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Hauntingly Beautiful: Mrs. Poe

by Elizabeth Shore

There’s nothing quite like the heartache of an illicit love affair. The clandestine meetings, the stolen kisses, the longing that lovers have for one another whenever they’re apart. Throw in 19th century societal restrictions and the most famous writer of the time and you’ve got the makings for one heck of a book. Enter, Mrs. Poe.

To be clear, whether the love affair that’s the basis for the story ever actually existed is a subject of debate, and there seems to be more eviden...

“Call the Midwife” Obsession

By Liz Everly

I’ve been watching the PBS series “Call the Midwife” and I love it so much that I read the book on which it’s based. As I have been watching and reading, I could not help ruminate a little about the story elements to the series and why they work so well.

“Call the Midwife” is a series based on the true-life experiences of 22-year-old nurse and midwife (Jennifer Worth) in the late 1950s. She was stationed with nuns all serving the impoverished areas of London. Part of my fascinatio...

Lena Headey: Leading Lady & Queen of the Damned

by Madeline Iva

Doesn’t she look a little like Keira Knightly?

When you see an actor in a tiny role or without Hollywood shouting out their name at you they rarely stand out. Yet some people just have that magic and you’re watching a film when you suddenly say to yourself: Hey! Who’s that?

I had this experience with Lena Headey at least three times and never realized it.

-when she was in THE REMAINS OF THE DAY

-when she was in THE BROTHERS GRIMM — and I kept wondering who the Keira Knightly look-a...

Sexy Saturday Round-Up

Photo by Dollen

Hello, Sexy! The Lady Smut blogger have been scouring the Internets just for YOU. Sit back, relax, and read some of our favorite posts from this week.

From Liz:

The latest erotic book that stores are refusing to carry: Tampa.

Do we really want our men to be heroes?

Zoe Archer’s tips for becoming a romance author.

Action and reaction as building blocks in your writing.

Is wearing a weave sinful?

Sleep in history.

From Madeline:

Class listen up! This is going to be on the test: Roleplay...

Obsessions

by C. Margery Kempe

We are focused on obsessions this week. I’m afraid mine are all a bit strange and not really in keeping with our sexy romance ambiance. One of my biggest obsessions is the Manchester band The Fall, which I’ve written about one or two times or maybe lots. I have taken lots of titles from the music for my noir stories and other projects — not romance so far, but they’re not much on the sexy end of the spectrum. More the cranky end. Great lyrics and the band leader is so sui g...

KickAss2: The Crush Continues

This is so wrong

by Madeline Iva

Hi Lambchops!

Madeline here with more perseverating over KickAss2.

There are four major reasons to become obsessed with Kick Ass nation.

1) AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON: There are a few interesting things about ATJ.

A) Watching him in Kick Ass (the first movie) can make you feel a wee bit woogie. Why? Because at 19 he’s enough younger than myself *cough* that I have decidedly lecher-ish feelings for him. Eeesh. Taylor Lautner never made me feel that way. I could sit back an...

Smelling All Men!

by Elizabeth Shore

Why is it in romances that when we read descriptions of how the hero smells it’s basically down to one of three choices: smoke, leather, or the woods. And generally, those scents are said to be the hero’s own, naturally emanating from his pores like a magical sweet-smelling sweat.

Guys in romances rarely wear cologne; perhaps it just doesn’t seem manly. However, a Men’s Fitnessarticle I read recently listed ten men’s fragrances that are “guaranteed” (so says the article) to d...

Top Ten Obsessions

By Liz Everly

Madeline Iva wrote about the ten things she was obsessed about yesterday. So I decided to take a stab at it. Here’s what I’ve been obsessed with lately:

Call the Midwife. I became hooked on this PBS series about midwives and nuns in impoverished neighborhoods in London in the late 1950s. When I found out it was based on a true story, I became even more obsessed. I’ve gotten the first book and want to read more. As a storyteller, few opportunities to hone in on the human experience...

I’m In a Mood: My Top 10 Obsessions, Aug 2013

I’m in a mood people. I like what I like, I love what I love. So sue me if I’m all over the place, from movies, to art, to books, to (where my mind should be) on writing butt kicking erotic romance. Today let me share with you my mood, and my obsessions. Later, when I get over myself, I’ll break it all down into the why’s and wherefores of who’s inspiring.

Here’s my hit list:

1) KICK ASS & AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON

I could not wait for KICK ASS2 to come out. I went, I saw, I came away obsessed.

I’m h...

Sexy Saturday Round-Up

Photo by Dollen

Hello, sexy! It’s the middle of August. Are you ready for school? Well, take a break and read some interesting posts from the web this week. Enjoy!

From Liz:

Roz Morris predicting the future of publishing.

Just for fun, check out Christina Mandora’s hawt blog.

Is seduction dead ?

Portraying ethnic characters with dignity.

CMK

Academic Publishing is deeply problematic

No time to work out? Can you spare 7 minutes?

The biggest mystery writers conference around is next month in Albany: Bouc...