Caught Looking - book discontinued by Cleis Press Inc. - review by freud13

The book caught looking is full of erotic tales of voyeurs and exhibitionists that will get you aroused. The book is edited by Alison Tyler and Rachel Kramer Bussel. Alison Tyler has written over 20 erotica novels and is a self described wicked voyeur. Rachel Bussel is also an erotica writer and has her own website at www.rachelkramerbussel.com.

This book is a standard size paperback book featuring 224 pages of exhibitionist and voyeuristic delights. This lovely collection includes 20 stories both queer and heterosexual written by both male and female authors. There are two introductions in the beginning: one from each editor. At the end of the book is more information about the editors and the authors. All of the authors have written erotica before and it shows in the skill in these stories.

This collection is well written and features such a variety of stories that there is something to arouse just about anyone. As with any collection of stories there were some that appealed to me more than others. The story "Room with a View" by Saskia Walker details two friends on vacation who are looking for some action at a bar. Unable to find anything they go back to their room only to hear a couple having sex below them. Realizing that there are holes in the floor allows both of these ladies to watch the couple while masturbating.

The story "A Flash of Gold" written by Radyclyffe is all about a lesbian couple on a retreat for martial arts. They spend much of their time at the retreat hooking up in the shower that is shared by everyone at the retreat. On the final day they realize that another lady at the retreat has been listening in on them having sex and invite her to watch them.

Tara Alton writes about a young woman who broke up with her last boyfriend 6 months earlier and has not gotten laid since in "Walled Lake Girl". This woman is very sexually frustrated and has been spying on her neighbor when he brings home women. One night she is watching him masturbating through the window and he sees her. What follows is a chase and then an invitation into his apartment. What happens after is very hot and sexy.

Catherine Lundoff paints the tale of an angry bride to be who confronts a dressmaker working at a local wedding store because of her groom's roaming eyes. "The Changing Room" is a short story about a bride to be who hides and pays the clerk $200 to see what her groom does when he comes into the shop. What follows is a pretty hot sex scene that the bride to be watches and then pretends to enter that shop when it's over. The dressmaker ends up in a very win-win situation.

These are just a sample of what this book has to offer. It is certainly worth the money. This is something that can be read alone or with a partner. It certainly is a conversation starter. This is a book that is going to stay close to my bed for quite a while. The cover is not discreet but does not have any nudity. It features a blurry figure on the bed with the close up of a woman unstrapping her garters. This is a book that can easily be tucked into luggage while traveling or read discreetly at a coffee shop if you keep the book on a table.

I still love this fabulous book. It never gets too far away from my bed. This is a fantastic collection of stories and I will continue to re-read them again and again.