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Guest Blog: H.C . Brown

I'd like to welcome H. C. Brown as part of the Noble Romance Authors "Timeless Desire" blog tour. Take it away, H.C….

How did you start writing erotica?

I submitted Betrothed to the Enemy to Jill Noble and she asked me to spice it up. Well, for me the story will always take precedence over the sex scenes but I do enjoy writing them now.

What's your favourite published work of yours and why?

Always the last one, so Time to Live.

I am super critical of my work so, the last one I have written is the one I think is the best…so far

What's the best writing tip you've ever been given?

Don't assume your readers see what you see in your mind—show them.

Which author, erotic or otherwise would you love to meet and why?

I'm in Australia so I would love to attend a Romance Authors Conference in the USA and meet all the authors I have met via author groups…and the editors too.

What are you working on at the moment?

A M/M contemporary BDSM and M/F fantasy Romance.

What's been your biggest writing challenge? How did it turn out?

I believe writing BDSM was a challenge although, I enjoyed the research immensely. To be honest I had no idea of how the Master and sub relationship worked or the diversity of the BDSM scene. I believe having the opportunity to have an open and frank discussion opened my eyes. I hope I portray this understanding in my stories.

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H.C Brown is a multi published author of, Historical, Paranormal, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, BDSM, Time Travel, Action Adventure and Contemporary Romance.

"I write tender erotic romance, with Male/ Female, Male/Male and ménage…always with a happy ending."

H.C writes under the pen name Pia Moonglow for YA Fantasy.

Living in Australia, HC gets her inspiration from the beautiful Gold Coast beaches.

"Let me take you to a world of fantasy and romance with delicious Alpha Males to melt your heart."

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Time to Live

M/M, BDSM Erotic Romance

Seth Bannock is living a lie. Nothing in his life is working out. He likes women . . . he respects women . . . but when he tries to kiss a woman and she does that tongue thing, he wants to spew.

Confused by his body's reaction to the men at his gym, Seth seeks help from the only gay club he knows—Floggers. Is the man crazy? Seeking answers, the sweet, vanilla virgin marches into the BDSM club to speak to the owner, Rio Knight.

Realization that he has been on the wrong team all his life comes in the form of a six-foot-seven Adonis by the name of Matt Duffey. Instantly attracted to the leather-clad alpha male, Seth must leave his old life behind and embrace his newfound sexuality. Seth thought his life had complications before he met Matt, but nothing comes close to the rollercoaster ride in the big dom's arms.

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Guest Blog: Bryl R. Tyne

I'd like to welcome Bryl R. Tyne as part of the Noble Romance Authors "Timeless Desire" blog tour. Take it away, Bryl…

Two rules on how NOT to write a story by Bryl R. Tyne

1. Don't overbook yourself and expect to turn out creative work, i.e. publisher A comes to you with a great anthology idea and asks if you'd like to commit to writing one story for it. At the same time, you're finishing a short story for publisher B, and you're 1/3 the way into a novel in an entirely different genre than you've ever attempted for publisher C, you work 40 hours per week at an evil day job that's just dying to find an excuse to can your ass, and you have another small side business you're diligently trying to maintain. To top all that off, you have a week vacation looming in your future and a family who's asking you, "What are we going to do for the upcoming holidays?"

Can we say, "STRESS MUCH!"? No one can be expected to produce under such conditions, not creatively anyway, and what about when edits roll in on top of all that and maybe a natural disaster or how about a family crisis? Sometimes, you just gotta know when to step back and say, "Enough's enough." The above example is not far from the truth of what I went through while writing IMMORTAL. Drink it in. Learn from it. The stress is sooooo not worth it.

2. Don't jump on every new bandwagon that rolls on by. Seriously, yeah, writing gay zombie time-traveling outlaws who marshal the plains of the Wild West sounds like a great challenge, but does it make sense for you? How many other WIPs do you have going? Is that idea even marketable, viably? How lucrative is that for your career?

It's much smarter and actually easier to finish the work you've started and turn it in before moving to the next. Who's to say the idea you already have going isn't the make or break you've been striving for? When I was asked to edit the Timeless Desire collection of stories, I thought it'd be great to get more involved and I ended up offering the group a story of my own for it. Well, now, I'm used to writing gay fiction, not so much romance, and then Halloween enticed me to put ghosts and vampires into the mix, and when I wasn't satisfied with that, I added an 18th Century historical touch… Lesson learned: Never do THAT again. While it was fun to write, and I actually ended up liking the story, the amount of research and time spent in crits with authors more familiar with the genres really put me at a disadvantage to getting IMMORTAL finished on time.

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IMMORTAL by Bryl R. Tyne

Found abandoned as a child and taken in by the Nevsky clan, the man Ivis now feels the call of the water, the sea, but Sefton and his family, one of the most influential vampire bloodlines in Russia, isn't about to let Ivis go. As Ivis's powers grow stronger—powers unknown to him—Sefton's instructed to detain Ivis at all costs to tilt in his clan's favor the balance of power in an endless struggle between the Bogdanov water gods and Nevsky vampires. Sefton's left with a choice: power or love. Which is the greater desire?

Link to excerpt: http://bryltyne.com/excerpt-immortal-by-bryl-r-tyne

Link to buy: https://www.nobleromance.com/Books?author=59

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[image error]BRYL R. TYNE is a wrangler by nature and a writer by choice. Balancing as many pronouns as hats, somewhere between the evil day job, editing, and helping a benevolent Sugar Daddy raise the last of seven kids, Bryl writes. Homoerotic romance is a favorite, but many of Bryl's stories cross genres. Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-fi, even Westerns, Bryl writes them all.

Website: http://bryltyne.com

Blog: http://bryltyne.com/blog

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2877215.Bryl_R_Tyne

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Eroticon 2012 – It'll Soon Be Here!

With Erotica 2011 being over for another year, it's now time to start looking forward to the next event, which for me is Eroticon, in March. You may have noticed the button in my sidebar, which you can click for more info.

Here's the skinny on Eroticon:

Lucy Felthouse will be helping sex bloggers and erotica writers write sex right at Eroticon 2012.

Lucy Felthouse is on the speaker line up for the UK's very first sex blogger and erotica writer's conference, Eroticon 2012.  The conference, on March 3rd in Bristol, will be helping experienced and aspiring writers to right sex write with discussions, workshops and inspiration sessions.

The schedule is packed with inspirational sessions and speakers, including writing and photography workshops, a publishers' question time panel, tech sessions and discussion panels on sex in the media and identity and ethics.

Lucy Felthouse, who will be a part of the marketing your work session and publishers' panel says;

"I was really excited when Ruby asked me to be a part of the first Eroticon. We don't have enough events like this in the UK and many of us can't keep skipping over to the US all the time, so it's brilliant to have something in the UK for sex bloggers and erotic writers. I'm looking forward to it."

The conference is the brain child of erotica author Ruby Kiddell, who explains;

"Having attended other blogging and writing conferences this year I felt there was a need for a safe and inspiring event wherein sex bloggers and erotica writers could meet, learn and talk about their genre and all to do with it."

Speakers and sessions confirmed so far include:

Maxim Jakubowski : Writing workshop, Publishers' panel
Zoe Margolis : Identity, ethics and sex blogging panel, Sex and the media panel
Hazel Cushion of Xcite books : Publishers' panel
Lucy Felthouse : Marketing your work, publishers' panel
John Tisbury :  Photography workshop

The conference will close with a cocktail party which promises to be an evening of sublime sauciness with readings from the UK's most exciting emerging writers.

With such a fantastic line up Eroticon will be 2012's must attend event for aspiring and experienced erotica writers and sex bloggers.

To find out more about Eroticon 2012 or to book tickets please visit http://conference.eroticnotebook.co.uk

Smut at Sh! Hoxton, Erotica 2011 and Men in Uniform

I am still recovering from the craziest, most exhausting and yet totally fun weekend! Yes, it was Erotica 2011 weekend!  The show is on at Olympia, London, once a year and I trekked down from Derbyshire to be there with lots of my author buddies, editors and publishers. Victoria Blisse and I also took advantage of the fact we were already in the area to do a reading at the super Sh! Women's Store in Hoxton Square on Friday night.

So, Hoxton was the first stop. That's me, complete with my yummy A Bit of Rough t-shirt and a copy of Seducing the Myth. The OH and I headed across London on the Tube and met Victoria Blisse, her lovely hubby and friend in Blu Bar, just opposite the sexy pink shop of Sh! Then K D Grace, fresh from an exhausting day at Erotica dashed in and met us too. So we chilled for a little while, then headed over the road to see the lovely ladies of Sh! and get everything organised for our evening of smut.

And smutty it was! Fellow Northern Bird Victoria Blisse was launching her new book, Tempting Rendezvous, published by Xcite. Therefore she treated us to some lush excerpts from her tale about rubenesque chick Leanna and her hot American hunk, Joe. It was sprinkled with Victoria's usual humour as well as the totally hot sex and fab storyline and the audience, including myself of course, hung on to her every word, as well as giggling at the appropriate moments. Ms. Blisse herself struggled not to smirk a couple of times, too, but she maintained her resolve throughout. It was a fun-filled evening, in which Victoria read from Tempting Rendezvous and a recent Xcite anthology we both appear in, The Look of Lust.

I read my erotic mermaid tale, Down by the Pool, from Seducing the Myth, as well as an excerpt from The Look of Lust. Both stories seemed to be received well by the audience, and I got a few sniggers of my own from some humorous bits in my own tales.

As well as reading, Victoria and I also had some goodies for the attendees, as well as a raffle. We also followed up our readings with a fun Q&A session which included lots of questions, including ones about our favourite genres, our muses, how we got started writing, and whether or not we like Twilight (an allusion to our respective vampire tales). Finally, we signed copies of our books and sent our lovely customers to give the fab Sh! Girlz some cash! Speaking of the Sh! Girlz, they were on fine form as always, making sure us authors and our wonderful audience were well lubricated (with champagne!) and fed. We enjoyed cupcakes, homemade cakes courtesy of Ms. Blisse and homemade Rhubarb & Custard Chocolate Cups and Clotted Cream Fudge courtesy of my skilled OH. Let's just say there wasn't much food left over!

It was then around the corner to The Breakfast Club where more food and drink was consumed, and more fun was had. Our group consisted of myself, my OH, Victoria Blisse, her OH, K D Grace and her OH, who slipped into Sh! straight from work, bless him. The influence of the three erotic writers was obviously enough, though, because the conversation was enough to turn some heads and have us dissolving into giggles on a frequent basis. Luckily, we didn't get into trouble and were allowed to enjoy our meals and drinks, before paying up and hitting the pavement to make our way back to our respective hotels for the night. It wasn't a sad goodbye, as it so often is as we knew we'd all be teaming up the following day for more smut-mongering. Hurrah!

And smut-mongering we did. En-route, OH and I bumped into Victoria and her OH at Earl's Court Tube station, then Lexie Bay and her fella outside Olympia Tube station. Once inside, we hit the Xcite stand, where Hazel Cushion was holding court and sellling smutty books at a very impressive rate. K D Grace soon arrived and there was much posing for photographs and perusing the naughty books, as well as exploring the show in general.

More smutters soon showed up, including Kay Jaybee and Rebecca Bond. Much chatting and catching up was done, but soon it was time to go and do some authorly stuff. The Xcite Reading Slam was held in the London Room, an echoey expanse of room which wasn't ideal… but still, reading is reading. There we were treated to tales from Victoria Blisse, yours truly, Kay Jaybee, K D Grace, a newbie author who's name I've forgotten and Lexie Bay – who bravely volunteered at the last minute, thusly popping her public reading cherry. Well done on your reading from Immoral Views, buddy! Unfortunately, towards the end there were multiple interruptions from people wandering in and out of the room and sitting down and chatting over the readings which was both rude and infuriating but we all kept smiling! It's just a good job looks can't kill

After the Reading Slam, there was an impromptu posing session with a bunch of soldiers. They were there on behalf of the "Soldiers Off the Streets" charity, and I'd already bought a wristband from them earlier in the day. But then I had the bright idea of giving them some business cards with Uniform Behaviour on them, due to the link with charity and helping returning soldiers. Then I had yet another idea for getting the Uniform Behaviour authors in attendance to do a group pose with the soldiers, thus getting some fab photos to help promote our mutual good cause! A good giggle was had by all, though it was impossible to get everyone to look at the same camera at the same time, so I've picked the best photo of the bunch!

Following our random photo shoot, there was time for more wandering of the show, photo taking, seeing people attired in all manner of clothing, and very little clothing, having a quick peek at the stage show, loo breaks and a mass sit down and drink/eat! All too soon, we were summoned back to the Xcite stand as myself, Victoria and Kay would be appearing on the afternoon's panel, along with Kitti Bernetti, and chaired by the inimitable Jane Wenham-Jones. We dropped off our bags and respective friends and other halves and sneaked off together to have a quick briefing about what to expect and how things would work, before heading back into the London Room to arrange the room how we wanted it. What followed was a very lively, fun panel which I really enjoyed. It consisted of Jane asking us questions, us asking each other, and also lots of input from the audience. We talked about writing in general, specific genres, pen names, inspiration, getting published and much, much more.

Overall, it was a very good experience with some very interesting questions raised, and answers given. I think everyone on the panel, as well as everyone attending definitely took something away from the session, and you really can't ask for better than that! After packing away, a debrief was given back at the Xcite stand, and then we all disappeared off for more looking around the show, and some fun photo ops. Me and my fabulous author buddies posed along the "Erotica wall" as we called it and I actually felt rather famous as multiple cameras were pointed at us. Granted, they were all being pointed by other halves and friends, but still! It was a tiny taste of what it feels like to be in demand, and it was good fun. As you can see from the pics, there was lots of giggling going on and I believe at one point we almost knocked the wall behind us over altogether, which would have been an interesting experience! Luckily, we all emerged unscathed, then the rest of the day/evening consisted of a second launch of K D Grace's super-steamy new novel, The Pet Shop, which flew off the Xcite stand at the speed of light, and more wandering around the show. Finally, we all reluctantly split off to go our separate ways for the night, and myself and my OH ended up in a restaurant in Hammersmith with Victoria Blisse and her OH, enjoying an absolutely delicious meal and more amusing chat, which also included some more plans for world domination. Good times!

All in all, it's been a fabulous, fabulous weekend for so many reasons. Seeing the Sh! Girlz is always a delight, so a huge thank you to them and the lovely attendees of the reading on Friday night. You all rock! It's also been great to spend time with people that I consider to be my buddies but I sadly don't see anywhere near often enough! Geography sucks! Then of course there were the fab events that Xcite let us loose on, and the signing opportunities on the Xcite stand, so a big thanks also goes to Xcite, who also rock. I met some great people too, including a few readers on the Xcite stand, so if you're reading this thanks for stopping by and saying hi to us all, and of course buying our books. We couldn't do it without you!

Now it's time for me to wrap up as this has to be the longest blog post ever – if you're still here, well done! I end with this:

Link to more photos on Facebook, if you're so inclined.

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Six Sentence Sunday – 20/11/11

[image error]Here are six sentences from my m/f erotic romance story Love Through Time, from Noble Romance.

Her smart appearance and the intelligence in her eyes indicated that despite her age, she was far from past it. "I'm Mrs. Thompson, house supervisor."



"I am," Emily replied, dropping her hand back to her side, "but please, call me Emily. It's lovely to meet you. So, house supervisor? Do you live on site?"

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Guest Blog: Roz Lee

Imaginary Friends by Roz Lee

Okay. Here it is. The salacious tidbit you've been waiting to hear…

I listen to 70's music while I write.

It's my one vice.

Okay. Maybe I have a few others, but this one isn't so bad. Really. The music provides a nice backdrop while I let my imaginary friends run wild. Yeah, I know that makes me sound like a whack-job, but honestly, I'm not. I just have all these characters in my head, and they want me to tell their stories. In order to do that, I need the right atmosphere. This usually consists of a cup of tea, some chocolate or cookies, Betty Boop, my faithful furry friend at my feet, and 70's music playing in the background.

My list of favorites is too long to list, but here's one that played a few minutes ago.

Imaginary Lover by Atlanta Rhythm Section. Written by Buddy Buie/Dean Daughtry/Robert Nix

(Yes, I'm aware of the common interpretation of the lyrics, but for someone who has a host of imaginary friends in her head; this makes perfect sense to me.)

Imaginary lovers

Never turn you down

When all the others turn you away

They're around

It's my private pleasure

Midnight fantasy

Someone to share my

Wildest dreams with me

Imaginary lover you're mine anytime

Imaginary lovers, oh yeah

When ordinary lovers

Don't feel what you feel

And real-life situations lose their thrill

Imagination's unreal

Imaginary lover, imaginary lover

You're mine anytime

Imaginary lovers never disagree

They always care

They're always there when

You need satisfaction guaranteed

Imaginary lover, imaginary lover

You're mine all the time

My imaginary lover

You're mine anytime

See what I mean? This pretty much describes my life! When I'm bored, my mind wanders, creating imaginary people, putting them in imaginary situations, and rarely do they disagree with me! You should try it sometime.

This one has been inspirational for a couple of my books, LOVE ME TWICE, and my latest release, FOUR OF HEARTS.

TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVERS

written by Peter Yarrow/Phillip Jarrel

There are times when a woman has to say what's on her mind

Even though she knows how much it's gonna hurt

Before I say another world let me tell you:

I love you

Let me hold you close and say these words as gently as I can

There's been another man that I've needed and I've loved

But that doesn't mean I love you less

And he knows he can't possess me

And he knows he never will

There's just this empty place inside of me

That only he can fill

Chorus:

Torn between two lovers

Feeling like a fool

Loving both of you is breaking all the rules

Torn between two lovers

Feeling like a fool

Loving you both is breaking all the rules.

You mustn't think you failed me

Just because there's someone else

You were the first real love I ever had

And all the things I ever said I swear they still are true

For no one else can have the part of me I gave to you

Chorus

I couldn't really blame you if you turned and walked away

But with everything I feel inside I'm asking you to stay

The romance in FOUR OF HEARTS is definitely breaking all the rules – in society, and in romance writing, but it's a story I had to tell. The human heart has a limitless capacity to love, and as we see time and again in the case of divorce or the death of a spouse, people move on. They find another person to love, suggesting that there is more than one soul-mate out there for us. Society dictates that we love them in a linear fashion – one after the other. But what if you found your other soul-mate while in a committed relationship? Would you – could you, ignore that love?

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Marriage hasn't tamed Candace Callahan's sexual curiosity, something her husband Ryan is grateful for, but when she asks him to tie her up for her anniversary present, he knows he's going to need the help of their friends, Richard Wolfe and his wife, Fallon.

Dr. Fallon Enright is the resident sex therapist aboard the Lothario – the cruise ship co-owned by her husband and Ryan Callahan. When Ryan asks to participate in one of their couple's rope bondage classes, Richard isn't sure it's a good idea, but Fallon assures him all will be well.

What begins as innocent curiosity, blossoms into a polyamorous relationship none of them could have expected, but they are powerless to ignore. When the tabloids expose their new lifestyle, the foursome must choose between the love they feel for each other, or accepting society's moral constraints.

Buy link: http://www.eredsage.com/store/FourOfHearts.html

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Roz Lee has been married to her best friend, and high school sweetheart, for over three decades. These days she splits her time between their home in rural New Jersey, and Southern California, where her husband works. Even though she's lived on both coasts, her heart lies in between, in Texas. A Texan by birth, she can trace her family back to the Republic of Texas. With roots that deep, she says, "You can't ever really leave."

Roz and her husband have two grown daughters they couldn't be more proud of, and are currently raising an eleven-year-old Labrador Retriever, Betty Boop, who isn't aware of her canine heritage.

Email – authorrozlee@gmail.com

Website – http://www.rozlee.net

Book Website – http://www.FourOfHearts.weebly.com

Blog – http://www.authorrozlee.blogspot.com

Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/authorrozlee

Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/Iwriteromance

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Don't forget to check out http://www.cocktailsandbooks.com/ tomorrow for the next stop on Roz's tour!

Weekend Dirty Dozen No. 5 #WD12

It's week five of Weekend Dirty Dozen, which I found via their Facebook page, here. You all seemed to enjoy last week's post, so I'm going to share a little more from that story…

Just Couldn't Wait, from Uniform Behaviour.

Bores chatting amongst themselves, bouncy PR girls talking up the product, stuffing samples into pockets and handbags, and waiters whizzing around with trays of champagne.



I need to get me some of that, thought Carla. Some bubbles might make the evening go more quickly.



She sidled out of her corner and moved towards the centre of the room, ready to snag a glass from the next tray that zipped past. Seconds later, a waiter headed in her direction. However, by the time the contents of his tray were in grabbing distance, Carla had forgotten all about the champagne.



The guy was gorgeous. How on earth had she not noticed him before? The evening would have been much more interesting had she had some eye candy to perv on. And this fella was definitely eye candy. Boxes of it, in fact.



Reaching across to claim her flute of bubbles, Carla took the opportunity to study the waiter more closely.

 

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News, Reviews, Readings and Erotica!

Hey everyone! My site has been pretty packed just lately with the Noble Romance Authors Blog Tour (which I hope you're following and commenting on – have you seen the prizes you can win? Pretty gutted I can't enter!) as well as Weekend Dirty Dozen and Six Sentence Sunday stuff, so I thought I'd sneak on and give you a quick update with what else has been going on, and what's coming up. Here goes…

I recently signed on as a contributor to Queer Magazine Online. I don't have a set schedule so I'll just be posting as and when, but I wanted to draw your attention to my first post. It's called "Who's Reading It, Anyway?" and poses a question that I'm desperate to have the answer to, so please head on over there and check it out: http://www.queermagazineonline.com/articles/item/6086-whos-reading-it-anyway-by-lucy-felthouse

I've also had some fab reviews just lately:

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"Love through Time was a slow burn but this tale cackles with sexual energy throughout and you cannot help but feel for the great characters, the scene setting is fantastic and the passion will have you squirming this is one I'm sure I'll be re-reading time and time again. One for the bookish babes who are tigers in the sack." 5 out of 5, Erotic Whispers

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"Love Through Time is a cute little love story, with the promise of an HEA ending at some point in the future… I read it at Halloween, which seemed appropriate, but it's a good story any time." 4 out of 5, Manic Readers

Brick Dust & Bedsprings

"A very hot short story.  Marcus and Jamie are two hot hunks, they are supposed to laying pavement for a new drive. Instead they end up laying the lady of the house. A sexy romp that will leave you wanting to find your own hunky helper." 5 out of 5, Getting Naughty Between the Stacks

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"This was a perfect read to pick up in-between reads, getting ready for bed, or when you only have a few minutes and you just have the urge to… read. Lucy Felthouse writes some great down and dirty goodies. Don't miss this one." – Daydrmzzz

Weekend at Wilderhope Manor

"The chemistry was off the charts….they didn't keep their hands off each other from the offset and it is all incredibly hot! A sexy short with imaginative sex and a pair of frisky heroines. Definitely one to set you in a particular mood ;D" 4 out of 5, Scorching Book Reviews

Finally, I have a busy weekend ahead! I'm disappearing off to London tomorrow. Tomorrow night brings the highly-anticipated launch for Victoria Blisse's latest release, Tempting Rendezvous, which is part of a hot rubenesque trilogy! She's asked me to be her special guest, so I'll also be reading from some of my latest releases, including Seducing the Myth, which I will have print copies of for you to buy! Full details of the reading here.

Then Saturday brings the Erotica show at Olympia. There I will be doing a reading as part of Xcite Books' reading slam, and also sitting on a panel which will be chaired by Jane Wenham-Jones. The other authors sharing the panel with me will be Kitti Bernetti and my buddies Kay Jaybee and Victoria Blisse (we're so inseparable this weekend!). I'll also be mooching around all day, with the aforementioned Kay and Victoria, as well as K D Grace, Lexie Bay and Rebecca Bond. Methinks it's going to be a star-studded day at Erotica on Saturday! Come back on Monday for an update on the craziness!

Guest Blog: Brita Addams

I'd like to welcome Brita Addams as part of the Noble Romance Authors "Timeless Desire" blog tour. Take it away, Brita…

What's your favourite published work of yours and why?

Honestly, that's like choosing your favorite child. But, since you asked – I have to say I truly love my Timeless Desire story, A Minute After Midnight. I absolutely love the dynamic between two men who love each other and with Reid and Logan, the struggle to overcome their past in order find their way to the future.

Where's your favourite place to write?

I write in the living room, on my sofa, using my laptop. I don't like the idea of sitting at a desk, so all my books have been written in the same place.

How do you get yourself in the mood to write?

I wake up. LOL. I'm always in the mood to write. I think I would write 'round the clock if I didn't need to sleep.

If you could bring one of your characters to life, which one would it be and why?

I would love to know Laurant St. John from Love Immortal. He's a vampire in the Regency era, someone who doesn't want to be a vamp. He's broody, angsty, and very much in love with Sebastian. I'd love to talk to Laurant for sure.

What are you working on at the moment?

I'm writing the fourth installment of my Romeo Club stories. They are pure erotica shorts, unapologetically so, focusing on men seeking fulfillment of their particular kinks. I plan on writing twelve to fifteen of these shorts, each with a different main character and a different sexual kink.

Here's an excerpt from A Minute After Midnight, my m/m Timeless Desire story:

Chapter One

Each roll of the tires brought Reid Wright closer to home—or what had been his home until he'd struck out for the big city. Reid negotiated the ribbons of highway with something akin to fear. Not fear for his safety or anything quite that dramatic but fear for his heart. He'd only been back twice since college—once to bury his parents and even before that, only as long as it took to discover the man he loved wouldn't be sharing his life after all. When the announcement of the fifteen-year high school reunion arrived in the mail, he'd dismissed it, even threw it away. But then the thought of seeing Logan again forced him to dust off the coffee grounds and answer in the affirmative. He knew Logan would be there, and come what may, he plunged straight into the maelstrom of what would most assuredly be an emotional weekend.

He'd not considered Pine Oaks home since his parents had died. There were no siblings to visit, consequently, no nieces or nephews to buy presents for. Instead, he'd long ago exorcized the old hometown from his life and moved on; sans the one person he'd always counted on—Logan Chalmers.

As the endless highway stretched before him, he replayed their last night, when, despite much discussion, gnashing of teeth, and a fuck session that lasted into the early morning, nothing had changed.

"You don't understand," Logan had said. "I have to stay here. Dad needs me now."

"Can you cure his cancer with your degree in business? Damn, Logan, I need you too."

"He's dying, and he can't run the company any longer. Stay here, help me."

Reid had laughed at that. He wasn't about to bury himself in Podunkville, when the big city beckoned.

He'd replayed the ultimatum in his head many times over the years. "I'll pick you up at midnight," he'd said the morning of the day he left. If you aren't sitting in the car by a minute after, I'm gone, and we're done."

He'd eaten those angry words a million times.

Sure Logan would change his mind, he'd waited impatiently, tapping his fingers on the steering wheel. When the light in Logan's room went off, he'd jammed his foot on the gas pedal and never looked back.

Hurt and anger had fueled his drive to New Orleans, though an epiphany came over him as he drove through Baton Rouge. He wanted to turn around, to tell Logan he understood, but then, as he resisted the temptation, he realized he didn't and never would.

The appointment the next day at Melancon and Myers, the city's most prestigious architectural firm, kept his over-packed VW bug rolling east on I-10.

After he'd gotten settled, he'd called Logan a few times, but the conversations were strained, and they never spoke of anything substantive. More, "Hi, how you doin'? Oh, busy? Well then, I'll let you go."

As time went on, his attempts to forget Logan failed miserably. Reid ate himself up over not considering how devastated Logan must have been when he learned of his father's cancer. Logan lost so much and must have felt the only way he could repay his parents for all they'd done was to keep his family's construction business going. When the full impact hit him about a year later, Logan had stopped answering the phone.

"Pine Oaks–50 miles" the sign read, and Reid's stomach did a flip. He wondered how much the place had changed. Shit, nothing stayed the same and why should it?

Thoughts of Logan teased at his memories, his smiling college roommate, with his sexy blue eyes and fine ass. Had he changed? Good question. And should he even care?

Yes, he should. He always had. Logan was never far from his thoughts, which had proven disastrous for any subsequent relationship.

His empty stomach guided him to the Pine Oaks Diner just off his exit. He'd collect his thoughts and calm his nerves before he checked into the Hyatt. As it was, he'd cut it close by waiting until the day of the reunion to drive in. Now, with only a few hours before everyone gathered at The Pine's clubhouse, he questioned his resolve. Did he have the courage to see Logan again?

He robotically ate a salad, his heart definitely not in it. He'd have much preferred his major weakness—a big, juicy hamburger with a hefty side of crispy fries, but he didn't want to feel bloated and guilty for missing the dreaded daily workouts.

The town looked polished, clean, ready for the tourist traffic. The short ride to the hotel impressed him. The small town politicians had brought home the money from Uncle Sam.

The valet at the hotel ran out to collect his keys, accompanied by a bellhop, who gathered his luggage from the trunk. The Hyatt—the hotel preferred by out-of-towners, or so said the commendation for cleanliness behind the desk. The pretty clerk handed him a key, which he found to be extraordinarily odd, given most everywhere issued key cards. Obviously, Pine Oaks hadn't come into the twenty-first century, but then, there was no real surprise there.

The room was adequate, save for the blue and pink bedspread, a mass of swirls and geometric shapes that was dizzying if looked at too carefully. The place was clean; it would do for two nights.

After shaving, he stood under the shower for a long time, allowing the water to rain down as he braced his arms against the tiles. Thoughts of Logan in the shower with him, as they'd done so many times in college, got him hard. The man's body was to die for. To keep up, he'd worked out, still, all these years later.

He slid a soapy hand around his dick, and thought of the many times he and Logan had fucked in the shower before class. They'd wanted each other with the fervency of eager, young men, and nowhere was off limits. The more dangerous the better.

They'd experimented with positions, bottoming as often as topping, sucking and touching every chance they got. Since then, he'd learned so many other ways of getting off, but had never found anyone else who enjoyed them as he did.

Emotions overcame him. He jerked himself off and cried at the memories he'd so long ago tried to bury. Such emotion was unlike him. He never cried, save for when he mired himself in Logan nostalgia. Thoughts of his last partner brought him around. Eric—tall, tanned, cocky as hell, and a great fuck, but absolutely no depth of character. The appeal had been his body, and the convenience of working together. Eric fucked with a rabid appetite, anytime, anywhere, but his list of partners also included every guy who made eye contact. Their breakup had been clean, Eric had moved on without much more than, "Oh, okay then, see you around." Reid was fine with Eric's absence, preferring solitude to the shallowness the man had brought into his life.

He turned off the water, stepped out into the steamy room, and wiped the mirror off with a clean towel. After he used it to dry, he squeezed some gel into his hand and styled his hair the same way he'd done it for the last ten years. It took too much energy to make a change, and for what? He had no one to impress. He dabbed on his cologne before then slid his beige Dockers up his legs. Though he'd hung his shirt in the bathroom to try to steam out the wrinkles, it hadn't worked, so he set up the ironing board and ironed his royal blue shirt. Finding that particular shirt had taken on utmost importance, and he'd spent all day the prior Saturday combing every store in the mall to find it.

He'd owned one just similar to it, same color at least, and Logan loved it so much, he'd confiscated it just before their breakup. Somehow, the subtle reminder seemed appropriate. Whether Logan noticed or not was another story, but Reid hoped the man would realize the gesture was meant for him—a peace offering perhaps.

He checked his fingernails and his teeth, then padded around the bedroom, trying to remember where he'd left his shoes. He found them, and after using the complimentary shoeshine do-dad to buff away the road dust, he slipped the loafers on. Relieved to see he was on time, he clasped his watch around his wrist. Just a fifteen-minute drive to The Pines, and then it was anyone's guess what would happen.

He shoved the big-ass room key into his pocket and picked up his car keys. As he looked around to see if he'd forgotten anything, he drew in a deep gulp of resignation. Why am I putting myself through this? What would he do when he saw Logan with someone else, happily talking over all their years together?

He pulled the door open and stepped into the corridor. Yeah, this night should prove interesting.

A Minute After Midnight can be purchased at Noble Romance: https://www.nobleromance.com/Books/338/A-Minute-after-Midnight

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Guest Blog: J.S. Wayne

I'd like to welcome J.S. Wayne as part of the Noble Romance Authors "Timeless Desire" blog tour. Take it away, J.S…

Do you have any unusual writing rituals?

Before I sit down to start my writing day, I pee on a fire hydrant and sacrifice a chicken sandwich. It's my thing.

I'm KIDDING!

I don't know if my rituals really qualify as rituals at all, to be perfectly honest. I grab a beverage, a pack of cigarettes, and an ashtray. The full items are empty and the empty items full long before my work day ends. And I write like a maniac until I can't write anymore.

Who is your favourite character from one of your stories and why?

So far, my favorite character is Moradiel, from the "Angels" series. For all his power and abilities, he still finds himself at the mercy of fate and the machinations of his fellow angels. Even so, he's gentle with the woman he loves and ruthless when she's threatened.

Some day, the kind of guy I want to be!

How do you get yourself in the mood to write?

Since I write full-time as a profession, I can't afford NOT to be in the mood to write. I'm always promoting, outlining, pondering plot points, or calculating new and exciting ways to get rid of another fifteen minutes of that pesky "spare time." And when I'm not doing that, I'm asleep! *laughs*

I have to have three things in front of me to be able to write: music, a beverage (usually Mountain Dew, beer if it's later in the day), and an empty ashtray and full pack of cigarettes. The full items will be empty and the empty items full long before I'm done with my day!

What's the best writing tip you've ever been given?

The best tip I ever got came from Margie Church, when I was working on "Dancing On Flames." She told me to put my head in a box and switch brains with my characters. Divorcing "myself" and my own predilections from the equation made it a lot easier to create characters that I felt were believable and "real," and I'm very grateful to her for this wisdom.

What are you working on at the moment?

I have several projects on my docket, as it happens. On November 28th, "Dancing On Flames," my first foray into m/m erotic romance, comes out from Noble. Then I've got a submission, "Dead Means Dead," for the upcoming Lesbians Vs. Zombies series from Noble Romance. I'm trying to finish off the last "canonical" story in the "Angels" series, Angel of Death, and an erotic romantic comedy fantasy I started this summer, Once a Knight's Enough. After I'm done with that, I'll move back to work on The Hollow, my erotic horror update featuring none other than the Headless Horseman.

In the meantime, I'm also trying to raise awareness for Writing Out Child Abuse, a coalition of publishing-industry professionals who are dedicated to bringing comfort, aid, safety, and hope to survivors of child abuse worldwide.

What's been your biggest writing challenge? How did it turn out?

So far, my greatest writing challenge that WENT anywhere was when I decided, in a fit of insanity, to sit down and write an m/m novella. Getting myself into a headspace where I could explore the proclivities of two men who found  each other attractive cost me more than a few sleepless nights. Finally, I talked to Bryl Tyne and explained the trouble I was having. He was very pointed, as Bryl always is, but very helpful in getting me around the block.

That novella, "Dancing On Flames," is due out November 28th from Noble. And without Bryl, it probably would never have seen daylight!

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More than two decades have passed since the Hodans invaded the peaceful kingdom of Jurav. In their zeal for conquest, they have mercilessly rent the Juravian national character asunder, starting with the temples of their gods.

Varath was raised from a young age by his uncle to one day assume his father's mantle— of the command warden of the Temple of Noradi, the most beloved goddess of the Juravian pantheon and the deity of heart, hearth, and the fires which burn in both.

Melody would have been the High Priestess to Noradi, and her own family has groomed her with equal care against the day when the Hodan hordes would be expelled and she could assume her rightful place as the most powerful figure in the entire nation . . . and as Varath's bride.

When Varath departed to serve in the Hodan army, Melody saw it as an unconscionable betrayal. Now Varath has returned to take his father's place as the sole guardian of a temple where no one dares enter, and he has made overtures to claim the other half of his bequest: Melody herself. But can Melody see past the deceptions and lies his rebellion has forced and learn to love the man who seems to have turned his back on his own people?

Buy links and more about J.S. Wayne:

http://nobleromance.com/authors/155

http://jswayne.wordpress.com

Twitter: @jswayne702

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