Desperate to be dominated, 25-year-old Rose signs up for a concubine training program and agrees to have her memory of consenting erased, allowing her to experience being forced to explore her fantasies of complete and utter submission. Leo, a skilled case-agent for the program, captures Rose and puts her through a strict training regimen, in which her body is no longer her own but instead is Leo's to command.

Though Araminta Lourcy grew up looking down her nose at the colony planet of Draco and its people, when Earth falls into turmoil the beautiful, spoiled 18-year-old is left with nowhere else to go. But before she is allowed to join this new society, her arrogance must be dealt with....Upon her arrival, Araminta is given to five powerful, dominant men to be trained and cured of her hubris. She will be stripped bare, punished sternly for the slightest disobedience, and made to surrender her virgin body to be used more thoroughly than she could have ever imagined.

After 18-year-old Darla Hawkins is caught shoplifting, she is sentenced to spend six months in the custody of former Marine colonel Mike Beckwith, who will act as her daddy and disciplinarian during that time. Mike is more than ready to be as firm as necessary, and when Darla doesn't obey him promptly during their first meeting he wastes no time in baring her bottom, pulling her over his knee, and spanking her until she's a very sorry little girl.

After intelligence analyst Sarah James is sent to infiltrate an underground organization known for its ritualistic sexual practices, she soon finds herself signing a contract that gives the group permission to train her for absolute submission to the men in charge, including punishing any disobedience as they see fit. When she fails to comply with an order to strip naked for an intimate inspection, Sarah is given a punishment strapping, followed by a thorough, humiliating medical exam while her bottom is still burning hot and sore.

After crashing into a police officer's car while driving drunk, 18-year-old Ashley Lewis finds herself sentenced to a correctional facility for wayward young women. Despite her intent to keep a stiff upper lip, however, she is shocked by the way inmates are treated at the facility, and to make matters worse, the warden lets it be known that he intends to single her out for special, intimate attention. In desperation, Ashley makes a run for it as soon as the opportunity arises.

When the corporation that controls her city determines she requires a very particular form of guidance and correction, 18-year-old Ginnie Lyons is placed in the custody of a couple who lives on Oak Street. Her new guardians - whom she will be made to call Mommy and Daddy - will have full authority to punish her both as frequently and thoroughly as they feel necessary and to enjoy her beautiful body in any way they please.

When small town girl Zoe Brown moves to New York City in 1966 to live with elegant, cosmopolitan Anne-Marie Ney, she's expecting to receive polish and guidance from her worldly friend. What Zoe doesn't expect is to find that she craves the stern attention of the same kind of man Anne-Marie prefers: a firm-handed gentleman who will both show her the pleasure a woman's body is made for and spank her bare bottom when she is disobedient.

When Lucy Baskin was first brought to a home for wayward girls on Oak Street, she thought nothing could be more embarrassing than having her bare bottom spanked by her government-assigned daddy. But then she tried to escape and got herself sent to the place where bad girls go. At this special facility, she will be punished and trained by not one strict daddy, but three, all of whom will use and enjoy her beautiful body in any way they please.

Natalie has three dominant men in her life. Tom, her daddy, spoils her even while making sure her bratty behavior is dealt with firmly over his knee. Dan is a doctor whose intimate examinations always leave Natalie blushing… and begging for more. And last there is Adam, the dom who gave Natalie her very first spanking and who still holds a special place in her heart. The only problem is that none of the men know about one another, and Natalie is afraid they will all leave her if they find out the truth.

Sir Gerald is having great difficulties with Caroline, his 18-year-old ward. He has always shielded young Caroline from the truth about the differences between men and women. Now Caroline has become much too curious for her own good, to the point where he must bring himself to punish her for hiding in closets in attempts to witness the pleasures he takes with his mistress. At his wit's end, Sir Gerald calls upon Dr. Reginald Brown and Dr. James Fairleigh. Caroline's wide-eyed innocence stirs Dr. Fairleigh far more than he thought possible.

On an appointed day each year, the young women of Hala's village who have recently come of age are stripped naked and put on display so that those maidens who cannot control their wanton lusts may be identified and dealt with firmly. Hala has dreaded this day since she turned 18 a few months past, fearing that her body will betray her when she can least afford it.

In the time since she was abducted from her world by a cruel, tyrannical general, 18-year-old Jalinda has been given little reason to trust any man, let alone three barbarian brothers who take it upon themselves to rescue her. But the rough, handsome warriors intend to share a wife, and they mean for that wife to be Jalinda. Shocked by the thought of belonging to three men, she refuses to go along with their plan, but her lack of cooperation is quickly overcome by way of a switch applied to her bare bottom.

As an 18-year-old living in a world where technology has allowed for near immortality and eternal youth, Sarah is used to being seen as a child by those around her, but what really makes her unique is not her age. What sets Sarah apart is the fact that, despite the institution of marriage having been abandoned millennia ago, she cannot help longing for a husband who will not hesitate to take her over his knee for a sound spanking when he feels it necessary.

Eighteen-year-old Cara is terribly nervous about being sent to the pleasure yacht of Lord Andrew March, one of the most powerful men in the post-collapse world of 2243. Lord Andrew will expect obedience. She is trained in all the ways to please a man, and failure to do exactly as she is told will earn her swift punishment in the form of a painful bare-bottom spanking.

Unwilling to admit to desires that fill her with shame, investigative journalist Jane Redford is on a mission to infiltrate and then bring down the Institute. But to her shock, soon after her arrival she discovers that those who run the Institute are fully aware of her intentions and have their own plans for her, starting with a thorough, humiliating punishment examination.

Living in a year around Christmas town has its drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It's why I like to hibernate away in my cave - I mean housekeeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits. And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determined to win.

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year. When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of best-selling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read.

All newly minted pediatrician Jamie Malek wants is to borrow a roasting pan for Christmas dinner. Unfortunately, that requires her to interact with Marc—her best friend’s troublemaking brother, who’s now a tech billionaire. He’s the one who got away. She’s the one who broke his heart. Outside, a howling blizzard. Inside, a crackling fire. Suddenly, being snowbound with the man she never expected to see again might not be such a bad way to spend a winter’s night.

Five Years Earlier: Henry Dunne knows three things: that agreeing to host this raucous house party was a terrible idea, that he absolutely cannot show up to his nursing shift tomorrow with a hangover, and that the beautiful redhead in the corner will be sleeping in his bed tonight.

Evie Crowe is starting over in a strange town with her newborn, and men are the furthest thing from her mind. If only the quiet, hulking farmer, Luke Ward, would stop coming into the thrift shop and piquing her reluctant interest. Evie wants to stay single all the way—she can’t trust anything more than friends-with-holiday-benefits. But Luke is in it for the long haul. He’s fixed on making this a Christmas Evie will remember forever. If she gives him a chance.

Obituary writer Nadine Barbault doesn’t mind being called “Lady Death”. It suits the ice queen persona she’s cultivated to survive the fast-paced Toronto Herald. So when Nadine learns that famous (and reclusive) author Dot Voline has died, she doesn’t hesitate to run the obituary…only to discover that Dot is very much alive. Nadine’s screw-up has brought Wesley Chen of the rival Spear no end of joy—she’s been a thorn in his extremely ambitious side for years. But the renewed interest in Dot also surfaced chatter about a mysterious past scandal.

Tilly Farriday isn’t feeling very jolly this season. Recently divorced and broke, she’s squatting in one of her rental agency’s properties until her new home is ready. The sprinkles on top of the burnt Christmas cookie that is her life? The new owner shows up early, forcing Tilly to hide in the attic to save her job…and what remains of her dignity.

After watching my mother succumb to a mysterious illness, I promised myself two things. I'd find the cure for what ravaged her and leave the godforsaken city where she abandoned me. Four years later, I received an acceptance letter from Dracadia University, one of the oldest most prestigious schools in the country. Nestled on a secluded island off the coast of Maine, it's rumored to be haunted by the souls of the mental patients exiled there centuries before, those whose bones are said to make up the island's white sandy shores. And restless ghosts aren't even its most daunting peculiarity.

There's no place like home for the holidays ... especially for Lesley Carver. Life in the big city just wasn't her jam and now she's back in Hickory Falls, working at the family diner and helping her mom after she took a tumble. Lesley longs to build a life here, working at the cafe, selling her handmade ornaments and ... er, apparently reviving her high school crush on her best friend’s older brother. Only one problem, her mom wants her to leave Hickory Falls far behind.