"OF LEATHER AND VANILLA" IS THE COMBINATION OF SIXTEEN, SHORT, GAY, EROTIC STORIES, IN BOOK FORM. THE PLOT LINES OF THE STORIES RANGE FROM HARD CORE LEATHER STYLE TALES TO MORE REGULAR GAY, EROTIC, SEX STORIES. THE FIRST TWO SHORT STORIES ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE WIDE RANGE OF STORY PLOTS THAT ARE USED IN THIS BOOK. THE FIRST STORY IS TITLED, "SUBSTITUTE DAY." IT CONCERNS A JOB OFFER. JIM THE MAIN CHARACTER, AND A GRADUATING STUDENT IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, AT U.C. BERKELEY, IS OFFERED A VERY WELL PAYING JOB BY HIS OLD FRIEND JAMES. THE JOB INVOLVES BEING THE ACADEMIC AND LIFE COACH FOR A VERY ILL MANNERED, FOWL MOUTH, GAY, NINETEEN YEAR OLD U.C. STUDENT. THE JOB STARTS OUT ON A VERY SHAKY GROUND. WILL JIM BE ABLE TO TURN THE YOUNG MAN INTO SOMEONE HIS RICH FATHER WILL PROUD OF, OR WILL THE YOUNG MAN'S EVIL SIDE WIN OUT? THE SECOND STORY IS TITLED, "SLAVE INTERVIEW." A WRITER FROM NEW YORK RUNS INTO HIS OLD COLLEGE ROOMMATE JAMES AT THEIR FIFTEEN YEAR COLLEGE REUNION. HE FINDS OUT THAT JAMES IS NOW A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN AND VERY RICH MAN, WHO LIVES IN CHICAGO. HE IS SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT JAMES IS ALSO A HARD CORE LEATHER MASTER AND HE OWNS A WELL-TRAINED, PERSONAL SLAVE. JAMES DARES HIS FORMER ROOMMATE, THE BIG TIME WRITER, TO INTERVIEW HIS SLAVE. THE WRITER TAKES THE OFFER AND HE PREPARES FOR THE JOB WITH A LOT OF RESEARCH. BUT, HE IS IN FOR A SURPRISE, REALITY IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS.