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Intimate Acts with Strangers
Bessie is my lover. She is a “prostitute” but that’s not important to me. At age thirty-five, she decided to find out if she could be really great at having sex with strangers for money. At the beginning of “Intimate Acts with Strangers” she is thirty-seven, and is, indeed, really great at having sex for money. These 359 pages document how she came to be one of the most celebrated escorts in Seattle.
At the same time, Bessie is also the mother of three young children. She lives with her husband and kids in a middle-class suburb of Seattle. She could be your neighbor that does creative craft projects with your kids on her kitchen table when they come over for a “play date.” There could be someone just like her living next door to you.
She could even be you.
The main questions this book addresses are: Why do so many married men pay for sex? And what are the realities of the apartment-based sex providers who sell it to them? “Intimate Acts with Strangers” gives you a rare insight into the motivations behind these seemingly cold transactions.
Despite some extremely erotic and playful scenes, this book ends up being a very serious document about the unfairness of the way prostitutes (and their clients) are regarded and a raw, hopefully inspiring journey of two people exploring their sexual liberation. Once you’ve read it, you may love it or you may hate it, but more importantly, you should talk about why it affected you the way it did.
There are hundreds of thousands of women like Bessie all over America, but the mass media hasn’t a clue what their lives are really like. When the Bessies of America read this book, they’ll say, “At last, someone portrays what really goes on behind my apartment door.”
You’ll say, “At last I know why those apartment doors exist.”
We should warn you, though: there is real trouble ahead for all of us -- Bessie, me, and yes, even you, intrepid reader. Our senses of propriety, our sexual boundaries and our notions of true love are all on the line here.
Bessie and I would not have gone to the trouble of opening up our complicated lives to you if we didn’t want to put more great sex into the world. But at the same time, we want something more from your reading our story. As one Goodreads reviewer put it “This is a true love story! Real life synchronicity, the universe moving two people into alignment against all odds.”
Great sex makes a lot of trouble almost worthwhile. When you find a great love to go with it, trouble doesn’t stand a chance.
Adult content: contains graphic sexual scenes and subject matter.
At the same time, Bessie is also the mother of three young children. She lives with her husband and kids in a middle-class suburb of Seattle. She could be your neighbor that does creative craft projects with your kids on her kitchen table when they come over for a “play date.” There could be someone just like her living next door to you.
She could even be you.
The main questions this book addresses are: Why do so many married men pay for sex? And what are the realities of the apartment-based sex providers who sell it to them? “Intimate Acts with Strangers” gives you a rare insight into the motivations behind these seemingly cold transactions.
Despite some extremely erotic and playful scenes, this book ends up being a very serious document about the unfairness of the way prostitutes (and their clients) are regarded and a raw, hopefully inspiring journey of two people exploring their sexual liberation. Once you’ve read it, you may love it or you may hate it, but more importantly, you should talk about why it affected you the way it did.
There are hundreds of thousands of women like Bessie all over America, but the mass media hasn’t a clue what their lives are really like. When the Bessies of America read this book, they’ll say, “At last, someone portrays what really goes on behind my apartment door.”
You’ll say, “At last I know why those apartment doors exist.”
We should warn you, though: there is real trouble ahead for all of us -- Bessie, me, and yes, even you, intrepid reader. Our senses of propriety, our sexual boundaries and our notions of true love are all on the line here.
Bessie and I would not have gone to the trouble of opening up our complicated lives to you if we didn’t want to put more great sex into the world. But at the same time, we want something more from your reading our story. As one Goodreads reviewer put it “This is a true love story! Real life synchronicity, the universe moving two people into alignment against all odds.”
Great sex makes a lot of trouble almost worthwhile. When you find a great love to go with it, trouble doesn’t stand a chance.
Adult content: contains graphic sexual scenes and subject matter.
359 pages, ebook
First published July 18, 2012
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December 13, 2012
This incredible book is a true story but please don’t let that scare you away. It’s for every woman searching out her inner sexual goddess. It’s for women who never explored their sexuality and think it’s too late. It’s for anyone who has never understood true love. This is a romance and a creation of artistic genius in writing. To be loved like Bessie is an erotic travel through Zachary’s heart. Seriously this book is Nicholas Sparks on Viagra and I simply loved it!
November 3, 2012
What did I think? I can only say that I loved it! Let me preface what I am going to write with the fact that I love romance, erotica, and a dash of taboo to tease my mental limits. What does all of that have to do with this novel? Well, everything. This is a true love story! Real life synchronicity, the universe moving two people into alignment against all odds. This story brought to mind the writing by Aristophanes. Aristophanes states that humans originally had four arms, four legs, and a single head made of two faces, but Zeus feared their power and split them all in half, condemning them to spend their lives searching for the other half to complete them. That is exactly how I feel about Bessie and Zach. Now, some people who are burdened by the restrictions of society and religion may not see the truth in this story, and I feel sorry for them. One day, when people can think for themselves and not demonize others for what their own hearts fear, I think that perhaps we may all enjoy some of the bliss that Bessie and Zach have found. I know one day, I hope to. Kudos to you Bessie and Zach for living your truth. I think I like being Zacharized!
December 9, 2012
Poorly written, it was a struggle to finish this book. I thought the story would be more about the inside life of an "escort" but it really was about a pathetic dope named Zachery who became quim whipped by a hooker and wound up supporting her, her husband and their kids. A lot of the book he spends time writing about writing the book - who wants to read that nonsense? At least I got the book for free. I'm glad poor Zach didn't make any money off of me.
October 30, 2012
Liar. Male at the beginning yammers on ad nauseum, then says in an aside; " I do go on, don't I? But you get used to it." No, I didn't. The book was boring throughout, regardless of the subject. Zack's writing is so effing awful! I'm very thankful the ebook was free on amazon.
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