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Hotwife and Cuckold Bedtime Mega Bundle
- Hotwife and Cuckold Bedtime Bundle, Book 3
- By: Raven Merlot, Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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These bedtime stories are for those times when you want to be physically taken care of by a man who knows exactly what your body needs while being loved by a man who is committed to you no mater what. The authors are proud to give you a peek into the exciting lifestyles that they enjoy....
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Hotwife and Cuckold Bedtime Mega Bundle
- Hotwife and Cuckold Bedtime Bundle, Book 3
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
- Release date: 30-05-2018
- Language: English
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24 Explicit and Erotic BDSM Stories for Dominants, Submissives, Men, Women, and Anyone Who Is Curious
- BDSM Erotica Boxed Set, Book 2
- By: Alexandra Noir, Bambi Hammer
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexandra Noir and Bambi Hammer are thrilled to bring you hours upon hours of erotic stories, all based upon their perverse private lives....
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24 Explicit and Erotic BDSM Stories for Dominants, Submissives, Men, Women, and Anyone Who Is Curious
- BDSM Erotica Boxed Set, Book 2
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 14 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 20-10-2020
- Language: English
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A BDSM Extravaganza - 8 Explicit Stories of Erotic Dominance & Submission
- BDSM Bedtime Stories, Book 7
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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BDSM is about freedom! It's about exploration. It's about living those fantasies that we've been told were wrong....
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A BDSM Extravaganza - 8 Explicit Stories of Erotic Dominance & Submission
- BDSM Bedtime Stories, Book 7
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 06-08-2020
- Language: English
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Seven Forbidden Ménage Stories for Adults
- Ganging, Group, MFM, and Reverse Harem Explicit Romances (We're Married, Not Dead, Book 2)
- By: Alexandra Noir, Bambi Hammer
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Is one lover ever enough? Alexandra Noir and Bambi Hammer think the answer is "Who has just one lover?" These seven stories of group fun are certain to fill you with ideas, wear you out, and leave your wanting more and more and more....
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Seven Forbidden Ménage Stories for Adults
- Ganging, Group, MFM, and Reverse Harem Explicit Romances (We're Married, Not Dead, Book 2)
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 08-05-2019
- Language: English
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The Dominant Hotwife: An Erotic BDSM Cuckolding Tale
- It Begins: The Sanctuary Series, Book 1
- By: Raven Merlot, Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers, Marcus M. Wilde
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexandra Noir and Raven Merlot are combining their kinks in this new series! Sarah and Charles seem like a happy couple, the perfect life, perfect house, perfect everything. The only problem is that Charles is a selfish lover. Sarah can't even feel anything during sex anymore....
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The Dominant Hotwife: An Erotic BDSM Cuckolding Tale
- It Begins: The Sanctuary Series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers, Marcus M. Wilde
- Length: 4 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 07-11-2019
- Language: English
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22 Forbidden and Explicit Ménage Ganging Stories of Adventurous Couples and Adults
- Ménage Ganging Story Bundle, Book 1
- By: Alexandra Noir, Bambi Hammer, Raven Merlot
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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This 22-story set contains erotic tales of ganging encounters, threeways, orgies, couples trying to spice up their lives, and college coeds just beginning their journeys. This bundle of erotic stories includes sensual adventures in Switzerland, boardroom erotic experiences....
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22 Forbidden and Explicit Ménage Ganging Stories of Adventurous Couples and Adults
- Ménage Ganging Story Bundle, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 13 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 02-08-2019
- Language: English
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Dominance and Submission Erotica Bundle: A BDSM Boxed Set: Four BDSM Erotica Series - Bondage, Chastity, Discipline, Cuckolding, MFM, Explicit Encounters
- BDSM Erotica Boxed Set, Book 1
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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This four-book boxed set includes stories about bondage, chastity, discipline, cuckolding, MFM, and explicit encounters....
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Dominance and Submission Erotica Bundle: A BDSM Boxed Set: Four BDSM Erotica Series - Bondage, Chastity, Discipline, Cuckolding, MFM, Explicit Encounters
- BDSM Erotica Boxed Set, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 14 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 14-11-2018
- Language: English
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Ménage BDSM Bedtime Stories: Five Erotic Stories of Explicit MFM BDSM Passion
- Because Two Doms Are Better Than One!
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Author Alexandra Noir invites you into her kinky imagination. Enjoy five stories that focus on MFM BDSM. Here you can experience encounters that she regularly enjoys, and a couple she's just dreamed of....
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Ménage BDSM Bedtime Stories: Five Erotic Stories of Explicit MFM BDSM Passion
- Because Two Doms Are Better Than One!
- Narrated by: Ruby
- Length: 3 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 04-11-2018
- Language: English
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Two Erotic and Explicit BDSM Novels of Dominance and Submission: Secret Submission and Write Away, Sir
- Erotica with Explicit Sex for Adults (BDSM Erotica Boxed Set, Book 2)
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexandra Noir is proud to present two of her BDSM novels in one fantastic bundle! In this one audiobook, you'll get both Write Away, Sir and Secret Submission....
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Two Erotic and Explicit BDSM Novels of Dominance and Submission: Secret Submission and Write Away, Sir
- Erotica with Explicit Sex for Adults (BDSM Erotica Boxed Set, Book 2)
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 20-04-2020
- Language: English
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The Cuckquean Chronicles 1-7: Seven Hot Cuckquean and Cheating Husband Stories
- Maybe He's with Her Right Now (Alexandra Noir's Cuckquean Chronicles)
- By: Alexandra Noir, Raven Merlot
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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I've used my husband's many kinky adventures with other women to inspire this collection of cuckqueaning stories, and I hope you love listening to them as much as I loved writing them....
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The Cuckquean Chronicles 1-7: Seven Hot Cuckquean and Cheating Husband Stories
- Maybe He's with Her Right Now (Alexandra Noir's Cuckquean Chronicles)
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 07-06-2018
- Language: English
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Dominance and Submission: The Complete BDSM Erotica Series
- A Submissive Wife Is a Happy Wife (Alexandra Noir's BDSM Erotica, Book 1)
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Klara Fintz suspects the purchase of a sports car is Ron's first symptom of insanity. Then when he admits to having fantasies about watching her with another man, she's sure he's lost his mind....
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Dominance and Submission: The Complete BDSM Erotica Series
- A Submissive Wife Is a Happy Wife (Alexandra Noir's BDSM Erotica, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 01-06-2018
- Language: English
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Kinky BDSM Erotica Bundle
- 17 Stories of Explicit Sex, BDSM, and Very Adult Situations (Alexandra Noir's BDSM Mega Bundles, Book 3)
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Inside this bundle are 17 stories of BDSM, explicit adult action, kinky experiences, and so much more! Alexandra Noir has written these stories over several years....
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Kinky BDSM Erotica Bundle
- 17 Stories of Explicit Sex, BDSM, and Very Adult Situations (Alexandra Noir's BDSM Mega Bundles, Book 3)
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 25-10-2021
- Language: English
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Five Ménage Stories for Adults
- Because One Man Is Never Enough (Reverse Harem Explicit Erotica Romances, Book 1)
- By: Alexandra Noir, Raven Merlot
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Inspired by real-life adventures from the authors, enjoy these stories of women getting taken by many men at once in a boardroom, a reunion, a wedding, and more....
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Five Ménage Stories for Adults
- Because One Man Is Never Enough (Reverse Harem Explicit Erotica Romances, Book 1)
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 10-12-2018
- Language: English
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The Complete Undercover Domme Series: She Always Gets Her Man
- Alexandra Noir's Femdom BDSM Erotic Romance, Book 2
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Lia has made a name for herself as one of the best up-and-coming detectives in the precinct. She's had no problem being undercover before but is shocked when her next assignment requires her to impersonate a profession dominatrix....
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The Complete Undercover Domme Series: She Always Gets Her Man
- Alexandra Noir's Femdom BDSM Erotic Romance, Book 2
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 17-09-2018
- Language: English
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Eight Explicit BDSM Stories: Bondage, Dominance, Submission, MFM
- Alexandra Noir's BDSM Story Collection, Book 5
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Alexandra Noir is thrilled to bring you eight more BDSM stories! Included in this bundle are two short series and two standalone stories....
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- By Robert Tredinnick on 18-01-2022
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Eight Explicit BDSM Stories: Bondage, Dominance, Submission, MFM
- Alexandra Noir's BDSM Story Collection, Book 5
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 4 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 07-11-2019
- Language: English
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BDSM Bedtime Erotica Bundle: 10 Explicit Stories of Dominance and Submission
- DSM Erotica Collection, Book 1
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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These are 10 of my hottest stories published in 2018, available in this one bundle collection. These stories are inspired by events from my own kinky life and include Double-Dom scenes, kinky discipline, BDSM, and much, much more....
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BDSM Bedtime Erotica Bundle: 10 Explicit Stories of Dominance and Submission
- DSM Erotica Collection, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 31-12-2018
- Language: English
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Secret Submission (An Explicit BDSM Erotic Story of a Woman Accepting Herself)
- Alexandra Noir's BDSM Erotica, Book 4
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Grace is in control at the office. Grace is in control at home. Grace is in control of herself. Grace hates it. Grace needs release and she's ashamed of it. Her only outlet has been escaping incognito to BDSM clubs where she submits to the sadistic desires of dominant men....
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Secret Submission (An Explicit BDSM Erotic Story of a Woman Accepting Herself)
- Alexandra Noir's BDSM Erotica, Book 4
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 3 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 05-07-2019
- Language: English
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Shared, Used, and Satisfied
- 15 Stories of Ménage, Gangings, Rough Treatment, and Adventurous Couples: Explicit Stories for Adults (Ménage Ganging Story Bundle)
- By: Alexandra Noir, Bambi Hammer
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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This collection includes explicit encounters at work, on vacation, with groups of men, during ghost hunts, and so much more! You'll find stories like "Now That’s Room Service!", "Reconnected", "Growing Pains", "Boardroom Ménage", and more....
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Shared, Used, and Satisfied
- 15 Stories of Ménage, Gangings, Rough Treatment, and Adventurous Couples: Explicit Stories for Adults (Ménage Ganging Story Bundle)
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 29-01-2021
- Language: English
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The Experiment (An Erotic Series of Ménage, BDSM, Hypnosis, and Addiction)
- Noir and Hammer's Erotic Group Stories, Book 1
- By: Alexandra Noir, Bambi Hammer
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Dr. Gunter and Dr. Thompson have chosen to go through with a controversial experiment, studying a group of sex addicts in isolation. In their unconventional approach to help these people, the doctors and their staffs have no option but to become sexually involved with the patients....
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The Experiment (An Erotic Series of Ménage, BDSM, Hypnosis, and Addiction)
- Noir and Hammer's Erotic Group Stories, Book 1
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 02-12-2019
- Language: English
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The Dominant Detective and Slandered Submissive: Secrets and lies...
- Alexandra Noir's BDSM Erotic Romance, Book 2
- By: Alexandra Noir
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Gwen Turisso's modeling career continues to reach peak after new peak. Her fame is only increased by her improbably wholesome image.This is all threatened when a mysterious sex tape is released that seems to show her participating in BDSM and submitting to some mysterious, dominant man....
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The Dominant Detective and Slandered Submissive: Secrets and lies...
- Alexandra Noir's BDSM Erotic Romance, Book 2
- Narrated by: Ruby Rivers
- Length: 4 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 17-09-2018
- Language: English
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