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1. Fifty Shades of Grey: Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series)

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2. Louisiana Longshot (A Miss Fortune Mystery, Book 1)

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5. House of the Fortunate Buddhas (Brazilian Literature)

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6. Alignment: a love story

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7. Mildred In Disguise: With Diamonds (Mildred Unchained Book 1)

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  • 20 Year Life LED Lights For Max Durability - The genuine diopter magnifying glass doesn't warp with time or heat, and is also scratch-resistant. So it lasts longer than cheap acrylic/plastic mag lenses that warp in heat and scratch easily, causing replacement hassles in little time. The 9W & 650 lumen LED lights are built-in and last 20,000 hours - about 20 years of use for 3 hours/day!
  • 225% Magnification Lamp For Estheticians Microblading: Mount to a stand in your garage or workshop, and you'll be able to see the finest details or spot the smallest flaws in any task with our 2.25X lens. A perfect work light for doing facials & eyelash extensions. Brightech’s 56-LED magnifying glass with light always stays cool, even after hours of use.
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11. Bet Me

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12. Chronicles Of Ixia Book 1 Poison Study

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13. Bound (Mastered Book 1)

Bound (Mastered Book 1)
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14. The Light We Lost

The Light We Lost
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16. Jemima J

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17. Jemima J: A Novel

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18. Bet Me

Bet Me
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20. On the Island: A Novel

On the Island: A Novel
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u/Esteesmithrowaway · 2 pointsr/sexover30

OK, so Im suggesting a few things that I think might fit with what you said you liked. Also, I tried to keep in mind that the book needs to appeal to a male and a female at the same time and if you are reading something sexy you might appreciate lots of graphic sex scenes. Some of these have good plots but they are erotica at the end of the day.

First, I'm recommending some short stories. It occurred to me you might like short stories if you are reading together so here are a few to give you an idea of what kind of stuff is out there. Available on paperback and kindle.


Got a Minute? 60 second erotica


I want you bad: Obsessed erotic romance for women


Down and Dirty: 69 super sexy short shorts


Yes, Ma'am: erotic stories of male submission (heheheh you said kinky was ok)


Penthouse Variations on Submission

OK now to series:

Lorelei James has a series on shibari/bondage which is pretty steamy hot. Its called :

Bound: the Mastered Series Her stuff its not super crazy kinky. Its focus is more on bondage than full on BDSM. She also writes sexy cowboy romances. I havent tried her cowboy romances but she writes well. I dont doubt they're good.

Beg by CD Reiss is the first in a series. Its a kinky contemporary romance set in LA. Its got a plot, its decent writing and its got kinky sex. I'm recommending this one because it appeared in several "best of" lists the year it first came out. Its nine short novellas. I havent finished the entire series. I read the first six.

All of the following have the same type of storyline as Beg above. A handsome successful man and a smart feisty woman. Theres secrets and drama and after a while they bore you but if you want to start with something like that these are very popular.


Bared to you by Silvia Day. This is a super famous and popular romance. It also came out in "best of " lists the year it came out.

If you really liked Sylvia Day then the next series to read is this one:

Say my Name by J. Kenner

what do you think? Does any of this look good to you? I have other recommendations if none of this appeals to you. Let me know.

Edit:
I forgot to mention Julia Kent for funny sexy romances. Random Acts of crazyis a series. I've read all of them except the first one. The first is on my to-read list. The other is Olivia Cunning The Sinners on tour It's a rock and roll romance series about a band. It's silly funny and has tons of sex. (Both of these series have at least one book with MFM romances)

u/karamobrownismydad · 5 pointsr/infj

I’m an INFJ (25F) and I haven’t ever been good at casual sex. My first long term partner was a male and our sex life was never good. He just wasn’t too interested in having sex or making sure it was good for me. He was my first sexual partner and I tried to convince myself that our relationship was decent enough in other ways to sustain me throughout my life, but the passion that lacked in the bedroom lacked other places as well and eventually the relationship ended. And I’m so glad it did. I went on to have a same-sex relationship that was mainly built on sex and friendship. We laughed together, stayed up all night talking on the phone, and had sex pretty much every time we were together. I fell hard and fast for her but there wasn’t a foundation of honesty and the relationship basically exploded in on itself and left both of us deeply hurting. Then I found my current partner. Our relationship is built on respect, honesty, and love for each other. And he is extremely passionate and loving both physically and emotionally.

I once read in a book that love is like fire. There are different kinds of fires: a hearth fire (safe, warm, kinda boring), a bonfire (contained but barely, warm, exciting), a wildfire (absolutely passionate and destructive, burns down everything in its path), a sparkler (one night stand), etc. I think every person needs to figure out what fire is the best kind for their life. I don’t know how much of that has to do with personality typing versus life experiences, but I do know that when I had to really work to convince myself to focus on sex every single time, that that relationship wasn’t right for me.

Of course, there are still moments with my current partner where I get distracted or want to change course, but I just tell him and he adjusts and we move forward together.

u/zanazabel · 2 pointsr/RomanceBooks

Hello! It's nearly Thanksgiving...that warm, fuzzy time of year when I love to curl up inside where it's warm. My guilty pleasure is watching Hallmark movies from about now until the new year. I've just written a Hallmark-style, feel good romance novel. If anyone is interested in checking it out, it's free on Amazon today, November 27, 2019. I hope you enjoy, and Happy Thanksgiving!

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Ava

Ambitious and creative, Ava Parker has visions of transforming Sweetlove, North Dakota into a vacation paradise. One problem: she's an outsider. Can she win over the residents of Sweetlove and earn her workaholic father's approval, or will she always struggle to fit in?

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Nick

Hard-working and stubborn, Nick Anderson hates change. He's been fighting to save his parents' beloved pumpkin patch for years - and it's cost him dearly. Can he open his mind - and his heart - to new possibilities?

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This is a standalone, Hallmark-style romance novel with no cliffhangers. There is no cheating, no foul language, and the book has a "happily ever after" ending.

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Free today, November 27, 2019.

Download here: http://amazon.com/dp/B081QQTJ2C

#sweetromance #cleanromance #wholesomeromance

u/julius_pizza · 16 pointsr/fatlogic

It's real! Didn't take me long to find the actual title on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Jemima-J-Jane-Green/dp/0140276904/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1493499972&sr=8-9&keywords=jane+green

Flap synopsis:

"Jemima Jones is overweight. About one hundred pounds overweight. Treated like a maid by her thin and social-climbing roommates, and lorded over by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented but better paid) at the "Kilburn Herald, Jemima finds that her only consolation is food. Add to this her passion for her charming, sexy, and unobtainable colleague Ben, and Jemima knows her life is in need of a serious change. When she meets Brad, an eligible California hunk, over the Internet, she has the perfect opportunity to reinvent herself-as JJ, the slim, beautiful, gym-obsessed glamour girl. But when her long-distance Romeo demands that they meet, she must conquer her food addiction to become the bone-thin model of her e-mails-no small feat.
With a fast-paced plot that never quits and a surprise ending no reader will see coming, "Jemima J is the chronicle of one woman's quest to become the woman she's always wanted to be, learning along the way a host of lessons about attraction, addiction, the meaning of true love, and, ultimately, who she really is. "

u/micultra8 · 2 pointsr/AskWomen

Ctrl + F: Reading - brought up a lot of self-help and therapy books, which are amazing, and we should all read the good ones.

 

Might I suggest a different kind of reading, if you're into beach books? I hated my body with a fiery passion when I entered college. I dressed to hide it, and kept my hair long, and boring. My body was banging, I'd just learned to hide it because I felt so much fatter than my skinny friends who got all the attention.

 

Then I read Jemima J and it was like turning on a dim light, I started feeling a very tiny little bit better about my body and insecurities. Then I read Bet Me and felt massively better, like that dim light dialed up to about 60%. These books are not amazing works of literature. But they're written by and for women who have been talked down to, and who talk down to themselves, their entire lives. And something about realizing, ".............Holy shit, I'm not the only one who hates myself? And I don't have to hate myself for hating myself?" It wasn't an overnight fix, I'm still a headcase much of the time (32 year old lonely virgin) but it was like a little switch that gave me such a different perspective on life and my place in life. I don't resent the space I take up anymore.

 

I don't know if you have any issues that are in sync with me or the characters in this book, but I think women like you and I need better female role models, even if they aren't real ones. We can work on that later. Right now, you just need some modeling of women who aren't perfect and perky, but manage to keep their head above water. And it might help if you can take some time to enjoy moments here and there.

 

The type of therapy that best help me heal a lot of pain from my childhood (not as bad as yours, but did have a parent tell all the parents in 5th grade to not let me or by brother come play, because we were too outspoken, so we got uninvited from birthday parties, or at least, I did), the therapy was called Internal Family Systems and it was pretty life-changing it teaching me how to de-escalate my anxieties and self-loathing.

 

I'm sending good vibes and good heart feelings in your direction, and a little bit of love that you can hold on to until you start finding your own :)

u/[deleted] · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I just moved some things around on my wishlists yesterday. I am really bad about reorganizing my wishlists all the time :P

fear cuts deeper than swords

  1. Something that is grey OPI Silver Nailpolish Added July 17 to $5 and Under Wishlist Silver..Grey..Close Enough?

  2. Something reminiscent of rain Ancient Aliens Season 3 Added July 28 to DVD Wishlist This is a stretch - it has a storm on the cover :P

  3. Something food related that is unusual - Black Truffle Sea Salt Added July 15 to The Hubby Wishlist He loves to cook and likes to experiment with different spices.

  4. Something on my list that is for someone else - Game of Thrones Season 1 Added July 15 to The Hubby Wishlist. I got my husband the eBook version of the Game of Thrones series and he has been wanting to watch the show. We don't have HBO so we haven't had a chance to see the show.

  5. A book to read - More Plums in One Added May 17 to Book Wishlist The Step Plum series is a great series and I really recommend it.

  6. Less than 99 cents MP3 Added July 17 to MP3 Wishlist

  7. Something related to cats - Petco Giftcard Added May 20 to My Furbaby Minnie Wishlist

  8. Something so beautiful but not useful - Thomas Kinkade Cinderella Castle Cross Stitch Added August 9 to Crafting Wishlist I think this cross stitch kit is very beautiful. I have always been a big fan of Disney and love the colors in this piece. It is crazy expensive though!

  9. Movie everyone should see - Evil Dead 2 Added June 13 to DVD Wishlist Why? Campy horror and Bruce Campbell!

  10. Zombie attack - Swiss Army Knife Added July 15 to The Hubby Wishlist It would be good for a zombie attack as it is a tool that has many purpose. It would be very helpful for survival. Maybe not necessarily this version but a Swiss Army Knife in general :P

  11. Profound Impact - Bed of Nails Neck Pillow Added July 29 to Migraine Wishlist. It is suppose to really help with neck pain. I suffer from migraines and a lot of the time I have horrible neck pain with it. It is something I would like to try sometime. My current goal is to try to find new ways to deal with pain.

  12. Add On - Waste Canvas Added July 22 to $5 and Under Wishlist. This item is used to add cross stitch to other types of fabric. When I am done stitching the canvas will "melt" away with water.

  13. My Dream Item - Nintendo Wii Added August 10 to Household Wishlist. We use to have one before it died a year and a half ago. I would love to get another one as hubby and I love to play video games.

  14. Bigger than a breadbox - Small Dog Evacuation Kit Added May 20. This just seems like a good item to have in case of any disaster.

  15. Smaller than a goftball - Snowflake Necklace Added August 10 to Things to Wear Wishlist. My husband and I got married Jan 9. Our reception theme was snowflakes so these reminds me of our wedding :)

  16. Something that smells wonderful - Eco Clean Set Added August 9 to Beauty Wishlist.

  17. SFW Toy - Merida Funko July 16 to $5 to $10 Wishlist. My husband got me the special edition Merida Funko for my birthday so I want to get the regular version as well.

  18. Helpful for back to school - Sharpies July 17 to $5 to $10 Wishlist. Sharpies are so versatile and can be used for all sorts of things! The ones I linked are metallic colors and so pretty.

  19. Current Obsession - Cross Stitch Owl Ornaments Added July 17 to Crafting Wishlist My current obsession is getting ready for the holidays. I want to start doing some Xmas projects so I have all I want done before Xmas.

  20. Amazing and Grand - Art of Disney Princesses Book Added August 6 to Book Wishlist. I think this is so awesome! I love Disney especially the Princesses. This book shows the Princesses in all sorts of artistic ways, not just how we normally see them drawn.

    Bonus

    Made in Oregon Lip Balm Gift Set Added August 11 to Beauty Wishlist :P I did a search for this contest and found something that goes with one of my obsessions - lip gloss!
u/sehrah · 2 pointsr/AskWomen

I really like romantic comedies but it's so difficult to find good ones because they tend to get lost amongst the serious stuff on kindle. But recently I've stumbled on enough that Kindle's gotten better at recommending them to me, which is great.

I'd recommend the following:

  • Wallbanger, a rom-com about two neighbours.
  • The Island, a steamy drama about two a shipwrecked teacher & student.
  • The Wishes, more of a general chick-lit comedy, but good none-the-less.
  • Can You Keep a Secret?, a rom-com about a girl who tells her life story to a stranger when their plane appears to be crashing.
  • Anything by Nicholas Sparks.
  • Anything by Marian Keyes, I'm a particular fan of Sushi For Beginners.
  • Twenty Eight and a Half Wishes. I really rooted for the main character (who predicts her own death).
  • Eversea, oh my god sooo trashy. It's one of those "small town girl falls in love with famous guy" books but I got way sucked in!
  • Baby & Bump, sappy new single mother + new love type of book but still a good read


    The good thing about the Kindle Store is that you can download and read the first few chapters before committing to buying the rest.
u/HigHog · 6 pointsr/AskWomen

Sure thing! These are some of my favourite female fantasy authors, and the books I'd recommend starting with:

Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

Priestess Of The White by Trudi Canavan

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (She has a series of trilogies with different heroines set in chronological order in the same world. The first trilogy may be my least favourite, but it is the first and it's still pretty good so...)

Spindle's End and Deerskin by Robin McKinley (Can't decide which one to recommend first!)

Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts (Actually written by a man and a woman, but one of my favourite trilogies ever.)

The Clan of the Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel (Not certain this is fantasy but it's incredibly interesting to imagine!)

If you like YA stuff there are several female authors I'd recommend in that category as well, but it may not be your cup of tea.

u/GavinZac · 9 pointsr/GameDeals

So Steam should be arbiters of what is a good game or not? Would people be happy if Amazon stop people publishing shitty barely disguised fan fiction 'asset flips'?

These developers have paid to have their game listed. I think that's perfectly fair to sell them if the consumer knows what they are getting. And if the consumer doesn't have to wade through the shit to see good games. I'm not sure what more you want Steam to do other than give people the ability to return games that are terrible and reduce the likelihood they'll try them in the first place. One person's shitty asset flip is another person's DoTA. One person's low-effort engine reuse is another person's Garry's Mod.

u/SomethingwithPM · 2 pointsr/Frozen

Thanks! How could I have ever allowed my devotion to the greatest piece of written literature published on the web for free since this book's Amazon reviews?

u/thegreensofhiseyes · 1 pointr/CampHalfBloodRP

He rolls his eyes and kisses his cheek. As Sam opens it up he'd see this book title. As he opened up he'd learn what the book is about. Terin smiles as he opens it.

"I hope you love it babe."

u/AmyAloha78 · 30 pointsr/AskMen

I, a woman, cannot believe so many women fell for this shit.

What's it about? A 22-year-old college student who has never had a boyfriend (understandable), intercourse (understandable), or an EMAIL ADDRESS (WTF??? This is modern-day America and she supposedly made it through college having never sent an email in her life!), meets a billionaire/philanthropist/concert pianist/helicopter pilot/self-made corporate CEO who's 26 (WTF???). Together, he tries to be her dom, despite the fact that he doesn't listen to her, doesn't take into account what will actually pleasure her (he tells her, doesn't ask her), and just beats her to assuage his own demons.

And they supposedly fall in love. I couldn't make it past book 2, where NOTHING HAPPENS.

It's one of the worst books I have ever read in my life. If people want to read erotic romance, give Maya Banks, Shayla Black, Jaci Burton, or Lorelei James a shot instead. Much better writing and much better character development. This book was so poorly written it was laughably bad.

And women everywhere bought it. I'm embarrassed for my kind...

(Think I'm just being bitter? The Amazon reviews spell it out much better than I just did.)

EDIT: Fixed the link

u/ExclusiveARC · 5 pointsr/eroticauthors

For what it's worth, read the first line of the second review of the #2 romance book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Bossman-Vi-Keeland-ebook/dp/B01IMFDR9A/ref=zg_bs_158566011_2

And then this one, which is #3: https://www.amazon.com/Prince-Benefits-Billionaire-Royal-Romance-ebook/dp/B01HVG9M3Q/ref=zg_bs_158566011_3

And then the 4th review of this, which is the #6 bestseller: https://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Stroke-Romantic-Comedy-Brothers-ebook/dp/B01I91G7S0/ref=zg_bs_158566011_6

ARCs are the industry norm, they're used by all the top-selling authors, and Amazon accepts them as long as they're honest.


u/moonbeamcrazyeyes · 1 pointr/suggestmeabook

Jana DeLeon’s Miss Fortune Mysteries series would a good summer read. They are very lighthearted books and get even more so as the series goes on. Fun characters.

First book is apparently free on Kindle right now.

u/somehow-maechan · 59 pointsr/languagelearning
  • immensely popular - 125 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 52 languages.

  • easy language - ’It's easy reading’ - New Zealand Herald

  • interesting plot - ’troubling and intriguing’ - The Daily Telegraph

  • simple plot - ’As a reading experience... is... puny of plot’ - Huffington Post

  • set in the ‘real world’ - ’Yes.’

  • long enough - 514 pages

  • written recently - published in 2011

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0345803485/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1558674923&sr=8-7
u/amazon-converter-bot · 1 pointr/FreeEBOOKS

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u/moonbatlord · 1 pointr/selfpublish

100 Ton Press just released two new books.

First: Alignment: a love story is the story of Elliott Foley, who has a farm to run, with people who depend on her. One day she backs into an old friend, and finds that it's okay for her to depend on someone, too. Only one problem — all he seems to want is her friendship. Does she want it to be more? Why couldn't it be more?

It's a romance for and about actual grown-ups, and not a Harlequin piece.

$3.99 for Kindle / $12.00 paperback from Amazon.

Second: Most people are stupid. This is self-help for the 21st century. The premise is simple: Most people are stupid. We know this, but don't take advantage of that knowledge (such a surprise!). This is a short-but-astringent guide to understanding and applying this simple rule.

$0.99 for Kindle / $8.00 paperback from Amazon.

u/McPupper · 5 pointsr/romancenovels

If she's into contemporary romance, Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie is still one of my all time favorites!

u/Colespock · 3 pointsr/WritingPrompts

Roger sips at his coffee. Steam flows out of the cheap cup into the cold air. By Roger’s reckoning, the cup of joe seems to be the only warm thing for kilometers. Trying to wrap his mind around that fact, he thinks about where he is. He’s standing before a cold building, on a cold world, moving through the cold of space. He shivers, pushing the thought aside. Before taking another sip of coffee he scans the world around him: snow, more snow, ice, and more snow. He shivers again.
The rifle hanging down to his hip jingles slightly as he puts the last hot sip of coffee to his lips; it’s the last thing that he ever does. The round that goes through his chest bursts his heart; Roger is dead before he hits the cold ground. Hot brown coffee mixes with deep red blood, melting the snow around the body.
Luck had nothing to do with the shot. The sniper had taken great care to place the bullet where it needed to go. Also, if luck had been working in the sniper’s favor, the next guard would not have rounded the corner about the time Roger’s body hit the ground.
The guard has enough time to draw up his rifle before the wall next to him is splattered with his own brain matter. No sound is heard from the shot; the only clue that would have helped someone find the shooter would be the gray silencer sticking out from atop a snowdrift more than a few kilometers away.
Ejecting the spent casing onto the ground, Riley stands up from the snow. The rifle collapses and hooks in two places on the mercenary's belt to keep it from making any noise. Being quiet and not getting caught is the name of the game. Before moving on to the building, the sniper bends back down to pick up the bullet casings, making sure that no one will know where the shots had come from. The white-gloved hand reaches down and places the shells in a pouch.
Riley is clad in white, blending in with the snow, completing the requirements for the stealthy operation. The only thing not white is the helmet’s dark visor that reflects the world around it. The armor is made for this environment; not only does it blend in, but it comes with life support that can keep a person warm in much colder weather than what it is right now. However the suit is not perfect; it puts the heavy in ‘heavy’ armor.
The snow makes soft crunching sounds as the infiltrator sinks in it. In the deepest drifts the snow covers the armor plating on the calves. It makes getting to the outpost more than a bit of a pain. But at long last the mercenary makes it.
From a holster, Riley brings to bare a stainless steel handgun. The merc’s grasp is firm on the black plastic grip, making the pistol more an extension of the arm than a separate thing. They hardly make guns like this one anymore. A cylinder holds only six rounds of .357 caliber ammo. The weapon is one of the few things in this day and age that is fully mechanical. The pistol may not have a lot of advantages over a more modern design, but Riley has reasons to like it.
As the merc moves closer to the building, the pistol never wavers from the bodies lying motionless on the ground; if they weren't dead, they would be.


Above is a sample from my first book Riley: Riley: Bad Things For The Right Reasons; that I published this week!

u/portablefortitude · 2 pointsr/KDRAMA

This is like an ultra-sexy kdrama in novel form...and they're in San Francisco...and they're not korean -_-. Same feel, though, and very similar humor. For those who don't want to click URL it's called Wallbanger by Alice Clayton.

u/KissMeHelga · 0 pointsr/booksuggestions

Haven't read the english version, but you should really really read (and get her) this one: House of the Fortunate Buddhas

u/Sieberella · 2 pointsr/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

I'm currently reading Rapture by John Shirley however my book fell apart at the pool and is now in like four different pieces :( Haven't quite figured out how to glue it back together yet. Thanks for the contest You ALL still have Zoidberg!

u/emiruE · 4 pointsr/iamverysmart

? Am i smart already?

u/ravenesque1 · 1 pointr/WTF

If you'll excuse me, I'm off to watch this, read this, and buy this to help forget about that.

u/matthewbuza_com · 3 pointsr/selfpublish

Toni Kief. It’s her Mildred Series. It was a fun and lazy read. I’ll never look at an old woman at a slot machine the same way or a buffet.

u/actanonverba8 · 5 pointsr/MensRights

> I wasn't quite ready and asked him to stop (which he did, immediately), even though the very next night I realized I wanted him to do it and asked him to.

Yes. Both mixed feelings and token resistance to sex are normal parts of human courtship that feminists are twisting around in order to poison heterosexual relations and wage war on men and boys.

I heard you talking on the radio show one time about how offering a little resistance and making a male lover overcome it can, sometimes, be a turn-on for you. I admire your candor. Form what I´ve seen and heard, it is my impression that there are A LOT of women who feel the same way you do.

In fact, I´d say there are 50 Shades of Women who do.

u/Cockring_Buddha · 3 pointsr/sexover30

I think what you want to read is Ann Rice's "The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty".

Or would that be dwarf cockslapping....... which is completely different.

u/racyunderall · 4 pointsr/sex

Fifty Shades of Grey. My wife has been reading it (it's a trilogy). As a result, we've had sex seven out of the last eight nights -- we've been married 19 years and while our sex life hasn't ever been terrible, her horniness level is peaking because of these books.

It's been derisively categorized as Mommy Porn by some, but whatever, she seems to be enjoying it and I have benefited. Too bad she's on the last book in the trilogy already.

http://www.amazon.ca/Fifty-Shades-Grey-Book-Trilogy/dp/0345803485

u/nightwolf2350 · 3 pointsr/videos

This bot excist?

Mhmm. Give me the prices!

u/iamdrunk05 · 4 pointsr/todayilearned

Anne Rice's version of Sleeping Beauty takes the story to whole new level.

u/Mr_James119 · 1 pointr/TumblrInAction

She wants a man who will acknowledge their status as oppressor?

This might be just for her!

u/thejoester · 2 pointsr/suggestmeabook

Other than Christopher Moore's "A Dirty Job" which has been mentioned, another book you may be interested in is Dying for a Living by Kory Shrum

u/Kishara · 2 pointsr/TwoXChromosomes

I concur that this series is one million times better than 50 Shades. Rice wrote these while in a depression after losing a child if I recall correctly and there is a lot of raw emotion in these books. They are clever and dark.

u/SiriuslyCloudy · 2 pointsr/Bookies

I don't have very many books on my book list! AHHHH This must be fixed! Tomorrow though! The cheapest on I have on there honestly is 50 Shades I know. I know. I am bad. But it is $0.22 used!

u/Ostrololo · 1 pointr/custommagic
  1. http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Shades-Grey-Book-Trilogy/dp/0345803485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1377697606&sr=8-1&keywords=fifty+shades+of+grey

  2. I based the template on join forces, which doesn't mention "in turn order".

  3. Originally it was going to count only the continents you visited in the last eighty days (because, you know, the book by Jules Verne), but that made it very crappy.

  4. You can also enchant rule 100.1 which literally makes all other rules stop applying.