Oh, the Trials and Travails of the Heavy Reader

I've got this problem where I have stacks of books I haven't read yet, but can't stop buying new ones.

It seems to be a common affliction. At least I'm in good company, and never without something to pick up when I need to relax.

The Demon Under his Bed

When Stephen Robertson moves into his new house, he thinks it’s the deal of the century. A gorgeous, roomy Victorian home on the edge of a park, trimmed in white. It’s perfect except for one thing.

There’s whispering coming from under the bed.

At first he ignores it, but when it starts addressing him personally, he knows he has a problem. Especially when its promises take a turn for the obscene. It might be a ghost or a demon, but as Stephen is forced to lie there and listen, he’s fighting a losing battle with perverse fascination.

He’s determined not to give up his house so easily, but when his wrist dangles from the bed and something like a long clever tongue wraps around it, things may take a stranger turn than he ever imagined.

This 10000 word short story contains demon sex, tentacles, double penetration, domination, and restraints.

Available on- Amazon - B&N - Kobo - All Romance Ebooks

Amazon Filtering- We're on this Merry-go-Round Again

It seems that every six months or so, Amazon tries something new. They overhaul their algorithms, change tagging... And sometimes they do things they don't tell you about.

You may or may not have heard of their new filters, by now. Certain books (ones now deemed "adult"- peculiarly, not all erotica, only certain segments) are being excluded from the main search, and kept off the general also-bought lists. To get the full search results for what you're looking for you're going to have to click down into the kindle store and search by division.

I don't think anything I've written has been hit by it (or likely will be), but the way Amazon is going about this seems strange, to me. Wouldn't it be easier to have a checkbox to tick on your profile that says "yes, show me everything", or "no, I'm twelve and what is this"?

I wouldn't hold it against them if they wanted to do it that way, but the way they've set themselves up is as the arbiters of what counts as too filthy- and they'll still sell it, they just won't show you.

Thanks, Nicole! Nicole Ryan posted about my M/M book, The Wolf Beneath the City over on her blog today. You can read a short, sexy excerpt there- hopefully it will get you all hot and bothered. -Cally

Dear reader who asked for a sequel to The Roman Boy with twice the debauchery: bless you. I love you dearly. I'm actually at this moment outlining a second book, and now every time I detail a sex scene I must pause and think "but how can I make this kinkier?" (Fortunately, ancient Rome lends itself to that kind of thing well.)

The Thief and his Prince

When petty thief Simon Brodeur’s debts come due, he has to make good or he’ll be thrown to the sharks- literally. His last chance is the riskiest break-in of his life. Castle Sauvageon, the fortress at the city’s peak, said to hold wealth beyond imagining.

When it all goes wrong, a seductive stranger named Nicodeme keeps him safe. Only after a night of passion does Simon learn that his full name is Nicodeme Sauvageon- and he’s the youngest prince of the line.

With the clock ticking and more at risk than he knows, Simon’s time is running out. As Prince Nicodeme draws him in, the sword above Simon’s head dips ever closer… And the prince may have a few secrets of his own.

This 40000 word novella contains explicit gay sex.

Available on - B&N - Amazon - Kobo - All Romance Ebooks

The Roman Boy

Sold into slavery to pay his father’s debts, Anselm Kahler does not expect to see home again. Fate brings him to the southern provinces and to the queen of all cities, Rome, and as he stands ready to be purchased he knows all too well that his body is forfeit.

When forbidding, darkly handsome patrician Septimus Tuditanus buys Anselm out from under the nose of a rival, Anselm expects to be made a bed-warmer. When it doesn’t happen, Anselm wonders why- and is drawn into an intrigue with more at stake than he knows.

Anselm proves an unexpected inspiration for Septimus’ work. Sparks fly, but as Septimus refuses again and again to take him to bed, tension mounts and Anselm finds himself in over his head… And wondering whether it would be so bad to be a pleasure slave after all.

This 36000 word novella contains slavery, explicit gay sex, domination and breathplay.

Available on: Amazon - Apple - Kobo - B&N - All Romance Ebooks

The Wolf Beneath the City

In a sprawling city where the werewolf gene has been patented, packaged and sold, Adam Palomer’s problems are all too human. On the run from his tyrannical father and an arranged marriage, the cold streets are a far cry from the luxury he once knew. The last thing he expects to find is love.

When rugged urban explorer Mason Sterling saves Adam from a rogue wolf pack, Adam falls hard. As Mason draws him ever deeper into the city’s underbelly and his own life, Adam’s introduced to a world more dangerous and exciting than he ever dreamed.

At Mason’s side he feels like he can finally stop running. But when an encounter with a strange wolf leaves Mason changed, and Adam’s family comes nipping at his heels, they’ll have to fight to be together… And love might just be the most dangerous thing of all.

This 66000 word novel contains scenes of explicit gay sex.

Available on - Amazon - B&N - All Romance - Kobo - Apple