Shoshanna Evers's Blog, page 12
August 28, 2011
Snowed In With The Tycoon available NOW!
Hello Fellow Writers!
Amazing how quickly a book can be published when we take things into our own hands! Following the success of my first self-publishing "experiment" Overheated - which ended up outselling all of my traditionally published books put together and even hitting the Amazon Bestseller list for Erotica - I've taken a full length erotic romance novel and self-published it on Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes and Noble.
And the best part? I set the price at only $2.99, which is less expensive than most of my other books that are less than half as long. SNOWED IN WITH THE TYCOON has graphic sex scenes, but it's definitely "the softer side of Shoshanna Evers" - an emotional love story with hot hot sex.
Here's the excerpt.
Buy Snowed In With The Tycoon on Amazon here.
on Barnes and Noble
Or on Smashwords (for all formats)
Amazing how quickly a book can be published when we take things into our own hands! Following the success of my first self-publishing "experiment" Overheated - which ended up outselling all of my traditionally published books put together and even hitting the Amazon Bestseller list for Erotica - I've taken a full length erotic romance novel and self-published it on Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes and Noble.
And the best part? I set the price at only $2.99, which is less expensive than most of my other books that are less than half as long. SNOWED IN WITH THE TYCOON has graphic sex scenes, but it's definitely "the softer side of Shoshanna Evers" - an emotional love story with hot hot sex.
Here's the excerpt.
Buy Snowed In With The Tycoon on Amazon here.
on Barnes and Noble
Or on Smashwords (for all formats)
August 24, 2011
I'm an Amazon Bestseller??!
Hello Fellow Writers!
Today I found out that Overheated, the short story I self-published on Kindle, is officially an Amazon bestseller. It was #61 in Erotica earlier today, now it's down to 75. The rank changes hourly and I should probably stop looking at it. But I can't help but be excited by my moment in the top 100 :)
I'm so thrilled. I keep grinning :)
(you can get Overheated for 99 cents here)
I have big plans - I'm going to self-publish another book, this time a full length romance novel called Snowed in With the Tycoon. I've gotten a lot of wonderful feedback on the book so I'm excited to put it out into the world. I was thinking I could even put the whole first chapter at the end of Overheated as a sneak peak for people.
I just got the cover art for Snowed in With The Tycoon, wanna see?
Thank you again to all of my readers. I love you all. You are the reason I'm able to write this exciting blog post!
Best,
Shoshanna
Today I found out that Overheated, the short story I self-published on Kindle, is officially an Amazon bestseller. It was #61 in Erotica earlier today, now it's down to 75. The rank changes hourly and I should probably stop looking at it. But I can't help but be excited by my moment in the top 100 :)I'm so thrilled. I keep grinning :)
(you can get Overheated for 99 cents here)
I have big plans - I'm going to self-publish another book, this time a full length romance novel called Snowed in With the Tycoon. I've gotten a lot of wonderful feedback on the book so I'm excited to put it out into the world. I was thinking I could even put the whole first chapter at the end of Overheated as a sneak peak for people.
I just got the cover art for Snowed in With The Tycoon, wanna see?
Thank you again to all of my readers. I love you all. You are the reason I'm able to write this exciting blog post!
Best,
Shoshanna
August 23, 2011
Do You Need an Author Photo?
Hello Fellow Writers!
Today I decided it's time to bite the bullet and pay for a professional author photo. I've got a snapshot I've been using, and I realized recently that it's all over the web - and the pic isn't even that great. So I may as well have a photo out there that looks good. Right?
Fortunately my kid sister is an actress and knows some good headshot photographers, and I live near NYC, so I'll have no problem getting them done. Now I just have to find the time! And then... perhaps my author photo will go at the end of my books in the "about the author" section :) I'll also need it for my Facebook and Twitter avatar, etc.
I'll post it here when I get it done.
Do you have a professional author photo? Do you want one?
Today I decided it's time to bite the bullet and pay for a professional author photo. I've got a snapshot I've been using, and I realized recently that it's all over the web - and the pic isn't even that great. So I may as well have a photo out there that looks good. Right?
Fortunately my kid sister is an actress and knows some good headshot photographers, and I live near NYC, so I'll have no problem getting them done. Now I just have to find the time! And then... perhaps my author photo will go at the end of my books in the "about the author" section :) I'll also need it for my Facebook and Twitter avatar, etc.
I'll post it here when I get it done.
Do you have a professional author photo? Do you want one?
August 16, 2011
Quitting the Day Job
I'm over at The Losing Gamer blog today, interviewed by Jennifer Mercurio about how I balance everything.
http://www.losinggamer.com/2011/08/welcome-guest-blogger-shoshanna-evers.html
After doing this interview, I realized I'm actually getting a bit overwhelmed by everything on my plate, and I decided to retire from nursing, at least for now, to focus on writing and my family.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!
I'll always be a nurse, but at least for now, I won't be working as one.
http://www.losinggamer.com/2011/08/welcome-guest-blogger-shoshanna-evers.html
After doing this interview, I realized I'm actually getting a bit overwhelmed by everything on my plate, and I decided to retire from nursing, at least for now, to focus on writing and my family.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!
I'll always be a nurse, but at least for now, I won't be working as one.
August 12, 2011
Bedhead Cover Art!
Hello Fellow Writers!
I just got the cover art for my erotic romance novella Bedhead, coming soon from Ellora's Cave as part of the multi-author Skin Deep series. I love this cover. To me, it shows the emotion, passion, and *hair* that Bedhead is all about it. The heroine in Bedhead suffers from alopecia - baldness. She wears a wig, and the story delves into how that element plays into her sex life.
This cover is designed by Syneca, Ellora's Cave cover artist extraordinaire, and I am so happy with it!
I just got the cover art for my erotic romance novella Bedhead, coming soon from Ellora's Cave as part of the multi-author Skin Deep series. I love this cover. To me, it shows the emotion, passion, and *hair* that Bedhead is all about it. The heroine in Bedhead suffers from alopecia - baldness. She wears a wig, and the story delves into how that element plays into her sex life.
This cover is designed by Syneca, Ellora's Cave cover artist extraordinaire, and I am so happy with it!
August 8, 2011
Writing Through Emotion
Hello Fellow Writers!
Today we've got a guest post from brand new author Brien Michaels, and he'll be giving away a copy of his first book SPARKS FLY to one lucky commenter. Thanks for being here, Brien!
Writing Through Emotion
by Brien Michaels
We may be many many things in our lives, but there's only one thing we are before we are writers. And that's human. And as humans one thing gets in the way of our writing time after time. Emotions. And other writers can vouch for me with this. You can get everything together and be pumped and primed and ready to hammer out two thousand words or finish that WIP that's been niggling at you for weeks now, or any number of things related to you getting words on that page.
And then something happens that just brings your entire emotional state crashing down around your ears and then you sit there, staring at that blank page getting more and more discouraged because the words won't flow. But I think I've figured out a way around that…
I'm more of a pantser than a plotter so everything I write is influenced by my emotional state at any given time. So I find that when I get in one of those really funky moods, the best possible thing for me to do is write. It's not even so much of writing the reason I'm upset, but having something else to channel all of that negative energy into is huge.
And once I'm done, I feel loads better. My characters might hate me, or some poor schmuck (on paper, of course) may be a bit dead, but at least that negativity isn't still inside, eating away at me.
Emotion is one of the most powerful things we have as writers. We're trying to make the reader laugh or cry or scream or all of the above, so why not do it ourselves? I actually started using my emotions to write a couple years back with this story that was (then, anyway) called Darkness Round The Sun. It was the story of two guys who fell in love with each other, even though one of them was from a family of total religious zealots.
I was totally broken, for some reason when I sat down to write the opening paragraph, and that brokenness translated onto the page and still to this day people tell me it's the best opening I've ever written. I was in a really dark place when I wrote it and I think that's one of the reasons the story is as dark as it is. But besides dark, it's emotional. It's thrilling and it's heartbreaking and it may just be a tear-jerker, but it wouldn't be any of those things without the emotion I had to work through and onto the page.
Even with SPARKS FLY, I had to work through this mass of irritation so it could be written because there was so much…crap surrounding its conception and writing. I won't bore you with the details here, but just know that I almost gave up during the process of working on that one. The important thing, though, is that the reader is going to feel what you feel. One of my pals on Twitter told me a few weeks ago that if you get bored with your story, then the reader will get bored, ten-fold. So why not give yourself over to the emotions you want them to feel? I promise you, it'll make the book better.
*Giveaway*
So even though the epic contest is over, I'm gonna do a giveaway here, just because Shoshanna is so awesome. One commenter is going to win a copy of Sparks Fly today. *****Just leave your email address and preferred format and I'll choose the winner with the help of random.org at midnight.
Blurb for SPARKS FLY:
The world ended with the scream of a child...
When Eduardo Harvelle meets Lincoln James on board The Miracle, a cruise ship promising to take their all-male passengers to meet the last woman in existence, sparks fly. Literally. Sparks surround strange unexpected passenger deaths like an aura. When the corpses start turning up wherever Lincoln happens to be, all eyes turn to him. Could the only man Eduardo has ever allowed himself to have feelings for be a murderer? Or are there more sinister forces at work aboard the Miracle, and beyond...?
Sparks Fly is now available from Etopia Press as well as All Romance Ebooks, Amazon Kindle and on the Nook.
Thanks, again for having me, Sho!
You can find me online at:
Brienmichaels.com
Brienmichaels.blogspot.com
Twitter.com/brienmichaels
Goodreads.com/brienmichaels
Today we've got a guest post from brand new author Brien Michaels, and he'll be giving away a copy of his first book SPARKS FLY to one lucky commenter. Thanks for being here, Brien!
Writing Through Emotion
by Brien Michaels
We may be many many things in our lives, but there's only one thing we are before we are writers. And that's human. And as humans one thing gets in the way of our writing time after time. Emotions. And other writers can vouch for me with this. You can get everything together and be pumped and primed and ready to hammer out two thousand words or finish that WIP that's been niggling at you for weeks now, or any number of things related to you getting words on that page.
And then something happens that just brings your entire emotional state crashing down around your ears and then you sit there, staring at that blank page getting more and more discouraged because the words won't flow. But I think I've figured out a way around that…
I'm more of a pantser than a plotter so everything I write is influenced by my emotional state at any given time. So I find that when I get in one of those really funky moods, the best possible thing for me to do is write. It's not even so much of writing the reason I'm upset, but having something else to channel all of that negative energy into is huge.
And once I'm done, I feel loads better. My characters might hate me, or some poor schmuck (on paper, of course) may be a bit dead, but at least that negativity isn't still inside, eating away at me.
Emotion is one of the most powerful things we have as writers. We're trying to make the reader laugh or cry or scream or all of the above, so why not do it ourselves? I actually started using my emotions to write a couple years back with this story that was (then, anyway) called Darkness Round The Sun. It was the story of two guys who fell in love with each other, even though one of them was from a family of total religious zealots.
I was totally broken, for some reason when I sat down to write the opening paragraph, and that brokenness translated onto the page and still to this day people tell me it's the best opening I've ever written. I was in a really dark place when I wrote it and I think that's one of the reasons the story is as dark as it is. But besides dark, it's emotional. It's thrilling and it's heartbreaking and it may just be a tear-jerker, but it wouldn't be any of those things without the emotion I had to work through and onto the page.
Even with SPARKS FLY, I had to work through this mass of irritation so it could be written because there was so much…crap surrounding its conception and writing. I won't bore you with the details here, but just know that I almost gave up during the process of working on that one. The important thing, though, is that the reader is going to feel what you feel. One of my pals on Twitter told me a few weeks ago that if you get bored with your story, then the reader will get bored, ten-fold. So why not give yourself over to the emotions you want them to feel? I promise you, it'll make the book better.
*Giveaway*
So even though the epic contest is over, I'm gonna do a giveaway here, just because Shoshanna is so awesome. One commenter is going to win a copy of Sparks Fly today. *****Just leave your email address and preferred format and I'll choose the winner with the help of random.org at midnight.
Blurb for SPARKS FLY:
The world ended with the scream of a child...
When Eduardo Harvelle meets Lincoln James on board The Miracle, a cruise ship promising to take their all-male passengers to meet the last woman in existence, sparks fly. Literally. Sparks surround strange unexpected passenger deaths like an aura. When the corpses start turning up wherever Lincoln happens to be, all eyes turn to him. Could the only man Eduardo has ever allowed himself to have feelings for be a murderer? Or are there more sinister forces at work aboard the Miracle, and beyond...?
Sparks Fly is now available from Etopia Press as well as All Romance Ebooks, Amazon Kindle and on the Nook.
Thanks, again for having me, Sho!
You can find me online at:
Brienmichaels.com
Brienmichaels.blogspot.com
Twitter.com/brienmichaels
Goodreads.com/brienmichaels
July 31, 2011
What is August 40K?
Hello Fellow Writers!
Ready to get some serious writing done? Is the writing challenge of 1K a day starting to seem too easy, LOL?
In the spirit of NaNoWriMo (but in no way affiliated with NaNoWriMo, natch), let's write 40,000 words in the month of August.
There are no rules. This is free and everyone is invited to join. Just write 40K words and comment each day on the blog I created just for August, with your word count progress. The blog is http://august40k.blogspot.com/
You can also use the Twitter hashtag #Aug40K when you Tweet your updates. It'll be just like May 50K, which was so much fun and really productive for so many of us. I've chosen 40K instead of 50k this month because I have some edits to do on other books at the same time.
So, come on over to the blog: http://august40k.blogspot.com/
YAY!!!
Ready to get some serious writing done? Is the writing challenge of 1K a day starting to seem too easy, LOL?
In the spirit of NaNoWriMo (but in no way affiliated with NaNoWriMo, natch), let's write 40,000 words in the month of August.
There are no rules. This is free and everyone is invited to join. Just write 40K words and comment each day on the blog I created just for August, with your word count progress. The blog is http://august40k.blogspot.com/
You can also use the Twitter hashtag #Aug40K when you Tweet your updates. It'll be just like May 50K, which was so much fun and really productive for so many of us. I've chosen 40K instead of 50k this month because I have some edits to do on other books at the same time.
So, come on over to the blog: http://august40k.blogspot.com/
YAY!!!
July 26, 2011
Info Dump - How NOT to do it
Hello Fellow Writers!
I'm so lucky that the very talented multi-published (and fellow Ellora's Cave author) Lily Harlem has offered to share her essay on the dangers of dumping loads of information smack in the middle of your novel. Beware - the Info Dump!
by Lily Harlem
Rarely excusable or well-written, the info dump is often disguised as amusing dialogue. Seldom can info dumps be forgiven regardless of the cleverness or wit involved because they are intrinsically boring. They are often dull because they relate past events, generally to set up conflicts. Conflicts are good (no conflict, no story, right?) but if backstory is necessary, weave it in or write a prologue, with the information in an action scene. In other words: show, don't tell.
Info dumps receive frequent and disdainful comments from both readers and writers. Bad examples of the info dump abound, but are found most frequently and offensively in sequels. I shall not embarrass their authors by naming them here, except for one author who is beyond shame because he's dead. In the Foundation series, Isaac Asimov uses articles from the Encyclopaedia Galactica to provide readers with backstory and information he wanted the reader to know but couldn't easily or artfully weave into narrative, action, dialogue tag or dialogue.
Narratives, by the way, comprise the very dullest info dumps especially when disguised as introspection. If you write one at or near the beginning of a book chances are you won't sell it unless your track record justifies the sale.
The most annoying and insulting info dumps occur in romance series or miniseries and will often include a saccharine scene in which the heroines of the previous books get together for a lunch or a coffee. The girl chat will include showing off their adorable babies and recounting the plots of past series books. This recounting is the info dump, and it is insulting in the extreme due to its lack of disguise. "Remember when Trey fought the bear? Oh, I was so scared that I went straight into his arms! And that was the night that Adora, here, was conceived." Heroine bounces baby on her knee. Baby coos. Reader barfs. Book hits wall.
Not only are these passages icky but they're unnecessary. We don't need to know about Trey, the bear and Adora unless the bear appears as an antagonist in the current book. But let me point out examples of well-written info dumps. The entire first chapter of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is an info dump. Written from the point of view of the British prime minister, the chapter does an admirable job of providing the reader with the information s/he would need to understand and enjoy the sixth book of her seven book series. The writing is witty and the technique well-executed. Not to mention the author's credentials and past sales will hit the spot in the 'guaranteed good read' department.
In Definitely Dead, Charlaine Harris gives us plenty of information to ground us in the world of Sookie Stackhouse, her companions and her loves. But Harris takes her time providing us with the information we need to understand Sookie and her life, using two chapters to weave in the data we need. There's plenty of dialogue and action to keep the reader interested in the sixth book in the series.
Cassandra Clare puts a massive info dump deep into City of Glass, Book Three of The Mortal Instruments trilogy. But, because we have become so immersed in her world and her characters, the info dump, disguised as a significant character's reminiscences, is not only welcome but riveting. The information is important to the reader, revealing numerous secrets we really want to know about characters we've come to love. Emotion infuses the memories, and in a great book, emotion is always key. Clare's info dump fascinates rather than repels because its revelations are provided after the reader has become deeply invested in the story and the characters.
In summary of this rule: When you provide backstory, weave it in with care. Write "snippets, not chunks." Reportedly, there are entire books published that are nothing but info dumps. Series authors who use an entire book to set up future books in the series leaving vast numbers of threads hanging. There's no real ending… books, even in a series, must have a satisfying conclusion of some sort.
Remember, info dumps are usually boring, and beside the point, at least in a romance. Romances are about two people falling in love. Stray from that notion and you're writing something else. You may turn out a wonderful book, but it won't be a romance. When writing romance, try to keep your lovers on every page as much as possible, interacting with each other, dealing with their conflicts and creating a lasting, loving relationship.
Lily Harlem is an award winning author of erotic romance and lives in the UK with a workaholic hunk and a crazy cat. She writes for Ellora's Cave, Total-E-Bound and Xcite as well as featuring in numerous UK and US anthologies. Her stories are made up of colourful characters travelling on everyone's favourite journey — falling in love.
Thanks Lily for sharing your thoughts with us! What do you guys think - have you had problems with either reading or writing info dumps before?
I'm so lucky that the very talented multi-published (and fellow Ellora's Cave author) Lily Harlem has offered to share her essay on the dangers of dumping loads of information smack in the middle of your novel. Beware - the Info Dump!
by Lily Harlem
Rarely excusable or well-written, the info dump is often disguised as amusing dialogue. Seldom can info dumps be forgiven regardless of the cleverness or wit involved because they are intrinsically boring. They are often dull because they relate past events, generally to set up conflicts. Conflicts are good (no conflict, no story, right?) but if backstory is necessary, weave it in or write a prologue, with the information in an action scene. In other words: show, don't tell.
Info dumps receive frequent and disdainful comments from both readers and writers. Bad examples of the info dump abound, but are found most frequently and offensively in sequels. I shall not embarrass their authors by naming them here, except for one author who is beyond shame because he's dead. In the Foundation series, Isaac Asimov uses articles from the Encyclopaedia Galactica to provide readers with backstory and information he wanted the reader to know but couldn't easily or artfully weave into narrative, action, dialogue tag or dialogue.
Narratives, by the way, comprise the very dullest info dumps especially when disguised as introspection. If you write one at or near the beginning of a book chances are you won't sell it unless your track record justifies the sale.
The most annoying and insulting info dumps occur in romance series or miniseries and will often include a saccharine scene in which the heroines of the previous books get together for a lunch or a coffee. The girl chat will include showing off their adorable babies and recounting the plots of past series books. This recounting is the info dump, and it is insulting in the extreme due to its lack of disguise. "Remember when Trey fought the bear? Oh, I was so scared that I went straight into his arms! And that was the night that Adora, here, was conceived." Heroine bounces baby on her knee. Baby coos. Reader barfs. Book hits wall.
Not only are these passages icky but they're unnecessary. We don't need to know about Trey, the bear and Adora unless the bear appears as an antagonist in the current book. But let me point out examples of well-written info dumps. The entire first chapter of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is an info dump. Written from the point of view of the British prime minister, the chapter does an admirable job of providing the reader with the information s/he would need to understand and enjoy the sixth book of her seven book series. The writing is witty and the technique well-executed. Not to mention the author's credentials and past sales will hit the spot in the 'guaranteed good read' department.
In Definitely Dead, Charlaine Harris gives us plenty of information to ground us in the world of Sookie Stackhouse, her companions and her loves. But Harris takes her time providing us with the information we need to understand Sookie and her life, using two chapters to weave in the data we need. There's plenty of dialogue and action to keep the reader interested in the sixth book in the series.
Cassandra Clare puts a massive info dump deep into City of Glass, Book Three of The Mortal Instruments trilogy. But, because we have become so immersed in her world and her characters, the info dump, disguised as a significant character's reminiscences, is not only welcome but riveting. The information is important to the reader, revealing numerous secrets we really want to know about characters we've come to love. Emotion infuses the memories, and in a great book, emotion is always key. Clare's info dump fascinates rather than repels because its revelations are provided after the reader has become deeply invested in the story and the characters.
In summary of this rule: When you provide backstory, weave it in with care. Write "snippets, not chunks." Reportedly, there are entire books published that are nothing but info dumps. Series authors who use an entire book to set up future books in the series leaving vast numbers of threads hanging. There's no real ending… books, even in a series, must have a satisfying conclusion of some sort.
Remember, info dumps are usually boring, and beside the point, at least in a romance. Romances are about two people falling in love. Stray from that notion and you're writing something else. You may turn out a wonderful book, but it won't be a romance. When writing romance, try to keep your lovers on every page as much as possible, interacting with each other, dealing with their conflicts and creating a lasting, loving relationship.
Lily Harlem is an award winning author of erotic romance and lives in the UK with a workaholic hunk and a crazy cat. She writes for Ellora's Cave, Total-E-Bound and Xcite as well as featuring in numerous UK and US anthologies. Her stories are made up of colourful characters travelling on everyone's favourite journey — falling in love.
Thanks Lily for sharing your thoughts with us! What do you guys think - have you had problems with either reading or writing info dumps before?
July 19, 2011
I'm Interviewed on Rachel Leigh's Blog!
Hello Fellow Writer!
Today I'm over at author Rachel Leigh's blog, where's she's asked me all sorts of writing-related questions, including what surprised me the most about becoming a published author, and what my typical day looks like (hint: it involves a lot of writing and promo, LOL).
Stop by, say hi!
Today I'm over at author Rachel Leigh's blog, where's she's asked me all sorts of writing-related questions, including what surprised me the most about becoming a published author, and what my typical day looks like (hint: it involves a lot of writing and promo, LOL).
Stop by, say hi!
July 15, 2011
I Used to Dream of Release Days
Hello Fellow Writers!
The day a new book comes out is always an exciting time for me. It gets me thinking back to a not-very-long-ago time when I dreamed and dreamed of having a published book come out. I'm so grateful that I have the opportunity to write books and have people read them. Thank you to my readers, I love you all!
As many of you know, today is release day for Taste of Candy! Here's the post I put on my author site, www.ShoshannaEvers.com. I don't usually put excerpts on The Writer's Challenge since I like to think of this blog as PG-rated, but this excerpt (unlike the book) isn't too graphic. Still, please only read further if you are over eighteen. Thanks!
Taste of Candy Available Now!
My latest erotic romance novella, Taste of Candy, is now available from The Wild Rose Press.
Sizzling Hot Books reviewed it here, and Thomas said:
"Taste of Candy is a great book. I loved the way that the author builds the relationship between the two characters. I would recommend Taste of Candy to all erotica readers."
Here's the blurb:
Candace "Candy" Bryce can't believe her luck when she wins a dinner date with Dave Roads, the lead singer of a hot new band. Not only is he a drop dead gorgeous rock star, but after she lets it slip that she's never been able to reach orgasm with a man, he seems bent on giving Candy what she needs. Who knew all it would take is a little "tie me up," a few toys and Dave's merciless desire for a Taste of Candy?
And here's an adult's only excerpt:
Candy took another sip of the wine to buy time. Who wouldn't want to hook up with a rock star? And he was so amazingly sexy…but he didn't know what she was like in bed. According to all three of her ex-boyfriends, she was a prude. A cold, vanilla prude. But something about Dave made her feel sexy and exciting…
"I should tell you something," she whispered.
Dave leaned in to hear her, a lock of his dark hair falling into his warm brown eyes.
"I've never been able to reach, um, that point with anyone."
Dave frowned. "You're a virgin?"
"No. I mean, I've never been able to have an orgasm with a man before."
"How do you…relieve the tension?"
Candy lowered her voice even more, so that she could barely be heard above the quiet murmur of the other dining guests. "I'm fine if I'm by myself. Just um…not with anyone else."
Dave broke out into a grin. "I'm taking that as a personal challenge. I'm going to make you come tonight."
Was this really happening?
Their food came then, and Candy dove into her filet mignon with relish, enjoying how the meat practically melted in her mouth. "Delicious," she murmured appreciatively.
"Not as delicious as you're going to taste," Dave said as he put down his steak knife.
"I really wouldn't know."
"Oh come on, are you telling me no guy has ever gone down on you before?"
"Well, I've never felt comfortable enough to do that, exactly. I get embarrassed."
"I just need to get you to the point where you can't think about anything except what I'm making you feel."
Candy squirmed in her seat with barely contained excitement. "How?"
"I'd really like to tie you up so you can't get away and then take my time bringing you to orgasm."
Candy got wet at the thought of his mouth on her body, her hands tied above her head. She'd never done anything like that before. "I don't know…"
"Why not? It's just one night. One night to forget everything you thought you knew about yourself sexually and just let go."
Here's Taste of Candy on The Wild Rose Press site. If you buy it (only $2.50!) please email me and let me know what you think! I love to hear from readers and writers. My email is shoshanna.evers @ yahoo.com (no spaces).
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The day a new book comes out is always an exciting time for me. It gets me thinking back to a not-very-long-ago time when I dreamed and dreamed of having a published book come out. I'm so grateful that I have the opportunity to write books and have people read them. Thank you to my readers, I love you all!
As many of you know, today is release day for Taste of Candy! Here's the post I put on my author site, www.ShoshannaEvers.com. I don't usually put excerpts on The Writer's Challenge since I like to think of this blog as PG-rated, but this excerpt (unlike the book) isn't too graphic. Still, please only read further if you are over eighteen. Thanks!
Taste of Candy Available Now!
My latest erotic romance novella, Taste of Candy, is now available from The Wild Rose Press.Sizzling Hot Books reviewed it here, and Thomas said:
"Taste of Candy is a great book. I loved the way that the author builds the relationship between the two characters. I would recommend Taste of Candy to all erotica readers."
Here's the blurb:
Candace "Candy" Bryce can't believe her luck when she wins a dinner date with Dave Roads, the lead singer of a hot new band. Not only is he a drop dead gorgeous rock star, but after she lets it slip that she's never been able to reach orgasm with a man, he seems bent on giving Candy what she needs. Who knew all it would take is a little "tie me up," a few toys and Dave's merciless desire for a Taste of Candy?
And here's an adult's only excerpt:
Candy took another sip of the wine to buy time. Who wouldn't want to hook up with a rock star? And he was so amazingly sexy…but he didn't know what she was like in bed. According to all three of her ex-boyfriends, she was a prude. A cold, vanilla prude. But something about Dave made her feel sexy and exciting…
"I should tell you something," she whispered.
Dave leaned in to hear her, a lock of his dark hair falling into his warm brown eyes.
"I've never been able to reach, um, that point with anyone."
Dave frowned. "You're a virgin?"
"No. I mean, I've never been able to have an orgasm with a man before."
"How do you…relieve the tension?"
Candy lowered her voice even more, so that she could barely be heard above the quiet murmur of the other dining guests. "I'm fine if I'm by myself. Just um…not with anyone else."
Dave broke out into a grin. "I'm taking that as a personal challenge. I'm going to make you come tonight."
Was this really happening?
Their food came then, and Candy dove into her filet mignon with relish, enjoying how the meat practically melted in her mouth. "Delicious," she murmured appreciatively.
"Not as delicious as you're going to taste," Dave said as he put down his steak knife.
"I really wouldn't know."
"Oh come on, are you telling me no guy has ever gone down on you before?"
"Well, I've never felt comfortable enough to do that, exactly. I get embarrassed."
"I just need to get you to the point where you can't think about anything except what I'm making you feel."
Candy squirmed in her seat with barely contained excitement. "How?"
"I'd really like to tie you up so you can't get away and then take my time bringing you to orgasm."
Candy got wet at the thought of his mouth on her body, her hands tied above her head. She'd never done anything like that before. "I don't know…"
"Why not? It's just one night. One night to forget everything you thought you knew about yourself sexually and just let go."
Here's Taste of Candy on The Wild Rose Press site. If you buy it (only $2.50!) please email me and let me know what you think! I love to hear from readers and writers. My email is shoshanna.evers @ yahoo.com (no spaces).
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