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Twisted: Bondage with an Edge
"""Be as kinky as you want to be,"" advises Alison Tyler in a commanding new collection that proves that bondage can bring a partner closer to their object of desire, both literally and figuratively. Whether by rope or silk scarf or cuffs, the bonds grow even tighter as listeners surrender to the pleasures of BDSM.
Twisted is a collection of kink and bondage tales curated by editrix extraordinaire Tyler, who has cornered the market in bondage erotica. She adds ""I've been a bondage fanatic since I first understood that the word 'obey' could be used in a bedroom. That on my knees on a hardwood floor could be sexier than sprawled in a bed of silken, leopard-print sheets. That a velvet blindfold over my eyes or cold steel cuffs on my wrists could make my heart pitter-patter faster than a bouquet of scarlet roses or a glittery piece of jewelry."" This sentiment is echoed in the author's tales in Twisted as well. These stories delve deep down into what bondage means, and prepare listeners to bind down or behave.
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Twisted is a collection of kink and bondage tales curated by editrix extraordinaire Tyler, who has cornered the market in bondage erotica. She adds ""I've been a bondage fanatic since I first understood that the word 'obey' could be used in a bedroom. That on my knees on a hardwood floor could be sexier than sprawled in a bed of silken, leopard-print sheets. That a velvet blindfold over my eyes or cold steel cuffs on my wrists could make my heart pitter-patter faster than a bouquet of scarlet roses or a glittery piece of jewelry."" This sentiment is echoed in the author's tales in Twisted as well. These stories delve deep down into what bondage means, and prepare listeners to bind down or behave.
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First published January 20, 2014
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Alison Tyler
265 books402 followersAlison Tyler is an American author, editor and publisher of erotica, living in Northern California. She has authored over 20 explicit novels, hundreds of short stories and has edited more than 30 erotic anthologies.
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July 14, 2014
Twisted is an anthology of BDSM erotica that offers a story for every kink and every fantasy. Whether you're into girl on girl, chains, voyeurism, and lord knows what in between, Alison Tyler has included a steamy tale in this collection to scratch your itch. Even the cover draws you in, making this book one that tempts you from cover to cover. Of course, as is sure to happen with every anthology or collection, I did enjoy some stories more than others. I'll highlight briefly my top three, in no particular order, in the lines below.
One of the short stories within Twisted is called "The Customer's Waiting" written by Giselle Renarde. This escapade features two lovely ladies, a boring night at work, and a few cable ties. Add in some sexual tension and some great attention to after care and you've got a sizzling story that will leave you hot and bothered.
The next of my picks is "Bondage Blogging" by Meadow Parker. A huge fan of a husband and wife duo's bondage blog gets the chance of a lifetime when she gets an email from the couple saying that they'll be in town if she wants to get dinner. She never suspected that she'd get a very special BDSM experience that is not available online. As a blogger, this one struck me a biiiiiit personally in a great way. Maybe I should follow more naughty blogs!
My final pick is entitled "Rope Drought" and is written by Teresa Noelle Roberts. When the land finally gets some much needed rain, Zeke and Ellie decide to take a walk to get wet- in more ways than one- out on their farm. The descriptions in this one are particularly lovely, and it made me wish I didn't have such a high population of people and neighbors nearby.
From farms to offices, homes to camp there's a fantasy for everyone. Though these three are the ones that stood out to me, each story is worth reading for different reasons. Each author brings a unique set of characters, kink, and voice to make each one arousing, making you want to read more and more. Another plus of this book is that because the stories are only related by theme, bondage, you can stop and start reading with ease. Fans of BDSM erotica, or even erotica in general, will not be left disappointed by this collection.
Thank you so much to Cleis Press for giving me a copy of Twisted in exchange for my honest review. This review can also be found on my blog, Bitches n Prose.
One of the short stories within Twisted is called "The Customer's Waiting" written by Giselle Renarde. This escapade features two lovely ladies, a boring night at work, and a few cable ties. Add in some sexual tension and some great attention to after care and you've got a sizzling story that will leave you hot and bothered.
The next of my picks is "Bondage Blogging" by Meadow Parker. A huge fan of a husband and wife duo's bondage blog gets the chance of a lifetime when she gets an email from the couple saying that they'll be in town if she wants to get dinner. She never suspected that she'd get a very special BDSM experience that is not available online. As a blogger, this one struck me a biiiiiit personally in a great way. Maybe I should follow more naughty blogs!
My final pick is entitled "Rope Drought" and is written by Teresa Noelle Roberts. When the land finally gets some much needed rain, Zeke and Ellie decide to take a walk to get wet- in more ways than one- out on their farm. The descriptions in this one are particularly lovely, and it made me wish I didn't have such a high population of people and neighbors nearby.
From farms to offices, homes to camp there's a fantasy for everyone. Though these three are the ones that stood out to me, each story is worth reading for different reasons. Each author brings a unique set of characters, kink, and voice to make each one arousing, making you want to read more and more. Another plus of this book is that because the stories are only related by theme, bondage, you can stop and start reading with ease. Fans of BDSM erotica, or even erotica in general, will not be left disappointed by this collection.
Thank you so much to Cleis Press for giving me a copy of Twisted in exchange for my honest review. This review can also be found on my blog, Bitches n Prose.
February 25, 2018
Reviewed by Heather
Book provided by Cleis Press
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
First of all, I just want to say that I absolutely love the cover of this book! I feel like it gathers all of the stories and poems into one awesome picture.
I am usually a novel reader but I enjoyed the short stories and poems from this book. Because they are all so short, the storyline must be ran through quickly but the details are still great and the poems are awesome!
I don’t enjoy stories that move so quickly that they don’t seem realistic. This is not the case for most of the short stories in this book. One of my favorite stories is A Keeper by Sommer Marsden (pages 49-59). It is a story about two friends, one of which had been burned in previous relationships. The details and storyline in this story are very realistic and, although it is short, it is very good. I love that this book is not gender specific. Both men and women could enjoy reading this.
If you like reading kinky poems and short stories, I would definitely recommend this book. It is great to read in the tub or bed when you don’t have a lot of time but you want to read some kink. The stories have a really good mixture of fantasies and no two stories are too much alike. There is little something for everyone no matter what you are in to.
Book provided by Cleis Press
Review originally posted at Romancing the Book
First of all, I just want to say that I absolutely love the cover of this book! I feel like it gathers all of the stories and poems into one awesome picture.
I am usually a novel reader but I enjoyed the short stories and poems from this book. Because they are all so short, the storyline must be ran through quickly but the details are still great and the poems are awesome!
I don’t enjoy stories that move so quickly that they don’t seem realistic. This is not the case for most of the short stories in this book. One of my favorite stories is A Keeper by Sommer Marsden (pages 49-59). It is a story about two friends, one of which had been burned in previous relationships. The details and storyline in this story are very realistic and, although it is short, it is very good. I love that this book is not gender specific. Both men and women could enjoy reading this.
If you like reading kinky poems and short stories, I would definitely recommend this book. It is great to read in the tub or bed when you don’t have a lot of time but you want to read some kink. The stories have a really good mixture of fantasies and no two stories are too much alike. There is little something for everyone no matter what you are in to.
January 30, 2024
Most of these are fine. All of them except three are het (one m/m, one f/f, and one m/f/f), and only one of those het ones features a woman as dominant. I listened to the audiobook, which was mixed quality depending on the narrator.
August 9, 2014
**I received an ARC. All views expressed are my own**
We all know I’m a sucker for Alison’s anthologies, and Twisted is no different.
Today I’m doing a review of Bondage Blogging by Meadow Parker from that antho.
I was inspired to review this particular story because long ago and far away I was a sex blogger. (My former blog was deactivated and locked.) As a former blogger, I approached Bondage Blogging assuming the blogger(s) would be narrating the story. Instead, our narrator is a fan of a former couple who had a brief but popular blog highlighting their bondage exploits. (The brief but popular sex blogger is an all too true detail of the sex bloggersphere.) A slightly adorkable novice, she is soon fast in over her head when the couple begins a seduction, and then eagerly hands herself over to them. The way Parker describes the sensation of hot wax landing on your skin, particularly skin that has been recently punished had me wondering if I still had any bondage friendly candles sitting around. Any story that inspires me like that gets a thumbs up.
If you pick up Twisted, be sure to let me (and alison @msalisontyler on twitter) know which one you liked best!
We all know I’m a sucker for Alison’s anthologies, and Twisted is no different.
Today I’m doing a review of Bondage Blogging by Meadow Parker from that antho.
I was inspired to review this particular story because long ago and far away I was a sex blogger. (My former blog was deactivated and locked.) As a former blogger, I approached Bondage Blogging assuming the blogger(s) would be narrating the story. Instead, our narrator is a fan of a former couple who had a brief but popular blog highlighting their bondage exploits. (The brief but popular sex blogger is an all too true detail of the sex bloggersphere.) A slightly adorkable novice, she is soon fast in over her head when the couple begins a seduction, and then eagerly hands herself over to them. The way Parker describes the sensation of hot wax landing on your skin, particularly skin that has been recently punished had me wondering if I still had any bondage friendly candles sitting around. Any story that inspires me like that gets a thumbs up.
If you pick up Twisted, be sure to let me (and alison @msalisontyler on twitter) know which one you liked best!
May 24, 2014
A copy of this book was provided by the publisher for an honest review at Night Owl Reviews. The full text of the review can be found there.
Although I enjoyed reading the whole book, there were a few selections that I would definitely consider as favorites. They were the stories where I was immediately engaged without having any idea what would happen next, and pleased by where the story ended up: “Foundation Stone” by Jax Baynard, “Rope Drought” by Teresa Noelle Roberts, and “Broken” by Alison Tyler. These three stories explored a variation on the bondage theme that I found unique without being over the top, and each made me wish that they had more pages. Not because I found what was there to be incomplete, but so I could stay in the worlds they’d created for just a bit longer.
If you’re a fan of short erotic fiction, and bondage is one of your reading kinks, you can’t go wrong with Twisted. It’s a perfect example of what makes the Cleis Press erotic anthologies so reliably good.
Although I enjoyed reading the whole book, there were a few selections that I would definitely consider as favorites. They were the stories where I was immediately engaged without having any idea what would happen next, and pleased by where the story ended up: “Foundation Stone” by Jax Baynard, “Rope Drought” by Teresa Noelle Roberts, and “Broken” by Alison Tyler. These three stories explored a variation on the bondage theme that I found unique without being over the top, and each made me wish that they had more pages. Not because I found what was there to be incomplete, but so I could stay in the worlds they’d created for just a bit longer.
If you’re a fan of short erotic fiction, and bondage is one of your reading kinks, you can’t go wrong with Twisted. It’s a perfect example of what makes the Cleis Press erotic anthologies so reliably good.
July 16, 2014
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