Lust: Erotic Fantasies for Women (Paperback)

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Who can live without lust? All day and night, our minds run through delicious possibilities — a silky hand beckoning us into the VIP lounge; a stranger in the backseat; the hunky FedEx driver bringing his package to the door — not to mention our own lascivious memories. Lust is a collection of erotica by and for women, a fierce and joyous celebration of female desire — and the triple-X trouble it gets us into. In Kay Jaybee’s “Tied to the Kitchen Sink,” a birthday boy finds his present — nude except for tall, high-heeled boots — happily devoted to domestic duties. Maria Grigoriadis’s “Pleasant Surprise” shows what can happen when you knock on the wrong apartment door — without your panties. And Bonnie Dee’s “Ripe Fruit” teasingly elaborates the sweet, sticky encounter of a soap opera idol and a fruit-stand employee on a stretch of rural roadside. Let the witty and provocative Violet Blue, best-selling writer, sex columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and host of the popular podcast Open Source Sex, lead you down a primrose path to a forest of wicked, lustful surprises.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Cleis Press (May 25, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573442801
• ISBN-13: 978-1573442800
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,766 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I dunno -- Maybe I'm not "woman" enough -- I didn't care for it..., December 10, 2009

By	Vivian McDonald (TX) - See all my reviews

When you have 12 5-star reviews, you think "wow, this must really be good". However, I was quite disappointed in it. The writing was poor and it was basically just Penthouse letters supposedly aimed at women. However, for the most part, I didn't find the stories appealing nor the descriptions of the encounters. Many were unconventional as in a woman, her long-time partner, and a man which I didn't find appealing.

I guess I like my "escapes" to be a bit more traditional and obviously, I'm in the minority here. I guess if you like a wide variety of scenarios, you will get it with this anthology. However, if you are not into "way-out" scenarios, I suspect you will be put off by the stories in this book.

As far as the writing goes -- it all just seemed to be very amateurish -- almost like a poorly edited collection of stories written for a creative writing class. I'm just very surprised that this book (in my humble opinion) was just not that good given the glowing praise of all the other reviews. I'm glad there are so many folks who enjoyed this book... I'm just not one of them.

43 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Now this is what I've been looking for!!, July 2, 2009

By	Whitney Myers - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

It's all about the lust in this explosive anthology. There are fantasies galore here, all aboput once central theme: Women getting what they want from the men they want and when they want. Now that's a delicious fantasy in and of itself. Moreover, I liked the writing style and enjoyed the fact that it wasn't too overdone or complicated. This one is a keeper. Pick it up if you need some late night reading material, along with Husband Swap and Roughing It: Two Dirty Stories, which also sizzles with lust.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Am I missing something?, January 24, 2010

By	SqurlGurl24 (Alabama) - See all my reviews

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I don't know maybe I'm missing something, but I have read the first 2 stories and it's just not all that great to me.