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JOIN THE CIRCLET 100.

Our regular online shopping cart is down. But we need your help!

Our first actual printed book in over 3 years, BEST EROTIC FANTASY, is ready to be manufactured. Bookstores have ordered it! Readers want it! But cash flow is so slow that paying the printer to fill the orders might take so long that we lose the bookstores’ interest.

How can you help? Become one of the Circlet 100! This is not a “donation.” We’re asking you to make a special, one-time purchase of one of two items that are only available until May 15th. We just need 100 people to take us up on this offer and we’ll meet our goal!

1 Purchase a CD-ROM for $50 which includes all the erotic anthologies in the “Like” Series and a few other anthologies, 20 books in all, which have a combined retail value of $128.80! This CD-ROM will only be available for a limited time! Shipping included.

OR

2 Purchase the Deluxe supporter package for $100, which includes an even bigger collection of books! Includes not only the 20 anthologies, but also seven single-author titles including Faewolf, Alpha, Robotica, and Edge Plays. AND a “Circlet 100″ T-Shirt! Retail value $187.73! Shipping included.

Please tell your friends about this offer, which will only be good until May 15th. This is is an incredible deal on the best quality erotic fantasy and erotic science fiction available, and also a collector’s item!

Every ebook will be provided in both PDF and HTML format (suitable for Kindle or any browser). If we can get an ePub conversion going by May 15th that produces decent quality, we will include that, too (at the moment we are not satisfied with the quality of the ePub we’ve been able to create in-house).

To purchase, hit the CHIPIN button below. You will be directed to Paypal where you can pay with a Paypal account or with credit card/debit card. It’s that simple!

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You can also pay by check. Just mail it to us at Circlet Press, CIRCLET 100, 39 Hurlbut Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138, and be sure to include your return mailing address!

Descriptions of all the books included in the package are below:

Kneel to Me

edited by Lauren P. Burka

$6.99

Circlet Press brings you seven erotic stories of dominance and submission that will return you to the moment when a master, mistress, or slave first stepped out of a story and made you theirs. BDSM fantasy and science fiction in the Circlet mold. Including stories by Jason Rubis, Joe Nobel, Kannan Feng, Elizabeth Thorne, Jay Starre, and SMOTP (Essemoh Teepee).

Like a Corset Undone: Erotic Steampunk

edited by J. Blackmore

$6.99

All the trappings of steampunk society–corsets, airships, and ‘leaping technologie’–meet the simmering undertone of sexuality so well-hidden by Victorian morality in LIKE A CORSET UNDONE, Circlet Press’s third volume of erotic steampunk stories. Includes Peter Tupper, Angela Caperton, Jasmine Dale, R.E. Bond, Roxy Katt, R Blacknett, Carlanime Bligh, Angelia Sparrow and Naomi Brooks.

Like Clockwork: Steampunk Erotica

edited by J. Blackmore

$7.99

Seven stories of erotic steampunk, exploring worlds of clockwork people and their relationship to their creators. If a mad scientist of the steam age were to create his or her own being, what desires would be reflected there? With stories by Eric Del Carlo, Jason Rubis, Elizabeth Schechter, Lionel Bramble, AN Cortez, Helena Weiss, Monique Poirier.

Like a God’s Kiss

edited by Cecilia Tan and Jennifer Levine

$6.99

Like a God’s Kiss combines the epic and the erotic, the mythological and the real, to culminate in seven engaging and steamy stories. With protagonists ranging from heroic Hercules to arrogant Arachne and plots ranging from the well-known to the never-before-seen, readers will discover all new aspects about their favorite mythological characters, and will be introduced to a few new ones as well.

Like a Mask Removed: Volume 1 Erotic Tales of Superheroes

edited by Bethany Zaiatz

$6.99

You don’t have to be an evil genius to know superheroes are hot, and not just because of the perfect bodies clad in spandex. Like a Mask Removed, Volume One presents seven stories ranging from vibrant romps reminiscent of the colorful comic book pages they are inspired by to modern experimental literary styles. Includes Lauren P. Burka. Angela Caperton, Tom Cardamone, Michael M. Jones, and more.

Like a Mask Removed: Volume 2 Erotic Tales of Supervillians

edited by Bethany Zaiatz

$6.99

Although the battles of good versus evil found in comic books tug at our primal, childhood selves, these same primal urges lead us to exploring the erotic side of heroes–and villains. Five new, previously unpublished, original stories of the smoldering dynamics found between noble, honorable, well-meaning superheroes and their provocative nemeses. With Sophie Mouette, Raven Kaldera, and others.

Like a Prince: Gay Erotic Fairy Tales

edited by Cecilia Tan and Rachel Kincaid

$5.99

Five gay fairytales that feature classic stories like Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella with a queer twist. What are the erotic possibilities of the dashing princes and dark forbidden forests that we learned about as children? Stories range from charming Cinderella story to the deliciously dark story of a modern-day Little Red Riding Hood.

Like a Queen: Lesbian Erotic Fairy Tales

edited by Cecilia Tan and Rachel Kincaid

$5.99

Five lesbian fairytales that feature classic stories like Cinderella and The Princess and the Pea with a queer twist. What are the erotic possibilities of the enchanted princesses and forbidding queens that we learned about as children? Discover the love story between Gretel and the Witch and the intoxicating tale of Cinderella’s seductively severe stepmother. Includes 5 stories.

Like a Thorn: BDSM Fairy Tales

edited by Cecilia Tan and Sarah Desautels

$5.99

Five classic fairy tales reemerge as deliciously dark erotica stories with a BDSM twist. These stories describe the many diverse faces of bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism in sexy encounters ranging from haunting to healing, and painful to playful. Ranging from present day to “once upon a time” settings, each story offers a fresh perspective to both legend and BDSM. A finalist in the NLA:International Writing Awards!

Like Tooth and Claw

edited by Cecilia Tan and Joy Crelin.

$5.99

Six erotic stories of shapeshifters. Werewolves are popular but there are many other animals beyond the wolf to explore. The selke seal, the were-lion, & others form the basis of these erotic stories of the connection between lust & our human and animal sides. Includes Lee Harrington, Julie Cox, Marie Carlson, Amanda Ferry, Alex Monagan, & Helen Dring.

Like Twin Stars: Bisexual Erotic Stories

edited by Cecilia Tan and Kelly Clark,

$2.99

Three stories celebrating bisexuality through the genre of erotic science fiction & fantasy. From the publisher of Best Bisexual Erotica and the leader in erotic sf/fantasy, Circlet Press. Through worlds of fantasy, we can explore the erotic and social possibilities for a bisexual identity only available in flights of the imagination. Includes N.K. Jemisin, Neil Hudson, Giselle Renarde.

Like a Wisp of Steam: Steampunk Erotica

edited by Cecilia Tan and J. Blackmore,

$5.99

edited by Cecilia Tan and J. Blackmore. Five erotic steampunk stories. Lust & leaping ‘technologie’ meet in a Victorian era that never was. Jason Rubis, Thomas S. Roche, Vanessa Vaughn, Peter Tupper, and Kaysee Renee Robichaud create fascinating tales of airships, corsetry, mad scientists, and drama.

Mind and Body: Erotic Tales of Psychic Connection

edited by Cecilia Tan,

$6.99

Eleven erotic short stories on the theme of telepaths and psychic communication. So much of what is erotic is unspoken, expressed without words. In MIND & BODY, 11 writers take that into the realm of fantastic fiction. 11 little paranormal romances, as a lonely shopkeeper checks the “psychic personals,” mysterious dreams lead a woman to her soul mate, and lust goes beyond skin deep.

Up For Grabs: Exploring the Worlds of Gender,

edited by Lauren P. Burka

$5.99

An anthology of erotic stories where gender is up for grabs. Thousands of people spend time on the Internet identified with a gender other than the one they were born with, for erotic gratification or to stretch their imaginations. But what if you got a tax break for changing your gender? What if you could choose to be no gender at all until you went on a date? Five stories.

Wired Hard 2: More Erotica for a Gay Universe,

edited by Cecilia Tan

$7.49

Wired Hard 2 brings us a homoerotic collection of futuristic stories. Fighter pilots, high tech detectives, interstellar diplomats, prison convicts, espionage agents, and even angels–all men who love men–populate these tales. Dark and gritty like the hottest works of John Preston and Mason Powell, the stories in WIRED HARD 2 go deep into the psyche of male-male eroticism.

Wired Hard 4: Erotica for a Gay Universe,

edited by Lauren P. Burka

$7.49

The fourth volume of gay male sexuality and erotica, viewed through the lens of erotic science fiction and fantasy. Masculine tales of kings and castles, futuristic rentboys, phallic magic, and sexual technology. Includes Tom Cardamone, Jamie Maguire, Kal Cobalt, Zachary Jernigan, Gavin Atlas, Helen E. H. Madden, and more. Eight stories in all.

THE DELUXE PACKAGE ALSO INCLUDES:

Alpha

by Molly Maddox

$4.99

Fighting to survive in zombie-ravaged Manhattan, Janey Hyde leads the humans, Seamus the werewolves. The two groups don’t trust each other. Will an alliance be their salvation? Or will the erotic attraction between Janey and Seamus be their downfall? A paranormal erotic romance by debut author Molly Maddox

Edge Plays

by Cecilia Tan

$3.99

Five erotic fantasies of female submission on faraway worlds from BDSM science fiction maven Cecilia Tan. Collecting five pieces of fiction that all take place in the same universe as Tan’s classic story “Telepaths Don’t Need Safewords,” EDGE PLAYS explores the boundaries between pain and pleasure, love and loyalty, and dominance and submission.

Faewolf

by D.M. Atkins and Chris Taylor

$5.99

Faewolves, like werewolves, can walk among men. What happens when Kiya White Cloud, a young gay college student in Santa Cruz, wants one of these men enough to risk his heart–and his life? Kiya is being stalked by his ex-boyfriend, and others are hunting the faewolves. Warning: contains graphic sexual content. M/M erotic paranormal romance.

The Human Equation

By D. Mark Alderton

$0.99

Classic sci-fi meets lusty erotica in this funny, sexy one-shot from D. Mark Alderton, a Boston-based critic who was dared to write a Circlet Press story and came up with this gem. Travis is captured

by bug-eyed aliens who seek to pump him for information about when Earth’s forces are set to invade. Fascinated and repulsed by human sexual pleasure, the aliens devise a unique way to soften him up.

Robotica

by Kal Cobalt

$4.99

Five erotic stories of robot-human relations, exploring the future of humanity, sex, and desire. In Cobalt’s futures, artificial intelligences can have very real emotions, and humans can be just as confused, turned on by, and obsessed with their robot lovers as they are by any others. The stories have a delicious homoerotic edge even as they question what gender means to a robot mind. Or heart.

Sex Noir

by Jamie Joy Gatto

$9.99

A collection of erotic literary stories all set in New Orleans, by Jamie Joy Gatto. Written and originally published in print form long before Hurricane Katrina, Sex Noir is Gatto’s love affair with the city, the city that can be equal parts queen of the Mississippi and back-room stripper-whore.

Telepaths Don’t Need Safewords

by Cecilia Tan

$2.99

The classic, groundbreaking chapbook of BDSM science fiction by Cecilia Tan, originally published in 1992, now available as an ebook! All three stories from the original collection are included, Telepaths Don’t Need Safewords, Cat Scratch Fever, and Heart’s Desire. Kinky, intense erotic love stories mixing bondage & domination with sci-fi/fantasy.

If you can’t take advantage of this great offer for some incredible books and help out our printing budget, you can still help by passing the word on to your friends!

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