Forget the French perfume and the boxes of candy, the Hallmark cards and the gift certificates. The birthdays in this collection are observed in more carnal ways, with suitably sex presents for all. In Marilyn Jaye Lewis's "The Birthday Party," an unexpected ménage à trois in the dark proves the perfect gift. And in Kate Laurie's "Her Birthday Suit," two women give their skeptical girlfriend a stud who insists, "A promise is a promise. I can't leave you until you are absolutely satisfied."

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ALISON TYLER is the editor of Slave to Love, Red Hot Erotica, Luscious, Best Bondage Erotica, Best Bondage Erotica 2, Three-Way, Heat Wave, The Merry XXXmas Book of Erotica, Bondage on a Budget, and Naughty Stories from A to Z. With Rachel Kramer Bussel, she is the coeditor of Caught Looking: Erotic Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists. Tyler's stories appear in numerous anthologies, including Best Women’s Erotica, and are featured in The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio, The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus, and The Ultimate Guide to Sexual Fantasy. She lives in Northern California.

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