title: Bitten: Dark Erotic Stories
author:  Susie Bright 
description: Susie Bright is a respected author, activist, performer, lecturer, audio show host, sex guru, teacher, and mom. She founded the first women's erotica book series, Herotica, and edited The Best American Erotica series from 1993-2008. She resides in Santa Cruz, California.
zlib_text: S he cursed under her b rea th a s the ca ndle
  f lick ered out j ust a s she op ened the b edroom
  door.
  It was almost completely dark inside. She decided to make the best
  of things and felt her way into the room, closing the door behind her.
  After a minute her eyes began to adjust. Piece by piece she peeled
  her sodden clothing from her skin.
  Flipping back the corner of the bedcovers, she slipped in then rolled
  onto her side, barreling right into a warm body.
  She would have screamed if she wasn’t so shocked all the breath
  left her body in a silent puff. Her skin was touching someone warm
  and muscled and most definitely naked. She felt the stiffening of their
  body as they woke suddenly at the contact. Henrietta scrabbled
  backward so quickly she fell out of bed and onto the floor.
  Even in her shocked state she was aware of how ungracefully she
  was moving and sent up a silent prayer of thanks that the room was
  so dark it hid her nakedness completely.
  “What the devil are you doing?” a deep 