By Justine Elyot (Guest Blogger)
Hello,
I’m Justine Elyot and I’m here to talk about my new BDSM menage
romance, The Story of Jo.
It’s
now ten years (this very month) since my first piece of erotic
writing was accepted for publication, and things were so very
different then that it makes my head spin to think about it.
At
the time, epublishing was in its infancy and I was barely aware of
it. As far as I was concerned, there was only one UK publisher of
erotica, and that was Virgin Books with the Black Lace and Nexus
imprints. The way to get your novel published was to hit them with
some short stories first, get a relationship going with the editing
staff and take things from there. The staff, and the stable of
writers, were intelligent, talented people with great senses of
humour. I was thrilled to find myself amongst them. Did I even dare
to think I might belong there?
Alas,
Black Lace disappeared – nobody really knows why still, as
they weren’t doing badly – and I had to scatter my fictional seed
far and wide. I scattered it towards start-up indies and experimental
epublishers, traditional romance houses and the strange new world of
self-publishing on Kindle. In the process I met – sometimes
virtually, sometimes in the flesh – many more excellent people, all
working towards the goal of making a business out of pleasure (hmm,
sounds like a good title for a book…).
Not
every seed fell on fertile ground. Publishers folded without warning,
others shut the gates without explanation, others had no interest in
developing a working relationship. Erotica publishing became a
tangled thicket. It was hard to find the decent publishers among the
fly-by-nights and chancers looking to capitalise on the mega-success
of 50 Shades.
It
was wonderful to find a new publisher, recommended by trusted
colleagues, in the shape of Sinful Press. If you haven’t already, I
suggest you have a good look at their back catalogue, which is full
of riches. I’m really delighted to publish The Story of Jo with
them.
Blurb
“I
met a man called Emmett, and now I belong to him.”
Twenty-something
Jo meets Emmett on a team-building course, and her initial disdain
for him soon turns into attraction.
With Emmett’s strong but loving hand to guide her, Jo unleashes her inner submissive and they embark on an intense voyage of sexual discovery.
Their mutual fascination sees them exploring bondage, spanking, toys and more, and their romance is as perfect as Jo could hope for, until another man appears on the scene.
She knows that Emmett hero-worships his former boss and mentor, Charles, but when she finds out that Charles is the man who introduced Emmett to the art of domination, she has no idea how to feel.
With fierce desire growing between the three of them, can they find a way to explore this new dynamic without destroying what they already have?
Excerpt
“I
want complete control of you in the bedroom,” he said.
The
words shocked me to the core, and when I say ‘core’ I mean the
area between my legs.
“Complete…control,”
I repeated breathily.
“Within
limits,” he amended. “Nothing that will damage or traumatise you,
obviously. It’s for your pleasure as much as mine.” He laughed
softly and ran a fingertip along my lips. “The look on your
face…I’d like to photograph it.”
“Are
you talking about, y’know, kinky stuff?”
“That’s
exactly what I’m talking about. You look shocked. Are you shocked?”
Was
I?
“No,”
I said. “I mean…no.”
“So
you are that way inclined?” He raised an eyebrow.
“In
theory,” I said. “I’ve read…things. But never done…things.”
“But
you’d like to do…things?”
Could
I admit that I’d dreamed of a man like Emmett, who would come and
take possession of my body and my sexuality, relieving me of the
irksome responsibility? I’d dreamed of a man who would be dominant
yet sensitive, cruel but loving, with a resolutely filthy
imagination.
Did
he actually exist?
And
did I have the courage to find out?
He
pulled me in close again.
“Do
you want me to take you in hand?” he asked, his voice low and
sticky in my ear.
“God,
yes,” I shivered.
“Mmm,”
his appreciative response turned into a kiss, one of those long,
slow, trembly types that only end when your legs start to give way.
One hand slid slowly down my spine, moulding itself to the curve of
my bottom and squeezing.
“You’re
still dressed,” he accused, his mouth still close enough for his
hot breath to whisper over my skin. Red wine, spearmint, salmon, a
bitter coffee note further back.
“Sorry.”
He
quieted me with another kiss, then set his fingers to work on my
shirt.
The Story of Jo is available in print and ebook formats:
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-story-of-jo
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/book/the-story-of-jo/id1420094618?mt=11
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-story-of-jo-justine-elyot/1128642055?ean=9781910908303
About the Author
Justine
Elyot is the author of best selling erotic novels On
Demand and
The Business of Pleasure, as well as
enough short stories to fill several anthologies.
She can often be found moaning about stuff on Twitter as @JustineElyot
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4 comments:
Possibly the best tag line I've heard all year, Justine!
interesting
Thank you for the excerpt! It sounds like a interesting read.
There does seem to be a lot of publisher turnover these days, I'm glad you found one you can trust!
--Trix, vitajex(at)Aol(dot)com
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