Claire has been writing for nearly two decades, and has published over 70 novels. Her darker works press the envelope of what is erotic and what can be a sometimes dangerous slide into the world of sadomasochism. Ultimately her work deals with the human condition, and our constant search for love and intensity of experience.
Two Doms but only one Master - Dane Bishop is reigning king in the Austin BDSM underground scene. A chance meeting with a sexy local artist named Nathan Levi turns his world upside down. Nathan can see beyond Dane's swaggering persona to the untapped submissive streak beneath the leather and chain. As each struggles to gain and maintain control, the sexual sparks fly. It's only a matter of time before a spark catches and bursts into flame.
Lieutenant Alex Cruz eats, sleeps and breathes law enforcement. He's tough and brusque, and cops and criminals alike tremble before him. And that's the way he likes it. Until he meets Caitlin Summers-and decides he wants her trembling beneath him. The beautiful scholar is doing dissertation research in his cop shop, and seriously messing with his head. His self-imposed sexual abstinence comes to a screeching halt in Caitlin's ratty hotel room and dies a permanent death in his bed...and his kitchen...and his living room. Caitlin is also intelligent and funny, kind and generous, her smile a burst of warmth in his cold, austere life. And that scares the crap out of him. With his head and heart fighting a battle of wills, Alex can barely concentrate on work. And that's too bad-because his dangerous job and his newfound love are about to clash in the worst way possible. Publisher Note: A Fine Specimen was previously released by another publisher under the title Taming Nick.
Most of us buy the same ingredients week in, week out, and cook the same old recipes. Cookery writer Claire Thomson wants to encourage people to ditch the boring chicken stir-fry and the all-too-predictable spaghetti, and enliven their cooking and eating. Claire takes our 10 favorite ingredients and reinvents them as modern classics. With sections on chicken, tomatoes, eggs, ground meat, pasta, potatoes, salad, lemon and chocolate, each chapter covers the basics about that ingredient, then offers 12 recipes using each in ways that will brighten up mealtimes. Claire's cooking is simple yet imaginative, and her kitchen expertise and knowledge of flavor combinations means that these dishes will become your new standby meals. This is the new essential cookbook, a modern-day solution to the eternal question: "What should I cook tonight?"
Mindfulness and the Natural World explores what it means to connect with nature, and how we can learn from nature to be more mindful in everyday life.
The Art of Mindful Birdwatching explores how cultivating a deeper awareness of nature's songsters is a natural focus for practicing mindfulness meditation every day.
A deeper awareness of the natural world fosters a sense of responsibility towards nature and promotes sustainability. The book offers meditative insights that highlight how lessons from nature can enhance mindfulness in daily life, encouraging readers to cultivate a caring attitude towards the environment.
The story revolves around a girl named Heather, who experiences a sudden shock when her friend Ruffnut bursts into the scene with excitement. Ruffnut's enthusiastic announcement hints at an unexpected event or discovery that sets the tone for their adventure. The dynamic between the two friends suggests themes of friendship, surprise, and the joy of sharing exciting news.
Ella Stanford and Phillip Arden work in the same law office and both agree that work and romance shouldn't mix. When Ella begins to have erotic dreams that include Phillip as a nameless Master in a sumptuous castle, she is drawn to the real man, though she knows better than to believe that dreams resemble reality. Little does she realize that Phillip, too, is visited by these same powerful, secret dreams involving Ella's sexual slavery and erotic submission. In the increasingly bizarre and dangerous alternate dream world, sexy fantasy becomes an all-too-real and dangerous reality. Will Ella and Phillip be able to resist their growing and undeniable attraction to each other, while finding a way to overcome the cruel, powers that control their parallel dreams?
Lily's mind is full of wonderful ideas and WHIZZ-BANG inventions! She ponders, puzzles and plans. She studies, sketches and scribbles. When her biggest hero needs a little extra help, Lily knows just what to do. She sets to work on her most important invention yet! Grandpa is Lily's hero and he has Parkinson's Disease. Follow Lily Born's true story as she sets out to create a spill-proof cup - a Kangaroo Cup! Lily's mind is full of wonderful ideas and WHIZZ-BANG inventions! She ponders, puzzles and plans. She studies, sketches and scribbles. When her biggest hero needs a little extra help, Lily knows just what to do. She sets to work on her most important invention yet! Grandpa is Lily's hero and he has Parkinson's Disease. Follow Lily Born's true story as she sets out to create a spill-proof cup - a Kangaroo Cup!