Coming Together: Pro Bono

Publisher Marketing: Coming Together: Pro Bono is collection of erotic fiction to benefit the Dear Author Legal Defense Fund. In September 2014, the popular review blog Dear Author published a post detailing issues involving Ellora's Cave, a renowned pioneer in the genre of erotic romance. The information provided (much of it a matter of public record) did not portray Ellora's Cave in a favorable light. Ellora's Cave reacted by filing a defamation suit against Dear Author and its owner. Soon thereafter, a crowdfunding campaign was created by Smart B*tches to collect donations for the legal defense of Dear Author. Dear Author has stated that any contributions in excess of the amount needed for legal expenses will be donated to the Society of Professional Journalists Legal Defense Fund (spj.org/ldf.asp). * * * CONTENTS: Introduction (Barry Eisler) Passive Aggressive Corporate Sex (Daniel Burnell) Blue Heaven (Robert Buckley) Tomorrow's Much Too Long (Solace Ames) On the Fly (Lynn Townsend) Recycled Dreams (Lefty McGee) Jack (Leigh Ellwood) Recognition (Salome Wilde and Talon Rihai) I Live for It (Peach Robidoux) Aim to Please (Beth Wylde) Innocent Caress (Lefty McGee) We Three Kinks (Emily Ryan-Davis) Facing the Dark (Xan West) Cybersex (Audrey Lusk) Word Count (Lefty McGee) Wanton Sacrifice (Heather Lin) Domestic Discipline (Victoria Blisse) Swoop (Jean Roberta) Defiling Love (Lefty McGee) Nuisance Alligator (Kimber Vale) A Modern Samson (Nobilis Reed) Forbidden Fruit and Honey (Salome Wilde) Queen for a Day (Lefty McGee) Blood on Love (Alessia Brio) Review Citations: Romantic Times 05/01/2008 pg. 126 (EAN 9781594268816, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Brio, Alessia Take one part Appalachian redneck, one part aging wet dream, and one part filthy-minded wordsmith. Mix well and serve with chocolate-covered cherries. There you have the one and only Alessia Brio. Alessia writes all colors and flavors of erotica, from heterosexual to menage to same sex, and from twisted to humorous to deeply touching. (Sometimes, usually by accident, it even qualifies as romance.) Her work has earned her critical acclaim in the form of a 2007 EPPIE for Best Erotica (fine flickering hungers), a Romantic Times Top Pick (Coming Together: For the Cure), and two Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Best Erotica (Coming Together: For the Cure in 2008 and Squeeze Play in 2009 with partner, Will Belegon) in addition to a plethora of glowing online reviews. The Internet is both her office and her playground. She can be found online at: http: //www.alessiabrio.com http: //www.twitter.com/Alessia_Brio http: //alessiabrio.blogspot.com http: //www.facebook.com/alessia.brio +++ Will Belegon is in his element as an author of erotic romance. It combines his love of moonlit beaches and first kisses with his passion for steamy sex and wraps them all up in a collection of words that conjure the most delicious imagery. (The attentions of the predominantly female readership has absolutely nothing to do with his desire to write for the genre. *wink*) In addition to erotic romance, Will writes both poetry and erotica, edits for Phaze Books, and rants about politics on his blog. A San Diegan at heart, Will now calls the Appalachian Mountains his home. He is a devoted father and martial arts enthusiast with entirely too many swords for his own good. www.willbelegon.comContributor Bio:  Eisler, Barry Barry Eisler, author of the acclaimed Rain Fall, is an American lawyer who has lived and worked extensively in Japan.