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If you have wondered how people are exploited into the sex trade and how they recover, then you will find this book detailing several enthralling stories to be a fascinating story.

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure was one of the most banned and censored books in the history of literature. John Cleland (a contrary man of letters, prone to boasting and getting into trouble with the law) wrote it while he was in Fleet debtor’s prison. First published in 1748 and withdrawn within a year, it was not legally republished until 100 years later. Widely considered to be the first example of literary erotica and a stylistic tour de force, with its combination of charm, daring, and love of pleasure.

It is the winter of 1896, and the happiest man in England is surely James Montague. Following the death of a distant cousin, the bachelor finds himself owner of a large estate and guardian to three nubile young women: Cathy, Victoria and Elizabeth. A lifelong disciplinarian, James has fiendish plans for his wards - plans that involve his impressive collection of canes, straps, paddles and whips. The staff must also submit to the new master's will, as maids Alice and Rose soon discover to their cost.

This book pairs my erotica with the true story of my intimate relationships and then adds my analysis of the main themes around trauma, emotional skills, and authenticity. Nietzsche said, "That which doesn’t kill us, makes us stronger." My story bears this out on more than one occasion. My erotica is as intense and challenging as my life story. It is full of BDSM, fetish, and power-exchange dynamics. The lines between the fantasy and my lived reality are easy to blur.

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is the highly explicit account of an innocent country girl who, on being orphaned, finds herself trapped into prostitution in London Town. The precise and intimate descriptions of her professional experiences, albeit couched in elegant language that never stoops to vulgarity, caused a scandal upon the book's publication in 1748, earning a fortune for its publisher and a court summons for its author.

Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure is one of the most notorious texts in English literature. As recently as 1963, an unexpurgated edition was the subject of a trial, yet in the 18th century John Cleland's open celebration of sexual enjoyment was a best-selling novel. Fanny's story, as she falls into prostitution and then rises to respectability, takes the form of a confession that is vividly colored by copious and explicit physiological details of her carnal adventures.

Ellen Parker is a nymphomaniac in the truest, most pure sense of the word. Yet she didn’t start out that way. In this collection of three erotic tales chronicling her life - written by the Ellen Parker herself - learn how she came to be one of the most unapologetically sexually infamous women on the planet and how this, her first and final attempt at writing, is much more than a simple foray into the literary world of erotica. It is a final good-bye...

Billierosie rocked the BDSM world with her collection Fetish Worship, and she proves just how good she can be in her new novel. The author says, "I know people who have had their lives changed for the better when they finally embraced their fetish." And with her wonderful new novel, she shows not just that understanding but how great a writer she is!

"Nexus" è il terzo volume del ciclo "La crocifissione rosea", scritto tra il 1949 e il 1960, una trilogia cruciale per l'autore del "Tropico del cancro". I tre libri, inizialmente banditi dalle autorità americane, rappresentano il percorso della cosiddetta "illuminazione spirituale" di Miller attraverso l'arte e il sesso, fino alla sua piena consapevolezza di scrittore.

"My Secret Life", the anonymously written erotic memoirs of a Victorian English gentleman who refers to himself simply as "Walter" is one of the most idiosyncratic and sexually obsessed books ever written. In this vast autobiographical confessional, the author recounts, in meticulous detail, his sexual exploits throughout the course of a life devoted entirely to the pursuit of carnal pleasure. Through this compelling exploration of the author's sexual behavior, we are left with a uniquely entertaining insight into life behind the closed doors of Victorian society.

Progress in the Edwardian era is coming on apace. The motor car is becoming increasingly popular - and you can be sure that in the back seat you’ll find the luscious temptress Dame Jenny, driving someone to delicious distraction. And what about those magnificent men in their flying machines? It’s too early for Jenny to join the mile-high club, but give her an inch (or several) and she’ll do her level best….

Fanny Hill is an erotic novel that was first published in 1748 and has remained a best seller for over 250 years, in spite of its being banned shortly after publication. In 1966 the US Supreme Court ruled that it was not obscene, shortly after making the same ruling for Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence and Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller. Today, it is considered, by many critics, to be an erotic masterpiece and a true literary classic.

In this hilarious and helpful handbook, best-selling author Ian Kerner introduces us to the DSI team, a top-secret unit within the FBI (that's the Federal Bureau of Intimacy) whose sole mission is to investigate dating dilemmas and equip you with the skills you need so you're never again a dating victim.

Hi, I'm Tish Mellon, a transgender woman in her 20s and author of this audiobook. My publisher calls the book a transgender memoir, but I'm too young to be writing biographies and memoirs. I'd rather think of it as a suspenseful "coming of age" book, a battle of the sexes, a chess game. To me, it's not a sleepy memoir; it's a fast-paced audio.

Following the death of her parents, a young and innocent Fanny Hill travels to London to find work. She has barely arrived, however, when she is lured into a brothel and has a sexual experience with another woman. A costumer gets her out of there and becomes her lover, but a whole new world has opened to Fanny, who sets out to explore all the pleasures her body has in store for her. Considered the first prose pornography ‘Fanny Hill - Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure’ (1748) is one of the most prosecuted and banned books of all time.

Kate Percival discovered the joys of sex early in life, and was so excited by those early experiences that she decided to become a "woman of pleasure." Kate explains her story this way, "I am about to give to the world the particulars of a life fraught with incident and adventure. I am about to lift the veil from the most voluptuous scenes. I shall disguise nothing, conceal nothing, but shall relate everything that has happened to me just as it occurred. I am what is called a woman of pleasure, and have drained its cup to the very dregs."

Fanny Hill, one of the most popular novels of the 18th century, traces the rise of its heroine from prostitution to middle-class respectability. Condemned in its own time on grounds of indecency, the book was the subject of several law suits until as recently as the 1960s. For today's listener, the work holds as much fascination as when it was first published, not only as the foremost example of English erotic fiction, but as a literary classic in its own right.

Fresh back from his European tour, Dr. Hunter Cage prepares for what should be a relaxing trip in the great outdoors. While kayaking he encounters a random man in the showers, who while extremely hot, is definitely not someone Hunter plans to see again. So imagine the doctor's surprise when his quickie from the woods shows up at his office hungry for more. Dr. Cage wonders if he'll ever fulfill more than sexual desire with a partner when he intakes Austin, who looks even better in person than he does on paper. Their connection is DEEP.

Ever wondered why theres no female voice as bold, erotic, unflinching, and revealing as Norman Mailer, Henry Miller, or Philip Roth? There is. It belongs to Susie Bright. Big Sex Little Death is an explosive yet intimate memoir that's pure Susie: bold, free-spirited, unpredictable, larger than life, yet utterly true to life.

Discover the world of Madame Alice as she embarks on a sexual adventure of self-discovery, in a place where all her dreams and desires come true, with no rules and no judgement. Are you ready to be transported into this sexual wonderland?