In the erotic short story anthology SOULFUL SEX: EROTIC TALES OF FANTASY AND ROMANCE, Diana Laurence presents us with a collection of six steamy erotic fantasies that prove there can be more to sex than just physical gratification. She sets out to show her readers that a sexual experience can involve not only your body, but your soul as well.

In PINTS, lab technician Eliza didn't work late very often, but one night proved to be enough for her to get to know Anders a little better. She knew there was something unusual about him, but she couldn't decide what it was. He attracted her to him in a way she had never felt before, almost as if he had some special power that could make her desire him. After only a short time, Eliza found out that was exactly what he had been doing.

Robin's 30th birthday party had been a memorable evening spent with her friends and family. As she sat looking at her new kitten, she wondered exactly what had happened at the party. Nicolae had entertained them all with his magic, but she wasn't able to figure out how he had managed all those tricks. She couldn't have missed the sleight of hand since she had been standing right next to him. Robin never knew what was coming when the handsome magician turned up on her doorstep. In REAL MAGIC, Nicolae had planned some very special magic just for her.

Anne never spent much time in the great outdoors, but meeting Jacob had changed all that. She was in his debt after he found her sick and lost in the wilderness. He nursed her back to health at his rustic cabin and ended up warming her up far more than the fire he set in the fireplace. Anne had never realized how good it felt to let go of her modern ways and live a simpler, natural life. Luckily Jacob showed her all she needed to know about giving in to her wild side in BETWEEN EARTH AND SKY.

As if those three were not enough, Ms. Laurence provides us with three more stories of soulful erotic discovery: ABIGAIL'S ARCHER, OFFICE MATING and THE DARK PRINCE. Each of the six stories contains well developed characters in unusual situations discovering that sometimes it is just best to go with your instincts.

Readers of erotic romance will find SOULFUL SEX: EROTIC TALES OF FANTASY AND ROMANCE a collection they turn back to time and again when they want to remember just how deep the connection between a man and a woman can be.

Reviewed By: Sabine Maurier
© June 2004

The review is of a previously published version of the book.