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 "dark man of the psyche"—play an important role in arousal, allowing the reader to find gratification safely through personal narratives of adventure and sexual abandon.