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The Demon of Sicily: A Romance (200th Anniversary Edition)
“Infinitely more extravagant than The Monk.” — Montague Summers.
“Outstanding among the many pallid imitations of The Monk…the Gothic’s Gothic of the first decade of the nineteenth century.” — Prof. Frederick S. Frank, The First Gothics
The Devil stalks the monastery of Santa Catherina in the form of the mysterious Demon of Sicily, seeking new souls to plunge into everlasting torment. He sets his sights on Father Bernardo, a young priest questioning his vows, and Sister Agatha, a depraved and licentious nun. The Demon, a supernatural being of seemingly unlimited power, promises Bernardo and Agatha fulfilment of their wanton sexual urges, in exchange for their souls!
Inspired by M. G. Lewis’s The Monk, The Demon of Sicily outdoes Lewis’s novel in its outrageous depiction of sex and violence. Featuring a parade of victims who are kidnapped, imprisoned, impaled, decapitated, drowned, rent asunder by demons, and burnt at the stake, The Demon of Sicily is sure to astonish readers even today, two hundred years after its first publication!
This 200th Anniversary Edition includes the unabridged text of the rare 1807 first edition, together with seventeen lurid illustrations from the 1839 edition published by the infamous pornographer William Dugdale. This edition also features a new foreword by New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist Jo Beverley, whose heroine reads The Demon of Sicily in her novel An Arranged Marriage (1999).
The Demon of Sicily: A Romance (200th Anniversary Edition) (Gothic Classics)
All’s Fair in Love & Seduction (The Elusive Lords, Book 2.5)
She hopes to gain his affections
For Miss Elizabeth Smith, sharing her first kiss with the charming Lord Derek Creswell is nothing short of a dream come true…that is, until she is spotted by one of the most influential gossips of the ton. With scandal nipping at her heels, to avoid total social ruin, Elizabeth must present a fiancé by the end of the Season. But when the viscount proves reluctant, Elizabeth is forced to employ a seduction of a different sort…
He is determined to ruin her
Viscount Derek Creswell believes Elizabeth set out to trap him into marriage. After all, her sister attempted the very same thing with his brother six years before. Now the delectable Miss Smith expects a betrothal and a ring, while Derek finds her ruination infinitely more appealing…
But as Derek sets out to seduce only her body, Elizabeth is intent on claiming his jaded heart.
This is a novella and 29,000 words. Included is a three chapter excerpt of the third full-length book in The Elusive Lords series, AN HEIR OF DECEPTION. The total word count for this book is 43,000 + words.
Prior books in The Elusive Lords series are:
SINFUL SURRENDER (Book #1)
A TASTE OF DESIRE (Book #2)
Praise for A TASTE OF DESIRE
Deliciously intense – Cathy Maxwell, New York Times bestselling Author
Sexy and Dramatic – Sophia Nash, RITA award winning author
“Finely wrought emotion.”–Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author of Nine Rules to Breaking When Romancing a Rake
Praise for SINFUL SURRENDER
“A delightful debut! Beverley Kendall writes with wit and passion!” –Sophie Jordan, USA Today bestselling author
“A fresh new voice in historical romance.” –Anna Campbell, author of Captive of Sin
Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue: A Cynster Novel (Cynster
The Cynsters are back in a brilliant new series from USA Today and New York Times bestseller Stephanie Laurens! Fans adore Laurens’s irrepressible fictional family of sexy scoundrels and passionate ladies and their amorous Regency Era exploits. In Laurens’s sensational new Cynster historical romance, it’s Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue when feisty Heather Cynster steps out of her safe, dull social circle in search of a dashing hero to wed…and ends up kidnapped, scandalized and whisked out of London, with her only hope for salvation—and love—resting with a notorious rogue lord.
Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue: A Cynster Novel (Cynster Bride)
Miss Wonderful : #1 Carsington Series
Historical Romance set in Great Britain by USA Today bestselling author.
Where’s My Hero?
Dear Avon Books,
Where are my heroes? Whenever I’m reading a book by one of my favorite authors I find I’m falling for the wrong guy — not the hero, but the other man — and what I really want is for him to have his own story.
Like Jake Linley, from Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas…that doctor could sit by my bedside if I ever got sick. And Ned Blydon in Splendid by Julia Quinn…he makes me want to learn to waltz! I never thought living in a drafty castle would be much fun until Simon of Ravenswood in Master of Desire by Kinley MacGregor came along.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that these are my men — when do they get their stories?
Sincerely,
A Romance Fan
Some books are so special that there is more than one hero to love, but only a single story is told. So if you find yourself asking, “Where is my hero?” you’ll discover the answer right here in this delicious collection by New York Times bestseller Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestseller Julia Quinn and USA Today bestseller Kinley MacGregor.