Snippet from the start of His Bounty, Book 1 of Pirates of Pleasure Each button took far too long. The crew around them shuffled closer. A peak of flesh at her neck, the shell of an ear, something…a marking …
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SNIPPET #3: HIS BOUNTY
A delicious 3rd snippet from the upcoming Duet – Pirates of Pleasure Here is a taste from the beginning of Book 1. Our hero, the delectable Captain Jax, has just taken possession of our heroine, ‘Blue’, who promptly (in her …

SNIPPET #2: HIS BOUNTY
A delicious second snippet from the upcoming Duet – Pirates of Pleasure I have so enjoyed writing these two connected stories. Here is a taste from Book 1 following on from last week. Meaks stepped forward and reached for her. …

Thomas Shelby and Grace – “I’ll break your heart” | Peaky Blinders
Seven minutes to break your heart…..
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Stunning Masks by Damselfrau
There is something fundamental about masks. We have worn them throughout the ages and we wear them figuratively every day. The work of Damselfrau, working name of artist Magnhild Kennedy, is a stunning example of the power and beauty of …

Stocktake at the end of release week for The Painted Heart
Well it’s a week since launching The Painted Heart and a few reviews have come in: “Officially the best book yet!! – Best book by Elsa Holland so far! I love how she can create a world that sucks you …
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Random Musings… in Bali
I am having a great couple of weeks putting writing first. The best thing about dodgy internet is that all those pressures to stay on-top of your regular responsibilities are forcibly removed. I make it to a cafe every now and again …
The Epiphany of a Kiss – Jason Silva
Jason Silva in his stream of consciousness style, talks of a kiss… “a Kiss is to be touched, touched in the most erotic and intimate of ways….” I have to admit, a kiss is my all time favorite of things to …

Random Musings
Luckily, I am broken. I have been broken for most of my adult life. They say your life runs in 3 and 7 year cycles, well I had a 7 year cycle from 15 – 22yrs which broke me three times. Breaks …

Snippet from The Painted Heart
This is taken from near the middle of the book where Blackburn, our hero, is having Elspeth / Miss James our heroine, sketched and measured in preparation for designs to be made to tattoo her body. Blackburn is entering the room …

Małgorzata Chodakowska & Beauty.
I am a great believer in the role of beauty to shift consciousness. The impact of a breathtaking vista, the perfection of a fern frond as it unfolds, the prisms of light as they shine for the smallest moment through …

Why do we write what we write?
Someone asked me recently. ‘Where do you get the ideas to write what you write? Why do you write about the topics you do?’ I hadn’t really thought much about it until I watched a recent interview with Kate Grenville and …

1822-1865 Photography from Lady Clementina Hawarden
People ask whether these were the first fashion photographs.
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Where does the writing come from?
Emmanuelle de Maupassant is surveying erotic writers and will be doing a series of articles on her findings. You can find her here if you want to watch out for them. I thought I’d share some of my answers for those …
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