Hot to the Touch: Views from the Polyamory Lifestyle

by Cole Riley (Editor)

Overview

This new collection from well-known editor Cole Riley propels readers into the heads, hearts, and libidos of lovers committed to the Poly Life, open relationships, open communication, and open bedroom doors. With stories from those just beginning to explore the poly lifestyle to those that have years of experience pleasing multiple partners—in or out of the bedroom, together or separately—this collection will arouse your senses and make you yearn for your own menagerie of sexual partners, lovers, and so much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781627785105
Publisher:	Cleis Press
Publication date:	04/14/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Cole Riley, an innovative voice in urban literature, produced several early street classics: Hot Snake Nights, Rough Trade, The Devil To Pay, The Killing Kind, Dark Blood Moon, and more recently, Harlem Confidential, Guilty As Sin and the hit, Little White Lies. His erotica has been featured in many anthologies, including Brown Sugar, After Hours, Intimacy, and Maxim Jakubowski's The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica. He has edited the collections, Making The Hook-up and Too Much Boogie. He lives and writes in New York City.
Cole Riley, an innovative voice in urban literature, produced several early street classics: Hot Snake Nights, Rough Trade, The Devil To Pay, The Killing Kind, Dark Blood Moon, and more recently, Harlem Confidential and Guilty As Sin. His erotica has been featured in many anthologies, including Intimacy and Maxim Jakubowski's The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica. In literary legend Ishmael Reed's newest book, Mixing It Up, Riley is cited as one of the influences on top-notch crime scribes Richard Price, George Pelacanos, and others. He lives and writes in New York City.

Editorial Reviews

02/10/2020

Riley (Little White Lies) brings together 14 titillating tales of threesomes and moresomes in this anthology of polyamorous erotica, but readers invested in polyamory as more than a curious kink will find the stories heavy on open heterosexual relationships, leaving other polyamorous arrangements largely unexplored. Janine Ashbless’s playful “Meet My Husband” and Sommen Madsen’s high-tension “Him” showcase the power of combining the erotic energy of three different lovers, while Kristina Wright’s “One Last Fling” sees a bachelorette party end with a joyous romp between a group of friends in the back of a limo. Among the stories that delve into other relationship models, Teresa Noelle Roberts’s tender “Homecoming,” featuring an established triad, stands out for its exquisite emotional dynamics. Disappointingly, several pieces, like Remittance Girl’s awkward “The Dinner Party” and Abigail Ekue’s cruisy “Speed Play,” throw outsiders into sexual situations with a preexisting couple without first establishing consent. The editor’s own contribution, “The Benefit of the Doubt,” leans heavily on exposition, leaving little space for sexiness. Though not a definitive collection of poly erotica, this anthology will appeal to those who want well-crafted, cheating-free stories that explore sexuality beyond the couple. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly