Behind the scenes of a sex scene

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Today I have Cassandra Carr on for a chat. Have you read her newest yet, Caught? You really should. Its a fun holiday BDSM that will leave you panting!

Behind the scenes of a sex scene

by Cassandra Carr

Quick poll: how many times have you read a sex scene and thought to yourself, “Yes, please! I’d like to order me one o’ those!” Did you ever stop to think about how that scene came to be. Why was it placed in that location in the book? How did the author decide what to have our intrepid hero and heroine do?

Well, lucky for you, I’m here to answer some of those questions!

So first – how does an author know where to place a sex scene? For me, this is surprisingly organic. I’m not a plotter – I don’t have billboards full of index cards or a complicated scene spreadsheet. My characters have sex when it makes sense for them to have sex. Whether that’s early in the book, early in the day – whatever – as long as it works for the story, I go with it.

All right, so I’ve decided my characters should get busy. What should they do? Well, that depends on what type of romance you write. A women’s fiction book will probably gloss over details and make the scene itself short, whereas an erotic romance will likely have plentiful, graphic, detailed sex scenes. Sex scenes in books like that have to be different from each other or the reader is going to get bored. Insert Tab A into Slot B just doesn’t cut it anymore. Readers expect interesting, inventive sex and if you don’t have it your book will be hurled across the room. Trust me, no author wants that…

What do you feel are the components of a truly exceptional sex scene?

About The Author:

Cassandra Carr is a multi-published erotic romance writer who lives in Western New York with her husband, Inspiration, and her daughter, Too Cute for Words. When not writing she enjoys watching hockey and hanging out on Twitter. Her debut novel, Talk to Me, was released by Loose Id on March 22, 2011. Head Games, Buffalo Intimidators book 1, released on November 2, 2011 from Siren Bookstrand. Caught released December 6, 2011 from Loose Id, and Impact is coming in early 2012 from Ellora's Cave. For more information about Cassandra, check out her website at http://www.booksbycassandracarr.com, "like" her Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/AuthorCassandraCarr or follow her on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/Cassandra_Carr.

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Be sure to click the read more to get a look at chapter 1 of Cassandra's novella, Caught.

Chasing Her Trail by Keri Ford

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Publication Date: November 9, 2011
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Heat Level: R
Format: E-Book
Series: Uninhibited in Apple Trail, Arkansas (#6)

Blurb: Jessie McBride barely survived the unexpected death of her loving parents. Forced to fend for herself with few people to depend on while raising her younger cousin, Jessie learned to be self-sufficient. She kept a few friends close and pushed the rest of the world away, along with that helpless, dependent girl she was once. Been there, done that, never again.

It works until Henry Green enters her life, with sentimental tales of his grandpa and family. Jessie is drawn in as Henry strives to take care of the man who raised him. But while Henry is putting things in place for his grandpa to retire, his well-intended controlling ways are smothering Jessie. 

Can Henry’s invitation back to life and love tempt Jessie to drop the emotional wall, or will Henry give up on chasing the girl she once was?


My Thoughts: This is the last of the Apple Trail series that many of us have fallen in love with. We started with Through The Walls and have not finished with Chasing Her Trail. I have read each of them and enjoyed each very much. But, it isn't like Keri Ford is done, nope she already has another series all lined up for us as we are in withdrawal from this one.

In Chasing Her Trail, Jessie finally gets her turn. Jessie has done everything herself for a very long time and plans to continue. She doesn't take crap from anyone. She has never been told what to do -- until Henry comes to town. Henry comes looking for land to build a house on for his father, but he finds a whole more. Henry is a fixer and he wants to fix Jessie, but she doesn't make it easy. This is a fun little romance as we watch these two battle it out before they finally just give in to what their feeling. While I read this I really just wanted to bop them each across the head and have my own talking to with them.

And since this is the last book, Keri Ford tied it all together in a neat little bow. She gave us updates on them all and it was nice to see all twelve characters together at one time and see how they interacted.

Don't miss this one!

www.keriford.com
Buy Links: Amazon / Nook / TMP / AllRomance




 

Go Deep by Juniper Bell

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Publication Date: September 7th, 2011
Genre: BDSM, Erotic Romance, Novella
Format: EBook
Heat Level: NC-17
Reviewed For: Sizzling Pr

Review: Not Just Friends by Emma Lai

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Publication Date: September 25th, 2011
Genre: Erotic novella
Format: Ebook
Heat Level: NC-17
Reviewed For: Myself
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Review: Sweet Irish Kisses by Joanne Kenrick

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Publication Date: September 28, 2011
Genre: Erotic Romance
Format: E-book
Series: Stand-alone in the 1 Night Stand series
Reviewed  For: Sizzling PR
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Stormy Knight: Behind 'O Grady's Pub

Readers 18 and older

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Publication Date: June 13th, 2011
Genre: Erotic Romance novella/ menage
Part of the Dirty Bits line from Sapphire Nights
Format: E-book
Reviewed For: Sapphire Nights
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Satisfying Her Tastes by Keri Ford

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Publication Date: August 25, 2011
Series: Book 5 of Unihibited in Apple Trail, Arkansas
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Heat Level: R
Format: E-book
Reviewed For: Author/ Sapphire Nights

Naughty Delivery by Lucy Felthouse

Readers 18 and older

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Publication Date: August 30th, 2011
Genre: Erotica novella/BDSM
Format: E-book
Reviewed For: Author
Heat level: NC-17
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Twice Is Not Enough by Emma Lai

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Genre: Historical Romance Erotic
Heat Level: NC-17
Format: E-book
Reviewed For: Myself :o)
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Mia's Book By Tabitha Rayne

Readers 18 and older

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Publication Date: July 18th, 2011
Genre: Erotica (m/f, f/f, m/f/f)
Heat level: NC-17
Format: E-book
Reviewed For: Author
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Book Blurb: Ghost lover or mortal—can Mia have both? 
Mia has a big problem. She is in love with two people, and one of them happens to be a ghost. After a late night seduction in a deserted library, Mia brings home a haunted book. The book contains a ghost which instructs her to seduce strangers on its behalf. Mia falls in love with one of her conquests and finds herself in a romantic tangle. Can she keep both her lovers, or will she have to choose?

Content Warning: graphic sexual content, including m/f and f/f sexual interaction.


My Thoughts: This is a hot little book. Wow, all you need is one chapter of this book before bed and your good. Mia loves to read erotica (who doesn't once you start). Her computer is broken so she sneaks into the public library at close to get her read in, but she can't get into the computers. She heads to the adult section and find a leather bound book. It turns out a ghost is with this book and Mia no longer has to read as the ghost takes a hold of her and pleasures her. I was a little unsure at first of the ghost thing but the ghost is not the only one that Mia has encounters with. The book instructs her on who to be with. Mia has many, many encounters in this book, which is why I stated, each chapter is good.

I had never read a f/f scene. So this was my first time reading once. I don't have much to go on, but I will say Tabitha did a wonderful job and I give her props for writing it.

At the end of the book, everything ties together. The ending is a bit of a surprise and leaves your heart feeling warm that love lives on no matter what.

If your looking for something that is going to heat you up the right way, well this book will do it. Be sure to check it out.


 

Text Me by KJ Reed

Readers 18 and older

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Publication Date: December 8th 2010
Genre: Erotic Romance Novella
Series: Its not really a series, but you will meet characters in this book who get their own stories.
Format: E-Book
Reviewed For: Myself (won in a giveaway)
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Book Blurb: Staff Sergeant Travis Donovan is on the hunt for his little sister. Though he hasn't spoken to her in years, his last deployment reminded him how short life is, and it's time to reconnect. Only problem? The one piece of contact information he has, a cell phone number, belongs to someone else now. A woman named Ariel. A woman he can't get his mind off.
Ariel Winston doesn't have time for a man. Her plate is full with work and grad school and family obligations, and she's fine with that. But the innocent friendship she's sparked with Trav, the anonymous texter, can't hurt. Right? It's not like she'll ever meet the guy face to face.
But when these two collide during a night of voyeuristic pleasure, they have decisions to make. Will they balk at what fate has dropped into their laps? Or be willing to look beyond the unique circumstances and enjoy their finite time together?

My Thoughts: I have been stuck in a book rut. I have not wanted to pick up any book lately to read it. So, I decided I wanted to read something of a shorter nature and maybe it would help. I enjoyed this book to the fullest. I finally picked up that book that just caught my attention and grabbed hold of me. Kids leave mommy alone, she is reading! I was very drawn into Ariel and Travis as characters. Ariel who was the more shy quiet kind of girl gave me quite some surprises I was not expecting. I imagined her as this little nerdy girl, glasses and frigid by day and at night, hot student. At least, that is the image I had in my head.

I liked that texting in this book. I really like to see this in books. Texting is such a part of everyones life that I often wish more authors would embrace it. We can relate. People don't call each other for little things anymore.

The romance in this book is hot and steamy and the door definitely stays open. The conflict in this book is believeable. I think this is a great novella for anyone who is a die heart romantic and likes a little more spice then the typical romance novel. Be sure to check this one out.



   

Dog-Gone But Not Forgotten by Cynthia Selwyn

Readers 18 and older

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Publication Date: June 10th 2011
Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Erotic Romance
Format: E-book
Reviewed For: Breathless Press
My Rating:
1/2

Book Blurb: Eighteen years ago, Jack Radigan took Carrie Moore's virginity—then broke her heart by marrying her best friend. Now Carrie's Nana has died, forcing her back to Rhode Island, where she's trying to sell off Nana's estate before she runs into him. But Nana had a dog not even her lawyer knew about, and it appears Carrie's plan is doomed. Because the Irish wolfhound seems to have an agenda all her own, and it involves making Carrie deal with Jack—the town's animal control officer—on a daily basis. The havoc the beast wreaks is costing Carrie a fortune. Hopefully, it won't cost the last whole bits of her heart, too.
Jack married Becky…but he didn't love her.
She was pregnant and he needed to be a father to the child. Now, Becky's gone, and Carrie's back home. So when her dog runs amok in their town of Narragansett, it's his job to get the animal under control. But first, he has to control his desire to kiss Carrie, the woman he was meant to marry many years before.

My Thoughts: I love sitting down to read books that bring a dog into it. Dogs always seem to bring a  bit more comedy to a book. This dog was so exception. Carrie comes back to the town she grew up in, all in hopes to sell her Nana's home and get back to her new home. However, she gets a call from a local kennel that she needs to pick up her deceased Nana's dog, an Irish Wolfhound. Thoughout the book, there is a mystery around this dog. No one knew this dog existed. This dog was a menance for sure. After the dog has an accident in the car, she is stopped by Jack, the towns police dog trainer. Jack however is the one man she was never able to get over. He is the one who hurt her the most also when leaving her for her best friend.

The two go round in circles as they try to sort out their feelings for one another. What really happend all those years ago. Jack is the only one who is able to help her with this crazy dog. The ending is one that actually came as a surprise to me.

I enjoyed this book. It wasn't to long, so this is something you are able to finish in an afternoon. I think any of my readers who like a little comedy in their romance is sure to like this one.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for an interview with the author and a giveaway of this book or one other.



 

Book Excerpt & Giveaway: Mia's Book by Tabitha Rayane

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I am pleased to also be bring you an excerpt to Tabitha Rayane's book Mia's Book. This one sounds good for sure. By clicking HERE you can see her guest post. There is also a giveaway at the end of each post, so be sure to enter. This is one book your going to want to read. So sit back, and enjoy this little tease for her new book.

The book had changed colors. It was now jet black and lay seductively by the bed. Gently lifting her sheets off, Mia slowly made her way over to it as if she were trying to capture a bird.
Her fingers were trembling. Cold air chilled her hands as she reached out and picked it up. Thick raised letters on the cover gave her instruction. Open Me. And she did.
Rows upon rows of names and numbers merged into each other. It was a phone directory. Mia was disappointed, but curiosity kept her flicking the pages, watching number after number fly by. She was about to close it and just go back to bed when she realized the numbers were all the same and the name wasn’t a name at all—it was another instruction.

Call Me.
Mia flushed with excitement. Was this her ghost lover contacting her for real? She reached for the phone and dialed before she could change her mind.
Silence.
Mia flopped back onto the bed and let the phone fall by her ear. She began to ponder the fear that she might actually be going mad when a voice startled her.
“Hello?” She thrust the handset to her ear and strained to hear. “Hello?” she repeated, barely able to breathe in her excitement.
“Mia?” came a breathy whisper that set her nerve endings alight.
“Yes?” she whispered back.
“I need to s…” The voice faded, and Mia started to panic.
“What? You need to what? Please...don’t go.”
“...see you.” The sound was so faint that Mia had to strain to catch it. “Meet me at the park at dusk.” The line went dead.
Mia was exhilarated. It hadn’t been a dream. She was going to meet her ghost lover once more! She hadn’t been on a date in ages. Not since the insomnia had made her feel like a grumpy old hag. She suddenly felt young again—young and ready for anything…

Sounds excellent! So now I know your wanting more.

If you have to have this now, you can get it from these places.
Buy from publisher http://www.beachwalkpress.com/mia%E2%80%99s-books/
Also available from all good eBook retailers, including Amazon, All Romance eBooks, Barnes & Noble and many more!

Fill out this form below for your chance to win an e-copy of this book.




 

Guest Post: Tabitha Rayne

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I am very excited to bring you Tabitha Rayne today on the blog. She has a new book out called Mia's Book. After her great post, be sure to enter the giveaway for you chance to win her book in e-book format. Also, click HERE to read an excerpt to her new book. It's steamy for sure!

Sleeping on the Job

Thank you for having me!
I have always loved to be asleep! I have never had a problem in that department. Deep slumber greets me every night without fail (frantically taps head for luck). In fact, I am so in love with it that I wonder sometimes that I may be sleeping my ideas away. I wake up in the middle of the night with some wonderful fully formed stories, novels, films right there ready for the plucking – but then, lacking the foresight to go to bed with a pen under my pillow, I roll over and go right back to sleep, convinced I will remember it in the morning…


So being such a sleeper, I have a romantic notion of how an insomniac treats the night. I imagine how wonderful it would be to have all these writing hours at my disposal – forgetting that I might be a little tired, or grumpy. Not understanding how exhausting it must be seeking something so precious and fundamental that can’t be found.


My main character, Mia in Mia’s Books is an insomniac who has found a way to overcome her trouble with falling asleep. She has discovered that she can drift off by downloading and reading steamy romances. She encounters a problem however, when she her computer breaks down and she has to seek out saucy books elsewhere and ends up in a deserted library...


Gosh, is that the time? I think I am ready for my nap…


*****
Mia’s Books

Ghost lover or mortal—can Mia have both?

Mia has a big problem. She is in love with two people, and one of them happens to be a ghost. After a late night seduction in a deserted library, Mia brings home a haunted book. The book contains a ghost which instructs her to seduce strangers on its behalf. Mia falls in love with one of her conquests and finds herself in a romantic tangle. Can she keep both her lovers, or will she have to choose?


Buy from publisher http://www.beachwalkpress.com/mia%E2%80%99s-books/
Also available from all good eBook retailers, including Amazon, All Romance eBooks, Barnes & Noble and many more!


*****
Tabitha Rayne loves her romance with the heat turned up. She lives in the country with her partner who has the difficult job of having to listen to new ideas and help her to focus on one project at a time.
Blog http://aneroticadventure.blogspot.com/
Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/TabithaErotica

Now For the giveaway. Simply fill out this form below to enter for your chance to win a copy of Mia's Book. Don't forget to check out the excerpt HERE.




 

Sweet Release by Carrie Pulkinen

Readers 18 and older

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Publication Date: October 8th, 2010
Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Erotica
Format: E-book
Reviewed For: Breathless Press
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Book Blurb: The day Miranda Billings dies isn't the worst day of her life—but it's close. Miranda dreams of adventure and escaping her boring existence, but death might be too much of an escape. With the help of Andre the demon slayer, she discovers the excitement she craves. If only he’d let her share his quest as well as his bed.
When Andre, the half-demon EMT, finds the woman he loves crushed by a bus, he reawakens her soul with his magic and his blood. Now, Andre must decide if he’s willing to let her join him in his perilous quest to slay demons and save humans. He almost lost her once. Is he willing to risk losing her forever?


Crystal's Thoughts: Miranda Billings was having one hell of a day.  Loses her job, gets dumped and then to top it all off....she gets flattened by a bus.  That might seem like the end of it for her, but sexy EMT Andre, whom had been crushing on her for some time now, brings her back to life with his handy dandy half-demon powers.  Now with nothing to lose, Miranda has to make a decision.  Stay on the run fighting demons with a man she barely knows whom isn't even human himself, or figure something else out.  The choice seems almost too easy.  

I enjoyed this story immensely.  Reading this book was like being able to eat a whole box of chocolate covered cherries but only having the guilt of just one piece.  It was short, but felt like I read a whole story.  The passion between the two characters was amazing, leaving me a little breathless and my heart beating a bit harder.  I enjoyed her descriptiveness but was a little confused sometimes as to which characters mind I was in.  All in all I enjoyed what I read.

Be sure to come back tomorrow, I will have an interview with Carrie, and she was definitely a delight to chat with.

Also, Crystal has ventured to her own book blog. If you have liked her reviews, please go check out her new blog: Musings of and Avid Reader.

 

Making Her Nights by Keri Ford

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Publication Date: June 20, 2011
Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Erotica novella
Series: Uninhibited in Apple Trail, Arkansas #4 (can be read alone)
Reviewed For: Publisher and Author
Other reviews of Keri Ford: Through The Walls (#1), On The Fence (#2), and In The Hay (#3)
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Book Blurb: Chief Deputy Mike Gabel is the man in charge in Apple Trail. No one gives him more trouble than a certain blonde. While her stunts are frustrating to deal with, it’s the constant way she keeps him trapped in knots. 
Tiffany McBride has a reputation for being a trouble maker. She’s been betting and causing trouble since her parents died when she was a teenager. What looks like a young woman sewing her oats, it’s actually desperate measures to gamble for extra money to put food on the table. 
When these two acknowledge their attraction, sparks fly…that is if Mike’s public position can survive Tiffany’s frowned upon reputation.


My Thoughts: I have been anxiously awaiting to get my hands on this book. I have been so lucky to have been given the chance to read each book Keri Ford has written for this series. This one was no let down either. In my weeks of waiting and finally loading it on my e-reader, then finally getting lost in it, I was satisfied. In fact, Keri's humor continues to grow. While reading this book, I spit my coke out. Keri knows how to weave a tale of two characters so hot for one another and then brings you to the point of falling on the floor laughing.

In this book, Mike gets his turn. In past books, Mike has been there in the background since he is police chief of this small town. One girl has driven him crazy for years, and she happens to be one of those who causes the most trouble, Tiffany McBride. Mike is a very controlled man, who does everything by the book. Tiffany breaks him down. I do have to say, I saw a side of him I hadn't expected in the intimate scenes. However, I am not giving that away, just like I am not giving away what make me spit my coke out.

I believe the next book in this series will be out in August. I am super excited about this one since the main girls name is Rebecca. I can't see what kind of trouble she gets herself into, especially since there was a small excerpt in the back of this book.






 

Ruby Red Metallic by Casey Sheridan

Readers 18 and older

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Publication Date: April 1st 2011
Genre: Erotic/ novella
Reviewed For: Breathless Press
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Blurb: Only one thing stands between Alaina and her passion. His name is Scott.

My Thoughts: This was a quick and to the point read. It was actually different from your typical romance of two people who just have to have one another. Alaina knows what she wants and it just happens to be a car. She will do anything for the cars she wants and she lets it be known she will do whatever it takes.

When Scott enters the book, I thought  I knew what was going to happen, but I was wrong. The book ended in a way I was not expecting. I liked that.

Anyone who likes the erotic genre will enjoy this as a read. Its very quick from start to finish and will leave you as a reader satisfied.


 

Red Hot Lightening by Stormy Knight

Readers 18 and older

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Publication Date: February 25, 2011
Series: Part of the Dirty Bits Line
Genre: Short erotica novella
Reviewed For: Turqoise Morning Press/Sapphire Nights
Other Review for This author: Better After Midnight(Three short stories), Blown Away (Dirty Bits)
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Book Blurb: Skye Miller is so tense, not even a full set of tennis can unwind her tight muscles—her tension heightened by a raging summer storm that grips the town. But a hot and sweaty set of tennis is not the physical exercise she craves, nor will the pounding rain erase her pain. Thank the sex gods above she remembers a possible remedy just up the street. And he’s already posed the invitation. 

Crystal's Thoughts: Very good short.  Loved the fact that you are left wondering about things until the end. She ties it all up neatly with a sweet little bow, and a girly giggle from me.  I found myself drawn to the characters immensely, chuckling throughout and I was satisfied at the end.  Well written!