Showing results for "Emma Green" in Literature & Fiction

It’s summertime in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ian has lost his job, while his wife, Parker, thrives in her e-commerce career. Parker’s days are frenetic and full. When she’s not in Zoom meetings, she’s doom-scrolling about the virus or hanging out on Houseparty with her friends. Meanwhile, Ian claims to spend his days looking for a full-time job, but he’s mostly goofing around on Tik Tok and taking their dog, Hutch, for longer-than-necessary walks. What he really wants is to start a family, but Parker still isn’t ready.

Dare you close your eyes for even a few seconds? One, two, three... Lisa Dale shuts her eyes and counts to 100 during a game of hide-and-seek. When she opens them, her four-year-old daughter, Ella, is gone. Disappeared without a trace. The police, the media and Lisa's family all think they know who snatched Ella. But what if the person who took her isn't a stranger? What if they are convinced they are doing the right thing? And what if Lisa's little girl is in danger of disappearing forever?

An award-wining poet, short story writer and novelist, Walter de la Mare is probably best known for his works for children and his perennially popular poem ‘The Listeners’. His ghost stories were much admired by H. P. Lovecraft and inspired subsequent authors of supernatural horror such as Robert Aickman and Ramsey Campbell. In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction, and this haunting, surrealistic tale is the opening tale in our anthology.

21-year-old Alix is studying in Paris, far away from Sasha, her Serbian father and Leonora, her English mother, as World War Two breaks out. Finding hope even in troubled times, romance sparks with fellow student Raoul; but she soon learns young love can be tumultuous. So, when Steve, a handsome American pilot with Serbian ancestors, enters her life, she can't ignore her feelings toward him. And making a decision will be even harder as both men leave for war.

Meet Carmen, Polly and Dana - all happy and successful women, with very different views on relationships. Carmen has made a life with Elliot for the past eight years. She's ready for the next step, but a proposal seems to be as far away as ever. Polly is devoted to her family. But after her parents' bitter divorce, she's wary of marriage - even after sharing 20 years and one son with Fraser. Single mother Dana longs for companionship, despite her dedication to raising her son, Luke.

After fleeing German-occupied Paris, Alix is back in her home in Belgrade, hoping to finally reunite with her parents. But her parents have fled with King Peter to ensure his safety. Alix and her father's deputy steward Drago's attempt to find them is derailed and they are forced to reside in the Serbian country home. But all is not lost when Alix finds Nikola in the city - the man she was arranged to marry before war broke out. She has more in common with him than ever expected, and together with Drago they join a new Resistance.

Maya, Michelle et Océane ont toutes en commun le désir de se redécouvrir et d'assouvir une passion nouvelle, un fantasme. Si les unes succombent aux charmes de l'océan turquoise et de ses habitants, les autres fondent de plaisir pour les conférences érudites qui se terminent en repas joyeux.

”Micke nickade jakande och tog en klunk vin. Sedan räckte han Ruslan en liten dosa. 'Jag tänkte att vi kunde ha lite kul. Hon vet att jag kan sätta igång den när som helst och är på helspänn. Men det vore roligare om det var du som fick leka lite med min fru.' Han skrockade nöjt för sig själv.” Variation förnöjer består av en samling erotiska noveller som handlar om gemenskap, partnerbyte och öppna, sexuella relationer. Om att leva i ett polyamoröst förhållande och vara bland swingers. Vad som händer på de mystiska swingers-klubbarna där ingen tillhör någon och ingen har ensamrätt...

"Hon njuter av att locka honom och att förföra honom på håll. Hans blick gör Elin alldeles varm och våt. Att åtrås är att ha makt och i just detta ögonblicket är det hon som har kontroll över allting – över sitt liv och över hans lust." "Förbjudna lustar" är en samling erotiska noveller som handlar om passionerade affärer, hemliga romanser och om att balansera på gränsen mellan trohet och otrohet. Noveller om kvinnor som lockar fram de mest förbjudna tankar hos män, om att träffa någon ny som får en att känna sig levande och uppskattad och om att återupptäcka passionen.

"Män som älskas av män" är en gay-erotisk novellsamling som innehåller berättelser i genren erotisk feelgood. De handlar bland annat om hur innerligt bra det känns att uppleva kärlek och passion, om polyamori på en plats där allt är möjligt och att omfamna sin inre längtan innan det är försent...