A. J. Liebling, born in Manhattan in 1904, joined the staff of the New Yorker in 1935 and contributed innumerable articles to the magazine throughout his lifetime, on subjects ranging from food to boxing and France to horse racing. As a war correspondent during the Second World War, he reported from France, England and Algeria, and participated in the Normandy landings. In later life he married the writer Jean Stafford, his third wife. He died in 1963.

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A. O. Scott has been a film critic at the New York Times since 2000. His writing has appeared in many other publications, including the New York Review of Books, Slate, the New Yorker and the Nation. A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2010, Scott is currently Distinguished Professor of Film Criticism at Wesleyan University. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York. 
 
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A.S. Byatt (1936-2023) was a novelist, short-story writer and critic of international renown. Her novels include Possession (winner of the Booker Prize 1990), the Frederica Quartet and The Children’s Book, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. She was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999, and was awarded the Erasmus Prize 2016 for her ‘inspiring contribution to life writing’ and the Pak Kyongni Prize 2017. In 2018 she received the Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.

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A. T. Williams won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2013 for his book A Very British Killing: The Death of Baha Mousa. He lives in Warwickshire.

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Dubbed ‘The new queen of spy fiction’ by the Guardian newspaper, and ‘the real thing’ by the Washington Post, A.C. 'Ava' Glass is the CWA Dagger-shortlisted author of Alias Emma (The Chase), The Traitor and The Trap. The Traitor was a 2023 Richard and Judy Bookclub pick. Alias Emma was a Barnes and Noble book of the month. A former crime reporter and communications consultant, for five years Ava worked closely with spies. Her time in that world fascinated her, and the people she met back then inspire every book she writes.

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Arthur Edward Waite was the designer and co-creator of the now famous Rider Waite Tarot deck. 
 
An American-born British poet and scholarly mystic, his strong interest in all esoteric matters - divination, magic, Kabbalism, alchemy and Freemasony - led to him penning a number of books. These include the Key to the Tarot, The Book of Ceremonial Magic and A New Encyclopedia of Freemasony.

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A.E. Warren is the author of the Tomorrow's Ancestors series, which consists of Subject Twenty-One, The Hidden Base, The Fourth Species and The Final Rising. 
 
After spending eight years working as a lawyer, she began to write in the evenings and early mornings as a form of escapism from life in a very small cubicle with lots of files. She self-published her first novels in her spare time, which were picked up by Del Rey UK which is the science fiction/fantasy imprint of Penguin Random House. 
 
 She is an avid reader, occasional gamer and fair-weather runner. She lives in the UK with her husband, daughter and hopefully, one day, a wise border terrier named Austen.

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A K Benedict writes crime and speculative fiction in a room filled with clowns, mannequins and Doctor Who figures. Her first novel, The Beauty of Murder, was nominated for an eDunnit award and is in development for a major 8-part TV series by Company Pictures. Her second, Jonathan Dark or The Evidence of Ghosts, came out in February 2016. She's written Torchwood audio dramas for Big Finish and her short stories have featured in anthologies including Great British Horror and Best British Short Stories. She lives in St Leonards-on-Sea with her dog, Dame Margaret Rutherford.

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A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards – including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.

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A.M. Ellis is a speculative fiction author and lover of everything steeped in myth and mystery. Her stories often lean into diverse voices, not only in her identity as a Black woman, but in exploring neurodivergence and mental health. A proud introvert and nostalgic gamer, she lives in Maryland, USA, with her husband and three children. Angelica is also the author of Hunt A Killer, a PERFECT SCORE novel, under the pen name A.M. Ellis, which she wrote as an IP for Scholastic in the US.

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A.N. Wilson was born in 1950 and educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is an award-winning biographer and a celebrated novelist, winning prizes for much of his work. He lives in North London.

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A.B.C. Merriman-Labor was a barrister, writer and munitions worker born in Freetown, Sierra Leone in 1877. His published works include A Series of Lectures on the Negro Race and The Story of the African Slave in a Nutshell. He also edited two editions of the Handbook of Sierra Leone. He arrived in the UK in 1904 to study law. In 1907, he organised a centenary commemoration of the abolition of the slave trade in Westminster Abbey. He later embarked on an 'entertainment-lecture' tour called Life and Scenes in Britain, travelling across thousands of miles of West, South West and Central Africa, which he expanded on to create Britons Through Negro Spectacles.

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After more than fifteen years of experience as a clinical psychotherapist, Dr Aaron Balick has taken the amazing insights from psychology and psychotherapy out of the consultation room and made them accessible to the wider world. 
 
He has been an ‘agony uncle’ for many years for both CBBC and BBC Radio 1, as well as on television, including BBC Worldwide, BBC 3 and BBC Learning.

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Aaron Dignan is the founder of The Ready--a global organizational transformation and coaching practice--that helps companies large and small adopt new forms of self-organization and dynamic teaming. Clients include Johnson &amp; Johnson, Microsoft, Lloyds Bank, Citibank, Boeing, Mailchimp, Airbnb, Dropbox, and charity: water. 
 
He is also the founder of Murmur--a SaaS startup that helps teams scale culture through the magic of working agreements. The Murmur platform will allow every team on the planet to define and share their ways of working. 
 
Dignan is the author of Brave New Work (2019) and Game Frame (2011), co-host of the Brave New Work podcast, and a friend to misfit toys.

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Aaron Edwards is a senior lecturer in defence and international affairs at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, specialising in terrorism and counter-insurgency. He is the author and editor of several books, including Defending the Realm: The Politics of Britain’s Small Wars Since 1945, and has lectured all over the world on aspects of national and international security. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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Aaron Robertson is a writer, an editor, and a translator of Italian literature. His translation of Igiaba Scego’s Beyond Babylon was short-listed for the 2020 PEN Translation Prize and the National Translation Award, and in 2021 he received a National Endowment for the Arts grant. His work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, Foreign Policy, n+1, The Point, and Literary Hub, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Crystalle Valentino

All’s fair in love and war... 
 
Rosie Cooper isn’t afraid of getting her hands dirty. So when a rival gardening company begins stealing her clients, she doesn’t hesitate to confront the man in charge. 
 
But Ben Hunter is a charmer. Having persuaded Rosie’s female customers to switch to him, will he also succeed in seducing Rosie into submission? 
 
Black Lace Classics – our best erotic fiction ever from our leading authors.

Personal Services: Black Lace Classics

Portia Da Costa

It’s going to get hot and steamy this Christmas... 
 
Sandy Jackson still dreams of the sexy stranger who came to her rescue years before. 
 
And when she meets Jay Bentley again she doesn’t recognise him. Horrifically wounded in a car crash, Jay has both physical and psychological scars and is more Beast than Prince Charming. 
 
But he has not forgotten their earlier encounter either... And all he wants this Christmas is Sandy in his bed... 
 
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of In Too Deep and the ‘Accidental’ series 
 
(previously published as Kiss it Better)

The Gift

Emma Holly

Behind closed doors, the wicked play... 
 
Charity Wills is a heartbreaker, and she is determined to fund her education by any means necessary. 
 
B. G. Grantham is obsessed with the unattainable – the thrill of being refused the one thing he craves. 
 
Invited to stay with the erotic-minded recluse in his mansion, Charity provides the challenge he so desires. And with the arrival of Eric Berne, her sexy ‘keeper’, she finds herself tempted by both men...

Strange Attractions

Marrying a billionaire? 
 
It’s every girl’s fantasy but ever since meeting brooding sexy tycoon, John Smith, Lizzie has never been entirely sure of his true feelings for her. 
 
Has he proposed marriage because he truly loves her or just to keep her in his bed?

The Accidental Bride

Eden Bradley

Are you ready for the dark side of love…? 
 
The moments when Ava Gregory feels her most beautiful and complete are when she is tied up and bound. 
 
Then she meets Desmond Hale, a master in the ancient Japanese bondage art of Shibari. He takes her to the very edge of ecstasy. But having learned the beauty of surrender, dare Ava risk her heart? 
 
The Beauty of Surrender is a hot erotic romance which will delight fans of E L James, Sylvia Day and Portia Da Costa.

The Beauty of Surrender

Lori Perkins

When things go bump in the night... 
 
Heat up those cold, dark Autumn nights with this collection of steamy short stories of paranormal intrigue... 
 
Full of fangs, claws and superhuman passion, these tales are guaranteed to give you goosebumps! 
 
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Trick or Treats

Alison Tyler

‘I knew what I wanted – Someone who wouldn’t laugh or scowl or turn away in disgust when I confessed my darkest fantasies. Someone who had a brush, and a belt, and a set of cuffs and was not afraid to use them.’ 
 
Based on the author’s real life experiences, this is a fictional account of a submissive and her quest for the perfect dominant. Dark Secret Love is a modern-day Story of O with a kinky fairy-tale twist.

Dark Secret Love: A Story of Submission

Carrie Williams

Will the student become the master? 
 
When aspiring writer Genevieve Carter takes a job for Anne Tournier, her favourite erotic novelist, she fast becomes her muse. 
 
Led into a world of temptation with a number of hot men, Genevieve finds that some pleasures are too hard to deny. 
 
But while her mistress is happy to encourage her bad behaviour, she’s not prepared for Genevieve to become her rival...

The Apprentice

Black Lace Classics

Seduced by a billionaire… 
 
After being mistaken for a high-class call girl when they first met, Lizzie now enjoys a fiery relationship with John, her gorgeous and incredibly rich older man. Devoted, romantic and devilishly kinky, John knows exactly how to satisfy her every need. 
 
But John has a dark side – and a past he won’t talk about. He might welcome Lizzie in his bed – and out of it – but will she ever be anything more than a rich man’s mistress?

The Accidental Mistress

Welcome to the world of the elite... 
 
As a model, Jemma is used to being the centre of attention. And when Dominic Vane, the world-famous photographer, asks her to pose for him, she knows it’s not just her pictures he’s interested in. 
 
But in a world where pleasure is pursued above all else, will falling for Dominic’s masterful touch come at too high a cost? 
 
From the glamorous South of France to the luxuries of Monte Carlo, A Private View will take you on a wild journey of sexual discovery. A classic Black Lace romance.

A Private View

It’s getting steamy in the kitchen. . . 
 
Venetia Halliday, a go-getting entrepreneur, is trying to make it in London’s fiercely competitive restaurant scene. And her new chef – East End bad-boy Micky Quinn – has tricked his way into her business, and her bed. 
 
Cheeky, well-built and confident, Quinn embodies everything she loves in a man, but with wild sexual abandon on the menu, can Venetia keep her mind on the job? 
 
Black Lace Classics – our best erotic fiction ever from our leading authors.

After Hours: Black Lace Classics

Welcome to Exotica… Leave your inhibitions at the door 
 
Lilli DeForrest is hoping for a week of pampering and relaxation, but when the beautiful Rajan steps into her suite, the attraction is immediate. Rajan is her ideal lover: tender, commanding and intensely erotic. 
 
But, as Lilli is about to discover, his masterful touch is just the beginning… 
 
An utterly delicious erotic romance perfect for fans of E.L. James and Sylvia Day

Exotica

Justine Elyot

A brand new sizzling collection of linked short stories by the highly acclaimed author of the ebook sensation, On Demand 
 
They include the actress/director of a new production of Kiss Me Kate discovering the fun of a real life ‘taming’, a sizzling BDSM ménage, an innocent’s first day at a private fetish club and a very kinky encounter with a famous screen star.

Seven Scarlet Tales

Eve Berlin

Connor Galloway is about to meet his match. 
 
Mischa Kennon may be willing to let the sexy Irishman into her bed, but many a dominant man has tried to tame her and failed. 
 
Only for all Mischa’s talk she’s relatively inexperienced when it comes to intimate power games. Can Connor tempt her to surrender to her innermost desires? 
 
A dark sensual romantic novel perfect for fans of E.L. James, from the acclaimed author of Pleasure’s Edge and Desire’s Edge.

Temptation's Edge

Erotic Romance

Kristina Lloyd

‘I’d never set out to snag Mr Right but I’d veered so far off that track I was now at the mercy of Mr Dangerously Wrong...’ 
 
Betrayed by her lover, Natalie Lovell finds herself exploring the world of internet dating. 
 
Then she meets a dark sexy stranger online who promises all the danger, excitement and dominance she craves. But how far will Natalie go to get the ultimate in thrills...? 
 
A sexy and controversial erotic thriller – Fifty Shades Darker than E L James and Sylvia Day. 
 
Includes a bonus short story: ‘Forbidden’ by S. M. Taylor – the winning entry of the Black Lace/You Magazineshort story competition

Thrill Seeker

Fredrica Alleyn

B is for Bondage… 
 
When Kristina spots her best-friend wearing a pretty new bracelet, little doesshe know that her new piece of jewellery hides a multitude of erotic secrets. 
 
Enticed by her friend’s saucy tales, Kristina finds herselfjoining a very discreet society, and meeting the dark and mysterious Tarquin Rashid who promises to fulfil all her fantasies, if she’ll only submit to his every whim... 
 
Fredrica Alleyn also writes as Marina Anderson and is the Sunday Times bestselling author of Haven of Obedience, as well as Cassandra’s Conflict and Cassandra’s Chateau

The Bracelet

Monica Belle

Work hard, play harder. . . 
 
Eclipsed by the high-powered businesspeople that surround her, shy Laura Irving spends her time absorbed in her own workplace-fantasies. 
 
So when the masterful and arrogant man known as ‘The Devil’ begins to show interest she is both terrified and thrilled. And there is nothing she wants more than to call him ‘Master’. 
 
A classic Black Lace tale of a love-hate affair and an explosive relationship.

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Laura Thornton

Clarissa Cornwall is a respectable university lecturer who has little time for romance until she encounters the insolently sexy Nicholas St Clair in her class on erotic literature. Suddenly her position – and the age gap between them – no longer matters as she finds herself becoming obsessed with this provocative young man. He likes playing power games and she begins to take more and more risks in an effort to satisfy her sexual appetite for his fit young body. But as the tables are turned, and Nick encourages Clarissa to explore her own erotic horizons, who actually ends up teaching whom?

The Name of an Angel

Give in to desire... 
 
Kara Crawford doesn’t expect to find anyone who can fulfil her dark fantasies until she experiences one of the most incredible nights of her life with a man she’s always admired from afar. 
 
Dante De Matteo may be a master of control now, but his troubled past means he won’t let anyone ever get too close... 
 
A dark sensual romantic novel perfect for fans of E.L. James, from the acclaimed author of The Dark Garden and Pleasure’s Edge

Desire's Edge

Rachel Kenley

Like your fairy tales with a twist? Then step into these woods… 
 
Erotically Ever After features re-imaginings of fairytales, classic myths and nursery rhymes. Immerse yourself in these well-loved tales that now have the ultimate in sensual happy endings… 
 
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Erotically Ever After

It’s the ultimate fantasy: 
When Lizzie meets an attractive older man in the bar of a luxury hotel, he mistakes her for a high class call girl on the look-out for a wealthy client. 
 
With a man she can’t resist... 
Lizzie finds herself following him to his hotel room for an unforgettable night where she learns the pleasures of submitting to the hands of a master. But what will happen when John discovers that Lizzie is far more than she seems...? 
 
A sexy, thrilling erotic romance for every woman who has ever had a “Pretty Woman” fantasy. Part One of the ‘Accidental’ Trilogy.

The Accidental Call Girl

Brit M

Two hot novellas featuring even hotter ménages: 
 
‘The Virgin Threesome’ 
Marissa, a reluctant voyeur, becomes an eager participant after her friend introduces her to the alluring world of ménage. But can she overcome her inhibitions? 
 
‘Three in Love’ 
When Heather’s two boyfriends move away to Nevada, the sudden lack of a threesome in her life unsettles her. So she follows them – but will this gamble pay off? 
 
Black Lace Books – the leading imprint of erotic fiction for women.

Threesomes

Sylvie Ouellette

Judith is an inexperienced young nurse, fresh out of college, when she is hired to work at the exclusive Dorchester Clinic, specialising in cosmetic care for its very wealthy clients. It isn't long before she realises the staff are regularly engaging in recreational pursuits of a decidedly lewd nature, with each other and their patients. 
 
From the nursing supervisor, the strange and commanding Mrs. Cox, to the clinic's well-toned gym instructor, Judith becomes enthralled by her new colleagues and the things they get up to. Learning to mix medical care with the special treatment that's on offer, she's only too willing to practice her new skills on the seductive Doctor Edouard.

Healing Passion

Step into the red collection… 
 
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of In Too Deep, this collection brings you a stunning array of Portia Da Costa’s short fiction – brought together in one volume for the first time. 
 
The Red Collection includes three new hot short stories and two Black Lace novellas. 
 
Discover why Portia Da Costa is the queen of erotic romance.

The Red Collection

Sarah Fisher

The chauffeur stood still for a moment, then moved his broad hand up towards the button on his tight uniform jacket. His voice was low and hypnotic. 
 
‘I can give you anything you want, Francesca,’ he whispered. ‘And I think I know what you want.’ 
 
When Francesca Leeman is invited to catalogue a private collection of priceless erotica, she finds her new acquaintances cultured, fascinating – and intense. She is soon drawn to their intoxicating way of life and their voyeuristic games of seduction... 
 
Black Lace Classics – our best erotic fiction ever from our leading authors.

A Private Collection: Black Lace Classics

Alec Walker should come with a warning. 
 
A man who lives on the edge, he is famous for his love of dangerous sports, kinky sex and independent women. 
 
Dylan Ivory has come to interview him for her latest book but instead he issues her with a challenge – and the perfect way to do her research. 
 
Part 1 of The Edge Trilogy, a dark sensual romantic series, perfect for fans of E.L. James and Sylvia Day, from the acclaimed author of The Dark Garden

Pleasure's Edge

Ever been tempted…? 
 
While Mia Curry’s university students cram into her class on sexuality, Mia has always kept her own private fantasies carefully under wraps – until now... 
 
Jagger James is everything Mia wants and everything that is taboo: he’s young, gorgeous – and a student. 
 
But how can Mia resist? 
 
From the bestselling author of The Dark Garden comes an irresistibly romantic tale of forbidden attraction.

Forbidden Fruit

Treat yourself to a Christmas you’ll never forget. 
 
This erotic anthology has a vast selection of festive fun to give you a very merry Christmas. It may be cold outside but this collection of steamy stories is almost too hot to handle! 
 
There’s no better way to escape this season than with Stocking Fillers. 
 
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Stocking Fillers

Karen S Smith

Four weddings and a seduction… 
 
Emma is not looking forward to her cousin’s wedding: the usual awkward guests, the endless small talk, the bad dancing... But a chance encounter with Kit, a very sexy stranger, leaves her breathless. 
 
Without a chance to say goodbye, Emma resigns herself to the fact that their incredibly hot encounter will be just an erotic memory. But then she meets Kit at another wedding... 
 
A dark, sensual love story perfect for fans of E L James and Sylvia Day.

Wedding Games

Who said three’s a crowd? 
 
In this delightfully wicked anthology, you’ll find threesomes of all types. Whether it’s two men and a woman, two women and a man, or same-sex ménages, this collection of sexy short stories is sure to please. 
 
Black Lace Books: the leading imprint of erotic fiction for women

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A Private Thriller

A series of children's modern classic novels by renowned 20th century children's writers. All the titles in this series have the A Puffin Book logo, contemporary-style covers, and child-friendly endnotes.

A Puffin Book

A Ripley Novel

A Slice of the Moon

A Victorian Mystery

A Walk in...

A Women’s Murder Club Thriller

A chef Paul Delamare Mystery

Aberrations

Across the Universe

Actiphons

Adelia Aguilar

Adrian Mole

Adventures in Time

Aftermath

Against War

Age of X

Agent 21

Agent Z

Detective Aidan Waits is a troubled junior detective haunted by his past. Facing an uncertain future, and disconnected from his history, DC Waits and his partner, Detective Inspector Peter 'Sutty' Sutcliffe work on Manchester's streets to uncover the city's worst criminals among the grime of the underworld.

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