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Shivers
Eight darkly erotic and horrifically delicious stories guaranteed to give you shivers, in more ways than one!
In 'The Ride,' Annabelle hitches a ride from a stranger in a small town, where every day is the same. She longs for adventure and is looking to get out to find it…but it turns out that, even in the backwoods, nothing is as it seems after all…
In 'The Gingerbread Man,' Lindy runs into an unexpected snow storm on the way to her fiance’s on Christmas Eve, but will the charming, kindly gentleman who comes to her rescue turn out to be more saccharine than sweet?
In 'The Laundry Chute,' an old-fashioned laundry chute in a big, rambling farm house proves deadly for a group of young, adventurous boys…
In 'Advent Calendar,' Jay is a player–a typical college student with one thing on his mind–and that doesn’t change when he meets Betsy. He wants nothing more than to take her five ways from Sunday, and Betsy doesn’t seem to object. Still, the more time he spends with her, the more she seems to affect him… When she gives him a homemade advent calendar for Christmas, Jay discovers the real meaning of the phrase, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”
In 'The Velvet Choker,' Lydia has heard the stories from her co-workers about the house at the apex of two dead end roads, but the young immigrant housekeeper isn’t scared easily. Working for the strange and reserved jewelry maker Hugo Kauffman pays well, and for that, she’s willing to overlook his eccentricities. But when Lydia finds a black, velvet choker in a box she’s been forbidden from opening, her life is changed forever, and she finds herself suddenly bound to the strange and eccentric old man who runs the household. Will the introduction and interest of the new, young portrait painter save her from her plight?
In 'Pumpkin Eater,' she doesn’t know how long she’s been with Belch, the strange man who grows giant pumpkins…she doesn’t even remember her own name… But when a kind police officer comes to buy a pumpkin from their patch, Beth begins to remember. Sheriff Will Walker’s instincts tell him that something is wrong, but he can’t quite put his finger on what. Will he be able to figure out the mystery in time?
All of the stories included: Silent Night, Mercy, The Velvet Choker, Pumpkin Eater, The Ride, Advent Calender, The Laundry Chute, The Gingerbread Man
(Warnings: This title contains graphic language, sex and elements of horror.)
In 'The Ride,' Annabelle hitches a ride from a stranger in a small town, where every day is the same. She longs for adventure and is looking to get out to find it…but it turns out that, even in the backwoods, nothing is as it seems after all…
In 'The Gingerbread Man,' Lindy runs into an unexpected snow storm on the way to her fiance’s on Christmas Eve, but will the charming, kindly gentleman who comes to her rescue turn out to be more saccharine than sweet?
In 'The Laundry Chute,' an old-fashioned laundry chute in a big, rambling farm house proves deadly for a group of young, adventurous boys…
In 'Advent Calendar,' Jay is a player–a typical college student with one thing on his mind–and that doesn’t change when he meets Betsy. He wants nothing more than to take her five ways from Sunday, and Betsy doesn’t seem to object. Still, the more time he spends with her, the more she seems to affect him… When she gives him a homemade advent calendar for Christmas, Jay discovers the real meaning of the phrase, “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.”
In 'The Velvet Choker,' Lydia has heard the stories from her co-workers about the house at the apex of two dead end roads, but the young immigrant housekeeper isn’t scared easily. Working for the strange and reserved jewelry maker Hugo Kauffman pays well, and for that, she’s willing to overlook his eccentricities. But when Lydia finds a black, velvet choker in a box she’s been forbidden from opening, her life is changed forever, and she finds herself suddenly bound to the strange and eccentric old man who runs the household. Will the introduction and interest of the new, young portrait painter save her from her plight?
In 'Pumpkin Eater,' she doesn’t know how long she’s been with Belch, the strange man who grows giant pumpkins…she doesn’t even remember her own name… But when a kind police officer comes to buy a pumpkin from their patch, Beth begins to remember. Sheriff Will Walker’s instincts tell him that something is wrong, but he can’t quite put his finger on what. Will he be able to figure out the mystery in time?
All of the stories included: Silent Night, Mercy, The Velvet Choker, Pumpkin Eater, The Ride, Advent Calender, The Laundry Chute, The Gingerbread Man
(Warnings: This title contains graphic language, sex and elements of horror.)
260 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2008
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About the author
Selena Kitt
415 books2,627 followersSelena Kitt is a NEW YORK TIMES bestselling and award-winning author of erotic and romance fiction. She is one of the highest selling erotic writers in the business with over two million books sold!
Her writing embodies everything from the spicy to the scandalous, but watch out-this kitty also has sharp claws and her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
When she’s not pawing away at her keyboard, Selena runs an innovative publishing company (www.excessica.com) and bookstore (www.excitica.com), as well as two erotica and erotic romance promotion companies (www.excitesteam.com and www.excitespice.com) and is now head of the Erotica Readers and Writers Association (www.erotica-readers.com).
Her books EcoErotica (2009), The Real Mother Goose (2010) and Heidi and the Kaiser (2011) were all Epic Award Finalists. Her only gay male romance, Second Chance, won the Epic Award in Erotica in 2011. Her story, Connections, was one of the runners-up for the 2006 Rauxa Prize, given annually to an erotic short story of “exceptional literary quality.”
She can be reached on her website at www.selenakitt.com
Her writing embodies everything from the spicy to the scandalous, but watch out-this kitty also has sharp claws and her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.
When she’s not pawing away at her keyboard, Selena runs an innovative publishing company (www.excessica.com) and bookstore (www.excitica.com), as well as two erotica and erotic romance promotion companies (www.excitesteam.com and www.excitespice.com) and is now head of the Erotica Readers and Writers Association (www.erotica-readers.com).
Her books EcoErotica (2009), The Real Mother Goose (2010) and Heidi and the Kaiser (2011) were all Epic Award Finalists. Her only gay male romance, Second Chance, won the Epic Award in Erotica in 2011. Her story, Connections, was one of the runners-up for the 2006 Rauxa Prize, given annually to an erotic short story of “exceptional literary quality.”
She can be reached on her website at www.selenakitt.com
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
March 1, 2014
This is another dark material from Ms. Kitt. The stories are all more or less horror ones with death in every single one. It's drastically different than some of the other lighthearted and relationship driven stories Ms. Kitt writes. I'm mixed about it. From a writing perspective it was okay. I enjoyed this still because I liked the darkness.
From an erotic standpoint, there is none. I didn't find anything arousing, even mildly. This collection actually reminds me of Poe a bit. The writing is not as tight, but it's the same feel. This is perhaps why I am rating it a 3 star.
From an erotic standpoint, there is none. I didn't find anything arousing, even mildly. This collection actually reminds me of Poe a bit. The writing is not as tight, but it's the same feel. This is perhaps why I am rating it a 3 star.
October 20, 2011
Great balance of kind of creepy and odd stories and really raunchy sex. DO NOT read this if you are easily offended by graphic sex. It is what it is. The stories were good and while some were predictable, they were not tedious or boring. I found myself intentionally slowing down toward the end of the book in order to prolong it. I did not want them to end. The Pumpkin Patch story creeped me out especially for some reason. But so did a couple of the other ones. Excellent stories and a very quick read. Took me about 24 hours from start to finish but that was reading only while I was at work and not the whole time. Sometimes I do have to work....sigh. At any rate, very enjoyable.
October 26, 2012
I absolutely loved this ! The Advent Calendar and The Velvet Choker were my favorites ! Great, great stories !
October 23, 2020
A erotic horror collection perfect for Halloween.
June 15, 2017
This anthology is amazing! While most every story has an element of sex in it, the stories themselves are not about the sex. This series of stories is all about horror. This is a great read for a dark and stormy night or around Halloween, but it touches on several other holidays as well so for those who like scary stories you can read this all year round. I had to make myself stop reading the first night (or else I would have been up all night) so I could go to work the next day and could not wait to get home to start reading again!
October 31, 2011
Read in 2010.
December 13, 2013
The stories are weird and creepy. But something seems to be missing.
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