Butterfly (audio)

A winner in Desdmona's Titillating Tattoo contest, this powerful erotic short story also appears in Coming Together: For the Cure, a critically-acclaimed collection of erotica that benefits breast cancer research & prevention charity.

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Down on the Beach

On her knees in the gentle waters of the Jamaican surf. This title first appeared in the IPPY Award-winning collection from Cleis Press & editor Rachel Kramer Bussel, Tasting Him.

Note: This title is FREE from most vendors. Amazon, however, has not yet price matched it.

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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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At First

Together at last! By popular demand, the story behind the story of ArtiFactual. On a historic day in DC, meet Erotique's eccentric curator--Senor Eduardo "Eddie" Rojas Aguilar--as a young archeology student and his dear departed Vivian Long long before she left this realm.

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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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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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San Diego Sunset

At some point in each of our lives, if we're lucky, we become receptive to the messages of the universe. We must then choose between living or merely existing. This is a tale of such choosing. Never underestimate the power of dreams.

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Amichu

Fresh from a "shocking" sexual adventure in Switch, Mandy and Bruce are headed to South America for another trek into the amorously unknown. When a friend of Mandy's late aunt brings news of an Incan artifact suited for Mandy's shop, the duo travel to Rapa Nui to claim it. What they find instead could endanger not only the priceless item, but their lives. "Amichu" is the third in the exciting ArtiFactual series of sexy adventures by the writing team of Brio and Belegon.

"Amichu" was first published as part of Phaze Books' Samba line of HeatSheets. It is included in ArtiFactual: Tales of the Erotique Mystique and is now also available at:

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Switch

Erotique's Mandy and Bruce are back! When these playful lovers experiment with a new toy during a powerful thunderstorm, they experience sex in a whole new way.

Switch also appears in the omnibus collection, ArtiFactual: Tales of the Erotique Mystique.

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Erotique

Mandy stands to inherit the family legacy--a famous Philadelphia adult toy store and museum called Erotique--but she first has to meet the terms of eccentric Aunt Vivian's will and spend the night on the next full moon. With the help of her best friend, Bruce, she soon discovers the exhibits are VERY educational and her feelings for Bruce run deeper than she realized.

WARNING: This book contains Venetian courtesans, haunted artifacts, and a dung dong. No erotic antiquities were harmed in the making of this book, though some may have been subjected to extremes of light and temperature.

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fine flickering hungers

2007 EPPIE Winner for Best Erotica! A collection of erotic short stories and accompanying poetry. Sexual scenarios vary from hetero- to mono- to homosexual to group, with the only common thread being that they seldom (if ever) take place in a bed.

Contains expanded content over the original (2005) ebook release. Most of the stories are now also available as individual ebooks.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Wetter Has Never Been Better
Soul Slipping
Topping Love
drifting
It's All About Customer Service
Full
Jake
Someone
Listen to Me
Memorize Me
Timeless
Journey
The Second Person
false pretenses
Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
Cusp
Hallowing Eve
Wasted
Undercover Angel
Surrogate Sin
It's Just Sex!
It Comes
Memento
fluid
Boiling Point
Tapestry
Say It with a Strap-On
ex sighs
epitaph

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The Second Person

A hilarious tale in which the author breaks several "rules" of "good" writing. Try it. YOU'll like it. (This story first appeared in the print edition of Alessia Brio's debut collection, fine flickering hungers.)

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Legally Binding

There are ways to make an attorney perform! Tamara is fed up with Bruce's slacking, since she's the one fielding his legal practice's calls from irate clients. She takes control of the situation in a very effective manner.

(Never before published.)

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Wetter Has Never Been Better

Tasked with crafting an ad campaign to make the rainy season an attractive tourist destination, Stormy travels to Costa Rica and discovers exactly why Wetter Has Never Been Better.

This story first appeared in the Special Hurricane Relief Edition of Coming Together -- in which all the sex takes place in the rain -- and also in Alessia's debut collection, fine flickering hungers. "Wetter Has Never Been Better" is now available as an individual ebook at:

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Undercover Angel

Angel's "Devilishly Discreet Investigations" land her a new client... and a new lover. Frisky and fun, and even the cats hook up!

"Undercover Angel" was originally published at Ruthie's Club and in Alessia's debut collection, fine flickering hungers. It is now available at:



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