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Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 2 Paperback – December 13, 2016

3.8 out of 5 stars 123 ratings

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Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 2 gives us fierce female passion, timeless love, and lustful encounters that are guaranteed to fill you with utter delight. Edited by the award winning Rachel Kramer Bussel, these sexy stories about women on the prowl span the globe, traveling from Peru to the Bahamas and beyond in pursuit of pleasure. Learn why "Teacher Appreciation" is so special, what sex is like "At the End of the World," and explore some very explosive "Volcano Nights." These unforgettable erotic tales by the top authors in the genre as well as newcomers will arouse and thrill readers looking for a hot time between the pages.
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"Imaginative, high-heat, high-quality erotica. Varied stories that span the globe, but all have in common the heated bliss of finding a human connection, mind and body." -- Cleverotic"Every story in BWE has something unique, some novel detail or backdrop that serves as a doorway into the steamy scene, but some of them are far more elegant in getting to the hotness than others. The collection seems to move from more vanilla, hetero stories with conventional style to the more extreme or experimental stuff, namely rope, CBT, gender melding and D/s power exchange, all thankfully creative and high-octane racy. I liked this progression as a read." -- Betina Cipher"In Janelle Reston's Wordless Surrender (Grade B+), deaf domme Allie has a rapturous experience with her sub, Marbeth. This is in my top five when it comes to stories in the collection; Reston's narrative voice is sharp and piquant and it has an extremely strong sense of character alongside a rapturous sense of love for bondage and dominance that translates well even if you don't kink to it." All About Romance"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."At The End of the World" was another great tale - there's certainly a shortage of apocalyptic erotica in the world, and this MMF story of a woman and two men who find each other after a plague is pretty hot.
Jaybee's "Brick Dust" is another great bondage story that is a master class in pacing. Hot, visceral and perfectly crafted to draw out the tension between the two characters." Valerie Alexander

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Introduction: Getting Naked

"What do you want from me?" Sarah asks Ollie in the opening line of Corrine A. Silver's beautiful and hot rope bondage story "Her Best." In a way, it's a question that's asked implicitly by all the protagonists in
Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 2--when they're not asking themselves what they want, and going after it. That's something that may sound easy--figuring out your desires, and staking a claim to them--but in the real world, it's not always so simple. There are so many ways we women hold ourselves back, allow ourselves to believe that what we might want is "too much," and that by extension, so are we.

But the women you'll meet in these twenty-one stories are curious and tenacious, allowing themselves to wander to distant lands, to explore new types of sex, with new lovers, even when they aren't totally sure where these missions will lead them. They take chances, get vulnerable, risk saying yes when it would be safer to say no, all because they sense that something greater will be in store for them if they dare.

I didn't set a formal theme for this anthology, because I like to give my authors as much leeway as possible to explore whatever corners of their minds their fiction takes them to. I did notice that travel and adventure predominated among the submissions writers sent me this time. You'll find many of those travelers within these pages, whether it's Jocelyn Bringas's heroine in "Taste" going about her daily commute only to be stopped by a particularly irresistible stranger whoshe wants to ignore, but simply can't; Lucie in "Passion in Peru," by Vierra Lai, who breaks off from her friends to let her new man visit a part of her body that's never been traversed before or Valentina in Dorianne's "Like Lights in the Northern Sky," where the aurora borealis illuminates a new relationship path along with the landscape. "At the End of the World," by Winter Blair, finds Jasmine extremely lucky to be alive--and luckier to find two sex-starved male survivors in this post-apocalyptic tale.

For other characters, taking the leap from fantasy to reality is the most powerful trip of all, as happens in Josie Jordan's "The Fight Club," where Suzie gathers the courage to confess her deepest desire, risking rejection but needing to voice it. In "On Some Maps, But Not on Others," by Annabeth Leong, gender is the course this creative body cartographer must explore.

I'm fully aware that no single book of erotic stories can cover the wide range of possibilities women erotica authors can cook up or all the infinite ways women get off--after all, there are countless ways we can connect with another human being. What I can offer you here are twenty-one tales that showcase heroines who are indeed heroic, whether they're in an opera house basement obeying orders from their kinky lover or offering the comfort of their body at the most challenging of moments, as in "Phone Call, Three a.m." by T.C. Mill. They're heroic because they are up for the challenge, even when they may risk getting caught, having their heart broken or being rejected. They're heroic because they allow themselves to grapple with uncertainty, jealousy, fear and nerves as those mix and mingle with their arousal, sometimes so closely it's hard to know where one starts and the other ends. I'd argue that each of these heroines is gutsy in her own way, and maybe, in or out of the bedroom, some of them will inspire you to be gutsy too.

What else is in store for you as you read on? In this book, you'll salivate right alongside Abby over the ultimate juicy girl talk in "Star Bright," by Cela Winter, find out what "Teacher Appreciation" is all about once the students have graduated, according to Stella Watts Kelley, and visit the after-hours life of a startup employee in "Serious Faces," by Ella Dawson. You'll meet a domme who exerts her power over her very willing sub via sign language in "Wordless Surrender," by Janelle Reston. In that story, Allie asks Marbeth, "
Are you mine?" It's another question that's a through line of these stories, although whether the lovers in these tales belong to each other in the formal sense gets a different answer depending on who's asking the question. Whether that sense of "belonging" is formalized within BDSM, expressed through tenderness or teasing, or is simply ephemeral, lasting as long as the lovers need and no more, in each of these stories, through exploring what they want out of sex, these women discover what it means to belong--to themselves, to another person (or people), and to their bodies and desires.

There are moments of rip-your-clothes-off passion as well as tenderness and connection, of sex as both a scorching physical encounter and a healing emotional balm, often within the very same story. There's humor (the corny pick-up lines in "Taste" are wonderfully absurd) mixed with heartache, life's highs and lows explored as these women get completely naked, body and soul. I hope you'll share with me your favorite stories--and what you'd like to see in future volumes--at bweoftheyear@gmail.com and visit bweoftheyear.com to find out more about the series and where it's going next.

Rachel Kramer Bussel
Atlantic City, New Jersey

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cleis Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 13, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1627781927
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1627781923
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.8 x 8 inches
  • Book 2 of 10 ‏ : ‎ Best Women's Erotica Series
  • Best Sellers Rank: #2,097,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020
    Most mens erotica is like industrials training manuals: Right to the point of operation, all pistons and gears. Some men are romantics that, while appreciating a quick, spontaneous, anonymous encounter truly want something more. Most times, a fine meal is to be enjoyed slowly, savored; the tastes and smells and colors and textures to be lingered over to be fully appreciated.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2016
    A great collection of short stories to keep you warm at night. The subject matter is varied and treated intelligently by the authors. The stories are well written and well edited. As in any collection, some stories shine a little brighter than others. I was especially impressed by "Taste", "On His Knees", and "Her Best", but there is something in this collection for everyone. Looking forward to volume 3.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016
    a free copy of this novel was given to me by Rachel Kramer Bussel for an honest review

    This volume took me a little longer to get through. Unfortunately, it's because I didn't connect with the majority of the stories. I failed to lose myself in the fantasy of these women's erotic adventures. I did like a few stories; actually more like loved completely. My favorites were:

    On His Knees by Eve Pendle
    Mind Control by Violet R. Jones
    Serious Faces by Ella Dawson
    Cigarro Tarde by Abigail Ekue
    Volcano Nights by Josie Jordan

    I found the other stories to be silly or down right uninteresting. The diverse themes and writing styles were amazing though. This collection of erotica is not badly written at all. I just personally didn't like it as much as the first volume.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017
    Rachel Kramer Bussel hit her stride with this anthology. It has an appeal for broad erotica interests. I particularly enjoyed The House on Orchard by Melina Greenport. Greenport’s character Emma creates a fascinating sexual ritual inside the stranger’s home at this address. The owner’s twist on the routine was priceless. Well executed!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2017
    Great stuff
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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017
    These short stories run the gambit from f/f to historical, dystopian and contemporary. I loved the variety of the stories because there's so many choices and things to enjoy. There was even a post-apocalyptic menage a trois, which, hello! Of course! That's absolutely what I'd want to be doing.

    One of my favorites was historical, which feels pretty rare in short story collections, or erotica. The story by Eve Pendle was funny, smart and feminist (not to mention hot!). I loved it.

    I don't read a ton of short story erotica, and sometimes it's hard to just jump into both a world and a bed with characters, but I'd definitely read more of these.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017
    This collection has a range of content to offer. No two stories are quite alike. There's a balanced mix of sweet intimacy, fantasy, and steamy fetish scenes. "Phone Call 3:00 AM" was beautifully crafted. I didn't want it to end.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017
    It was ok.

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  • Cheryl T
    3.0 out of 5 stars Well written. Average interest.
    Reviewed in Canada on April 8, 2021
    The stories are well written and okay. Not as naughty as expected.
  • LL
    1.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre at best
    Reviewed in Canada on July 28, 2019
    If this is the best women's erotica available today, people really need to step up their games. I've read better erotica in Harlequin Romance. Really not worth the price.