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Historical Materialism

A term coined by Marx describing the development of societies as being tied to the material conditions within it.  This is particularly relevant to explaining the developments of queer history and explains why certain progresses (and regressions) came to be.  One of the earliest steps towards a queering of culture happened when “the expansion of capital and the spread of wage labor [had] effected a profound transformation in the structure and functions of the nuclear family, the ideology of family life, and the meaning of heterosexual relations” (D’Emilio 469).  Later, as capitalism allowed for more of the workforce to live and work away from their families, men and women were able to detatch themselves from the nuclear family and explore their identities.  It was “only when individuals began to make their living through wage labor, instead of as parts of an interdependent family unit, was it possible for homoexual desire to coalesce into a personal identity” (D’Emilio 470).  Any and all ideological developments can be tied to a society’s material conditions.  [Alex]
By Hand

Masturbation is the safest form of sex, and we want to celebrate it in this collection! *Coming Together: By Hand* is a multi-author anthology of auto-erotic (masturbation themed) fiction and poetry edited by Alessia Brio.

All proceeds from the sale of this volume will benefit a not-for-profit, activist organization providing teens with candid sex education materials, such as the Coalition for Positive Sexuality.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

* Trespass (Lisabet Sarai)
* Start without Me (Raziel Moore (a/k/a Monocle))
* You First (Roger Smith)
* The Brotherhood of the Hand (Robert Buckley)
* Thank God It's Friday (T. Highwayman)
* Webcam Amateur (Giselle Renarde)
* Quite Contrary (Allison Wonderland)
* Through the Walls Dreaming (Michelle Houston)
* Moonlight and a Pair of Panties (Arya Rewan)
* That Next Time (Thelonius Sexton)
* A Stolen Moment (Heidi Champa)
* Aftercare (Maximilian Lagos)
* Hibernation (Jean Roberta)
* Home Again (Jean Roberta)
* Bathroom Witch and the Birthday Boy (Giselle Renarde)
* Moving Day (Jenna Byrnes)
* Young & Crazy (Heather Lin)
* Love's Tender Gender Bender (C. Sanchez Garcia)
* Like This (Rachel Kramer Bussel)
* Digital Manipulation (Alessia Brio)

ebook ISBN 978-1-4523-1525-6

eroticanthology.com/byhand.htm
Ryder's Mate

Ryder James knows from the moment he meets Jesse Krantz that Jesse is trouble. Figuring out what kind of trouble is not so easy. Ryder knows his duty: to protect the people of Sanctuary, Michigan. Period. If that means ignoring his instant attraction toward the impetuous young man, so be it.

Jesse Krantz is looking for explanations – or revenge. Will the truth he finds in Sanctuary end his life or save it?

Coming Together: Neat is proud to present erotic paranormal author Wendy Stone's first venture into gay male romance with a tale of two men who want very different things – but also want each other.
The Enlightenment

The Enlightenment was a major shift in western philosophy and is mostly defined by its opposition to the age of faith.  It began in the mid-seventeenth century and remains a powerful influence on the way people view society today.  “One of the most important claims of the Enlightenment was the insistence that every human being had equal worth, dignity, and personal integrity” (Bronski 26).  The Enlightenment also emphasized the autonomous and free subject, an idea that many in Queer Theory and postmodern thought criticize (see Judith Butler).  Many Enlightenment figures also fell into the trappings of their time period and excluded many peoples from equal treatment.  The Enlightenment coalesced around the idea that “true civil liberty included the right to do anything that does not injure others” (Bronski 27), which opened up new acceptance towards what consenting adults do with each other “behind closed doors”.  The Enlightenment continues to influence the way we see society and government.
CHARITIES

An alphabetical-ish list of the charities supported by Coming Together:

1. ACLU
2. American Diabetes Association
3. American Red Cross
4. Amnesty International
5. Autism Speaks
6. AVERT
7. Bat World Sanctuary
8. BLISS
9. The Center for Sexual Pleasure and Health
10. The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation
11. Coalition for Positive Sexuality
12. Conservation International
13. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
14. DALDF
15. Darkness to Light
16. Disabled American Veterans Trust
17. Doctors without Borders
18. Electronic Frontier Foundation
19. The Eracism Foundation
20. First Book
21. GMHC
22. Hope for Paws
23. International Still's Disease Foundation
24. It Gets Better Project
25. Kaplan Family Hospice Residence
26. Kick It Forward Foundation
27. Kiva
28. Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
29. Mercy Corps
30. Nashville Predators Foundation
31. National Center for Lesbian Rights
32. National Coalition for Sexual Freedom Foundation
33. National Math + Science Initiative
34. National Multiple Sclerosis Society
35. National Women's Health Network
36. NOH8 Campaign
37. NOW
38. OCCUPY!
39. Oceana
40. ONE
41. Operation Warm
42. Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
43. Parkinson's UK
44. Planned Parenthood
45. Planting Peace: Equality House
46. Project Linus
47. Protect Our Defenders
48. RAINN
49. San Diego After-the-Fires Fund / CalFund
50. Sight Savers International
51. Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF)
52. Stand Up for Kids
53. Susan G Komen Foundation
54. ThyCa
55. UNHCR
56. V-Day
57. White Knot
58. Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance
Al Fresco

The theme of this ebook-only collection is sex in the great outdoors. All proceeds from its sale benefit Conservation International.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* Adam & Eve on a Raft (Robert Buckley)
* Afternoon of a Faun (Helen E.H. Madden)
* Anal Alley (Sommer Marsden)
* Ask for It (Jude Mason)
* Blonde on a Harley (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* For Want of a Woodpecker (Ripley Patton)
* Foreign Parts (Rachelle Le-Monnier)
* Hailey's Comet (Jae Knight)
* Happy Endings (Jenna Byrnes)
* Hidden in Fog (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* Mahalo (Allison Wonderland)
* Making Rain (Angela Caperton)
* Midnight Ménage à Trois (Heather Lin)
* Natural Tease (Arya Rewan)
* Outside in the Rain (Andrea Dale)
* Pantheism 101 (Alessia Brio)
* Paradise Valley (Michelle Houston)
* Reclining Buddha (Lisabet Sarai)
* Rites of Consummation (Nicole Gestalt)
* Silver Bells & Cockle Shells (Shanna Germain)
* Slow Burn (Sophie Mouette)
* Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Rita Winchester)
* Sparrow Takes Flight (Giselle Renarde)
* The Journey Home (Jasmine Black)
* The Roof (Selena Kitt)
* Untouched Perfection (Moondancer Drake)
* Wet as Spring (Robin Elizabeth)
* Wildlife (Randy Foster)

ebook ISBN 978-1-4762-4306-1

http://www.eroticanthology.com/alfresco.htm
In Flux

A multi-author anthology of erotic fiction edited by Nobilis Reed.

The theme of this anthology is transformation of the body or mind. We're not talking about something as easy as changing jobs, changing homes, or even becoming a lifestyle submissive. This is about what happens to your personal and sexual experience when your body or mind changes in some fundamental way, whether natural, artificial, or supernatural. Sales proceeds and related donations will benefit the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Alliance, whose mission is to affirm sexual freedom as a fundamental human right.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* Lawman (Angela Caperton)
* Final Note (Shanna Germain)
* Actual Size (Nobilis Reed)
* Love Everlasting (Skylar Sinclair)
* Ready (Xan West)
* Upgrade (Peter Tupper)
* Meltdown (Ann Regentin)
* Transformative (Kissiah Aiken)
* Explosion (Nobilis Reed)
* Water Shaman (Jhada Addams)
* Unlock my Heart (R Taylor)
* Three Moons (Mildred Cady)
* Feast of the Incarnations (Gayle Straun)
* Night in the Crystal City (Abigail Hilton)

eroticanthology.com/influx.htm
The Erotic Cocktail v2

Smut. Porn. Erotica. Whatever you want to call it, ladies and gentlemen... This is it!

**Coming Together: An erotic cocktail** is an impressive collection of stories, poetry and illustrations by amateurs from across the globe. In these pages you are sure to find feelings, thoughts, dreams and desires that will strike very close to home. There are stories of the mundane made glorious, and stories of the glorious made mundane. There are fantasies that could never happen in real life, and others that most certainly could and probably have. There are sexual orientations of every kind, positions galore, and more than a few moments that will make you laugh out loud even as you get turned on. There will be times you want to put this book down, and there will be times you simply cannot bear to do anything but keep reading. In other words, everything you want is right here.

~ Gwen Masters

**Table of Contents**

* Foreword (The Earl)
* Preface (Alessia Brio)
* Dr. Bob and His Dildo (Blackie Malone)
* *XES* (Jamison Landry)
* Wet Panties? (Will Belegon)
* *A Seduction in the Dark* (Lady Jeanne)
* Sock Love (Jamie Redmond)
* *Invisible* (Janie Andersen)
* Buzz Me (Rob Graham)
* Almost Enough (Will Belegon)
* Possession (Sherry Hawk)
* *May* (George Box)
* Public Humiliation (Tatelou)
* Chocolate Sauce and Handcuffs (Justanne Farrow)
* *There’s Always Heaven* (Alessia Brio)
* Outdoor Angie (Jess Malarkey)
* *With You Without Me* (Dar~)
* Be Gentle with Her (Alex de Kok)
* *base+ment* (4degrees)
* A Honeymoon Affair (Edward Teach)
* *Bite Me* (Liar)
* Do You Still Love Me? (Dranoel)
* *Questions* (Justanne Farrow)
* Pleasing Ellie (Janie Andersen)

(poetry is *italicized*)

ebook ISBN 978-1-4523-1161-6

eroticanthology.com/v2.htm
Among the Stars

Erotica writer and geekess extraordinaire, Lynn Townsend, presents an erotic spin on science fiction. Called the "literature of ideas," science fiction is filled with futuristic settings, alien life forms, advanced technology, and space travel. Stories about the possible future have been used for centuries to frame stories to explore identity, morality, social structure, and desire. What it means to be human, among aliens. What binds us together, and what keeps us apart.

From the exploration teams studying new life forms, to a woman flung to the edges of the galaxy to save (or sabotage) a ship full of alien bacteria, to the forbidden longings for other sentient species, Coming Together: *Among the Stars* will take readers to the very edge of the universe and back.

All proceeds will support the International Stills Disease Foundation.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* Duali-Teaze (Rose Caraway)
* Repair Mission (Annabeth Leong)
* Situation Normal (Lynn Townsend)
* A Matter of Taste (E.S. Wynn)
* Getting Even (T.B. Bond)
* Love in a Space Elevator (T.B. Bond)
* Longing (Elizabeth Black)
* Forbidden Goods of the Galaxy (Zee Giovanni)
* Birth of a Monster Whisperer (Nobilis Reed)
* Gyozo's Mate (Essemoh Teepee)
* Yvette (George Box)
* The Joy Ride (Jade Waters)
* S.E.T.H. (Nickie Jamison)
* Sense-Think-Act (Elliot DeLocke)
* Love is a Virus (Delilah Night)
* Rose of High Barbary (V.L. Locey)
* Of Gods and Men (Adrik Kemp)
* A Fully Functional Lo^ghi (Skilja Peregrinarius)
* Navigator (Kathleen Tudor)
* Bleeding Red (Elizabeth L. Brooks)
* The Power of Positive Thinking (Malin James)

eroticanthology.com/amongthestars.htm
At Last v1

A two-volume set of interracial erotic romance edited by Alessia Brio. All proceeds from the sale of these publications benefit Amnesty International.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* Introduction (L.A. Banks)
* *The Colors of Us* (Aurora Black)
* At First (Alessia Brio & Will Belegon)
* Matilda's Touch (Saskia Walker)
* Changes (Cerise Noire)
* Undercover Lovers (RaeLynn Blue & Shara Azod)
* Proud Is the Dancer, Pride Is the Dance (Lee Benoit)
* Francine's Kid (Jeremy Edwards)
* The Pleasure Healing (Andrea Jackson)
* *Tattoos* (Sergio Ortiz)
* If Only You Knew (Zoe Nichols)
* Independence Day (Seressia Glass)
* Refuge (Lisabet Sarai)
* Shot at Love (Yvette Hines)
* *Love Slave* (Jax Cassidy)

poetry is *italicized*

ebook ISBN 978-1-4523-1173-9

paperback ISBN 978-1-4505-4288-3

eroticanthology.com/atlast.htm
Through the Storm

A collection of weather-themed erotic fiction edited by Nicole Gestalt. Proceeds benefit Mercy Corps, which is on site wherever aid is needed, particularly when a natural disaster occurs.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

* "Captive Briseis" (Sheridan Blythe)
* "And Lily Makes Three" (Leigh Ellwood)
* "Take Me Like a Hurricane" (Naomi Bellina)
* "Mud is Good and Wetter is Better" (Louise Nimble)
* "Storm Surge" (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* "Sinkhole" (Annabeth Leong)
* "Twister" (Lisabet Sarai)
* "Storm Across the Prairie" (Spencer Dryden)
* "Heat of the Night" (Brantwijn Serrah)
* "Inside the Eye" (Skilja Peregrinarius)
* "Country Pleasures" (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* "Duet" (Lady Grey)
* "Thunder" (Karenna Colcroft)

eroticanthology.com/throughthestorm.htm
Girl on Girl

A collection of lesbian erotica and erotic romance edited by award-winning author Leigh Ellwood. All proceeds from the sales of this anthology, and any individual titles released in eBook or audiobook, will benefit the National Center for Lesbian Rights.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* The Princess' Princess (Salome Wilde)
* Sundae, Bloody Sunday (Lisabet Sarai)
* Angel (Ms. Peach)
* Hot Air (Slave Nano)
* A Taste of Vanilla (Leigh Ellwood)
* The Trade In (Stephani Maari Booker)
* New Girl (Harper Bliss)
* Same But Different (Kate Atwood)
* Fair As the Moon (Laurel Waterford)
* On Display (Sophie Mouette)
* Tough Enough to Wear a Dress (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* Snow Blind (Jean Roberta)
* All Keyed Up (Scarlet Chastain)
* Ghost Lights (Erzabet Bishop)
* Winner Take (Andrea Dale)
* Worth the Wait (Beth Wylde)

ebook ISBN 978-1-3012-4272-6

paperback ISBN 978-1-4912-8618-0

eroticanthology.com/girlongirl.htm
For the Cure

A diverse anthology of erotic fiction edited by Alessia Brio. All proceeds from the sale of this volume benefit the Susan G Komen Foundation.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* Introduction (Chelsea Summers of pretty dumb things)
* A Town Called Night (Sammie Jo Moresca)
* Angel on the Wall (James Buchanan)
* Bound To Love (Kelly Maher)
* Butterfly (Alessia Brio)
* Discovery & Seduction (Savannah Reardon)
* Domestic Goddess (Lisabet Sarai)
* Ecstasy in E Minor (Laurence Doyen)
* If We Were… (Jeremy Edwards)
* Last Summer (Jolie du Pré)
* Making Me Do Things (Sommer Marsden)
* My Right Breast (Amelia June)
* Not to Forget (Vincent Diamond)
* Nuevo Dia (Kate Burns)
* Photographic Memory (Harley Stone)
* Seduced (Tomas Ohand)
* Stay (Selena Kitt)
* Sweet as Vanilla (Kis Lee)
* The Glimpse (Robert Buckley)
* The Wet Spot (Carys Weldon)
* Tree Hugging Can Be Fun (G.C. Rider)

ebook ISBN 978-1-4523-1176-0 | paperback ISBN 978-1-4505-4196-1

eroticanthology.com/forthecure.htm
Gia Blue

**Gia Blue** writes smut because she's been cursed with an unbelievably dirty mind. Every erotic thought has her putting pen to paper and then releasing the stories to all of the naughty people in the world. A self-proclaimed whore, nympho and ex-stripper now that she's traded her pole for a Mac. She's embarked on an important mission to convert everyone who reads her books into jolly, one-handed readers. She'd shake your hand, but it looks like you're busy.

Tabooty:

* Stripping for Daddy / Stripping for Him
* Bad for Daddy / Bad for Him
Pro Bono

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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**TABLE OF 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 & Honey (Salome Wilde)
* *Queen for a Day* (Lefty McGee)
* Blood on Love (Alessia Brio)

eroticanthology.com/probono.htm
Wicked Prey

*Wicked Prey* by Ceila Kyle is from the *Coming Together Colors* line.

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Arria moves through life, a fierce predator slithering amongst the prey. Or is she? Even the fiercest hunter can become the hunted. The pursued. The captured. The killed. But what if she wants to be snared?

This short story is one of contrasts, the differences between predator and prey, hints of domination & submission and want & need between lovers. There's a certain glory in the differences in their colors, but their cultural contrasts relate to their animal counterparts and not those that may appear in a contemporary work, addressing current stereotypes.

Arria is a black mamba, one of the deadliest, yet vulnerable, snakes known to man, while Liv is a goshawk, a natural predator of snakes. They could--should--kill one another yet can't fight the attraction, or the risk associated with becoming close. Their sex is primal, fierce, and loving, constantly changing with the ebb and flow of their control over each other.

ebook ISBN 978-1-4580-7751-6

eroticanthology.com/colors.htm
Robert Buckley

**Bob Buckley** was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a hospital that doesn't exist anymore, but was a conveniently short ride over the Prison Point Bridge from the Charlestown housing projects, in the shadow of the Bunker Hill Monument, where his family lived. He may even have passed Malcolm X, who was finishing up his time at the old state prison, when his parents took him home.

When he was four they moved to a brand new project in Boston's Columbia Point, the site of a former WWII prison camp for Italian prisoners, and hard by the city dump. It's now the site of the JFK Library and the University of Massachusetts. So wherever he went he came in touch with history, or history in the making.

Finally leaving the projects behind, he lived in a series of triple-decker houses in Boston's blue collar Irish-Polish neighborhoods where one identified oneself not by the neighborhood one lived in, but what parish. It was a boisterous place peopled by folks who were casually violent and racist, tribal, spiteful, gossip-ridden, intensely loyal and unconditionally loving. The parish church and the greater Apostolic Catholic Church held sway over all aspects of life, so it was a repressed place, but the stronger the repression, the more likely renegade ideas and—Oh, my heavens!—questions are spawned.

Saturday afternoons one was obligated to confess not only actual sinful deeds, but also thoughts. Can you imagine how many times a day a young boy might visualize a naked girl? Never mind that he might have no foundation at all for his imaginings of what a girl might look like without her clothes on. He still had to tell the priest.

Every so often, one of the neighborhood kids would swipe his older brother's or bachelor uncle's Playboy.

Wow! Did they really look like that? Then how come Mary Theresa O'Halloran or Anya Wisniewski looked so unfilled under their parochial school uniforms?

Bob had his suspicions that the girls in Playboy were not precisely representative of real girls, so while he enjoyed sneaking peeks at the pictures, he noticed the short stories and fiction that surrounded those pictures. And that began his fascination with words in general, but especially erotic words. And it's a fascination he's maintained long since escaping the old neighborhood and finding out for himself what girls look like when they're naked.

Today he still finds himself a stone's throw from history, living up the hill from the spot where they hanged the victims of the Salem Witch Hysteria. He enjoys using words to uncover the erotic in places you might never expect to find it—like everyday, mundane life. He especially enjoys writing about ordinary people who find themselves in extraordinary erotic situations. So, far, it's been fun.

erotica-readers.com/ERA/COF/Bob2.htm
ARTISTS

Coming Together cover art has been contributed by:

* Alessia Brio
* Celia Kyle
* .

Coming Together videos have been contributed by:

* Alessia Brio
* Kendra Egert (Scrapfairy Designs)

Coming Together illustrations have been contributed by:

* Helen E.H. Madden (Cynical Woman)
* Rhino Guy
* cantdog

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About Coming Together

**Coming Together** is about giving and about sex—a tantalizing combination in any context.

Conceived online in the Literotica®com Authors' Hangout, a forum for erotica writers, Coming Together is the passionate product of many talented individuals.

We were all amateurs when the first erotic cocktail was served in the spring of 2005. In the years since the inaugural volume hit the cyber shelves of Café Press, many of the original contributors have become successful professionals: authors, poets, editors, and artists.

To date, Coming Together has compiled dozens of collections and launched individual full-length and novella lines. I am thrilled with and humbled by both the quantity and quality of the submissions received. Critical acclaim is the cherry on top.

We strive for an inclusive mix
across our publications, embracing the diversity of desire. The causes we champion span all demographic groups and so, appropriately, does Coming Together. While each individual intoxicant may not suit the tastes of every reader, the savory cocktail is sure to stir every imagination.

Note, however, that these pages may contain stories in which the characters do not practice safe sex. Everyone
involved with the publication of Coming Together encourages its readers to act responsibly and to take appropriate precautions against both unwanted pregnancy and the transmission of disease.

Bottoms up!

Alessia Brio, editor-in-chief
Gender

Gender does not have a specific definition, it changes throughout time and also with situation. Gender if quickly searched for is defined as the identification between a man or woman assuming of course that there is in fact only two genders. This definition was most important when the nuclear family structure was the only thing acceptable in social order. Today the definition is shifting to fit an identity. Gender is now not only a description of one’s biological genetials but it is used more to define a person’s sexual orientation and identification.

Freud on gender: Freud sees gender completely different, claiming that our original sexual orientation is actually bisexuality or nonexistent. This is very interesting as he theorizes that heterosexuality is only part of the phallic stage. In the Oedipal stage a child develops a sexual fantasy with the parent of the opposite gender and hatred for the parent with the same gender. This although is a bit difficult to swallow in modern times it is also important to the definition of gender today because gender becomes less obvious. The purpose of a gender then only emphasizes the need for heterosexuality for the purpose of social reproduction, giving Freud’s theory an edge and therefore stating that homosexuality should be seen as part of the natural when there is no threat to society’s population decrease. (Jennifer M.)
Colors

*Coming Together: Colors* is an ebook line of single titles featuring interracial relationships. As with all Coming Together publications, diversity is the keyword. Thus, all flavors of interracial erotic fiction are welcome.

All proceeds from the sale of *Coming Together: Colors* titles will benefit The Eracism Foundation or similar nonprofit organization. While there are currently no plans to take this series to print, it is possible that several stories may be combined into a print anthology at some point. Titles may also be recorded for podcast or audiobook sale via *Coming Together: Out Loud*.

Publications in this line include:

* Wicked Prey (Celia Kyle)

eroticanthology.com/colors.htm
Under Fire

A multi-author anthology of erotic fiction & poetry edited by the dynamic writing (and now editing) team of Alessia Brio & Will Belegon. These talented authors & poets have donated their fiery words to ease the burn of loss caused by the 2007 Southern California wildfires. Proceeds benefit the Southern California Wildfire Relief Fund and the San Diego Foundation's After-the-Fires 2007 Fund.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* Introduction (Will Belegon)
* Fire and Ice (Rachel Kramer Bussel)
* *Kindle* (Shanna Germain)
* The Fire God's Woman (Brenna Lyons)
* *Slow Burn Blues* (Lefty McGee)
* Blind Date (Stephanie Vaughan)
* *Candle Spell* (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* Good with His Hands (Sommer Marsden)
* *The Poem That Will Fuck You Up* (Lauren Hynde)
* The Secret to Perfect Fondue (Jeremy Edwards)
* *Desire Becomes Demand* (Mari Freeman)
* Awake, Love (Laurence Doyen)
* *wither* (Alessia Brio)
* Fire (Lisabet Sarai)
* *Adagio* (Vana Lafayette)
* A Night at the Inn (Jenna Byrnes)
* *Make Me Yours* (Rachelle Le-Monnier)
* Cold Hands, Warm Heart (Vincent Diamond)
* *Woman, woman* (Justanne Farrow)
* Flaming Rescue (Jude Mason)
* *Bondage Sonnet 2* (Dr. Mabeuse)
* Melting Point (Nicole Gestalt)
* *Ask Alice* (Selena Kitt)
* Shadow Lover (Sapphire Phelan)
* *Goddess of Poetry & Fire* (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* Flaming Hot (Victoria Blisse)
* *Spontaneous Combustion* (Aurora Black)
* Swing It, Baby (Skylar Sinclair)
* *In Fire* (Rebecca Leah)
* Rising Phoenix (Samantha Sommersby)
* *Désir Brûlant* (Gabrielle Miel)
* Burn Zone (James Buchanan)
* *Dark Disguises* (Lefty McGee)
* Inferno (Michelle Houston)
* *Fire Escape* (Shanna Germain)
* Drive-In (Tilly Greene)
* *Creatures of Fire* (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* The End of the World (Gwen Masters)

poetry is *italicized*

ebook ISBN 978-1-4523-1177-7

paperback ISBN 978-1-4505-4197-8

eroticanthology.com/underfire.htm
Stripping for Daddy

*Stripping for Daddy* by Gia Blue is from the Coming Together Tabooty line.

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Virgin runaway, Holly, is a big girl now, all grown up and ready for her first job as an adult. Her career choice? Stripper. But, when she arrives at Roxy's, she's surprised to find out that her ex-foster father is the owner... and that he'll be "interviewing" her. What starts as a pole dance quickly turns into something more when "Daddy" shows Holly how happy he is to see her again.

ebook ISBN 978-1-4657-6503-1

eroticanthology.com/tabooty.htm
Barbara

*Barbara* by Katie Daniels

Fifty-one years old, Barbara sets inhibition free and enjoys sex with a much younger man. Her husband, far from angry, encourages the exploration of her long suppressed sexuality. She struggles with a learned life of prim and proper and that which she wants to lead – free and uninhibited. The thrill of youth is again explored as is that of a woman. Where will it end? Who is the new Barbara and what life will she lead? (M/F + SWINGING)
Berets & Bras

**BERETS & BRAS** by LILY HARLEM

There’s undercover and then there’s seriously undercover. When Carol decides to become Carl in order to fulfill her dreams as a missionary she doesn’t count on falling for a hunky fellow soldier. But will she risk everything when she sees a flash of desire in his eyes and will coming clean mean getting down and dirty?
Andrea Dale

Called a “legendary erotica heavy-hitter” (by the über-legendary Violet Blue), **Andrea Dale** writes sizzling erotica with a generous dash of romance. Her work—which has been called “poignantly erotic,” “heartbreaking,” and “exceptional”—has appeared in 20 year’s best volumes as well as about 100 other anthologies from Soul’s Road Press, Harlequin Spice, and Cleis Press. She finds passion in rock music, clever words, piercing blue eyes, the wind in her hair, and the scent of the ocean. Visit her at AndreaDaleAuthor.com.

Andrea's work appears in the following *Coming Together* publications:

* "Winner Take All," *Coming Together: Girl on Girl*, 2013
* "Always a Bridesmaid," *Coming Together: Against the Odds*, 2009
* "Outside, in the Rain," *Coming Together: Al Fresco*, 2009
* "Just Be," *Coming Together: At Last* (Vol. 2), 2009
Sexual Psychopath

This arose in response to the more visible displays of sexuality in the 1920s. In response to the circulation of sexology, many people, including Jay Edgar Hoover, called for an association of homosexuality with things such as child molestation and perversion. This identity labelled  homosexuals as dirty and diseased parts of society that needed to be cleansed in order to maintain social purity. Therefore, the creation of the sexual psychopath and fear for the safety of children led to increased institutionalization and incarceration of homosexual men during this time (Bronski).  [Satveer]
Amanda Earl

I am pleased as punch that my first book of erotic fiction has been published through Coming Together Presents. All proceeds from the sales of my book will benefit GMHC, the world’s first and leading provider of HIV/AIDS prevention, care and advocacy.

With 24 stories, 245 pages, and a lovely introduction by my editor, Lisabet Sarai, the book includes the dark, the shameful, the fanciful & the just plain fun.

The book is available in both print and e-book formats.

My heartfelt thanks to my brilliant editor, Lisabet Sarai, to Alessia Brio & the team at Coming Together, to the Erotica Readers and Writers Association, helmed throughout my time there Adrienne Benedicks. What a supportive & encouraging group. And endless kisses to my sexy muses, Tom & Charles.

Lisabet has described the book as not for the faint of heart. I would also say that it is not for the faint of groin either. I wrote these stories over a period of ten years. In them I explore the nature of desire. To quote Lisabet's fine introduction:

"The stories in this book run the gamut from raw and transgressive ("Sir North", "Daddy Complex") to wistful and tender ("Typing for Jack", "Mercy and the Man in the Dark Suit") to playful ("Cinderella and the Glass Dildo", "Jesus,Melinda and the Undead") to desperately dark ("The Vessel", "Sex with an Old Woman"). In these pages, you'll find humor and irony, satire and philosophy, and pretty much every shade of pleasure imaginable. Amanda's fiction explores lust in all its compelling urgency and celebrates the incandescent experience of mutual sexual satisfaction. But don't look for romance; although her characters may share affection, respect, the thrill of recognizing common or complementary fantasies, she's not really interested in happily ever after."

I hope you & your lovers enjoy this book. May it inspire days of wanking, zipless fucks, love making & stories of your own.
In the Trenches

A military-themed collection of erotica and erotic romance edited by Lady Grey. All proceeds will benefit Protect Our Defenders.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* Once upon a Thursday (Robert Buckley)
* Half a Day from the Front (Skilja Peregrinarius)
* This is Me Holding You (Annabeth Leong)
* When He Comes Home (Di Topaz)
* Report on the Heart (Yvette Hines)
* A Problem with Authority (Lucy Felthouse)
* Comando Especial (Kimber Vale)
* Dutch & Lobo (Aliyah Burke)

eroticanthology.com/inthetrenches.htm
Presents M. Christian

*Presents* is Coming Together's elite line of single-author titles edited by Lisabet Sarai. All proceeds from their sales will benefit the charities selected by their authors. In this volume, Coming Together is delighted to present M. Christian, eroticist extraordinaire, whose chosen charity is Planned Parenthood.

*Coming Together Presents: M. Christian* offers an assortment of vintage and previously-unpublished tales by the astoundingly versatile smut-master M. Christian. The stories range from the leather bars of San Francisco to the deserts of Mars, while the characters include rock-and-rollers, dykes with attitude, horny office workers, tortured artists, inter-galactic lawyers, even Mona Lisa. The atmosphere is tough and gritty in one tale, lyrical in the next, and teasingly tongue-in-cheek in a third.

M. Christian's erotica incorporates an expansive view of sexuality. His characters are not prisoners of their labels. They grow and change in the course of the story, and that change might involve crossing the artificial lines between straight and gay, femme and butch, dominant and submissive. In these tales, sexual orientation is a continuum. There's only one constant: their emotional intensity. Whether he is penning cyber-punk or satire, gay romance or lesbian smut, M. Christian's vivid characters hang around after the covers are closed and the lights are out.

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IR

IR= Infrarroig. És un tipus de radiació electromagnètica que presenta longituds d'ona majors que les de l'espectre visible. No es poden detectar, per tant, a ull nu.

La radiació infrarroja és emesa per qualsevol cos que tingui una temperatura major a 0K (-273.15ºC, conegut com el zero absolut). La longitud d'ona del màxim de radiació que emet un cos és inversament proporcional a la temperatura del mateix (Lley de Wien). Així, els mamífers, degut a la nostra temperatura, emetem una gran part de la radiació a l'espectre de l'infrarroig.
Undeniable

*Undeniable* by Celia Kyle is from the Coming Together Tabooty line.

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*Tolerance isn’t just the name of a small city in Georgia. It’s a way of life…*

Sara and Chloe are moving home. College done, degrees earned, they’re ready to open their own accounting firm. Of course, they’re moving home, to Tolerance and their brother, Joe. Joe loves his sisters, their different personalities despite their identical looks. Except his love runs a bit deeper than a traditional relationship between brother and sister. He wants them unlike he’s ever wanted another woman. But do they want him just as much?

ebook ISBN 978-1-4658-7608-9

eroticanthology.com/tabooty.htm
Playing the Market

**PLAYING THE MARKET** by Angela Caperton

Who knew bonds were that risky? When she lost her shirt in the market, Jessie was halfway to her new career. She just needed a stop-gap, a breather before she found another job. Her rent was past due, and the only assets she could depend on for a good return were her body, which was guaranteed to earn interest, and her adventurous spirit. When she meets her trick, Jessie finds herself in a delicious triangle of sex that just might pay the bills. (5,000 words)
Fibra òptica

Medi de transmissió a través del qual es fa passar la llum. Degut a les característiques particulars del material, la llum queda completament confinada dintre de la fibra. L’angle de reflexió de la llum a la fibra és més gran que l’angle de reflexió total del material.

aquest tipus de fibres s'utilitzen sovint al sector de les telecomunicaciones perquè permeten enviar gran quantitat de dades de manera ràpida i eficaç.
Coming Together Neat

Neat is a line of novellas (10K-50K words). Periodically, individual titles are collected into omnibus editions. As with all Coming Together publications, diversity is the keyword. Thus, all colors and flavors of erotic fiction are welcome.

All proceeds from the sales of Neat titles are placed in a microlending account at Kiva, where they will help entrepreneurs in 3rd world countries launch or expand their businesses.

**HOW IT WORKS**

When Coming Together receives payment for sales, it is deposited into the account at Kiva. The authors then have the option of either receiving Kiva gift certificates in $25 increments so that they can manage the microlending or allowing Coming Together to handle it. If opting for the gift certificate, the author must register at Kiva & become a part of Neat's lending team. Once the loan is repaid, the author (assuming he/she has opted to manage the funds) can withdraw their royalty or reinvest it in another entrepreneur. Funds left under Coming Together's management will be continually reinvested.

Publications in the Neat line include:

* Neat Omnibus v1
	+ Dealing with Isabella (Jenna Byrnes)
	+ Leget's Despair (Rachel Green)
	+ The Six Swans (Annabeth Leong)
	+ Tangled Roots (Giselle Renarde)
	+ Ryder's Mate (Wendy Stone)
* Neat Omnibus v2
	+ Elyse (Katie Daniels)
	+ Bridge Games (Paul Henry)
	+ Death will be Sweet (Jennifer Aarons)
	+ Barbara (Katie Daniels)
* Neat Omnibus v3
	+ Take His Chick (Kaary)
Remittance Girl

**Remittance Girl** lives and writes in exile in a small Southeast Asian country, where she teaches and grows orchids in a house with a large mango tree and a cat called Seven. She holds a Master of Arts in Writing.

Driven by the conviction that eroticism is an overlooked but essential part of human nature, Remittance Girl believes that examining this important part of our lives is essential to gaining insight into what motivates us, frames our social interactions and forms our interior sense of self. Erotic fantasies, even very dark ones, give us clues with which we can decipher the symbolic language we use to express who we are and how we fit into our society.

Her novellas and short stories have appeared in electronic format on her own website, at Clean Sheets and in the Erotica Readers and Writers online gallery. A number of short stories have appeared in print anthologies.
Against the Odds

Winner 2010 EPIC Award for Erotica Anthology!

All behavior is communication. The trick is to figure out what it's saying. No behavior communicates as clearly or on as many levels as sex. All the physical and emotional senses are engaged. Add the element of intrigue, and the intellect is engaged as well. *Coming Together: Against the Odds* is a collection of mystery-themed erotic fiction. All proceeds from the sale of this special anthology and subsequent releases in the line will benefit Autism Speaks.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* Introduction (Maxim Jakubowski)
* *Will She Kiss Me?* (Giselle Renarde)
* Under a Moving Star (Angela Caperton)
* Blind Tasting (EllaRegina)
* Undercover Angel (Alessia Brio)
* Always a Bridesmaid (Andrea Dale)
* Choke (Gregory L. Norris)
* The Booty Call Caper (Kathleen Bradean)
* Sen-Sen (Alicia Night Orchid)
* It Had To Be You (GS Wiley)
* Missing Pieces (Jasmine Black)
* Claim Mate (Brenna Lyons)
* Sixth Sense (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
* No Boundaries (Moondancer Drake)
* The Arch (Eva Batonne)

poetry is *italicized*

ebook ISBN 978-1-4523-4355-6

paperback ISBN 978-1-4505-4287-6

eroticanthology.com/againsttheodds.htm
With a Twist

A collection of BDSM erotica & erotic romance from various Coming Together publications. All proceeds from the sales of this anthology as well as any individual titles released in ebook or audiobook will benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* "Detente" by Lisabet Sarai from As One

* "My Right Breast" by Amelia June from For the Cure

* "Making Me Do Things" by Sommer Marsden from For the Cure

* "Freedom to Serve" by Nicole Gestalt from With Pride

* "Ask For It" by Jude Mason from Al Fresco

* "Ready" by Xan West from In Flux

* "Don't Look Down" by Mari Freeman from With Pride

* "Past Perfect" by Alessia Brio from With Pride

* "Public Humiliation" by Tatelou from The Erotic Cocktail (v2)

* "Melting Point" by Nicole Gestalt from Under Fire

* "Sixth Sense" by Teresa Noelle Roberts from Against the Odds

* "Island of Fantasies" by Jude Mason from At Last (v2)

eroticanthology.com/twisted.htm
Aberració òptica

Aberració que es produeix quan un sistema òptic (lent, prisma, conjunt de lents, etc) no focalitza tots els raigs de llum en un únic punt infinitessimal, creant per tant una imatge poc nítida de l'objecte.

Hi ha dos tipus d'aberracions òptiques:

1. Aberracions cromàtiques
2. Aberracions monocromàtiques, com poden ser, per exemple, les aberracions esfèriques.

També podem parlar de les aberracions d'un front d'ona, que normalment es descriuen amb els polinomis de Zernike. Aquests s'acostumen a representar en una piràmide, on cada esglaó té un ordre determinat i correspón a una aberració determinada. Normalment, les aberracions del front d'ona s'intenten corregir amb l'utilització de l'òptica adaptativa. La idea és crear amb precisió lents que presentin una aberració contraposada a aquella que volem corregir. Quan la llum travessa el sistema d'òptica adaptativa, l'aberració del front d'ona queda anul·lada.

Les aberracions han sigut especialment estudiades i quantificades a l'astronomia i a l'oftalmologia.
Paul Henry

**Paul Henry** has published over sixty short stories including erotic fiction in Temptation Magazine, Oysters & Chocolate, Clean Sheets, and Ruthie’s Club. Paul’s accountant, PJ, is also his best friend, editor, and wife. Paul teaches in the Communications Studies department of a private Midwestern college. He spends part of each summer with his Guatemalan friends, championing the rights of indigenous people.
Under the Mistletoe

A collection of holiday-themed erotic fiction and poetry edited by Delilah Night. All proceeds from the sale of this special anthology and subsequent releases in the line will benefit Project Linus.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

* *Santa, Kinky* (Blacksilk)
* Kid Comet (Delilah Night)
* *All I Want for Christmas is Sex* (Sheryl Collins)
* Carpe Marine Christmas Package (Muffy Wilson)
* *Silver Bells* (M. Marie)
* Tugging Reins (Sonni de Soto)
* *The Twelve Days of Christmas* (DJK)
* Strip Dreidel (Rob Rosen)
* *Under the Mistletoe* (Ramona Thompson)
* Accosting Santa (Sommer Marsden)
* *A Thaw in Midwinter* (Blacksilk)
* The Green Lady (James Malin)
* *A Christmas Eve in Snow* (Marcia Conover)
* Summer in December (Tamsin Flowers)
* *Patriarchal Winter Night's Dream* (Sarah Jaylan)
* Hush (Maria Duendi)
* *Winter's Majesty* (Stacy Savage)
* Christmas in Minneapolis (CeCe Marsh)
* *The Road on a Winter Hike* (Sarah Jaylan)
* Baby, It's Hot Outside (Delilah Night)
* *Frosty* (Corbin A. Grace)
* Adrenaline Rush (Robert Buckley)
* *Goosebumps* (Stacy Savage)
* Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot? (Ashe Barker)

poetry is *italicized*
Giselle Renarde

Eroticist **GISELLE RENARDE** is a proud Canadian, supporter of the arts, and activist for women's and LGBT rights. For Giselle, a perfect day involves watching a snowstorm rage outside with a cup of tea in one hand and a chocolate truffle in the other. Ms Renarde lives across from a park with two bilingual cats who sleep on her head.

In addition to her self-narrated audiobook Ondine (Hudson Audio Publishing), Giselle currently has two books in print and more than twenty ebooks on the market. She's also a short story contributor to more than thirty anthologies. Online, Giselle has contributed erotic content to such websites as For The Girls, Oysters & Chocolate, The Erotic Woman, Frequently Felt, Whipped Cream, Long and Short Romance, Every Day Poets, and Every Night Erotica.
Hurricane Relief Edition

Compiled in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Hurricane Relief Edition is a multi-author anthology of storm-

   related erotic fiction and poetry edited by Alessia Brio. All proceeds from the sale of this volume benefit the American Red Cross' disaster relief efforts.

**Table of Contents**

* Introduction (G.C. Rider)
* *Wave Length* (Lauren Hynde)
* The Fury (Sherry Hawk)
* Thunder Beach (Dranoel)
* *Identity* (Liar)
* Wet Panties? (Will Belegon)
* Ridden Tempest (Harley Stone)
* Deluge (Vella)
* *it's raining* (Jamison Landry)
* Encore: Passadumkeag Waltz (Dave Edgar)
* A Storm in Time (Savannah Reardon)
* When It Rains, It Pours (Honey123 / Gabrielle Miel)
* Wetter Has Never Been Better (Alessia Brio)
* *Katrina Dances* (Moonlight Elf)
* Nouveau Soleil (Rebecca Leah)
* *Katrina* (Wicked Eve)
* Heather's Baptism (Justanne Farrow)
* Curiosity Is Not Becoming, Kajira (Alex de Kok)
* *Grande Dame* (BooMerengue)
* A Break in the Storm (Pat Daniels)
* Riding the Rain (Duel Citizen)
* *Romance of Atlantis* (Blue Rains)
* Tsunami (Dr. Mabeuse)

(poetry is *italicized*)

ebook ISBN 978-1-4523-1135-7

eroticanthology.com/hurricanerelief.htm
A Breed Apart

*A Breed Apart* by Lisabet Sarai is from the Coming Together Tabooty line.

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Rachel’s future as a governess is uncertain, a victim of her own desires and an unscrupulous former employer. So when a chance to revive her career appears, she can’t afford to question it, even when those questions are valid. A remote location, a couple who seem more suited to posh London society than the country, and a sweet, smart young charge who immediately feels like a daughter.

The couple are not only willing to overlook Rachel’s lascivious past, they act as though they can accept and forgive it. Their beauty and presence stirs forbidden cravings in ways her Thomas never could. Everything seems like a dream come true.

Which is exactly what makes Rachel afraid.

ebook ISBN 978-1-4580-1883-0

eroticanthology.com/tabooty.htm
Dealing with Isabella

*Dealing with Isabella* by Jenna Byrnes (Erotica > Paranormal/Horror)

Jason Walden is drawn to the mansion sitting high on a hill in West Seattle and even more drawn to the house's beautiful owner.

Sabrina Kane is gorgeous but uptight and straight-laced. Her twin sister, Isabella, is equally beautiful, but exactly the opposite: foot-loose and fancy-free.

The quiet twin captures Jason's interest, and as he paints their mansion on canvas, he imagines building a life with her. As details from her past emerge, he discovers that before he can move forward with Sabrina, he must first handle *Dealing with Isabella*.
Death will be Sweet

*Death Will Be Sweet* by Jennifer Aarons

Sean Clarke is a dandy of a vampire who has just been dumped by his Maker after five hundred years of gallivanting the globe together. In Edwardian London, he finds himself wanting to do a bit of shagging in an attempt to soothe broken heart. He soon finds himself smitten by a young socialite, Hannah Dorchester. However, Hannah is different than any other creature with whom Sean has associated. Will he survive their trysts?
The Six Swans

The young King Evan struggles to become a man and ruler amid the choking influence of his mother’s spies and machinations. When he meets a silent, beautiful woman in the woods, he can’t resist the pure, honest sensuality of her touch. Bringing her to the castle as his wife and queen is Evan’s declaration of independence. The king’s hard-won happiness falls apart, however, when his mother accuses his new wife of murdering their first-born child. Evan believes that the private, physical language he shares with his queen tells him everything he needs to know, but as tragedy strikes again and again, his love and faith are tested to the breaking point.

*The Six Swans* by Annabeth Leong retells an old fairy tale of a princess who must take a vow of silence to save her brothers from a curse, the king who falls in love with her despite the seeming insanity of the curse conditions, and the sexual connection that’s strong enough to overcome the isolating power of the princess’ vow.

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Annabeth Leong

**Annabeth Leong** is the pseudonym of a technology journalist and occasional short story writer. Her erotica has appeared on the Oysters & Chocolate website and in Experimental: An Anthology on Sex & Science.

Annabeth's work appears in the following Coming Together publications:

* The Six Swans
* Among the Stars
* Through the Storm
* For Equality
* In the Trenches
* Hungry for Love
* Arm in Arm in Arm...
* As One
Desperate Measures

When time runs out, people get desperate. That's why Shauna volunteered for the suicide mission against the alien Zets. Time was nearly up for the human survivors of a centuries-old war, so why not? Yearning for revenge leads to desperate measures. But then again, so does love. Somewhere in the intersection of those two powerful motivators, Shauna & Chuyen test the limits of their desires. (M/F romance | 5700 words)