West African native Ekine's 15 erotic stories range across the sexual spectrum. The author provides fantasy fodder for just about every gender, sexual orientation and kink: gay, straight, transgender, BDSM and more. His various characters demonstrate myriad erotic themes: Katherine the Choker works in higher education by day and as a Mistress who likes to "choke people" with her breasts during her down time; Sonia, the Desperate Housewife of Luepink, is a bored homemaker who gets a makeover and falls into a steamy relationship with a transvestite named Vivian. One popular conceit references...

Ekine's debut, a memoir of his brutal upbringing, displays a steely self-acceptance forged as a shield against cultural and religious discrimination. Ibifubara "Daniel" George Ekine was born the oldest of four in Lagos, Nigeria. The only male child of the family, people considered him "un-African," calling him names like "Skeliwawa" ("effeminate") and attacking him on the street. The only familial bonding he shared was the rampant abuse and harsh discipline doled out by his father, an officer in the Nigerian navy. At first, his mother allowed him to behave as he did, thinking it was "just a...