Lia Slater's Blog

Menage in Romance Stories




Well, not exactly free. But the facts
are out there. Out of the fiction genre, romance fiction controls fifty four
per cent of the market share according to an RWA study released in 2009. With
e-readers like the Kindle, Nook, and the Kobo putting literature at one's
fingertips, readers have a much easier time finding their favorite authors.




Words, especially well-crafted ones can
paint the picture and set a woman's libido racing faster than any skin flick or
how to sex videos. The highly rated genres? Gay male romance and bisexual
erotic romance featuring ménage characters rank up there highest in fiction
trends among romance readers.




Bisexuality is enjoying a resurgence in
popularity in erotic fiction. For an industry that grossed $1.36 Billion in
sales in 2009, during the beginning of a downturn in the economy, romance
novels held a steady portion of market share, thanks in part to growing e-book
sales.




Women make up the majority of romance
readers and out of that number, the increase in readership for alternative
stories has continued. Male-Female-Male romances where the men fall in love
with each other, in addition to the heroine dominate the reading list.




Women love the fantasy of two men
together and for the unselfish, there is a cerebral element involved. Because
heterosexual sex has the act of submission by a woman, and her pussy being
penetrated by the strong shaft of a man, subliminally the act becomes about
dominance. In gay sex, there is often a top and a bottom and when penetration
occurs, it's the same mentality. Add to that the versatility of a woman and the
fun increases.




When I wrote His Reign and started the
Opeth Pack Saga, I gave my hero two heroines because of the obvious fantasy but
digging deeper into their characters let me see that the two women were alike
enough to be lovers with Józsi, but different enough that they had distinctive
personalities. Lukina, younger, fiery and passionate, appeals strongly to
Józsi's rational side. Ilona is sweeter, a little more delicate and adds
balance to Lukina's fire by being Józsi's heart.




I hope you'll give His Reign a try once
it's out from Secret Cravings Publishing!









Book Blurb:




Józsi wants to maintain a normal life away from the Opeth pack. Moving
from Hungary to Texas was a big change that he felt was necessary in order to
avoid a prophecy that would ultimately make him Alpha of a dying pack, a
responsibility he doesn’t want.




Ilona and Lukina grew up loving Józsi even after he moved away. Yet the
current pack Alpha has gone rogue and begun kidnapping and abusing the younger
wolves that remained without mates. Ilona, becomes his next target and Józsi
must return to once again deal with pack politics only to find that his heart
misses what it could have. Can Lukina and Ilona convince him to return to
Hungary in order to rule the Opeth pack and mate or will Kiba destroy them in a
fit of insanity?

HANDS OFF - an erotic contemporary romance short novella



Naomi Hill wants to feel alive again. The loss of her husband left her
senses dull and her heart empty, yet every time she's around Jude--her
late husband's best friend--her body responds in a way she can't ignore.
With a push from a friend and a party game that forces her and Jude
alone in an empty room, she finally finds the courage to seduce the one
man who can bring her back to life.

Self-made millionaire, Jude
Colter, defied odds and grew up to be a successful man. The only thing
missing in his life now is Naomi. He's kept his hands off her since
first meeting her in high school...for two reasons. One, for years she'd
been obsessed with his best friend and business partner. And two, she
rouses raw feelings in him that make him question his theories on
women...and the possibility of love. When an unexpected opportunity
arises, he must decide just how far he's willing to go to win her heart
for good.



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 I hope you enjoy Jude and Naomi's story!



Lia

HANDS OFF, an erotic short story, coming to online retailers at the end of September.




























Naomi
Hill wants to feel alive again. Grieving left her senses dull and her heart
empty, yet every time she’s around Jude—her late husband’s best friend—her
body...her heart...responds in a way she can’t ignore. With a push from a
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finally finds the courage to seduce the one man who can bring her back to life.






I hope you enjoy this second-chance-at-love story!

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Lia

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Lia

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Lia

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Deb Stein loved to
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Deb and Scott. 
Aaron ran the names through his head a moment before they clicked.  He had crashed the party of Deb Stein, first
class socialite and paparazzi darling. 
No wonder she looked familiar.  
This woman’s appearance created more media madness than Paris, Brittany
or Lindsay when she showed up someplace. 
She could out-party any of the celebrity bad girls. Plus she had the
money to do it with after she turned thirty and inherited the millions her
father had left to keep his little girl in the lifestyle she was accustomed to.

   

Given the tension
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story became a feeding frenzy among the piranha scandal sheets.

   

Aaron reached into
Deb’s mind and probed her thoughts.  The
fury raging there almost caused him to blow a fuse. This was one pissed lady
and not because she lost the love of her life. 
No, it was an ego thing; he’d dumped her before she had the chance to
tell him to take a hike. 

 

Deb was none too
pleased with Jenny, either.   

 

I expect my friends to cover my back, not
stab me in it like Jenny did. The slut bitch not only went after Scott, but
told the press things about me that she knew so I know she was the source!
Hell, she was with me in school when we slipped out at night or smoked
grass—none of those escapades needed to turn into fodder for the gossip
mongers.

    

How can I save face and not get another
humiliating slam in the scandal sheets tomorrow? Wait—maybe that good-looking
guy in the vampire costume that I just blew off can help me—

   

Aaron straightened
his tie, pushed his way through the spectators to her side and slipped an arm
around her waist.  “Darling, you promised
not to be gone so long.”  

   

He had to give her
credit for maintaining her cool when he appeared beside her or the intimate
manner in which he touched her.  Nothing
in the way of surprise registered on her face when she turned to him and
smiled.  “I’m sorry love, but I didn’t
expect to be detained by the arrival of new guests.”

   

“Oh.  Are they important enough that you neglect me
for them?”  Aaron stroked her back while
his gaze roamed over Scott and Jenny.

   

“No.”  Deb took Aaron’s hand.  “At one point I thought they were, but not
now.  They have no importance in my life
anymore.”

   

 Head held high, she linked her arm with his
and led him through the gaping crowd. 
Aaron picked up the grumbling of disappointment from several on-lookers
now that the show was over. 

   

The rich want to see blood as much as
any street gang.

  

DEAD Awake available
at Musa Publishing July 20th. 
http://musapublishing.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=37_39&products_id=335

  

Will also be
available at Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook and All Romance eBooks
shortly after the Musa release.

   

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Please welcome romance author (and a good friend of mine) Lori Corsentino! Lori is giving away an eBook copy of Destiny's Awakening--plus some cool swag--to a commenter, so be sure to leave an email address...



About Lori:


















Lori’s love of reading has
transcended to include penning her own tales of romance. She is experimenting
with writing in several different genres, including paranormal – a definite
favorite. “There is just so much you can do when you step outside the known world,”
she explains “and creating a paranormal story allows you to take yourself and
your readers anywhere your imagination wants to go!”




Destiny's Awakening is Lori's first
foray into a planned paranormal romance trilogy. Spanning both the mortal and
Fey worlds, be looking for the second novel to continue the legacy with Crown
Princess Annora Ambrasia de Sha’mi’liari and Sebastian "Bas" St.
James in early 2013 from 5 Prince Publishing.




Visit her website at
www.loricorsentino.com and follow her on Twitter @LoriCorsentino and on
Facebook.com/LoriCorsentino. Also check out her blog weekly for a Manic Monday,
Wicked Writer Wednesday, or Favorite Friday entry.




Lia: Great to have you here! Tell us about your books.




Lori: My current series, "Tales of
the Fey" is a planned trilogy centering on three siblings in a Fey royal
family. The first book is titled, "Destiny's Awakening" and focuses
on the brother, Alexander. The story itself is a bit of a twist on an old fairy
tale, Sleeping Beauty. A modern woman, Evelyn, or Evie as she prefers to be
called, finds herself thrust into another world. She's totally out of her
element, especially when she finds out she's the one who has to do the kissing
to wake up a handsome Prince. It's a definite favorite of mine.




Lia: Love that twist! What is your favorite thing about being a romance writer?




Lori: The romance! I may not seem it, but
I am a true romantic at heart. There’s nothing quite like penning a good story
woven around an amazingly hot hero and a sassy heroine. You just get to write
down all the amazing (and not so amazing) things that come into your head as
you tell their tale.

Also – you get to read a romance
novel as you write it. Unfortunately, by the time it’s done, you’ve likely read
it, oh a dozen times in less than 2 months, so you’re pretty sick of it. Still,
nothing quite beats reading – and enjoying – a novel you’ve written.




Lia: What physical aspect does your heroine love most about your
hero? Details, please!




Lori: His lips! Seriously, hands down she
loves his lips. They’re perfectly shaped, with the lower lobe a bit fuller than
the top. The first time she looked at them she was hooked. She finds reasons to
kiss him. Also, he’s got a cute little dimple just off to the side of his
mouth, and she obsesses about it.




Lia: I'm picturing the lips. Yeah, good stuff. What else does your heroine love? What does she like least?




Lori: She likes his honor,
strength, and integrity. She loves his broad shoulders, long legs, full,
kissable lips, and the fact that he is large…everywhere.




What she likes least is his
imperious nature, especially when he’s not getting his way. She finds ways to
work around that, though. She’s nothing is not resourceful!




Lia: Have you ever cried or laughed out loud while writing a
scene?




Lori: Absolutely! For example in my latest
novel, Destiny’s Awakening, my heroine Evie is quite sassy. I’ve laughed out
loud at some of her one-liners and antics.




I’ve also cried when I wrote my short
novel, Fire Season. My hero was describing how he recently was injured in a
blaze. His story really hit close to home. My brother is an active firefighter
– a Lieutenant in a Denver metro area fire department. Writing the scene was
pretty intense and really affected me personally.




I was focusing so much that I could
see it – every bit of it – clearly. I really tapped into the emotion of the
scene, and the next thing I knew, tears were rolling down my face. It’s crazy
to have to stop to dab your eyes and blow your nose 5 times during a writing
session!




Lia: How would you describe the world
you’ve built?




Lori: The world I’ve built for my “Tales
of the Fey” series is a combination of modern and medieval. The mortal world,
which is where we live, is modern – very like the world we currently live in.
It’s based on science, so the rules of physics, etc. apply.




The world of the Fey, which also
inhabits our world, but on a different plane, is very different. Their world is
ruled by magic, so normal rules do not apply. Anything that is no longer in
your control can be taken over by a magical force and neutralized. There are no
guns, missiles, not even a bow and arrow.




Instead, conflicts that escalate to
warfare are dealt with as they were in the middle ages – with hand to hand
combat. Having a world based on magic also has many advantages, including a
machine that transports you from one place to another. Talk about an easy
commute!




Lia: Where can readers find your books?




Lori: Readers can find my books starting
on June 28th on Amazon (www.amazon.com), Barnes
and Noble (www.barnesandnoble.com) and Smashwords (www.smashwords.com).
You can also find them on my publisher’s website at www.5princebooks.com.
I will also have buy links – and hot excerpts - on my website at
www.loricorsentino.com.



I’d love to offer a free eBook copy
of Destiny’s Awakening plus some other fun swag to one of your commenting
readers!







Lia: Thanks for being a Writer with Sizzle, Lori!




Lori: Thanks so much for having me on your
blog, Lia! I’m a huge fan of yours, so it’s real pleasure to spend some time
with you.







Excerpt:




She had come.

He savored every stroke of the soft lips and relished in the feel of the
minty moistness bathing his skin. Unable to open his eyes or move after his
long sleep, he was at her mercy. Her lips barely touched his. The sweetness of
the pressure when she gently rubbed her mouth against his was hot enough to
stir his long dormant blood.

Soon, she devoured his mouth and encouraged his response. She caressed
him with enthusiasm, feasting, nipping at his bottom lip then soothing it. He
could feel the life returning to his body, running along his skin and into his
limbs. The sensations she invoked were akin to ecstasy.

His hands twitched, itching to hold her. His lips softened under hers, then
grew firm when he kissed her in return. She drew back. Was she surprised by his
answering caress? He needed her to continue. She could not draw away from him.
Not yet. With every bit of his returning strength, he raised his arm and cupped
his hand over the back of her head. He held her to him and encouraged her to
continue. He was desperate to capture the elusive lips, deepen The Kiss, and
bring forth The Quickening. With her mouth to his in firm contact, his strength
returned in degrees. He was gaining power and energy, fueled by her closeness
and the warm moistness of her lips.

Soon he would be himself. His body stirred. His heart pumped in his
chest, coursing blood to return warmth to his fingers and toes. His cock rose,
hard and fast to butt against the mail and cup used for its protection.

Good. She was arousing him. He needed to be able to enact The Joining
and bring forth The Bond shortly after The Kiss. Their success would complete
The Awakening.

She was near. He inhaled her unique perfume with every breath. He was
captivated by the faint scent of spring flowers and sweet spices. There was
also something else, something elusive all her own.

She was his. She was The One. 




*Winner will be announced by Friday, 6/29!