Raw Silk
by Lisabet Sarai

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GENRE: Multicultural Romantic Erotica

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BOOK BLURB:

In a foreign land, a woman discovers exotic new realms of the senses.

“You were born to this. You may not understand, yet. You may not believe. But I will teach you.”

When software engineer Kate O’Neill leaves her lover David to take a job in Thailand, she embarks on a sensual journey that will change her forever.

In the glittering City of Angels, Kate becomes sexually involved with two very different men—a handsome and debauched member of the Thai aristocracy, and the charismatic, dominant proprietor of a sex bar. With Anand Rajchitraprasong, she discovers her own almost unlimited capacity for erotic pleasure. Meanwhile, Gregory Marshall shows her what she has hidden from herself: a deep desire to submit, to surrender herself body and soul to someone with the power and compassion to master her.

Each lascivious adventure binds her more closely to her lovers. Then David comes to Bangkok, and Kate realizes that she must choose one of the three men who all desire her.

Long considered an erotic classic, Raw Silk chronicles one woman’s intimate voyage toward love and self-understanding. This twenty-fifth anniversary edition has been freshly edited and includes a new introduction plus a bonus chapter.

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EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT:

“Excuse me,” said Kate brusquely, pushing past him. She walked doggedly on, her heart pounding madly. She felt vulnerable and highly visible in her stylishly short skirt and high-heeled pumps. She tried to remember whether she had seen any other Western women since she had entered the street. The eyes of both the Thai and the Western men followed her progress down the neon-lit lane.

Then, a little way down the block, she saw the turquoise lights advertising The Grotto. Below the sign, just outside the dark-draped doorway, Gregory Marshall stood talking to a striking Thai woman.

An odd relief washed over Kate. She hastened toward the couple. As if sensing her approach, Marshall looked up. She could swear that she saw a genuine smile of welcome on his face as she drew herself up in front of him.

“Kate! What a pleasant surprise! I did not expect you—tonight.” He made a slight movement, as if he were about to bend down and kiss her, then caught himself. He didn’t touch her, but she thought she could feel the heat emanating from his black-clad frame.

Instead, he turned to the Thai woman next to him and put his arm around her shoulder. “Noi, this is Kate, from DigiThai. The one I told you about. Kate, allow me to present Noi, my partner in The Grotto. Noi works as my mamasan, making sure the girls are safe and keeping them in line.” He kissed Noi briefly on the cheek. “I don’t know what I would do without her.”

Kate felt a tightening in her chest. Jealousy, anger, and embarrassment struggled within her.

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AUTHOR BIO:

Lisabet Sarai became addicted to words at an early age. She began reading when she was four. She wrote her first story at five years old and her first poem at seven. Since then, she has written plays, tutorials, scholarly articles, marketing brochures, software specifications, self-help books, press releases, a five-hundred page dissertation, and lots of erotica and erotic romance, in nearly every sub-genre—paranormal, scifi, ménage, BDSM, GLBT, and more.

Twenty-five years ago, Lisabet published her first novel, the exuberantly erotic romance Raw Silk. The 2024 edition of this classic introduces a new generation of readers to this intense chronicle of one woman’s sensual journey.

Lisabet lives in Southeast Asia with her husband of over forty years and several rescue cats, where she pursues an occupation completely unrelated to her literary endeavors.

You’ll find information and excerpts from all Lisabet’s books on her website, along with more than fifty free stories and lots more. At her blog Beyond Romance, she shares her philosophy and her news and hosts lots of other great authors. She’s also on Goodreads, BookBub and Twitter. Join her VIP email list here: https://btn.ymlp.com/xgjjhmhugmgh

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