What are you doing this Saturday?

Saturday, March 28, a groups of authors [Cat Johnson, Stella Price, Jacki Kessler and Tilly Greene] will be talking and signing our books at The Spotty Dog: Books and Beer [440 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 12534] - stop by and jump into Spring with a nice hot book!

Tilly Greene
WARNING! Red hot romances ahead!
http://www.tillygreene.com/

Time for a good laugh!

French and Saunders + Patsy from AbFab = Red Nose Day Fun!



Part 2 is here.

Mama Mia was a hit in the UK, no, not just a hit but a monumental HIT and now they have a good laugh to make some money. Have to love this attitude!

Fabulous Fashion News!

I've heard about this flick and will be looking for a chance to go into the city to see it. Besides my personal belief that Valentino is one of the most incredible designers, I have a feeling this film is going to be a must see for those who dream of being designers or simply love fashion.

The trailer can be seen here.

Hump Day Reflections!

A friend of mine sent this to me for a laugh [thank you L :-)] and it worked.

Enjoy!


How To Shower Like a Woman

Take off clothes and place them sectioned in laundry basket according to lights and darks.

Walk to bathroom wearing long dressing gown.

If you see husband along the way, cover up any exposed areas. Look at your womanly physique in the mirror - make mental note to do more sit-ups / leg-lifts, etc.

Get in the shower.

Use face cloth, arm cloth, leg cloth, long loofah, wide loofah and pumice stone.

Wash your hair once with cucumber and sage shampoo with 43 added vitamins.

Wash your hair again to make sure it's clean.

Condition your hair with grapefruit mint conditioner enhanced.

Wash your face with crushed apricot facial scrub for 10 minutes until red..

Wash entire rest of body with ginger nut and jaffa cake body wash. Rinse conditioner off hair.

Shave armpits and legs.

Turn off shower.

Squeegee off all wet surfaces in shower.

Spray mold spots with Tile cleaner.

Get out of shower.

Dry with towel the size of a small country.

Wrap hair in super absorbent towel.

Return to bedroom wearing long dressing gown and towel on head. If you see partner along the way, cover up any exposed areas.



How To Shower Like a Man

Take off clothes while sitting on the edge of the bed and leave them in a pile.

Walk naked to the bathroom.

If you see partner along the way, shake willy at her making the 'woo-woo' sound.

Look at your manly physique in the mirror.

Admire the size of your willy and scratch your bum.

Get in the shower.

Wash your face.

Wash your armpits.

Blow your nose in your hands and let the water rinse them off. Fart and laugh at how loud it sounds in the shower.

Spend majority of time washing privates and surrounding area. Wash your bum, leaving those coarse bum hairs stuck on the soap.

Wash your hair.

Make a Shampoo Mohican

Wee.

Rinse off and get out of shower.

Partially dry off.

Fail to notice water on floor because curtain was hanging out of bath the whole time.

Admire willy size in mirror again.

Leave shower curtain open, wet mat on floor, light and fan on. Return to bedroom with towel around waist.

If you pass partner, pull off towel, shake willy at her and make the 'woo-woo' sound again.

Throw wet towel on bed.

Fancy a little romance?

If the answer was yes, then here's your chance. Saturday, March 21, from 5-9:00pm there will be a wine and cheese party with 10 Romance Authors at Chicklet Books [Princeton Shopping Center, 301 N. Harrison St, Princeton, NJ 08540].

That's right, every sub-genre from contemporary to paranormal to futuristic, from sweet to erotica, will be there with such authors as Tilly Greene, Stella Price, Cat Johnson, Jackie Kessler, Ciar Cullen, Toni Andrews, Allie Boniface, Leigh Ellwood, K.A. Mitchell and Selena Illyria.

One more thing, there will also be plenty of prizes to be won.

What a fantastic way to spend a Saturday night! Come and join the fun.

Funky Fashion Part II

Do you have a trekie lover at home? Then this is the corset for you!

Just think, pull this out at any time, put it on with a simple but short black skirt and there's no way your Captain Kirk or Mr. Spock will be able to keep their hands off you. Remember, their mission was "to boldly go where no man has gone before."

Okay, maybe not where no man has gone...never mind, it's a fun fashion statement! Pick yours up here.

Hump Day Reflections!

Love of the Irish is still with me, so how about a few sexy men from the Emerald Isle to brighten the day.


Roy Keane, retired football player and was a coach until his temper had him storming off the pitch. I used to call him 'My Pirate'.


Jason O'Mara, star of the Life on Mars t.v. series in the US.


Cillian Murphy, actor from the very scary 28 Days Later.

Book Talk!

Being that it's St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd share a bit of something personal. When I was 17 I made my first trip to Ireland and it was definitely a unique adventure. To give you a little background, let me tell you that back then, as a small town beach bum, I did things I wouldn't recommend any young lady do. That said, I was a free and easy spirit who trusted everyone but maintained my responsibilities. Meaning, still being a student, I brought some work along with me to do on the various train and boat trips.

I was reading up on Voodoo [Vodou, Vodon, etc] for a paper due when I returned. The book was Serpent and the Rainbow by Wade Davis. I found the subject interesting and the book taught me a great deal about the subject I, up to that point, had only preconceived ideas and a brief amount of facts to work with. Unfortunately, it wasn't the best reading choice for a young lady traveling alone. I remember people asked questions and were genuinely curious, but it wasn't all peaches and cream.

Why?

On the train from the west coast back to Dublin, I shared a table with an elderly couple and another American [w/guitar] guy [maybe in his early twenties]. The chatter was friendly and by the time we pulled into the station, I decided the guy wasn't out to hurt me and it would be safe enough to walk with him to one of the hostels. I'd been prepared to return to the b&b I'd stayed in upon arrival but the guy said the hostel was a good one and located in the city center.

Fine and dandy, except the guy turned into a stalker type and seriously scared me! In the late afternoon, he started sending people into the women's dorm for me and I didn't understand why. Eventually, I told one of the ladies sent to hunt me down that I didn't really know this guy and he was starting to scare me and she kindly arranged to put me into a married persons room with a lock on the door. I was happy and content. Later on, I ventured out on my own. After picking up something to eat and simply walking around, I came upon a spontaneous U2 concert on the outside balcony of a local hotel! Wow, it was so exciting!

The next morning I ran into the stalker guy and I remember his attitude was a little scary as he explained not being able to get me out of my room. Let me tell you, I felt so bad when he explained he'd heard about U2 playing a few blocks over and knew I'd liked them.

Oh man, he wasn't a stalker after all! It was my imagination having run amok - surely it was that books fault! I relaxed my guard a bit and went with him and a group to go walking about. Everything was fine until we were separated from the others and he suggested we go into a pub for some pints. Yup, the gates in my head clanged shut and I left.

Reading choices or not, he was creepy, but I loved Ireland and went on to read more about Vodon [and not simply for the paper].

Naughty Thought for Monday

Guess what tomorrow is?

That's right, St. Patrick's Day!

Feeling naughty yet?

Random bit of Ridiculousness...

The view would be incredible, but I'd rather walk out my backdoor and onto the sand then drop off a cliff!

Even as a youngster I was never in to cliff diving.

What are you doing this Saturday?

A groups of us will be talking and signings our books at Borders [100 Viewmont Mall, Dickson City (Scranton), PA 18508] - stop by and say hello!

Funky Fashion Part I

I've been highlighting some fabulous fashion lately and thought I'd put one out there that I thought was interesting, but not for me.

How did I come across these? I found them while doing research for the next intallment in the A Passion for Fashion series is a shoemaker in Milan.

Chat Time!

On Thursday, March 12th, Tilly Greene will be celebrating Read an eBook Week on the Samhain Cafe from 10-11:00am [est]!

Hump Day Reflections!

This past weekend the cutie and I went to see Watchmen. I had no idea what to expect, simply that a certain someone was eager for some action. Well, the opening scene was a ballet of violence. Beautifully handled and with a surreal choice of music, I was there and ready for whatever happened next.

Yes, I enjoyed the flick and now I understand a few comments I'd read before hand about a multitude of blue penises. There aren't that many and in fact I didn't really pay attention to them, okay - except for when he moved quickly and I looked to see if it moved as a separate limb - yup, it did. Anyway, what has been overlooked in all the talk about Dr. Manhattan is his spectacular backside! The scene I remember seeing it best was when he started meditating and man oh man, it is hard as a rock and perfectly shaped.

Penises, yes, but also an ass worth noting!

Did I mention the film was pretty good as well? It is and I'll be looking for the soundtrack.

eBook Talk!

It's Read an eBook Week, so obviously I'm focusing on eBooks today. There are fiction to non-fiction, genre to classics, short to epic in length all available and more of them coming out everyday. This appeals to me because my reading choices vary on what I'm doing, where I am and what I'm in the mood for.

In the past two weeks, I've read [talking books here] on my iTouch:

"The Queen of Spades" by Aleksandr Pushkin [classic]
"Blood Bond" by Gwendolyn Cease [paranormal erotic romance/vampire]
"Peeping Tom" by Rachelle Le Monnier [contemporary/erotica]
"Price of Passion" by Susan Napier [romance]
"Career Novelist" by Donald Maass [non-fiction] [still reading]
"The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas [classic] [still reading]

I've read [meaning books again] on my laptop:

A snippet from Baal and Bondage by Selena Illyria [paranormal erotic romance]

To go alongside all the great ebooks, there are also some facinating advances going on in the device development sector, some great looking and sounding prototypes, and the ones I'm looking forward to seeing more about are:

Plastic Logic
iTablet

However, I personally think the for ereading devices need to come down. Way down.

Naughty Thought for Monday

A bridge in Japan that is so wrong, on so many different levels!

In fact, I have no words for this one.

Are you ready?

Ready for what?

Read an ebook week!

Starting this Sunday, March 8-14 2009, is the official read an ebook week and there are some great offers to encourage readers to give ebooks a chance.

Check out both Go Green Read e and Read an E-Book Week websites for more information.

Personally, I've uploaded "The Three Musketeers" by Alexandre Dumas onto my iTouch [it was available through the Classics Application which has a unique page turning motion, although it can be had for free on the Kindle or through Project Gutenberg for any electronic device] and will put all other reading aside for it. There are many publishing houses [both traditional publishers finding their way into offering e and epublishers already there] offering ebooks for free or as specials in celebration of this week either through their own websites as well as ebookstores.

If you're interested in having scorching hot reads for the week, then check out my ebook list. There's also two free short reads avaialble. "Special Delivery" is located on the Pink Chair Diaries and "The Chase Begins" is available as a pdf through The Samhellion.

Read an ebook and enjoy the adventure!

Step on over to...

ireadromance and check out the interview Tilly Greene has given, as well as an excerpt for "Come, Sweet Creature".

“Will you walk into my playroom?” said Spider to the Fly,
“‘Tis the naughtiest little playroom that ever you did spy;
The way into my playroom is up my winding stair, 
I’ve many curious toys and things to show you once you’re there.”

Jena Flyno works for Tilton Spidermach, CEO of TS Properties, and spends her day as PR Director cleaning up after his debauched peccadilloes. She’s heard about his playroom and isn't about to become his latest prey. 

Spider has been watching his lovely, but oh, so prim and proper PR lady for months. Jena is elusive, unattainable, and he has just figured out a way to ensnare her. All he needs is one little sign of weakness and she’ll be caught in his web.

Contemporary Erotic Romance w/Bondage and D/s

Buy eBook from Whiskey Creek Press Torrid, ARe, Fictionwise or Amazon

Fabulous Dressing Part VI

If you're in London, then head over to the V&A for the Stephen Jones exhibition. He is an incredible milliner who has worked with such designer as Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Thierry Mugler, Christian Dior, John Galliano, Comme des Garçons and Marc Jacobs - WOW, what a group!

The show runs from now until May 31 2009 and is a must see.

By the way, this man and Philip Treacy are the two milliners I used as inspiration for Grace Strachan in Highland Heat - yes, she designs fabulous hats for a living.

Hump Day Reflections!

Who am I spending time with right now?

Cowboys!

Actually one in specific. You briefly met him in "Ride 'em". That's right, I have Matt Wilson beneath my fingertips and writing about his time spent in Japan.

If you'd like to check out the other cowboys who are helping inspire me, then you need to visit my March Eye Candy selection!

Lovely.

Or, should I say, YeeHaw!

WOW!

What a fabulous way to start a new week!

"Zandia" won a Fantasm for the Best Futuristic Romance Novel!

Wow! This is a special award because fans voted - so thank you!

If you haven't read Zandia, then get your fingers moving right now for an ebook from Samhain or a paperback from Samhain, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, BAM, Borders, Powell's or your local bookstore.

eBook and Book Talk!

This Book and eBook Talk showcases Becoming Persephone by Dagmar Avery and is the fourth story that, with mine [Hephaestus Lays Down the Law], makes up anthology:

Love's Immortal Pantheon
Published by Tease Publishing
isbn: 978-1607670254
$12.99

Paperback is now available on Amazon, BN, Powell's, BAM or your local bookshop.


Becoming Persephone
by Dagmar Avery
ISBN # 978-1-60767-020-9
BUY NOW

Story one in the Fated mistresses trilogy.

Invited to the Eros Festival, Drea encounters many people calming to be gods, including Hades, a man that makes her body burn. Hades pursues her, but it isn't as easy as a normal hunt and chase. There are obstacles in the way, sexy, horny obstacles that want to keep them apart... and Drea has to decide... a night of meaningless pleasure at the hands of the gods, or a lifetime beside one, and only one, as Persephone.


Excerpt:

Drea felt his body before she heard his voice. The solid mass of him behind her, the smooth lines of his powerful thighs pressed against the backs of her legs, her ass, and the thick arousal riding high on the small of her back. His voice, of deep timbre, smoky and rich like her favorite claret, vibrated through her body.

"Beautiful night, is it not?"

She smirked and turned, looking him over with no small amount of amusement. Sexy? More so than should be possible, but when you’re dealing with the ‘gods’, it was often so. And along with the sexy came the arrogance, something you couldn't get around when dealing with them either. He stood there in black leather pants, his straight black hair cut short in the back, choppy and long in the front, laying over the right side of his face, partially hiding one if his brilliant blue eyes. His skin, a glowing, stunning alabaster, seemed to soak up the moonlight on the terrace where they stood. No shirt to mar his beauty, though he was not without adornment.

His nipples were pierced through with a sooty mat black ring, and he had a tattoo, seemingly burned into the left side of his torso, a swirling mass of what seemed like undulating shadow.

Was this to be her lover tonight? This stunning vision of a man, who looked at her as if she were a snack? She allowed herself to indulge in the thought of what could possibly come to be by morning. The thoughts were more than agreeable. She licked her lips and cocked her head. While he wasn’t the first she had met this evening, he was by far the most attractive. Zeus was pretty, but not her style, Hermes was sexy but blond, and Drea didn’t care for blondes, and Hypnos, while dark and stunning, went sniffing after Tansy before she could even return his greeting to her. No, this one was perfect, exactly her type, and what was better, he seemed quite interested.

"It is. And who might you be?"

The man in front of her smirked and nodded. "Hades."

Hades? Well tales about his uber yumminess were true, if that was who he really was. "I’m Drea."

"Yes I know, the most stunning of the possible concubines."

Concubines? Well that was new.

Drea was there for a party, her and two other friends, Pander and Tansy. They had been invited while out walking around Athens, a young boy bringing them an invitation addressed to the three of them to attend an evening mixer in praise of Eros. They had laughed, and figured why not, after all who could say no to a party in praise of the love god, especially when they were in Greece for an anything goes kind of vacation?

Alone in the world except for each other, they had come to Greece to mourn the death of the only woman who had ever cared for them. Amalia was the closest thing they would ever have to a mother, and her death had jarred them all severely. Her will stated that there was provisions for the girls to go to Greece, celebrate life in her name, and enjoy the month they would be there. The will also provided a small amount of money for each, which stipulated that they spend it on luxuries and clothes as to prepare themselves for their adventure abroad. It was to be a grand adventure, and no expense spared. Drea, Tansy and Pander all went into it warily, as everything they had ever had was worked for, and hard, but when they received the money, and a letter each from Amalia, stating that their destinies would be realized in Greece, they collectively took the chance, and threw caution to the wind.

When they had arrived at the party by way of gondola, bringing them across a large glistening pond just on the outskirts of Athens, a woman dressed in a super sheer sheath informed them of the kind of party they were at, one where the males were all gods, and were looking for new companions. They were told that they had been invited because they possessed individually and collectively much of what each of the gods was looking for. Now, how they knew this was beyond any of them, but if these revelers wanted to roll play something this ornate, and include them in the decadence, who where they to say no?

“I suppose so, though why you think so is anyone’s guess.”

Hades looked her over with no amount of undisguised lust. His eyes traveled up her legs, and frowned as he met her mid thigh, where the tops of her thigh highs were peeking, the black lace with the blue ribbons weaved through. The look quickly fled as his gaze traveled up her body further, past the black satin pleated skirt, and the blue satin shirt, lingering at the upper breast that peeked out of the satin then resting on the pulse in her neck for a moment. When he reached her eyes, for he did look her dead on, he had a very satisfied smirk on his face, as if he had indeed bought something perfect for him.

“On the contrary, your attentions will be in demand tonight. I’m lucky to have them now. Let’s hope the situation keeps.” He offered his hand. “A dance I think?” he asked and smiled at her, making her body tighten in low places.

“Why not.” She took his hand, letting the warmth of it seep into her pores and walked with him towards another room, one resonating with sound and darkness.

The music surrounded them, as her companion pulled her to him, placing his hands on her hips. They swayed, his body hard in front of her, hers yielding. The music took over and she soon turned and grinded her ass into his groin and bent over, coming up slowly, her dark raven hair around her head like a cloud as she arched.

His hands went to her hips again to steady her and then his right went to her hair and pulled her back, not violently, but enough to exert dominance over the situation. She whimpered, and heat pooled in the recesses of her body.

Hades tsked in her ear, and the sound made her shiver almost as much as his voice.
“Now pet, you’re just teasing, and I don’t do well with teasing. If you’re serious, we should move to a more comfortable spot.” He nibbled her neck. “I can’t wait to get inside you.”

Drea moaned at his attentions, and at the feel of his erection pressed against her once again. “Umm, and what makes you think you’re going to?” she said and rolled her hips. “What makes you better than the rest around here tonight?”

“Come with me and find out.”

Oh Lord did she want to come with him. Several times over the course of the evening if at all possible. Hades seemed like the kind of guy that could fulfill that fantasy ten times over, but she wasn’t easy, and as much as her body was screaming for it, she would have to make him work for it. No matter what her vacation goals were, a hot guy hung like a Clydesdale wasn’t going to get a piece of her after a five minute dance.

She rolled her hips once more, as if to prove her point, and then pulled away from him. He let go of her hair and she turned, smirking at him and walked further into the smoky room, intent on getting a game of chase out of it.

Dagmar Avery
~Sex, Blood and Rock and Roll~

Naughty Thought for Monday

What are your lamps doing while you're at work?

March Monthly Scorcher is OUT!

Are you a member?

Not to worry, here is your chance to join and reap the benefits - namely contests just for members. Head over to either Yahoo or Google and sign up.

Partial Empty Nest Syndrome

My sister and her husband have four + two wonderful kids.

One is in law school [and freezing her backside off], one is about to graduate and one is finishing the first year of college life, then there are three in high school - all shining in their areas of interest. While she puts on a good front, I think this picture of Lily proves she is having difficulty with no little ankle biters to play with.

Do the jewels distract you from looking at the snaggle tooth?

Only a few of days remain...

to get your free copy of "An Invitation to the World: Russia".

Russia allows a persecuted man to take control of his life and find his other half.

Before his troubles, Russian businessman, Vasiliy Beketov bought an island in The World and it was to be his home away from home. At the lowest point in his life, Zura Girard enters his life as a designer and ends up meaning so much more to him. When they first speak, they both know there is a connection, but is it love?

Free Read available from Whiskey Creek Press Torrid for February only.

Fabulous Dressing Part V

The Oscars were on this past Sunday and as might have guessed, I was watching the red carpet and looking for that gown!

First, yes, I was disappointed. The designs were tame and often in the same color range [white, black and red]. However, there was one dress I saw walk down and knew, hands down, that was the best dress of the night. While there were a few others that were intersting, none struck me as better than the one Taraji P Henson wore.

The tiers and fabric were stunning, the white was okay, at least it didn't look like a wedding gown. And the fit was perfect for her, definitely not so tight you knew she'd have trouble sitting down in it. The necklace was pretty stunning as well, although I think I would've preferred a large cuff.

Marisa Tomei's was definitely unique, it was my second choice, but it was too much. Yes, Natalie Portman looked wonderful in pink, an actual color, but the gown was eh. I also liked Anne Hathaway's dress but she had trouble walking in the decorated column so passed.

On a side, fashion related, note, I'm on the TRS Blue Blog talking about where I think the wet t-shirt look started. It's interesting, honest.

Hump Day Reflections

Here is a side of Hephaestus, Greek God of the Forge and Master of Fire, that no one normally sees. Rather divine, excuse the pun - or not. This is actually from a statue built for the 1904 World Fair in St. Louis. It now resides in the Red Mountain, Birmingham, Alabama.

Go Alabama! Thank you for showcasing a sexy man and his delightful assests for all to see! It is also fitting for him to be in cast iron.

Now, speaking of the man, his story is in Love's Immortal Pantheon and the anthology received a 5 Blue Ribbon Review from Romance Junkies!

Love's Immortal Pantheon
Published by Tease Publishing
isbn: 978-1607670254
$12.99

Paperback is now available on Amazon.

eBook and Book Talk!

This Book and eBook Talk looks at Pluto's Offering by Selena Illyria and is the third installment of the other stories that are with mine [Hephaestus Lays Down the Law] in paperback:

Love's Immortal Pantheon
Published by Tease Publishing
isbn: 978-1607670254
$12.99

Paperback is now available on Amazon.


Iriana is thrust into the future where she is branded as a witch and offered up as a sacrifice to the Roman, God, Pluto. She doesn’t expect to lust after him.

Pluto leads a lonely existence. When Iriana comes into his world his life changes. He finds himself wanting to experience the outside world he shunned and try new things. The only problem, he knows he must send her back to her own time.

Is he be willing to say good-bye to the woman that has touched his heart?

Excerpt

Pluto tried to ignore the way his body was reacting to his latest sacrifice or captive as he preferred to call them. His heart was hammering against his chest, he felt light headed, his balls ached and his cock was pressing against his breeches demanding its freedom. He absently adjusted himself as he walked toward his palace. He almost stumbled twice when his thoughts drifted back to the sacrifice.

She is lovely, her lips are quite tempting and despite her soaked appearance she is attractive. I just wish I could get her out of her clothes. He came to a sudden stop and cursed at himself. I am not going to sleep with her. She is obviously not of this time. I will send her back and wait for them to send me someone else. Someone who actually wants to be here. He continued walking. Keeping his senses open just in case she needed help walking over the rocky shore. A soft squeak caused him to turn around and find her on her butt, knees together, shins apart. Starting back to help her, he stopped when she pushed herself up and got to her feet, reaching behind to dust her bottom off.

She made her way carefully over the stones until she reached him. “So let me get this straight, you are Pluto, Roman God of the dead?”

“That is what I said.”

She blinked. “And this is all real?”

“Yes.”

“Uh huh, do you have another name? You know maybe Hades?”

“That is my cousin.”

“Okay, so no other name. Can I call you P? Pluto reminds me of the dog, you know from . . .”

He held up a hand, “I understand, yes, you can call me P as you put it.”

Trying to hold back a chuckle, he turned and began walking. He could feel her behind him, carefully picking her way over the rocky terrain. Stopping again he turned, “Do you want me to help you?”

“Nope, nope, I got it P. I don’t mean to be rude but did your parents hate you?”
“Excuse me?”

“Did they hate you? I mean come on; you’ve got a planet named after you that was demoted and a dog from a cartoon. I can’t take you seriously with a name like Pluto.” She looked up at him and he couldn’t hold back the laugh. He laughed long and loud. The sound echoed off the walls and ceiling of the cavern back to him. When he finally stopped, he was wiping away tears. When his vision cleared he found her standing before him, her lips twitching as if she was trying to resist smiling.

“My parents did not hate me, perhaps they are disappointed with me but they don’t hate me. Come, I’m sure you’re hungry and need a change of clothes.” He nodded his head toward the palace and began to move.

“You really need to look into paving, walking this shore or whatever the hell it is, is a bitch.”

He chuckled in response. Pluto was quite thankful that she wasn’t peering closer at the stones she would have found she was walking on skulls and bones mixed in with rock. When they finally reached the steps of the palace she looked tired. He felt bad for her so without asking, he stooped down and scooped her up in his arms. “Hey, put me down, I can walk thank you very much.”

“Yes, but you shouldn’t have to. You made it this far, let me carry you. You must be tired.”

She didn’t look at him when she muttered, “I have legs and I know how to use them.”

“Yes, but you’re tired. Let me carry you. Please, it’s the least I can do.”

Iriana finally turned her head to look at him, weariness in her eyes, “You’re going to eat me aren’t you?”

His cock twitched in response. “Not unless you want me to.”

© 2008-2009 Copyright Selena Illyria, All Rights Reserved


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Naughty Thought for Monday

Will you save more or less with a humping piggy bank?

A bit of random ridiculousness...

My first ad [it was with Ellora's Cave for Highland Heat] in the Realms of Fantasy magazine turned out to their second to the last issue - what a shame!

This was an interesting magazine that had short stories, movie and book reviews, and showcased artists - all in the world of fantasy.

In fact, I discovered work of Daniel Merriam, whose "In the Lap of Luxury" was the cover. I'll be looking for more from him - maybe visit one of the galleries that is showing his work because I like them.

Together Again? is OUT!

Zeus, King of the gods, God of the Sky and Thunder, knows he has a pretty good existence, except for when it comes to Valentine's Day. For some unknown reason, this was the one day out of the 365 that his desires are ignored by all. With unfulfilled desire pushing him closer to being dangerously angry, he's ready to demand answers from the Moirae when a woman from his past comes to the throne room.

Suddenly, the day of hearts and love isn't looking so bad. Or is it? Leda is someone he wronged in the past and wouldn't blame her if she denied him again, but he cares for her, deeply. 

He is ready to do whatever it takes to have her again, but will she forgive his past mistakes?

"Together Again?", the second installment in the Mythological Messes Redux series, is now available exclusively at All Romance eBook [ARe].

Fabulous Dressing Part IV

Right now is fashion week in NYC and because of the economy, some designers have opted out of doing runway shows. However, there is one who is working on a high note and that would be Jason Wu.

The formal white gown Michelle Obama wore to all the inagural balls was by Wu. The pink dress she wore on the cover of this months Vogue was by Wu - from her own closet.

In my opinion, based on what I've seen from past shows and the current one for Fall 2009, he's good. His style is accessible and in some cases, I could see myself in a couple of pieces.

Hump Day Reflections

Barney Rosset is someone who survived in the world of publishing despite feeling the backlash from people who were afraid of sex.

What was his big crime that sent him into court to fight for freedom of speech? Wanting to publish uncensored versions of books then called "obscene" but weren't, were they? Do you think D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer and William Burroughs' Naked Lunch are obscene?

Yeah, me neither.

This is a documentary about his plight and might be of interest to those who believe in the first amendment.

eBook and Book Talk!

This Book Talk and eBook Talk looks at Erato by Cat Johnson and is the second installment of the other stories that are with mine [Hephaestus Lays Down the Law] in paperback:

Love's Immortal Pantheon
Published by Tease Publishing
isbn: 978-1607670254
$12.99

Paperback is now available on Amazon.


Welcome to Mt. Olympus, where erotic pleasures reign supreme and the ancient Greek gods engage in games that have no rules. When the lowly muse Erato is unwittingly used as a pawn in Aphrodite and Eros’ vengeful quest against Apollo, can he emerge the winner of their battle? More importantly, will he lose his heart to the unsuspecting nymph Acantha in the process?

Excerpt (PG)

“So, as I was saying my lovely Erato, your familiarity with the mortals is what makes you perfect for this assignment, and though I am loathe to part with you for even a short time, I must, for you are the best suited for the task at hand.”

Erato cleared the frog from his throat and steeled his nerves. “If I may, my perfect goddess, what is this task of which you speak?”

Aphrodite ran one nail down Eros’ sculpted arm. “Tell him, my golden one.”

Eros shot Erato another grin full of mischief. “It’s simple, my friend. You go down below, locate one particular female, and let her fall in love with you.”

Erato frowned. It sounded simple enough, deceptively so. Mortals were extremely susceptible to those who resided on Mt. Olympus, which was one reason why once a mortal entered the palace of the gods, they never willingly left.

One look into his eyes and the female would be his. One night in his bed and she would never want to part with him. But still, why him? “And why have I been chosen…specifically?”

Aphrodite looked proud of herself as she explained. “It may be required that you live among the mortals for some time. Mortal time, of course, is nothing for one of us, but still, any of the others would stand out among the commoners. You, however, with your strange preoccupation with those living below, will know how to blend in.”

Aphrodite thought he and he alone could blend in with the commoners? Erato wasn’t sure whether to take that as a compliment or an insult. So he collected mortal literature. He was the Muse of Poetry, for Zeus’ sake. It was his job to be familiar with mortal writers.

Compliment or not, Erato said, “Thank you, goddess. And will Eros assist me with one of his arrows and his ever true aim to make the female fall in love with me?”

Now Eros’ involvement in the plan made more sense, since love was the goal. All that needed to be done was for Eros to shoot the female with one of his golden tipped arrows and she would be irretrievably in love with whomever she saw next.

“My arrow will not be necessary, my friend. She will fall in love with you as certainly as the sun rises and sets. What female could ever resist you? But I will be nearby. Do not fear.” Eros treated Erato to his cherubic smirk once more.

Erato nodded, not sure he was relieved by Eros’ assurance. “All right. When am I to leave?”

Aphrodite smiled. “Immediately, but treat me to one last kiss, Erato, before I lose you to the mortals.”

Erato rose at Aphrodite’s command, in more ways than one, and touched his lips to hers. Her mouth tasted of the sea and the familiar tang caused a tide of memories of all they’d shared to flood his mind. A moan of pure desire rose from Erato’s chest and he had to stop himself from pressing his body against hers, a presumption that would surely earn him more pain than pleasure.

The chamber around him began to swirl into an indecipherable tangle of sensations. Erato still smelled the scent of rosemary oil lingering in the room, his body still ached with wanting what pleasures it knew the goddess could provide, he still tasted the salty sea in her mouth, but things were no longer clear…

Dizzy and barely able to think, Erato heard Eros giggle and then everything went blank.

Find another excerpt and eBook buy link at All Romance eBooks

Cat Johnson website, blog talk radio show hostess and myspace

There have been some...

hotels I've mentioned before with book themes.

First was the Library Hotel, where each room has a unique dewey decimal designation.

Another was the Algonquin Hotel, where they offer a Kindle loaded with the visitors favorite ebooks.

Now there is Inn BoonBoro, author Nora Roberts hotel, where each room relate to a literary couple.

All I can say is that one of the most relaxing visits I've experienced was in a hotel that happened to be in a foreign country [not many bookshops offering English titles], actually had a library where people left their books for future visitors. Yup, I read one while sitting in a hammock on the beach and left a one behind.

Books/eBooks do a vacation good.

Exciting news!

WOW!

"Ride 'em" just won a CAPA from The Romance Studio in the Best BDSM category!

So very exciting!

In fact, you should be a member of my Monthly Scorcher Group to see just how excited I am :-)

Yeehaw everyone!

Award Season is Here!

The Romance Studio is hosting a party on their TRS CAPA blog today with two different and fantastic prizes on offer in celebration of their annual CAPA Awards. One of the prizes is a $100 gift certificate to Amazon! While you're there, check out Ride 'em, which has been nominated in the Best BDSM category.

Zandia has been nominated for two different awards and readers can vote for their favorites. RORR has this book listed for a Fantasm Award in the Best Futuristic Romance Novel category [vote here] and ireadromance has it nominated for an Ariadne in the Best Fantasy Romance Novel category [vote here]. ireadromance is also placing all voters into a drawing for a free ebook.

Putting your voting finger to work and have fun!

A bit of random ridiculousness...

While what is happening businesswise isn't funny right now, this video highlighting a sector is thriving, is.



That's right, people are buying more condoms.

Fabulous Dressing Part III

It was the Grammy's this past weekend. This event should run the gambit of fashion: from classics to seriously out there rock-n-roll, only it didn't. Don't get me wrong, there were some gorgeous dresses there, but far too Oscarish for this event.

Sheryl Crow, Jennifer Hudson, LeAnn Rimes and Kate Perry looked lovely, but nothing they wore said "I'm outside the mainstream", but who did this for me and still looked great was: Adele

I think it's the green satin coat over a simple black dress that made this young lady stand out. It was both formal and a touch sassy.

Yes, this was definitely the standout outfit for me.

Hump Day Reflections

To prepare for Valentine's Day...let the licking begin!

eBook and Book Talk!

Over the next few weeks, here on Book Talk and eBook Talk, I'm going to be showcasing the other stories that are with mine [Hephaestus Lays Down the Law] in paperback:

Love's Immortal Pantheon
Published by Tease Publishing
isbn:  978-1607670254
$12.99

Paperback is now available on Amazon.

First up is:

Seduction in Moonlight by Diana DeRicci
Published By: Tease Publishing LLC
ISBN # 978-1-60767-026-1

Blurb:
When Selene is brought to earth by a mortal man, the passion she finds is one she cannot leave, yet she only has three nights of the Flower Moon to experience this wonder. When confronted by Zeus, she risks everything to stay with the man who has stolen her heart.

This is a twisted retelling of the Selene and Endymion story.

Buy Now!

Read the full first chapter here!


Excerpt:
Edmon returned to the calm lake the following night. He had awakened from the most glorious dream that morning beside the lake where it looked as though he had fallen asleep. He had rested well, which was unusual. It had been a dream of a beautiful woman, a goddess that had bedazzled him. He had not drunk himself into a stupor that night, but could not think of one reason he would be dreaming of such a woman when his head should have been filled with battle strategies, wars lost and won. The occasional relief he found with a faceless, nameless woman seemed distant in his memory. This dream had felt so real, far too detailed. The color of her hair, the jewels that had been wound throughout, the scent of her skin. One that could make him ache with just the memory. He lifted a hand and stroked a finger across his lips, as though he had just shared her kiss. He swore he still tasted the sweet touch of her lips on his own.

He walked the edge of the lake far from the road, studying it in the darkness, taut with an ache that he could not release. Not even by his own hand, and he had considered it. Training in the fields until he was ready to collapse, had taken the worst of the boiling desire from his thoughts, but not now. Not in the place he had envisioned the woman of silvery light and beauty unlike any woman he had ever known.

He tipped back and looked at the luminous globe in the sky, hanging like a silver dusky disk still low in the horizon, her rise just beginning. A glowing jeweled nimbus created by the wisp of traveling clouds between the earth and the moon gave the sight a mythical and magical touch. Then he cursed at the cold beauty of it, craving what he should not.

Buy Now!

Diana Castilleja || Diana DeRicci
Best Selling Author
http://srnwrites.blogspot.com/

Naughty Thought for Monday

an idea for Valentine's Day...his and hers!

Dear Diary have some fun and saucy undies to give to your partner.

There have been some...

interesting articles about books, ebooks, authors - basically, all things tome-related, this past week. Here they are as noted in my twitter account:

An author's view on bailout request from WSJ and some good suggestions of how to do it better - http://tiny.cc/3gopD

An interesting find in the historical sex/BDSM lifestyle - quite a surprise: http://tiny.cc/HABvv

Oh man, when they are needed most, things are not looking so good for libraries - http://usat.me/?34027456.

Dear Author has a great article up on what should be in an eBook-some of it is really obvious, but isn't done-why? http://tiny.cc/excfE

The perfect set of bookshelves as designed by Stijn Disscheroux - http://tiny.cc/5XrhI

A fabulous example of purple prose romance - Steve Martin and Stephen Colbert reading Danielle Steel - http://tiny.cc/LmTCi

The Chocolate Social is HERE!

The Valentine's Day Chocolate Social w/15 authors is tomorrow [Saturday, February 7 2009] from 2-6:00pm at Borders, 1600 South East Road, Farmington, CT 06032

There will be door prizes, a meet and greet, Q&A, readings, games and snacks [including lots of chocolate goodies :-)].

The 15 authors are:

Stella Price, Jessica Andersen, Marie Force, Cat Johnson, Tilly Greene, Allie Boniface, Annette Blair, Isabelle Santiago, Emily Bryan, Denise Eagan, Toni Andrews, Donna Michaels, Leigh Ellwood, Kristan Higgins and Kathryn Smith

Shall be a great time - hope to see you there!

Where is Tilly Greene?

I'm thinking about chocolate!

Here are a few things that won't be at the event this coming Saturday [Chocolate Social] but looked so good when I saw them in a catalog, magazine, or was told about and am still thinking about them :-)

Chocolate of the Month club from Dean & Deluca







13 Moon Club Haut-Chocolate from Vosges




Ooh-La-La Chocolate Cake also from Dean & DeLuca







A visit to Chocopologie [by Knipschildt Chocolatier], which happens to be in Connecticut!!! What's such a big deal about that? Because the Chocolate Social is being held there [Borders,1600 SE Road, Farmington, CT].

Yes, they are all totally decadent, but so lovely for a true chocolate fiend.

Hump Day Reflections

Duke, from G.I. Joe fame, and how he used to look,

versus



how he looks in the G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra flick...no cammies, no muscular forearms or chest peeking through his clothes, but I think I'm okay with that.

Book Talk!

When it comes to my more adventurous reading choices, I've discovered I do that in the ebook format. This is so if I don't like it, I can put it in a file folder and maybe I'll try it again later, maybe not. If I do like it, I make a file folder for the author and start working through their backlist or waiting for something new. There's more space to play with the ebooks.

Hardcover, after donating over 3000 books, is now reserved for my keepers* and that list has recently dwindled by more than a half dozen authors. Paperbacks are those I purchase and leave in whatever hotel or airplane I'm on when I finish.

So, who do I have on my waiting to be released list thus far for 2009:

Finger Lickin' Fifteen by Janet Evanovich
Skin Trade by Laurell K Hamilton
Temptation and Surrender by Stephanie Laurens
A Rogue of My Own by Johanna Lindsey
Promises in Death by JD Robb

*="keepers" are the books that sit on full to the brim bookcases set up in every room of our house [including attic, excluding cellar, bathroom and bedroom]. There must be a space for them, so something must go into the donation pile.

Naughty Thought for Monday

Whenever I look at this picture, I'm thinking about the incredible pose - yes, an interesting pose.

Just for February!

Whiskey Creek Press Torrid has "An Invitation to the World: Russia" as its FREE read!

As an extra bit of sweetness, they've also put "Come, Sweet Creature" and "Extreme Speed, Total Control" at a discount!

What a fabulous way to kick off the month!