That’s right!  “Being Naughty: The Life & Times of an Erotica Novelist” is Book One of the Memoir Series.  And it just went live in the Kindle Store last night for $1.99.  WOOT!

Dontcha love this cover?  Damn, Alex is the most brilliant cover designer ever.  And, yes, I modeled in my trashy lingerie for all of the covers in this series.  “Still Naughty” (Book Two) and “Always Naughty” (Book Three) will be coming out in the Kindle Store and on my site in pdf in the next week or so.  Can’t wait to show you those covers too.  They ROCK!!

Okay, here’s what “Being Naughty” is about:

What happens when an erotica novelist, whose life is as sexual and lusty as her novels, creates a wildly popular blog to chronicle her sexual exploits?  And what happens when those erotic blog posts are gathered together and published as a series of memoirs?  You get an irreverent, sex-obsessed, hysterically funny read.  One you’ll be laughing about and recommending to your friends for years. 

Meet Laura Stamps, an erotica novelist, exhibitionist, voyeur, lust addict, hedonist, and sensualist.  A woman who will tell you sex is her life as calmly as if she were discussing the weather.  Well, just before her naughty lips curl in a lusty grin.  Okay, you’ve been warned…

I laughed all the way through the editing of this book.  Yes, I did.  You’re gonna love it, too!  Here’s the link to it in the Kindle Store to check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/Being-Naughty-Erotica-Novelist-ebook/dp/B003WEA0G0/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1279690756&sr=1-9

And here’s the link to all my books in the Kindle Store:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=laura+stamps&x=15&y=18

Enjoy and happy, smutty reading!!

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(HOT Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches)
laurastamps@mindspring.com
To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

Plus……drum roll……The Memoir Series will be coming out in the next week or so.  HAWT DAMN, these are gorgeous covers!!  Can’t wait for you to see them.  Alex has got to be the most talented cover designer EVER.  Not to mention I’m thrilled to have my X-rated blog published in book form.  Finally!  And not just in one book, but three: Being Naughty, Still Naughty, and Always Naughty. 

Sounds just like me, doesn’t it?  Of course!  *wicked grin* 

Speaking of hot sex, I know I haven’t had much of that on this blog for the last month or so.  Sorry.  Wes and I are still fucking like bunnies on crack, and he’s behaving very nicely these days.  But I’ve been so slammed with book biz stuff I haven’t had the time to write about it.

So here’s the next best thing.  How about hot sex with Wynn and Noelle from Bewitched at the Beach: Book Two of the Rune Witch Series?  Thought you might like some kinky hot tub sex to get you over (or under) “Hump Day.”  Enjoy the first chapter of this sizzling novella available in the Kindle Store at:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=laura+stamps&x=15&y=18

Or at my book site: http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com

Bewitched at the Beach: Book Two of the Rune Witch Series

Laura Stamps ©

CHAPTER ONE

“Hey.”  Tuesday afternoon, the third week of August, and Noelle holds her cell phone in one hand while her other hand rests on her slim hip.  Standing at the glass door of the import store she manages, she watches the late summer sun bake the store’s asphalt parking lot, sending shimmering waves of heat snaking across its inky surface.  “What’s up?”

A sexy growl rumbles through Wynn’s throat.  “My dick is always up for you, darlin’,” he teases.

Noelle snorts.  “Tell me something I don’t know, cat-man.”  She steps back as three cars pull into the parking lot, and several women emerge, walk through the door, and into the store.  Turning around, Noelle signals to one of her employees, pointing toward the new customers.  “Seriously, we’re starting to get busy here.  Stop wasting my time and tell me why you’re calling.”

Wynn chuckles.  “Patience, darlin’.  You’ll like this.”

“I better,” she warns. 

“Are you working this weekend?”

“Just Saturday,” she replies.  “I’m opening, and you know how cranky that makes me.”  She shakes her head and groans.  “I’ll never be one of those perky morning people.”

Wynn chuckles.  “Tell me something I don’t know, sugar.”

“Quit fooling around, cat-man!  I’m not having a good day.  Our air is on the fritz again, and I’ve got two men on the roof right now trying to fix it.  I’m hot, and, I swear, if they tell me one more time that unit is terminal, I’ll…..”  Noelle impatiently taps the stiletto heel of her boot on the tile floor.  “Argh!”

“Relax, sugar.  What would you say about spending three nights at Hilton Head?  We’d leave on Friday and come back Monday afternoon.”

“I’d say you’re dreaming.”  Noelle runs her hand through onyx, gel-spiked hair, blotting the back of her moist neck with her collar.

“Maybe not, darlin’.”

“Then spill.”

“Dray went to a supplier party a few weeks ago.  They had door prizes, and he won a trip to Hilton Head this weekend.  The beach isn’t his thing, so he offered it to me.  I wanted to run it by you first before I told him I’d take it.”

“Cool!”  She turns away from a woman looking at a display of baskets imported from Africa.   “But your boss is a daywalker, right?” she whispers into the phone.  “Why is he giving up such a great trip?”

“Sugar, daywalker vamps can walk in the sun,” Wynn explains.  “They just can’t bake in it.”

“Gotcha.”  Noelle snickers.  “Dray in swim trunks lying on the beach, soaking up rays.  Yeah, that’ll never happen.”

“Exactly,” Wynn replies.  “So do you wanna go?”

“Absolutely.”  Noelle hurries to the counter and pulls out the weekly schedule from the shelf beneath the cash register.  “Tell Dray we’ll take it.  I can find someone to cover for me on Saturday.  My assistant manager owes me a favor anyway.”  She lays the schedule on the counter.  “Shouldn’t be a problem.”

“Excellent.”  Wynn growls again, his voice low, and sexy.  “Maybe after dinner tonight you could model that bikini you bought last summer at Dillards.  You know, the skimpy black one.”

Noelle snickers.  “Down, boy.”

*     *     *     *     *

The sun slowly sinks in the sky when they approach the beach house on Friday evening.  Decorative clumps of sea oats are scattered throughout the front yard and sway lazily in a salty breeze. 

“Sweet,” Noelle muses, yawning and stretching after the long drive.  She throws her arms up over her head and wiggles in her seat, grateful Wynn could leave work early that afternoon and beat the traffic coming home to pick her up.  Thirty minutes later they tossed their luggage in the car and hit the road for the three-hour drive to the coast.

Even though she loves to tease Wynn about his fancy sports car, Noelle appreciates how it pampers her body.  Especially on a road trip.  Soft leather seats cushion her back, while an expensive sound system floods the car with classic rock.  Tinted windows filter the scorching South Carolina sun. 

As Wynn turns into the driveway, Noelle glances out the window at the expensive beach houses lining the street.  All are painted in pastel colors, sprawling across spacious lots, each landscaped to provide plenty of privacy.  Several luxury hotels rise from the beach next to the neighborhood.

After he parks the car, Wynn hops out and grabs his travel bag and the large black backpack Noelle uses for short trips.  Slinging the straps of both over his shoulder, he rummages through his pocket for the key Dray gave him before he left the office.

“What do you think?” Wynn asks, closing Noelle’s door when she steps out.

“Nice, ” she replies, turning around to weave her fingers through his as they walk toward the house.  “Isn’t it?”

“Very.”  Wynn bends over to brush his lips across her cheek before slipping the key in the front door.

A cool blast of air conditioning bathes Noelle’s face.  Wynn pushes the door open and stands back, allowing her to walk through the entryway into an airy living room.  Her stiletto heels click loudly across spotless hardwood floors.

“Awesome,” she says, flipping the latch on the sliding glass door and stepping out onto a wide deck wrapping around the back of the house.

Wynn drops their luggage on the sofa and follows her outside.  Standing behind Noelle, he draws her back against his chest, slipping his hands beneath the black tank top she threw on before she left Columbia.  He playfully tugs on the silver ring piercing her navel before his fingers glide up to cup her breasts.  Dragging his thumbs across her nipples, he chuckles when they instantly harden into tight buds. 

“No bra today, sugar?”  Wynn dips his head, nuzzling her neck.

Noelle purrs and leans against him.  “Like you just noticed, cat-man.”  She places her hands over his and grinds her hip into his growing erection.

He growls and sucks her earlobe into his mouth, nipping it gently.

“Ouch!” Noelle yelps, elbowing the unmoving wall of his chest.  “That hurt.”

Wynn ignores her outburst, moving her toward a hot tub recessed into the deck.  He kisses her collarbone.  “Want to go skinny dipping, darlin’?”

“Sounds good to me.”  Noelle snickers, noticing the row of tall bushes on each side of the property that form natural privacy walls.  “Looks like we won’t be freaking out the neighbors.”

Wynn laughs.  “Since when do you care?” 

“Good point.”

He turns her around in his arms and claims her mouth. 

Noelle gasps as his tongue flicks across her bottom lip and then plunges into her mouth, devouring her.  His hands massage her breasts, rolling her nipples between his fingers and thumbs.

She moans and melts into him, hungrily returning his kiss, her hand tangled in his long dark hair.  Slipping her fingers between their bodies, she gives his hard cock a squeeze, and he inhales sharply.

“Dear Goddess,” she breathes, when he releases her mouth.  “You’re frisky tonight.”  She fans her face and pulls out of his embrace.  “Let me find the bathroom in this place, and I’ll be back.”

She walks over to the edge of the hot tub, eying it suspiciously.  “Is this thing warm?”

Wynn squats down and dips his hand into the water.  “I guess whoever cleans this place got it ready for us.”  He looks up at her.  “Try it and see.”

She bends over and sticks a finger in.  “Mmm, I like that,” she purrs, waggling her eyebrows suggestively.

“Flirt with me, sugar, and I’ll take you right here on the deck,” he warns, his dark eyes shining.

“Promise?” Noelle teases.  She squeals and dodges his hands, running through the open sliding glass door and into the house, laughing.  “You’re so easy, cat-man!”

She swipes her backpack off the sofa and dashes down the hall in search of the bedroom.  Stopping at the first door on her right, she finds an office with a computer, printer, and fax machine. 

“Not what I’m looking for,” she mumbles, turning back into the hall and walking through the door on her left.

“Bingo.”  Noelle tosses her backpack on the king-size bed and wanders through an arched doorway into a master bathroom larger than her kitchen in Columbia.  After she freshens up, she strips off her clothes and pads back through the house.

When Noelle opens the sliding glass door, she sees Wynn lounging in the hot tub.  Two bottles of water sit beside him on the deck next to a plate piled high with nut butter sandwiches and apple slices.

His eyes are closed, and he’s taken the band out of his thick black hair, which spills in glossy waves over his shoulders and into the warm water.  His head rests against the back of the tub. 

When Noelle steps through the door his eyes open, and he sits up.  Warm water cascades down his lean chest and the sinewy muscles of his arms.  Reaching for one of the bottles, he moves with leonine grace.  Just like the cat he becomes when he shifts.

Noelle sighs as she watches him, her eyes caressing his gorgeous body, wandering down from his high cheekbones to his broad shoulders.  Wynn’s chest is covered with a dark dusting of soft hair, and her fingers itch to travel through it.  She licks her lips and closes the door, amazed how the sight of him still spikes her libido even after five years together.

“Like what you see, darlin’?” Wynn teases, taking a sip of water and winking at her.

“You wish, cat-man,” she snorts, stepping carefully into the hot tub.

He chuckles and holds out his hand to steady her.

“What’s that?” she asks, pointing toward the plate of food.  “You know I only do organic.  I’ll bet there’s nothing organic in that entire kitchen.”

Wynn pulls her onto his lap, hooking her knees around his hips. 

Facing him, Noelle feels his meaty erection pressing against her stomach, and her sex clenches with anticipation.

“That’s a bet you’d lose, sugar.”

“No way,” she protests, opening her mouth as he feeds her a piece of fruit.

“I packed some of your favorite snacks before we left.”  He dips his head to lick a bead of water from her pert nipple.  “Trust me, darlin’.  You’re gonna need your strength this weekend.”

“Aren’t you the Boy Scout?” she murmurs, choking down a moan with a bite of apple.

Wynn grins up at her, his tongue circling her nipple, while his hand slides between her thighs.  “Always prepared.”  He cups her mound and presses his thumb against her clit.  “That’s my motto, sugar.”

“Wait!” Noelle exclaims, grabbing his hand and stilling it before he can plunge two fingers into her sex.  “I need some water to wash down this apple.”  She lifts his arm and waves it toward the water bottle.  “You’re driving me crazy, cat-man.”

Wynn laughs and hands the bottle to her.  After she takes a long gulp, she gives it back to him. 

Placing the water bottle on the deck, he grabs her hips, his long fingers kneading her ass.  “Ready now?” he asks, giving her a lusty grin.  “I can’t wait much longer, sugar.”

Noelle snickers, weaving her hands through his hair.  “Then don’t.”  She pulls him toward her, kissing him hungrily, her tongue invading his mouth to dance aggressively with his.

Wynn growls and shifts her hips on his lap.  While Noelle continues to ravage his mouth, he slides his hand down her flat stomach and between her thighs, stroking her clit.

A seagull cries overhead, floating down to the beach, while the sun sets on the fiery surface of the ocean.

Noelle clutches Wynn’s shoulders and leans back.  “Oh, that feels so good,” she moans. 

He plunges two fingers inside her, slowly pumping into her cunt, and she eagerly rides his hand.  Tiny waves ripple across the hot tub, reflecting the setting sun.

Her sex grips his fingers, and she can feel the first spasm of an orgasm coiling low in her belly.  Noelle whimpers and arches her back, thrusting her breasts out when intense pleasure explodes in her pussy.

Wynn chuckles.  “I love how responsive you are, darlin’.”  He pumps his fingers faster, while she grinds against his hand, riding the white-hot waves of her release.  Dipping his head, he suckles one nipple, nipping it gently.

Noelle screams when those little bites of pleasure-pain ignite a second orgasm, and her legs begin to shake.

“Hush, darlin’,” Wynn soothes, nuzzling her ear.  “You’ll scare the neighbors.”

“I can’t help it,” she breathes, laying her head on his shoulder, panting as the last tremors ripple through her.

“I know, sugar.”  Holding her against his chest with one hand, he pulls the other hand out, licks the remnants of her cream from his fingers, and reaches beside the plate of food for a foil packet.  After he rips it open with his teeth, Noelle takes the condom from him and rolls it over his engorged cock.

Caressing his erection with both hands, she nips his ear and whispers,  “Don’t let this go to your head, cat-man, but your dick is a work of art.”

Wynn laughs and slips down in the tub.  Lifting Noelle’s hips, he slides into her with one hard thrust.

“Dear Goddess, you’re tight,” he groans, rocking her slowly, pulling out almost all the way and then thrusting back into her.

Wanting to feel every delightful sensation as his thick shaft stretches her, Noelle brings her knees up, resting them against his chest, opening herself to take him as deeply as she can.  She closes her eyes and whimpers when he rolls over with her, rotating his hips to hit her G-spot.

“You’re like a drug, cat-man,” she breathes, clinging to him.  “I think I’m addicted to you.”

Moving Noelle beneath him, Wynn increases the speed of his strokes.  “That’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me, sugar,” he groans.

“Then I must be delirious,” she replies, biting her lip as a lightning flash of bliss snakes through her pussy, shaking her with a powerful climax.

He reaches down through the warm water and pinches her clit again, rolling the swollen bud between his fingers as he slams into her.

Noelle cries out when another orgasm crashes on top of the last one.  Her inner muscles grab his cock, rippling up and down its length, squeezing him with spasms of pleasure.

Wynn groans loudly, his release shooting through his groin, spurting warm seed into the condom.  He rolls over and drags Noelle on top of him.

When she can move again, she nuzzles his wet chest.  “I like this hot tub,” she murmurs, warm water caressing her satisfied body. “We should get one of these for our backyard.”

Wynn chuckles, running his hand through his hair, damp with water and perspiration.  He hugs Noelle to him, tenderly stroking her back.  “I doubt we’d get any work done, darlin’.” 

A few minutes later he slips out of her and pulls off the used condom, tossing it on the deck.  Grabbing another foil packet, he rips it open.

“True,” Noelle agrees and then snickers.  “No wonder Savannah and Donnie spend so much time in that custom-built bathtub of theirs.”

Wynn snorts.  “I’m amazed he can leave for work every day with that kind of temptation.”

“He must have a lot of willpower,” Noelle muses, stroking the silky skin of his quickly recovering cock.

“Then he’s a better man than I am, sugar,” Wynn replies, rolling on the condom and slipping inside Noelle again, rocking his hips in a slow rhythm.

“Mmm, that feels good.”  She kisses his neck and then nips his collarbone.  “I’ve always thought willpower was highly overrated.”

**********

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(HOT Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches)
laurastamps@mindspring.com
To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

The Rune Witch Series

Enjoy!

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“Loved The Rune Witch Series! Wynn was very sexy and definitely drool worthy! And Noelle was awesome in her quirky-ness. I couldn’t put my Kindle down!”  (Jennifer, Twitter)

“What a great little read.  Sex Magick is nice and short…and damn it was Hot as Hell!!  I love Wynn.  He is fantastic.  I cannot wait to read the next one in the series! I love it when you read something new and are left wanting more.  Laura Stamps is a great writer.  Everyone should give her a go!!  Plus, she does really know how to write a good love scene!!”  (Ang, Australia)

“Wynn is a great guy!  I love his devotion to Noelle, his sexiness, and his all around charm. He is funny and enduring. This is a “naughty” novella and in that aspect this book was HOT! It is definitely not for the faint of heart. Laura writes really good “naughty” scenes, and she does not disappoint in this book.  I liked the playfulness between Noelle and Wynn. They were very fun to read.  I did like the magic being interwoven into the moments between Noelle and Wynn, it was unique and fun to read! I would recommend Sex Magick to any “naughty” book reader.”  (Felicia, Texas)

“Sex Magick is Book One of the Rune Witch Series by Laura Stamps. The series centers around the relationship between sexy, 35 year old, sassy Rune witch Noelle and hunky, 38 year old eclectic Pagan Wynn, who were first introduced in LS’s Witchery Series. Wynn has long black hair, 6 feet of dark gorgeousness, quiet, easy going and comfortable in his own skin, works as a software developer…and oh yeah–he’s a (cat) shapeshifter.  Noelle is 5 feet of flirty feistiness, with short dark spiky hair, a classic rock lovin’, goth-looking vegetarian, who manages an import store–I’m imagining Pier One.  This story is very descriptive and often humorous (Wynn and Noelle have a great rapport)–I can just imagine Wynn and Noelle as if they’re sitting in my living room, and very steamy–a couple of scenes (shower sex) will get you all hot and bothered. Loved it! I enjoyed this little novella and look forward to reading more in the series and seeing just how creative Wynn will get to convince Noelle to marry him. Should be fun!  (Cheryl, PA)

“Laura, I love them!! Thanks so much for writing them..{grins}  And I also wanna go away with DH for a dirty weekend at the beach!!!  OMG, girl, you can write great S.E.X.. And, yowzah, that has already hooked me!!!..  I love love this series.  It is soo good.. I love it in Bewitched at the Beach when Wynn tries to convince Noelle to marry him as they go away on a little vacation.  This one is Super Hot, I mean a cold shower in some places are needed!!  Cant wait to read the next one, as it should be an awesome finish to the series!! Yes, yes, I love Wynn….OMG, don’t get me started!!  He is Smoking Hot!! Laura Stamps is an amazing writer, and she knows how write her S.E.X!!!  It was so good I had to start the last one!!”  (Ang, Australia)

“I just talked to a friend who loved A Vampire’s Kiss and she’s now reading The Rune Witch Series. She loves your writing. I have that series next to read. ” (Debbie, Ohio)

“Bewitched at the Beach is Book #2 in the Rune Witch trilogy, and it picks up where Book #1 leaves off (you have to read these in order to get the full effect). Noelle and Wynn have an opportunity to spend a long weekend at a luxury beach house at Hilton Head, S.C., courtesy of Wynn’s boss, Dray (A Vampire’s Kiss). Of course they jump at this opportunity for some R&R, and Wynn uses this alone time with Noelle to convince her to marry him.  I really enjoyed this short but very sexy read. It’s filled with humor (Noelle is good with the wise-cracks and teasing put-downs), some verrry hot sex (a hot tub scene, and some nearly exhibitionist sex in the ocean–Noelle and Wynn are very daring) and some vivid, atmospheric descriptions of the beach house and surrounding area that made me imagine that I was there (how I wish!). We learn a little bit about the reason behind Noelle’s reluctance to marry, we get to enjoy Wynn’s (I love this easy going, beta hero) relentless pursuit to get a “yes” out of Noelle, and it was hot! On a side note, let me call attention to the cover–this is one cover that perfectly depicts the H/h, right down to Noelle’s navel ring (can’t tell if that’s a dangling skull, though) and her black bikini–although where are Wynn’s loud and flowered swim trunks?!:) Great effort by LS–can’t wait to read the next one (The Harvest Moon) to see if a wedding is in this sexy couple’s future!”  (Cheryl, PA)

“After reading The Harvest Moon I am left with WOW! What an awesome ending to a fantastic series!!  You know what else I love about Wynn?  He knows what to do with his mouth and hands!!! *sigh*  I really can’t stop thinking about that soy milkshake and what he does with Noelle!!! {{grins}}} Love your work Laura   For every one who hasn’t read anything from Laura Stamps you should totally give her books a go!”  (Ang, Australia)

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xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(HOT Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches)
laurastamps@mindspring.com
To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

What fun!

Many thanks to all of you who posted a question last week for this interview.  It was a blast answering them.  Okay, here we go…! 

Interview with the SexWitch

1.) Have you ever slept with a boss or coworker of yours? (Kristen’s question)

Hmm.  I dated a few coworkers, but how can I say this delicately?  None of them “inspired” me to go beyond the kissing/groping stage.  However, there have been a few 20-something guys who’ve worked at bookstores where I’ve done booksignings that I would jump in a sec.  That counts, doesn’t it?  Hey, life is goooood when you’re a cougar.  LMAO

Actually, Wes is the only one who qualifies as an answer to this question.  We were both working at the college, and that’s how we met.  I was working in the Print Shop part-time, and he was working in the Accounting Office.  I had to run by his office every two weeks to pick up my paycheck from him.  In fact, I still have the paper the college sent me, telling me to pick up my paycheck from Wes.  Cool, huh?

2.) Have you ever had a experience with a vamp yet or witch (Desi’s question)

I don’t know if this is a sex question, but I’ll pretend it is (lusty grin).  The answer is Yes.   Actually, I married one.  No kidding.  Wes is a Histrionic Psychic Vampire, which is one reason why he has so many hissy fits.  The other reason is cause he’s an irritating Alpha.  Duh.  But I’ve been surrounded by psi-vamps all my life.  I’m a high-level Empath, and our healing energy is like chocolate to psi-vamps.

In case you’re wondering, Histrionic Psi-Vamps are aggravating but not the dangerous kind.  One of my old college boyfriends is a Paranoid Histrionic Psi-vamp.  Okay, those are the reallllly scary ones.  In fact, if you’ve read “What Witches Want: Book Two of the Witchery Series,” I modeled the character of Greer after that old boyfriend.  Typing this reminds me I woke up the other night after dreaming about him.  I haven’t had a dream about him in decades, but he was still mean as hell, which is why I woke up.  Shivers!

So, yes, I know and have had all kinds experiences with psi-vamps and blood vamps (Sanguinarians).  And, yes, I’ve fucked a few, too. 

Of course, Wes is the vamp who gave this shallow slut the best Os of her life, so he’s the one who got to marry me.  Never let it be said I don’t have my priorities in order, ya know?  *sex-obsessed grin*

If you’re on Facebook or Twitter you saw my tweet on Sunday about our sex date.  Seems we got so frisky Wes ended up with friction burns from the condom on both sides of his cock.  Really.  Gives new meaning to the phrase “burning rubber,” doesn’t it?  LMAO!! 

Seriously, though, it’s nice to know at the age of 58 the man can still ring my bell.  Yeah, that was one HAWT sex date.  The man was giving me Os so fast I only had like two seconds to catch my breath before I started climbing toward the next one.

YOWZA!

So if you marry a vamp be sure he’s an expert with his “tool” and uses it often.  Makes it easier to endure all their vampy drama the rest of the time.  Kinda.  *falls over laughing*

3.) Where is the most public place you’ve ever had sex? (Amber’s question)

I have this thing about sex and water.  Sex in a pool, sex in a shower, sex in the sink in the bathroom, sex on the beach, sex in the ocean.  You get my drift.  The funny thing is I’m not even a water person.  I just like to have sex in it or near it.  *kinky grin* 

Sex in the ocean is always a fav of this exhibitionist.  I told you about the first time I talked Wes into this.  Well, here’s another time.  My mom lives in Myrtle Beach, and that’s where I lived during the summers, where I worked my ass off at different stores in the mall.  Then in the fall I’d head back to Charleston for college, live in the dorm, and work in the Print Shop. 

Anyway, Wes was visiting for the weekend, and we’d been having wild frisky sex all over the house.  One day we went to the beach, which was across the street from my mom’s house.  When we got there he was kinda horrified I suggested we have sex in the ocean.  Again.  Three decades later he still tries to convince himself his wife is not an exhibitionist.  Obviously, it’s not working. 

However after I got him out in the ocean and the waves were up to his waist and I had hopped up and wrapped my legs around his hips, he was easier to convince.  Must have been cause he was a horny 26-year old and I was rubbing my pussy against his swim trunks right before I reached down and freed his dick.  Yeah, that probably had something to do with it.  *lol*  This time I wore a one-piece bathing suit.  Not a problem.  I just pulled the crotch to the side and impaled myself on him. 

Yumm!

People were everywhere.  I mean, it was Myrtle Beach in the summertime when there are so many tourists you can trip over them.  Duh.

But I had Wes in a compromising position, and he was a young stud, so he did what came naturally.  GAWD, it was a blast!  The waves kept slamming into us and rocking us, so even though there were people only 20 feet away no one knew what we were doing. 

Yeah, this is definitely one of my fav “dating” memories. 

4.) Where is the strangest place you’ve had sex? (Carol’s question)

Carol, I’ve been thinking about this ever since you asked, going through all the places I had sex with all my boyfriends and even Wes.  But I would have to say the strangest would be the orgies I used to do when I was in college.  Once again, major fun for an exhibitionist!

Back then we were a bunch of college kids, smoking pot and popping pills and fucking like crazy.  Anything you “caught” could be healed with a good dose of penicillin.  We had no idea drugs were actually dangerous until famous rock stars began overdosing and dying.  WTF?!   

Anyway, my crowd had a friend with an apartment where wild sex happened all day long.  The music was loud, classic rock.  You would walk in the front door and wander past all the fucking couples until you found an empty bed or chair or sofa or floor space, and then get to it.  Loved it!  You can imagine how much fun I had, knowing there was always an audience watching.  I can still remember what it was like to look up while I was flat on my back on the floor, totally nude, my legs in the air, and my boyfriend-of-the-moment pumping into me, while I smiled at the guy walking past us.

Yeah, it was GREAT!   *kinky grin*

Did I also mention I picked up a STD at one of those orgies and gave it to Wes a few months later?  Well, I did.  Wes just took it in stride, knowing he was dating a wild girl.  See?  He can be a nice guy.  Sometimes.  *falls over laughing*

5.) What juicy tips do you have for me to give my honey the best blow job of his life? I know I’m pretty damn good, but I also know there’s always room for improvement! I wouldn’t ask any other slut but you!  (Cynthia’s question) 

Let me say I love how you used the word “juicy” in relation to BJs.  *licks my naughty lips*

Okay, if you’ve been reading this blog for a few years (or even a few weeks) you know this slut is addicted to BJs and cocks.  I’m such an addict I’m always doing “research” to improve my technique with Wes and for the BJ scenes in my novels.

In fact, I just finished editing a “juicy” BJ scene in “A Vampire’s Kiss.”  Oh, yeah.  Dray was a verrrry happy camper. Yummm..!

I gather BJ info several ways: I google it on the web, I ask my cybersex guys, and I ask my gay men friends.  I gotta tell you gay men (besides being some of my dearest friends) are experts when it comes to BJs.

Here’s what I’ve learned.  The shaft actually doesn’t have many nerve endings on it.  Surprise!  So all the attention women pay to licking and sucking the shaft is kinda wasted.

Instead, the loose skin on the underside of the cock between the head and the shaft (the Frenulum) is highly sensitive.  The head itself is also very sensitive.  If you flatten your tongue on the head and push, you can drive a man crazy.  Really.  Several of my guy friends told me that, so I tried it with Wes and he loved it too.  There is also a hot spot right behind the balls (the Perinum).  Apply gentle pressure with two fingers to that area while you are giving a BJ, and your guy will moan with delight.

Because of all this research, my BJ technique is a little different than the kind you read about in most erotica novels.  For instance I don’t bob my head.  I mean, why should I?  That action isn’t necessary because the shaft has too few nerve endings.  Instead I suck hard on the ultra-sensitive head, swirling my tongue across the head and under the shaft, back and forth nonstop.  At the same time I pump the shaft hard, cause men are much rougher with their cocks than we are, and they like it that way.  With my other hand I press on the spot behind Wes’s balls (the Perinum).  This is where all the howling comes from on his part when I write about our frisky sex adventures on this blog. 

A blow job like that only takes a couple of minutes before your guy is climaxing.  Because I love a dick in my mouth so much I play with Wes for a minute or two (much to his dismay), just because I wanna prolong my pleasure.  But when I get down to business, it’s only a few minutes until blast-off for him.

Try that technique the next time you give a BJ and see how your honey likes it.  In the meantime, I’ll continue my BJ research.  “Hard” work, I know, but somebody’s gotta do it.  LMAO!!! 

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(Witches, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
laura@laurastamps.com
To see all my novel series:
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I’ve done like seven interviews so far since “A Vampire’s Kiss” was published on March 9.  The wild thing is even if some of the same questions are asked (and they are from time to time) my answers are always different.  Why?  Cause it just depends on what kinda mood this slut is in: slutty, sluttier, or sluttiest.  No wonder one of my fans said she loves reading these interviews since she learns something different about me every time.  Now you know why.  lmao!

Speaking of that, I’m posting most of these interviews on my book site (”Interviews” button at http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com) if you’d like to read more of them.  And I just finished another interview on Thursday night that will go live May 5 on a vamp review blog.  I was wide open that night, so it’s the sluttiest one yet.  No kidding.  I’ll tweet everyone to let you know when it goes live.

And speaking of vamps, I finished proofing Issue #3 of my serial novel “A Vampire’s Kiss” this weekend and emailed it to my verrry talented designer to beautify, so it will go on sale the first week of May.  Can you say smokin’ HAWT?!!!  Oh, yeah.  Dray and Sara are steaming up my computer for sure.  *sex-obsessed grin*

Okay, enjoy this interview.  It’s a good one!  

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 (Interview with Books, Books, and More Books, April 2010)

Interview and Giveaway wth Laura Stamps

 by Ruth Schaller

For this month, I’d like to welcome someone very special! Let us all welcome author, Laura Stamps! She is snarky, witty and downright ‘dirty’! Gotta love it! So for this special occasion this month, I’ve had the privilege of reading one of her newest novels, The Vampire’s Kiss: A Manigault Vampire book! It’s been a pretty cool ride so far and I’m waiting for more to come! So let’s get it on!

Ruthie – Hi Laura and thank you so much for coming over to visit my blog! So let get started with this interview! Tell me have you always been a writer? I know sometimes when we’re younger we like to experiment with things and play with the ideas of what we want to be when we grow up. I wanted to be a lawyer and here I am an aspiring author and a school bus driver….lol

Laura - Actually, no. I always wanted to be an artist. And that’s what I became. Since I was a little girl I always won the top art awards in school. I participated in my first outdoor art festival when I was 17. Didn’t sell anything, but I learned a LOT. When I did my next art fair I sold a lot, and I continued to do art fairs through college in both South Carolina and Georgia. Naturally, I majored in studio art in college and became a professional artist (watercolor and acrylic painter) with paintings in galleries across the country and prints sold worldwide. In fact my prints and posters are still sold worldwide by my fine art publisher, Haddad’s Fine Arts Inc., in California. But there was a problem. I was never 100% satisfied creatively with painting. Something was missing. I just didn’t know what.

Then one day when I was thirty I picked up a “Writer’s Digest” magazine at the bookstore. There was an article in it about writing poetry, so I wrote a poem and…EUREKA!…I was completely satisfied creatively for the first time in my life. Wow! I had always been told by my English teachers in school that I had writing talent. But I never pursued it, because I’m also mildly dyslexic. Of course, I didn’t know that back then. I just thought spelling was incredibly hard for me. Art was easier, so I that’s what I did. But after writing one poem I knew I needed to change careers. I did, and it was very hard, but I learned my craft.

Twenty-three years later I’ve published more than 45 books with several publishers, and my fiction and poetry have appeared in over 1000 magazines worldwide. My writer’s resume is 80 pages long, full of awards and prestigious nominations like a “Pulitzer Prize” nomination (2005) and seven “Pushcart Award” nominations. I truly believe anyone can follow her/his dreams. It just takes lots of perseverance and the decision to never give up until you accomplish your goal.

Ruthie – I know some of your other books are about witches and this one takes your vamps and puts them both together. If you could do anything different with the serialized novel, what would it be?

Laura - Nothing. I absolutely love the concept of this serialized novel series and how my fans are embracing it. My main series is “The Witchery Series,” and my other series (”The Rune Witch Series,” “The Faery Witch Series,” and “The Manigault Vampires”) are spin-offs of this one. They all contain the same characters, follow the same timeline, and are set in Columbia, South Carolina. So readers are never lost in the fictional world I have created, no matter what series they’re reading. Kinda cool, isn’t it?

Ruthie -What do you think is the most difficult process of the publishing industry?

Laura - Depends on what stage you’re at. In the beginning it’s writing a query letter that a publisher or agent will respond to. The solution is to give them what they want: an author who has a strong resume of publication credits in magazines for your fictional genre. Very few agents or publishers will take a chance on an author who is not well- published in little magazines first.

If you’ve been in the biz for a while then you’re caught in the cycle of trying to keep your books in print (publishers have an annoying habit of going out of biz and/or merging). At that stage you’re also trying to find the time to finish and market 1-3 new books every year to keep your fans hooked on your series. That’s something most readers don’t understand. The writing at this stage is the easy part. The hard part is finding time to both market and write. All or much of the marketing falls on the shoulders of the writer these days. And if your books don’t sell (because you aren’t spending enough time marketing them) your books go out of print, and you may be dropped by your publisher or agent or both.

It’s is an endless rat race at times. That’s why novelists work such insane hours and are always kinda tired. It would be wonderful to just sit around in your jammies all day and write. But that’s a fantasy. It ain’t even close to the reality of a successful novelist.

Ruthie – When you’re writing, do you plan everything ahead of time or do you just kind of ‘fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants’?

Laura - Both. I always work from a short outline, like 3-4 chapters ahead. I don’t start a book until I know who the characters are, what the climax is, and how the book will end. But I am completely character-driven. So I let them tell the story. I just incorporate that into my outline.

However, in “A Vampire’s Kiss” I didn’t. Oh, I had an outline. But for the first time my characters (Dray and Sara) refused to follow it. They had a certain way they wanted this story told. Yet I kept trying. Finally, after they refused to follow the first 20 chapters, I gave up, threw my outline away, and let them rule. The first draft of the novel ended up longer than usual, because they didn’t want to quit at my usual 28 chapters. Then they refused to follow their first draft and kept cutting chapters up. Yikes!

Consequently, “A Vampire’s Kiss” is one of the best novels I’ve ever written. Really. I always say my characters do a better job of writing than I do. And that’s certainly true of this novel. lol

Ruthie – For all of us aspiring writers out here in the blogosphere, can you share any advice with us.

Laura – Learn your craft, read novels by authors you admire, become an awesome marketer/salesperson, and never never give up! This is a tough biz and not for the faint of heart. lol

Ruthie – The characters in your Vampire’s Kiss serialized novel – they are fascinating. Are they based on people that you know, or did they just kind of evolve on their own as you wrote the stories?

Laura - Funny you should ask. Readers often think I am the heroine of every novel I write. Not. In each novel I want to address a certain issue, usually one I have some life experience with. Then I create the heroine, giving her the perfect personality to deal with this issue in a way that leads to the climax and the end of the novel.

For example, in “The Witches of Dixie,” high-strung Mirabella has to learn how to save her successful art biz when circumstances conspire against her. Definitely a crisis situation for her. Having been in the art biz, I know all about those ups and downs. Mirabella is actually a composite of about 20 artists I have known in real life. In “What Witches Want” Savannah is not only shy but her self-esteem has been damaged by an abusive marriage. She has to find a way to recover from this and go on to find a fabulous guy. Not an easy task for her. In “Call of the Witches” Maylene is fed up with her history of bad-news boyfriends. She takes a two-year celibacy vow to empower herself and break this aggravating cycle. But before it ends she meets the man of her dreams. Too funny! None of those women are me, but I have experience with all of those issues, as do many women.

However, in “A Vampire’s Kiss” I thought it would be fun to make oversexed Sara a clone of myself. Yeah, everyone who knows me can see me in kinky Sara and loves it! And Sara truly is ME. Her dialogue, her actions, her libido, everything. What fun! Of course I had a realllllllly hard time getting her out of bed with Dray. But that’s to be expected if you’re talking about me. *sex-obsessed grin*

Ruthie – Do you have a lot of time to read? And if so, who is your favorite author and what really strikes you about their work?

Laura – I used to. But the last year has been so insane for me that I haven’t had much time to read. Instead, while writing new books, I’ve been dealing with one ebook publisher that went out of biz in March, taking on a new agent in June, parting ways with that agent last month, and dealing with one of my publishers that is taking forever to publish some of my books. It’s amazing I’m not on serious meds by now. lmao! Oh, and then launching the vampire novel serial with Kittyfeather Press. So I’ve had no time to read at all.

 However, now that the vamp series is off and running, I have had a bit more time to read, like 15 minutes every day or so. But that’s a lot for me, considering how the last year has been.

My fav authors are Emma Holly (damn, that woman can tell a hot story!), Kathy Love, Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter series), and Lora Leigh (Bound Hearts series). And I still think “Colters’ Woman” by Maya Banks is one of the best ménage novels ever written. I know she doesn’t agree with me (we chatted on Twitter about it), but IMO it’s true. *lol* The kind of books I like to read for fun are written by authors who write the same way I do: lean, fast, and hot.

Ruthie – Now there are all types of books out there about vamps and what really are your thoughts on vampires? Do you have a favorite one from your books or from anywhere else (movie, other book, etc.)Laura – Vampires are sex-on-a-stick! My favs would be the Dark Hunters by Sherrilyn Kenyon, even though technically they aren’t true vamps, but close enough.

Ruthie – Do you listen to music or watch TV while writing, or any other quirky little author habits?

Laura - No. Because my books are character-driven I need complete silence when I write so I can hear them talking to me. As for quirky habits I started out in the writing biz as a poet in 1988 and didn’t write fiction until 1996. Most poets write first drafts by hand. So like almost all novelists who started out as poets, my first drafts are written by hand in one spiral notebook after another. The first draft of “A Vampires Kiss” was written in 9 white-hot weeks, one chapter every day in 3 thick spiral bound notebooks. When I finish the first draft of a novel, I type it on computer to edit it, which takes about 8 months.

Also because I started out as a poet I am a meticulous editor. Every chapter goes through 15-20 edits. And chapters with sex scenes go through 30 or more edits until the dialogue flows naturally from your tongue, the sex is HOT, the pace is perfect, and the readers’ panties melt. That’s what writing good erotica is all about.

Other than that I keep vampire hours, working until 4:00am and getting up at 11:30am to start all over again. I like those hours because I’m a night person, and I get about 8 hours of fan mail every day. But after midnight most people are asleep, so I can get a ton of work done then.

Ruthie – Do you have anything else that you’d like to share with the readers?

Laura – You had to ask, right? *lol* Besides being a Wiccan Faery Witch (just a fancy name for a SexWitch), I’m also a high level empath and a psychic. If you don’t know this already you will soon. But I’m just like one of the heroines in an erotica novel. I’m addicted to sex, lust, trashy lingerie, and cocks. Remember, Sara is me. So I’m a kinky girl (exhibitionist and voyeur). Kinda unusual for an erotica novelist, I know. But I live what I write.

Because of that I don’t include any sex scenes in my novels that I haven’t personally tried out in real life. Nothing makes me laugh harder than reading an unrealistic sex scene in an erotica novel. Hey, my readers tell me they use erotica novels to get ideas to spice up their sex lives. Last thing I want is to write a scene that will make them sick or might injury them. Totally NOT cool. So when I read a novel with a sex scene that makes me say, “Eeeew…bacteria!” or “UTI Alert!” I usually don’t finish that book. Kinda ruins the whole thing for me.

Fiction is fiction. But when I’m writing sex scenes and I know my readers might try some of these positions I prefer to take a responsible attitude. Not to mention my husband Wes loves it when I say, “Okay, honey, I need to work out the details of a sex scene for the novel I’m writing. Let’s get naked!” Yeah, men are easy like that sometimes. *lusty grin*

Other than that, I’m totally addicted to hunky strippers. Young male flesh. Yummy…..! Did I mention I’m also a cougar and proud of it? Hey, you asked! lmao

Now she is just too funny! Gotta love her!

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(HOT Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches)
laura@laurastamps.com
To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
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~ REVIEW ~

(Rating: This one gets a 5/Extremely Hot and Naughty)

What to say, what to say?  I say this is going to be a good series. If you like sexy vampires and sassy witches this will be the beginning of a great read for you. The series itself will be released in volumes. I am reviewing the first 3 chapters of Volume 1, “A Vampire’s Kiss”. It’s easy to see how hot and heavy Dray and Sara are headed for. The first three chapters give a tease of the story and introduces our main characters.

Sara is as outgoing and outspoken as any female character I’ve read in a long time, she is too funny! Since this is a spin-off of Stamp’s Witchery series you can expect that Sara is a Wiccan Green Witch. Although, I doubt it’s the witch in her though that gives her the spunk she definitely has. You will either love or hate her, but either way she grows on you. Drayton, on the other hand, I can’t imagine not loving. He’s sexy and elegant and oh so sexy! Darn, did I say that already? Well, I’d like to meet him and he sure did catch Sara’s attention from the first time she saw him. Sara is completely hooked on vampires so when she meets a sexy Dracula at a friend’s party she is in vampire heaven! (little does she know her dream Dracula is a real vampire) We meet Sara at a costume party dressed as Artemis, who came with friends dressed in other random costumes, such as Ash (which I totally loved and the reference to the Dark-hunters series was not wasted on me!!) and then we meet Drayton dressed as Dracula of course. After introductions and polite talk Sara gets right down to telling Drayton he isn’t properly dressed to represent what a vampire looks like. “Oh Really?” Dray asks, “Well do tell”, he says with a laugh and you can bet Sara didn’t waste anytime telling Dray exactly what she thought because Sara is an expert on vampires, of course!!  She’s absolutely hooked on them.

That was our introduction to Drayton and Sara. They reach their first kiss by the end of the night when Dray walks Sara home. Afterwards, he asks Sara to have lunch with him tomorrow. Now if you are like me, you’re probably wondering how it is that Drayton can walk in the sun. Well it isn’t explained in the first 3 chapters so that will be a cliffhanger to look for later, but we do see how Drayton shows up during the day and takes her to a special lunch that he obviously put a lot of thought into. A greenhouse is a perfect place to impress a green witch and heat things up!

 So now we’re left with a good idea where Sara and Drayton are headed, but Sara still doesn’t know that Drayton is a vampire so I wonder how that’s going to work out. However it does, it will be fun I’m sure!

(For more info on A Vampire’s Kiss, go to http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com)

~ INTERVIEW ~

I’m really excited to tell you about a recent interview I did with author, Laura Stamps on her new Erotic Vampire Series just released. She was nice enough to hang out with me for a bit and share some goodies, including a free copy of the first volume in her new series to be given away to a lucky blog follower.

Hey Laura, thanks for the interview with me. I’m so excited to pick your brain so let’s get started!!

1.) First let me ask, for any of the new fans out there, what are you all about? Who is Laura Stamps?
Hmm.  People who know me would say that’s a verrrry dangerous question.  lmao!!  Okay, I’m a Wiccan Faery Witch, psychic, and empath, which is why I write paranormal romance.  I walk in the “real” paranormal all day long, so it’s normal for me and what I’m used to.  If you know anything about the Fey you know they are very sexual.  So a Faery Witch is just a fancy name for a Sex Witch (thus, my user name at Twitter).  I’m basically a simple slut.  Sex-obsessed.  Addicted to lust, sex, trashy lingerie, and cocks.  Well, you asked!  lol

2.) Why erotic writings? Did you always know that’s the genre you wanted to write?
I just answered that first question with my list of addictions, didn’t I?  *lol*  Seriously though, my dad was a tomcat, so I inherited his raging hot libido, which kicked in when I was seven, and my mom caught me doing a BDSM thing with my Barbie dolls and a stuffed animal.  Yikes!  I’ve always been a wild girl, done my share of kink (did I mention I’m an exhibitionist?), orgies, you name it.  Since I’m obsessed with sex and such a sexual being it’s only natural I should write about it.  And if you’ve read my naughty blog you know my real life is much like that of the heroine in an erotica novel.  Sex, sex, and more sex.  However I started out as an artist and was an art major in college (a painter).  In fact my art prints are still sold worldwide by my art print publisher (Haddad’s Fine Arts, Inc.).  And my paintings grace the covers of The Witchery Series (until the new publisher republishes them this year with new hunky guy covers…yummy!).  I’m also dyslexic, so even though I had always been told I had writing talent, I didn’t pursue it.  Grammar and spelling were just too hard.  Then I wrote my first poem when I was 30, and that was it for me.  Career change!  *lol*  So I started out as a poet.  For years I published books of poetry and fiction.  I actually wrote my first erotic short story in 1996, but no magazines would accept it.  It wasn’t until 2002 that the market for erotica finally took off in this country.   

3.) How long have you been writing? Have you always wanted to write?
Like I said, I started writing when I was 30, so I’ve been writing for 23 years (I’ll be 53 on April 2…HORRORS!…there must be some mistake, I thought I was 18!).  Actually, I always wanted to paint until I wrote that first poem.  Then I changed careers, and all I’ve wanted to do since then is paint with words.  So I’m self-taught as a writer and a novelist.  However 23 years later my poetry and fiction have been published in over 1000 magazines, literary journals, and anthologies.  I’ve published more than 45 books, and I’ve won many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize nomination and 7 Pushcart Award nominations.  In fact, my writer’s resume is over 80 pages long.  Okay, when I wanna accomplish something I work realllly hard at it.  lol        

4.) I absolutely love that you’ve written erotica with vampires.  I don’t think there is enough out there.
Vampires are soooo sexy, aren’t they?  I think they’re a natural for hot erotica.  The fun thing about A Vampire’s Kiss is it’s the first novel in my The Manigault Vampires series, which means this is the novel where I get to create the vampire world in Columbia.  Major fun!  I knew I wanted my vamps to be different.  So they’re “daywalkers,” meaning they can walk in daylight, and it doesn’t hurt them.  I won’t say why because that would spoil some of the fun of the novel.  Of course, this doesn’t mean they can hang out at the beach and get a tan, but because of the daylight thing it’s hard to tell they’re vamps.  However there are subtle hints.  They feed on blood during sex, they’re cool to the touch, and their eyes flash to black with bloodlust (which looks a lot like regular lust in a human man, except vamps can do it at will).  It was also fun to go into the history of how Dray became a vamp.  I won’t spoil it for you, but it goes back to the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina.

5.) Please give us the basics about the Manigault Vampires and the first volume in the series, “A Vampire Kiss”.
The Witchery Series trilogy is my main series, and all my other series are spin-off series.  They all happen according to the same timeline, so they’re a lot of fun to read because you’re never lost in each series, and you know all the characters.  The Manigault Vampires is my first serialized erotica series. In this spin-off series, you’ll meet Drayton Manigault, the owner of Manigault Technologies and one of the richest businessmen in Columbia, South Carolina. Dray also happens to be one of the oldest vampires in the city. A Vampire’s Kiss is the first novel in this series.  It’s about how Dray finds true love in the form of a spontaneous Green Witch named Sara Gadsden.  As a side note, if you’re from South Carolina you’ll notice right away all the names of my characters are historic South Carolina names.     

6.) Did you plan to write the stories as volumes or did it just flow like that?
No, A Vampire’s Kiss was written in a classic novel structure as all of the novels in this series will be.  It was just the circumstances I suddenly found myself in last month that determined it would be released as a serial.  And now that it is, I love it!  I think it’s a fun and totally cool idea.  Here’s what happened.  2009 was an insane year for me that had nothing to do with the crazy economy.  In March my ebook publisher went out of business weeks before one of my spin-off series (The Rune Witch Series) was to be released.  Then I got a new agent in June.  I signed with a new publisher (I have several), but that new publisher moved so slowly publishing new books that by February of 2010 I had gone 16 months with no new books being published.  HORRORS!  The crazy thing is I’ve been writing all along, and 5 new books have just been waiting at various publishers to be published.  That’s not fair to me, and it’s not fair to my fans.  So when Kittyfeather Press offered me the opportunity to turn The Manigault Vampires into a serialized novel series I jumped on it!  That means when you read these issues you’ll find the chapters flow just like a regular novel because that’s the way they were written.  Oh, and let me warn you.  I’m a dialogue junkie.  So my novels read fast, smooth, and hot, and every chapter ends with a cliffhanger so you wanna know what’s gonna happen next.  Sorry!  That’s just the way I’ve always written my novels.  lol

7.) What’s exciting and unexpected about this series that is different from your others?
Two things.  First,  Sara is a clone of me.  This is the first time I’ve ever done that.  Really.  All of my characters are fictional, although Noelle from The Witchery Series does have a bit of me in her.  Anyway, I thought it would be fun to make Sara just like me.  And it was a blast.  What I didn’t realize is if I made Sara a spontaneous sex maniac like me, I would have a helluva time getting her out of bed with Dray (wait till you hit the next issue of this serial….whew!).  And I did.  *lol*  But it’s not her fault, because she thinks like I think.  She sees Dray.  He’s gorgeous and sexy, and she wants him.  Done.  Sara goes after what she wants.  She doesn’t waste a minute angsting over anything (as you know).  The second thing about this series that is different is the way it was written.  Dray and Sara had such a fabulous chemistry that they ran way with this novel.  That’s another first for me.  Not that my novels aren’t always character-driven; they are.  But Sara and Dray were the first h/h who refused to follow my outline from the first chapter.  No kidding.  I finally gave up, threw it away after 20 chapters, and let them rule.  They did this in the first draft, and they did it again as I edited the final manuscript.  However, you’ll hear no complaints from me.  I always assume my characters are smarter than I am.  The stuff they come up with is a million times better.  And this time was no exception.  It’s an awesome novel, and I have Sara and Dray to thank for it.  

8.) Do you have the whole series mapped about in length or is it open ended right now? Personally I hope it’s open-ended. (hee-hee!)
The Witchery Series is a trilogy, and there are three spin-off series: The Rune Witch Series, The Faery Witch Series, and The Manigault Vampires.  The first two spin-offs are trilogies.  But I always planned for The Manigault Vampires to go on for as long as it likes.  Right now I can tell you A Vampire’s Embrace: Book Two of the Manigault Vampires is about Dray’s brother, Val.  A Vampire’s Desire: Book Three of the Manigault Vampires is about their cousin Atwell Gibbs.  Both totally sexy vamps who will give you an instant panty-melt.  Really.  But don’t worry.  You meet them all in this first novel A Vampire’s Kiss.  *lusty grin* 

9.) Can you tell us what we can look forward to in any of your future projects?
The Rune Witch Series will finally be coming out in the fall.  It’s about Wynn and Noelle from The Witchery Series.  Wynn is one of the sexist shapeshifters you’ll ever meet.  He used to have his own fan club.  And that was when he was just a secondary character in The Witchery Series.  Whew!…that man is HAWT!  The Faery Witch Series will be coming out in 2011.  It’s about Donnie and Savannah from What Witches Want: Book Two of the Witchery Series.  They are such a sweet sexy couple I wanted to give them their own erotica series.  Did you hear the story about Donnie?  Gorgeous bod, long blonde hair, sweet Gamma man.  It took me two months to get over him after I finished that novel.  Damn, I fell hard for him!   

10.) and finally, any other surprises you want to give us a sneak peak to?
None at the moment.  But my life is always full of surprises.  Movie and TV people are always approaching me about turning my novels into film.  My life is always full of fun kink.  You name it!  I really am just like the heroine in an erotica novel.  For example, I had no idea The Manigault Vampires would be released as a serialized novel series until the opportunity presented itself last month.  I know this is an unusual concept, but when have I ever done anything “normal”?  The Manigault Vampires is kinda like an erotica newsletter featuring the serialized novel, A Vampire’s Kiss.  Perfect for anyone who loves romantic vampire erotica.  Think of this as your smokin’ HOT vampire fix every month from award-winning erotica novelist Laura Stamps.  What could be better, right?  Like I said, it was the purrrrfect solution for me and my erotica-addicted fans.  Yeah, life just gets better and better.  Dontcha love it?!  *lusty grin* 

Thanks again. You’re really great to do this for us!  

(Stacey Fergusen, Book Reviewer for Bitten by Paranormal Romance)

For more info on A Vampire’s Kiss, go to http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(Witches, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
laura@laurastamps.com
For HOT vampire erotica go here:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
For my naughty blog & novel series:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

First, I want to thank all of you who’ve stayed with me faithfully through the last year of my insane career.  Why?  Because it’s been 16 verrrrrrry long months since my last erotic romance, Call of the Witches, was published.

Trust me.  I never in a million years planned for that to happen.  But Forbidden Publications (who bought my Rune Witch Series) was supposed to publish that ebook novella trilogy in the Spring/Summer of 2009.  And Trytium Publishing was set to publish A Vampire’s Kiss in the fall of 2009.

Instead Forbidden went out of business in March, shocking many of its authors, including me.  That meant I had to stop working on the vamp novel to find a new publisher for the The Rune Witch Series. 

See?  My plan was for four new erotica novels and novellas to come out in 2009 for my rabid fans.  Instead zero were published.  Argh!!

I got a new agent in May who spent the rest of the year buying out my publishing contracts with two of my publishers (Trytium and Artemesia) and consolidating those books with one publisher (Magicomm Media).

All of this has taken time.  Too much time, as far as I’m concerned. 

So I’m pulling a Stephen King this week.  In 1996 King published The Green Mile as a serial novel in six parts.  And we all know what a success that novel was.  Duh.  Since then he’s gone on to publish several of his novels as serials.  Not to mention Playboy Magazine also runs serialized novels. 

So why can’t I, right?

And that’s exactly what I’ve done.  Today, I’m announcing Kittyfeather Press is publishing my smokin’ hot The Manigault Vampires series as serial novels.  And the first issue goes on sale TODAY.  Yay!

The first erotica novel in that series (A Vampire’s Kiss) is being published in a serial newsletter named after the series (The Manigault Vampires).  The first week of every month a new issue will come out containing the next two chapters in A Vampire’s Kiss.  These are digital issues (like ebooks), and you can order them through PayPal directly from the site I have created for the first novel in this erotica series, A Vampire’s Kiss.

How cool is that?!

Hey, do I take good care of my readers or what?  You had to wait 16 looooong months for new fiction from me.  But when I’m finally in a position to deliver I make sure you get HAWT vampire erotica every month.

 Alrightyyyyy!

I told one of my readers about this idea last week, and she loved it, not only because she has a Kindle but also because she is insanely busy with her kids and family.  She said these issues would be the perfect digestible bites for lunchtime reading or whenever she can find 15-20 minutes during her busy day for an erotica fix.  And we all know how much we need that “fix.” 

For ordering information go to http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com.  There you can read the first chapter of A Vampire’s Kiss and see how to order the first issue of The Manigault Vampires, which contains the first three chapters of A Vampire’s Kiss.  You can also read comments from some of the reviewers I’ve been sneaking chapters to for the last year (yeah, authors do that a lot *LOL).

Best of all, each issue sells for only $1.99.  Cool, huh? 

Okay, if you have any questions, let me know.  Otherwise, you’ll have to excuse me while I happy-dance the rest of the day….!  *ecstatic grin*

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal Sex Goddess
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(Witches, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
laura@laurastamps.com
For HOT vampire erotica go here:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
For my naughty blog & novel series:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

The problem is she’s a creative person.  But she’s under pressure from her family and society to create a traditional life for herself.  Yet she knows in her heart that’s just not gonna work for her.

What it boils down to is she’s never given herself permission to do what makes her happy.  And she’s not alone.  I think that’s what happens to a lot of people at any age.  We spend too much time thinking about what we feel we should do rather than finding a way to do what makes us happy.

When I was a teen this choice was made easy for me.  Of course, at the time I didn’t see it that way.  I grew up in an abusive family with parents who were mentally unstable.  Mostly I was told I would never make it in life, and I would never be a success.

Of course, I didn’t believe that (LOL).  But it taught me at an early age to take responsibility for my decisions.  I realized with no loving family to cheer me on in life I would have to be my own cheering section.

I also decided if that was the case, then I was gonna spend my life doing whatever makes me happy.  Period.  It didn’t matter to me if people said it couldn’t be done.  If it was my dream, I was gonna follow it and find a way to make it happen.  I’d seen too many miserable adults to want that kind of life for myself.

Shivers!

And that’s exactly what I’ve done.  First, I was a painter and became a successful one.  Then when I was thirty I changed careers when painting no longer made me 100% happy.  I became a poet and a novelist.  It didn’t matter to me that I’m dyslexic.  It didn’t matter to me that most small press writers make no money.

When I told my accountant I wanted to start my own small press publishing company and sell my books through direct mail, he cautioned me that most direct mail businesses fail.

That was twenty-three years ago.  Once again, I didn’t listen.  LOL 

Oh, I crashed and burned a million times.  But I looked at all of those boo-boos as learning experiences.  In the process I became one of the most financially successful writers in the small press.  I not only taught myself how to write, but my writer’s resume is eighty pages long now and full of awards and publication credits.  Plus, more than forty-five of my books have been published, first by my company and then by other publishers.

So I told all of this to my friend.  I said if you choose to do what makes you happy in life you’ve gotta learn how to crash and burn and learn from it, rather than take it personally.  Decide what your dream is, and then find a way to make it happen.  But realize your dream will change from decade to decade.  I know mine has.  Every time my dream no longer makes me happy I tweak it until it does. 

If you do this, at the end of your life you’ll look back with satisfaction.  Why?  Because almost every day was a happy one rather than a day spent working a job you hate, while you count the years until you retire.

Shivers!

My friend laughed.  “You should be a motivational speaker,” she said.

“I could be,” I replied.  “But speaking doesn’t make me happy.  Writing novels makes me happy.  So I put lots of empowering stuff in my books, and that’s good enough.”

I mean, there are a lot of things I could do.  I’ve been blessed with several talents.  But only a few make me truly happy.

Life is short.  I think I’ll spend it doing what makes me the happiest.  That would be writing smokin’ hot erotica novels. 

Oh, and having as much fun and sex as I possibly can.  Can’t forget that.  Duh!  *sex obsessed grin*

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal Sex Goddess
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(Witches, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
laura@laurastamps.com
To read excerpts from my novels:
http://www.LauraStamps.blogspot.com
Check out my verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

Really.

Anyway, when I woke up on Monday morning I was suddenly fed up with the book issue on my new site.  Yeah, I was not happy that my book info and links are still at my old books site at Blogger. 

So I decided to do something about it.  I felt it was time for all my books/series/info/links to be on the new site.  And I was tired of waiting for this to happen.  I’m a very patient person, but when it comes to biz I do have my limits. 

Here’s why things are taking so long.  My agent just spent the last 6 months buying out all my book contracts with my other publishers.  Whew!  Lots of changes.  Anyway, his goal is for my books to be published by only one publisher, Magicomm Media. 

Last week, on February 8, I signed a major contract with Magicomm Media for 10 titles (17 books in ebook and/or paperback).  Magicomm Media is now in the process of publishing these books.  Some are books that were published by other publishers, and some are new books/series.

As you know, my agent and Alex created this fab new website for me in October of 2009.  Because of the change in publishers, my books aren’t on this site yet.  They are still at my old site.  So on Monday I decided to move all the info and links from the old site to this new site, so you can find my books in one place again.  

Yay!  Let’s hear it for organization!  LOL

All you have to do now to find all my books/series is go to the top of the page to the button bar.  Click on “Books.”  There you will find all my series listed, as well as my memoirs and poetry books.  You can also read excerpts from the “Witchery Series” novels, which is the only series of mine in print at the moment.  Plus, you can read the first chapter of the vamp novel, since it was scheduled to be published last year before all the publisher craziness happened.  LOL

Here’s what I used to do.  Every time a new novel was published (or about to be published) I would create a Blogger blog just for that book.  This blog would include information about that novel, an excerpt for your reading pleasure, and links to order the novel.  It worked really well and told readers everything they needed to know about that book.  

Now all that info and links to those novel blogs are here on this new site.  Yay!  If you wanna read about any of those novels just click on the link beneath the title, and it will take you to the blog I created for it.  There you can read an excerpt, see how to order it, or read reviewer/customer comments about it.

Cool, huh?

Have I mentioned how much I love organization?  Oh, I did, didn’t I?  Yeah, it took me a few hours to move all this info to the new site, edit the links, and update the blogs for each book.  But when I finished it was a thing of beauty. 

Check it out when you get a chance.  Just click on “Books” on the button bar, and you’ll be on your way to lots of fun, sexy reading!

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal Sex Goddess
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(Witches, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
laura@laurastamps.com
To read excerpts from my novels:
http://www.LauraStamps.blogspot.com
Check out my verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

In the course of the conversation he says: “When I tell people about you, I always say you’re the most honest person I know.”

I laugh and thank him for the compliment. “Well,” I reply. “I am what I am. What you see is what you get with me. I’m the same in person as I am on the web.”

“I know,” he agrees. “I admire that about you because it’s so unusual.”

It may be unusual, but to me it’s a no-brainer. Growing up in a dysfunctional home, I realized right quick (as we say in the Deep South *LOL) how important it is to build a nourishing life that lets you be who you are.

Unfortunately, I think there’s too much pressure on women to be something we’re not. We’re supposed to be thinner. We’re supposed to look younger. We’re supposed to be prettier. We’re supposed to be richer. We’re NOT supposed allow our lusty inner slut have a voice. We’re NOT supposed to be kinky and love it. And so on…

I’m not saying you shouldn’t live a healthy lifestyle and tone your bod with regular exercise. You know I’m totally into that. But what I am saying is you do the best you can with what you’ve got, and that’s good enough!

I’ve always been a firm believer in pursuing my dreams as well. I mean, why shouldn’t I? Why shouldn’t anyone? If my career gets to the point where it no longer excites me, I tweak it until I love it again. Who cares if it means I take a pay cut for a while? I’ll be making good money soon enough, doing what I love. Hey, it’s more important to me to pursue my dreams, have fun every day, and work a job I enjoy. Who wants to go to a job that feels like drudgery? Horrors! Life is too short for that kind of torture, ya know?

That also means I have to take giant leaps of faith on a regular basis that scare the shit outta me. But those kinds of calculated risks are par for the course if you make it your life’s work to pursue your dreams.

Then my agent and I discussed Twitter. Alex set up that account for me in October. But I’ve been too slammed with the new website, new publisher, book biz, and working on the vamp novel to spend any time at Twitter until a few weeks ago.

“You know what really pisses me off?” I ask.

He laughs. “I know of a few things.”

“It’s those book biz experts on Twitter who think I’m a brainless twit because I write erotica and I’ve chosen to remain in the small press for my entire 22 year career.”

They have no idea how financially successful you can be in the small press if you’re an author who knows how to market and sell. Seriously, they don’t have a clue.

“Fuck ‘em,” he replies. “And not in a good way.”

“That’s exactly what I said!” I exclaim.

And it’s true. I am what I am. Twitter isn’t Facebook. I can be my sexy, slutty self on FB, and my fans love it.

But Twitter is a whole new ballgame. You’ve got a bunch of stuffy book biz people tweeting among themselves. Don’t get me wrong. What they say is fascinating if you love the book biz and bookselling as much as I do. But few of them will give the time of day to an erotica novelist.

And then the whole erotica scene over there is different. It takes a while to find erotica fans and bloggers who won’t freak over sexy talk about hunky guys and the lusty novels we read. For lack of a better word Twitter is kinda neutered and prudish when it comes to erotica.

Horrors!

“Plus,” I continue. “I’ve only been there two weeks. I’m still learning Twitter. But I found out today I’ve already been blocked.”

“Oh, no,” my agent groans. “By Twitter?” Okay, I have a history of online censoring. But I’m getting better at staying one step ahead of the web censors. Really, I am. LOL

“Nah,” I reply. “She’s one of those snotty book biz experts.”

“Fuck her,” he replies. “You can’t please everyone. You’re different than most erotica novelists. You have to be who you are. That’s always been your strategy, and it’s a good one for Twitter as well.”

“That’s exactly what I said after I realized what she’d done,” I reply. No wonder I love this guy so much!!

Who knows why she blocked me? Could be because she doesn’t like sex or erotica or Witches. Maybe she thinks all erotica novelists are brainless twits.

Who cares? Not me.

I am what I am, and I’m having a blast at Twitter now cause I finally found a bunch of readers/fans/bloggers who love erotica and sex as much as I do. They’re cool and don’t freak over the lusty way I talk about hunky guys, jogging while wearing my nipple jewelry, sexy books, etc.

You gotta be who you are, right? So if talking to a slutty, un-neutered erotica novelist sounds good to you, follow me on Twitter. I’m having a naughty party over there every day. Yes, I am. *kinky grin*

BTW, I’m SexWitch at Twitter (http://twitter.com/sexwitch). Gee, what a surprise! LMAO

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal Sex Goddess
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(Witches, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
laura@laurastamps.com
To read excerpts from my novels:
http://www.LauraStamps.blogspot.com
Check out my verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch