Q&A: Tenille Brown on Can’t Get Enough
One is not really an established erotica writer until one has a short story published in a Cleis Press anthology (no one’s rules, but my own), therefore I’m extremely thrilled that Tenille Brown accepted my story ‘Lovely Rita’ to grace the pages (amidst a slew of fellow established erotica authors) of her new book Can’t […]
Cover reveal Forbidden Fruit
I’m happy to announce that we have an equally pretty cover to go with that fabulous table of contents. Hats off to the wife, who made this one as well. Feel like munching on an apple now? 😉 In other news, today is my last day in the office. On Monday we’re flying off to Belgium for […]
NEW RELEASE: Stormy Weather
I wrote Stormy Weather after finishing French Kissing and before launching into the first draft of the novel I’m still working on (almost done!) and, between long projects, it’s always such a joy to create something short and sweet (especially for someone with a short attention span like me.) I got the idea for the story […]
Table of contents Forbidden Fruit
Cheyenne Blue, the tireless editor of Forbidden Fruit: stories of unwise lesbian desire, and I have been e-mailing back and forth for a few weeks now, ooh-ing and aah-ing about the amazing line-up for this Ladylit anthology. There are some impressive names in this TOC, and the (for now) lesser-known ones have delivered equally hot forbidden […]
French Kissing Fantasy Casting: Stéphanie Mathis
Full credit to my wife, who fantasy-cast Cécile de France as Steph. It works out well in so many ways! Most importantly, she has that boyish charm and effortless, nonchalant elegance. I can just see her holding court at the bar at Les Pêches, possibly sneaking into Le Noir… Or, perhaps not entirely as planned, on her […]
French Kissing Fantasy Casting: Dominique Laroche
Yes, I’m keeping Steph’s fantasy casting for last (but only because she seems to be the hardest to pin a face on.) So, let’s do Dominique first. As you can see, the character of rising political star Dominique Laroche is based on an almost-real politician: Birgitte Nyborg. At Casa Bliss, during that week about a […]
French Kissing Fantasy Casting: Nadia Abadi
It’s not because I have a serious soft spot for Juliette that I don’t recognise that Nadia is the real hero of their relationship. Maybe it’s unhealthy, or co-dependent, or just very lesbian, but Juliette needs Nadia. In fact, most characters in French Kissing need Nadia. She’s not free of mistakes—no one is—but she’s not afraid to […]
French Kissing Fantasy Casting: Juliette Barbier
I love all ‘my ladies’, of course, and I hope they all come across as complex and interesting as I intended them to be, but as far as understanding of and compassion for a deeply flawed character goes, I’m firmly in Juliette’s camp. Based on reader reactions after the first two episodes, Juliette was the least favourite […]
French Kissing Fantasy Casting: Margot de Hay
Honestly, it only just now occurred to me that Ming-Na Wen used to play a doctor on ER. Anyway, it doesn’t matter, because in Margot’s case, the character was very much inspired by another fictional character: Melinda May (aka the only valid reason to waste time on watch Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.) Emotionally guarded. Tough […]
French Kissing Fantasy Casting: Claire Cyr
When imagining a character, I have a very strong tendency to picture them as really hot famous people. It’s what makes erotica writing the best job in the world. 😉 I know I said in an one of my earlier French Kissing blog posts that I wouldn’t reveal the physical inspiration for the characters, but […]