What would you like to be known for?

This is a cross-post

As in writing!

This is a question I am asking myself lately.

Now I know most of the authors here if not all write Romance and Erotica. But as we know there is aways that one book in us that we want to write, that we feel that we have to write.

OR...

Maybe it's a genre that we want to change to.

Do you really want to write Westerns? Do you want to be the next Stephen King and write Horror? Do you want to make other children happy and write about cute ducks and bears? Or Teenage books that help them with life lessons?

Or better yet. Instead of fiction you want to write something that deals in history or a social commentary.

Or are you already writing what you want to write. Romance and Erotica is in your blood and the only way they can get it out is through a transfusion.

It's okay if you want to write something else that you are not known for, by the way. It doesn't mean you've turn your back on your first passion. Sometimes it just means you've grown a bit more.

What would you like to ne known for?

As in writing!

This is a question I am asking myself lately.

Now I know most of the authors here if not all write Romance and Erotica. But as we know there is aways that one book in us that we want to write, that we feel that we have to write.

OR...

Maybe it's a genre that we want to change to.

Do you really want to write Westerns? Do you want to be the next Stephen King and write Horror? Do you want to make other children happy and write about cute ducks and bears? Or Teenage books that help them with life lessons?

Or better yet. Instead of fiction you want to write something that deals in history or a social commentary.

Or are you already writing what you want to write. Romance and Erotica is in your blood and the only way they can get it out is through a transfusion.

It's okay if you want to write something else that you are not known for, by the way. It doesn't mean you've turn your back on your first passion. Sometimes it just means you've grown a bit more.

Reality Shows and a Trivia Question

Okay, I’m sitting down talking with my hubby, channel surfing. You know not really paying attention to what’s on the screen really and lo and behold this new reality show is being advertised.

You would not believe what the show was about. Jockeys. Yes, you saw right - jockeys. Those vertically challenged people that ride horses around a track!

HUH?

Okay, come on is television that hard up for entertainment. Now I admit I’m a nerd. Got a masters in history, lived in Italy, traveled around the world. I sing opera. And I will admit to watching the History channel and all those “Expand Your Mind” channels. I have over 2500 books mostly history in my personal library. But I have guilty pleasures too.

Court shows! Not Court TV. Although if an interesting trial is on I’ll watch, but no, court shows, Judge Alex, (hubba hubba) Judge Karen, People’s Court, you know them. I also love to watch the shows that talk about the UFO’s. Those are funny. Always hilarious watching a farmer with three teeth in his head: “I saw this here disk just a flotin’ in the air and me and my wife…” Yeah, I’m on the floor.

So I am not a television snob.

But Jockeys! Come on now. And the funny thing is I have horses. This is still crazy!

But this made me think of ALLLL the crazy reality shows they have out there and I think they are running out of ideas.

What’s next?

Mailmen. The true story of the men and women that deliver your mail!

Maids. What really goes on when you’re at work and they’re cleaning your house.

Cable repair People. Yeah, they really are watching what you watch!

So this also brings me to this trivia question.

What was the very FIRST reality show that got this stuff started?

Oh, and feel free to list your guilty pleasures

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!!

*SMOOTCHES*

What do you have planned with a loved one. And hey, even if you don't have that special someone now, how are you treating yourself today? Shopping (my personal favorite), a day at the spa, museum ti get some culture, treating yourself to a nice lunch?

Hubby is waiting on me hand and foot today. I think I'm even going to have him type for me as I dictate scenes in my other stories I'm working on.

I have a surprise for him to. I got his care detailed. Hehehe. He thinks it needed a tune-up and I sent it out.

Thanking all my New Friends

Just want to take this time to thank you for the invites and accepting my invitation for friendship. I am trying to make my rounds to every ones sites. They are all so pretty and creative.

If you noticed yesterday I had some issues. LOL. Trying to figure Multiply out. I think I have it now, but we'll see. So if you see multiple posts from me...HEY! That's why it's called Multiply! Because you're so busy posting so many things trying to see if it takes in the area you want! And you end up with multiple posts!

Well ain't that a...!

Contract With Red Rose Publishing!

Yes, you read right. I have a contract for my very first book. YAY! It's titled HANDYMAN. It's a short story, IR of course and a bit on the erotic side. It's been sent to an editor so the wait is on now.

I will give due dates, excerpts and a cover as soon as they become available.

Testing

Again, still having problems posting. *SIGH*

Contract With Red Rose Publishing!!

Yes you saw right! I have a contract with Red Rose. YAY! The book is Handyman. It's short IR. Right now it's in the beginning stages, so I am waiting for edits. All you writers know how that is. So I will post due dates, excerpts and a cover as soon as possible.

What's happening With Me!

Okay folks. I'm having trouble here navigating my new text box1 So you might see this post fifty-zillion times. Anywho, this is a box about what's going on with me and my writing. If you want to post a comment, go to the TAGS area and click on About Me.

Hopefully this will work. LOL!

Testing

How far will you go to make that story authentic?

Well for the members of IMRR, you already now that I am working on other stories. One of them being Cabin Fever. It’s a Ménage a trois/IR.

Well, I am two chapters away from completing the first draft. But something is still missing. I have the sex scenes in there, but they just don’t feel quite right.

This is my first threesome, so I can’t write from experience. I have read some other books in this genre, but you know you want your own voice.

So you know what I did? I went to an Adult Video store and took my hubby and our mutual best friend – who is so fine it’s unreal!

It was crazy folks

This is the email I sent three of my friends in my email loop. Viola (manager of IMRR) told me I should post this and that is want I am doing.

So without further delay, read on!
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OMIGOD!

Okay let’s start from the beginning. First off Giuseppe (my husband) wanted to drive. Dang it! But we grabbed our mutual friend and headed to the Adult store or in the general direction. Now I told Giuseppe I wanted to stop at this jewelry place that is across the street from the store. If I was driving we would have went straight there.

So he’s like cool. And I told him we could just hang out and go to dinner somewhere. So he’s like cool.

Hehehe. So we get to the jewelry story and I get a couple of things. Then I say: “Hey let’s check out that place I’ve always been curious.”

They both look at me.

So we go in. Now the place is a pretty pink place. Don’t let that fool you. They have X, XX and XXX rated movies. What the hell is triple X! X-rated is X rated right?

Anywho, I drag the guys to the counter and the clerks greet us. I ask them “I’m looking for straight ménage a trios videos that are Interracial. I want the ones with two white men and a black woman only.

Their eyes got THIS BIG! and so did their smiles. ROFL! They just looked at us. And I looked back at the guys and the friend was looking at Giuseppe asking him if he knew about this and who’s idea was it. And Giuseppe is looking at me with that “When I get you home and there are no witnesses.”

Now, they had A LOT of IR threesome videos. Guys, it’s amazing what is out there.

Anyway, I’m in the aisle looking at all the videos while the guys are trying to sneak out. I call them over all loud and country. “Hey guys here’s the perfect one for us!”

They come over but grudgingly. ROFL. Now I asked the clerk I didn’t want any butt sex. But they said ALL these types of videos have butt sex. Thank goodness for fast forwarding.

Okay, now here’s where it really gets funny. The lady clerk took me aside and made suggestions. There are some vids (that’s what they call them) that are made by women. Cool. Just as nasty but more plot oriented. Whatever. LOL.

So I looked at those. Guys, this stuff is CRAZY! We got two vids by the way One called Black Maids – don’t even ask! And one called Sistahs with White Boy Toyz.

The male clerk said if I really wanted to get things going to get the XXXX stuff. WHAT THE HELL IS XXXX NOW!! The ménages have more close-ups and the sounds are great. Now this is where Giuseppe and our mutual friend decide to get back at Stephanie for pulling this stunt. Because at this point I am ready to run out of this place.

Giuseppe asks the clerk are there any vids with Italians and black women.

“Oh yes, we have a foreign section right here.”

I wanted to scream.

They drag me to the section . Yep Brazilian men and woman, Spanish men and women Italian men and women All kinds of combos.

Giuseppe turns to our mutual friend (did I tell you he was as fine as the day is long?) and asks him. “Which one do you think my bella with like? These two guys look more like us than the ones she picked”

I wanted to run, change my name and leave the country!!!!

Then they look at the toys. Giuseppe looks at vibrators. “Hey, bella this is perfect. We can both use this on you.”

Did I mention I wanted to leave the country? Make that get on the next Space Shuttle!

Mutual friend is like looking at me all lecherous going “Yeah. The clerks are getting their jollies; probably going to talk about this when they get home.

AAAARRRGGH!

So we purchase the two vids that I mentioned earlier and get back in the car. Giuseppe looks over at me and says; “That’s what you get for trying to pull a fast one.” Our friend is like “I didn’t know if you were serious or what!”

Now dig this. Giuseppe and I get home after eating out and dropping off our friend. Now through dinner Giuseppe is telling me what a bad girl I was. Friend however is quiet. He joins the conversation, but the wheels are turning.

But anyway, we got home and Giuseppe and I both started laughing again Because after all when you stop and think it’s typical “us”. But then we both stopped and looked at each other.

Why didn’t our friend make a big issue out of this?

I told Giuseppe to call him and ask a few questions. He said he was kinda scared to. LOL. I told him same here. So we both decided it might be best to not hang out with him for a while. ROFL!!! Because neither one of us really want to know the answer to this.

Now I asked Giuseppe since he’s a dude and I know he’s watched this stuff, What was the difference with the X, XX, XXX and oh please XXXX.

He said the XXXX has everything you can imagine and not imagine. Now our vids are XXX. He said it will show CLOSE UPS of all the body parts, they don’t use condoms at all. We will see ahem….actual come shots CLOSE UP. There will be a lot of screaming mostly on the woman’s part.

Oh yeah. Black Maids here’s the plot:

White guy has maid. Wife is out of town **rolls eyes** he invites neighbor over and they have there way with her. At first she resists, but they are that good that she begs for it. Whatever.

Sistahs with White Boy Toyz. Black girls get it one with white guys.

These are deep folks. ROFL!

Man I can’t believe I am going to watch this stuff! Giuseppe and I will probably be too busy laughing.

The Fun Continues!!!!

Hey guys!

I got such great responses from my first posting of Detention that I felt confidant enough to do a second.

Now just to let you guys know, I'm having trouble formatting in this blog. Spaces, indenting are not my friends here. LOL!

I'll get the hand of it by the time I do another posting-I hope

This is the next chapter and the set up is this.

Brett is having Mia call her boyfriend to break tings off. He's not gonna have any man touching his woman.

That would be fine, except Mia as to be in a..ahem...certain position while she's talking to Tim.

Enjoy

WARNING SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL!!

{WHAT ELSE IS NEW} LOL!

“That looks wonderful,” he said coming to her.

The teddy was like an extreme body suit with cut outs in all the right places.

Her full chocolate breasts where expose as well as her crotch and rear. The man that invented this needed to win the Nobel Prize, Brett mused.

The leather was like a second skin on her. She was even sexier with this on than just stark naked.

“Turn around for me.”

She looked at him with a slight grimace, then did as she was told.

“Perfect, except for one little item.”

“A robe,” she said in a tone that was obviously defiant.

“Watch your tone with me Mia, I don’t want to punish you this early.” He stepped back and took another good look at her then handed her the finishing touch.

“What’s that?” Mia looked up at him eyes blazing. It was going to be fun bringing her to submission. Hard, but fun.

“It’s a Sub collar,” he said trying to look as serious as possible, because at the moment the look on Mia’s face was hilarious.

“I am not putting on a dog collar.” Mia crossed her arms over her bare breasts and looked straight at him. She was actually challenging him.

Well it was time to show her how this game was actually played. “Very well.” He placed the collar on the stool. He then reached over and grabbed Mia.

“Wha…what are you doing?”

Brett turned her around so her back was against his chest. He then began fondling her breast slowly. He then moved on to her stomach until he was at the edge of his final destination.

“No.” Her voice was breathy and she was squirming under his touch.

He didn’t say a word; instead he proceeded with his assault. When he found the magic spot he began slowly rubbing her clit. She bucked like a wild horse nearly making him lose his balance.

“Brett!” She went to reach for his hand but he stopped her by slapping her hand away.

“You cannot touch yourself unless I say so.”

“Oh Brett!” Her head tossed back and forth.

“Put you hands to your side.” He waited as she did as she was told. Then continued. “Ah Mia, you are so wet, I love a woman that is wet for me. This is for me isn’t it?”

“Yes,” she moaned.

“Mmmm, lets see how close I can get you to come.” He inserted another finger, going in and out of her faster and faster.

“Oh Brett, yes, faster, please!”

“You’re ready to come aren’t you?”

“Yeeesss!”

He then stopped and slowly removed his finger from her tight channel. He handed her his cell phone. “Call Tim now!”

“Brett! No! Please, why did you stop?” Her voice was on the verge of sheer panic.
“Dial his number and tell him anything you want, as long as the final outcome is that it’s over between you.”

“But Brett.” She reached for him but he pulled away. “Don’t leave me like this!”

Brett forcefully placed the phone in her hand. “On your knees and call him, then maybe I’ll finish where I left off.”

“I can’t talk to him like this, I can’t talk to anyone like this!” Her eyes were pleading and she was just short of screaming at the top of her lungs.

Now this was more like it.

“On your knees.” He pointed to the floor.

She let out a whimper and got on her knees. She looked up at him with pleading eyes. He wasn’t going to budge on this one
.
She began dialing with noticeably trembling hands.

He then stood behind and directly above her. He leaned over and began to caress and massage her breast. “Talk normally,” he whispered in her ear.

***********

Mia swallowed then, “Hello, Tim?” Brett began pinching her nipples. Oh God this was torture.

“Hey Mia, I just called you, where are you? I thought maybe we could catch a movie.”

“Um…I…don’t…think….” Mia removed the phone from her mouth as she let out a gasp. Brett was now on his knees behind her and those strong hands of his were doing things to her body that was probably illegal in some states. “Brett please,” she said as low as possible.

“Do you want me to take the phone and finish the conversation?” he whispered in her ear.

Mia closed her eyes and tried to refocus. She then came back the phone. “Um…Tim….”

“Are you okay babe?

”
No, there is a man playing with my pussy as I’m talking to you and it feels fantastic! Brett’s fingers were back on her clit, circling it slowly as he kissed and licked her neck and shoulders. “I’m fine, I think I’m coming down with something. Anyway I wanted to ask you something, I’m glad I caught up with you.”

“Really? Sounds serious, what is it?”

At that moment Brett began picking up the pace, Mia was now on the verge of a mind-blowing climax! Please don’t let me come while on the phone with this man, because Brett’s name will be the only thing on my lips.

Mia was biting down on her lip almost drawing blood as Brett pushed his fingers deeper inside her. “Tim,” she squeaked loudly. “What…do…you think about settling down and starting a family? Whew! She got that out in one breath.

There was an uncomfortable pause on the other end of the phone, then. “Um, Mia, you know you said you didn’t feel too well, so I’m going to let you go to get some rest. I’ll…call you later.” He disconnected.

Mia dropped the phone and was now on all fours. Brett stopped, took her by the waist and laid her on her back. He spread her legs wide and pushed his tongue deep inside her.

“Brett! Oh God, yes!” Mia nearly came up off the floor as her orgasm hit like a hammer. She never saw stars before but she could swear she saw a whole galaxy of them.

She lay there panting, her eyes closed as she waited for her body and soul to return to earth.

Brett took her hand and pulled her up to a sitting position facing him. “See what happens when you get smart with your master?”

She nodded, still in a haze. Then the realization of Tim’s reaction hit her.
Brett stared at her trying to read her face. She turned away trying to focus on something else—anything else.

He gently took her chin and made her look at him. His expression was solemn.“He’s a fool for not even considering your proposal.”

Updating my Blog and You!

Hey Gang!

Yes, I know it’s been a long, long…long time since I’ve updated my blog.

Some of you probably even forgot I had a Blog!

A lot of you are members of IMRR and see me post there with updates and such, and I too have been complacent about posting to my blog, figuring that since I posted on the IMRR board that’s all I need.

So wrong. This is my personally little spot, a corner of my room where I allow everyone to visit and I let ya’ll know what’s going with me, give my opinions on any topic and various views on writing and the publishing industry in general.

Well let’s pick up as though there were no interruptions! LOL!

As you know from the last post, I had a little manuscript that I was working on called Detention.

Well I submitted to Ellora’s Cave and it made it past the first reading

WHOO-HOO!

Now the waiting begins. *SIGH*

Ellora’s Cave has become the NY Mass Market publisher of epubs.

But let’s face it fellow writers. If you want your work to be taken seriously AND you want it to be with an epub that’s going to last more than a minute, there are some sacrifices you have to make.

Ellora’s Cave was the first and the best epub out there.

Now if you’re a member of IMRR, you know that every now and then some one is posting about another epub that’s bit the dust or jerking authors around.

EC, Loose-id, Phaze, Red Rose and a couple of others (and please forgive me if I don’t mention you) are the only few that have weather the storms of the epub fiascos.

Now, I will start posting excerpts of Detention on my blog.

I will also introduce another story you might remember.

Personal Trainer.

Now this story was to be a short short. It has now turned into a full novel.

How? Why?

You know how it is. If you start like the characters you give them background, foreground, little idiosyncrasies.

You make them three dimensional, which makes your plot more detailed and so on and so on.

That’s what happened with Personal Trainer. I liked Bruce’s character, I gave him a deep background and a…..dare I say it? A hidden past!

Jasmine, is now a victim of Bruce’s past and is coming in between them and…

Well, you get the picture.

This story is almost finished, I have one more chapter to add, look it over and I’m Submitting it to Red Rose Publishing.

I don’t think I can handle the long wait from EC twice in a row. LOL!

Well that’s it so far. As the days and weeks go on, you will be noticing updates to links and things on the side.

Once again, my apologies for abandoning you and I will make sure that I blog something at least once a week to keep all my fans abreast to what’s going on.

I am back and still writing!!!

Okay, folks. I know it's been a looooong time since I wrote anything in my blog.

Well let me give you a brief update.

For those of you that belong to the MSN Group IMRR (Interracial/Multicultural Romance Readers), you already know.

I married my best friend of 20 some years Giuseppe Spalino. The last time you heard from us we were going to Sicily for his sick father, then Torino for the Olympics. My how time flies.

Well, after a long honeymoon - We sailed the QM2 World Cruise - 86 days! Man! That's a lot of time at sea! I am back with a vengence!!! LOL!

Anywho, I have been writing all this time. And guess what? I got some stuff ready to go.

The first is my Light BDSM novel Detention. I am putting the finishing touches on that and I will be submitting it to Ellora's Cave or Loose-id.

The second thing is my Mass Market book Mystery/Romance The Boys in the Band is being seriously considered by a regular publishing house. WOOHOO!!. They sent it back with suggestions on improving and editing.

I will be putting up excerpts for all these works in the days to come.

Personal Trainer is another IR romantica book, that I will be finishing after Detention.

Then who can forget With Friends Like These. The Vamp/Were IR Menage. I will be finishing that also, hopefully by later this spring.

So that's what's been going on with me. A lot huh? LOL!!

Stephanie

Going out of town w/my honey for a family crisis

Life is rearing it's ugly head. My honey's (Guiseppe) father has taken ill. For those of that don't know, my honey is from Sicily. So that's where I will be, right by his side. We are leaving tomorrow morning and it's like a ten hour flight.

Anyway I can't tell you how my heart breaks seeing the rock of my universe fall to pieces. I don't blame him, that's not my point. But seeing him cry shakes me up a bit. I feel helpless at times and I just clam up and let him have his moment. I don't know what to say to him. I've known him for 19 years and something like this has got me tongue tied!

He told me just being there was enough. I guess that's what I will have to except.

Right now we are concentrating on his mother who is 93, Papa Spalino is 97. They have been married for a little over 70 years! We both have to be strong for her.

I will keep you posted, we don't know what to expect when we land and I don't know how long I will be there. Papa Spalino is a well respected man in his town, so it's going to be interesting.

Stephanie

Fetishes in Black and White.

When I first started reading IR romances, they were your typical garden variety fare: Boy meets girl; problems with friends and family due to the make-up of the relationship. Boy and girl struggle with themselves and society; they tell friends and society to kiss off; they get back together-HEA!

We’ve come a long way baby! Now don’t get me wrong, I LOVED those books, I was hungry for them. But like everything else—you grow and so did the IR Romance Genre.

We have Historical, Paranormal, Vamps and Werewolves, Gay and Lesbian and yes THREESOMES—M/F/M!! (May fave if you haven’t noticed LOL)!!!

There is also another genre out there—Fetish.

What is Fetish you ask? Well, think about your love of shoes. (I’m sure every woman reading this can relate)! Now take that love and add some kink to it. Ex: You have to have sex in the latest pair of Manolo Blahnik pumps. Your walls in your closet are stacked with heels from floor to ceiling. You only wear certain pairs for certain sex acts. You get the picture.

There is also lifestyle Fetishes-Bondage, Spanking, Stockings and other things I care not to go into.

Where does IR Romance fit into all of this?

Well look at your favorite e-publishers. Adrianne Kama, Eve Vaughn, Jaci Burton and Marilyn Lee, just to name a few.

We are now seeing more IR relationships participating in these ‘delights’.

Is this a good thing? YOU BETHCHA!

Will it offend some, especially those that associate BDSM with the old slave master mentality? Let’s face it, seeing a Black woman with a collar on and a chain with a White dude (no matter how fine—Hubba Hubba) standing over her can be controversial at best.

But remember, these are consenting adults in trusting loving relationships.

So having said all of that, I’m asking women of color this (those of the lighter persuasion can put in their two cents also LOL!!!):

1. Do images and stories like these offend you?
2. Do you enjoy reading (or seeing) these images?
3. Would you like to see more of the genre, especially on the bookshelves?
4. Do you entertain the idea of participating in these pastimes? (This is a rhetorical question of course LOL)!!

Let’s hear what you have to say!

Welcome! I'm Finally Here!! /An Introduction

First off I would like to welcome everyone that stops by here!

I've been talking about getting a Blog to promote myself and share ideas about IR eroitca and romance, but I never got around to it - until now!

So a little about myself.

I am an up and coming writer in the genre of IR (Interracial Romance). I was first just an avid reader, trying to get my hands on every IR book I could find. It could be romance, espionage mystery or erotica, you name it, it was on my shelf!

Well as you know the pickings were slim. It's just been in the past five years that this genre has picked up but we have a long way to go!

That' s where I come in and a lot of others that are already out there making their mark!

It has only been in the past two years that I really considered writing - period. Not just Romance but anything for that matter.

Well now I have four books in the works! Two Erotica one Mystery Romance and one Espionage Romance. The first two I am sbumtting to e-publishers the last two to mass market. But more on that in my next post.

Right now I just wanted to give you an idea about what this blog is about and what I'm about. I hope you join me in my journey to becoming published and watching other stories develop. Who knows, you guys might have some ideas that you want to see out there in print! LOL!