Synopses & Reviews
A provocative new collection of women's sexual fantasies for the Fifty Shades generation Female sexual fantasy began in 1973 with Nancy Friday's multi-million-selling collection of real women's fantasies, My Secret Garden. Until that book was published, female sexual fantasy did not exist; not even within the pages of Cosmopolitan, their opinion at the time being: "Women do not have sexual fantasies, period. Men do." Fridays book changed all that. Now, 40 years after Friday's masterpiece, leading sex writer Emily Dubberley is curating a brand new female fantasy classic for the modern era. It's a post-Fifty Shades, post-Sex and the City world, and in Garden of Desires, hundreds of real women share details of their most private thoughts. This is an exploration of the meaning of desire. Dare to read, dare to dream, and dare to discover the new truths of female sexuality. The stories are red hot, completely original, and they'll make your heart beat faster.
Review
"This thoroughly refreshing, engaging erotic novel defies easy categorization...this naughty bildungsroman (the the late twenties crowd) is a fantastic addition to any erotica collection." —Library Journal
Synopsis
Female sexual fantasy began in 1973 with Nancy Friday's multi-million-selling collection of real women's fantasies,
My Secret Garden. Until that book was published, female sexual fantasy did not exist; not even within the pages of
Cosmopolitan, their opinion at the time being: 'Women do not have sexual fantasies, period. Men do.'
Friday's book changed all that. Now, exactly forty years on from Friday's masterpiece, leading sex writer Emily Dubberley is curating a brand new female fantasy classic for the modern era. It's a post-Fifty Shades, post-Sex and the City world and in Garden of Desires, hundreds of real women share details of their most private thoughts.
This is an exploration of the meaning of desire. Dare to read, dare to dream, and dare to discover the new truths of female sexuality. The stories are red hot and completely original. And they're going to make your heart beat faster - and make headlines nationwide.
Synopsis
Sensual and romantic, shocking and arousing, this book will change the way you think about your commute foreverWhen Lucy Green sees a stranger drop his wallet on the train, it's the beginning of a cat-and-mouse relationship that enlightens, frustrates, and arouses her in equal measure. She follows him to give it back, and is soon drawn into a situation she never dreamed possible, behaving in a way she never thought she would. She seems to respond to Ben at some animal level, and it's frightening. Should she follow her head, say goodbye, and carry on her way to work? Or go with him and explore her adventurous side? This is contemporary romance with a sizzling erotic element, formerly available only in serialized ebook format.
About the Author
EMILY DUBBERLEY is one of the UK's leading sex writers. After completing her dissertation on whether women wanted their fantasies to come true, in 2001 she created Cliterati, the UK's original fantasy website for women. Cliterati has subsequently attracted international press coverage and reaches 10,000+ visitors per week (300,000 page views per month). Emily founded the Lovers' Guide magazine, Scarlet magazine and Erotic Knave magazine, and is the author of more than 25 books about sex, love and relationships internationally published, selling over a million copies. She has freelanced for numerous publications including Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Easy Living, FHM, More, Elle, Men's Health, The Guardian and Glamour, and has had articles syndicated worldwide. She is frequently quoted as a 'sexpert' in magazines including Cosmopolitan, Elle and Company, has been involved with TV shows for all the terrestrial channels and various satellite channels, and writes for numerous websites including iVillage.co.uk, TheSite.org and MSN.