When an heiress runs wild, her stern guardian comes back from abroad to take the whip hand... A willful heiress is taken in hand when her guardian, the disgraced Earl of Endale, returns from abroad to find her a husband and launch her into society. With a reputation as dark as his allure, she finds his discipline both exotic and exciting. To her delight, his instruction includes strict and detailed attention to pleasure. She's fiercely attracted, but when he probes her past, she soon vows to resist. Her heart lies elsewhere, and she means to marry handsome Sir Nigel, her clean-living neighbor and friend. But to her dismay, she finds Sir Nigel has doubts. He suspects her untamed sexuality is due to the Earl's evil influence. Concerned for her safety and her status, Sir Nigel insists she must be tamed and warns she risks losing both his love and her place in society. He attempts a bold rescue, but now she must choose—respectability or a life of delicious sin?

Taming Saffina When an heiress runs wild, her stern guardian comes back from abroad to take the whip hand... A willful heiress is taken in hand when her guardian, the disgraced Earl of Endale, returns from abroad to find her a husband and launch her into society. With a reputation as dark as his allure, she finds his discipline both exotic and exciting. To her delight, his instruction includes strict and detailed attention to pleasure. She's fiercely attracted, but when he probes her past, she soon vows to resist. Her heart lies elsewhere, and she means to marry handsome Sir Nigel, her clean-living neighbor and friend. But to her dismay, she finds Sir Nigel has doubts. He suspects her untamed sexuality is due to the Earl's evil influence. Concerned for her safety and her status, Sir Nigel insists she must be tamed and warns she risks losing both his love and her place in society. He attempts a bold rescue, but now she must choose—respectability or a life of delicious sin? Saffina's Secrets He'd taken her in hand, now her guardian takes his ward abroad to find her a suitor. But unknown to him, she's already found one... When Saffina's stern guardian takes her to France, his aim is to find her a suitor. Hers is simply to enjoy his strict instruction in the arts of pleasure for as long as she can. Aware she's unlikely to lure a sophisticate like him, she vows to keep her feelings for him a secret. But at the magnificent ch&âteau they first visit, nothing is what it seems. A sober young man who takes her fancy has a hidden agenda. Her hosts are famed libertines. Her guardian's rakish past sends him urgently to Paris, and she learns the ch&âteau is haunted. Worse, her hated former governess, now her maid, ties her to the bedposts at night to assist her &‘training'—but the real reason is to amuse a mystery night visitor. Saffina relishes the nightly amusement while awaiting her guardian's return. Then she learns he's in mortal danger... Saffina's Season When he treats her to her first London Season, she looks set to shine. But the more she sparkles, the more he despairs. Now happily married with a baby son, Jacquard treats Saffina to her first London Season. He's keen to show off his new countess, and she means to enjoy it to the fullest. She flirts outrageously, sees off catty remarks from jealous rivals with smart retorts and generally has a terrific time. But when she's waylaid by footpads one night in the backstreets of Chelsea, she's unexpectedly rescued by a struggling artist. Inspired, she commissions a raunchy portrait for Jacquard's birthday. As she struggles to keep it a secret, Jacquard grows moody. Soon he suspects an affair and thrillingly, steps up her discipline by giving her a taste of leather. But at the Carlton House ball, when the prince reveals his new mistress, both she and Jacquard get a shock. He storms out, enraged. Has she gone too far? Will she lose her husband, her good name and her son?

He'd taken her in hand, now her guardian takes his ward abroad to find her a suitor. But unknown to him, she's already found one... When Saffina's stern guardian takes her to France, his aim is to find her a suitor. Hers is simply to enjoy his strict instruction in the arts of pleasure for as long as she can. Aware she's unlikely to lure a sophisticate like him, she vows to keep her feelings for him a secret. But at the magnificent ch&âteau they first visit, nothing is what it seems. A sober young man who takes her fancy has a hidden agenda. Her hosts are famed libertines. Her guardian's rakish past sends him urgently to Paris, and she learns the ch&âteau is haunted. Worse, her hated former governess, now her maid, ties her to the bedposts at night to assist her &‘training'—but the real reason is to amuse a mystery night visitor. Saffina relishes the nightly amusement while awaiting her guardian's return. Then she learns he's in mortal danger...

When he treats her to her first London Season, she looks set to shine. But the more she sparkles, the more he despairs. Now happily married with a baby son, Jacquard treats Saffina to her first London Season. He's keen to show off his new countess, and she means to enjoy it to the fullest. She flirts outrageously, sees off catty remarks from jealous rivals with smart retorts and generally has a terrific time. But when she's waylaid by footpads one night in the backstreets of Chelsea, she's unexpectedly rescued by a struggling artist. Inspired, she commissions a raunchy portrait for Jacquard's birthday. As she struggles to keep it a secret, Jacquard grows moody. Soon he suspects an affair and thrillingly, steps up her discipline by giving her a taste of leather. But at the Carlton House ball, when the prince reveals his new mistress, both she and Jacquard get a shock. He storms out, enraged. Has she gone too far? Will she lose her husband, her good name and her son?

International best-selling author SAFFINA DESFORGES (writing as STEVIE JORDAN) & the creator of the wonderfully dark and disturbing, 'Birdy' KAREN OSBORNE bring you...INDIGO KIDS: Seven special children - one mission. Through time and space, a group of uniquely talented children are called together. Connected by an invisible thread and each with a special gift, they are given a supremely important job: To save the world. They are the chosen ones. They are - the Indigo Kids. Part Five - HARMONY (approximately 20,000 words)...When Harmony McKenzie kills her abusive father with an axe to the head, she's sent to a secure unit for the criminally insane - somewhere she can never escape from. But Harmony finds a way. In a catatonic state, she travels via her dreams, and as the fifth Indigo Kid, takes on the role of Justice. Making her way through the tarot cards, Harmony finds the other Indigos and an unbreakable connection is born. In the real world, the Hierophant monster Louis Ortega is arranging to make a purchase. He wants Harmony's body - and there's nothing she can do to stop him... or so he thinks.Louis Ortega doesn't bank on Ceci. When Ceci discovers Harmony is in danger, their connection is made and colours start to fly. Their Awakening is unstoppable. Together they are unstoppable.She is being called - they are being called. It's time for the beginning of the end. It's time for.... Awakenings."e;Answer, my children - answer as if your heart would break. Answer the shades, the hues, the petrol blues. Answer the call...of Indigo."e;Jax, Hadi, Starr & Ceci are out now! Ming & Xi and Shai are coming soon.Paragon & Nirvana will be released in 2014/2015**Warning - this series is Young/new adult fantasy/sci-fi/paranormal. It may contain some sexual references and graphic scenes.**

'Forever Bound' is special longer Mischief anthology that explores bondage, domination and submission in sixteen intensely erotic short stories. 'Forever Bound' features erotica from Kyoko Church, Heather Towne, Medea Mor, Maxine Marsh, Rose de Fer, Kathleen Tudor and many more. Surrendering physical freedom to a lover in BDSM games is an enduring fantasy for many. For others it's a way of life. Zoe takes a job at a large private estate, but makes sure to entice its charming owner into tying her up in knots. When Emma's husband finally tires of her impossible demands and brattish nature, he uncoils the bondage gear and gets busy. Madeline is a world class classical music composer, but backstage she unwinds by giving a different kind of tuition to her adoring fans. Rachel attends an arm-binding class and is immobilised by just how sexy the instructor is.

THE MAKING AND MEANING OF RADIOHEAD'S GROUNDBREAKING, CONTROVERSIAL, EPOCHDEFINING ALBUM, KID A. In 1999, as the end of an old century loomed, five musicians entered a recording studio in Paris without a deadline. Their band was widely recognized as the best and most forward-thinking in rock, a rarefied status granting them the time, money, and space to make a masterpiece. But Radiohead didn't want to make another rock record. Instead, they set out to create the future. For more than a year, they battled writer's block, intra-band disagreements, and crippling self-doubt. In the end, however, they produced an album that was not only a complete departure from their prior guitar-based rock sound, it was the sound of a new era-and it embodied widespread changes catalyzed by emerging technologies just beginning to take hold of the culture. What they created was Kid A. Upon its release in 2000, Radiohead's fourth album divided critics. Some called it an instant classic; others, such as the UK music magazine Melody Maker, deemed it "tubby, ostentatious, self-congratulatory... whiny old rubbish." But two decades later, Kid A sounds like nothing less than an overture for the chaos and confusion of the twenty-first century. Acclaimed rock critic Steven Hyden digs deep into the songs, history, legacy, and mystique of Kid A, outlining the album's pervasive influence and impact on culture in time for its twentieth anniversary in 2020. Deploying a mix of criticism, journalism, and personal memoir, Hyden skillfully revisits this enigmatic, alluring LP and investigates the many ways in which Kid A shaped and foreshadowed our world.