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Q&A: Laila Blake on Driftwood Deeds

December 9, 2013 by Harper Bliss Leave a Comment

Driftwood DeedsIt’s no secret that I have a serious soft spot for Laila Blake. As a consequence, it should come as no surprise that today, on the release day of Laila’s novella Driftwood Deeds, I am beaming with pride. Some authors just have that magic spark, that turn of the phrase, the right words to draw you in and Laila has it in spades. To have a hand in publishing her novella (via A Hotter State) is not just a source of pleasure, it’s a real honour. Because, to me, it’s so clear that Laila’s is going places, and quickly. (Check out any erotica anthology in the coming two years and you’ll spot her name in the table of contents!)

I fully realise most people visiting my blog are looking for F/F erotica, but if you happen to enjoy gorgeously written, thoughtful and realistic BDSM erotica, then Driftwood Deeds will not disappoint you.

Here’s the blurb followed by what Laila herself has to say about it:

When journalist Iris Ellis visits a sleepy seaside town to interview recluse screenwriter Paul Archer, he offers her insights into never acted upon fantasies of dominance and submission. Too curious to deny herself a taste of them, Iris gives herself up to Paul’s gentle guidance, but when she realizes that a taste can never be enough, she must find the courage to ask for what she needs or risk losing it all.

1. Sell us your book in one sentence.
Driftwood Deeds is a story about longing and imperfections, about kindness and consent in bdsm – and about falling, falling in so deep.

2. Favourite line (or paragraph) from Driftwood Deeds
“He served tea, a weakness he admitted he hadn’t picked up until years in the
country, and while I took milk and sugar, he just squeezed some lemon into his mug. The fruit groaned under his touch, yielding its juice drop by drop and it smacked suggestively when he loosened his hold.”

3. Last book that blew you away?
Purple Hibiscus by Chimanda Ngozi Adichie

4. Which celebrity is at number one of your imaginary to-do list?
I always have to keep two – the male list is more stable and has pretty much been revolving around John Krasinski for a year or two, and the female list is complicated, and fluctuates because the girls who have dominated for a long time, kind of faded downwards a little in recent months (Alison Sudol from A Fine Frenzy just isn’t the same without her red hair that she seems to have exchanged for her new Juice-Cleansy attitude, I’m sorry!) I also get confused with who I’d just desperately want to be friends with, but staying on theme, I’d probably say it comes down to Felicia Day and Karen Gillan – what, I’m a nerd and I like redheads!

5. What’s your favourite sexy song?
I have somewhat odd ideas of sexiness when it comes to music, I guess. I find sadness and soul-striptease really sexy. Revealing, intricate lyrics that are a little bit like opening up a vein and bleeding into the song – super sexy, but it’s more the artist who is sexy in that case. Honestly I am not sure I have a favourite sexy song. Mary Lambert’s ‘She Keeps Me Warm’, is pretty sexy, though, right? A little bit? Or is that her again?

6. What are you most proud of?
Professionally, I think I still have a lot of work ahead of me until it can be something I am most proud of. At this point, I am proud of the fact that I am not giving up – not on me or my dreams, because there was a time when I was very close to both.

7. Who’s your favourite TV Character?
This took a shameful amount of thought, but I will go with Mary Crawley from Downton Abbey. I just find her such a fascinating, versatile person and a real rarity for a female character on TV. Honorary mentions go to Abed from Community, Arya from Game of Thrones, the 10th Doctor, Emily Fitch from Skins and Kenzie from Lost Girl.

8. Which author’s books are a must-read?
You really like asking the tough questions, don’t you? I have a few favourites, but I also know that Murakami or Hornby just aren’t for everybody, and I wouldn’t want to force it on them. I do think that some classics are must-reads, though, books like 1984 or The Handmaid’s Tale, book that make us think. Also the children’s books by Michael Ende, but unfortunately the English translations are a nightmare.

9. Anything else you want us to know?
Driftwood Deeds is my second publication and it holds a special place in my heart. It’s a complete rewrite of a story I wrote when I was 19, my first erotic story and it felt terribly daring at the time (even if, compared to Driftwood Deeds, it was positively tame). It also opened up ideas in me – about myself, my sexuality, my ambitions. I changed almost everything about the story, maybe because in 10 years so much about me changed as as well, but the feeling remains and I couldn’t be more excited to be sharing it now.

10. What’s next for you?
Together with my best friend L.C. Spoering, I am about to dip my toes into self-publishing with our post-apocalypse love story After Life Lessons, coming in the spring of 2014, and apart from that I have a lot of editing ahead of me. I spent the last few months writing and assembling ideas and stories and I need to spend some time polishing and submitting them now. Apart from that, I have several short stories coming out in really awesome anthologies over the next months, and I’m definitely looking forward to that.

Driftwood Deeds is available from Amazon US, Amazon UK, All Romance, Smashwords and directly from A Hotter State (more retailers will follow soon.)

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How to get off cheaper

August 5, 2013 by Harper Bliss Leave a Comment

If you like my stories and you want to read all (thank you!) or at least a few of them, there are deals to be done. These are not summer deals or special deals, but stories permanently packed together to give you better value for money. I also want to clearly point out which of my titles do not contain new stories, as my aim for my readers is always full satisfaction and I wouldn’t want any of you to feel frustrated after buying one of my books!

The product pages for my books also always clearly state which stories are contained in that specific title, but I understand that in a frenzied status this can be easily missed. 😉

So, without further ado, here’s a list of my omnibi (granted, this blog post is really just an excuse to use that word.)

A Hotter State1. A Hotter State (Yes, this is also the name of Ladylit’s new imprint!)

Contains
– Hired Help (single price: $2.99)
– The Honeymoon (single price: $2.99)
– Learning Curve (single price: $2.99)
– New Girl (Free short story)

Omnibus price: $4.99

Money to be saved: $3.98

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Endless Summer2. Endless Summer

Contains
– Summer Heat (single price: $1.99)
– Younger Than Yesterday (single price: $1.99)

Omnibus price: $2.99

Money to be saved: $0.99

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Can't Get Enough3. Can’t Get Enough

Contains
– A Hotter State (single price: $4.99)
– Endless Summer (single price: $2.99)

Omnibus price: $6.99

Money to be saved: $0.99 (or $4.97 if you count all the single prices)

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High Rise (The Complete Collection)4. High Rise (The Complete Collection)

Contains
– Fool for Love (Free)
– Undisclosed Desires (single price: $2.99)
– No Ordinary Love (single price: $2.99)
– Close Enough (single price: $2.99)

Omnibus price: $6.99

Money to be saved: $1.98

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Girls Only Volume Two5. Girls Only Volume Two

Contains
– Champagne (single price: $0.99)
– Bar Service (single price: $0.99)
– Fair & Square (single price: $0.99)
– Personal Training (single price: $0.99)

Omnibus price: $2.99

Money to be saved: $0.97

When you count all of that together, that makes $8.91. I just thought you should know.

P.S. Of course, a very special, enormously warm THANK YOU goes out to my loyal readers who buy my single titles as they are released. I ♥ you!

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Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop

July 18, 2013 by Harper Bliss 29 Comments

Hot Summer Romance Giveaway HopIt’s the Hot Summer Romance Giveaway Hop and it’s going to be a sentimental one. Be warned. 😉 The topic is romance so it’s only logical that I dedicate this blog post to my wife (who is not very romantically inclined but will secretly love what I have to say.)

The anniversary of the very first time we met falls smack in the middle of this hop. On the 20th of July thirteen years ago, I was fresh out of college, I had terrible red-dyed hair, I was still so young and foolish even though I’d had my heart broken badly a few times already, and there she was. This cute girl with gorgeous curly hair, a shy smile and baggy jeans (those were fashionable back then.)

It took me all of five minutes to fall for her. She made me wait a few months, but somehow I knew she wasn’t going anywhere. Thirteen years down the line, we’ve moved to the other side of the world together, and if it hadn’t been for her, Harper Bliss would not exist. Because she gave me what I’d always yearned for while slogging away at my day job, the most precious gift anyone could receive: time to explore what I really wanted to do. Obviously she had no way of knowing I’d end up writing and publishing erotica, but hey, let’s just say there are worse jobs a spouse could have (although it doesn’t make for the best dinner conversation at the in-laws.)

Together we founded Ladylit and, very recently, launched A Hotter State. We always joke that’s she’s the brain behind it all and I’m the tits, but, all jokes aside, not a story leaves my mailbox until my wife has read it multiple times. But that is nothing compared to the hours she spends listening to my crazy ideas, to my dreams that often know no bounds. She’s always encouraging, always positive and still as cute as ever (although the curls and the baggy jeans have gone.)

Was that romantic enough for you? 😉 Let’s get on with the prizes then!

Here are the rules:

– There are two grand prizes: #1 is a Kindle Fire. #2 is a $50 Amazon.com gift certificate. Grand prize winners will be selected from post comments via random number generation.

– I’m giving away a copy (e-book, any format) of Endless Summer and High Rise (The Complete Collection) to two lucky commenters (picked at random). To enter leave a comment below (include your e-mail address so I can contact you if you’ve won!)

– Visit the links below to hop to as many blogs as you want (and comment often to increase your chances of winning the grand prizes.)

– The hop ends on July 21st (11:59 pm EST), so you have four days to enter the giveaway.

Happy hopping and good luck!

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Hump Day Hook: The Client

July 17, 2013 by Harper Bliss 2 Comments

The Client by Sadie Spiller

Oops. Has it been one whole week since the last Hump Day Hook already? Well, I’ve been a busy girl. We’ve just launched Ladylit‘s brand new imprint A Hotter State, and I grew myself a new alter ego along the way. 😉

Meet Sadie Spiller, another me writing more than just lesbian erotica. However, The Client, Sadie’s first story for A Hotter State, is F/F erotica, which is why it’s allowed on my blog! 😉

Here’s a snippet from The Client for this week’s Hump Day Hook.

“This week’s session is on the house,” I corrected myself. “And I’ll throw in a free drink as well.” I rose from my chair and headed for the liquor cabinet, hoping she didn’t have anywhere to be.

“Really?” Her voice was behind me. “Is that ethical?”

Ethical. The last word I wanted to hear. Before turning to face her, I grabbed two glasses and a bottle of scotch.

“I highly doubt it.” I shot her a wide smile—the one I use for seducing. With every second that passed, I felt boundaries crumbling. Up until now, I’d always managed to keep myself in check, to ignore the throbbing of my clit when her voice grew low with desperation. I crossed back to where she was sitting and set the glasses down on the small table between our chairs, pouring a generous amount of liquor in both.

Silence filled the room. My office was too high up for traffic noise to filter in. My assistant had gone home at seven. It was just Claire and I, and a bottle of booze. And the lust crawling up my spine, clinging to my skin. Finding a way out.

“But I’m only human,” I continued. “I suffer from the same imperfections as anyone else.” I took a large swig of whiskey and relished how it burned my throat, like punishment.

Want more Hump Day goodness? Head over to the official site >>

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Follow the Rainbow Book Reviews Blog Hop

August 24, 2012 by Harper Bliss 11 Comments

Follow the rainbow This blog post is my participation in the Follow the Rainbow Book Reviews Blog Hop, just so you know. I’ll be blogging about what writing GLBTQ literature means to me and giving away a free copy of A Hotter State.

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me when I would write something ‘straight’, I’d be quite a wealthy woman by now. My answer has always been: if I, as a lesbian, don’t write about GLBTQ characters, who will do it for me?

Things are different in the world of erotica, where same-sex erotica is just naturally part of everything. But earlier this year, when I released a general GLBTQ (non-erotic) novel (under a different name), a straight acquaintance told me that even though she liked my book, she would have loved it even more if it had been about straight people. I sent her to the nearest book store and told her to have a look around because I was certain that 99% of the books displayed would be about straight people.

I did, however, understand where her statement was coming from. You see, I’m the same. The times I finish a book and think to myself I would have enjoyed that so much more if the protagonist was a lesbian are countless. It’s only natural to want to see part of yourself reflected in the fiction you read (or watch). In fact, I think it’s extremely important to have as many GLBTQ characters out there as possible.

Let me give you a TV-related example. A few years ago, I, along with most other lesbians on this planet, was hooked on The L Word. I watched every episode multiple times and spent hours processing Bette and Tina’s break-up (oh, that carpenter) with fellow addicts. Never mind that half the time the show was so bad I wanted to smash my TV, never mind that they killed off the most beloved character (oops, hope I didn’t spoil that for you) in season three and that the last season didn’t make any sense. I still watch it, again and again. Not because I particularly enjoy torturing myself, but because the show is about lesbians. It’s as simple as that.

We live in a straight world, and hey, that’s fine, but just once in a while, I want to recognise an important part of myself in pop culture, be it books, TV or music. I scour the Amazon bestsellers list for new lesbian fiction regularly. I’ve seen every lesbian movie out there, bad or good (mainly bad though, but that’s a whole other blog post.)

It’s not a choice. It’s who I am. Creating a gay character instead of a straight one is my way of identifying and, hopefully, along the line, may mean something to someone who really needs it.

A Hotter StateSo, I’m very grateful to all the other authors participating in this blog hop for writing stories in which I can see myself. Do hop along and see what they have to say on this topic.

Oh, and speaking of GLBTQ fiction, leave a comment below and you can win a copy (any e-book format) of A Hotter State, which bundles three of my stories (caution: they’re hot).

 

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Three things

August 10, 2012 by Harper Bliss Leave a Comment

1. Catwoman is hot

CatwomanBut I’m probably preaching to the choir. Spin-off please! (Yes, this was just an excuse to post a picture of Anne Hathaway in a skintight leather catsuit.)

2. Subscribe to my mailing list and get Hired Help for free

Sign up for my mailing list and get a FREE copy (any e-book format) of Hired Help. Just click this link and follow the instructions. (I solemnly vow to never abuse your e-mail address or spam you.)

3. Win a free copy of A Hotter State

LadyLit is holding a contest and you can win a free copy of my latest release A Hotter State (along with a copy of Come and Go by Lee Harlem Robinson). All you have to do is tweet or share on Facebook. You can find the contest rules here >>

PS A Hotter State bundles my three novelettes and a short story!

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