tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20290702692617528042024-03-13T10:41:22.840-07:00Ian Smith - inspired by curiosityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-2875906825710142732018-12-08T09:56:00.000-08:002018-12-08T09:56:30.548-08:00Multiorgasmic! No, not a boast, but a new anthology...<br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've just finished reading the enjoyable new release from Lucy Felthouse, <i>Multi-Orgasmic Volume 2</i>, an anthology of short erotic stories. And I'm more than happy to support her marketing release blitz with this blog post, to help other potential readers find out about it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;">This book is a collection of nineteen entertaining and very saucy short stories. With stories of only a few hundred words, there’s little scope for character development or a complex plot, and if you’re eager for that, there are plenty of other excellent books. But this is an ideal anthology for dipping into for a quick read, and every story will probably leave you feeling happy for the characters. And maybe just a teeny bit envious!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If
you’re a fan of erotic short stories, then get your hands on this collection
from the pen of award-winning erotica author Lucy Felthouse.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From famous movie stars to sexy farmers, holiday flings
to seducing delivery drivers, and even unusual household items being used as
bondage, this book has variety galore. It’s sure to get you hot under the
collar and eager to turn just one more page.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy nineteen titillating tales, over 54,000 words
of naughtiness packed into one steamy read.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please note: Many of the stories in this book have
been previously published in anthologies, as standalones, and online, but three
are brand new and never seen before!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Amazon: </span><a href="http://mybook.to/MOV2"><span style="line-height: 107%;">http://mybook.to/MOV2</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">B&N: </span><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/multi-orgasmic-vol-2-lucy-felthouse/1129829792?ean=2940155871637"><span style="line-height: 107%;">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/multi-orgasmic-vol-2-lucy-felthouse/1129829792?ean=2940155871637</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">iBooks: </span><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/multi-orgasmic-vol-2-a-collection-of-short-stories/id1441592585?mt=11"><span style="line-height: 107%;">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/multi-orgasmic-vol-2-a-collection-of-short-stories/id1441592585?mt=11</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Kobo: </span><a href="https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/multi-orgasmic-vol-2"><span style="line-height: 107%;">https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/multi-orgasmic-vol-2</span></a><span style="line-height: 107%;">
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yvette!” Jack snapped. “Are you even listening to
what I’m saying?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yes, Sir!” I’d only missed a bit. Maybe a couple of
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“So what’s the problem? Are you uncomfortable? Would
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“No, Sir. I’m fine, thank you. It’s just…” As
another noise filtered in through the double glazing, I was unable to stop my
gaze slipping in that direction.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“What—?” Jack strode past me, all stompy and
masterful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I allowed myself a shiver of pleasure at his
demeanour. He was sexy when he was grumpy, though naturally I didn’t enjoy it
when he was grumpy with me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He peered out the window to see what had distracted
me. “Neighbour is mowing his lawn, that’s all. Can’t very well go around there
and complain about that, can I?” he muttered.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jack stepped back in front of me. “The window is
closed, Yvette. I can’t really do any more than that.” He shrugged.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It’s okay, Sir. He’ll be done soon. I can ignore
it. It’s not that loud.” Ever since he’d given me that look and ordered me into
the bedroom, my pussy had ached, and I had yearned for his orders, to do his
bidding. To please him. I certainly didn’t want to displease him by allowing
the next-door-bloody-neighbour’s garden maintenance to get in the way of our
scene, but it’d be tough to remain entirely focused with that racket going on.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Hmm. All right, then. Let’s continue. So, where
were we?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I hoped like hell that was a rhetorical question,
because I’d been distracted enough by the noise outside that I hadn’t, in fact,
heard all of what he’d said. I bowed my head and waited, mentally keeping my
fingers crossed that Jack would answer his own question. Luckily for me, he
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Come here, take out my cock, and suck it.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Yes, Sir!” I almost got carpet burns on my knees as
I eagerly shuffled forward. I reached out and undid his zipper. Slipping my
right hand through the gap, I manoeuvred until my fingers closed around his
shaft—which was rigid, red hot, and irresistible.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Carefully, I popped his cock out through the opening
in his boxers and trousers, where it stood proudly, looking just as
irresistible as it felt. All purple and swollen; raring to go. Licking my lips,
I pumped my fist up and down his length a couple of times, before closing my
mouth around his glans. Immediately, the delicious musky, salty taste of him
hit my taste buds and I hummed happily and prepared to start sinking further
onto him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just then, a high-pitched roaring sound reached my
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jack picked up on my flinch. Stepping back—and
slipping his dick out of my mouth in the process—he exclaimed, “Oh, for
heaven’s sake! It’s really distracting you, isn’t it?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I sat back on my heels and pouted. “I’m sorry, Sir!
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jack’s expression softened. “Hey, it’s okay. It’s
not your fault. It’s just… kinda ruining what we’ve got going on here.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lucy Felthouse is the award-winning author of erotic romance novels Stately Pleasures (named in the top 5 of Cliterati.co.uk’s 100 Modern Erotic Classics That You’ve Never Heard Of, and an Amazon bestseller), Eyes Wide Open (winner of the Love Romances Café’s Best Ménage Book 2015 award, and an Amazon bestseller), The Persecution of the Wolves, Hiding in Plain Sight and The Heiress’s Harem series. Including novels, short stories and novellas, she has over 170 publications to her name. Find out more about her writing at<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_Hlk511898234" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> </span></a><a href="http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk</span></a><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">, or on </span></span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/cw1985" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Twitter</span></a><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> or </span></span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/lucyfelthousewriter" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Facebook</span></a><span style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">. Join her </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/206046463513752/" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="line-height: 150%;">Facebook
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I've just finished reading Felicity Brandon's <o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>Goldie’s Surrender (An Adult Fairy Tale), </i>which was in </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">February, 2018 by Stormy Night Publications.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">As is my regular habit, I've posted reviews on Amazon UK, Amazon US and Goodreads. I happily gave the book five stars, as I thought it's an entertaining and well-paced read. </span>I'm not a fan of present-tense writing, but I scarcely noticed it while reading this, which made me realise I was really engaged by it.</div>
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Most entertaining updated and very adult version of a fairy tale<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was intrigued to read this as I’ve not dipped much into adult “reimaginings” of classic fairy tales, and the result kept me entertained from start to finish.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Goldie is a spoilt young lady, the daughter of a fabulously rich but distant father. The three brothers whose home she finds prove to be gorgeous, hunky in spades and have some specific ideas about behaviour. Hers in particular. And how they might encourage her to think about it. And they also have a little secret... Well, a kinda huge secret, really.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The story is told in short chapters, each a different first-person view on the unfolding events, which involve some ego battles, lots of steamy scenes and more than a little spanking. There’s a nice bit of tension towards the end, when the men are forced into revealing their alter egos, and understandably worry about Goldie’s reaction.</div>
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Having read and enjoyed it, I'm delighted to help Felicity publicise her book by posting about it here. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">If Goldie thinks one bear is her reckoning, how will she deal with three?</span></div>
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all remember the story of Goldilocks, the young woman who stumbles across the
three bears' humble abode while wandering through the woods. You'd always
thought the story was make-believe, designed to entertain small children, but
what if I told you that you were wrong?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> Goldie
Locks is very real, a spoiled young woman living in a bubble of her father's
wealth and indulgence. It is this Goldie who makes her way into the forest,
losing her way and eventually seeking sanctuary in the small cottage she finds
there. But little does Goldie know who really lives in the deep, dark woods and
what they will do when they find her asleep in their home...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: 0.5in;"> In
this intensely erotic tale, beautiful, headstrong Goldie is left blushing
crimson as she is sternly punished and thoroughly claimed by the three strict,
ruggedly handsome owners of the cottage in which she foolishly dared to
trespass. To Goldie's surprise, the bold dominance of her captors arouses her
deeply, but will she run for her life when their shocking secret is finally
revealed?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“You don’t have to be alone,” I begin,
raising my hand slowly to stroke the soft strands of fair hair from her face. I
pause, absorbing its rich honey tones, and wondering at how beautiful she is.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“What will you do to me?” she asks,
her eyes loaded with sin, as though she is at this moment considering all of
the debauch options.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“What would you like me to do?” I
reply, deliberately throwing her one of my most devastating glances.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Her lips part at my question, and I
swear I can hear the pounding of her heart. “I don’t think I’ve ever been with
someone so…” She pauses, eyeing me up and down again before she continues. “Big
before?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">This time I have no choice, and I
laugh gently at the thought. “Do you think you can handle me?” I say,
deliberately wishing to provoke her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Her right eyebrow raises for the
briefest second, and I know she has taken my bait. “Of course, I can handle
you,” she says flatly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“So then,” I answer her with a
chuckle. “You have nothing to be worried about.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Hmmm,” she replies, “not unless you…”
Her voice dries midsentence, and something about the resonance makes my cock
throb painfully at my waistband.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Not unless what?” I murmur, pressing
myself against her sweet body.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">An unconscious groan leaves her lips
as she feels, apparently for the first time, just how keen I am to keep her
company on this stormy night. “Logan,” she breathes, her gaze coming to rest
upon my own once again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“Not unless what, Goldie?” I repeat,
allowing my exasperation to show just a little in my voice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">She stills, acknowledging the tone.
“Not unless you spank me again,” she whispers, her dilating pupils evident even
in this light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I watch her with interest. What an
intriguing young thing you are, I think. The one thing that you protested so
vehemently, now appears to be the one thing on your mind…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“If you behave, then you won’t need to
be spanked again,” I say, maintaining eye contact with her as I speak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Her cheeks flush, although I can’t
tell if it’s with arousal or an evocative blend of her excitement laced with
the obvious fear she feels. She swallows, evidently trying to play it cool.
“But what if I <i>want </i>to be spanked
again?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-61428678890484489442018-02-10T06:51:00.003-08:002018-02-10T06:52:30.921-08:00Talking about Kay Jaybee's book "Making Him Wait"<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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<b><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Out Now — Making Him Wait by
Kay Jaybee </span></span></b></div>
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Yesterday, I finished reading "Making Him Wait - Erotica on a canvas of bondage and discipline", by fellow British writer Kay Jaybee. This is a re-release, by Sinful Press.<br />
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I thoroughly enjoyed it and have already posted the following review on the UK and US Amazon sites, and on Goodreads. Oh, with five well-deserved stars.<br />
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If this is art, I want to play...<br />
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I found this to be an interesting and unpredictable story. It has an unusual premise, with the main character Maddie being an artist specialising in very erotic work, who has to quickly produce enough work for a gallery show. Her models provide an interesting cast of characters, one of whom is a former lover who likes being dominant.<br />
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The electrician Maddie employs to help with lighting in her studio is drawn in like a moth to a flame, as Maddie explores her developing interest in dominance with him and her models. With the models, it’s all very hands-on and interactive. With the electrician, it’s provocative and teasing mind-games with him. But that’s a tricky game to play, and she needs to stay in control…<br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Maddie
Templeton has always been an unconventional artist. Themes of submission and
domination pulse through her erotic artwork, and she's happily explored these
lustful themes both on and off the canvas. But, when Theo Hunter enters her
life, she is presented with a new challenge. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Maddie
sets out to test his resolve as she teases, torments and toys with him. However,
as Maddie drives Theo to breaking point, she soon becomes unsure whether her
own resolve will hold out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> At
the same time, Maddie must put on the exhibition of a lifetime. As the hottest
gallery in town clamours for her best work, Maddie pushes her models harder and
higher until they are physically, sexually and emotionally exhausted. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 150%;"> Will
Maddie's models continue to submit to her, or will she push them too far? And
will she be ready for the exhibition in time? The only way to find out is to
wait and see...and the waiting only makes it sweeter!</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's an extract from the very beginning of
the book...<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> Freya rocked a little on
her bare feet as Maddie touched her lightly freckled cheek. “No need to look so
worried, honey. You are doing brilliantly. It’s a difficult pose to hold for so
long.”</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> “Thank
you.” Blushing an endearing shade of pink, Freya lowered the hands she’d
nervously clenched before her, giving her employer another chance to see the
neat triangle of her semi-shaved pussy.</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> Maddie,
her jeans and t-shirt smeared and spattered with all the mediums of her trade,
did not feel the need to mention to Freya that her own knickers were sodden,
nor that beneath her holster bra, her nipples were rock hard.</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> A
further buzz from her mobile alerted Maddie to the arrival of another text
message. In fact a steady string of muffled noises from her mobile, coming from
the pit of her handbag, had been announcing the arrival of texts every ten
minutes or so throughout the morning.</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> Smiling
to herself, Maddie continued to disregard her phone and considered the
exquisite outline of her companion’s porcelain frame. Most people came to
Maddie to be drawn or painted, sometimes as a commission for a lover, husband
or wife. Some, however, like Freya, came to the studio as a way of improving
their self-confidence. Despite her generally shy demeanour, Freya had proved to
be very good at posing as Maddie required and the artist had offered her an
occasional job as a life model.</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> Sometimes
Maddie felt she was more therapist than artist – specifically a sex therapist –
as men and women alike shared their most intimate secrets while standing on the
other side of her easel. Maddie’s studio certainly had the air of an erotic
fantasy confessional about it. She wasn’t complaining, however. No other life
would do for her now. The job satisfaction Maddie achieved from listening to
the dreams and fantasies of others while she recreated them onto canvas, went
hand in glove with the personal physical gratification it gave her.</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> Money
being either plentiful or non-existent, depending on the current success of her
commissions and sales, Maddie had been forced to develop an alternative form of
payment for her models – a reward system for good work. Maddie could tell from
the rise and fall of Freya’s chest and the glistening damp skin at the top of
her thighs, that she was more than ready to be paid for today’s session.</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> Closing
in on her model, Maddie simultaneously cupped Freya’s slick pussy and left
breast with her charcoal-blackened hands, causing an involuntary shiver to
ripple through the younger woman’s body.</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> “Your
progress really is outstanding, honey. Few of my models can stay as motionless
as you can.” Congratulating Freya on her skill, Maddie left two dark palm
prints on the girl’s tits and tapped at the inside of her legs. “Open up. I
think you have deserved a treat after all your hard work.” </span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> Gliding
her palm over Freya’s mound, Maddie slipped a gentle finger into the slippery
canal of the model’s frantically clutching sex, enjoying the murmured mew of
contentment that escaped from her lipstick-free mouth.</span></i></div>
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<i style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: "book antiqua" , "serif"; line-height: 150%;"> Pumping
gently, the artist brought Freya close to orgasm with steady increases and
decreases of pressure – her own mind straying to her mobile. Maddie wondered
where Theo was and what he was doing. She knew what he was thinking about. She
always knew that. Theo thought about her...</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Praise from others for </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Making Him Wait:</i></div>
<i><br />“Making Him Wait” held me captive, made me blush, had me yearning for more before I was even ready to let the previous chapter go. The story unfolds dripping with eroticism, every character wantonly submitting to Maddie’s artistic, commanding eye… Erotica’s “Queen of Kink” has nailed the freedom of Kink, fearlessly. Kay Jaybee writes with a masterful insight and sucks her readers into the fascinating domain of domination and submission. A realm where one’s words must be listened to very carefully and choices are empowering.’ </i><br />
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<i>Rose Caraway.<br /><br />“Artist, lover, dominatrix, Maddie has sculpted from her surroundings the perfect life and Kay Jaybee in ‘Making Him Wait’ the picture-perfect set up for an unhurried, well-written, hugely entertaining, multi-media journey into classy erotica – men, women, whatever your fancy, Mistress Jaybee guides you through her Chinese puzzle of a plot in a way that stole my breath and made my underarms tingle…Mesmerising, thrilling, word perfect, a triumph.” </i><br />
<i>Chloe Thurlow </i><br />
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<b>Bio</b><br />
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Kay Jaybee has over 150 publications to her name, including the novels Making Him Wait, (Sinful Press, second edition, 2018), and The Fifth Floor - The Perfect Submissive Book One (KJ Books, third edition, 2017). She has also written the novellas Wednesday on Thursday (KJ Books, 2017), Take Control (1001Nights Press, 2014), Digging Deep, (Xcite Press, 20153), A Sticky Situation (Xcite Press, 2013), and Not Her Type: Erotic Adventures With A Delivery Man (1001 Nights Press, 2014). She has written the anthologies The Collector (KJBooks, 2016), and A Kink a Day Books 1-3 (available via the Radish reading app). <br />
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found at </span><i><span style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="http://www.kayjaybee.me.uk/">www.kayjaybee.me.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brit
Babes Site- <a href="http://thebritbabes.blogspot.co.uk/p/kay-jaybee.html">http://thebritbabes.blogspot.co.uk/p/kay-jaybee.html</a>
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romance and children’s picture books as Jenny Kane <a href="http://www.jennykane.co.uk/">www.jennykane.co.uk</a> and historical fiction as Jennifer Ash <a href="http://www.jenniferash.co.uk/">www.jenniferash.co.uk</a></span><span style="line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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This is a romance with a lot of super-heated steam and the
darkest shadows you can imagine, but I think it’s pretty good conclusion to a
story which has built up a serious head of steam over the previous two books.
In principle, this could be read as a stand-alone story, but I strongly
enourage you to read the first two in the series. It’s imaginative, sweeping,
full of twists and turns, and I genuinely had NO idea where Janine’s story was
going right up until the end. She brings together myths from different cultures
as well as archangels and angels who, being truly inhuman and created in a
particular way, have a multitude of what we call human failings as well as
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Janine
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Watchers trilogy, <i>The Prison of the Angels.</i></span><span lang="EN-US"> </span><span lang="EN-US">Unafraid to tackle the more complex issues surrounding good and evil in
mainstream religion, Janine has created a thought-provoking and immersive
trilogy which sets a new standard for paranormal erotic romance. The first in
the series, <i>Cover Him With Darkness</i>, was released in 2014 by Cleis Press
and received outstanding reviews. It was followed in March 2017 by <i>In Bonds
of the Earth</i>, and finally <i>The Prison
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her aside in rage and disgust. The other contender for her heart, the Catholic
priest Egan Kansky, was surrendered back into the hands of the shadowy Vatican
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alone, homeless, and at the end of her tether - torn apart by guilt and the
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choices as she uncovers the secrets Heaven has been guarding for centuries. But
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This time, the choices she makes will change </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">everything</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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The cold water flashed like white fire over every inch of my skin. It burnt my eyeballs and my lips and the inside of my throat, and beyond the white fire was a darkness so immense that it swallowed me whole.<br />
I fell forever.<br />
Something grabbed my wrist. Something so hot that it boiled away the darkness, so that there was suddenly light flashing in my eyes. I felt myself grabbed up bodily and lifted. I felt heat against my lips, blowing fire into my frozen lungs. I saw the wooden posts of a flight of steps, and then I pitched forward onto hands and knees in the shallow snow, choking up pond-water. In front of my blurred vision an inchoate swirl of darkness poured up the steps onto the lit porch and then disappeared. Unseen, something slammed against the door, a knock that made the house shake.<br />
I was on the ground beneath the back porch of John’s house, I realized, shuddering.<br />
<i>Mama. Oh Mama</i>. The thought seemed to come from nowhere.<br />
Three times the knock sounded, and on the third the door burst open—outward, onto the porch—to reveal Egan in the lit room within; shaven, shirtless, and frozen mid-lunge for what I could only assume was a weapon of some sort.<br />
He stared.<br />
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“Milja?”<br />
Grabbing his pistol he ran out barefoot onto the porch and looked around for enemies that were not there. Then he clattered down and pulled me up into his arms. I pressed my face to his neck and he carried me up the steps and over the threshold—not like a bride, but like a child he could hold tight against his torso, his wrists locked under my thighs. His skin blazed against mine. He hefted me into the kitchen and propped my ass on the table in front of the range.<br />
“What the hell?” he demanded in a low fierce voice, sweeping locks of sodden hair back from my face. My hat seemed to have disappeared. “What happened, Milja? What were you doing out there?”<br />
“Ice. I fell in the lake.” My jaw chattered. It was obvious I was telling the truth—I was soaked from head to toe, and after clasping me so close he wasn’t much drier himself.<br />
“Feckssake, woman!” he growled. “What the hell were you thinking of?” He shucked off my coat, which lifted a sodden ton from my shoulders, then stooped to pull my boots off; ice-water spilt all over the floor.<br />
I tried to strip off my gloves but my fingers weren’t capable of gripping anything.<br />
“Come here, come here,” he said softly from where he knelt at my feet, grabbing my wrists and peeling away the useless gloves. He pressed my hands on either side of his warm neck, holding them there. They must have felt like ice-blocks to him, but he didn’t wince.<br />
He looked like a knight kneeling before his queen, I thought. I could feel his pulse.<br />
“I’ll go get towels, Milja. Are you going to be okay a sec?”<br />
I nodded, though he probably couldn’t see it through the shuddering. He rose and hurried off, leaving me with the radiant warmth of the stove. I thought I should probably get the rest of my clothes off, but even after I struggled with my fly zipper my jeans seemed determined to cling to my bum-cheeks.<br />
I heard the back door bang shut and I flinched.<br />
<i>Azazel?</i><br />
Had he been gathering himself to come get Egan? Was he the one who had saved me from the black waters? Where was he now?<br />
Egan came back in carrying armfuls of towels. “Alright?”<br />
“I’m okay,” I told him, smiling through my shudders. He was still shirtless, and I could see the faint Ethiopian scars on his arm and chest.<br />
He wrapped my hands one at a time in a towel, chaffed them dry, and then set them deliberately against the hard, hot wall of his torso.<br />
<i>Oh God.</i><br />
Then he slipped all the buttons on my thick flannel shirt—the one I’d chosen this morning precisely because it wasn’t provocative or distracting—and he only slowed when he realized I was wearing just a bra-top underneath. My nipples stood in shamefully hard points under the stretch cotton. I tried to wriggle out of the long tartan sleeves of my shirt on my own, to spare his blushes, but everything clung like a freezing cold second skin and he had to help.<br />
The shallow slash on my forearm wasn’t bleeding anymore, but each brush of his fingers felt like hot coals.<br />
My wet garment made a slap as it struck the floor.<br />
He draped a towel around my shoulders and another over my head. He started rubbing the water from my face and hair and scalp, his movements precise and gentle. For long moments I was buried in a soft darkness. I reached out, blind, to put my hands back on his bare ribs. I could feel his heart pounding beneath them, like a beast pacing a cage.<br />
I have no idea when it all changed for him. When his grueling self-denial simply fell apart,<br />
like a garment worn and washed until the fabric was weakened beyond all use. All I knew was that he dropped the towel off my damp head, cupped my face in both his hands and—absolutely without warning—kissed me.<br />
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Janine Ashbless is a writer of fantasy erotica and steamy romantic adventure. She likes to write about magic and myth and mystery, dangerous power dynamics, borderline terror, and the not-quite-human.<br />
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Buyer beware! If you like dark romance and a hard-won Happily Ever After, try "Cover Him with Darkness," "Heart of Flame," or "The King's Viper." If you prefer challenging erotica, go for "Red Grow the Roses" or "Named and Shamed" instead. All her other books lie somewhere on the spectrum between.<br />
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Janine has been seeing her books in print ever since 2000. She's also had numerous short stories published by Black Lace, Nexus, Cleis Press, Ravenous Romance, Harlequin Spice, Storm Moon, Xcite, Mischief Books, and Ellora's Cave among others. She is co-editor of the nerd erotica anthology 'Geek Love'. <br />
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Born in Wales, Janine now lives in the North of England with her husband and two rescued greyhounds. She has worked as a cleaner, library assistant, computer programmer, local government tree officer, and - for five years of muddy feet and shouting - as a full-time costumed Viking. Janine loves goatee beards, ancient ruins, minotaurs, trees, mummies, having her cake and eating it, and holidaying in countries with really bad public sewerage.<br />
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"Hardcore and literate" (Madeline Moore) and "Vivid and tempestuous and dangerous, and bursting with sacrifice, death and love." (Portia Da Costa)<br />
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<br />Well I can only speak for myself, but I've witnessed the blossoming of a few relationships between men that just warmed me to the soul and made me want to relive them in my own time on the page. What I love to write (and read) for pure escapist purposes is the combination of the smooth, self-assured soul who's able to charm even the gruffest, most laconic bloke walking. I'm referring to the chemistry, of course. I think it's the chemistry that gets a lot of female MM writers, followed by the competitive forms of masculinity in the bedroom. I am not male. But I'm lucky to have a few gay male betas who will let me know quite bluntly if I'm going off-course with the horizontal shenanigans!<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal">
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In all honesty, I was directed towards the <i>Sexy to Go</i> set-up (who already have several successful anthologies) by my good friend Dale C Lowry. Dale and I have now appeared in three anthologies together and he asked me if I had a story available for inclusion within the word count for the collection. Both Haley Whitehall and Eva LeFoy (the administrative masterminds) were friendly, efficient and very welcoming to this total newbie to their set-up. I'm very grateful to them and hope to have the opportunity to support their future ventures, even if I'm not directly involved as a contributor.<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I
have my eye on a couple of anthologies that I would like to submit to over the
next three months, but I won’t name them because I’m superstitious. Most of my
energies are being invested in a novel with the working title <i>A Brotherhood of
Bouncers</i>, which is a sequel to <i>Single-Syllable Steve</i>. This short story
features Celeste, a shy book-keeper at a London nightclub, who is hit by an
ovary-squashing crush on the towering, taciturn and temporary doorman, Steve. Undermined
by a horrible boss and surrounded by glamorous bar maids, Celeste is desperate
to grow a pair and tell Steve how she feels before he leaves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The
sequel is about the difficulties in keeping a relationship going after the
honeymoon period. Even with his two jobs as motor mechanic and doorman, Steve’s
finances are in a dire state. When the cost of his father’s care package
rockets, he’s driven to accepting a bodyguard job which is initially wonderful, but things quickly degenerate as he finds himself being put to work as a bailiff, then as
a henchman. Meanwhile, Celeste’s struggling to get her family to accept Steve
as a serious contender for the long term; her mother struggles to warm to the
‘deaf, over-sized Essex boy.’<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ideas for characters? Are parts of you incorporated into any of them?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Parts,
yes. In terms of affairs of the heart, I prefer my characters to have very
different emotional battles to my own. I write for my own escapism as well as
the reader’s, so I deal with any personal demons in my own time. That said, I’m
a strong believer in drawing on real life experiences where they have potential
to lighten the tone. Like everyone, I’ve had my share of undignified
experiences, some of which I’ve later shared with friends. If those friends had
a good laugh at my expense, I have no problem in fictionalising those
less-than-golden moments if they have any potential for plot movement or
character development. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A
large part of my personal experience is that I’m profoundly deaf, but I lipread
and wear hearing aids. I do appreciate that this presents something of a
conundrum for a lot of people, who automatically associate profound deafness
with sign-language. Several of my characters (like <i>Single-Syllable Steve</i>) are
at least severely deaf, because that’s what I know. I had great fun writing
<i>Rebuilding the Future</i> (where both Allen and Declan are hearing), but my very
helpful editors and beta readers had to remind me to include sound effects in
the earlier drafts!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My
characters tend to behave themselves while I’m creating them and writing them,
but boy do they argue with each other! One of the most frustrating things in
the world is to be driving along and having two of my characters engaged in a
massive, fluent, word-perfect volley of needs, refusals and insults which will
have entirely escaped me by the time I’ve parked the car and dashed behind my
laptop. I’m sure most writers suffer some form of this…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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friends think of your writing?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My
family will pat me on the back when I say I’m published again, but have
absolutely no intention of reading anything I write until I produce something
where the bedroom door stays shut. That’s fair enough. Most of my friends are
encouraging about my writing—from a distance. I’m very content with this
arrangement.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Three
Men in a Boat</i>, by Jerome K Jerome. It’s my go-to book for escapist comfort. No
matter how many times I re-read it, and no matter what mood I’m in, I never put
it down without feeling happier than I did when I started reading. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If
anyone ever tells me that they never get writer’s block, I politely ask them to
go away and never repeat this little item of smuggery ever again in my
presence. It is an absolute bane for me, and one of the reasons I’ve not
exactly been prolific in the three years I’ve indulged in writing and reading
erotica. The other reason is that I’m a very busy editor, and even when I’m not
working, it takes time to come out of censoring mode and re-engage the creative
part of my brain. I can’t produce anything while in editorial mode; it’s like
trying to rub my tum and pat my head at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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can’t totally sidestep writer’s block (my pet block wouldn’t look out of place
in Stonehenge), but I find that a few new habits have lessened the effect:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stay off social media for a day or so. I’m delighted for all those people who
have written another 6,000 since the day before, but while I’m not of their
number, I’d rather not be reminded of my dwindling performance. Plus, I’m too
inclined to spend hours looking at puppies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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do the stop-watch exercise for a few hours. I type without stopping for five
minutes, repeating for an hour. Then ten, then fifteen and so on. I just need
to get my hands moving.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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force myself to stop being obsessed with writing in such a linear way. I’ll
leave a highlighted [PLACEHOLDER LIKE THIS FOR DETAILS I NEED TO COME BACK TO]
and get the scene done. I won’t hamstring myself by trying to connect
everything I’m writing fluidly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span>I
keep reminding myself that I won’t be showing my dire scribbles to anyone until
I’ve edited at least a few times. Sometimes that gives me the freedom to just
hammer the words down and get the shape of the scene down on the page.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Thanks, that's a really interesting approach.</b> <b>Just to finish, a couple of off-the-wall questions, then you can tell us a bit more about the new anthology you've had a story included in.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you could go anywhere
in the world, but had to drop everything and go right now, where would you go?
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hawaii.
I dream of going to Oahu, and I’d love to watch Pele in action. And eat all the
gorgeous fresh food. It’s all Meg Amor’s fault. Since I’ve been reading her
Hawaiians series, I’ve had a craving to take a very long holiday over there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I
could do with a withering stare that’s actually effective. It would be a
fantastic tool for day-to-day life, but wouldn’t be so conspicuous that I’d
regularly get summoned from my work by some irritating police chief with a
Krieg light. I’m not sure what symbol would best represent the need for a
withering stare, though. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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scorching MM romances from some of today’s hottest authors, available for the
first time in one book. Whether finding love at a Jewish singles dance or while
crossing the River Styx, the men in <i>Sexy
to Go Gay Romance </i>know what they want and how to get it. Meet a handyman
who’s an ace with his tools, a king who kindles the passion of a Greek god, and
an architect who erects more than buildings. From the everyday to the
fantastical, these stories explore male-male love in all its simmering
intensity. This collection contains Sam's story, ‘Rebuilding the
Future’.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Allen's peace has been seriously disturbed. As the shy architect takes on the task of extending the home he inherited from his late aunt, his life becomes a battle. The building work is going fine, but he can barely contain his one-way lust for sexy foreman Declan, who's a one-man generator of testosterone and mixed messages. As the build completion approaches, Allen's ready to do just about anything to keep Declan around a little longer...<br />
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Allen was so cold the coffee cup rattled in his fingers. Declan, though, was purely chilled out, leaning back, mug in hand, sipping his brew. There wasn’t a single goosebump in evidence: not down the toned arms, across that lean gut, or the magnificent chest. His nipples weren’t even hard.<br />
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Declan’s sudden, direct gaze made Allen jump. “Yes! Yes…it’s just…I feel hypothermic just looking at you.”<br />
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Declan swallowed his coffee hastily, grinning around his cup. “I’ve been working next to a zillion-watt floodlight for the last half hour. I’m not cold, trust me.”<br />
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“Splendid,” Allen said faintly, tucking his lower regions away under the kitchen table. He still hadn’t got used to having the Adonis slaving around his house all day, every weekday. Even when Declan’s tanned, taut bod was tragically hidden under T-shirts, the sight of his dark brown hair curling into the nape of his neck, his green eyes, and blowtorch smile were enough to make Allen’s groin boil. It was a good job that Declan’s henchmen, Big Al and Screwtop, were slightly less decorative.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-26684302834144613962017-04-03T07:31:00.003-07:002017-04-03T07:31:25.055-07:00My guest today is BK Bilicki, author of "Stage One: Hear"<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm delighted
to welcome BK Bilicki as my blog guest today. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’ve
known him for a few years as a fellow contributor to the ERWA
storytime constructive critique group. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And I was among those who encouraged him
to submit some of his stories to publishers. He may regard it as "nagging
in an encouraging way", but he did it! </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fireborn
Publishing liked what they saw – “S</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tage
One: Hear”, the first book in his "Voices From The Sanctum" series, was published last November</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I purchased, read, enjoyed
and gave it a five star review<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Engaging, fast-paced and full
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow. This kept me engaged
from start to end, always wondering what was going to happen next. Fast-paced,
full of twists and turns, and lots of saucy moments within the context of a
slowly developing relationship. A cast of varied and interesting characters,
blending sci-fi and magic. This is clearly the first in a series, but it
doesn’t end on a cliff-hanger. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There may be some
foreshadowing, but I won’t know that until BK stops teasing and gets Stage Two
published!"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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- My next new project will likely be volume four of the Voices of the Sanctum (VotS)
series, tentatively called ‘Arrested Momentum’. It will center on two of the
Sanctum’s members - Lob the Unmarred and Arms Master Juushin. We’ll meet Lob
and get a very brief glimpse of Juushin in volume two and will get a much more
comprehensive look at both of them in book three.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How do you develop ideas
for characters? Are parts of you incorporated into any of them?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some
characters develop from a given situation and others are done in reverse with
the situation matching the characters. For VotS, the only thing I had in mind
initially was that I wanted to write about characters that would work in
ongoing series. After I tripped across the word ‘psychoholic’ and started
pondering what that could possibly mean, I started crafting characters to play
with it. And yes, a lot of my characters tend to pull bits of their creator
along for the ride. Kana’s knack for assigning inappropriate nicknames to
people and things is a good example.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My
characters are forever going off and getting into trouble with little input
from me. A lot of this is due to how most of my books came to be. They started
off as short stories that made fans want to see ‘more chapters’ of them. In
those cases, I hadn’t plotted out anything to cover those, so I just let the
characters get into it and see what happens. Much of my writing feels like I’m
spying on other dimensions and just writing down what I see.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I play computer games,
watch anime, and work down in my lab. I’m an electronics technician in real
life, so I spend a lot of time fixing electronic things for friends, family,
and the occasional side-customer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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detachment. My youngest son once happened upon one of my short stories. He
thought it was very good until he realized that his dad had written it. My
daughter has playfully forbidden my granddaughter from reading my stuff until
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are a few stories by Bob Buckley about the
Palatinae (Paladins) that I’ve read on the ERWA mailing list that I thought
were brilliant. I have a brief reference to them in the second VotS book. The
Merely Players books, as well as the related Mark/Maggie stories, by a chap
named Ian D Smith are also a big favourite. His characters are very likable and
work together very well, unlike many of mine.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nothing much, other than to reply to my fan's most
popular question; "My next chapter/book/project is coming out ‘soon’."
This may mean days, weeks, months, or even years, but it/they will come out
sooner or later. This year, I intend on having volumes two and three of VotS
published, along with the rewritten version of an earlier book called ‘One of
Those Nights’ which was written from Jan 1998 to Jan 2003. That one was wildly
popular on the ERWA (then ERA) list and could possibly do very well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"All the things you said about my abilities were very
flattering." Her nerves started to jostle. "Way over the top, but
still—"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"You're easily the most powerful caster in the Sanctum,"
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His intensity startled her at first but she waved him off
with a brief chuckle. "Nahh," she replied quietly. "I'm sure
there are a couple around here who could give me a run for my money."
Seeing the defiance rising in his eyes again, she held up a hand to him. "Regardless,
your words were very much appreciated. Thank you."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Any time." He replied with a small bow. Her hand
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"That covers the first part," she whispered. "Now
about the second." His face flamed into a full blush. He started to turn
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He stopped trying to move away and looked back at her. "What?"<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">His eyes started to water and he swallowed hard. "Every
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hmm." She considered his reply, trying to keep
her expression neutral while her heart charged up to her throat. "Then I
thank you again for showing such intense loyalty to your master." She
released his jaw and thought over her words. Deciding to throw caution aside,
despite the warnings screaming in her head, she corrected herself with a coy smile.
"Your mistress."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"And you are the most beautiful woman I've ever known,"
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her eyes widened in alarm and she whimpered. "Damn. And
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her face back to his and smiled mischievously. "Mistress Kana should learn
how to take a compliment," he whispered, staring directly into her eyes.
He came forward and landed a brief kiss on her cheek. "Call if you need me."
With this, he leaped to his feet and calmly walked out of the room.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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obvious bulge of his erection straining against his pants. Confusion, lust, and
gratitude all warred within her trembling body and she struggled to get her
thoughts in order. Taking several deep breaths, she got her nerves under
control at long last and looked again at the door her acolyte had just slipped
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having
spent over two decades scribbling curious little stories, gathering fans on
several continents, and failing to make any sense out of either, B.K. Bilicki
has now embarked on Phase Three of his writing career - actually getting
something published. When not spending his lunch hour writing, B.K. can usually
be found performing various miracles with a soldering iron. Furor Scribendi can
be chastised by fans new and old alike at BK_Bilicki@wi.rr.com. Grr-ya.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-33823628690056633652017-03-15T13:35:00.002-07:002017-03-15T13:35:48.394-07:00Wow, my third book...I've just updated the banner on my Facebook page to include the cover art for my third novella, "From The Top", which will be published in April. And it might sound strange, but that was when it really hit me - I'll soon have published three books!<br />
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It also struck me that I won't be able to fit a fourth one into the banner! I'll need to do something else when that's published. Yes, it's being written, but still early days.<br />
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I'm thinking about creating my own author website, but I need to be sure I want to do that, and decide what to do with it. And of course, I need to be willing to spend more of my limited free time working on that in addition to the other social media I need to engage in. Oh, and writing other stories.<br />
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Writing a book is a strange sort of process. I start off thinking about the story, the characters, the scenes and incidents, then write it all down. This is definitely the hardest part, but I really enjoy it. It feels a bit like the story already exists and wants me to write it. I often "see" the scenes as still images or short video clips in my imagination, and then try to write down an adequate description. I may even write out some scenes and incidents as and when I think of them, then write the rest around them.<br />
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As each novella is part of a series, I need to ensure there are no "continuity" or timeline problems, that the overall "feel" is consistent, and that character development is plausible.<br />
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I also want each one to work well enough as a stand-alone story. Which means figuring out how little backstory I need to include to set the scene and give context to this particular story.<br />
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Once that's done, I submit it to my constructive critiquing group in the hope that (a) they say it's entertaining and (b) some of them offer helpful suggestions.<br />
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After that, it's revision time. I don't mind that stage at all, as the whole idea is to tell the story as well as possible. I never over-write a draft, but save the revision as a new document. Well, I may change my mind about a change. With this novella, I think I left it alone for three weeks, then collated the comments I'd received and went through my draft a total of four times. Each time resulted in a new draft manuscript.<br />
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Then I sent it to my publisher's editor.<br />
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And tried not to feel nervous.<br />
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Getting an e-mail from the publisher offering a contract gives me a real lift every time. It means other people like my story enough to invest time and money turning it into a book to sell<br />
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Actually, I had something constructive to do while I was waiting - come up with an idea about the cover and try to find suitable images on my publisher's preferred stock photo sites. Every time, I've found this far harder than I expected. I've found it rather tedious wading through page after page of photos.<br />
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Perhaps I've just been unlucky, but I've found the range of images are on some of these sites to be surprisingly limited. Lots and lots of pretty women who seem to be in the late teens or early twenties, but few who look like they're in their thirties. And how come every man with long hair has to have a beard as well? I'm seriously thinking of trying to find suitable models and taking my own photos in the future. In fact, the lower half of the cover art for my second novella was a photoshop merging of two of my own photos - the knights in armour and the Dartmoor landscape.<br />
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I've worked with editors on every story which has been published, and in every case, I found them to be really helpful and constructive. They already think my story has potential and want to help me tell it as well as possible. We've had some great e-mail conversations along the way, often about differences in English usage between the UK and US. There's usually a compromise which keeps us both happy.<br />
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Then, once it's published, all I can do is try to tell people about it, hope they buy and read a copy, and keep my fingers crossed that as many as possible will be motivated to post reviews on e-book sites.<br />
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Oh well, back to thinking about book 4 in my series. I've got to think of some entertaining ways to give my characters an uncomfortable time...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-32060205249361772672017-03-09T04:50:00.003-08:002017-03-09T04:50:53.310-08:00The Russian Bride, the new book by Juliette Banks<div class="MsoNormal">
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woman living in London, catches the eye of Viktor, a middle-aged Russian
gangster. He wants her as his wife, the mother of his son, and his submissive
partner in the kinky sex he enjoys at his isolated home near Saint Petersburg.
But he doesn’t ask her to accompany him – he just takes what he wants.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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to accept her new life. Is she really a natural submissive, or has Viktor
brainwashed her? Viktor is adamant that he will not have sex with her until
they are married, but he shows her just how kinky he likes it by taking her to
orgies held by his friend, and tells her that this is the type of life she can
expect as his wife.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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however, and on a visit to London, Natasha has to flee for her life – where
businessman, James Miller, comes to her aid. Over the course of the next few
days, Natasha tells James her story, and as horrified as he is, he cannot deny
his attraction to the beautiful young woman. He vows to help her.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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how much danger they will be in for defying Viktor, but James is willing to
risk everything to rescue her from this man. Can he do it? And does Natasha
return his feelings?</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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multiple sexual partners and discipline. Not to everyone's taste, I know, so please bear that in mind before purchasing</span>.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i></i> His
breath was hot against the back of her neck, as he stood as close as he could
without actually touching her. He ran his finger lightly across her naked
shoulder and up her arm that was suspended above her body and it made her
shiver. Her skin was damp with sweat, even though the room was not excessively
hot. But he was not done with her yet. He whispered into her ear.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">“Now, as
I promised you my darling, I will use the strap before I fuck you.</span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"> </span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">It is a while since you felt the licks of a
leather strap, isn’t it?”</span></span></div>
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was also in a whisper, as though she was afraid to break the spell between
them.</span></span></div>
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Sir. It’s been a long time.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;"> He
stepped away from her and she heard the familiar sound of the strap as it
whistled through the air in a practice stroke.</span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">
</span><span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in;">He had warmed her with the flogger on her back and buttocks, but she
knew that the strap would be more severe. Nevertheless, she craved the feeling
as it whistled down and thrashed across her buttocks, the sting of the
immediate pain soon turning to pleasure as she absorbed what he administered
with great skill. He knew exactly what she needed, exactly how far to take her.
She always craved the intense pleasure she got from him, the man who had made
her live again, the man who had helped her to love again, the man who had made
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which prompted you to start writing? When do you remember first wanting to
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even as a young child I enjoyed writing and telling stories.
I used to make up stories for my sister, when I was about seven, in exchange
for her to get out of bed and switch the light off. (We didn’t have bedside lamps, and I was
frightened of the dark!) When I was eight I entered a Win a Pony writing
competition, run by a national newspaper, and was a runner-up. I think my
mother was quite relieved that I didn’t win. I think she envisaged that she
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m quite a fast writer, although not as fast as some. It
took about six weeks to write, plus another couple of weeks to edit. I had
actually started it a year ago, but didn’t get past the first chapter, so left
it. I often do that – start, lose interest, then return to it. It has to ‘feel
right’ in my mind for me to write the story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A book that resonated with me when I was young was Lady
Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence. (And not for the obvious reason!) I just
loved the rebelliousness and non-conformity of the man, who was a local boy,
growing up just a few miles from where I live now. The locals didn’t forgive
him for many years for what they thought was his mocking of their way of life.
I would love to write like him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A modern writer whom I greatly admire and would love to
emulate is Chloe Thurlow, who wrote one of my favourite books of recent times,
Katie in Love. Her style of writing is superb, and I would say that she is one
of the best writers of her generation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apart from writing, which is my true passion, travelling to
far off places comes a close second, in terms of the pleasure I have obtained
from it. I was lucky, in one sense, to have been born when I was, when travelling
had become so much easier than for previous generations. I fell into it by
accident, when an overland trip to Australia (from the UK) that had been
planned with three other people, fell through. So I went alone. I took trains
and busses across Europe and Asia, ending up in Australia three months later. So
began a lifelong passion that still burns strong. I once calculated that I have
been to about 45 countries so far, and hope to see many more before I hang up
my travel bag. (Actually, the title of my so-far unpublished autobiography is
One Day I Will Find the Perfect Suitcase!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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figure you particularly admire, dead or alive, and why?</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think I would choose Queen Elizabeth 1, who reigned in
England from 1558 until her death in 1603. To be a woman in those times was not
easy, but to be a queen, who was brave and heroic (it seems to me) was amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you, Rachel. And I do hope The Russian Bride finds an appreciative readership.</span></b></o:p></div>
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to know more about her and her writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/juliettebankstherussianbride/">https://www.facebook.com/juliettebankstherussianbride/</a><span style="color: #000002;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Rachel-de-Vine-Writer-878410195568496/?ref=bookmarks"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">https://www.facebook.com/Rachel-de-Vine-Writer</span><avayaelement class="contentWrapper" contenteditable="false"><avayaelement class="dcelink" contenteditable="false" id="dceLink-1" originaltext="-878410195568496">-878410195568496</avayaelement></avayaelement></span></a></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Websites for both Juliette Banks and Rachel de Vine</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.racheldevineauthor.com/">www.racheldevineauthor.com</a><span style="color: #000002;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/juliettebanksuk">www.twitter.com/juliettebanksuk</a><span style="color: #000002;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.twitter.com/racheldevineuk"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.twitter.com/racheldevineuk</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I’m quite a private person, so I like to let my books do the
talking. However, I will tell you that I live in a rural part of the Midlands
of England, and for some years was a farmer, along with my family. I love
travel, reading, music and spending time with my amazing extended family.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I like to write about sensual, romantic relationships,
because I’m quite a romantic person, but I like to add a bit of grittiness from
time to time. My leading characters don’t always have an easy time of it. They
sometimes have a hard struggle to achieve their happy ever after.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-8664223405895518422017-03-01T11:27:00.001-08:002017-03-01T11:29:01.604-08:00 Would you defy God, for love?<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No, I've not gone all religious... I'm talking about <i>In Bonds of the Earth</i>, the new book by Janine Ashbless. It's the second in her paranormal erotic romance <i>Book of the Watchers</i> trilogy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Janine was my guest in November 2014, when we talked about the first story in this series, <i>Cover Him with Darkness.</i> I've eagerly awaited this sequel, and will </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">post a review as soon as I've read it - it's already on my kindle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you've not read </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Cover Him with Darkness</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, you might like to peruse all the rave reviews on Amazon UK and Amazon US.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A brief bit of sales pitch and an excerpt, then the interview...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span lang="DE">“</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US">Broad at the
shoulders and lean at the hips, six foot-and-then-something of ropey muscle, he
looks like a Spartan god who got lost in a thrift store. He moves like ink
through water. And his eyes, when you get a good look at them, are silver. Not
gray. Silver. You might take their inhuman shine for fancy contact lenses. You</span></i><i><span lang="DE">’</span></i><i><span lang="EN-US">d be wrong</span></i><span lang="DE">.<i>”</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unafraid to
tackle the more complex issues surrounding good and evil in mainstream
religion, Janine has created a thought-provoking and immersive novel which sets
a new standard for paranormal erotic romance. The first in the series, <i>Cover
Him With Darkness</i>, was released in 2014 by Cleis Press and received
outstanding reviews.</span></div>
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the Earth</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> is published
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">When Milja
Petak released the fallen angel Azazel from five thousand years of
imprisonment, she did it out of love and pity. She found herself in a
passionate sexual relationship beyond her imagining and control </span><span lang="DE">– </span><span lang="EN-US">the beloved plaything of a dark and
furious demon who takes what he wants, when he wants, and submits to no
restraint. But what she hasn</span><span lang="DE">’</span><span lang="EN-US">t bargained on
is being drawn into his plan to free all his incarcerated brothers and wage a
war against the Powers of Heaven. </span><span lang="DE"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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drags Milja across the globe in search of his fellow rebel angels, Milja fights
to hold her own in a situation where every decision has dire consequences.
Pursued by the loyal Archangels, she is forced to make alliances with those she
cannot trust: the mysterious Roshana Veisi, who has designs of her own upon
Azazel; and Egan Kansky, special forces agent of the Vatican </span><span lang="DE">– </span><span lang="EN-US">the man who once saved then
betrayed her, who loves her, and who will do anything he can to imprison Azazel
for all eternity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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by love, by conflicting loyalties and by her own passions, Milja finds that she
too is changing </span><span lang="DE">– </span><span lang="EN-US">and that she must do things she
could not previously have dreamt of in order to save those who matter to her.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the Earth</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> is the second
in the Book of the Watchers trilogy and the sequel to <i>Cover Him With
Darkness</i></span><span lang="DE">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I was giving my
long-dreaded presentation on the anniversary footbridge to Misters Ellis,
Singh, Constanzo and Mackenzie…when Azazel walked in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh hell.<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Excuse me, gentlemen,” I said loudly, lurching around from behind
my desk, grabbing Azazel’s arm and spinning him back to face the door. “Not
here, come on, please,” I implored through clenched teeth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If there was one thing I’d learned by then, it was to not ignore
warning dreams. If I’d paid them more attention from the start, things between
me and Egan might have gone very differently back in Montenegro…<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No, better not to think of Egan, not when Azazel was around. One guy
at a time was quite enough to wrap my head around. Especially this guy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">He humored me though, this time, letting me pull him out of the
meeting room and through the open plan office without resistance. We attracted
a lot of stares, but there was nothing I could do about that except hold my
head high.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Where are we going?” he asked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Out. Anywhere.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“You’re so impetuous.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I didn’t need to glance up at his wicked smirk. I could feel it
burning its way into my breast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bryce, the beardy guy in my new team who’d shown me the ropes of the
job and seemed just a tiny bit too eager to talk every morning, stood up from
his cubicle to intercept us. “Milja, is everything okay?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“It’s just fine,” I rasped, towing Azazel faster.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“She’s insatiable,” my demon lover confided with a helpless shrug to
my colleague as we swept past.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes it was hard to remember that he’d risked everything to
save me.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We reached the doors at the end of the room and I pushed through,
past the lobby with the elevators and into the concrete stairwell of the
emergency stairs beyond. The only people who came here were smokers on their
way to the roof, and it looked empty for now. My panicky momentum fizzled away
and I swung to face him.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“What are you doing here?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“What do you think?” he countered, taking my face in his hands.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Azazel—” But he cut off my protests with his hungry kiss; a kiss
that lanced through me all the way to my core. I gave up resisting, and
speaking, and almost breathing, as his lust rolled over me in a hot wet wave. I
slid my hands around his neck and tangled my fingers in his messy hair, pulling
myself into his embrace. His body was hard as rock, his hands heavy on my waist
and hips. The yearning for his touch that smoldered in my flesh day and night
woke to a roaring heat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I’d missed him. His skin, his smile, the peppery scent and salt
taste of him. The sweetness of his lips and the harsh rasp of his stubbled
chin. I’d missed him <i>so</i> much—like an
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hi Janine, and welcome back. I can't help wondering if you had this book
already “sketched out” in your mind before you published the first?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I
had a 2-page sketch of the trilogy, which mostly boiled down to which countries
it would be set in. Everything else turned out to be largely inaccurate,
including an ending I’ve now discarded. I'm a pantser when I write; I rely on
my muse and my research. The Archangel Uriel, for example, showed up out of the
blue and became a major antagonist; he wasn’t even in my initial outline.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What sort of research have
you done to get the “feel” right for the locations?</span></b><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I
went on a 20-day trip to Ethiopia, and took hundreds of photos, just to make
sure I picked the right spot for Penemuel’s prison and got all the details correct.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My
husband went on a work-trip to Chicago, so I chose that city for Milja’s
starting point this time round. <a href="https://sammacleod.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sam Macleod</a> helped me with weather patterns in the States.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Other
than that, I am eternally grateful for the existence of Wikipedia and I’m one
of the people who actually chip in whenever they pass round the hat! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The
find-the-angels game could have been dragged on for a decalogy , but I wanted a
tight emotional plot arc between the three main characters. So the third book, <i>The
Prison of the Angels</i>, will be the final one. I’m most of the way
through the first draft already – there’s going to be a much shorter wait this
time round!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">It started as a short story called <i>Cover Him with Darkness</i> that
appeared in Mitzi Szereto’s <a href="http://mitziszereto.com/redvelvetandabsinthe/" target="_blank"><i>Red Velvet and Absinthe</i></a>.
At the end of that story it still isn’t clear who the Prisoner is, or what the
repercussions of freeing him will be, although there are various obvious
possibilities. As soon as I made the decision “It’s the fallen angel Azazel,”
everything else just followed on logically from that. I’d set the short story
in Montenegro because I wanted somewhere European, mountainous and extremely
remote, so Milja had to be Serbian Orthodox, which meant she wouldn’t be at all
familiar or happy with Egan’s Catholicism—and so on.</span></div>
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for your next writing project?</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m
going to be editing an anthology for <a href="https://www.sexylittlepages.com/" target="_blank">SexyLittle Pages</a> this autumn, I hope, so I need to get <i>The Prison of the Angels</i>
finished! After that I’m going to get on with republishing and finishing my <i><a href="http://janineashbless.com/erotic-novels/lovers-wheel.php" target="_blank">Lovers’ Wheel</a>
</i>quartet. Ellora’s Cave went out of business so rights have reverted to me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All
my characters are flawed. And I make sure that others point out those flaws—so
for example, Azazel will point out Egan’s sexual hypocrisy and Egan will point
out Azazel’s problematic rapey tendencies. My aim is to make all my characters,
even the villains, human and understandable. Azazel has PTSD. Roshana has
severe abandonment issues. Egan … don’t get me started on Egan’s issues! Milja
actually turned out to have quite a struggle with jealousy, which isn’t me at
all, but makes sense for a 23-year-old in her situation, I think. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">All
the protagonists of my novels have a background interest in myths and history
(and in Milja’s case, in theology) which is part of me. But I try to make my
female characters much more emotionally secure and independent than I am. I’m
the sort of person who finds it hard to even say “Hi” to strangers, but readers
like their heroines confident and assertive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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approach the keyboard. Every day I wrestle with the dread that I’ll have lost
all ability to write.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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(live-action-roleplay) and play <i>Dungeons
and Dragons</i>. I own a small wood and I love to go out and cut trees. I’ve
got a terrible addiction to certain types of logic puzzles. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17235026-the-girl-with-all-the-gifts" target="_blank"><i>The Girl with All the Gifts</i></a>, by MR Carey. I literally had this idea ten or
fifteen years ago (except that I thought of the children as ghouls not zombies,
because this was before zombies became fashionable), and never got round to
writing it. I was absolutely gutted when I heard about this book. Seize the
day, writers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“Overthinker.” It leads to
anxiety sometimes, and it makes me indecisive. But it’s got to be better than
not thinking at all, right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><u><span lang="EN-US">Author bio:</span></u></b><b><u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Janine Ashbless is a writer of fantasy
erotica and steamy romantic adventure. She likes to write about magic and myth
and mystery, dangerous power dynamics, borderline terror, and the
not-quite-human.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Janine has been seeing her books in
print ever since 2000. She's also had numerous short stories published by Black
Lace, Nexus, Cleis Press, Ravenous Romance, Harlequin Spice, Storm Moon, Xcite,
Mischief Books, and Ellora's Cave among others. She is co-editor of the nerd
erotica anthology 'Geek Love'. </span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Born in Wales, Janine now lives in the
North of England with her husband and two rescued greyhounds. She has worked as
a cleaner, library assistant, computer programmer, local government tree
officer, and - for five years of muddy feet and shouting - as a full-time
costumed Viking. Janine loves goatee beards, ancient ruins, minotaurs, trees,
mummies, having her cake <i>and</i> eating
it, and holidaying in countries with really bad public sewerage.</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Her work has been described as </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Hardcore and literate"
(Madeline Moore) and "Vivid and tempestuous and dangerous, and bursting
with sacrifice, death and love." (Portia Da Costa)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Janine
Ashbless website: </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.janineashbless.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Hyperlink0">http://www.janineashbless.com/</span></a></span><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="EN-US">Janine Ashbless blog: </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://janineashbless.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://janineashbless.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span><span class="Hyperlink0"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Sinful
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-39783685691446083032017-02-21T11:24:00.000-08:002017-02-21T11:29:02.953-08:00Some books I've recently read, enjoyed and reviewed.I make a point of posting reviews of the books I read, if possible on Amazon and Goodreads. I always try to phrase them in the way I might describe the book in a conversation, rather than write a critique or anything "literary". Though, to be perfectly honest, the chances of me doing <i>anything </i>literary aren't worth worrying about...<br />
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My "star" ratings are a measure of how much I enjoyed the story, which combines my feelings about the writing, plot, characters, dialogue, settings, descriptions etc.<br />
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I have given poor ratings on occasion, but always with constructive comments. If a book really doesn't get my attention, or l find I just don't like it, I won't bother finishing it. There are so many good stories out there, waiting for me. Why waste time on one I'm not enjoying?<br />
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I know how much a review can mean to a writer. Just knowing that someone enjoyed the story is great, but it's even better if they went to the trouble of posting reviews. A simple comment really could make them feel like they're walking on air for days to come!<br />
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<b>Rescue Me</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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I thought this was a fast-paced and engaging story with two interesting lead characters and some fun sex scenes. There’s almost as much story in this novella as in many novels, but if it was padded out to a novel length, it wouldn’t be any better. I thought the drama/tension was a very plausible situation, too. And it’s nice to find an erotic millionaire story where the girl isn’t an innocent 18-year-old!<br />
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of sources of anxiety and tension. It’s very much the first in a series, but it
ends rather like a TV drama show might, with open questions, but not a
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woman who works at home. Rather to her surprise, she gets involved in
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wondering what was going to happen next. Fast-paced, full of twists and turns,
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relationship. A cast of varied and interesting characters, blending sci-fi and
magic. This is clearly the first in a series, but it doesn’t end on a
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-88645081795703456852016-11-16T04:00:00.000-08:002016-11-16T04:00:06.541-08:00I recently enjoyed reading "Demons", a lively and entertaining erotic story written by CJ Hartnett, and I gave it a 5-star review on Amazon.<br /><br />Lots of intense, steamy sex, not-too-graphic violence, supernatural characters, twists and turns. I liked the way CJ told the story, short chapters alternating between the characters. Mina’s are first person, Caleb’s in close third person. I was kept guessing until close to the end, where there are some interesting twists... It ends on an optimistic note, leaving scope for “more to tell”.<br /><br />And there’s already a second story, Demons In My Heart, telling the story of two of the minor characters in this first book. This is already on my kindle and I'll read it soon.<br /><br />And it's available free for one day, on November 16th <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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DEMONS by CJ Hartnett<br /><br />Succubus demons thrive on sex for power. Except Mina. It’s a simple life. No attachments. No attractions. But when she meets Caleb, the sex is phenomenal and she actually feels something. Caleb just wants a one-night stand, but after having mind-blowing sex, he changes his mind. They agree to be friends with benefits. When Mina and Caleb learn the truth, will their white-hot passion be enough to stop them from killing each other? <br /><br />Amazon US: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012QDVZJI">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012QDVZJI</a><br /><br />Amazon UK: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B012QDVZJI">https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B012QDVZJI</a><br /><br />If you want to get in touch with CJ, here are her contact details:<br />Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorcjhartnett/">https://www.facebook.com/authorcjhartnett/</a> <br />Twitter: @cjhartnett7<br />Instagram: cjhartnett7<br />Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/C.J.-Hartnett/e/B012T6KC1Y/">https://www.amazon.com/C.J.-Hartnett/e/B012T6KC1Y/</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-2756544728734183182016-11-09T13:04:00.000-08:002016-11-09T13:04:09.246-08:00Blog-hopping about a new anthology!<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Absolutely delighted that one of my stories has been included in ‘Love
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I’m doing a blog-hop with some of the other authors. Links to their
blogs are given at the end of this post. I’m sure they’d be grateful to
everyone who checks them out. Anyone who enjoys erotica will find something of
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I'm really looking forward to reading the ten other contributions as
soon as I can. Jennifer told me the stories fell naturally into two sets, which
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My story is 'Re-Entry'... Astronauts Paul and Helen could easily die when their prototype space capsule malfunctions in orbit. Their only hope for survival for involves a risky spell with no radio contact. Total isolation is a time for honesty about their feelings for each other. With no guarantee of living until the next day, this last chance may be all they have.</div>
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I wrote the original version of my story a few years ago, dusted it off and e-mailed it as quickly as I could, and was delighted to hear those magic words - "we would like to include this". I’m not entirely sure how I came up with the idea, but that’s not
unusual for me! I like the idea of stories about people who know each other well, and find each other
attractive, but don’t feel comfortable about admitting it under normal
circumstances. So in anything-but-normal circumstances with more stress than you can shake a stick at, who knows what they’d be prepared to talk about? It’s not set at any
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heard in space… Unless you have a partner or two! Eleven authors take you on a
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<i>If randy astronauts, virtual
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gladiator saving a stricken princess, an exotic dancer, a paid assassin on the
run, an illegal sonic dilda’tor, and a pleasure booth. Space has never been so
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<b>Naughty Nauts</b> by H K Carlton (MFM): It's Jessa's job to observe Astronauts Hatch and Scott aboard the ISS. As the mission lengthens both ‘nauts begin to exhibit strange quirks, including suggestive behavior towards her. Jessa has no delusions. In what world would such formidable men give a curvy girl a go, let alone fulfill the delicious promises made over a wall of monitors.<br />
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<i><b>Sanctum</b> by Dee Maselle (MF): Fighting to reshape postwar Earth's data flows, virtual reality talents Krishav Santos and Marra find themselves trapped as rival network acquisitors - knackers. "We can be enemy knackers having fun while we wait," Marra decides, and she's right. After steamy VR fetish sex and united cybercombat, Santos wants Marra's talents in reality.</i><br />
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<i><b>One Night</b> by Rose Wulf (MF): Ivy doesn’t believe in love. But she believes in lust – like the lust that draws her focus to a sexy alien across the bar. He’s set to leave Earth the next morning, so Ivy figures she’s in for just a single night of erotic bliss when he walks her way. What she gets is so much more...</i><br />
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<b>Filling the Void</b> by Jordan Monroe (MFM): Josie Rodriguez is the subject for a special mission. She is the female participant of a study to determine if humans can naturally reproduce in outer space. Her male partner for the study is also the captain of the mission, which takes place on board the International Space Station. She isn’t opposed to having other lab partners, so to speak…<br />
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<b>The Audition</b> by Ashe Barker (MF with multiple partners/aliens): When she accidentally opens a wormhole whilst working for NASA Lucy tumbles through to find herself in a parallel dimension with no way back. Ever. In this new and terrifying world she has to choose a Dominant mate from the group of males all more than happy to audition for the role.<br />
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<i><b>The Gladiator’s Princess</b> by Morgan King (MF): When life’s turning out just as you expected it to, when you’re about to be bred publically, as the climatic conclusion to a gladiatorial, orgy inspiring, conquest what Princess Kenara needs is a hunky alien to take her hostage. If Destin can also help with the pesky problem of her heat being triggered even better…</i><br />
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<b>Alien Attraction</b> by Dylan McEwan (MM): Five hundred years after the destruction of Earth, Aiden is a human slave on the planet Vordel, forced into the humiliating and tedious life of a sex performer in a seedy bordello. When he falls for the beautiful Vordellian aristocrat, Kyander, it seems like a hopeless dream, as relationships between the two species are strictly taboo.<br />
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<i><b>Across the Stars</b> by Ella Grey (MF): Kai knew he couldn't hide forever, but he never thought his old employers would send Lyria to track him down. Lyria wants her freedom and if that means she needs to capture and return the man who stole her heart, then so be it.</i><br />
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<b>The Sonic Dilda'tor</b> by Jennifer Denys (MF): Skarlet is a very sensuous woman, but is married to Braemel, whose people only have sex once every five years and she is desperate to save her marriage. She accidentally comes across a Sonic Dilda’tor and immediately knew it would help them. Unfortunately, it is banned on that planet …<br />
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<b>The Pleasure Booth</b> by Beverly Langland (MF and MFM scenes): Altairian scientists have uncovered an ancient Human artefact - the Pleasure Booth. Kazan, a feminist, xenologist and leader of a secret society, is the first Altairian female to try the booth, though strictly forbidden. She feels the journey essential for her thesis on Human sexuality and for the liberation of Altairian females. What she discovers is both puzzling and revolutionary.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://jennifer-denys.blogspot.co.uk/">Jennifer Denys</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://ellagrey.wordpress.com/">Ella Grey</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://rosewulf.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Rose Wulf</span></a></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;"><i>Lust on the Wing</i> is a</span> new erotic anthology, just published. I already have a copy on my kindle and I'm looking forward to reading it.<br />
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It's <span style="text-align: justify;">the second in
a new series of self-published paranormal erotica/erotic romance anthologies. The first was </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Lust by the Sea</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, and
the third, </span><i style="text-align: justify;">Lust in Tooth and Claw</i><span style="text-align: justify;">, will be available for pre-order on 23 September, and for general release by 4 October. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Each of these collections of individual hot and spicy novellas, with a
variety of sexy monsters, demons, and creatures of myth and legend. The ambitious premise for each anthology is for it to be completed, from concept to
publication, in six weeks.</span></div>
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This lusty, hardcore anthology is brought to you by four
authors who love looking to the sky and imagining all the paranormal creatures
that break the bonds of Earth’s gravity. Let their stories take flight in your
imagination on the wings of mythological creatures and erotic horrors who
tantalize, titillate and electrify.</div>
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The international nature of the authors means language, grammar and style may vary between novellas, reflecting their country
of origin. In this volume, authors are from the United States, New Zealand, and
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The four novellas in this book total 86,000 words. </div>
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<b><i>Captive Mate</i>, by Devi Ansevi</b><br />
If it weren’t for bad luck with men, she’d have no luck at all. Reality will never be the same for graduate student Berry Randall. She’s just learned that shifters are real, and they want her for their mate. Can she escape her captors? Or will she find freedom in the arms of the winged gryphons? <br />
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<b><i>Blood of Stone</i>, by Jacqui Greaves</b><br />
Fredegund has guarded her petrified charges for a century. With the rising of the twin moons, the Grotesques are awakening, hungry for more than food. Meanwhile, the human hordes have created the Charm, a seductress destined to destroy the balance of power between Grotesques and humans. Can Fredegund prevent the coming disaster, or will her world be changed forever? <br />
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<b><i>Flights of Fantasy,</i> by Ina Morata</b><br />
Lila seeks a man who can satisfy her darkest desires. Porphyro and the virginal Madeleine are preparing to elope. Lila sets her sights on entrapping Porphyro, and sets sexy enticements to dispose of Madeleine. When her plans go awry, Lila must use her Lilitu wiles to seduce them both. <br />
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<b><i>Leonora, Marked by Daemons</i>, by Essemoh Teepee</b></div>
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We meet a feisty young woman with a secret. The SHAKKAN are the Shepherds, and humanity is their flock. For millennia they have bred Mark Bearers like Leo to withstand the most extreme forms of pleasure and pain. But nothing ever stays the same, and this is a time of great change. </div>
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An excerpt to tickle your fancies, from <i>Flights of Fantasy</i> by Ina Morata<br />
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“What is it, Alice?” Madeleine’s gaze is glued to the reflection of Alice’s fingers that deftly unlace her corset from behind and drop the garment to the floor, leaving her hand brushing against the fair fluff between Madeleine’s legs, and coming to light upon her little nub. She moans, and blushes once more. Alice keeps her hand there, moving her fingers every so often to the sound of tiny, low moans.<br />
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“I thought that, maybe, holding up the fine fabric to here—” Her hand is replaced with the finest netting, and Madeleine’s pussy throbs at the sight of the mystery between her thighs almost visible through the fabric. “Or maybe here—” Her body squirms under the expert hand that slides the netting up her torso and onto her naked breasts. Holding it there, she sees her nipples visible through it, and how they have grown darker than usual, and protrude quite clearly.<br />
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“Do you not think it a little too fine, Alice?” Her eyes close as she feels the touch of Alice’s thumbs on her hardening tips. Lost in the feeling, and the tingle that converges on her little nub, something cold and hard pressing up against her skin makes her body jolt.<br />
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“What is it you have gripped so hard in your hand, Alice? What is it you are holding around me?”<br />
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Alice stares at her, and for some reason, Madeleine shrinks a little under her eyes.<br />
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“Nothing but the dressmaker’s shears, Miss. I thought slicing the little piece in two…but it seems…maybe I am unable…”<br />
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Alice’s face breaks into a troubled frown as she lowers the shears.<br />
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“Will you excuse me, Miss? I have realised that I have forgotten my measure. I cannot ensure an accurate fit without it, can I?”<br />
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“Very well.” Madeleine’s breath is erratic, her body heaves. Still clinging to the feel of fingers floating over her body, she lets Alice leave the room. Standing there, her naked form staring back at her, she lets her own fingers tease her nipples and tantalise her clit, trying to imagine Porphyro’s fingers against her flesh. The image will not form clearly. A frustration sweeps over her, and she screws her eyes up tight. When she opens them, she squeals.<br />
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“I’m sorry, Miss. Alice has been called away elsewhere by your father. I am sent to finish you off.”<br />
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Madeleine’s first instinct is to grab something to cover herself. But there is something about the owner of the voice that captivates her, and her instinct is lost. She looks at the woman who appears as a reflection standing behind her: at her dark hair, and her dress covered in a cloak. She has the most beautiful face, ageless, although her eyes seem to hold ancient mysteries. As she lowers her cloak, Madelaine is fascinated by the dress she wears—it seems only an intertwining of laces and ribbons hold the bodice together down to her hips, the flesh of which is on display. It clings to her curves as if she has been poured into it, and is the most heart-stopping garment she has ever seen—worn by a servant whom she has never met. Could this be some mistress of her father’s? The dress trails around the woman’s feet, its draping train curling about her as if she has appeared on a sweep of the wind. On contact with eyes that pierce green in the glass, a pain accosts Madeleine, starting between her legs and ending in her chest. A couple of deep breaths and she is herself again, but blushing crimson at her state of undress.<br />
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“Why is it you wear such a—I have never seen the like of such a dress. You are a servant, are you not?”<br />
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The woman smiles. From behind her, something moves, and it takes Madeleine a moment or two to realise what she is seeing. Two stunning black wings begin to fan outwards, and the woman speaks to Madeleine’s reflection.<br />
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“Oh yes, Miss. I’m here to service you. My name is Lila.”<br />
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Utterly mesmerised by the sight, Madeleine stretches out her fingertips to the glass, and meets flesh. She jumps, confused, enchanted, and touches the dress, moving her fingers further up the bodice, finding all the holes between the web of ties. For every second her fingers seek the reflection, she feels the scrape of long nails over her skin. It makes her shiver, and each wave converges between her legs. She reaches further up towards the reflection’s breast, and the nails scrape softly across her tender mounds, flicking at her nipples and making them stand out enough that the nails can hook them upwards, and she watches as Lila releases them with a long, low moan, her eyes fiery green flames of a netherworld.<br />
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“Touch your body. Let me see you find pleasure in yourself. Show me what it is you want to feel.”<br />
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With no more invitation that this, and unable to control herself, Madeleine’s fingers slide down her skin, her fingertips making contact with her sensitive little nub. As she does, the reflection flicks at her own shoulders, and her entire dress falls away, leaving Madeleine’s other hand to roam the revealed flesh in amazement.<br />
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“Do you like touching, Miss?”<br />
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Madeleine blushes. “Yes. I—yes, I do.”<br />
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The reflection smiles at her, sending hot quivers through every part of her body.<br />
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“Then put your hand here, Miss. While I put mine just there.”<br />
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Lila’s pussy lips open to her fingertips, and Madeleine gasps. Her own folds are subject to expert work that make her writhe and moan.<br />
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“Why not sit down? Open your legs, wide.”<br />
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She does as she is bid, forgetting who is the Lady and who is not. The sight before her makes her mew. Her juices pool in her entrance as she watches those in the reflection do the same. The scent of her own arousal drifts and fills her with heady excitement.<br />
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“Slide forward. Push your hips towards the mirror. Put your back to the floorboards.”<br />
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Slowly, pushing herself up towards the glass, she feels the hot flesh of Lila’s legs making contact with hers; first over the calf of one leg and the shin of the other, then over her knees, pressing up against the soft flesh of her thighs. Her heart begins to race, and her breath is shallow, erratic. She inches her way towards the mirror, starting to shake at the fairy tale to come, because this cannot be real, surely? Her tender, swollen folds brush against Lila’s own, pushing, sliding, and her orgasm begins to rage as her flesh meets Lila’s hot, wet slickness. She moans, uncertain, knowing this cannot be happening, wanting to feel more—.<br />
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Ina says her story was inspired by Keats’ narrative poem, <i>The Eve of St Agnes</i>, in which Porphyro and Madeleine elope one miserable night in winter. It’s her favourite poem and, Flights of Fantasy came to her, having re-read it for the thousandth time!</div>
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Tempted? Here are some buy links..<br />
Booklinker universal link: <a href="http://mybook.to/LustontheWing">http://myBook.to/LustontheWing</a> <br />
Amazon US: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXTE2W1">https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXTE2W1</a> <br />
Amazon UK: <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LXTE2W1">http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LXTE2W1</a> <br />
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<b>Devi Ansevi</b>, who also edited the anthology, is a prolific author, avid reader, closet romantic, incurable optimist, and owner of a very fertile, very naughty imagination. In her books, two or more people enjoy vanilla and non-vanilla sex, including spanking, bondage, dominance, toys, delicious punishments, and other naughty but oh-so-nice things. Her stories explore the dynamics of power in a relationship, all HEA or HFN.</div>
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Twitter @sexidevi or find her on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DeviAnsevi">Facebook</a>. Learn more about the books she's written, read and reviewed at her G<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14260067.Devi_Ansevi">oodreads author page</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Devi-Ansevi/e/B014ZMI44M/">Amazon Author page</a>, or her <a href="https://crushblush.wordpress.com/">Crush Blush blog</a>. Sign up for her <a href="http://eepurl.com/b8ByF1">newsletter</a> and once or twice a month, you’ll receive an email with all kinds of goodies, including exclusive behind-the-scenes peeks at her latest projects.<br />
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Some free short stories and flash fiction are posted on her <a href="https://crushblush.wordpress.com/category/free-stories/">Crush Blush ‘Free Stories’ page</a></div>
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<b>Jacqui Greaves</b> is a Melbourne-based writer of erotica, fantasy, science fiction and historical fiction who loves nothing more than mixing the genres together in weird and wonderful ways. Her stories seldom have happy endings and do not lean towards the romantic. She loves to explore the gritty, dark side of nature and has a passion for strong female characters.<br />
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Most days you can find her on Facebook and she’d love you to visit her webpage to find more of her stories.<br />
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Webpage: <a href="http://www.jacquigreaves-author.com/">www.jacquigreaves-author.com</a><br />
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008782507874">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008782507874</a><br />
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<b>Ina Morata </b>describes herself as "a raging bibliophile, fascinated by mythology and the human experience alike". She enjoys exploring power dynamics, and writes from the heart, including the psychological, emotional and physical in her erotica and erotic romance. Her work contains vanilla and non-vanilla sex between two or more people, and includes spanking, dominance in real and virtual situations, bondage, voyeurism, and a whole number of other delicious, erotic themes.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-75070903001644241552016-09-10T09:36:00.002-07:002016-09-10T09:36:57.282-07:00Welcoming my guest, Juliette Banks, talking about her new book "Snatched"<b>I'm delighted to welcome Juliette Banks as my blog guest today. Her new book, "Snatched", has just been published.</b><br />
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<b>I recently enjoyed her book <i>The Artist</i> and posted well-deserved good reviews of it on Amazon and Goodreads, and she was <a href="http://ianiscurious.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/guest-interview-with-juliette-banks.html" target="_blank">here</a> in August to talk about that book. </b><br />
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The first erotic story I published with Blushing Books over two years ago was a short novella of 17,000 words called <i>Snatched</i>, released under my other writing name of Rachel de Vine. At the time I
was new to Facebook, Twitter, and promotion in general, so it didn’t sell very
well. However, the publishers felt it had promise and asked me to re-write it
as a longer book. The first part of the story is the same, with some
amendments, but then I have continued the story much further. It is now around
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Laryssa has been a widow for many years, and has lived a
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Bhodan is the leader of the bandits. A harsh upbringing,
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Laryssa arrives at the castle where she thinks her daughter
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the four men. He at first turns her away, but Laryssa, in desperation, offers
her body as a last resort. She becomes Bhodan’s lover and finds a passion that
she has never experienced before – not even with her husband. She becomes very
conflicted and feels guilty that she should feel like this with the man
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The bandits are attacked, while out robbing, and Bhodan
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They won’t be disappointed, I’m sure. Bhodan is a very masculine, dominant man, and Laryssa discovers that, after all those years of deprivation, Bhodan awakens a sensual woman who begins to enjoy the hot sex and erotic spanking that he provides. However I would like to tell readers that this book is a little darker than some of my previous works. It contains some explicit sexual scenes, including spanking, as well as erotic horror themes. If such material is likely to offend you, please do not purchase this book.</div>
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His eyes were dark pools and his
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Laryssa took a deep breath and
followed the man with the scarred face. It’s strange, she thought, but the
scars no longer seemed repulsive. How quickly she had become used to them. It
wasn’t the scars that bothered her now. She now had to fulfil the bargain she
made when she arrived, and her stomach was churning with thoughts of what she
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her, saw the look on her face. He stood very close to the trembling woman and
ran his hand lightly down her front, stopping to caress her breast beneath the
thin layer of her under-garment. Looking intently into her face he said, “I
don’t think those will be needed tonight. All I want at the moment is to sink
into that cunt of yours. After so many years of neglect, I think I shall receive
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that it was also partly anticipation for a feeling that she had not experienced
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trying to calm the thumping of her heart. Bhodan looked down at her, his
erection clearly demonstrating his desire. He ran his hand down her belly and
down one of her legs, before returning it up the inside of the other leg. It
came to a halt as he reached her groin. He slid it towards her sex and, parting
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<b>A tasty excerpt! Perhaps you can tell
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<br />I write erotic romances as Juliette Banks, but some of you may also know me as the author Rachel de Vine. I'm British and live in a beautiful rural part of England. However, I also like travelling to remote and unusual parts of the world, and have visited places as diverse as Tibet, Bhutan, Peru, Namibia and China. Our world is so beautiful and I hope that it'll always remain so, and I see myself as being so lucky to have the freedom to travel that was denied many previous generations. I hope I never take it for granted.<br /><br />I write mainly romances, because I am an incurable romantic, and I write erotic romances because I am always attracted to the sexuality and sensuality that is within so many of us. I like to write about interesting characters who often have to survive life's challenges before they can reach the happy ending they deserve.<br /><br />Here are my contact details:<br />- Facebook <a href="http://facebook.com/juliettebanksauthor">http://facebook.com/juliettebanksauthor</a><br />- Twitter <a href="http://www.twitter.com/juliettebanksuk">www.twitter.com/juliettebanksuk</a><br />- Website <a href="http://www.racheldevineauthor.com/">www.racheldevineauthor.com</a> (a site for both Rachel and Juliette) <br /><br />The Amazon Author Page for Juliette Banks is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Juliette-Banks/e/B01K0EIMNW/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0">here</a><br />The Amazon Author Page for Rachel de Vine is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rachel-de-Vine/e/B00N58ULQW/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0">here</a><br /><br />Thank you very much for inviting me to your blog, Ian. I hope that you and your readers enjoyed hearing about my new book.<br /><br /><b>I certainly did, Juliette. Thanks for dropping by, and I do hope your new book is widely enjoyed. </b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-68102387457644286362016-09-08T11:17:00.000-07:002016-09-08T11:17:18.138-07:00Cover reveal for Pippa Jay's new SF book, "Gethyron"I've enjoyed some of Pippa's other books, so am very happy to help with the "cover reveal" of the next, "Gethyron".<br />
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brings more problems than it solves: a deadly bounty hunter who can follow him
anywhere, the unwelcome return of Tarquin Secker—the mother who abandoned
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part of the <i>Travellers Universe</i>. A 2014 SFR Galaxy Award Winner for Most
Awesome Psychic Talent and a 2015 EPIC eBook Awards finalist in the Science
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<span lang="EN-US">Goodreads
<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31288592-gethyon">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31288592-gethyon</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Webpage
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<b>About Pippa:</b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">After spending twelve years working as an
Analytical Chemist in a Metals and Minerals laboratory, Pippa Jay is now a
stay-at-home mum who writes scifi and the supernatural. Somewhere along the way
a touch of romance crept into her work and refused to leave. In between
torturing her plethora of characters, she spends the odd free moment playing
guitar very badly, punishing herself with freestyle street dance, and studying
the Dark Side of the Force. Although happily settled in the historical town of
Colchester in the UK with her husband of 22 years and three little monsters,
she continues to roam the rest of the Universe in her head.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Pippa Jay is a dedicated member of the <span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://sfrcontests.blogspot.com/"><span lang="EN-GB">Science Fiction Romance Brigade</span></a></span>,
and <span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://broaduniverse.org/"><span lang="EN-GB">Broad
Universe</span></a></span>, blogging at <span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://spacefreighters.blogspot.com/"><span lang="EN-GB">Spacefreighters Lounge</span></a></span>,
<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pippajay.blogspot.co.uk/"><span lang="EN-GB">Adventures
in Scifi</span></a></span>, and <span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://romancingthegenres.blogspot.com/"><span lang="EN-GB">Romancing
the Genres</span></a></span>. Her works include YA and adult stories crossing a multitude of
subgenres from scifi to the paranormal, often with romance, and she’s one of
eight authors included in a science fiction romance anthology—<span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sfrbrigadetales.blogspot.co.uk/"><i><span lang="EN-GB">Tales from the SFR Brigade</span></i></a></span>. She’s also a double SFR
Galaxy Award winner, been a finalist in the Heart of Denver RWA Aspen Gold
Contest (3<sup>rd</sup> place), the 2015 EPIC eBook awards, the 2015 RWA
LERA Rebecca (2<sup>nd</sup> place), and the GCC RWA Silken Sands Star Awards
(2<sup>nd</sup> place). <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">You can stalk her at her </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pippajay.co.uk/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">website</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #b45f06;">,</span><span style="color: orange;">
</span>or at her </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://pippajay.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">blog</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: orange;">,</span> but without doubt her favorite
place to hang around and chat is on Twitter as </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://twitter.com/pippajaygreen"><span style="color: #b45f06;">@pippajaygreen</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #b45f06;">.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Website – </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pippajay.co.uk/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">http://www.pippajay.co.uk</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Blogs – <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Adventures in Scifi - </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pippajay.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">http://www.pippajay.blogspot.co.uk</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Spacefreighters Lounge - </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.spacefreighters.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">http://www.spacefreighters.blogspot.com</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Romancing the Genres - </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.romancingthegenres.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">http://www.romancingthegenres.blogspot.co.uk/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">SFR Brigade - </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.sfrcontests.blogspot.co.uk/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">http://www.sfrcontests.blogspot.co.uk/</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Twitter -<span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://twitter.com/pippajaygreen"><span style="color: #b45f06;">https://twitter.com/pippajaygreen</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Goodreads - </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5054558.Pippa_Jay"><span style="color: #b45f06;">http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5054558.Pippa_Jay</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Facebook - </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Pippa-Jay-Adventures-in-Scifi/114058821953752"><span style="color: #b45f06;">https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Pippa-Jay-Adventures-in-Scifi/114058821953752</span></a></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Pinterest - </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pippajaygreen/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">http://www.pinterest.com/pippajaygreen/</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Google+ -<span style="color: #b45f06;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/101080630877126516448/posts"><span style="color: #b45f06;">https://plus.google.com/u/0/101080630877126516448/posts</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: 0in;">Wattpad</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; text-indent: 0in;"> - </span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><span lang="EN-US" style="text-indent: 0in;"><a href="http://www.wattpad.com/user/PippaJay">http://www.wattpad.com/user/PippaJay</a></span> </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-35890760731464892542016-08-15T07:34:00.000-07:002016-08-15T07:34:35.596-07:00Review of "The Artist"<div class="MsoNormal">
As promised in my blog interview, I've read Juliette Bank's novella "The Artist". </div>
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My conclusion? Sweet and steamy!</div>
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I’ve just finished reading it and still have a smile on my face. I genuinely enjoyed it. </div>
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It's told from the POV of the
two main characters, alternating slowly enough to avoid "head-hopping", and I thought it rattled along very nicely. The premise was an
interesting one to build a story around, and Juliette has produced an
entertaining story with a developing romantic relationship and steamy
love-making scenes. And eventually a fair bit of mutually-enjoyed spanking! It started gently, then the pace built up. The crisis in
the later part of the story added some drama, and was nicely resolved.</div>
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I also liked the little details on life in the mid 19th
century, with household water still coming from pumps, and railways being a
real novelty. The writing also reflects the period a little, enough to give a
flavour, but thankfully not a mid-19th century narrative style.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-60089183323377452672016-08-07T06:15:00.001-07:002016-08-07T06:41:55.237-07:00Guest interview with Juliette Banks about her new book 'The Artist'.<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Absolutely delighted
to have Juliette Banks as my guest today, and to talk about her new book, <i>The Artist</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Hello
Ian, and thank you so much for inviting me along today to talk about my new
book, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The Artist</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">. Many of you will
know me as Rachel de Vine, but this is the first book I have written under my
new pen name.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">You’re most welcome. Can
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The
Artist is a historical, erotic romance, and is a tale of lust, murder and love.
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Lizzie is a pretty, but
quite simple village girl when circumstances lead her to the artist, Theo.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> She made a bad marriage to
Lionel, a man who mistreated her, and who then threw her out when she refused
to sell her body on the streets for him. Now she is trying to make her way
alone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Theo is the rebellious son
of a Viscount, who left his privileged background to pursue his chosen</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> career as an artist. His favorite
subjects are pretty young women whom he paints in the nude. He is delighted, therefore, when
the beautiful Lizzie knocks on his door one day and offers her services as a
model.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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before the mutual attraction ignites between them and they become</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> lovers. Despite village gossip,
they are happy. Until Lionel, hearing that his wife is now living with the artist, erupts in a jealous
rage and snatches her back while Theo is away and unable to protect her.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Theo sets off in hot pursuit, determined to find the model for whom his
feelings are growing daily. He soon catches up with Lizzie and Lionel, but
during the hot-headed rescue, things take a tricky turn with an unexpected
consequence.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Unwilling to be charged with
murder, and possibly hanged, Theo and Lizzie flee to Italy, where they try to
start a new life together. But the past has a way of catching up with everyone,
and they are no exception.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Can the love between a son
of a Viscount and an illiterate country girl survive after such a troubled
start? And will they have to face justice for the murder of Lizzie’s husband?</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">This is an erotic tale of a
young couple in mid-nineteenth century England and Italy, with some explicit
themes, including spanking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">He wanted to get back in the studio and look again at
Lizzie's soft, luscious body, even if it did send him mad with desire. The
sooner the painting was finished, the sooner he could make an attempt on her
virtue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">He prepared his palette while Lizzie disrobed behind
the screen. She modestly tucked her undergarments beneath the dress, which was
flung over the screen, so that they were not on view. Theo smiled to himself,
as just the day before she had spread her drying clothes on the bushes behind
the house. He found her idiosyncrasies rather sweet and appealing. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">He watched as she removed her robe and placed it on
the end of the couch on which she lay to pose. He caught a glimpse of her
beautifully rounded bottom before she lay down on her side, facing him. He
went, as usual, to slightly move her legs so that they were in the required
position and longed to run his fingers through the soft curls that nestled
between her soft, white thighs. He almost groaned in frustration. The girl was
driving him insane. He was a man to whom sex was an essential part of who he
was, and celibacy had never been something he would ever consider. He was
becoming frustrated with the act of self-pleasuring. Being tormented like this
was the cruelest of punishments for a man such as him. The time for action was
fast approaching. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">He wanted to do more
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learn a little more about you. Are you game?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Yes, I’m actually a farmer in the UK, and also look
after my elderly father. I’m slowly winding down the farming business, though.
We no longer keep cattle, and are now purely arable farmers, so I’m able to
devote more time to my writing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Passion by </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Irena Jablonski (USA)</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><br />reproduced courtesy of the artist, </span></td></tr>
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certain times? Where do you like to write? Are you a plotter or do you just
write and see where it goes?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I’m
one of those writers called (I believe) a ‘seat of the pants’ author. I never
jot down a plot or make many notes. An idea will come into my head, and once I
think of my opening line I am away. The story will somehow unfold out of my
brain, and I have no idea at the beginning where it will take me. Although I
will occasionally go back and insert new paragraphs, on the whole I simply
start at the beginning and keep going until I reach the end.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Most
of my writing is done at night, after I have seen my Dad to bed and everything
is quiet. Some of my best work seems to come in the early hours of the morning.
Unfortunately my routine plays havoc in my interactions with people who work
‘normal’ hours!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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genre you write in. Why does this particularly appeal and how did you get into
it? Do you think your take on the genre is distinctive in any particular ways?</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I’ve
written romantic stories for some years, but I started writing erotic romances
a couple of years ago. Like a lot of people I read <i>Fifty Shades of Grey</i>, and thought that I could write at least as
well, so I thought I would give it a try. I have published eight books now
through Blushing Books (all as Rachel de Vine until now) and the stories have
varied, in the sense that some are what I think of as ‘spanking-light’ novels,
where the romance is the main theme, with fun spanking between the two
characters, while the others are more BDSM oriented, incorporating more intense
sexual and kinky play between the characters. Despite the fact that my characters
often have to overcome many problems throughout the story, I like a happy
ending, because I’m a romantic at heart, and I like my main characters to walk
off into the sunset together. However, one or two of my less salubrious
characters have been known to come to a sticky end! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">What do you like to do when you're not writing?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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of my spare time. However I’m a lifelong and addicted traveller to exotic
places and have been lucky enough to have made many trips throughout my life. I
travel with a friend, and we have been to China, Tibet, South America, Namibia,
Vietnam, India – just to name a few. My brother or sister step in to look after
my father for a few weeks, and we set off to discover new places. When not
travelling, or thinking about travelling, or planning a trip – I enjoy reading,
music and my garden. I’m also lucky to have a wonderful family of brothers,
sister, nieces and nephews, and I love spending time with them whenever I can.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The one word I would use,
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under-rated attribute, but it is essential in the turmoil of modern life that
we try to be kind to each other. The kindness of others helps us over the
trials and tribulations of our lives, and a kind word or gesture can make the
difference between feeling neglected and unloved, and feeling wanted and cared
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be honest, I’m not sure I’d pick a past life, because for most of the
population throughout history, life has been hard for many people, and women,
in particular. No, what I would like would be to jump into the future, because
I have a tremendous curiosity to see how mankind develops (assuming we survive,
of course – I’m an optimist, so I will say yes, they will). So I would like to
come back in 1,000 years and see how the world has changed. I hope it will have
changed for the better. Will we have discovered the origin and secrets of the
Universe? Will we have defeated diseases? What will life be like for our
descendants? I’d prefer to remain a female, and neither rich nor poor, but
somewhere in the middle. I’d be very disappointed if we haven’t all learned to
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">For two years I have been writing as Rachel de
Vine, but my publishers feel that possible mis-spellings of my name (De Vine,
Devine, DeVine) may have affected Amazon’s algorithms due to my name being
spelled incorrectly at the beginning, and they recommended that I change my
writing pen name. I have become rather attached to Rachel, so I have decided to
continue to use both names for the time being. My back catalogue will continue
to be available as Rachel’s work, as well as my free short stories on my blog.
(You can see these at </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.racheldevineauthor.com/">www.racheldevineauthor.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">) In time I will probably produce a separate
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Many thanks for visiting, Juliette, and I hope a lot of people enjoy
reading <i>The Artist</i>. I’m looking forward to reading it myself in
the very near future and will post my own reviews.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Please contact Juliette at </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="mailto:juliettebanksauthor@gmail.com">juliettebanksauthor@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Or visit her Facebook page at </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://facebook.com/juliettebanksauthor">https://www.facebook.com/juliettebanksauthor</a></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-53883384852616674332016-07-03T12:22:00.000-07:002016-07-03T12:22:18.190-07:00Reviews...When I've read a book or listened to an audiobook, I try to post honest and constructive reviews on as many sites as I have access to. This is usually Goodreads, the Amazon UK and US sites, along with some publishers website shops, and the Audible website for audiobooks I purchased there.<br /><br />I know how much a review means to me, and I don't think for a second that any other author is different.<br /><br />So, three books I've recently read, with links, and the reviews I posted on Amazon.<br /><br /><br /><b>Tsura: A World War II Romance, by Heather Anastasiu</b><br />I enjoyed this. The strong storyline combined romance with a very plausible picture of life in Romania in 1943. Tsura, an engaging and realistic character, tries to survive and wants to be with the man she loves, but has to accept some huge compromises.<br /><br />Some aspects of the story were rather intriguing. I’d never thought about life on the "home front" within Eastern Europe or one of Germany's allies, nor how it might be to have to get along with Nazis and their sympathisers, or that you might actually quite like them despite their politics.<br /><br />Despite being part 1 of a 2-part story, it doesn’t end on a cliff-hanger. This phase of the story is wrapped up well enough, but with a strong “to be continued” feel. Nicely done!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0145LASYM">www.amazon.com/dp/B0145LASYM</a><br />(in the UK, just swap the .com for .co.uk)<br /><br /><br /><b>Werewolf U, by Brenna Lyons</b><br /><div>
Imaginative, entertaining, fast-paced and seriously steamy! I’d love this to be a longer story, simply so Brenna can show us more about the characters and their fictional world. I was impressed by the clear writing in the love-making scenes, as three-way action can be tricky to describe.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016QW3DOA">www.amazon.com/dp/B016QW3DOA</a><br />(in the UK, just swap the .com for .co.uk)<br /><br /><a href="http://firebornpublishing.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_bookx_info&cPath=2_26&products_id=144">http://firebornpublishing.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_bookx_info&cPath=2_26&products_id=144</a><br /><br /><br /><b>Trainwreck Book 1, by Michael Michelle Rakes</b><br /><br /> Wow. The main character isn’t pushed outside his comfort zone, it’s totally out of sight from beginning to end.<br /><br />There are two interwoven themes, one an interesting sex-related cop story, the other is how Vincent copes with the incredible problems he has in his head, his marriage and his work. Gritty simply doesn't describe it, this is a rough, intense ride and the sex is very BDSM. Although this isn't really my taste, I just kept wanting to read on... Excellent writing.<br /><br />Whoever advise the author to split this into two books is a rotten so-and-so, as this book ended as things spiralled downwards, and I wanted to know what happens next! But I’ve already bought book 2, so I can find out.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ATZTMIQ">www.amazon.com/dp/B01ATZTMIQ</a><br />(in the UK, just swap the .com for .co.uk)</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-9656646099759194352016-06-19T07:56:00.002-07:002016-06-19T08:02:51.127-07:00Giving Feedback - Nits, Crits and Reviews<div class="MsoNormal">
This piece, my personal thoughts about how to give a writer helpful feedback on their work, was originally posted on the ERWA blog (http://erotica-readers.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/feedback-nits-crits-and-reviews.html). I tweaked it slightly in light of some of the constructive comments offered on it.<br />
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One of the great features of being a contributor to the ERWA is the "storytime" mailing list, where we can post pieces of our work for constructive feedback. Of course, reading this can sometimes be disheartening, but I strongly believe that knowing what readers make of your work is a key step to becoming a better writer. Once I started offering feedback, I found it helped my own writing, particularly if I could mentally "step back" and be fairly objective about my work.</div>
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The first thing is to remember that your feedback is your opinion. By all means be confident in your opinion, but the writer doesn't have to agree with you. It is their work, after all!<br />
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The simplest form of feedback is to tell them what you thought or how you felt about the story as a whole. You don't have to write a lot. Simply knowing that it engaged and entertained a reader can make a big difference to the writer's confidence, especially if they're having a rough patch and doubting themselves. If you really liked something, maybe the characters, dialogue or "action" scenes, say so. </div>
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Ideally "crit" means a constructive critique, not criticism in the everyday sense - someone put time and effort into writing that piece and will feel anxious about how it's received. Critiques may be fairly general comments about how you found the style, plot, use of dialogue, or the way characters are described, or they can be more in-depth, such as suggestions on how to rephrase sections.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Reviews posted on book purchasing sites are what published writers want. Positive reviews encourage potential purchasers to buy. Amazon's system means a book is more likely to be suggested to customers once a certain number of reviews have been posted. Fake reviews can be purchased, but thankfully Amazon is taking steps to minimise this. I've seen claims that Amazon makes apparently arbitrary judgements about the reliability of some reviews, especially where they consider the author and reviewer to be "friends".<o:p></o:p></div>
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I'm not a fan of structured reviews which summarise the story, as these can unwittingly include "spoilers". I try to say, in general terms, what I enjoyed about a book and acknowledge anything I didn't, basically what I'd say to a friend who asked me about the book. If I read a story to the end, I must have enjoyed it, so there are always things I can write about.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now and again, we'll all come across a book we really don't like, either because it's not our sort of story or because we didn't like the way it was written. Do you post a bad review, even if it's our honest opinion, or just not bother? I'll leave that to you.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -10px;">The ERWA is primarily for erotica writers. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: justify; text-indent: -10px;"><span style="line-height: 16.8px;">If you're curious to know more about it, their website is </span><span style="line-height: 16.8px;">http://www.erotica-readers.com</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16.8px; text-align: justify; text-indent: -10px;">To join the private e-mail based "storytime" critiquing group... </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-7421338940701659102016-06-08T12:56:00.001-07:002016-06-08T12:56:40.181-07:00Yippee!I had a lovely surprise over the weekend - an e-mail from Fireborn Publishing offering me a contract for the second novella in my series of erotic romances!<br />
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This story will be <i>The King's Captain</i>, and it develops the story on from <i>Knights Errant</i>.<br />
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So now I'm waiting for the editor to send me her comments on my draft, then get to work on the revisions which will turn it from a draft-with-potential to a published book. I enjoyed this process with my first book, even if it did get a bit hectic at times. If only I didn't have to fit writing in around a day job...<br />
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The other thing which caught me on the hop with my first novella was finding suitable images for the cover art. I was surprised how hard it was to search stock photo agency websites and find images I was happy with. So this time, I've already found some, including a photo of my own which I think fits the story pretty well.<br />
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As soon as I've got an agreed cover, I'll share it as part of my marketing effort. I've already come up with two blurbs, one really short and one a bit longer. I'll look at these a few more times, as other ideas might pop into my mind once I've re-read the story a few more times.<br />
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I enjoyed this collection of four short stories, each with strong but gentle erotic
content, told from the points of view of a different skilled working man. They all meet
clients who are fun to work for...</div>
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All the stories feature a decent, honest and nice guy. Spencer clearly knows enough about the sort of work these characters do to make them seem that bit more realistic. And
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-2264386039977725762016-04-23T07:25:00.003-07:002016-04-23T07:25:35.368-07:00Jumping back in...A few weeks ago, I finished the second story in my series, and sent a copy to my publisher's editor to read.<br />
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Well, by "finished" I mean a complete draft which I was happy enough with to send out. Ever since, I've had ideas for improving scenes and dialogue... I don't suppose any author was ever completely happy with a story they've written, as there's always another way to say something.<br />
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I'm confident I wrote a decent story, but I'll have to wait and see if the publisher thinks it's entertaining and engaging enough to be published.<br />
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So, while I wait to hear, I decided to start working on something new. My choices were to revise one of two older ideas, or start developing <i>Merely Players</i> story three. I've got several ideas for story three rattling around my imagination, and these shouted louder than revising older stories. My plan is to get a few chapters done, then start posting these at the rate of one per week in my critiquing group and see what comments I get. No title in mind yet, but a few ideas. See which one seems to fit best as I develop the story.<br />
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Story two follows on from <i>Knights Errant</i>, but I tried my best to make it work as a stand-alone story. My other ideas, potentially stories 3 to 6, are all stand-alone, following only in chronology, and with characters in one featuring in a later story. Provisionally called <i>The King's Captain</i>, the second story is set against recording the first few scenes of the TV show Paul was recruited to work on. Poor old Paul gets into a emotionally confusing situation, one which has some parallels with the storyline in the TV show. But since there are clearly other stories to come with the same characters, the ending is obviously HFN. I've aimed for a similar balance of tension, humour and steamy scenes as in the first book, hopefully lively and entertaining.<br />
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I introduce new characters who will feature to some extent in later stories. One will be in the third story, in a sort of "also starring" role, and two others are the characters from one of my older ideas. In some ways, the <i>Merely Players</i> stories are a spin-off from that one, but in terms of publishing, it'd be the other way around. It has a rather darker storyline and overlaps a teeny bit with The King's Captain. A few scenes will feature in both, but told from the point of view of different characters.<br />
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And to my delight, eight readers have posted encouraging reviews of <i>Knights Errant</i> on amazon.com, giving the story four or five stars: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017IZS56K">http://www.amazon.com/dp/B017IZS56K</a><br />
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I've listed all the buy links I know of on my facebook author page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ian.d.smith.writer/">https://www.facebook.com/ian.d.smith.writer/</a><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-77736265132152930882016-01-27T13:22:00.001-08:002016-01-27T13:22:19.374-08:00Pause for thoughtI'm sure many other writers reach a point where they just need to stop and leave a story for a little while. Or maybe it's just me?<br />
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Almost all of what I want to write into the second story in my series is just about there, but it just needs to "take shape" in my mind a bit more.<br />
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Of course, being a "free time" writer doesn't help, especially at this time of year. I didn't feel completely refreshed by the time I went back to work after the Christmas and New Year break, and I've been feeling really tired most evenings.<br />
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I've taken action on one of my New Year "not quite resolutions". I arranged a session with one of the advisors at the gym and went along with specific goals. He enjoyed coming up with a programme to help me achieve these.<br />
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I'm aiming to go twice a week and get into the habit of making time to do this. The main difference from what I was doing is that I'm now working with much heavier weights.<br />
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A41roTiqTcA/VqkyZydaYdI/AAAAAAAABB0/2vJ51sjfUCg/s1600/DSC_8722v2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A41roTiqTcA/VqkyZydaYdI/AAAAAAAABB0/2vJ51sjfUCg/s400/DSC_8722v2.jpg" width="262" /></a>This last weekend, I spent Saturday indulging in my other creative hobby, photography. A talented local photographer organises workshops from time to time, which have all been "people" photography. She arranged a venue, models and even a stylist for three of them.<br />
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Saturday was an outdoor session with two models, who were great fun to work with, and the stylist came up with some interesting looks (note the head-dresses).<br />
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And yes, there was a horse too, Junior, a 14-year-old Welsh cob. He was a good sport, even if he did get a bit bored from time to time.<br />
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Doing these sessions has really boosted my confidence about more "formal" people photography and given me opportunities to practice and learn with a very competent photographer to guide me.<br />
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One thing I will look into is getting my own photos in the cover art. I've signed up with one of the many photography model websites, so I'll see if I can find some who look like my mental images for characters, then get photos which suit the story. I've got some ideas already, suitable for studio, indoor and outdoor locations.<br />
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Well, it'd be fun, wouldn't it?<br />
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So, this weekend I WILL be getting back to my writing.<br />
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I want to get book 2 to the publisher by the end of March, which gives me two months to finish it, get comments from my crit group and do my own personal obsessive reviewing and revising before seeing if the editor likes it...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02456504365133294945noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2029070269261752804.post-11887827200494803842016-01-10T02:27:00.003-08:002016-01-10T02:27:37.697-08:00First-Time Nerves?I don't think for a second that my feelings are unique. After all, many other people have written published books. But I can't deny that I feel a teeny bit nervous.<br />
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Well, um, you know... reviews. On Amazon.<br />
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It's my first ever book. Yes, of course I know it's nowhere near perfect and probably not one which vast numbers of people will want to read. But it took me months of effort to write the story, revise it and find a publisher willing to take a risk with it. Then I worked on further tweaks with two editors. So it's my baby! And it's out in the big bad world.<br />
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People in my critiquing group made very helpful comments on my first draft, which I used to revise the story. And both editors had some great suggestions. With their help, the story's better told than it would have been. And I'm incredibly grateful to Fireborn for publishing it.<br />
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But even with all the encouragement and support before publication, I'm still a bit anxious. You see, what I really want to do is write entertaining stories which people enjoy reading, even if my stories are a bit "niche" because of their genre. I don't know what people think until I start seeing reviews. Like all authors, I hope I get enough positive reviews to make other potential readers think that this might be a story they'd enjoy too.<br />
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To date, I've had five people post reviews on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk, and, to my relief, all have been positive. Four or five stars and complimentary comments on the story, characters and even on my story-telling.<br />
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This is a huge pat on the back and really encouraging. This particular story is the first in a series of five I have in mind. I've been working on the second one for a few months now. So to get a thumbs-up from anyone is real confidence boost, let alone five readers. This lift helped me get through some tricky areas in writing the next story.<br />
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I'm close to completing my first complete draft, which will be posted to my critiquing group as soon as I'm happy enough with it. Then to see if the publisher's editor thinks it's worth recommending for publication...<br />
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In case you're wondering, I post reviews of everything I read and of the audiobooks I listen to during my daily commutes to my day job. I try to be constructive, as there's almost always something positive to say and it can be a critique without being over-critical. I know very well how a thoughtless criticism can hurt, even when that wasn't what was intended.<br />
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And no, I don't automatically write good reviews for authors I'm acquainted with through my crit group or Facebook. I review the book I read and comment on how I feel about it. If I accept an advance review copy (or ARC), it's on the basis that I will review honestly. A lot of the writers I know do exactly the same.<br />
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So, please, please, please, when you've read a book you enjoyed, write a quick review on amazon or any of the other book retailing sites. You could help someone else find a book they'll enjoy reading. And it will might help the writer. They might see your review just when they're experiencing self-doubt or some moments of despair, and feel encouraged enough to stick at it and write an even better story.<br />
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