Best Women's Erotica 2008 delivers risky, romantic, heart-pounding thrills. Joyful, daring, and authentic, these 21 steamy stories revel in erotic adventure, from the sparks between strangers to the knowing caresses of long-time lovers. In "Penalty Fare," a Londoner rides train after train without a valid ticket, until, on an early morning journey to Bristol she finds the conductor who knows just how to punish her for trying to skip the fare. In "Winter Heat," a woman finds that each year, the winter's first snowfall reminds her of a cold night when she was 18 and the stranger who taught her that "passion can be found and shared in the most unusual of places." And in "You Can Do Mine," Céline finally gets to try out her purple dildo and leather harness with her new lover Leo, the first man to give the right answer when she tells him "you can do mine if I can do yours."

"These stories aren't only erotic—they're also enjoyable for their strong characterisation and clever narrative devices. Sex is different for each of us with every experience. This anthology is a glorious celebration of all those wonderful and warming differences." —Erotica Readers and Writers Association

Praise for Violet Blue:
"She is one of the most well known and well read experts in the field of sex and writes on everything from cunnilingus to the care and keeping of sex toys." —Hitched.com

VIOLET BLUE is the sex columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, and is also the bestselling author of seven books on sex and sexuality: The Smart Girl's Guide to the G-Spot, The Smart Girl's Guide to Porn, The Adventurous Couple's Guide to Sex Toys, The Ultimate Guide to Fellatio, The Ultimate Guide to Cunnilingus, The Ultimate Guide to Adult Videos, and The Ultimate Guide to Sexual Fantasy; the editor of seven erotica collections: Sweet Life, Sweet Life 2, Taboo, Lips Like Sugar, Lust, Best Women's Erotica 2006, and Best Women's Erotica 2007; and the editor of Best Sex Writing 2005, all published by Cleis Press. Violet also writes about erotica, pornography, and sexual pleasure and health for various magazines, and she is the creator of the popular podcast Open Source Sex.

Violet Blue has appeared in dozens of publications and radio and TV programs; the following is a selected list. Violet has been interviewed and quoted by national and international magazines including O, The Oprah Magazine, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Jane, First for Women, Glamour, Grace Woman, Maxim, Marie Claire, Women's Health, Essence, Vibe Vixen, Bust, Redbook, Girlfriends, Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Wired, Playboy, Blender, Penthouse, and more; TV appearances on The History Channel's Sex in History series and Playboy TV's Sexcetera; radio interviews including The Dr. Laura Berman Show, The Sunday Night Sex Show with Sue Johansen, and a regular monthly guest appearance on Sirius OutQ Radio's Derek and Romaine Show; and selected websites including CBS Healthwatch, Salon.com, MSNBC.com, Wired.com News, and Jane's Guide. She has been the subject of feature articles in the Village Voice, San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, San Jose Mercury News, and The Wall Street Journal, and has been quoted extensively in several books including 365 Days of Sensational Sex by Lou Paget and The Guide to Getting it On! by Paul Joannides.

A trained sex educator, Violet lectures to human sexuality students at San Francisco State University, UC Berkeley, and to trainees at the national sex crisis and information hotline San Francisco Sex Information. She lives in San Francisco.

Visit Violet Blue online at www.tinynibbles.com

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