Guest Blogger - Ryssa Edwards

Guests have been a little sparse the last couple of weeks, by Ryssa Edwards is braving the wilderness to guest blog with me today. And just so you all know, all credit for the cool questions go to Ryssa herself. Thanks Ryssa for blogging with me today.



What would you like your readers to know about you?

Everything! Just kidding. I work for a big company, and my EDJ (Excellent Day Job) is okay for a day job. I was born in the UK, and came to the United States when I was seven. I lived in New York (great place to live!) until I went away to college in Buffalo.

Have you ever included a real experience of your writing?

I think the only real experience I included in a short story was how eerie it can be to ride the New York subway at night, when you’re the only one in the car. It gets eerie, especially when you go through an underground tunnel with no lights, and the train lights blink on and off.



Where do you get your inspiration for a story? How do you get your ideas?

I get inspiration everywhere. For my latest release, Dark Angel, All the Stars, I saw an incredible statue of Lucifer, the Archangel. It made me wonder what it would be like to be that beautiful, then fall out of Heaven. Would you ever be able to believe in anything again? Could you ever love? Or believe that you are loved? That’s how Lucifer was born.


What's the thing you wish you could hire someone else to do or wish you didn't have to do as a writer?

Type. I love to hand write. I hate transcribing from my notebooks to the screen. Take note: I will pay $$ for this. Cash.

LMB's eyes light up since her day job is truly evil and she is a lightning fast typist.

Are there any genres you'd never consider writing in?

I love reading nineteenth century novels. I know I can’t go back in time, but I’d never consider writing historical. . . anything. There is just so much research involved, and so many tiny, tiny details to get right. I feel like all of that would overwhelm my writing. But I love reading them.



What’s your latest release? Is there a giveaway?

I’m so glad you asked! I have four new releases coming up.

Dark Angel, All the Stars is part II two of my Immortal Pleasures series. It’s the story of the Archangel Lucifer and his centuries long love for Aeryn, a mortal. This is coming out tomorrow!

The Moon House is a short story that will be part of the First Time for Everything Dreamspinner Press Daily Dose anthology. The first story will be out on June 1st. The Moon House is the story of Samson, a carnival strong man who falls for Jace, a virgin.

Dreaming of a Kissing is a novel about Rafe, a college freshman who sets out to find a cure for his mother, and ends up falling in love with Kayne, a Wulf in training to be Alpha Wulf. This book is coming soon from Decadent Publishing.

Immortal Pleasures, Volume I (working title) is a print edition of the first two stories in my Immortal Pleasures series, Warrior Angel, Heart’s Desire and Dark Angel, All the Stars. This is coming soon from Silver Publishing.

I’m writing a secret project for the Male / Male Romance Discussion Group on Good Reads. It’s part of the Hot Days of July “Dear Author” letters. Stop by Good Reads and check out Hot Days of July!

Giveaways?
Lots.

Just for today, any reader who leaves a comment will be entered to win a short story every day in June from the First Time For Everything Daily Dose anthology. Thirty days. . . thirty virgins.

Follow the Short Story Marathon on my blog, and leave a comment. Every comment in the marathon will be entered into the Short Story Marathon Giveaway. Check out my blog for prizes.



Where can we find you?

My blog: http://ryssaedwards.blogspot.com

Good Reads, my Discussion Group: come on over and join us . . .
http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/48013.Ryssa_Edwards_It_s_a_Romance_Thing

Good Reads, my promo thread in the M/M Romance Group: you can keep up with news on new releases here . . .
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/558453-ryssa-edwards

Guest Blogger - Virginia Cavanaugh

It's Friday again, which means it's time for another guest blogger to take over my blog. Please welcome Virginia Cavanaugh.


Hello Everyone!

Thanks so much to L. M. Brown, for allowing me to guest blog here today.

Today I’m here to tell you about Deceptions of Night, book two in the Order of Night series. This book was a real adventure to write. At times I found myself arguing with the characters because they liked to stray off the beaten path. But a few times I let them lead me, and I am glad that I did, because some wonderful scenes, that I hadn’t seen coming, were the result.

Here is the blurb and an excerpt from Deceptions of Night.



Blurb

Tempers run hot through the members of the Order of Night as Lex tries to settle in as the new Triad vampire. But when a jaguar attacks him in his bed, his life gets turned upside down, and he discovers a new meaning to keeping your friends close and your enemies closer.

Kill the triad vampire or your brother dies. Shayla grudgingly accepts the assignment. But she soon realizes that success is easier said than done as she lies prone, trapped against the floor and secured by the body of one pissed off sexy leech.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Lex wants answers, and Shayla wants her brother returned alive. They form a shaky truce as they seek out the man who has both. Fierce attraction pushes them closer as mistrust tears them apart.

Deception lays in wait around every corner as they struggle to find the mastermind behind the traitors to the Order of Night. As the tension rises, desire begins to burn with an intensity that threatens to consume, leaving them to question whether they can find what they seek with their lives and hearts intact.

Excerpt

Lex grunted and tightened his grip around the jaguar. The wildcat leaned all its weight to the side and rolled them into another table that sat at the end of the love seat. Lex hissed as his back hit the table leg and the table broke, sending all the stuff on top of it crashing to the floor. His hold loosened, and the jaguar took advantage, swiping its claw across the side of Lex’s face. “Ahhhh! You fucker!”
The cat scrambled away from him, claws sliding across the tile. He reached out and caught one back leg, causing the animal to trip. Then the jaguar turned and sank its teeth into his forearm. Lex decked the cat, and it let go. He didn’t give the hellcat one moment to recover before he’d tackled it back to the ground, this time putting the shifter in a choke hold from behind. The shifter halted all attempts to evade him as he applied pressure to its neck.

“Shift back into your human form now!” Lex ordered through labored breaths, but the jaguar made no move to comply. He increased the pressure and felt the jaguar’s limbs tense as its air flow was cut off. His hold eased up a bit. “I won’t ask again.”

A faint light shimmered under him as the jaguar began to shift. He moved accordingly to keep his hold as the jaguar slowly changed into the form of a human; a very naked female human.


Buy Link - http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/books/deceptionsofnight.htm

I hope you enjoyed this look into Deceptions of Night. If you haven’t had a chance to check out the first book in the series, Secrets of Night, you can find it here: http://www.liquidsilverbooks.com/books/secretsofnight.htm

http://www.amazon.com/Secrets-Of-Night-ebook/dp/B004D9FZ4U/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302969587&sr=8-1

http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b116401/Secrets-Of-Night/Virginia-Cavanaugh/?si=0

http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-secretsofnight-484352-139.html

Best Wishes,
Virginia Cavanaugh


And thanks to Virginia for blogging with me today. All the best on your new release!

Silver Flash - Out of this World - Chapter 7

Out of this World by L.M. Brown
A Male/Male Romance

Rick took some time to poke around Xenon’s quarters whilst his host was out for the count. He only halted his explorations after one of the strange contraptions made a move to snap off his fingers. After that he sat down and passed the time considering his host.

Outwardly Xenon still appeared entirely human. His hair was tousled from where he had fallen backwards. Rick reached out a hand to brush it back into place.

“Wha—” Xenon shot up into a sitting position, clutching his head and moaning as though he were suffering the worst of hangovers.

Rick stepped back quickly. “Are you okay?”

Xenon nodded gingerly. “Just help me over to the bed and I’ll be fine in a minute.”

“A minute?” Rick doubted it even as he helped Xenon to his feet and walked him across the room.

Xenon collapsed down onto the bed, pulling Rick with him, though it was clear from his condition it was more accidental than by design.

Xenon reached a hand above his head and hit something on the headboard. “Recovery mode,” he mumbled.

RECOVERY MODE INITIATED

Rick jumped at the sound of the computerised voice.

DIAGNOSIS: INEBRIATION
CAUSE: SEAFOOD OF EARTH ORIGIN
TREATMENT INITIATED

Xenon gave a sigh as small shimmering lights surrounded his body. Gradually they disappeared and he sat up on his elbows. “That’s better,” he said.

TREATMENT COMPLETED

ARE YOU FEELING BETTER CAPTAIN?

“Yes, thank you.”

Rick gaped at Xenon’s swift recovery. “How did you do that?”

“The bed is equipped to cure most common illnesses and injuries. Thankfully that includes intoxication.”

“Wow!”

Xenon shrugged. “It’s just a Mark III. The top of the range model can cure any of your Earth illnesses at all. Do you want this one to check you out?”

Rick wasn’t sure he did, but found himself nodding reluctantly.

Xenon grinned and laid back down, pulling Rick down alongside him and placing him so that he was leaning up against the pillows. “Just lay still and let it do the work.”

“Okay.”

“Full check up on new subject,” Xenon stated. Rick bristled at being referred to as a subject, but Xenon whispered in his ear that he had to say that or else it would merely check him over again.

CERTAINLY CAPTAIN, CHECK UP INITIATED

SUBJECT: HUMAN
SEX: MALE
HEALTHY
SEXUAL DISEASES: NONE DETECTED

Rick listened as the bed recounted every illness he had ever had, from the bad case of measles as a child to the mild cold he had suffered the previous month.

He thought that would be the end of it, but it seemed it wasn’t yet done.

SEXUAL PARTNERS: THREE
LAST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE: 175 DAYS AGO
PREFERRED SEXUAL PARTNERS: MALE
PREFERRED SEXUAL POSITION: MISSIONARY

“Er, is there any way to stop this once it’s started?” Rick asked. His face was burning and he wanted to crawl under the bed.

“Sorry. Once it’s started it has to run its course.”

SUBJECT B CONFIRMED AS SEXUALLY COMPATIBLE WITH YOU, CAPTAIN

Xenon nudged him and grinned, causing Rick to nearly miss what happened next.

At the end of the bed the shimmering lights reappeared to form a representation of Rick, the only difference being this one was entirely naked.

Rick squeaked as his image rotated in the air. Every detail was accurate, right down to the length of his cock and way it curved towards his belly when erect.

“I thought it was just checking on my health?” Rick hissed.

“As my whore your sexual health is of prime importance.”

Rick jabbed Xenon in the side. “I haven’t agreed yet.”

Xenon looked at the naked Rick at the end of the bed. “Like I could resist you.”

Rick tried to avoid looking at his own naked form, but when a second image appeared in the lights he was entranced. Xenon certainly didn’t appear embarrassed by seeing himself naked.

SUBJECT: ARTANIAN
SEX: MALE
HEALTHY
SEXUAL DISEASES: NONE DETECTED

SEXUAL PART—

“Abort program,” Xenon suddenly interrupted.

“I thought you said it couldn’t be stopped?”

Now Xenon appeared to be embarrassed and he turned to fiddle with the panel on the headboard again.

The two naked forms at the end of the bed turned to each other and began to move into the missionary position.

MISSIONARY POSITION NOW SHOWING

CAPTAIN, YOU SHOULD MOVE INTO POSITION AS SHOWN AND READY YOURSELF FOR PENETRATION

“Would you like to engage in intercourse?” Xenon asked.

“Excuse me?” Rick couldn’t stop staring the image of himself slowly fucking Xenon. “You want to…”

“Why not?” Xenon hit yet another button on the headboard.

SUBJECT B IS AROUSED, CAPTAIN

“You expect me to have sex with you when there’s a talking bed cataloguing our every move?”

JUST PRETEND I’M NOT HERE, SUBJECT B

“See?” Xenon nodded encouragingly as he turned onto his side and peered at Rick. “You just have to put it out of your mind.”

That was easier said than done.

CAPTAIN, MAY I SUGGEST YOU PERFORM ORAL SEX ON SUBJECT B?

The images changed to show the new suggestion.

“Can you at least make it stop calling me Subject B?”

“Of course. Subject B shall now be referred to as Rick.”

RECORDED. RICK IS NOW LESS AROUSED. PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO STIMULATE HIM BY THE HANDLING OF HIS PENIS.

On the one hand, the idea of Xenon’s hand on his cock again was very arousing. On the other, Rick was still not thrilled about the running commentary.

The images at the end of the bed were now doing exactly what the bed was suggesting, and apparently that Rick was enjoying it immensely.

CAPTAIN, PROCEED TO REMOVE RICK’S GARMENTS AS SHOWN

“May I?” Xenon asked, reaching for his fly and following the bed’s instructions.

TAKE PENIS IN RIGHT HAND

Rick groaned as Xenon’s hand touched his flesh.

STROKE PENIS AND SQUEEZE GENTLY

Rick bucked off the bed as Xenon obeyed. The bed might have good ideas, but he wished it would shut the fuck up.


To be continued...

Hey, don't blame me for the abrupt ending. I don't impose the word count and only had a few spare words this week.




Also flashing this week Male/Male FlashersLily Sawyer

Nicole Dennis

 Julie Hayes Ryssa Edwards Sui Lynn
RJ ScottPender Mackie

Male/Female Flashers Heather Lin 

Lindsay Klug

Victoria Blisse