Coming Together: Special Memorial Edition: Colleen Thomas

Coming Together: The Erotic Cocktail

by Alessia Brio (Editor)

A collection of lesbian erotica by the late Colleen Thomas, edited by award-winning author, Alessia Brio. Each short story is introduced by one of Colleen's peers. Proceeds from the sale of this edition of Coming Together will be donated to the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in her memory. Reviews posted at the point of sale are very much appreciated, as are blog posts, tweets (@Coming_Together), and social networking updates. Every little bit helps Coming Together sell more books and raise more money for charity! Thank you for supporting erotic altruism. This purchase also entitles you to a digital (ebook) copy of this title. Simply forward your receipt to the publisher via the email address below, and a ZIPped file containing PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and LIT formats will be attached and returned. Publisher : Coming Together (erotic.cocktail [at] gmail [dot] com)

Genres: Ebooks, Anthologies

296 pages, Paperback

First published July 31, 2006

About the author

My name is Alessia, and I write about sex. Sometimes it's pretty sex. Sometimes it's... not. I write about sex because I'm sick of preachy people using it to control others by turning it into something shameful. Sex is a crucible. It's a prayer, a celebration, an affirmation, and a motivation.

** If you are interested in reviewing any of my publications, I would be happy to email a copy to your Kindle address. Since it's likely a Goodreads message will get lost amongst the group message traffic, please email me directly at alessia.brio [at] gmail.com if interested. Thanks! **

Here's the obligatory 3rd person promo bio:

Take one part Appalachian redneck, one part aging wet dream, and one part filthy-minded wordsmith. Mix well and serve with chocolate-covered cherries. There you have the one and only Alessia Brio. Alessia writes all colors and flavors of erotica, from heterosexual to ménage to same sex, and from twisted to humorous to deeply touching. Her work has earned her critical acclaim in the form of an EPIC eBook Award for Best Erotica (fine flickering hungers), two EPIC eBook Awards for Best Erotica Anthology (Coming Together: Against the Odds & Coming Together: Into the Light), two Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Best Erotica (Coming Together: For the Cure & Squeeze Play with Will Belegon), and a Romantic Times Top Pick (Coming Together: For the Cure) in addition to a plethora of glowing online reviews.

Reviews

[Praj · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading the "Coming Together" anthologies is an immense pleasure with its assorted blend of entertainingly warped erotica through a pleased notion of all the sales proceeding being bequeathed to effectual charitable trusts. In this case, it is the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence of Orange County.

[Jess · Rating 5 out of 5]

What can I say? When I was still in my teens I remembered scouring literotica.com for a particular type of story, and I quickly zeroed in on Colleen’s works. Even after all these years I still at times would slip back and read her work, having chills sent down my spine time and time again.
I had just found out last year that she had passed, and I was extremely saddened. I did not know her personally; the closest I ever got to converse with her was as an anonymous reviewer on some of my favorite stories of hers. There was nothing I hadn’t already read a billion times in this novel, but it wonderful to have it all in paper, where I can thumb through it instead of peering at a screen.
Colleen Thomas, your stories touched my very heart and were a pleasure, and will be for years to come. Thank you for everything.