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Historical Fiction Isn’t History…It’s Better

by Kiersten Hallie Krum

I’m on vacation this week, which for me means attending New York City Comic Con withEntertainment Weekly whileshepherding my sister’s first visit home from Arizona in three years and, later this week, helping my New Jersey Romance Writers chapter run ourPut Your Heart in a Book annual regional conference.

Basically, I go to the day job to rest.

This week, we’re celebrating our own Liz Everly’snew release Tempting Will McGlashenby looking at bits of Revolutionary War era....

The Savage Past: The Evolution of Native American Romance

By Alexa Day

Click me … I pre-order!

Liz Everly’s Tempting Will McGlashenreleases this week, and to celebrate, my Lady Smut comradesand I are examining little slivers of the Revolutionary War era. It was suggested that I write a few words about the Native American romances from back in the day. Another colleague of mine described them as the first interracial romances, and with Columbus Day approaching, the subject has some relevance.

But I have to confess that my first thought was that those ro...

Sexy Saturday Round-Up

By Liz Everly and the Lady Smut bloggers

Hello, Sexy! It’s Saturday, are you excited? Snuggled in bed with a sexy friend? Planning a big party? Whatever your pleasure and situation, we’ve got your reading covered.

From Liz:

A fantastic essay about…um…sex.

The Yoga of Being a Writer.

The truth about internet trolls.

Normal people trying to get in to Cosmo’s sex positions.

From Madeline:

The Guardian asks: When did male body hair become such a bad thing?

Why are people waiting to get married?

Apparently,...

Dark Desires of Goblin Men

by C. Margery Kempe

The Pre-Raphaelites seduce so many; I have the Tarot of Delphi to the left of me and a collection of postcards from the recent exhibit to the right of me, a ménage novelette Man City:Lizzie that features an art historian who tends pre-Raphaelite paintings in Manchester— and later this month, a novella inspired by Christina Rossetti’sThe Goblin Market coming out in The Lady Smut Book of Dark Desires.

If you don’t know about that, I urge you to check your pulse. Or pre-order i...

Your Dark Desires aka I Heart October!

by Madeline Iva

It’s October! (Waves arms excitedly.)I’m excited for so many reasons:

a) GIRL’S NIGHT OUT…was Glorious! Liz Everly, Alexa Day, and I had a smashing Girl’s Night Out at Derriere de soie [what a gorgeous store, what reasonably priced n fabulous lingerie!] Those who stayed til the endwent home happy with little black bags, that buzzed. If you know what I mean. And I think you do. ;>

b) WE’RE PAINTING THE TOWN AGAIN: Saturday October 11th–Liz Everly and I will be bringing the heat at...

Kink Goes Paranormal With “Magically Kinky” Author Gianna Simone

Paranormal category Golden Leaf Finalist

By Elizabeth Shore

Hello Sexies! We’re chatting up paranormal and historical BDSM author – and fellow Golden Leaf Finalist! – Gianna Simone. She’s stopped by to tell us why she loves the dark side of romance, why listening to a nun is a good thing, and how not to get burned by a publisher.

Elizabeth Shore: Thanks for stopping by, Gianna! Let’s first talk settings. I love the twist you give on traditional BDSM stories by generally placing yours in either a...

The problem with being one writer with two names

By Liz Everly

Most days I can handle being a writer with two names–with enough planning and breaks that fall my way. Today is not one of those days. Today, I’m launching one of my mystery novels. And I’ve been so busy with a new job and other promotional events that I’ve not really had the time to come up with a post for today. (Violins, anyone?) So, since most of you didn’t make it to that Girl’s Night Out that Lady Smut recently held atDerriere de Soie, in Charlottesville, Va., I took some p...

Fiction vs Real Life

by Kiersten Hallie Krum

This weekend, I was amused to watchromance writer Megan Mulry tweet read of Jane Eyre in snippets that went like this:

“He made me love him without looking at me.” #JaneEyre

— Megan Mulry (@MeganMulry) October 5, 2014

“…it is my wish; don’t neglect it.” Oh. My. God. He is such a sadist. How did I never see any of this? #JaneEyre

— Megan Mulry (@MeganMulry) October 5, 2014

“But in other points, as well as this, I was growing very lenient to my master.” #JaneEyre

— Megan Mulry...

In California, Yes Means Yes! A Thousand Times Yes!

“You good?”
“Yes!”
(Image by Pavalache Stelian)

By Alexa Day

Last week, California passed the Yes Means Yes law.

Yes!

What is it, exactly?

Well, the Yes Means Yes law requires universities that receive state funds to use affirmative consent to determine whether sexual assault has taken place. California is the first state in the U.S. to do this.

On the practical side, it means that both sex partners must affirmatively consent to each step of the sex act. It means that nothing should happen until ever...

Sexy Saturday Round-Up

By Liz Everly and the Lady Smut Bloggers

Hello, Sexy! We have some fabulous, entertaining, and funny blog posts for you today. Have a great weekend!

From Liz:

Sex toys with your burger?

Confused about titles? Jenna Jaxon clears it up.

Think your way to a better orgasm.

From Elizabeth:

Armpit fetishes. Really? Yes, really.

What kind of porn do women like watching? Pornhub goes statistician on us and gives us the fascinating data.

Here’s a “happy” mission: one woman’s goal of getting a happy ending mass...