Excerpt: Maybe he wanted me or maybe he just wanted another human being to feel good with. Maybe he was desperate, and that was his reason for going upstairs with me. And if so, that was fine. He had plenty of reason to be desperate, far more than I did. We didn’t need more noble […]
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Lovely Boy
Excerpt As his soaked collar wilts against his throat, Tobias mutters, “Hey. Look.” “Believe me, I’m looking.” “Okay.” He licks his lips. “I can—if there’s anything you want—” Laughter makes him blush, his head baking with embarrassment and adrenaline. “Listen. I’m trying to talk about—to offer you a, a ransom or something—” “I know.” Gloved fingers […]
Continue Reading....“Fearless” in Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year, Vol 3
[T]he real gems in this anthology are those that eschew the usual pert, young, able-bodied subjects of erotic fantasy in favor of more thoughtful, relatable portrayals, and are all the sexier for it. Of particular note are Scout Rhodes’s “Morning Fog,” which features sleepy early-morning sex between women over 60; T.C. Mill’s “Fearless,” which touchingly […]
Continue Reading....“Phone Call, 3 a.m.” in Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 2
T.C. Mill’s “Phone Call, 3 AM” is incredible. Second person stories can be quite moving in erotica, done night, and Mill hits all the right notes in this eloquent, searing story. Valerie Alexander The stand-out story for me was Phone Call, Three AM by T.C. Mill. As a reader, I was immersed in a deep pool […]
Continue Reading....Gardens Where No One Will See
Gardens is engrossing for a quick read… Renad’s metamorphosis as he learns that masculine pride has less to do with dignity or rules about giving pleasure, and more to do with trust and love, show a real reversal in him. Giving himself over to Nemaran might prove to be the healing that he needs. –4 […]
Continue Reading....“With Wan’dring Steps and Slow” in Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 10
Excerpt: He folded it aside, out of the flames’ reach, and joined her close to them. The apron of woven vines around his waist shifted. She looked at it, around it, at what she knew she shouldn’t look at but wanted to see. Nakedness…it did not feel like a name he had made, though he […]
Continue Reading....“Not Quite an Antidote” in The Sexy Librarian’s Dirty 30, Vol. 3
Excerpt: Without breaking the kiss, Bela stepped forward, pushing Faon’s body against the wall, and her body against his. His touch continued to rove, a hand at the small of her back pressing her nearer. Clutching his hips, Bela shifted her pelvis, starting to rock and rub. His moan could almost be taken for a […]
Continue Reading....If You Were My Lover: Stories for Lovers of Literary Erotica
Twelve tales to tantalize and satisfy. This collection includes several gender pairings (and threesomes!), along with stories where you can choose how to interpret a character’s gender, plus a story whose narrator is deciding how to interpret their own gender. Historical, literary, and speculative short stories explore scent and sensation, language and bodies, religion, philosophy, […]
Continue Reading....A Last Touch of Grace
“Maybe I am wrong,” Iphigenia said. “And if so, I’m sorry to trouble you. I don’t think I’m wrong, but I truly don’t want to—to make things worse for you. If I’m opening a wound that’s healed, tell me. If it’s not still raw and bleeding, then I know I ought to let it be.” […]
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