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September 21, 2014
Review: Wrapped Around Your Finger by Alison Tyler
Wrapped Around Your Finger, the third novel in Alison Tyler’s series of semi-autobiographical stories, leads the reader further along Sam’s immersion into her submissive lifestyle.
It takes off from where The Delicious Torment ended, with the promise of a trip to Paris awaiting Sam. The majority of the book takes place over only seven days. Seven days which Jack has mapped out for Sam with a draftsman’s precision, each scenario and encounter planned to the nth degree. Seven days of sex and spankings, seven days of physical pain and emotional torment. Seven days of love.
The love is what stands out for me in Wrapped Around Your Finger. I got it. I understood it, and for the first time EVER in a BDSM book, I could feel the love Jack has for Sam as a thing in itself. In The Delicious Torment the focus for me as a reader was lust, pleasure, and the delight in giving pain. In Wrapped Around Your Finger this has transmuted into a very real love. To me, this was a love story first, and an erotica book second.
No, I’m revising that.
Wrapped Around Your Finger is a psychological thriller first, a love story second, and erotica third.
That’s a strange thing to say about a book that is (deservedly) marketed as erotica and is saturated with sex. This book is solid, wall to wall sex. If you’re wanting an incredibly hot one-handed read, well you’ve got it. But I think you’re missing a lot if that’s all you’re after. The mind fuckery, the knife edge of torment and desire. Alison Tyler dives deep into headspace, into the minutiae of Sam’s relationship with Jack (and Alex), into the self-doubt and wonderment and what-ifs and analysis. That, for me, put this book up there with those heart-palpitating exquisitely agonizing thrillers that you Just. Can’t. Put. Down.
I’m starting to flail. I find it hard to articulate why this book, this series, has such a hold over me. But it does.
Read it.
September 20, 2014
Penultimate Day of Forbidden Fruit
The penultimate day of the Forbidden Fruit blog tour. Today we have the ever-entertaining Allison Wonderland interviewing lesbian erotica newbie Ava-Ann Holland. They talk about films and crushes, horses and psychotherapy. Intrigued? Check them out.
Today is also the final day of the Goodreads Giveaway. Win a paperback copy of Forbidden Fruit: stories of unwise lesbian desire.
And of course, there are plenty of prizes up for grabs simply by leaving a comment on any post in the tour to be entered into a random drawing to win one of these prize prizes: a paperback copy of Girls Who Score, lesbian sports erotica edited by Ily Goyanes, Best Lesbian Romance 2011 edited by Radclyffe, an ebook of Ladylit’s first lesbian anthology Anything She Wants, and a bundle of three mini-anthologies from Ladylit: Sweat, A Christmas to Remember, and Bossy. All of these titles contain stories written by the fabulous contributors to Forbidden Fruit. You must include an e-mail address in your comment to be entered into the drawing.
Forbidden Fruit: Stories of Unwise Lesbian Desire is available in ebook and print direct from the publisher, Ladylit, or from Amazon, Smashwords, and other retailers. Check out Ladylit for all purchasing information.
Forbidden Fruit – Day 15
Today, the lovely Laila Blake interviews yours truly. We talk about editing, the selection process for Forbidden Fruit and card counting. There’s an excerpt from my story Out For the Count about a casino security guard and a card counter.
September 19, 2014
Forbidden Fruit rolls along
Day 15 already on the Forbidden Fruit blog tour. Today we have Beth Wylde interviewing long-time erotica writer, Jean Roberta. Their conversation touches on the appeal of the short story, and why lesbian erotica is different.
Catch them over at Beth’s blog.
Don’t forget to leave a comment on any post on the Forbidden Fruit blog tour, to win one of a number of fabulous prizes. Odds are good. Get commenting.
Leave a comment on any post in the Forbidden Fruit blog tour to be entered into a random draw to win one of these great prizes. Prizes include a paperback copy of Girls Who Score: lesbian sports erotica edited by Ily Goyanes, Best Lesbian Romance 2011 edited by Radclyffe, Wild Girls, Wild Nights: True Lesbian Sex Stories edited by Sacchi Green, an ebook of Ladylit’s first lesbian anthology Anything She Wants, and a bundle of three mini-anthologies from Ladylit: Sweat, A Christmas to Remember and Bossy. All of these titles contain some stories written by the fabulous contributors to Forbidden Fruit: stories of unwise lesbian desire. You must include an email address in your comment to be entered into the draw.
September 18, 2014
Forbidden Fruit: Day 14
Forbidden Fruit rolls along. Today, we have Erzabet Bishop interviewing Nicole Wolfe. The conversation covers sushi, yardwork comic books and Nicole’s super-hot story Thanks to Irene in Forbidden Fruit.
September 17, 2014
Forbidden Fruit: Day 13
We’re back to Harper Bliss’ blog today, where she’s hosting Rachel O. Esplanade interviewing Allison Wonderland.
There’s religion, inspiration (of the lesbian, not the religious kind), and an excerpt from Allison’s story, “Ungodly Ours”.
September 16, 2014
Forbidden Fruit: Day 12
Today’s stop on the Forbidden Fruit blog tour, we have newbie writer Ava-Ann Holland interviewing the much loved Erzabet Bishop. Ava-Ann and Erzabet talk about writers’ dinners, cashmere, and bondage and Erzabet shares an excerpt from her story “Ascending Amelia”.
Check them out, over at Erotica For All.
Forbidden Fruit: Day 11
Today we have two more fabulous authors from Forbidden Fruit. Nicole Wolfe interviews L.C. Spoering. The topics range from poetry, to erotica films, to Baywatch! Check them out over at Nicole’s blog.
Also today, Beth Wylde is posting on Forbidden Fruit over at the Gay/Lesbian Fiction excerpts site. Check her out as well.
September 15, 2014
Blue Woman Stories I: collected lesbian erotica of Cheyenne Blue
I’ve been writing erotica for fourteen years now. In that time, I’ve had nearly 100 short stories published in anthologies and on websites. Stories about lesbians, about cowboys, bikers, cops, and nurses. Stories of women contemplating threesomes, falling for a friend, falling in lust, falling in love. Stories set in places I’ve lived or visited: Colorado, Australia, Ireland, France, the UK.
I’m excited to announce that for the first time, my stories will be available as a collection, or rather several of them. Ladylit Publishing, a Hong Kong based publisher making waves by publishing quality lesbian fiction, will be publishing collections of my stories. Blue Woman Stories I: collected lesbian erotica of Cheyenne Blue will be available on 26 September 2014 with more volumes to follow.
Five stories of hot lesbian erotica in each volume, spanning the fourteen years of my publishing history.
Look out for Blue Woman Stories I: collected lesbian erotica of Cheyenne Blue to read these stories:
What If? – What if your long-term lover wanted to seduce a straight woman? What if she wanted to include you? Would you?
Tangle of Vines – Friends meet up after years apart. A wistful tale of connections remade and friends turning into lovers.
Car Bomb – Nell waits in the rain for her lover to remember her. Simmering resentment and tension comes to an explosive conclusion.
How Does Your Garden Grow? – A cop sent to investigate a suspected dope grower finds more than she expects in a tropical garden.
Cully’s Run ¬ Lou is keeping alive the traditions of her mountain cattlemen family and she’s not going to let any interfering Greenie stand in her way.
Blue Woman Stories I: collected lesbian erotica of Cheyenne Blue releases on 26 September 2014. Ladylit, Amazon and all good distributors.
Forbidden Fruit: Blog tour and paperback
The paperback edition of Forbidden Fruit: stories of unwise lesbian desire is now available. Take a look. Because ebooks are wonderful but sometimes you just want a paperback to caress.
On the blog tour, today we have Emily L. Byrne interviewing Niki Crow. Niki talks about her writing, herbology, time travel and of course her story Ash in Forbidden Fruit.
