Yes, Chef Now Available on Amazon

That’s right, my second book is finally published!

After a rather long winter, for many reasons, I finally found the time to put the finishing touches on this rather taboo tale, and now I’m hoping it will encourage you to touch yourself until you’re finished.

Yes, I made that joke. What can I say? I’m happy to have another book on the shelf!

Here’s the summary from Amazon:

What do you do when what you want is pretty much forbidden, but, even though you know it will cause nothing but trouble at home, you can’t help but think about it all the time?

In the case of Anne, controlling herself around the house, and even when cooling off around the pool (well, except for that one time, but no one was around… right?) is manageable, but when she soon finds herself working under her desire at his restaurant, Bliss, the temptation just might be too much. She needs the money to keep the man of the house and Lisa off her back, but what price will she pay if they find out just what she thinks about her new boss who happens to share the same roof as all of them?

With the temperature rising, will Anne finally ask for what’s on the tip of her tongue or will she stay quiet because what she wants shouldn’t be on the menu at all?

At over 20,000+ words, this story of forbidden lust is intended for mature audiences only. It contains explicit scenes of fingering, oral sex, masturbation, sex, light BDSM, and pseudo-incest involving a number of different people.

If you want to know more about it, you can find the first chapter here.

Otherwise, the book itself is now available here:

USA | Canada | UK

While you’re at it, I’m also offering my first book, A Taste of Cyn, for free this weekend to celebrate the release of my new one. So, now is your chance to check that one out too!

Fifty Shades of Consent

Admittedly, when I first decided to get into writing erotica, I had some concerns. Outside of the usual “can I even write?” and “will anyone buy it?”, I also found myself wondering whether or not I could write the things that would sell while remaining comfortable with the subject matter, scenarios, and everything else that my head wanted to put out there.

Personally, I’ve always kept at least a little divide between my fantasies and my feminist beliefs, and I felt I could do that as a writer as well. After all, if I was just writing about the sort of things I fantasized about, then everything should work out fine, right?

Of course, writing what you want to write and actually writing something that sells are often two completely different things. Since I’m being honest here, I have to admit that my decision to write erotica certainly involved an interest in making money from the craft. Like so many others, I fantasize as well about a simple life as a writer and the happiness that can come from being my own boss. However, a quick scan of the bestsellers lists on Amazon or most other book retailers continues to illustrate to me that writing what I’m comfortable with and writing what sells might be a number of shades apart.

Fantasy vs. Felony

For the most part, most of my concern deals with issues of consent and abuse. As someone who has an interest in the BDSM community, and also maintains a strong belief in the importance of consent, I’m often bothered by the treatment of both subjects in popular media. Sadly, this includes erotica.

I’m not going to dig deeply into it since there are certainly other people who have covered the general topic of BDSM and consent in popular culture, etc. as well as the popularity of such things as Fifty Shades of Grey and how it portrays BDSM, relationships, and other things. However, I did want to make it clear that I won’t be chasing after big sales numbers by writing similar stories since I believe there are plenty of other ways one can satisfy a reader without adding to an already problematic rape culture and promoting horrible ideas of what a good relationship should be like.

Although I’m up to explore taboo areas of erotica, and my next book even includes a little bondage (along with pseudo-incest), clear consent and respect will always be underlying things in any scene I write.

After all, if we’re in the business of writing fantasies, why not create/promote a world that we dream about beyond the bedsheets as well?

While You’re Waiting

Since I’m still dealing with the Amazon snag, I thought you might like to know that I’ve been keeping (and getting) busy on my tumblr page.

For an idea of where I draw my inspirations, what turns me on, and other things, check it out!

Obviously, it’s not safe for work. Unless your work is like mine. 😉

http://simoneavondale.tumblr.com/