Why not both? (Source) Ok, first off – fair warning. This post is going to have some hot (mostly clothed) men in it. I’m not responsible for any damage – ie, spontaneous combustion – that occurs to your screen or your knickers while you’re reading this post! So, now that the disclaimers are out of the way, let’s get down to brass tacks. What is it about a man in armour that makes a maiden’s heart go pitter-pat? Is it…
It’s June 14th and in the United States we’re celebrating Flag Day! I have a special promotion for June (Flag Day month) and July (Independence Day month). See the end of this post! I generally write historical erotic romance, although I have also written contemporary, mythological, and Steampunk. But my comfort zone is historicals because I’m a historian and, I suppose, I’ve internally fetishized history to a certain extent. I’ve written stories that take place in ancient Roman and Victorian…
Beginning writers are often advised to “write what you know,” that way words and stories and emotions will resound authentically. The general public has glommed on to this aphorism and often conflates “write what you know” with “write your actual lived experience”. Erotica and erotic romance writers especially fall victim to this definition. We get a lot of “heh, heh” “snicker, snicker” at parties and such, because of course we’ve all done every blessed thing our characters have done. Sigh….
When Delilah encouraged her authors to talk about our new releases on the Conquests blog, I was briefly at a loss for the best way to do it. I don’t normally write historical romances, despite being a history buff. Actually, I don’t write historicals because I’m such a history buff. I know myself. I’d get lost in all that delicious research and forget to write the book. I got around that with my Conquests story because I’d happened to read…
For those of you who’ve enjoyed my previous collections, there’s another set of manly stories headed your way! Click on this link to check out the new stories coming July 14th: CONQUESTS! Vikings. Fierce warriors who terrified all in their path as they raided and marauded, enslaved and murdered during Europe’s Dark Ages. But these rough men from a rugged land were also sailors, explorers, craftsmen, and highly sought after mercenaries. Conquests: An Anthology of Smoldering Viking Romance will…
The authors of Hot Highlanders and Wild Warriors are about to embark on a brand new tour! Follow us for a chance to win some great prizes! December 29 Wickedly Wanton Tales December 30 The Crafty Cauldron December 31 Behind Closed Doors January 1 Pink Fluffy hearts January 2 It’s Raining Books January 5 Deal Sharing Aunt January 6 Bunny’s Review January 7 Angel’s Guilty Pleasures January 8 Words of Wisdom from The Scarf Princess January 9 Beyond Romance January…
Our publisher, Cleis Press, has arranged a blog tour for our book. Along the way they will be sharing snippets from the book, and offering many opportunities for you to win a free copy of the book. Follow along! 11/1 Ms. Romantic Reads AND I Smell Sheep 11/2 The Pen & Muse 11/3 Binding Addiction 11/4 Quixotic Orchid 11/5 HEA Romances with a Little Kick 11/6 ARe Café News 11/7 Kay JayBee 11/8 Queekie Girl Reads (includes and interview with…
It’s almost here! Hot Highlanders and Wild Warriors releases in two weeks on October 14th! Tomorrow, the authors who are contributors to this book will begin posting short excerpts and talking about what inspired their stories. There will be prizes along the way, bribes really, to keep you checking in. 🙂 There are a couple of things you can do so that you don’t miss any of the fun! 1) Subscribe to this blog. Look to the right side of…
Great post, Regina! (See two blogs down!) I share your love of history. In fact, when I’m not crafting torrid love scenes for my current short story or novel, I’m digging around in the county archives, piecing together yet another glimpse into local history. The glory of writing historical romance is that no matter what’s been lost in the passage of time, authors get to invent the missing pages. Mix one part historical fact and one part passionate characters, and alchemy…
An introductory guest post by Regina Kammer I love history. I love reading about history, visiting heritage sites, wandering through history exhibitions in museums. And I love reading historical romance and historical erotica. The settings themselves are exciting. You see, I get off on history. In today’s world, there’s an erotic romance to fit every predilection imaginable: BDSM, vampires, shape-shifters, small-town America, billionaires, firefighters, Bigfoot, etc. As romance readers we tend to gravitate to the sub-genre that, uh, “inspires” us…