Craving a little painful love? The sting of a hand or paddle upon flesh? In "Hurts So Good, " Alison Tyler concocts a cornucopia of kink with tantalizing, taboo tales of lovers and partners paying the price with their bodies. For readers who dream about turning on, turning over, and taking their punishment or about exploring the dark fantasies of S/M, this heart-pounding, welt-inducing collection delivers all the pleasure pain can bring.