By
Elizabeth Black (Guest Blogger)
Food
porn plays an important part in my new erotic romance novel No
Restraint, which is about a young woman named Alex Craig
in search of her dream job, and she finds it in the company called
Babes. Not only does she find the perfect job, she meets a man who
turns her life upside-down but in a good way. That man, Jackson
Beale, introduces her to the decadence in life - something she's
already familiar with but she needs to find a partner who appreciates
la dolce vita as much as she does. And does he ever! Jackson caters
to Alex's developing gourmet palate with delectable foods like
gourmandize cheese, fine Bordeaux, lobster, and chocolate truffles
with creamy ganache centers. Of course, Alex and Jackson savor foods
that appeal to me, which is only natural since I created them and
they are an extension of me.
I
didn't start out as a gourmet lover. I grew up eating Mexicorn and
Jello salads. Suffice to say, I did not have a very sophisticated
palate. My introduction into fine food began with my eight grade
French class. First off, I was learning French, which is a classy
language. Romance lives in the French. After all, once you see Paris,
you never go back. At the time the teacher was introducing the class
to fine French food – the likes of which I had never before heard
of let alone tasted – we went to a quirky French restaurant in
Baltimore, Maryland named Martick's. The place was so quirky you
couldn't just walk in. You needed to make a reservation. The building
looked like someone's house, and the front door was locked. After you
ring the doorbell, a maître 'd let's you inside. From that point on,
it was magnifique.
I
ate boeuf bourgignon, French bread, escargot, and chocolate mousse.
I'd never tasted anything the likes of this before, and my mouth went
into a food coma. Keep in mind I was used to boiled potatoes and
cream chipped beef. Bland, bland, bland. I discovered flavors I
didn't know existed. From that point on, I ordered food in
restaurants I'd either never had before or never heard of. Since that
day, I've had cassoulet, alligator, gnocchi, rattlesnake, elk,
buffalo, dragon fruit, fresh lychees, and much more. I draw the line
at durian fruit. I may eat that stuff on a dare, but I am too
chickenshit to try it now. Durian fruit is so noxious hotels won't
allow you to bring it in. Yes, it supposedly smells that bad. It is
said to taste and smell like a cross between rotten onions and smelly
gym socks. Yuck. A local Asian grocer sells it for only $5.00 and so
far I've resisted. I may give in someday, but not any time soon.
I've
also taken to growing my own herbs, peppers, and as of this year,
tomatoes. My outdoor potted garden consists of pineapple sage, basil,
tarragon, marjoram, mint, four varieties of thyme, sage, oregano,
bay, and rosemary. Then there are the jalapeños and cayenne peppers.
Don't forget the four varieties of tomatoes – Garden Gems, Garden
Treasures, Best Boy, and Roma. They are much smaller than I expected
they'd be. No tomato sauce this year. Those are salad tomatoes. I
also have a six foot tall avocado tree that I plan to bring in for
the winter. How I'm going to get that behemoth across the threshold
is beyond me. The birch tree I found growing wild is doing well and
it can live in its pot outside. I've kept an eye on it for three
years while it grew in an abandoned pot outdoors. It likes its new
home. Growing my own herbs and veggies makes me appreciate my own
good food even more.
Jackson
blindfolds Alex to recharge her taste buds. He instructs her to
concentrate on not only taste but heat and texture of food so that
she sees it in an entirely new, different, and exciting light. No
more wolfing down your lunch so that you can get back to the
grindstone. Eating is an experience to be savored. Once her taste
buds are reawakened, her other senses follow suit – and then her
sex becomes downright awe-inspiring. Living in the moment is the key
– enjoying what life throws at you, including what you can't
control. Taking the time to see what joy life has to offer and not
letting opportunities pass you buy or let preconceived notions from
terse people who cluck cluck at your explorations negatively impact
you. Life is here for the taking. All you need do is grab and enjoy.
Jackson and Alex grow to do all that – together.
Buy
the book at Amazon!
Blurb
Alex
Craig accepts a new job at a high-end sex doll company called Babes.
Babes' dolls are high-end, expensive silicone love toys. Working at
Babes is like working for a bacchanal. The company's culture is all
about decadence, enjoying the good life, exciting sex, and enticing
food and drink. Alex meets Jackson Beale, one of the company's
vice-presidents. Jackson takes Alex on a new and exciting journey of
carnal pleasure. He introduces her to new tactile and kinky
pleasures, and she relishes her excitement. The world takes on an
entirely new meaning and importance to Alex as she learns what she's
been missing in her life.
Excerpt
Jackson sat to her
right and Tyler took the seat to her left. Elena took the seat
directly across from her, and before Alex could thank her again,
Elena spoke.
‘We want to play
a little game with you. Yes, we ordered your favorite foods, but we
want you to taste them as never before.’ Elena pulled a dark purple
silk scarf from her breast pocket. ‘Jackson, would you do the
honors, since it’s clear that Alex prefers you.’ She handed the
scarf to Jackson, who turned to Alex.
‘Ah, I love this
game,’ Jackson said. ‘I’m going to tie this scarf around you.
We don’t want you to see. Bring your other senses alive for us.
We’ll show you how.’
He folded the scarf
several times and then tied it around her head. Try as she might, she
saw nothing when she opened her eyes. Even the bottom of the scarf
where she expected to be able to peek revealed nothing. Jackson was
careful to not cover her nostrils so she could breathe.
His intentions were
actually much more creative – and arousing. She heard the sound of
a lobster shell cracking, and before she knew it, someone touched her
on the shoulder. ‘Savor the taste as much as you can,’ Tyler
whispered in her ear. ‘First, take in the smell. There’s nothing
as good as the smell of steaming lobster.’
Inhaling, she took
in the scent of lobster and what she suspected was melting butter.
Something warm brushed her lips and as they parted, a morsel of food
reached past her lips and fell upon her tongue. She took the morsel
and chewed as the taste of delectable lobster and sweet clarified
butter melted on her tongue. Wanting to enhance her eating
experience, she chewed slowly, savoring the taste, texture, and smell
of her food. Lobster had never tasted so delicious.
‘So what do you
think?’ She felt Jackson’s fingers brush her cheek as she chewed
and she bent her head against his palm. Jackson touched her here and
there, on her face or shoulder or arm, keeping contact with her now
that the scarf blinded her.
Each touch brought
forth exciting shivers from her body. Her senses of touch, smell and
taste worked hard, overcompensating for her lack of sight. The air in
the room flowed over her skin, chilling her in the hot weather. The
smell of the food revved up her appetite, and feeling Jackson sitting
so close to her she could smell his cologne awakened her sexual
appetite.
‘That lobster was
incredible,’ she said. ‘I’ve never experienced food like this
before.’
Someone’s hand –
presumably Jackson’s since he sat to her right – brushed against
her upper arm, caressing her with an intimate touch. ‘That’s the
answer we wanted,’ Jackson said. ‘We want you to experience your
senses as never before. Now, for another morsel …’
About
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
Black lives a dream life in a small home on the Massachusetts coast.
She tries to go to the beach every day. When in the Zone, she writes
erotic fiction, romance, dark fiction, and horror. She aims for la
Dolce Vita and lives every day as if it were a feast. She shared her
life with her husband, son, and three cats. She is published by Xcite
Books, Cleis Press, Circlet Press, Bold Strokes Books, and other
publishers. You may find her on the web in the following locations:
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