Consensual adult spanking can be sexy or strict, giggly or grave, gentle enough to pinken the skin or intense enough to leave marks. It can involve infinite combinations of roles, implements and positions; enough to keep even the most avid spankophile busy for a lifetime. Janet W. Hardy has been a spanker and spankee for more than a quarter of a century, with partners of all genders. Here, paired with famed spanking illustrator Barb, she offers the how-to and why-to of spanking for anyone from the beginner looking to spice up their sex life to the advanced player.