The Story of X: An Erotic Tale

A darkly seductive and passionate tale of secret societies, elaborate rites and sexual experimentation, in the tradition of the captivating classic Story of O and Kubricks film Eyes Wide Shut.

Shy American student Alexandra Beckmann—‘X to her friends—arrives in Naples desperate for adventures beyond the sheltered life she has led. She is there to study the Camorra, an infamous Italian crime organization. But in the sun-soaked, ancient city streets, her research leads her to a man like no one else she has ever met.

Irresistibly handsome, Lord Marcus Roscarrick is an Italian aristocrat with a mysterious past. Yet, underneath his refined exterior, X senses a man who is well-acquainted with danger.

Soon they begin a passionate affair, and X is drawn into Roscarricks world—a world she never dreamed existed. But as she falls ever more deeply under Roscarricks spell, X must decide whether she dares to submit entirely to this shadowy realm of dark desire.

A. J. Molloy is the pseudonym of a bestselling novelist who lives in London.