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Imagine - you're young, you're rich, you're beautiful, and you're married to a powerful man. What could be missing from your life? Well, if one is reading M.S. Valentine's new novel from Blue Moon Press, a division of Avalon Publishing Group, you will quickly see there is a lot more to life than cars, furs and champagne on ice whenever you want it.  Elysian Days and Nights is en eclectic tale that appeals to a specific type. With elements of BDSM, anal worship, cunnilingus, clitoral worship and blackmail, this is a striking mixture of subtexts rarely combined within the covers of one tale.Somewhere on one of the world's vast oceans is an island spa for the obscenely rich. Women who suffer from "maladies" which generally equate to boredom pay vast sums of money to attend the clinic on this island, not realizing what their course of treatment will be. After their initial "consultation" with the head doctor, also the mastermind behind the whole operation, a specific regimen of treatment is prescribed. These courses can include massage (generally ending in anal sex), tennis (generally ending in oral sex), rest in their rooms (generally resulting in sex of any and all sorts), and special visits with the doctor himself (generally ending in clitoral worship, masturbation, and cunnilingus). Let's put it on the table. This book is about sex, sex of all kinds and between all people: men with men, men with women, women with women, multiple women with men, and multiple men with women. Name your combination. If it sounds like a limited story line, it is. But it's deftly handled with exquisite depictions of sex scenes that left this reader hot, heavy and ready. The wordplay is delicate without being inadequate in description. There are enough hot episodes sprinkled generously throughout this book to keep you coming back. You won't get confused by plot, because honestly there isn't much of one, as evidenced by a scattered storyline about one female guest who is abducted from a beach and taken away by boy fishermen from another nearby island who tie her up and use her as a sex slave. Huh? But with enough heat between its covers, this book becomes a quickie-favorite. This means I predict once you've read it, it'll become a nightstand regular, with several page corners turned down for quick access on those nights when you're looking for something to rev those engines. No Pulitzer, just great sex.  A second niche compilation book is Things to Come by D.J. King. Called a "new anthology of erotic S&M fiction," this book has a diverse collection of works, all paying tribute to the author's evident muse, the goddess of BDSM.This work is mainly poetry and short stories. Fetish photographer Barbara Nitke is quoted as saying, "This is truly funny!" I must agree with her here. Upon first glance, I admit I didn't get the joke, but upon further reading, one finds the sly smirk on King's face as he pens some cunning pieces. Even the titles have humor: "The Pit and the Pudendum," "The Witches of East Side" and "Sam-I-Am" which is a quirky little homage to Dr Seuss, brown showers, and tribute to an unnamed Mistress. Don't forget "The Story of P," inspired by a novel by Pauline Reage. A, B, C, D... With tongue firmly in cheek, King makes an honest revelation about his feelings toward BDSM. His forthright manner is balanced by his sense of humor, which many involved in the BDSM world lament is missing. It's not exactly a light-hearted look into the depths of sado-masochism, but the humor allows one to approach the topic without trepidation or prepping the psyche for exploration. King's ability to laugh at himself and poke fun at the seriousness of the scene may confuse those who have no knowledge of BDSM prior to this exposure. Indeed, one may get the idea that BDSM is nothing but a pack of puffed-up and self-glorified buffoons taking themselves way too seriously while actually coming off as idiots with no purpose. If that sounds harsh, it is meant to. This book is not an introductory piece to the deep and seductive world of fetishism and BDSM. But for those who have at least a cursory knowledge of the practices, and those who are able to see past the all too evident humor, this is a touching piece of honest yearnings, dark hungers and lustful subservience. Perhaps a little heavy-handed at times, we can forgive his eagerness after seeing just how earnest he is. All in all, this is a worthy first effort from someone who bears watching in the future.
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