Sexaholics [Paperback]

Pynk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 2010

Miki, Valencia, Teela Raye, and Brandi share one thing...they are all addicted to sex. United through Sexaholics Anonymous, these women try to recover from their dependence on wild, spontaneous, and even sometimes, dangerous sex. From whips and chains, to sex in public, they have done it all! Led by Dr. Rachel Cummings, each woman takes the first step to recovery by sharing her biggest sexual act with the group. SEXAHOLICS takes readers through the outrageous experiences of four women on their long path to success.

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About the Author

Marissa Monteilh, writing as Pynk, is a former model, television news reporter, and commercial actress.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, she now resides just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition (March 23, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446179582
• ISBN-13: 978-0446179584
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #557,607 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Voted amongst the 2010 Women of Influence in Publishing by Written Magazine, and a 2010 Pink Diamond Award Honoree at the African-American Literary Festival hosted by SistahFriend Bookclub, Marissa Monteilh (Mon-tay) is the best-selling author of eight mainstream novels: May December Souls, The Chocolate Ship, Hot Boyz, Dr. Feelgood, Something He Can Feel, The Six-Letter Word, Hot Girlz, and Make Me Hot. Make Me Hot was an African American Literary Award nominee. She also contributed to an erotica anthology called Morning Noon and Night: Can't Get Enough. An updated version of The Chocolate Ship was released in September 2009, and the follow-up to Hot Boyz, called Hot Girlz, hits the shelves in October 2011.

Marissa writes erotica under the pseudonym, Pynk - Pynk was the winner of the 2008 YOUnity award for Fastest Rising Literary Star and Author of the Year. Warner Books released the first Pynk title, Erotic City, in November 2008, which was also a finalist for a 2009 African American Literary Award in the category of erotica and was voted one of the Best Reads for 2008 by Black Expressions. Urban-reviews.com gave Erotic City its Top-Shelf review of 5-stars. The second title, Sexaholics, about four women addicted to sex, was released in March 2010, and her third title, Sixty-Nine, pubbed on March 25, 2011. Pynk's next title, POLITICS.ESCORTS.BLACKMAIL, comes out in 2012.

Marissa now lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her family and is also trying her hand at playwriting, adapting May December Souls into a stage play. Check out Pynk at www.authorpynk.com.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never in over 20 years have I ever read an 'erotic novel' such as this!, March 28, 2010

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Denise Bolds "Lion Who Reads A Lot!" (New York United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sexaholics (Paperback)

I have been reading erotic novels for over 20 years and I have read them all - Zane, Mary B. Morison, Mariyln Lee, Lori Foster and all the others.... NEVER have I read such a book as this - it really needed an ADULT ONLY Warning label on the front! Pynk develed into the dark side of sex addiction that left me completely dazed and ON FIRE! I could only read this book in small incriments because I had to cool off inbetween! Sexaholics WILL have you addickted to this provocative story of three women who are addickted to sex no matter what. Get ready to be set on FIRE! Get ready to learn things you did not know about sex and get ready to be ADDICKTED!!! I know its only March 2010 - but I really don't think any other erotic story this year can top this! OMG!!!!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars deep look at how crippling addiction can be, March 27, 2010

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sexaholics (Paperback)

Miki Summers is a sexaholic who loves the heat with anonymous pursuers until her out of control sexcapades catch up to her. Valencia Sanchez is bisexual hitting on both sexes in spite of being engaged to an affluent fiancé who tells her monogamy with him only or goodbye. Voyeur Teela Raye loves seeing others go at it and then doing it with her mate, but a peeping Thomasina may not be enough satisfaction especially since her mate is not interested in her passivity as a watcher. School teacher Brandi Williams is a one night special hitting different hunks every evening, but soon craves doing it in daylight too.

These four women are sex addicts who meet at Sexaholics Anonymous meetings. There each tells their tale staying in control one minute at a time as their libido keeps whispering feed me.

The four key characters rotate perspective so that the audience obtains a deep look at how crippling addiction can be. Each knows the danger their sexual need causes yet they cannot control their libido's indulgences. Well written, Sexaholics is an entertaining erotica that focuses on the destructiveness of being out of control when 24/7 your vagina controls your brain.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this is one disease I wish I had... (not really, but yeah), March 9, 2010

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Jason Frost "RubiconReader" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sexaholics (Paperback)

I won this book in a contest by the author and I couldn't WAIT to start reading it. This is an extremely sexual book with a LOT going on. The four main characters; Valencia, Teela, Miki, and Brandi are women with the sexual appetites of a man. No, scratch that... they have the sexual appetite of a man who has been imprisoned on a desert isle for eight years, while being fed a diet of Viagra, Levitra and oysters, being forced to watch (while handcuffed) Ebony Ayes and Ron Jeremy.

The title of this book is the perfect one for this story because it is a perfect definition of these women. Reading about the lives of these four women is very voyeuristic and sexual. Unfortunately, all of the sex they experience is not the "good" kind. A lot of it is painful, risky, dangerous, mindless, and self-induced. I think the author was trying to do two things: 1. I think she was trying to tell a story, and 2. I think she was trying to show us how real and devastating sexual addiction can be. The only problem with trying to do both in a fictional story was that; when she started talking about the `serious' part of the story, it really slowed down.

It was kind of like I was in a Sex-Ed class taught by a naked Gabrielle Union and then right before she demonstrates how she gives herself an orgasm, in walks a very old and very wrinkled Lynn Hamilton (Donna from `Sanford & Son') to take over the class. I get what Pynk was trying to do, but I found myself speed-reading through these parts because I didn't want to hear all that.

Everyone one of the main characters has a sexual monkey on their back and while its fun to read about their exploits, you do feel sorry for them once you really get into the story. The saying goes "Everything that glitters aint always gold". Well having a girlfriend who can't get enough may not be all that it's cracked up to be either. I know... hard to believe :-) but read this book and you'll see what I'm talking about. Pynk doesn't hold back on the drama or the sex. You'll get a healthy dose of both, right in your face so be prepared. If you haven't read anything by Pynk, `Sexaholics' just might just make you a `Pynkaholic'.