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A Lifetime of of Lust and Longing

I’ve just finished reading a novel that I think you might enjoy—BEFORE I FORGET, A NOVEL OF LUST AND LONGING by Andre Brink. The author brilliantly weaves his main character’s erotic memories of all of his lovers, while giving the reader a glimpse into the struggles of South Africa. The way in which he describes sex and female body parts, in particular, is artful, respectful, and extraordinary.

I am touched by the poetic ways in which the character considers his lovers. At the beginning of the...

Unexpectedly Sexy: Singing Coaches

They’re nurturing. They’re soothing. They want good things for you and your career. They’re 21st century heroes (*cough*) Ladies, I present to you: singing coaches.

Singing coaches. No, this is not an April Fool’s joke. A singing coach doesn’t sound super manly, I admit it. But these guys have got it going on. They have very successful careers that they’ve worked hard at. And I like I said–they’re men who are strong and supportive. Who are caring and engaged.

So funny, charming, and supportive–...

Sexy Saturday Round-Up

Photo by Dollen

Hello sexy! Whew! The Lady Smut bloggers have been busy on the Internets. We have a long and delicious Sexy Saturday Round-Up for you today. In fact, it might take you all weekend to get through reading all of these nuggets.

We have writer-advice, sexy-hair-advice and a post on snail sex. Yep. You won’t get such a diverse set of topics on any other blog round-up. Sit back, relax, and click and read.

From Liz:

In defense of the love triangle.

What readers want from a writer’s websit...

Romance at the Popular Culture Association Conference

by C. Margery Kempe

I’m away in DC at one of my favorite academic conferences; partly because it’s chock full of friends that I only get to see these days at the conference, but also because it’s always a lot of fun! Here are some of the panels (thanks to Teach Me Tonight) that will be of interest to you folks, but see the whole program here.

Romance I: Fifty Shades of Scholarship

Anna B Volk -TheFifty Shades of GreyTrilogy by a Porn Scholar
Deborah Chappel Traylor -Shades of Grey: It’s Popular,...

Shhhhh! The Seductive Secrets of Hot Urban Fantasy Writers

Kim Harrison, Jeaniene Frost, Pamela Palmer, and Vicki Pettersson four sirens of the urban fantasy landscape hung out with me at The Virginia Festival of the Book last Saturday sharing their magic with a large audience who had assembled to see them.

The panel was called Strange Brew: Urban Fantasy Authors ‘Spell’ Out Their Secrets. The spillage was excellent. Here’s what we learned from the authors:

KIM HARRISON: How does she create that magic edgy relationship between Rachel and Ivy?

Kim Harris...

Smokin’ Hot Gigolos?

Years ago, there used to be a TV commercialfor an audio tape in which the announcer asked, “Is it real, or is it Memorex?” The presumption being, of course,that the sound quality of the tape is so goodlistenerscan’t tell whetherthey’re hearing an actual, real performance or an audiotaperecording. That analogy describes a little bit how I feltrecentlywhen I happened to catch a couple episodes ofthe Showtime “reality” series, Gigolos.

Have you seen this show? Forthe uninitiated,here’s the scoop....

Becoming Liz Everly

From the moment I placed the pink wig on my head, I became Liz Everly. This was a good thing because there were many things that could have gone very wrong that day. It was the first Love Fest at the Virginia Festival of the Book. I mean, think about that. Just sit with that awhile. So the pink wig really helped. If I bombed it was HER, the lady in the pink wig, not ME, right?

I was on a panel on Saturday with four other writers. Not just any writers, All of them “bestsellers,” except, of cour...

Love Fest Report by Madeline

Hello chick-a-dees! What a fabulous weekend we had at Love Fest–the day of romance panels at Virginia Festival of the Book.

I learned a lot. I shall be posting all about the “secrets” I learned on Thursday now that I’m finally back home and settled in.

We had amazing, stunning writers speak to us about their books, their writing, their world. Authors like Jeaniene Frost, Kim Harrison, Mary Jo Putney, Grace Burrowes, Pamela Palmer, Deanna Raybourne, Lauren Willig, Kristen Callihan, Vicki Petters...

Friday Fun: Femmes Fatales

Barbara Stanwyck: noir goddess

by C. Margery Kempe

You may not know her name, but you know the look on her face means trouble. She’s got a shape that lures your gaze to fondle it, but her mind’s always working the angles. Someone’s going to end up on top — and it’s not you.

After looking at rogues last week, I figured it was time to look at their female counterparts: the femmes fatales!

They’re untrustworthy, conniving, double crossing and undeniably sexy. Whether it’s noir goddess Barbara Stanwy...

Madeline’s at Love Fest

Hey my lovelies!

I’m in Charlottesville, VA today prepping for Love Fest–a Day of Romance Panels at Virginia Festival of the Book on Saturday March 23rd. We’ve got amazing line-up of authors who will glamour us all with their wit and pizazz. Expect lots of laughs and lots of fun. There are a ba-jillion gift baskets that they’re giving away for free as well. FREE, I tell you!

If you happen to live in Charlottesville head on over to the downtown pedestrian mall. The romance panels are from 10am t...