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Excerpts: Edward Feels a New Attraction from One Cheek

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 →

Getting to know me: Francesca’s Mindstream 2014

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I’ve done a lot of blog interviews over the years, each time offering a little view into my writing process or my personal history. I just assumed the interviews would be up forever, because the internet is forever, right? Well, sort of. Blogs go cold or end entirely, which means one wouldn’t get a chance to read the interview ever again!

This post is the first of a series where I re-post my old interviews from other people’s blogs. I thought it might be fun for my readers to get to know more about me, and for me to see how far I’ve grown and changed as a writer. Most interviews are done as part of book promotion, so I’ll note which book I was promoting at the time. Continue reading →

Vikings in Byzantium

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Hi everyone! I’m over at the blog for Conquests: An Anthology of Smoldering Viking Romance today talking about my story in that anthology. I’ve posted it below, as well.
[UPDATE: “Protecting Her” has been re-issued in Imperial Warriors: Two Scorching Tales of the Roman Empire and Ancient Shorts: An Ancient World Romance Collection.]

Let’s just get this out of the way, but the History Channel’s production of Vikings has given a sexy cachet to the fiercest warriors of the Middle Ages. When Delilah put out a call for stories in a Viking erotic romance anthology, my heart just went pitter-pat with excitement.

And then the excitement sort of dissipated.

My knowledge of Vikings is limited given their era is out of my purview. My field of study is Late Roman into the early Byzantine (roughly 200-600 CE), and the Viking Age starts around 790 CE. I worried I would not have sufficient knowledge to pull off a believable story.

Except that Delilah mentioned in her call for submissions the “Rus who served in the Byzantine Varangian Guard”.

I could totally do that. Continue reading →