Book excerpt: Boldly reimagining lockdown lust. When an idyllic senior neighborhood quarantines for the pandemic, friendly vampires, sex-starved demons, and a time-traveling Madam reinvent love in lockdown. People paid good money to buy into Southern Glen - an idyllic senior community with gyms, cafes, fun classes and beautiful grounds. Online dating was a blast. Then came the pandemic: Nobody got in and nobody got out. How on Earth would they get it on? Stella Fosse (author of Aphrodite's Pen: The Power of Writing Erotica After Midlife) takes us on a wild ride in thirteen wild pandemic adventures, the unsinkable residents of Southern Glen find new ways to Love in Lockdown. A woman in lockdown conjures an 1890s Madam and her favorite client A vampire in love saves a virus patient the hard way A woman quarantines with her husband... and a full cast of pandemic dream lovers. The most fun you can have with your mask on! Society ignored the erotic vibrancy of older adults, even before the pandemic confined us to quarters. Join Stella Fosse on an imaginative exploration of late-life love in lockdown, in the new story collection, The Erotic Pandemic Ball.