Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Sunday | May 24, 2009
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Book Review: Mature and humorous

Title: More Erotic Jamaican Tales

Author: K. Sean Harris

Publisher: Book Fetish Jamaica

Reviewer: Siobhan Morrison

Sasha Arnold is a 25-year-old beauty, and knows a good opportunity when she sees it. Sasha is the main character in the story 'Gold Digger'. Enter Audley Moore, a rich businessman almost twice Sasha's age, eager to have a hot, young thing on his arm. Accustomed to trading her looks for financial security, Sasha wastes no time in auditioning Audley as her latest paramour. Things soon progress to the bedroom, and the fact that Audley proves capable in bed is an added bonus for Sasha. The action heats up to heart-stopping heights when Sasha's friend, Kim, joins the fun.

Ashley finds herself also relying on her physical charms in the darker tale 'Circumstances'. A sales representative struggling to care for an ailing grandmother, Ashley gets caught in a speed trap heading in from Manchester late one night and is given the choice between getting an expensive ticket and possibly losing her licence, or performing sexual favours with two policemen. The story takes a surprising twist when one of the officers finds himself on the receiving end of his own baton.

Anyone who's ever read one of K. Sean Harris' books knows more or less what to expect from the Jamaican writer and publisher. For the other unsuspecting masses, this collection of short stories is a good way to get familiar. More Erotic Jamaican Tales is an adult fiction based on the sexual exploits of Jamaican men and women. The 111-page book is the follow-up to his previous collection of short stories, Erotic Jamaican Tales. The books are part of a series of erotic anthologies written by Harris.

Open-minded audience

Geared towards a mature and certainly open-minded audience, the stories are sure to leave readers feeling hot and bothered, as the steamy scenes leap off the pages. Harris seems to make a concerted effort to include many of the sexual scenarios popular to the genre in the seven stories that make up the collection, threesomes and same sex encounters.

However, the collection offers readers more than just raunchy sex and explicit language. What makes More Erotic Jamaican Tales readable is Harris' style and his attention to detail. Set in Jamaica, the stories traverse the social plains of the island, from city life in 'Urban Gumption', to the touristy atmosphere of the coast featured in 'Gold Digger' to rural living in 'Ordinary People', exploring various facets of island culture.

Some of the stories seem to be inspired by local news headlines, as is the case of 'Urban Gumption', adding a sense of gritty realism and depth that is fairly surprising. There are enough plot twists thrown in to keep readers turning the pages. Harris also gives his characters as much back-story as possible, making them more believable to readers.

More Erotic Jamaican Tales is witty, thought provoking and entertaining. K. Sean Harris will have you laughing out loud one moment and crossing your legs the next.

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