Where The Girls Are: Urban Lesbian Erotica
March 8, 2010 by
Filed under Lesbian Literature
- ISBN13: 9781573443531
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
Many a confident urban lesbian in New York, San Francisco, and Chicago was once a wide-eyed newcomer. Every year thousands of young women arrive in these queer-friendly cities, seduced by downtown life and its erotic possibilities. In Where the Girls Are, D.L. King collects explicit memoirs and stories about these newly arrived country girls. Here are stories of first times, initiations, bars, dance clubs, and parties, reading (or misreading) the codes — and somet… More >>
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> must read for women trying to figure out some erotic and provactive
> ways to get the attention of other women with the end result being a
> sexual encounter. Being single for a long time, this book rocked my
> world and made me think that anything can happen if you are willing to
> put yourself out there. Each story provided an aggressive and
> original way to approach women and in a sense proved that women enjoy
> the company of other women but sometimes need to have their buttons
> pushed!
Rating: 5 / 5
As an avid erotica reader, it’s always interesting to me to see what new concepts will be tapped by anthology editors. And in Where the Girls Are, I think we see a brilliantly conceived theme: lesbian encounters that generally highlight the dynamics between an urbanite who is on her own turf and a protagonist who is (literally or metaphorically) more of an outsider.
The stories selected by editor D. L. King, written by justly renowned authors such as Jacqueline Applebee, Kathleen Bradean, Rachel Kramer Bussel, and Sommer Marsden, comprise a thought-provoking, complex, and erogenously potent offering of impeccably crafted, character-driven gems. From the heat of Crystal Barela’s emotionally raw “In the Dressing Room,” to the quirky and riveting “Afraid of Jumping” by Nan Andrews, to Lisabet Sarai’s passionate narrative of a momentous chance encounter (“Rush Hour”), to the perfectly paced and lusciously detailed story of seduction that is Sophie Mouette’s “On Display” … this is a book to savor.
Rating: 5 / 5
As you can guess, there’s plenty of steamy sex, but what a lot of non-erotic readers probably don’t realize is that is a select core of erotica writers out there who easily vault over the line of genre and are bona-fide literary writers. In this collection, King wisely taps the talents of these writers, and she ends up with an eclectic and electric mix. With new twists and exciting locations, this collection mixed kink with class and was a pleasure to read, for a variety of reasons.
Rating: 5 / 5
No matter whether it’s your first visit to the big city or you’ve been living there for fifty years, ‘Where the Girls Are’ has something for everyone. Lover’s of lesbian fiction will find plenty of action between these pages to WET their appetite. From the newcomer fresh off the bus to the seasoned city chick, the innocent to the well educated this book held my attention from the very beginning. DL King has a definite hit on her hands.
My favorite story had to be Cari Z’s ‘Not in Kansas Anymore’ A dramatic twist on the dramatic ’sex in costume’ theme. It made me want to get all dressed up and go looking for some fun of my own. So for those of you who love great settings, a fast pace and plenty of heat, hurry up and get a copy of ‘Where the Girls Are’ today.
Beth Wylde
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Rating: 5 / 5
Another successful anthology of women’s erotica! “Where the Girls Are” offers a variety of tales, catering to several different types of erotica, from a steamy encounter with a stranger during a trip to London (“Old London Town”, Jacqueline Applebee) to the more edgy story of a young woman’s infatuation for a dominating Mistress (“A is for Apple” by Jessica Lennox).
Although I enjoyed several of the selections, my two favorites were “Electricity” by Evan Mora, and “Come to my Window” by Andrea Dale. I particularly enjoyed the chemistry between characters!
Rating: 4 / 5