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Rikki Ducornet’s twelve short stories delve into the electricity of erotic desire, each narrative centered on a single moment—whether a glance, a dream, a thought, or a chance encounter—that awakens longing and changes a protagonist’s life forever. While only a few tales contain explicit sex, all explore how desire reverberates, whether acted upon or repressed, in the fabric of human experience.
First publish date: 1997
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Rikki Ducornet
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