Best erotic romance

Readers of romance won't find their familiar genre conventions in these 17 stories, which fall much more on the romantic erotica end of the spectrum. A violinist plays his lover like an instrument in Torrance Sene's "Adagio." A woman wants to "be the meat" for her butcher in Kristina Lloyd's "Cutting Out Hearts," not a "little cake" as she is for her husband. In Victoria Blisse's "Chocolate Cake and You," a woman on a diet is tempted by a tasty dessert and an ex-lover. Catherine Paulssen writes tenderly of a handcuffed bride's encounter "Three Nights Before the Wedding." Donna George Storey's sweet "Flowering" begins as a woman watches her neighbor, recalling their one-night stand. Old friends without benefits reunite and change that equation in the surprisingly wistful "Another Chance" by Erobintica. There's little emotional development or depth, but plenty of sexy fun. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

From the introduction: Can't Get Enough Best Erotic Romance 2013 is not about fantasy love affairs. It's not about perfect bodies having perfect sex and being perfectly in love. These stories are about the messiness, the screwedupedness, of love and lust. Real people, whose words are not always right or kind, who fall in love and have sex when and where they can even when it's not always easy or convenient or even wise. These are the stories about people you might know, people who might even be you. Love is messy and complicated--except when it's not. But even when it's right, even when the stars have aligned to bring two people together who are perfect for each other, there are obstacles. There are children and careers and birth control issues and homes to renovate and scheduling problems and forgotten anniversaries and, and, and… there's always something to throw a wrench in the works and drag two people apart instead of pulling them into bed. But they make it work and, eventually, they find their way to that bed. Or that couch. Or the wall. Or the yard. Or the car. They take each other's hand and they find a way to be together. For today, for now, forever. That's what happens when romance and sex come together. Hopeless, maddening, passionate, sexy love. Excerpted from Best Erotic Romance 2013 All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.