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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Weatherin The Storm – Released!

26 Friday Feb 2010

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Weathering The Storm

Released on February 26th

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Loveyoudivine Alterotica

 

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A chance meeting brings Laura and Freya together. Will their mutual attraction last beyond one night of passion?

 

Blurb:

Graphic designer Laura Fenwick has spent weeks secretly watching and lusting after the sexy femme who works as a receptionist in the glass-fronted office right across the corridor from her. She spends her days looking for an opportunity to meet the woman of her dreams and her nights dreaming of all the things they might do together.

Freya Johansen thinks butch, Laura, too hot for words. She wants to get to know her on a very personal level but Laura seems so aloof and Freya doesn’t know how to break the ice.

When the two women are forced to seek shelter from a storm, their sexual chemistry takes them on a journey of discovery.

Excerpt:

“Oh, no, I don’t believe this rain!”

The woman’s voice sounded very close I glanced around and instantly my heart jolted in my chest. The quip about us needing a boat to get out of here froze on my lips. For the first time, the object of my unattainable desire stood close enough for me to touch her and to inhale her subtle, floral fragrance.

Seen close up she was sexier than I could possibly have imagined. My nipples – never slow in coming forward – peaked in instant awareness at her proximity, followed quickly by similar reactions from the rest of my body. Sad to say I couldn’t remember when I last enjoyed this urgent rush of moist heat or the uncontrollable spasms deep inside my pussy. I clenched my thighs and savored the moment, welcoming the waves of exquisite pleasure sweeping over me.

A jagged flash of bright lightning chased away another clap of thunder. Her eyes widened and a small scream escaped her lips.

So she’s frightened of electric storms.

I clutched at the tiny scrap of information like a starving woman unexpectedly finding a box of food waiting on her doorstep. My arms ached to wrap her tight, to protect her from fear, but I couldn’t take that liberty when didn’t know her name or anything else about her other than what I’d seen from afar, or could imagine.

And my imagination is pretty inventive at times.

For two long months, I’ve found myself captivated by this sexy wench. Ever since she began work as a receptionist for a recruitment agency in the glass-fronted office right across the corridor from mine.

A few times I’ve been tempted to waylay her in the communal restroom or wander over to enquire about job opportunities for graphic designers but always stopped myself from doing something so crass or so blatantly obvious. Nevertheless, I kept my options open always ready to exploit a valid excuse to speak to her if one came my way. I watched her avidly each day and marveled at the many different outfits she possessed. Clothes that revealed intoxicating glimpses of the gorgeous body underneath them, plus flashes of her splendid thighs displayed to best advantage by the miniskirts she favored.

God how I fancy her.

No! Too tame, I swore silently, angry with the sudden inability to express myself. I want to slam her up against the wall, rip the clothes from her body with my teeth then wrap those long legs around my waist and fuck her until we’re both sated.

At around twenty-one or two, she’s a lot younger than my forty-three years.

Far too young for me.

Willow tall, she matches me for height, her slim waist and firm breasts make me envious of her youth. A silky cap of burnished gold hair frames her heart-shaped face and just brushes her cheeks when she moves. Long dark lashes shade cobalt blue eyes that sparkle like multi-faceted sapphires when her soft rosy lips part in a smile.

Oh, how those lips beg me to kiss them.

I know I shouldn’t contemplate such things. I’m way past the age to have a teenage crush, or succumb to the lure of a sexy young femme who ordinarily wouldn’t give me a second glance.

~*~

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Weathering The Storm

25 Thursday Feb 2010

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Bryn Colvin blogged about my new release, Weathering the Storm, due
out tomorrow.

Read her generous comments here
http://blogspot.loveyoudivineinfo.com/?p=307

Weathering the Storm is due for release on February 26th

19 Friday Feb 2010

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I’m really excited about the release of this story.

Laura and Freya are a lovely couple who fit together perfectly despite the age difference. Their story was dream to write and I pray their relationship will be long and happy.

A chance meeting brings Laura and Freya together. Will their mutual attraction last beyond one night of passion?

Blurb:

Graphic designer Laura Fenwick has spent weeks secretly watching and lusting after the sexy femme who works as a receptionist in the glass-fronted office right across the corridor from her. She spends her days looking for an opportunity to meet the woman of her dreams and her nights dreaming of all the things they might do together.

Freya Johansen thinks butch, Laura, too hot for words. She wants to get to know her on a very personal level but Laura seems so aloof and Freya doesn’t know how to break the ice.

When the two women are forced to seek shelter from a storm, their sexual chemistry takes them on a journey of discovery.

Weathering the Storm available soon  from loveyoudivine.com

To Love & To Cherish – Virtual Book Tour – And the winner is…

18 Thursday Feb 2010

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Kathryn Scannell!

Congratulations, Kathryn.

Thank you for stopping by my blog and leaving a comment.

Lara Zielinsky will be in touch very soon about your prize.

Dalia

To Love & To Cherish, the charity anthology in aid of Marriage Equality USA by 14 authors from SapphicPlanet published by loveyoudivine Alterotica  is now available at www.loveyoudivine.com

To Love & To Cherish – In Print!

14 Sunday Feb 2010

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Today is the feast of Saint Valentine the patron saint of love.

I can’t think of a more auspicious day to release a print anthology entirely devoted to lesbian love & marriage.

To Love & To Cherish, the charity anthology in aid of Marriage Equality USA by 14 authors from SapphicPlanet published by loveyoudivine Alterotica is officially released today. The print volume containing all 14 stories is now available at www.loveyoudivine.com

Love should conquer all and marriage should be attainable for everybody; no half measures, no blurring round the edges, no matter what their sexual orientation or where they live.

If you believe in equality, as I do, then buy this book.

Proceeds from the sales of this anthology benefit the non-profit organization Marriage Equality USA. The authors, editors, and publisher are not associated with MEUSA, but wished to support their work with this contribution.

*****

Readings in Lesbian & Bisexual Women’s Fiction
Marriage Matters – Launch party for To Love and To Cherish 

Please remember that the show starts at 12 noon eastern time today (Sunday, Feb. 14) and runs for 2 hours. Stop by the website and listen in. Get your readers to stop by and listen in.

http://blogtalkradio.com/Lara-Zielinsky 

This is the on-air launch for To Love and To Cherish print edition from loveyoudivine Alterotica . There will be authors Q&A, both Beth Wylde and Lara Zielinsky, the editors, will be on hand to talk about our stories and/or the editing, and there will be at least one giveaway in the chat room during the show.

To Love & To Cherish

11 Thursday Feb 2010

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I’m happy to welcome you to my blog today.

To Love & To Cherish, the charity anthology in aid of Marriage Equality USA by 14 authors from SapphicPlanet published by loveyoudivine Alterotica, completes its publication journey this weekend with the release today of ebook #3 Lives and Wives containing the final 5 stories from Adriana Kraft, Beth Wylde, Dalia Craig, Jessie Taylor Quinn and Meg Leigh.

The print volume, containing all 14 stories, releases on Sunday February 14th.

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“To Love and To Cherish” is available at www.loveyoudivine.com

I believe in equality in all things, especially in love and marriage. No half measures, no blurring round the edges, marriage should be attainable and mean the same for everybody no matter what their sexual orientation or where they live. That is why I was happy to join my fellow SapphicPlanet authors and loveyoudivine Alterotica on this project in aid of Marriage Equality USA.

My story, All For Love, follows Tara and Cheri through the pain and despair of almost breaking up to a surprising resolution.

Tara knows that she and Cheri belong together, yet Cheri’s increasingly volatile behavior is driving them apart. They need a miracle, or two, to save their relationship.

Cheri is tormented by insecurity and terrified she’ll lose Tara for good if she dares to confide her guilty secret but time is running out for the truth game.

In a final attempt to win Cheri’s hand in marriage, Tara risks all for love.

I’m delighted to share this short excerpt.

You can find All For Love both in eBook Volume 3 – The Lives and Wives, and in the print edition due for release on February 14th.  

Excerpt:

“What do you mean, you’re not going?” I glanced up from the tickets in my hands and my heart sank. Cheri’s implacable stance promised a confrontation I could well do without, after a long day in court. “What’s changed? You were all for going to this when we put our names into the draw for tonight’s special showing.”

Where had my beautiful, vivacious lover gone? What had happened to change her into this surly impostor, who bore no resemblance to the angel I’d set my heart on marrying from the day she walked into my life with her bright smile and easy wit? Compassion stirred in my heart. I wanted to enfold her in my arms. Hold her tight and comfort her. To take away the hurt, if only I knew what it was, but I didn’t. How could I, when she hardly spoke any more, let alone confided her darkest secrets.

“So? Lighten up, Tara.”

“So…” I barely held onto my temper. “Is that all you have to say? You begged me to try for these tickets because, according to you, Lee Delahaye is your inspiration, and this event not only supports your favorite charity but is also a once in a lifetime opportunity to see some of her early body art, alongside all her regular artwork.”

“Did I? I honestly can’t remember.” Cheri shrugged, avoiding my gaze as she raked paint-stained fingers through her short dark-blond hair.

Clearly bra-less, her breasts thrust against her shirt as she expelled a ragged breath. My pussy pulsed, demanding instant satisfaction as I fought an overwhelming urge to rip the fabric apart and feast upon the sweet buds below. I clenched my fists and drove my fingernails deep into my palms to stop myself from reaching for her. Doing so would only drive her further away. I’d finally given up trying to love or comfort her, since every time I got near her lately she rejected me.

“Do you know, or even care, how much these fucking tickets cost me?” I felt the sting of my accusation and immediately wished the words unsaid. A dark red stain spread across her pale cheeks as if I’d physically slapped her.

“No, I don’t.” For what seemed an eternity, Cheri just stared blankly at me, like she had no idea who I was then she turned away and stomped across the hall. “Take somebody else or sell them if you’re that concerned about the money, but count me out.” She barely broke her stride to fling the final caustic rebuff over her shoulder. A thunderous slam of the bedroom door punctuated her words.

Much as I hate to admit failure, I’d reached the point where I couldn’t take any more. Cheri had just fucked up her last chance to fix things between us. Tonight’s tantrum proved, if any further proof were needed, there was nothing left of our relationship but an empty shell. I brushed stinging tears of regret from my eyes. I needed to get out of this apartment, and away from Cheri, before she dragged me down with her. We both needed some breathing space. Maybe a few days apart would bring her to her senses, or at least resolve the situation one way or the other. I grabbed my cell phone and texted Ariadne, a long time friend, to beg a bed for the night then went to pack my bags.

On my way across the bedroom with an armful of lingerie, I stopped dead, diverted from my task by the sight of Cheri’s naked body through the clear shower screen in the bathroom. Her pose, with head thrown back and ample breasts thrust forward, nipples standing proud from rosy-pink aureoles, was incredibly sexy. Hot juices flooded my pussy at the sight of water cascading over that gorgeous body. A body I hadn’t touched in months…since she’d slammed the door on any intimacy.

Desire overtook common sense. The sight of those water droplets caressing all the places my lips and tongue remembered conjured up a raft of sensual images which in turn led, in my mind, to us enjoying one last fuck, just for old time’s sake.

The thought barely left my head before my libido seized control, as it always did when I was around her naked body. I kicked off my shoes, shed my business suit, and shimmied out of my underwear in the few seconds it took to cross the bedroom, then pushed aside the screen and joined Cheri under the spray.

~*~

Thank you for visiting my blog. 

Meg Leigh is the next stop on the Sapphic Planet blog tour. Visit her here tomorrow and the Readings show on Sunday for the 2nd and 3rd stops on the virtual book tour this weekend.

“To Love and To Cherish” is available at www.loveyoudivine.com

The full book free read – http://tinyurl.com/ydmw7eg
Volume 1: On Bended Knee – http://tinyurl.com/yao9ukx
Volume 2: With This Ring – http://tinyurl.com/y9mx73v

Volume 3: Lives and Wives -http://www.loveyoudivine.com

EBooks are also available from All Romance e-Books:

Volume 1: On Bended Knee – http://tinyurl.com/y9f9jos
Volume 2: With This Ring – http://tinyurl.com/y8mhpt3
Volume 3: Lives and Wives – http://tinyurl.com/ydzq528

To Love & To Cherish

10 Wednesday Feb 2010

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Loveyoudivine Alterotica is quite honored to partner in this project with the authors of Sapphic Planet. To honor Lesbian love and marriage, this anthology takes the reader on an exciting ride.

This anthology will be released in a single print volume on Valentine’s Day. It will be released in 3 ebook volumes available at www.loveyoudivine.com, allromanceebooks, fictionwise, kindle, 1Romanceebooks and My Bookstore and More.

Volume 1: On Bended Knee

When we first conceived of this project, the title came to us instantly. The phrase “To Love and To Cherish” purposely evokes the importance of the marriage vows and we, the women of Sapphic Planet, hope it speaks to the equality of same sex committed relationships in practice to heterosexual ones. Whether you are queer or straight, marriage is all about security, protection, and forming a safe haven for both partners to grow and love while adding to the family that surrounds them.

Every person frets over the perfect proposal. After all, you’re asking the one person you love more than anything in the world, to share their life with you. It’s terrifying, it’s exhilarating, and it’s beautiful.

In our first volume, On Bended Knee, the authors of SapphicPlanet share the many ways one woman can ask another to join with her forever, whether the union is officially recognized by the government or not. Sometimes that perfect moment comes with quite a price.

In “The Anti Proposal” Robyn stumbles through a comedy of errors while trying to prepare the perfect night for popping the big question. Share in the spur-of-the-moment proposal as Lara Zielinsky’s Kennedy McMasters asks her girlfriend to become a member of her family. Watch as Lark struggles through time with Doris’ family and is rewarded with a surprise she’ll never forget in “My Doris My Love,” by Jolene Hui.

We hope you will enjoy these stories, and we sincerely hope for a day when everyone can have the government acknowledge their commitment as they drop On Bended Knee before the one they love.

Volume 2: With This Ring
In With This Ring, authors explored the hilarity and anxiety of planning and living through the ceremony itself. It’s one of the times we all put our feelings out there for everyone to witness, and as a result, what results is what happens when you’ve made other plans. Raven and Gale have chosen to be joined before their community in “Jumping the Broom.” Includes more wedding dazzle from Adrianne Brennan, Kissa Starling, and Ann Cory.

Volume 3: Lives and Wives
Our third section, Lives and Wives, draws from life, plain and simple, powerfully humbling and wonderful, between two women. Remember falling in love all over again with Adriana Kraft’s “Embracing the Fire.” Count your blessings in Beth Wylde’s “Together Forever.” With more stories from Dalia Craig, Meg Leigh, and Jessie Taylor Quinn.

On February 14, get it all in print! Proudly claim all of To Love and To Cherish‘s hilarity, honesty, love, and passion! Secure the entire collection — 14 stories, 300 pages, in a beautifully bound print edition. wwww.loveyoudivine.com.
      

All proceeds generated are being donated to Marriage Equality USA which continues the fight in courtrooms around the country to secure civil marriage rights for GLBT couples across the U.S. We encourage further donations at www.marriageequality.org

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