Cleis Press: 438 books

Beautiful bodies, searing male-male action, and wickedly inventive writing: all the things that make you read and reread your gay erotica books until the covers curl and the pages drop open to your favorite scenes. Chances are a few volumes of Best Gay Erotica are among the books you can't part with....

Sexy gay stories set to the irresistible beat of the city. Many a confident urban gay man in the Castro, West Hollywood, and Chelsea was once a wide-eyed newcomer. Every year thousands of young men arrive in these queer-friendly neighborhoods, seduced by city life and its sexual possibilities....

The dance between the viewer and the viewed fuels the stories of I Like to Watch, a stunning anthology of gay erotica for voyeurs and exhibitionists. In the words of editor Christopher Pierce, "the possibilities are as varied as the individuals who have watched and performed this ritual since the...

Flesh or fantasy? In Fairy Tale Sex, you can have BOTH! A baker wonders whether an intriguing sweet-toothed fairy is after sugar or something more tantalizing in “Devil’s Food Cake” by Shanna Germain.Mexican folk tales meet the story of the little magic girl in Anne Meadows’ “Matches”...

Eyes blindfolded. Mouth gagged. Hands chained to the headboard. You’re on display, ready for him—ready to be used. And the only sound in the room is your own breathing...until you hear him close the door behind you. Let these tales give you inspiration for the next time you find yourself in a...

Spanking is probably the most unconsidered model of balance. Though spanking is commonly seen as an act of submission, the spanked has the unasserted power to bring the spanker to their quivering knees. Each of these six stories, paints a picture of spanking that is drastically different from the...

Think back to the first time you came so hard you cried out. The first time you surrendered fully and spiraled into euphoria, every inch of your body consumed by pleasure. You didn’t care who heard your gasping, open-mouthed cries of passion—all you could focus on was the ecstasy. That’s what...

Alex Algren likes flash fiction, especially if it is about quickies. In Quick Sex she has curated a collection of delectable bon mots to quicken the pulse and give you ideas for your next lunch hour!

When She Was Good journeys into the world of lesbian sex with uncommon, edgy stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights. Edited by best-selling author Tristan Taormino and selected and introduced by the dynamic Sister Spit performer Ali Liebegott, this latest edition of the best-selling lesbian erotica series in America is sensual, inventive, and breathtaking.

Designated the "queen of lesbian pulp fiction" for authoring five landmark novels, Ann Bannon's work defined lesbian fiction for the pre-Stonewall generation. Unlike many writers of the period, however, Bannon broke through the shame and isolation typically portrayed in lesbian pulps, offering...

This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising their children in every city and state. Through extensive research and interviews, as well as years of experience working in the field, the authors cover gender variance...

Best Lesbian Romance presents the juiciest, most seductive lesbian love stories. The erotic stories of Best Lesbian Romance put a new spin on lesbian love. In Lynne Jamneck’s “Shooting Snow,” set in Greenland, a photographer and the scientist who has brought her north gradually melt the...

Experience the Heights of Passion and the Depths of Desire. We've all been there—so taken by a lover that you just can't stop thinking about him. Your imagination runs wild, fueling your fantasies. You feel hot, feverish, out of control. Your only hope of release is to possess and be possessed....

From the award-winning author of The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov comes the brilliantly conceived and precisely rendered novel Immaculate Blue, which explores the lives of four people — Anatole, Leigh, Chris, and Lydia — and their intermingled and unwinding desires. Set in upstate New York, the...