My work has always been ripe with sensual elements, but I didn't start writing full-out erotica until 2000. A random meeting led me to an erotic publisher. I sent her a few stories I thought were erotica. She replied that she liked the writing, but the stories didn't have enough sex in them. In mainstream literature, she explained, writers usually stop when they get to the sex scene. In erotica, that's when the action begins. For a moment, I was taken aback. Could I represent actual sex on the page? Then I started thinking about it. Sex, too, is an aspect of a healthy life. It doesn't really make sense that writers are urged to describe everything in detail, but sketch over sexual encounters. As I began to explore the genre, I found writing about sex flowed in perfectly with my stories. It didn't seem like an interruption or a trip into left field. Ultimately, the publisher found all of my character building to be too much. Her readers, she said, are eager to get to the sex. But as a writer, I'm interested not only in the sex, but also in the context of the sex. Who are these people? Why are they having sex? Where are they having sex? What was the seduction? What is the result?

I have not had much erotica published, so I've only included excerpts here. Not all of them are the juicy moments, but hopefully, each of them contain a seed of intrigue that makes you want to keep reading. Select from When Kai Does Red, The Dance of Love, and The Sexiest Seconds, by using the pull-down bar in the top right-hand corner. Enjoy.