Excerpts from The Velvet Basement series. A collection of novels and novellas loosely connected with a Victorian sex shop called The Velvet Basement. The Velvet Basement is located under one of London’s most prestigious bookshops on Bond Street.
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Snippet: The Bound Heart
Sensual Snippet This is in the beginning half of THE BOUND HEART…. Olive has gone to Jamie and their first sexual encounter is just starting. London 1898 The corset was loose; Olive clutched it uselessly against her breasts. Every part of her …
Snippet: The Bound Heart
Sensual Snippet For Weekend Writing Warriors and My Sexy Saturday links at the bottom of the post. This is in the beginning of THE BOUND HEART…. Jamie is moving on from the bookbinding workshop that Olive visits every week with supplies. He …
The Bound Heart Snippet
Sexy snippet: from The Bound Heart. This is from the beginning of The Bound Heart. The story of Jamie Edwards a bookbinder and shibari rope master and Miss Olive Thompson a seamstress. It’s Jamie’s last week at the bookbinding studio …
Snippet: The Bound Heart
Snippet This is an unedited snippet near the end of THE BOUND HEART…. Jamie and Olive are starting on a series of photo plates for a rope competition in Paris, one where a lot is riding on the outcome. Olive is …
The Veiled Heart at The Frankfurt Book Fair
The Veiled Heart on the shelves with IBPA in Frankfurt. I’m so proud of my baby out in the big wide world of publishing. I received the fair report and there is some good news for The Veiled Heart, so I’ll …
Snippet: The Bound Heart
Sensual Snippet This is in the beginning of THE BOUND HEART…. The night didn’t end well and Jamie is taking Olive back home to her sister’s house. “I’m going to take you home.” Jamie left the room. In a short while he’d …
Book Update
The Veiled Heart is at the Frankfurt International Book Fair for the next few days. Wish me luck <3 Nice to see it sitting at 29 in Gothic Romance today <3 #29 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance …
Japonism & The Bound Heart
Q: What is one of the strongest influences in The Bound Heart? I would say one of the major colours which permeate the story is Japonism. Japonism is the influence of Japanese art, fashion and aesthetic on Western culture. Dates have …
Snippet: The Bound Heart
Sensual Snippet This is near the beginning of THE BOUND HEART…. Olive has just come from her weekly visit to drop twine, cord and bookbinding supplies to Mr Jamie Edwards, the Bond Street Bookshop’s bookbinder. On her way out she slips …
The Frankfurt International Book Fair
The Veiled Heart is heading off on its journey to attend the Frankfurt International Books Fair in October. It’s the largest global book fair held, attracting publishers, librarians and bookstops from all over the globe. I feel like The Veiled Heart is …
The Veiled Heart
Sensual Snippet This the beginning of THE VEILED HEART…. London 1898 His nose was straight and solid, and with the darkest of eyebrows arched in question at her. Arched over her sure downfall. Her pulse beat faster as her breathe …
The Veiled Heart
Sensual Snippet This the beginning of THE VEILED HEART…. London 1898 The narrow stairs under her feet made the descent a little precarious. Yet that wasn’t the worst. No, it smelled of stale sweat, and something else. A musky, pungent …
The Veiled Heart: Sexy Snippet
London 1898. Miriam couldn’t say how long it was before he lifted from her and tapped his cane on the cab roof. She should move but she couldn’t even open her eyes; and really, how could anyone expect her to? The cab must be full …
Sexy Snippet: The Veiled Heart
Snippet from The Veiled Heart London 1898 Worthington tugged up her skirt. “Hold your skirts up, Lily.” Her hands went down and scooped up the mass of fabric. “Higher, hitch them higher. Don’t be a prude on me …
Snippet: THE VEILED HEART 6
Here is this weekend snippet from the start of a historical novel set in Victorian London called THE VEILED HEART. This is the final few pages of Chapter 1, pages 11 & 12, You can read the 1st chapter using the link to the flip book at …
THE VEILED HEART: Sexy snippet
This at the beginning of THE VEILED HEART, it’s the morning after Miriam ( nicknamed Lily) and the hero have had their first ‘encounter’…. It’s a historical novel set in London 1898. Due out 14th July 2015 “Argh!” …
Snippet: THE VEILED HEART 5
Here is this weekend snippet from the start of a historical novel set in Victorian London called THE VEILED HEART. This is in the beginning of the book, Chapter 1, pages 9 & 10, You can listen to / read pages 1 & 2 here & pages 3 & 4 …
The Veiled Heart #MySexySaturday Snippet
Every weekend, a group of us sign up at My Sexy Saturday: 7 sentences or 7 paragraphs from a work in progress. Here’s mine for the week again from THE VEILED HEART. London 1898. She couldn’t say how long it was …
Snippet: THE VEILED HEART 4
Here is this weekend snippet from the start of a historical novel set in Victorian London called THE VEILED HEART. This is in the beginning of the book, Chapter 1, pages 7& 8, You can listen to / read pages 1 & 2 here & pages 3 & 4 here and …
The Veiled Heart Sexy Snippet
Sexy snippet: from The Veiled Heart. A few sentences from a work in progress. Here’s mine for the week from The Veiled Heart. “This seduction really isn’t necessary,” her eyes flashed up, through a space in the veil and looked …
Snippet: THE VEILED HEART 3
Here is this weekend snippet from the start of a historical novel set in Victorian London called THE VEILED HEART. This is in the beginning of the book, Chapter 1, pages 5 & 6. You can listen to / read pages 1 & 2 here & pages 3 & …