A volume of literary erotica centered around the possibilities of sexual negotiation. Twenty complex, surprising, intense, and relatable stories from a spectrum of new and established writers explore something unusual in erotic fiction: someone saying no. Submissives-and dominants-safeword out of a BDSM scene. Couples (and one threesome ) discover the possibilities and boundaries of their new relationships. Past trauma rears its head. Personal preferences clash. Between the Shores shows respect for the boundaries people set as an integral part of sex, and highlights trust, communication-and...

Characterization doesn't stop in the bedroom. Discerning readers' craving for emotionally and intellectually satisfying erotica will be fed by a spectrum of popular authors and new favorites as diverse as the smart, smutty stories they've written for this anthology. Sweet, kinky, romantic, magical, even heartbreaking, one thing they all have in common is a groundbreaking vision of what erotic writing can be. Featuring characters who are queer and straight, cis and trans, from mature couples celebrating fresh firsts to new adults playing familiar games, these stories reveal and revel in how...