So I’m writing out a sex scene and really trying to push my boundaries. In the world of erotic romance I know that I’m a bit vanilla. I personally like to think that I’m french vanilla, that little extra bit of umph to make it not so bland. I talk about sex freely and I read sex in fiction but when I have to sit down and write it I freeze up. I think it’s because I get all intellectual about it and want to make sure that I’m representing the female sexual experience properly. Or I start to obsess about whether a guy would have an internal monologue quite like that. Complete waste of time and energy but I got the obsessive gene like the over eater gene so I’ve come to live with it.

Well in a new story that I wrote (more information to come later…see I have no problem being a tease) I decided I was going to go BIG. Which I would like to point out is probably still french vanilla but a girl has to start some where.

Here’s the set up
Main chica is so sexually frustrated that main dude won’t give it to her that she masturbates in the shower thinking of him.

Like I said I’m not blazing any erotic literary trails but this is out there for me because I just went with. Now I’ve gotten it all typed out and I’m starting to obsess about whether it feels authentic and will readers relate to the masturbation and what temperature should the water be and oh what about her hair and do I need to describe the shower gel and can’t you get a yeast infection if you masturbate with shower gel…

Just when I was going to spiral into the black hole of “thinking too much” I see Sig Other siting in the hallway outside our office putting a new shower caddy together.

Digression: he was out there because I’d started the process of assembly but the GENIUS manufacturers decided to label parts on the INSTRUCTIONS but not the damn PARTS. Needless to say the whole thing got abandoned before I chucked it out the window.

Anywhoo, I start to think “Ummm, I need an opinion and he’s there.” Now those of you that know me personally and know Sig Other you are probably laughing hysterically because Sig Other does not discuss sex conversationally. Particularly the hot sweaty steamy sort of sex I’m aspiring to write. But he was there and I needed an ear. So I read the meaty part of the scene (okay maybe a little pun intended) and ask him what he thinks. He pauses, he’s big on pauses, asks me to read it again, pauses, and than says “I think you should say engorged clit instead of erect clit.” It’s what I wanted but damn was it funny.

I can’t wait to see what he says if I ever get up enough courage to write a threesome;)

Janet

So I have the story all written, in my head, and just need to get it out on paper. Sigh…but life keeps getting in my way. I am so distracted and feel as if each day little bits of the splendor I plan to write is slipping away. Even now as I try to rant about my inability to finish my story sig other and the cats are conspiring against me. For example little Cat is crawling on my chest as we speak and sig other is yapping in my ear about a dream he had with a Britta, his grandmother’s house, and the HR lady at work. RIGHT IN MY EAR!!!

I need to go escape for a bit because this story needs to get told but life keeps getting in my way.

Well the wait is over for all my adoring fans. The follow up for To Balance the Grey is now done and will be available tout suite. Here is the awesome cover and blurb for you to salivate over….

Smooches
Janet

Security specialist Fae Patton and wolf shifter Garrick Conall have a problem—each other. Garrick’s the moody CEO of Conall Technologies and Fae’s his expert security specialist but she has decided that she isn’t going to jump every time Garrick barks out an order.

Garrick knows Fae’s the best at what she does. While he has no complaints about her job performance, he does have complaints about the way she challenges him. Accustomed to butting heads with her, his frustration has built. After an accident reveals a secret Fae has kept hidden all her life that frustration flares into full-blown passion. Well on their way to their “happily ever after” they have to unravel a mystery that not only jeopardizes their future but the future of both humans and shifters.

So I’m sick and sitting back trying not to be miserable as I re-read some of my fav romances again when I was totally struck with this poem. I quickly wrote it down in my journal of random shit and remembered I now have an audience besides sig other to share…cough…force…cough…my ideas with. Enjoy!!!!

I could kiss and kiss and kiss
You
Until there is no breath left in my body to kiss you some more
The way your lips move over mine
The taste of your tongue

I could kiss and kiss and kiss
You
Until kissing becomes the language of our love
The need and the want
The heart and the desires

I could kiss and kiss and kiss
You
Until kissing is burned so deep in my memory
For when I can no longer
Kiss and kiss and kiss you
Again

Smooches
Janet

So my friend the illustrious Bree Archer has updated her website so you can see all of her goodies (okay it’s not that kind of website, focus). Go check it out because she is awesome and we know how much we love awesome people. http://www.breearcher.com/covers.html

In other good news I’ve finished the follow up book to To Balance the Gray and just have to finish doing some editing and send it off to the lovely ladies at Beautiful Trouble Publishing www.beautifultroublepublishing.com.  If you haven’t read the first one than you need to get on that ASAP.

I will keep you wonderful people posted as it unfolds and don’t worry there is more to come.

Janet

So on this little adventure of mine I’ve been able to bring along a friend for the ride. Bree Archer is an awesome graphic artist that is about to leave her stamp on the world of cover art. Seeing as she has been a major fan of mine since the beginning I want to pay it forward and shout her out as much as possible.

I have included a link to her website where you can view her work and keep a look out for such an awesome designer.

http://www.breearcher.com/covers

Janet

So I’ve been a busy bee since vacation and have another story for you. Short and sweet it is apart of Shara Azod’s Flavors series (if you have not read Shara Azod for shame). I’m super excited to have been chosen to work with her (yeah that’s right she picked me cause I’m special like that) and know this will be a great little treat as fall starts with a bang (LA is super hot right now).

Pineapple Crush
IR Erotic Contemporary
http://www.sharaazod.com/ebook/pineapple-crush.html

Nia and Peter both have a crush on each other. They spend their days watching and their nights dreaming what they would do when the watching is over. When they get their chance to make those dreams a reality will they keep moving forward or crush the possibility of a future.

My newest book To Balance the Gray is now available!!! Go get it…you know you want to….

https://beautifultroublepublishing.com/xcart/To-Balance-the-Gray-EBOOK.html

Janet

I have a treat for you my loyal followers…the cover of my upcoming book!!!

Edits have been done and the MS has been sent off to the publisher for some final touches. Okay I know you’re excited but you’re going to have to be patient. It will be here before you know it but until then have gander at the blurb.

I/R Paranormal

Devika “Dev” Bellona has spent the past several years making sure that which goes bump in the night stays in the shadows of human existence. She is a killer with a purpose; to keep the gray of life balanced. Until three small children and a wolf shifter Alpha come into her life. Now Dev has to figure out if she needs a new palette to work with or will she fade away into the gray.

Janet

Hello My Lovelies,

I’ve been regrouping in the lovely weather of Hawaii but you all were not far from my mind (at least most of the time).  I have some good news for you though upon my return (because I’m nice like that).

1) I sent a new MS of to my publishers before I left for my excursion and it has been picked up and is getting ready for all you avid readers. The title is To Balance the Gray and it is the longest story I have penned to date. This story really focuses on is there something as black and white,  good and evil or does the world have to balance in this gray zone (hence my clever title). I’ll have a blurb for you real soon but chew on this a little to wet your appetite for more information.

2) My story A Mater of Fate is now on All Romance Ebooks www.allromanceebooks.com and I’m super duper excited about this. As you all should be perusing the Beautiful Trouble Publishing website https://beautifultroublepublishing.com/ regularly here is another site you can find my work.

I’ll be checking in more regularly as the editing process progresses with my new story so don’t be a stranger.

Janet