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Also by David Russell:

Further Explorations, February 2012
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Self's Blossom
David Russell

Extasy Books
November 2010
On Sale: November 20, 2010
97 pages
ISBN: 0011136626
EAN: 2940011136627
Kindle: B003XREYGI
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Romance Erotica Sensual

A vivid portrayal of the quest for the inner truth, empowerment and sexual liberation of Selene, a woman searching for primeval abandon and reckless adventure.

Immediately drawn to the sea and enthralled by its brutal yet sensual waves, Selene seduces a man on a deserted beach. Once she meets the mature and powerful Hudson, Selene begins to claim her sensual destiny.

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Re: Self's Blossom

My Thoughts:
Self's Blossom is a story that should be in the Tate
Gallery, were the Tate a gallery for literature as opposed
to art.

With this story, you are getting a highly unusual and in-
depth style of writing that you don't usually find in the
erotica genre. Some people may regard it as abstract,
although in truth it is actually very detailed. (Just like
many of the paintings in the Tate -- you see where I'm going
with this?)

It took me a while to get into this story, and I think it's
because when reading erotica, I've become accustomed to an
"easy" read -- a book that you can open and, wham-bam, there
you are in the story. While some readers may have that
experience with this, I can't say that I did at first, and I
suspect that most will not. There is an array of back story
and character development from page one, and I'm glad I
found the patience to stick with it, because I enjoyed the
read.

It's the story of Selene. She's an intellectual. She's
independent. She's seeking freedom because she's an
adventurer at heart. Or at least, that was my
interpretation: for me, this was a story about the search
for freedom, through sexuality, sensuality and emotions of
the heart.

I dare say that not everyone will take to Selene, but she's
very real. She's a restless soul, and she is not the
"flouncy" kind of heroine you usually get in erotica novels,
but can be quite blunt and analytical in her thinking. Yes,
it's unusual, but when I got into the story and her
character, I found it refreshingly so.

The male lead is likeable and patient, giving her the space
she needs to learn and grow throughout the story, but there
is a two-way exchange here, and he learns from Selene as
well.

This book is prose at its best. The language used is
eloquent and intelligent. You won't find crude words or
phrases here, but a rhetoric that is closer to that of
Charlotte Bronte (yes, I did say Ch
(David Russell 3:45am April 26, 2012)