Books like Legacy of desire by Marina Anderson

A provocative retelling of the Sleeping Beauty tale, exploring the depths of sexual desire and bondage in a modern twist on an age-old story.

A coming-of-age story about a 14-year-old girl grappling with the loss of her uncle and searching for the truth about her family's past.

Kingsley Edge, a charismatic New York socialite, seeks to launch the city’s ultimate BDSM club while grappling with a forbidden love for Reverend Fuller, whose mission is to halt Kingsley’s rise to power.

After college, Erica Hathaway steers her first website into a pitch against billionaire hacker Blake Landon—who quickly becomes obsessed with her ambition and beauty, threatening both her trust and the life she’s built.

Nicholas Nickleby's struggle to support his mother and sister.

The Birds’ Christmas Carol follows Carol Bird, born on Christmas Day, as she battles illness and creates a heartfelt holiday for family and friends, teaching compassion and faith.

After their wedding, Blake and Erica Landon’s honeymoon deepens their bond, but a scandal involving former governor Daniel Fitzgerald threatens their new life. As Blake’s hacker past resurfaces, Erica fights to protect their future and keep their love intact.

After a career crash, Londoner Natalie Bowen seeks escape at a secret weekend retreat, the Haven, where a disciplined host named Simon promises to unlock her deepest desires.

Patricia Anderson argues that far from being the prudes of modern legend, the Victorians were avidly engaged in the erotic side of life. They were, Anderson boldly proclaims, actually sexier than we are, despite the sexual revolution. When Passion Reigned evokes an era utterly different from our own: a time when sexuality was carefully nurtured rather than exploited, a time when passion was a quiet but constant and visible presence. Drawing upon many previously untapped Victorian sources - advertisements, valentines, and songs, as well as poetry and romances once widely read but now mostly forgotten - Anderson reveals the pervasiveness of the erotic in everyday Victorian life. It was the stuff of popular fiction and poetry, the heart of fashion in clothing and underclothing, the driving force in courtship rituals, and even the central attraction of the ever-present Victorian parlor piano. Its traces remain in the pages of old romances, in the lyrics of music hall songs, and in once private diaries and love letters.

A raw, wrenching portrait of a sixteen‑year‑old boy grappling with love, loss, death, anger, and the struggle to be heard.

Internet entrepreneur Erica Hathaway learns to trust and share control with the dominant hacker Blake Landon, forging a passionate yet balanced partnership that challenges past demons and tests their love.