Alison's Wonderland

Alison’s Wonderland

An Erotic Collection Edited By

Alison Tyler

www.spice-books.co.uk

About the Author

Jacqueline Applebee

 is a black British woman, who breaks down barriers with smut. Jacqueline’s stories have appeared in various anthologies and on Web sites, including, Clean-sheets,

Best Women’s Erotica 2008

 and

2009, Ultimate Lesbian Erotica 2008

 and

2009,

 and

Best Lesbian Erotica 2008.

 Jacqueline’s favorite fairy tale is “Three Little Pigs” because she has a thing for adventurous bacon. Jacqueline’s Web site is http://www.writing-in-shadows.co.uk. 

Janine Ashbless

 started her erotica career with her single-author collection of fairy and fantasy stories,

Cruel Enchantment,

 published by Black Lace in 2000. Her follow-up collection,

Dark Enchantment,

 appeared in 2009. In between came three erotic novels and various short stories, including one that made it into

Best Women’s Erotica 2009.

 Her favorite fairy tales are “East of the Sun and West of the Moon” (which she retold as

Bearskin

 in the novella collection

Enchanted

) and the horribly creepy “Mr. Fox.” She lives in the U.K. and blogs at www.janineashbless.blogspot.com where she enthuses about mythology, Victorian art and minotaurs.

Rachel Kramer Bussel

 (www.rachelkramerbussel.com) is an author, editor, blogger and reading-series host. She has edited more than twenty anthologies, including

Tasting Him, Tasting Her, Spanked, Dirty Girls

 and

Best Sex Writing 2008

 and

2009.

 She is senior editor at

Penthouse Variations,

 writes the “Dating Drama” column for the

Frisky,

 and hosts

In The Flesh Reading Series.

 Her writing has been published in more than a hundred anthologies, including

Best American Erotica 2004

 and

2006,

 as well as

Cosmopolitan, Fresh Yarn, Huffington Post, Newsday, the New York Post,

 the

San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out New York,

 the

Village Voice

 and

Zink,

 and she has appeared on

NY1, The Berman and Berman Show

 and

The Martha Stewart Show.

 Her favorite fairy tale is “Cinderella,” with whom she shares a shoe fetish (high heels especially), though she also envies Rapunzel’s long hair. 

T. C. Calligari

 lives in British Columbia, writing in many worlds of what-if. She grew up reading fairy tales and fables from the children’s series

My Book House.

 Her favorite though is “East of the Sun and West of the Moon,” a Norwegian fairy tale based on the Eros and Psyche myth where the woman must rescue her prince. T.C.’s stories have appeared in

E Is for Exotic, B Is for Bondage,

 as well as

Open for Business, Naughty or Nice

 and

Guilty Pleasures.

 “Stocking Stuffers” is featured in the

Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica.

Heidi Champa

 is a typical last-born child. Snarky, attention-seeking and rebellious, she chooses to write dirty stories to keep out of real trouble. Her work appears in

Tasting Him

 and

Frenzy.

 She has also steamed up the pages of

Bust

 magazine. If you prefer your erotica in electronic form, look for her at Clean-Sheets, Ravenous Romance and The Erotic Woman. Despite her latent cynicism, her favorite fairy tale will always be “Beauty and the Beast.” Find her online at heidichampa.blogspot.com.

Portia Da Costa

 is a British author of romance, erotic romance and romantic fiction, specializing in intense, character-driven contemporary novels, and praised for the vivid emotional depth of her writing. Since 1990, she has had more than twenty titles published, as well as around a hundred short stories, and her work has been translated into many languages including German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian and Japanese. Always a lover of fantasy and fairy tale, she adores the stories of “Cinderella” and “Sleeping Beauty.” Portia lives in West Yorkshire with her husband and her cats and she enjoys reading and watching television. 

Andrea Dale’s

 stories have appeared in

Do Not Disturb: Hotel Sex Stories, Frenzy,

 the

Mammoth Book of the Kama Sutra

 and

Dirty Girls,

 among many others. With coauthors, she has sold novels to Cheek Books (

A Little Night Music,

 Sarah Dale) and Black Lace Books (

Cat Scratch Fever,

 Sophie Mouette) and even more short stories. In other incarnations she writes SFF and media tie-in. A lover of fantasy, mythology and the fae folk since a young age, her favorite tale is that of Tam Lin, because the heroine rescues the hero for once. For more information, check out her Web site at www.cyvarwydd.com. 

Bella Dean

 is new to the business of dirty stories. She still blushes when she types, but has no plans to give it up. Her work has appeared in

Afternoon Delight.

 She lives with her small family in her small house in her small town. Her favorite fairy tale growing up was “Cinderella.” Even then she had a thing for shoes and hot men. 

Once upon a time, a playwright scarred by her first lover’s betrayal and an actor who lost his love in the 9/11 conflagration came together in a shabby off-Broadway theater. Though this is not

Erica DeQuaya’s

 background, it formed the backbone for her critically acclaimed first erotic romance novel,

Backstage Affair.

 Five novels and many short stories later, Erica continues living her own happily-ever-after as she pens erotic and mainstream books (including her well-received hockey romance series) from her middle-class castle in Texas. Erica shares her royal surroundings with her beloved handsome prince and soul mate of more than two decades, a princeling of a son, two loyal, if somewhat neurotic, dogs and a collection of geckos in the backyard. 

Benjamin Eliot

 is a stay-at-home dad and a WWII freak. He has a huge collection of memorabilia and books and has been known to trap unsuspecting people for impromptu historical lectures. He loves his wife, his kids and his old-piece-of-crap car. For the record, he can fix a toilet and even install a faucet. Benjamin was never one for fairy tales, but in college he found he could really get into a good meaty greek myth. Look for more of his work in the future. He’s just getting started with his storytelling. 

A. D. R.

Forte’s

 erotic short fiction appears in various anthologies including collections from Black Lace, Cleis Press and Circlet Press. Her favorite fairy tale, of course, is “Beauty and the Beast.” Visit her at www.adrforte.com. 

Lana Fox’s

 erotic stories have appeared in anthologies by Xcite, and she also publishes literary fiction under a different name. She started writing erotica when she gave a reading and members of the audience came up afterward saying, “Your work is all about sex,” when she didn’t think it was! Her favorite fairy tale is “Little Red Riding Hood,” especially when it’s turned on its head and Red has a feisty side. 

Shanna Germain’s

 work has appeared in places like

Best American Erotica, Best Bondage Erotica, Best Gay Romance, Frenzy

 and

Luscious.

 She’s obsessed with the wolf and the girl in the red cloak, and often sings a darker version of “Li’l Red Riding Hood,” by Sam the Sham. Visit her at www.shannagermain.com. 

Bryn Haniver,

 a nature lover and sexy B-movie aficionado, writes fiction from islands and peninsulas whenever possible, and prefers fairy tales with menacing mermaids, like “The Mermaid and the Boy.” Bryn’s work has appeared in

Red Hot Erotica

 and

B Is for Bondage.

Georgia E. Jones

 graduated with an MFA from Mills College. Her stories have appeared in the

Santa Barbara Review

 and the literary magazine

Estero.

 She lives in northern California. Her favorite fairy tale is “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” because the heroine is smart and resourceful. 

Tsaurah Litzky

 is an internationally known writer of erotica whose work has appeared in more than seventy-five publications, including

Best American Erotica

 (eight times),

Best International Erotica

 (twice),

X: the Erotic Treasury, Penthouse,

 the

New York Times, Sex For America, K is For Kinky, Got A Minute, The Merry XXXmas Book of Erotica, Politically Inspired, The Urban Bizarre, Dirty Girls, Evergreen Review 12.

 Simon & Schuster published her erotic novella,

The Motion of the Ocean,

 as part of

Three the Hard Way,

 a series of erotic novellas edited by Susie Bright. Tsaurah Litzky’s groundbreaking erotic writing class, Silk Sheets: Writing Erotica, is now in its eleventh year at the New School in Manhattan. Tsaurah believes that great sex often is inspired by a pair of shoes and that fairy tales do come true.

Kristina Lloyd

 is the author of three erotic novels,

Darker Than Love, Asking for Trouble

 and

Split,

 all published by Black Lace. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies and magazines in both the U.K. and U.S., and her novels have been translated into German, Dutch and Japanese. She has a master’s degree in twentieth-century literature, and has been described as “a fresh literary talent” who “writes sex with a formidable force.” She lives in Brighton on the south coast of England and her favorite fairy tale is “Little Red Riding Hood” because it’s dark, sinister and short on princesses. For more, visit http://kristinalloyd.wordpress.com. 

Nikki Magennis

 is a Scottish author of erotica and erotic romance. She grew up on fairy tales and has always loved “The Red Shoes.” Lily takes her name from a song on Kate Bush’s

Red Shoes

 album. In folklore, lilies are used to break spells or enchantments. Nikki’s second novel,

The New Rakes,

 is published by Black Lace, and you can find her work in many anthologies. She is currently working on a collection of short stories and could use a spot of lily juice to break her procrastination habit. Read more at: http://nikkimagennis.blogspot.com. 

Sommer Marsden

 writes her naughty fiction from a small town near the Chesapeake Bay. Her work has appeared in dozens of print anthologies and magazines, and her stories haunt many Internet sites on a regular basis. When she was a little girl, she loved the tale of “The Princess and the Pea,” mostly because she is a complainer at heart. You can see what she’s up to at www.SmutGirl.blogspot.com. 

N. T. Morley

 is the author of sixteen published novels of erotic dominance and submission, including

The Visitor, The Nightclub, The Appointment

 and the trilogies

The Castle, The

Library

 and

The Office.

 Morley has also edited two anthologies,

MASTER and slave,

 and has contributed to many erotic anthologies, including the

Naughty Stories from A to Z

 series, the

Sweet Life

 series, the

Best New Erotica

 series, and many other anthologies. Morley’s favorite fairy tale is unquestionably

Pretty Woman,

 though there’s something strangely hot about

Leaving Las Vegas.

 That said, there’s lots to love about “Sleeping Beauty,” the Anne Rice version. Visit www.ntmorley.com for more information. 

Elspeth Potter’s

 stories have appeared in

The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica, Periphery: Erotic Lesbian Futures, Best Lesbian Romance 2009, Best Lesbian Erotica

 and

Best Women’s Erotica.

 Her erotic novel

The Duchess, Her Maid, the Groom, and their Lover,

 by Victoria Janssen, was a 2008 release from Harlequin Spice.

The Moonlight Mistress

 was released in December 2009. Her favorite fairy tale is “The Tinderbox.” Read more at www.victoriajanssen.com. 

Thomas S. Roche

 is the author of more than two hundred published stories that fall into the horror, fantasy, crime, paranormal and erotica genres—frequently all at once. His books include

His

 and

Hers,

 two short-story collections written with Alison Tyler, and

Dark Matter,

 a collection of his own stories, as well as four anthologies of fantasy/horror and three books of erotic crime stories. Roche has always had a love-hate relationship with fairy tales. He hated them as a child because there were rarely any spaceships in them. As an adult, he has adapted dozens of fairy tales for various projects, starting with a rewrite of

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

 he did in the mid-1990s. He’s very fond of “The Little Match Girl,” probably due to his lingering goth damage from the eighties. He blogs about such topics as ghosts, aliens, sex and politics at www.thomasroche.com.

Donna George Storey

 is the author of

Amorous Woman,

 a semi-autobiographical tale of an American’s steamy love affair with Japan. Her short fiction has been published in over ninety journals and anthologies, including

X:The Erotic Treasury, Naughty or Nice, Frenzy, Best Women’s Erotica,

 and

The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica.

 Her favorite fairy tale is “The Twelve Dancing Princesses,” not only because she played the role of Angelica in a summer-theater production in high school, but because she can really relate to the story of girls who are perfect ladies by day sneaking off to a magical land every night to dance Freudian holes in their slippers with charming princes. Read more of her work at www.DonnaGeorgeStorey.com. 

Sophia Valenti’s

 erotica has appeared in

Afternoon Delight

 and

Playing with Fire.

 She believes in happily-ever-afters, but thinks that sometimes fate needs a little push in the right direction. Her favorite fairy tale is “The Ugly Duckling” because coming into your own is as important as finding your place. Visit her at www.sophiavalenti.blogspot.com. 

Saskia Walker

 loves to read and write stories where magic and passion are found in unexpected situations. Her favorite fairy tales reflect this, stories like “Cinderella,” and the tales of “Scheherazade” and the “Arabian Nights.” Saskia began writing in 1996 and her fiction has now been published in more than fifty anthologies. Her novel-length work spans from contemporary erotic romance to exotic fantasy. Saskia lives in the north of England on the windswept Yorkshire moors, where she happily spends her days spinning yarns. She has lots more stories to tell, so be sure to visit www.saskiawalker.co.uk. 

Allison Wonderland

 has a B.A. in women’s studies, a weakness for lollipops and a fondness for rubber ducks. Her favorite sound is Fran Drescher’s voice, and her cocktail of choice is a Shirley Temple. On the fairy-tale front, she is quite fond of Jane Yolen’s collection,

Not One Damsel in Distress.

 (She finds the dearth of distressed damsels very refreshing.) Allison has contributed to numerous anthologies, including

Island Girls, Hurts So Good, Coming Together: At Last

 and

Visible: A Femmethology.

 See what she’s up to at http://aisforallison.blogspot.com.

For Sam.

Introduction

Down the rabbit hole I go, in search of fractured fairy tales and manhandled myths, the type that would make Snow White blush Rose Red. Why fables and rhymes and stories of years gone by? Because the familiar cadence of these magical tales clings to us like the fabric of dreams. The

once upon a time

 is already in place—the

happily-ever-after

 is waiting for us. It’s the part in the middle that’s rich with promise, the sticky-sweet candy-colored goodness of a whole new type of “Hansel and Gretel” story.

The truth is that we all love a happy ending (traditional or otherwise), especially when the characters turn out to be kinky. To that end, I’ve compiled twenty-seven brand-spanking-new stories from such popular erotic writers as Thomas S. Roche, Tsaurah Litzky and Shanna Germain.

Many fables are immediately recognizable. Sommer Marsden’s “The Three Billys” is neatly spotted as a modern-day goat story, although the gruffest of the Billys has a far dirtier method of dealing with (Ms.) Troll than in the original tale. Kristina Lloyd’s “David” riffs on “Sleeping Beauty” in a myriad of ways. A surreal vampire yarn, her Beauty not only wakes up to her deep sexual submission, but she awakens her very own handsome prince. Bella Dean’s “Wolff’s Tavern” turns the tale of “Little Red Riding Hood” inside out—this Wolff comes to Ruby’s rescue. Sophia Valenti’s “The Cougar of Cobble Hill” is based firmly on the sole of “The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe,” while Jacqueline Applebee’s “Slutty Cinderella” features the only wannabe princess I know who needs a shave. T. C. Calligari spins the Grimms’ somewhat obscure fable “The Magic Table, the Golden Donkey and the Club in the Sack” into “A Taste for Treasure,” featuring a magical stick, crop and cot.

Several writers approached the same story, but with wickedly different results. “Fool’s Gold” by Shanna Germain retells “Rumpelstiltskin” from the point of view of a woman so tightly bound by her own desires she doesn’t know what she wants. Georgia E. Jones tackles the same fairy tale from more than five hundred years in the past, in the boisterous court of King Edward V. Ms. Jones’s story shows that no matter what the date, love is always in fashion. Nikki Magennis’s darkly beautiful “Red Shoes (Redux)” contrasts deliciously with Tsaurah Litzky’s “Dancing Shoes,” which features an older (but just as intriguing) protagonist, with a little bit of Cinderella for good measure.

Other creations in this collection are magical stories in their own right: Portia Da Costa’s “Unveiling His Muse” reads like a brand-new fairy tale, and Andrea Dale’s “The Broken Fiddle” has the cadence of an old Irish legend. In “The Midas F★ck,” Erica DeQuaya delves into what might happen if a woman’s secret wish came true. A. D. R. Forte’s “Moonset” begs the question “Is that a werewolf in my bed, or are you just happy to see me?” In “Managers and Mermen,” Donna George Storey’s fantasy mermaid lives only in her main character’s mind—or

does

 she? In Lana Fox’s “Always Break the Spines,” a naughty coed learns that fairy tales can hurt. Literally. Her lover punishes her with a leather-bound book.

What ingredients are required to create a modern-day fairy tale? Sometimes all that’s needed is a little magic dust—and a bit of lube. Bryn Haniver’s ever-so-dirty “Mastering Their Dungeons” draws on a familiar game, but not everyone could turn a dorm room into a setting for a modern-day myth. Benjamin Eliot has conjured his own version of Sisyphus, with a protagonist forced to fix the same facility for what appears to be an eternity in “An Uphill Battle.” Rachel Kramer Bussel’s “Let Down Your Libido” features a completely different type of prison for a Rapunzel of the new millennium. And Thomas S. Roche’s “Cupid Has Signed Off” takes us from sex play in the online universe to a sizzling scenario IRL (in real li