TMI Tuesday

B is for Book Signing

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Welcome to the A to Z Challenge! I’ve been doing this for a decade, and I have many past A to Zs you can read if you’re interested in a longer story. This is going to be a continuous story, so you want to make sure you start with the Theme Reveal! (But I’m going to keep the posts short, so it’s easier to keep up.) I’m notoriously bad at reading other blogs, even though I love it when I do, so make sure to leave your link in the comments so I can hop over to see what you’re up to, even if you aren’t participating in A to Z! But you should definitely sign up and participate!

B is for Book Signing

Frank: March 24th

I walk into the bookstore and follow the arrows to the back of the room where the author is sitting. A short line has formed alongside her table. She has a stack of books in front of her, and as the next person approaches her table, she takes a book down. She smiles, and I feel a little thrill of excitement. She is a kink author, and in addition to writing excellent stories, she’s just my type. There is definitely a part of me that fantasizes about how when I approach her table, she will direct that smile at me, give me her number, and that would lead to us trying the very kinky things that happen in her novels.

But of course, she’s a professional, and she does smile at me when I come to the table, but she doesn’t do more than write my name in the book with a short message. I look down at the message when I sit down to listen to her reading.

Frank, 

Always try new things. 

Jayden R. Vincente

I run my finger along the ink, a little enamored that I was so close to her and that she wrote this right in front of me. I might be fanboying a bit.

Before I know it, she’s read a (very tame) part of the novel I’m holding, everyone is clapping, and she is exiting the bookstore. I am a bit more turned on than I would like to admit out loud, so I wander over to the fantasy and sci fi section of the store, trying to distract my mind.

Next to the Lord of the Rings books, I see a little flyer standing there. The Philadelphia Orchestra is playing the score to Fellowship. It’s… in a couple of days. How did I miss that? I am free, and I love that movie, but I don’t know if tickets will still be available. My phone search tells me that there aren’t any available except through re-sellers, and I’m not sure that I want to pay the exorbitant fees.

I fire off a text in lament to a friend of mine who loves Lord of the Rings.

Me: Fuck, man! I just saw that the Philly Orchestra is playing the score to Fellowship on Friday. I’d kill to go to that.

Ricky: Oh that sounds sick.

Me: Right?

Ricky: This is Alicia. I can get you a ticket. My coworker just posted one she’s trying to sell. I’ll set it up. $75.

Me: Rock on. Thanks, Alicia.

Well damn. My friend’s wife has a hookup for me somehow. I hope she isn’t trying to set this up as a blind date.

A is for Advertise

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Welcome to the A to Z Challenge! I’ve been doing this for a decade, and I have many past A to Zs you can read if you’re interested in a longer story. This is going to be a continuous story, so you want to make sure you start with the Theme Reveal! (But I’m going to keep the posts short, so it’s easier to keep up.) I’m notoriously bad at reading other blogs, even though I love it when I do, so make sure to leave your link in the comments so I can hop over to see what you’re up to, even if you aren’t participating in A to Z! But you should definitely sign up and participate!

A is for Advertise

Amelia: March 23rd

Available: One ticket for The Fellowship of the Ring movie with the score performed live by the Philadelphia Orchestra. Friday, March 27, 7pm show. Ticket will be emailed. $75.

I clicked send and the advertisement went off to…wherever marketplace posts go. I don’t even know. I don’t even care. I just spent over $100 on this ticket to the symphony and I don’t want it to go to waste. I might even give it away, but if you try to give things away to strangers on the internet, they are skeptical. So I tried to price it low, but high enough to feel real. Or something. Maybe that psychology is fake, but it’s all I’ve got at the moment. There are so many other things I could over-think, and over-thinking how best to sell this extra ticket is preferable to thinking about why I am going solo to this show.

And giving it to a friend? Yeah, that’s out of the question. Some would be confused as to why I was going to the symphony in a few days. Some would just sit and give me that look. You know the one. The one full of pity. I know I’m going to cry watching Fellowship. That’s inevitable. I don’t need to do it with someone staring at me. 

Much better to give it to a complete stranger from the internet. With only four days to go, I just hope someone picks it up…

A to Z Blog Challenge!? Already!?

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Listen. I am one of the organizers for the A to Z Challenge. I have helped make posts on the A to Z Blog Challenge page. I have helped come up with ideas. I have helped spread the word. And yet… I am going to be 58th on the list of Theme Reveals (unless someone else signs up before I finish this post).

The thing is, I love the A to Z Blog Challenge. I have loved it for a long time, but I haven’t been doing a lot of writing. I’m reading. Like crazy. Reading tons of novels. Listening to audiobooks. Cross stitching. Playing board games. Working out. Lots and lots of things.

On the other hand, I have ideas. Things I want to write. And once I sign up, I have to follow through, right? I’m an organizer for goodness’ sake!

So, without further ado…

I am not ready to be awake. In fact, I would give almost anything to sink back into the warm embrace of sleep. Except, someone is not going to let me do that. I can feel him at my back, his whole body pressed against the length of my body. He’s warm and comfortable. But his cock is hard against my ass. I press back against him. This is a pretty nice way to wake up, after all…

I know the body pressed against me. It’s familiar and comfortable. It’s my fiance, and I love waking up next to him.

Except, as he presses his cock against me more firmly, it feels different. I can’t explain what exactly is different, but something is…

And then he whispers in my ear, and I know it’s not my fiance. “Good morning, beautiful,” he says. That’s not what my fiance calls me. Not that he doesn’t think I’m beautiful, that’s just not his nickname for me. Who the hell is in my bed?

Come back on April 1st to find read more!

WWW Wednesdays!

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Someone I follow (Jan Matthews) posted it, and while I admit that I’m just now reading blogs from months ago, I thought it was a neat idea, so I tracked down the source (samannelizabeth.wordpress.com)

Three stacked books with Ws on them for WWW Wednesdays.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Check out samannelizabeth.wordpress.com for links to other answers, and if you’re answering them, drop your link in the comments!

Last time, I hoped the next one was going to be Rebel Obsession and then Rebel Revenge. I did read both of them, but it took some time to get the books from the library. They were excellent, and I highly recommend the series, and Elle Thorpe’s other books. I decided not to read Talk Dirty Cowboy because I went to Elle’s website and found the full list of books in order. I went back to the oldest trilogy and read those instead. Now I’m taking a tiny break from Elle Thorpe for some other genres, but I’ll definitely be back!

Currently, I’m reading the Woman in Suite 11 (the sequel to The Woman in Cabin 10) by Ruth Ware. The Woman in Cabin 10 was excellent. Definitely a page turner! I wanted to know what was going to happen next. I think it’s really interesting because I get to read from the perspective of a character who makes very different choices than what I would make. (But, you know, I would never want to be an investigative journalist!) It’s just a really cool perspective written in a really great style!

I am also reading The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George. I am halfway through and really liking it so far!

Next up: I’m not sure. I might go back to Laurell K. Hamilton. Richard is currently reading The People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry, so I might read that next. Oh! And I have The Girls of Good Fortune by Kristina McMorris out from the library. So that will definitely have to be soon!

Let me know if you’ve read any of these books, and definitely give me recommendations!

WWW Wednesdays!

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Someone I follow (Jan Matthews) posted it, and while I admit that I’m just now reading blogs from months ago, I thought it was a neat idea, so I tracked down the source (samannelizabeth.wordpress.com)

Three stacked books with Ws on them for WWW Wednesdays.

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

Check out samannelizabeth.wordpress.com for links to other answers, and if you’re answering them, drop your link in the comments!

Currently, I am reading a couple of books. I’m reading Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.

I recently finished (a few hours ago) Rebel Revenge by Elle Thorpe. Oh. My. Goodness. I need the next one. I listened to the audiobook through the library, and I have reserved the next book in the series, but there’s a wait, and I’m *dying*. It was really good. Very fun, a little sexy, and ends on a cliffhanger.

So, up next, well, I really hope it’s going to be Rebel Obsession, the book following Rebel Revenge… And honestly, it probably will be since I just started Atmosphere. I do have some podcasts I’m behind on, but Talk Dirty Cowboy by Elle Thorpe is available on audiobook now, so it could be that one… We’ll see!

Let me know if you’ve read any of these books, and definitely give me recommendations!

What’s going on with Jayden and Richard?

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A lot. A lot of great things have been happening in our lives (not all great, but mostly great), but blogging has not been a priority.

Richard has been doing a lot of writing, which is awesome.

Jayden has been doing a lot of crafting: Cricut crafts, cross-stitch, and crochet.

We’ve been playing a lot of board games.

But we haven’t been blogging. Sorry about that. Maybe we’ll return in the new year? I would like to write again. I just… have been pursuing other creative pursuits just for me, and I love it. Want to see some of my projects? Let me know, and maybe I’ll post some here.

Smashwords E-book Sale!

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I know, I know, I haven’t been great at posting lately. Please forgive me and my very busy schedule. I recently got to spend some time at Origins, one of the largest gaming conventions in the U.S. It was a great time, and I got to play a lot of cool games! (My favorite that I played was probably Endeavor: Deep Sea. Much fun!

I would love to get back into my writing more for the rest of the Summer, and there is an e-book sale on Smashwords for July. Maybe this will inspire me to get my fingers typing away again. I have four books for sale on Smashwords.

A real quick list of what I have up for sale (all less than $2 on sale!):

  • Exploration: An Erotic Novel – What would you do with the sudden opportunity to explore any facet of sexuality and BDSM with no judgment, prejudice, or dangerous consequences? In Mara’s community of Zebulon, that’s what she’s about to find out. With endless possibilities for exploration, she’s asked to work on a special assignment—an offer that will change the course of her life.
  • Exploring Limits – In Exploration, Mara learns a lot about sexuality and relationships, but there’s so much more to explore. What happens when James, Marchand, and Brandon all have an opportunity to push her to the highest peaks of pleasure? What will she do with three men? Find out in Exploring Limits, Book 2 in the Exploration series.
  • Y is for Yes – A chance encounter after hours at her new office job ropes Yvonne into a world of BDSM and exploration she never imagined. Join Yvonne on her adventure to ditch the business suits for lingerie in Y is for Yes by J. R. Vincente.
  • Runaway – Join Aralyn as she runs from her past in this Erotic Choose Your Own Adventure novel. Aralyn leaves town when her life is turned upside down. Your blood will race as you explore a new town and new people with Aralyn. She might even get to explore a BDSM Dungeon! Make your own choices and find out.

My advice? Runaway! It’s a fun time. Choose Your Own Adventures are fun to read, hard to write, and a blast to read over and over again! Get it on Smashwords today!

A to Z Reflections

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Well, here we are in May and I’m late with my reflections post, haha. It’s all good. I planned all along to get the A to Z posts written and posted before April started and I had exactly 0 posts ready to go on April 1st. But I managed to almost entirely keep up. I think I had one or two days that I posted the day after and back-dated. I had a couple days where I was posting at 2am before I went to bed (or 3am or 4am…). But all 26 posts are up! And I think most of them are pretty good.

I also wanted to visit more blogs during April, and I didn’t succeed there either, but I’ve already found one that I’ve subscribed to and read all of her A to Z. I have a few that I was already following that I have or will read their A to Z. And I’m hoping now to be able to hit some more from Reflections and the upcoming Road Trip.

Drop your link in the comments so I can come visit your blog!

Sundays: Book Review

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Usually on Sundays I post about the current Laurell K. Hamilton book I’m reading in my quest to read all of the Anita Blake series. Not that I don’t love it, but sometimes I need to get out of the world of sex and vampires for a brief bit before diving back in. So I picked up a novel off of my TBR (to be read) pile a few days ago. It’s called The Housemaid by Freida McFadden. I didn’t know anything about it, but someone had recommended it to Richard so he picked it up when he was at the book store.

Holy shit.

Go buy it right now. It was one of the best books I’ve ever read. I couldn’t put it down. I read pretty much every night before bed. One night, after Richard went to sleep, I turned the light back on and started reading again. The next thing I knew, it was 2am. Whoops. (Thankfully, I’m off of work the week.) It’s such a good book. I highly recommend it.

Goodreads Description:

“Welcome to the family,” Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I smile politely, gazing around the marble hallway. Working here is my last chance to start fresh. I can pretend to be whoever I like. But I’ll soon learn that the Winchesters’ secrets are far more dangerous than my own…

Every day I clean the Winchesters’ beautiful house top to bottom. I collect their daughter from school. And I cook a delicious meal for the whole family before heading up to eat alone in my tiny room on the top floor.

I try to ignore how Nina makes a mess just to watch me clean it up. How she tells strange lies about her own daughter. And how her husband Andrew seems more broken every day. But as I look into Andrew’s handsome brown eyes, so full of pain, it’s hard not to imagine what it would be like to live Nina’s life. The walk-in closet, the fancy car, the perfect husband.

I only try on one of Nina’s pristine white dresses once. Just to see what it’s like. But she soon finds out… and by the time I realize my attic bedroom door only locks from the outside, it’s far too late.

But I reassure myself: the Winchesters don’t know who I really am.

They don’t know what I’m capable of…

An unbelievably twisty read that will have you glued to the pages late into the night. Anyone who loves The Woman in the Window, The Wife Between Us and The Girl on the Train won’t be able to put this down!