Excerpts: A Trial Run from Swing Follies

Continuing my blog series of Excerpts, for which reasoning and explanation see the first post, with an excerpt from Swing Follies, the third story in my queer, polyamorous, Steampunk erotic romance series, The Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles. Edward and Delia are giving the erotic swing a trial run when Sebastian enters the laboratory and realizes a unique feature of the contraption.

Today is release day! Or, more precisely, re-release day. Swing Follies was originally published in March 2016, ten years ago this month. The Steampunk short appeared in the 2016 anthology Naughty Lovers: Love Is In The Air, then was republished in the 2017 repackaged anthology Naughty Phantasia: Eighteen Fabulous Fantasies. This excerpt was originally published on the Naughty Literati blog in 2016.
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Excerpts: An Awkward Encounter from Delia’s Heartthrob

Continuing my blog series of Excerpts, for which reasoning and explanation see the first post, with an excerpt from Delia’s Heartthrob, the second story in my queer, polyamorous, Steampunk erotic romance series, The Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles. Our hero Edward stumbles into the laboratory while our heroine Delia is strapped to an erotic device and awkward greetings ensue.

This excerpt was originally published on the Naughty Literati blog in 2015. Delia’s Heartthrob originally appeared in the 2015 anthology Naughty Hearts: Eleven Naughty Romance Stories, then was republished in the 2017 repackaged anthology Naughty Phantasia: Eighteen Fabulous Fantasies.
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Excerpts: Edward Feels a New Attraction from One Cheek

Continuing my blog series of Excerpts, for which reasoning and explanation see the first post, with an excerpt from my queer, polyamorous, Steampunk erotic romance short story One Cheek Or Two? Our hero, Professor Edward Ockham, who had assumed he was only attracted to men, discovers he is attracted to his luscious female assistant.

Today is release day for One Cheek Or Two? as a e-single short. The story was originally published in a Steampunk anthology in 2014, but I’ve never posted an excerpt before. I’m happy to now provide this glimpse into the world of the Ockham Steam-Works Laboratory Chronicles! Continue reading

Excerpts: Westerman Extended with Bonus

Continuing my blog series of Excerpts, for which reasoning and explanation see the first post, with an extended excerpt from my polyamorous Victorian erotic romance, The Westerman Affair. In this excerpt, our hero Charles is seduced by an unknown-to-him woman, who happens to be our heroine–and his eventual muse–Rosamund. Of course, the scene takes place in a library. I like to include sensual scenes in libraries in as many stories as I can.

This excerpt was originally published on the (now defunct) Residence 11 blog in 2021. It is an extended version of the excerpt I included with an interview for Gemma Snow’s blog. Continue reading

Excerpts: Christoph in the Buff from Window Display

Continuing my blog series of Excerpts, for which reasoning and explanation see the first post, with an excerpt from my contemporary seasoned romance short story “Window Display”. Our heroine Laurie is being questioned by a girlfriend about her dating life. In the course of their conversation, Laurie spies a naked man in a window across the condo complex.

This excerpt was originally published on the Naughty Literati blog in 2015. “Window Display” originally appeared in the 2015 anthology Naughty Escapes: Eleven Naughty Vacation Getaways, then was republished in the 2018 repackaged anthology Getting Naughty: Twenty Tantalizing Tales.
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Excerpts: Birthday Party Meet Cute from Silent Sky

Continuing my blog series of Excerpts, for which reasoning and explanation see the first post, with an excerpt from my contemporary seasoned erotic romance short story “Silent Sky”. Our hero and heroine meet for the first time at her birthday party. Based on my actual thirtieth birthday party, the heroine is having a “bring a single man” party.

This excerpt was originally published on the Naughty Literati blog in 2015. “Silent Sky” originally appeared in the 2015 anthology Naughty Reunions: Return to Romance, then was republished in the 2018 repackaged anthology Getting Naughty: Twenty Tantalizing Tales.
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Excerpts: Opening to Disputed Boundaries

Continuing my blog series of Excerpts, for which reasoning and explanation see the first post, with an excerpt from my male-male, bisexual awakening, polyamorous American historical romance, Disputed Boundaries (Stories from the San Juan Islands). This is the opening scene of the story, and was originally posted on the Naughty Literati website as the story was originally published in the Naughty Flames anthology. Continue reading

Excerpts: Nicholas and Helena’s First Kiss

Prevailing wisdom in the indie-author world is that one should control one’s own content. Which means, an author should provide their own excerpts on their own website. So, in light of this wisdom, I am starting a new blog series of Excerpts, whereby I re-post on my own blog all the excerpts of my stories posted on other people’s blogs.

We begin with an excerpt from The Pleasure Device which was first posted on historical romance author Sherry Ewing’s blog in 2017 as part of her “First Kiss Friday” feature. I adore Sherry. She’s a wonderful person and an engaging author and has been so supportive of me and so many other historical romance writers. Continue reading

Getting to know me: Betty Bolte’s Musings 2020

This re-post of an interview I did with romance author Betty Bolte is the fourth in a series of blog interviews I’ve done over the years. The first post explains my purpose.

Betty Bolte’s Interview

Today’s post is from a 2020 interview I did for Betty Bolte’s blog to promote Resistance. Betty is one of the authors who participated in the Common Elements Romance Project, and she generously offered space on her popular blog for her colleagues. Continue reading

Getting to know me: Gemma Snow’s Interview 2017

This re-post of an interview I did with erotic romance author Gemma Snow is the third in a series of blog interviews I’ve done over the years. The first post explains my purpose.

Gemma Snow’s Interview

Today’s post is from a 2017 interview I did for Gemma Snow’s blog to promote The Westerman Affair when it was originally published by Loose Id. I met Gemma Snow virtually as a fellow Loose Id author. Loose Id is a now-defunct publisher, and both Gemma and I have republished our books.

The Interview

I got to sit down with Regina Kammer to talk writing, inspiration and her new book, The Westerman Affair! Continue reading