Cruel Enchantment, by Janine Ashbless
A little-known collection of twisted faery tales and paranormal romance.
Best American Erotica 2007, edited by Susie Bright
The title says it all: a collection of outstanding stories.
My Girlfriend Comes to the City and Beats Me Up, by Stephen Elliott
On a shelf full of heavily fictionalized erotic memoirs, this book is something different—a mostly true story that claims to be fiction, and a book by a male submissive that neither glorifies nor flinches from the darker side of masochism.
Why Review Books?: My Sort-of Manifesto
Upon joining RE as a staff reviewer, Mathilde Madden had one request: let her introduce herself to the readers. Being generally accomodating people (and delighted to read almost anything she writes), we said “sure—just say something nice about us, and don’t try to convince anyone to join a cult.” We’re not so sure she managed the second one; her passion for books is kind of infectious.
The Strangeling, by Saskia Walker
New imprint Juno Books is already making waves with its genre-straddling erotica. Here, a standard fantasy world is fleshed out with detailed descriptions of sex magic—and a thoroughly delectable villain.
Standish, by Erastes
A homoerotic novel set in Regency England.
World War Z, by Max Brooks
The Zombie war was won, but at what cost? As we follow a United Nations researcher across the globe interviewing survivors, a series of small tragedies unfold into a global horror.
Pervertable
This isn’t where I expected you to take me when you asked if I wanted to go shopping. I was thinking about the other side of town. About the kind [...]
How to Torture a Vampire
He wants pain. Pain is his thing, what he needs, the thing he begs for. Down on his knees with tears in his eyes, he implores me to find a [...]
Writing Erotica
Thinking about becoming a professional erotica writer? Novelist Mathilde Madden explains the ups and downs of being an erotica author and offers tips for writers new to the genre.
In the Apple Tree
In the apple tree, in the dark, I am waiting for my moment.
I am spread on my stomach across the widest, flattest branch, telephoto lens at the ready. And I [...]