Eden Baylee's Blog, page 69

Music Monday remembers Ben E. King

Ben E. King passed away last week, but as with all great musicians, his music lives on. For this, I’m extremely grateful.

This song never gets old for me.

Wishing you a great week ahead,

~ eden

“When the night has come
And the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we’ll see
No I won’t be afraid
Oh, I won’t be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me

So darling, darling
Stand by me, oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me
Stand by me

If the sky that we look upon
Should tumble and fall
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Music Monday — Wild World

“Wild World” was on a cassette I purchased while in Bangkok, and I traveled with it throughout Asia, including Nepal.

My heart breaks reading the news about the devastating earthquake in Nepal this weekend. It truly is a magical place — rich in culture and with some of the warmest and peaceful people I’ve ever met. The destruction of many of the sacred places I visited is sad, but the loss of lives is sadder.

Major charity organizations are now accepting aid if you wish to make a donation. Pl...

Feminist Porn Awards 2015 – Photo Slideshow #FPA2015

What a night it was for the 10th Annual Feminist Porn AwardsFriday, April 17th. It was a gorgeous, sunny evening outside, and inside theCapitol Theatre, the mood was the same.

I recently wrote about the event hereif you want to learn more about my involvement and Good for Her, the creator of the show. As always, sexual diversity, acceptance, and inclusiveness made for a beautiful time—not to mention great, sexy films!

Congratulations to all the winnersand hopeyou enjoy the slideshow.

eden xox...

STILL NOT NICE by author and award-winning editor Annetta Ribken (@netta50)

Seriously, with a look like that, you KNOW her writing is going to knock your socks off!

Author, friend, and my fabulous editor Annetta Ribken released her new book, Still Not NiceorThe Strange Planet Inside My Head last week. It’s a terrific collection of short stories, and the follow-up toNot Nice and Other Understatements – A Journal of Flash Fiction. With short fiction,she is one of the best in this genre.

Check out the video of her book and grab your copy on AMAZON!

From fantastical ta...

Music Monday — You Better You Bet by THE WHO

A Snake in Paradise is still in the TOP 20 since its release April 7th.

Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed the book. I SO appreciate it!

The raw lyrics of The Who’s song “You Better You Bet” inspired a passage in my book. There was definitely some strange word association when I wrote the story! I’ve always loved the lyrics, so I hope you enjoy this blast from the past.

The novella is only available from AMAZON US, but if you don’t live in the USA and would like to read and revie...

Cover reveal for RISING FROM THE DARKNESS by @DABale1

I’m thrilled to reveal author D. A. Bale’s new cover for her upcoming release, RISING FROM THE DARKNESS, the third and final novel in the Deepest Darkness series.

It will be available for pre-orderMay 1st and officially on sale July 1st. You heard it here first!

Please learn more about Ms. Bale and her new book.

It’s finally here – the explosive finale of the Deepest Darkness series.

Samantha Bartlett has a new mission – and this time it’s one of her own choosing. Armed with information wort...

On judging feminist p*rn and what feminism means to me

As I have done the previous four years, I served on a panel of judges for the upcoming Feminist Porn Awards(FPA)sponsored by Good For Her, the premiere erotic boutique in Toronto. As a judge, I watched a lot of porn in the past few weeks. A LOT of porn.

I’ve blogged about the FPA in the past, and what the spirit of the show means. Read my articlesif you’re interested to know my history with it.

This year marks the ten-year anniversary of the awards, and my last year as a judge for the show....

Music Monday and BERYL by Mark Knopfler

I love Mark Knopfler, and he has a new album out.

“Beryl” is the title track from Tracker.The song is about Beryl Bainbridge, a British novelist. She was frequently nominated for the Booker Prize, the most prestigious award given to a British writer of fiction, but did not receive one until after her death in 2010. Mark Knopfler considered she was notproperly recognized in her lifetime and sings,

“Beryl was on another level
When she got a Booker medal
She was dead in her grave
After all she...

Author @TobyWNeal interviews @EdenBaylee for her #LeiCrimeKW series – Comment and WIN

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Wow, I’m still reeling from yesterday’s epic launch of the Toby Neal’s LEI CRIME SERIES on Kindle Worlds. Eight books published and all of them hit numerous bestseller lists in multiple categories. My book, A Snake in Paradise hit three categories—mystery/suspense, short reads, and literature. So thrilled and humbled.

Today, Toby interviews me about writing in her series, and there will be a giveaway of my book Stranger at Sunsetif you comment o...

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY to the authors of #LeiCrimeKW via @tobywneal at @kindleworlds

Release Day is finally here for me and a group of authors writing in Toby Neal’s Lei Crime Series!

Today, author Toby Neal gets her own Lei Crime Series on Kindle Worldsand we get to launch it with our books!

You can read all about it on Toby’s website, where she has a page about the Lei Crime Kindle World. Toby has also blogged about it here today.

My contribution is a suspense novella (with an erotic slant) called A Snake in Paradise.It takes place on the big island of Hawaii and runs concu...