When she accepted Henry Carpenter’s proposal, Kate knew she was taking a man who would look to his vessel and the sea first. Perhaps in time she would regret it—would come to wish she desired someone capable of loving any human thing. Someone like Carpenter’s First Lieutenant, an older man with a gentle, weathered face, […]
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“Guessing Game” in Erotic Teasers
You can read a revised and expanded version of “Guessing Game” for free as a welcome gift when you join my mailing list. Excerpts Roland shakes his head, the blindfold pulling in his long hair without in any way slackening. “I’m not sure.” “Guess anyway,” Mike suggests. He shakes his head again, more in confusion […]
Continue Reading....“Driftwood” in In Starlight & Shadow
Excerpt At first, the carving looked like a circle; then Mirin made out the entwining limbs, the heads bowed to meet each other, their features only suggestions. The sculpture of an embrace depicted the action more than the actors. It gave the impression not of stillness, but endurance; the lovers weren’t frozen but had found […]
Continue Reading....“What He Brought Home” in Union
You couldn’t always control what would mark you, what could change you forever. But sometimes you were lucky enough to see it coming and say yes. Kanovan returns from his interplanetary trips with an array of toys and tools to create sensations, sometimes extreme. As much as Mirin loves the kink, loves to leave a […]
Continue Reading....Teleny, or The Reverse of the Medal, by an anonymous author (or authors, and possibly Oscar Wilde)
It’s humbling to realize everyone who’s read a Kindle edition of Teleny over the past five years is doing so because I wanted to read it myself. In 2019 (so-called precedented times), I read an excerpt of Teleny in the anthology Pages passed from hand to hand. It was lush, frankly erotic, and in parts […]
Continue Reading....“Likeness” in Like A Chill Down Your Spine
Excerpt The skeleton, the Death’s-image, was in many ways the most important part of the frescoes. It had appeared in them since the times when different gods presided over Paradise, Saints had not yet walked the earth, before the towers of the City had been raised. Corpses remained constant, and in all ages they looked […]
Continue Reading....A Spell of Passion or Fear
Find A Spell of Passion or Fear: Bookshop.org paperbackAmazon Paperback & Ebook Smashwords ebook Books2Read ebook options About the book Once, Ariston was a Guardian of the Kalliopolis, the perfect city designed by the Philosophers—Philosophers who, in their wisdom, replaced the imperfect human Guardians of Ariston’s generation with warrior machines. Phaleas Peneste, a poor farmer’s orphan […]
Continue Reading....“Draft” in Cunning Linguists
Excerpt: A sound shaped itself in Will’s throat — not speech, only proof, surprising even to him, that he still had a voice. Kit’s hand fastened at the back of his neck, fingers tangling in the curls of his hair, nails passing lightly over soft, vulnerable skin. “Don’t,” he said, “compose poetry now.” He was […]
Continue Reading....Gardens Where No One Will See
Gardens is engrossing for a quick read… Renad’s metamorphosis as he learns that masculine pride has less to do with dignity or rules about giving pleasure, and more to do with trust and love, show a real reversal in him. Giving himself over to Nemaran might prove to be the healing that he needs. –4 […]
Continue Reading....The Season: Erotic Halloween Stories
Six short stories that thrill as much as they chill – and in fact, they can get very, very hot. This collection offers bites of paranormal and fantastic erotica. We do mean bites. From the sweet to the sharp, and always sexy, these erotic stories aren’t for the faint of heart, but are perfect for fans […]
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