Old House Fiction

An island escape with no rules and endless heat. I thought I understood pleasure. I thought I understood love. But our trip to the private island proved that there were still depths I hadn’t touched—desires I hadn’t dared to voice. It began as a vacation. A break. A chance for all of us to unwind and reconnect. But then we met Becca—the island’s enigmatic caretaker with a wild past and eyes that saw right through me. Her invitation into her world was playful at first, a sensual scavenger hunt beneath palm trees and stars. But the real game was what she wanted most: to stop running...

My new teacher had a very hands-on approach. I thought I’d found a perfect life after meeting Sophia, but my education in passion was far from over. When she introduced me to her friend Jenny, I discovered a captivating teacher with a unique approach to self-discovery. Jenny promised to help me explore my desires, confront my fears, and unlock the secrets of my own heart. As I navigated this new dynamic, I found myself drawn into a world of introspection and sensation. With each lesson, I delved deeper into my own psyche, discovering strengths and vulnerabilities I never knew existed. My ...

Casa Velha é um romance do escritor Machado de Assis, que aborda neste clássico da literatura brasileira, temas como intrigas imperiais, tragédias e jogos de interesses. A história começa com a perspectiva de um padre que deseja escrever sobre a formação do Primeiro Reinado de D. Pedro I. Para iniciar a sua obra, ele investiga a casa de um ex-ministro para colher documentos importantes para as suas pesquisas.

As a gay man living on a ranch in the middle of nowhere, Ben fears he’ll never find someone to share his life with. Two days before Christmas, though, Liam shows up on his doorstep needing help. As Ben cares for Liam, the two grow close, and Ben realizes he may have a shot at finding love after all. This sweet and steamy MM short story features a lonely rancher, a stranded city dweller, lots of snow, and a sprinkle of Christmas cheer.

The notorious baby boomers - the largest age cohort in history - are approaching the end and starting to plan their final moves in the game of life. Now they are asking: What was that all about? Was it about acquiring things or changing the world? Was it about keeping all your marbles? Or is the only thing that counts after you're gone the reputation you leave behind?

Con una prosa tan inteligente como conmovedora y unos personajes inolvidables, Margaret Atwood muestra en estas historias, profundamente íntimas e impregnadas de una gran humanidad, su genio como exploradora intrépida y desinhibida de estos tiempos convulsos y nos presenta un cuadro único de nuestro lugar en el mundo y del sentido de la vida.

It is Sharon's gift to us that in her richly detailed exposure of her sorrows she can still elegize songbirds, her true kin, and write that heaven comes here in life, not after it.

Desde aquel día no tan lejano en que Allan Karlsson saltó por la ventana de la residencia de ancianos y se lanzó a todo tipo de aventuras con la avidez de un jovenzuelo, el mundo ha sufrido una transformación radical que lo ha sumido en el desconcierto y la incertidumbre. Ante tal estado de cosas, un espíritu inquieto y una mente sin prejuicios, sumados a una tableta con acceso ilimitado a internet, impulsan al incombustible abuelo a emprender una singular cruzada a fin de salvaguardar la paz mundial.

Family…however close or distantly connected…is still family. And no one knows that better than the many members of the McAdams family. Few understand the vast implications that come with a large extended family as Drew McAdams does…and especially now. His brothers and sisters are also beginning to understand just how complicated it can be now that the four of them are responsible for the equally vast and extensive McAdams Trust. The headaches have only just begun. Life as they knew it will never be the same. Drew McAdams strongly suspects that if another call or message comes into his...

Get Wet, Get Wild. I thought I had found my balance, juggling the passionate worlds of Claire, Sophia, and Jenny. But my education took a new turn when Claire introduced me to her old college roommate, Lisa, a longtime professional swimmer with a competitive streak and a challenge that made my pulse race. Lisa insisted I needed to stop reading so much and join her in the pool. Something about her drew me in - maybe it was the confidence in her stance or the way her eyes sparkled with challenge. Whatever it was, I found myself accepting her dare, diving headfirst into a rigorous training ...

When plucky single mother Leda Plett goes next door to retrieve her wandering pooch, she doesn’t expect to find a handsome stranger lounging about like he owns the place. She certainly doesn’t expect him to go all "white knight" about her deadbeat ex or her knees to go all wobbly at his sexy smile. Rodeo-star-turned-agent Eric Anders is used to managing people, and clearly the boots-and-sundress-wearing mouthy mama needs someone to manage her. He wants to help; her spirited spark and quick wit have nothing to do with it.

There is very little that Lizzie Patterson wouldn’t do for those she cares about. That is especially true for her two neighbors in the quiet corner of the canyon that’s been her home for over fifty years and her refuge since she retired from the profession she loved but was more than ready to walk away from. Recently she’s accepted a role in a movie her first husband is producing after years of turning down all the other offers that came her way since her retirement. Many believe that her reason for doing so is because Clay Tobin has agreed to play the lead character in the same movie...

A collection of the best and most popular programs from the Golden Age of Radio, digitally remastered, and including performances from some of Hollywood’s most beloved stars, like Humphrey Bogart, Shirley Temple, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, and many more.

A tale that enforces the belief that true love never dies. When Josh Sterling’s great-grandfather leaves him a huge old Victorian house in rural Wisconsin, Josh has only one thought in mind. Fix up the old place and sell it as quickly as possible so he can return to his real life in Michigan. One of the requirements of his great-grandpa’s will is that he hires A.J. James and crew to do the needed repairs on the house. That’s fine with Josh until he discovers A.J. is really Annie James, a cute little coverall-wearing gal who may not look it but knows her construction business. At first...

Journey into a World of Intense Passion I thought I knew what I wanted—until I met Sophia. She walked into my life like a force of nature, all mystery and raw magnetism, showing me a world I never knew existed. When she laid out her proposition, my pulse raced: she wanted to help me explore my deepest desires, push past every boundary I'd built, and unlock parts of myself I'd kept buried. But as I dove deeper into this new dynamic, I found myself caught between two forces: my intense attraction to Sophia and my connection with Claire, who'd first opened my eyes to this intoxicating realm....

Charlene Winnow has never felt like she fit in with the high society she grew up in. More interested in her father’s successful construction business, she knows she is a disappointment to her mother and the expectations of a sophisticated lady. When a fight with her mother drives her from her home, Charlie finally grasps her destiny, renovating the house of her dreams. Will a Victorian home in need of new life be the inspiration for Charlie’s transformation?

In the street, up there, was an old, a very old house - it was almost three hundred years old, for that might be known by reading the great beam on which the date of the year was carved: together with tulips and hop-binds there were whole verses spelled as in former times, and over every window was a distorted face cut out in the beam. The one story stood forward a great way over the other; and directly under the eaves was a leaden spout with a dragon's head; the rain-water should have run out of the mouth, but it ran out of the belly, for there was a hole in the spout.

Farmer Fred faces a tough choice. His old scarecrow, Tom, has stood guard over the cornfield for years. But now, a relentless flock of crows threatens to devour his crops. As the crows invade, Fred's bond with Tom is tested. It's not just about the corn; it's about tradition, loyalty, and what it means to protect.

A klasszikus ifjúsági regényfolyam első részében Charlie, a Németországból a Vadnyugatra kivándorolt fiatalember zöldfülű földmérőként két indiántörzs összecsapásának kellős közepébe csöppen, szert tesz híressé vált ismétlőpuskájára, a Henry-karabélyra, és megismeri Winnetout, az apacsok fiatal törzsfőnökét. Végül elnyeri Winnetou barátságát és a legendás Old Shatterhand nevet.

A Slumber Party Like No Other. My world exploded with possibilities I'd never imagined as I juggled the affections of four incredible women. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw them: Sophia's fierce intensity, Claire's knowing smirk, Jenny's shy lances and Lisa's playfull grin. But doubt gnawed at my gut--could they really be happy sharing me? Claire, being Claire, had the perfect solution. "A sleepover at my place," she'd suggested, her eyes gleaming with that look that meant trouble--the good kind. One night under her roof turned into a revelation, as boundaries melted away and desire took...