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Kiss of the Kraken

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Philip Webb Gregg

Shipwrecked and alone, a warrior maiden finds healing and forbidden pleasure in the ocean's tentacled embrace.

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"A lone tentacle rises up out of the water, gracefully twisting and weaving through the air like a fern caught in the wind. The pulsing limb hovers at the height of my eyes. I cannot help but notice how incredibly smooth the skin looks. With one hand, I stretch my fingers toward it."

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September

Female Nude, Reclining

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Kirstyn Smith

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A reclusive woman and a lonely man are repeatedly drawn to the same art gallery. . . and each other.

Le Cirque de l'Enchantement

by

Lou Kane

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Desperate to be in the circus, a bookkeeper must master her magic under the wary tutelage of the reigning trapeze queen.

Roses and Vipers

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Veronique Veritas

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A cursed peasant finds refuge in a brothel, where her love for a trans courtesan could save her—if that love is returned.

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