Alison: 1980 books

He's going home to take care of business. His enemies have other plans. Simon Baptiste's latest SG-5 mission just went off the rails, meaning it's a good time to take care of some business at home. He's got old enemies in Bayou Allain, Louisiana who won't exactly roll out the red carpet. But...

1967Shy 17-year-old Jan Carlson lives in Sierra Vista, California, a conservative farming town. The Vietnam War rages. Friends' brothers get drafted and the daily pledge of alliegiance becomes a test of conscience.1997Thirty years later she's living in Canada. Worried sick about...

The Hotel Baktun is an exclusive vacation complex that is about to open on the coast of Acapulco, Mexico. Owned by a mysterious multi-millionaire businessman, it is shaped like an ancient Mayan pyramid and its halls are lined with rare and expensive artefacts. For Stacy Keenan, the hotel's...

She's got a debt to pay and he holds the IOU... Ben Tannen was the undisputed leader of his high school band known as the Deck. He was the Ace. Heidi Malone was the Joker and the only female among the five. All four men were half in love with her—Ben maybe more than half. Still, there...

Drummer Phoebe Byrd prides herself on being one of the guys, and she's ready to prove it by kicking all their butts in the snare solo competition at the Indoor Percussion Association Convention. Writer Vanessa Montoya-O'Callaghan has been looking forward to the WTFcon for months. Not just because...

The Winter 2015-16 issue of Ploughshares. Ploughshares is an award-winning journal of new writing. Two out of each year's three issues are guest-edited by prominent writers who explore different personal visions, aesthetics, and literary circles, with the Winter issue staff-edited.   The...

A marriage reunion? Vanessa knew her shotgun wedding to Mitch had been a mistake-to be honest, it had been a disaster! So why was she now having so much trouble remembering that she and Mitch were divorced? Mitch wasn't helping. All Vanessa wanted to do was stop her daughter making the...

Watching others as they expose themselves — or reversing the equation by taking center stage — can be some of life’s naughtiest delights. Hide and Seek proves that the eye is as much a pathway to pleasure as any other part of the body. The possibilities are endless: watching a lover undress...

He's having a hard time deciding between getting close to her...or walking away for good. Eden Karr never expected to find herself living alone in the small town of Arbor Glen, Texas, the proprietress of her own clothing boutique, and expecting twins but it's not a bad life. She has her work....

"There is nothing in the world less appealing than a chaste young man." At least that's the opinion of Countess Anna von Esslin, who is shocked to learn her cousin has gotten engaged without a single taste of passion. But while the Countess arranges her cousin's seduction, she is also reunited...

Countess Anna von Esslin has done something very uncharacteristic: she hasn't taken a lover in over two years! None of the men in Munich meet her standards...especially her rival, James McKirnan. Then the Countess is given a surprising birthday presents--a mystery lover who will only see her...

Book five of Feeling the Heat Katherine Whitton doesn't purposely avoid men and relationships, but she doesn't mind that side effect of immersing herself in her job with the San Francisco Blaze. Years ago she was betrayed by her one true love, and she's never fully recovered, though she's tried...

Ellis is unemployed, broke and nearly homeless-until her best friend Sasha whisks her away to a Venetian villa to stay with a family friend. But her dream of a relaxing escape is shattered when she spies Sasha being spanked and seduced by their sexy, dominant host. Ellis quickly realizes the...

Eleanor Romano, researcher and art historian, is known for being thoughtful and cautious. She rarely takes risks, choosing instead to live vicariously through her best friend Nora's sexual exploits. It's difficult to be spontaneous when you're constantly fact-checking, always questioning yourself. But...