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September 2022Lust
Fuckability, orgasm gap and #metoo
by Henriette Hell
Lust, a mortal sin? These times are over. In today's public perception, it is more likely for a boring sex life to be categorised as that. In statistical terms, people have never had as little sex with each other as they do today. And yet tips for a good sex life are to be found on every (digital) corner. Sex has mutated into a lifestyle product, and terms like 'fuckability' and 'MILF' trip lightly off our tongues. Henriette Hell takes a closer look at the thing about sex. She traces the history and genesis of 'sexual liberation', and sheds light on the 'cheating gene' and the #metoo debate. The author asks (and answers) the question of whether sex is becoming more and more antisocial and what actually still turns us on today. In doing so, she focuses on the former mortal sin of lust, which is inseparably linked to the systematic suppression of female lust (and its liberation).
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October 2023Das Gespräch der Geschlechter
Eine Philosophie der Zustimmung
by Manon Garcia
Seit der #MeToo-Bewegung steht die Frage der sexuellen Gewalt im Zentrum der Debatten über Geschlechtergerechtigkeit. Sexuelle Zustimmung gilt vielen als Zauberformel für die Gleichberechtigung von Frauen und Männern. Zugleich ist sie notorisch schwer zu definieren und wirft zahlreiche Probleme auf, wie die Philosophin Manon Garcia in ihrer meisterhaften Analyse zeigt. Sie taucht tief ein in unser philosophisches Erbe sowie die liberale Tradition und legt deren Grenzen offen. Drei Probleme der Philosophie der Zustimmung macht Garcia aus: ein rechtliches, ein moralisches und ein politisches. Was muss getan werden, damit sexuelle Übergriffe und sexuelle Belästigung wirksam bestraft werden? Wie kann man sich Liebes- und Sexualbeziehungen vorstellen, die nicht auf sexistischen sozialen Normen beruhen? Und wie können wir verhindern, dass die geschlechtsspezifischen Ungerechtigkeiten, die sich in Liebes- und Sexualbeziehungen manifestieren, fortgeschrieben werden? Von John Locke und John Stuart Mill über feministische Theoretikerinnen bis hin zu Michel Foucault und den Praktiken des BDSM zeichnet dieses Buch eine neue politische Kartografie unserer privaten Leben. Fazit für das zukünftige Gespräch der Geschlechter: Wir müssen lernen, die »Gleichheit zu erotisieren«, nicht die Herrschaft.
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October 2023Das Gespräch der Geschlechter
Eine Philosophie der Zustimmung
by Manon Garcia, Andrea Hemminger
Seit der #MeToo-Bewegung steht die Frage der sexuellen Gewalt im Zentrum der Debatten über Geschlechtergerechtigkeit. Sexuelle Zustimmung gilt vielen als Zauberformel für die Gleichberechtigung von Frauen und Männern. Zugleich ist sie notorisch schwer zu definieren und wirft zahlreiche Probleme auf, wie die Philosophin Manon Garcia in ihrer meisterhaften Analyse zeigt. Sie taucht tief ein in unser philosophisches Erbe sowie die liberale Tradition und legt deren Grenzen offen. Drei Probleme der Philosophie der Zustimmung macht Garcia aus: ein rechtliches, ein moralisches und ein politisches. Was muss getan werden, damit sexuelle Übergriffe und sexuelle Belästigung wirksam bestraft werden? Wie kann man sich Liebes- und Sexualbeziehungen vorstellen, die nicht auf sexistischen sozialen Normen beruhen? Und wie können wir verhindern, dass die geschlechtsspezifischen Ungerechtigkeiten, die sich in Liebes- und Sexualbeziehungen manifestieren, fortgeschrieben werden? Von John Locke und John Stuart Mill über feministische Theoretikerinnen bis hin zu Michel Foucault und den Praktiken des BDSM zeichnet dieses Buch eine neue politische Kartografie unserer privaten Leben. Fazit für das zukünftige Gespräch der Geschlechter: Wir müssen lernen, die »Gleichheit zu erotisieren«, nicht die Herrschaft.
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Erotic fictionMarch 2017Boston Bad Boys 1: Secret Stranger
by Holly Summer
Nachdem sich Sundays Beziehung in einen Scherbenhaufen verwandelt hat und ihr Chef nicht die Finger von ihr lassen kann, hat die junge Immobilienmaklerin die Nase voll von Männern. Doch dann trifft sie auf den geheimnisvollen Barbesitzer Jay. Er wirft ihre Vorsätze, sich nie auf einen Bad Boy einzulassen, innerhalb weniger Sekunden über den Haufen. Schließlich unterbreitet er ihr auch noch ein pikantes Angebot …Jay lässt nichts anbrennen, er genießt sein Leben in zügelloser Freiheit - bis er Sunday begegnet.Schnell bringt sie neue Seiten an dem Draufgänger zum Vorschein. Was als Spiel begann, entwickelt sich zu einem Feuerwerk der Gefühle, gegen das er sich nicht wehren kann.Zum ersten Mal ist Jay verliebt und glücklich.Wäre da nicht diese Lüge, die alles zerstören könnte …
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FictionNovember 2017She is Me
by Wick'd Love
A wickedly twisted tale of strength, fate and ageless love. A love so Divine that it withstands the boundless and savage tests of time. Tethered by fate–together they defy the laws of “norm”. Nurturing their gift, expanding their synergy, and overshadowing all of the darkness that tries to consume them, and all that they’d grown to be. Forever bound; on a magical quest in search of Euphoria, where time stands still, and elations are forever abounding. Mastering their crafts, for eternal–love’s sake.
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November 2009Do It For Me
Out of Print
by Anne Dudley
Zach and Jason's sex life has been on the rocks due to an accident ten months ago which left Jason scarred and self-conscious. In an attempt to put Jason at ease, Zach takes him to a discreet BDSM club, determined to break down his barriers. Zach is encouraged by Jason's response to his slow seduction, but how far is Jason willing to go to set their love life to rights? ;
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Erotic fictionMay 2012Named and Shamed (Unillustrated)
A dark and dirty fairy tale
by Janine Ashbless
Once upon a time, a naughty girl called Tansy stole a very precious manuscript from a kindly antiquarian. But all of the world’s ancient and powerful magic, lost for centuries, has returned...and now there is much more at stake than a few sheets of parchment. Thus begins a rude and rugged fairy tale, the likes of which you NEVER read when you were little! Poor Tansy is led though the most pleasurable trials and the most shameful tribulations as her quest unfolds before her. Orgasmic joy and abject humiliation are laid upon Tansy in equal measure as she straddles the two worlds of magic and man. Fantasy and BDSM slither together to make Named & Shamed the consummate adult fable. Immerse yourself in this dark and depraved fairy tale, and may all your endings be happy ever after!
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RomanceNovember 2015Billionaire's Christmas Bargain, The
by Burkhart, Joely Sue
A billionaire for Christmas...tied up in a bow. Billionaires in Bondage, Book 3 The Recluse: Ever since his parents died in a holiday car accident, Harvey Caine has shut himself away with his lingering injuries and his guilt, hating Christmas more with each passing year. Clinging to the one obsession that keeps him alive—wrest control of Caine Enterprises from his aunt. When his longtime friend mentions a niece who needs a job and a roof over her head for a few days, Harvey agrees, figuring his mansion is large enough to ignore her. The Maid: Professional BDSM Mistress Kelsey Marley doesn't do "œignored". She's been hired to do what she does best—push the billionaire's buttons until his defenses crack. The paycheck will buy her dream of owning her own bar. The Figgy Pudding Thickens: As Kelsey administers the discipline Harvey needs to release his pain, she realizes too late they're getting too close, too fast. If he finds out she's been bought and paid for, this holiday might go down in his ledger as a big fat loss for them both.
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September 2013Ben
Out of Print
by J.P. Barnaby, AngstyG
A Survivor StoryFrom her perch on a shelf above my bed, the doll accuses me with lifeless eyes of failing Juliette in the most heinous way imaginable, forcing me to crave the bite of his whip and the steel in his voice to drown out the ache in my chest.For his entire life, Benjamin Martin’s parents drilled into his head that he must watch out for his little sister, but one horrific night, he failed. Now, the bite of a whip, cuffs digging into his wrists, his arms and legs stretched beyond endurance, these things give him what he needs to forget his sister’s violent death, at least for a while.When Ben’s latest Dom casts him aside like a broken toy, he manipulates his best friend, Jude Archer, into picking up the pieces. Jude has been in love with Ben for years, but his fantasies about his friend never included whipping him. He doesn't understand why Ben needs BDSM and he worries about Ben’s addiction. Most of all, he fears losing his humanity because he’s already lost himself in Ben. When he’s forced to trade the marks upon his soul for the pain that ravages Ben, Jude learns the real definition of submission.#PaintingFire ;
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FictionAn Unlocked Heart
by K.C. Wells
Since the death of his submissive lover two years ago, Leo hasn’t been living—merely existing. He focuses on making Collars & Cuffs, a BDSM club in Manchester’s gay village, successful. That changes the night he and his business partner have their weekly meeting at Severinos. Leo can’t keep his eyes off the new server. The shy man seems determined to avoid Leo’s gaze, but that’s like a red rag to a bull. Leo loves a challenge. Alex Daniels works at Severinos to scrape together the money to move out on his own. He struggles with coming out, but he’s drawn to Leo, the gorgeous guy with the icy-blue eyes who’s been eating in his area nearly every night. Leo won’t let Alex’s hesitance get in the way. He even keeps him away from the club so as not to scare him. And as for telling Alex that Leo is a Dom? Not a good idea. One date becomes two, but date two leads to Leo’s bedroom… and Alex discovers things about himself he never realized—and never wanted anyone to see.
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RomanceAugust 2015Embracing the Fall
by Reese, Lainey
Sometimes it takes double the love to banish the ghosts of the past. New York, Book 4 Back in college, Cami and Ziporah forged a bond that became a lifeline when tragedy struck. Now as Cami begins to reclaim her sexuality, including the possibility that she is a sexual submissive, her fear of the unknown threatens to keep her chained by the past. Ziporah has always been Cami’s champion, comforter, and friend. She volunteers to take this erotic journey alongside her, convinced it’ll be nothing more than a steamy adventure. But along the way she discovers she and Cami might not be so different, after all. Evan would have been content to find one suitable sub in New York City. Instead, he not only has two untrained subs on his hands, they each pull at his emotions in different ways, challenging his Dominance with their spunk and wit. As he teaches their bodies to submit to his, their enchanting combination of vulnerability and strength tempts him to do something totally unexpected—submit his heart to theirs. This book has been previously published. Warning: This book contains BDSM elements, f/m/f ménage, graphic language, two smokin’ hot subs, and a Dom who got a hell of a lot more than he bargained for. Includes scenes of rape survival that could be possible PTSD triggers for sensitive readers.
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FictionMarch 2021New Animal
by Ella Baxter
A stunning, heartbreakingly funny debut novel from a brilliant new literary voice. Sex, death, grief, running away…only one of these makes Amelia feel like a new animal. 'Profound, profane and darkly hilarious.' - Bri Lee'Funny, raw, gutsy and stealthily sweet.' - Emily Maguire… most nights I find myself trying to combine with someone else to become this two-headed thing with flailing limbs, chomping teeth, and tangled hair. This new animal. I am medicated by another body. Drunk on warm skin. Dumbly high on the damp friction between them and me.It's not easy getting close to people. Amelia's meeting a lot of men but once she gets the sex she wants from them, that's it for her; she can't connect further. A terrible thing happened to Daniel last year and it's stuck inside Amelia ever since, making her stuck too.Maybe being a cosmetician at her family's mortuary business isn't the best job for a young woman. It's not helping her social life. She loves her job, but she's not great at much else. Especially emotion.And then something happens to her mum and suddenly Amelia's got too many feelings and the only thing that makes any sense to her is running away.It takes the intervention of her two fathers and some hilariously wrong encounters with other broken people in a struggling Tasmanian BDSM club to help her accept the truth she has been hiding from. And in a final, cataclysmic scene, we learn along with Amelia that you need to feel another person's weight before you can feel your own.Deadpan, wise and heartbreakingly funny, New Animal is a stunning debut.'New Animal is a wild, moving and original debut - and like the best bits of sex and funerals, it's very, very funny.' - Robert Lukins 'Sex, death, humour, and heart - this novel has it all.' - Laura Elizabeth Woollett '. . . deeply uncomfortable, laugh-out-loud funny and devastatingly moving . . .' - Erin Hortle
