The House of Gord was founded in 1989 by J.L. Gord, quite literally in a farmer's pig sty atop a Welsh mountain. Gord started the company because, as a consumer of bondage fantasy material, he was tired of being ripped off by companies that conducted business with little regard or respect for their products and even less for their customers. Although the House of Gord has gone through many changes in the past 12 years, mostly involving personnel, location and corporate structure, the core of our enterprise remains the same: Quality fantasy material and excellent customer service. Gord himself continues to oversee our operation, although his wife Serena runs the book company now. Gord remains the principal writer at the House of Gord, but we are always bringing new writers on board.

Now that you know why the House of Gord was started, please allow us to explain a bit about what bondage means to us, what it is, what it isn't, and what our fantasy material is all about. In short, the House of Gord philosophy.

Anyone who is a serious practitioner of bondage, dominance and submission or sadomasochism knows that our art, craft, fun and games are often subject to misunderstanding by the general public. This is one of the reasons we try to keep our scene away from the general public by advertising only in highly specialized publications, playing in private, and keeping our websites registered with filtering software.

Our adult fantasy novels are intended to offer a welcome reprieve from the real world, giving the mind an opportunity to take flight and fantasise the impossible (or at least improbable). In real life, we must play safely. Bound by our conscience and the physical limitations of the human body, our options are many, but not endless. In the world of make believe, the possibilities are endless. This is a vast landscape, with no signposts or boundaries.

An artist/writer must reach beyond what is safe in reality, to explore those areas that cannot or should not be explored in real life. The pen really is mightier than the sword, for its territory knows no limits. Whilst we will occasionally edit stories to ensure legality and a reasonable level of grammatical correctness, we will not modify a story in a way that would alter or dilute the author's own style.

It takes a lot of courage to put pen to paper in the realm of the erotic and share the results with the world. It also takes a lot of courage to purchase an erotic story, especially one of an alternative nature. We applaud you, dear reader, for having the courage to enter the hallowed halls of the House of Gord. We hope you will enjoy our novels as much as we do. If you would like to give us any feedback or suggestions regarding books you would like us to publish in the future, please feel free to do so. We welcome communication from our customers, and welcome you to our small enterprise.

The Editors
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