Free Laughter, and NYE Erotica

Happy Imminent New Year, everyone! Here's hoping that 2010 brings all of you everything you most want. And thank you all for making 2009 so much fun.

Just a reminder that you still have time to take advantage of my free e-book offer: to wit, if you purchase or order Rock My Socks Off anywhere before 2009 slips away, I will send you a free copy of Laura the Laugher. Just e-mail me at jerotic AT gmail DOT com to let me know you're in on "the Laura deal." As you can see, RMSO's availability has now spread to such places as Italy, South Africa, and Scandinavia. (And some of the UK sources offer worldwide shipping.)

Personally, I love New Year's Eve. I even have a story with an NYE theme: "Doing the Math." If reading NYE-themed erotica is part of your agenda today/tonight, you'll find the piece archived here and here.

New Year's hugs,
Jeremy

Fleshing Out the Future

Writer/editor/impresario extraordinaire Rachel Kramer Bussel recently posted the "Class of 2009" roster for her In the Flesh reading series, which takes place the third Thursday of each month in New York. I'm so honored to have appeared at ITF again this year. And it is tons. Of. Fun.

As a "class project" of sorts, some of us are doing a round of reminders—making sure people know when and where ITF happens, and the themes of the upcoming months. Spreading the word about the ITF Facebook fan page and the ITF Twitter profile. And the videos at YouTube! (Of course, I've already shown you the one of me.)

Use those links to get much more information ... but here's a quick preview of what's on Rachel's calendar for 2010:

January 21, Sex and Food Night
February 18, Love and Lust Night
March 18, BDSM Night

All events 8-10 pm at Happy Ending Lounge, 302 Broome Street, NYC. Free admission and free snacks!

Health Club

I hear Alison Tyler's on a fitness kick. And her enthusiasm for push-ups made me think of a passage in Rock My Socks Off, in which my characters hit the mattress for a little exercise of their own. Let's tone up our muscles and join them ...

She waited until he had properly situated himself, then she squatted over his face so that her pussy was a few inches above his mouth. ‘We’re going to do lick-ups.’

‘Lick-ups?’

‘They’re sort of like sit-ups. You use your muscles to raise yourself up till your tongue can reach … me. You keep your head in its raised position for – God, as long as you possibly can, please – then you let it drop back onto the bed. Rest and repeat.’

‘I see!’ said Jacob.

‘Trust me, it will be great … uh, exercise.’

That it was. Jacob’s abs got a workout each time he strained to reach her. And the tender, exquisite reaction to every touch of his tongue was a more than adequate reward for his efforts. And he was beautifully motivated to repeat the effort time and again. It seemed as if Normandie might even come before he reached his lick-up limit.

The sound of the door opening startled them. Jacob was sure he had taken care to leave the FOR GOD’S SAKE DO NOT FUCKING DISTURB THIS PERPETUALLY HORNY COUPLE sign on the knob.

‘Oh, sorry guys,’ said Kate. ‘Say, are you doing lick-ups?’

Jacob sat up for real as Normandie reluctantly shimmied off his face. ‘Why does everyone know about lick-ups but me?’ he asked. ‘I was just getting the hang of it, too.’

‘I can see that,’ said Kate. ‘And, if I may say so, well hung.’

Amazon [UK] says you should ...

"Order soon." I'm just the messenger. : )

A dilly of an inventory

Given the title of my kitchen-herb homage this summer, I think it's very fitting that Rock My Socks Off is in especially good supply in Picadilly Circus.

P.S. Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh (squared) ... I love you, Scotland!

Check out the tags for my new story!

Butt Play, Co-Worker, Cunnilingus, Doggy-style, Erotica, Exhibitionism, Heterosexual, Masturbation, Sex in Public, Sex Standing Up, Small Breasts, Straight

Wow! The lovely editors at Oysters & Chocolate Erotic sure found a lot of terms to describe my new story there, "Mom & Pop Enterprise"! I love it!

But, hey, don't just read the tags ... why not read the whole story? ; )

Thanks, O&C!

Rock! Socks! Stock!

Woohoo! Rock My Socks Off is now available at most of the UK-based online shops that list it, including Amazon UK, Waterstone's, and WHSmith! It's also beginning to show stock at other world Amazon sites. (For more links to retailers—and additional information about the book—visit my website.)

I'm going to kick things off here with a limited-time offer: If you purchase (or order) RMSO anywhere between now and the end of 2009, I will send you a free copy of my six-story e-book, Laura the Laugher. This is on the honor system—no receipts required. Once you've made your RMSO purchase or placed your RMSO order, just write me at jerotic AT gmail DOT com, with the subject line "the laura deal," and I'll send you your freebie. (If you want to volunteer where you bought the book, that's helpful information to me, in a general way—but no obligation to tell me.)

North Americans: I will make a similar offer later on, when the book is released over here. (But I should also mention that publisher Xcite Books will ship anywhere in the world, once the preorder light goes off.)

Ritual

My flash piece "Ritual" is up at The Erotic Woman! (And now I'm thinking about -ual words. Sensual. Casual. Unusual. Fun!)

Thanks, Erotic Woman!

Format Fun

Selected Xcite Books anthologies are now available as iPhone applications!

And for more format fun, check out Xcite's Mi-Vox audiobook offerings!

Blue Heaven

Actually, Blue Heaven is the title of a delightfully Wodehousian comic novel that I've just begun reading. I was pointed to it by expert pointer-out-of-good-things Alison Tyler.

But that's not really what this post is about. This post is about people I know and admire having the heavenly experience of seeing their books on Violet Blue's Hottest Sex Books of 2009 list! So I'm sending a huge CONGRATS! out to Rachel Kramer Bussel, Sacchi Green, D. L. King, Sommer Marsden, Alison Tyler, and Saskia Walker!! (Plus I have a little slice of heaven myself, as a contributor to AT's Playing with Fire, the book that topped the list. So thank you, Alison—for Blue Heaven and Blue Heaven!)

Delayed gratification came early this year!!

Pssst! This isn't official yet, but looky here. And here. And here. And here and here and here and here. (Or, if you like your lookies in list format, here.)

[Insert manic giggling on the part of author.]

In.

Stock.

[More giggling, alternating with impromptu Charleston dance steps.]

: )

Sony E-Reader Giveaway

[The message below comes from the folks at Logical-Lust/LL-Publications, publishers of Swing! and the forthcoming Cougar Book.]

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That’s right! We’re giving one lucky customer a Sony PRS-300 E-Reader!

So, how do you make sure it’s you? Simple! Every purchase of a Logical-Lust or LL-Publications book (ebook or print, short story or novel) between 12th Dec 2009 and 12th Jan 2010 gets you an entry into the draw for a SONY PRS-300 EBOOK READER! The more titles you buy, the more entries you have and the better your chances!

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Impressed? The PRS-300 retails at £179.99UK/£199.99US, but could be yours for the price of an e-book! What are you waiting for? You don’t even have to buy the book(s) from us! Our books are available from AllRomanceEbooks, OmniLit, Bookstrand, Amazon, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, and a whole load more online retailers. Just email your purchase receipt to editor(at)ll-publications.com before 13th Jan 2010 to validate your entry.

Contest is open to US and UK/EU residents only. No maximum number of entries. There is no cash equivalent or alternative prize. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Eligibility period is from 12.00am 12th Dec 2009 to midnight 12th Jan 2010 US EST.
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Assortment

Happy December!

I have an assortment of things I want to mention here today, so I've made a carefully organized list—if only for the doodle space. Actual order of content may have little to do with list order. Package (ahem) by weight, not volume.

First off (first off in this post, not necessarily on the list), just a reminder about my "Delayed-Gratification" offer for holiday gift-givers. Click down ("down" because the link goes to an earlier post on this very blog) for full details; and I'd like to add (Forgot to Mention Before Dept.) that Xcite offers gift-wrapping for £1.00.

Speaking of Xcite, I'm delighted to announce the publication of Temptations 2, a mini-anthology that contains my story "Open-Bottle Policy," along with hot adventures from Primula Bond, Alicia Carter, Lucy Felthouse, Shanna Germain, Sommer Marsden, and Roxanne Sinclair. This volume is part of a new line of compact, portable erotica collections with budget pricing. Here's a teaser from my story:

While the car ascended with a soothing whir, Becky broke the silence. “I don’t know if this was strictly necessary, according to the open-bottle rules. But I am going on break ... and I can do whatever I like on my break.” She stepped closer to me. “Whatever I like,” she repeated. And she reached forward and tapped my chest, ever so briefly.

Looking ahead ... I know I keep yammering about my novel's January release date (!), but there are more anthologies on the horizon as well. Early in 2010 we'll see The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica 9, Coming Together: Into the Light, Sex, Love & Valentines, and The Cougar Book, with Fairy Tale Lust and Sex in the City: New York following in the spring. SITCNY is breaking news—the lineup has just been decided for this collection of NYC-themed erotic tales, part of a new series whose initial offerings will also include volumes about Dublin, London, and Paris. I'm so thrilled that editor Maxim Jakubowski will be using my story, which, as I explain in the accompanying author's note, I poured my heart into:

Call it emotional masturbation, but I felt moved as I completed the work: I felt as if I’d “given back” to a city that has hosted me and aroused me, flattered me and seduced me.

Finally, before gathering up my doodle-covered notes and adjourning for coffee, I'd like to point you to some new or newish releases by my esteemed colleagues: Collections by erotica prodigies Justine Elyot and Charlotte Stein have recently hit the shelves, and the amazing Alison Tyler has been setting the e-book world on fire. Sommer Marsden and Saskia Walker have all manner of sensational releases on the dance floor, while Shanna Germain and Gina Marie are ready to MindFuck you in the best way. There's a new one from the illustrious M. Christian, and the first one from turbo-charged up-and-comer Scarlett Greyson. What a great time to be an erotica reader!