Playing With Fire - erotic book by Cleis Press Inc. - review by bluekaren

What exactly is taboo? Some people live it and love to share their stories. Playing With Fire is a book with Taboo Erotic. The stories range from a scoring hot couple enjoying heated sex, to a woman writing a sex novel and the lines of reality get tangled, then back to a few lovers scorned, and finally on to some voyeurism to cool it down. The book is 170 pages and contains 22 short stories of people who "Play with Fire" in their lives and their loves. It also has a brief introduction by Alison Tyler who edited the book, and an About the Authors and About the Editor section. It is not a book of pyrophillia, with one exception. The Fire part is more about danger and after the burn.

"Lucifer and Venus" by Nikki Magennis. A fantasy about a loving the a light-bringer, and his fiery ways.

"Fire Woman" by Sommer Marshden. A flame loving woman and the distraction she creates as he trains a newbie fire-fighter. She is writing on herself all the things he should do to her as she watches.

"White Heat, White Light" by Shanna Germain. This story is about forbidden lust and a sexy affair.

"Carrying a Torch" by Sophia Valenti. An woman in an open relationship finds her true lust is her partners lover. Hot and full of voyeurism and fantasy.

"Out of the Frying Pan" by P.S. Haven. In this story some lovers get caught and their partners get even. Mmmm, sweet revenge!

"Three on a Match" by Jeremy Edwards. A boy longs for his buddy's girlfriend turns hot as he looses his virginity to the fantasy girl.

"One Hundred Degrees in the Shade" by Teresa Noelle Roberts. A scorched couple waits for the rain to stoke their sexual embers. This story is hot and full of passion.

"Burned" by Michael Hemmingson. A young passionate novelist finds sexual tension in her character and her life. They are both redeemed and burning hot in the end.

"One Hot Slut" by N.T. Morley. A woman fantasizes about the ways to win her lover back from his mistress. He is missing out on this sexy chick as she plots her seduction.

"Trial by Fire" by Bella Dean. A man wants to watch his wife and them tortures himself for it. She is torn between his pain and the passionate way he redeems himself.

"Where There's Smoke" by Kristina Wright. A mans fantasy is his lovers reality. They discuss the details during a hot sex session.

"Texas Hot" by A.D.R. Forte. Watching in the heat, a teaser bit.

"Flick That Bic" by J.D. Waters. A true Submissive gets picked by a sexy FemDom. They turn up the heat and speak to each other in pain and power.

"The Salsa Bar" by Joele Hui. A woman on tour in France gets hot with a semi-familiar person and a stranger.

"Fanning the Flames" by Andrea Dale. A woman on the edge gets pushed to her limit thanks to some humiliation.

"On a Hot Tin Roof" by I.K. Velasco. An exhibitionist takes her lover on a journey.

"Hot Off the Press" by Thomas S. Roche. A groupie gets her fill with her female rival and her object of desire.

"Scorched" by Janine Ashbless. A woman plays with fire and ends up with two lovers fanning her flames.

"The Last Cigarette" by Heidi Champa. A woman ends up enjoying a night out at the in-laws with her inattentive husband.

"Some Like it Hot" by Alison Tyler. By far my favorite story! A woman playing with fire attending to two lovers. A surprise turns into a nightmare.

"Fireboy" by Christopher Tolian. A fiery affair written to seduce. "Strike a match and laugh".

"Just Add Water" by M. Murphy. A voyeur gets her desire with some wet action. A steamy tale that keeps it hot while cooling it off.

I loved this book. I am definitely going to be reading it again. The stories are hot and whet my appetite for steamy sex of my own. I envied and felt bad for the characters. It is not about cut and dry sex, but sex on the edge. I highly recommend this book!

This is the best erotic book I read in all of 2011. I really enjoyed it, I have re-read some of the stories in it. The characters and situations they find themselves in still haunt me, but in a good way. I would highly recommend this book if you want to spice up your reading with some naughty stories of people who walk on the wild side of lust.