A Dose of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem Cover Reveal!

Well this post has been a long time coming but I'm glad to finally reveal the cover for my murder mystery anthology: A Dose of Murder, Mystery and Mayhem.

Isn't it great?! As always I'm blown away with the cover designs from House of Erotica. The deadline for A Dose is October 31st so there's plenty of time to get those words written - all guidelines can be found here: http://nicolegestalt.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_10.html

Don't forget the deadline for Valves & Vixens Volume 3 is not far away. The deadline ends on August 31st but if you are having trouble getting your story finished and need some extra time get in touch!

The guidelines can be found here again: http://nicolegestalt.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_10.html

In other news I'm currently working on a piece of writing based around the kitchens - it's very hungry work!

Valves & Vixens 2 is now out!

Well it's been a long time coming but I'm finally excited to be able to let you all know that the second book in the Valves & Vixens series is now out, published by House of Erotica it is available in both print and ebook.

So what's in Valves & Vixens Volume 2?

Well this time around there are stories from all over the world both past, 'present' and future. You will be transported to Australia, China, Japan and more with many styles, pairings and heat. 

Table of Contents

Clockwork Toys by Blair Erotica

 The maiden voyage of a luxury airship provides the time and place for lusty Vanessa to get to know the secretive inventor who designed it. He is hot and she wants a lot more than his autograph. And while that's her goal, he isn't the only desirable conquest from among the people on board. The passengers are a wild group pushing the boundaries of convention just as the airship pushed the technological envelope.

His Fortnight Man by Kim Knox

Clanks are the new heroes of the British Empire. Men who strap strange metal to their bodies and launch themselves into space.  To Marlow, one man stands above the rest--Commander Julius Axton.
Marlow wants his desire to be mutual. But would a man such as Axton risk everything, his position, his reputation, for a lowly clank monkey like him?

Mender Cotton's Daughter by Thomas Gregory

It's a tale of blood, lust, and revenge when an outlaw rides into a frontier town under the thumb of a dangerous fanatic. Is he the one to save it, or will the hell that follows in his wake burn it to the ground?

Auntie Midnight by Senta Holland

If you are travelling late in the remote hills of the Middle Kingdom, beware of the ship that sails the air, belching smoke and magic.  Beware the strange and powerful crew who will awaken unknown desires in you.  You will never be the same.  But most of all, beware  the magnificent and dangerous Auntie Midnight herself – and hope you will be granted the privilege of sharing her bed.  For a time.  For the time of your life…
 

Her Humble Servants by J. Hepburn

Gillian had almost everything. She was one of the first women to fight  for and win the title of  Engineer. With her men, she was building the steam car that would make them famous. And she had both of the two men  she loved. The only cloud on her horizon was that she had never
managed to have both her men at the same time, a failing she dearly  wanted to correct.

Night Flight by Crysta K. Coburn

 

Always beware when a boss offers special assignments. Far in humanity's future on a distant planet, one man's first journey aboard an air ship turns into more excitement than he bargained for. But it's also an experience he'll not soon forget.

Be My Doll by V.C. 

In futuristic Beijing, China, a new star is born in the form of a human doll. Waking up as a human doll, Jia meets her eccentric inventor, Madame Fang, and learns about her fate and that there is more to her destiny than being a toy, but a quest in finding something deeper: her past. 

Emily's Basement by Magz Wiseman

Puzzled by an unusual series of thefts from the university’s storerooms, Edward Worthington, an esteemed young professor of the Mechanical Arts, embarks upon a mission to discover the culprit. He is unaware that his entrancing find is destined to change his life forever. 

Where can you buy it from?

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B012XZK7UM

All Romance Ebooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-valvesvixensvolume2-1859608-356.html

Amazon USA: http://amzn.com/B012XZK7UM

You can read all about the authors involved here: http://nicolegestalt.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_86.html 

Guest Editor Post - Jillian Boyd

Well today I wanted to do something a little different. Over at House of Erotica my editor friend Jillian Boyd has two great submission calls up. She can explain them far better then I so I would like to welcome Jillian!

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Thank you to the lovely Nicole for letting me guest on her blog! My name is Jillian Boyd, and apart from writing erotic fiction, I also have turned my hand to editing erotica anthologies. 

It’s safe to say that, at first, I kind of greatly underestimated just how hard editing an anthology would be. I knew it wouldn’t be a walk in the park, obviously. Apart from the stuff you will expect, like the keeping in touch with authors, the reading, the accepting/rejecting and the various passes through all the accepted stories, not to mention the promotion of the finished product, there’s also those little things you don’t expect. 

For instance, the last thing I had expected to happen as I was gearing up to edit SPY GAMES earlier this year was for both my computer charger and charge port to malfunction and leave me with no other option than to hijack my partner’s computer and edit it on there. The anthology came together beautifully, but my God it was a tense month or so. 

I am, as you may expect, hoping that my computer doesn’t pull a repeat trick because I’m gearing up to edit two brand new anthologies – and I need your submissions! If you adore writing femdom, To Obey Her is the anthology for you. And if you like using your mouth and tongue (translation: if you enjoy writing about oral sex) Licked is the way to go. But of course, if you’re inspired to contribute to both of them, by all means...

TO OBEY HER

Please send submissions to jboydwrites@gmail.com

Deadline: August 31st 2015

Word count: 3000-6500

Theme: Femdom BDSM

Genre: Contemporary setting, any subgenre welcome

Pairing: Any

Heat level: Scorching

Submission limit: One story per author

Payment details: Payment details: 50% of royalties split equally among the contributors and editor. Royalty threshold is £50.

For this anthology, I am looking for well-written, well-characterized and sizzling hot erotica with a strong femdom BDSM and kink element. I want a clear power dynamic between the Domme and the person (or people they’re playing with) – trust, respect and consent are keywords here. I welcome stories from both the Domme and the submissive’s point of view. Show me Dommes with doubts and imperfections, subs who know what they want and aren’t pushovers, the lighter side, the darker side, the love and trust and fun in the kinky sex these characters share.

I’d like the characters to be diverse in age, gender and sexual orientation (I would definitely welcome stories featuring characters who identify as queer or Trans*), race and experience. A first time sub being shown the ropes (take that as literally as you want) by a caring Domme? Bring it on. Two seasoned players and their day to day lives? Hell yeah. A creative twist on current popular BDSM erotica tropes? Surprise me! I am mainly looking for contemporary settings, but I wouldn’t turn away historical stories or stories set in the future. Send me the story only you can write.

What I’m not looking for: incest, underage sex, rape, necrophilia, bestiality, scat, golden showers

Format of submission:

Times New Roman, 12 point black font.

Do not indent your paragraphs.

Do not hit return at the end of each line - only at the end of a paragraph.

Do not hit return multiple times at the end of a chapter, instead use a page break (ctrl and enter)

Please submit your final, complete and totally edited version of the story.

File format: .doc. 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 your legal name and mailing address. If you are using a pen-name please provide both and make it clear which one you wish to use. In your email, please provide a short bio and tell me briefly what the story is about, which pairing(s) you wrote about and the word count.

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.

Email your submissions to jboydwrites@gmail.com, with the subject line “To Obey Her submission – title of your story.” If you have any questions, or you’re not sure about something, email on the same email address, with the subject line “To Obey Her query”.

All submissions will be acknowledged within 72 hours. Acceptances will be notified by September 15th. If you require a bit more time to write your story, notify me and I will see what I can do. I will not accept any stories under 3000 words, but I am okay with a 500 word or so upward leeway.

LICKED

Edited by Jillian Boyd

Please send submissions to jboydwrites@gmail.com

Deadline: September 15th 2015

Word count: 3000-6500

Theme: Oral sex

Genre: various

Pairing: Any

Heat level: Scorching

Submission limit: One story per author

Payment details: Payment details: 50% of royalties split equally among the contributors and editor. Royalty threshold is £50.

For this anthology, use your mouth. And tongue. And hands and fingers, for some assistance. Yes, I’m looking for stories about all kinds of oral sex. You can interpret that theme in any way you like, as long as you bring me strong characters, a creative plot and perhaps a little bit of fun and playfulness.

Pairings and characters can be varied in sexuality and gender (and in number). The focus is very much on oral sex – the taste of your lover, the scent, the feelings the act invokes in both the giver and receiver. Make me feel the urgency, the need, the intimacy and trust. I want these stories to cover the varied ways the oral pleasure can be served up, the varied emotions and catalysts for the act.

Although I prefer contemporary settings, I would love to receive some historical/futuristic stories as well. The subgenre doesn’t matter – write me the kind of sizzling hot, gorgeous oral sex story only you can write.

What I’m not looking for: incest, underage sex, rape, necrophilia, bestiality, scat, golden showers.

Format of submission:

Times New Roman, 12 point black font.

Do not indent your paragraphs.

Do not hit return at the end of each line - only at the end of a paragraph.

Do not hit return multiple times at the end of a chapter, instead use a page break (ctrl and enter)

Please submit your final, complete and totally edited version of the story.

File format: .doc. 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 your legal name and mailing address. If you are using a pen-name please provide both and make it clear which one you wish to use. In your email, please provide a short bio and tell me briefly what the story is about, which pairing(s) you wrote about and the word count.

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.

Email your submissions to jboydwrites@gmail.com, with the subject line “Licked submission – title of your story.” If you have any questions, or you’re not sure about something, email on the same email address, with the subject line “Licked query”.

All submissions will be acknowledged within 72 hours. Acceptances will be notified by September 25th.

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A big thank you for Jillian for popping round it's always great to have other editors over at the blog and I hope you all find yourselves inspired to write something!

 

You can also head over here: http://houseoferoticabooks.com/submissions/ to see all the submissions that House of Erotica presently has up (including Valves & Vixens 3)

 

Cosmic Encounters Inspiration Post - Crysta K. Coburn

Cosmic Encounters is an anthology of science fiction stories all with an erotic slant. There are stories from the near future to others taking place on a far flung world. As is custom with most of my anthologies there is a wide number of pairings and heat levels.

Third to speak about their inspiration behind their story is Crysta K Coburn. She is the writer behind the story Heaven Ain't Close.

Here is the blurb:

In a world nearly tapped out by war, one soldier seeks the lost love of her life in the pleasure quarters of Mars' capitol for one more night together.

Now without further ado please help me welcome Crysta to the blog!

Crysta's Inspiration

A lot of things inspired my story “Heaven Ain’t Close,” but there was one distinct light bulb moment. I had read a call for submissions online in the weeks before with the theme “lesbian science fiction erotica.” This was over ten years ago in middle America when writing about LGBTQ people was both shocking and tantalizing. I was still in college and a part of our LGBTQ and allies organization, and we were very much oppressed by other groups on campus. I wanted to write that story. But all my brainstorming came up with nothing for days until, one night, I was listening to music and “Somebody Told Me” by the Killers came on. And there it was, my opening scene, playing vividly before my mind’s eye. 

The broken white lines that separated the lanes blurred together into one as the road fell away beneath my air bike… The story actually has very little to do with the lyrics of the song, though elements did inspire plot points coming together. The original contest that inspired this story ended up tanking. I took the opportunity to rework the story, returning to it over the years, and resubmit it. I am so happy this story has finally found its home with Cosmic Encounters.

Keep up on my latest releases here. You can also like me on Goodreads and Facebook.

About Crysta

Crysta K. Coburn is a graduate of Western Michigan University, holding degrees in both creative writing and Asian Studies. Though she writes in many genres, her favourite is speculative fiction. Previous anthologies featuring her work include “GlassFire Anthology” and “Valves and Vixens: Steampunk Erotica”. She is also a columnist for a local journal and blogs regularly. Find her online at http://lifefroma2.blogspot.com/p/bio.html.

Thanks for coming by Crysta. You can read Heaven Ain't Close in Cosmic Encounters

Cosmic Encounters is published by House of Erotica and is available in both ebook and print format here (as well as many other places)

All Romance Ebook: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-cosmicencounters-1753553-362.html

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U1QZRJ2

Amazon USA: http://amzn.com/B00U1QZRJ2

Cosmic Encounters Inspiration Post - Nicolette deSada

Cosmic Encounters is an anthology of science fiction stories all with an erotic slant. There are stories from the near future to others taking place on a far flung world. As is custom with most of my anthologies there is a wide number of pairings and heat levels.

Second to speak about their inspiration behind their story is Nicolette deSada. She is the writer behind the story Catching the Virus.

Here is the blurb:

In a repressed dystopia run by a tyrannical government, Jules – a lonely computer geek – enters a virtual-reality cyberworld to help a friend find and destroy some illegal photo files of an illicit nature. However, he gets more than he bargained for when he encounters Virus, a hacker who manipulates the cyberworld to suit his own agenda. Though Jules is only in the cyberworld to retrieve his friend’s photo files, he finds the mysterious hacker an irresistible temptation. Blending noir with cyberpunk, CATCHING THE VIRUS is the first in a series of erotic adventures that pits an innocent against a jaded, but sexy fugitive.

Now without further ado I will pass you all over to Nicolette to explain the inspiration for the story:

What inspired me to write CATCHING THE VIRUS…

My Dad bought me my first computer when I was 13 years old. It was an old Macintosh that was already nearing the end of its days. Though it was limited in function, I positively loved the thing. I wrote my first short story on it (which was lost to the world when the old Mac finally decided to crash and burn). After that, I got my first desktop PC, which was decidedly more capable in terms of power. I also was gifted with an internet connection, which started my foray into the World Wide Web. By the time I was 16, I was something of a computer nerd and spent a good portion of my free time at the keyboard.

Now, I’m no hacker, but I became fascinated by the world of hackers and the muse struck me with an idea for a story about a “networld" called Invoke. Built and maintained by a network of elite, blackhat hackers who wanted nothing more than to be a thorn in the side of an elitist government, Invoke began life as the barebones idea for a futuristic, sci-fi adventure story. Sadly, I got no further with the characters or plot beyond that and the idea was sentenced to sit in my digital drawer of abandoned story plots. Years passed and then I saw the Call for Submission to Cosmic Encounters and, suddenly, everything started to come together. The virtual reality networld of Invoke and the characters who inhabit its digital landscapes suddenly became very realistic to me.

I would like to think CATCHING THE VIRUS is the first in a long line of interrelated short stories that provides a unique take on the erotic potential of virtual reality. Eric Schmidt defined the internet as “the largest experiment in anarchy that we have ever had.” What better way to harness that potential than a networld run by underground hackers as a means of sticking it to a repressive government bent on carefully monitoring everything civilians do?

I enjoyed writing about the world of Invoke and its characters and I plan to return to Invoke for many more stories. I have much in store for Virus and Jules and everyone else who will manage to get caught in the networld’s web (pun intended!).

So, what’s in the future for Invoke and its characters? Well, I’m planning to further explore the networld, the repressive government, the characters, the virtual and the real sex, everything! I have plans for a spin-off that will be set in the future, years after the events that feature Jules and Virus. Since I have plans to illustrate my work in the future, the spin-off may even be illustrated! I haven’t decided yet, but I do know that Jules and Virus’ story is a prelude to what will follow.

I am looking forward to seeing more of these two characters!

About Nicolette

Nicolette deSada majored in Psychology and minored in Sociology during her undergraduate career and was a member of her university’s Gay-Straight Alliance. She is currently pursuing a BFA in Illustration because she aspires to illustrate her own work. Nicolette loves to read manga (especially yaoi manga) and always keeps a sharp eye out for LGBT themes in classic literature.

Nicolette can be contacted at ladydesada@gmail.com. Read the first draft of THE PAPERBOY, a serial novel she is working on, and ZOMBIEFIED, a comic book, at ladydesada.deviantart.com.

Cosmic Encounters is published by House of Erotica and is available in both ebook and print format  here (as well as many other places)

All Romance Ebook: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-cosmicencounters-1753553-362.html

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U1QZRJ2 

Amazon USA: http://amzn.com/B00U1QZRJ2

Cosmic Encounters Inspiration Post - Vanessa de Sade

Cosmic Encounters is an anthology of science fiction stories all with an erotic slant. There are stories from the near future to others taking place on a far flung world. As is custom with most of my anthologies there is a wide number of pairings and heat levels.

As happens with my anthologies I asked the contributors for a short piece explaining the inspiration behind their story so keep an eye out for them!

For the first one I'm pleased to welcome Vanessa de Sade who is the genius behind the story: The Story of Snow White.

Here is the blurb:

The year is 2076 and the long war is finally concluded by a germ attack which affects semen and makes sexual contact with the male species fatal. Meanwhile, Snow White, hidden in the crumbling apartment of the Dwarf, remembers her fall from grace and her tempestuous affair with the Queen…

So without further ado I welcome Vanessa to the blog to speak about the inspiration behind her story:

The Story of Snow White

This story began, as many of my pieces often do, with a single line that popped into my head over the breakfast toast one grey and rainy morning:

"The Dwarf was looking dispiritedly through the wanted ads in The Stage when Snow White came in, shaking the cold and wet off her coat."

But, despite having an initial premise and some characters I still didn't have a story. Where was this action taking place, for example? Not in some Germanic fairy tale woodland, that was for sure, and there was already a good dose of gritty urban realism in that one line alone, so I knew that Snow White and the Dwarf were trying to make a go of things in a city somewhere, and that times were tough. The Dwarf was obviously having to demean himself by performing in dodgy stage shows, but what about Snow White, how was she contributing?

The answer came, strangely and rather obliquely, from an old Tom Waits song. In the kingdom of the blind the one-eyed man is king… What if this was a world where blood was infected and pure blood was at a premium? That was good, but why were Snow White and the Dwarf hiding out if they had a saleable asset like that? The Wicked Queen, of course, the psychotic despot who wanted to be the fairest in the land and wanted Snow White dead! And, instantly, a picture of a depraved and sexually rapacious version of the original Disney villainess sprang into my mind.

From then on it was plain-sailing. The crumbling towers of Armageddonist Britain quickly formed themselves and it wasn't long before I was shaping the Queen's black velvet chamber with its all-seeing mirror and sexually inviting darkness. But I needed a Prince, and I didn't want just any conventional hero figure, so, without much prompting, my warped brain came up with the wonderfully tragic Doctor who's a melding of the original Woodsman and Prince Charming. How? You'll have to read the story!

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I'm particularly fond of this story and the bleak world that the characters inhabit, which, while far away from the Grimm original on the surface, is, in fact, the same dark tale set in the concrete forests of a dystopian society and just as darkly sexy as the nineteenth century folk tale would have been before it was cleaned-up for publication. Plus, of course, I got to create a colour palette that pays homage to my love of old 1930s films, so, all in all, this one has been a real winner for me!

About Vanessa

Vanessa de Sade is a forty-something full-figure gal who likes to write hot stories about real women exploring the darker regions of their own sexuality. She is the author of the novel, Maid for Milking, and her many short stories can be found in countless anthologies. Her solo collections to date are Black & White Movies, Nude Shots, Tales from a Tangled Bush and In the Forests of the Night.

Cosmic Encounters is published by House of Erotica and is available in both ebook and print format  here (as well as many other places)

All Romance Ebook: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-cosmicencounters-1753553-362.html

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U1QZRJ2 

Amazon USA: http://amzn.com/B00U1QZRJ2

Cosmic Encounters Released

Well it's been a long time coming and this blog post apparently has been even longer but Cosmic Encounters it now finally out!

So if you like erotica and science fiction why not pick up a copy? It is available in ebook format and will soon be available in print.

I have always loved science fiction, writers like Asimov never stop to amaze and excite me and that for me is what reading should be. You should finish a story with a sense of excitement and interest in the world you have just joined. If this holds for other genres as well as it does for Science fiction I'm yet to really decide although I think all stories should have an element of excitement, at the end of it you want to know you've read something and feel it!

I was really happy to receive so many great stories for Cosmic Encounters and had great fun reading through the submissions before settling upon the stories that you will find inside.

There is once more a full spectrum of pairings, sexuality and in since it's a science fiction anthology technology and species.

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting up short excerpts of the stories and all being well pieces of inspiration in the authors own words. However in the meantime here is the table of contents and of course the awesome cover (Personally I love it so I'm going to shout out about it as much as possible!)

Vanessa de Sade - The Story of Snow White

Kim Knox - Rogue Authority

Crysta K Coburn - Heaven Ain't Close

Dennis Newman - Atari's Quest

Nicolette deSada - Catching the Virus

Cosmic Encounters has been published with House of Erotica and you can pick up a copy from the following places:

Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U1QZRJ2

Amazon USA: http://amzn.com/B00U1QZRJ2

AllRomance Ebooks: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-cosmicencounters-1753553-362.html

I hope you all enjoy and here's science and the future!

Guest Blog - Gemma Parkes Fevered Kisses

I'm happy to have Gemma Parkes over on the blog today talking about her newest anthology Fevered Kisses. It's published by Yellow Silk Dreams and the links for it will be found at the end of the blog.

Gemma is an author I have been bundled together with (in the nicest possible way!) in House of Erotica's Winter Warmers Collection. So I am delighted to have her over for a visit.

Anyway without further ado let me introduce Gemma!

I’m delighted to be on Nicole’s blog today to tell you all about my new release ‘Fevered Kisses’. It’s an anthology of six new stories each with their own special tale to tell:

Between The Pages:

A notebook carelessly left in a café brings a new lease of life to Alice. What will she do with the information she discovers inside? Some things are worth trying out for ourselves!

Too Darn Hot:

Miranda Briggs is a successful dance instructor who occasionally wants to share the trappings of her success with lithe, young men. When the sun is blazing down who can resist the allure of an outside pool?

Anytime, Anyplace:

Sometimes lust can catch us at the most unsuitable of times and sometimes it’s almost exactly what we planned. Either way when passion calls everything else takes second place.

Insatiable:

Amber Nugent was a beautiful, passionate, predatory female who sought out thrills after dark with dangerous determination. How many lovers will it take to satisfy her overwhelming need?

Some Time Away:

Melanie is tired of her busy existence. When a traffic jam pushes her over the edge she heads straight for the airport. Will she discover who she really is and what it will take to make her happy?

Just Imagine:

Emma has only one thing on her mind, Paul. Every day she works alongside him as she battles to control the daydreams that see them both naked in a dance of lust, does Paul even know that she exists?

Excerpt (Anytime, Anyplace):

I was reminded of other people in the restaurant when the waiter reached for my empty starter dish. He raised an eyebrow when my lustful gaze crossed his face as l pulled it away from Shaun’s.

The main course arrived. Though my appetite was distracted by my lover’s lips once again tasting the wine.

I lifted a forkful of food and sampled the explosion of flavour.

“This salsa is lovely.” I declared.

“I would like to see you salsa,” Shaun replied, “Preferably naked.”

I laughed but then he leaned forward and lowered his voice to a husky whisper,

“Dance for me baby, l want to watch you, l really do.”

“I don’t know how to salsa.” I spoke as quietly as him.

“Just take your clothes off and move around, l want you to.”

His eyes bore through me and l shivered in anticipation of them feasting on my body as l writhed before him, suddenly all my hunger was in a different part of my body.

“Getting a little uncomfortable?” Shaun teased.

I was beginning to think it hadn’t been my best idea to leave the panties at home as l shifted a little in my seat and tried not to watch the food slipping into that sensual mouth to be turned and churned by that very capable tongue. My breathing became a little laboured and Shaun lowered his eyes to my breasts which were rising and falling more obviously than usual as l tried to breathe deeper and relax.

“I need to get you out of that dress.” Shaun purred.

I nodded.

“Here Baby, try this.” Shaun held a forkful of chicken and l leaned in to take it from him. A slow moan escaped me as the fusion of fine spices melted across the surface of my tongue.

“It’s so good.” I purred.

Shaun shifted and his expression grew darker.

Excerpt (Insatiable):

In the evenings Amber would take a bus into the next town. She would dress up in slinky evening dresses that would hug her enviable figure and show off her long legs.

Amber would sit alone in swanky wine bars waiting to be approached. This would never take long; sometimes she would time how long it took just for her own satisfaction. The feeling of so many male eyes following the contours of her body thrilled her so much that excitement pricked at her tawny skin. Occasionally she would glance back at a group of curious men to encourage them with a shy smile. It was always the alpha male in the group who would approach her first, the brave, confident man. Though every now and then Amber hankered after the shyest member of the group she rarely waited for his approach.

The game would begin; she would be bought a drink and then flattered relentlessly while her brave suitor’s friends looked on enviously. Amber would tease her prey, making him believe that it was he who was the predator. More drinks would follow, though Amber would never go beyond three. Compliments would be whispered into her ear behind the sparkling diamond earrings that were a gift from a grateful lover. His body would move closer until warmth began to seep into her skin through her receptive pores. Amber would gaze up and listen to every word, how beautiful her eyes were, how silky her hair and how stunning she looked in her clingy dress.

All these compliments nourished Amber; she needed them constantly and she would look up adoringly into the earnest face of the man standing so close that their bodies would be touching. Her lovers never missed their cue. When Amber flashed her eyes and lightly touched an arm there would be no need to clarify unspoken words. They would leave the building together to incredulous, covetous glances from the bereft friends.

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Available:

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About Gemma

 

Gemma Parkes is a freelance writer from the UK who specializes mainly in Erotic fiction. Her writing covers a variety of sexual genres. Gemma enjoys fine wine, great food and the company of funny, intelligent people who love life as much as she does.

Previous publication credits include short stories with Ravenous Romance, Cleis Press, House of Erotica, Naughty Night's Press, Yellow Silk Dreams and many more...

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Thank you so much Gemma for stopping by!

More Smut For Chocoholics Inspiration - A word from an editor

Following on from Slave Nano's chocolate inspiration post I'm happy to have popping in one of the editors from the anthology Tilly Hunter.

Having had my own experience of editing anthologies and working out what fits for the anthology and what doesn't it's really interesting to hear from someone else in a similar position. So here without further ado is Tilly Hunter!

I must confess something: I didn’t make a submission for the first Smut for Chocoholics because the theme didn’t really float my boat as much as the Smut by the Sea and Smut Alfresco anthologies had. But when Kev Blisse asked me if I’d co-edit More Smut for Chocoholics with him, I was flattered that he’d approached me and didn’t want to pass up this fantastic opportunity to work with the ‘Smut’ brand. 

When it came to my own stories, I did what I usually do, which is to think up a somewhat unusual take on the theme. I’d been to a real ale festival and that set me thinking about breweries. And when I did a little research on the subject of adding chocolate to beer, I discovered that chocolate malt simply means that the malt has been roasted to a chocolaty colour and has nothing to do with actual chocolate. I also found out that ordinary chocolate’s fattiness would upset the brewing process. So I ordered some cacao nibs from an online health food store to try. They were horrible. Which led me to considering how a guy who likes to joke around might trick his fellow brewery worker into tasting them. In a suitably flirtatious fashion.

As the submissions rolled in, I began to realise what a difficult task I’d taken on. I already knew I would have to think outside my own preferred genres. I had to imagine myself into a sweeter, more conventionally romantic place to make sure there would be a balance of stories – fortunately there are plenty of scenes of bondage and spanking in the anthology too! There were stories I enjoyed but they maybe didn’t engage with the theme strongly enough or develop the sensuality as deeply as they could have. When it came to the final decisions and Kev suggested he could inform the authors whose stories we would not be accepting, while I gave out the good news, I took the cowardly choice and said that sounded like an excellent idea.

We had received some stories with a historical setting, but none so far that went back to chocolate’s origins in the cacao drinks of the Aztecs. So I decided to write one myself. Where stories we received had D/s themes, they were overwhelmingly male-dom so I thought I would even that up with a suitably femdom tale. After I’d finished, it transpired that Slave Nano’s tale of Ixcacao, the Goddess of Chocolate, had got stuck in a webby filter thingy somewhere and we had an Aztec tale after all. I had to decide whether to include my story too. I took editor’s privilege and decided to go ahead with both. I think they are different enough. 

Next up was the stage I enjoy the best – the nitty gritty of tweaking and polishing and tightening up the prose of all those stories, checking for continuity bloopers and the odd typo. Yes, I am an editing nerd. Although I’m sure practice can improve your editing skills, it does just seem to come naturally to me and once I get stuck in, I get a real sense of satisfaction from interrogating every sentence. Of course, I always try to remain true to an author’s own voice and style. I think I succeeded. Hopefully.

To see the finished ebook go on sale with my name on the cover as editor is a bit special. And there is a print version too, which is doubly exciting. Kev and Victoria Blisse will be launching it at the Manchester Alternative and Burlesque Fair at Sound Control on July 26^th – with free chocolate treats with every purchase!

Tilly Hunter can be found here:
Twitter: @TillyHErotica
Website: http://tillyhuntererotica.blogspot.co.uk/

Thank you Tilly for coming over!
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More Smut for Chocoholics Inspiration Post - Slave Nano

I admit I love chocolate. I love the taste of it and the texture and I love how it can come in so many different varieties and still melt in your mouth. So More Smut For Chocoholics was the perfect book for me! Edited by Kev 'Mitnik' Blisse & Tilly Hunter and published by House of Erotica I couldn't wait to submit to this one. This book is currently available in ebook format but it will also soon be available in print so watch this space.

Today I want to welcome and introduce Slave Nano to the blog with his explanation of the inspiration behind his story Los Conquistadores and the Goddess of Chocolate. It's one of the many great stories that can be found within the pages of More Smut For Chocoholics (including mine - The Competition). However I love far distant history so this is going to be a real treat for me.

So without further ado here is Slave Nano!

 

The inspiration behind Los Conquistadores and the Goddess of Chocolate

More Smut for Chocoholics is a collection of erotic short stories edited by Tilly Hunter and Kevin Blisse on the theme of chocolate. The anthology is all about over-indulgence and taking wicked delight in the erotic consumption and use of chocolate. It includes stories by Tilly Hunter, Victoria Blisse, Aurelia T Evans, Lucy Felthouse, Ruby Madsen, Jacqueline Brocker, Vanessa de Sade, Wendi Zwaduk, Jillian Boyd, Nicole Gestalt, Annabeth Leong and Anna Sky.

My contribution to More Smut for Chocoholics is a story called ‘Los Conquistadores and the Goddess of Chocolate’. The story is a humorous one and follows two adventurers, Juan and Alonso who, inspired by stories about the legendary Aztec city, desert from Cortez’s army of conquistadores to seek out an erotic paradise fuelled by the drink xocolatl made from the cacao bean. In the story Juan and Alonso are brought before Ixquic, the high priestess of the Aztec fertility goddess Ixcacao, whose statue plays an important part in their adventures.

Allusions to Pagan deities run through some of my writing, so when thinking of a theme for a story to write for More Smut for Chocoholics it wasn’t surprising I’d choose to take chocolate back to its Aztec origins and use Ixcacao, the Goddess of Chocolate, as an inspiration for it! 

 

Ixcacao is a genuine Mayan deity, the goddess of the cacao tree and chocolate and also a fertility and earth goddess. In an agricultural society where gathering crops and seeing that everyone was fed was women’s work the Chocolate Goddess, along with the Corn Mother and Rain Goddess were frequently invoked. 

 

There are stories about Ixcacao in a text called Popul Vuh, one of the most valuable sources for Mayan religious belief. She plays an important role in Mayan creation mythology by coming to the aid of Ixquic (yes, I did borrow this name for the high priestess character in my story), who, when set the seemingly impossible challenge of gathering a net bag of corn from a field with a single cob invokes the aid of the goddesses. Ixquic goes on to father Hunaphu and Xbalanque, the sacred twins, who defeat the forces of the underworld and make the world a safe place to live in. 

 

There is a prayer based on this legend that was invoked to ensure a good harvest:

Ixcanil, Goddess of Seed, hear me

Ixtoq, Goddess of Rain, help me

Ixcacao, Goddess of Chocolate, see my tears and come to my aid.

Ixcacao is a fertility goddess and, given the aphrodisiacal qualities of the xocolatl (Montezuma was reported to have drunk 40-50 goblets a day to sustain his daily visits to his harem!) it’s hardly surprising she’s also a goddess of love and pleasure. 

 

In my story Juan and Alonso certainly find that out!

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Story extract

The formalities completed and Juan and Alonso having been received into the imperial court with Montezuma’s blessing the high priestess led them through into another chamber. This one was decorated with tapestries and its floor strewn with cushions and blankets in vibrant colours and bold abstract patterns. At one end and looking over the chamber with a serene smile was a life-size statue of a voluptuous woman. Unlike the slender Ixquic with her firm pert breasts, the goddess statue was big, round and beautiful.

“This is Ixcacao, the goddess of xocolatl,” explained Ixquic, “she is the goddess of the cacao tree. She is also a goddess of fertility, love and pleasure and she stands there to observe our rites in her honour.”

Juan gave Alonso a knowing nudge and whispered, “What did I tell you – love, pleasure!”

“Whilst I prepare the xoxolatl, a ritual that cannot be hurried, you must take a bath imbued with cocoa oil to cleanse you before you partake of our mystical beverage. And you both stink, so I would recommend it. The acolytes of Ixcacao who serve in her temple will assist you.”

Juan and Alonso were invited to discard their tunics and armour and, however insulted they were at being told they stunk, they couldn’t hide the rancid smell of dry sweat following their trek across the mountains in the searing heat.

Their indignation was soon assuaged by the sight of the Aztec maidens who had come to minister to them. Four girls, two for each of them, naked save for the gold jewellery hanging from their ears and noses.

They were beauties, even exceeding Juan’s expectations from the descriptions he had heard. Their bodies were lithe and supple, their sleek hair dark as jet hung down to their waists and their rich brown eyes glinted with a playful twinkle. They took the two men by the hand and led them to a sunken bath at one side of the chamber beckoning them down the steps into a pool of hot water that had already been prepared. The water had an oily texture and yellow hue created by the infusion of cocoa oil. After the heat and dust of the mountains it felt like luxury to immerse themselves in the steaming pool.

“Do you believe me now?” asked Juan.

“I’ve got to say my friend, I’m liking this,” Alonso replied.

About the author

Slave Nano is a writer of erotic stories with dark and exotic content often drawing on the themes of female supremacy, bdsm and fetish, frequently in fantasy, paranormal or historical settings. His short stories and novellas have been published by Xcite Books, House of Erotica and Coming Together. His full length erotic novel, ‘Adventures in Fetishland’, a bdsm/fetish re-invention of Alice in Wonderland, was published by Xcite Books. You can find out more about Slave Nano and his writing on his website at www.slavenano.co.uk

Thank you so much to Slave Nano for popping over! If you haven't bought More Smut For Chocoholics yet do so! Especially if you love chocolate. If you have...a great big thank you to you all but don't forget to leave a review.

Valves & Vixens Give-away!

As you all know Valves & Vixens is now out! The foreword was done by Professor Elemental and to celebrate this fact we're running a give-way!

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