Los Angeles Review Of Books

WARNING !!: This collection is not for the faint of heart. These stories involve choking, spanking and raw sinful desires. Enter only if you’re ready to be tied by the chains of ecstasy. This compilation brings you a variety of spicy short stories, each having a different journey into the raw, intoxicating world of BDSM. Whether it’s a professor making his student kneel, an alpha punishing his maid, or a best friend daring you to give in, these stories will keep your pulse racing and your imagination tied down to the very last page. In this collection, submission isn’t weakness, it’s the ultimate temptation. Once you step in, you’ll be drowned in a pool of desires.

Paano kung ang kaniyang panaginip ay isa palang totoong pangyayari sa Enchantria? Paano kung pagdating nila ng Enchantria ay subukin ang kanilang pagmamahalan ni Nicolo? Maaalala pa kaya nila ang isa’t-isa kung kapwa sila walang maalala sa kanilang nakaraan? Saan hahantong ang kanilang pag-iibigan kung kapwa sila nasa isang digmaang walang nakakaalam ng totoong sandata na maaaring ilaban? Maibabalik kaya ni Diana sa dati ang kaharian ng Enchantria?

In the human world, Olympus is merely a fantasy found in books, known as the abode of gods since ancient times. But in another world, Olympus is an enchanted and dangerous place. A place not for gods and goddesses but for peculiar people from the seven castes of power. However, powers have their limitations, and so does Olympus. And, in the midst of war and darkness, a woman struggling with an identity crisis in the human world has mysteriously entered the enchanted world of Olympus. In a world where power is the only way to live, will she be able to survive, especially since she has to deal with the man who possesses one of the elemental powers in Olympus? This isn't just an ordinary world. This isn't just a mere fantasy, nor a figment of imagination. It's the world of Olympus, and it's about the love untold.

Isabella Sterling, formerly Katherine Carter, is a brilliant architect driven by revenge. Her brother, Jackson, was wrongfully imprisoned for a building collapse orchestrated by the Ashford family, leading to his death and their father's demise. Determined to avenge them, she infiltrates Ashford Global Architecture and the lives of people who were once close to her brother. She took out her heart and left it in Italy while her mind plotted a terrible future for her enemies. But can the love of a man make her change her path, or only reinforce her thirst for blood?

Kim Mylean Ashyver. She’s spunky, defiant and definitely not Queen material. Especially when her second chance mate is The Crowned Prince of the Werewolves. But what if she’s not supposed to stay in the backwards thinking Werewolf world? What if she’s destined for something else. What if she’s not supposed to wear a crown but something else? Find out what happens to Kim in this romantic action book filled with twists and turns.

Zhakia lived her life forlornly after her parents’ death. She was raised being hard-headed and having her own beliefs that juct could not be swayed. And that unruliness brought her to Kastello, a place she did not even dream of. Magistrates forced her to join the Knights, a group of warriour, but she refused. However, the head magistrate used the reason kf justice for her parents that was why she agreed. While her days inside the Kastello have gone on, strands of her heart became interwoven with other members’. And as she formed strong bond with them, mysteries started to unravel. And as they became closer and closer, the real danger is also zooming in. Sa isang lugar, ay may nag-iisang grupo, na may iisa ring layunin at nagkakaisang dugo.

For Elize, there's nothing more important than her family. Even it means accepting the unfair treatment of upperclassmen living inside the White Palace - a place like paradise because of overwhelming wealth and luxury unlike her home, the Black Market which is for lower-class and middle-class people like her. That's why getting a chance to work in White Palace is already a blessing to live a good life. But Elize knew that working under an upperclass would mean tragedy as it would mean that you will serve a family class full of arrogant elites, boasting all the money and superiority they have. But a real problem came when her brother was seen with the family crest of an elite class. To save him from a heavy punishment because of his crime, Elize decided that the fate of her brother would be hers, taking all the accusations and blame by herself. She was sentenced to serve directly as a servant under the ruling family in the White Castle for her whole life and without any compensation. Meeting the supreme family, House of Aelton, and working under them is something that Elize would never think of as a blessing. But now this is her new life. Serving the ruling family and the sole heir and prince of the kingdom, Prince Dale Aelton of Lionnale.

The royal house of Medora sets up an international contest. The winner gets to marry the crown prince and one day rule as his queen. But with the entire world watching, and several other women trying to sabotage you, falling in love isn't easy. Jane didn't take the contest seriously at first. She never even thought she would get in. She is introduced into a new world filled with ballgowns, secret romances and of course: Prince Sebastian. Can she fall in love with someone so different than her? Or will the dark side of this new golden world get to her first?

Di tempat Katrina berasal terdapat empat jenis manusia: Penyihir, Pemburu, Secondary, dan kaum Murni yang telah sepakat hidup damai selama ratusan tahun lamanya. Namun tanpa diduga, Katrina yang darah campuran malah mengalami suatu hal yang mustahil, ia memperoleh Sihir di hari ulang tahunnya. Kekuatan baru itu melahirkan pengkhianatan yang membuat Katrina mendapat pelajaran pahit bahwa perburuan Penyihir ialah seniscaya hukum alam, sekalipun dunia sudah berubah. Katrina harus mengumpulkan keberanian untuk menggali masa lalu dan melewati labirin penuh curiga untuk mengetahui asal muasal sihirnya... sekalipun ia dipermainkan sosok misterius dari bayang-bayang.

Five years down the drain! Clair Green stares at the divorce papers in her hand. Never did she think she would be in this position. Then she thinks back over the last few months of her life with Mike—all the secret phone calls, the whispers in the dark and eventually the pictures that she was not supposed to see. At last, she could put a name to it all. Sienna Whitfield. In pain and ready to forget all of her trouble, she walks tall into the Banquet Hall. It is where the charity event will take place. Then she sees him - a man with so much authority, handsome and older—a man no one can miss. A man who walks like he owns the world, full of confidence. He walks up to her and talks to her, but when he introduces himself, she knows her desire for this man can never be fulfilled. The man who ignited the Flames of Desire in her is no one else but Damon Withfield. He is the uncle of her enemy. He is related to the woman who stole her husband. He is Sienna Whitfield's uncle!