Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
Lying in Bed and over 300,000 other books are available for Amazon Kindle – Amazon’s new wireless reading device. Learn more

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
42 used & new from $1.10

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Lying In Bed
 
See larger image
 
Start reading Lying in Bed on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don’t have a Kindle? Get yours here.
 
  

Lying In Bed (Paperback)

by M. J. Rose (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

List Price: $13.95
Price: $12.55 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $1.40 (10%)
Usually ships within 7 to 13 days.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

14 new from $6.00 26 used from $1.10 2 collectible from $6.39
Also Available in: List Price: Our Price: Other Offers:
Kindle Edition (Kindle Book) $9.99

Frequently Bought Together

Lying In Bed + The Venus Fix: A Dr. Morgan Snow Novel + Lip Service
Price For All Three: $39.29

Some of these items ship sooner than the others. Show details

  • This item: Lying In Bed by M. J. Rose

    Usually ships within 7 to 13 days.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • The Venus Fix: A Dr. Morgan Snow Novel by M. J. Rose

    Usually ships within 1 to 3 weeks.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Lip Service by M.J. Rose

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

In Fidelity

In Fidelity

by M.J. Rose
4.0 out of 5 stars (40)  $13.95
Lip Service

Lip Service

by M.J. Rose
4.2 out of 5 stars (125)  $19.75
Sheet Music

Sheet Music

by M.J. Rose
Flesh Tones

Flesh Tones

by M.J. Rose
The Delilah Complex (MIRA)

The Delilah Complex (MIRA)

by M. J. Rose
4.5 out of 5 stars (17)  $6.99
Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Review
"If seduction is an art, then Rose is one of the masters." -- Boookreporter.com

"M.J. Rose writes fearlessly about sex. This is a true erotic thriller. The end will take your breath away." -- Lisa Tucker, author of Shout Down the Moon, on The Halo Effect

"Rose is screwing with literature. And I love it!" -- Susie Bright

"Rose writes erotic better than just about anyone..." -- BookBitch.com

"Rose's work will appeal to anyone looking for a hot and heavy story that arouses while it entertains." -- The Chicago Sun Times - David J. Montgomery

Lying in Bed draws upon the rich tradition of Anais Nin... who made this genre into an art form. -- Eroticaromancewriters.com - Tracy Zappala

Rose has a luscious sensual way with words. Truly a literary erotic treat for the senses and the mind. -- Erotic Readers Association - Kathy Kulig

Product Description
"Longing makes you weak. It's an emotion I've managed to avoid for the past eight years."

There was a time when Marlowe Wyatt had abandoned herself to the unrestrained pleasures of love; she'd been bold and unashamed, giving her heart and body to her lover without inhibition or hesitation. Until she was betrayed. It's ironic, then, that she now earns a living composing love letters for clients incapable of communicating desire -- erotic fantasies she skillfully creates with her head, but never her heart . . . deliberately disconnected from her passionate core.

Her newest client is about to challenge all that. From the moment of their first encounter, Gideon Brown ignites in her an overpowering hunger like none she's ever known, and a vulnerability she thought she'd vanquished. As the powerful attraction that sizzles between them inspires Marlowe's best work, sensations and desires she'd long held in check sweep her toward the brink of surrender. Yet her own fear, plus thoughts of the woman for whom Gideon hired Marlowe to write the letters, holds her back. But for how long?


Product Details

  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Spice; Autographed by Author edition (June 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0373605080
  • ISBN-13: 978-0373605088
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 4.8 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #291,865 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)


What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

Lying In Bed
50% buy the item featured on this page:
Lying In Bed 3.7 out of 5 stars (7)
$12.55
The Delilah Complex (MIRA)
15% buy
The Delilah Complex (MIRA) 4.5 out of 5 stars (17)
$6.99
The Halo Effect (MIRA)
14% buy
The Halo Effect (MIRA) 4.5 out of 5 stars (35)
$6.99
The Reincarnationist
14% buy
The Reincarnationist 3.7 out of 5 stars (88)
$6.99

Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
Check the boxes next to the tags you consider relevant or enter your own tags in the field below.

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?

 

Customer Reviews

7 Reviews
5 star:
 (3)
4 star:
 (2)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:
 (1)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.7 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rose Shows You How Erotica Should Be Written, August 12, 2006
Marlowe Wyatt works in a New York boutique writing erotic love letters for people who can't manage the words themselves. Still grieving for a lover who was killed in an accident before she could explain dark secrets from her past, her life is empty and unhappy, and she doesn't want it any other way because those secrets are still, years later, just too painful. Then a man comes into the store and hires her to write five letters for someone--only he wants to be part of the process, not just a customer.

They begin to visit various places together to explore different sensory possibilities for these letters--for which she's going to earn two thousand dollars--but unexpected feelings for this man, Gideon Brown, begin to boil to the surface.

Cold words in a review can't begin to express the beautiful prose Rose uses all throughout this story, in every syllable, every nuance. Rose is a master at subtle prose anyhow, I've read all of her books and she always tells her stories with strength and brilliant, deft class. While this book doesn't have the swift complexity of her thrillers, it's impossible to put down once you start reading because of the way her soft words weave you into the fabric of her story.

This book outdoes any other erotica novel I've ever read. Rose puts to sleep once and for all the myth that in order to write erotica, you have to use every single physical movement and so-called erotic euphemism you can drag off of a long, long list of euphemisms. But it's not in the words, it's what the author does with the words she chooses. Read M.J. Rose's LYING IN BED and you'll see how it's done when it's done well. BA

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Erotic and haunting, September 9, 2007
Lying In Bed tells the story of Marlowe Wyatt, a woman who writes erotic letters and stories for others. She brings the depths of her secret desires and longings through her creative and sensual writing, though she is unaware of the fact that she does that. It is the enigmatic Gideon who points it out to her. When Gideon enters her life, Marlowe is forced to face her inner demons, including old issues regarding her stepbrother, her cynicism and her past relationships with men.

M.J. Rose has once again created a story that is both erotic and haunting. I have noticed that most, if not all, of her novels are based on women who repress themselves one way or another, with personal issues and angsts that run deep. The erotica here is subtle, not the in-your-face stuff you often find in romantic erotica these days. Though I like the aforementioned in-your-face stuff, I also love this kind of writing, for it reminds me of authors like Anais Nin and D.H. Lawrence. Spice is a great imprint, it seems, with great eye for erotic writing. I hope this Harlequin imprint will deliver a variety of romantic erotica -- from somewhat literary (like this one) to stories that are just sexy and fun. I also like to read contemporary romantica with no gimmicks (meaning not paranormal, suspense, whatever). Just a well-told story with equal amounts of eroticism and romance. All sorts are great for reading, depends on the mood I'm in. If you like beautiful prose and sensual reading, you will love Lying In Bed. I also recommend the other books by this author.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Erotic fiction that will not disappoint!, July 13, 2006
M.J. Rose has become one of my favorite authors . . . so whenever
I see that she has a new book out, I try to read it as quickly as
possible.

LYING IN BED, her latest, did not disappoint . . . it is billed as
an "erotic fiction novel," and though it is a different from her
earlier efforts (that fit more in the suspense category), I
still was drawn-in by the strong story line.

This one features a woman who ghostwrites erotic letters for
others . . . when a mysterious client enters her life, the letters
all of a sudden become real to her--especially after her first
lover reappears.

Though the book is seemingly directed more to women,
men will enjoy it too.

There were several passages that caught my attention; among
them:

* "It's not success that I'm talking about. It's interaction. When we
paint or sculpt or assemble a collage, we're using our senses and
our souls to make something out of thin air. We're saying something.
And the act of saying it, and the process we go through in presenting it,
doesn't teach us everything we need to know until we can discuss it and
argue about it and listen to other people talking about it."

* But a first kiss is none of those things. It is an invitation to a sensate
world that is yet unknown. It is dark in the light and light in the dark. It
is foreign in its tastes and smells. It may begin with your lips but it
moves along your body in a way that brings your blood to the surface. It
turns you inside out so that you become your feelings and your thoughts
retreat, bowing to the physicality of the kiss's moment. The rest of you
withdraws to allow the coming together of a mere two inches of flesh that
fly you to an unknown place--the way you can travel to a new city
or town and recognize that you are in its center without knowing the
particular buildings, foliage, storefronts.

* I knew better than to be fooled by a man's passion. Or my own. Lust
is so fickle, motivated by so many of the wrong impulses. Fooling us into
thinking it has some significance when it has none.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Very subtle, and very effective
This novel is beautiful and subtle. The descriptive prose is absolutely fabulous. Is is more sensual than many erotic stories and has deeper character development. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Ruby Blackbird Carpenter

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
This is the first book I have read from this author, but the reviews for it were so good (the 1 star had not been posted yet) that I gave it a chance. Read more
Published on February 21, 2007 by Book Mom

1.0 out of 5 stars Tedious prose
I found the characters unengaging and the storyline boring. Don't waste your money on this book.
Published on January 11, 2007 by Mariposa Espada

4.0 out of 5 stars fine erotic character study
Marlowe Wyatt feels she made the mistake of a lifetime when she failed to tell her beloved Joshua how much she loved him. Read more
Published on May 25, 2006 by Harriet Klausner

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


   
Explore more


Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)



Look for Similar Items by Category


Cut Wood Down to Size

Cut Wood Down to Size

Split wood with ease using a log splitter from the Outdoor Power & Lawn Equipment Store.

Shop all log splitters

 

Big Savings in Books

Bargain Books
Find great titles at fantastic prices in our Bargain Books Store.
 

Keep on Rollin'

Winnie Wagon
Customers rave about this sturdy folding wagon. Great for groceries, laundry, and trips to the library. Available in black or red.

Buy now

 

Best Books

Best of the Month
See our editors' picks and more of the best new books on our Best of the Month page.
 

 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Where's My Stuff?

Shipping & Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.

Continue shopping: Top Sellers
Paranoia
Paranoia by Joseph Finder
My Soul to Lose
My Soul to Lose by Rachel Vincent
Finger Lickin' Fifteen
Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
Glenn Beck's Common Sense

Conditions of Use | Privacy Notice © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates