Showing posts with label Anthology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anthology. Show all posts

Monday, January 13, 2014

Winter Warmers Inspiration - Tilly Hunter

Well today I have Tilly Hunter visiting to let us all know her inspiration behind her story Twenty-Four Surprises which is another great story that can be found in The Winter Warmers Collection published by House of Erotica

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GMRCXG4

Here's Tilly to explain all:

House of Erotica’s call for submissions told us to think about warm, glowing, cosy things: real fires, mulled wine, the colour red. And to that list I added: spanking. Because what could be better to  induce a nice warm, festive glow than a wide variety of spanking implements being applied to my delighted heroine’s backside? 

I’m a bit of a Scrooge myself. Or rather, I’m a bit (a lot) anti-consumerism. I don’t like the way Christmas has come to be all about the buying of Stuff. Stuff people don’t need or want and much of which will be wasted, thrown away, shoved in the attic. So my story involves a couple making each other Advent calendars instead of buying them. Sam fills her husband Tom’s with chocolates handmade in their local deli-cum-confectioners. It’s consumerism made small, local, pleasurable. But while Tom does invest in some new equipment, he also improvises with some handy items he finds around the house. It’s kink gone back to basics, which is something that inspires me because it's amazing what you can do with the basics ;-). 

And the idea of the Advent period made me think of the pleasure to be had in a slow build-up, the anticipation of more to come, and how Tom could make Sam wait in the most pleasurable way.


About Tilly:

Tilly Hunter is a British writer and editor with a wicked imagination and a fondness for quirky stories that usually involve rope. Her work has been published by Xcite Books, House of Erotica, Storm Moon Press, Ryan Field Press and MLR Press. She blogs at tillyhuntererotica.blogspot.co.uk and offers editing services to authors at www.tillyhunter.co.uk. When she isn’t writing, she can often be found halfway up a mountain, or curled up by her imaginary fireside with some knitting and a slice of cake.

Thanks so much for dropping by Tilly and thank you for now making me want chocolate so early in the morning!


Sunday, January 12, 2014

New Release! Coming Together: Through the Storm

Well since I only posted the table of contents it turns out moments before the book got released this is almost feeling a little like deja-vu. However it is now with great pleasure I get to announce that Coming Together: Through the Storm is now available to buy!

http://www.eroticanthology.com/throughthestorm.htm

Table of Contents

"Captive Briseis" (Sheridan Blythe)
"And Lily Makes Three" (Leigh Ellwood)
"Take Me Like a Hurricane" (Naomi Bellina)
"Mud is Good and Wetter is Better" (Louise Nimble)
"Storm Surge" (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
"Sinkhole" (Annabeth Leong)
"Twister" (Lisabet Sarai)
"Storm Across the Prairie" (Spencer Dryden)
"Heat of the Night" (Brantwijn Serrah)
"Inside the Eye" (Skilja Peregrinarius)
"Country Pleasures" (Teresa Noelle Roberts)
"Duet" (Lady Grey)
"Thunder" (Karenna Colcroft)

The money raised from the sales of this book will go straight to Mercy Corps a group which is dedicated on bringing aid to those who need it the most after disasters around the world. 
 
It is available to buy from:
 
Other links and the main page for the book is here: http://www.eroticanthology.com/throughthestorm.htm

At less then $4 this is a great way to help a good cause and get some amazing reads. These stories are a wonderful mix of sex outdoors, steampunk, new relationships and old longer lasting relationships with a bit of spice. It's a wonderful collection and anthologies are a great way of discovering new authors so why not give it a go!

And! If you pick up this book and leave us a review send me the review link and I'll put you into a prize draw to win a book/ebook (your choice) from my own collection. So not only do you get to give to charity you also get a free book and some amazing reads - it surely can't get better?

Thursday, December 12, 2013

Corsets & Clockwork name change!

The eagle eyed readers will notice that the current call for steampunk erotica has changed its name. Do not be alarmed this was a planned change to prevent it from being confused with other books of a similar name.

The new name for the book is Valves & Vixens and the submission call remains exactly the same and the only thing that has changed is the name.

However doesn't this book cover just look gorgeous?



The submission call can be found here: http://nicolegestalt.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/submissions-wanted-corsets-clockwork.html


Look for inspiration posts coming soon!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Submissions wanted: Corsets & Clockwork - Steampunk erotica - now renamed: Valves & Vixens

 I love Steampunk, and decided it was about time to put an anthology of Steampunk Erotica together. Inspired by my love of science and technology I didn't just want to write the anthology on my own I am looking for submissions! 

All the information can be found below the deadline is February 28th and please pass this on to whomever you think would be interested.


Editor: Nicole Gestalt
Publisher:
House of Erotica
Deadline: February 28
th 2014 (Early Submissions are preferred.)

Word Count: 5k - 15k
Theme: Steampunk
Genre: Steampunk but any sub-genre is welcome be it Science Fiction, BDSM, Fantasy, historical, action, comedy, crime or any other!

Pairings: Any 
Heat: Any level from romance to burning the pages of the book!
Payment: Royalties will be split 40% of the net profits with contributing authors, exact values will be given once we know how many stories will be in the final anthology.
Rights: Six Years
Submission limit: Authors may submit up to two stories.
 

Editor/ Author Nicole Gestalt is looking for stories set in a might-have-been Victorian setting filled with clockwork machines and airships. Think Jules Verne or League of Extraordinary Gentleman, think Sherlock Holmes with clockwork machines and the film Wild, Wild West.



The stories do not have to be focused in the Victorian era they could be modern day stories but still with the Victorian clockwork style. They could even be off world – think spaceships powered by nothing but steam, or mighty metal boats propelled by sails powered by the rays of the sun. Be as inventive as you can but please don't forget the story line and the relationships! Since this is an erotic anthology there should be on the page sex scenes however don't forget the interaction between the characters and the relationship they have. The stories should either end with a Happy-For-Now or a Happy-Ever-After it would have to be a amazingly good story for me to select it if it didn't (but I am well prepared to have my opinion changed on that).



Nicole will be looking for stories that stand out so please don't just set your stories in London, they can be set anywhere in the world – or even off world. Don't be afraid to experiment



The No-No's: No scat, bestiality, under age sex, golden showers, rape or forced sex or incest of any kind and necrophilia (that does not include intelligent undead such as Vampires). If in doubt please ask



Format of submission: Please send the submissions double spaced in Times New Roman, 12 point black font. Indent the first line of each paragraph half an inch and double space (using normal double spacing please do not add an extra line between the paragraphs). Double quotation marks! Please submit your final, complete and totally edited version of the story. File format: .doc or .rtf. Since this is a British publisher UK spelling and grammar is greatly preferred.



In your document at the top left of the page please include you legal name, mailing address and a fifty words or less author bio written in the third person. If you are using a pen-name please provide both and make it clear which one you wish to use.



Please email your submissions to: gestaltanthologies@gmail.com



Authors must own their rights to the stories and not have had them published anywhere else. Please note the publisher has final approval over the stories included in the manuscript.




Friday, January 11, 2013

New Release - Wandering Lust

I am happy to announce my latest release Wandering Lust. It's the first anthology in which I have written all the stories and so I am very excited about this release!

It is a culmination of many years of stories that I have written inspired by many different things. The only link between all the stories is that they are all f/f something that is very dear to my heart. There are seven stories altogether each story in a slightly different setting. It is also my second ebook to be release by House of Erotica.

It's presently available to buy here:

Amazon (UK): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wandering-Lust-Lesbian-Erotica-ebook/dp/B00AZO8E9K/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1357901039&sr=8-10
Amazon (USA): http://www.amazon.com/Wandering-Lust-Lesbian-Erotica-ebook/dp/B00AZO8E9K/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1357902588&sr=8-6&keywords=wandering+lust
All Romance: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-wanderinglust-1041163-144.html

And here's the gorgeous cover!


Blurb: An anthology of stories of women finding moments of pleasure on holiday and at work. These lust filled ladies find themselves in many situations and experience many pleasures previously unknown. The stories will take you away to sand filled beaches, corporate jet planes, jazz clubs, fast moving trains, hotel swimming pools, an artist studio and even some lust filled hot city nights.

Excerpt:

 This excerpt is from the first story in the book called Hot City Nights set in the city it tells the tale of Alexia and what happens on one long sticky night.

Hot City Nights

The air was hot and sticky. Alexia lay on top of the covers, wishing for a slight breeze. The window was open but it gave no relief.
She breathed heavily; she felt oppressed by the heat. This was ridiculous, she thought. She had always been told it was hot in the cities, but what people hadn’t told her was that it was a totally different type of heat to the one she was used to. She longed for the dry heat of home; at least that was something you could get used to. This sticky, clammy heat however made her feel as if she was pushing through warm syrup whenever she moved. There was no relief from it, unless you happened to have a working air conditioner, which presently Alexia didn’t. For the briefest of moments when she had first walked through the door of Danielle’s apartment it had worked, then with a grunt and a hint of smoke it gave up. She didn’t blame Danielle; she couldn’t have predicted that it would happen, but it was very annoying that it wasn’t going to get fixed until midweek which right now felt as if it was weeks away. 
She breathed in heavily again, imagining that she was on holiday in a wonderfully cold place. Somewhere with snow, she decided. Concentrating hard on the image she felt the cooling snow on her skin. She was lying on top of a huge snowdrift, making a snow angel. 
It began to snow. Big flakes spiralled down towards her, some landing in her hair, others all over her body. One landed on her left nipple. She stared at the beauty of it, studying its intricate design, and was saddened when it slowly melted. A small rivulet of cold water ran down her nipple. Alexia watched the water as it ran over her breast, noticing how it made her skin glisten just like it was coated in oil or perhaps sweat…then all of a sudden the cold was replaced by heat.


Sunday, June 1, 2008

Freedom to Serve is now out!

The latest Coming Together charity anthology has been released today. Coming Together: With Pride contains my short hot story Freedom to Serve, it's a short m/f BDSM piece that I hope people will enjoy reading.


CONTENTS:

Introduction (Will Belegon)
Today (Kally Jo Surbeck)
Raven (James Buchanan)
A Girl's Best and Earthy Things (Heather Fowler)
Don't Look Down (Mari Freeman)
Echoes of the Past (Mychael Black
)
A Brief Discourse... (P.S. Haven
)
When the Angels Fall (Helen Madden)
Customer Service (Eon de Beaumont)
Nuit Blanche (Giselle Renarde
)
Western Pleasure (Shanna Germain
)
Chemistry (Lisabet Sarai
)
Fire and Ice (Cassie Exline)
An Early Winter Train (C. Sanchez-Garcia)
Selling Foxx (I.M. Cupnjava)
Be Prepared (Storm Grant
)
Freedom to Serve (Nicole Gestalt)
The Personal Is Political (Jean Roberta)
Past Perfect (Alessia Brio)
About Coming Together
(Alessia Brio)


As usual no author will be making any money via royalties for this anthology, instead it will be donated to the charity in question. In this case that charity is AVERT.


The book is available presently from Phaze however it will soon also be available from the following places:

PHAZE (ebook & print)
ARe (ebook)
AMAZON (print) & AMAZON (Kindle ebook)
FICTIONWISE (ebook) & MOBIPOCKET (ebook)
BARNES & NOBLE (print) & BOOKS-A-MILLION (print)

It's ISBN numbers are:
Ebook:
1-59426-891-6 / 978-1-59426-891-5
Print:
1-59426-892-4 / 978-1-59426-892-2

Buying directly from Phaze will allow the organisers to donate a larger amount to the charity involved since overhead costs are decreased considerably. However wherever you buy it from I hope you will enjoy feeling good about a product that will also be doing some good behind the scenes!

You can find more information from the books home site here: Coming Together: With Pride