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Kristina Wright
New question: did you like erotic fairy tales before reading one or both of these books? Do you have a favorite retold story that has kept you interested in the genre?
I'm fascinated to know why people gravitate toward certain topics--
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New question: did you like erotic fairy tales before reading one or both of these books? Do you have a favorite retold story that has kept you interested in the genre?
I'm fascinated to know why people gravitate toward certain topics-- fairy tales, ghosts, vampires. I have a major thing for vampires because of the old (1970s?) Frank Langella version of Dracula! He made the vampire seem soooo sexy, and that started a lifelong obsession for me.
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I did, although my only real exposure was the Anne Rice (I can't spell the name she wrote them under) Sleeping Beauty trilogy. As much as I'm mainly one for short stories when it comes to erotica, this just surpasses all to me.
And most of you already know that I have a thing for vampires (I'll admit - I didn't finish Fairy Tale Lust because I finally got Sweetest Kiss and couldn't put it down to finish anything else in time). I love all forms of paranormal, erotic or not, so when you put the two together, I'm thrilled. I can't tell you why it's so appealing though - I haven't figured it out myself - but maybe the decadence? the debauchery? maybe even that they being 'bad' creatures makes it even naughtier? Perhaps the thrill of the unknown??
There's actually a series called Little Goddess by Amy Lane that while not classified as erotica, is very romantic, very compelling, and remarkably explicit for semi-mainstream fiction. It involves vampires, elves, faeries, shapeshifters, you name it...they're the books I stay up all night and sleepwalk through work just to keep reading.