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Authors: Barbara Cardy
The Mammoth Book of Lesbian Erotica
Barbara Cardy
founded and edited erotic imprints In The Buff and The Hot Spot. To date she has edited 25 erotic anthologies. She lives with her
husband, children and a host of animals in a cosy cottage in the lush English countryside.
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T
HE
M
AMMOTH
B
OOK OF
Erotica
Edited and with an Introduction
by Barbara Cardy
Collection and editorial material © Barbara Cardy 2007
First published in the United States in 2007
by Carroll & Graf Publishers
This edition published in 2008 by Running Press Book Publishers
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Contents
TYNESIDE LADIES’ NIGHT
Charlotte Matthews
SWEET REVENGE
Rebecca Henderson
EXOTIC MUSIC
Teresa Noelle Roberts
THE LAY OF THE GRECIAN URN
Roxy Katt
RUTH, ROSES AND REVOLVERS
Lori Selke
FLOWERS IN THE GARDEN
Antonia Nardellini
DIFFERENT TAKES ON A SHOP ASSISTANT’S UNIFORM
Kay Jaybee
ANOTHER FLEETING NIGHT
R. Greco
LOVE IS BLIND
Alex Woolgrave and Jules Jones
PEERING THROUGH THE CRACK
Eva Hore
BRINGING BACK THE LIGHT
Sophie Mouette
CONFESSIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT
by L. C. Jordan
FUNNY HOW THINGS TURN OUT
Mandy Scott
THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN
Alice Blue
AND THEN SHE KISSED ME
Rita Winchester
BUTTERFLIES AND STINGS
Angela Steele
TESS OF THE SUBURB’S BILLS
H. L. Berry
MY ROOM WITH A VIEW
Janey Maurice
A FEAST OF COUSINS
Beth Bernobich
THE GODDESS WITHIN
Catherine Lundoff
HANGING IN SUSPENSE
Shaunda Randleman
Acknowledgments
A TASTE FOR PAIN © 2007 by Sarah Veitch. A shorter version appeared in her collection
Different Strokes
(Nexus 1995, reprinted 2000).
Reprinted by permission of the author.
TYNESIDE LADIES’ NIGHT © 2006 by Charlotte Matthews. First appeared in
The Hot Spot 4
. Reprinted by permission of the author.
TAKING STOCK © 2007 by Susan Wallace. Printed by permission of the author.
“PLEASE” © 2007 by Linda Suzuki. Printed by permission of the author.
SWEET REVENGE © 2007 by Rececca Henderson. Printed by permission of the author.
LITTLE WOMEN © 2007 by Rosemary Williams. Printed by permission of the author.
EXOTIC MUSIC © 2004 by Teresa Noelle Roberts. First appeared on
SatinSlippers.com
Printed by permission of the author.
THE LAY OF THE GRECIAN URN © 2004 by Roxy Katt. First appeared in
The Hot Spot 2
. Reprinted by permission of the author.
OWN GAOL © 2004 by Vav Garnek. First appeared in
The Hot Spot 1
under a different title. Reprinted by permission of the author.
NEIGHBOURS © 2006 by Marie Gordon. Printed by permission of the author.
RUTH, ROSES AND REVOLVERS © 2001 by Lori Selke. First appeared in
Best Lesbian Erotica 2002.
Reprinted by permission of the author.
FLOWERS IN THE GARDEN © 2007 by Antonia Nardellini. Printed by permission of the author.
NOSE DIVE © 2007 by Jennifer J. Sowle. Printed by permission of the author.
A TO Z © 2002 by Kristina Wright. First appeared in
Best Lesbian Erotica 2002.
Reprinted by permission of the author.
WOMEN AT WORK © 2006 by Lynn Lake. First appeared on
ruthiesclub.com
Printed by permission of the author.
DIFFERENT TAKES ON A SHOP ASSISTANT’S UNIFORM © 2007 by Kay Jaybee. Printed by permission of the author.
ANOTHER FLEETING NIGHT © 2005 by R. Greco. Printed by permission of the author.
LOVE IS BLIND © 2004 by Alex Woolgrave and Jules Jones. Reprinted by permission of the author.
PEERING THROUGH THE CRACK © 2004 by Eva Hore. First appeared in
The Mammoth Book of Women’s Erotic Fantasies 2004
under a different title. Reprinted by
permission of the author.
SHINY THINGS © 2007 by Elizabeth Cage. Printed by permission of the author.
VAVOOM © 2004 by Jay Lawrence. First appeared in
In The Buff 19
. Reprinted by permission of the author.
FLIGHT RISK © 2006 by Carmel Lockyer. First appeared on
RuthiesClub.com
Printed by permission of the author.
BRINGING BACK THE LIGHT © 2006 by Sophie Mouette. First appeared at
FishNetMag.com
Printed by permission of the author.
THE INSTRUCTRESS © 2006 by Nicky B. Printed by permission of the author.
FIRST TIME PLAY © 2007 by Vicky Aston. Printed by permission of the author.
THE ESCAPE © 2007 by Helen Darvin. Printed by permission of the author.
THERAPY © 2007 by Helen Stevens. Printed by permission of the author.
QUEEN HIGH FLUSH © 2007 by Pam Graham. Printed by permission of the author.
CONFESSIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT © 2005 by L. C. Jordan. Printed by permission of the author.
HAIL WARNING © 2001 by Jean Roberta. First appeared on
SuspectThoughts.com
Printed by permission of the author.
GUNMETAL © 2002 by Roxy Katt. Printed by permission of the author
FUNNY HOW THINGS TURN OUT © 2007 by Mandy Scott. Printed by permission of the author.
SHOCK TREATMENT © 2006 by H. L. Berry. Printed by permission of the author.
GONE FISHIN’ © 2007 by Chrissie Bentley. Printed by permission of the author.
A TWO-WAY STREET © 2006 by Marie Gordon. Printed by permission of the author.
INSIDE © 2007 by Cheryl Moch. Printed by permission of the author.
THE HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN © 2002 by Alice Blue. First appeared in Speaking Parts (Alyson Books) under pseudonym. Reprinted by permission of the author.
THE ART © 2007 by Lisette Ashton. Printed by permission of the author.
IN THE PINK © 2004 by Kristina Wright. First appeared in Ultimate Lesbian Erotica 2004. Reprinted by permission of the author.
WUTHERING © 2007 by L. S. Bell. Printed by permission of the author.
AND THEN SHE KISSED ME © 2007 by Rita Winchester. Printed by permission of the author.
BUTTERFLIES AND STINGS © 2007 by Angela Steele. Printed by permission of the author.
TESS OF THE SUBURB’S BILLS © 2007 by H. L. Berry. The character “Nightgirl” first appeared on
RuthiesClub.com
Printed by permission of the author.
OPPOSITES ATTRACT © 2005 by Nicky B. Printed by permission of the author.
CAR BOMB © 2007 by Maggie Kinsella. Printed by permission of the author.
EROTIC FANTASY © 2007 by Susan Wallace. Printed by permission of the author.
MY ROOM WITH A VIEW © 2007 by Janey Maurice. Printed by permission of the author.
NINA, MY LOVE © 2007 by Tamara. Printed by permission of the author.
A FEAST OF COUSINS © 2006 by Beth Bernobich. First appeared on
helixsf.com
Printed by permission of the author.
SEXUAL HEALING © 2007 by Helen Highwater. Printed by permission of the author.