Great erotica stories

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This article appears in the March '17 issue of Esquire. Sex in fiction, like sex on a beach, ought to be a no-brainer. On the one hand, there's, well, sex, a source of mystifying pleasure and profundity that for most people rarely elicits any articulation other than a contented grunt, groan, or gasp. On the other hand, there's the novel, an artistic enterprise devoted to making verbal sense of mute experience. In theory, the setup seems the perfect illustration of the Reese's principle: two great tastes that taste great together. But theory is not practice, and life, friends, is not a peanut-butter cup. We all recognize that the boy who develops certain notions about the compatibility of sand and skin from the swimsuit issues stacked next to his grandfather's BarcaLounger must soon discover the rough reality of forty-grit lovemaking.

When it comes to keeping your love life vibrant whether with someone else, or solo , you can never have too much literotica. It's sexy, seductive, enticing and just plain fun. Why does reading erotica work so well to turn you on? Because sexual arousal especially female arousal begins in the brain.

There is no shame in giving in to your inner sexual fantasies. From epic romance that ends with love to fetish follies that offer a fix, the following 15 tales have a little something for anyone in the mood. Read Now.