Fern Barrie wants to make classy porn movies for women. Along with Danila and her other student friends, she has talent, enthusiasm, a willing cast, but not enough money. In order to get the funding, they decide to enter a competition to make an amateur movie, and to cut costs Danila persuades the owner of an isolated farm to let them shoot there. However, Jonathan Parnell, the farm's owner, is far too attractive for Fern's peace of mind, and it soon turns out that the farm is anything but isolated. And adding to Fern's distractions is a mysterious, glamorous older woman who seems to be following Jonathan.
Mary Gentle is currently one of my favourite fantasy authors. Here she is writing under the regular pseudonym she uses when writing dirty stories. And it is a very dirty story. Phew. I prefer her fantasy stuff, as this read too much like a pastiche of bad porn movies. Rated R18 for frequent strong sex scenes, frequent nudity, coarse language and adult themes. 2/5