The first English translation of work by Wang Xiaobo, one of the most important writers of twentieth-century China.

It's friends-with-benefits, but with rope... Domi has a secret escape from her life as a single mom. On nights when she’s alone, she heads to Marquis, a sinfully hot club for those who like pain with their pleasure. When Master Mitch proposes a friends-with-benefits arrangement, it sounds perfect – she can have her cake and eat it too. Mitch doesn’t believe in happily-ever-afters, not after his parents’ nasty divorce and the way they still play games with each other. But the more time he spends with Domi, the harder it is to send her home alone at the end of the night. The only question is, how can he convince another commitment-phobe to give a relationship a real chance? An opposites attract, grumpy-sunshine, friends with benefits BDSM club romance between a playboy Dom and a single mom. Masters of Marquis Series 1. Bondage Buddies 2. Master Chef 3. Law & Disorder 4. Switch Play 5. Legally Bound 6. Shallow Submission 7. Hidden Away 8. Giant Tamer 9. Third Wheel

Rivers of Gold, Lives of Bondage: Governing through Slavery in Colonial Quito

Dr. Jeanne Safer has dedicated much of her decades' long career in psychotherapy to exploring taboo subjects that we all think about in private but seldom discuss in public. From conflicted sibling relationships to the choice not to have children, Safer's work has always been unflinching in its aim to dive deep into topics that make most of us blush, but which are present in all of our lives. In The Golden Condom, Safer turns her sharp and fearless eye to a subject perhaps more universal than any other-love in all its permutations. In The Golden Condom Safer interweaves her own experiences with those of a variety of memorable people, including her patients, telling a series of tales that investigate relationships--both healthy and toxic--that most of us don't escape life without experiencing at least once, including traumatic friendships, love after loss, unrequited or obsessional love and more. Never prescriptive and always entertaining, these stories will demolish any suspicion you might have that you're alone in navigating a turbulent romantic life, and will inspire you with the range of possibilities that exist to find love, however unconventional, and at any age.

DIVThe riverboat’s newest showgirl has no idea what she’s getting into/divDIV Raised on a houseboat, Nevada Hamilton has spent her whole life on the river. At night she sings for her father and his friends, and when they go to bed, she gazes across the water at the paddleboat gambling palaces, dreaming of the day when she can take her place on one of their stages. When her father is killed in a bar fight, Nevada must pursue her dream. She puts on her make-up, dons her finest dress, and walks into the greatest adventure a young girl could ever imagine./divDIV /divDIVHer first night on the job, she meets world-class gambler Johnny Roulette, who quickly falls for the delicate, innocent Nevada. Depending on how the dice fall, she could win Johnny’s heart forever—or she could break her own heart in two./div

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