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Lori Penhall is a bit wary when she's called to her late uncle's estate to claim an inheritance. After all, she barely knew him. Leaving her tangled life and her ex-husband behind, she travels to western Ireland . As if her surprising inheritance wasn't enough, she meets the handsome dark and mysterious Michael O'Siad who rents the local renovated castle.One night his dream doppelganger invites her to a private "dungeon" party. Intrigued by what she sees but mortified by how it makes her feel, Michael shows Lori what it means to truly be free. In the real world, she begins to fall in love with him, only to learn the real Michael has other dark, intriguing secrets - darker than a dream dungeon. Will his secrets tear them apart, or will their love and desire for each other be enough to keep them together?

When Amy starts her new job at a book shop she has no idea what kind of merchandise her two bosses have stored in a private back room for select customers. She's never been allowed back there. One night, when she's closing shop alone she decides to take a look. Big mistake. Brad and Eric (her bosses) catch her snooping around. They don't tolerate rule-breakers and Amy must be punished. Will her secret desires plunge her deeper into their world? Or will she run back to the safety of her normal life and the dull boyfriend who has a dark side of his own?Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: BDSM theme and content includes: dubious consent, bondage, spanking, toys, anal play, and menage m/f/m and m/f/f.

He'll give up everything...Kevin Michaels rebelled against his strict Catholic upbringing and spent his days living on the fringe and immersing himself in The Dark Places, a club of debauchery and decadence a lifetime away from the quaint town he grew up in. There, he met Katrine, the first woman he ever dared fall in love with. When a fatal accident rips Katrine from this world, Kevin enters the seminary - just like his grandmother wanted. Megan started going to church to find meaning again after her mother's death. Her instant attraction to Father Michaels both intrigues and excites her. He fills her every thought. When Kevin meet's Megan, he knows he must have her, possess her. He has a choice to make. Keep his vows and lead a life of safe, predictable religious service, or leave it all behind and step into the unknown to take a chance at a relationship with an uncertain future. Either way, he's falling from grace... BONUS - Includes the original short story the novel is based on, SINcerely, Megan.

A dark specter has been haunting the dungeons at Black Lily, Boston's premier BDSM club. When half the staff suddenly quits, silent partners Eric and Brad loan their subs Amy and Kali as temporary staff to the general manager, Master Hildolf. After one week of working among an entirely new staff, Amy and Kali learn a few disturbing things - Master Hildolf is a sadistic Dom who takes pleasure in corporal punishment of his submissive staff, and there's something creepy going on in the dark corners of Black Lily. One by one the new employees start quitting and customers are frightened away. Is Master Hildolf the reason no one lasts long or is Black Lily truly haunted? In their personal lives, Amy and Eric are in a rocky place. Eric has a bad habit of taking liberties and Amy begins to question their future. Will their relationship survive Black Lily? This is book 3 in the Gilded Lily Series. Training Amy (Book 1), Switched (Book 2)

This anthology includes three of Anne O'Connell's bestselling bdsm novellas including SINcerely, Megan, Nice Girls Don't, and Weekend Captive.Weekend Captive: Kate's track record with men has been lousy. Now, she's sworn off them for good. But someone has other ideas. He's been watching Kate go about her days indifferent to him and any other man who crosses her path. Tired of being ignored and unable to cage the burning desire within, he has a plan to make her his... When Kate wakes up blindfolded and bound she knows she has a new set of problems. Will she be able to escape with her life?SINcerely, Megan: Megan's imagination and libido are out of control. She just can't stop fantasizing about Father Michaels. So when she steps into his confessional just to be closer to him and confesses all her sinful thoughts, she's surprised when Father Michaels offers her private counseling. Little does she know what Father Michaels has in store for her and it's nothing she could have imagined. The priest also has a secret past, one he thought he left behind him when he entered the priesthood. Will they be able to cage their lust or will the transgression ruin both their lives forever?Nice Girls Don't: Jenny has never led an exciting life. Everything from her interests to her looks are ordinary. Even her sex life is dull. That is until she and her boyfriend Darek agree to a night of exploration at a BDSM club with friends. While there, Jenny learns that Darek has a dark secret he's been keeping from her and even more than that - she has a submissive side that yearns to be dominated. Will her resistance destroy her and Darek's relationship, or will she give in to her carnal desires?Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: BDSM theme and content includes: dubious consent, bondage, spanking, toys, anal play, and menage m/f/m

An anthology that collects four of Anne O'Connell's most twisted, thought-provoking stories and novellas. Included are My Neighbor Enslaved, Domme X, The Rite, and DOM359.My Neighbor Enslaved: Brittney Cavanaugh has a sexy neighbor named Bruce that she can't stop watching and fantasizing about. After she meets him at a block picnic and he offers to be her on-call handyman she immediately whips up some chores for him to do. Can she convince him to let her tie him up and have her way with him? Domme X: When something goes awry with the fabrication of an android, Jessica, an engineer, must figure out how to fix the problem before a bad line of X-Droids is released. But her co-worker, Marcus, has other ideas. Will she be able to fix the Droids, or will Marcus succeed in his plan to enslave her?The Rite: Brenda Blake liked living on the edge. She had it all: A good job, exciting friends, and a devil-may-care social life. So when her boyfriend asked her to join him and his friends at Svengali, an exclusive club just outside of town for some sort of private satanic ritual, she agreed without hesitation. Little did she know what she was in for. Will she be able to escape the night's festivities, or will she surrender everything to Him? DOM359: Amanda Mann has a damning secret. Amid the facade of being the doting fiance to an up and coming ad executive, playing the perfect homemaker, and excelling as a self-employed wedding planner, she's secretly a submissive seeking a master. When she meets DOM359 in an internet chat room, she thinks she's found exactly what she needs; a male hundreds of miles away to dominate her safely from behind a computer screen. Besides, her fiancé, Damien, works so much that he'll never have to know. DOM359 has other ideas. He's been looking for a submissive that will do his bidding and give herself to him completely. When he meets Amanda he is entranced by her willingness to do whatever he tells her to do, no matter how depraved or kinky. He wants her no matter what the cost and there isn't anything that will keep him away...Publisher Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content, graphic language, and situations that some readers may find objectionable: BDSM theme and content includes: dubious consent, bondage, spanking, toys, anal play, and knife play.

Master Hildolf has had his share of challenging submissives, but none of them as disarming as Trish, a pragmatic psychology undergrad he met at a coffee shop. Friends Eric and Brad bet Master Hildolf that training Trish in time for Mistress Antoinette's High Protocol Ball is impossible. He disagrees and takes the bet. But Hildolf isn't prepared for what Trish puts him through, or how he feels about her. Will he be able to tame Trish in time? Or will she fail her lessons and be forced to remain in her cage?

A year after her D/s relationship with a demon began, Lori Penhall finds herself overwhelmed with family and wedding plans. When more secrets about her demon lover Michael are revealed, and Lori's ex shows up, Lori's formal human-wedding takes a turn for the worse. Between a demon father-in-law and other surprises, will Lori and Michael make it to the big day? Or will a dark family secret tear them apart forever? Note: This is Book 2 in the Castle Sedgebrook series.

Brad has always known Kali as a vivacious Domme with an attitude. Then one night, in the heat of passion, Kali turns completely submissive for Brad. Looking to find out the reason behind the sudden and unexpected switch, he and his friends begin digging into Kali's past only to discover some secrets should be left buried. Will Kali's past come back haunt Brad and to destroy Kali and their new relationship?Publisher's Note: This book contains explicit sexual content that may be objectionable to some readers. Content includes bdsm, spanking, ff, and sexual scenes that may cause triggers.

Author, editor, partner publisher and world traveller, Anne Louise O'Connell was born to travel. On the last day of one trip she loves to begin planning the next. Like many adventure lovers, she works to travel, avoiding packaged tours because the beaten path just doesn't beckon to her. She is always enticed by the overgrown trail or the donkey track that mysteriously juts at an angle off to the left. Here is a collection of stories from just a few of her travels throughout Asia, the Middle East, South America, the Greek and Caribbean Islands along with a smattering of insights into the expat life she lived for 22 years.If you're a fellow traveller, hopefully this will pique your interest in some new places, or bring back some fond memories of paths you've taken before. If you're an armchair traveller, sit back, put your feet up and enjoy the ride.