“The number-one piece of required reading for anyone who plans to have rope on their body.” —Topologist, rope bondage instructorThe pioneering book on getting tied up for fun, from bedroom play to advanced suspensions. You'll learn all about finding the right partner for rope bondage (aka shibari or kinbaku), types of rope bondage scenes, avoiding injuries, pain processing, and the 7 Helpful Skills of Rope Bottoming, including Mindfulness, Being Prepared,...

“The number-one piece of required reading for anyone who plans to have rope on their body.” —Topologist, rope bondage instructorThe pioneering book on getting tied up for fun, from bedroom play to advanced suspensions. You'll learn all about finding the right partner for rope bondage (aka shibari or kinbaku), types of rope bondage scenes, avoiding injuries, pain processing, and the 7 Helpful Skills of Rope Bottoming, including Mindfulness, Being Prepared,...

This and Better Bondage for Every Body are the only two books on getting tied up, from bedroom play to advanced suspensions. You'll learn all about finding the right partner for rope bondage (aka shibari or kinbaku), types of rope bondage scenes, avoiding injuries, pain processing, and the seven helpful skills of rope bottoming, including mindfulness, being prepared, and communicating with your rope top. You'll also learn how to evaluate a suspension hardpoint for safety, and much more! Sp...

Submissive women have needs just like anybody else. But how can a woman get her needs met when she's relinquished her power to her dominant partner? With warmth, wisdom, and a down-to-earth approach, experienced submissive Kacie Cunningham analyzes the realities of the dominant-submissive lifestyle and suggests ways in which both partners can experience the greatest possible growth and pleasure. At the heart of the book is an emotion Kacie has dubbed "Conquer Me"—which she defines as "the ...

Tamsyn Muir’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling Locked Tomb series continues with Nona … the Ninth?In many ways, Nona is like other people. She lives with her family, has a job at her local school, and loves walks on the beach and meeting new dogs. But Nona’s not like other people. Six months ago she woke up in a stranger’s body, and she’safraid she might have to give it back.The whole city is falling to pieces. A monstrous blue sphere hangs on the horizon, re...

If you can tie your shoelaces, you can create an erotic masterpiece! From the author of our bestselling SM 101 comes this compendium of sensible, sensational advice about how to tie up your sweetie, or get tied up yourself. Everything from simple hands-behind-the-back experimentation to immobilizing spreadeagles and hogties - all presented with Wiseman's trademark humor and responsibility. Simple and easy-to-follow, with no complex knots and plenty of illustrations to guide you on your way...

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire.Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.Robin Swift, orphaned b...

"What's your most secret fantasy? The one you really wish could happen, but hasn't happened yet?""Well... if you promise not to tell anyone... I always wanted to be tied up during sex."Bound, helpless, restrained.It's SUCH a common fantasy! People everywhere day dream about it, or have it as one of their secret fantasies. The intensity, the connection... the way they want to feel, tied up, bound and helpless, at someone els...

Sweet, safe, sexy rope bondage at your fingertips! Rope is inexpensive, portable, flexible, and one size fits all, so why bother with expensive single-function restraints? Heres your fast fingertip guide to the basics of binding your sweetie! Jay Wiseman, world-famous author of SM 101 and Jay Wisemans Erotic Bondage Handbook, will guide you through the foundations, knots and positions you need. Soon youll find yourself creating safe, sexy ties, including single-limb cuffs, double-limb cuff...

100,000 COPIES IN PRINT! The long-taboo subject of consensual BDSM (bondage/discipline,dominance/submission, sadomasochism) is coming "out of the closet" - much to the delight of the millions of adults who enjoy engaging in bondage, spanking, erotic role-playing and similar consensual practices. With chapters on everything from partner-seeking to afterplay, including step-by-step guides to bondage, spanking, flagellation, roleplay, erotic torment and much more, Jay Wiseman's SM 101 has tau...

The world is full of advice on how to charge, or re-charge, our sexual relationships, but nothing adds more of a jolt to a couple than when they say those three lovely words:“Let’s have anal.”Anal sex is a sensual and high-powered addition to your sexual repertoire. This form of sexuality is one of the most intimate personal connections a couple can have. Considered taboo by some modern societies, it is often elusive, and misunderstood....

Two decades ago, this book (and its companion volume, The New Bottoming Book) began teaching tens of thousands of people the joyous arts of BDSM topping and bottoming - not just "how-to," but "why-to"... the insider details of emotional support and ethical interaction during kinky play. Since then, the growing popularity of BDSM, and the blossoming of the Internet as a source of information and connection, have created a whole new universe of possibilities for players. Now, the completely ...