Books / Zines

Paige Tyler writes romantic novellas with a twist, there is always some spanking going on! This site lists each of her books along with descriptions, free excerpts, and buying info. Her work is sold through different sites, so you have to evaluate each store separately when purchasing. This site also links to her blog, facebook, myspace, and yahoo group. Think that romantic spanking stories would all start sounding alike after awhile? Be sure to check out her current project, it is a paranormal romance that involves a werewolf that gives spankings. You don't see that every day, although I certainly wouldn't mind it! A lovely introductory site to this author's work. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-07-02
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: alternative / sci-fi erotica, Books / Zines, Spanking

Ann Jacobs is an award winning author of erotic romance novels that cover contemporary, BDSM, futuristic, paranormal, historical, and comedy genres. She believes that an erotic romance is, "...[T]he perfect combination of sex, sensuality, deep emotional involvement and lifelong commitment." This website lists all of her novels and gives a brief description and excerpt from each of them. There are also a couple of free stories and links to her blog and yahoo group. I always love reading about authors, and she has a nice bio section and a lot of pictures. It seems that she really enjoys her fans, so there are lots of fun things like contests and free bookmarks. I noticed that she has a lot of futuristic science fiction BDSM stories, cowboys, harems, and medieval content. So, if any of those trip your trigger, you should definitely take a look here. If you are an author, she has some great links to publishers, review sites, and writer's organizations as well. A neat little site! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-06-30
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: alternative / sci-fi erotica, Books / Zines, D / S, eBooks, mainstream erotica

Madelynne Ellis is the author of historical, contemporary, and paranormal erotic fiction. On this site you'll find excerpts from her work, free short stories, novel tie-ins, research photos, deleted scenes, book trivia, maps, and a lot more. I really love all of the extra touches that she offers here, so that the site functions both as an introduction to her work and a wonderful gift to current fans. There are links to her blog, myspace, and yahoo group as well. You can't purchase the books from her direct, but she links to several booksellers that are carrying them. A well designed, easy to navigate, and charming site! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2008-06-23
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: alternative / sci-fi erotica, Books / Zines, mainstream erotica

Lauren is a self-described suburban housewife and mom who got her start writing while on bedrest during a pregnancy. She has proven to be a prolific author over what is actually a very short time, offering several different series of novels via ebook or in paper. I saw two different paranormal werewolf series of books, a paranormal witch series, a contemporary romance series as well as a collection of stand-alone novels with a variety of themes. Many of those, but not all, have a paranormal theme. I was tickled to see that she also lives in the Seattle area - we do like our smut, we do we do. Stop by her site just to look at the cover art for her stories - some significant eye candy - but then I think if you read some of the excerpts offered you may find yourself ordering something. Encouraged! - Peter » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2008-03-03
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: alternative / sci-fi erotica, Books / Zines, eBooks, mainstream erotica

Bizarre Magazine, based out of the UK, is one of the worlds largest alternative culture magazines. The web site features everything from weird news stories, interviews with alternative porn producers and stars and movie and game reviews, to photos of tattoos and body mods. Each week a new article is featured on a specific fetish; some of the past fetishes they've covered include kidnap fantasies, flogging, latex, and erotic hypnosis. There is also a column featuring advice from fetish model Bianco Beauchamp. For those of you interested in something more visual, you certainly won't be disappointed. Bizarre has a huge amount of photo and video content, including user submitted photos and links to photo galleries of the Bizarre cover girls. The site wasn't quite as Bizarre as I was expecting, especially in comparison to a site like BMEzine, but it was still very entertaining. Best of all - the website is free! The site is fairly ad heavy, which is to be expected from this kind of site, but I didn't find it distracted from my enjoyment of the material at all. To get the full meal deal, surfers have the option of purchasing a one or two year subscription to the print version of the magazine. You can order the magazine pretty much world wide, but the special offers are not available to overseas customers. Very good site, and worth a look for those interested in the unusual. - Wolfe

Date Reviewed: 2008-01-23
Cost: free Advertising Content: high
Category Listings: BDSM / Fetish Video, Books / Zines, Latex / PVC / Rubber, Tattoos / Piercings, webzines

This certainly is an interesting concept. For a price, you can order one (or more!) of eight possible scripts ranging from "Teacher's Pet" to "High-Class Escort," with many more scripts being developed even as we speak. Before you choose a script, you can read descriptions of the scenario and get an idea of the kinds of action required. The webmasters of SexSkits.net were kind enough to send me a copy of one of their scripts. I found it to be a fun read, and definitely suitable for couples who want to explore but lack the confidence or creativity to develop such a script on their own. Particularly impressive were the preparation materials, which include information on getting into character, props, lighting and even suggestions for what to do after the scene ends. A nice resource for those of us who want to try out role-playing. Payment is accepted through PayPal. - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2008-01-21
Cost: $20.00 to $30.00 depending on script Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Books / Zines, Sexuality Info, Uncategorizable

Red light books is a tidy and easy to navigate site. There is a top menu directing shoppers to the home page, features, and special offers. A sidebar menu displays the different book categories: erotic fiction, sex techniques, dating/relationships, Kama Sutra and Tantra, as well as unreleased books and gift sets. Upon clicking a book, the shopper is shown the price and a synopsis, as well as another great feature; you can select to see other books sold on the site by this author and in many cases you can also read a quick biography of the author. The site also boasts a "look inside" feature which is excellent, it allows you to view 5 scans from one section on the book to judge for yourself whether the author's writing style is going to work for you. So far only two books have this feature, but I'm hoping that they will set this up for more eventually. Redlight Books seems to have great selection and features for the erotic fiction connoisseur as well as for those looking for other kinds of adult books. - Shay

Date Reviewed: 2007-10-25
Cost: free to browse Advertising Content: none
Category Listings: Books / Zines

This is a wonderful introduction to the world of Sylvia Day (an award winning author that has written over a dozen novels). She introduces herself a bit in her bio section, and also makes herself available through her blog and online chat. Cover art from her books link to descriptions of the material, excerpts, reviews, and information on where it may be purchased. It appears that she enjoys writing about the sensual rather than the outright graphic, so most of her work would fall in the romantic and sensual fiction genre. Many of her books are available in print and ebook format. In addition to giving information about herself and her work, she has put together a list of resources for writers that is also very nice. Well done! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2007-08-01
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Books / Zines, mainstream erotica

If you enjoy paranormal romance and erotica, you should check out the "Immortality's Caress" series by this author. Monica loves to write historical, contemporary, fantasy, and paranormal erotica and romance. You can check out the cover art for her different books here. If you click on them, you will be able to read full descriptions, excerpts, and reviews as well. If you want to know more about the author, you can read interviews with her or go check out her blog. There are a few free stories and poems on the site as well. A well done author's site! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2007-07-21
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: alternative / sci-fi erotica, Books / Zines, mainstream erotica

Early to Bed is a Chicago-based brick-and-mortar sex shop that also has an online option. They carry a fairly standard selection of sex toys along with an extensive book section. There's a listing for vegan sex products, with vegan-friendly lubes, condoms, restraints and so on. Early to Bed's staff hosts frequent in-store lectures on sexuality topics, and they'll also come to your home (locally only, of course) to demonstrate and sell their products. Early to Bed will exchange broken items with approval up to 30 days from the date of shipping. PS--There's also a blog, containing sex toy tips and reviews. You must check out the masturbation haiku contest winners. Priceless! - AAG

Date Reviewed: 2007-07-21
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Books / Zines, Sex Toys / Safer Sex Supplies

GoodVibrations just launched an all-new design of their wonderful online store. If you're unfamiliar ith them, they are the ORIGINAL sex-positive and female friendly sextoy store, starting in San Francisco in the 70's, by author/educator Joani Blank. They now have several stores, as well as this online shopping store. You'll find products at GV that you won't find anywhere else, and everything is chosen with an eye for quality and design. You'll also find a thoughtful selection of books and videos, safer sex supplies and so on. In addition, you can get info on their in-person events and educational workshops, read blogs from the staff, and watch free GVTV video clips on various subjects. It's a wonderful resource with outstanding products and customer service. - Jane » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-07-03
Cost: Free Advertising Content: None
Category Listings: Books / Zines, Mainstream Video/DVD, Sex Toys / Safer Sex Supplies

Where do you find mythology, mother goose characters, BDSM, and bad puns in the same place? That's easy, a Selena Kitt novel! This author's site showcases many of her books through different publishers, and each one has a brief explanation. There are music videos on two of the pages, which made my browsing experience run slow. I was very intrigued by the premises she put forth here. It appears that she has quite an original sense of story, which is less and less common amongst erotic writers these days. It is good to see someone doing something very different and avoiding the generic plotlines. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2007-06-27
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: alternative / sci-fi erotica, BDSM Fiction, Books / Zines, mainstream erotica

This is a great little author's site by Sage Vivant. She has a new book out about finding your erotic personality, and she showcases it here along with a neat quiz (that helps you learn a bit about which personality type you lean toward). For what it is worth, I took the quiz and it seemed very accurate for me. The only thing I was sad about was that there wasn't a string of code to show off results in blogs, since I think that would really catch on for her and market her book well. She doesn't sell any of her work directly on the site, but she links to sites that do. You will find audio CDs, custom erotica, books, and long audio stories. There is also a cute erotic movie suited to your individual tastes, podcast, and free newsletter featuring info on the personality types. I thought this was a great little site, and I'll be showing the quiz to others. It is really female friendly! - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2007-06-22
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Audio, Books / Zines, Sexuality Info

This is a very well done author's site. It goes over King's current projects, reviews, and appearances. The most recent project is a novel called 'The Melinoe Project' that has been published through Renaissance E-books, and is available for sale now (if you follow the links from this site). There are around six samples of the work that this author produces, all of it kinky and heavy on dominance and submission. The author seems to have a particular fondness for writing about Female dominance and male submission, and I think that if you have that kink you'll find yourself quite aroused by the samples provided. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2007-06-05
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: BDSM Fiction, Books / Zines

Artoxica.com is a Netherlands-based retailer of pinup, fantasy and erotic art. Can you guess how they came up with their name? It's a portmanteau of art, toxic and erotica, of course. They carry a large selection of posters, books, paint-our-own models (some quite racy) and statuary. I loved the statuary section, from which you can select a sweet half-naked manga fairy or a black-booted large-breasted witch to sit upon your desk. Prices are listed in Euros and you can pay with credit card or PayPal. - aag

Date Reviewed: 2007-04-03
Cost: free Advertising Content: nil
Category Listings: Books / Zines, Fine Art Prints

Vintage Sleaze is a site where you can find just about any sort of antique erotica your kinky little heart desires. The site owner, The Booksmith, may have the most perfect job in the universe; who wouldn't want to spend their days sorting through smut? On Vintage Sleaze you can find books, magazines and other oddities, each lovingly described and with a note about its condition. You can browse by themes, such as Asian, crime, interracial, gay, religious (!!!) or historical. A gallery of vintage artwork is under development but there's tons of large, quality pictures there even now. There's a phone number and address on the site where you can reach Booksmith, and he offers a 30-day money-back guarantee if you are not pleased with the product you've ordered. He'll even buy your quality vintage erotica if you are interested. Booksmith, can I help you categorize your collection? Please? - alwaysarousedgirl

Date Reviewed: 2007-03-22
Cost: free Advertising Content: low
Category Listings: Books / Zines

Updated review for a site we listed two years ago. At the time, they were located only in the U.K., although they shipped worldwide. Now they have a U.S. based store (Los Angeles) as well, so you can pick which site to go to on the splash page. This is an absolutely gorgeously designed website. Coco-de-mer is a real life retail store in London, and this web counterpart offers indulgent online shopping. The interface is Flash designed - mouse over different site components and you'll find the store philosophy, an erotic movie, info on events held at the actual store location, and the web store. I had a wonderful time just exploring the site, the imagery was truly lovely. You'll find incredible boutique items, such as very unique handmade silk lingerie, various lotions and potions, a careful selection of spanking implements, and sextoys that are truly distinctive in material: jade cockrings, sterling silver and glass dildos, and so on. The price range is at the high end, given the materials used, but if you're looking for a sex toy that is art in and of itself, this is a place to find it. Shopping is via secure online storefront, prices in sterling pounds. The shipping charges are fairly expensive to the United States, because of customs fees, and less expensive within the UK and Europe. The privacy policy, contact info and shipping/returns info was all exemplary. - Jane » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-03-08
Cost: free Advertising Content: none
Category Listings: BDSM Gear, Books / Zines, Lingerie, Sex Toys / Safer Sex Supplies

Tulip is an outgrowth of research that began at the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, which has grown to two brick-n-mortar shops in the Chicago area in addition to this web-based shop. A woman-owned company, they aim to appeal to both men and women with an upscale, common sense, and user-friendly presentation. They offer instruction both in essays on the site and as well in classes given in their shops. In addition they will schedule home parties at your convenience [presumably in the Chicago area, I'm guessing]. You would be hard tested to find a site with more clearly offered information about terms, shipping, contact information - even the bus routes to find their shops. They try to stay on top of the research about possible carcinogenic ingedients in sex toys, and to only offer those items thought to be safe. They have a wide selection of toys ranging from one-of-a-kind glass insertables to the more usual Hitachi Magic Wand, and on to anal toys, videos, cock rings, feathers, nipple clip bells, and much more. Although a recent [2005] entry to the business from everything I can see these folks following well in the example set by Good Vibrations, Toys in Babeland, and other leaders in this field. = Peter » More Info!

Date Reviewed: 2007-02-12
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Nil
Category Listings: Advice / Education, BDSM Gear, BDSM Resources, Books / Zines, Fetish Wear, Mainstream Video/DVD, Sex Toys / Safer Sex Supplies, Sexuality Info

Isabella has both a blog here, and as well from the blog she links to her own website. The website exists to talk about her writing - her first book was just e-published. She discusses her book in her blog as well, and also has had a handful of excerpts. Some of the blog is meme's, and some wanders all over from discussing - or dissing - ex's to discussing what she wants in a man, which celebrity she wants to shag, to this'n'that miscellaneous - generally sex oriented this'n'that. Her specialty, and the matter of her novel, is capture/forced submission, which she explains as 'contemporary bodice ripper meets kidnapping fantasy'. No hardcore SM, but quite a bit of "he's in charge now and he took me". I wish her best of luck in her writing. Also - she mentions that she is an American currently living in a European nation where she can't find anyone worth shagging - here's wishing her the tall dark haired dominant stranger she writes about! - Peter

Date Reviewed: 2006-12-13
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: Blogs / Journals - BDSM Submissive, Books / Zines, Female Bondage

Tilly Greene is an author that specializes in "scorching romance". On this site you'll find lots of sample chapters from her books, and links to where to purchase them. You'll also find a whimsical bio, author news/professional calendar, links to her publishers and discussion groups, and even some info about contests being run for readers and writers. She seems especially fond of paranormal settings or characters. - Vamp

Date Reviewed: 2006-09-29
Cost: Free Advertising Content: Low
Category Listings: alternative / sci-fi erotica, Books / Zines, mainstream erotica