Caleb (Review)

Caleb is a player. He's a got a lady at home, a secretary he likes to play with AND a fuck-buddy named Kelly. It can be hard, in more ways than one, to juggle so many women in a guy's life. Does he get away with it? Well, I wouldn't want to spoil it for you. The story is written in the first person but switches between the perspectives of characters which makes for an interesting ride for the reader. The sex scenes are descriptive without being too graphic but what I especially loved were the sensual descriptions of the characters' bodies. I felt really transported into the story at those moments. Caleb is an interesting and humorous character and I found his live-in girlfriend, Sarah, to be a bit misunderstood. Overall, it was a worthwhile read.

Caleb is written by Kim McNiel and published by Hot Ink Press.

His Southern Temptation (Review)

I'm not a regular reader of romance novels—I think the last one I read was "The Bridges of Maddison County"—but Robin Covington's latest novel, "His Southern Temptation" (Book 2 in her series "The Boys are Back in Town" from Entangled Publishing) just swept me off my feet. It's said that a surefire way to identify good writing is if you really care about the characters. Well I not only cared about these characters, I found myself falling in love with them.

Lucky, our handsome hero, is in love with Taylor, his on-again-off-again lover and a beauty that likes to keep her distance and her options open. Their chemistry is delectable and Covington's descriptions of their lovemaking made me feel as if I was the lucky one.

That Lucky is the one pining for Taylor and not the other way around, is something I didn't expect and yet I could totally relate to. I found myself rooting for these two to get together from the start and while their hookups are very satisfying—to both the characters and the reader—I wanted to see the romance blossom and the two make a life together.

Of course just as I'm really getting into the emotions of their relationship, Covington ups the ante with danger and suspense. Remember, I love these characters now, to put them in any kind of trouble is going to make me not want to put the book down until I know that they're okay and can live happily ever after.

Thank you, Robin, for taking me on this romantic adventure and creating Lucky and Taylor, two characters that I truly adore.

The Modesty Diaries Pt 1 - The Journey (Review)

Have you ever read someone's diary?

I'm not suggesting that you go rummaging through anyone's personal belongings in search of their diary so you can peruse it in the hopes of finding something juicy about their personal life. Thanks to Katie Ellison, you don't have to.

I had the opportunity to read Katie's diary recently and I didn't need to sneak around to do it. She had taken the liberty of publishing it for all to read.

The Modesty Diaries Pt 1 - The Journey, isn't your typical erotic fair but it is a fascinating read. Written in the first person, as expected, the style has an almost stream-of-consciousness feel to it. The dialogue is fragmented within the descriptions but I didn't find it distracting at all from the flow of her storytelling. It simply reminded me that this is not a typical narrative read but a peak inside the mind of the author.

As a man, reading the words—thoughts!—of a woman, I found it especially enlightening. Compared to other erotic stories that I've read where all characters involved are totally confident and assertive in what they want and the sex is practically choreographed ahead of time, Katie's perspective offers a refreshing reminder that real human interaction has its moments of uncertainty, restraint and even a little fear. There is a vulnerability to her "character" that everyone can genuinely relate to yet at the same time she is confident, assertive, knows what she wants and goes after it despite some misgivings and apprehension. That twinge of doubt and uncertainty makes her experiences that much more exciting.

The sex scenes are descriptive without being too hardcore and, again, reveal the character's vulnerability and quirks that we can all relate to. A bit of conflict occurs here and there between her and her partners in choosing what they do, giving the scenes a much more realistic feel, a welcome departure from the A-B-C descriptions of erotic encounters I've read elsewhere.

I really enjoyed her descriptions of sexual climax, especially those of her lovers. I won't spoil the descriptions here but suffice it to say it appealed to my appreciation for characters that aren't afraid of bodily fluids.

I found her choice to replace names of people with single letters to be interesting but a little distracting. I suppose she could just as easily have made up new names for her lovers but, again, it reminded me that I'm not reading a story, I'm reading a diary. These events aren't just from her imagination, they actually happened.

I'm grateful for Katie for allowing me to peak inside her mind and her lifestyle and highly recommend her first foray into erotica.

Purchase Pages: Smashwords, Amazon.
Web Site/Blog: http://modestyablaze.com/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/BlazingModesty
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Brainstorming

I've been thinking a lot about when I lost my virginity and the month or so of torrid sex that followed. I'm debating whether or not to write a story based on those experiences... and maybe taking them to another fictional and sexy level. :-)

That being said, I'd like to share with you some of my early attempts at erotica writing. I don't think they're good enough to sell but some people found them enjoyable.

Avatars

I mentioned before that I used to engage in online roleplaying. Specifically sexual role play, aka "cyber sex."

Since I was essentially writing a story on the fly with my partners, this was the start of my erotica writing career. Some of my stories were inspired by role playing sessions, or even picked up where some left off.

I have played several different characters in my role playing sessions. Men, women and transwomen of varying ages and descriptions. Then I found a very interesting web site called F-list that provides an online chat space and the ability to create character profiles for one's avatars.

Even Stephen Olander is an avatar. My erotica writing persona. Here's the profile I created for him:

http://www.f-list.net/c/steven_open

I also created a female avatar named Valarie who has a few different avatars of her own that she "plays" including a sexy alien and a "shemale" vampire.

http://www.f-list.net/c/valarie/

It's particularly fun as a man, playing Valarie, pretending to be a boy or a transexual.

Some of my role playing included age play, which for various reasons can't be included in my erotica writing for publication purposes.

Perhaps someday I will write some erotic stories involving these other characters that I've created such as:

Count Xavier - http://www.f-list.net/c/count%20xavier/

Valtress - http://www.f-list.net/c/valtress%20alien/

or Victoria - http://www.f-list.net/c/victoria%20vamp

I've also always felt, since I first found this site, that it would be a good place for couples to go and share their various kinks with each other.

The Casting Couch

They say that erotica is not porn but I'm honest enough with myself to admit that the erotica I've written isn't exactly high art.

I'm no stranger to porn though I don't indulge in it as often as I did when I was younger.

Though I sometimes fantasize about who would play some of my characters if my stories were ever adapted into adult films.

I can think of one performer off the top of my head to play the part of Katherine, Kendra's mother in "The Kendra Collection."

The lovely Rebecca Love.

Come again... and again

Porn is all about the money shot. Coitus interruptus following by a man aiming his ejaculate at the face or breasts of his partner(s). In erotica, one can simply describe coming inside someone, the visuals in the readers' minds can be much more detailed than what can be caught on camera.

In my erotica writing, I've written plenty of money shots. Why? Because, frankly, I think they're hot. But my male characters go places that most in porn do not. I love it when my male protagonists come on a woman's breasts and then lean in to lick her clean. I'm also a big fan of snowballing, the act of ejaculating into the mouth of your partner, then kissing them and sharing the semen.

It seems most guys treat their own come like it's toxic waste and yet they expect their female partners to act like porn stars, eagerly lapping it up and spreading it on their faces and bodies. My philosophy is that a guy shouldn't expect his lady to do anything that he isn't willing to do himself and that includes eating his own come and I think it's incredibly sexy to lap it up off of your lover's body.

I know what you're thinking: "Have you done it?"

My answer: Yes, I have. And I love doing it. I remember the first time I did it. I pulled out of my lover when I came and ejaculated onto her belly. I then leaned down and licked it off of her.

"You are so kinky!" she said with delight.

Another night when we were in the throws of passion, she said to me, "I want you to come in my mouth."

"Really?" I asked.

"Yes. I've never wanted to do that before."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes... how do you feel about snowballing?"

When I felt myself about to orgasm, I pulled out of her and straddled her body. I thought I would just come on her breasts but she moved in and took my cock into her mouth just as I started to ejaculate. When she pulled off of me, I kissed her and she spit my come back into my mouth. I didn't mind the taste at all and was really turned on by the experience.

I don't know why it is most guys are turned off by this. Where is the romance in saying, "I'll go get you a towel."? Semen is just another bodily fluid. How many times have you cut your finger and put the bleeding apendage into your mouth? I'd say most people know what their own blood tastes like, why not know what their own come tastes like?