Private Thoughts provides more than just these women’s fantasies, however. It combines new research with the advice of a seasoned sex therapist. The result is an exciting contribution to the field of sexuality. Drawing insights from Wendy’s research and advice from her clinical experience as a sex therapist, the book gently guides women to explore their own fantasy style and to recognize the origins of their fantasies. It gives women permission to enjoy their fantasies while also helping them to recognize how some fantasies may be masking emotional pain, which could be detrimental to them and to their relationships.

Everyone has a dark, erotic side, whether or not they want to admit it. You are invited to explore your most sensual, sexual fantasies through a series of steamy short stories and erotic vignettes designed to arouse your curiosity ... and more. Come along for the ride; it's perfectly safe. How you choose to respond is up to you. You might be bound, gagged, spanked, and inspired-as well as loved, and loved well. Do you dare enter this world? Perhaps this collection will become your hidden secret, or perhaps you will be so inspired that you can't wait to share it with a lover-or a prospective lover. However you choose to enter the fantasy, it is yours to enjoy. These stories may arouse, intrigue, shock, or frighten you. Some might even rub you the wrong way (and you might discover that you like it that way). Do you dare to enter the world of your most intimate, dangerous desires? Celebrate your sensual curiosity and fuel your sexual imagination with this collection of erotic musings. Unleash your fantasies!

This sexy and informative guide will help women understand why they fantasize, what other women fantasize about, and the deep down desires a reader and her partner may both be secretly harboring.

Delving into the uncharted territory of women's sexual imaginations, acclaimed sex expert Wendy Maltz and journalist Suzie Boss expand the boundaries of what we know about female desire and satisfaction. Drawing on intimate interviews with women of all ages and lifestyles, Maltz and Boss take readers on a journey of passion, pleasure, and self-discovery as they: Describe the origins of women's sexual fantasies Identify the six most common fantasy roles--the Pretty Maiden, the Victim, the Wild Woman, the Dominatrix, the Beloved, and the Voyeur Illuminate the diverse functions of sexual fantasies from stimulating orgasm to improving one's self-image Help women discover their own fantasy style and change unwanted fantasies Offer advice on how and when to talk about one's fantasies with one's partner In this candid and inspiring book, women--and their lovers--will learn how to use the power of their imaginations to heighten sexual expression and self-awareness and achieve new levels of intimacy.

In this groundbreaking and provocative book, originally published as In the Garden of Desire, renowned sex therapist Wendy Maltz and journalist Suzie Boss guide you through the fascinating world of women's sexual fantasies, showing how they often hold the key to increased sexual pleasure. Private Thoughts describes the most common fantasy roles for women, illuminates fantasy's diverse functions, explores where fantasies come from, explains how to change unwanted or troublesome fantasies, and offers readers straightforward advice for talking about fantasies with a lover. The authors draw on insights gained from years of clinical experience, professional research, and intimate interviews with women of all ages and lifestyles who revealed deliciously original, sensuous, and erotic stories. Entertaining as well as informative, Private Thoughts takes readers on a unique journey of passion, pleasure, and self-discovery.

I Am: Your Guide to Mind and Body Union for Total Awareness is an inspiring and intriguing self-help guide that will show you how to lead a happier life with a greater sense of awareness of the need for a harmonious coexistence between your body and your mind. The meditation and journaling exercises at the end of each chapter will assist you in realizing the reality of a heightened sense of enlightenment in how you approach the day-to-day pressures of life. MaggieMoor.com

Imagination and experimentation can translate your erotic fantasies into sexual realities heightened by newly plumbed passion, as this handsome illustrated guide fully demonstrates in its aim to lead you and your partner to a more rewarding love life. After introducing couples to the secrets of the ancient Japanese, Chinese, Indians, and Arabians in the art of making love, this lucidly written volume offers numerous love games that enable partners to employ age-old but extraordinarily stimulating sexual techniques and to explore new erotic possibilities in their relationships. While these games encourage partners to tantalize and tease each other with props like a camera or a pack of cards, or with anything from food to feathers, the next section -- on role playing -- provides a series of scenarios that turn such childhood pastimes as playing doctor, nurse, boss, or teacher into romps through adult sensuality. Finally, a presentation of eighteen seductive situations shows how you can take passion to your patio, let loose inhibitions in the toolshed, or frolic alfresco. Together, the suggestions and scenarios in Creative Loveplay not only help partners to acknowledge, identify, and communicate to each other their needs and desires, but also provide ample ways to successfully and happily implement exciting variations on this thing called lovemaking.