Guilds in the Middle Ages is a comprehensive exploration of the origins, development, and influence of guilds throughout medieval Europe. Drawing on a wealth of historical sources, the book delves into the intricate organization of guilds, their rules, customs, and the pivotal roles they played in shaping economic, social, and political life from the early Middle Ages through the Renaissance. It examines the formation of craft and merchant guilds, their systems of apprenticeship and master...

Got a minute? Enjoy a quickie!Erotica Every Day includes thirty works of flash fiction by award-winning author Giselle Renarde—that’s one for every day of the month, if you can wait that long to read them. Once you start, you might never want to stop! You’ll get a delicious taste of fetish fiction featuring heels, panties, balloons, human furniture, public nudity and stranger sex. Enjoy stories about bondage and wife watching, food play and foot worship, brilliant ...

When Charlotte answers Lucrezia's cryptic classified ad, she figures she'll earn a little money for tuition, textbooks, and other student expenses. She never imagined she'd find Lucrezia so alluring, or that succumbing to seduction would change her forever.

Cosima is a paid unicorn. No, not the mythical creature, though women like Cosima are almost as rare—that’s why she’s so much in demand. Cosima consorts with married couples. It’s not just a job, to her. She thinks of it as a calling. That’s why she’s so torn when she meets Lenore: part-time barista, part-time nurse, full-time girl of Cosima’s dreams. Lenore’s not so sure she wants to date a woman she has to share. Can Cosima choose between the vocation she loves and the woman she wants?

He looks like a huge alpha male, but behaves like a sweet little pet!When a strong willed, lonely businesswoman has a completely subservient man fall into her life, she's going to make the most of it. Brax comes from the future, where huge muscular men are accustomed to serving women completely. Madison takes him in and suddenly discovers that having a hot man obeying her every command is exactly what she needed. 18+ only. This quick and savagely hot erotic story features gentle fem...

Orchid lives in a small cabin behind Madame Mireille's big burlesque house. There's barely room enough for herself, let alone her growing daughter. Ginger is in a similar situation, living with her young son Roger on Madame's seaside estate. It's been more than a year since Orchid has worked, and she's sincerely indebted to Madame, but she can't live in such cramped quarters much longer.When Madame Mireille takes the children for a car trip, Orchid catches a saucy burlesque perform...

Isn't it amazing that our most commonly-used word, 'I',has been used so adeptly as a pointer to the Ultimate Truthby the greatest Advaita teachers?The three teachers discussed in this book – RamanaMaharshi, Atmananda and NisargadattaMaharaj – steer clear from all religious dogma, therefore making their teachings especially suitable for both westerners and easterners. These three may be considered as 'the Big Three' of the twentieth-century Advaita Vedanta. They are th...

A jealous god cages wicked Eve while a monk guards his chastity with similar restraints. Recovering vampires fall to temptation when a haircutter claims to hold the cure. A Gothic mesmerist meets his demons in a repressed patient's nightmares. Twelve men fall to an enchantress's curse while a sea creature drags a fisherwoman beneath the ice. A husband keeps his thirst for blood secret to protect his wife, and an office romance blossoms between an employee and his succubus boss.

Let's all join hands and fail together!Giselle Renarde is an award-winning author who's been failing at everything since 2006. Her erotica and queer fiction have appeared in nearly 200 short story anthologies and published by two of the Big Five publishing house, but don't let that fool you. Giselle is a writer who knows how to fail—consistently and thoroughly!In this collection of short musings from the erotic writers' blog Oh Get a Grip, Giselle treats readers to a verita...

Just can’t get enough? Monsters and Shifters and Men, Oh My! is a box set full of spicy paranormal romances.Inside you’ll find a princess in hiding, a forest full of shapeshifters and a faery with a secret. Curious about that mysterious man at the coffee shop? So are baristas Saada and Toby. Meanwhile, paranormal investigators Geoff and Anna are northward bound to search for the legendary Shadow People. And how will Artemis react when she encounters a cunning incub...

From the author of Lesbian Gold comes a new collection of tantalizing tales featuring hot showers, wet panties, obedient control and gleeful release!In this set of six sequential stories, girlfriends Talia and Cassie set off on a romantic resort getaway. Who knew they’d discover a wet and wild new fetish on vacation?Cassie’s a good sub who’d do anything for her girl, but what happens when Talia springs a scary surprise on her? If Talia requires total contro...

Outdoor bondage erotica from award-winning author Giselle Renarde.When a new hotshot lawyer arrives at the law firm where Navina works as receptionist, she mistakes Riley for a bicycle courier. Maybe high-powered lawyers dress like bums back in Vancouver, home of the crunchy granola eaters, but in Toronto they're supposed to wear suits and look serious. Still, he is pretty cute. When Riley invites Navina on a hike, she gets blisters galore, but luckily Riley is equipped with bandag...