Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: Women in Lust - Erotic Stories, Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (November 22, 8-10 PM EST)

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Naked Reader Book Club Discussion: Women in Lust - Erotic Stories, Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (November 22, 8-10 PM EST)

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Contributor: LoveDove LoveDove
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
Spit= drool= EWWWW!!!
Agreed. It's just...eeurgh.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Ryuson Ryuson
(Review Program Mentor)
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Originally posted by wrmbreze
Spit= drool= EWWWW!!!
I agree, I'd hate to be a dentist!
11/22/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
To me, the best books and the best movies don't really necessarily have just one genre or even a few. They're more like real life, love, sex, comedy, tragedy, etc etc. I think that's what gives them real depth.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Willow Wand Willow Wand
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Originally posted by Diabolical Kitty
Are either of you near Michigan to pick me up?!
<-- Upstate NY
11/22/2011
Contributor: Top Kat Top Kat
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Originally posted by Sacchi
That brings up another question. There's a trend now toward erotic romance rather than erotica, although I don't always see much difference. Do you have a preference?

Delilah Devlin actually has a new anthology out for Cleis Press, and ... more
It seems that the categories are getting closer together. To be honest, I find really good erotica stories with happy endings quite romantic!
11/22/2011
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Alan & Michele
Have you tried any of the Blaze series romances? I haven't read any yet, but a friend told me they were more exciting than the regular mush romances.

~M
Isn't Blaze from Harlequin? I read their translation in Spanish, Deseo, and it's erotic alright, but the stories are soooooo lame.
11/22/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by LoveDove
Agreed. It's just...eeurgh.
It pulls me right out of the moment to be watching porn all excited like and then she spits on him..UGH!
11/22/2011
Contributor: Brusselsbrat Brusselsbrat
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Originally posted by Diabolical Kitty
Are either of you near Michigan to pick me up?!
Meet me in Cincinnati! Ill pick u up!
11/22/2011
Contributor: Diabolical Kitty Diabolical Kitty
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Originally posted by Top Kat
It seems that the categories are getting closer together. To be honest, I find really good erotica stories with happy endings quite romantic!
I'd like erotica that had more of the same genre instead of the same type, instead of all vampire, have more paranormal so it covers more.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Willow Wand Willow Wand
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Originally posted by Ryuson
I agree, I'd hate to be a dentist!
Dentist is one thing, eww

BUT, there is just SOMETHING about a perfect little pussy in your face just BEGGING to be spit on!
11/22/2011
Contributor: Diabolical Kitty Diabolical Kitty
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Originally posted by Brusselsbrat
Meet me in Cincinnati! Ill pick u up!
Sighs, if I leave for New York I have to leave my van behind so the kids get to and from school!
11/22/2011
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Kynky Kytty
Isn't Blaze from Harlequin? I read their translation in Spanish, Deseo, and it's erotic alright, but the stories are soooooo lame.
As starter books to practice my Spanigh, ya know. I moved on to historical romance, much more fun.
11/22/2011
Contributor: LoveDove LoveDove
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Originally posted by Diabolical Kitty
I'd like erotica that had more of the same genre instead of the same type, instead of all vampire, have more paranormal so it covers more.
I agree! Like, yes, vampire erotica is all the rage right now, but throw me a succubi or something.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Diabolical Kitty
I'd like erotica that had more of the same genre instead of the same type, instead of all vampire, have more paranormal so it covers more.
I agree. Pick up Red Velvet and Absinthe. You'll be served.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel
Sorry to be so late to this but it's great to hear which stories people liked. If you haven't read it, "Beneath My Skin" by Shanna Germain is a knife play story and really beautiful. She also wrote about it at: link
11/22/2011
Contributor: Sacchi Sacchi
As far as I can tell, erotic romance requires a romantic, HEA coupling (Happy Ever After) and erotica doesn't, but they can have just as much hot sex involved. Radclyffe edits Best Lesbian Romance for Cleis, and she reprinted one of my stories (from my Girl Crazy) that was as hot and kinky as anything I've ever written. Hot, kinky, verging-on-transgender in an Olympic figure skating setting.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Willow Wand Willow Wand
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Originally posted by LoveDove
I agree! Like, yes, vampire erotica is all the rage right now, but throw me a succubi or something.
I have ALWAYS been attracted to vampires. Far before this Twilight crap made it "cool"
11/22/2011
Contributor: Top Kat Top Kat
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Originally posted by Diabolical Kitty
I'd like erotica that had more of the same genre instead of the same type, instead of all vampire, have more paranormal so it covers more.
Red Velvet and Absinthe by Mitzi Szereto is a great paranormal anthology.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Ryuson Ryuson
(Review Program Mentor)
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Originally posted by LoveDove
I agree! Like, yes, vampire erotica is all the rage right now, but throw me a succubi or something.
Yeah, I am more into more... Interesting mythology!
11/22/2011
Contributor: removedacnt removedacnt
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Originally posted by Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel
Sorry to be so late to this but it's great to hear which stories people liked. If you haven't read it, "Beneath My Skin" by Shanna Germain is a knife play story and really beautiful. She also wrote about it at: link ... more
Welcome! So glad you could join us! I'm hearing such wonderful things about your book that I'm going to have to get a copy.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Diabolical Kitty Diabolical Kitty
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Originally posted by Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel
Sorry to be so late to this but it's great to hear which stories people liked. If you haven't read it, "Beneath My Skin" by Shanna Germain is a knife play story and really beautiful. She also wrote about it at: link ... more
Thank you for the link Rachel, I appreciate it. I haven't gotten to read this yet, but someone is sending it to me! I can't wait to read it all!
11/22/2011
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel
Sorry to be so late to this but it's great to hear which stories people liked. If you haven't read it, "Beneath My Skin" by Shanna Germain is a knife play story and really beautiful. She also wrote about it at: link ... more
Welcome!
11/22/2011
Contributor: Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel
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Originally posted by Sacchi
Time for something edgy. Shanna Germain is one of the best writers in the business (I'm proud to say that she's written for quite a few of my anthologies, and we've been in many together. I' always in awe of her writing.) Here's ... more
I didn't know this when I accepted the story, and I think this is really fascinating.
11/22/2011
Contributor: LoveDove LoveDove
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Originally posted by Willow Wand
I have ALWAYS been attracted to vampires. Far before this Twilight crap made it "cool"
Mmm, vamps. But Twilight...I dunno how I feel about Twilight. I'm ambivalent to it.
11/22/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by Top Kat
Red Velvet and Absinthe by Mitzi Szereto is a great paranormal anthology.
1 more on the wishlist...
11/22/2011
Contributor: Top Kat Top Kat
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Originally posted by Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel
Sorry to be so late to this but it's great to hear which stories people liked. If you haven't read it, "Beneath My Skin" by Shanna Germain is a knife play story and really beautiful. She also wrote about it at: link ... more
Hi Rachel!
11/22/2011
Contributor: LoveDove LoveDove
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Originally posted by Top Kat
Red Velvet and Absinthe by Mitzi Szereto is a great paranormal anthology.
mmm, next order, yes.
11/22/2011
Contributor: wrmbreze wrmbreze
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Originally posted by Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel
Sorry to be so late to this but it's great to hear which stories people liked. If you haven't read it, "Beneath My Skin" by Shanna Germain is a knife play story and really beautiful. She also wrote about it at: link ... more
Hi Rachel!
11/22/2011
Contributor: Kynky Kytty Kynky Kytty
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Originally posted by Sacchi
As far as I can tell, erotic romance requires a romantic, HEA coupling (Happy Ever After) and erotica doesn't, but they can have just as much hot sex involved. Radclyffe edits Best Lesbian Romance for Cleis, and she reprinted one of my stories ... more
Ah so we get a warm fuzzy feeling at the end. Ah yes, it's something I like, but usually it was one or two stories in an anthology and they'd tend to stand out. Now if every one was romantic, they would not stand out as much anymore.
11/22/2011
Contributor: Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel Award Winning Author of Erotica Rachel Kramer Bussel
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Originally posted by Sacchi
As far as I can tell, erotic romance requires a romantic, HEA coupling (Happy Ever After) and erotica doesn't, but they can have just as much hot sex involved. Radclyffe edits Best Lesbian Romance for Cleis, and she reprinted one of my stories ... more
I think erotic romance and erotic have certain conventions but there is often an overlap, or could be, and I think you can have a "happy ending" that's also sexy, kinky, etc. In general I prefer a mix of types of stories in one book, as a reader and editor.
11/22/2011