Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Foreword by Introduction: Making Lust Last Chapter 1: The Beginning of Lust Introduction: How it Starts, Why it Lasts Take It Off Sommer Marsden The Proposal Christopher Cole Chapter 2: Beyond Newlywed Lust Introduction: After the Honeymoon Circuit Charlotte Stein The Weight of Things Kristina Wright Chapter 3: Growing Your Lust Together Introduction: Nice to Meet You...Again Communication Exercises Jeremy Edwards Bound for the Bedroom Christine d'Abo Chapter 4: Lust After Parenthood Introduction: Pregnancy, Babies and Toddlers, Oh My! Just the Two of Us Christopher Cole This Moment Kristina Wright Chapter 5: Middle Aged Lust...and Beyond Introduction: Grow Old Along With Me Vintage Love Donna George Storey Doing It All Wrong Robin Elizabeth Sampson Chapter 6: Lust For Better or Worse Introduction: When the Going Gets Tough Made to Last Anya Richards Now Playing Christine d'Abo Chapter 7: Different Flavors of Lust Introduction: Exploring Your Boundaries A Little Something Different Heidi Champa Third Party Michael M. Jones Chapter 8: Celebrate Your Lust Introduction: Setting the Scene for Special Occasions Upcycling Kate Dominic The Next Best Thing Heidi Champa Chapter 9: Always Time for Lust Introduction: Inspiration for Your Own Adventures For the Sake of Literature Donna George Storey The Hotel Michael M. Jones The Key to my Heart Kristina Wright The Sneak Evan Mora Someone Old, Something New Anya Richards Holding Forth Jeremy Edwards As Far As I Can See Inside You Charlotte Stein Walls Kate Dominic Conclusion: Lust for a Lifetime Resource Guide Contributor and Editor Bios

About the Author

Kristina Wright (kristinawright.com) is an award-winning author whose erotica and erotic romance fiction has appeared in over seventy-five anthologies, including three editions of Cleis Press's Best Women's Erotica, including the forthcoming Best of Best Women's Erotica 2, and four editions of Best Lesbian Erotica. Her work has also appeared in Bedding Down: A Collection of Winter Erotica (Avon Red); Dirty Girls: Erotica for Women (Seal Press); the Black Lace collections Seduction, Liaisons and Sexy Little Numbers; and five editions of the Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica. Kristina is a member of the Erotica Readers and Writers Association, Romance Writers of America, and Passionate Ink. She also received the Golden Heart Award for Romantic Suspense from RWA for her first novel Dangerous Curves. With a BA in English and MA in Humanities with an emphasis on women's studies and popular culture, Kristina teaches both English and Humanities at the college level. She lives in Chesapeake, VA.

Reviews

"Whether you're looking for ideas to spice up your marriage or you're simply a fan of well-written and imaginative erotica, this book turns up the heat." --Publishers Weekly "This book presents valuable advice for couples yearning to maintain magic in their marriages." --ForeWord Reviews "All I can say to that is; thank goodness for Bedded Bliss! This book gives all of us monogamous people total rights to be publicly braggadocios once again! It acknowledges (with refreshing intelligence) that monogamy in not only admirable, it is HOT!" --Rose Caraway, host of the Kiss Me Quicks podcast "This celebration of long-term, committed relationships gathers real-life experiences, practical advice, a dash of humour, and a lot of sexy erotica to show couples how to build attraction and love throughout a relationship." --Good for Her "This book is important. It fills a gap not only on the bookshelves, but in our discussions about relationships and how intimacy changes across our life spans. This is a key guide to long-term couples who've weathered storms together, who've built their lives together, who've loved and lusted together and intend to for the rest of their lives." --Geeky Nymph "[Kristina Wright's] mix of candor and the amazing love of her partner shines through in her book as a great guide, a great standard, and a really great love story!" --Airen Wolf Reviews "The Joy of Sex with stories instead of illustrations." --Lady Smut "Through positivity and encouragement, the book tries to help readers become members of that invisible species in our culture: the sexually satisfied married couple." --Em & Lo "And the fantasies - woohoo! What couple wouldn't love one of the stories in here?" --Bring Back Desire "The stories were real and honest, giving us a window into these committed couples' relationships. If you're looking for a book that's genuine and offers a few tips within the stories, you might want to check this book out yourself." --Night Owl Reviews "Using humor, practical advice, fantasy and erotica, Kristina Wright has compiled a joy of a guide with some lovely erotica aimed at celebrating your married life and to help keep it alive, thriving, and on fire." --City Book Review "A commendable book which is designed to educate, entertain and encourage couples to remember the reasons they fell in love and to help them to keep their lust alive." --Erotic Trade Only "With two toddlers and twenty years of marriage, Kristina Wright has put together one of the most innovative guides that I've ever read. Sharing her hands-on advice with steam tales that inspire you to enact your own erotic adventures, Bedded Bliss is a simple yet extremely helpful guide for all couples; no matter how many years you've been together." --Kink Etc. "The Joyce Carol Oats of erotica." --Lady Cheeky "Half-roadmap, half-inspiration, combining advice on keeping passion alive in marriage with erotica." --Valerie Alexander "Kristina combines tried-and-true advice linked with genuine romantic stories that are designed to inspire and entice long-term monogamous couples. With two toddlers and a red-hot marriage, plus a heap of erotic stories written and edited (she's the editor of the Best Erotic Romance series), you can bet that Kristina knows what she's talking about." --Lady Laid Bare "The book seems to educate without it feeling like hard work. It's not a bland self-help guide nor is it merely a collection of erotic fiction. It's a fusion of the two resulting in a helpful yet fun and light read." --Sex Toy Sofa "Each (story) had something important to teach. The last thing to strike me was how deliciously wicked, sensual and sweet, full of love and lust, each story was. Hot, as only good sex can be and romantic, as only true love can be. Wright accomplished her goal. This work encourages the reader to be brave, to trust, to explore and to find the lust in the love of their marriage." --Threading Thoughts "Bedded Bliss is going into my 'hope chest' for when Prince Charming finally pulls up to a gas station and asks for directions to my apartment. I loved this book. Like no relationship book I've ever read." --Quixotic Orchid "Yes, this is erotica but it not only entertains and raises our temperatures, it educates and even encourages us to try new things." --Reviews by Amos Lassen "Bedded Bliss entertains, educates and encourages couples to remember the reasons they fell in love and lust--and reminds them of all the reasons to stay there, lustfully ever after!" --Erotica Readers And Writers Association "Top 10 most provocative books." --The Daily Loaf "With its mix of memoir, advice and erotica, Bedded Bliss serves up ways to keep love, romance and sex alive in the long-term. Kristina Wright knows of what she writes. All couples will learn something from this honest, inspiring book." --Rachel Kramer Bussel, editor, Only You: Erotic Romance for Women "There are plenty of books about how to create great relationships, but what happens when you've built one? There aren't many guides to help long-term couples create hot, passionate connection. In Bedded Bliss, Kristina Wright offers brief but powerful tips, followed by super sexy erotic stories that show you just how hot being in an LTR can be. Unlike a lot of erotic fiction, these tales don't hide from the questions and concerns that real people have. Instead, they show how couples can respond to whatever life brings them and still have a great time in bed. And the suggestions for overcoming your hurdles and connecting with your partner are just right!" --Charlie Glickman, PhD, author of The Ultimate Guide to Prostate Pleasure "Bedded Bliss is an important and delightful book with many great insights into the nature of long-term love accompanied by stories that combine sexual heat and emotional intimacy in ways that are often interesting and surprising. The stories and anecdotes are sure to fuel your erotic imagination, even if you are in a newer relationship." --Mark A. MIchaels and Patricia Johnson, authors of Great Sex Made Simple