To help celebrate the launch of her new novel, Body Temperature and Rising, K D Grace, with her fabulous co-sponsor, the Fannies Rule Group headed up by amazing Sarah Berry present the More Bang Reading Slam (That’s short for more bang for your buck).

This evening of hot reading is very special because all proceeds will go to the Sexual Advice Association. There’ll be a charge of £5 for guests and participants, all for a good cause!

There’ll also be raffles and giveaways. There’ll be fizz and cupcakes. But mostly there’ll be lots of fun and lots of sexy readings from lots of sexy readers strutting their stuff and making the audience squirm deliciously in their seats.

Wanna read? Come prepared with five minutes worth of filth and fun. Warning, any attempt to read longer will result in a good spanking.

Wanna just listen and sip fizz? Come prepared for a good time. Warning, those not prepared for a good time may also be spanked at the digression of the management.

Fun for a good cause is the yummiest kind of fun. Come celebrate with us!

Friday 24^th February at 6:30 at Sh! Portobello. Contact details are at that link to book your place.

Cost £5

IF ONLY I DIDN’T HAVE A LOVE AFFAIR WITH SLEEP

Author Elizabeth Kyne dreams about what life might have been like

if she’d been blessed with more hours in the day

One night a couple of years ago, I was just getting ready for bed when the phone rang. “Who the hell’s calling at this hour?” was the general reaction in the house. It turned out to be Ian. The conversation went something like this:

“Oh hi Ian, I was just going to bed.”

“Bed? But it’s ten o’clock. Why are you going to bed now?”

“Because it’s bed time.”

He had no concept of a person wanting to go to bed at ten o’clock. To him, it was the middle of the evening and there were four hours until his bedtime.

I wish I were like Ian.

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A Photo I Took At Scarborough Castle

I was very excited to be asked to co-edit an anthology with my buddy, Victoria Blisse. So naturally I said YES! The anthology is linked in with an event that Victoria and her fab hubby are planning in Scarborough (north east coast of England) in 2013 – more details will be available on the Smut by the Sea website, so bookmark it so you don’t miss out!

So, without further ado, here is the call for submissions:

Smut by the Sea: The Anthology will be a collection of Stories, Pictures and Poetry with a Saucy Seaside feel edited by The Northern Birds Lucy Felthouse and Victoria Blisse.

The Smut By The Sea Anthology will feature stories from a variety of genres, but they must have that overall “Seaside” feel, either in location or style. If you’d like some clarification before submitting your story then please Contact Us.

Length: 4,000 to 6,000 words
Genres: Any
Heat Levels: Any
Ending: Any
Orientation: Any
Submissions Due: June 1st, 2012

We’ll also be accepting Poetry submissions of any length.

Royalties will be split 50% of the net profits with contributing authors, exact values will be given once we know how many stories will be in the final anthology.

You can submit your story/poem by emailing it as an attachment to victoria[at]victoriablisse.co.uk. (Please include Pen Name, Author Bio, Genre, Wordcount)

Yay! I have a new release!

Hot off the digital presses over at House of Erotica, Punish Me Good is a mini-anthology which contains two hot fem-dom stories.

Here’s the blurb:

Punish Me Good

Gorgeous, sexually talented and above all, completely obedient, Malachi loves to please his beautiful mistress. Humiliation, spanking, switching; he’ll take it all and more, for the heady taste of Avery is something he literally cannot live without.

Trophy Boyfriend

Ethan is what most would call eye candy. He looks good, and is dynamite in the sack. Sadly, he’s also as dumb as a box of rocks, a fact that his girlfriend can no longer overlook. Deciding to end things with the minimum of fuss, she plans for their relationship to go out with a bang.

Trophy Boyfriend has been previously published in Cleis Press anthology, Best Bondage Erotica 2012.

Want to read an excerpt? Check out the book page here. You’ll also find the buy links there – which I’ll update as I get more.

Also, here’s a hint. If you’re a fan of Alexander Skarsgard – the sexy sub in the title story is based on him. Yum!

Vicky from Scorching Book Reviews read and reviewed Susie White and the Right Hand Man, and here’s what she had to say:

“The main characters were well written and easily held my imagination and, even though this is quite short at 14 pages, I still felt like I got to know the characters and the personalities. I was pleased that the main parts of the classic story were still identifiable, even if it was slightly more risqué than Disney Overall this is an interesting take on a classic fairytale which I thoroughly enjoyed.” 4 out of 5

Glad to see I’m more risqué than Disney – I think the man himself would be pretty shocked, don’t you?

Read the full review here.

Bag your own copy of this hot short story here.

More from fairy tale retelling Susie White and the Right Hand Man.

She’d smiled thinly and without any real emotion. “Charmed, I’m sure, Susan.” She’d shaken my hand gingerly, as though she was afraid she’d catch something. I’d half expected her to wipe her hand on her clothes afterwards.

“Oh please, call me Susie.” I’d said, ignoring her odd behaviour.

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Do you like naughty books? I’m going to hazard a guess that since you’re here, the answer to that question is a resounding YES! In that case, welcome to the Shameless Giveaway Hop, hosted by Jen (Red Hot Books), Brie (Romance Around the Corner) & Michelle (Michelle’s Book Blog).

The idea is for a bunch of people to give away books or book related prizes, so that’s exactly what I’m going to do! To win your choice of my single-author backlist titles, simply use the Rafflecopter below to make your entries, then scroll down to see the list of other blogs on the hop. The more blogs you enter on, of course, the more chances you have of winning some awesome prizes!

Article first published as eBook Review: Key of Solomon by Cassiel Knight on Blogcritics.

Key of Solomon is the first book in the Relic Defender series by Cassiel Knight. Lexi Harrison is a loner. She’s studying for a PhD and belly dances in a local strip club to earn money towards her degree. Then, one night, a customer turns up and turns her world upside down. Before she knows it, Lexi has been introduced to someone claiming to be an angel, and told that she has an important destiny – to save the human race.

Mikos Tyomni is the angel – of the fallen variety – who must convince Lexi of her heritage and help her to do what it takes to stop Hell’s deadliest demons from breaking out of their magical prison. The trouble is, Lexi finds it hard to trust, so Mikos must try to break down those barriers and restore her faith in others, before it’s too late.

Key of Solomon is a great paranormal read. Lexi is a kick-ass heroine, and Mikos is a smokin’ hot fallen angel. The tension between them sizzles throughout; particularly as Lexi has stone walls erected around her heart, and Mikos is strictly forbidden to get close to a mortal woman. A relationship between them would be about as taboo as it gets, and yet, there’s an attraction that they can’t seem to ignore…

Overall, Key of Solomon is a gripping, action-packed book with some sensuality and humour thrown in for good measure. I enjoyed the twists and turns and was constantly on the edge of my seat, dying to find out what happened next. If you like fast-paced, dangerous paranormal romances, then you should definitely add this to your to be read list.

Available from:
Amazon UK
Amazon US
All Romance eBooks
Samhain Publishing

If you’d have said to me a few years ago that Neville Longbottom would be one of my Totty Tuesday fellas, I’d have laughed at you. The main reason being he was sooo young. But now Matthew Lewis has blossomed into an extremely handsome young man. And yes, he’s perfectly legal – just four years younger than myself.

There have been lots of photos flying around just lately with him and the other Harry Potter guys, with captions to the effect of (I can’t remember word for word) “Who’d have thought that Neville would end up being the hottest one?” And they’re right. Given the choice between Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Tom Felton and Matthew Lewis, I’d definitely choose Matthew Lewis. Unless I was just after their money, in which case it’d be Dan Radcliffe. Well, duh!

Another random fact about Matt Lewis before I go? He has the cutest Northern accent (he’s from Leeds in the UK), which I’m a total sucker for. I shall leave you in peace with this photograph of him looking rather dapper. You’re welcome

Article first published as Book Review: Wrapped Up in You by Carole Matthews on Blogcritics.

Wrapped Up in You is the first of Carole Matthews’ novels that I’ve read. Based on how much I enjoyed it, it definitely won’t be the last. I read it in a couple of sittings, and had life not gotten in the way, I could have easily have done it in one. It’s that easygoing, not to mention a page turner!

This heartwarming romantic comedy is about Janie Johnson, a thirty-something hairdresser who’s pretty much given up on love. She doesn’t think she’s ever been in love, and isn’t hopeful that she ever will be. She’s just plodding along in life, aware that she’s missing out on something, but has no idea what to do about it. That is, until several things conspire at once to make her change her mind: too many nights in alone, a terrible blind date and the news that her ex is getting married. Before you know it, Janie has booked a ludicrously expensive holiday to Africa and is looking forward to getting away from it all. All her friends think she’s barmy, and by the time the holiday rolls around, Janie’s beginning to agree with them.

However, a flight and a very bumpy drive later and Janie’s being introduced to Dominic, her tour guide for the week. She very quickly forgets her misgivings, and by the time her holiday of a lifetime is over, she’s also convinced she’s found the love of her lifetime. Maasai warrior Dominic is a charming sex god who speaks very good English, and Janie is completely besotted. It appears Dominic feels the same way. Therefore when it’s time for Janie to go home, she really doesn’t want to. But she must.

Arriving home, all Janie can think about is the fact that the love of her life is thousands of miles away. Once again, her friends think she’s crazy and are convinced that Dominic is just trying to snare himself a rich British woman so he can come and live in England. Janie knows that isn’t the case, and continues to think of a way she can be with Dominic. But it certainly won’t be easy…

Wrapped Up in You really is a fab book. It’s an easy read, and had me speed reading to find out what happened next. Janie is a fab – if somewhat ditzy heroine – and Dominic is just… well. He’s not your typical romance novel hero; he’s big, he’s adorable, he’s hilarious and a total sweetheart. There were lots of twists and turns in the book and I wasn’t sure where it was going to end up, which is always a good thing. It’s all wrapped up in a satisfying ending which left me with a great big silly grin on my face. Call it a rom com, call it chick lit. Call it what you like – I’m calling it a damn good book.

Available from:
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Book Depository
Waterstones