Kajira awoke in a strange bed, confused. "Where can I be?" she wondered, sitting up. That was a mistake, as her punished buttocks screamed with the pain of the previous day's beating. Wincing, she stood gingerly and went to the window. The room wasn't large, but it was beautifully furnished with a low bed swathed with gauzy curtains, a pristine white wash t...
Lord Anthony Millhaven of Beechwood leaned indolently against mantelpiece of Lady Eliza Montgomery's withdrawing room and surveyed the adornments of the room. Apart from the voracious Eliza, there were four other matrons of the ton, each of whom was well past their use by date and all were built on generous lines. The senior matron was the white haired Duche...
To: George Falstaff From Valerie Burbon Re: Updated entries for The Writer's Market George, These are the latest entries in The Writer's Market that we're considering. The old entries have been in need of revision since we've expanded the breadth of all our publications. The deadline for changes is just a week away, so quick action is needed. Mastering M...
Just filling in the wages we paid this month and checking the discipline book from Mrs Dunn, our housekeeper. The columns were not full by any means, obviously all had regular additions to each name but I had never had to dismiss anyone. Well I say never, on one account a girl came perilously close but chose the strictest of punishments instead, which turn...
He went again to the shore of the Inland Sea. He was ever drawn there when his soul was aching. He could find a moment’s comfort in the sounds of the waves slapping the wet sand and the gulls protesting his intrusion. The air was chill for the sun sets fast in this season. He walked alone, his mind not there, but far away. After a while he came to an old g...
I'm not really sure what happened. The night before, I had fallen asleep, watching a rebroadcast of one of my favorite Sunday morning news shows. It was October 2008 and I was staying overnight in a hotel in North Carolina, having just finished a meeting with a tech company that my company did consulting work for. The next morning I found myself in the same...
Chapter 6 "Lady of the House" Martin had been home three days from his visit to the spa, and things were now becoming a bit more of daily routine for him as mistress of the household. As usual he had been awakened early by his husband with a long passionate kiss on the lips. Martin grabbed the sheets with both hands and groaned as he awoke in the affectio...
Lord Wyatt Browning was having an awful month. After bringing home the horse he had purchased from Lady Montgomery, the mare they had hoped to first mate him with fell ill. After she was well, there was nothing they could do to make them procreate. They tried the stallion with other mares, equally as fertile, and nothing. The animal wouldn't even get an erec...
The master of the villa returned after a long campaign in the North. He had been off battling the Gauls for nearly two years with only two visits to his home. After the latest victory, he would be able to spend more time tending to his business. The Emperor was far to the South and had little concern of the Northern provinces these days. As Legatus, he comm...
How am I supposed to feel about Senator Jenna Kennington? I was a successful lawyer when I met her. One of the few women to have gotten through law school. I could have just kept my head down and went on with my life. But here was this glamorous Hollywood actress with a social conscience. She knew how to tug my heart strings. Made me feel I had a duty to hel...