Erotic Anthologies

Collections of Sexy Short Stories

If variety is the spice of life, our eclectic list of recommended erotic anthologies is very spicy indeed. Selections include new releases and enduring favorites that range from pleasantly steamy to edgy kink.

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Best Erotic Romance by Kristina Wright (Editor)
Cleis Press, December 2011; ISBN-10: 157344751X

This inaugural collection of erotic romance features the very best of the genre. In erotic romance, the sexual component is critical to the development of the romantic relationship. Each of these masterfully written tales contains the essence of true romance: a central love story and an emotionally-satisfying, optimistic ending. What sets Best Erotic Romance apart is the scorching hot sex and the happily-ever-after (or happy-for-now) ending. Award-winning romance writer and editor Kristina Wright and her cast of terrific romance writers have crafted stories that touch the hearts and minds of readers, and linger in the memory for a long, long time.

Review by Kitty Stryker:  Romance novels are known for their lurid covers, their over-complicated plots and their steamy erotic scenes. But what if you want to skip past the soap-opera stories and get right to the juicy stuff? Then you should probably pick up Best Erotic Romance, the first anthology to offer stories where the sexual and the romantic are entwined.

Many of these stories involved lovers who had been apart by circumstance, but they each injected a fresh look at reconciliation. But not all these loves were lost- some allow you along for the ride as they fall in love with each other and you fall for them, and others are long term couples keeping the fires burning. All the stories have an optimistic ending that will leave a song in your heart and a smile on your lips—the passionate, emotional encounters will leave you breathless.
Available at:  Amazon | Amazon UK

Best Women's Erotica 2012 by Violet Blue (Editor)
Cleis Press, December 2011; ISBN-10: 1573447552

Review by Kitty Stryker:  Women are often told that they want romance in their pornography. For many women, this is true, but with varying definitions of what romance means to them. This 2012 collection of Best Women's Erotica certainly displays the diversity of that, with stories that range from sweet to surprising. Yet every story has one thing in common- as Violet Blue herself says, "a woman is at the center of every pleasure".

When erotica is made for women, there is a nervousness that it will be very gentle. Not so with this collection - the desires range from deliciously vanilla to spiced with kink. Particularly flavorful for me was "Dolly", in which a submissive's Dominant offers her a human mannequin to play with, and "The Nylon Curtain", in which a woman learns about the sensuality of stockings. It's an anthology that will expand your palette... and your mind.
Available at:  Amazon | Amazon UK

Letters to Penthouse XXXXII: Hot and Horny in Class
Grand Central Publishing, January 2012; ISBN-10: 0446583731

In this class, you can come out on top! To eager students of human sexuality in all its wild and amazing forms: Welcome to Penthouse University, the premier center of higher learning in carnal knowledge. It's a place to explore-from making love in the library to steamy oral exams behind closed classroom doors. A place to experiment-with bi-curious coeds in the dorm and nubile sorority sisters at sex toy parties. A place to graduate-to shower room liaisons with the curvy phys ed teacher and thrilling threesomes with the seductive work-study housesitter. Class is about to start. Can you handle the hot and heavy workload?
Available at:  Amazon | Amazon UK

Best Bondage Erotica 2012 by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Editor)
Cleis Press, December 2011; ISBN-10: 1573447544

Review by Ashley Lister:  Long time readers of these reviews will know I’m a huge fan of Cleis Press. They will also know I have a huge appreciation for the anthologies compiled by Rachel Kramer Bussel. Throw bondage into the mix and it’s fair to say I’m in a state of nirvana.

Best Bondage Erotica 2012 is a sizzling collection of twenty one exciting erotic bondage stories from a plethora of talented authors.  Familiar names include the incredible Elizabeth Coldwell, the wonderful Kay Jaybee and the sensational Teresa Noelle Roberts. I don’t have the space available here to sing the praises of every writer who deserves to be lauded for their contribution to this book.  It’s enough to say it’s a superb collection.

This is a short sample from Lana Fox’s exciting coming-of-age story, ‘Good British Steel’.

With a swipe of the gleaming blade, he cut through a curtain cord, which fell to the floor; this he used to bind my wrists behind me before backing me toward the table. The presence of the sword, now fully sheathed at his side, seemed to electrify the air. Standing mere feet away from me, he slid the blade free, brandishing it before lowering its point to my throat. Thirsty and afraid, I arched backward, but the point moved with me—a mere inch from my skin. “I could cut you,” he said, on the edge of a snarl. I didn’t need to look down to know his sex would be hard. He raised my chin with the tip of his sword and I felt the sharp, cool steel. Quivering, I knew that it wouldn’t take much to make me come.
“You’re all mine,” he said.

If you’re looking for good writing, powerful eroticism, and a delightful variety of approaches to the same theme, you won’t go far wrong with Best Bondage Erotica 2012.
Available at:  Amazon | Amazon UK

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