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Emerald is an erotic fiction author and general advocate for human sexuality as informed by her deep appreciation of the beauty, value, and intrinsic nature of sexuality and its holistic relation to life. She holds a particular interest in the connection between sex and spirituality and deeply reveres sexuality’s inherent sacredness. Her erotic fiction has been published in anthologies edited by Violet Blue, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Jolie du Pre, and Alison Tyler as well as at various erotic websites.

Currently she resides in suburban Maryland and serves as an advocate for reproductive freedom and sex worker rights. She blogs about sexuality, sex work, and sex worker rights from social, psychological, and spiritual perspectives at her website,...more

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“The Problem with Merida’s Princess Makeover” by Alyssa Rosenberg (Non-Sex-Related, Sociology, Pop Culture) 5/10/13

The last line of this sums it up as far as I’m concerned. I like the way this doesn’t seem to attack Disney or Disney princesses in an all-encompassing way but instead ackhowledges some progressive things about them, which makes the observation about the obvious body-shape standar...

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	Revolution, the Greatest! 0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Please, Sir: Erotic Stories of Female Submission by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shanna Germain (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Remittance Girl (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Erotic Romance by Kristina Wright (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Shayla Black (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Sylvia Day (Goodreads Author) (contributor) 3.59 of 5 stars 3.59 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gotta Have It: 69 Stories of Sudden Sex by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Heather Lin (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Michael A. Gonzales (Contributor) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Obsessed: Erotic Romance for Women by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Caridad Piñeiro (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), K.D. Grace (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tasting Her: Oral Sex Stories by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jeremy Edwards (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Thomas S. Roche (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Women's Erotica 2010 by Violet Blue, K.D. Grace (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Aimee Pearl (Contributor) 4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best Bondage Erotica 2011 by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Coldwell (Contributor), Angela Caperton (C) 4.25 of 5 stars 4.25 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anything for You: Erotica for Kinky Couples by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lisabet Sarai (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Emerald (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.19 of 5 stars 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cougar Book by Jolie du Pre (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author), Donna George Storey (Goodreads Author) 4.69 of 5 stars 4.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Emerald Emerald rated a book 5 of 5 stars Duty and Desire: Military Erotic Romance by Kristina Wright (Goodreads Author) read in December, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I found Death by Fiction an extraordinary novel that seems well worth the time of anyone who enjoys mystery, suspense, or simply a riveting story. The book zips back and forth among various characters’ viewpoints--I wasn’t sure how I would experience...more
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Emerald Emerald rated a book 5 of 5 stars Curvy Girls: Erotica for Women by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author) read in May, 2012	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Curvy Girls exceeded even my high expectations to a striking degree. Since I thought the theme was marvelous, I expected to enjoy the book, but as far as I'm concerned, Curvy Girls is truly an exceptional anthology. There is no question that the lover...more
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Emerald Emerald rated a book 5 of 5 stars Best Sex Writing 2012: The State of Today's Sexual Culture by Rachel Kramer Bussel (Goodreads Author)	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Best Sex Writing 2012 is comprised of captivating rumination, information, and investigation of a society displaying, as I see it, a severe misguidedness around the book's title subject. The variety between these pages is striking: exposes, memoir, r...more
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