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There are hundreds of great, cutting edge mysteries, westerns, thrillers, and literary fiction novels that were published between the 1940s and 1970s that have been out-of-print for decades, lost to generations of readers who either never knew those books even existed… or aren’t willing to slog through used bookstores to find tattered copies. Or, in some cases, the books have become so rare, only collectors can afford to own copies. We’re changing that. We’re publishing new, outrageously affordable digital and trade paperback editions of these long-lost, forgotten, and rare books that even today, are still on the cutting edge of their genres. But that’s not all. We’re also publishing selected non-fiction classics as well as some new, never-before-published titles. Whether the books are reprints or brand-new, our titles all share one thing in common—they are all fantastic, boundary-pushing stories that will entertain, thrill, shock, captivate and excite you.

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Author Vintage Sleaze #10: 12 Forbidden Novels from the 1950s and 1960s

Vintage Sleaze #10: 12 Forbidden Novels from the 1950s and 1960s By Alfred B. Glaser/Don James/John B. Thompson/John Barclay/Tiffany Thayer/Wanda Lane

Twelve sexy novels from the 1950s and early 1960s, out of print for decades and now collected in one MASSIVE volume.

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Author Suburban Sins #3: Four Full Novels

Suburban Sins #3: Four Full Novels By Don James/Joseph Hilton Smyth/Wanda Lane

Four classic novels of sex, betrayal, adultery, romance and passion in the suburbs

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Author Lesbian Pulp Fiction #6: Four Lost Classics

Lesbian Pulp Fiction #6: Four Lost Classics By Bonnie Golightly/Chet Kinsey/Daoma Winston/Don James

Four lesbian pulp fiction classics, scandalous and salacious novels in their day, back-in-print for the first time in sixty years!

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Author Six White Horses - Coming Soon!

Six White Horses - Coming Soon! By James Robert Daniels

Multiple Spur-Award finalist James Robert Daniels, author of the western blockbusters The Comanche Kid and Jane Fury, is back with another unforgettable western adventure about a driven, battle-scarred Texas Ranger rescued by Quaker schoolteacher haunted by secrets of her own.

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Author The Love Lab: Three Kinsey-Era Novels about Sex Researchers

The Love Lab: Three Kinsey-Era Novels about Sex Researchers By Bonnie Golightly/John B. Thompson/Morton Cooper/Stuart James

In the wake of the Kinsey Reports, America’s bedrooms were no longer private—they were data.

This provocative collection gathers three scandal-soaked novels and one candid nonfiction classic from the era when sex became something to study, measure, and debate.

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Author Girl in the Middle

Girl in the Middle By John B. Thompson

The more she drank, the more she needed sex. The more she had sex, the more she needed to drink. But the doctors she goes to for help throw her into a maelstrom of lust and manipulation...and a fight for her sanity.

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Author With These Two Hands

With These Two Hands By Jack Woodford/John B. Thompson

A bold pulp novel of unchained desire...on a true Fantasy Island. Back in print for the first time in over 60 years.

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Author Bayou Girl

Bayou Girl By John B. Thompson

A hot, provocative novel about sensual awakening, possessive love, and the trouble that follows when desire takes control.

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Author The Claudette Nicole Reader #2: Five Full Novels

The Claudette Nicole Reader #2: Five Full Novels By Claudette Nicole/Jon Messmann

Five classic gothic suspense novels. Remote houses. Dangerous devotion. Secrets that kill. This volume gathers five full-length thrillers where isolation sharpens fear and love turns lethal.

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Author The Swingers: Five Full Novels

The Swingers: Five Full Novels By Bonnie Golightly/Don James/Fred Malloy/Jim Layne/Louis Lorraine

In the postwar suburbs, swinging was sold as modern, sophisticated, and liberating—a stylish rebellion against marriage’s old limits. These five classic pulp novels strip away the glamour and expose ritual adultery as it was lived behind closed doors.

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