorgeous Aidan Beckett is watching. Of course, Aidan has no idea that she’s his ex-bestie’s little sister or that he broke Kaylee’s teenaged heart. It was supposed to be one sexy – and secret – tryst. But Kaylee has a few things to learn about searingly hot temptation...and risking her heart.
Download or read book My Guilty Pleasure written by Jamie Denton and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The elite Martinis & Bikinis Club challenges you to risk it all. But once you pick a dare, there's no backing out Everyone thinks Josephine Winfield is a good girl, but underneath she's bad to the bone. Very bad. Why else would she pick up sexy Sebastian Stanhope over a martini? The fact the two of them will be working together on a scandalous case doesn't even stop her from a romp between the sheets! Sebastian knows this fling can only lead to disaster. He's her boss—with fringe benefits. Meantime Joey wants to see how far she can push it— with a Martini Dare. "The time for revealing secrets has come. Open your heart to the one closest to it." Can she confess she's truly fallen in love with Sebastian or is this only a case of lust in the first degree?
Download or read book How Pleasure Works The New Science of Why We Like What We Like written by Paul Bloom and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Engaging, evocative…[Bloom] is a supple, clear writer, and his parade of counterintuitive claims about pleasure is beguiling." —NPR Why is an artistic masterpiece worth millions more than a convincing forgery? Pleasure works in mysterious ways, as Paul Bloom reveals in this investigation of what we desire and why. Drawing on a wealth of surprising studies, Bloom investigates pleasures noble and seamy, lofty and mundane, to reveal that our enjoyment of a given thing is determined not by what we can see and touch but by our beliefs about that thing’s history, origin, and deeper nature.
Download or read book Women of the Pleasure Quarters written by Lesley Downer and published by Crown. This book was released on 2002-01-08 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From critically acclaimed author and Japanese scholar Lesley Downer, an enchanting portrait of the mysterious world of the geisha. Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary fictional creations, from Puccini's Madama Butterfly to Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha. The reality of the geisha's existence, though, whether today or in history, has rarely been addressed. Contrary to popular opinion, geisha are not prostitutes but, literally, "arts people." Their accomplishments include singing, dancing, playing a musical instruments; but above all, they are masters of the art of conversation, soothing the worries and stroking the egos of the wealthy businessmen who can afford their attentions. It is this which imbues the geisha with such power—and which makes absolute secrecy such a crucial aspect of their work. As denizens of a world defined by silence and mystery, geisha are notoriously difficult to meet and even to find. Lesley Downer, an award- winning writer, Japanese scholar, and consummate storyteller, gained more access into this world than almost any other Westerner ever has and spent several months living among them. In Women of the Pleasure Quarters, she weaves together intimate portraits of modern geisha with the romantic legends and colorful historical tales of geisha of the past. From Sadda Yakko, who dined with American presidents and had her portrait painted by Picasso, to Koito, a modern-day geisha who maintains her own website, geisha throughout history step out of the pages of Women of the Pleasure Quarters to become living, breathing creatures. Looking into such traditions as mizuage, the ritual deflowering which was once a rite of passage for all geisha, and providing colorful depictions of the geisha's dress, training, and homes, Downer, with grace, elegance, and respect, transforms their reality in a captivating narrative that both informs and entertains. At once a symbol of a bygone age and an institution more quintessentially Japanese than any other, geisha are a society at a crossroads, struggling to reinvent their place in the new millennium while honoring the traditions of the past. Both instructive and evocative, Women of the Pleasure Quarters is an enthralling portrait of a world unlike any other.
Download or read book Guilty Pleasures written by Laurell K. Hamilton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-09-24 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, in the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series that “blends the genres of romance, horror and adventure with stunning panache”(Diana Gabaldon). Laurell K. Hamilton’s bestselling series has captured readers’ wildest imaginations and addicted them to a seductive world where supernatural hungers collide with the desires of the human heart, starring a heroine like no other... Anita Blake is small, dark, and dangerous. Her turf is the city of St. Louis. Her job: re-animating the dead and killing the undead who take things too far. But when the city’s most powerful vampire asks her to solve a series of vicious slayings, Anita must confront her greatest fear—her undeniable attraction to master vampire Jean-Claude, one of the creatures she is sworn to destroy... “What The Da Vinci Code did for the religious thriller, the Anita Blake series has done for the vampire novel.”—USA Today
Download or read book Secret Pleasure Part 1 written by Lora Leigh and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously released and available as a full-length novel, Secret Pleasure is now available as a three-part e-serial for those who want to savor the pleasure... Welcome to The Club. A secretive, select group where uninhibited desires and forbidden fantasies run wild, in the first part of #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh’s novel Secret Pleasure. Sebastian and Shane De Loren were born to love Alyssa Hampstead. No other woman on earth can burn for them, ignite with passion between them, the way Alyssa does. But after three sensual months of pleasure come to a crashing halt, Sebastian and Shane are left fighting with everything they’ve got, risking it all to have Alyssa one more time...
Download or read book Secret Pleasures of Menopause written by Christiane Northrup and published by Hay House UK Limited. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Secret Pleasures of Menopause is a groundbreaking book that is long overdue! Dr. Northrup believes that it's about time menopausal women came out of the closet and learned to enjoy the best years of their lives! Even though studies show that menopause does not decrease libido, ease of reaching orgasm, or sexual satisfaction, the majority of menopausal women are not experiencing the pleasure and sexual satisfaction that is their birthright. Christiane Northrup, M.D., delivers this breakthrough message that will help millions and millions of perimenopausal and menopausal women throughout the world understand that at menopause . . . life has just begun! It is the beginning of a very exciting and fulfilling time, full of pleasure beyond your wildest dreams!
Download or read book Women s Anatomy of Arousal written by Sheri Winston and published by Mango Garden Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Secret Pleasure Part 2 written by Lora Leigh and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously released and available as a full-length novel, Secret Pleasure is now available as a three-part e-serial for those who want to savor the pleasure... Welcome to The Club. A secretive, select group where uninhibited desires and forbidden fantasies run wild, in the second part of #1 New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh’s novel Secret Pleasure. Alyssa has closed off her heart. A senator’s daughter in the political spotlight, she’d rather be quiet and safe than feel the emotional intensity Sebastian and Shane roused within her years ago. But when the sexy cousins blaze their way back into her life, Alyssa cannot help but succumb to the heady pleasures the two men can give her...
Download or read book Secret Pleasure written by Jill Sanders and published by Jill Sanders. This book was released on 2014-03-25 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a terrible breakup and the loss of her dream job, Airlea is just looking for a fresh start. When her mother takes it upon herself to help, Airlea finds herself working for a wealthy family back in Italy, whose son was recently involved in a serious auto accident. She jumps at the chance to escape Greece and leave her worries behind, unaware of the new dangers she now faces in Rome. To further complicate things, she now must deal with the most arrogant patient she's ever seen, which would be a lot easier if he wasn't so damn sexy! Dante is fed up with his broken body. All he wants to do is work through the pain and try to get his life back to normal. Instead, his mother hires an amazingly bossy nurse to help with his rehab, which might go a lot easier if she wasn't so damn hot! Trying to keep his nosy family out of his business and vying for the affection of his beautiful nurse could end up being a dangerous affair.
Download or read book Play Anything written by Ian Bogost and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How filling life with play-whether soccer or lawn mowing, counting sheep or tossing Angry Birds -- forges a new path for creativity and joy in our impatient age Life is boring: filled with meetings and traffic, errands and emails. Nothing we'd ever call fun. But what if we've gotten fun wrong? In Play Anything, visionary game designer and philosopher Ian Bogost shows how we can overcome our daily anxiety; transforming the boring, ordinary world around us into one of endless, playful possibilities. The key to this playful mindset lies in discovering the secret truth of fun and games. Play Anything, reveals that games appeal to us not because they are fun, but because they set limitations. Soccer wouldn't be soccer if it wasn't composed of two teams of eleven players using only their feet, heads, and torsos to get a ball into a goal; Tetris wouldn't be Tetris without falling pieces in characteristic shapes. Such rules seem needless, arbitrary, and difficult. Yet it is the limitations that make games enjoyable, just like it's the hard things in life that give it meaning. Play is what happens when we accept these limitations, narrow our focus, and, consequently, have fun. Which is also how to live a good life. Manipulating a soccer ball into a goal is no different than treating ordinary circumstances- like grocery shopping, lawn mowing, and making PowerPoints-as sources for meaning and joy. We can "play anything" by filling our days with attention and discipline, devotion and love for the world as it really is, beyond our desires and fears. Ranging from Internet culture to moral philosophy, ancient poetry to modern consumerism, Bogost shows us how today's chaotic world can only be tamed-and enjoyed-when we first impose boundaries on ourselves.
Download or read book 100 Guilty Pleasure Movies written by James Stratton and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-29 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Along with such familiar titles as The Devil Wears Prada and Remember the Titans, Stratton introduces readers to lesser-known gems like Diplomatic Courier, The Narrow Margin, Prime Cut and Under Fire. The selections represent every major genre of film: domestic drama, musical, film noir, Western, science fiction, comedy, biopic, war, espionage, sports, superhero and horror. Among the acting careers examined are those of Cary Grant, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Greer Garson, Burt Lancaster, Meryl Streep, Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg, Denzel Washington, Daniel Craig and many others. Covering over ninety years of film history, this is a book for the casual fan as well as the seasoned student. Easy to read and to navigate, it is a must-have reference.
Download or read book The Doll Factory written by Elizabeth Macneal and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this “sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art, and obsession” (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train), a beautiful young woman aspires to be an artist, while a man’s dark obsession may destroy her world forever. The Doll Factory is a sweeping tale of curiosity, love, and possession set among all the sordidness and soaring ambition of 1850s London. The greatest spectacle London has ever seen is being erected in Hyde Park and, among the crowd watching, two people meet. For Iris, an aspiring artist of unique beauty, it is the encounter of a moment—forgotten seconds later—but for Silas, a curiosity collector enchanted by the strange and beautiful, the meeting marks a new beginning. When Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint, and suddenly her world expands beyond anything she ever dreamed of. But she has no idea that evil stalks her. Silas, it seems, has thought of only one thing since that chance meeting, and his obsession is darkening by the day...
