Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Guest post: Casey Sheridan and the Invisible Bandit

Thanks, Elizabeth, for allowing me to take over your blog today. I promise to pick up my candy wrappers before I leave. J


The Power of Invisibility

The sound of footsteps on the sidewalk below followed by a soft feminine giggle caught her attention. She wasn’t ready to be seen yet, so she disappeared, instantly turning invisible, to watch the couple as they walked past her building and around a corner. – From Sirus Bandai—The Invisible Bandit by Casey Sheridan

My character, Sirus Bandai has the power to turn invisible, and, as you can see, she uses that power to her benefit.
I’ve often thought it would be a lot of fun to turn invisible. You could walk around naked and not get arrested! :) The possibilities are endless.
It would be great fun to be invisible and yank the pants down on a police officer. He’d never know what hit him! LOL!
Tell me....what would you do if you could turn invisible for one day?
xoxo,
Casey Sheridan

About the book:
Ciara Walker is torn between two men.

With sexy superhero, Ace of Spades, Ciara soon learns that dating a superhero isn’t easy, no matter how hot he looks in, or out of, black spandex. Besides, Ace misses more dates than he keeps.

There’s also seductive billionaire, Moose Hannigan whose good looks would capture the attention of any woman. But he’s also suspected of being an underground crime lord.

Can Ciara choose between them? She may not have to if erotic Sirus Bandai, the Invisible Bandit, has her way. After all, what Sirus wants, Sirus gets.

Available at:







About the author
Casey Sheridan wrote her first erotic story on a dare, and she loved writing it so much she never stopped. Her erotica and erotic romance has been published by Breathless Press and Cobblestone Press, and has appeared on The Erotic Woman, Every Night Erotica and RSVP-Erotica.
She loves to read and write, could spend all day in a book story, art museum, or chocolate shop. She also enjoys music, watching movies, and cooking.  Casey lives with her crazy, but lovable, orange tabby cat.  You can find her on the Web at:

Thanks Casey!  

Sunday, 28 October 2012

Erotic readings and saucy fun on December 1st!


WANTON WORDS AND BURLESQUE BOMBSHELLS

I'm giving more readings at the Tom Thumb Theatre in Cliftonville on Saturday December 1st with the wonderful burlesque performers Miss Glory Pearl and Miss Maybe plus special guests. This one is the office Xmas party special.  I'm intrigued!
Door open at 7.30pm and tickets cost a mere £10.  And you get cake!  
To book go to http://www.wegottickets.com/event/168832

Friday, 26 October 2012

Weekend at Wilderhope Manor FREE 27th-31st October!

Weekend at Wilderhope Manor by Lucy Felthouse is FREE from 27th – 31st October!
That's right! Lucy Felthouse's lesbian erotic story set over a Halloween weekend is FREE on Amazon UK and US from 27th – 31st October. Make sure to grab your copy, and tell all your friends!
Get it here: Amazon UK | Amazon US



When Stephanie and Jenny go to a Murder Mystery Halloween weekend at Wilderhope Manor, they’re expecting fun and games. But following creaky floorboards, spooky noises and an alarming encounter in the Manor’s grounds, the girls begin to wonder if there’s more to Wilderhope Manor than meets the eye. As they find frequent comfort in one another’s arms – and their bed – will the girls discover what’s causing the bumps in the night, or will they run scared?

Read an excerpt.....
The car trundled up the long driveway, the crunching of gravel beneath tyres the only sound as Stephanie and her girlfriend, Jenny, peered out of the windows at their surroundings.
Even at dusk the tree-lined driveway was impressive with perfectly maintained parkland, spanning for acres on either side of it. As Stephanie steered the Fiesta around a bend in the track, they both gasped. Their destination, Wilderhope Manor, had come into view and it was stunning. The Tudor style property was huge, with no less than three frontages visible from where they were. Chimneys with intricately built patterns jutted into the darkening sky, with tangles of ivy climbing parts of the manor, giving the place an appearance that was both beautiful and foreboding.
Presently, the driveway opened out into a gravelled area, which as far as Stephanie could tell, doubled as a car park for the weekend. Stephanie manoeuvred into a spot between two vehicles and killed the engine. As she turned to Jenny, she jumped, startled. Her girlfriend had leaned in close, making a scary face with her hands mimicking claws.
“Are you ready to be scared out of your wits, young lady?” Jenny rasped, wiggling her eyebrows and fingers theatrically.
Stephanie shoved her playfully, laughing. “Come on, you silly cow. It’s a murder mystery weekend, not a monster hunt. There will be no ghosts, ghouls or vampires involved.”
Stephanie got out of the car and closed the door. She’d already popped open the boot and started unloading their bags before Jenny appeared alongside her, pouting petulantly.
“But it’s Halloween tomorrow,” Jenny insisted. “Anything could happen. The veil between the living and dead will be at its thinnest, and this place is meant to be swarming with ghosts.”
“If you say so, sweetheart,” she replied, rolling her eyes. She was used to Jenny’s crazy beliefs by now. “Grab your bags and let’s get inside. It’s cold. You got the tickets?”
Jenny nodded, brandishing her handbag in response. Jenny picked up her overnight bag as Stephanie slammed the boot lid before locking the car, then followed her toward the grand entrance to Wilderhope Manor.
* * *
A little while later, they were installed in their room. They’d each been handed a “Welcome Pack” by the staff member who had attended to them at Reception, which consisted of their itinerary and instructions for the weekend.
As they unpacked, she voiced one of the thoughts that had run through her head. “Have you ever noticed how places never bat an eye at two girls sharing a room, and yet, if it’s two guys, they automatically assume they’re gay?”
“They’ll soon change their tune when they see your outfit for tonight!” Jenny replied, grinning cheekily at her. “It screams ‘lesbian’ with every stitch!”
“Whatever do you mean, you saucy wench? Someone with girl parts dressing as a distinguished gentleman does not a lesbian make.”
“True, but I wonder what it’ll do to you? Perhaps it’ll work in reverse and turn you straight!”
Get it here: Amazon UK | Amazon US
*****
Lucy is a graduate of the University of Derby, where she studied Creative Writing. During her first year, she was dared to write an erotic story - so she did. It went down a storm and she's never looked back. Lucy has had stories published by Cleis Press, Constable and Robinson, Decadent Publishing, Ellora's Cave, Evernight Publishing, House of Erotica, Ravenous Romance, Resplendence Publishing, Sweetmeats Press and Xcite Books. She is also the editor of Uniform Behaviour, Seducing the Myth, Smut by the Sea and Smut in the City. Find out more at http://www.lucyfelthouse.co.uk. Join her on Facebook and Twitter, and subscribe to her newsletter at: http://eepurl.com/gMQb9

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Blog Tour: Darkest Kiss, Darkest Bliss by Azura Ice

I'm delighted to host a blog tour from Azura Ice.....

Gossip

It goes by many synonyms or expressions: airing one’s dirty laundry, the clothesline, slander, heard it through the grapevine, flapping h/her gums, and many others.

Ever deal with gossip? I’m sure you have; most of us do. Whether you’ve dealt with it in high school, in your neighborhood or even in a tiny town where everyone knows one another on a first-name basis, there’s always one person who starts running their chops about someone else. Back in the 1800s, if someone started a rumor, the person the rumor was about usually had to leave town. At that time, there was a verbal code of honor—a person’s word. People back then didn’t spread rumors unless he or she wanted to get rid of a person or even a family. During that era, a person’s word was honorable. However, if it turned out that the rumor starter was caught in a lie, they could never hold their head up among their neighbors again.


Deirdre, Darkest Kiss, Darkest Bliss’s heroine, deals with many problems. One such dilemma is the talk about her grandmother and, in the end, Deirdre, too. Was her grandma a witch, and if so, did she practice black or white magic? Is Deirdre’s husband running game and does Deirdre know about it? The rumors escalate and it all comes to an explosive head that rocks the town.

Deirdre can deal with the gossip, but what she can’t handle is having her love thrown back in her face. Once she discovers some of her mamaw’s magic, she uses it to not only settle a score but she inadvertently releases another man who will love her forever. And that man was the victim of gossip, too.

Hmm, maybe in every bad thing there’s some good, too. Why don’t you decide for yourself and read Deirdre’s story?
*****
Deirdre loves Malachi, but the warning about his wandering heart has come true.

Shoved into a situation that tears Deirdre apart, she prays her suspicions about her husband are wrong. Glimpses of a powerful, handsome black man tantalize her, and his deep voice comes to her at unexpected times. Who is this stranger and how does he seem to always know when she needs him? The more Malachi follows his wandering heart, the more Deirdre finds herself drawn to her ghostly companion.

Soon it’s clear her husband has no intention of rectifying his playboy ways, so Deirdre turns to her grandmother’s book of Voodoo and faerie magic for help. Can she summon the power to keep Malachi with her…or will true love and magic from long ago release a new and powerful love?







*****



Author Bio:
Azura Ice's work has appeared in a wide range of genres and publications such as: Would That It Were, Touch, GC, and Ohio Writer magazines as well as with publications in Canada and Turkey. Under her pseudonym, Molly Diamond, she was a regular contributor to Gent and Ruthie's Club and has had fiction published in Hustler's Busty Beauties, Penthouse Variations, and Twenty 1 Lashes. Ms. Bicknell is the author of many e-book and print titles, also writing as F.L. Bicknell and several other pen names. She has served as co-editor and managing editor for three different publishing houses. She is represented by TriadaUS Literary Agency.

*****

Monday, 22 October 2012

Elizabeth Cage Talking Dirty

I'm in the Author Spotlight thanks to the wonderful Morgen Bailey.  If you want to hear me Talking Dirty on her blog, in which I share my views about the use of language and labels in erotica, you will find the full post here.  As always comments positively welcomed!

http://morgenbailey.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/author-spotlight-no-129-elizabeth-cage/


Sunday, 21 October 2012

Sexy stories: Fiction that turns me on


I’m shortly launching a guest post series on my blog where I invite writers and editors to talk about their favourite erotic story, exploring what it is about their choice that turns them on. Is it the writing style, the language, the subject matter, characters, plot, descriptions -  or some mysterious quality that is hard to define?  

If any writers are interested in contributing to this, do get in touch. There will be some great guest posts coming up by prominent writers to look forward to.

Monday, 15 October 2012

Crimson Kisses e-book cover design awards

I'm delighted that the cover design for Crimson Kisses is featured on the e-book cover design awards on The Book Designer for September.  There were 86 entered in the fiction category, so stiff competition.

http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2012/10/e-book-cover-design-awards-september-2012/

Check it out - a great showcase, interesting stuff and some wonderful designs.  I still love our cover and strongly recommend any indie publisher to use a professional designer for their book.  If you want to contact my designer, Klaus, let me know.

Sunday, 14 October 2012

My Pleasure.....

When self-employed graphic designer Anna Vincent meets her new accountant to discuss her disorganised book-keeping, she is also introduced to his collection of antique whips.  I’ll say no more, as I'm sure your imagination will fill in the gaps if you are of a kinky persuasion (and I love kinky!).  Except to give you a little excerpt from the story My Pleasureone of the tales in my collection Kissing Velvet.

By the time they had reached six strokes, Anna’s flesh was a criss-cross of thin red stripes that stung unbearably. 
“Perhaps one more for luck,” he suggested playfully, running a finger in the hot valley of her shapely bottom and down between her thighs, where he paused.
“Interesting” he commented, “Surprisingly wet.”

Click here to buy the book from Amazon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kissing-Velvet-Pleasure-Pain-ebook/dp/B003YUCQEG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328010108&sr=8-1


Saturday, 13 October 2012

Walking the Talk 2: Goddess Star Monroe

I have always admired driven and determined women.  And there are few women as driven and determined as Goddess Star Monroe.  By her example she shows you what CAN be done – if you work hard enough and stay focussed.

I first met Star well over ten years ago.  She taught Pilates and is a great teacher.  I attended her Kent classes for many years, so when she added pole dance tuition to her portfolio I couldn’t wait to join.  I had previously taken part in a one-off pole dance workshop in London, was the oldest person there by a long way and came away with my confidence shattered.  By contrast, when I took structured classes and some one-to-one tuition with Star, within a few years not only was I achieving moves on the pole I would never have imagined possible for me, I was also teaching assistant for some of Star’s beginner groups, and, eventually, became part of her team as a fully-fledged tutor running my own classes.  My body was the best it ever has been, I felt sexy as hell, my self-esteem was climbing and this had a knock-on effect throughout my everyday life.  It influenced my writing and played a significant part in my subsequent personal relationships, and I sometimes wonder if I would be where I am now if I hadn’t met Star.

We are inspired by dynamic people and what they achieve because they show is what is possible.  Star is powerful, vibrant, glamorous with a capital G, a hugely successful role model for women.  As Director of the Academy of Womanly Arts, it is no surprise that she is in demand as a speaker and woman’s empowerment expert. Passionate about transforming women’s lives on a global scale, Star has been a vital catalyst in mine.  I’m convinced she will conquer the world. I hope so.


Friday, 12 October 2012

Talking about erotica


I have just spent a lovely afternoon with lots of other writers talking about our passion – writing!  I was invited to a writers group to give a talk about how and why I write erotica, as well as offering advice on getting published – especially e-publishing.  I had some great feedback from my audience and thoroughly enjoyed the process.  I realise I’m much more comfortable speaking about writing than I am actually reading my stories aloud, probably because I get a lot of pleasure sharing my experiences with others.  I wonder if that is common with other writers?  Maybe talking about the process is easier than showcasing the end product?