Of Dreams and Quiet Wars is a tender and unflinching exploration of identity, love, loss, and the unseen places we carry within us. Through essays, poetry, and intimate reflections, Annabel Sylvester Oromoni traces what it means to navigate longing and belonging, recover from quiet devastations, and make room for hope in a world that is anything but tender.Rooted in the complexities of girlhood, migration, love, grief, memory, and the unspoken negotiations that shape who we become,...

“Absolutely filthy.” – Geoffrey Chaucer“Rather raunchy for a fairy tale, but we liked it.” – The Brothers Grimm“Elegantly depraved. I’d love to have them to dinner.” – Lord Byron“I enjoyed the anal punishments. And the happy ending!” – Vlad the Impaler“Seriously? I mean, really? He was far too gentle with her.” – Marquis de SadeThere’s a problem in the kingdom of Hastings: the princess is too headstrong and ill-mannered to carry on the royal line. In...

*'*Summer Romance brims with heart, wit, and longing - the signature ingredients of my favourite beach reads. Anything Annabel writes, I'm reading it' - Carley FortuneBenefits of a summer romance: it's always fun, always brief, and no one gets their heart broken.There aren't enough labeled glass containers to contain the mess that is Ali Morris's life. Her mum died two years ago, then her husband left, and she hasn...

Nora's life is about to get a rewrite . . .Nora Hamilton knows the formula for love better than anyone. As a romance channel screenwriter, it's her job. But when her husband leaves her and their two kids, Nora turns the collapse of her marriage into the best script of her life.When it's picked up for the big screen and set to film on location at her picturesque Hudson Valley home, Nora's life will never be the same - especially after world-...

Chere isn’t happy with her life as a high-class escort, but she can’t seem to find the motivation to change. Then she takes on a mysterious new client who won’t share his name, or even allow her to see what he looks like. Their first session is a headlong tumble into tantalizing sensation and fearsome control that leaves Chere picking up emotional pieces she didn’t know she had.“W” is roughly seductive, and dominant to the core. His demands shock her as much as they turn her on, an...

Beach Rules:Do take long walks on the sand.Do put an umbrella in every cocktail.Do NOT run into your first love.On paper, Sam's life is on track. She has the perfect doctor fiancé, Jack (his strict routines are a good thing, really), a great job in Manhattan (unless they fire her), and is about to tour a wedding venue near her family's Long Island beach house.The last person she expects to see ...

Lucy Merritt has always defined herself by her body, whether dancing in a small avant-garde company or posing for art. But she has always felt as if something is wrong with her, as if something is missing. She has never been in love.Suddenly, in the darkness of the theater wings, a strangely affecting man enters her life. Matthew Norris, rich, handsome patron of the dance company, has decided that he wants Lucy for his own. He makes her an offer that both frightens and compels her,...

From award-winning BDSM author Annabel Joseph, a spanking romance novella:Rowan Park works in a secret, hyper-secure area of the government, defending the homeland from malicious hacking attacks. That doesn’t mean she can’t entertain lustful fantasies about Chad, the hunky custodian at her workplace.But Chad isn’t who he says he is, and Rowan isn’t as safe as she believes. When a kidnapping attempt threatens her life, she’s forced to seek shelter—and comfort—in an unexpecte...

'The most beautiful, perfect love story-it's my favourite Annabel Monaghan novel yet!' -Paige Toon, internationally bestselling author of Seven Summers***Rules for a True Love Story: There are none. It's all a lie.Jane Jackson knows that true love is a lie. Laughter is the only truth: and having spent her adolescence as the barbecue-sauce-in-her-braces punchline on America's fifth-favourite sitco...

Over five seasons, Miss Harmony Barrett has managed to repel every gentleman of consequence and engineer a debacle at Almack’s so horrifying that her waltzing privileges are revoked. If she’s not in the library reading about Mongol hordes, she’s embarrassing her family or getting involved in impulsive scrapes.Enter the Duke of Courtland, a man known for his love of duty and decorum. Through a vexing series of events, he finds himself shackled to Miss Barrett in matrimony. But all i...

Take a rousing romp through 1790s England with this first of four Properly Spanked novels…The Lady Aurelia has been promised in marriage to the Marquess of Townsend since she was four and he was fourteen. Unfortunately, she grew up into a pillar of propriety while her betrothed grew up into a renowned rake. Of course, no one would expect such an unsuitable match to go forward…which is why they find themselves at a loss when circumstances force them to the altar and into each other’...

They were raunchy, rude and hilariousThe contemporary media described them as 'a cross between the female Rolling Stones and the female Marx Brothers'And they nearly made itThe Real Rock Follies is a real-life story of youthful trust betrayed, dreams of stardom dashed and cruel lessons learnt. The three girls, then in their late twenties, learned too late that in the harsh showbiz world you can hardly trust anyone, not even your friends. Ho...