Do Women Need Sex Entertainment?

In this cheeky and sweetly sex-positive tell-all, debut author Yoshioka shares candid anecdotes from her time as a behind-the-scenes staffer at a male escort service. Referred to the Honey Time agency by a friend, Sono is initially shocked but soon acclimates to the raunchy talk and businesslike bustle around the office. She makes friends with her no-nonsense female coworker Saori and gets to know the escorts, mostly good-natured guys who like to satisfy women (as they point out, the money isn’t all that great). Full penetrative sex is illegal, but Sono helps the escorts practice happy-ending massages and is told that “hot perverts tend to rise to the top of the rankings!” She also learns that good sex work, like good sex, is about empathy and communication. “What exactly are we selling here for 90 minutes at 15,000 yen?” she asks herself, and the answer turns out to be different for every client, whether it’s a married woman who hopes satisfying her husband’s desire for a threesome will paper over her marital problems or a 28-year-old virgin with self-esteem issues. Yachinatsu’s cute, flirty artwork brings the characters to bubbly life and is equally adept at steamy eroticism and flustered comedy. There’s more than enough sultry fun here to keep readers laughing, gasping, and turning pages. (Nov.)