Mapping the Boundaries of Love: An Erotic Awakening in Five Acts

This bundle pulls together the first five stories in the "Mapping the Boundaries of Love" series, completing an arc that begins with Phil and Jessie's lost weekend at Lake Nakanawidah and concludes with the passionate reconciliation of Phil, Petra, and Jessie on the shores of Lake Makanogin. All were originally published individually.A Dip in the an erotic lost weekend in the woodsPhil's solo camping trip at Lake Nakanawidah is interrupted by Jessie's flailing efforts to make camp for the first time. The interruption isn't unwelcome, though, when he finds that she's cute and feisty. Their connection is complicated by factors beyond their encounter in the woods, like Phil's engagement to Petra.Can they contain the forest fire that their passion ignites? Or will a night of passion burn the map to love that they thought they were following on their separate journeys?17K word noveletteOff the an erotic adventure and awakeningIt was supposed to be a girls' weekend getaway at the casino for Petra, Madeline, and Casey — a chance to have some fun and blow off some steam before Petra's upcoming marriage to Phil. With Phil off on a solo camping trip, Petra was looking forward to hanging out with her best friends and forgetting about wedding planning for a few days.But when they discover that their weekend coincides with a swingers' convention at the casino hotel, the three friends are thrown into a world of excess and passion they never dreamed possible.

Will the price of their weekend adventure be too steep for their hearts to pay?28K word novellaMadeline's an erotic journeyTheir girls' weekend at the casino just got a whole lot wilder ...

While Petra is falling under the spell of the mysterious Martin and his enigmatic wife Cynthia, Madeline discovers that she has fantasies and desires more extreme than she ever imagined possible. Being a "unicorn" for her new friends Kelsey and Pete isn't enough — she needs to be at the center of the passion.

What is Madeline willing to risk to make her filthiest dreams come true?25K word novellaCasey's an erotic confessionWhile Petra struggles to maintain her boundaries despite her fascination with the guru couple Martin and Cynthia, Madeline throws herself into the sensuous opportunities with gusto.

And Casey? Casey discovers that the ghosts who have haunted her since she closed off a strange doorway in her life have returned, and they have promises and threats that she imagined were far in her past.

Will the secrets she's kept from her friends destroy the trust and love that have shaped Casey's life since she first escaped from the spell of Martin and Cynthia? Can her mind, nearly broken years ago, stay intact in the face of so much excess?47K word short novelThe Contours of an erotic reconciliationPetra has been unable to move forward from her experiences during her off-the-leash the seduction of Martin and Cynthia awakened desires she has been unable to contain, but also unwilling to embrace. When her therapist prescribes a visit to the Blue Haven Retreat Center on Lake Makanogin, she's skeptical, but her husband Phil encourages her explore this new opportunity for healing.

Jessie has been on a journey of her own since a wild lost weekend on Lake Nakanawidah with Phil, embracing the quiet splendor of the woods and lakes. She feels complete as she never has before, working at the Blue Haven.