Sadie Bell is polite, modest, and well-behaved. She sends thank-you cards promptly and teaches middle school math, two things that might make her eligible for sainthood. Sadie knows better than to send nudes, ever, and she’s certainly not the kind of girl who’d have a secret fling with an anonymous stranger online–no matter how hot it might be. Which makes all the dirty texting and super x-rated video chats with Max–not his real name–extra-scandalous. James Farrow is a perfect gentleman. He helps children and elders cross the street, and he brings his neighbor’s groceries in from the car. He teaches middle school English, loves a good sweater vest, and has a huge crush on the cute new math teacher. He’s not the kind of guy who’d ever have a secret fling with an anonymous stranger online–which makes the nights he spends telling Lola (not her real name) all the filthy things he wants to do with her really out of character. But it’s not like they’ll ever meet in person. Right? Textual Relations is a very short story–about fifty pages–that’s also very, very steamy. If you like dirty talk via text message and epistolary spice, this book is for you. It’s loosely related to the Wildwood Society series but is a complete standalone. Read more