By
Jane Leopold Quinn (Guest Blogger)
I
wrote two short stories early in my career and they're some of the
most erotic I've written. In the recent years, my stories have
lightened up, become more mainstream with hot love scenes. So when I
re-read these early stories I was very pleasantly reminded with how
much I loved writing them.
Her
Hero
The
second erotic short I wrote was intended for a Whiskey Creek Press
Torrid anthology titled Lust. I was invited to contribute by
Emma Wildes. In that antho, the story was Mercenary Desires.
It was republished by Siren and is now self-pubbed with a new title
and new cover.
The
inspiration for this hot story was something not very "hot"
at all. It was winter and cough medications were advertised on TV.
One particular commercial caught my eye. A unattractive fellow
coughed all day long, irritating his co-workers. Someone offered him
a cough drop and poof!, he turned into a non-coughing hunk. A
story popped/poofed! into my head. An ugly, bearded, beat up
looking man rescues a beautiful woman from danger. Hint: he cleans up
nicely.
Here’s
the blurb for Her Hero:
Rowdy
Pierce -- warrior. Sara Stewart -- artist. Macho mercenary rescues
posh jewelry designer. Their lives collide in an spectacular rescue
and escape across the Egyptian desert. Sara falls for her sexy,
body-to-die-for hero and makes the first move. Rowdy, fascinated by
the luscious, sweet-bodied, free-spirited woman he saved, takes what
Sara offers. He doesn’t expect to lose his heart. Will their lust
turn to something deeper back in the real world?
And an
excerpt...
“Not
here.”
“Where?”
His voice was an embarrassing breathless, husky whisper.
“My
office…big couch.”
“Thank
you, Lord.” He swept her up—he loved doing that—charged through
the doorway to her office, kicked the door shut, and dropped her down
on the sofa. The little devil lay there beaming up at him with those
blue eyes, not looking icy at all. Rowdy knelt beside the couch.
“Take this off,” he ordered as he pulled her sweater and tank top
all the way off over her head.
“Sonofabitch.”
His breath caught in his throat. He was afraid his heart would stop.
“You
don’t like it?”
Her
falsely innocent question kicked it back in. “Like?” he gasped.
Glancing at her pleased expression, he dragged his gaze back to her
breathtaking breasts. His tiny feminine side appreciated that her bra
was spectacular, the colors shimmering into each other, the lace
barely covering her. But he could give a shit. The huge masculine
side wanted to taste the soft, cushiony skin, preferably…now. He
lowered his head and sucked her nipple between his teeth.
She
responded with a sharp cry.
Right
through the lace, he rocked it, lashing the tip with his tongue.
She
twisted and surged, her fingers in his hair, gripping his head. “The
other one,” she begged with little kitten-like mews.
He
was a good boy; he did as he was told. With a final nip, he lifted
his head and whispered, “The jeans.”
She
nodded frantically. “Uh huh…”
He
slid them down her long, beautiful legs, right off over the sexy
stilettos. “Fuck.” The panties matched her bra, blonde pussy hair
peeping through the lace over her mound. “Jesus, sweetheart, you’re
killin’ me,” he groaned. “Long legs, sexy underwear, and
stilettos? I’ve died and gone to heaven.”
Sara
groaned. Her chest rose and fell sharply. “I want you inside me
now. Slow later,” she ordered, gripping the front of his shirt.
“Yes,
ma’am.” He stood, divested himself of his shirt, boots, and
jeans, and after peeling her out of her bra and panties, knelt
between her thighs on the cushions. “Leave the shoes on,” he
commanded. He didn’t give a crap if those spikes scratched his ass
to ribbons.
“Rowdy,
I want you…now.” She clutched his arms, pulling him toward her.
Shaking,
you’d think it was his first time with a woman, Rowdy pushed her
thighs out, rolling them open. God, she was pink and wet and ready,
her clit swollen and red, her pussy soft, winking moistly at him.
“Hoh…Jesus…” he intoned reverently. He wanted to ram his
aching cock inside her little hole until she shrieked with pleasure.
She
moaned, threw her head back, “Oh, God.”
She
squirmed when he pressed his thumbs on either side of her clit. “This
is so pretty, darlin’.”
Loving
Valentine
Loving
Valentine was the first short story I ever wrote. A critique
group I was a member of had a challenge on Valentine's Day to write a
snippet based around a red satin, heart shaped pillow. Some of the
others wrote a scene like a couple floating in a canoe down a scenic
river, the heroine's head resting on the satin pillow. I wrote what
became the opening scene of Valentine's Day, as it was titled
when first published in 2006.
Excerpt
"Val,
baby, open your eyes," Rafe demanded, his voice raspy with lust.
She
felt him slide her little red satin, heart shaped pillow under her.
Yes. That was just perfect to hike her bottom up, level with his
lips. He was so tall, and she wanted to do whatever necessary to aid
him in his mission.
"God,
Rafe, pleeeeze," she whimpered. All her erotic fantasies coming
true, Valentine quivered in anticipation. Stretched out, her bottom
balanced on the edge of the bed, her legs tightened around her
brother's best friend's shoulders, she panted for deliverance.
Thankfully, she didn't have long to wait.
Their
eyes locked on each other's, Rafe's mouth clamped around her clit,
and she strained her long legs up and out, widening them to urge him
in closer. Val clutched his hair and stood her tippy toes on end,
pushing herself into his face. Her back arched as fireworks raced
from nerve endings in her core, to her nipples, to her brain.
"Yes…there…that's
it. Don't stop that," she pleaded, her voice rising into
hysteria.
###
You
can imagine the shock of some of the group's members. I don't think
they expected something so raw. At first I was kind of embarrassed,
but then I grew to be pretty proud of the imagery I'd created. The
scene sat in limbo for a year or so. I sure didn't know what to do
with it. Shortly after my first novel was accepted by Whiskey Creek
Press Torrid, I had a chance to contribute to a series of shorts in
Torrid Teasers.
Valentine,
her brother Ryan and his best friend Rafe, ran wild when they were
kids. Val's crush on Rafe started early and never died. Recovering
from his divorce, Rafe reunites with Val at Ryan's wedding and is
thoroughly turned on by the stunning woman she's become. Sparks fly,
and their mutual fascination turns to lust. Val and Rafe's lifelong
fantasies are fulfilled in one night of breathtaking sensuality. Can
this ecstatic reunion turn to love?
One
guess as to whether their reunion turns to love. I have now
re-published this book, changed the title to Loving Valentine,
and gave it a new cover.
Loving
Valentine
sale link
Besides
loving these two stories, I've discovered the pleasures of making my
own covers. The Jimmy Thomas site romancenovelcovers.com
has been a gold mine of possibilities for me. I've used pre-made
covers from that site, and now I've begun buying stock images and
adding my own title and author name. I've also used iStock.com
and periodimages.com.
My covers are simple, but I think pretty effective. Her
Hero's
cover is downright scorching hot. My eyeballs are smiling.
About Me
Sensual
fantasies were locked in my mind for years until a friend said, "Why
don't you write them down?" Why not, indeed? One spiral
notebook, a pen and the unleashing of my imagination later, and here
I am with more than a dozen books published. The craft of writing
erotic romance has become my passion and my niche in life. I love
every part of the creative process—developing characters, designing
the plot, even drawing the layout of physical spaces from my stories.
My careers have been varied—third grade school teacher, bookkeeper, secretary—none of which gave me a bit of inspiration. But now I'm lucky enough to write romance full time—the best job in the universe! And I'm fortunate enough to have found my own happily ever after husband.
My careers have been varied—third grade school teacher, bookkeeper, secretary—none of which gave me a bit of inspiration. But now I'm lucky enough to write romance full time—the best job in the universe! And I'm fortunate enough to have found my own happily ever after husband.
Jane
Leopold Quinn
My
Romance: Love With a Scorching Sensuality
Amazon
Author Page http://amzn.to/1DfiXkP
My
Books
Ellora's
Cave
Indie
Siren
2 comments:
Thanks so much for hosting these books, Lisabet!
Hi, Jane,
Welcome back to Beyond Romance!
Isn't it funny how our earliest work is often what's closest to our hearts?
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