Lying In Bed

by M.J. Rose

Book Overview

There was a time when Marlowe Wyatt had abandoned herself to the unrestrained pleasures of love; she'd been bold and unashamed, giving her heart and body to her lover without inhibition or hesitation.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1940887453
• ISBN13: 9781940887456
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts Incorporated
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very subtle, and very effective

This novel is beautiful and subtle. The descriptive prose is absolutely fabulous. Is is more sensual than many erotic stories and has deeper character development. I will keep this book

Erotic and haunting

Lying In Bed tells the story of Marlowe Wyatt, a woman who writes erotic letters and stories for others. She brings the depths of her secret desires and longings through her creative and sensual writing, though she is unaware of the fact that she does that. It is the enigmatic Gideon who points it out to her. When Gideon enters her life, Marlowe is forced to face her inner demons, including old issues regarding her stepbrother, her cynicism and her past relationships with men. M.J. Rose has once again created a story that is both erotic and haunting. I have noticed that most, if not all, of her novels are based on women who repress themselves one way or another, with personal issues and angsts that run deep. The erotica here is subtle, not the in-your-face stuff you often find in romantic erotica these days. Though I like the aforementioned in-your-face stuff, I also love this kind of writing, for it reminds me of authors like Anais Nin and D.H. Lawrence. Spice is a great imprint, it seems, with great eye for erotic writing. I hope this Harlequin imprint will deliver a variety of romantic erotica -- from somewhat literary (like this one) to stories that are just sexy and fun. I also like to read contemporary romantica with no gimmicks (meaning not paranormal, suspense, whatever). Just a well-told story with equal amounts of eroticism and romance. All sorts are great for reading, depends on the mood I'm in. If you like beautiful prose and sensual reading, you will love Lying In Bed. I also recommend the other books by this author.

Rose Shows You How Erotica Should Be Written

Marlowe Wyatt works in a New York boutique writing erotic love letters for people who can't manage the words themselves. Still grieving for a lover who was killed in an accident before she could explain dark secrets from her past, her life is empty and unhappy, and she doesn't want it any other way because those secrets are still, years later, just too painful. Then a man comes into the store and hires her to write five letters for someone--only he wants to be part of the process, not just a customer. They begin to visit various places together to explore different sensory possibilities for these letters--for which she's going to earn two thousand dollars--but unexpected feelings for this man, Gideon Brown, begin to boil to the surface. Cold words in a review can't begin to express the beautiful prose Rose uses all throughout this story, in every syllable, every nuance. Rose is a master at subtle prose anyhow, I've read all of her books and she always tells her stories with strength and brilliant, deft class. While this book doesn't have the swift complexity of her thrillers, it's impossible to put down once you start reading because of the way her soft words weave you into the fabric of her story. This book outdoes any other erotica novel I've ever read. Rose puts to sleep once and for all the myth that in order to write erotica, you have to use every single physical movement and so-called erotic euphemism you can drag off of a long, long list of euphemisms. But it's not in the words, it's what the author does with the words she chooses. Read M.J. Rose's LYING IN BED and you'll see how it's done when it's done well. BA

Erotic fiction that will not disappoint!

M.J. Rose has become one of my favorite authors . . . so whenever I see that she has a new book out, I try to read it as quickly as possible. LYING IN BED, her latest, did not disappoint . . . it is billed as an "erotic fiction novel," and though it is a different from her earlier efforts (that fit more in the suspense category), I still was drawn-in by the strong story line. This one features a woman who ghostwrites erotic letters for others . . . when a mysterious client enters her life, the letters all of a sudden become real to her--especially after her first lover reappears. Though the book is seemingly directed more to women, men will enjoy it too. There were several passages that caught my attention; among them: * "It's not success that I'm talking about. It's interaction. When we paint or sculpt or assemble a collage, we're using our senses and our souls to make something out of thin air. We're saying something. And the act of saying it, and the process we go through in presenting it, doesn't teach us everything we need to know until we can discuss it and argue about it and listen to other people talking about it." * But a first kiss is none of those things. It is an invitation to a sensate world that is yet unknown. It is dark in the light and light in the dark. It is foreign in its tastes and smells. It may begin with your lips but it moves along your body in a way that brings your blood to the surface. It turns you inside out so that you become your feelings and your thoughts retreat, bowing to the physicality of the kiss's moment. The rest of you withdraws to allow the coming together of a mere two inches of flesh that fly you to an unknown place--the way you can travel to a new city or town and recognize that you are in its center without knowing the particular buildings, foliage, storefronts. * I knew better than to be fooled by a man's passion. Or my own. Lust is so fickle, motivated by so many of the wrong impulses. Fooling us into thinking it has some significance when it has none.

fine erotic character study

Marlowe Wyatt feels she made the mistake of a lifetime when she failed to tell her beloved Joshua how much she loved him. When he died she was left with remorse and sorrow; she hopes he knows now though he would be disappointed in her as she has quit on life; unable to cope with relationships out of fear that people die. Instead she buries herself at work and with her art writing erotic letters that lovers would exchange to let their significant other know how much he or she cares; something she failed to do with Joshua. New client Gideon awakens the woman inside of Marlowe that has lied dormant since Joshua died. However, she knows he is off limits as he has a girlfriend even as Gideon encourages her to get out to enjoy the world and to write special letters for him only. Inspiring her, she falls in love with Gideon, but knows nothing can come of it as he has someone else. Marlowe is a fascinating protagonist as she struggles with grief for her Joshua and remorse for failing to tell him she loved him and a new wave of guilt for feeling again as she transitions from living dead to living. LYING IN BED is an erotic character study starring a wonderful lead character whose emotions will grip the audience from start to finish. M.J. Rose displays her depth of talent with this switch from suspense to erotica. Harriet Klausner