Afternoon of a Faun, a m/m erotica short story I wrote for Coming Together: Al Fresco, is available as a single story at All Romance eBooks for just 69 cents! Coming Together has recently begun re-publishing the original anthologies as well as individual short stories and new material. The proceeds from these stories and books/ebooks go to various charities. Proceeds for Afternoon of a Faun will go to Conservation International. Afternoon of a Faun is a “delightful tale (tail?) of empowerment and revenge featuring a mythical beast with an insatiable appetite.” You can buy Afternoon of a Faun here.
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Writing Wednesday – “Afternoon of a Faun” available at All Romance eBooks
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010Writing Wednesday – Coming Together Anthologies
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Coming Together has a new online store! For those of you not familiar with Coming Together, this is a series of erotica anthologies, the proceeds of which are donated to charity. Authors donate their stories (and yes, we have to compete to get in, the series is so popular!!) and the editor, Alessia Brio, devotes her time and pretty much her life to making these books a reality. Proceeds from each volume go to a different charity. So visit the store, buy a book, and do something good by Coming Together!
(And yes, I’ve got stories in two of these anthologies – Coming Together: With Pride and Coming Together: Al Fresco!)
50% off today at All Romance eBooks and Omni Lit!
Sunday, January 31st, 2010I just read over at Smart Bitches/Trashy Books that All Romance eBooks and OmniLit are offering a promo code for 50% off all books through midnight tonight, 31 January 2010, 11:59 PM Mountain Standard Time. It applies to every, EVERY book they have for sale, including the ones written by yours truly. So, whether you want to buy MY ebooks or browse for ebooks in general, hurry over to ARe and OmniLit today! Use the code SBTBARe1 at check out.
Visit All Romance eBooks or OmniLit and get shopping! And if you are so inclined, you can find all my books on ARe at these URLs!
Demon By Day – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-demonbyday-365702-140.html
Future Perfect – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-futureperfectacollectionoffantasticerotica-17279-166.html
Welcome to Mundania – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-heatflashebookswelcometomundania-379088-144.html
Diablo – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-heatflashebooksdiablo-386590-144.html
Man in a Kilt – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-heatflashebooksamaninakilt-386700-144.html
Rapacious Mrs. Horner – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-heatflashebooksrapaciousmrshorner-386699-144.html
A Room with a View – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-heatflashebooksaroomwithaview-386704-144.html
Coming Together: With Pride – http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-comingtogetherwithpride-405703-144.html
Remember, use the code SBTBARe1 at check out. You can get more details on this sale at Smart Bitches/Trashy Books. Enjoy your books!
Friday Round Up
Friday, January 22nd, 2010I’ve had so much going on lately, I thought I’d post a few links to let you know where I am and what I’m up to. Enjoy!
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Future Perfect was reviewed at Coffee Time Romance! I got 3 cups out of 5; not the top rating, but the reviewer did make some very nice comments, including…
“I loved this story! The sex scenes were amazing, the shared memories were very erotic, and the lesson learned was extraordinary. This tale was just perfect.” (for the story Alienated)
“I loved this tale! The emotional upheaval that Marnie’s ex-girlfriend caused with her vicious words shows realistic sensitivity in Marnie. I feel that Sal’s abrasive manner is perfect when handling the emotional woman. This was a fantastic story.” (for the story A Fish Tale)
There were several other nice comments like this as well. If you want a good idea of what the book is like, I do suggest reading this review. Again, Future Perfect only got 3 out of 5 cups, but with comments like these, I really can’t complain! And if you’d like to pick up a copy to read yourself, you can get Future Perfect right here!
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Future Perfect was also reviewed by Bitten By Books, and this time got 4 tombstones out of 5! My favorite comments here include…
“A wholly new take on the story of the birds and the bees! The author takes the idea of the circle of life, the pollination of flowers, and turns it into an erotic male/male romp that you won’t believe.” (for the story The Honey Bee)
“Election Day will never be the same after reading this enticing and sexy short which gives a whole new meaning to making the candidates earn your votes! So much political humor wrapped inside this that I couldn’t stop laughing.” (for the story The Voting Booth)
A very nice review, and my thanks to Bitten By Books!
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Welcome To Mundania makes an appearance on Babbling About Books, and More! The cover art for Welcome to Mundania puts in an appearance in a blog post entitled WTFckery with the following comment…
“Whoever created this cover was dropping acid or the reader has to to the same thing or swallow some LSD tabs to figure out what this cover is. Maybe this cover will help you reach nirvana in your life? All the pretty colors… ooh… trippy..“
If you follow the link in the comment, you end up at yet another blog, Kris ‘N’ Good Books, which also gives the cover art for Welcome To Mundania a good once over. Honestly, I love both blog posts, and couldn’t stop laughing when I read them. The cover art was designed to have an acid trip effect. It’s actually based on the artwork for the Heat Flash Erotica Podcast, which is where these stories first ran. Heat Flash tends to be experimental, and the artwork was meant to reflect that. Anyway, I loved reading the comments and made sure to thank the blog owners, since they gave my book a great deal of exposure 
Welcome to Mundania is available at Logical-Lust.com!
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Beyond that, it’s Friday, which means I’m over at Oh Get A Grip today, blogging about charity. Also, the latest episode of the Heat Flash Erotica Podcast is available today. This week’s story is a very dirty m/m/m/m/m take on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Enjoy!
Welcome to Mundania is available now at ARe!
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009My short story collection, Welcome To Mundania, is available for purchase at All Romance e-Books. You can buy the collection of all four stories here for just $4.99, or get the individual stories for $1.99 each at the following links.
A Man In A Kilt – When Jimmy, a strong-willed Scott, meets a dominatrix named Nan, he’s in for the sexual experience of his life. But what will he do when Nan insists on meeting his family? And how will they decide who wears the kilt and who wears the pants in their relationship?
Rapacious Mrs. Horner – Diane Horner is divorced, outraged, and addicted to gay porn. She wants what she shouldn’t want. When her son’s best friend confesses his attraction to her, she knows she should walk away. But how do you walk away from what’s right there in your own bedroom?
Diablo -Randall is rich and spoiled and used to getting what he wants. He has his eye on Ty, the hired hand at Polk’s Stables, but Ty only cares for Diablo, Randall’s horse. Can Randall win over the object of his desire with kindness and friendship, or will he resort to more sinister methods to get what he wants?
A Room With A View -Darcy Daniels is out of work, out of her apartment and out of luck entirely. When the economy tanks, she’s forced to move back in with her parents and take a lousy job at a burger joint to make ends meet. Things are looking pretty glum until the day she meets Bobby Kritken, the boy next door. He’s strictly off-limits due to a feud between his father and hers, but then Darcy discovers she can see Bobby’s room from her bedroom window, and suddenly she has a whole new outlook on life!
You can get these stories and more at All Romance eBooks. And remember, e-books make lovely Christmas presents, and the price won’t break the bank!
Latest releases – Mundania e-books are now on sale!
Thursday, October 15th, 2009Last month, I podcasted four unusual stories for the Heat Flash Erotica Podcast. These were the Mundania stories, the only stories ever to appear on Heat Flash that were not science fiction, fantasy, or horror. Yes, I actually wrote four, count them, FOUR contemporary erotica stories, and they were just released for sale today in e-book format from Logical Lust Publications.
You can buy the stories here at Logical Lust, either individually for $1.99 or the entire set of four for $4.99. Not sure if you want to buy these lovely, lusty, scorching tales? Then listen to them here first on the Heat Flash Erotica Podcast! The stories are:
A Man in a Kilt – Jimmy’s a rough and tumble Scotsman who thinks he can handle any woman. Then he meets Nan, a friendly domme who teaches him otherwise… (Fem domme; BDSM)
Rapacious Mrs. Horner – Diane Horner is a forty-something divorcee with a serious addiction to gay porn and painful broken heart. When her son’s best friend comes onto her, what will she turn him away or eat him alive? (F/m; older woman/younger man)
Diablo – Spoiled rich kid Randall wants one thing and one thing only – Pony Boy, the hired hand at Polk’s Stables, down on his knees and ready to please. When Pony Boy refuses to be tamed, will Randall break him instead? (M/m; warning – scorching hot m/m erotica but also controversial)
A Room with a View – With the economy in the toilet, Darcy Daniels has lost her job, her car, her apartment, and now her pride as she’s forced to move back in with her parents. Then she discovers her old bedroom window looks right into the window of the boy next door. Is he watching her at night? Is she going to watch him? And if their fathers hate each other, do they even have a chance at getting together? (Older woman/younger man; voyeurism; sex toys; even a touch of romance in this one!)
A note about these stories: if you’re looking for humor, definitely check out A Man in a Kilt and A Room with a View. If you like your erotica edgy and dangers, then go for broke with Rapacious Mrs. Horner and Diablo. And remember, you can also get all four books together in one collection, and listen to them on the Heat Flash Erotica Podcast before you buy!
Episode 26 – I Have A New Book! AAAAUGH!
Monday, February 9th, 2009
OH MY GOD!!! I HAVE A BOOK COMING OUT!!!
Seriously, I’ve spent the last few months running around like a chicken with my head cut off AND my ass on fire, trying to get ready for the release of “Future Perfect: A Collection of Fantastic Erotica.” Final edits, cover art, announcements, promo, conventions, more promo… I’ve pulled more all-nighters than I have since Pixie was a new-born, maybe even more than I have since grad school (and that was a loooooooong time ago). It’s been a lot of work, and I hope you all find that it’s worth it.
Future Perfect will be available both in digital format and in print from Logical Lust. It will also be listed on Amazon.com, and I believe there will be a Kindle format for it as well.
I will be at Farpoint this weekend, the 13th-15th of February, in Timonium, Maryland. I’ll be there as a writing and podcasting guest (and that feels so good to say – I was INVITED to be a GUEST!). I plan to have 20 copies of Future Perfect, plus copies of “Coming Together: With Pride,” “Cream: The Best of the Erotica Readers and Writers Association,” and hopefully a few copies of “Demon By Day.” I’ll also have some swag – bookmarks and postcards, and maybe even some nifty looking buttons for the Heat Flash Erotica Podcast.
I have to thank Michael for everything he’s done through all this. No kidding, that man really does have a halo. He’s taken the kids more evenings and weekends than I can count, caring for them while I lock myself away in the office to work. He’s put up with my weird schedule (weekends off? Who the hell gets weekends off?). He’s fixed computers, built computers, bought computers, and probably executed a few computers for me (the last I’m sure he did as humanely as possible). And he’s taking the girls again this weekend as I take off for three days of pimpin– er, promoting the new book up at Farpoint.
I still have a lot to do after the convention. I’ve got to get promo put together for EPICon 2009 and prepare for a panel I’m doing on podcasting there. Plus Michael and I have a three-day karate camp to attend, and Princess has a birthday coming up this month (so do I, but we really don’t want to talk about how OLD I am, do we?). But, come March, I’m hoping that things finally start to settle down a bit. I won’t be taking on any more new deadlines, but instead plan to concentrate on what’s already on my plate.
Any other news? Oh yeah! I’ll have a story in the upcoming “Coming Together: Al Fresco,” edited by Alessia Brio. This is another charity anthology, which means I’m donating the story, but I have to tell you, competition to get into these anthologies is fierce, so I’m happy to be given the opportunity to participate.
I’m sure there’s lots else going on too, but right now I’ve got a slippery Pixie fresh out of the tub and I need to catch her and slap a pull-up on her before we have an incident. Have fun this week! And don’t forget to…
Demon By Day now available from Mojocastle.com
Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Huge news. My first book, Demon By Day is now available from Mojocastle Press. Here’s the blurb:
In the twilight realm of Daeva Shudra, there dwells an ancient race of demons. Once the most powerful beings on earth, the Daeva must hide in their underground city or be burned to ashes by the sun. The world above belongs to mortals now, inferior creatures with limited abilities for magic, easy prey for demonkind.
Between the two races comes Orziel, a half-breed struggling to survive the deadly schemes of his immortal kin. His only weapons are his vicious beauty and ruthless cunning. Otherwise, he is powerless and despised. But lack of power doesn’t check Orziel’s pride or ambition. All his life he’s lied, seduced, and betrayed to get whatever he’s wanted, including his lover, the demon prince Asheru. When Empress Shebazael claims Asheru as her own, Orziel swears he’ll do whatever it takes to take back what’s his, regardless of the consequences.
The half-demon travels to the surface, in search of a mortal sorcerer to aid him in his quest. But things go awry when Orziel seduces Jarresh, a beautiful youth with no magic beyond his capacity for love. Will Orziel stand by the only person who’s ever truly cared for him, or will he betray Jarresh to carry out his revenge?
I’ll be selling print copies of the book at Balticon. If you’re there and you want one, just grab me by the arm and let me know. And if you’re interested in hearing the audio promo I put together for the book, check out this week’s episode of the Heat Flash podcast. Heat Flash is my free weekly podcast of erotic short fiction. There’s a new story every Friday. The promo for Demon By Day is at the end of this week’s episode, so take a listen!
That’s all I’ve got for now. I’ve got to get some sleep so I can drive up to Balticon tomorrow morning. I’ll try to post a few entries while I’m there.
Demon By Day
Future Perfect
Heat Flash Erotica Podcast
Mundania