Well today I have Jamie Rose over explaining her inspiration behind her story The Invite which can be found in the Winter Warmers Collection by House of Erotica. This collection is the perfect thing to keep the spirit and magic of the winter holidays alive just a little bit longer.
The Winter Warmers Collection is filled with great authors and fantastic winter stories and I'm not just saying that because I've got a story in it!
Anyway before I go on let me introduce Jamie Rose
Jamie Rose - The Invite
The
story I wrote, The Invite, is a Christmas themed short about a couple
trying to enrich their lives. They agree to share a particularly
unique and special Christmas gift, and through this shared gift they
find a new love for each other. By the end of the story they see each
other with new eyes, freshly awakened to their potential and passion
as a couple.
Central
to the story is a powerful talisman - a one way mirror. These are
magically objects to me. As a child I spent far too long looking in
mirrors, examining my reflection and seeing myself the way others
did. As I grew older and learnt about the existence of one way
mirrors I was captivated by the power they held. One side is a normal
mirror, commonplace and not shocking in the least. The other side
though is enchanted. Allowing the viewer to enjoy a truly personal
experience.
We
see one-way mirrors often in police procedurals, a place where they
fit perhaps best. But they have such capacity for surprise and
intrigue that when I see a mirror out in the world, I can't held but
wonder if it two is one of these special talismans. I always hope
they are, then I make a funny-face just in case.
The
Winter Warmers collection is a fantastic collection of memorable
stories. What other time of year is so well suited to curling up with
a bundle of stories, maybe under a blanket or next to a roaring fire,
and losing yourself in the fiction, the intrigue and the suspense.
Winter time was made for reading, writing, talking, drinking and
enjoying the company of a strong-armed handsome stranger... Sorry, I
got carried away there, but you get my point.
I
hope others do as I will this winter, fix themselves a hot beverage -
mulled wine is what I recommend - find a warm spot, ideally within
eye-line of the previously mentioned handsome stranger, and then read
the Warmers collection from start to finish.
I'd
like to thank HOE for their support and for accepting my humble
story. I hope you all enjoy what I've written, and enjoy the
collection as a whole. I know I will :-)
Thanks very much Jamie!
If you are interested in picking up a copy of Winter Warmers it is also available in print and can be found by clicking on the cover picture in this blog.
