Don’t get nervous - I’m not turning WomenDayByDay into a sleazy sex site. I chose to revisit this mini-review since summer reading is such fun.

This series of books is one that I’ve followed for a few years. Let’s face it, women, many of us enjoy appealing to our own prurient interests from time to time. Sex is fun. When practiced safely, sex is just about a perfect way to release stress. But sometimes, in the day-by-day rat race of life, it can be - shall we say - challenging to get up the steam needed for a phenomenally sexy encounter. Even an encounter with your own self.

So Editor Violet Blue (I suspect her mother didn’t name her that - it has the very ring of a pen name) has gathered a selection of erotica for us. It’s published by Cleis Press of California and sold as a paperback - the best format for sexy books.

Early on in the series, these were almost bosum heavers - a lot of innuendo and heavy breathing leading up to the scene you really want to read and then sort of fizzling out before any one actually touches anything of any import.

Now, not every story is a literary gem - you want literary, read Madame Bovary. I won’t guarantee every story will titillate every woman (no pun intended here). But they are erotic and there’s a lot of variety.

I guess what I will guarantee is that somewhere in this volume, or the earlier ones, you’ll find one little story that will set your panties on fire and send you off in the direction of your significant other for a glorious afternoon, evening or even morning romp.

There’s something for every taste - sodomy, dominance, lesbian encounters - all pure fantasy fodder. If you’re really finicky, heavily religious, or grow weak and swoon at the sight of a penis, a pussy or anything leather - pass on these books and find something else to read.

And if you’re looking for satisfying prose - some of these pieces fill that niche, but in general, there is another niche to be filled.