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First published in 1991, this book — through the examination of ancient Greek literary, philosophical and legal texts — analyses how the Athenian torture of slaves emerged from and reinforced the concept of truth as something hidden in the human body. It discusses the tradition of understanding...

The inimitable Faith Fairchild returns in a chilling New England whodunit, inspired by the best Agatha Christie mysteries and with hints of the timeless board game Clue. For most of her adult life, resourceful caterer Faith Fairchild has called the sleepy Massachusetts village of Aleford home....

‘I often ask myself what makes a story work,’ wrote the great American author, Flannery O’Connor. ‘I have decided that it is probably some action, some gesture of a character... which is both totally right and totally unexpected... one that is both in character and beyond character.’ The...

One night is about to change Bella's life for ever... Bella Greenwood isn't a fairytale girl. If pushed, she'd probably tell you that her perfect wedding would involve a handful of close friends and family. But as she's never met anyone she'd like to marry, it's a moot point. Until,...

Never Been Bitten Althea Yates is a vampire hunter, skilled with the crossbow and the stake. But she knows nothing of a man's touch--or how to control the unladylike dreams that haunt her sleep. That is when they come, two men of unearthly beauty who ravish her in sweet carnal games, taking...

Beneath the cover of darkness, passion plays by its own rules. Lovely, poised Anne Beddington is in a desperate situation: on the run for a crime she didn’t commit. Anne understands the wicked games she must play to survive—she has perfected her silky voice, practiced her feathery caress—but...

Venetia Hamilton is no stranger to erotic art--her father's lush paintings are one of society's secret pleasures. But Venetia has never experienced true desire. Not until she meets Michael Wyndham, the Earl of Trent--a powerful man who holds her future in his hands and awakens her curiosity with one...

At the height of the Roaring Twenties, New York heiress Zoe Gifford longs for the freedoms promised by the Jazz Age. Headstrong and brazen, but bound by her father's will to marry before she can access his fortune, Zoe arranges for a brief marriage to Sebastian Hazelton, whose aristocratic British...

Just Call Me Maggie is a prairie tale set in the city of Winnipeg and the fictional settlement of MacNabbs Crossing, located somewhere in south-western Manitoba.It is 1978. Maggie Barnett is a successful lawyer, a high achiever, in a prestigious firm in Winnipeg.She is single but has a steady boyfriend.She...

Lea found a job near Jeremy’s place and went to stay with him since he was the best friend of her late father. Over the years, Jeremy used her submissive side to his advantage and turned her into his toy along with his wife. One day, they played a game with his brothers and father. Each player emptied...

This is the beginning of an epic saga of books featuring the savage and brutal realism of Dark Ages conflict with domineering rulers and stardust legends. A veneficus is a Dark Ages hybrid of sorcerer, magician, hermit, alchemist, oracle, wizard and wax-pale ghost. Savage death stalks the venefical...

Journey now to Tuscon, Arizona, and into the Superstition Mountains of 1866, where... * A Chance for Escape Takes Two Unlikely Allies on a Romantic Adventure Along a Desert Trail*   Since orphaned at age twelve, Carmela Wade has lived a lie orchestrated by her uncle, pretending to be a survivor...