Sex Noir: Stories of Sex, Death, and Loss

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Summary: Profoundly Moving
Review: Gatto's collection of dark erotica is satifying yet disturbing. This is a great book for those who are willing to look at the darker side of human nature. A finely-tuned, original work. Hopefully, Gatto will continue with her themes, though they are not always seen through the eyes of joy.

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Summary: A different kind of erotica
Review: Jamie Joy searches through the facets of humanity, finding Melpomene, the muse of tragedy lurking in the dark corners of the mind ready to explore death on her terms. She creates a dark, deeply intimate glimpse of death for her characters in their moments of ecstasy.

A friend introduced me to Jamie Joy's work in late July of this year. He read "Mastering the Storm" aloud, capturing a godly male voice with such intensity that I had to read the collection of stories. At first I flipped through at random, reading what immediately caught my eye. The more I read though, the deeper she dove. I went back to read the book cover to cover, feeling as though the journey through this sexual darkness was my own.

This is erotica written for all who have loved and lost. No moments are more real than this, in pain or ecstasy. A hurt from longing for someone's return or the memory of knowing a rush of emotion, felt once will never be quite the same again. To give in to the temptations of joy, we wager with death a piece of our soul.

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Summary: disturbed by other's replies... my two cents.
Review: Not the typical smut like some other weak-minded readers apparently expect, but erotica that should be associated to the great works of masters past... Michelangelo, Renoir... others who have taken human sexuality with all it's wicked twists and made something so beautiful, made it the art it truly is. As a writer myself, I find Ms. Gatto's style and abilities extremely refreshing. So refreshing, I've bought and passed her work on to beloved friends (also writers) as gifts of art, fancy, and pleasure. Thank you, Ms. Gatto. Matter of fact, I'm going to read it again.