Chaos and Flies

Here's a look at the cover for Book 5, Chaos and Flies, due out on January 1st. That's assuming we all survive the Mayan apocalypse, of course.

Honor. Duty. Love. Blackmail. Intrigue. Lust. Flies. Yes, flies. Killer blood-seeking flies have been the bane of Koilatha since the founding. They’re rumored to live in the ruins of an ancient temple of evil, not that anyone has ever gotten close enough to find out for certain. As a high priest, Rak is duty-bound to investigate these flies. The sun priest attempting to purify him and the palace functionary blackmail him complicate matters, as does his brother’s near death at the hands of an ambitious woman and the king’s continued attempts to force him to accept the position as heir to the throne.  

The worst thing of all is that, while sober, Jisten won’t settle for lust, he wants it all. And never mind that Rak has seduced him twice already. Where does honor lie when intrigue, duty, and love conflict?

Musings of an author

I really enjoyed the eXtasy Books Christmas party yesterday. It was fun to interact with my fellow authors and with the readers. I'm amazed at how long I spent in front of the computer on flash chat. I think I'll make author/reader chats a regularly scheduled event.

In the meantime, I've got a lot going on. I just saw the cover for The Dark Servant Book 5, Chaos and Flies, and it's awesome. I really like this one, the artist outdid herself. That book's due out Jan 1 and I'm expecting the proofs and galley within the week.

I just turned in Book 11, A Chaos Temple, to my editors. I will now start on Book 12.

I am revising and rewriting an older story, called The Hybrid, which will probably be broken into 4 or 5 books. The Hybrid ties into The Dark Servant, and has some of the same characters. It's sort of a horse story, in that the main character is an equine, but sort of not, since my equines aren't horses, but predators who happen to be shaped somewhat like horses.

I am also starting work on Tevia's tale, which explains how a Loftoni Princess leaves her kingdom, followed by a full third of her people, and settles in a strange land far away. She is, of course, Rak's grandmother, and I've always wanted to tell her story.

Resurrection

At last the stasis potion is set to wear off, and the prince will return to the land of the living. But Rak discovers that his brother’s resurrection is the least of his problems. His past is being used against him, and so is his tryst with the handsome captain of the palace guard.

His options are few and his allies fewer, and the King has somehow declared him heir to the throne, an honor he absolutely does not want. Can Rak steer his way out of the political mess caused by his brother’s near death?

http://www.extasybooks.com/resurrection-2/

The Great Rabbit Hunt

After saving the prince from certain death and convincing the sun priests that he’s not dead but in magical stasis, a high priest of the Lord of Night should have time to relax and enjoy his tryst with the captain of the palace guard. Between the nobles blackmailing him over his past and the sun priests intent on staking and beheading the prince (to save his soul), Rak’s in deeper trouble than ever. And to make matters worse, the captain doesn’t even remember their tryst.

Available now at:
http://www.extasybooks.com/the-great-rabbit-hunt/

Sex in the Sun Temple

S’Rak, a high priest of the Lord of Night, has been sent far from home to defend both a prophecy and a prince. His problems began the very day he arrived in a kingdom that views him and his kind as demons, and his half-brother Prince Jethain, the man he has sacrificed everything to save, isn’t helping matters.

Only Jisten, the captain of the palace guard, is willing to help S’Rak, but can the two learn to work together in time to save the prince?

Available now at:
http://www.extasybooks.com/sex-in-the-sun-temple/

Road to Koilatha

For three thousand years, the dark servants of the Lord of Night have waged war against the monstrous armies of the Unmaker. An ancient prophecy gives them hope of eventual victory, but now the underpinnings of their salvation are threatened, for the Unmaker seeks to destroy a central player of the prophecy before he comes into his own.

Cursed with the rare gift of foresight, high priest S’Rak suffers a series of visions showing the same man dying a hundred different deaths. To save the ancient prophecy, S’Rak is duty bound to travel to a sun kingdom and, if necessary, give his life to defend this unknown prince.

Available now at:
http://www.extasybooks.com/road-to-koilatha/

I didn't start out intending to write erotica. I intended to write fantasy. But the erotic elements crept into the story, and then one day I realized that the plot was unworkable without them. I thought about it for a while, trying to determine why this bothered me so much.

I came to the realization that my trouble with erotica stemmed from cultural upbringing. We are trained from a young age to view the body as somehow unnatural, and bodily functions as gross. Sex is a taboo topic for young people, and even many adults are so uncomfortable with the subject that they resort to juvenile jokes and behaviors to avoid the issue.

The fact is, we're animals, and nature designed us to have sex. Lots of sex. So I stopped hiding from it. I embraced it and let my character's natural inclinations happen. The result was still pure fantasy. Erotic fantasy.