The evolving friendship of six women all well educated, successful, professional, and now retired is the centerpiece of this spicy collection of erotic stories. As they meet regularly to play mahjong together, they begin sharing the details of the sexual encounters throughout their lives. While the variety of experiences ranges from humorous to somber, at some point each of the women has experienced great sex. These distinct women, each withparticular passionsand their own inimitable pasts, bond together by reflecting on the manner in which their sexual liaisons have shaped and sometimes...

The Queen of Shadows has been silent for too long; her powers have regrown and her subjects move to shift the balance. Few stand against her, and those that do aren't exactly hero material. An unlikely group of inhumans is brought together by circumstance and find themselves drawn into the war against the shadows while struggling to deal with their own problems. Between vampire politics, lost aliens, and the struggle to blend in with humanity, they have the odds stacked. The patchwork group may be the only hope left as the Shadow Queen nears her ultimate goal...godhood.