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Every show-off needs somebody to watch. Whether you relish an inadvertent peek at the neighbors through a crack in the blinds, delight in a visit to a strip club, or simply adore watching your lover undress at home, Peep Show will pack an erotic punch for you. These sexy stories speak to a common sexual desire: the wish to watch and to be watched. In Peep Show, Rachel Kramer Bussel gathers 18 steamy stories that honor the art of the striptease, the daring of the nudist, and the boldness of the person who will go out of her way to get more than an eyeful.

In Best Women's Erotica 2011, women are ready to stake their sexual claims like never before - with characters created by some of the most famous names in the erotica genre. Alison Tyler's naughty roommate threesome get more than they bargained for in the dangerous and delicious "Want"; an athlete in Sommer Marsden's "Laps" finds herself doing anything to please her trainer; and a mistress in Rachel Kramer Bussel's "Espionage" commands her lover for herself, if only for a searing moment, during a dinner party where she meets his wife.

What's happening behind the bedroom door? The erotic elements of Twilight, scary sex laws, the future of sex ed, the science behind penis size, a cheating wife's defense of her affair, and much more make it under the covers of Best Sex Writing 2010. From the quest to create the thinnest condom ever to a night with swingers to underage sexting, Best Sex Writing 2010 covers the latest, hottest topics from the wide world of sex.

A collection of five erotic stories with bisexual and menage themes. Join Frank and Nadine, Thomas and Anita, Gerald and Peter, Brandon, and Blake and Trixie in the exploration of their secret (and not-so-secret) desires. Includes: Freedom by Rachel Kramer Bussel, Railroaded by Landon Dixon, Bi Today Interview by Richard Offer, Three Way Play by Lynn Lake, and Distractions by Elizabeth Coldwell. This audio collction was produced by Xcite Books, winner of the ETO Best Erotic Book Brand 2010 & 2011 and Jade Erotic Awards: Best Erotic Publisher 2010 & 2011.

He's on Top details the methods and adventures of those irresistible men who control their partners with a glance, a tickling whip, or a measured smack on the bottom. As true tops, the bossy hunks in these stories understand that BDSM is about exulting in power that is freely yielded. Contributors such as Amanda Earl, Mackenzie Cross, Alison Tyler, and Mike Kimera cover the full range of the male dom's brand of sensual sadism, from spanking and bondage to public sex and power exchange.

Romance is all about fantasies of love that ignite your imagination and light a fire inside. Love and sexual fantasy have always been intimately intertwined, and Hungry for More shows just how well the two can merge in this collection of steamy stories.

Intelligent, upbeat, and sex-positive, the pieces in Best Sex Writing 2009 offer an in-depth look at sex the way it actually happens in America today. Gubernatorial sex scandals, rape fantasies, "Dear John" letters, teen sexuality, purity balls, the pregnant man, the science of screwing, bathroom sex, and other topics are scrutinized by noted columnists, bloggers, and authors in pieces that are funny, informative, challenging, sexy, and serious.

Rubber, latex and PVC all cling to the skin and have the power to make their wearers feel sensual, sexy, and aroused. In this collection, the world's hottest erotic authors make the most of the sensual potential inherent in getting suited up. Hang out with a "Tire Stud," learn "How to liven up a boring party," and go "From solid to liquid" in these tantalizing adventures. From latex body paint to the smell of rubber tires, pretty dresses that beg to be touched to clingy catsuits worn by powerful mistresses, and men who want to show off every inch beneath the allure of latex.

The caress of skin against skin, the warmth of another's touch, relishing the sight that few others get to see: these are the reasons that disrobing before sex can be so gratifying. The stories in Smooth, collected by award-winning erotica editor Rachel Kramer Bussel, capture the heat of being stripped bare, of flaunting your body, and of reveling in pure sensuality.

Find out what's behind the latest political sex scandals in "Sex, Lies, and Hush Money", learn about how "Atheists Do It Better" and find out "Why Lying About Monogamy Matters". From an insider look at being gay in the military pre-DADT and an impassioned defense of circumcision to a dating site for people with STDs, nuanced explorations of teen sex laws, prostitution, sex at 66, SlutWalks, female orgasm workshops, and more, Best Sex Writing 2012 explores the smarter side of sexuality. This is bedtime reading for erotic intellectuals and those who want to go behind the latest leering headlines.

The Best Sex Writing series has fundamentally changed the way people think - and what they say - about sexuality. Once again, Rachel Kramer Bussel has collected the year’s most challenging and provocative nonfiction articles on this endlessly evocative subject. The essays here comprise a detailed, direct survey of the contemporary American sexual landscape. Major commentators examine the many roles sex plays in our lives in these literate and lively essays.

The very special stories in Instruments of Pleasure highlight the many ways we use sex toys to make our fantasies come true. Sometimes, there's a lesson involved, such as "Like This", where a woman uses what many consider the "Cadillac of vibrators", the ultra-powerful plug-in vibe Hitachi Magic Wand (or "electric miracle", in the story), to show her lover exactly what she does when she's alone. For others, toys are part of BDSM play, especially spanking, and you can read about the intense strokes of a cane in "Getting It Right".

Obsessed is not about obsession for a new purse or a new car. Instead, these stories sizzle with the kind of obsession that is fueled by our deepest desires, the ones that hold couples together, the ones that haunt us and don't let go. Whether just-blooming passions, rekindled sparks, or reinvented relationships, these lovers put the object of their obsession first.

Best Bondage Erotica 2012 fully explores the joys of restraint with stories from top-notch (pun unintended) writers who have mastered bondage fiction. Editrix extraordinaire Rachel Kramer Bussel lets the listener in on the subterranean world of forbidden desires and sexual fantasies that shock and scintillate as they mesmerize.

How do you fantasize being tied up? Let Best Bondage Erotica 2011 count the ways - with rope and handcuffs, as you might expect, but also with silk ties, plastic wrap, Ethernet cables and more. The debut volume in a new annual series, Best Bondage Erotica 2011 is for anyone who wants to know the exquisite pleasure of erotic restraint.

Suite Encounters features hotel erotica in all its forms, from honeymooners having sex on the beach to loving couples on vacation to coworkers heading downtown for secret quickies, not to mention exhibitionist thrills (and chills) of getting it on in the pool on the roof at The Standard Hotel in front of everyone!

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