Fall Into Winter: In a Class By Itself

(I have several reviews of recent reads I want to post soon, but I just finished Fall Into Winter by Eden Baylee, and I'm so knocked-on-my-ass blown away I wanted to share this review immediately. The genre is erotica, so if that's not your thing, I understand. But if you're at all intrigued, read on. This is the collection that could change ambiguous opinions on erotica and its place in the literary world forever!)

Do you think erotica is just a bunch of shallow characters, trite and repetitious phrases, and crazy sex scenes? If you do, Fall Into Winter will change your mind. Eden Baylee gives us four incredible stories with rich characters and story lines... as well as a lot of sizzling sex scenes. They range from impulsive to calculated to breathtakingly romantic. The characters and their histories add to the richness of the stories. When her character, Elena, who is trying to have a career as a writer of erotica, is asked if the stories are about sex, she says, "Not exactly. They're not *about* sex, but they include it." This perfectly describes Eden Baylee's approach to erotica, and it's what sets her in a class by herself. You'll sizzle through the sex scenes, which are well-written with a wide range of descriptives beyond the usual (standard, over-used) vocabulary list employed by the majority of erotica writers, and you'll also care about the characters, their situations and the reasons that lead them to these encounters. Best of all, these four stories are not the same premise re-written with slightly different characters and settings. Each is unique, and a pleasure to savor. Prior to reading this book, I'd just finished reading what might be the worst "erotica" in the history of the written word. Practically enough to put me off sex for the rest of my life. But this book restored my faith in the genre (which I do truly love), and in the fact that erotica can truly be good literature in addition to a sexy read. Thanks, Eden!