Heat

"Jane Futcher is a fiendishly good writer. Her latest collection, Heat: Stories of Love and Desire, places Futcher squarely among that luminous trinity: Jeanette Winterson, Sarah Waters, and Emma Donoghue. Futcher has a wicked sense of humor. During the brief spells that her main character isn't entangled, a deux, in a pair silk sheets, she is thrashing about in an existential fog. Why, after all, limit a lesbian to ecstasy? Come to think of it, forget Jeanette, Sarah, and Emma. Futcher's subversive juxtaposition of clit nibbles and funny bone tickles puts her in a league all her own."

~ Marny Hall, Ph.D., author of The Lavender Couch and The Lesbian Love Companion: How to Survive Everything From Heartthrob to Heartbreak

"Author Jane Futcher crushes the tired old male myth that women can't have sex without a penis. Given today's political climate, it seems everyone has to have a penis to exist. However, in Heat, Ms. Futcher gives us such great news: Sex is for women and best with other women! Whether seducing Mom's best friend on a Caribbean beach, getting laid by a sexy femme with an enormous strap-on, or enchanting a petite ballroom dancer (while her mother is dying a few blocks away), Futcher explores lesbian passion, fantasy, fun and frailty from childhood to cremation. Try it - I mean, REALLY TRY IT! You'll like it."

JoAnn Loulan, author of Lesbian Sex; Lesbian Passion; Lesbian Erotic Dance

"In Heat, the erotic stories of popular author Jane Futcher take you inside a woman's first lesbian encounter with her boyfriend's sister; a lesbian embracing her inner tomboy; a woman's rage at her wife's ex-lovers, and the romantic temptations posed by life with a partner who is often away. Readers will enjoy the humor, love, erotic passion, and emotional roadblocks in these stories."

~Esther Rothblum, Ph.D., Professor Emerita and Editor of the Journal of Lesbian Studies

"These stories of lesbian love and fantasy will keep readers as captivated as a Shonda Rhimes TV series."

~Nanette Gartrell, M.D., psychiatrist and author of My Answer Is No

"The book is a wild ride through loss and joy as the character of Jill survives and thrives both steamy adventures and compromising situations. When she finds a partner who understands her and a community that knows her well, she heals her past and enjoys a present filled with wisdom and deep trust."

~Rev. Jane A. Spahr, lesbian activist and co-founder of That All May Freely Serve