Finished Fifty Shades? Try something even more enticing to spice up your love life . . .

Reading erotica this month has got us all hot under the collar. But don’t worry if Fifty Shades of Grey and our Entice erotica has left you feeling a little ‘vanilla’, our sister publisher Piatkus has three sexperts on hand to help you spice things up . . .

Sarah Hedley’s six ways to kiss like you mean it:

The thin skin of the lips means even the slightest touch can get the nerve endings tingling. Pucker up . . .

1. Chocolate kisses: Try kissing with good-quality aromatic chocolate melting in your mouth. Eating chocolate, like kissing, releases feel-good chemicals in your body, for a double hit of ‘happy’.

2. Tongue tracing: Point your tongue so it’s firm, then trace it all the way around your lover’s lips very, very slowly.

3. Nibbles: Intersperse kisses with gentle sucking and chewing of your partner’s bottom and top lip – it’s animalistic and hints at your passionate side, and sucking draws blood to the lips making them more responsive to your touch.

4. Hands on: While you’re kissing, make sure your mitts are getting in on the action; for romantic passion cup your partner’s face in your hands, for sexual expression, run your fingers through their hair, tug it a little if you like, and then move down their back towards their bottom, grabbing it and pulling it in towards you.

5. The perfect kiss: Each take a turn at demonstrating your perfect kiss on your lover – they must remain passive so the kiss work is all your own. That way you can learn exactly what sort of kiss turns your lover on.

6. Kiss maps: Don’t stop at the lips, plot a map of kisses all over your partner’s body, focusing on often neglected areas like the back of the knee, the inside of the wrist and the ultra-sensitive line that runs along the inside of the hip. Focus not only on what you’re doing to them but also on how good your lips feel while you’re doing it.

Emily Dubberley’s aphrodisiac feast:

Food doesn’t have to be applied to the body in order to be sexy. One of the oldest sex tips recommended in the very earliest sex manuals, including the Kama Sutra, is to create an aphrodisiac feast to enjoy with your partner. After all, what better way to pamper the one you love than by preparing a romantic meal? (You can always enjoy your partner for dessert.) Try out the power of aphrodisiacs with this delicious menu:

Asparagus with melted butter
The aphrodisiac reputation of asparagus comes from its phallic shape, however it is also high in vitamin C which helps to make healthy sex hormones and neurotransmitters. This dish can be eaten with your fingers, or better still, served to your partner for some finger-sucking fun.

Garlic mushroom filo parcels
Garlic is thought to be an aphrodisiac as it thins the blood and boosts circulation. Drizzle the parcels with truffle oil for extra sensuality – one whiff of the musky aroma and you’ll understand!

Dark chocolate mousse
Chocolate helps your body to release endorphins, and is also one of the few food products that melt at body temperature, creating an extra sensuality around eating it. Serve the mousse with stem ginger to give the dish even more aphrodisiac power – ginger is thought to increase blood flow to the genitals and ‘heat the loins’.

Siski Green on his secret hot spots:
If his body were a sexual treasure map, these erogenous zones would be marked with a big ‘X’. Not immediately obvious, these body parts are just aching to be found by your exploring hands

His Scalp
Have you ever noticed how often blokes fondle the backs of their necks? Parts of your body with lots of hair can provide more stimulation simply because moving the hair can provide more stimulation by triggering nerve impulses along with the sensors in your bare skin. A head massage is a great way to get him aroused.

His Nose
Research has shown that penile blood flow increases when a man smells certain odours. The research found that the smell of pumpkin pie, liquorice, doughnuts, lavender or a combination of those, could get extra blood pumping down below. But, as the researchers point out, pretty much any strong smell stimulates blood flow.

His Chest
You may think only your chest is important when it comes to attracting a mate, but he uses his to get you interested too. When he wants to look more attractive to you, he puffs out his chest like a pigeon on a mission to mate. Place the palms of your hands against his chest as you kiss him, run your fingers through his chest hair and massage the flesh there. And don’t forget to kiss it too!

His Stomach
Because of its proximity to his crown jewels, the stomach area is a great place to spend some time teasing him. The navel, or belly button, is itself incredibly erotic. Although it is essentially a large scar, it can be extremely sensitive to touch – licking inside it can create powerful sensations. And kissing, licking and fondling the area around his belly button will feel good because he’s on tenterhooks to see where you’ll go next.

His Thighs
You know how your mouth begins to salivate when you can smell or see good food, how it prepares you for the meal to come and makes you really, really want to wrap your lips around that steak, chocolate bar or doughnut? Well, stroking, kissing, lip-nibbling and gently biting his thigh has a similar effect on his penis. Take your time here and make sure you look up at him every now again to let him know that you’re enjoying watching his appetite grow stronger.

These are extracts from Sex by Numbers by Sarah Hedley, Friendly Fetish by Emily Dubberley and How to Blow His Mind in Bed by Siski Green,. You can download all three of these titles as an ebook from the major ebook retailers, so you can read it on your Kindle, iPad, Kobo or Sony Reader.