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An erotica collection for the true romantics out there, November 13, 2010
Cleis Press
Passion: Erotic Romance for WomenPlot Summary: Twenty writers contribute to this collection of contemporary erotica with a heavy emphasis on romance, long-time lovers, and new couples. Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (who is also a contributor), "Passion" is a collection that will appeal to romance fans who believe that true passion can only be found where the heart follows."When you're together long enough, sometimes even the hottest sex starts to seem rote. Your body might respond, get wet, hard, perk up, but your mind starts to drift and once it does, it's a goner. To be honest, I never that thought that would happen to me, or rather, us."That opening from Rachel Kramer Bussel's story, "Five Senses," sums up the spirit behind many of the stories within Passion: Erotic Romance for Women. It will speak to women who have been with their partners, lovers, and husbands for many years, past the point where the hunger for each other is automatic, but it's also far from forgotten. Speaking as...
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| Passion, the emotion, is a double-edged sword. When I think of that aspect of it, the danger and the power, I think of the lyric from the Ella Fitzgerald song `Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered' that goes "Couldn't sleep, wouldn't sleep, when love came and told me I shouldn't sleep". Passion wakes us from and keeps us from sleep. It makes us do stupid things; it makes us do brave things. So, what about the anthology "Passion: Erotic Romance for Women" edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel? Does it keep us from sleep? Does it evoke that double-edged emotion?Why, yes, it does, and very nicely at that. It contains spicy stories that ran a gamut of passionate experiences. And I, for one, passionately disagree with the title. It's a marketing thing, I realize, but women aren't the only ones who like strong writing and characterization in their erotica. Marketing issues aside, it's another solid collection from Bussel, so let's give some highlights, shall we?In "Big-Bed... | 8 | ||
| Plot Summary: Twenty writers contribute to this collection of contemporary erotica with a heavy emphasis on romance, long-time lovers, and new couples. Edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel (who is also a contributor), "Passion" is a collection that will appeal to romance fans who believe that true passion can only be found where the heart follows."When you're together long enough, sometimes even the hottest sex starts to seem rote. Your body might respond, get wet, hard, perk up, but your mind starts to drift and once it does, it's a goner. To be honest, I never that thought that would happen to me, or rather, us."That opening from Rachel Kramer Bussel's story, "Five Senses," sums up the spirit behind many of the stories within Passion: Erotic Romance for Women. It will speak to women who have been with their partners, lovers, and husbands for many years, past the point where the hunger for each other is automatic, but it's also far from forgotten. Speaking as... | 8 | ||
| "Passion" is a good collection of erotica written for women. Honestly, I wouldn't say that it's for women-only. If you enjoy the idea of romance with your sex or enjoy the idea of flirting and seduction, it'd be a good collection of stories for either gender. The book is 224 pages long and includes 20 different erotic stories. The theme for this book ends up being "Passion and Romance".This means that all of the stories follow a couple - whether they've been dating for years or haven't started dating yet - throughout some romantic or passionate seductive that one of the partners has been planning. This leads to quite a few different plots - one where a couple who is breaking up is stuck in an elevator, one where a woman is coming to "rescue" her man whose tire blew out, another is in Paris where she finds a man while trying to find the bar, and there's are so many other plots. The book is full on a variety of plots, locations for sex, and the sex itself... | 6 | ||
