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An African-American Guide To Ethical Non-Monogamy is a how to guide of the various love styles under the ethical non-monogamy umbrella. As an African-American raised in the United States, our outlook and thought processes regarding sex and relationships have been firmly established by society and religion. Sexual stereotypes have been forced upon us, acquiesced by us and passed along from generation to generation via epigenetics and accepted without question.

An African-American Guide To Ethical Non-Monogamy will fill in the gaps of your open mind by answering the many questions on the diverse ways to love and be loved. Discover the differences and benefits of: Open, Swinging, Polygyny, Polyandry, Polyamory and resolve which love style(s) is best for you. We will demonstrate ways to communicate authentically, set boundaries and learn to become responsible for your own emotions. Let us begin.

Amongst many things, Taylor (aka Mariposa) Sparks is a passionate erotic educator and sex goddess, certified in both holistic aromatherapy and human behavior. With over twenty years of experience in the natural skin care/cosmetics industry, Ms. Sparks launched OrganicLoven.com, one of the largest BIPOC-owned online intimacy shops.

Ms. Sparks' holistic sexual health/wellness and relationship expertise has contributed to articles in Bustle, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Married 2 Medicine, Men's Health, Oprah, Shape, Women's Health magazines as well as being a guest on many national and international podcasts.

For more than 15 years before, she was a highly sought-after corporate trainer with a proficiency in the areas of: Communications, Negotiations, Leadership and Business Management skills, Customer Service and Team Building with a specialty in DISC Personality Assessments.

While traveling around the globe, Taylor has become renowned in the adult travel industry and is a powerful public speaker both nationally and internationally. Coaching couples and singles in both the ethically monogamous and ethically non-monogamous communities.

Personally, she has two adult children, and a 25-year marriage that was both ethically monogamous/ethically non-monogamous (12/13 years respectively) and has identified as ethically non-monogamous for more than 15 years. Taylor lives a plant-based life, socially and environmentally conscious and a strong supporter of all things organic, natural and eco-friendly...including Love.

Physical Info: 0.54" H x 9.0" L x 6.0" W (0.6 lbs) 198 pages

Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook
Tools for Living Radical Self-Love

By Sonya Renee Taylor

Paperback; 176 pages

Based on the New York Times bestseller The Body Is Not an Apology, this is an action guide to help readers practice the art of radical self-love both for themselves and to transform our society.

Readers of The Body Is Not an Apology have been clamoring for guidance on how to do the work of radical self-love. After crowdsourcing her community, Sonya Renee Taylor found her readers wanted more concrete ideas on how to apply this work in their everyday lives. Your Body Is Not an Apology Workbook is the action guide that gives them tools and structured frameworks they can begin using immediately to deepen their radical self-love journey – such as Taylor's four pillars of practice, which help readers dismantle body shame and give them access to a lifestyle rooted in love. Taylor guides readers to move beyond theory and into doing and being radical self-love change agents in the world.

In this book, you will be asked to draw, color, doodle, talk to friends, take risks, and perhaps step outside of what feels like your natural gifts and talents, Taylor writes. I encourage you to release the need to be 'good' at what you are doing and instead strive to be authentic. Perfection is the enemy of radical self-love because it is an impossible illusion. When the voice of perfectionism chimes in, take a deep breath, remember that the work is about the process, not about the product, and give yourself permission to be fabulously unapologetically imperfect.

From a #1 Apple podcast host, Lambda Literary fellow, and dominatrix comes a sex-positive, judgment-free cultural deep-dive into the world of kink.
 
When celebrated BDSM educator Tina Horn first launched Why Are People Into That?!, publications from Vice to Buzzfeed heralded it as one of the best sex podcasts around. Each episode centered around a different fetish or fantasy, thoughtfully examining why, exactly, different strokes work for different folks. From sex workers and scientists to artists and activists, Tina’s wide range of guests helped educate fascinated listeners across the world on the wide spectrum of humanity’s appetites. With her listeners growing more and more insatiable, she soon realized that the only way to address the titular question with all the depth and nuance it deserved was to turn that idea into a book.

From spanking, strap-ons, and sluts, to taboos involving cake, chains, and cannibalism, WHY ARE PEOPLE INTO THAT? explores the universal drives that shape even the most specific erotic tastes, and the cultural context that molds and is molded by the way we conceptualize pleasure, gender, fantasy, and power. With buoyant prose, Tina invites us to reconsider everything we thought we knew about sexuality. How, for example, should we think about "consensual nonconsent" in a post-#MeToo era? How does cross-dressing fit in with our evolving cultural understanding of gender performance and identity? And what do foot fetishists, fisters, and FinDoms have in common?

Blending insightful cultural criticism, investigative journalism, and spicy anecdotes from Tina’s 15+ years of hard-earned expertise in the sex industry and beyond, WHY ARE PEOPLE INTO THAT? is a philosophical-but-fun exploration of the prismatic spectrum of human desire and the expansive possibilities of pleasure. For fans of adrienne maree brown and Emily Nagoski, this raunchy and rousing book is perfect for anyone who is interested not only in the intricacies of what we desire, but in how desire itself really works.

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• Author: Tina Horn
• Pages: 320 pages
• Binding: Hardcover

The Happy Vagina shines a light on both the unique and sometimes awkward facts about everything gynaecological, creating an open dialogue for all sexes and generations.

“A fierce and fabulous celebration of women. Mika’s straight-talking, no-nonsense writing means she is the friend we don’t just want, but need. Beautiful and empowering. A must read.” – Laura Whitmore

In a world where the vagina is still, too frequently, considered taboo, this book aims to entertain, educate and enlighten. Mika Simmons, creator and host of 'The Happy Vagina' podcast, rightly believes that this taboo is problematic and can lead to a whole host of health issues. Intimate health and pleasure can be hard to talk about, regardless of background or experience, The Happy Vagina is here to smash this stigma for women, and men.

Medicine, politics, religion, and social conditioning have all had a thoroughly improper and exaggerated influence on women’s being – with many of the falsehoods told still negatively impacting us. Mika’s intention is to re-educate us all by shining a light on these ridiculous, historical myths and then debunk them by sharing the most unique, incredible, and empowering facts about the vagina, thereby encouraging a more open dialogue for everyone.

Covering everything from the myth of the wandering womb to mindful masturbation and orgasms to period poverty, the history of contraception, pregnancy and being childfree, Mika’s approachable and positive message urges all of us to know, and appreciate, our own bodies.

 An astrological guide to deepening your romantic connection—or finding the love of your life. 

Carolyne Faulkner knows the number-one reason her clients seek her out to consult the stars: love. After all, we are made of stardust, and understanding the cosmos can provide critical insight into our lives, our well-being, and matters of the heart. This unique guide explains how each sign matches up with the others, with the pros and pitfalls of each, and offers interactive journaling prompts to allow each reader to create a wholly personal road map to understanding themselves and their unions in romance, family, and friendship. 

There is no question that certain pairings cause sparks to crackle, while others grow quietly into a relationship that will last forever. Each combination has its challenges, too, but Faulkner reassures readers that the idea of “incompatibility” is a myth, and if your partner seems to come from another planet, it might just take a little more empathy and hard work to keep the romance alive. Learn what it looks like when a particular match flows well or not so well, and how the planets combine to play a role in both of your charts. 

Faulkner’s Dynamic Astrology™ approach offers a tried-and-tested framework to the signs—how harmonious each match is likely to be, and, more important, how to build a foundation for a forever love.

So you’re an adult with an insecure attachment style. Now what?

Create secure, healthy, and deeply satisfying relationships by transforming your old attachment patterns with more than 140 prompts in this evidence-based, practical guided journal.

Therapists agree the way to address troubling attachment patterns as an adult is through reflection. Licensed therapist, attachment nerd, and viral TikTok star Eli Harwood is here to help you do just that. Together, you will come to understand and transform the patterns in your romantic life. Want to find out why you're always running for the hills at the first sign of commitment or constantly spiraling with jealousy and anxiety? This journal is the answer.

The research findings suggests that our attachment patterns are set in place as early as 10 months old—but the data of adult attachment comforts and assures that yes, everyone can change their attachment pattern.

This workbook for romantically entangled (or romantically seeking) adults has:

• Prompts for reflecting on your current patterns of behavior in dating
• Research-based quizzes to help you delve into your patterns
• Space to write about your past and present insecure patterns in relationships
• Tips and tricks for your journey toward an earned secure attachment

A road map for building strong and secure relationships for those who struggle with anxiety in their romantic connections.

An estimated 47 million Americans identify as having an anxious attachment style, which can make being in relationships turbulent and emotionally taxing for them. According to groundbreaking research in the field of attachment, anxious types are more prone to insecurity, jealousy, codependency, and other behaviors that get in the way of finding and sustaining love. In Anxiously Attached, seasoned psychotherapist and couples counselor Jessica Baum guides readers through understanding their attachment style at its core and building the inner strength and self-love that will lead them to more secure and satisfying relationships.

Developed over ten years in private practice, Baum’s signature Self-full® Method has helped her clients get off the toxic roller coaster of anxious attachment and discover the secure and mutually supportive relationships they deserve. In this book readers will learn how to:

• Create boundaries to safeguard their sense of self-sovereignty in relationships

• Communicate to their partners what they need to feel safe and secure in the relationship

• Develop a secure sense of self-worth and emotional stability

• Learn the true meaning of a healthy/interdependent relationship and how to establish one with their partner or future partner.

• Discover a compassionate path towards healing through experiences like mediation practices where they can start to develop more insight into their internal landscape.

• Attain a deep understanding of the anxious-avoidant dance that is extremely common in intimacy struggles.

Anxiously Attached offers a practical and holistic approach for overcoming anxious attachment issues to discover happier, more fulfilling relationships.

Everything anyone needed to know about 50 wild sex positions all in a petite, easy-to-carry around mini-book. For couples who might be stuck in a one-position nooky rut, this mini Position Sex book gives couples quick ideas on how to spice up their sex life and be more adventurous in the bedroom (or any room, counter, or chair in the house.) Each of the 50 positions offers a four-color photograph of a wild sex position with its name, for example the Carnal Crossbow. Couples can learn how to arrange the position while the book details the challenges and pleasures specific to each move. The guide features full-color photographs of each hot, new position, as well as acrobatic variations on good old standbys, such as the missionary position. Lovers can take position tips with them anywhere as they expand their bedroom repertoire.

DETAILS

• Author: Lola Rawlins
• Pages: 112
• Binding: Hardcover

In this mini version of The Sex Games Bible, the antidote to bedroom boredom, this petite guide will feature sensual images, giving the perfect traveling companion to anyone wanting comprehensive sex games on the go. The Sex Games mini-book will revive a couple's sex life again - or add to a single's sex arsenal. With 50 erotic ideas and games to play, each game is fun and playful and provides readers with clear, uncomplicated directions.

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• Author: Beverly Cummings
• Pages: 112
• Binding: Hardcover

Reawaken desire by discovering the magic of Kama Sutra. Petite and portable, this new edition of the Kama Sutra is great for discovering passionate positions, anywhere! This mini Kama Sutra book is the perfect quick reference guide to a passionate lifestyle. Featuring 64 erotic positions from the sacred art of Kama Sutra, this take-anywhere mini-book is sure to bring unexpected pleasure! Inside, find Illustrative photographs of a scintillating Kama Sutra poses, from the sultry Splitting of the Bamboo to the adventurous Tripod. Each pose contains detailed instructions to explain just how to maneuver into each position. Perfect for anyone looking to add some fiery flavor to the bedroom, this mini Kama Sutra is the quick guide to prolonged ecstasy!

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• Author: Sephera Giron
• Pages: 112
• Binding: Hardcover

Whether male or female, top or bottom, dominant or submissive, this pocket guide to bondage has the rope-tying techniques needed for a wild and fun night. This quick and handy reference takes readers through the basics of BDSM, tying techniques, safety considerations, and an overview of kink culture. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step photographs, readers can use these restraints and ties with a partner tonight. Embrace your kinky side with the Bondage mini-book.

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• Author: Lord Morpheous
• Pages: 112
• Binding: Hardcover

Take the Purrfect Plunge. Or See Spot Come. Try Surfing the Wave. Or do some Pole Vaulting. In Position Sex Bible, author Randi Foxx takes readers on a mind-expanding exploration of sexual delight. Inside this book are a full gamut of ways to turn up the heat on lovemaking. Aside from Bed Action and Chair Action, it features positions divided into categories like Back Door Policy, the Standing O, Foreplay and Oral Sex, and Toys. With breathtaking photography and step-by-step instruction, each creative position and technique will help partners realize their full sexual potential.

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• Author: Randi Foxx
• Pages: 640
• Bookbinding: Paperback

The toe-curling, spine-tingling guide to orgasms that will have you saying, “Let’s do it some more-gasms!” 

Whether you’re looking to have your first orgasm, learning to squirt, or hoping to turn up the heat for a partner, I <3 Orgasms is the book for you. Drawing on their over twenty years of experience teaching audiences about sexual pleasure, plus the voices of thousands of survey-takers who share their experiences in these pages, sex education experts Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller help you find the pleasure they know is within your reach. In this fully revised and updated edition, they’ve crammed in even more info about the big O for aficionados and beginners alike, including:  

• How to have an orgasm during penetration 
• The newest research on squirting 
• Directions on finding your way to the G-spot 
• Detailed advice on how to have your first orgasm 
• The best advances in sex toy technology 
• New and expanded content on penises, prostates, and pegging 
• Glimpses of what 3,525 survey respondents are doing in their bedrooms (and elsewhere!) 

Solot and Miller have collaborated with Maybe Burke of the Transgender Training Institute to create the most inclusive book on sexual pleasure available today. Whether you’re looking to orgasm or just looking for a pleasure boost, seeking info for yourself or to thrill your partner, this new edition of I <3 Orgasms is for you. No shame, no secrecy—just straightforward guidance for healthy sex that feels great.

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• Authors: Dorian Solot & Marshall Miller with Maybe Burke
• Pages: 352
• Binding: Paperback

Take control  of your own sexual journey with Shameless Sex, a compass to guide you toward your most authentic and vibrant self

Embrace your desires, gain confidence in your relationships, and explore your own ever-changing world of sexual pleasure with this guide to cultivating the sex life of your dreams.

No matter your gender, sexuality, or relationship status, Shameless Sex: Unlock the Pleasure You’ve Been Waiting For lets you choose your own pleasure path while feeling normal, whole, and supported.

With real questions from Shameless Sex podcast listeners—and the best advice and most trusted tools drawn from interviews with hundreds of doctors, sex educators, therapists, coaches, and other experts—hosts Amy Baldwin and April Lampert address the most-asked questions around sex, including:

• How do I figure out what I want in the bedroom–and how can I ask for it?
• How can I become a better lover?
• How can I have hotter, steamier sex?
• How can I keep the fire burning?

Shameless Sex is more than just a fascinating and insightful read—this guide is designed to be revisited time and time again when new inevitable relational and sexual questions arise.

Are you ready to open yourself up to creating the lasting change you desire in your sex and relationships? Join the Shameless Sex revolution, and find the passion, richness, depth, and connection you’ve been looking for.

DETAILS

• Authors: Amy Baldwin and April Lampert
• Pages: 320
• Binding: Hardcover

It's time to discover that the sex you have later in life can be far superior.

Reassuring, honest, funny, and most of all empowering, Great Sex Starts at 50 is the must-have sex and relationships book for men and women hitting half a century with little sign of slowing down. There's no denying that something happens to us sexually at 50. From menopause to the mixed blessing of Viagra to other challenges that go beyond the physical: How do you ignite desire after decades with the same person?

Thankfully, information and enthusiasm can help you reclaim a robust sex life - and greater health, as a result. In this easy-to-follow guide, Tracey Cox uses a blend of research, case studies, practical techniques, and personal anecdotes to show you how to arouse yourself and your partner, regain your passion, navigate relationship issues, and create the perfect conditions for sex. Tracey's authentic, trustworthy, and relatable approach will give you everything you need to do it!

A quick, easy and important educational illustrated guide to giving and receiving consent in sex, relationships, and other physical contact. 

How do you tell someone you want to do stuff with them? How do you ask if they want to do stuff with you? How do you know what stuff you want to do with each other? Enter: Sergeant Yes Means Yes (Sarge for short) from the Consent Cavalry, a beacon of clarity in a fuzzy minefield of questions. Sarge drops in on a diverse range of folks deciding whether to engage in sexual activity in this short and fun comic guide to communicating what you want, don't want, and how you want it!

With wit and charm, Sarge also includes tips on what affirmative consent looks like, advocating for what you want, and setting boundaries that honor your comfort and safety. The result is a positive resource illustrating how easy it really is to respect each other’s bodies and desires.

Just because she's going down doesn't mean he's having all the fun. "Sexpert" author Yvonne K. Fulbright gets real with women in this bold book on giving and getting oral sex. This guide tackles the dirty taboos and awkward assumptions that keep fellatio from being seductive and satisfying. You will enjoy giving oral sex as much as men enjoy getting it when you learn:

• Breathing techniques to last longer
• Positions he'll love, like "The Starfish" and "Deep-Throating"
• How to give (and receive) multiple orgasms from oral sex
• How to talk about what they feel is right and wrong

Armed with sexy self-confidence and an arsenal of tongue-twisting tips, you will discover exactly how delightful the plunder down-under can be.

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• Author: Yvonne K. Fulbright, PhD
• Pages: 192
• Binding: Paperback

Everything anyone needs to know about 50 erotic oral sex positions is now in a petite, easy-to-carry mini-book! Hotter oral sex is right at your fingertips. While other books require readers to learn an entire approach or set up a whole scenario, the mini Oral Sex book allows readers to take hot and scintillating techniques anywhere! This book teaches great techniques quickly, so partners can use it on each other right away for mind-blowing pleasure. Illustrated with sensual photography and illustrations, the Oral Sex Mini Book will show readers how to tease and please multiple hot spots to have amazing orgasms.

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• Author: Jessica O'Reilly
• Pages: 112
• Binding: Hardcover

From the host of the #1 podcast Sex with Emily, Emily Morse, comes a revolutionary new book that reframes our relationship to pleasure and teaches us how to have the best sex of our lives.

Dr. Emily Morse has been dubbed “the Dr. Ruth of a new generation” (New York Times) and has helped millions of people navigate the world of sex and relationships. In Smart Sex, she condenses all she’s learned as a doctor of human sexuality and offers a groundbreaking framework that will change the way you think about sex and pleasure—regardless of your gender or sexual orientation. In this essential book you’ll uncover:

•  A new sexual intelligence that will allow you to connect deeply with your body, your desires, and the psychological and physical blocks that are keeping you from experiencing the pleasure that is your birthright.
• Communication hacks to talk to your partner about topics ranging from oral sex to open relationships and everything in between.
• The truth about orgasms and how to start having more plentiful, powerful, and satisfying orgasms.
• Everything you need to know to be a good lover, from collaboration to technique. (Hint: it's not what you think.)
• And so much more

Drawing from science, research, and lived experience, and written in a voice that’s entertaining and inclusive, Smart Sex will help you radically improve your sex life, your confidence, and your relationships, including your relationship with yourself.

“I felt as if I had had a cathartic emotional experience not by talking but by following Ms. Roxo’s coaching to tune into my energy and desire.” ―New York Times

What if your deepest fears and wounds were the KEY to living a turned on and passionate life, sharing your gifts with the world, and having mind-blowing orgasms along the way? And what if you could embrace all of you―all of your messy, wild, raw, sensual self―exactly as you are right now AND still feel good? This is what it means to f*ck like a goddess―literally and metaphorically. To let life make love to you and enjoy every bit, even the parts that hurt, and to find the magic in all of it. And this is your birthright.

So why is it so damn hard for women to simply feel comfortable in their own skin, let alone feel strong and secure enough to freely share their gifts with the world? “Because each of us has been conditioned, programmed, and literally brainwashed into thinking we are not enough,” writes Alexandra Roxo,” and it is up to us to rewrite that story.”

A prominent voice in transformational healing and the divine feminine, Roxo shares tried-and-true methods that have led to both her own healing and that of hundreds of her coaching clients over the years.

“We are in need of an uprising of bold, wild women who have reclaimed their bodies and stand in their sacred sexuality for them,” she writes. “As women, we need to liberate our voices, step into total security within ourselves, and fully own our raw, sensual power, finally letting go of the shame, guilt, denial, and repression that’s been put upon us.”

The methods in this book will inspire you, challenge you, bring up your resistance, and unleash your gifts. It won’t always be easy, but if you do the work, you’ll discover what it really feels like to f*ck like a goddess.

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• Author: Alexandra Roxo
• Pages: 240
• Binding: Paperback

Get Your Mojo Back breaks the silence around the feminist topic no-one is talking about: how to have enjoyable sex after birth. This book is a rallying call to women to reclaim their sexuality and find sexual fulfilment. Focusing on the physical, mental and practical aspects that can affect your sexual experience and relationship, each chapter contains:

• a personal experience to relate to
• tips on specific issues and their manifestations, including unfulfilling sex and numbness, painful postpartum sex, and finding time for intimacy in motherhood
• information from experts, including women’s health physios, an obstetrics doctor and gynecology and a perinatal mental health psychologist.

Informative yet often hilarious, this guide from maternal health campaigner and journalist Clio Wood will appeal to new and existing mothers seeking to improve their sex lives and wellbeing after birth. It will also attract fans of feminist women’s health books, including Period Power.

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• Author: Clio Wood
• Pages: 192
• Binding: Paperback