A little sea creature from the rocky shore …
Doesn’t this flogger look remarkably similar to the delicate little plants you find in tide pools at the beach? Continue reading
Alert Me: E.L. James a pseudonym for the Pope(?), ‘used’ ebooks, and sex toys in airports
In today’s Alert Me: Sixty-Two Shades of Papacy, Amazon’s ‘second-hand’ eBooks patent, and creepy sex toy security.
Who Said It: The Pope or Fifty Shades of Grey?
Source: Hollywood (Beta)
Who knew that Pope Benedict XVI and E.L. James had so much in common? As Aly Semigran points out in this article, the former’s new sixty-two page digital scrapbook features names and passages that are spookily similar to the great grey monolith.
We jokingly speculated during Remittance Girl’s Eroticon 2013 Creative Writing seminar that our conference was the final straw for the Pope, our debauchery the reason for him quitting his post (the chatter even spawned the awesome @HuggyPope Twitter account). But I’m beginning to think we were onto something. Except perhaps he’s, you know, really left to pursue his burgeoning erotic writing career under the pen name ‘E.L. James’ … Continue reading
The Garden of Earthly Delights – an erotic tale (part sixteen)
It’s Friday. And as promised, here’s episode sixteen of The Garden of Earthly Delights. I’ve tried something a little different with this instalment; it’s comprised of a series of text messages. I hope it shows that you don’t always have to be in the same room as someone in order to have sex with them. And, I, uh, might have taken a little inspiration for the toy in this one from Lizzie’s glass dildo review.
I’m really interested to see if you love or loathe this text format; do you think the messages work? Let me know …
Missed part fifteen? You can find it here. Continue reading
Rush (The Breathless Trilogy) – Maya Banks
Title: Rush
Author: Maya Banks
Publisher: Berkley Trade (05 February 2013)
ISBN: 978-0425267042
Reviewer(s): Michael and Jane
Prepare yourselves. Michael and I decided to read and review Rush in tandem. And let’s just say that we had, er, pretty strong reactions to it. Warning: it’s a general winter of discontent below the fold and we only just refrained from using SHOUTY CAPITALS in our respective reviews. Buckle up.
MICHAEL’S TAKE …
First off, let me say this. Maya Banks has been doing this for a while now. I don’t really think this is her version of Fifty Shades of Grey despite the fact that it did sort of feel that way. (Oh, and if you don’t want spoilers, don’t read this because this is a fully-fledged rant.) Having said that, she has accomplished something I wouldn’t have thought possible: created a male lead in Gabe Hamilton that makes Christian Grey and Gideon Cross (Bared to You) look like normal, well-adjusted, thoughtful young men. Continue reading
The Garden of Earthly Delights – an erotic tale (part fifteen)
Image: Your temperature is dropping by C. Kennedy Garrett
After a whopping break between episodes (was it really November that I posted part fourteen of Garden?!), Nick and Grace are finally back. Sorry it’s taken me this long to crack on with their story; I got kind of sidetracked.
I’m 99.9% sure that those who’ve been following this serial have completely forgotten where we left things after such a lengthy break, so to refresh memories, here’s a quick re-cap …
Last time we saw Grace, she was at Nick’s place. She didn’t have her clothes on. And she was caught between a two delightful instruments: a feather and a crop. Oh, and Caelan was there lending a helping hand, too. All in all, things were going a lot more smoothly than they were the first time those three were in the same room together. So is it plain sailing from here?
Maybe.
This episode is pretty tame. But don’t worry; I fully intended to increase the heat level in the next few chapters. The next one will be posted this Friday.
Haven’t read Garden before? Start here. Continue reading
Toy with me Tuesday: After Eight
Anyone?
Foil-encased condoms always remind me of After Eight chocolates (or fancy herbal teabags) and these Mates Skyns in particular, with their dark backgrounds and gold lettering, are remarkably similar to this iconic Seventies dinner-party staple. You could very easily slip some into a box and offer them round to your guests after pudding … You know, just to keep the conversation interesting … (Hey, Lizzie’s oral sex mints came out in this context and it certainly created some chatter!) Continue reading
Jane’s Eroticon 2013 Meet and Greet
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to win a sponsored ticket to Eroticon 2013 (thank you so much Xcite Books!) and on Friday night will be travelling up to London for this outstanding event. Two days of discussions and workshops focussing on writing (and presenting) sex in the right way. Bloggers. Editors. Publishers. Photographers. It’s going to be amazing.
Anyway, before I jump on the train to this erotica nirvana, I thought I’d better take part in the pre-conference Meet and Greet. You know, give all the other poor unsuspecting attendees some idea of what’s about to be inflicted upon them …
Name: Jane
Twitter ID: @ChintzCurtain
Must attend Eroticon 2013 session: I can only pick one? Okay. The Anthologies session with Maxim Jakubowski, Lucy Felthouse, Victoria Blisse, and Rachel Kramer Bussel. I’m a huge fan of short-form erotica.
Bloggers you’d like to be trapped in the lift with: Dirty Little Whispers (she’d make me laugh), Being Blacksilk (she’d be able to tell some fabulous erotic stories to pass the time), Ruffled Sheets (I love Andy’s photographs) and Molly (who doesn’t want to be trapped in the lift with her?!).
Erotic writer you’d like to write dramatize your life story: Heck, I’d need to pick someone who wasn’t afraid to use heavy artistic license. My life just isn’t that dramatic. Do they have to be alive? No? Anaïs Nin, then.
Expected biggest fangirl/fanboy moment: Probably Rachel Kramer Bussel. Sex, editing, and red pen. That’s like my idea of pure bliss.
What keeps you awake at night? My husband’s snoring. It’s loud. Very, very loud.
Want to know who else is attending Eroticon 2013? Click here to find out.
Do not disturb: smut in progress
Image: Garden of Earthly Delights (part sixteen) excerpt
I feel guilty. I didn’t do a post yesterday. But I did have a good reason.
As promised, I’ve been writing more Garden and, so far, have managed to finish the next two episodes. I’m on a bit of a roll and want to keep going while the flow is with me, so have decided that, for the next few days, I’m going to seize the moment and keep writing until I run out of steam.
So, unfortunately, no reviews ’til next week. Sorry. But if it’s any consolation, we have some lovely ones in the pipeline: the Rocks-Off Soft Tip Bullet Vibrator, the Silver Swan from Ann Summers, Bondara’s Heavy Duty Adjustable Spreader Bar and the Smile Makers’ fantasy man vibrators will all be added to the Chintz Toy Box in the near future. Continue reading
Nick and Grace
Today, I’m not doing a ‘proper’ post. Why? Because I’m chaining myself to my desk in order to work on The Garden of Earthly Delights. I have been neglecting it shamefully. There are still a fair few episodes to come (yes, I know what happens in each – I just have to write them!) and I’m beginning to think that Caelan and Jack are going to demand a stories, too … (gulp)
I know I’ve asked this before, but (once more with feeling) how did a ‘short’ serial get so out-of-hand?!
Segueing slightly, a fair few of you know that I belong to a really fabulous group on Goodreads known as BDSM (if you’re a BDSM erotica author or reader – or simply have an interest in kink – I strongly recommend you check it out) and last November, La Crimson Femme, moderator extraordinaire, encouraged me to take part in Bedtime Stories, which features narrated excerpts from the books of various BDSM erotica authors (such as Riley Murphy, Trent Evans, Lindsey Brooks, Kallypso Masters). I was really nervous about it because I’m not a published author and I know my writing still needs a fair bit of work. But I’m so pleased she talked me into it because I’ve received some really lovely comments from people since the recording went live – and I can’t tell you how encouraging that’s been. Continue reading
And the winner of the Madame Liberty lingerie giveaway is …
Image: Origami Love Hearts by Gnomes (own work)
It’s Valentine’s Day. And you know what that means, don’t you?
Chocolate?
No.
Flowers?
No.
Schmultzy cards?
No! It means I can announce the winner of the Madame Liberty Pleasure State lingerie giveaway! And the name of the lucky person?
(drumroll) Continue reading