Author: Zoey Parker
Publisher: E-Book Publishing World Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This is book 1 of the Caliperi Family Mafia romance series! Books 2 and 3 are available everywhere now! My hands are bound, but my mouth is wide open. And that’s just the way he likes it. But behind the mafioso’s façade of cruelty is a glimmer of a heart. If I can break down his walls, maybe we’ll find a way out of this hellhole. Because if his employer finds out that Lucas put a baby in my womb… They’ll never let us out of here alive. TRINA There’s no such thing as true protection in this world. I learned that the hard way when I ended up a mob brothel. I thought it would be a safe refuge from the war zone of the city streets. But this place turned out to be a gated hell worse than anything I could have imagined. The madam, Dana Caliperi, is as vicious as they come. A don’s daughter, she has known nothing but power and cruelty since the day she was born. And she makes sure the girls under her watch never forget one thing: Whatever she says, goes. So when she tells me my new job is to submit to Lucas however he pleases, I don’t to argue. I only get to obey. From the moment that bedroom door shuts, I belong to him. And that’s just where my nightmare begins. LUCAS She was meant to be a new toy to keep me happy. But it didn’t take long for her to turn into so much more. Trina is a delicate flower. Too pure for this city… but after I’m through with her, she’ll be too dirty to ever go back to the life she had before. But what started as a pleasure of the flesh is slowly becoming something I never expected: A temptation to get the hell out of this life. There’s so much violence in the mob game, so much needless cruelty. The devil only knows that I’ve done far more than my fair share in my time as a lieutenant in the Caliperi mafia army. But after a time, it starts to weigh on your soul – or what’s left of it. Maybe, just maybe, this girl will be the one to save me. If I can manage to get us both out of here alive, there may be hope for redemption and a future. But if I fail, the mob will make us suffer greatly for our betrayal. There’s only one thing to do: Take my woman by the hand. Run. And pray that we’re faster than the demons on our trail. *** A working girl meets a bad boy mafia monster in this dark mafia romance from bestselling mob romance author Zoey Parker. It’s a dark romance with more sex and love than you can imagine, but you will love every second you spend following the romance love story of this mafioso with a heart of gold and the innocent girl who falls into his arms. This book has suspense, action, adventure, mafia romance, marriage and weddings, and a happily ever after that will melt your heart. Enjoy!
Hands Bound (Book 1)
Author: Zoey Parker
Publisher: E-Book Publishing World Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This is book 1 of the Caliperi Family Mafia romance series! Books 2 and 3 are available everywhere now! My hands are bound, but my mouth is wide open. And that’s just the way he likes it. But behind the mafioso’s façade of cruelty is a glimmer of a heart. If I can break down his walls, maybe we’ll find a way out of this hellhole. Because if his employer finds out that Lucas put a baby in my womb… They’ll never let us out of here alive. TRINA There’s no such thing as true protection in this world. I learned that the hard way when I ended up a mob brothel. I thought it would be a safe refuge from the war zone of the city streets. But this place turned out to be a gated hell worse than anything I could have imagined. The madam, Dana Caliperi, is as vicious as they come. A don’s daughter, she has known nothing but power and cruelty since the day she was born. And she makes sure the girls under her watch never forget one thing: Whatever she says, goes. So when she tells me my new job is to submit to Lucas however he pleases, I don’t to argue. I only get to obey. From the moment that bedroom door shuts, I belong to him. And that’s just where my nightmare begins. LUCAS She was meant to be a new toy to keep me happy. But it didn’t take long for her to turn into so much more. Trina is a delicate flower. Too pure for this city… but after I’m through with her, she’ll be too dirty to ever go back to the life she had before. But what started as a pleasure of the flesh is slowly becoming something I never expected: A temptation to get the hell out of this life. There’s so much violence in the mob game, so much needless cruelty. The devil only knows that I’ve done far more than my fair share in my time as a lieutenant in the Caliperi mafia army. But after a time, it starts to weigh on your soul – or what’s left of it. Maybe, just maybe, this girl will be the one to save me. If I can manage to get us both out of here alive, there may be hope for redemption and a future. But if I fail, the mob will make us suffer greatly for our betrayal. There’s only one thing to do: Take my woman by the hand. Run. And pray that we’re faster than the demons on our trail. *** A working girl meets a bad boy mafia monster in this dark mafia romance from bestselling mob romance author Zoey Parker. It’s a dark romance with more sex and love than you can imagine, but you will love every second you spend following the romance love story of this mafioso with a heart of gold and the innocent girl who falls into his arms. This book has suspense, action, adventure, mafia romance, marriage and weddings, and a happily ever after that will melt your heart. Enjoy!
Publisher: E-Book Publishing World Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
This is book 1 of the Caliperi Family Mafia romance series! Books 2 and 3 are available everywhere now! My hands are bound, but my mouth is wide open. And that’s just the way he likes it. But behind the mafioso’s façade of cruelty is a glimmer of a heart. If I can break down his walls, maybe we’ll find a way out of this hellhole. Because if his employer finds out that Lucas put a baby in my womb… They’ll never let us out of here alive. TRINA There’s no such thing as true protection in this world. I learned that the hard way when I ended up a mob brothel. I thought it would be a safe refuge from the war zone of the city streets. But this place turned out to be a gated hell worse than anything I could have imagined. The madam, Dana Caliperi, is as vicious as they come. A don’s daughter, she has known nothing but power and cruelty since the day she was born. And she makes sure the girls under her watch never forget one thing: Whatever she says, goes. So when she tells me my new job is to submit to Lucas however he pleases, I don’t to argue. I only get to obey. From the moment that bedroom door shuts, I belong to him. And that’s just where my nightmare begins. LUCAS She was meant to be a new toy to keep me happy. But it didn’t take long for her to turn into so much more. Trina is a delicate flower. Too pure for this city… but after I’m through with her, she’ll be too dirty to ever go back to the life she had before. But what started as a pleasure of the flesh is slowly becoming something I never expected: A temptation to get the hell out of this life. There’s so much violence in the mob game, so much needless cruelty. The devil only knows that I’ve done far more than my fair share in my time as a lieutenant in the Caliperi mafia army. But after a time, it starts to weigh on your soul – or what’s left of it. Maybe, just maybe, this girl will be the one to save me. If I can manage to get us both out of here alive, there may be hope for redemption and a future. But if I fail, the mob will make us suffer greatly for our betrayal. There’s only one thing to do: Take my woman by the hand. Run. And pray that we’re faster than the demons on our trail. *** A working girl meets a bad boy mafia monster in this dark mafia romance from bestselling mob romance author Zoey Parker. It’s a dark romance with more sex and love than you can imagine, but you will love every second you spend following the romance love story of this mafioso with a heart of gold and the innocent girl who falls into his arms. This book has suspense, action, adventure, mafia romance, marriage and weddings, and a happily ever after that will melt your heart. Enjoy!
Hands Tied (Book 1)
Author: Zoey Parker
Publisher: E-Book Publishing World Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This is book 1 of the Brancati Family Mafia romance series! Books 2 and 3 are available everywhere now! Zico is a filthy man, playing a filthy game. And he’s about to drag me down with him. I’m kicking. I’m screaming. I’m begging for help. But my hands are tied… And I’m powerless to resist. ANNA I’m a young detective. New to the city. Learning fast, but a long ways yet to go. That is, if I make it. The way things are shaping up now, that might not be the case. I accepted a favor to help out my partner… And somehow ended up in the hands of a mob boss. Zico knows I’m innocent. But that won’t stop him from shattering me. If I want to get out of here, there’s only one thing to do: Get my own hands as dirty as his. ZICO I’ve never yet met a cop with a clear conscience. But in my line of business, dirty cops just come with the territory. Sometimes, though, they get a little out of control. And they need to be reminded who the real boss is. I’d take care of the beast myself. But where’s the fun in that? It’s much easier and more entertaining to let the gorgeous Detective Anna Grasso do it for me. Besides: I just love the way she squirms when she knows there’s nothing to do but obey me. *** A dirty cop trapped by a filthy mob boss? What could be hotter?? You’re gonna want to one-click this dark mafia romance series right away if you love romantic thrillers with an unexpected twist, alpha male bad boy mob bosses with an attitude and a rock-hard body, or new adult contemporary romance about mafia dons. Don’t miss out on this forbidden romance love story!
Publisher: E-Book Publishing World Inc.
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This is book 1 of the Brancati Family Mafia romance series! Books 2 and 3 are available everywhere now! Zico is a filthy man, playing a filthy game. And he’s about to drag me down with him. I’m kicking. I’m screaming. I’m begging for help. But my hands are tied… And I’m powerless to resist. ANNA I’m a young detective. New to the city. Learning fast, but a long ways yet to go. That is, if I make it. The way things are shaping up now, that might not be the case. I accepted a favor to help out my partner… And somehow ended up in the hands of a mob boss. Zico knows I’m innocent. But that won’t stop him from shattering me. If I want to get out of here, there’s only one thing to do: Get my own hands as dirty as his. ZICO I’ve never yet met a cop with a clear conscience. But in my line of business, dirty cops just come with the territory. Sometimes, though, they get a little out of control. And they need to be reminded who the real boss is. I’d take care of the beast myself. But where’s the fun in that? It’s much easier and more entertaining to let the gorgeous Detective Anna Grasso do it for me. Besides: I just love the way she squirms when she knows there’s nothing to do but obey me. *** A dirty cop trapped by a filthy mob boss? What could be hotter?? You’re gonna want to one-click this dark mafia romance series right away if you love romantic thrillers with an unexpected twist, alpha male bad boy mob bosses with an attitude and a rock-hard body, or new adult contemporary romance about mafia dons. Don’t miss out on this forbidden romance love story!
Bound to Last
Author: Sean Manning
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 030681921X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Lovers of the printed book, arise! Thirty of today’s top writers are here to tell you you’re not alone. In Bound to Last,an amazing array of authors comes to the passionate defense of the printed book with spirited, never-before-published essays celebrating the hardcover or paperback they hold most dear—not necessarily because of its contents, but because of its significance as a one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable object. Whether focusing on the circumstances behind how a particular book was acquired, or how it has become forever “bound up” with a specific person, time, or place, each piece collected here confirms—poignantly, delightfully, irrefutably—that every book tells a story far beyond the one found within its pages. In addition to a foreword by Ray Bradbury, Bound to Last features original contributions by:Chris Abani, Rabih Alameddine, Anthony Doerr, Louis Ferrante, Nick Flynn, Karen Joy Fowler, Julia Glass, Karen Green, David Hajdu, Terrence Holt, Jim Knipfel, Shahriar Mandanipour, Sarah Manguso, Sean Manning, Joyce Maynard, Philipp Meyer, Jonathan Miles, Sigrid Nunez, Ed Park, Victoria Patterson, Francine Prose, Michael Ruhlman, Elissa Schappell, Christine Schutt, Jim Shepard, Susan Straight, J. Courtney Sullivan, Anthony Swofford, Danielle Trussoni, and Xu Xiaobin
Publisher: Da Capo Press
ISBN: 030681921X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Lovers of the printed book, arise! Thirty of today’s top writers are here to tell you you’re not alone. In Bound to Last,an amazing array of authors comes to the passionate defense of the printed book with spirited, never-before-published essays celebrating the hardcover or paperback they hold most dear—not necessarily because of its contents, but because of its significance as a one-of-a-kind, irreplaceable object. Whether focusing on the circumstances behind how a particular book was acquired, or how it has become forever “bound up” with a specific person, time, or place, each piece collected here confirms—poignantly, delightfully, irrefutably—that every book tells a story far beyond the one found within its pages. In addition to a foreword by Ray Bradbury, Bound to Last features original contributions by:Chris Abani, Rabih Alameddine, Anthony Doerr, Louis Ferrante, Nick Flynn, Karen Joy Fowler, Julia Glass, Karen Green, David Hajdu, Terrence Holt, Jim Knipfel, Shahriar Mandanipour, Sarah Manguso, Sean Manning, Joyce Maynard, Philipp Meyer, Jonathan Miles, Sigrid Nunez, Ed Park, Victoria Patterson, Francine Prose, Michael Ruhlman, Elissa Schappell, Christine Schutt, Jim Shepard, Susan Straight, J. Courtney Sullivan, Anthony Swofford, Danielle Trussoni, and Xu Xiaobin
Both Hands Tied
Author: Jane L. Collins
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226114074
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Both Hands Tied studies the working poor in the United States, focusing in particular on the relation between welfare and low-wage earnings among working mothers. Grounded in the experience of thirty-three women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, it tells the story of their struggle to balance child care and wage-earning in poorly paying and often state-funded jobs with inflexible schedules—and the moments when these jobs failed them and they turned to the state for additional aid. Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer here examine the situations of these women in light of the 1996 national Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act and other like-minded reforms—laws that ended the entitlement to welfare for those in need and provided an incentive for them to return to work. Arguing that this reform came at a time of gendered change in the labor force and profound shifts in the responsibilities of family, firms, and the state, Both Hands Tied provides a stark but poignant portrait of how welfare reform afflicted poor, single-parent families, ultimately eroding the participants’ economic rights and affecting their ability to care for themselves and their children.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226114074
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Both Hands Tied studies the working poor in the United States, focusing in particular on the relation between welfare and low-wage earnings among working mothers. Grounded in the experience of thirty-three women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wisconsin, it tells the story of their struggle to balance child care and wage-earning in poorly paying and often state-funded jobs with inflexible schedules—and the moments when these jobs failed them and they turned to the state for additional aid. Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer here examine the situations of these women in light of the 1996 national Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act and other like-minded reforms—laws that ended the entitlement to welfare for those in need and provided an incentive for them to return to work. Arguing that this reform came at a time of gendered change in the labor force and profound shifts in the responsibilities of family, firms, and the state, Both Hands Tied provides a stark but poignant portrait of how welfare reform afflicted poor, single-parent families, ultimately eroding the participants’ economic rights and affecting their ability to care for themselves and their children.
Bookforms
Author:
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
ISBN: 1631596055
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Brought to you by the instructors at the Center for Book Arts, Bookforms is a comprehensive guide for making books by hand with a focus on functionality in design. Written by the experts at the Center for Book Arts in New York, Bookforms presents all the instruction you need to craft by hand a comprehensive array of historic bookbinding styles from all over the world. Bookforms traces the functional roots of each structure, explains their appropriateness for various uses, and provides projects for making an essential structure for each style of binding. Topics covered include: Why books work: General bookbinding principles for functionality and what we can learn from the past What you need to know for planning a special book or embarking on an edition How materials affect function Bookforms tackles a wide range of projects for all levels of bookbinders. You'll see everything from sewn and ticketed blank books and traditional western codex book forms, to scrapbooks and albums, Asian stab-sewn bindings, unusual structures, and aesthetics/embellishments. What better time to dive into this venerable and unique hobby than now?
Publisher: Rockport Publishers
ISBN: 1631596055
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Brought to you by the instructors at the Center for Book Arts, Bookforms is a comprehensive guide for making books by hand with a focus on functionality in design. Written by the experts at the Center for Book Arts in New York, Bookforms presents all the instruction you need to craft by hand a comprehensive array of historic bookbinding styles from all over the world. Bookforms traces the functional roots of each structure, explains their appropriateness for various uses, and provides projects for making an essential structure for each style of binding. Topics covered include: Why books work: General bookbinding principles for functionality and what we can learn from the past What you need to know for planning a special book or embarking on an edition How materials affect function Bookforms tackles a wide range of projects for all levels of bookbinders. You'll see everything from sewn and ticketed blank books and traditional western codex book forms, to scrapbooks and albums, Asian stab-sewn bindings, unusual structures, and aesthetics/embellishments. What better time to dive into this venerable and unique hobby than now?
Bound by Night
Author: Larissa Ione
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476700192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The first installment in a sexy new paranormal romance series by Larissa Ione, author of the bestselling Demonica series! Nicole Martin was only eight years old when she narrowly survived a massacre: her family’s vampire slaves rebelled and killed everyone in her household. Twenty years later, Nicole now dedicates herself to finding a vaccine against vampirism…and eradicating the gruesome memories that give her nightmares. Riker, a member of the wild vampire Moon Clan, is haunted by his own demons—his wife Lorraine had been captured and enslaved by the Martin family. It was during a botched escape attempt that she was killed, along with their unborn child. Still wracked with grief and anger, Riker is now fueled solely by the desire to rescue vampire slaves…and slaughter their owners. When Riker stumbles upon Nicole in a chance meeting, he immediately recognizes her as a member of the Martin family that once enslaved his wife—and she recognizes him as the wild vampire she saw kissing a pregnant slave in the moments before her violent death—an image that has haunted her dreams for years. When Riker kidnaps Nicole and they spend a night together in a cave on the way back to his clan, suddenly they begin to realize that they aren’t as different from one another as they may have thought—and they’re finding themselves drawn to one another…
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476700192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The first installment in a sexy new paranormal romance series by Larissa Ione, author of the bestselling Demonica series! Nicole Martin was only eight years old when she narrowly survived a massacre: her family’s vampire slaves rebelled and killed everyone in her household. Twenty years later, Nicole now dedicates herself to finding a vaccine against vampirism…and eradicating the gruesome memories that give her nightmares. Riker, a member of the wild vampire Moon Clan, is haunted by his own demons—his wife Lorraine had been captured and enslaved by the Martin family. It was during a botched escape attempt that she was killed, along with their unborn child. Still wracked with grief and anger, Riker is now fueled solely by the desire to rescue vampire slaves…and slaughter their owners. When Riker stumbles upon Nicole in a chance meeting, he immediately recognizes her as a member of the Martin family that once enslaved his wife—and she recognizes him as the wild vampire she saw kissing a pregnant slave in the moments before her violent death—an image that has haunted her dreams for years. When Riker kidnaps Nicole and they spend a night together in a cave on the way back to his clan, suddenly they begin to realize that they aren’t as different from one another as they may have thought—and they’re finding themselves drawn to one another…
Bound Feet, Young Hands
Author: Laurel Bossen
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503601072
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Footbinding was common in China until the early twentieth century, when most Chinese were family farmers. Why did these families bind young girls' feet? And why did footbinding stop? In this groundbreaking work, Laurel Bossen and Hill Gates upend the popular view of footbinding as a status, or even sexual, symbol by showing that it was an undeniably effective way to get even very young girls to sit still and work with their hands. Interviews with 1,800 elderly women, many with bound feet, reveal the reality of girls' hand labor across the North China Plain, Northwest China, and Southwest China. As binding reshaped their feet, mothers disciplined girls to spin, weave, and do other handwork because many village families depended on selling such goods. When factories eliminated the economic value of handwork, footbinding died out. As the last generation of footbound women passes away, Bound Feet, Young Hands presents a data-driven examination of the social and economic aspects of this misunderstood custom.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 1503601072
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Footbinding was common in China until the early twentieth century, when most Chinese were family farmers. Why did these families bind young girls' feet? And why did footbinding stop? In this groundbreaking work, Laurel Bossen and Hill Gates upend the popular view of footbinding as a status, or even sexual, symbol by showing that it was an undeniably effective way to get even very young girls to sit still and work with their hands. Interviews with 1,800 elderly women, many with bound feet, reveal the reality of girls' hand labor across the North China Plain, Northwest China, and Southwest China. As binding reshaped their feet, mothers disciplined girls to spin, weave, and do other handwork because many village families depended on selling such goods. When factories eliminated the economic value of handwork, footbinding died out. As the last generation of footbound women passes away, Bound Feet, Young Hands presents a data-driven examination of the social and economic aspects of this misunderstood custom.
Armageddon Bound
Author: Tim Marquitz
Publisher: Damnation Books
ISBN: 1615720014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Half-devil and miles from anything resembling heroic, perpetual underdog Frank "Triggaltheron" Trigg is the last man standing against Armageddon. As the favorite nephew of the Devil, Frank has led a troubled life, but he'd always had his uncle's influence to fall back on. Now, with God and Lucifer coming to terms and leaving existence to fend for itself, his once exalted status of Anti-Christ-to-be does little to endear him to the hordes of angels and demons running amok in the Godless world. With help from the members of DRAC, an organization of wizards, psychics, telepaths, and low-end supernatural beings, Frank must thwart the pro-Armegeddon forces and rescue an angel in whose life rests the fate of humanity. Better luck next time, humanity.
Publisher: Damnation Books
ISBN: 1615720014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
Half-devil and miles from anything resembling heroic, perpetual underdog Frank "Triggaltheron" Trigg is the last man standing against Armageddon. As the favorite nephew of the Devil, Frank has led a troubled life, but he'd always had his uncle's influence to fall back on. Now, with God and Lucifer coming to terms and leaving existence to fend for itself, his once exalted status of Anti-Christ-to-be does little to endear him to the hordes of angels and demons running amok in the Godless world. With help from the members of DRAC, an organization of wizards, psychics, telepaths, and low-end supernatural beings, Frank must thwart the pro-Armegeddon forces and rescue an angel in whose life rests the fate of humanity. Better luck next time, humanity.
Conducting
Author: Anthony Joseph Maiello
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9781576234532
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This comprehensive text by Anthony Maiello on the art of conducting is designed to be hands on, user friendly, playable by any instrumentation, a step-by-step approach to baton technique, great for use with a wind, string or voice conducting class, and excellent as a refresher course for all conductors at all levels of ability. The 232-page book covers a variety of conducting issues and the included recording contains all the musical exercises in the book (there are more than 100).
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9781576234532
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
This comprehensive text by Anthony Maiello on the art of conducting is designed to be hands on, user friendly, playable by any instrumentation, a step-by-step approach to baton technique, great for use with a wind, string or voice conducting class, and excellent as a refresher course for all conductors at all levels of ability. The 232-page book covers a variety of conducting issues and the included recording contains all the musical exercises in the book (there are more than 100).
In Cruel Hands
Author: Layla Cole
Publisher: Layla Cole
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
*Sequel to Bound and Broken* Forced to choose between serving Dane Soldano or going to prison, Sullivan Pierce chose Dane. Unfortunately, Dane's idea of service involves getting Sully worked up and sharing him with other men. No longer able to deny his attraction to the man, Sully nonetheless searches for a way to gain the upper hand. But when an encounter in Venice leads to a menage with a potential enemy, he wonders how far he'll have to go. Warning: Adults only! This 17,000 word short story contains explicit descriptions of bondage, dominance and submission, collaring, reluctance, handjobs, blowjobs, knife play, rough sex, finger sucking, anal sex, multiple partners, and a twisted fake relationship.
Publisher: Layla Cole
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
*Sequel to Bound and Broken* Forced to choose between serving Dane Soldano or going to prison, Sullivan Pierce chose Dane. Unfortunately, Dane's idea of service involves getting Sully worked up and sharing him with other men. No longer able to deny his attraction to the man, Sully nonetheless searches for a way to gain the upper hand. But when an encounter in Venice leads to a menage with a potential enemy, he wonders how far he'll have to go. Warning: Adults only! This 17,000 word short story contains explicit descriptions of bondage, dominance and submission, collaring, reluctance, handjobs, blowjobs, knife play, rough sex, finger sucking, anal sex, multiple partners, and a twisted fake relationship.