Loading ...Red Sage Authors Truth Or Dare Day!
Bitten By Books: Welcome to our visiting Red Sage authors! We could talk about Red Sage’s Fifteenth Anniversary Sale, or all the hot Secrets stories we’ve read over the years, but let’s make this a real party! How about a game of Truth or Dare?
Nathalie Gray: Me! Me! I want to play, and I choose Dare!
Bitten By Books: Right. We dare you to let one of our readers name a character in one of your books!
Nathalie Gray: Can you name that villain? Villains are cool like merde and like mon dieu. Suggest a name so awesome, so vile and…well…villainous (getit, getit? Villainous?) that it’ll blind readers with the concentrated power of its awesomeness. E-mail your monstrous creations to mail@nathaliegray.com, or post them here in a comment no later than June 30.
I will tally the names, make a nice list, then publish them on Red Sage’s blog as well as my own site. Not only will I display these names and their awesome creators, I’ll also put in a wicked assortment of comments that go with each. Want some public adulation for your power of villain-naming? BAM. Here it goes.
With the aid of a state-of-the-art, highly scientific method, I will choose a winner. When the book releases, not only will the creator of the villain’s name be able to giggle maniacally knowing he or she contributed to the character’s baddie factor, he or she will also be the recipient of one effusive author acknowledgement at the beginning of the book, thank you very much.
The winner will get that book for free, too. Seriously.
(N.B. One entry per IP address, please. Don’t try to fool the system. Don’t make Nat cranky. We hate when she’s cranky. Plus, she tends to take it out on fluffy bunnies. Please think of the bunnies?)
So much for my dare. Who’s next? Volunteers? No? Then I pick Cynthia. Truth or Dare!
Cynthia Eden:Dare, of course. I’m fearless!
Nathalie Gray: Fearless, huh? I dare you to reveal something to prove it. What’s something that others are afraid of but you are not?
Cynthia Eden: I’m not afraid of monsters. Well, sexy monsters, anyway. :-) Some folks might be wary of the big, bad vampire lurking in the dark-not me. Thanks to my Buffy fandom days, I have a major soft spot for the creatures of the night. In fact, my vampire addiction got a serious kick-start courtesy of Spike.
When I had the chance to write a sexy vampire novella for Red Sage, I was thrilled. But, even though I do love my bad boy vamps, I decided it was time for a change. My heroine became the vampire, and she was a vampire who happened to have a serious taste for bad boys. Can you blame her?
In “Blood Hunt” (Secrets, Volume 25: Wicked Delights), the bounty hunter hero learned just what it meant to be prey, and then, to become an immortal hunter. Bad boy turned vamp-ah, the wonderful possibilities!
Now I get to choose someone. Alice, Truth or Dare!
Alice Gaines: Dare. And challenge me!
Cynthia Eden: *grin* I dare you to write a mini-scene about hands-free sex.
Alice Gaines: And here I thought you were going to challenge me!
The alien smiled when he lost the bet and had to give Aileen an orgasm without using his hands. His tongue would work if guys from his planet did that. But he seemed to have something else in mind as he stripped out of his jumpsuit. The guy was endowed…she’d have to give him that. But no way could he work that huge cock into her without a hand to guide it. And, damn it, she couldn’t help him without letting him win.
“Tempted?” he said.
“Soaking. Too bad you lose.”
“Foolish human.”
His erection moved. All on its own. Impossible. “Muscles at the base.” He climbed on top of her naked body, between her legs. The monster rod corkscrewed into her and kept going. Thrusting like a crazed piston. She came instantly. “You lose, Earthling,” he said. “Now, I collect my reward.” And, he kept right on fucking her.
Heheheheheh. Next victim! Natasha! Truth or Dare!
Natasha Moore: I have to be different. I choose Truth.
Alice Gaines: How do you make a ghost sexy when he doesn’t have a body?
Natasha Moore: Ooh, good question. True, in my novella Quinn’s Curse, Quinn is the ghost of a cursed pirate and the heroine can’t see him for a good portion of the story. But she is the only one who can hear him and feel his touch. A man is more than his body, right? More than washboard abs and muscular thighs – although those are certainly great. There’s his voice. Lyrical, with an old fashioned cadence. Charming and seductive in words and tone. And his touch? What woman doesn’t close her eyes when she feels the sensual touch of her lover? Without the sense of sight, the other senses are heightened. And when Quinn makes love to Miranda, convincing her it’s a dream, it’s the sexiest dream she’s ever had.
Now I get to pick someone! Calista, truth or dare!
Calista Fox: Dare. Let’s keep it racy!
Natasha Moore: Racy! Lots of people get intimate in the backseats of cars. I dare you to write a mini-scene right here and now with a couple in some kind of unusual vehicle.
Calista Fox: You’ve got it! How about a wave runner featuring the couple from my July novel, Object of Desire? If there were an epilogue, it might go something like this–
The spray of water hit Alicia’s bare legs as Alex raced the waverunner over the choppy ocean, distancing them from the terrorist’s compound they’d blown up. Miles from the coast, Alex slowed the watercraft. Alicia shifted on the seat, facing him as her back pressed to the steering column. Her legs draped over his powerful thighs. He wore board shorts and nothing else.
Alex kissed her while he gripped the handlebars, keeping them steady. Excitement from the day’s chase, the daring escape and Alex’s demanding mouth made Alicia tug at the Velcro strip at his trim waist to free his erection. She pushed aside the triangular swath of her bikini and he leaned into her, just as a helicopter flew overhead, its blades creating swells in the water that rocked the waverunner, making Alex thrust deeply. Alicia cried out as she came. Alex climaxed with her.
“Now that’s a flyby…”
I choose Maree, Truth or Dare?
Maree Andersen:I hope I don’t regret this…. Dare!
Calista Fox: Okay, you asked for it! I dare you to reveal the “real life” inspiration for one of your sexy scenes from Even Demons Get The Blues.
Maree Andersen: Sheesh! You gotta be kidding me! I walked right into that one, didn’t I? Okay, accepted. After all, being erotic romance writers, we Red Sage authors are all about the naughty bits 
What to choose? Let’s see, Even Demons Get The Blues starts off with a pretty steamy mistaken identity seduction scene, then there’s voyeurism, orgasm in a public place….
What the hell! At Red Sage we say, “Read Dangerously”, so don’t say I didn’t warn you ;-). I choose the foreplay on the kitchen countertop scene in my demon hero’s apartment. It’s hot. And poignant, because of the uncharacteristic way in which he reacts to my heroine’s unexpected vulnerability.
And the “real life” inspiration behind that scene? Do I dare tell you?
Let’s set the scene. A night to ourselves without the kids. In a very lavish hotel room. With an equally lavish bed. But more enticing was the opportunity to experiment with the other furniture, knowing that we wouldn’t have to uh… “dismount” in a helluva hurry, and plaster on “we’re just watching a late movie” expressions when one of the kids had a nightmare and wanted a cuddle. Mmmm. That was a memorable night *blushes and fans face*
Mwah hah hah! Now it’s my turn to torture the next victim—oops, I mean, challenge our next Red Sage author. Nicole, Truth or Dare!
Nicole North: Truth.
Maree Andersen: Have you ever looked under a man’s kilt in real life?
Nicole North: I can’t get my husband into a kilt, so no research possibilities there! You have to be careful who you ask what is worn under the kilt. Some men will say, “On a good day, lipstick.” Others will say, “Nothing is worn. Everything is in great working order.” There’s even a song about a Scotsman who wakes up after a night of drinking to find he’s wearing a blue ribbon under his kilt. He decides he must have won first prize.
The traditional way to wear a kilt mandates “no underwear” except under certain circumstances such as the Highland Games. A lot of pipe bands and military regiments have this rule. Hmmm… how intriguing.To most women, the knowledge that everything is just swinging in the breeze under there is kinda sexy, even if we can’t see it. Sometimes, though, if a man isn’t paying attention to how he sits in his kilt, we get a peek. In my stories, I like to incorporate steamy scenes where the hero and heroine end up doing the wild thing, spur of the moment, while he’s wearing a kilt!
Now I get to ask someone! Lila Dubois, Truth or Dare?
Lila Dubois: I’m going to say Truth as I have the mother of all sunburns and I don’t trust you! Though putting my bra in the freezer might actually feel good.
Nicole North: Ouch on the sunburn. Okay, here’s a pain-free “truth” — How long did it take you to write your eRedSage story, Kitsune?
Lila Dubois: Ha! You probably thought that was a simple question, but it’s strangely complicated.
Kitsune took almost 2 years to write. The inspiration for Kitsune was a girlfriend of mine. She’s Japanese-American, and started really struggling with with her ethnic identity. I spent so much time puzzling over what it would be like to be torn by differences in ethnic identity that I had the emotional structure for the story in my head. What took a long time was the research on the elements of Japanese culture and religion.
My mother has an illustrated book of Japanese Fairytales. I carried it everywhere with me while I wrote Kitsune. The heroine, Sakura, because she’s kitsune, is a creature of tradition, ritual and magic.
Plus, in the first part of the book, Sakura speaks Japanese. That was worth two weeks of hunching over a Japanese-English dictionary and a book on Japanese grammar, while posting on bulletin boards asking native speakers to check my translations. Dang those characters who speak languages that are hard to translate.
I’ve got a second layer of aloe on (ohh, sticky) so I’m ready to pay it forward. Saskia, Truth Or Dare!
Saskia Walker:Dare! I’m no chicken.
Lila Dubois: No, you’re too glamorous to be a chicken! More like a peacock. Okay, reveal the scariest thing that ever happened to you in real life that led to a story.
Saskia Walker: I once stayed in a haunted house in the West Country, a part of England rich with folklore about ghosts and magic. It was a thatched cottage and midsummer, and I was acutely aware of the atmosphere when I saw a lonely figure, a man. At the time it was hellishly spooky!
Afterwards I became fascinated with the concept of time loops and the way houses can hold memories. Why do spirits linger? One of the stories that grew from this is WHAT YOU WISH FOR. My heroine is struggling to restore a thatched cottage and dreams of an attractive, ghostly man. Two centuries earlier the hero has to leave Cornwall, but doesn’t want to. A white witch sees the way for these two souls to answer each others needs across time. For the witch, it’s easy. For my characters, not quite so much!
Now I’m going to pick someone who knows a thing or two about boldness. Brenda, Truth or Dare!
Brenda Williamson:Truth. I might be bold, but I know better than to take a dare from Saskia!
Saskia Walker: Why do you like writing most of your heroes as animalistic alpha males?
Brenda Williamson: I have a strong personality, demanding, bossy, argumentative and when I write a male hero, he has to be larger than life to set me back a step. That means he has to be challenging, domineering, and equally aggressive, and then I get to bring the heroine in and make her also like me in the sense of her having a sometimes quiet persuasiveness that attracts the hero. Thus, he grows emotionally, his temperament evening out, never quite knowing how the heroine tamed his beastly nature, yet loving her all the more for it. In other words, I like to make him wildly forceful just for the fun of taming him.
Okay, now I pick B.J. Truth or Dare!
B.J. McCall: Dare!
Brenda Williamson: Reveal something in one of your sex scenes that you’ve never personally done … but want to try!
B.J. McCall: In Fire Angel my firefighter hero and angel heroine levitate during intercourse. Here’s a snippet of the scene.
Her wings flapped, cracking the air. “Oh, God!”
She gasped and landed on her spread wings. Colin’s chest slammed into hers. Her breath whooshed out of her lungs. She sucked in air.
“Ella, did you know we were floating?” His eyes were wide and his voice hoarse with a combination of fear and amazement.
I really enjoyed writing the scene, and I’m sinfully jealous of my heroine and her wings.
Onto our next victim. Ellie, Truth or Dare!
Ellie Marvel: I’ll save my daring quota for my next book. Truth!
B.J. McCall: You continue to shatter expectations about what’s heroic, what’s erotic, and even what a story is. Do the futuristic settings give you more freedom as a writer?
Ellie Marvel: Definitely, they do. In a futuristic, one major attraction is how I can believably do away with the gender politics that constrain the societies I and my readers live in. If I want to eliminate glass ceilings, banns on various types of marriages, or the stigma of certain sexual lifestyles, I can do it. I can also turn the magnifying glass on issues that affect sexuality using premises, social structures or biologies that don’t exist in our world and explore those in a way that inform modern sensibilities.
In other words, while remaining sensitive to the worldviews my readers are likely to have, I get to explore alien cultures and their erotic concepts. My imagination isn’t the only limit–I still have to be able to sell my ideas to my editor!–but so far Red Sage has been quite supportive and encouraging.
My turn — Liane, Truth or Dare! Your husband is an ex Navy SEAL. So tell us, do SEAL’s really do it better, harder and faster?
Liane Gentry Skye: I’m pleading the fifth and taking the dare! Bring it, girlfriend!
Ellie Marvel: I dare you to write us a short ‘n sexy scene using a grape popsicle as a prop.
Liane Gentry Skye: Mmmm, popsicles.
Amber backed closer to the frigid air wafting from the open freezer door. Hitching up her top, she bathed her bare back in cool relief. “Could it get any hotter in here?”
“It just did.” Mark’s easy drawl ran thick as the air around them. Was he teasing her? Had he forgotten how many years had passed since they’d agreed they were downright dangerous together? It must be the heat. That would explain why her ex-lover turned BFF’s stare dripped over her like melted butter. Warm, golden and sinful sweet. If that incendiary gaze of his wasn’t enough to raise her body temperature another dozen degrees, the sight of his carved torso as he peeled his tank top over his head finished the job.
Despite the heat of the dog days, a shiver zinged up Amber’s spine. Day-um, but he looked good standing there wearing nothing more than a suntan and cut-offs. And if she didn’t put her libido on ice pronto, she’d soon be on him like white on rice. Seeking refuge, she spun around to face the freezer. “Hungry?” she asked.
“Starving, he said.” And then she saw it, peeping out from beneath the pork shops. Sweet relief in a frosted cellphane wrapper, the last grape popsicle. A throaty groan pushed past her lips as she reached out to claim it. Just as her fingers curled around it, a warm hand covered hers. “Best friends share,” he murmured, his body flast against hers as his lip worked a trail of fire down the back of her neck. Then, behind her, the crackle of cellophane. Her body stiffened against him. “Mark, please!”
“Please, what?, ” he crooned. “Share my popsicle?”
Any chance of her coherent response was lost on the icy thrill that ran from the base of her neck ot the small of her back. Her mind had scarcely registered exactly what Mark intended to do with the popsicle before the sticky trail it had left on her flesh was chased by the damp sear of his tongue….
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If you think playing a party game with these ladies was fun, you should check out their stories! Click their names to go to their author page at Red Sage’s website http://www.eRedSage.com! And don’t forget about Red Sage’s Fifteenth Anniversary Sale — fifteen books for $1.50 each!
Contest:
We have three things to give away.
First, Nathalie Gray is giving one reader the opportunity to name the villain in her upcoming steampunk novel. The details are in the Truth or Dare article — she’s the very first author questioned. People can enter either in a comment or by email.
Also, Calista Fox has agreed to give away one “Beach Party Pack” prize package which is something she is putting together for the release of her July novel, “Object of Desire.” That prize package will be mailed to the winner on July 1. All commenters will be entered in a drawing for that.
Finally, we would like to donate an e-book bundle featuring ten e-books from authors in the article. All commenters will be entered in a drawing for the bundle. Those books are:
“Even Demons Get The Blues” by Maree Anderson (paranormal)
“Master of the Elements” by Alice Gaines (fantasy paranormal)
“Megan’s Choice” by Elle Marvel (interactive scifi)
“Kitsune” by Lila DuBois (paranormal fairy tale)
“Believe” by Liane Gentry Skye (paranormal fairy tale)
“High Voltage” by Calista Fox (werewolf)
“Quinn’s Curse” by Natasha Moore (pirate ghost)
“A Damsel in Distress” by Brenda Williamson (dragon fantasy)
“Compromised” by Nathalie Gray (scifi)
“Fire Angel” by BJ McCall (paranormal fairy tale)
All you have to do is comment and ask your own questions or even truth or dare to be entered! That’s it! Easy as pie. The three winners will be chosen at random!
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Whoo hoo lets party!
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Welcome to all of the Red Sage authors and let the games begin!
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I have a dare for the authors…
I dare you to choose another Red Sage author who is the spiciest writer (spicier than you of course)!
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“…left on her flesh was chased by the damp sear of his tongue….”
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You’re finishing this, right Liane???? right??? I want to know what happens next!
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Thank you, Rachel
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Hi, Elie,
All Red Sage authors are equally spicy, and naturally sweet, I can’t pick just one
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I’m still overheating from that post! Exactly where can I find one of those corkscrew alien guys…? : )
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ROFL, Brenda, I thought this was a PG-13 blog….but after reading the other ones, I guess I should have gone all the way *g*. However, Mark and Amber are well on their way to having their own story because I, too, wanted to know what became of the grape popsicle!
But since our readers are looking for spicey, I dare YOU to add the next paragraph to the story.
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Here’s the cover blurb for one of the books in the prize package above.
A DAMSEL IN DISTRESS, by Brenda Williamson
Irisa Mansfield is having a very bad day. First she’s abducted by barbarians, bound at the wrists, and hoisted onto the back of a stolen dragon. Then she falls from the dragon’s back and finds herself alone in the middle of an empty field, still bound and now utterly unprotected.
What she needs is a knight in shining armor to come to her rescue. What she gets is Sir Ware Pembroke, a dragon rider more interested in recovering his stolen dragon than in untying her. She orders him. She commands him. She demands his obedience.
But still her wrists are tied.
Ware is not accustomed to women who try to boss him around. In fact, he’s not accustomed to anyone bossing him around. But he knows how to handle a thief, so he throws the brazen wench over his shoulder and gives her a good spanking as he carries her away from the field. He intends to see to it that she’s punished properly, but instead finds himself at every step battling his captive … and his powerful attraction to her.
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Elie, for spiciest Red Sage author, I would have to choose the queen of all Red Sage authors, the one and only Angela Knight!
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ack…talk about pressure, Liane
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I have a villain name. Merikh-Variant spelling of Mirrikh, the Arabic and Persian name for the planet Mars, possibly meaning “death, slaughter.”
Nathalie- I love your site, and I have to agree with you that I like animals better than people. I do have a question. Your not-so-serious bio says that you are plotting to take over the world. so, what plans have you come up with so far and when you to conquer all, what will you do with the world?
Melissa
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Hi! I’m here & RSVPed I’d be here! Also shared with Facebook.
Question: What is the best selling catagory at Red Sage? Also Congrats on 15 years hope its 100s more!!
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LOL, Brenda, I have the utmost degree of faith in your ability to smoke up this room in three sentences or less.
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That’s a great question, Shaine, I’m curious too! Our lovely editor, Theresa Stevens, might call in later and she’ll be able to answer it.
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Hi everyone! (waving!) I’m on GMT so I’ll only be able to be here for a little while, but I know it’s going to be a fun-packed day with my Red sage buddies here. These ladies know how to party
I’ll call back first thing tomorrow to catch up.
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I RSVP’d and I’m here. Hi everyone.
How many here today were here at the start 15 yrs. ago? By the way, happy 15th!!!!
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Hi everyone! I don’t know who I’d choose as the spiciest Red Sage author outside of myself. My interactive ebook went places I never, uh, thought I’d GO, if you know what I mean, and there’s a connected series brewing, each one with its own menage, due to release this summer… http://threekindsofwicked.com/
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I RSVPEd that I’d be here.
Wow!! those mini-scene were hot!!
I haven’t read a Red Sage book before,I’m gonna have to check out the authors sites.
I can’t wait to check back throughout the day to see what truth or dare questions others have for you.(I can’t think of any right now)
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Hi, everyone! Just wanted to check in for the Red Sage fun.
And I’m with RobynL–happy 15 years, Red Sage!
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I’m glad I RSVP’d but I will have to catch up with the interview later. I added the Red Sage page to my favorites so I can keep up with the exciting reads you gals are putting out! Happy 15th!
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Do any of the Red Sage writers like to do series books? Is there a particular type of paranormal character that you prefer to write about? I love most any kind of paranormals!
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Popsicle Story…continued.
Her skin was already damp from perspiring, her back soaked from the trickling of the icy treat and Mark’s slurpy kisses. As her shorts were pushed from her hips, she knew it wasn’t long before she’d feel the moist tingling between her legs.
“I’ve always thought you had the nicest bottom.” He scraped his teeth across one cheek.
She wanted to bend over, but that meant ducking inside the freezer. If she didn’t move soon, she’d need him to suck on her frozen nipples. The brilliant idea, drew her closer to the icy air….
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This is a cheesy one, but it’s one of my favorites for a villain: Petty Vengeance. I don’t remember what we were talking about, but my co-worker and I came up with it a few months ago. Now, anytime something in the office goes wrong, Petty Vengeance was the culprit.
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*gasp!* OMG, Brenda, you naughty girl! BBL….going shopping for popsicles NOW!
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Bestselling category? The truth is that any book in any category can rise above the pack if it contains the right mix of emotion and eroticism. That’s far more important than subgenre.
Alice Gaines and BJ McCall have been part of the Red Sage family since the beginning. The rest of the authors in this article have come in at various points over the years. Pay attention to the names on this list — these are tomorrow’s bestselling authors!
Now, onto the important stuff. Who’s got a villainous name suggestion for Nathalie’s steampunk novel? Post them here! I can’t wait to see what you all come up with!
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RobynL, I’ve desperately been trying to add up the years and work out how long I’ve been with Red Sage (for some reason I’m resisting the task - could it be cos it’s making me feel old?
I think it’s maybe 6 years now, and I’m very proud to be part of such a great team. The very talented Alice Gaines was one of the first Red Sage authors, and her work launched eredsage too.
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Hi annalisa,
I’m writing a series for Red Sage. A Damsel in Distress is the first book in the Dragon Fighters Romance series. It’s medieval knights, that ride dragons. The next book out next will be A Maiden of Mercy.
I like paranormals too. I have many books published. Dragons, wolf-shifters, cat shifters, witches, and even a chupacabra
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Ohhhhhh, Nathalie, steampunk erotica….does it get any steamier than that?
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Brenda and Liane are making me want to hunt in the freezer, for some reason…
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I’m sorry I missed this! Some of those oh-the-fly mini-scenes were hot as heck! I’ll definitely have to check out these authors!
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I know, I’m naughty…how about we dare Cynthia Eden to write a few sentences to the end of The Popsicle story!
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Annalisa, my story “Heat” in Secrets 22 and “Megan’s Choice” (which is a stand-alone ebook) are set in the same general sf universe. I love to write sf romance so I guess alien heroes are a favorite.
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Annalisa, Red Sage will be debuting it’s first multi-author series in July, Three Kinds of Wicked. You can take a peek at the series website for details, http://www.ThreeKindsofWicked.com There will be approximately twelve books in the series before all is said and done.
I’m fortunate enough to have the first story up, Wicked Temptation. I have to tell you, Trey, the naughty series hero, is going to melt more than a few hearts during his travels through time. All that an and HEA for himself to boot!
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Welcome to the party! I choose truth? LOL. (i’m a wuss. really I am!)
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Hi everyone and happy 15 years to Red Sage!! annalisa asked about series and paranormal characters. I can answer that! I’m writing a series of paranormal characters for Red Sage. The heroes are cursed shapeshifters. In Devil in a Kilt in Secrets Volume 27 Untamed Pleasures, Gavin shapeshifts into a black hawk during the daytime. In Beast in a Kilt, Torr shapeshifts into a Kelpie (a Scottish water demon, a white horse) at night.
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I’m late. Lots of fun going on here.
I’d also choose Angela Knight as the steamiest Red Sage author.
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Cynthia Eden, come on down! Brenda Jackson and I TRIPLE DOG DARE you to finish the popsicle scene. See Brenda’s continuation of my blog post scene and then add to it! Or, you can wuss out and choose “Truth”.
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Ooooh, Three Kinds of Wicked. I have two stories in there. A Victorian and a Medieval. I should be working on the Medieval right now.
Trey has a marvelous salve the hero uses to…er…warm the heroine up in all the most important places.
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Hi ladies!!! Well, I am at work, so no dares for me. I need to keep all of my clothing on. We all know truth or dare tends to end in nakedness.
Which isn’t always a bad thing.
I can see that everyone is well versed in male-female erotic scenes, but how about female-female scenes. Has anyone attempted those?
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Brenda, So sorry for messing up your name. Don’t hit me, LOL, I’ve had Brenda Jackson on the brain today–just ordered one of her books. Don’t hate me because I’m an airhead LOL!
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Heather, I haven’t personally written f/f as in a sex scene. But one of my early literary shorts under another name was a f/f story.
As far as erotic romance goes, I just did my first m/m scene (Three Kinds of Wicked’s end story, Wicked Redemption), and I was amazed by how much writing that got me steamed me up!
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We’ve got a paranormal series starting July 1 called “Three Kinds of Wicked.” There’s this insanely sexy guy named Trey, a time-striding demigod, who cruises the human timeline in search of preordained coupled who need to be reunited. It’s like Quantum Leap with a dose of mythology and magic and, oh, yeah, smoking hot menage scenes!
Liane Gentry Skye was the evil mastermind behind this series. The first installment in the series is from her, and it sets up the whole deal. She also has the final story in the series. They go together like companion pieces. Each of the stories from the other authors — I forget how many of our talented writers have ponied up stories for this series, but it might be around 10 — functions as a standalone, though each one brings Trey one step closer to rescuing the human timeline and reunion with his true love.
His true love, of course, is me. He just doesn’t know it. He’s all confused and distracted by this Sage chick. But Trey is mine! Mine!
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i loved the books i have read by all of you and will continue to read as long as you keep writing. thanks for all your hard work.
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Okay, truth for me… Has anyone written a sex scene about a past or current female lover and how close to the truth was it?
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Hi Heather C! Not with Red Sage, but I’ve written a few short erotic stories for lesbian anthologies published by GLBT publisher Bold Strokes Books.
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No worries, Liane, I thought you were bringing in a friend LOL
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It’s nice to so so many “daring” authors here.
I really don’t have a question, more of a short kilt story. I was on a rescue squad a few years ago and we used to participate in the local St. Patrick’s day parade. Lots of firemen and squad members and pipe and drum corps doing parade stuff. A couple of daring women (myself included) (alcohol was involved) asked a couple of kilted bagpipe players what they had on under them. We were shocked when 3 of them promptly lifted their kilts to show us. Nothing on underneath. “SIGH” 2 others would only show us if we bought them green beer. 
It was a great day! Thanks for coming by. 
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I hear writers write what they know or do alot of research for the books they write. So, Do you write what you know and have experienced??
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Evil mastermind…I like the sound of that.
:::slides Theresa a fifty dollar bill:::: I had a lot of help from a lot of talented authors on the Three Kinds of Wicked Series. No doubt working with such a stable of gifted writers stretched me as an author in ways I didn’t know I needed to be stretched. And Theresa! *Gasp* I think you need a little dare of your own. I DARE you to tell us just what you’d do with Trey once you got him. 
Enquiring (and perhaps a wee bit voyeuristic) minds want to know!
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Nathalie, here are two names (one male, one female-depending on which gender you want to make your villian) for a villian.
Lazareth Glass and Illyria Frost.
C Carter (wilmstagemgr@gmail.com)
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We don’t have any f/f stories, but we do have a very hot f/f/m menage scene in Ellie Marvel’s interactive e-book, “Megan’s Choice.” It’s like a choose-your-own-adventure story with sex. And no, I won’t tell you which story path to follow to get to the f/f/m holosex! You have to find it yourself! That’s half the fun of this story.
ps. It’s on sale for a buck-fifty right now at http://www.eredsage.com
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LOl Theresa! Is there going to be a fight over Trey?
I keep hearing about Trey and I’m intrigued. Roll on July 1st.
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Shaine, I’m so-o-o taking the dare on that one.
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Hi Saskia!!! Thanks for the info. I’ll have to check that out, along with the new paranormal series.
I forgot to say Happy 15th Anniversary to all!!!
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Anybody want to nominate your ex for the villain in Nathalie’s steampunk novel? How about your boss? lol But never your editor, right, ladies?
I’m deeply interested in this question because I get to edit this one.
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Hey everyone. My question Truth or Dare is…. The writers that have written menage m/f/m m/m/f or f/f books …. Do you write from first hand experience and if so how “first hand” have you gotten for research? I have RSVP’d and if I can bring myself to stop crying over having major disapointment today I will check out the Site. If not I will def put it on the list…. Thanks Shell
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LOL we both asked pretty much the same question at the same time…. spooky
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“Three Kinds of Wicked” sounds like an AWESOME series! All of the paranormal books mentioned above sound really good. I love series books because I hate for the story to end!
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LisaP, I love your kilt story, thanks for sharing. You’ve set our minds wandering…I may have to move to your town.
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Just wanted to say congratulations to all the great authors and to everyone at Red Sage on the occasion of your Fifteenth Anniversary.
Here’s to the next 15 years!
And waving to Saskia!
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Congrats on 15 year’s, and spicy intro.
Nathalie’s steampunk villian- Xhaiden
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(((Shell)))) So sorry for your disappointment. Since you’ve had a rough day, I’ll take the truth on this question. I believe writing erotic scenes is the one place where we get to take the truth and twist the hell out of it.
If we aren’t writing what we know, we’re writing about what we’d *like* to know! What woman hasn’t fantasized about having two–or more—drop dead gorgeous men, women, or both tending to their every desire? For me, writing paranormals allows my imagination to travel into forbidden areas my strict southern upbringing simply won’t let me go…yet 
I’ve learned to never say never in my life, but until the real thing comes along, my increasingly wicked imagination truly is my–and my marriage’s!–best friend!
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LOL, Theresa, I already channelled my ex directed revenge into “Believe.” *g*. What can I say? Getting published truly is is the best revenge! (Nora Ephron, paraphrased)
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Shaine,
All I can say is I WISH I’d experienced what I write about, lol.
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Hey Portia (waving madly!)
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Hello;
A villainous name…Thorn Sankliver.
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Folks, I have to leave now, but I will call in first thing my time in the morning when I guess the event will be jsut winding down. I want to see what you all get up to. Teehee! Have fun!
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I always choose Truth whenever I play truth or dare games! LOL
And to Jackie U. - I love the name Petty Vengeance for a villain’s name! It’s so fun!
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I have a truth question for the commenters.
What’s the most shocking thing you’ve ever read?
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Not much shocks me anymore, which is kinda sad. But many years ago, when I picked up Anne Rice’s Beauty series, at the time, that was shocking. I was raised in the south as a Southern Baptist… so you can imagine.
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Hi All
1. What Fruit Best describes your personality and Why?
2. If you could travel to anytime past, or future where and when and who would you take with you?
3. When it comes to your sex scenes do you ever try the scene out to make sure it works?
Sonya H.
sonyalovesbooks@yahoo.com
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BOOM BABY!
Look at all the naughtiness I missed! You leave a couple of Red Sage authors and readers together for five minutes, and THIS is what happens
I’m posting this salutation first, then will follow up with comments on each of the villainous monikers posted here. Oooh, the vileness is so sweet! You people are *sick* (in a good way).
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What story are you working on right now? Or if you prefer not to discuss unfinished works, who is your favorite side characters in your books?
I RSVPd.
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Darned typos. I meant “your favorite side character”, but certainly you can name more than one if you want to.
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Want to know who cast the first stone? Melissa did! Check out the very first suggestion in my “Name That Villain” dare:
So sayeth Melissa: Merikh
So sayeth Nat: Dude! It sounds despicable, loathsome and utterly villainous. Full points for evilness and style!
What do I intend to do with my conquered world? I’m glad you asked. I intend to outlaw any form of vestment (for men only) except kilts, jeans and black leather pants. You like my world so far?
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Rsvp:ed and came
Happy 15th.
Oh my the party is going strong, what to think off.
As or that truth, I was rather shocked by Maia by Richard Adams, I was a bit grossed out because it was so wrong in such a bad way. Icky is the word.
Truth for you authors: if someone hasn’t asked it already.
best sex scene you have read, and not your own
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Paula, I’m working on two erotic steampunks, one of them with a strong speculative history bent. The first steampunk, Wicked Redemption, is the final title in the Three Kinds of Wicked series. The second one isn’t close enough to completion to give it a name yet
I’m working on another mermaid novella, albeit slowly due to my desire to close out the Wicked series. My hell hound shifter meets Navy SEALs novel, Unchain my Heart, has finally gone out house hunting. 
I love this book. I really, really do.
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And then, there were TWO sweet, sweet evil-doers who came up with badass names for my steampunk villain.
Medievalgrrl, who, with pitiless typing, gave us not one, but TWO suggestions for baddie names, made my day in a most unladylike way. Mwa ha haa, says I. Behold, Medievalgrrl’s proposals:
Lazareth Glass and Illyria Frost! Hard and cold, baby. That’s how I like my villains. Medievalgrrl, you’re entered into my dare. Join Melissa and relish in the villainy!
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Hi all,
It’s morning in New Zealand….look at what I’ve missed already? Sheesh!
BTW, there’s another book being given away in that bundle of 10 - we’re missing one: mine! So add EVEN DEMONS GET THE BLUES by Maree Anderson to that list!
I’m gonna be able to stay a few hours, so bring it on!
Sonya H: It’s too early to talk about fruit ‘cuz I haven’t had breakfast yet. Maybe I’d be a golden kiwifruit–a non-hairy version of what Americans call a “kiwi”, LOL. Why? Because it’s exterior isn’may not be particularly pretty but by God it’s surprising on the inside! Golden and sweet and delicious and entirely unexpected. Mmmmhmmm!
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Good morning, Maree. I’ve been keeping your seat warm for you while you were sleeping.
Since I know you guys are in good hands with Nathalie and Maree, I’m going to sneak away and get some work done.
Back later, and mega thanks to all of you for making the afternoon such a fun one.
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Good lord! This is one hell of party!!! So exciting to see you all! I’m popping in during my lunch break (ssshhhhh, don’t tell my boss!). So much wickedness happening.
To answer Sonya’s question (#3), I have one word for you: YES! But then, I’m just kinda naughty that way.
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How could someone with so sweet a name as Ann Marie come up with such an odious villain’s name as Xhaiden?! O, the eeveel, eeveel moniker. I LOVE it! Ann Marie, consider yourself entered into my “Name that Villain” dare. Should your suggestion win, you’d not only become part of the author acknowledgment (and outrageous, I intend to make it *said in a Yoda voice*), but, DUDE, you would win that book. Seriously. For free!
Who doesn’t like free?!
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Happy 15th Anniversary! This post was awesome.
<—runs to store for popsicles
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Sonya H - again…
I gotta answer that one about trying out the sex scenes to make sure they work. Uh… Yep?! Case in point, my dare. All I have to say is “furniture”. Oh, and one I haven’t written yet, exercise balls!
Actually an editor at one of our RWNZ conferences had the entire room blushing and giggling when she talked about drawing stick figures in various positions to check a sex scene being described was actually possible. If that didn’t help, she had been known to get down on the floor and try out a position. And if all else failed and she still couldn’t imagine it? You guessed. “Darling, I’m hooooome!”
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Bye Liane! Hope you can come back and play soon.
And hello Calista! *cyber-hugs and lots of squeeing ensues*
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How many musketeers were there? THREE, of course (if you don’t count D’Artagnan). And so BEET makes it three. Three people have suggested names for my steampunk villains. Three eeveel minds have dredged their worst and most despicable submissions for baddies and Beet’s is…
*drum roll*
Thorn Sankliver!
Don’t you love how it rolls off the tongue? Thorrrrn Sanklivahhhh! Arghhhh!
You know that with a name such as Thorrrrn Sanklivahhh, this villain will not only scare the little children, but he’ll do unspeakable things to goats and cheese sandwiches. Be afraid, people, Thorrrn Sanklivahhh is coming to a steampunk town near you.
Thank you Beet! Join Melissa, Medievalgrrl and Ann Marie and sit at the table of Those Who Nameth the Baddie.
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Hi, all. Love the Red Sage Secrets, and have read most of them. Congratulations on your 15th anniverary; hope for many more.
I did rsvp for this event the other day, and share on email, facebook, blogger, and livejournal also.
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annalisa - you asked about series.
EVEN DEMONS GET THE BLUES is a standalone novella but it is planned as a series. My secondary characters had to be scaled back because they were just too vivid and large for a novella. So I had to give them their own stories…as you do!
The next one: “Let Sleeping Demons Lie” features Rez’s ex, a particularly jealous felinoid demon named Namaah. She gets caught up in the demon king’s machinations and ends up at the mercy of a leonine prince of the Lycan Realm. So it’s kitty vs lion with some fairly heinous hyenas thrown in to spice things up.
And I’ve planned a 3rd, tentatively called “Better The Demon You Know” where my amoral demon king Asmodeus, finally gets his comeuppance in the form of his former consort, Lilith. And as anyone who’s read EVEN DEMONS GET THE BLUES knows, Asmodeus reeeeeally needs to meet his match and be tamed…kinda…but not too much…’cuz, yanno, we all like our heroes a bit bad.
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OMG, Nathalie, you are so spoiled for choice! When you’re finished with your villainous names, can I have one of them? Pretty pleeeeease? With whatever takes your fancy as a topping?
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1. What Fruit Best describes your personality and Why? - orange. Because it’s so sweet and shiny and juicy…then PFRRRRRT, you get some in your eye and OMGTHEPAINARGHHH!
2. If you could travel to anytime past, or future where and when and who would you take with you? - future, some bigass spaceship loaded with options and extras (and cool cannons!), with Alan Rickman.
3. When it comes to your sex scenes do you ever try the scene out to make sure it works? - nope because mine sometimes happen a split second before (or during) some hail-of-bullets-thrusters-blazing-action-scene…I wouldn’t want to try that. Neither would my manfolk
Tag, you’re it. Who’s sitting next to me?
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Maree! Babe!
When I’m done and have chosen mah winnah (through my Very Scientific Method involving my ten year old’s index finger and closed eyes), you can have my Numero Duo. How’s that?
KAPOW, baby!
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But I already answered 1 & 3…and before breakfast, even!
Okay #2.
I gotta concur with Nathalie - Alan Rickman…wooohooo! Loved him as the sherrif in Robin Hood! And as for Truly Madly Deeply, sniffle! But since he’s taken, I’ll go with one of the Kiwi Hunks I featured recently on my Writers Gone Wild blogspot post: Karl Urban. Oh yeah. He does good boy and bad boy equally well. And the time zone (so to speak)? Ummmmm Regency! Preferrably in a world written by Stephanie Laurens, ‘cuz her men get to be reeeeeeally naughty.
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Awwww, Nathalie, you are my BFF!
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wow! Still fanning myself from alien story. and bravo for making it up on the fly!
Well, I rsvp’d and I am here. This was a great idea: Truth or Dare. congrats on 15 years and here’s to 15 more!
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Did someone want Steampunk names?
Female: Rowena or Persephone Ford
Male: Ambrose Linux or Shamus Heaton
Villians:
Steele Loveless
Crimson Mauler
Stone Stricker
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Lisa P, wonderful kilt story!! Now that’s the way to do research!! Kudos!!
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*waves from the back* I gave a name too! Damn…I can’t be part of the Three Musketeers…
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1. What Fruit Best describes your personality and Why?
Strawberry - I’m best when fresh, I have red hair, and I’m juicy sweet.
2. If you could travel to anytime past, or future where and when and who would you take with you?
I’d go back in time to medieval times England, and I’d go alone, just to find a handsome young knight for my very own.
3. When it comes to your sex scenes do you ever try the scene out to make sure it works?
yes
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Linda Ak - best sex scene I’ve read and not my own. By god, woman, you do ask the hard question! My shelves are overflowing with books I can’t possibly leave out in case my 13 yo daughter gets ahold of one!
I have to say it’s be one of the scenes in Jane’s Warlord by Angela Knight. I bought this book shortly before attending my very first RWNZ conference and I read bits of it aloud to my roommate. Oh. My. God. So hawwwwwt!
And Angela’s written for Red Sage Secrets, too. It was reading her books and knowing she wrote for Red Sage which made me submit Even Demons Get The Blues to the Red Sage Alpha Male Novella contest last year. And when it finalled, and they said they’d love to publish it, I was beyond thrilled!
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Congrats on 15 years.
Question for authors If I could only read one of your books which one is a must read and why?
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You ladies are cracking me up! Do you work together often? You’re like a well oiled machine of sexual innuendos and popcicle stories.
So far I’ve read Maree’s book and am partially through Calista’s, and I just wanted to say kudos. Sexy doesn’t even begin to describe those stories!
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ok, I’ve been trying to think up a name for a villian. And then I thought…does it have to be a male villian? could it be a vile, eveil, female villianess? haha and my suggestion is…….Desdemona Allegheri. Now if you really ant a male villian then I would say take that and turn it into Desmond Allegheri ( I but I like the female version better)
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Terri, that’s gonna be hard for all the other “experienced” ladies who’ve written multiple books, LOL. But I know they’re up to the challenge!
I won’t address that question since I’m a complete newb and my Red Sage novella is my first published book…which is why I love my editor(s), because they believed in me enough to take a chance and publish me.
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There are so many of you I love to read but my favorites are Angela Knight and Cynthia Eden. I can’t get enough.
congrats on 15 years keep up the great books!
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Jackie U - when I signed with Red Sage as an author, I became one of their family members. True! They’ve all been amazing to deal with and some of our loop conversations are just hilarious! I love being a Red Sage author and I’m not just saying that because Theresa might be lurking, LOL.
And you’ve read my book? That is so cool!!!! You can tell I’m a newb, huh? But really, I don’t think I’ll ever stop getting a kick out of hearing that.
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Okay my truth is that I’ve never read a Red Sage book before, but will so be changing that soon, lol.
RSVP’d earlier this week.
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Lisa M: def Desdemona ‘cuz Desmond just sounds too whiny. It’s a whiny name….like Anne Stuart’s least favorite word…which just had us in fits at at the 2007 RWNZ conference. Would anyone like to know what her least favorite word is and why?
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Another Villian name?
female Demanda Cummings!!
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2 exes names for villains in a book: Scott Jackman (Jacka** as he’s known around home) and Chris Wray. These 2 really suck. LOL Saskia, on St. Pats go to the parade in Morristown or Dover NJ. Morristown is where the kilts get raised after a few beers! LOL
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TO Terri Shaw:
Which of my books I’d recommend depends on whether you prefer a hunky firefighter who can handle leviation,a sexy cowboy detective who can hold his own with a beautiful redheaded boss or a handsome executive who likes it in the rain.
BJ
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I forgot to do my question or truth or dare!
Truth & Question:
Do any of you wish you could go back and change an ending to one of your stories or books?
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Denise:
All my stories have HEA endings. I wouldn’t have it any other way.
BJ
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JACKIE! My lovely! I’m soooo sorry. I hadn’t seen your post. My shame, it is crushing.
So here we are folks, with another suggestion from a mind warped with chocolate and decadent books (any Red Sage in there, one wonders…). Jackie has a proposal. One so wicked it’s almost too much for words. But we’re brave on this here chat. We shall call villains by their names and damn the torpedoes.
Want to know Jackie’s proposed name for my upcoming steampunk villain?
PETTY VENGEANCE!
You know what, that’s a wickedly eeveel name for a villainess. Petty Vengeance. Me likes.
And with this stroke of eeveel genius, Jackie is entereth into the Name That Villain dare.
Well played, people. Bring. It. On.
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Villian Name - Zorin Demone
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Denise aka darkreader - after reading a comment from a reviewer I did start to imagine how I’d rewrite a particular scene toward the end.
I pictured my heroine slipping out of bed and slipping on a robe instead of walking through into the next room naked. But the thing is, she’s now comfortable being naked with her demon lover so it didn’t resonate with me. And even though the instant she saw Rez had visitors, I might have written her rushing back into the bedroom, that didn’t fit with my vision for who she’d become, either. So I’ll stick to my guns and say I’m glad I wrote that she stayed to confront Rez’s other-worldly visitors, despite not wearing a stitch of clothing.
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*snort* Nathalie–your response reminded me of a mix of Johnny Depp and Katherine Hepburn.
Maree–I was lucky enough to get a reviewer’s copy for the site. : ) LOVED the mirror scenes!
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Another brave namer of villains just joined us with a proposal that is positively…abominable! Should a villain/ness be named such, it would send shivers down the spine of heroes and heroines aline. I mean, say this name out loud and I dare you not to go “brr”.
Want to know what made me reach for my plush cushion?
Desdemona Allegheri.
It’s démonique…it’s maléfique…it’s true eeveel!
Lisa, babe, you’re ON!
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Maree–*blushes* My, my, my…whoever would that reviewer be…?
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I really love this villain naming game — I reckon there hasn’t been such a fantastically imaginative naming convention since the James Bond movies first screened!
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Wow, I am glad I RSVP’d, but I couldn’t get on line until now (darn work). My question to all of you sexy Red Sage authors…… how many participants in a menage is too many, and how large was the largest “group” you ever participated in?
My Villain names… Dirk Plunder, Kreem Kurdler, Stile Pertard
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Jackie - nooooooo! The thing about intelligent, thoughful reviews is that they do make you really think about what you’ve written and take a good hard look at it. And then, really justify why you wrote it that way in the first place. Believe me, that is a GOOD THING, a really good thing.
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Shaine just entered her name onto the now infamous list of Those Who Braved the Dare and Showed Nat Some Eeveel.
Demanda Cummings.
Note: I’m so BAD, that when I first read the name, I saw “Demanda Cunnilingus” I SWEAR I DID! There was a C, and a U plus some I and an N somewhere… And my first reaction was *snort laugh choke-on-Perrier* Now THAT’S an erotica bad girl, damn!
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“Lisa M: def Desdemona ‘cuz Desmond just sounds too whiny. It’s a whiny name”
It’s whiny all right. Whiny like a chainsaw! Rawwwwwwwwrrrrrr!
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Hi Dark Reader, great question!
I don’t know that I’d change actual endings, but I do have stories that, if I had them to write over again, might well turn into full blown novels. I start missing my characters and find myself wanting to revisit them, to know what became of them *after* “the end.” This is probably true for most writers. I also find myself discovering things I could have done differently as an author once I read my stories again just before they are released. Often, a story is turned in to an editor months, or even years, before it sees print. This is particularly true of print books. I guess we all grow and change as writers, and what we perceive as our early “flaws” glare at us when we revisit our own work. So in that respect, yes, there are things I would strengthen in my writing by the time it makes its way to print.
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Maree–Hehe, this is actually the first time I’ve communicated with one of the authors I’ve reviewed. It’s interesting to see the other side of the coin!
Do you plan on writing any more from that “world”? Maybe about Asmodeus? I was hoping we’d get more info on him and his exiled love.
Oh yeah, and I RSVP’d!
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Lauren, in a fell swoop of Doctor Eeveel proportion, just added her suggestion to the pile-o-baddie. Delectably repulsive and odiously depraved, this name could make a greater demon tuck its tail between its goat-like legs and cry “mommy!”
Check out Lauren’s idea of what a villain should be called:
….
Keep scrolling.
You’re almost there.
ZORIN DEMONE!
Cower. In. Fear.
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Kaisquared has the illustrious dishonor of adding her lovely self to the list of decadent minds behind names for my upcoming steampunk villain. Kaisquared, by suggesting the name below, runs the chance of not only getting my villain named as per her suggestion, but she would also WIN THE BOOK. Free. Just like that. With a big ole author acknowledgment that I swear will give you all a serious case of the snort-giggle.
Her suggestion? Dirk Plunder.
BAM!
Who’s game?
Remember, one name per entrant please, so my brain can keep up.
Thanks for making villain-naming the riot I knew it would be.
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Jackie - you don’t hate me for being honest? Phew! (And did I mention I haven’t had coffee yet?)
Seriously, whenever I get feedback I really do angst and rewrite and angst some more. And I have ruined a really award-winning manuscript by doing just that–not being confident enough in my own writing. But since this is my first published book, I couldn’t change anything. It’s set in stone….horrors! So I really did have to take a deep breath and think about why I had my heroine do what she did and whether it “fit” my vision for her. What I take away from your comment is that for you I didn’t quite nail it, I didn’t manage to convey on the page what was in my head at the time. So that’s a really positive thing to take away from a review, and not at all negative!
As for more books set in the same world? Oh yeah. Namaah’s up next - I cut so much of her from the first draft that she went all bitch-troll-from-Hell on me and insisted she got her own story. It’s called “Let Sleeping Demons Lie”…which I hope my editor will like as much as Rez and Leisa’s story.
And Asmodeus? Oh. My. God. He so demands his own story. And who am I to disppoint a sexy, bad-to-the-bone demon king when he demands something? He has no idea what’s in store for him though. And it’s Leisa who dreams up his punishment, too. Gotta love that irony.
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Dirk Plunder! ROFLMAO - priceless!
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Ooh Namaah gets to go first? I’m sure she’d love that! : ) Do you plan on releasing any of the cut scenes on your website in the future? You know, special treats for your readers?
Nathalie–You have a tough decision on your hands! Can’t wait to see what everyone else comes up with.
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Terri: Great question, tho it’s sort of like asking us to choose our favorite kid (or puppy, in my case)! If I can only recommend one of my books, it would have to be the single title release I have coming out on July 1, OBJECT OF DESIRE. First of all, it’s only the second single title print book for RS–Angela’s THE FOREVER KISS being the first, of course! I’m a huge fan of Angela’s and RS, so of course it’s a really big deal to me to have the second single title. Second, I absolutely love my H/H! They manage to burn up the pages while getting shot at and narrowly escaping terrorists who want them dead. (I actually had a great time trying to kill them off and am so happy they were resillient to my evil plotting! LOL)
I hope you’ll pick up a copy (or win one!) and let me know what you think! More chances to win a free copy of OBJECT OF DESIRE on my website: http://www.calistafox.com!
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NATHALIE GRAY’S “NAME THAT VILLAIN” DARE
Why the capitals? ‘Cause I’m screaming.
Nah. Seriously, I’m going to bed. It’s 11:30 here in rainy Germany, and Nat, she’s dead on her feet. So. For those of you who 1) want to name that villain, 2) want to be the recipient of an outrageous author acknowledgment, and 3) want to win some SHIT, you only have to do one thing, and one thing only:
Name. That. Villain.
Simple, oui? But of course.
How? Follow the example of those listed below, Eeveel Geniuses to the nth power, and suggest names.
Want to see what we have so far? I thought you would. Here you go:
Melissa: Merikh
Medievalgrrl: Lazareth Glass, Illyria Frost
Ann Marie: Xhaiden
Beet: Thorn Sankliver
Jackie: Petty Vengeance
Lisa: Desdemona (Desmond) Allegheri
Shaine: Demanda Cummings
Lauren: Zorin Demone
Kaisquared: Dirk Plunder
p.s. I’ll check the comment tomorrow, from #129 and on and will tally a final list for your viewing pleasure.
VILLAINS ROCK!
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Here’s my vilian name suggestion =)
Zachariah
Very original interview girls =P
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OMG, Nath, you just *know* a guy with a name like Dirk Plunder has it goin’ on sizewise b/t the legs. So if he’s truly going to be a dastardly villain, and you really want your darling readers to loathe him, I’m thinkin’ his plunder-matic is going to need to grow a wart or two *g*.
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Hi Red Sage authos & congratulations on 15 years!
Honestly, I haven’t read any of the books yet - but that is why I love BBB - it adds so many new authors & books to my TBR pile!
I’m not at a computer right now - so I am keeping my fingers crossed the Blackberry sends this. (Yup, just read all of it on this screen. lol)
The “truth or dare” up there was a hoot!
I will email a villian name.
I have a question. Reading that Truth or Dare convo was hilarious - do y’all get together in person like that? That would be a hilarious evening, I’m sure!
To anyone that wants to answer.. If someone has asked this, I apologize. What is your favorite author? (I know it is difficult picking just 1..
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Have a lovely afternoon! I’ll post again later. This has been fun to read.
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“his plunder-matic is going to need to grow a wart or two”
Not just warts, my love. HAIRY warts.
Mwa ha haaaaaa!
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Ok ,ok, I admit it. Desmond is kinda whiny! I do prefer Desdemona. So my official entry is DESDEMONA ALLEGHERI. forget Desmond! LOL! Thanks to Nathalie for pointing Desmond’s whininess (is that a word?) out to me. I didn’t know if you only wanted male names and I figured if being a female name would disqualify me, I would throw out a male version.
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Libby, you asked:
I have a question. Reading that Truth or Dare convo was hilarious - do y’all get together in person like that? That would be a hilarious evening, I’m sure!
I can honestly say I have never met a Red Sage author–or editor–I didn’t adore. We do get together w/ each other at various writing conferences and promotional events, which isn’t nearly often enough! However, if you are on Twitter or Facebook, many of us follow each other there and it’s pretty much a ROFL streaming gab-fest every evening. Maybe before the night is out we’ll compile a list of twitter and facebook id’s for those of you who follow those sites! We’d love to have you join us!
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This one is for Calista–what interested you in Mayan mythology?
To everyone–what is the funnest position to write about? Or does it even matter? I can see doggystyle giving you a wider range of literary freedom than missionary, but I may not be as visionary as all of you. : )
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Lisa, dude, you can never be disqualified by letting your inner villain out to play.
For the record, it was someone else who pointed out the whininess (I decided it’s a word…unless whinitude sounds better?) of Desmond. I replied that it whines like a chainsaw. That’s GOOD whining! So Desmond is a great villain name.
I really should go to bed. You people have me glued to my seat. Stop being so cool, all right?
No more plunder-o-matic and chainsaw-Desmond! No more icicles and decadent stories, you hear?
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OMG, hairy penile warts???? So very glad I wasn’t holding that coffee I’ve been meaning to get while I read that! This, I gotta see–I mean, read!
Libby, I only wish I could get together with these ladies! But alas, I’m in New Zealand so I haven’t made it as far as the States yet. But they post loads of photos on Facebook for me to drool over - like all the ones with various Red Sage authors draped over various barely clad male cover models at the recent Romantic Times convention! And we chat on the Red Sage author loops and on twitter — boy, do we what!
I have too many favorite authors to list here–and given I’ve just bought a heap of Red Sage books, there’s more being added to that list all the time! I’m paranormally inclined - why be normal, when you can be paranormal? - so most of my keepers are paranormals. But I love a good Regency, too.
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Not just warts, my love. HAIRY warts.
Nathalie! OMG. I just gagged on my spaghetti squash! Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww! (Got pics?)
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Lisa - that was me who whined about Desmond *hangs head in shame*
And believe me, if anyone could make a villain called Desmond with hairy warts on his bits strike fear into the hearts of heroes and heroines alike, it would be Nathalie!
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Liane.
Dude.
You *want* to see visual proof of la penile wartinage?
You really want to?
I warned you.
*SO NOT SAFE FOR WORK IT WILL GET YOU FIRED DO NOT CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK IF YOU’RE ANYWHERE NEAR A CHILD YOU HAVE BEEN FOREWARNED AND NOW FOR THE PENILE WART IMAGES*
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:xEJ4LbAXQAtNcM:http://www.genital-warts.ws/images/genital_pic_4.jpg
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Maree,
Liane wanted to see penile warts. I swear, she did.
So she made me do this (see previous post and accompanying visual un-goodness)
It’s all Liane’s fault.
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Oh, Liane, A list of your FB and twitter id’s would be wonderful! If your tweets are anything like this has been, it must be a total laugh fest!
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haha, Maree, yes it was YOU, wasn’t it! Nathalie just agreed with you!
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My villain suggestion is Reginald Redblood or Redblade
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Yes, these authors really are this much fun. I have the best job in the world! I get to read email from these nuts — I mean, goddesses!! — all day long.
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Jackie U–Thanks for the question!! Hmm… what interested me in Mayan mythology? I guess I thought it was unused?! Greek and Roman mythology are popular–eveyone loves to write about those gods, including me! But I haven’t read any stories featuring Mayan or Aztec gods, and I really wanted to set OBJECT OF DESIRE someplace exotic, so the Yucatan jungle sounded like a fun place! I was in Cancun when I heard of Kisin, the earthquake spirit that dwells beneath the surface of the earth, and that got me interested in the mythology and I read about Ah Kinchil, the sun god, and then decided to add a little conflict with the Aztecs who came into power as the Mayan’s power faded.
Like Liane said above, it’s so much fun to twist stuff around and create cool adventures–fiction rocks!!
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Steampunk names?
Female: Rowena or Persephone Ford
Male: Ambrose Linux or Shamus Heaton
Villians:
Steele Loveless
Crimson Mauler
Stone Stricker
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From nut to goddess…there is but a step. Or so sayeth a wise person that I forgot the name.
Honestly, I heard it somewhere *whistling, fingers crossed*
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Awesome villian names being thrown out there… Good thing Nathalie has such a scientific approach to selecting the winner! LOL
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Ha, Nath. So all it takes is a few penile warts to take you down for the count? If you can’t take the steam get out of the….uh…..Plunder-o-Matic! But be sure to refill the turbo-injected steam chamber first. Because…I have this stitch in my….er….back…that needs…yanno…plundering…and stuff.
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Yay, Calista’s here to save the day!
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Maree’s going to get a coffee now…so she has something else to put in her mouth other than her foot.
Ah crap. That’s really just waving red flags at bulls and saying “Come and get be, big boys?” isn’t it? Coffeeeeeee.
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Wow, I love this game of truth or dare. It has been very enlightening. I love a man in a kilt and I love the Scotsman song, it’s always been a fun tune.
Don’t you love when you don’t have to worry about quick coverups. Those times are rare - few and far in between.
Great list of books up for grabs. Enter me PLEASE!!
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LOL, Maree, you’re reaching for coffee and I’m reaching for wine. You’ll be hyper and I’ll be smashed. Singing….”Oh, what a night”….
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“refill the turbo-injected steam chamber”
Is that before or *after* one triggers the roiling contact that causes the electric charge to blast out? The devil is in the details (and wearing Prada, apparently…whodathunkit?!)
LOL
You think I’m down for the count?
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Heather, honey, the last three words of your post,”Enter me, please.” Was that a cry for assistance from the Plunder-o-Matic?
Sorry, couldn’t resist. 
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”Enter me, please.” Was that a cry for assistance from the Plunder-o-Matic”
MWAAA!!!!!!!
Sometimes, you have to take the joke and run with it. Well played!
Why am I still up? I should be in BED. Damn you, readers, damn you.
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Nath. Darling. Prada is so last season. You really must get with the season and upgrade to Badgley Mischka. Badgley has devised a blast proof Kevlar treated Pleather catsuit w/ matching kitten heels to, for lack of a better word, die for.:D
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Finally!!!! Home from the day job. Y’all have been having too much fun without me! I just flew through all the posts…um, just can’t get over the penile warts LOL!!
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Thank you Liane!
Someone just had to say it — and for once it wasn’t me - ya-freaking-hoo!
Must be because we’re erotic romance writers and yanno, we’re just genetically wired to think naughty thoughts and twist even the most innocent of statements. Sigh. God, I love my job!
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Okay, ladies, now it’s for realz. It’s past midnight here, and since things have slowed down, I’ll bid you all goodnight and sweet dreams. Don’t forget, if you want to be immortalized in an outrageous author acknowledgment (and who wouldn’t), you have to…
Name. That. Villain.
That’s my dare. Now I dare *you* to come up with the name for my steampunk baddie.
Cheers!
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Natasha, welcome aboard!
(Liane, don’t go there until I’ve finished my coffee!)
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@Paula - you asked what we’re working now?
@annalisa - you asked if we ever write series???
Well, right now I’m working on a series of erotic shorts that are all set at a place called Paolo’s Playhouse, where there are rooms for every fantasy
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Nite, Nathalie, We’ll miss you (and your Plunder-o-Matic, which shall remain in my custody until the end of the contest! You know, for safe keeping. And stuff.)
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Bye Nathalie! We’re gonna miss you….
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@Sonya - you asked if we ever try out our sex scenes?? Well, there have been a few times I’ve called in my husband and we’ve tried out a position or two. Did I ever mention he loves being married to an erotic romance author????
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Natasha’s here! Author of one of my favorite RS stories of all time, Quinn’s Curse. What’s not to love about a sexy pirate story with a paranormal twist?
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“You know, for safe keeping. And stuff.”
*quirked eyebrow* If I come back and the batteries are all gone, Liane…
Maree: thanks, babe. Miss you too!
Bye guys!
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Yeah, riiiiiight. We all know what you’ll be doing with that Plunder-o-Matic, don’t we ;-). Since I’m the newb here, I reckon you should stick it on a courier and send it my way…. Oh god. That sounded really bad, didn’t it?
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Hey Maree! Finally made it!
Hey Liane! Um, we’d probably get in trouble if we mentioned being in bed together….
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Maree! *THUD* I’m….speechless!
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LOL, yes, Natasha, maybe we should keep mum on that so Alice Gaines doesn’t find out that I’ve slept with both of you, shameless little bed hopper that I am.
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Ooooh, Natasha! Girly gossip…or is that, girl on girl gossip? Now you must spill!
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I made Liane speechless? I have finally arrived….SCORE!
So are you? Like, gonna stick it on a courier for me?
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Maree, just don’t tell Alice that I slept with Liane. Don’t want to get her jealous.
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Who was it that was asking about favorite authors? I have sooo many, but the authors I most admired pre-publication were veteran Red Sage Secrets antho authors. They remain among my favorites today. Being published in a Secrets antho was my most cherished dream as an author for the longest time. That dream is coming true on July 1 with the publication of my Mermaid romance, Heart Storm in Secrets Volume 27. I couldn’t be more thrilled! My sexy merfolk, who glow-in-the-dark when they’re feeling frisky, are near and dear to my heart, and I can’t wait to share them with Secrets readers.
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RSVPed and here.
For the authors, which vampire was most charismatic in the books you have read? And which werewolf?
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Pssssssssssst, Natasha….this is a public forum.
We’re so busted. That’s what we get for crawling in bed with each other within hours of meeting….
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I discovered Emma Holly through a Secrets volume and I really credit her with my becoming an author of erotic romance. I learned so much from reading her work.
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Ooh, Liane–glow-in-the-dark frisky merfolk? Now that’s one night-light I’d dearly love to get my hands on.
And Natasha - I promise I won’t tell Alice. My lips are sealed.
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LOL Liane. At least we went out to eat first.
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Yep, Maree, glow in the dark. Here’s a mini excerpt from Heart Storm: (Adult content alert!)
Beautiful, he thought, slicking his fingers through the tangles that crested her mound. Judging by the muscles striating her thighs, she could easily open up a smoking can of whip-ass on him if she ever caught him with his guard down.
Her rasping moans urged him on as her tightness girdled his fingers. The tiny after shocks from her first orgasm invited him deeper inside her wicked, hot core. Working a slow, rhythmic pressure across her internal nub, Byron slid his fingers in and out, rimming her opening with those shimmering, fragrant fluids.
“That’s right, baby,” he grated, “let’s light your fire….”
Slicking liquid brightness around her swollen bud, he delighted in the way her hips rolled. Trembling with anticipation, he positioned his tip over her entrance.
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Whoa - some of those Dare answers were way hot and fun! You all have had a fun day. I will have to go back and check out websites and books! Thanks!
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I’m so glad that I RSVP’d the other day - This has been a rockin’ party!
“Name That Villain” = Bramwell Ramsbottom
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Ooooh la la! *Fans herself wildly*
Gawd, Liane! I still blush even thinking about people reading my sex-scenes, let alone posting one online. Kudos, babe!
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OMG ANNALISA!!!! I’m dying here. Truly just snorted soda out my nose. A name worthy of the Plunder-o-Matic if there ever was one, and I know Nathalie will love it, too.
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Bramwell Ramsbottom? *falls off her chair laughing*
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“At least we went out to eat first.”
ROTFLMAO. Yes, yes…I’m sure you did…
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I have been reduced to a ROFLMAO, quivering lump of jelly on the floor.
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I see the party is on a roll and I have a surprise!
I have a little something to giveaway to those that like to cook. A booklet of recipes. This is a PRINT I give out for special events. It can’t be bought. Anyone posting during this party that wants a copy sent to them, you have to email me your mailing address.
And yes, I’ll ship it to any country.
Please put recipes in the subject line of your email.
Do not post your address here.
My email address is: ARomanceWriter@aol.com
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Go ahead and laugh, Annalisa, but kindly pass me the Depends while you’re at it
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Oh, almost forgot. I have a limited supply, so first come first serve on getting the free recipe booklet.
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Wayne - that’s a really good question because even though I don’t write them, I loooove reading about vamps and werewolves!
Let’s see. Most charismatic vamp? I have a soft spot for the first vamp I ever read: Anne Rice’s Lestat. But I love me some of Laurell K Hamilton’s Jean-Claude! And then there’s L.A. Banks’ Carlos from the Vampire Huntress series. I can’t choose! Please don’t make me choose *whimper*
And werewolf? Gotta be Elena from Kelley Armstrong’s Bitten. To quote from the back cover: “She makes Buffy look fluffy.”
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Wow, Brenda is giving away goodies! I’ve seen this recipe book, guys. It’s a goodie.
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and you called me, naughty, Liane.
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Are we up to telling readers about our sex…I mean our heroines sex lives?
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LOL, Brenda, but you’re my mentor! You taught me everything I know during that wild week we spent together.
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Are you sure we won’t scare them off?
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Brenda, I think it’s time for you to tell us your wildest…I mean your heroines’ kinkiest scenario ever!
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Hi everyone! Popping in a little late to say Happy Anniversary to Red Sage! Looks like I missed a ton of fun going on here
You all are wild, Red Sage so rocks!
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For those of you interested in the Three Kinds of Wicked series, go to my website at http://www.lianegentryskye.com and click the link so you can join my *announcement only* yahoo group. Anyone who puts “Bitten by Books” in their membership request will go into a drawing for a poster sized print of the cover for Wicked Temptation. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning.
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Thanks, Kristin. I’m so glad you’re here. I imagine we’ll be going pretty late tonight. Why don’t you take a few moments to tell everyone about your latest release w/ Red Sage?
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Hey Kristin! Popped out for a bike ride - gotta get a little exercise before I head for the wine and chocolate
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Ramsbottom???? LOL - I can picture him already!!
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Taking a break to chase my boys into the bathtub. Try not to tear down the house while I’m away.
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Ooooh! I just remembered - I can give away something too!
I loved the cover of EVEN DEMONS GET THE BLUES so much, I made it into a bookmark… which is about to be sent to the printers. Even though I live in New Zealand, I’ll post one out to anyone who signs up for my website newsletter updates. Just sign up and then leave your postal address in the comments section of my website: http://www.mareeanderson.com/ and I’ll post you one as soon as they’re printed.
You can view the prototype bookmark on the Red Sage website: http://www.eredsage.com
Just click on the EVEN DEMONS GET THE BLUES cover, and scroll down.
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Hi Ladies!!! I had to leave for awhile to do work, and go to meetings. What joy!!! I do have a dare or a challenge for you. Can you write a paranormal story with lesbian romance? Seriously, I can’t find any books. Thoughts?
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OOh, thanks Maree ! I’ll be signing up.
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Jackie U — Thanks for the compliment on the book! You are so sweet! (I’m going out of order here… don’t fire me! LOL)
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And leave it to Alice to hitch everything up a notch! You all must of inspired her to be extra naughty! Good job, everyone!!
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Hey Liane, Hey Natasha! Thank you for asking about my book! Nameless Surrender is my release from Red Sage. It won Red Sage’s 2008 Alpha Male Contest, e-book division. I’m really proud of this story, and it’s gotten some fantastic reviews! Here’s the blurb:
No names. No words. Just sex.
After months of blindfolds and secrets, after countless encounters without a single word spoken, Dean Lucas knows what his mysterious partner at the adult-only club Entice wants and gives her everything she physically desires. But now he hungers for more than just her body. He craves her heart, too.
Zoe Grant has finally found a way to let go of past betrayals, a way to sate her long-hidden desires. And the fact she doesn’t know the man’s name, has never seen his face, suits her just fine.
But when the two are unknowingly brought together outside their mutual comfort zone, will Zoe be able to set aside her past and surrender her trust once again? And can Dean convince Zoe, nameless or not, that love knows no bounds?
It’s on sale June 21-30 for only $1.50 as part of the Anniversary Celebration!
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And Natasha, I agree… Ramsbottom! I love it!
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LIane, I think I read that you live in Florida. May I ask what part? I am in Clearwater.
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Okay, ya’ll, here’s a NEWS FLASH! Just came home to a really hot house b/c bottom level A/C unit is broken. (Um, again.) I’m 3/4 of the way through the lively comments you all left (damn it, I HATE missing good parties!) and it’s getting even hotter in my house as I read. I mean, like I need a fan and some ice cubes! Holy hotness, Batman!
Calista–searching for ice cold Margarita to continue the read-along!
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Poor Calista. Bet that Margarita will help you enjoy the party even more!!
Natasha - sipping White Zin as she types
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Hi Ladies,
Thanks for the Truth or Dare. I RSVP’s and almost forgot to come back (gasp)! It was so much fun to see what you choose and your answers. I love a man in a kilt so I particularly thought Nicole’s was inspiring
I think it would be great for you all to collaborate on a Truth or Dare anthology combining a lot of the elements you talked about today (obviously the truth would need to be fictionalized). Authors challenging each other would make a great read.
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Darn, Calista! I’m having a little of my favorite red wine… Menage-a-Trois, what else? It’s a great… um, blend!
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Wooo, Kristin, that blurb is smokin’ hot. I’m definitely going to have to check this one out!
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@Booklover1335, Nicole’s men in kilts are always inspiring!
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LisaM,I live in a wide space in the road in Central Florida known as Chuluota. Pretty much just me, the gators and the big bad woods out here LOL!
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Calista, are you trying to talk me out of the grape popsicle?
Seriously, so sorry about your AC…OMG, you’re in Arizona….poor thing****
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Thanks,Liane! You know what they say… You can’t go wrong with a little blindfold and bondage!(I’m so bad…
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Ah, Kristin, love the Menage-a-trois. (The wine, too!)
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Kristin! I just finished a bottle of Menage-a-Trois the other day. Um…not in one day…more like two…or three…
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Booklover–GREAT idea! What do you say, Theresa? Are you ready for us RS authors to dare each other in an antho???? Say yes. Pls say yes!!!
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LoL, Kristin! My hero in the Three Kinds of Wicked Series is in chains as we speak…poor thing.
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And we’re so glad you’re a bad, bad, girl, Kristin! That’s what makes Nameless Surrender so hawwwwwwt!
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Liane–Thank God I don’t have FL humidity. Otherwise puppies and I would be moving into nearest resort! Luckily, the unit upstairs is a workhorse and it’s a cool 77 up there. So why the hell am I downstairs??? Must move… *Reaches for marg and more ice cubes* I dare Alice to turn that into a 140-word story… And