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The first novel in Anne Rice's erotic Sleeping Beauty Trilogy.

The second the whip was placed in my hand, I snapped. I couldn't turn away. I needed this. The man I fought for so long has returned, more feral than before. Will Rome still love me? Or will she leave?

"Carnal (adjective): 1) Relating to the pleasures of the body 2) Given to sensual indulgence 3) The man who kidnapped me The devil has blue eyes, an Irish accent, and a hatred for me that runs deep. He blames me for starting a war. Consorting with his enemies. Getting his men killed. Though I'm innocent on all charges, he wants his pound of flesh. With an eye on revenge, he makes me his captive. But as we'll both soon discover, there are more powerful...

As children, Tucker Creed and his neighbor Sylvie Bissenette find they have something awful in common. The bond they form blossoms with their ages. Creed breaks free from the town, and Sylvie is forced to endure a nightmare-- and do the unspeakable to end it. To deal, she develops a hard shell with sharp edges that very few can break through. When Creed again finds his Sylvie, he discovers he has to find his way back into her heart without getting...

"Three lovers really click in the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of Call on Me -- Cora has an amazing sex life. She's beautiful, daring, and the most popular submissive in Hayven. Too bad none of it's real... IT specialist Cora Benning has figured out the key to her formerly disastrous love life--make it virtual. In the online world of Hayven, she's free of her geek girl image and can indulge her most private fantasies with a sexy,...

"The quiet beauty of autumn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace is swiftly shattered when Anna answers a call to Mt. Locust, once a working plantation and inn, now a tourist spot. But the man Anna finds in an old bedroom is no tourist in distress. He's nearly naked, and very dead--his body bearing marks consistent with sex games gone awry. On a writing table nearby is an open Bible with ominous passages circled in red. There are secrets that prominent...

"I was standing at the bar and waiting for a friend when it happened. When my life changed forever. She strutted inside with her head held high with grace, not pretentiousness. With legs that reached her neck, and an hourglass frame perfect for gripping, she got me hard instantly. And those green eyes got the rest of my body hard too. Mistaking me for the man who cheated on her friend, she walked up to me, those green eyes burning with fire, and she...

"Durante años, Sarah y Jennifer, dos amigas inseparables, elaboraron una lista de cosas que había que evitar a toda costa por motivos de seguridad. La llamaron la 'Lista prohibida'. Una noche, sin embargo, en contra de lo que les dictaba su instinto, subieron a un taxi. Y esa decisión cambiara sus vidas para siempre. Secuestradas por un sádico, pasaron tres años encerradas junto a otras dos chicas en un sótano. Una década después, Sarah se...

Gabe is wealthy, powerful, and accustomed to getting anything he wants. Anything-- and anyone. For Gabe, it's one particular fantasy with a woman who was forbidden fruit. Now she's ripe for the picking ... Mia was his best friend's little sister ... but she's not so little any more. Mia knows Gabe is way out of her league, but she's an adult now, and there's no reason not to act on her most secret desires. But she doesn't know how exacting his demands...

Dating Boston's billionaire bachelor has opened up a new world for Skye Manning. Opportunities are suddenly everywhere, her new career is flourishing, and she experiences luxury she's only seen in the pages of magazines. So why does she feel like she's losing herself? Braden Black never meant to fall for Skye, and he still tries to resist a relationship he knows he's not wired for. But not only has Skye awoken something inside him--he's stirring something...