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From the bustling streets of Odesa to the vibrant cities of London, Montreal, New York, and San Francisco’s Jewish Fillmore District, Joan Moran’s captivating historical memoir of her mother weaves a vivid portrait of one woman’s quest for identity and freedom against the backdrop of a rapidly changing world.

When they first meet at a farewell party for one of their mutual friends, Janet Bodine and Whitney Howard find their mutual attraction irresistible. These two women begin to slowly weave a web of competition for sexual dominance between themselves and others. They challenge each other to reveal their sexual fantasies. As their dark sides play out and spill into reality, the women become more intrigued by the power they feel at having fulfilled their untapped sexuality.

Beatnik baby boomer Joan Moran thinks it is time to get rid of all the old clichés about getting older. In her memoir, 60, Sex & Tango: Confessions of a Beatnik Boomer, she shares her engaging, humorous, and wildly entertaining personal journey as she provides a unique perspective on the trials and tribulations of being an active, sexy, intelligent woman in her 60s.

"Turn me on in 50 words or less and I'll follow you home," writes editor and erotica aficionado Alison Tyler about her collection Got a Minute?. When it comes to a breathless, clothes-in-a-heap romp or a naughty tease before the elevator doors slide open, who hasn't fantasized about quickies?

Once A Homecoming Queen is a darkly humorous novel about addiction and redemption, featuring a 75-year-old, Francine-Reynolds-Richelli-Freeman, whose extreme alcohol consumption leads to a bevy of problems including her latest—a fall that breaks her neck, leaving her daughter and those who care about her to help Francine make peace with her past and re-imagine her future.