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Beastly Behaviour
by Aishling MorganGenevieve Stukely is working as an erotic dancer in the American west when she learns that her uncle is dead and that she is to inherit the family estate on the borders of Dartmoor. Only when she returns to the mother country does she discover that Sir Robert Stukely did not die simply of old age, but was found with an expression of utmost terror frozen on his features. Nearby were the footprints of a gigantic hound.Now Mistress of Stukely Manor and known to have a colourful past, Genevieve quickly finds herself the centre of attention for half the rakes and ne'erdowells in Devon.Beastly Behaviour follows the Truscott saga into its fifth generation with a tale of bizarre lust and Gothic horror drawn from several historical and literary sources to make it one of the most elaborate erotic novels ever published. Other titles in the Truscott saga include Velvet Skin, The Rake and Purity.
The Beast Within
by Émile ZolaLa Bete humaine (1890), the seventeenth novel in the Rougon-Macquart series, is one of Zola's most violent and explicit works. On one level a tale of murder, passion, and possession, it is also a compassionate study of individuals derailed by atavistic forces beyond their control. Zola considered this his 'most finely worked' novel, and in it he powerfully evokes life at the end of the Second Empire in France, where society seemed to be hurtling into the future like the new locomotives and railways it was building. While expressing the hope that human nature evolves through education and gradually frees itself of the burden of inherited evil, he is constantly reminding us that under the veneer of technological progress there remains, always, the beast within.
The Beast in the Jungle
by Henry James'Something or other lay in wait for him, amid the twists and turns of the months and the years, like a crouching beast in the jungle.'Henry James's devastating and profoundly moving novella is the story of John Marcher, a man who, for as long as he can remember, has been obsessed by the feeling that some life-changing - even catastrophic - event lies in wait for him like a jungle animal. Then the tragic day arrives on which the terrible true nature of the beast is revealed.
The Beast Awakens (Aberrations)
by Joseph DelaneyThe first book in a horrifying new fantasy sequence from Joseph Delaney, the internationally multi-million-selling author of The Spook's Apprentice.They heard shouting, and cries of fear. Crafty looked down the slope and realised what had happened to cause so much panic. Without warning, the dark wall of the Shole had advanced. Crafty can't remember a time before the Shole - the terrifying mist that has engulfed most of Britain, leaving those trapped in it to either die or be transformed into terrifying monsters: the aberrations. Crafty has been stuck in his family's cellar for nearly a year, his only companions his restless, whispering dead brothers, and an unusually friendly aberration he names the Bog Queen.But then Crafty's life abruptly changes. He is ordered to report to the Castle, where he will train as a gate grub - operators of magical portals that allow the mysterious guild of Gatemancers to explore within the Shole. It is a dangerous job, with a very short life expectancy... To survive, Crafty will have to use every inch of his cunning - whatever the cost.
Beast
by Wendy SwanscombeWithout time to draw breath from the dignities already heaped on them, the three sisters of Disciplined Skin - blonde Anna, redhead Beth, raven Gwen - are plunged into the new tortures and humiliations gleefully devised for them by their mysterious leather-clad captor Herr Abraham Barengelt. Putting its heroines through ordeals that range from mild to perversely bizarre, Beast is sure to confirm the reputation its author has already established for surreal erotic depravity that entertains as much as it arouses.
Beach Rivals: Escape to Bali with this summer's hottest enemies-to-lovers beach read
by Georgie TilneyESCAPE TO BALI WITH THIS YEAR'S MOST FEEL-GOOD ROMANTIC COMEDY'Complete sunshine in book form... a delicious slow burn love story' Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Staycation'The perfect slice of summer escapism... I read it in one sitting!' Catherine Walsh, author of Holiday Romance'A delight. Ideally would have read it on a beach; still bloody good served on the sofa' Lauren Bravo, author of PrelovedFor fans of Emily Henry, Sophie Kinsella and Tessa Bailey--One bookshop in paradise. Two bitter rivals. A whole summer to get through...Clare thought that by now she would have her life figured out. Instead, she's living with her parents, working a job she hates and has absolutely no idea what she wants to do with the rest of her life.When she sees a viral job advert for a three-month bookseller position on a Bali beach, she jumps at the chance. But it's not until she arrives in Bali that Clare realises she won't be working in the bookshop alone.Instead she's sharing the bookshop - and a flat - with a handsome but infuriating American man. Jack is Clare's opposite in almost every way, and it's not long before they're driving each other crazy. But fighting with Jack is also the most fun Clare's had in years, and it's only a matter of time before their relationship turns less than professional...Beach Rivals is an escapist, slow-burn enemies-to-lovers rom com - the ideal summer read!Readers are loving Beach Rivals:'The perfect read for wet and rainy British spring! I loved everything about this' *****'Such a cute fast paced read. Great writing... Do yourself a favor and pick up Beach Rivals!' *****'I read this book in one day and have been daydreaming about moving to Bali to do up a bookshop!' ****'This was such a fun, cute and easy read. Had me laughing out loud and swooning over the characters' ****
