A Little Night Swimming
by Mina Kelly
Becky knows better than to be trapped by the tide at night, but it’s funny how a bottle of cheap vodka can overcome an entire upbringing by the sea. She grew up with all the myths, too, but when her cute rescuer invites her into deep waters for a swim it’s not so much the mer as the maid that makes Becky hesitate. (F/F)
Demon in the Well
by Claryssa Berg
Clara inherits her old aunts’ house and with it the responsibility to feed “the demon” in the well. Clara doesn’t believe in demons, or witches, or magic of any kind—until she drops her pearl necklace into the well and, to her astonishment, a voice from the deep says that she can have them back if he can eat by her table and sleep in her bed. (F/M)
Do Virgins Taste Better?
by R.W. Whitefield
When the dragon kidnaps a princess, he find himself wondering if a cow would have been a better idea after all. Who knew a princess was so demanding, or so kinky? (F/M)
Elf Esteem
by Nobilis Reed
When you’re the only lesbian bondage slut in town, finding a partner isn’t easy, especially when you’ve just broken up. But sometimes all it takes is a little magic to get back into the game. (F/F)
Forever After
by Kailin Morgan
Dan is trying to live an ordinary life, well as ordinary as you can in the Kingdom. He has a good job working in the Library of Stories, even if his boss is a little flat—he is a magic mirror, after all. Then one day, Dan slips up and utters two little words—five tiny little letters—that are about to spin his story around and fill it with colour and laughter—and a Fairy Godmother. Who is a man. A man who sparkles. (M/M)
Geppetto Falls Off the Wagon
by Matthew Nadelhaft
The great woodcutter Geppetto, envious of his creation Pinocchio’s wild sex life, builds himself a female companion while on an alcohol-fueled bender. She comes to life hot and willing and Geppetto gets the ultimate sexual experience. (M/F)
Little Henna Hair
by R.W. Whitefield
“A werewolf sees a sexy redhead dancing in his nightclub, and he follows her into an alley. He doesn’t expect her to take on the big, bad wolf, but Little Henna Hair is more than able—she’s willing.” (F/M)
Milk
by Claryssa Berg
In the mirror lives a secret the Wicked Queen cherishes above all else. Snow White is an apple begging to be devoured. In order to save the one, the Queen must rule the other, body and soul. (F/F & F/M)
Red and the Wolf
by Kailin Morgan
Aidan is content. He’s got a good job, nice house and is comfortable in the small town—far away from anyone who knows his secrets. Yet, he feels the prickle of something stalking him. It doesn’t help when a stranger starts insinuating his way into Aidan’s life. Newcomer Seth is attractive in a way that stirs something in Aidan he had thought long buried. Can he keep his secret and continue in his solitary life or will events conspire against him to drag the truth into the light and change everything? (M/M)
The Three Wives of Bluebeard
by Annabeth Leong
The cruel captain Bluebeard marries Mollena moments after her father’s burial, only to brutalize her and abandon her in his isolated mansion. Her only consolations are dream visits from two beautiful, seductive women and her explorations through her husband’s mysterious house. But Bluebeard forbade Mollena from the door locked with the small, gold key—and that’s the one place her dream lovers want her to go. (F/F, M/F)
To Market
by Elizabeth A. Schechter
Do not seek the Goblin Market. Do not barter with those you find there. And above all, do not taste of the goblin’s seed…
To save his childhood sweetheart, Conn dares the dangers of the Goblin Market only to fall under the spell of the goblin himself. Will love save everything or destroy all their lives? (M/M)
siolnatine –
I collect fairy tale anthologies, from academic translations to twisted parodies. I’m enough of a completist to have wanted this anthology just for that.
But it’s not just that. It’s funny, and sexy, and intense, and horrifying, and… well… Grimm.
I also appreciate that it’s not all one sexual orientation. I’m bisexual and like my sexy stories all over the map. This collection – like most collections offered by the ForbiddenFiction imprint – has a whole range of combinations, obviously including lesbian, gay male, and hetero human couples, as well as some intriguing surprises I won’t get into detail here.
Let’s just say Pinocchio’s got wood, eh?
If you like fantasy, or folktales, or just strange reinterpretations of what “everyone knows”, if you like erotica that goes beyond the usual he-did-she-did, if you love short stories as much as I do, this anthology is for you for sure.