"In an isolated castle in the heart of the Black Forest, four wealthy libertines -- a duke, a bishop, a judge and a financier -- explore a disturbing world of pleasure and pain, domination and submission."--Page 4 of cover.

"Praised for her "hot and bold"(Kirkus Reviews) romances of erotic intrigue, the author of Only and Mercy now delivers her most daring novel yet... She doesn't depend on anyone for anything. He intends to make her his completely. Natalie Udall thought her position at the CIA was secure--until protecting her team earned her an armed escort into certain danger. Natalie can't stand the idea of being secreted away in a cabin in the middle of nowhere,...

Cole is successful beyond his dreams. He can have any woman he wants, but there's only one he can't stop thinking about. His childhood sweetheart, Ren. He's never forgotten his first taste of innocent love and the desire that consumed them--or the pain he brought upon her ... Her long ago brush with submission awakened a longing in Ren that drove her to walk the darker edge of desire. She's become a beautiful woman at ease with her sexuality and unapologetic...

"The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Surrender Trilogy and the Breathless Trilogy knows what makes readers hot. Now she turns it up in Mastered, the explosive first book in a new series of a desire too dangerous to resist. What he wants, he takes with no remorse or guilt. She stood out in his club like a gem, unspoiled and untouched. A lamb among wolves, she clearly didn't belong. Drawn to her innocence he watched as she was surrounded...

Details a relationship between a recent college graduate and a high-powered billionare investor. Determined to overcome a difficult past, Erica Hathaway learns early on how to make it on her own. She finds herself face to face with a panel of investors who will make or break her fledgling startup. The only thing she didn't prepare for was going weak in the knees over billionaire (and hacker) Blake Landon, an arrogant investor who's seemingly determined...

"A need colder than Siberian winter meets an attitude hotter than the Florida sun in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole's sultry new Game Maker novel. Everyone fears the Master... Rich, irresistible politician/Mafiya boss Maksimilian Sevastyan prefers tall, obedient blondes to fulfill his...complicated desires. That is, until the icy Russian encounters a disobedient brunette whose exquisite little body threatens his legendary restraint....

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Sarah K has a secret. By day she's a writer and level-headed single mother; by night she's a submissive, living a real-life Fifty Shades of Grey that is thrilling beyond her wildest dreams. But this is no fantasy: Sarah's story is all true. Daring, evocative and thrilling, but told with wit and honesty, this is an explosive account of life as a submissive, and of a secret world in which only a few dare to play. When Max...

Anastasia has broken off her relationship with the troubled Christian to pursue a new career in a Seattle publishing house. While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia must confront the anger and envy of the women who came before her.

"This sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty resumes Beauty's explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology of human desire and seduction. Now, Beauty, having indulged in a secret and forbidden infatuation with the rebellious slave Price Tristan, is sent away. Sold at auction, she will soon experience the tanatlizing punishments of "the village," as her education in love, dominance, surrender, and tenderness is turned over to the brazenly handsome...

E L James revisits the world of Fifty Shades with a deeper and darker take on the love story that has enthralled millions of readers around the globe. Look for E L James' passionate new love story, The Mister, available now. Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty-until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget...