Popular Erotic Books

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Every month we feature erotic anthologies and novels, sensual romances, erotic chick lit, hot guy lit, gay and lesbian erotica, and more. Titles are recommended by the Erotica Readers & Writers Association and our website visitors. Read a good book lately? E-mail Adrienne with title, author and synopsis and we'll post it right here.

Erotic Anthologies: For a more extensive list of popular erotic short story collections, browse our Erotic Anthology page.

Oysters & Chocolate: Erotic Stories of Every Flavor by Jordan LaRousse & Samantha Sade (Editors)
NAL Trade; (May 5, 2009); ISBN-10: 0451226828

A mouth-watering anthology from the creators of the popular online destination for women’s erotica, OystersandChocolate.com.

It’s for readers who crave the classic, creamy taste of smooth vanilla…for readers who like the sting of a bittersweet whip of black licorice…for readers who delight in a cocktail with a dirty twist…for readers who prefer the succulent taste of a sweet-scented oyster.

From the premier source of boundary-pushing erotica comes an anthology that dares to cross the spectrum of sexuality and sensuality—from the tenderly romantic to the totally taboo. Whatever you’re craving, Oysters & Chocolate fulfills every desire, no matter how decadent, how wanton, or how delicious.

About the editors: Jordan LaRousse and Samantha Sade are lifelong friends who launched Oysters & Chocolate in July 2005 to feature quality women’s erotica. Publishing the immensely popular site is their passion.
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Pleasure Bound: True Bondage Stories by Alison Tyle (editor)
Cleis Press (July, 2009); ISBN-10: 1573443549

One of the most prolific editors and writers of erotica today, Alison Tyler has assembled Pleasure Bound, 22 steamy stories of partners in the throes of pleasurable restraint. Intricately secured by ropes, locked in handcuffs, wrapped in leather, or bound simply by a lover's command, these men and women crave control, whether given or received. From start to finish, this solid collection of BDSM stories earns its kinky merit badge for its explicit tales of pleasure and pain.

Featuring work by Thomas Roche, Diana St. John, Sommer Marsden, Shanna Germain, and other erotic masters, the stories grab the reader and leave them begging for more — and bound and determined to turn their own bondage fantasies into tightly-controlled reality.
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Real Men Last All Night by Lora Leigh, et al
St. Martin's Griffin (June 23, 2009); ISBN-10: 0312387792

Luring Lucy by Lori Foster: All Lucy was looking for when she went to her vacation home was in innocent fling to quell the yearning she had felt since her husband died four years ago. She never expected her longtime friend Bram to lure her into a love affair so hot.

Cooper’s Fall by Lora Leigh: Former rangerturned bar owner Ethan Cooper never expected to get an eyeful of prim Miss Sarah Fox from his attic window one hot summer afternoon. But now his blood is on fire for the delicious little minx.

The Edge of Sin by Cheyenne McCray: Zane Steele lives a life of extraordinary danger as a government agent and has never let anyone get too close. Then he sees the one woman who changes his life forever.

Wanted: A Real Man by Heidi Betts: Claire left her high school sweetheart Linc, in search of a better life. Ten years later she needs his help as a U.S. Marshal to find her missing daughter…Linc's daughter. Reeling with the knowledge of a daughter he’s never known, Linc sets out to claim what’s his.

"When you bring together four top authors like Lori Foster, Lora Leigh, Cheyenne McCray & Heidi Betts how could you get anything but an outstanding book. Real Men Last All Night is a hot, sexy, delicious romance with four stories that are sure to please even the most finicky reader. Each author brings their own unique story to the book with one thing in common, sensuality!!" —Romance Junkies
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Hot Chick Lit: Do you like sexy, no-holds-barred erotic fiction? You're going to love these titles and more at our Hot Chick Lit page.

The Gift of Shame Sarah Hope Walker
(Virgin Black Lace, January 2009; ISBN-10: 0352342021)

Sad, sultry Helen flies between London, Paris and the Caribbean chasing whatever physical pleasures she can get to tear her mind from a deep, deep loss. Her glamorous life-style and charged sensual escapades belie a widow's grief. When she meets handsome, rich Jeffrey she is shocked and yet intrigued by his masterful, domineering behaviour. Soon, Helen is forced to confront the forbidden desires hiding within herself - and forced to undergo a startling metamorphosis from a meek and modest lady into a bristling, voracious wanton.

"[The Gift of Shame] is a fantastically decadent book, released originally in 1994 and I must say it has certainly aged well. ... The sexual encounters in this book are hot, there are no sex scenes in this book which could be called dull, not by a long chalk! Unlike some erotic novels, each encounter seems to really have a place in the story to move it on.

"I thoroughly enjoyed this well written book, not only is it entertaining it makes you think about your own personality and the way you deal with emotions like grief and guilt and anger. It is enlightening and I found it to be a very enriching reading experience." —Victoria Blisse
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In the Garden of Sin by Louisa Burton
Bantam (July 14, 2009); ISBN-10: 0553385313

Two linked tales are set in an ancient castle where four exquisitely beautiful beings who thrive on carnal energy entice and ravish their human guests.

Hannah Leeds is The English Courtesan, a seventeenth-century maiden who apprentices herself as a courtesan-in-training to Venetian nobleman Domenico Vitturi, offering her body in exchange for his patronage. Don Domenico has resigned himself to a life without love, his once-handsome face having been disfigured by the scars of war. He brings Hannah to the Castle of the Hidden Grotto to be tutored in the arts of love by its insatiable and inventive residents, little knowing that she has come for more than just an erotic education….

In Hunger vampires Anton Turek and Galiana Solsa satisfy their voracious erotic appetites while feeding on their prey. Weary of playing lapdog to the powerful, sadistic Galiana, Anton renews his quest to possess Lili, the beautiful succubus with whom he’s been obsessed for centuries—while Galiana sets her sights on the godlike, sexually ravenous Elic, whom Lili loves but can never make love to. Desire and vengeance reach a fever pitch at the Castle during an invitation-only Renaissance festival with a BDSM twist.

Louisa Burton invites readers to indulge in their most sinful fantasies with these two thrilling and edgy new tales of eroticism and romance.

"A very sexy bit of Victorian erotica to entice the mind and senses." — Romance Reviews Today
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Obsession: An Erotic Tale by Gloria Vanderbilt
Ecco (June 23, 2009); ISBN-10: 0061734896

From Gloria Vanderbilt comes a story of erotic obsession, told in tandem. Priscilla Bingham was one half of the perfect elite New York couple until her beloved husband P.J. Talbot unexpectedly died in the middle of their tenth wedding anniversary celebration. Years later, Pris stumbles upon a collection of letters among Talbot's papers. There—on the most exquisite paper, in the most exquisite detail—is Pris' undoing.

The letters are from Talbot's 'Queen Bea', his treasured mistress/dominatrix who 'organizes his erotica' and has spared no detail of it (or her disdain for 'Wife') in her correspondence. From the moment she discovers Bea, Pris is obsessed with her, with Talbot, with their sex. And her obsession must be satiated.

About the Author: Gloria Vanderbilt was born in New York City and spent most of her childhood in the news - the heiress to a fortune, subject of a bitter custody battle, actor, author, artist and designer, scandal comes naturally to Gloria Vanderbilt.
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Tempted by a Cowboy by Melissa MacNeal, et al
Aphrodisia (June 30, 2009); ISBN-10: 0758234511

This title contains three stories that include "Mustang Man" by Vonna Harper, "Long Hard Ride" by Mellisa MacNeal, and "Hot Blooded" by Delilah Devlin.

"Mustang Man" - Acclaimed horse trainer Miguel Perez is used to the unexpected from his work with wild mustangs. But nothing prepares him for the bolt of desire he feels when he meets Dawn Glass, as he's eager to work his sexual healing on her in every possible way.

"Long Hard Ride" - Rodeo rider Michael White House is grateful when Diana Grant stops to pick him up in the middle of a rainstorm. But with one touch his gratitude quickly turns to lust and an uncontrollable desire to lay her down and ride her hard all night long.

"Hot Blooded" - Rancher Adam Youngblood is always happy to help a damsel in distress. But before he'll pull the sweetly curvaceous and fiercely independent Cass McIntyre to safety, he demands promises of unconditional sexual surrender.
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Lover Man by Geneva Holliday
Broadway (June 9, 2009); ISBN-10: 0767929659

After two years in Antigua, Crystal has had enough. Neville is her son’s father, her best friend, and her sometime lover, but Crystal realizes she wants more. And that “more” struts into her life at just the right moment. Claude Justine, widowed with a three-year-old daughter, has movie-star good looks, an athlete’s body, and cash to spare. After a short and steamy long-distance courtship, Claude lures Crystal to his lavish New Jersey mansion and introduces her to a jet-setting world where no pleasure is spared and every desire is met.

Karma Jackson, newly made over and back in New York after a scandalous affair in Europe, secures a position as an assistant to the president of a hedge fund. On the prowl for someone who can give her what she wants, the way she wants it, Karma falls for the cocky and irresistible C.J., and the two begin a secret fling.

Geneva, now living in Brooklyn, listens to both women’s tales of impromptu helicopter rides and lingerie sprees, failing to make the connection between the two men. But when Claude’s web of lies starts to unravel, the truth is even more outrageous than any of them could have imagined…

"The more wild and outlandish things get, the more readers will smile."
—Publishers Weekly
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Hard Guy Lit: Hey, quit your smirking. We have hot chick lit, so why not hard guy lit? For more, browse through our Hard Guy Lit page.

Accidental Slave by Claire Thompson
BookSurge, LLC (February 3, 2009); ISBN-10: 143922742X

Elizabeth knew the guy she'd beat out of a high-powered job was jealous of her success, but she never dreamed the lengths to which he'd go to get his revenge. Drugged and sold at auction in an underground BDSM club, she awakens in the home of Cole Pearson, the sexiest guy she’s ever laid eyes on. Focused on clearing her reputation and escaping the tangled web of office intrigue woven by her rival, Elizabeth tries to ignore the compelling lure of the handsome stranger.

Cole, a romantic Dom seeking his true love, quickly realizes the sexy slave girl he bought has no clue about and even less interest in BDSM…or so she says. But she can’t deny the slow burn of desire igniting between them. With masterful skill and sensual dominance, Cole guides his skittish new lover on an erotic journey that will break down all her carefully constructed defenses and leave her yearning for the passionate control of a stern but loving Master.
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Short and Sweet: Original Novellas by Erotica's Hottest Writers
Running Pres (June, 2006); ISBN-10: 1562015125

Short and Sweet delivers, with lusty impact, the best of that nifty literary art form – the erotic novella. Longer than a short story and a tad slimmer than a novel, it's just the right size and shape for erotic adventures.

From sexual exploration in college to what kinky cops really do in private with their handcuffs, this surprisingly smart, sexy anthology has something to offer every hungry mind.
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Sensual Romance: If you like reading about bone-melting passions you'll enjoy these titles. For more recommendations browse our Sensual Romance page.

Desire Unchained: A Demonica Novel by Larissa Ione
Demonica Book 2 (formerly titled Shadow Lover)
Grand Central Publishing (March 1, 2009); ISBN-10: 044640098X

Runa Wagner never meant to fall in love with the sexy stranger who seemed to know her every deepest desire. But she couldn’t resist the unbelievable passion that burned between them, a passion that died when she discovered his betrayal and found herself forever changed. Now, determined to make Shade pay for the transformation that haunts her, Runa searches for him, only to be taken prisoner by his darkest enemy.

A Seminus demon with a love-curse that threatens him with eternal torment, Shade hoped he’d seen the last of Runa and her irresistible charm. But when he wakes up in a dank dungeon chained next to an enraged and mysteriously powerful Runa, he realizes that her effect on him is more dangerous than ever. As their captor casts a spell that bonds them as lifemates, Shade and Runa must fight for their lives and their hearts—or succumb to a madman’s evil plans.

“This Demonica novel will singe you straight to the toes. The demons are fantastic, full of hellfire and animalistic allure…What really drew me into the story is the emotional desperation so expertly written into each of the main characters.” –Coffee Time Romance, 4 stars!
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Don't Tempt Me by Loretta Chase
HarperCollins (June 30, 2009) ISBN-10: 006163266X

Spunky English girl overcomes impossible odds and outsmarts heathen villains.

That's the headline when Zoe Lexham returns to England. After twelve years in the exotic east, she's shockingly adept in the sensual arts. She knows everything a young lady shouldn't and nothing she ought to know. She's a walking scandal, with no hope of a future . . . unless someone can civilize her.

Lucien de Grey, the Duke of Marchmont, is no knight in shining armor. He's cynical, easily bored, and dangerous to women. He charms, seduces, and leaves them—with parting gifts of expensive jewelry to dry their tears. But good looks, combined with money and rank, makes him welcome everywhere. The most popular bachelor in the Beau Monde can easily save Zoe's risqué reputation . . . if the wayward beauty doesn't lead him into temptation, and a passion that could ruin them both.

Chase (Your Scandalous Ways) has created another unconventional, thoroughly delightful heroine, provided her with a hero worthy of the title, and added enough scandal and outrageous fun to keep the pages turning. A longtime and well-deserved favorite of historical romance fans, Chase lives in Worchester, MA.
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Graphic Novels, adult comic books, call them what you will they are here in a big way and here to stay. For a list of best sellers, browse our Graphic Novels page.

Pink Sniper by Kengo Yonekura
Eros Comix (July 20, 2006); ISBN-10: 1560978023

Beginning a new era in MangaErotica for Eros Comix: standard Japanese manga format! The story begins at the back of the book and reads to the front. Young Niibia is enrolled in med school only to be abducted by the sexiest and horniest goddess of the school, Haruana. This wild vixen takes Niibia as a sex slave and forces him to do things to her that would make a porn star blush.

Pink Sniper is filled with half animal people, flying sci-fi vehicles, loose women, and Haruana's giant breasts. Creator Kengo Yonekura's beautiful, lush art brings to life this wild tale of lust, sex, and strangeness. This is not a reprint book but a brand new graphic novel from Eros Comix and Studio Proteus.
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Peanut Butter Presents the Confessions of Sister Jacqueline
Nbm Pub Co (June 2009); ISBN-10: 1561635588

Remember Sister Jacqueline, the high-school headmistress from Cornnell Clarke’s erotic saga Peanut Butter about the Catholic high-school senior Molly who gets into the hottest situations? Nothing like spreading peanut butter on the right spots, doing it in the bathroom, and even getting the head nun into an all-out orgy!

Remember the orgy Sister Jacqueline was forced into at the prom… and how she loved it? Now she must confess how much she loves being taken vigorously, even if she has become pregnant!
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Erotic Gay Fiction: Like hot gay stories? We have an excellent selection of the very best at our Gay Erotica page.

Once Upon a Veterinarian by Drew Zachary
Torquere Press (October 31, 2008); ISBN-10: 1603704949

Ben has a good life. Partner in a thriving veterinarian clinic with his best friend Stacey, he has a great dog, a favorite Chinese take-out place and a great DVD collection. The only thing he doesn't have is a special someone to share his life with. When Ben has a number of poisoned animals come through his clinic, he call in the police, suspecting that these aren't random tragedies, but deliberate killings. Enter Constable Tim Geary. Dog and cat poisonings are fairly low on the priority list, but Tim decides to look into them.

The attraction between Tim and Ben is immediate and soon Chinese food and more is on the menu. Life has a way of trying to keep the boys apart, though. Can they find a way to overcome their busy lives and be together?
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Ready to Serve: Arresting Gay Erotica by James Buchanan
Lethe Press (May 1, 2009); ISBN-10: 1590212053

Author James Buchanan offers readers six tales of sultry encounters between police officers, firemen, border patrol, along with a few irresistible ne'er-do-wells.

"Pat Down" - What happens when two guys who secretly lusted after each other in high school wind up face to face… especially when one has become a cop and the other is, well, a bad boy?

"Speed Trap" - Officer Manley is none to happy about Pete Masters making fun of him and his speed trap until he confronts Pete and gets a whole 'nother type of tease.

"Burn Zone" - After losing his teammates in an out of control brushfire, Smoke Jumper Tyson retreats from the world, but his two roommates force him to face his guilt while affirming the unique bond they share.

"Risk" - While two crime scene cleaners face hazards in their job, they understand, from their love, it's all about learning how to deal with both the physical and the emotional risks.

"Coyote Crossing" - Border Patrol Agent Rick Franco runs back home to Deming to forget his recent past. When he picks up his best friend's little brother on an illegal border crossing raid, however, his past may help him move forward into the future.

"Fairground" - Uptight and driven, Sergeant Don Lo pieces together the strange pattern of thefts at the county fair while fighting his attraction to the maintenance chief, Vito Marzi. Don needs the help of the older, mellower man to teach him to relax, let go of his prejudices and see the bigger picture to solve this riddle.
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Surfer Boys: Gay Erotic Stories by Neil Plakcy (Editor)
Cleis Press (May 1, 2009); ISBN-13: 9781573443494

Is it any wonder that surfers fuel sexual fantasies the world over? All that exposed, sun-kissed skin, those broad shoulders and yearning for adventure make a stud on a surfboard irresistible. Editor Neil Plakcy takes us on a journey into a breezy, tropical world where surf, sand, and sex come alive.

T. Hitman brings new meaning to "beach party" with an oceanside orgy in "Hang Ten." Gavin Atlas's "Blue Star Boy" tells the sexy adventure of an endowed Adonis with a well-placed tattoo. And Jay Starre's randy "Santa Barbara Surf Punk" celebrates the young and hung. Surf's up—and these stories will do the same for you!

Get ready for a long, hard ride with Surfer Boys.
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Erotic Lesbian Fiction: Interested in lesbian erotica? Check out the extensive list of titles on our Lesbian Erotica page.

Where The Girls Are: Urban Lesbian Erotica by D.L. King (Editor)
Cleis Press (July 1, 2009); ISBN-10: 1573443530

Many a confident urban lesbian in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago was once a wide-eyed newcomer. Every year thousands of young women arrive in these queer-friendly cities, seduced by downtown life and its erotic possibilities. In Where the Girls Are, D.L. King collects explicit memoirs and stories about these newly arrived country girls. Here are stories of first times, initiations, bars, dance clubs, and parties, reading (or misreading) the codes — and sometimes teaching those city girls a thing or two in the process.

Featuring such stories as “My First Play Party,” “Rush Hour,” and “The Critic” from well-regarded authors of erotica Charlotte Dare, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Sophie Mouette, Lisabet Sarai, and others, Where the Girls Are burns with the immense heat of the furnace that lies just below the urban landscape.
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In Deep Waters 2: Cruising the Strip by Radclyffe & Karin Kallmaker
Bold Strokes Books (May 13, 2008); ISBN-10: 1602820139

Games of chance, games of passion, games of love-roll the dice for a week inLas Vegas with games mistresses Radclyffe and Karin Kallmaker. Whether a public table or a back room invitational, the players want to score and everybody can't wait to go all in.

A pit boss who thinks she's seen it all thinks again. A convention planner finds hotel hospitality is on the house. Romance novelists discover that high stakes can yield to extreme passions, if they're willing to call each other's bluff. The risks and rewards of Las Vegas inspire more than one couple to let it ride. Double down? Inside bet? How about a little insurance when the dealer has the upper hand?

Choose your game, ante up and enjoy the floor show. All bets are off when these two writers deal the cards, and every hand is a winner.

Winner of the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Bronze Award.
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Provocative Non-Fiction: Books that explore the sensual nature of humanity, from the frivolous to the profound. For more titles, browse through our Non-Fiction page.

Cyberotics: Search for the True Aphrodisiac by Timothy Leary
Ronin Publishing (June 1, 2009); ISBN-10: 1579510884

Throughout the ages, intelligent, affluent, ambitious, and just plain hot-to-trot humans have sought out aphrodisiacs — everything from rhino horns to green M&Ms. Here, Timothy Leary argues that the true aphrodisiac is the mind. By knowing how to stimulate the most sensitive organ of all, the brain, readers can enrich their sex lives beyond their wildest dreams.

Leary begins by telling his own coming-of-sexual-age story in typically witty fashion, then goes on to explore humanity's obsession with physical pleasure, digital activation of the erotic brain, and the fascination with cybersex. He explains how phones and computers allow perfect strangers to achieve amazing levels of intimacy and why telecommunicated sexual messages are now a standard courting technique for young people in industrial-urban societies. Ruminating on everything from sexual liberation to electronic foreplay, Leary offers a persuasive explanation of why the key to arousal is "all in your head."
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Scrubs - A XXX Parody
Director: Lee Roy Myers, Studio: New Sensations

There's only one cure for the beautiful female patients of Naked Heart Hospital... a good dose of Penis-illin from Doctor DJ (AVN's Male Performer of the Year, James Deen)! When handsome young & hung doctor, DJ sees that the lack of sexual healing amongst the hospital's staff is affecting their work, he realizes that he must come up with a plan to heal everyone of their Acute Bone-itis. At Naked Heart Hospital laughter and deep penetration are surely the best medicines.

New Sensations proudly presents the hilarious & filthy, Scrubs ­ A XXX Parody. Catch all of the XXX-Raying, Bodily Fluid Transfusing, Pussy-oscopies you can handle with All-Star cast, Ashlynn Brooke, Joanna Angel, Alexis Texas, Tori Black, Missy Stone, Thea Marie, James Deen, Shane Diesel, Jack Lawrence, and Ralph Long.
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