Hot Dish By Lissa Trevor
The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach – or if you write horror instead of erotic, the quickest route is through his rib cage. But I’m an author of erotic fiction, so I am a firm believer that food can seduce as well as a whiff of scent on your wrist or the flash of cleavage. And if you’re reading this and you’re a man – nothing is sexier than a man who can cook. Unless it’s Channing Tatum dropping it like it’s hot – but that’s neither here nor there.
Jack’s dark writing tastes take her into psychological-thriller territory mixed with the finer art of BDSM. Asked to choose between the two, she’d just grin and say there is no choice between the two: sadistic plot twists and D/s kink relationships make damn good mating partners, and ones that just kick Jack’s voyeuristic tendencies into high gear. Jack’s primary focus is the gay BDSM thriller, where, strangely enough, all the tensions and fight or flight scenarios are more influenced not only by her horror reading tastes, but also the backdrop in which she grew up.
Article first published as Book Review: No Ordinary Love Story by Sophie Morgan on Blogcritics.
No Ordinary Love Story is the follow up to the phenomenally popular The Diary of a Submissive. In the first book, we learned how Sophie discovered her submissive side and then started to explore it.
In this book, we find out what happened next. Sophie’s previous D/s relationship didn’t work out and she’s feeling hurt and vulnerable. So when her friends not-so-subtly set her up with someone with tendencies that compliment hers, she’s not impressed. Nor is Adam, the guy she’s been set up with. However, following a brief conversation about their awkward meeting, the two of them end up chatting – innocently at first, but before long it’s moved onto something much more intimate.
What I most enjoyed about The Diary of a Submissive was its honesty. It was a bare all look at the life of a submissive, and this book is no different. It’s open, it’s honest, and it’s an eye-opener both in terms of giving an even deeper insight into submission and what it involves – for some people, at least, as not all D/s relationships are the same – and how this kind of relationship can work alongside a “normal” life that involves friends, family, jobs and so on.
I was intrigued by Sophie’s continuing journey and how much she learnt about herself and her kinks along the way. I very much admire her bravery and ability to trust, and would definitely read more of the same from her skilled pen. D/s may not be up everyone’s street, but certainly from the perspective of someone that writes erotic fiction, this book was an education as well as entertainment.
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Public Shame, Low Standards and Bite-Sized Nuggets of Warm Fuzzies
I’m writing this guest post the morning after the latest internet kerfuffle—this time one that slammed erotica readers, writers, publishers and reviewers. I won’t give specifics, though I suspect they’re easy enough to find.
In essence, however, an author who had self-published an urban fantasy trilogy to poor sales, then went on to write what she referred to as “trashy smut.” The book, she reported, sold like crazy netting her $10,000 in two weeks. An amazing hit for her. Readers and reviewers alike seemed to love it. Any author would be ecstatic to have that kind of immediate success, especially in a new genre.
On Taking a Sabbatical from Reading Erotica
Reading erotica can be a profound sensory experience. A good piece of erotica will leave you breathless, aroused and satisfied on emotional and physical levels. Writing erotica is much the same way. It is the yin to reading’s yang. If you write well, the very process of creating the story will take you through the gamut of sensory emotions.
For The Girls – Sexy Stories
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RETRIBUTION
FOREVER 2: NIGHT SINS
OUTPOST 1: WILLING CAPTIVE
DANTE BURNING
IN THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS
EXECUTIVE DECISIONS (COLLECTION)
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC 4: COLOUR HAZE
PROTECT AND SERVE: DIRE’S STRAIT
CORIOLIS 2: KILL FEE
A FRENCH AFFAIR
