A woman performs S/M on stage in a future where all sensual pain must be faked. A man searches for a secret sex speakeasy' in a high tech city. An assassin finds herself irresistibly attracted to her victim. An artist's model poses in a world where erotic expression is taboo. Taking its title from Orwell's '1984,' this collection explores the erotic heat and intensity that can come from love under repressive conditions. In 12 futuristic stories, it explores and celebrates the ways in which underground love and subversive sex can bring alive forbidden pleasures.'