Got some pent up royal court fantasies? A penchant for gothic erotica well here’s your chance to indulge in them. A princess lured into an erotic love triangle. A curious young wife gets disciplined in all the right ways. You get the picture. This anthology of erotic short stories are fairy tales that delve delectably into darkness and danger.

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Short steamy stories? Again edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, this anthology brings distinctly female-focused energy to the erotic genre. Cleverly subverting the expected behaviours of women, these unforgettable female characters follow their impulses all the way to the extremes of fantasy.

Erotica and fantasy is a match made in heaven. Once you’ve recovered from the 69 orgasms above, you can sink your teeth into erotic short stories that blend gothic themes with mystical characters — but don’t you worry — there are still plenty of forbidden sexual interludes. It’s the promise of so many of these stories: one night of throwing inhibitions to the wind. And where better to do exactly that than in Las Vegas. A little bit longer than most of the books on this list, but the payoff is worth it.

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