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Love Has No Limits
Love Has No Limits is a novel about a young Chinese woman who explores her sexuality while living in Europe. Through encounters in Amsterdam and Berlin, she tests the limits of desire and discovers her sexual boundaries.
"At that time I was fascinated by leather and whips and all the paraphernalia of certain types of dark Gothic sex. I was curious to know how I would react. In my fantasies I could become very aroused at the thought of certain things. I wondered if I would be so aroused if I experienced those things in reality. I wanted to know if it was just curiosity, or whether it was a deep part of my nature that I should explore and try to satisfy. Was it intellectual, or physical? I wanted to go and find out."
"At that time I was fascinated by leather and whips and all the paraphernalia of certain types of dark Gothic sex. I was curious to know how I would react. In my fantasies I could become very aroused at the thought of certain things. I wondered if I would be so aroused if I experienced those things in reality. I wanted to know if it was just curiosity, or whether it was a deep part of my nature that I should explore and try to satisfy. Was it intellectual, or physical? I wanted to go and find out."
113 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 19, 2011
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About the author
Vanessa Wu
19 books200 followersI was born in Fuzhou, China and came to England by way of Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Austria, Germany and Switzerland. I lost a boyfriend along the way and gained a very dear friend who is now my flatmate in London.
I work at a legal firm during the day but I usually start my morning very early, around 5 or 6, writing.
I have always loved English books and was lucky enough to be surrounded by them as a child thanks to my father's status as an army surgeon, which gave him privileged access to books and music.
My favourite authors are the ones I read as a child, which were mainly the English classics, Dickens, Conan Doyle, Jane Austen, George Eliot, Somerset Maugham, and many others. I like the romances of Sir Walter Scott but I find them harder to read now than when I was a child. I don't understand that.
There are many things in life I don't understand. Romance, for example. But I love learning and finding out about new things.
I am just starting to write erotica and I'm still discovering the possibilities of the genre. It has been thoroughly enjoyable so far and I'm looking forward to sharing my discoveries with the world. Or just a few people. Depending.
I work at a legal firm during the day but I usually start my morning very early, around 5 or 6, writing.
I have always loved English books and was lucky enough to be surrounded by them as a child thanks to my father's status as an army surgeon, which gave him privileged access to books and music.
My favourite authors are the ones I read as a child, which were mainly the English classics, Dickens, Conan Doyle, Jane Austen, George Eliot, Somerset Maugham, and many others. I like the romances of Sir Walter Scott but I find them harder to read now than when I was a child. I don't understand that.
There are many things in life I don't understand. Romance, for example. But I love learning and finding out about new things.
I am just starting to write erotica and I'm still discovering the possibilities of the genre. It has been thoroughly enjoyable so far and I'm looking forward to sharing my discoveries with the world. Or just a few people. Depending.
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September 3, 2011
It's a wonderful story, and I was sorry it ended so fast. I've signed up to read all of Vanessa's books.
Here are the things I particularly liked.
1. The elegance. In this age of self-edited, awkwardly worded novels, "No Limits" delighted me with simple, precise expressions that took me straight to the point. "Elegant" is the only way I can describe it. No unnecessary fluff. I was brought into the world of a young woman who explores her sexuality with engaging openness.
2. Sophistication. This is a clever book. Through several well-chosen encounters, I was allowed to gain insight into female sexuality that was, in my advanced age of late thirties, quite new to me. The action is fluid, absolutely explicit, and presented in the most intelligent way. I dare anyone to write a violent sex scene that's both exciting, terrifying, thought-provoking - and a pleasure to read. The soft humor added to my reading enjoyment immensely.
3. Vulnerability. I was initially dazzled by the protagonist's exploits, but soon realized how vulnerable she was. The book didn't seem to me about sex per se (although you get a lot of wonderfully presented, mostly explicit, and sometimes a little dreamy sex), it's about self-discovery and exploration. And that's what really gripped me, and what left such a profound impression on me.
I usually put at least one area where I believe the book could improve. In the case of "No Limits"... I just want more of it. The story feels very complete, so I'm not sure there will ever be a sequel; but I want another encounter with that young woman with her courage, her fears, and her intelligent, understated narrative.
Vanessa Wu has just become one of my favorite authors.
Here are the things I particularly liked.
1. The elegance. In this age of self-edited, awkwardly worded novels, "No Limits" delighted me with simple, precise expressions that took me straight to the point. "Elegant" is the only way I can describe it. No unnecessary fluff. I was brought into the world of a young woman who explores her sexuality with engaging openness.
2. Sophistication. This is a clever book. Through several well-chosen encounters, I was allowed to gain insight into female sexuality that was, in my advanced age of late thirties, quite new to me. The action is fluid, absolutely explicit, and presented in the most intelligent way. I dare anyone to write a violent sex scene that's both exciting, terrifying, thought-provoking - and a pleasure to read. The soft humor added to my reading enjoyment immensely.
3. Vulnerability. I was initially dazzled by the protagonist's exploits, but soon realized how vulnerable she was. The book didn't seem to me about sex per se (although you get a lot of wonderfully presented, mostly explicit, and sometimes a little dreamy sex), it's about self-discovery and exploration. And that's what really gripped me, and what left such a profound impression on me.
I usually put at least one area where I believe the book could improve. In the case of "No Limits"... I just want more of it. The story feels very complete, so I'm not sure there will ever be a sequel; but I want another encounter with that young woman with her courage, her fears, and her intelligent, understated narrative.
Vanessa Wu has just become one of my favorite authors.
December 12, 2011
A young Asian woman in Amsterdam seeking sex? That got my attention. I'm Asian, I've been to Amsterdam, and ... well...
Vanessa Wu's adventure in Love Has No Limits could be a story about any woman seeking adventure, in any city. As a woman, you will relate to the dangers, the excitement, and how easily your defenses can be broken.
As with all of Ms. Wu's books I've read, expect flawless writing, an intricate plot, realistic dialogue, and sex scenes that are written to entice. Though not everyone is into BDSM, you will nonetheless find yourself aroused by this book. It stimulates the biggest sex organ you have - the one between your ears.
Vanessa Wu's adventure in Love Has No Limits could be a story about any woman seeking adventure, in any city. As a woman, you will relate to the dangers, the excitement, and how easily your defenses can be broken.
As with all of Ms. Wu's books I've read, expect flawless writing, an intricate plot, realistic dialogue, and sex scenes that are written to entice. Though not everyone is into BDSM, you will nonetheless find yourself aroused by this book. It stimulates the biggest sex organ you have - the one between your ears.
September 11, 2011
EROTIC SHOCKS!
Pain is not my thing, normally, both as a recipient and an inflictor (apart from some good, honest spanking, naturally!) but a young Chinese woman deliberately seeking danger in a notorious Amsterdam nightclub riveted my attention right from the start of Vanessa Wu’s Love Has No Limits.
Beautifully written and suspiciously autobiographical, the story conveys a mood of stark reality as well as frequent erotic jolts, while the first-person character is hurled from one sexual situation to another – sometimes screaming and struggling against her attacker / lover(s) in scenarios that bend the limits of consensual sex to breaking point. But somehow Beiru never goes to the police as she threatens, mesmerised by the pain and pleasure she’s absorbed.
This is initially a dark narrative, painfully detailed with the true consequences of punishing, near-rape, with its risk of permanent physical damage, and even the practical difficulties of wanting to pee while handcuffed to a bed!
But the darkness fades when Beiru returns to Berlin and enjoys a more conventional relationship with a very young man, finally realising that pain is not included in the sexual fulfilment she desperately seeks. Interestingly the threesome aspect of her Amsterdam experiences comes back to haunt her. Her young boyfriend, told of this, comes to fantasise of a threesome that includes Beiru’s curvaceous best friend, Maria.
The apparently separate threads of this tale of two cities converge in the closing chapters. A feral friend from Amsterdam comes to Berlin to find work, the sex explodes, and we find that love truly has no limits.
The protagonist, contemplating writing of her experiences reflects that “Perhaps writing a story or a novel was not something that should be done for money, or to win praise, but for the sheer sensual pleasure of it. I liked that idea. It made me want to write lots of stories, to give myself that pleasure.”
This is the core motivation in being a writer, in my humble opinion; it is something we have to do and something that Vanessa Wu does very well indeed. We are certainly going to hear a lot more of her.
Review by Roger Frank Selby, latest stories: The Farmer’s Gun and Thou Shalt Not Covet.
Pain is not my thing, normally, both as a recipient and an inflictor (apart from some good, honest spanking, naturally!) but a young Chinese woman deliberately seeking danger in a notorious Amsterdam nightclub riveted my attention right from the start of Vanessa Wu’s Love Has No Limits.
Beautifully written and suspiciously autobiographical, the story conveys a mood of stark reality as well as frequent erotic jolts, while the first-person character is hurled from one sexual situation to another – sometimes screaming and struggling against her attacker / lover(s) in scenarios that bend the limits of consensual sex to breaking point. But somehow Beiru never goes to the police as she threatens, mesmerised by the pain and pleasure she’s absorbed.
This is initially a dark narrative, painfully detailed with the true consequences of punishing, near-rape, with its risk of permanent physical damage, and even the practical difficulties of wanting to pee while handcuffed to a bed!
But the darkness fades when Beiru returns to Berlin and enjoys a more conventional relationship with a very young man, finally realising that pain is not included in the sexual fulfilment she desperately seeks. Interestingly the threesome aspect of her Amsterdam experiences comes back to haunt her. Her young boyfriend, told of this, comes to fantasise of a threesome that includes Beiru’s curvaceous best friend, Maria.
The apparently separate threads of this tale of two cities converge in the closing chapters. A feral friend from Amsterdam comes to Berlin to find work, the sex explodes, and we find that love truly has no limits.
The protagonist, contemplating writing of her experiences reflects that “Perhaps writing a story or a novel was not something that should be done for money, or to win praise, but for the sheer sensual pleasure of it. I liked that idea. It made me want to write lots of stories, to give myself that pleasure.”
This is the core motivation in being a writer, in my humble opinion; it is something we have to do and something that Vanessa Wu does very well indeed. We are certainly going to hear a lot more of her.
Review by Roger Frank Selby, latest stories: The Farmer’s Gun and Thou Shalt Not Covet.
September 9, 2013
A book that is easy and quick to read was something I wanted. I'm not into romance novels, and 'easy reads', or whatever they are called these days, are just not appropriate for me. Short stories? Rarely impress, often too contrived. And I didn't want anything to jarring either. After browsing around on this site I settled on 'Love has no Limits' without knowing what to expect.
I was pleasantly surprised by the subtle complexity of the prose, the clarity of the writing and the perceived honesty of the story. I have lived in the Netherlands and the plot was just so wonderfully appropriate for the setting (well, half that setting anyway). I find that books written from some experience or other, almost autobiographical, really catch my attention, this one was superb; the fact that it mirrored my perception of a place and some people I had met there was a bonus.
A critical annexe would go thus: I didn't love some of the names used for characters, although, perhaps, they were starkly realistic. I didn't particularly enjoy the ending. I think the author experiences some awkwardness with endings, as the theme runs through many of her stories (not that it is critical).
In any case, reading this short book was time well spent and gives one something to consider and contemplate without being lecture-like or explicit. It is very well written.
I was pleasantly surprised by the subtle complexity of the prose, the clarity of the writing and the perceived honesty of the story. I have lived in the Netherlands and the plot was just so wonderfully appropriate for the setting (well, half that setting anyway). I find that books written from some experience or other, almost autobiographical, really catch my attention, this one was superb; the fact that it mirrored my perception of a place and some people I had met there was a bonus.
A critical annexe would go thus: I didn't love some of the names used for characters, although, perhaps, they were starkly realistic. I didn't particularly enjoy the ending. I think the author experiences some awkwardness with endings, as the theme runs through many of her stories (not that it is critical).
In any case, reading this short book was time well spent and gives one something to consider and contemplate without being lecture-like or explicit. It is very well written.
March 11, 2012
I shall write a blog on this fabulous story, so I'm giving nothing away here, except to say that I've enjoyed reading it very much.
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