Sex and all that fun stuff
Discover the ultimate curated book list on sex, desire, and playful intrigue—from sizzling fiction by Violet Blue and Alison Tyler to edgy tales by Neil Gaiman. Explore erotic storytelling, lesbian erotica, and bold narratives that celebrate passion and fun. Your next steamy read awaits in this must-see collection.
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Best Women's Erotica 2009
by Violet Blue
From the erotica anthology series that truly delivers, Best Women's Erotica 2009 is packed with risky, romantic thrills and erotic adventure - both inside the bedroom and out. The stories contained within the anthology are yet to be announced - Violet Blue is sifting through the year's best stories to find the best of the best - but the results of her search are bound to be explosive. Violet Blue is a sex columnist, author and editor of erotic fiction, as well as being the creator of popular podcast Open Source Sex.
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Frenzy
by Alison Tyler
For those who like their erotica in a pinch, Frenzy offers a charming, romantic, and sexy collection of super-short stories. From a naughty tease in an apartment window to a breathless clothes-in-a-heap romp to a candy store tryst, these spicy, dab-will-do-ya stories give readers a quick and steamy thrill that leaves them aching for more.
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Best Lesbian Erotica 2008
by Tristan Taormino
A journey into the world of lesbian sex with uncommon, edgy stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. Edited by bestselling author, editor and adult video director and performer, Tristan Taormino, and selected and introduced by the dynamic poet and performance artist Ali Liebegott, this latest edition of the bestselling series is sensual, inventive and breathtaking.
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The Art of Deception
by Ridley Pearson
Seattle police psychologist Daphne Mathews has her hands full with a pregnant, addicted, runaway teenager, a murder victim's brother whose strange behavior unnerves her, and a deputy sheriff she once treated who's now stalking her. She's frightened enough to move in with Detective John LaMoia, a development that doesn't exactly thrill Lou Boldt, their boss and Daphne'sex-lover. But Lou's too busy with his own cases to brood over John and Daphne: the recent disappearances of two local women, and the death of Billy Chen, the nephew of Mama Lu, an old friend and a powerful figure in Seattle's Chinese community, which appeared to be an accident but turns out to have been murder.The only thing the disappearances and murder have in common is location; all three victims were last seen in a part of downtown built over the Underground, a dark and dangerous warren of buildings abandoned after the fire that leveled Seattle more than a hundred years ago. While Seattle's Underground has been the setting for several mysteries by other authors (Earl Emerson, J.A. Jance), Pearson makes the most of its creepy-crawly atmosphere in a gripping thriller whose solid plotting pulls all of Daphne's, LaMoia's, and Boldt's cases together. It also wisely reconfigures the personal relationships among the three central characters, which bodes well for their future adventures in this long-running series (Middle ofNowhere, The Pied Piper). --Jane Adams
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God Laughs When You Die
by Michael Boatman
A host of drug dealers meets a foe they cannot kill. The president accidentally invites demons into the country and watches the pope turn into a sabertooth tiger. A man, dead since 1920, lives again in present day Los Angeles to satiate a malevolent goddess. These tales by Michael Boatman will disturb, terrify and traumatize you. Boatman grabs you by throat and drags you kicking and screaming through his prose. With a dash of Lansdale and a smattering of Martina's Wild Cards, the tales within inhabit the dark and nasty side of our souls, and throughout Boatman infuses it all with a keen wit and an eye for detail. And when he lets you up to breathe, like God, you might just find yourself laughing. This is the sort of stuff I like to read as the bells sound midnight. Paul Haines award-winning author of Doorways for the Dispossessed Boatman's debut collection will knock you down and kick you in the teeth. Alternatingly hysterical, grotesque, bizarre, and fantastic, Boatman's collection is a must-read for anyone itching to get their hands on fresh new fiction that pulls no punches. Ronald Damien Malfi, author of The Nature of Monsters and The Fall of Never Michael Boatman writes like a visitor from hell. Someone out on short term leave for bad behavior. I love this stuff. He's one of the new, and more than promising, writers making his mark, and a dark and wonderful mark it is. Joe R. Lansdale
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American Gods
by Neil Gaiman
Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident. Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him introduces himself. The man calls himself Mr. Wednesday, and he knows more about Shadow than is possible. He warns Shadow that a far bigger storm is coming. And from that moment on, nothing will ever he the same...
