Synopses & Reviews
Rachel Kramer Bussel is a card-carrying bisexual. She writes about it, talks about it, blogs about it and probably tweets, too. She is in a great relationship with a BOYFRIEND but once you go bi you never to back. Bisexuality is not about keeping your options open, it is about looking at the world and seeing a lot more sexy. In a Huffington Post, she went on record, stating "I think ideally I'd like to have a male lover and a female lover, either a triad situation or one on one." There is no better erotic mind on the planet better suited to editing Twice the Pleasure than Rachel Kramer Bussel. This big book of bi explores every option -There are girlfriends and wives, husbands and boyfriends, first dates, threesomes and much more here. There's daring and adventure, women taking risks by stepping outside their comfort zones, whether it's by surrendering to a bodyguard in "The State" by Tahira Iqbal or confronting "The Wife" of a male lover in Kay Jaybee's story, only to be confronted right back. The women you'll read about are attracted to strong women like "The Robber Girl" in Lori Selke's story, and men who surprise them with their sensitivity, such as in Bussel's own story, "A Little Fun."
Review
"Buying erotica for someone else is always a balancing act. Double your chances of getting it right with Rachel Kramer Bussel's newest collection featuring twenty-two diverse stories of bisexual desire and abandon."
About.com
"It isnt easy to show bisexuality in a short story for the same reasons that its difficult to be a bisexual person. That is people define a characters sexuality by their lovers gender. The contributors to Twice The Pleasure meet the challenge in various ways, from showing a poly couple welcoming another lover to just this once affairs, from straight for you surprises to here, were all queer."
Erotica Revealed
"A refreshing compilation of juicy queer stories that actually read as queer."
Sexlife Canada
"Like a friend offering to show you the way, Rachel takes you by the hand and guides you on a celebration of bisexual exploration."
Kink Etc.
"Explores every permutation of bi possibilities."
Erotic Trade Only
"Twenty-two tasty tidbits of erotic goodness."
BDSM Book Reviews
"The book succeeds in delivering a variety of sexual permutations from a variety of women with various perspectives the result is a broad collection of the landscapes of womens desires."
Portland Book Review
"There is no better erotic mind on the planet better suited to editing Twice the Pleasure than Rachel Kramer Bussel. This big book of bi explores every option -There are girlfriends and wives, husbands and boyfriends, first dates, threesomes and much more here."
Erotica Readers and Writers Association
"Bussel really lives up to her promise to be inclusive, by almost using this anthology to bring readers in from outside of the sex-positive community and allow them to dip their toes into the waters of everything bisexuality could mean."
Bex Talks Sex
"Daring and adventurous, the women in these stories take risks by stepping outside their comfort zones."
Daily Loaf
"There are all kinds of stories heresome are relatively simple but there are others that are complex and just as our society is multicultural, sexuality is multi-faceted. So kick off your shoes and everything if you want and sit back and enjoy several hours of erotic reading pleasure."
Amos Lassen
Synopsis
Come One, Come AllFor Rachel Kramer Bussel, bisexuality is not about keeping your options open; instead it's about looking at the world and seeing a lot more sexy out there. This big book of bi explores it allthere are girlfriends and wives, husbands and boyfriends, first dates, threesomes and much more.
Daring and adventurous, the women in these stories take risks by stepping outside their comfort zones, whether by surrendering to a bodyguard in "The State," by Tahir Iqbal, or confronting "The Wife" of a male lover, only to be confronted right back in Kay Jaybee's story. These provocative characters find themselves attracted to other strong women, like "The Robber Girl" in Lori Selke's story, and to men with an unpredictable approach to seduction, like in Bussel's own "A Little Fun."
Rachel Kramer Bussel says herself, "We may think we know what we want, only to keep on surprising ourselves just when we think we have it all figured out. We are open to a wide range of sexual possibilities, whether they exist in our heads or beyond." Whatever you're looking for, you'll find it in Twice the Pleasure.
About the Author
Rachel Kramer Bussel edits the Sex Diaries for
New York Magazine and hosts SRO readings around the country. Rachel formerly wrote the "Lusty Lady" sex column for
The Village Voice and was the longtime senior editor of
Penthouse Variations. She has edited the
Best Sex Writing series since 2008. She is a prolific erotica editor, and her titles include
Spanked, Hes on Top, Shes on Top, Passion, and
Do Not Disturb. Visit her at rachelkramerbussel.com.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Hot Bi Babes: A "Both/And" Approach to Bisexuality
1% Adaptable Nicole Wolfe
The Wife Kay Jaybee
Operetta Jean Roberta
Lifeline Emerald
Goa Dena Hankins
The Robber Girl Lori Selke
The Adulterers Penelope Friday
Sunset Logan Belle
Break Cheryl B.
Those Little Tricks of Life Angie Sargenti
In The Mirror Valerie Alexander
Glitter in the Gutter Giselle Renarde
Seduction Dance Dorothy Freed
A Little Fun Rachel Kramer Bussel
Trinity Jordana Winters
Meeting at the Hole in the Wall Aimee Pearl
The State Tahira Iqbal
Strange Status Quo Salome Wilde
Walking the Walk Shanna Germain
ReGretable Circumstances S.L. Jones
Right Red Flagging Sinclair Sexsmith
Page of Wands Cheyenne Blue
What I Want, What I Need Jacqueline Applebee