Cirrus@Austlit

'From London in the 1820s to wartime in the 1940s and beyond, silk has been a decadent secret between lovers or a sensual slip of precious material covering the promise of heaven.

'Enjoy the erotic warmth of a work-roughened hand sliding teasingly, torturously along a bare, silken thigh. Or go on a rendezvous with pure passion and pleasure. But why stop there?' (Publication summary)

'Love, much like lollipops, can be sweet, sour and place us in some sticky situations.

'Some lollipops last but a short while and fill your mind with what might have been. Others can last all day long and leave you with candy-coated lips that beg for kisses. You know, the kind that last a lifetime.

'Sweet Treats 2023 features stories from some of Romance Writers of Australia's top sweet romance authors ready to sweeten your day with delicious kisses, second chances, and wrap you up in sugary delight.

'Grab your favourite beverage, a sweet treat or two, and enjoy our latest edition of story goodness.' (Publication summary)

'Cold and creamy, with a multitude of flavours, who doesn’t love an ice cream on a hot summers’ day? Or even lashed with warm chocolate fudge in winter? In a sundae, with hot apple pie, or in a spider.

'Ice creams and daydreams of love, oh my!

'SWEET TREATS 2022 features stories from Romance Writers Australia's top sweet romance entrants in a collection both heart warming and beach-read worthy.

'Grab your soft serve and settle in for a delightful night of romance short reads featuring unavailable flatmates, lemonade on hot afternoons, secrets and scandals.' (Publication summary)

'Hot and heavy, dark and dangerous, or sleek and sophisticated. What is it that makes machines so sexy?

'From V8s and vintage muscle tractors to space sailing aliens, spare parts and Captain's chairs, this super steamy short read collection is a perfect indulgence to discover new authors and how to grease a good machine, romance style.

'MACHINES is filled with spicy, erotic stories selected from the best of 2022's Romance Writers of Australia's entrants for SPICY BITES.' (Publication summary)

'The Mayans and the Aztecs (and those before them) knew what they were doing when they started turning cacao seeds into chocolate.

'Sweet, and smooth, chocolate was the perfect inspiration for some of Australia's best romance writers in 2021's SWEET TREATS.

'Peel back the wrapper on this book for fifteen delicious morsels of romance with a little chocolate on the side. From the Earth to the moon, historical tales to current day adventures, these stories are the type of candy your dentist would approve.' (Publication summary)

'As a fabric, denim has been popular since 1873, but it wasn't until the 1950's that James Dean and Marilyn Monroe gave it sex appeal.

'And now, some of the best erotic romance writers in Australia are bringing sexy back with their 2021 SPICY BITES.

'Open the cover of this book and sink into twelve short, but racy romances. From historical tales to current day fantasies, come with us to explore some of the spiciest fantasies going in this, and other, realms.'  (Publication summary)

'All you need is love. But a little leather now and then doesn’t hurt...

'Indulge in the sexy imaginings of the authors who have taken the theme of our 2020 erotic romance competition ("Leather") and given us a sizzling, hot to the touch collection.

'Leather has inspired stories that are sometimes soft and subtle, sometimes rough and tough. If you're looking for the naughtiest and most seductive around... give in to shameless temptation and live your wildest fantasies in our collection of fallen angels, AI encounters, friends to lovers; in locations from 19th century Cornwall to today's New Zealand high country with stopovers in exotic places in between.' (Publication summary)

'Want a little something sweet to read with your coffee?

'Our 2020 Sweet Treats anthology may be just the thing!

'Indulge in the top sweet romances from our 2020 sweet story ‘Cupcake‘ competition.

'Find charming stories of how love can be found over the simplest of ancient Chinese, complicated chilli chocolate or even blue iced cupcakes with a message.

'Cupcakes that have been broken then mended, just like hearts no matter whether it is tomorrow, today or years ago.

'Timeless, heart-warming stories for you to curl up with and love.'

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'Tiger's eye - Often overlooked in the sparkly world of gems, but holding mystery and allure at its heart. Representative of courage, luck, clarity, harmony and balance.' (Publication summary)

'In this collection of erotic short stories from the Romance Writers of Australia, we are transported to masquerade balls and costume parties; outback towns and moonlit beaches.

'Breaking through the masks that we put up to the world, and those we hide behind for our work. The masks we seek to shield ourselves with, cannot stop the truth of love, lust and pleasure and the men and women in these stories give in to their desires with fiery pleasure.

'Office trysts, one-night stands that don’t work out as expected, secret crushes, and lovers reunited.

'Travel to outback Australia, Venice, and Egypt. Snowstorms and dust storms, hotels and hospitals. This collection has it all. These eleven stories of passion will entice and excite, whatever your fancy.' (Publication summary)

'Perhaps you're normally a pacifist who dreams about being restrained and given a little rough treatment? Or a dominatrix earning her own way through life, supporting herself and her family with her skills in the bedroom? You could also be an innocent out for a taste of the not so chaste? Be it the gentle torture of bondage or the kiss of pain mingled with pleasure when the metal touches your heated skin, everyone has a secret, or not so secret, thing for chains.

'Whatever your fetish might be, join these Australian authors as they explore the exquisite vulnerabilities of witches, the strength of futuristic warriors and the needs of a martial arts master in a collection of short, erotic stories designed to entertain, to torment but most of all, to excite.' (Publication summary)

'Have you ever had a secret life?

'Ever done something you wouldn't normally dare to do?

'Ever received something you hadn't bargained for?

'Join us for Romance Writers of Australia's newest anthology offering, Spicy Bites. Only the steamiest of stories have made it through to the 2017 edition where passion and pleasure walk hand-in-hand during the daylight hours but fetish and fantasy linger long into the night.

'It's a different kind of buzz for the Tattoo edition. You'll meet women respectable in the boardroom and just plain naughty outside of it, her ink for his eyes only. Fantasies you can't even mention to your closest friends are unleashed online but you've saved the starring role just for him. Freedom is bartered and bought and even the pleasure bots are branded in this collection of erotic tales guaranteed to satisfy.

'Pour yourself a glass of wine, run a hot bath and lay back for what promises to be a hell of a ride...

'The inaugural Spicy Bites Short Story competition has been a highlight of the 2017 RWA contest year offering those at the hotter end of the passion scale a chance to showcase their talent. Competition to be included in the anthology is fierce resulting in a very fine selection of erotic stories from all romance subgenres. Judging is rigorous with each entry read by three judges and scored for writing technique, character development and the elusive X Factor. The stories must include the current year's theme, Tattoo for 2017, be under 5000 words and rated from steamy all the way to explicit sexual content. Our judges never cease to be amazed and delighted by the creativity and variety of entries within those guidelines.

'You won't be able to stop at just one.' (Publication summary)

'RWA's annual Little Gems anthology showcases the best short romantic stories from our members.' (Publication summary)