Lust: Bisexual Erotica [Paperback]

Marilyn Jaye Lewis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2004

Sizzling women’s erotic fiction with a decidedly bisexual bent from the very open mind of noted erotica writer Marilyn Jaye Lewis.

Marilyn Jaye Lewis is the founder of the Erotic Authors Association, the first American organization to honor literary excellence in the erotic genre. Her books include When Hearts Collide, In the Secret Hours, and When the Night Stood Still.

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About the Author

Marilyn Jaye Lewis's books include When Hearts Collide, In the Secret Hours, and When the Night Stood Still. Her writing has been widely anthologized and she is the founder of the Erotic Authors Association.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Alyson Books (October 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555838162
• ISBN-13: 978-1555838164
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,232,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Anti-climactic, April 19, 2010

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This review is from: Lust: Bisexual Erotica (Paperback)

I was very excited for this to come in the mail. I was under the impression, as it states, that it was primarily a book of bisexual erotica for women. Perhaps it's only me, but I thought this would leave out any male-male scenes. I would have liked to know that prior to purchase. And it doesn't necessarily bother me they exist-- it's just not something geared towards my interest or something that turns me on.

To be perfectly honest, there is an awful lot about this book that is a major turn-off. I'm about half way through the stories, and I think I may have to stop altogether, primarily because I haven't met a single character I liked or could see myself wanting to engage with. Many of the characters are just unlikable and downright shady. I don't have a problem with prostitution or the sex industry as a whole. But why are so many of the characters involved in it? Especially, perhaps only in my opinion, when it serves so little purpose. Many of the character's personalities were so wholly unlikable. It made each unfavorable circumstance seem even shadier.I would have much preferred something less circumstantially "dirty" and more sexually so.

Many of the author's stylistic choices made absolutely no sense to me. I can understand rape fantasies. They are a little triggering for me, but I understand them. What I do not understand is why it would be prudent to any sort of story line that one of the women to be involved in a particular scene was previously raped three times in succession. Nothing to completely turn me off like rape.

And perhaps if the book's main intention was not erotica, that would work in a storyline. Maybe. I say "maybe" because even the writing is sub-par. The plots are not geared towards erotica, and yet they would be lost if made to stand without that distinguishing characteristic. They are poorly designed and poorly executed. Oh, and heavily anti-climactic in every sense.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book!, November 15, 2004

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J. Rosen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lust: Bisexual Erotica (Paperback)

I just finished reading Marilyn Jaye Lewis's new book Lust, a collection of her eclectic and wonderful short stories. My overall impression ... Marilyn is a seriously good writer! These stories are erotic, nasty (in the very best sense of the word), witty, charming, and affecting, occasionally all at the same time. No easy trick. Some of the stories I'd read previously in other publications. And of course I had a number of favorites, for example, Daddy's Girl, I Like Boys, and Anal, to mention just a few.

I certainly hope Marilyn gives us more erotica in the future. But I don't want to imply that her stories succeed only as erotica. It's good fiction that works on many levels. Read it. You'll be glad you did.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Marilyn Jaye Lewis!, March 15, 2006

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Rogue Reviewer (Cleveland, OHIO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lust: Bisexual Erotica (Paperback)

I've been a fan of Marilyn Jaye Lewis since reading a story of hers in an old book called The Unmade Bed. I was thrilled to see a whole collection dedicated to her talent. Lust is an excellent collection -- one of the sexiest books I've ever read!