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Best Bondage Erotica 2011
A superb selection of stories from great writers who have mastered the not-so-gentle art of bondage fiction, Best Bondage Erotica 2011 is the debut of a stimulating new series. These stories of forbidden desires and sexual fantasies shock, scintillate, and mesmerize. Award-winning editor Rachel Kramer Bussel has created one of the most daring erotica collections, with work by Elizabeth Coldwell, Janine Ashbless, and more. How do you want to be tied up? Let Best Bondage Erotica 2011 count the ways . . . using everything from rope to handcuffs, silk ties to cling wrap, ethernet cables, and more. With stories that feature a sexy little mermaid, a randy circus act, an IT manager at a fetish club, and a Las Vegas photographer with an eye for kink, Best Bondage Erotica 2011 offers erotic insight for newbies and experienced players alike.Table of The Joy of Restraint
The Long Way Home Elizabeth Coldwell
His Little Apprentice Jacqueline Applebee
Foreign Exchange Evan Mora
The Ingénue Janine Ashbless
Reasoning Tenille Brown
Subdue Dusty Horn
Relative Anonymity Emerald
Closeted Emily Bingham
Vegas Treat Rachel Kramer Bussel
The Cartographer Angela Caperton
The Apiary Megan Butcher
Wired Lisabet Sarai
How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back Andrea Dale
The Lady or the Tiger Bill Kte'pi
Sealed for Freshness Jennifer Peters
Stocks and Bonds Rita Winchester
Helen Lay Bound Suzanne V. Slate
The Rainmaker Elizabeth Daniels
Do You See What I Feel? Teresa Noelle Roberts
Truss Issues Lux Zakari
The Long Way Home Elizabeth Coldwell
His Little Apprentice Jacqueline Applebee
Foreign Exchange Evan Mora
The Ingénue Janine Ashbless
Reasoning Tenille Brown
Subdue Dusty Horn
Relative Anonymity Emerald
Closeted Emily Bingham
Vegas Treat Rachel Kramer Bussel
The Cartographer Angela Caperton
The Apiary Megan Butcher
Wired Lisabet Sarai
How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back Andrea Dale
The Lady or the Tiger Bill Kte'pi
Sealed for Freshness Jennifer Peters
Stocks and Bonds Rita Winchester
Helen Lay Bound Suzanne V. Slate
The Rainmaker Elizabeth Daniels
Do You See What I Feel? Teresa Noelle Roberts
Truss Issues Lux Zakari
218 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2010
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Rachel Kramer Bussel
251 books1,203 followersI'm the editor of the Best Women's Erotica of the Year series and over 70 anthologies including The Big Book of Orgasms and Come Again: Sex Toy Erotica. I've also written a wide range of erotica about everything from French fries to fishnets. I write about books, culture, sexuality and relationships, teach erotica writing workshops and consult with erotica authors and sex writers to help them advance their careers. I read a wide range of genres, from erotica to romance to mystery to memoir to graphic novels and anything that strikes my fancy. See my website for my newsletter with book giveaways and writing samples.
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November 2, 2012
Collections are hit or miss for me. Generally, I find a few good stories and new authors I’d like to read. Best Bondage Erotica 2011 is no exception. For the most part, these short stories gave a tasty little treat. Not many of the stories stand out. The reason being, it was repetitive from a sub perspective and just when it’s about to get good, the story ends. I’m left feeling dissatisfied.
What I do like about this book is that it is dedicated to restraints. I love being restrained so this definitely stroked my hot button. A couple of the stories were very hot for me. In particular, I’d like to call attention Ms. Andrea Dale’s “How the Little Mermaid Got her Tail Back”. The opening few lines made me cringe. I didn’t want to read about another woman left by her husband because she was a perverted sex fiend. Since I resemble that comment, I loathe these kind of stories where the woman with a healthy sex drive is condemned.
To my delight, she meets a man who helps her explore her kinky side. Boy does he help with the climatic party as a mermaid. I nearly creamed my panties reading how he torments her. I’m left with my body vibrating with need and hoping for more.
Another one which caught my attention was “Relative anonymity” by Emerald. This started with a soft sweetness and ended with a shocking delicious revelation. The fact that there is a voyeuristic content which led to more submission rocked me back. I delighted in its seductive mystery.
Lastly, the “Cartographer” by Angela Caperton tugged at my heart strings. It wasn’t as much about physical bondage. It had me nervous and on the edge of my seat, waiting to see the train wreck. It’s funny how we like to make up stories in our head and predict endings. The female in this story also created stories in her head based upon her fears. This ending was pleasantly unexpected and completely romantic. I loved it. I think I shed a tear is how moved I was by the love between the couple.
I recommend this book to those who are interested in a taste of bondage. This is similar to going to a Chinese Dim Sum restaurant or a Spanish Tapas bar. The different flavours of each writer will appeal to different bondage lovers.
What I do like about this book is that it is dedicated to restraints. I love being restrained so this definitely stroked my hot button. A couple of the stories were very hot for me. In particular, I’d like to call attention Ms. Andrea Dale’s “How the Little Mermaid Got her Tail Back”. The opening few lines made me cringe. I didn’t want to read about another woman left by her husband because she was a perverted sex fiend. Since I resemble that comment, I loathe these kind of stories where the woman with a healthy sex drive is condemned.
To my delight, she meets a man who helps her explore her kinky side. Boy does he help with the climatic party as a mermaid. I nearly creamed my panties reading how he torments her. I’m left with my body vibrating with need and hoping for more.
Another one which caught my attention was “Relative anonymity” by Emerald. This started with a soft sweetness and ended with a shocking delicious revelation. The fact that there is a voyeuristic content which led to more submission rocked me back. I delighted in its seductive mystery.
Lastly, the “Cartographer” by Angela Caperton tugged at my heart strings. It wasn’t as much about physical bondage. It had me nervous and on the edge of my seat, waiting to see the train wreck. It’s funny how we like to make up stories in our head and predict endings. The female in this story also created stories in her head based upon her fears. This ending was pleasantly unexpected and completely romantic. I loved it. I think I shed a tear is how moved I was by the love between the couple.
I recommend this book to those who are interested in a taste of bondage. This is similar to going to a Chinese Dim Sum restaurant or a Spanish Tapas bar. The different flavours of each writer will appeal to different bondage lovers.
January 16, 2011
This is an excellent collection. I had my favorites, sure (and not necessarily the ones I would have predicted if I'd read a summary first), but every single one was good. What I especially liked was the level of insight in each story. They're not how-to manuals; they're more how-it-feels and why-I'd-want-this stories, and they felt true to me. And they are, above all, stories, with plots and compelling characters and settings you can picture. They're all thematically linked, but the circumstances and tones are all different, so you never feel as if you're reading the same thing again.
Not every pairing or dynamic spoke to my personal proclivities, but they were all so well-written that it wasn't a distraction. In fact, some of the stories I loved best were not ones that could have been remotely about my life.
I've already gone back and re-read some of my favorites from this collection. Highly recommended.
Not every pairing or dynamic spoke to my personal proclivities, but they were all so well-written that it wasn't a distraction. In fact, some of the stories I loved best were not ones that could have been remotely about my life.
I've already gone back and re-read some of my favorites from this collection. Highly recommended.
July 9, 2012
the stories are well-written & wonderfully transgressive. while all the stories were titillating & provocative, the ones i enjoyed the most for their literary merit & also their ability to create memorable & erotic imagery were Megan Butcher's the Apiary, Janine Ashbless' The Ingenue & Rachel Kramer Bussel's VEgus Treat. the book also includes other well known & excellent erotica writers such as Lisabet Sarai & Teresa Noelle Roberts, along with many i haven't heard of before. i always enjoyed the BBE books edited by Alison Tyler too. good to see the series continuing under the excellent guidance of RKB.
April 28, 2011
BBE 2011 is a fairly strong anthology, with some exceptional stories. Suzanne V. Slate's lovely "Helen Lay Bound" explores the treats bondage (in this case, tight lacing into a corset) as a ritual that promotes shared arousal. Teresa Noelle Roberts' "Do You See What I Feel?" offers a teasing encounter with a Shibari master who happens to be blind. "Sealed for Freshness" by Jennifer Peters is the first "saran wrap" bondage tale I've read, and one of the only F/m stories in the book. (My own story, "Wired", is another...) "Vegas Treat" by editor Rachel Kramer Bussel provides a retrospective snapshot of a bondage neophyte, narrated by the older, more experienced heroine. "The Apiary" (Mean Butcher) and "The Cartographer" (Angela Caperton) offer more literary fare, both perplexing and arousing.
All in all, well worth reading, if you like both bondage and variety.
All in all, well worth reading, if you like both bondage and variety.
October 29, 2011
This anthology was quite entertaining, and a learning experience. Some of the stories are almost literary in tone, while others are probably what comes to mind about erotica--just plain hot. The stories range from heterosexual to bisexual to gay and lesbian. All in all, I would recommend this book to anyone who is curious about BDSM.
July 14, 2017
This is a wonderful collection full of short stories centered around BDSM. A lot of the stories are mostly about the female submission, which gets a little stale after a few stories in. It would have been nice to have a wider range of view points, scenes, and sexual preferences (a lot of m/f instead of f/f or m/m, but there are a few). None the less, it was great to read through and find out what I really liked and didn't like.
Some stories that stuck out:
The Ingenue by Janine Ashbless
Relative Anonymity by Emerald
Closeted by Emily Bingham
How The Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back by Andrea Dale
Do You See What I feel? by Teresa Noelle Roberts
Some stories that stuck out:
The Ingenue by Janine Ashbless
Relative Anonymity by Emerald
Closeted by Emily Bingham
How The Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back by Andrea Dale
Do You See What I feel? by Teresa Noelle Roberts
January 31, 2018
Contains my all time favorite story
Good collection. I need to reread it for sure. I read a lot of erotica. One of the stories here, is for me the sexiest story I have ever read. It’s called Relative Anonymity by Emerald. I have been trying to remember where read it. Just located it. I remember this being a good collection but Emerald’s story was just haunting. Incredibly erotic w an intense scene and story.
Good collection. I need to reread it for sure. I read a lot of erotica. One of the stories here, is for me the sexiest story I have ever read. It’s called Relative Anonymity by Emerald. I have been trying to remember where read it. Just located it. I remember this being a good collection but Emerald’s story was just haunting. Incredibly erotic w an intense scene and story.
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