A haunting, heartbreaking story of love and loss. The ghetto in which the Jews have been confined is being liquidated by the Nazis, and Hugo is brought by his mother to the local brothel, where Mariana, one of the prostitutes, has agreed to hide him. As their lives spiral downward, Mariana reaches out for consolation to the boy who is on the cusp of manhood.

When he falls in love with Madame Venna, the mysterious and exotic proprietress of an exclusive brothel--and the one woman he cannot have--the Marquess of Sainthill will stop at nothing to tear down the walls around her heart.

Prostitution and other illicit activities, such as gambling and smuggling, have always been a part of the American social fabric, even though the women and men who participated in these pursuits have historically tried to cover up, or hide, their questionable endeavors. Prostitution is perhaps one of the oldest forms of illicit occupations, and the archaeology of prostitution is a relatively new field of study, following the emergence of household...

"Through the character of a transvestite who has fathered a daughter with a local prostitute, this penetrating melodrama examines the sexual ambiguity, repression, and prejudice of a small Mexican town"--Container.

The Wabash River Valley, during Prohibition. Caroline Case, a madame, became an amateur detective after the murder of her friend Alec in 1921. With her friend Hannibal Jones, her "girls" and an odd assortment of local characters, they investigate a few murders, but get no help from the authorities, who are on the take from gangsters who control the booze trade in the Valley. Over time they become involved in the war between Al Capone and the North...

Famed opera singer Sabine Conrad's attempt to leave her controlling manager results in his murder and Sabine on the run. She assumes a new identity as Marguerite Olson and creates a life for herself in Seattle, but then her past catches up with her.

Before there was the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, Los Angeles was a rough place, building its way out to the global city of today. In the late nineteenth century it was a rapidly growing city filled with pimps and prostitutes, Chinese railwaymen, robbers, smugglers, and corrupt politicians. It was a city where losers and dreamers from all over the world could came to make their fortune.

Un pintor a punto de quedar ciego se encuentra de manera fortuita con una joven en un burdel en el desierto mexicano. Dos vidas distantes pero paralelas se entretejen con sorprendentes vueltas del destino. Homero is a painter. Mei is a young girl who has been abandoned by her mother at a brothel. Homero has a difficult time accepting the fact that he is going blind from an inherited condition. He visits his father, who is blind from the same condition,...

Dalsze losy Julii znanej z kart Byłam kochanką arabskich szejków, o które czytelniczki pytały w mailach i recenzjach, dopiero teraz mogą ujrzeć światło dzienne. Julia, którą najpierw rozkochał, a później sprzedał Tarek, ucieka z arabskiego burdelu. Niebezpieczna akcja wyrwania kobiety ze szponów gangu handlującego ludźmi wymaga użycia wielu podstępów. Ale czy uwolnienie się z macek międzynarodowej siatki przestępczej jest w...

"India Black's double life operating a high-class brothel and running high-stakes espionage for Her Majesty's government can take its toll. But there's no rest for the weary-particularly when an international conspiracy comes knocking; India Black is one of Victorian London's most respected madams-not a bloody postmistress. So when Colonel Francis Mayhew forwards a seemingly innocuous shipping bill to her address, she's puzzled. And when three thugs...