Featuring erotic stories by Octavia Butler, Daniel Duane, Dennis Cooper, and Sera Gamble, and Kathryn Harrison.

Kathryn Harrison explores the story of a psychiatrist whose sexual affairs with a young client have an unexpected consequence; Dennis Cooper trails an extraordinary hustler working his older johns; and Jessica Cutler gives lessons on how a young woman can take down all the politicians in Washington with just the crook of her pretty little finger.

Included in this collection:

• "On the Eighth Day" by Vanessa Baggott
• "Dangerous Games with Competent People" by Kim Wright
• Excerpt from Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler
• "Entry Point" by Shanna Germain
• Excerpt from A Mouth Like Yours by Daniel Duane
• "Blackberries" by Nalo Hopkinson
• Excerpt from The Sluts by Dennis Cooper
• "Blue Star" by Sera Gamble
• "If You Love Something, Set It Free" by P. S. Haven
• Excerpt from The Washingtonienne by Jessica Cutler
• "Comeback" by Nicholas Kaufman
• Excerpt from Towelhead by Alicia Erian
• "The Rock Wall" by Peggy Munson
• "Best Friendster Date Ever" by Alexander Chee
• Excerpt from Envy by Kathryn Harrison
• "What Happened to That Girl" by Marie Lyn Bernard
• "Heads-Up Poker" by Susan DiPlacido
• "Taste" by Susan St. Aubin
• "The Razor" by Tsaurah Litzky
• "The Sex Box" by Nikki Sinclair
• "The Pancake Circus" by Trebor Healey
• "Dream Machine" by Lauraleigh Farrell
• "Wish Girls" by Matthew Addison

Previously published as Best American Erotica 2007.