Author: Marie GrayPublished: April 2007 (Sourcebooks)
Category: Erotica
Rating: 8/10
Marie Gray has written a collection of erotic short stories, and you'd think that an erotic short story would just be something like "Meet Dick and Jane. They do it. The end." But in her stories, Gray has managed to create relatable characters and satisfy several different fantasies, without being dirty or demeaning.
I don't make a habit of reading erotica, but some of the romance novels that I've read have leaned towards the erotic, and I think this book had more believable chemistry than some of those novels. The back cover copy says Stories to Make You Blush presents "a tender and mischievous look at the erotic lives of the people around us." I definitely felt like a voyeur when I was reading the stories, which give the reader a taste of exhibitionism, multiple partners, rough sex with strangers, and role playing, to name a few.
Some of those topics might scare you off, but Gray writes the stories in such a way that the fantasies occur in safe environments, and no one gets hurt. If only that were so true in real life! My favorite story was "Michael's Birthday," where a guy waits for his girlfriend at a hotel bar, supposedly so they can celebrate his birthday. A strange, but gorgeous redhead begins hitting on him, and he keeps refusing her, until she breaks cover, and he realizes it's actually his girlfriend giving him a wild night with a "stranger" for a birthday gift. Very steamy, but sweet at the same time.
If you're curious about erotica, this is a good one to start with; there's at least one story that you'll enjoy.
Rating: 8/10
Marie Gray has written a collection of erotic short stories, and you'd think that an erotic short story would just be something like "Meet Dick and Jane. They do it. The end." But in her stories, Gray has managed to create relatable characters and satisfy several different fantasies, without being dirty or demeaning.
I don't make a habit of reading erotica, but some of the romance novels that I've read have leaned towards the erotic, and I think this book had more believable chemistry than some of those novels. The back cover copy says Stories to Make You Blush presents "a tender and mischievous look at the erotic lives of the people around us." I definitely felt like a voyeur when I was reading the stories, which give the reader a taste of exhibitionism, multiple partners, rough sex with strangers, and role playing, to name a few.
Some of those topics might scare you off, but Gray writes the stories in such a way that the fantasies occur in safe environments, and no one gets hurt. If only that were so true in real life! My favorite story was "Michael's Birthday," where a guy waits for his girlfriend at a hotel bar, supposedly so they can celebrate his birthday. A strange, but gorgeous redhead begins hitting on him, and he keeps refusing her, until she breaks cover, and he realizes it's actually his girlfriend giving him a wild night with a "stranger" for a birthday gift. Very steamy, but sweet at the same time.
If you're curious about erotica, this is a good one to start with; there's at least one story that you'll enjoy.
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