Bittersweet: Nocturnal Emissions

Bittersweet: Nocturnal Emissions is a collection of Alessia Brio's diverse erotic & flash fiction. Many of the short stories collected here are also available as free downloads, and some also make an appearance in fine flickering hungers. There is previously unpublished material included, but it is only a fraction of the collection. This publication is primarily a herding of stories into one corral.

INTRODUCTION

Writing is easy; you just sit down at the keyboard and open a vein.

The quote above is a modernized version of one that has been attributed to several sources. Regardless of its origins, I find it intriguing.

When I began writing erotica and poetry, I had just emerged from a decade-long bout of major depression, and I was obsessed with a fantasy.

Hence, writing was easy. I wanted—no, I needed—to bleed. Writing was my catharsis. It gave me somewhere to store my feelings so the passion would not overwhelm me or the despair drown me.

I lucked upon a vibrant online community of writers, many bleeding themselves, with whom I bonded. One of them now lives with me. Others I count as my dearest friends. We have bled together, been emotionally naked together, enjoyed the solace of shared pain.

Much of the material in this collection was written during my Literotica years, while I was pouring raw angst onto the page. I honed the art of the craft as I healed. I learned that the veins I opened needn't be my own. I had the power to create characters with their own pain. That's when I became a writer instead of "merely" a bleeder.

CONTENTS

• Trained
• Down on the Beach
• Until Next Time
• Decisions
• Food Court Fellatio
• Connecting
• Undercover Angel
• Have It Your Way
• Listen to Me
• Confess
• Memento
• Timeless
• Thirty Seconds
• Jake
• Allure
• Butterfly
• The Dance
• Past Perfect
• Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
• Knead
• Hallowing Eve
• Sum of its Parts
• Digital Manipulation
• Two-Thirds
• The Seven
• The Seven: Revisited
• The Second Person
• Naught Good
• Legally Binding
• Four Play
• Pantheism 101

                 

ArtiFactual

Together in one volume, ArtiFactual: Tales of the Erotique Mystique. From the writing team of Alessia Brio and Will Belegon comes a vivid collection of stories of passion, adventure, and exotic toys. ArtiFactual includes favorites Erotique, Switch, Amichu, Closing Arguments, and the prequel At First in the continuing adventures of the playful and sexy couple, Amanda Long and Bruce Winfield.

ArtiFactual: Tales of the Erotique Mystique was a finalist in the 2007 Dream Realm Awards.

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Squeeze Play

GRAND SLAM (series bundle)

WINNER: 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best Erotica! Contains the novellas: DOUBLE HEADER & SPRING TRAINING

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Mirror Geography

In The PowerBook, Jeanette Winterson writes:

Sex between women is mirror geography. The subtlety of its secret--utterly the same, utterly different. You are a looking-glass world. You are the hidden place that opens to me on the other side of the glass. I touch your smooth surface and then my fingers sink through to the other side. You are what the mirror reflects and invents. I see myself, I see you, two, one, none. I don't know. Maybe I don't need to know.

Mirror Geography is a collection of lesbian erotic fiction by Alessia Brio containing the following short stories and novellas:

• BOILING POINT
  
• SAY IT WITH A STRAP-ON
• DOUBLE DECKER
• PAST PERFECT
• HALLOWING EVE
• ALLURE
• 30 SECONDS
• LISTEN TO ME
• UNTIL NEXT TIME
• And an excerpt from the upcoming BEACH MAGIC

Each story has been previously published somewhere/somewhen. Most are also available as individual ebooks.

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Stormy Weather

An eBook bundle containing the single titles: Wetter Has Never Been Better, Topping Love, and Pura Vida!

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Four Play

Sex is like cards: If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand. 

~ Mae West

EUCHRE made sexy. (NON-FICTION)




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Ripe

When Josephine "Joey" Gray is yanked from her police academy class, she fears she's going to be expelled for a nightclub indiscretion. Instead, she's given a crash course in covert work and delivered to a small town at the other end of the state to help bust a vicious pedophile who's preying on a small town's young women. In the process, she learns that love can blossom in the most vile situations.

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So, You Want to Self-Publish

In the rapidly changing environment of digital publishing, many authors are asking themselves whether they truly need the services of a traditional publisher. Is it really necessary to have a large chunk of their sales revenue withheld by a distributor and a publisher? This book provides valuable lessons learned regarding one author's journey through the waters of self-epublishing.

Discovered via trial-and-error, these nuggets will enable authors to determine whether they have what it takes to go it alone on Amazon Kindle and beyond. Whether you want to self-publish one short story or your entire backlist, this book will get you started.

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Listen to Me

A sexy bit of girl-girl BDSM play. (This is a VERY short story.)



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Closing Arguments

ArtiFactual (book 4):

When Philadelphia's infamous sex toy shop and; museum, Erotique, is threatened by a pious patron, owner Amanda Long and her partner Bruce Winfield face their toughest trial to date, one that jeopardizes their relationship as well as their business.

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Spring Training

As the new season rolls around, Andi's focus has shifted from players to coach. Does Mark Hamilton have what it takes to earn Andi's trust and complete Spring Training?

This standalone title picks up where Double Header left off.

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Bound for Success

A stand-alone continuation of the tale which began with this writing team's most popular novella, Artistically Inclined, Pittsburgh's daring duo is back in a hot-blooded romance with a penchant for ties that bind!

When Cyndi's nerves about her gallery opening get the better of her, Kevin takes matters into his own hands, replacing one tension with another and setting the stage for a very eventful evening.

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Two-Thirds

Love on the rocks. Valentine's Day isn't always the romantic holiday it's intended to be.

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Time Warp

Dan doesn't appreciate Alex any longer, and Alex just does not appreciate Dan's infidelity. When cunning and creativity combine in a woman scorned, revenge turns criminally delicious. Who's really the guilty party in this twisted tale of torment?

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Artistically Inclined

Determined not to repeat past mistakes and allow their sex life to become stale and repetitive, Cyndi issues Kevin a Valentine's Day challenge to exchange -- and fulfill -- fantasy lists. His response provides the canvas for an evening of daring inclinations and passionate creativity.

Kevin & Cyndi's romance continues in Bound for Success.

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¡Pura Vida!

When Stormy Delgado traveled to Costa Rica in Wetter Has Never Been Better, little did she know that the country would become such an integral part of her life. ¡Pura Vida! takes Stormy and Charlie back to their beginnings... and adds Pietro to the mix for what one reviewer termed "incendiary" sex scenes.

This novella was first published in the multi-author anthology, Phaze Fantasies I.

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Double Decker

Tess is determined to win the big karaoke contest at the Double Decker... and the heart of the woman organizing it. Will her evening end on a high note?

This title is also available in the EPIC eBook Award Finalist multi-author anthology Sapphistocated: Four Tales of Mirror Geography.

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The Seven & The Seven: Revisited

Alessia Brio brings to life the seven guiding principles of Kwanzaa in these two tales of hope. A wonderfully uplifting holiday read for the entire family.

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Confess

Loosely based on the It's Just Lunch® dating service, "Confess" is the first in a series of tales revolving around the It's Just Sex no-strings fantasy fulfillment service.

WARNING: Catholics may find the story premise offensive. Well, "good" Catholics, anyway.

This story was first published in the print edition of Alessia's award-winning debut collection, fine flickering hungers.

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implexity

The poetry of Alessia Brio. Available in ebook, paperback, and commemorative hardcover. (Buy direct for signed copies.)

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