Lucky in Lace Format:Paperback Valenti sheds light on the

Valenti sheds light on the value--and hypocrisy--around the notion that girls remain virgins until they're married by putting into context the historical question of purity

and numerous other awards

Better known as the editor of the Straight to Hell paperback series--a compendia of real-life sexual stories that is part pornography

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Lucky in Lace Format:Paperback Valenti sheds light on theJuliette Jennings lives her life like a tightly laced corset not that she'd ever wear one. As a business owner of a stationery store, structure is her favorite. But when her best friend and her ex fall head over heels for each other, everything unravels and leaves her exposed. Even worse, a scandalous lingerie shop has moved in next door, and its tantalizing window displays will drive away her conservative customers. If only the owner would turn off