UNLACED
Author: Jaci Burton, Jasmine Haynes, Joey Hill & Denise Rossetti ISBN: 9780425223819 12/2008 ANTHOLOGY Publisher: BERKLEY
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The delicious theme here is corsets. What is it about them that inspires so many erotic fantasies? Four of today's finest erotica authors let their imaginations run riot...
The Ties That Bind by Jaci Burton ...Sixteen years is a long time to carry a torch for your first love. It's high time this couple acts on their long-dormant desires and reignite the flame that still burns inside them.
Undone by Jasmine Haynes... A wanting woman arrives at the perfect solution for exploring sensual freedom: open herself up to an amateur photographer with no limits—and an uncensored appreciation for the female body.
Controlled Response by Joey W. Hill ...What does a hiker do when he comes upon a girl wearing only ivory panties, and stretched out invitingly on the warm leather seat of a Harley? Anything she tells him.
Rubies and Black Velvet byDenise Rossetti...As the laces of a stunning ruby-trimmed corset tighten, so too does the grip of an inescapable sorceress' curse—one with the power to transform any woman into a dominating femme fatale. |
 RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 
The anthology UNLACED is a real treat! With four perfectly well-written stories it should have something to satisfy almost every taste.
Jaci Burton's The Ties That Bind is a tale of rekindled passion. I must say this was my favorite story of the four. It shows that even love that's been neglected can be revived with a little care—and some imagination. This is a tender, erotic story and I thought it was truly fabulous.
Undone by Jasmine Haynes is the second story in the book, and it continued the trend of expert storytelling without missing a beat. I was sometimes amused by this tale, if only because it taught me a thing or two about corsets that I didn't know!
Controlled Response by Joey W. Hill starts off on a physical note and stays sensual and very bodily-focused throughout. The way this story is told, with extra care and wonderful attention to detail, brings it vividly to life. Little touches, like the colored roses and padded vanity chair in the powder room, bring the story off the pages and into the reader's mind.
Bringing up the rear, Rubies and Black Velvet by Denise Rossetti pulls this anthology together nicely. The book began on a high note and Ms. Rossetti's contribution ends it in the same manner. Her story, with its reference to a gift, makes the reader see yet again that this tasteful, sensual compilation is, on the whole, a gift. I was pulled right in to Holdercroft and was a bit saddened when I had to leave.
UNLACED is nothing short of wonderful. Each story was united but quite capable of standing alone, and the different writing styles made reading this anthology a pleasure. Well done!
Kay James |
