Evil Designs has a tightly knit plot revolving around Detective John Webb’s investigation into the bizarre auto-erotic death of his long-time friend, Detective Sergeant Dan Green. Officially the finding is death by misadventure, a finding the department is determined stays that way. Webb’s refusal to accept the official finding is shared by Green’s 30-year-old daughter Rony. Together they embark on a quest of retracing the crime Green was working on at the time of his death: The disappeara...

I am a single, muscular, sadistic and very successful investor with a lot of money and an ache to satisfy my sexual leanings but too scared to do so. And then he comes into my life. I knew him of course. He was the university student son of a casual acquaintance and I admired him as a handsome and beautifully muscled athlete (gymnast) who had recently graduated and married his sweetheart.He comes to me with a sad story but as he tells it, I begin to realise all my dreams might be f...

China is now at the forefront of electric vehicle adoption and a wave of Chinese manufactured cars is now hitting Europe and the West. As the world's largest car producer since 2008, China's automotive industry deserves a closer look.Driving the Dragon explores the history of Chinese car manufacture, looking at some of the important cars on that journey, the false starts and missed opportunities. The story begins with the Rover 75 and how it played a key role in moving the Chinese ...

I am a self-taught programming guru, specialising in computer games. I chose and then pursued this profession diligently in order to make enough money to set up an island of voluntary slaves as this had quickly become a fetish of mine as I passed through puberty and beyond. No-one knew of this, not even my parents or best friend but it only took half a dozen years and I had made enough to go looking for my island.As to the slaves, well that was a little more difficult. I had to som...

Katrina's apprenticeship is at an end, but her life as a slavegirl has just begun, with total servitude to the man who chose to take on the responsibility of training her. From pony carting to the private harem, Katrina learns the art of pleasing her master, her mistress and any guests who might come to the stately home, both in bed and out. Discipline is conducted in front of everyone and when finally Katrina is ringed in five sensitive places without the benefit of anaesthetic, she knows...

Katrina is obsessed with the whole concept of becoming a slave. A close friend introduces her to Sir Guy who, from a distance, begins her descent into total submission and eventual slavery. From her initial incredibly painful meetings with the Whipmaster through hosting cocktail parties completely nude to pony carting, Katrina learns to obey every command, no matter how outrageous, of the man she longs to serve - her Master.

Amy is offered a position on a certain Mr Maitland's personal staff. She doesn't realise at first the total and utter commitment her acceptance of the offer means!Total control, manipulation of her body coupled with the whip, cane and other instruments of pain. But there is also pleasure. Intense, mind-blowing pleasure.

Rhythm and Algorithm: Preaching in the Age of Artificial Intelligence argues that preaching today unfolds within systems designed to sort, predict, and monetize human attention. In an era shaped by digital platforms, surveillance capitalism, and algorithmic control, what becomes of the sermon--and what becomes of the soul? Drawing from Black homiletics, political economy, womanist theology, and sound studies, Mark Andrew Jefferson argues that preaching is more than just speech; it is an em...

Carl wakes on the morning of his 25th birthday to find he has acquired a unique talent, the ability to order someone to do something - without a word being spoken. In the shortest possible time he gains a sex slave and begins to fulfil all his fantasies of being a Master with a harem of beautiful women, all there by his wish which becomes their command! With these women totally under his control, there is no limit to what he can do to them, the discipline he can inflict, the suffering he c...

London, in a not-too-distant future. The city is being swallowed into the ground, the rich are still getting richer, and Waiters do the jobs you don't have time for. They queue for your concert tickets, stay in for your deliveries and stir your risotto.Step into the shoes of an unnamed Waiter who has no recollection of who they were before their role at the Company. Now select your next job and decide whether to peek into the client's luggage, and if you'll risk losing work credits...

Winner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2024, Debut Collection AwardA man jumps, the platform empties, then the stories begin. Filled with tales of tragedy, love, hope and frustration, Malachi McIntosh's debut collection of short stories offers surreal and satirical accounts of the many perils of contemporary life. From resistant mothers and unexpected corporate climbers, to doomed weddings and unwelcome visitors, these dark, comedic and...

A man walks into a Birmingham bookshop, buys a volume of poetry, and steps out into the road, where a jazz musician seems momentarily to bring the whole city together. In the second poem in Playing the Changes, the same thing happens, only half the words are redacted. Then the experience is retold as a Petrarchan sonnet; a children's skipping rhyme; an Acknowledgements page; a pastiche of Tristram Shandy...Drawing on the traditions of jazz improvisation and Oulipo...