He was too full of shameful fantasies. Old ones — Mercy pushing him down on the couch mid-game, easily silencing his teacher's protests, eagerly getting his way.The flutter of some hope in Mercy's eyes suddenly turned to a new flavor of desperation."I don't want their respect," he said. "I only care what you think."Rowan didn't say anything.He couldn't. Honesty was dangerous."What do you think of me?" Mercy demanded. "What do you really think of me?"...

"You don't want to have any fun?" he asked."I didn't come over to have fun," said Chanming. "I came over to work magic."René looked at Chanming for too long, gazed into his eyes for too long. Too hard."We used to do both," he whispered.—Chanming and Donovan are magically monogamous; they use sex to shape the weather and influence the world around them for good. Their domestic bliss is challenged by the arrival of René, an ex boyfriend who needs help ...

Trapped by slavers and sold to a horrible creature who guards him like a treasure, at first Clove desires only freedom. His very nature revolts at the prospect of being deflowered. But everything changes when the impossible comes to pass: a revelation that his captor isn't all that he seems, and that Clove's desires are also transforming.Something is budding inside of him that makes him reluctant to run away.Ensnared by his captor's mysterious allure, Clove is equally tempt...

Efir of Etfan is huge.A nobleman turned soldier turned scapegoat, he has been blamed for a crime he didn't commit and punished with a magical curse, one meant to humiliate him by extreme and rapid weight gain.Bewildered and ashamed by a body he no longer recognizes, Efir retreats from the world, chopping lumber in the darkest woods where none can see him.…none, that is, but the orcs.An immense, muscular, and enigmatic breed, the orcs have an entirely differe...

Hae Drusa is a vestal — a sacred virgin and a slave, whose purity protects the lands and wealth of his owner, the cruel Lan. Drusa is both prize and a possession, with no life of his own.A mysterious foreigner, Maes Hill, tempts him with both freedom and pleasure. But there is more to the noble Maes — as uncanny as he is romantic — than meets the eye…Vestal is a work of dark high fantasy MM. It was previously published as part of the Snake Pit collection series.It c...

It's breeding season for the sirens, half-human half-aquatic creatures with a violent streak. Competition for mates is high, and brutal, as males fight to grow their harems.Fib, a ship's boy on the cusp of manhood, is morbidly fascinated by the creatures — in particular, by one massive bull siren, who notices the human lad as well.Fib sees losing his virginity to a siren as a safer alternative to the intimidating doors of a brothel; but when he gets in the water with a bull...

"After two months I'd be climbing the walls," he said. "Four months… how do you not have your brain boiling out your ears?"Casper laughed. "Is that what happens when you're too backed up?"Viv grinned back. "I'm just saying; no fucking for four months… that's a big ask.""People can live without sex," said Casper."Sure," said Viv. "But what's the point?"—Casper is struggling with his classes; not for lack of academic prowess, but because of an ...

Prosta is an able soldier and inconspicuous alpha, whose soldiering days come to an abrupt end with the violent destruction of his company. He finds himself captured and taken north by two lycan men, his life and fate in question, ignorant as to why they have taken him alive.The lycans' intentions don't remain mysterious for long.Once the captive soldier is secure within their distant den, they call upon powerful magics — and Prosta is transformed.Gone from alpha to...

"Why don't you ever get that thing out?" he asked abruptly, pointing.Pocket lifted his head and blinked his big, golden dragon's eyes in a look of obtuse stupidity."What thing?""Your cock," said Beam. "I know dragons have them; I've seen your kind fucking up on the mountain." He filled his voice with disdain, trying to suppress his intense curiosity. "You like to lick me, don't you? Don't you get hard? Don't you get horny?"

So far, prince Bora has managed to dodge the fate of an unpleasant political marriage. He makes himself essential at court, suppresses his omega nature, and fulfills his needs in secret, treating the dungeon as his personal fuck-buffet of exotic prisoners.One night, his heat is especially strong, and his sense of self-preservation especially weak. He goes to visit the recently captured lycan berserker, Ghostgum. The captive wolf shifter is deadly enough to warrant chains and a muzz...

Gio is a built, surly bouncer who wants to have just one shift without drama.Jules is the petite, pretty, coked-up bane of Gio's existence.Gio can only ignore the bait for so long. Jules's flirting, his sneaking in, the blatant public drug use. At some point, enough is enough. At some point, this POS is just asking for a life lesson.If you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes.Play Stupid Games is a short work of contemporary MM erotica. It was previously...

No-till — a method of growing crops and providing pasture without disturbing the soil — has become an important alternative to standard farming practices. In this comprehensive guide to successful no-till vegetable farming for aspiring and beginning farmers, author Daniel Mays, owner and manager of an organic no-till farm in Maine, outlines the environmental, social, and economic benefits of this system. The methods described are designed for implementation at the human scale, relying prim...