Erotic Authors You Might Not Know ...YET

Today I wanted to introduce some erotic romance authors you might not be familiar with. Many of them are on my list of those I have to watch for new books. I'm always looking for someone new to read since the books just don't come out fast enough to suit me. Sound familiar? 

The Dom Tests Her Serenity (MFM) Unchained Love 6

 

 

Erotic Consensual BDSM Paranormal Ménage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, shape-shifters, sex in shifted form, spanking, paddling, whipping, food play, sex toys, HEA]

Serena Griffin had a very public breakup with Pete Jackson and Josh Taylor over a misunderstanding. When Pete and Josh explain themselves to Serena, she agrees to give them another try and spends the night with them. Serena has the best night of her life—until she realizes they never once said they loved her or wanted to mate her.
Sure she’s given her heart away to two panthers who are only looking for something casual, Serena panics and finds a place to hide until everything blows over. But she might have more reason to hide when she sees a man lurking near her work and realizes the rogue panthers are back.
Pete and Josh are in trouble with their Alpha for pushing Serena away. How can they get him on their side again to help them win Serena back and show her they want her bound to them forever, not just in the dungeon?   http://www.bookstrand.com/cara-adams

The Sheriff's Jailbirds (MMF)
The Men of Treasure Cove 3

 



 

[Ménage and More: Erotic Cowboy Ménage a Trois Romance, M/M/F, with M/M, light consensual BDSM, spanking, caning, sex toys, HEA]
As the sheriff of Treasure Cove, Braxton Connelly has lived his life by the book. Harboring a deep secret, he ignores his heart’s desire and puts on a brave face for friends and family. Only behind closed doors, hidden rooms, and towns miles away does he give in to what he wants most.
Charlotte Ann Brooks is on the run. Hiding out in Celestial, Montana, she spends her days pecking away on computers, preferring the solitude to her loud waitressing job at the Rainbow Room. Her only saving grace is her roommate and confidant, Jordan.
Jordan Whitmore has built his little IT business from scratch. Putting everything he had into his business, he is finally comfortable and making money. That is until his roommate’s past comes barging in.
When the three worlds collide, chaos ensues. Tempers rise and all hell breaks loose in Treasure Cove. They must work together to fix the past, right the present, and save their futures.
http://www.bookstrand.com/rebecca-joyce

 

Learning to Forgive (MF) The Sinclair Men

 

 

There is no boundary when it comes to love and lust.

David Sinclair has been in love with Molly ever since she walked into his life. The problem is, the Sinclair line is destined to only love one woman. At least, that is what he believes. When he gets Molly pregnant through one night of passion, he does the right thing and marries her.
After twenty-five years of being in his dead wife’s shadow, Molly demands a divorce. When David refuses, she has no other choice than try to make it work. She is in love with him and wants nothing more than for him to whisper those same words.
Can David rectify the sins of his past? Will he be able to move on and accept that Molly is the woman he loves? Or will her fail and finally know what loss truly means?

http://www.bookstrand.com/sam-crescent
I'll post more books every once in a while for you to get to know these great authors. I know I've enjoyed reading them.

Marla Monroe
www.marlamonroe.com











Need Some Help

I'm looking for some answers from you guys out there. What are your favorite types of erotic books? I know male/male are among the top, but if you're not reading male/male, what comes next? What turns you on and holds your attention?

I'm finding that my tastes in books isn't one of the more popular ones. Where I like edgy, gut-wrenching types of stories, some aren't into that. I love happy endings, but I tend to like for my characters to fight to get to them. What are your views?

Between cowboys and soldiers, which wins?

Between cat shifters and wolf shifters, which wins?

Between vampires and shifters, which wins?

Do you like to start right up with the sex scenes or build up to them?

Tell me how you feel about the books you read? What would you like to see more of? I know there are a lot of us authors out there who want to make you happy!

 

I know this makes me happy! What about you?  I'm waiting to find out...

Heaven vs. Hell. Dark vs. Light. Good vs. Evil

Heaven vs. Hell. Dark vs. Light. Good vs. Evil — Why do we enjoy this type of story so much?

The good versus evil fight has fascinated mankind from our earliest days and has infused some of the best fictional books ever written. Book series such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Hunger Games, have transformed and kept the discussion alive through great stories that we can relate to and embrace.

So why are we so fascinated with the concept? I think it’s because reading a story where fictional characters manage to outsmart and overcome evil gives us power. It infuses us with the belief that it is possible to rise up against something terrible and not only survive but even thrive. It provides us with a sense of hope in a world that sometimes sucks hope right out of us.

When the good vs. evil story includes critters from our oldest history—such as biblical creatures like devils, demons, and angels—the battle is even more fun, because we consider these creatures to have the ultimate power for good or evil, which makes their flight across the pages of our fiction even more fascinating.

I write a lot of stories founded on the concept of good versus evil. Like many people, I suspect, I’m fascinated with the notion of evil. Is there true evil in the world? Or is evil really just a series of layers, ranging from charcoal gray to a lighter gray? I personally believe evil does exist. Which is why I enjoy creating stories where good tromps evil…at least for a while! #:0)

In my Dancin’ With the Devil series, I created a warrior race that walks the line between good and evil and, though my heroine, Astra Q Phelps, works mainly with the angelic realm to defeat evil, she also has at least one foot in the world of devils, specifically the rulers of the dark world, the Royal Devils. This dichotomy makes Astra’s story interesting and creates a built-in tension that makes the stories come alive for the reader. Since I began the series, which has grown to include 5 books with another on the way, I’ve written a lot of books about different paranormal creatures but I haven’t returned to the roots of this concept until now.

 

In my newest series, Holidays are Hell (The first book, Devil Under the Mistletoe, releases this week!) I revisit the concept of devils and angels. However, the world is based on creatures whose foundations lie much farther south than Astra’s (that’s a nice way of saying Hell, LOL). The Perdition Guides in this fun series have been conscripted to carry the newly dead to Hell. But their jobs include much more than just escorting souls. They must also figure out where their “clients” belong in Hell. Therein lies the rub…and the stroke…and the thrust. #:0) In the course of this discovery, the guides must spend time with their clients. Sometimes that enforced familiarity breeds more than just understanding. Sometimes it generates trouble. In Devil Under the Mistletoe, Damian Noire and Amanda Wright discover that it leads to lust…and indecision…and much, much more. I hope you’ll check it out!

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Damian Noire is a Perdition Guide. He escorts people whose souls are stained to their rightful spots in Hell. Business always seems to pick up around the Holidays and this Christmas is no exception. Damian’s assignment is to bring a beautiful young woman to Hell to stand before the judgment assembly, and then take her to her assigned circle of Hell. It sounds simple. But it’s about to become the hardest assignment he’s ever performed.

Amanda Wright might have been unjustly judged. She might not belong in Hell at all. Problem is, Damian really kind of likes her. He especially likes enjoying her lush, willing body under the mistletoe. If he gets her the judgment she truly deserves, he’s probably going to lose her forever. But if he doesn’t help her, an innocent may spend eternity in Hell. It appears to be a lose/lose situation on all fronts. Proving once again that holidays truly are hell!

Book info and more…

AUTHOR BIO:

Sam writes romantic suspense and fantasy/paranormal/sci-fi at a variety of heat levels. She likes to mix a little fun, a little magic, and a little real-life spice to create her fictional characters. Her fun-loving creations fight their way through a dizzying array of dangerous challenges without letting little things like dangerous bad guys, angry, manipulative gods, evil dark world denizens, or killing Furies dampen their zest for life and hot love!

In Sam’s real life, she lives on a hobby farm in Indiana with 11 dogs, 2 horses, and one husband. Not necessarily in that order. No, that isn’t a typo, she has 11 dogs. Sam is a self-confessed dog-aholic!

To find out more about Sam and her work, please pay her a visit at any one of the following online hot spots: Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Blog

Writing Erotic Romance Can Be Tricky by Diana MacAuthor

I know there are those out there who look down their noses at us erotic romance writers. For many, it’s not “real” writing. As I soon found out, writing erotic romance can be tricky.

First, and this is true for romance in general, you have to have a good story or nobody will want to read the book! Romance readers need as much variety as the general reading public. And with such a huge volume of work out there, coming up with something unique is a challenge. Some romance readers do prefer a certain genre (like cowboys or space aliens) and those will have to have certain characteristics in common. But you can’t just change the names and proclaim it a new story. Plot is important, and even though we know there will be a Happily Ever After (HEA), there needs to be enough twists and turns along the way to keep the reader immersed. I was always the one who read a book and said, “Well, if she would just shut up and listen to him, they could have avoided all that trouble.” Romance writers have to be able to include the trouble, because real people will encounter the same problems. As a reader, I hate it when everything goes perfectly according to plan because it doesn’t reflect real life.

Second, it’s hard (no pun intended) to write a good sex scene. You need more than, “He thrust in and out for a few minutes until he came.” That’s about as exciting as describing a root canal. I really struggled with this. Some of my favorite authors are the ones who can create a single sex scene that spans two or even three chapters. Another part of the struggle came (again, no pun intended) when I was considering the language I was using. I always found it a little frustrating with other books when they used funny, flowery language that real people don’t use. This is problematic sometimes given the limited range of vocabulary available. It gets a little tedious to see the word ‘pussy’ repeated over and over. I’m still trying to work this out in my own writing. And because the romance is the primary element of the story, it’s important to keep the emotions running high during the scene. Sure we want to know what’s happening physically, but we need to know what the characters are feeling as well. It can also be challenging to write something with which you have no personal frame of reference. While I’m sure there are some authors out there who have relationships with five or more men, most don’t. Plus a great deal of MM romance is written by heterosexual women. Not having a penis myself, I am not familiar with how it feels to get a blow job. Portraying sexual positions that are possible for average people, who don’t belong to Cirque de Soleil, isn’t easy.

Last, characters and their relationships are the main focus of a romance. The reader wants to love the heroine and her hero(es), and hate the villains. Characters have to speak to the reader, to become real enough that the reader cares about what happens to them. I know an author has created good characters when I find myself angry on their behalf or crying with happiness when it all finally works out. I know that I’ve done a decent job if I start crying while I’m writing a scene (though sadly, I am an emotional lush and this isn’t that uncommon) even though it’s not necessarily something I’ve experienced myself.   The characters, and their real struggles with forming a relationship that is strong enough to last forever, drive the story.

I’m new to the erotic romance scene. It’s not a genre I ever really considered writing in, until I read a few, and story ideas began popping into my head. They just had to be told. While I can’t speak for everyone, I know I had to work through the issues of plot, character, and descriptive language. I’m pretty sure “real” authors have the same problems. Unless you are extraordinarily gifted, writing is a lot of hard work, no matter what the genre. But seeing your words in print is worth the reward.

Diana MacArthur is an erotic romance writer whose first book, Windswept, is being released by Siren Publishing on Nov. 14, 2012. Visit her blog at http://dianamacarthur.com and follow her on Twitter https://twitter.com/DianaMacArthur.

Welcome New Author, Rebecca Joyce

When it comes to creating anything on a whim, a mom is the first person any child runs to. When a husband needs a button sewn or a correct key-code for the remote, he will hunt down his wife.  But what happens when this mom/wife takes time away from her family?

                                                She… WRITES!

Nothing comes easy in life or so I have been told over and over again. If you want something, you have to get up off your butt and go get it!

As the wife of a Military soldier and the mother to three children, I have moved from one side of the country to the next. I classified myself as the typical ‘homemaker’ for eighteen years before trying to find my own niche in this world. I happened upon writing during one of my husband’s deployments to pass the time. I was always an avid reader; even from an early age, preferring fiction to anything else and boy did I read a lot during the first two months. Eventually, I got it into my head, that I needed a way to let out all the emotions, we military wives keep bottled up, for fear of upsetting our spouses and children.

So, when the kids were all sleeping and I said my last ‘I love you’ to my husband, I would sit at my computer and began peck away. At first, it was an outlet for anger, frustration, grief, hostility, you name it…I wrote about it! But as the months drew on and the longing for a physical intimacy grew, my writing took on a life of its own. Before I knew it, I was in a whole new world.

My first scribbles, were just simple erotic thoughts and wishes. As I continued to write, those wishes turned into handsome hunks and before I knew it, I had created a set of characters so real, I found myself dreaming of them…seeing them as they truly are. Writing became my haven, where when life and the military became too much for me, I could vent and let it all out.

It took me over two years to muster the courage to submit my first manuscript and I only did that because my husband said, “Becky, I never pegged you for a quitter.” Since then, I have been very busy.

BUY IT HERE

 

When my first book, The Cattle Drive…The Armstrong Brothers of Cedar Creek was released on October 24^th, 2012, my life took an amazing turn. I have several new projects in the works and a new release,

Watch For It Here

 “Emma’s Treasures- The Men of Treasure Cove Series” coming out November 15^th, 2012.

The second installment of the Armstrong Brothers is due out this December!!!

Though sometimes my real life interferes with my imaginative life, I try to balance each with whit, sarcasm and humor.

            “Screwing up takes practice…I think I’m well rehearsed!”

 

 Rebecca Joyce

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Be sure and let Rebecca know what you think by emailing her  HERE

 

Don't forget about Facebook and Twitter  She would love to have you follow her there as well

 

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Writing Down the Words

Sometimes when I'm writing, I have trouble with putting just the right words in what I'm trying to say. Usually I figure it out without too much time and energy being wasted, but sometimes I need a little inspiration. When it comes to writing a sex scene, the words sometimes seem so superficial and clinical instead of the emotional joy ride they are supposed to represent. What do you do when putting it down proves to be harder than you though?

Well, I've tried to study my methods to figure it out. When it seems like I'm not getting the emotions down just right and my characters aren't actually acting sexy as opposed to acting out sex, I take a step back and imagine the scene in my head as how I would like it to look and feel if I was playing the part for real. I let the emotions and feelings flow until I'm a little hot and achy for relief. This puts me in the mood to let myself feel my character's thoughts and needs as if they were my own.

Once you've gotten yourself in the right headspace, you have to channel it into your writing. Let the feelings pour over you and embrace them. When you start to get uncomfortable, you're ready to write. Let it flow from you and don't worry how it sounds at first. You can always go back and fix incomplete sentences and correct comma errors. For now, live and breathe the experience as you pour it out on paper.

Later, once you've calmed down and everything is on paper, go back and edit it for errors. Leave the emotional part alone for now. You don't want to ruin what you've worked so hard to capture. Once the technical errors are taken care of, let the scene alone and go on with writing. Go back to it at least an hour later and edit it for content then. Remember to leave the emtional part alone. After all, it was that part you were trying to capture. Don't ruin it by taking it back out.

Hopefully what you will have once you are finished is a satisfying love scene that grips your heart and makes you all hot and bothered.  ;-)

Marla
Marla's Website