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31May

Coming soon from Cari Silverwood!

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Rough Surrender by Cari Silverwood

A historical BDSM romance due out June 4th from Lyrical Press.

One master, one woman who craves surrender, and a sky that will challenge them both.

At a time when airplanes are as new-fangled and sensational as the telephone, Faith dares to fly. The one territory she has not explored is her own sexuality. In Leonhardt she discovers the man who can teach her how a woman surrenders her body and her mind. However, Leonhardt has a shadowed past and his own learning to do. He doesn’t have the right to keep Faith from flying, even if he thinks airplanes are flimsy death-traps made of canvas, timber and their inventor’s prayers.

Faith has her limits, Leonhardt has his flaws, and sometimes the nicest people get murdered by unscrupulous bastards. Even if Leonhardt can save the woman he loves, the battle for Faith’s heart will be the hardest one of all.

WARNING: BDSM, anal sex, orgasms galore, and a Dom who likes to claim his property with pen, ink and bondage.

http://www.lyricalpress.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=81&products_id=518

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30May

Author interview- Jeffe Kennedy

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When you first started writing, did you have any idea you’d be writing BDSM/kinky books? Do you write in any other genre?

I had no idea! I started out as an essayist and then moved into speculative fiction, mainly fantasy. It was all because I had an idea that beauty and the beast was really a BDSM story longing to get out that got me going. (That story became “Petals and Thorns.”)

Do you use a pen name? If yes (or no), why?

I wrote “Petals and Thorns” under the pen name Jennifer Paris. At the time I had the idea that I needed to draw a line between my BDSM/kinky books and the fantasy novels. Since then, I’ve come to see how much my fantasy fiction draws from the same dark threads as the kinkier works. I tend to revisit the same themes of power, control and deep intimacy. I won’t use Jennifer Paris anymore.

At what point did you decide you wanted to write BDSM/kinky-themed erotica?

I saw a call for red-hot fairytales and decided to finally write my BDSM beauty and the beast. It didn’t get picked up in that collection, but another press published “Petals and Thorns.” And readers were so enthusiastic about it. I loved that they loved the same things in the story that I did. I discovered more about myself, my work and my storytelling. In some ways, writing that first story allowed me to own and be proud of these kinky themes. I went on to write more and I discover something new and challenging each time.

Is there one area of BDSM that you tend to write about more? Why do you think that area creeps into your writing more than some others?

30May

Author interview- M. Christian

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1. When you first started writing, did you have any idea you’d be writing BDSM/kinky books? Do you write in any other genre?

Well, let’s see … my first published story was in the late-lamented magazine FutureSex, back in 1994. The story – “InterCore,” by the way, was then picked up for Best American Erotica (same year) and it all just kind of snowballed from there. While I’ve pretty much always wanted to be a writer it wasn’t until I stepped into the slippery, steamy, world of smut that I had any real success so – surprise – I’ve done most of my work there. But I also write non-fiction (including a book of my weird history pieces, Welcome to Weirdsville, which is coming out soon, and How To Write And Sell Erotica — my book on smut writing, and Pornotopia – which is non-fiction sex pieces); science fiction, fantasy, and horror (such as my collection, Love Without Gun Control); romance (see my novel Brushes), and lots of other stuff.

Here’s a quickie bio:

M. Christian is – among many things – an acknowledged master of erotica with more than 400 stories in such anthologies as Best American Erotica, Best Gay Erotica, Best Lesbian Erotica, Best Bisexual Erotica, Best Fetish Erotica, and many, many other anthologies, magazines, and Web sites.

He is the editor of 25 anthologies including the Best S/M Erotica series, Pirate Booty, My Love For All That Is Bizarre: Sherlock Holmes Erotica, The Burning Pen, Guilty Pleasures, The Mammoth Book of Future Cops and The Mammoth Book of Tales of the Road (with Maxim Jakubowksi) and Confessions, Garden of Perverse, and Amazons (with Sage Vivant) as well as many others.

29May

Review: The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play, and the Erotic Edge by Tristan Taormino

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The Ultimate Guide to Kink: BDSM, Role Play and the Erotic Edge by Tristan Taormino

http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Kink-Erotic-ebook/dp/B007C2JPTQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338323860&sr=1-1

ASIN B007C2JPTQ

Story rating: 4 out of 5 paddles

Sting factor (kink): 5 out of 5

Review:

Interested in spicing up your love life? Ever have that yearning for something more but not sure what it is or what it means? Interested in something kinky and not sure where to start? Which book will help? The Ultimate Guide to Kink is the book for you! This book is great for beginners to learn about the skills and philosophies of BDSM. The book is divided into two sections. The first ten chapters feature popular BDSM skill sets. The second ten chapters focus on fantasies and philosophies. I found this book to be awesome and will be recommending to all the new to BDSM readers and kinksters alike.

I think this book is even good for those who have been around for awhile. It’s a great refresher. What I liked most is each chapter was written by a person who specialized in that topic. This meant each writing style and instructions were different. Some were better than others. Or it could be some appealed to me more than others. The only reason I didn’t rate this book from a writing perspective as 5 star is because I felt there should be more diagrams and pictures. For a beginner book where people aren’t sure about tools and skills, pictures are worth a thousand words. This is why I appreciated chapter five’s bondage for sex by Midori. The illustrations and simple to follow instructions were helpful.

Reading this book, there were many takeaways I highlighted and bookmarked. Different than my usual book reviews, I’m going to mention the sections I liked best. If I mentioned everything I highlighted, I’d end up with a thirty page cliff notes.

29May

Love Those Broad Shoulders by Cheryl Dragon

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Love Those Broad Shoulders by Cheryl Dragon

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Those-Broad-Shoulders-ebook/dp/B006RHHG4I/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338269699&sr=1-1

ASIN B006RHHG4I

Story rating: 4 out of 5 paddles

Sting factor (kink): 2 out of 5

Love those Broad Shoulders is a HFN, M/M romance of excellent quality. The storyline is interesting and the book is well written. This novella held my attention from beginning to end, and having never read M/M romance before I was delighted with my first choice of book in this genre.

Pete and Chris are the stories two main characters and the emotional interactions between them throughout the book made them both very likeable and realistic characters. The sexual tension between the two is clear from the beginning and attempts by Pete to avoid Chris’s advances, adds a level of conflict to the storyline that drew me in. I found myself talking to my e-reader, saying things like “Come on Pete. Give Chris a chance, this could be more than just great sex, he’s a keeper.” Yes, I liked the characters a lot. I wanted them to both be happy and for me that adds to my enjoyment of a story.

The sex was totally vanilla male on male action, so the sting rating for the book is therefore low. I did class sex at the tattoo parlor, with the risk of being caught out by colleagues a little kinky so, in my opinion that raised the kink value. The sex scenes are well written and relatively hot, with the author doing an excellent job at describing an act not a lot of female readers would have actually witnessed first hand.

For anyone wanting to venture into read M/M romances this would be an excellent starting point. It’s a lovely read.

Reviewed by Janny G.

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25May

Review: Inherited Slave (1 and 2) by D.L. Shorts

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Inherited Slave by D.L. Shorts

http://www.amazon.com/Inherited-Slave-ebook/dp/B0043GXAJ0/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337921471&sr=1-1

ASIN B0043GXAJ0

Story rating: 2 out of 5 paddles.

Sting factor (kink): 1 out of 5

This short (super-short) story is about a woman who signed a slave contract for a year. I hesitate to say more because this is only nine pages long and I’ll end up giving away the whole thing. I will say that this seems like a part of something bigger, or maybe a writing exercise. It seemed odd to me to take the time to publish a piece and make artwork etc for a story nine pages long.

The writing itself isn’t bad. The premise is ok. But it’s so short and the end leaves you hanging for part two. Part two, btw is just as short.

I don’t know if I’d recommend this, but I guess if you want to read a quick hot scene it’s ok. It’s $1.00 for nine pages which turns out to be pricey if you do the math. In the end I’m really just left wondering why… why it was written at that length. Why it was submitted and why it was published.

Inherited Slave: The Switch (part 2)

http://www.amazon.com/Inherited-Slave-The-Switch-ebook/dp/B005J6IQNI/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337921471&sr=1-2

ASIN B005J6IQNI

This has the same female character from the first story, only this time she is now acting as a Domme. I admit I liked this story a lot more than the first mostly because I identify as a Domme myself. Again a quick read with no real depth to it.

I’d be interested in seeing something else by this author that has a higher word count.

Reviewed by Elizabeth

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24May

Promo: One Bite to Passion by MaryLynn Bast

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One Bite to Passion by MaryLynn Bast

Blurb:
On a business trip to Japan, Paige has just found happiness with Casey, an exciting, young man with a passionate interest in Paige. After a night of wild sex, she feels like a new woman. Drawn to Casey, Paige can’t refuse him even though he says he wants to possess her and she learns he is a vampire. Then Paige’s unfaithful husband, Dalton, shows up. He has supposedly broken off his affair, but Paige suspects he is still seeing his mistress. Soon, Paige begins to notice disturbing things happening around her and discovers she has become the center of a battle between covens who consider her The Chosen One. But when she faces the greatest peril of her life, and Casey shows up to help, Page realizes she is willing fight the covens side-by-side with him, if it means the chance of a future with this vampire she has come to love.

http://www.amazon.com/ONE-BITE-TO-PASSION-ebook/dp/B0085CJZ4M/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337867398&sr=1-1

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24May

Promo: Elemental Heat by Cristal Ryder

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Elemental Heat by Cristal Ryder

Blurb:
Jenna takes a big risk and decides to live in the moment. After months of communication by social media, she accepts an invitation to Colorado where she finally meets her cowboy. Burned by past romances, Jenna is determined to move on and goes with one goal in mind—a booty call with a tall, dark, sexy cowboy.

Chet is a romantic at heart and when Jenna arrives, he knows there’s more to her than a pretty face and a hot body. A casual fling won’t do. He’s smitten and decides to woo her the old-fashioned way with time and patience. And of course, hot sex.

Their chemistry is elemental and they come together with heat that sears the snowy peaks. When Mother Nature steps in, Jenna is forced to face the feelings she’s tried so hard to keep buried and Chet has to draw on his mountain skills to save the woman he has come to love.

http://www.jasminejade.com/m-771-cristal-ryder.aspx

http://www.amazon.com/Cristal-Ryder/e/B005IGG2KS

Excerpt
An Excerpt From: ELEMENTAL HEAT

“I can’t believe the stars.”

“Magnificent isn’t it?”

“Totally.”

“I dare you to pick a star and wish my name on it.”

She giggled. “That’s not a dare.” Jenna inhaled the wonderful scent of wood smoke, night air and barbequing meat. For the first time in a long time a sense of well-being filled her. She reclined on the lounger, pulled the blanket to her chin and searched the sky for the perfect star. “I found one.”

“Where?”

24May

New release by V.N. Dare

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Claimed Pt 1: Private Parts (Claimed: An Erotic Awakening) by V.N. Dare

http://amzn.com/B0082PLBPI

Blurb:

Anna’s trip to the library brought her face to face with a stranger who had a very pleasant effect on her. But when she got back home, she found out that she had his journal…and he had hers. With all her secret fantasies in his hands, what would he do?

The stranger had secrets of his own, however; dark secrets Anna wanted to be part of. As she reads his journal, she takes the first steps in her own sexual awakening and begins a journey into the dark places of her own desires. Places where she finds someone already waiting for her.

Kindle purchase price 99 cents.

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23May

Review: Impact by Cassandra Carr

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Impact by Cassandra Carr

http://www.amazon.com/Impact-Buckin-Bull-Riders-ebook/dp/B007575YNO/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1337795378&sr=1-1

ASIN B007575YNO

Story rating: 5 out of 5 paddles

Sting factor (kink): 5 out of 5

Blurb:

Professional bull rider Conner Raub hides a secret from the world. He’s a Dom. When he meets a submissive on tour who pulls at his Dom tendencies, he fights to deny his true self, believing his colleagues will condemn his lifestyle.

Jessica Talbot is new to the BDSM scene and the bull riding tour, but after seeing Conner come to the aid of a submissive being mistreated in a club, she sets out to have him for her own. After their first night together she asks him to train her to submit and he refuses, afraid to mix business with pleasure. But Jessica isn’t deterred. She’ll do whatever it takes to make him realize he can have it all—a career,true love, and the BDSM lifestyle he craves.

Review:

I got hooked on Impact from the very beginning. It drew me in and made me ache for a little of what Jessica got. Impact will make you laugh and make you sweat as the pages in this book are scorching hot.

Jessica knows she is interested in BDSM, and finds a local club to just watch for a while. First off, let me say I loved this. She is not getting into the lifestyle for a man – she is doing it for herself. That was a huge thumbs up for this story. Jessica is strong willed and has a career, yet she is submissive and knows that’s a part of her.

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