Devils in the Sugar Shop

The lives of a failed erotic novelist a hostess of prim sextoy parties anartist and a bookshop owner pursued by a demented if harmless stalkerallmembers of the ... » 

The lives of a failed erotic novelist a hostess of prim sextoy parties anartist and a bookshop owner pursued by a demented if harmless stalkerallmembers of the artsy crowd in Omaha Nebraskacollide one snowy winter eveningthe week before Valentines Day. These wives and lovers plot to hold ontofamilies friendships and personal lives during an extravagant evening of wildyinnocent sex parties and may only be saved by their own children a timelyfire and a return to their senses. Ashley a frustrated novelist teaches acommunity college class in the writing of erotica which only seems to turn amagnifying glass on her own marriage woes. Deedee is becoming rich by sellingmarital aides at Tupperwarelike home parties but still longs to reunite withher exhusband. Viv an artist learns to find creative inspiration and maybeeven a better understanding of herself from a dirtyminded stalker who sendsher startling obscene pictures in the mail. Peach and Plum twin sisters own abookstore called Mermaids Singing where together they attempt to unravel theknots of their own neuroses. All the while the questionable wisdom of a toughlove motivational speaker known only as Sybil the Guru echoes throughout alltheir lives. The day ends with a few raucous parties that threaten or promiseto challenge the ways these various men and women continue to live. As theystruggle for guidance in the face of sheer lunacy they come to realize thatthe most useful answers are likely the ones they come up with all on their own. «