"A delight....[A] funny and warmhearted exploration of the sacred and the profane."--Washington Post"Reading The Next Queen of Heaven is like hanging on to the back of an out-of-control carnival ride--terrifying, thrilling, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure."--Ann Patchett New York Times bestseller Gregory Maguire--who re-imagined the land...

The #1 New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Allen Drury's Advise and Consent is one of the high points of 20th Century literature, a seminal work of political fiction--as relevant today as when it was first published. A sweeping tale of corruption...

Nate Audley is affable, aimless and prone to the charms of Joey, a seducer with sexuality to spare. But even as they indulge in the forbidden, Nate can't shake what's at stake: his relationship with his family. Sometimes cum is thicker than blood in...

Two-time Lambda Literary and four-time National Leather Association award-winning author Jeff Mann's newest collection of personal essays speaks out against homophobia and the outdated ideas of masculinity demanded by life in Appalachia and the American South. Mann's writings will arouse, amuse, and provoke. Whether...

Do you have fantasies about being abducted, carried or captured? Do you want to be abused while awaiting payment of a ransom? Does the thought of being blindfolded naked in a musty basement get you hot? Then these stories are for you! Imagine being...

Here is the steamy underside of rural America, the back roads, back doors, and back rooms of a town called Groom, Pennsylvania. Secrets are sacred in a place where one's business is everyone's business, and the erotic stories in Backwoods bare them all. Conceived...

The classic account of growing up gay in America."The best little boy in the world never had wet dreams or masturbated; he always topped his class, honored mom and dad, deferred to elders and excelled in sports . . . . The best little...

New York Times Bestseller"As fascinating as fiction, a bloody history of the Mafia as lived by one of its members." --New York Times Book ReviewThe First Inside Account of the MafiaIn the 1960s a disgruntled soldier in New York's Genovese Crime Family decided to...

"The Meaning of Matthew is Judy Shepard's passionate and courageous attempt to understand what no mother should have to understand, which is why her son was murdered in Laramie, Wyoming, in the fall of 1998. It is a vivid testimony to a life cut...

50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION--WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA Mario Puzo's classic saga of an American crime family that became a global phenomenon--nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read. With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the...

DO NOT ADJUST YOUR BRAINWE ARE CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSIONFifteen talented horror authors explore the theme of neurodiversity and seeing the world differently. Here you'll find stories about everything from the dangers of making eye-contact to the power of synaesthesia; from the joy of collecting...

Entirely suited to one another Jack and Samantha continue to explore their sultry kink-drenched love affair. Jack a dominant's Dom pushes Samantha's boundaries making Sam do things she'd never thought she wanted to -- never believed she would. He takes her in public on...

Get ready to kink your Kindle and hook up your Nook with these delightful and delicious short shorts from top BDSM eroticist Alison Tyler. Every kind of bondage is fully explored in this fun and romantic romp of kinky confections. Playful, inspirational and filled...

**WINNER OF THE EDGAR(R) AWARD FOR BEST FACT CRIME** A "terrific, harrowing, true-crime account of an elusive serial killer who preyed upon gay men in the 1990s." -The New York Times (Editor's Pick) "In this astonishing and powerful work of nonfiction, Green meticulously reports...

In Erotic Teasers, award-winning editor Rachel Kramer Bussel has collected sexy short stories that will keep you on edge. From orgasm denial to remote control panties, these characters are made to wait--and they love every minute. From dominant/submissive relationships to futuristic settings, they have...

The more, the merrier! In Crowded House: Threesome and Group Sex Erotica you'll discover the excitement and thrills of multiple lovers connecting in the most intimate and naked of ways. From group encounters and throuples to sex games, swingers retreats, sex parties, alien sex...

Rubber, latex and PVC all cling to the skin and have the power to make their wearers feel sensual, sexy, and aroused. In this collection, the world's hottest erotic authors make the most of the sensual potential inherent in getting suited up. Hang out...

Super sexy, sensual, and surprising bondage stories from Tiffany Reisz, Somer Marsden, Valerie Alexander, and more collected in this exciting volume by erotica maven Rachel Kramer Bussel! Bussel won the John Preston Award for her contribution to this voulme with her story "Necessary Roughness!"...

Savor the erotic art of oral sex...An impromptu shaving session triggers a lustful bathroom encounter between a married man and his mistress. A woman who can't read a map discovers the sensual geography of ''down there'' thanks to her girlfriend's talented tongue. A female...

What would you give -- or give up -- to fulfill your most cherished sex fantasy? In this Cleis Press collection, erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel brings us femme fatales and shy women, women on a mission and women opening up to new worlds...