Chapter VII: Part 7

The story of a man and a woman who met and knew instantly that
they were meant for each other. Caught in the torment of desire,
they made each second count in a love that had no tomorrow. A
masterful novel of stark passions in the back country of the
South, by the author of HILL GIRL and BIG CITY GIRL.

THUNDERCLAP by Jack Sheridan

“Thunderclap is a powerful story with plenty of naturalistic talk
on the rawest physical level, but kept authentic, moving, and
revealing. It is a love story, in fact two love stories, for the
unorthodox love of Rigger and Ruby is as deep as the quiet love
of Britt and Marcy.”

—Burton Rascoe, Distinguished American Critic.

DEEP IS THE PIT by H. Vernor Dixon

The beautiful, aristocratic Karen Stannard had married Marty Lee.
Too late, she found, under his polished manner and his easy
smile, a cold-blooded assassin. A man hunted by the women he had
ruined and by the police he had defied. By the author of the
best-selling Gold Medal Giant TO HELL TOGETHER.

THE DEVIL’S MISTRESS by Kenneth Thomas

Even in her tortured childhood, Rose Laning was marked for a life
of soaring passion and sinking despair. Where she gave pleasure,
she brought disgrace, until at last she stood before a jury. The
charge was murder.

HANDSOME by Theodore Pratt

“Recently, Theodore Pratt explored the phenomenon of nymphomania
in his novel THE TORMENTED. Now, in HANDSOME, he reveals the
motivation, the psychology, and the conduct of the insatiate
male. Again the author has produced a book which enlightens as it
intrigues.”

—Dr. Richard H. Hoffmann,
Internationally Famed Psychiatrist.

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109. AWAKENING OF JENNY Lillian Colter

Jenny had never found satisfaction in love. This story of her
search might be any woman’s secret.

119. THE TORMENTED Theodore Pratt

Zona was a nymphomaniac. She wanted to be a good wife, but she
couldn’t. A delicate subject, masterfully told.

132. WOMEN’S BARRACKS Tereska Torres

Intimate personal revelations of a member of the Free French
women’s army. A factual account of women in war.

141. HILL GIRL Charles Williams

Angelina was born to trouble—and most of it was men. A novel of
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142. JEWEL OF THE JAVA SEA Dan Cushman

The exotic adventures of a lusty soldier of fortune in the lotus
land of the tropical South Pacific.

157. WESTPORT LANDING Homer Hatten

The lusty, brawling days of the Santa Fe Trail. With the most
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163. BIG CITY GIRL Charles Williams

Joy didn’t belong in the back country. She was too bold and too
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167. THE JUDAS HOUR Howard Hunt

She saved him from degradation. But she was evil beyond belief
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171. I, MOBSTER Anonymous

From the gutter of Rivington Street to the luxury of Park Avenue,
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176. CROCKETT’S WOMAN Eric Hatch

He was from the wrong side of the tracks. She was the idle rich.
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Godfrey.

178. CABIN ROAD John Faulkner

A slice of the lusty passionate back country life that made
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183. ... AND BE MY LOVE Ledru Baker, Jr.

They tried all pleasures and they knew all pain. Here is one of
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189. CASSIDY’S GIRL David Goodis

Mildred Cassidy was a lusty woman who knew what she wanted—and
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190. FIRES THAT DESTROY Harry Whittington

She brought death to one man that she might live with another. A
relentless search into the soul of a sinful woman.

197. THE LADY AND THE CHEETAH John Flagg

When the most beautiful woman in Europe offered Rafferty a job,
he figured he was in luck. He was in luck, but none of it was
good.

200. WEEP FOR ME John D. MacDonald

Emily loved money as other women love men. To satisfy her
craving, she seduced Cameron, drained from him his manhood, his
morals, and his soul.

202. THE UNPOSSESSED William H. Fielding

Her every word, her every gesture promised delight. Yet she
fought like a hellcat any man who touched her.

204. DEATH FOR MR. BIG John Gonzales

On her wedding night they took her husband from her bed and shot
him. But she had weapons of revenge. A beautiful face. A lovely
body.

209. FOOLS WALK IN Bruno Fischer

She was running for her life when Knight picked her up on the
highway and gave her a lift. He didn’t know what she was then ...
and later he didn’t care.

211. 13 FRENCH STREET Gil Brewer

Alex came to visit his friend, who was mysteriously ill. He could
not know that the sickness was in the soul of a woman—his
friend’s wife.

213. THE GOLDEN WOMAN Eric Hatch

In proud, exotic Haiti, Walter Moore fell in love with a woman
who was a part of the land’s passionate nature, whose body awoke
to the beat of the voodoo drums. By the author of Crockett’s
Woman.

215. CONQUEST Homer Hatten

Clay Farrar came out of Missouri seeking a peace he was not to
find. Hard men with guns changed his plans. And beautiful Toni
O’Neill. The story of the man who tamed Texas, by the author of
Westport Landing.

218. HERE IS MY BODY Booth Mooney

Renie helped her man climb to success. The rungs of the ladder
she used were made of the bodies of her lovers—men who thought
they had conquered her.

219. THE SHELTERING NIGHT Steve Fisher

Ronnie was a saint by day, a sinner by night. A perpetual
temptation to every man, a soul-searing torment to herself. By
the author of Destination Tokyo.

221. THE FORBIDDEN ROOM Jaclen Steele

All her life, she had lived in fear and fascination of the room.
At last she was to learn its depraved secrets. A novel of
haunting terror.

222. SPRING FIRE Vin Packer

A novel of love between two beautiful women. Honest, provocative,
it deals with a theme too important to keep from the light.

224. TEARS ARE FOR ANGELS Paul Connolly

What happens when a man finds his wife in another’s arms in his
own bedroom? Harry London knew, and this is his story. By the
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Transcriber’s Notes

The original spelling was mostly preserved. A few obvious typographical and punctuation errors as well as variations in hyphenation were silently amended. All other changes are shown here (before/after):

[p. 42]:
... “I’m sorry, Leda,” she said finally. “I’m awful
sorry I ...
... “I’m sorry, Leda,” she said finally. “I’m awfully
sorry I ...

[p. 54]:
... of sight. Across the streets the Delta Pi’s were staging a ...
... of sight. Across the street the Delta Pi’s were staging a ...

[p. 61]:
... large fraternity pin on Kitten’s bosom. They they danced ...
... large fraternity pin on Kitten’s bosom. Then they danced ...

[p. 104]:
... the spoons on the plate. Mother Muriel had a knowing ...
... the spoons on the plates. Mother Muriel had a knowing ...

[p. 153]:
... and shook it. They they all saw Leda. The glass in the ...
... and shook it. Then they all saw Leda. The glass in the ...

[p. 157]:
... Susan was sent home, or what become of her. In that case, ...
... Susan was sent home, or what became of her. In that case, ...

[p. 164]:
... edge on her words were not obvious to Robin. ...
... edge on her words was not obvious to Robin. ...

[p. 165]:
... The afternoon went easy. Mitch forgot a lot with ...
... The afternoon went easily. Mitch forgot a lot with ...