On the 8th Day of XXXmas...

Well, hello there.

Welcome!

First off, I'm sure you want to know where your freebies are...


Kindle Readers:

Nook Readers:

Smashwords:

My story included in this collection - and hey! you get all ten stories just for dropping by! - is called "On the Fly." It's a modern setting romantic-erotica piece. The first I'd written in that genre; usually I'm more into sci-fi, fantasy, steampunk, urban supernatural... but I had fun writing it.

The company, PriveCo, puts together these collections of erotica as part of a marketing experiment to sell their main-line product, namely vibrators. In further fact, I could have been paid in vibrators, if I'd wanted to. They offer a base rate for stories or base rate x2. I was... tempted. If for no other reason, being able to say I was paid in vibrators would have gotten cool points.

So, for the grand - prize, I'm giving away an e-copy of Ladies of Steampunk magazine. And an e-copy of Coming Together: Hungry For Love.

Another first, The Ladies of Steampunk story was requested! The Seans, who I've mentioned before, are some really cool guys. They live out in Sacramento and they do steampunk in artistic projects, including boudoir photography for an annual calendar and this magazine and it's sister magazine, Bronze Age, which contains... well, NSFW material! Anyway, I was messing around on Facebook one night and they messaged me and made a pitch to include my work in their premier issue, and that's what I have for you today.

Coming Together: Hungry for Love is a collection of zombie-themed erotic stories. (Note that I didn't say "romance" on there... some of the stories are hothotHOT, but not what I'd call romantic.) The proceeds for this collection benefit the American Diabetes Association, a charity that's near and dear to my heart, as my daughter's best friend (and my best friend's daughter... same girl. convenient, that!) is a juvenile diabetic. Personally, I love zombie stories. (Altho I don't like The Walking Dead. I tried really hard to get into it and I just didn't like the characters. I wanted everyone to get eaten, might have made them decent human beings... go figure.) And I also love Sommer Marsden, who edited the collection.

Leave a comment here, or "like" my Facebook page (or both!) for an entry to win an ecopy of this magazine! It's a gorgeous piece of work, and you'll get a .pdf, full color copy. (If you're already a fan of my Facebook page, and you have problems leaving a comment here - I'm told blogger doesn't play nice with people who have iPhones - then just comment on the Facebook status that includes the links for your freebie stories and we'll call it good)

Grand prize is the Steampunk magazine and a copy of Hungry For Love, and then I have 2 additional copies of Hungry For Love to give away...

Contest!

So, I got my magazines in last night; they are quite lovely. To buy a copy - you can get it for your iPad or other e-Readers - go here. Currently, they're on SALE! so this is a good time to pick up one for yourself.

Or, if you'd like, you can win a copy! Just go to my Facebook page and comment on the photo of the magazines. I'll draw one lucky winner on Nov 1st.

Steamy Magazine

My steampunk erotic story, Deep Breath, is featured in this magazine. So, go buy one. Or I'll be running a contest soonish for a free copy, if you'd rather wait. I'll have to think of something extremely cool, since this magazine is amazing! I'm very pleased that the Seans asked me to contribute to their first issue, and I wish them all the best with the project.

Ladies of Steampunk

Here is the news you were waiting for:We are proud and excited to announce!!!The Ladies of Steampunk Magazine defines what it means, in every edition, to have a bounty of Steampunk excellence. Gorgeous Steampunk models in (and out of) elaborate neo-Victorian fashion, articles of Steampunk culture, and the stories behind the people who make Steampunk what it is today, and even some by the very models themselves!Stay tuned and like us on Facebook to pick up your copy soon.

So, I don't know if I've mentioned the Seans (Sean McCaffrey and Sean Makiney) here before... I know I talk about them from time to time on my Facebook page. Anyway, they do boudoir photography for steampunk, gothic, dreampunk settings. I have a copy of their Absinthe Faerie poster that I'm going to frame and put on the wall in the kitchen next to my liquor cabinet. (Have I mentioned that I have five different brands of absinthe now?) The vampire, Marcus, from my novel I wrote last year bears a suspicious resemblance to McCaffrey and Makiney is on my List of People I want to have an orgy with. 

So you know, people I like. Creative geniuses and otherwise cool people... 

I'm online last night, juggling some personal issues and I get a pop up message from McCaffrey.

Hi there. How would you feel about having some short stories featured in our magazine?

Sooo, after some back and forth clearing up details (degree of heat, word count, and deadlines) I'm going to be writing for Ladies of Steampunk magazine.

Orsum!

So... go like them. Because they are orsum!