Coming Together: Pro Bono

by Alessia Brio (Editor, Author), Barry Eisler (Introduction), Solace Ames

In September 2014, the popular review blog Dear Author published a post detailing issues involving Ellora's Cave, a renowned pioneer in the genre of erotic romance. The information provided (much of it a matter of public record) did not portray Ellora's Cave in a favorable light. Ellora's Cave reacted by filing a defamation suit against Dear Author and its owner. Soon thereafter, a crowdfunding campaign was created by Smart B*tches to collect donations for the legal defense of Dear Author. Coming Together: Pro Bono is collection of erotic fiction to benefit the Dear Author Legal Defense Fund.

Dear Author has stated that any contributions in excess of the amount needed for legal expenses will be donated to the Society of Professional Journalists Legal Defense Fund (spj.org/ldf.asp).

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CONTENTS:
Introduction (Barry Eisler)
Passive Aggressive Corporate Sex (Daniel Burnell)
Blue Heaven (Robert Buckley)
Tomorrow's Much Too Long (Solace Ames)
On the Fly (Lynn Townsend)
Recycled Dreams (Lefty McGee)
Jack (Leigh Ellwood)
Recognition (Salome Wilde and Talon Rihai)
I Live for It (Peach Robidoux)
Aim to Please (Beth Wylde)
Innocent Caress (Lefty McGee)
We Three Kinks (Emily Ryan-Davis)
Facing the Dark (Xan West)
Cybersex (Audrey Lusk)
Word Count (Lefty McGee)
Wanton Sacrifice (Heather Lin)
Domestic Discipline (Victoria Blisse)
Swoop (Jean Roberta)
Defiling Love (Lefty McGee)
Nuisance Alligator (Kimber Vale)
A Modern Samson (Nobilis Reed)
Forbidden Fruit and Honey (Salome Wilde)
Queen for a Day (Lefty McGee)
Blood on Love (Alessia Brio)

262 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 15, 2014

About the author

My name is Alessia, and I write about sex. Sometimes it's pretty sex. Sometimes it's... not. I write about sex because I'm sick of preachy people using it to control others by turning it into something shameful. Sex is a crucible. It's a prayer, a celebration, an affirmation, and a motivation.

** If you are interested in reviewing any of my publications, I would be happy to email a copy to your Kindle address. Since it's likely a Goodreads message will get lost amongst the group message traffic, please email me directly at alessia.brio [at] gmail.com if interested. Thanks! **

Here's the obligatory 3rd person promo bio:

Take one part Appalachian redneck, one part aging wet dream, and one part filthy-minded wordsmith. Mix well and serve with chocolate-covered cherries. There you have the one and only Alessia Brio. Alessia writes all colors and flavors of erotica, from heterosexual to ménage to same sex, and from twisted to humorous to deeply touching. Her work has earned her critical acclaim in the form of an EPIC eBook Award for Best Erotica (fine flickering hungers), two EPIC eBook Awards for Best Erotica Anthology (Coming Together: Against the Odds & Coming Together: Into the Light), two Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Best Erotica (Coming Together: For the Cure & Squeeze Play with Will Belegon), and a Romantic Times Top Pick (Coming Together: For the Cure) in addition to a plethora of glowing online reviews.