Acclaimed author Mitzi Szereto explores the many complexities of desire, love and lust in this rich and varied “best of” collection of erotically charged short stories.
In these 17 provocative and often witty offerings, Mitzi Szereto travels expertly between genres with tales that explore both the light and the dark sides of sexuality. Oysters and Pearls gives the reader a glimpse into worlds that are as ordinary as they are fantastical and mysterious. Like a skilled lover, this sensuous and imaginative compilation will leave you wanting more.
“The strength of this collection lies in its imaginative grasp of the wide variety of cultures, landscapes and emotional engagement of the reader as well the sexual.”—Tobsha Learner, bestselling author of Picture This
Supernatural
Psychological
Identity
Vampires
Dark Fantasy
Reincarnation
Memory
Audiobook details
GenreAdult Romance
Length6 hrs 19 mins
Narrated bySelect Your Own
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 20, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
12Moonburn
2Praise for Mitzi Szereto
13My Zombie, My Lover
3Copyright Page
14Odalisque
4Foreword
15Hell is Where the Heart is
5The Blood Moon Kiss
16Letter to Valentino
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6“It’s All Right, Ma (I’m Only Bleeding)”
17Escape
7Bakewell, Revisited
18The Dracula Club
8Melinda
19Hen Night
9Loving on Kyoto Time
20My Lover
10Mrs. Atropos
21The Turnip
11Do You Remember?
22About the Author
About the author
Mitzi Szereto
Mitzi Szereto is an American-British author, anthology editor, and short story writer whose work spans multiple genres, most recently in true crime. She has appeared internationally on radio and television and at major literature festivals around the globe. She edited the first anthology of erotic fiction to include a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. A story contribution from her crime fiction anthology Getting Even: Revenge Stories received a “Highly Commended” from the Crime Writers’ Association’s Short Story Dagger. Follow her on social media @mitziszereto.com.View all by Mitzi Szereto
