A trio of lyrical but explicit novellas exploring sexuality with a mesmerizing delicacy, frankness and wit. Uncompromising, thoughtful and at times deeply moving, the novellas in Neptune & Surf announce Marilyn Jaye Lewis as one of contemporary erotica's most important voices.

"Vividly written, these stories rise above the routine of erotica to establish the author as a stylist worth watching." -- Bob Powers, Literary Critic, G21: The World's Magazine

For the past decade, Marilyn Jaye Lewis has been known primarily for her cutting edge erotic fiction. Her short stories appeared regularly in underground zines such as Frighten the Horses and Bad Attitude. In 1997, she helped develop the award-winning DADAhouse, the adult-oriented CD Rom game featured on HBO, and she was the original writer for the DADAhouse Cyber Soap Opera, chosen by Entertainment Weekly as "The Best Soap on the Web for 1997 --kinkily engaging."

Her extensive work with internet erotica has garnered her several awards for quality in erotic fiction web sites, including induction into Playboy's Online Hall of Fame, and the citation, "the very best erotic fiction on the web" from the popular review site, Jane's Net Guide.

Now Ms. Lewis' first book, Neptune & Surf, is available from Masquerade Books. This collection of novellas is startling in its use of simple, uncomplicated language, setting a new benchmark for what can be expected from quality erotic writing. Unlike any other erotic fiction collection, Neptune & Surf continues Masquerade Books' uncompromising foray into the unique realm of literary erotica.

"Reads like a hardcore version of Scorsese's "Goodfellas"...with wit, insight and imagination, Lewis deftly erases the line between 'erotica' and 'literature'. Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious, but always arousing..." --Ian Grey, author of  Sex, Stupidity & Greed: Inside the American Movie Industry

For more information, contact:

Richard Kasak
Masquerade Books
212-661-7878
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