Temptation Press brings you Intimate Moments featuring seven erotic short tales on the softer side.Moments between spouses, moments between lovers.Which will be your favorite?Featured Contributors:Evan BalkanAndy BetzCon ChapmanJan DarwynRCL GrahamAndrew MaydenandJustice McPherson

KIMIKO CHOU is a girl on a mission. Her mother and brother have been killed by robbers in 14th century Japan while her father, a samurai warrior, is off on an invasion of Korea.Chou ("butterfly" in Japanese) narrowly escapes death by hiding while the robbers ransack her home, then-dressed as a boy in her brother's clothes-she goes in quest of her father. Alone on the road, she takes up with Hyōgo Narutomi, a former samurai who has been dismissed by seven previous masters, and Moto ...

In his eulogy of saxophonist Johnny Hodges (1907-70), Duke Ellington ended with the words, "Never the world's most highly animated showman or greatest stage personality, but a tone so beautiful it sometimes brought tears to the eyes--this was Johnny Hodges. This is Johnny Hodges." Hodges' unforgettable tone resonated throughout the jazz world over the greater part of the twentieth century. Benny Goodman described Hodges as "by far the greatest man on alto sax that I ever heard," and Charli...

Honorable Mention Recipient for the 2026 Jazz Book of the Year in Biography or Autobiography from the Jazz Journalists AssociationDon Byas (1913–1972) may be lesser known than the counterparts he played with—Count Basie, Duke Ellington, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others—but he was an enigma. He never stayed with a band for long, and eventually went solo partly to make more money and partly due to his inability to work with bandleaders. Often drinking to excess, alc...

In this erotic short story, a submissive woman attempts to help a reclusive widower heal and unlocks his desires.A trained submissive, Eleanor will do whatever her master commands . . . even spend a week with a stranger. Daniel has been a recluse since his wife's death, and Eleanor's lover thinks spending time with her will be therapeutic—especially since Daniel is also a Dom.Despite her defiant streak, Eleanor can't resist giving in to Daniel's erotic demand...

A delicious, sexy, laugh-out-loud modern romance about a newly single woman and her journey to find love again, from New York Times bestselling author Alice Clayton and debut author Nina Bocci.Avery Bardot steps off the plane in Rome, looking for a fresh start. She’s left behind a soon-to-be ex-husband in Boston and plans to spend the summer with her best friend Daisy, licking her wounds—and perhaps a gelato or two. But when her American-expat friend throw...

The first three bestselling, full-length novels in The Pearl Series in a boxed set. (824 pages--220,000 words)"If you enjoyed Fifty Shades or Bared to You, you will LOVE this book. The characters are realistic & lovable. You will be hooked on this series."---LoveBooksBestselling trilogy bundle. Shades of Pearl, Shadows of Pearl and Shimmers of Pearl."There is one regret I have about reading this series -- that I waited so long to read it" --Nelle L'Amour, New...

Ettore Zane, AKA Mr. Money AKA Billionaire "King of Sex", has just bought the company Allie Davis works for. Now she's his right-hand associate in his sex toy and club empire. And he has no problem mixing business with pleasure.Ettore also knows something Allie doesn't... her boyfriend is a cheat. And there is nothing he hates more...As Allie is swept up in the world of billionaire sex-mogul Ettore Zane she finds herself falling for him, even though she knows it is a mistake....

Unputdownable short erotic fiction from the most outstanding writers in the field. Once again, Maxim Jakubowski has put together a masterful selection of over 40 stories of sexual encounters from every corner of the world. From both acclaimed writers and exceptional newcomers, this is powerful erotica which explores the full range of human sensual and sexual experience.Praise for previous editions:'The overall standard is impressively high.' Desire**'**Few ...

Book 3 in The Pearl Series. Make sure you have read parts 1 and 2 first, Shades of Pearl and Shadows of Pearl."Couldn't put it down!! If you haven't read this series yet, put it on your Must Read list!! I look forward to more from Arianne Richmonde!!"---Sassy and Sultry Books“What an amazing series this is. It will knock your socks off. Getting to know Pearl and Alexandre is definitely a must. Ari- anne Richmonde is a very talented story teller.”—Mary Elizabet...

Exciting, intimate, experimental - a selection of the best of recent erotic writing. Featuring more than 40 new stories of sexual encounters from every part of the world, The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica offers the most outstanding work of both well-known names and fresh new talents, such as Lisette Ashton, Polly Frost, Maxim Jakubowski, Marilyn Jaye-Lewis, Laurence Klavan (a first ever erotic story by this winner of an Edgar award for crime fiction), Rachel Kramer Bussel, Kri...