Crackling with eroticism and suspense, the seductive new book that everyone is talking about probes the secret world of phone sex and one woman who becomes empowered by what she discovers there. Not since Erica Jong's Fear of Flying has a novel so masterfully mined the relationship between sexuality and identity. On the surface, Julia Sterling's life seems blessed. Married to a renowned psychiatrist and living on Manhattan's tony Upper East Side, Julia deeply loves her stepson and is forging a career as a journalist. When a writing job exposes her to the world of phone sex, Julia glimpses a world that stirs her erotic fantasies but threatens her carefully constructed reality. As she explores her emotional and sexual connections to the men she knows and several she will never meet, she confronts evil, perversity, and her own passions. Tracing the currents of desire, illusion, and psychological manipulation, Lip Service is an astonishingly vivid glimpse into one woman's inner life. At the same time, this electrifying thriller grips the reader as it builds toward a shattering climax. M.J. Rose has delivered a debut novel unlike anything yet experienced in erotic fiction. Lip Service establishes her as a powerful storyteller.
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"The Midwest Book Review" "Lip Service" is both seductive and sinister.
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M.J. Rose, a former advertising executive, has a commercial in the Museum of Modern Art. Her second novel, In Fidelity, is coming soon from Pocket Books. She lives in Greenwich, Connecticut.
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Lying on my bed-the same bed my husband and I slept in each night-I shut my eyes against the intrusion of everyday objects surrounding me: the silver-framed family photographs on the dresser, Paul's stained silk tie coiled on the chair waiting to be sent to the cleaners, and the still-unread morning newspapers. Read the first page
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Lying on my bed-the same bed my husband and I slept in each night-I shut my eyes against the intrusion of everyday objects surrounding me: the silver-framed family photographs on the dresser, Paul's stained silk tie coiled on the chair waiting to be sent to the cleaners, and the still-unread morning newspapers. Read the first page
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M J Rose has, without a doubt, created a new genre of fiction. No wonder that traditional publishers 'didn't know where to put Lip Service'. This is an intelligent, fascinating book with serious erotica at just the right places in the plot, for just the right length and never 'just to take up space'. Deliciously naughty, tantilizing novel about Julia discovering a very real and honest side of herself that was never released (until...?), a smug psychiatrist husband needing one himself, 'The Institute' and a real page turner of a plot. Buy it and find out more. This novel will make for a much appreciated gift as well. An exciting read, I highly recommend this for readers of both genders. I await with anticipation 'In Fidelity'.
Patricia Conant - Freelance writer, columnist...
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I couldn't put this book down. It held me captive for a whole weekend. Its not quite like anything I've read before - erotic and engaging - about a woman who you don't think will win but does! Its insightful and thought provoking and I highly reccommend it to any woman who isn't afraid of facing her own sexuality.
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Looking for an intelligent, modern-day love story with some steamy, summer sizzle? If the answer is yes, M.J. Rose's "Lip Service" could be the book for you.
Using modern-day New York as her backdrop, Rose invites us into the life of devoted wife and dutiful daughter Julia Sterling, and her sterile and controlling psychiatrist husband, Paul. The story begins as Julia, acting the part of trophy-wife for her husband's business dinner, meets Sam Butterfield, founder of the Butterfield Institute, a "progressive sex clinic."
Encouraged by Sam, but against the wishes of her overprotective husband, Julia agrees to write a book about the institute. Through her research, she struggles with the emotionally fragile label that has been thrust upon her by her father and husband, and the new awakening she experiences through her job as a phone sex therapist.
With plenty of suspense and intrigue, Rose entices us into Julia's psyche. As the story progresses, we realize just how much Julia has put her life on hold; not allowing herself to question what her husband tells her, nor allowing her true feelings to surface. But it is not until Julia is faced with making significant decisions about her future, that we really realize the significance of her newly found self-awareness.
Definitely a page-turner, this book is the perfect cure for the mid-summer blahs. With just enough erotica to be piquant, but not enough to be pornographic, "Lip Service" is one of those books that you'll be sure to pass on to your best friend.
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Sexy and filled with suspense
Julia Stirling has been content in her life until recently. Married to Paul, a psychiatrist turned professional fund-raiser, she has willingly assisted him in his efforts to... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Marleen
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Empowered or used?
Julia's marriage to Paul, a psychiatrist, is passionless and more or less sexless. So when she meets charismatic Sam who runs a sex clinic, Julia can't help being intrigued. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Roman Clodia
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a fascinating compilation of genres
I read this book in one absorbed sitting. Congratulations to M.J. Ross for having the balls to publish and promote her own book. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 1999
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An unpleasant little story
What an unpleasant little story. Men are portrayed as perverts, thieves and pimps; women are righteous prudes. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 1999
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pleasantly surprised
When this book was recommended to me I hesitated, erotica not being my genre of choice. But I am glad I was pursuaded to give it a try. It was a great read. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 1999
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Bad news
*This* is supposed to be a 'psychological thriller'? It's not even written well, and the story has no integrity. Skip it.
Published on 27 Aug 1999
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Move over Ayn Rand...
Not since "Atlas Shrugged" has a book had the power to become such an instant classic. Rose has spun a modern tale of triumph and suspense that will forever ring true... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 1999
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Lip Service, Chillingly Erotic and More
MJ Rose's Lip Service is more than a wonderful, well-written and timely piece of fiction. It is more than a brilliant portrayal of a woman's sexual repression and revolt against... Read more
Published on 25 Aug 1999
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WOW!
A reviewer, 36yr old female married 12 yrs, August 23, 1999,'WOW' It was looking thu a glass mirror at my own life.Title 'Lip Service'. Read more
Published on 25 Aug 1999
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MJ Rose strokes the reader's mind!
It is rare that a book comes along with such a variety of elements that a reader craves. "Lip Service" has come! Read more
Published on 22 Aug 1999
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