There were many inspirations that came together for this story. The one that pulled all the characters together and formed the first stepping-stones of the plot was Sarah Brightman's Chase the Morning, from the soundtrack of Repo! The Genetic Opera. The first lines of Chase the Morning are "Shiloh? Is your name Shiloh?" This became the direct inspiration for Conall's daughter, Shyla. Other inspiration came from the music of Sweeney Todd and The Phantom of the Opera. I've alwa

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There’s an expectation in Romance that a Leading Lady is only supposed to be with her One True Love. We always know who the love match is supposed to be; we apply this knowledge to the characters and impose on them an expectation of celibacy and monogamy even prior to that love match being realized. Our Leading Lady might have other lovers in her past, but we have an unspoken belief that she shouldn’t have had many, and those she's had should be regrettable or forgettable. We

Goblin Fires is a project that completely altered my perspective on "fan fiction". Before I realized the inspiration in this, I didn't understand fan fiction at all, and I certainly didn't appreciate it for what it could be for writers. I suppose, then, at its heart Goblin Fires began as a sort of fan fiction. In November of 2012 I went to a book signing and met Jim Butcher, one of my favorite authors. He was also the first full-time author to give me a shot of real encourage

There is an unfortunate prevailing idea out there that lesbian erotica is only for lesbians, or for men looking for a literary version of girl-on-girl videos. This honestly breaks my heart. Not because I'm an author of lesbian fiction...I write romance, erotica and genre fiction with characters of all orientations and sexual personalities, so if my lady love stories don't catch the reader's eye, I have plenty of other stories that can appeal. What saddens me about this idea,

The first time I wrote a word my mum would have washed my mouth out for using, I cringed. My mum was a cockney, and didn’t mind calling a sp

A submissive pain slut receives a tattoo as a reward for years of selfless service. A man’s body is used to deliver a very different kind of

Dania had waited months for La Galerie Bleu to re-open its doors. Months, while the elegant old maison underwent a long-awaited renovation. Yes, at the time, Dania had supported the closure, agreeing with the other patrons that the place could use a fresh coat of paint, a new polish. The building was a little old and sometimes even a bit drafty; the remnant of a grander, more decadent time. What she couldn't have known was how much she'd crave to go back once those doors were

It's not hard to see what attracted me to this collection by Pen and Kink press. I've already been a part of a Pen and Kink antholog