Hi there. Happy...erm...mid-July? Gah. Lame, I know, but what do you do? Aaanyway , there’s a Yaoi anthology being released tomorrow that I probably should do my little bit to promo. It’s called ‘Lemon Kisses’, is being released by Phaze Publishing, and features my first Yaoi story ever – ‘Your Fantasy or Mine’. I had a whole bunch of fun writing this story – many chuckles, and a hat doff to my fanfic roots – and I only hope people have an equal amount of fun reading it.
Here’s the cover, the blurb, and a little excerpt.
Lemon Kisses - Edited by Augusta Li
Happy For Now Ending, Gay Male pairing, Group Sex, Anal Sex, Bondage, Spanking, Dom/sub Relationship Contemporary, Gay Male, Romantic Comedy, Yaoi
Released in eBook July 26, 2010
Four Yaoi Stories by BJ Franklin, Eon de Beaumont, Imari Jade, and A Steele. Edited by Augusta Li
Seth Quan knew it was stupid to fall in love with his gorgeous, skirt-chasing, straighter than straight friend Kevin Bishop. Really stupid. But hope springs eternal -- and all that crap. Then one drunken, mind-blowing kiss changed everything between them. Or did it? Apparently not. The next day Kevin didn't remember a damn thing. So Seth tried to let it go... And when that didn't work he paid ten thousand dollars to have Kevin kidnapped and chained naked to his bed.
Now Seth has just one night to prove to Kevin that they belong together. The question is: can love, Darth Vader, and lots of kinky sex really conquer all?
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Excerpt:
Kevin reached for one of the cups in Seth’s hands – the full one.
Seth yanked it away, sloshing more foamy liquid onto the floor, and shoved the nearly empty cup at his friend. “You made me spill it, so you get this one.”
“Asshole!” Kevin said, mock outraged. “It’s not my fault you’re such a spaz.” He swallowed the single gulp of amber liquid, crumpled the cup, and tossed it over the cubicle’s wall. Somebody cursed on the other side of partition and Kevin and Seth hunched down lower, sniggering.
“Leave my asshole out of this, faggot,” Seth whispered, still laughing. Hey, he was allowed to say faggot ‘cause he was one. Them’s the rules.
“I wouldn’t go near your asshole with someone else’s dick, gay rod.”
Seth rolled his eyes, secretly pleased. Next, Kevin would pull him into a headlock, or throw a punch, and Seth would get to run his hands all over his friend’s muscular body while he pretended to try and get away.
Sure enough, Kevin aimed a blow at Seth’s shoulder. When Seth attempted to duck it, he found himself pulled half underneath Kevin’s body, getting rabbit punched in the kidneys. Kevin’s spicy male scent enveloped him and Seth closed his eyes, breathing it in, while half-heartedly trying to buck the taller, stronger man off. Visions of the two of them naked in this exact same position swam through Seth’s mind. His cock sproinged fully erect like a broken spring ripping its way through the fabric of a cheap mattress.
“Speaking of someone else’s dick,” Seth gasped, a distraction definitely being in order. “Seems like your date is more interested in Jeff Davidson’s dick than yours.”
“Yeah?” Kevin fell across Seth’s lap in order to stick his head out of the cubicle and have a look around, presumably for Rachel and Jeff. Seth leaned out too, trying to shift his crotch away from Kevin’s stomach without being too obvious about it. “What a skank!” Kevin said, not really sounding too bothered by the whole affair.
“And will you, sir, be playing the role of the pot or the kettle today?” Seth asked. Without waiting for a reply, he gave Kevin a shove. “Get the hell off me, you weigh a ton.”
Kevin rolled onto his back and smiled. It was a very sly smile. “Like you care how heavy I am,” he said, a smirk in his tone. “Like you wouldn’t be screaming for me to get on you, if you thought I might actually do it.”
Seth gulped. Lord save him from gorgeous straight guys who drank way too much for their own good. And Kevin must be really plastered. He didn’t normally let their banter go this far.
“Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it, buddy.” Seth was unsurprised at the hoarseness of his voice. “I bet I could make you scream right along with me.”
Kevin opened his mouth – then closed it. His tongue slicked along his bottom lip as he studied Seth, his expression inscrutable. “I need another beer,” he finally said. “Some clumsy moron spilled my last one all over himself.”
With equal feelings of relief and regret, Seth stepped back from the cliff as well. “It’s your turn to get the drinks anyway, jack-off.” He knew his color was high, could feel the heat in his cheeks. His pulse drummed a heavy bass beat.
Kevin’s gaze dropped to Seth’s throat where the tell-tale thrum had to be clearly visible. That hot pink tongue again, sliding wet over Kevin’s suckable bottom lip. Jesus, did the guy know how sexy that was?
“Right then…” Kevin gave his head a shake. “I’m off.” He headed out of the cubicle on his hands and knees, humming the mission impossible theme as he crawled his way towards the booze table...
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In other news, I received a lovely review for my het/Romantica story, ‘Stay With Me’, released in February as part of All Romance E-books 28 Days of Heart promotion. The review is by a lovely lady who happened to also review my M/M BDSM piece ‘Forgive and Forget’ available from Loose ID in Sept 08. She noticed that the main character in SWM had also enjoyed a minor role in F&F and commented on it, which – quite frankly – tickled me pink. With the two genres being so very different I never really expected to have them both read by the same readers. How cool. Thanks so much, Bobby! Here’s an excerpt of her review of ‘Stay With Me.
I’ve always been a fan of mythology, especially Greek mythology, and as a youngster, I read and re-read these tales until the books were tattered and tired. Now decades later, I’m pleased when I stumble across stories that use the myths as inspiration, and when those stories are well-written and fun, I’m truly thrilled. Such is the case with Alisha Steele’s short novella, Stay with Me. This story is sweet, sexy, funny, and well-written, and I found it to be simply delightful.
The full review can be read here.