Mike Balfour is on his way to a trade show when he has a chance meeting with a beautiful woman. Mike can't help fantasizing about this Lady in Black, his mind conjuring up bold sexual adventures. When she pays him a visit the next day his fantasies return. But he is totally surprised when he is told later that she has "chosen" him to be her sexual companion for the night. And he soon finds out that reality can be even better than fantasy. (Contains adult material.)

An unexpected snowstorm in Seattle throws Melanie and Rich, two office workers together. He insists on following her home. When a freak accident sends Rich's car hurtling into a ditch, she invites him in for a cup of tea. But it turns out that Melanie and Rich have both been having secret fantasies about the other, and warm tea quickly becomes a night of hot passion. (Contains adult material.)

Ray is feeling pretty confident about his upcoming management presentation until Beth, a bossy but beautiful young exec from headquarters with a reputation for ruthlessness, rips it apart. When Beth invites Ray out for a drink to make up for her being so hard on him, Ray is cautious but accepts. His suspicions that Beth has a hidden agenda are confirmed when the night turns from cold business to hot passion, and it becomes clear that the controller just wants to be controlled. (Contains ad...

A storm at the coast provides the perfect backdrop when April surprises Will with a night of sensual bondage. As the storm builds in intensity, so does their passionate lovemaking. And during a brief quiet interlude, Will recalls the first time he introduced April to this exciting variation in their sexual repertoire. (Contains adult material.)

Fall under the spell of three otherworldly tales of ancient myth and mystery.THE FOREVER KING by New York Times Bestselling Authors Warren Murphy and Molly CochranWhen ten-year-old Arthur Blessing finds a strange antique cup, he has no idea it's the most sought after object in history. Nor does he realize the discovery of the Holy Grail will take him on a journey that defies the rules of space and time. As the cup's fate-appointed guardian, Arthur must protect it from dark ma...

Six short erotic fiction stories by award winning author James Murphy. (Contains adult material.)The Lady in BlackA chance meeting with a beautiful woman on an airplane sets Mike Balfour's imagination running wild. But little does he know that reality would be even better than his fantasies.Snowbound in SeattleAn unexpected snowstorm in Seattle throws Melanie and Rich, two office workers together. It turns out, both had been having secret fantasies about the o...

First published in 1932, this book by Nobel Prize-winning German physicist Max Planck, a profound humanist as well as a theoretical scientist and professor in Germany between the two World Wars, provides the reader with a great insider's look at how scientific revolutions unfold from the first sparks of ingenuity to their establishment as accepted paradigms of their current times.

They were almost The Pendletones--after the Pendleton wool shirts favored on chilly nights at the beach--then The Surfers, before being named The Beach Boys. But what separated them from every other teenage garage band with no musical training? They had raw talent, persistence and a wellspring of creativity that launched them on a legendary career now in its sixth decade.Following the musical vision of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys blended ethereal vocal harmonies, searing electric ...

Learn everything there is to know about the 24 solar terms and the lessons this ancient calendar offers us today.China's lunar calendar or the animals of the twelve-year cycle are fairly well-known in West. Less understood is the major calendar system of the 24 solar terms. Because the calendar is so closely interwoven with the seasons, festivals, folkways, literature, and mythology of China, it serves as a central spoke in a great wheel of cultural knowledge. Gett...

'A wonderful introduction to history's most influential scribblers' – Steven PinkerWhat is truly at stake in politics? Nothing less than how we should live, as individuals and as communities. This book goes beyond the surface headlines, the fake news and the hysteria to explore the timeless questions posed and answers offered by a diverse group of the 30 greatest political thinkers who have ever lived.Are we political, economic, or...

The losers of World War II and their descendants have carved out their own little slice of heaven in the mountains of Argentina. In this staging area to the Fourth Reich, the promise of the dream reborn dawned as bright as a new German mark. But when the Destroyer’s brain was downloaded onto disks, he took the whole matter very personally. That put an end to the whole affair – almost.Adolf Kluge, the head of the secret organization known as IV, has an eleventh-hour plan that may ju...

Meet the Boss Camelus-Whitus, affectionately known as BBQ to the genetic engineers at Boston Bio. Brainchild of the beautiful but sociopathic Dr. Judith White, this homely, sad-eyed creature is a bio-masterpiece of gene splicing, and billed as the world’s most promising new food source.A bungled kidnapping of the BBQ by animal rights activists results in the unfortunate discovery that these slow, silly-looking creatures might actually be bloodthirsty killers.Vicious man-eate...