These 20 Unbelievably Sexy Books Are Too Hot and Steamy to Miss

Erica Jong's "Fear of Flying" was first published in the 1970s, and the era's "sexual revolution" is on full display as the background to the story and its themes. Married grad student Isadora is burnt out on life: her studies, her husband, her unfulfilled dreams and desires. Instead, she embarks on an adventure of self-discovery, including no-strings-attached sex and explorations of what she, not anyone else, really wants.