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Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volume 2 Paperback – December 13, 2016
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- Print length232 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherCleis Press
- Publication dateDecember 13, 2016
- Dimensions5.5 x 0.8 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101627781927
- ISBN-13978-1627781923
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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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"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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Product details
- 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)
- #82 in Erotica Collections & Anthologies (Books)
- #1,674 in Short Stories Anthologies
- #40,459 in BDSM Erotica (Books)
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I write memorable stories and teach people how to craft their own. I've edited over 70 anthologies. My favorites are Best Women's Erotica of the Year, Volumes 1-8, The Big Book of Orgasms, Fast Girls, Come Again: Sex Toy Erotica, Tasting Him: Oral Sex Stories, Spanked and BDSM books Please, Sir and Please, Ma'am! My anthologies have won 3 Samois Anthology Award and I won the 2021 John Preston Short Fiction Award, all from National Leather Association-International (NLA-I). My mission is to tell powerful stories, including fiction, journalism and personal essays, and encourage others to get their words on the page and into the world. My nonfiction has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Elle, Glamour, Salon, Philadelphia Inquirer, Time.com, The Village Voice and numerous other publications.
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Annabeth Leong is frequently confused about her sexuality but enjoys searching for answers.
Her work appears in dozens of anthologies, including Divine Desire: Erotic Stories of Sacred Sexuality, Heiresses of Russ 2015: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction, and the 20th Anniversary Edition of Best Lesbian Erotica. She writes about a range of orientations, in stories from sweet to dark, though recently she has gravitated more toward writing lesbian fiction.
She frequents the haunts of H.P. Lovecraft, lives in the midst of a teetering tower of piled-up books, and can often be found at the rock climbing gym.
She has performed her work at events both kinky and literary, including Sticky Stories Boston, Readercon, the Fetish Fair Flea Market, and Bound in Boston. She hopes to win Providence Sex Trivia one day, but so far she's had to satisfy herself with second place.
Garnell Wallace writes dark, contemporary, and paranormal romances to help fill the still disproportionate representation of BIPOC and plus-sized characters in romance novels.
She often writes about the shades of gray between people, creeds, and cultures to find the human experiences common to us all. She loves writing about deeply flawed characters who sometimes take unconventional paths to love.
She has been published in various paranormal and erotic anthologies including Making the Hook-up, Obsessed, and Best Women's Erotica, all from Cleis Press. A proud self-published author, her books include The Destroy Me Trilogy, The Broken-Hearted Girl, The Vampire Next Door, Lullaby Lake, and The Sunday Secrets Series written under the pen name, Jubilee Brown. She loves getting reviews, feedback, and opinions from her readers.
Ella Dawson is an NYC-based sex and culture critic whose work has been published by ELLE, Vox, and Women’s Health, among others. She was once internet famous for having herpes, but that’s a whole other story. Ella is proudly bisexual, very anxious, and aspires to adopt a kitten. Follow her on social media and on Patreon as @brosandprose.
Abigail Ekue (http://www.abigailekue.com) is an author and photographer whose aim is to stir thoughts and emotion. Her fiction includes novel writing, screenplays and short stories in various character-driven genres including erotica found in "The Darker Side of Lust" addressing the positive & negative aspects of love, long-term relationships, lust and denial through character-driven short stories and vignettes featuring heterosexual, bisexual and transgender characters. (http://thedarkersideoflust.com)
Abigail Ekue Photography specializes in editorial, art and nude photography which captures the beautiful nuances and emotion of everyday life. Her photography has been featured in various group exhibits, the Museum of the City of New York and the Musee du Louvre. (http://abigailekuephotography.com)
She is the photographer behind the "Bare Men" photo series and 500 page photography book of the same name. (http://baremen.net)
For more information on her latest projects, please visit http://abigailekue.com
Jocelyn Bringas has been featured in various erotica anthologies. Some of her works include "Shady Ways" published in Alison Tyler's "C is for Coeds," "Pink is the Enemy" in Rachel Kramer Bussel's "Yes, Sir: Erotic Stories of Female Submission," and "Drawing Reality" in Zane's New York Times Bestselling "Caramel Flava."
T.C. Mill watches more BBC programming than is probably healthy, takes more books off library shelves than she can ever read (getting an eReader has not improved matters), and is currently writing her next story in a fashionable eco-friendly notebook. Or composing it in Microsoft Word with layers of Tracked Changes. Whatever works. Speaking of work, she earns her living as a freelance editor and disorganized author balancing multiple projects across multiple pennames.
With Alex Freeman, she has co-edited two anthologies of passionate, cutting-edge erotica with the New Smut Project. Her work has been published by Dreamspinner, Circlet, Nerve Magazine, the Bright Desire website, Bust magazine, MoFo Pubs and Cleis Press. More updates about what she's doing next can be found at TC-Mill.com.
Kate Sebastian has been crafting stories since she was tiny. She spent her childhood reimagining classic fairy tales and inventing new ones, then having her dolls and stuffed toys reenact them in elaborate sets she built by rearranging the furniture in her house.
She earns a good living as a writer, editor, and online content admin but decided to try her hand at writing romance since she reads so much of it.
Her first published work of fiction was Old Enemies Make the Best Lovers, after which she decided her heart wasn't in contemporary romance. She is working on editing some paranormal fiction for publication in 2016.
For more updates, visit www.katesebastian.com, like Kate’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/katesebastianauthor and follow her on Twitter @ImKateSebastian.
Jordan Monroe believes there is no such thing as a guilty pleasure. She enjoys playing her French horn, attempting to bake, and buying too many books to fit on her bookshelves. She lives in Maryland with her husband and spoiled cat.
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Eve lives in England and writes angsty, snarky and passionate romance. Her love of reading romance eventually morphed into wanting to write her own.
She loves wearing dresses, eating chocolate, equality, liberty, her husband, and her dog (not necessarily in that order).
Sharing my erotic, sex-positive fantasies makes the world a happier and hotter place. I like to write about the supernatural, fantastic, futuristic, and enthusiastic consent. Follow me on Twitter @VioletRJones.
Cela Winter took up writing after a career as a restaurant chef. Really. Her erotic fiction has been published in print and on the web. She lives on the fringes of Portland, Oregon, where she is working on a novel--when the Muse isn't distracting her with short story ideas. Find her at celawinter.com.
Melina Greenport specializes in sexy vignettes designed to ignite your imagination without insulting your literary aesthetic or intelligence. Her aim is to nourish your dreams.
She is currently writing a collection of short fiction intent on page-turning, lusty fun.
More here: https://melinagreenport.com.
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Janelle Reston lives on a lake with her partner and their black cats. She loves watching Battlestar Galactica and queering gender. Her work has been featured in Best Women's Erotica, Volume 2; Best Lesbian Erotica, Volume 2; and the 2018 Lambda Literary Award Finalist Unspeakably Erotic. You can keep up with her at www.janellereston.com.
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2020Most 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.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2016A 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.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2016a 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.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017Rachel 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!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2017Great stuff
- Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2017These 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.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017This 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.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2017It was ok.
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- Cheryl TReviewed in Canada on April 8, 2021
3.0 out of 5 stars Well written. Average interest.
The stories are well written and okay. Not as naughty as expected.
- LLReviewed in Canada on July 28, 2019
1.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre at best
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.