The French Maid|The French Maid is a book of fantasy scenarios, and it has strong aspects working for and against it. The book is well written and easy and entertaining to read. Dialogue in each fantasy is printed in italics, and at the end of each fantasy is a list of the hottest “catch phrases” from the scenario. The book is nicely laid out.

One positive aspect of the book is that it does not require any props. Well, this is a MOSTLY positive aspect; I, for example, happen to LOVE props and costumes and have a closet full of them. Because of the lack of props and costumes, the fantasies|Sexy costume play fantasies rely mainly on storytelling, an aspect of the book that fell a little flat for me. Instead of assuming the role in a fantasy and acting it out, you basically ask your man “what if” and narrate a scenario.

There are 21 scenarios, and they are quite varied and some of them are surprisingly taboo, such as “The Naughty Babysitter,” “The Schoolgirl Ambush,” and “The Peeping Toms.” Many feature explicit dirty talk. There are also some more unusual fantasies, like “The Mail-Order Bride” (one of my personal favorite erotic subjects!) and “The Hypnotist.”

My favorite fantasy has to be “The Very Personal Demo,” where a lucky customer is treated to a demonstration of the products in a sex shop|Sex Shop for Women. Given my love of sex toys and large collection, this one was a natural for me. However, I took the fantasy a few steps further than the book suggested by acting it out—putting on a nice “sales girl” outfit and pulling out my toys and turning our bedrooms into a virtual sex emporium! I greeted my husband as a customer, and let him browse through the toys, selecting the ones HE wanted to use. I did use much of the dialogue suggestions in the book, and we ended up having a rollicking good time!

I decided to adapt this book to my own personal tastes and use it more as a script for acted-out, propped and costumed role-playing scenarios|Sexy costume play fantasies instead of just narrated stories. It provides many helpful and juicy ideas for this type of use. However, I still think it is a positive thing that it is a book that can be used without props and costumes for those without a huge sex-product arsenal.