The Worst Was Fantastic

This erotic novel follows the story of the protagonist and his sexual exploits starting when he was devirginized by his twenty-six-year-old neighbor, Beth, at the age of fifteen during one Fourth of July encounter when he “innocently” helped her apply lotion while she was sunning, until they both grow to a ripe old age. In between are his affairs and sexual encounters with different women: Lea, Ann, Carol, and Patty; as well as his experiences working in a factory, enlisting in the Air Force, and carving out a successful professional career for himself. And of course, a certain kinky plan to build a love nest complete with overhead mirrors and even an ingenious seven-foot-square pillow that is aimed at improving sexual pleasure.

But perhaps more importantly, this is a coming-of-age story that deals with discovery, gain, loss, pain, and pleasure, a tale—perhaps cautionary—of how lost innocence can give way to true lust, and eventually true love.