The Arts of Love by Harley Easton

The Arts of Love: Stories of Sensual Creativity by Harley Easton
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full (179 pgs)
Other: M/F, M/F/M, menage, spanking, public exhibition, voyeurism, masturbation, BDSM
Rated: 3.5 stars
Review by Poppy

You know what they say about those creative types…

Playful, rebellious, sensitive and passionate, nobody loves like an artist. These sixteen stories set the stage for racy encounters with bad boy rock stars, sensual actors, and artists seeking their muse. Inside this collection you’ll find:

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Whether you’re looking for a playwright provoking her friend’s uptight cop neighbor to help with blocking, two choir men battling for the affection of the girl-next-door, or a struggling writer finding an unusual muse in the Japanese countryside, this collection will have you ready for romance.

Look for some quick, titillating stories? This might just be the perfect book for you.

I went into this anthology thinking I was going to be reading erotic romance, but I think that’s a little misleading. These sixteen stories are all just a few pages long (from three pages to twenty-something) but the common thread is sex in many forms. Though some of these end with a “happy for now” type ending, the focus is definitely on the physical. These character have few inhibitions right from the start and waste little time before getting down to business.

Some of these stories worked better for me than others. I particularly enjoyed “Talk Elizabethan to Me” which was a clever bit of public seduction. And those that included characters who were already acquainted with one another felt more believable, like “The Dividing Line”. Some had a stronger focus on the art they represented, like “Tempo Changes” where the hero describes the changes in the speed and intensity of their sex by use of musical terms, and “Resonance” which used music seductively, even more arousing than the sexual act itself.

In many cases, I did wish for even more description of the sex, though. While the author certainly included many behaviors that reflected the erotic tone of the stories, the intimate details were occasionally lacking. And, I have to be honest and say I don’t really like erotica (as opposed to erotic romance) and these stories definitely danced along that line. I missed the intense emotional connections that I craved. I think many of these stories would provide an amazing jumping off point for longer, more in depth stories–in particular “Mistaken Identity” which left me wanting more–but the author clearly has a wonderful imagination and I admired her ability to wrap sixteen short stories in such a clever trope of art.

So, all-in-all, I appreciated this anthology. It did exactly what it was supposed to do, and should satisfy the reader who is looking for hot sex in small bites. I hope the author creates longer versions of some of these stories. She has a way with words, and managed to create interesting characters in only a few pages, many of whom I really came to care about. Not easy to do with so few words!