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Allison has curated a heady mix of fiction and true-life stories about the sex lives of straight guys when nothing is what it seems, when it's never just black or white. Straight Guys range from husbands on the down low to boyfriends sneaking away from their girlfriends for late night trysts with other men, to sudden encounters where you just can't say no, Allison and his contributors don't shy away from new erotic territory in this exploration of one of the foremost gay fantasies - sex with Straight Guys.

A seaside village, an English country house, a family of wealthy eccentrics, a determined detective - all the ingredients are here for a cozy Agatha Christie-style whodunit. But wait. Edward "Mitch" Mitchell is no Hercule Poirot, and The Back Passage is no Murder of Roger Ackroyd. Mitch is a handsome, insatiable 22-year-old hunk who never lets a clue stand in the way of a steamy encounter, whether it's with the local constabulary, the house secretary, or his school chum and fellow athlete Boy Morgan, who becomes his Watson when they're not busy boffing each other.

Violet Blue is a self-made wunderkind who is now one of our chief pundits on sex education, porn for women, as well as technology. Courted by OWN and appearing in many major magazines and periodicals around the world, everyone wants to know what Violet Blue has to say about sexuality today. Blue also curates one of the most respected and top selling erotica series for women, Best Women's Erotica, which keeps getting better and better every year thanks to her sharp editorial eye.

What happens when you can't say no? What happens when desire trumps restraint, and a seemingly innocent glance triggers a red-hot, clothes-in-a-heap quickie? Short in length but long on arousal, the stories in this collection take pace anywhere, any time the mood strikes. In Frenzy, editor Alison Tyler offers an unabashedly lustful selection of "brief encounters" of the sexual kind.

Ann Bannon was designated the “Queen of Lesbian Pulp” for authoring several landmark novels in the ’50s. Unlike many writers of the period, however, Bannon broke through the shame and isolation typically portrayed in lesbian pulps, offering instead characters who embraced their sexuality. With Beebo Brinker, Bannon introduces a butch 17-year-old farm girl newly arrived in Beat-era Greenwich Village.

From ruggedly handsome athletes to fresh-faced twenty-somethings and ravishing male models, Beautiful Boys pays tribute to the glory of gorgeous gay men. Richard Labont?, master of gay erotica, has gathered sensational stories of sizzling porn bodies, sultry neighborhood baristas, sexy boys next door, scorching bathhouse tricks, and sublime Mr. Right Nows. More than just pretty faces and heavenly bodies, the men in this volume give as good as they get.

In A Sticky End, Mitch must face the possibility that his chum is involved in the chain of events that led to the suicide of Boy's own colleague and secret paramour, Frank Bartlett. To absolve Boy, Mitch races around London finding clues while bedding the many men eager to lend a hand-or more. As Mitch says himself, "Holmes has his fiddle, Poirot has his liqueurs - I have cock. We all have our methods."

Rachel Kramer Bussel has collected a wide and wild variety of original erotica stories that are deliciously short - just one orgasmic bite at a time. In 1,200 words or less, these authors explore every which way you can "get it on", including threesomes, sex toys, public sex, BDSM, fetishes, and much more. Get "Anal-yzed", learn "The Advantage of Working from Home", and spy some risqué "Vacation Pictures". There are pecan rolls dripping in caramel and meals where lovers feast on nothing but each other.

Handsome, muscular Edward "Mitch" Mitchell made a splash in James Lear's spicy variation on the British cozy mystery, The Back Passage. Now he's back in this steamy send-up of Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express, travelling from Edinburgh to London for a reunion with his ex, "Boy" Morgan.

For this collection, Shane Allison has gathered together, in one volume, what comprises the very best, hottest, most creative short-short gay erotica. These are not the typical one-night-stand stories but tales that are intriguing, thrilling, unique, and always surprising!

What is it about lesbian cops that push all the right buttons? Sure, there's the uniform with handcuffs, gun, and billy club - and the confidence, authority, and sense of danger. But there's something more that gives these uncompromising women their commanding, overwhelming sexuality. The top-flight fiction writers tapped by Lambda Award-winning editor Sacchi Green in Women with Handcuffs capture that irresistible force - and channel it into fiercely erotic stories.

She was the brain, the sparkle, the gay rebel of the sorority, and wonder of wonders, she chose Laura as her roommate. That was how it began. Suddenly they were alone on an island of forbidden bliss…. Here is the first novel in the Beebo Brinker Chronicles, the classic 1950s love stories from the queen of lesbian fiction.

In Lustfully Ever After, classic fairy tales are reimagined for an adult audience with twists (and kinks) to keep readers entertained. In Michelle Augello-Page's romantically charged BDSM tale "Wolf Moon", Little Red Riding Hood is the big bad wolf, while Kristina Lloyd rewrites "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" as a scorching-hot MFM threesome in "The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces". Shanna Germain's "Mirror Mirror" shows the sensual Sapphic side of Snow White's stepmother and Andrea Dale pens a contemporary version of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" in the poignantly erotic "Steadfast".

From the publishers of the best-selling The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women comes a companion book specifically for men. Here's a sexy, fun-to-read guide to anal sex for men, offering comprehensive information on all aspects of anal play.

Seasoned erotica authors explore the pleasures of every imaginable strategy for indulging in this popular but still taboo sexual activity. With feather-light foreplay, tickling, teasing, and more, Luscious is a reminder that dirty is not only not a bad word, it can also make what happens bent over a Harley, on the Appalachian trail, or in an anal sex classroom some of the kinky locales in this collection irresistibly arousing.

Does the swagger of a confident butch make you swoon? Do your knees go weak when you see a femme straighten her stockings? Even if you think you know what goes on in the bedroom between femmes and butches, these 22 stories will delight you with erotic surprises. In Joy Parks' delicious "Sweet Thing", the recently arrived town librarian shows a butch baker some new tricks in bed. On a chase through the woods, the stud in "Tag!", by D. Alexandria, find her baby girl by scent alone. And the girl in a pleated skirt gets exactly what she wants from her Daddy in Peggy Munson's "The Rock Wall".

Men of a certain age. Guys with baritone voices who speak with the confidence that only maturity imparts. The characters in Daddies take you deep into the world of father figures and the beautiful young men who desire them - from Doug Harrison's leather-loving "Jungle Daddy" to Barry Alexander's boy-into-man "Night Visit" and Jeff Mann's nurturing daddy bear and his cub in "Lost River".

Kissing is an art form. A great kiss can stop traffic, start a five-alarm fire, and feel like Times Square on New Year's Eve. Get your smooch on with all the different tricks and tips in this handy guide. Bestselling author and columnist Violet Blue helps readers choose - and perfect - their very own unforgettable kissing style. Learn how to time a kiss perfectly, how to deliver (and receive) a first kiss, and how to ask for kisses with body language.

Love and sex have always been intimately intertwined, and Passion shows just how well the two can merge. This collection of steamy stories combines rich and explicit imagery with tales of classic love, letting the best writers of erotic romance bring to life tales that can be read aloud in bed. From long lost lovers reunited to love at first sight to romance rekindled, Passion's succulent stories quicken heartbeats and appeal to everyone, from the least to the most romantic of souls.

Got a big pole that needs planting? Need help getting the heat turned back on? Well, strap on your tool belt and get ready for a rough ride! The hunks of Hard Working Men will do whatever it takes to get the job done. These sweaty studs, brawny bears, and cocksure construction workers go all out to turn on, tune up, and fulfill every work order. In the world of Hard Working Men, hats aren't the only things that are hard.