Published: Oct. 12, 2011
Words: 43,635 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465994721

Short description

Twenty-one award-winning erotic stories are included in this anthology of short stories written by some of the best Australian and international writers. From the discreet to the explicit these stories will provide heat on the coldest evening,

Extended description

Sergei smiles as he sits down at her head. His lover grasps his long fingers and leisurely runs her tongue over them. His precious fingers! They are in her mouth! With a bite, she could ruin his career. I must intervene. I must! I tense, ready to reveal myself. Sergei smoothly caresses her cheek with his left hand and gently extracts his fingers from her slavering maw. “Ma chérie,” he murmurs and has a swallow from his champagne glass. His lover takes a more delicate sip and then their lips touch. She is inhaling his intoxicating aftershave. He is sensing a woman aroused.
— from "Sergei" by Michael Wilkinson

He was handsome, maybe four years younger than me. Twenty-three, I’d say at a guess. He had dark eyes and a head of scruffy blond curls. He was wearing a pair of ancient yellow footy shorts, and nothing else. His shoulders were broad, and his powerful chest was smooth ... His skin was tanned from long hours under the sun. As he approached, I couldn’t hel.. (Read more) Sergei smiles as he sits down at her head. His lover grasps his long fingers and leisurely runs her tongue over them. His precious fingers! They are in her mouth! With a bite, she could ruin his career. I must intervene. I must! I tense, ready to reveal myself. Sergei smoothly caresses her cheek with his left hand and gently extracts his fingers from her slavering maw. “Ma chérie,” he murmurs and has a swallow from his champagne glass. His lover takes a more delicate sip and then their lips touch. She is inhaling his intoxicating aftershave. He is sensing a woman aroused.
— from "Sergei" by Michael Wilkinson

He was handsome, maybe four years younger than me. Twenty-three, I’d say at a guess. He had dark eyes and a head of scruffy blond curls. He was wearing a pair of ancient yellow footy shorts, and nothing else. His shoulders were broad, and his powerful chest was smooth ... His skin was tanned from long hours under the sun. As he approached, I couldn’t help but notice a thin smear of grease on his stomach, just to the left of his navel, trailing down onto the elastic waistband of his underwear then onto his shorts.
— from "Grease" by Peter Jason Smith

Richie kneels between my parted legs with studious concentration, attending with his fingers to what he calls my ‘woman-space.’ He has the grave, semi-focused gaze of someone testing the ripeness of an avocado at the market.
“Is that good?” he says. “Is this? What about now?” Richie is working as a telemarketer to support his directorial pursuits. I imagine him saying, “On a scale of one to ten, with one being frigidity and ten being a soaring crescendo of orgasmic ecstasy, how would you rate the intensity of pleasure that I am administering right now?” Uh, two. Maybe two-and-a-half. “Thank you. But can I ask that you specify a whole number?” OK, two.
— From "The War of the Roses" by Mardi O'Connor

Twenty-one award-winning erotic stories are included in this anthology of short stories written by some of the best Australian and international writers. From the discreet to the explicit these stories will provide heat on the coldest evening, Chosen by Dr Kathryn Dwan, Dexter Dutton, Fanny Lawrence and David Vernon.
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erotica, literature, fantasy, short story anthology, australian fiction, ribaldry, australian authors

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Review by: Peter Hill on April 02, 2013 :
What a quality publication with a wonderfully diverse collection of exotic stories. Many of the authors have created stories of great imagination - sexy but not sordid. Anais Nin would have approved.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Daniel Vane on April 10, 2012 :
Finally some quality erotica. I'm sure there is some good free stuff on Smashwords but I haven't read it yet! The stories here ARE erotic, ARE well written (I found no typos or spelling mistakes or even any grammatical errors) and ARE intriguing. As this is an anthology there are different writing styles but the editor has picked a collection of really sexy material. I'm delighted with it.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Peter Thompson on March 22, 2012 :
I've been reading a lot of erotica on Smashwords recently and regretfully most of it is nothing better than Penthouse Letters - it is juvenile, badly constructed rubbish. This book is just the opposite. It is intelligent, adult, beautifully written material. There are some quite over-the-top stories which are very explicit but there are also some slow-paced-rising-to-climax wonderful tales. There is something here for every taste. Hopefully there will be another collection this year.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: V.S. Daley on March 20, 2012 :
Sexy stuff! There are some very sexy stories in this anthology. The Peter Smith duo are a real turn on. This e-book has high production standards which is great to see - more than can be said for much of the stuff on Smashwords.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Clarissa White on March 08, 2012 :
I bought this a few months ago on a whim. I've not read erotica before and I have to say I was pleasantly surprised! This ain't porn. It is sometimes explicit (really explicit) but not nasty. It is often subtle and arousing. My partner is delighted I bought it! Worth every cent. Women should be allowed to like erotica and boy (or is that girl), I love it!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Julie Davies on Jan. 19, 2012 :
If you are looking for intelligent erotica, this is the book for you. I wasn't sure at first I should write a review, considering one of the stories is mine, but I can comment on the whole collection. The stories are well written and incredibly varied: from past to present, realism to fantasy, heartbreaking to funny, hetero to gay, discreet to explicit. It was my first foray into writing erotica and I was hesitant about having it published. However, after seeing the quality of the other stories, I am thrilled to have mine in such good company in this well-produced anthology.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Jack A Benson on Dec. 01, 2011 :
Nothing sleazy about this book. This is erotica through and through. Great work!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Gabion on Nov. 28, 2011 :
This is an erotic book — in the best sense of the word. Sexy, arousing, stimulating but above all, interesting. There is a range of stories here for everyone. Some stories are discreet while others are explicit. All are interesting and well written. Great work.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Bronnie Wu on Nov. 22, 2011 :
This is the first erotica I have ever purchased but as I have bought your other anthologies I thought I would give it a go — I thought might even read some of them to my husband! Well, I did! What a great eye-opening collection and bed-warming! An excellent selection of very sexy and intriguing stories. Thank you. Like Jane, one of my favourites was 'Sergei' but "Tarts Galore" must be up there as a very entertaining story.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Jane Doilly on Nov. 21, 2011 :
I've sampled many of the free erotic e-books on Smashwords and I am generally disappointed. They simply are porn and not erotica. I finally girded my loins and paid out my cash and bought an anthology. Well, you get what you pay for. This is an erotic book. There are a few stories that are somewhat pornographic, but as a whole there is something for everyone. "Sergei" is sizzling and "Presque Vu" is not only erotic but also brings tears to one's eyes. A highly recommended collection. I'd rate this 4.5 stars, but I can't, so I shall simply rate it four.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Sandra Black on Nov. 13, 2011 :
Hot - and not just the title! This is one sexy collection. There really is something for everyone here and so you won't be disappointed. Excellent quality production too - no proofing errors, which are problems that marr many e-books. I'm delighted with this purchase!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Peter Smith on Oct. 15, 2011 :
This is a great anthology. Some of the stories are quite funny, some of them are tricky and really interesting, but the vast majority are really very sexy. Plus, in terms of overall content, the 21 stories are very varied, so there's probably gonna be something exciting for just about everybody. A great collection, well worth a read.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

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