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If you want to discover the captivating history of the Renaissance, then pay attention.

If you want to discover the captivating history of Sparta, then pay attention...Sparta is one of the first names that comes to mind when we think about the ancient world. And this is for good reason. After its founding sometime in the 10th century BCE, Sparta soon rose to be one of the most powerful city-states in not only the Greek but the entire ancient world.

Very few of the ancient empires and nations were able to challenge the Romans, who were famous for their military might. Even fewer were able to make them shiver just by mentioning their name. In fact, only one enemy of Rome managed to engrave such fear into their bones. That was Carthage, sometimes called the Carthaginian Empire. It was a formidable state that stretched across northern Africa, from Algeria and Tunisia to the shores of Morocco and southern Spain.

As some of the richest and most influential men in the world, there wasn't much that Colder and his friends hadn't experienced. Still, no amount of money could have provided the intense and tantalizing kind of intimacy they all had with one another when Colder, Justin, Bryan, and Simon were all able to get together for their "special" retreat. For nine days out of the year, these powerful men unwind with one another as they escape to the tropical paradise of the Bahamas.

Europe’s past is characterized by fighting and warfare, and it is punctuated with great works of art, philosophy, science, and technology. Even its recent history is much the same - that’s why, so much of the globe was once ruled by European monarchies. Despite all the infighting and territorial exploits, Europeans have managed to create some of the most beautiful pieces of literature, architecture, political structures, and ideas the world has ever seen.

All in all, Japan seems to be a country of paradoxes and oppositions, of yin and yang. Yet it doesn’t seem to suffer from it; instead, it is thriving, growing, and developing, and it has been doing so for a long time. From those contradictions, a sense of unity and pride arose, guiding Japanese history and civilizational development through the ages, leaving an unquestionable mark on the world heritage and mankind. But this is only the surface of an astonishing culture that deserves a deeper look.

All through his school life, Michael had to put up with the constant threat of bullying from the bitchy Charlotte - an implausibly hot but incredibly nasty classmate. Roughly a year after their high school graduation, one night while browsing the Internet, he comes across a live webcam chat room in which she is stripping and playing with herself. He decides to get his revenge for the years of emotional turmoil she inflicted on him by blackmailing her into one night of steamy passion, during which she must satisfy his every desire.

The Roman Republic, and later the Roman Empire, was an unusual conqueror because it would absorb and assimilate elements of the cultures it dominated. A standing practice was to allow the defeated to continue practicing their culture and religion so long as they paid their taxes on time. Such a procedure was part of why Christianity would seep into the Roman Empire around the 1st century CE, for example. For the Etruscans, this meant they influenced aspects of Roman civilization, one of the most powerful cultures in the history of the Western world.

Blake Cabello attends college on a football scholarship. He lives in a frat house and easily up to his reputation as a hot jock, until his father decides to get remarried. Jamie Rush was a senior in high school and living a quiet life with his mom when she married Blake’s dad. Jamie came out to her and his friends in Oregon years before and his new step-father and step-brother, as masculine as they both are, don’t seem to have a problem with that. That is until Jamie leaves for college and the same fraternity house that his step-brother has lived in for the past year.

If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Asia, then pay attention...Two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook: Ancient China: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of China and the Chinese Civilization Starting from the Shang Dynasty to the Fall of the Han Dynasty and Ancient Japan: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient History of Japan, Their Ancient Civilization, and Japanese Culture, Including Stories of the Samurai, Shōguns, and Zen Masters.

The themes of the history of Cuba are as vast as they are inspiring. Cuba has stared death in the face throughout its rocky history, and most of the time it has gazed into the eyes of death and smiled. Over and over, oppressors have attempted to seize this island and its riches for their own selfish purposes. And over and over, revolutions have risen up to conquer in an attempt to return Cuba to its people.

When Dylan's secret BDSM fetish becomes accidentally known to his boyfriend Mark, the two decide to mix up their usual tender love-making routine with some kinky stuff. As a part of a game, Mark transforms himself into a character Dylan never knew gentle and sweet Mark could embody. But Dylan was wrong. Or maybe there's something he's terribly missing. Based on an actual horror painting, this erotic short story brings inner demons to light and opens doors to places no one should ever enter.

Do you ever expect anything out of the ordinary when you move to a new job, to a new town? Alex Saber always wanted a simple and uncomplicated life. He moved to a new city to find peace. Yet, looking out of his apartment window, he saw more than what he wanted to see. Before he knew it, he was hooked to someone he had never met. Will this distant admiration ever amount to anything, or will it be an utter waste of time?

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Middle Ages, then pay attention...One of the least understood periods of European history occurred between the 6th century and the 14th or 15th century (depending on which historian you ask). Commonly called the Middle Ages, this was a time period of extreme change for Europe, beginning with the fall of the Western Roman Empire. To a continent that had seen a drastic shift in the power structure, the world seemed to be particularly harsh. Rome had been a major player across Europe for well over a millennium. Then it was gone.

Eric Graves, like many young men, has grown tired of his life. He sets out on a journey to find himself, but finds immortal love instead. This short story contains graphic descriptions of various sex acts and is intended for a mature audience (ages 18+).

A pastor and a linguistics expert a half world apart share a common dream. Unbeknownst to them the dream sets them on a collision course with a corrupt corporate conglomerate intent on establishing retreats in remote areas of the world to cater to the members clandestine satanic cults. A mysterious angel who works from an unseen realm and a small group of pastors are their only allies as the seek to prevent the forces of darkness from unleashing an army of demonic beings into the earthly plane.

Rachel is hot, sexy, and attractive. She is also Brad’s friend Joe’s mother. What starts as a birthday party at his home goes on to become something more memorable when she develops a keen interest in Brad. Emily is the new teacher in college, and every boy has the hots for her. When Brad has an intimate encounter with Emily in the Metro, he realizes that Emily has much more to teach him than just electric motors. And then they land up in a cottage during a holiday.

A broken down taxi on the way home from a night of drinking puts Allan in a situation where he makes the worst decision possible. Deciding to walk the rest of the way, he takes a shortcut through a small area of woodlands as he closes in on his home, he stumbles across a scene that shocks him to the core, but rutting werewolves aren’t about to miss an opportunity. Running is no good for Allan. He’s hunted down and becomes the center of attention of three aroused werewolves.

Being the newbie in the office puts Tony at a disadvantage, but he’s given a way to become part of the in-crowd on the first evening he and his workmates work late together. They make it all too obvious they are keen to take advantage and Tony gives in to the urgings to let himself become the office plaything of three horny young work colleagues.

A routine call out to a job is all that electrician Arthur is thinking about when his office phone rings. That seems to be the case until he’s shown to the bedroom where the problem is. Left to fix it, he has a look around and can’t believe it when he finds a spanking paddle. Caught with it in his hand when one of the owners comes up to offer him a drink, he confesses he’s interested in trying it, and that gets him naked in the hands of two men who show him just how good spanking fun can be.