The Romance Of Adultery

Peggy McCracken offers a feminist historicist reading of Guenevere, Iseut, and other adulterous queens of Old French literature, and situates romance narratives about queens and their lovers within the broader cultural debate about the institution of queenship in twelfth- and thirteenth-century France. Moving among a wide selection of narratives that recount the stories of queens and their lovers, McCracken explores the ways adultery is appropriated into the political structure of romance. McCracken examines the symbolic meanings and uses of the queen's body in both romance and the historical institutions of monarchy and points toward the ways medieval romance contributed to the evolving definition of royal sovereignty as exclusively male.

#1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the extraordinary author of the international bestselling sensation The Alchemist comes a provocative novel that explores the question of what it means to live life fully and happily. "A compelling tale of existential angst, marital betrayal and sexual sin.” —The Chicago Tribune I want to change. I need to change. I'm gradually losing touch with myself. Adultery, the novel by Paulo Coelho, best-selling author of The Alchemist and Eleven Minutes, searches for the balance between life's routine and the desire for something new. “Propulsive.... A compelling tale of existential angst, marital betrayal and sexual sin.” —The Chicago Tribune

Intimate Photos Of Hotwife Sparks Controversy! In was always going to happen. When their only child had left home for college, Peter and Annette knew the time was ripe to spice up the bedroom life. And a holiday in Washington with Annette dropping her towel, and standing stark naked in front of the pizza guy was the perfect way to start their new life. The naughty escapade piqued their kinky side and it wasn't long before Peter wanted to explore his fantasies further. The couple begin to post very intimate pictures of a masked stunning housewife online, taking extra measures to protect their identities. But when the explicit images begin garnering unexpected attention in the local community and with their friends. ……. …...a stunned husband and blushing wife soon find their real identities exposed. The couple soon find the heat in the bedroom reaching levels they had never imagined with the introduction of a third party! A scorching hot 29,000 word romance featuring wife-sharing, a couple sharing intimate images of a hotwife online and a couple exploring the ultimate threeway and more. Sign up to Karly’s mailing list to download the free Epilogues to The Hotwife Adventure and Hotwife Training!

Forbidden Adultery in 1870’s England James Hutchins had done well after inheriting his father’s prestigious legal firm. Married to Ireland born Emma, the wealthy 1870’s couple enjoyed a marriage of the norm in Victorian England. At a time when no-one discussed their bedroom antics outside of their marriage, the tension continued to rise between the sheets as Emma refused to explore James’s naughty fantasies. The housewife was conditioned by society to label her husband’s suggestions as vulgar and complained of his constant need for sex. A chance encounter with a wealthy man provided much needed hope for the frustrated husband. Basking in class and prestige, the wealthy man is enlisted to show the prudish wife the ways of the secret world of open relationships. A Wealthy Victorian couple explores the boundaries of their marriage far beyond society’s idea of the ‘norm’ This scorching hot 20,000 word novel is part 1 of the 3 part series 'Hotwife In Victorian England and features a couple exploring the boundaries of their marriage at a time when open relationships was shunned in society. Keywords: Novel, Affair, Cheating Wife, Voyeur, Adultery, Open Marriage, Housewife

Offers advice for achieving lasting erotic passion in marriage by bringing the principles of adultery into the marital relationship without being unfaithful.

Freddie Sullivan, having failed to persuade his cousin Julia to marry him, goes to Bath in desperate search of a rich wife so that he can pay off his debts. Clara Danforth, plain and wheelchair-bound, seems the ideal choice, and Freddie sets about wooing her with his good looks, flattery, and considerable charm. Clara is not deceived for a moment, but she encourages him anyway as for once she wants to possess something beautiful in her life. The path to love between these two after they marry is a rocky one. Freddie struggles to overcome his gambling addiction and his shame over the deception he perpetrated against Clara, and she struggles to overcome her physical handicaps and low self-esteem. Can Freddie ever be forgiven? Can he ever forgive himself? Can Clara ever trust his fragile love?

10 Book Boxed Set (Adultery, Cheating, Revenge, Menage, Ghost, and Love Inspired Romance) Written for your reading pleasure, and especially for lovers of romance anthologies, this 10 book boxed set contains the following: 1. The Ultimate Revenge (Cheating and Revenge Romance) Norma is in a seemingly loving and committed marriage with her husband Ben when he receives a text message that changes everything! Norma wants revenge and her husband is at her mercy! Her request both shocks and terrifies him. Will Norma really go ahead with it? 2. It Is My Duty To Please My Wife (Love Inspired Suspense) Larry and Nicole are a happily married couple and Larry will do anything to please his lovely wife. He believes that it is his duty to please his wife. That is the case when his wife comes home from work early one evening and Larry duly gives her all the “attention” she deserves. 3. The Cheating Wife (Cheating and Adultery Romance) Angela is torn between two men: her loving husband, and her handsome and powerful boss. When Angela’s boss calls her into his office and then locks the door, she knows exactly what his intentions are. How far is she willing to go with her boss? Will she cheat on her husband whom she suspects of having an affair? Or will she decide to respect her wedding vows? 4. Two Ladies And A Rich Man (Menage Romance) Two ladies, Sally and Bridget give a wealthy man several hours of pleasure while his wife is on a shopping trip abroad: for a fee of course! 5. Sleeping With A Ghost (Ghost and Spiritual Romance) I got into her spacious home and before we knew it, we were lying together on her bed. The next morning, I was still in her bed (or so I thought) and I felt very cold. “Janice”, I called out. I got no answer. I felt hard cold concrete. I suddenly opened my eyes and I had the shock of my life. The first thing I saw was some letters. It read “Janice 1980 – 2001”. It was a huge tombstone! 6. Seduced By An Olympic Star (Sports Romance) Rachel is star struck when she meets Tim, and Olympic and football star, in a supermarket. When he invites her to his home, she feels unable to turn him down, despite the fact that she has a boyfriend. She soon learns that sleeping with someone on the first date, especially with a celebrity, isn’t exactly a good idea. 7. My Gorgeous Italian Professor (Professor Romance) At the age of 24, Bill has never had the taste of a woman. When Gianna, a gorgeous Italian Professor to teach him Italian, he quickly becomes infatuated with her. During one of their Italian language lectures, Gianna and Bill end up in each other’s arms. Bill simply can’t contain his excitement as he experiences the joys of a woman for the very first time. 8. Seducing the Maid (Maid Seduction and Adultery Romance) A seemingly happily married man seduces and then engages in an adulterous romantic affair with his irresistible German Maid, Dorothea. They take advantage of every opportunity they have to engage in several passionate moments together. 9. The Hotel Guest (One Night Stand Romance) Mrs Rosie Trent is a very excited hotel guest. When a handsome cleaner comes into her suite one morning, she cannot resist the temptation to have carnal knowledge of him. 10. Once More Tonight (Love Inspired Romance) When Trevor’s Beautiful Russian wife (Olga) returns from a six-week trip to her homeland, she is desperate to have her husband in her arms! She wants her husband to satisfy her and he does exactly that. He is certainly a very generous husband as he pleases her to the full.

~Mischa~ I made a conscious decision to cheat on my husband. Now, before you judge me, hear my story. Hear how much I'm like you, how similar my thoughts are to your own. Yes, I'm a horrible person. Yes, I've done horrible things. Yes, I don't deserve forgiveness. Yes, bad things happened because of my actions. But I'm willing to bet I've done things that maybe, just maybe, you have thought of doing. Maybe, just maybe, you're not as innocent as you'd like to think. Or maybe I'm not so guilty ... Full Length Standalone Novel, 85,000+ words

Sherry Thomas is one of the hottest new voices in historical romance, garnering the highest praise from today’s bestselling writers (“Entrancing.” —Mary Balogh; “Ravishingly sinful, intelligent and addictive.” —Eloisa James). Now Sherry delivers this powerful story of a remarkable woman and the love she thought she’d never find—with the man she thought she’d lost forever.… Their marriage lasted only slightly longer than the honeymoon—to no one’s surprise, not even Bryony Asquith’s. A man as talented, handsome, and sought after by society as Leo Marsden couldn't possibly want to spend his entire life with a woman who rebelled against propriety by becoming a doctor. Why, then, three years after their annulment and half a world away, does he track her down at her clinic in the remotest corner of India? Leo has no reason to think Bryony could ever forgive him for the way he treated her, but he won’t rest until he’s delivered an urgent message from her sister—and fulfilled his duty by escorting her safely back to England. But as they risk their lives for each other on the journey home, will the biggest danger be the treacherous war around them—or their rekindling passion?

Never flirt with temptation. Never lust after what I can't have. And never, under any circumstances, screw a married man again. By the time this story is told, I'll have failed at all three... With my heart and reputation in ruins, I can't afford to make another mistake. Boarding a flight to Seattle is supposed to give me a clean slate, but from the moment Cash Montgomery slides into the seat next to mine, I'm captivated by his steel eyes that see too much. I ache for this stranger in a way I've never ached for anyone. But I didn't know he was married, and I sure as hell didn't see the curveball fate had in store. My clean slate in Seattle isn't so clean after all because my new boss is the man forbidden to me. And the only man I want. The only man I'll do anything for, even if it means breaking the promise I made to myself when I fled my old life in shame. I wasn't supposed to fall for a married man, but I did. NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR: Trashy Foreplay is a steamy romance suitable for mature audiences only. Though the subject matter deals with adultery, there are no innocent parties here. Book 1 in the Trashy Affair series.