“Cherry” is a lesbian erotica collection catalogs women having sex with women for the first time. It explores not only the romantic and innocent but the lusty and spontaneous. Through descriptive sex scenes, the following stories In “Italian Exchange,” 18-year-old Addie travels to Italy to explore history, the language, and her family’s history. Having been focused on her studies and extracurriculars, she’s never even been kissed, and she hopes this summer trip will change that. Her host family has a gorgeous, albeit standoffish, daughter a few years older than her. Lottie’s devilish looks and confidence draw Addie in as they finally meet outside of her host house, sparking an undeniable connection between them. During the late 1990s, 25-year-old Blythe put her normal early-twenties experience aside to focus on her small business. It’s only when Stevie – who comes by her shop every day for weeks, trying to signal her attraction to the oblivious owner – asks her out that Blythe begins to think she might be ready. “Turning a New Leaf” shows how they take each other for the first time. “Assistant Teaching” joins Quinn, a type-A college student in a Human Sexuality course; usually, it’s easy for her to succeed in class, but when it comes to drawing from her own opinions and experience (or lack thereof), she’s in the dark. When she talked to the TA, Darcy, an unexpected and lustful evening unfolds in the classroom.