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Cynthia W. Gentry

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http://www.goodreads.com/cwgentry

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The United States

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http://www.cwgentry.com

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Literature & Fiction, Health, Mind & Body, Nonfiction

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May 2008

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Cynthia W. Gentry is the author of What Men Really Want in Bed: The Surprising Facts Men Wish Women Knew About Sex, as well as its sequel, What Women Really Want in Bed, with co-author Dana Fredsti. She is also the author of The Bedside Orgasm Book: 365 Days of Sexual Ecstasy, reissued in paperback as Mind-Blowing Orgasms Every Day: 365 Wild and Wicked Ways to Revitalize Your Sex Life. She wrote the erotica for David Ramsdale’s Red Hot Tantra: Erotic Secrets of Red Tantra for Intimate, Soul-to-Soul Sex and Ecstatic, Enlightened Orgasms. Her short story "Just Friends" was published on RavenousRomance.com.

Gentry is frequently interviewed for articles on sex and relationships in magazines like Cosmopolitan and Glamour.

Gentry’s short fiction h...more

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What Science Tells Us about Power and Infidelity

Interesting NPR article discussing studies that find that the more power people have, the more they're likely to engage in adultery. Well, duh.And yet, I think that people who feel completely powerless--because they're stuck in a loveless or sexless marriage, for example--are vulnerable to infidelity as well. Some might call cheating under these circumstances as passive-aggressive, but who's read more »

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Average rating: 4.40 · 30 ratings · 8 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Just Friends 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Mind-Blowing Orgasms Every Day: 365 Wild and Wicked Ways to Revitalize Your Sex Life 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	My rating:
	What Men Really Want In Bed: The Surprising Facts Men Wish Women Knew About Sex 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	What Women Really Want in Bed: The Surprising Secrets Women Wish Men Knew About Sex by Cynthia W. Gentry (Goodreads Author), Dana Fredsti (Goodreads Author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	My rating:
	Höhepunkte365 Ideen Für Unschlagbar Guten Sex by Cynthia W. Gentry (Goodreads Author), Ulla Rahn-Huber (Übersetzer) 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	My rating:
	Red Hot Tantra: Erotic Secrets of Red Tantra for Intimate Soul-to-Soul Sex and Ecstatic, Enlightened Orgasms by David Ramsdale, Cynthia W. Gentry (Goodreads Author), Cynthia W Gentry 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Secret Seductions: 62 Naughty Nights, Lusty Liaisons, and Sexy Surprises by Roxanne Colville, Cynthia W. Gentry (Goodreads Author), Cynthia W Gentry 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009	My rating:

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Why Women Have Sex: The Science and Psychology of Sexual Motivation--from Adventure to Revenge (and Everything in Between)

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Better

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The Marriage Artist: A Novel

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Cynthia liked Leah's review of Wicked Pleasures Anthology: " WICKED PLEASURES ANTHOLOGY - 2.8 STARS The Taste of Salt by Jean Roberta - 1 Star Temporary Reversals by A. Silenus - .5 Stars Just Friends by Cynthia W. Gentry - 5 Stars Lesson Plan by Alex Picchetti - 5 Stars Break Me by Elle Rose - 1 Star Peace de Re... " Read more of this review »
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Cynthia gave to: Wicked Pleasures Anthology by Cecilia Tan (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
I've been reading erotica for a long time, and I've noticed a trend where erotica is becoming less...uh, erotic. That's NOT the case with "Wicked Pleasures." Yes, I have a story in this anthology, but I'm proud to be in the company of such good write...more
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Cynthia gave to: Home Game: An Accidental Guide to Fatherhood by Michael Lewis read in November, 2010	My rating:
This is a fearless and a hilarious look at fatherhood. I laughed out loud several times.Lewis has an amazing way of capturing both the trials and the joys of being a parent, the good and the bad, and the feelings you don't dare tell anyone you have....more
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Cynthia marked as to-read: My Hollywood by Mona Simpson (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
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