Stripped is a collection with a twist. Yes, the fiction contained herein includes works from some of the best-known names in flash fiction as well as the work of emerging writers, but the bylines... More > have been removed so you can’t tell who wrote what. What’s more, the stories hinge largely on gender roles — but with the authors’ identites stripped from their stories, editor Nicole Monaghan has created a bit of a guessing game. Did a woman, for example, write that piece about ambivalence toward motherhood? Or was it a man? More to the point, does it really matter? Or is there something bigger going on when men and women stretch their minds and imagine what it might be like to be the other? Authors include Meg Tuite, Michelle Reale, Myfanwy Collins, Tara L. Masih, Marc Schuster, Michael Martone, Nathan Alling Long, Curtis Smith, and Randal Brown.< Less
Stripped is a raw, emotional and revealing exploration of love. The pieces revolve around three distinct themes. The first highlights the everyday experiences of love that people have come to expect.... More > These range from inexplicable longing to unrequited love to unstated hypocrisy and contrary behaviour.
The second theme exposes the softer, more sensual side of the loving experience. Enjoying the presence of a loved one, recognizing their impact on our life and revelling in bliss one gets in a healthy partnership.
The final theme explores visions of sex as seen through the eyes of both giver and receiver and highlights the fun, humour, delight and natural high expressed and conveyed in the act itself.< Less
A fast paced contemporary eco-thriller. Author Dave Currey, as front man for TV's award-winning Animal Detectives has spent 25 years leading undercover teams that "seem to live their lives on... More > the pages of a crime novel" The Face.
Four severed limbs delivered to separate addresses in Borneo: a warning from the billion dollar timber Mafia. Two young men kidnapped while swimming naked in the dense Borneo jungle. Left for dead, Englishman Matt and local Dayak guide Koto, stripped of everything, draw on their vastly different experiences and instincts to survive the dangers of the wild - home to giant crocodiles, endangered orang-utans - and trillions of mosquitoes. Forest Minister Probo, surviving an assassination attempt, sets out to break the timber Mafia's corrupt stranglehold on his country. Murder, politics, Islamic extremism and the world's press mercilessly add frightening layers to this breathless adventure - the terrible consequences of our demand for tropical wood.< Less
By day, she killed men. By night, she seduced women.
Allison Finley had it all—beauty, power, and limitless wealth. The only thing that the twisted temptress lacked was a man. But the only man... More > she desired was Special Agent Bryce Attewelle, and she wanted him madly. She wanted him dead!
Credit for cover: Aleksa Nicole and Tara Lynn Foxx< Less
Jeanie and Jack are playing a game of strip poker. This first person story is told from Jeanie's perspective and she has only one goal in mind.. and it isn't winning the game. This isn't a romance... More > novel but rather a very focused event... not for the faint hearted. Enjoy!< Less
"TRUTH IS FREEDOM"
How free are you? How much success do you want in your life? Are you as happy as you'd like to be?
Strip Naked is Rich Smith's way of challenging the way you THINK and... More > how you get what you want from life.
We all have the power to choose and this book will INSPIRE you and others around you to live a memorable life, filled with no regrets.
Whether you are 8 or 80 years of age, Strip Naked will stimulate you to ACT differently.
Nobody is perfect, we all worry about how others might react if we were to really be ourselves.
How would you feel if you were asked to take off all your clothes?< Less
"TRUTH IS FREEDOM"
How free are you? How much success do you want in your life? Are you as happy as you'd like to be?
Strip Naked is Rich Smith's way of challenging the way you THINK and... More > how you get what you want from life.
We all have the power to choose and this book will INSPIRE you and others around you to live a memorable life, filled with no regrets.
Whether you are 8 or 80 years of age, Strip Naked will stimulate you to ACT differently.
Nobody is perfect, we all worry about how others might react if we were to really be ourselves.
How would you feel if you were asked to take off all your clothes?< Less
