Revealing the most private thoughts of hundreds of women, here are sexual fantasies which on first sight appear shocking or bizarre - such as the bank clerk who wants to be a vampire, or the nanny with a passion for Darth Vader. It investigates the recurrent themes in female fantasies and the cultural influences that have determined them - from fairy tales to cult TV, from fetish fashion to historical novels. This collection argues that sexual archetypes - such as the and "dark man of the psyche and " - play an important role in arousal, allowing the reader to find gratification safely through personal narratives of adventure and sexual abandon.