Tale 2 in the Ville D'Esclavage Jennifer saga now available

The second tale in my ville d’esclavage series, JENNIFER BOUND, is now available for download to your Kindle.

To celebrate its release, I’m dropping the price of the tale 1, JENNIFER LOST, to just 99 cents for the month of January, and offering the new work, JENNIFER BOUND, for 99 cents as well.

Here’s a little run-down on the two stories:

In JENNIFER LOST, VILLE D’ESCLAVAGE TALE 1, Jennifer innocently attends a party at the invitation of Andrei Sorin, a man whom she has fantasized about many times. She is stunned to learn the gathering is a dark, strange, erotic gathering and she is frightened, yet curiously and uncontrollably aroused to find herself at Andrei’s mercy, displayed like a trophy for others to see, unable to resist his desires.

In JENNIFER BOUND, VILLE D'ESCLAVAGE TALE 2, she finds herself pursued by two men, each who wants to make Jennifer his own. Andrei’s gentle yet forceful manner touches Jennifer’s heart while exploring a part of her sensuality she never knew existed. Zane White, on the other hand, is more forceful, almost brutal, yet he seems to know exactly how to turn her into a blubbering, pleading slave who can’t get enough.

Those who have read Tale 1 call it “Hot,” “Exciting,” “Captivating” and just plain “Sexy.”

I hope you download and enjoy the tales – who knows, there might even be an idea or two for your own playtime in the stories.

JENNIFER LOST and JENNIFER BOUND, just 99 cents each.

Thanks for stopping by.

xoxo

Kicking off a Great Year!

As 2012 draws to its close and the new year is about to begin, I have to confess to being blown away by the reaction I’ve received thus far to my writing.

My life hasn’t always been the easiest – if you read my profile you’ll most likely infer that I didn’t have the most stable of backgrounds, and you’ll be correct. But I’ve done okay for myself, getting out of a home that was no good, keeping myself alive and moving on, working hard but glad to have a job, and all the while letting my imagination run wild.

I started putting some of that imagination down on paper, then when I settled down a bit and finally got my tiny hands on a computer I started writing some of those stories in electronic form. A couple of friends suggested I try sending them off to magazines, or e-publishing them, and while I was never quite able to bring myself to submit to publications I began e-publishing just a few short weeks ago.

My first two stories, PRIVATE DINING and ROOM SERVICE (part of The Tides Inn Erotic Tales series), went live on Nov. 24, and after a few days of checking them out, making sure all was okay, I began doing a little marketing.

Honestly, I had no idea what to expect, and I felt if just a handful of people bought the stories I’d be ecstatic.

More than a handful bought.

When I did a free give-away for PRIVATE DINING, I found thousands of people willing to download the work, moving it well into the top 50 Amazon erotica category. Even after the free promo ended, people kept buying both PRIVATE DINING and ROOM SERVICE, which is a continuation of the PRIVATE DINING.

This past week I uploaded two new stories in a different series, JENNIFER LOST and JENNIFER BOUND, part of the Ville D’Esclavage series. A few of those were bought and downloaded even before I announced their availability! (And if you’re wondering, Ville D’Esclavage is roughly translated “bondage city” or “town of bondage” if that gives you any idea of which way those stories might lean).

This weekend (Dec. 29-Dec. 30) I’m doing another free promo, this time for JENNIFER LOST, and while the first day of the promo wasn’t quite as strong as the one for PRIVATE DINING, I’m still pleased.

Just a few short weeks ago the idea that people would buy my work – well, it was little more than a dream. 

Now it’s happening, and it’s quite exciting!

More importantly, though, through Twitter and Facebook I’ve come across some really great people. Some have bought my work, some haven’t, but it’s been great fun to chat with others – some writers, some not – and I think the best benefit of the self-publishing has been meeting others, even if the meetings have been of the electronic variety.

I have more writing coming this year – a third tale in The Tides Inn series to wrap up the story arc begun in PRIVATE DINING and a third tale in the Ville D’Esclavage series to tie up that story line, as well as a full-length murder mystery/romance/bondage-related novel (that’s some combination, huh?).

Most of all I hope to meet more people in the upcoming year – maybe even you. Go ahead and drop a comment here, or look me up on Facebook (shandramillerwriter) or Twitter (@shandramillerwr).

I hope you buy one of my works, maybe more, but most of all I hope we can maybe share a hello or two.

A few erotic gifts for last-minute Christmas shopping

We made it past the Mayan Doomsday, but your personal D-DAY is just around the corner because Christmas is here and you haven’t finished your shopping.

Maybe your significant other has everything she (or he) needs; perhaps you need a little token gift for a coworker or casual friend; possibly you just procrastinated and now you’re up a creek without a paddle. Heck, maybe you worked hard, got your Christmas shopping done early and now you're looking to give yourself a little present.

Ever thought about e-gifting a book? It’s inexpensive, you don’t have to worry about on-time delivery (in fact, delivery is FREE), and it’s just a cool 21^st-century thing to do.

You can give an e-book to anyone who has a valid e-mail address, and they don’t even need to own a Kindle to read your gift. For complete information on how to e-gift a book, visit giving an e-book, then check out my offers here:

For those who like a little spice with their meals, may I suggest my tale PRIVATE DINING? Pamela, who serves as a waitress as the ritzy Tides Inn, pulls out all the stops to show her best customer, Brett, that she can be more than a table server. But Brett turns the table on her, and Pamela finds being a server entails more than a simple meal. PRIVATE DINING is just 99 cents.

In ROOM SERVICE, Pamela learns that Brett has an appetite that goes far beyond what he had for dinner, and she is the only dish that can satiate his desire. ROOM SERVICE is just 99 cents.

In JENNIFER LOST, the first in my new series, ville d’esclavage tales, Jennifer is thrilled when Andrei invites her to be his escort at a masquerade party at this ancestral home. The party turns into a show, with a magician and his assistant on stage, performing the usual routine of magic tricks when the show takes a dark and erotic turn – and Jennifer watches, enraptured, as a woman is taken on stage, bound and disrobed, while the magician and his sultry helper have their way with her. Soon enough, Jennifer finds herself the center of attention. JENNIFER LOST is just $1.49.

Her saga continues in JENNIFER BOUND. After the performance, Jennifer finds herself the target of two men, each of whom wants to make her their own – literally. And Jennifer finds she cannot resist either of the men. JENNIFER BOUND is just $1.49.

Whichever of my works you give, I hope the recipient of your greatly enjoys the work.

Thanks for stopping by.

xoxo

Jennifer Lost: A new dark erotic tale now available

At the end of November I released my first two erotica tales, PRIVATE DINING and ROOM SERVICE. I really didn’t know what to expect – while I’ve been writing for several years, I’d never considered my work for publication. A writer friend of mine suggested I give it a go, and rather than play the game of submitting stories to markets and waiting forever to get a reply, I opted for the self-publishing route.

PRIVATE DINING and ROOM SERVICE are short stories that sale for 99 cents each, with a continuing story line through the two of them. I have been pleasantly surprised with the response, both in the fact that people are actually buying the stories, and a few are even catching up with me on Twitter to comment. Soon enough I’ll be producing a third work for that series, which I’m calling Tide’s Inn Erotica Tales. 

For now, though, I’ve finished two additional pieces that are part of a new series called ville d’esclavage tales. Ville d’esclavage is French for bondage town, if that gives you any hint at what direction those stories might take. The first in the series, JENNIFER LOST, is now available at Amazon.com, and soon the second in the series, JENNIFER BOUND, will be available. I’ve tried to make them sensual and fun and maybe a little bit naughty. Okay, maybe a whole lot naughty.

Here’s a bit about the first story in the series.

Jennifer has long fantasized about being with Andrei Sorin, and her dream seems to be coming true when he asks her to an annual Halloween gathering at his ancestral home.

There she sees a number of people – some she knows from town, others she doesn’t recognize – but the get-together is great fun. After retiring to a small auditorium on the grounds, Jennifer is fascinated by a live magic show, watching as audience volunteers are brought on stage for various tricks: one disappears, then is brought back whole; another is seemingly sawed in half, only to be put back together none-the-worse-for-wear; and then the show takes a dark, erotic turn.

Jennifer watches as her friend, Ashley, is coaxed on stage as a volunteer. There she’s bound, blindfolded, stripped and gagged while the magician and his assistant work a new form of magic, using pain and pleasure to change Ashley from a frightened, struggling captive into a willing servant, craving more than they can give.

Jennifer is horrified – at first by what she sees unfolding on the stage, and later by her own puzzling reaction. Mentally she knows she should be revolted by what she sees, but physically she has a totally different response. Soon enough Jennifer finds herself on stage, bound, helpless, at Andre’s mercy. While she struggles at first, soon enough she, too, hungers for more. Afterward, Jennifer is left wondering what she allowed to happen, why her body reacted the way it did, and whether she can let herself remain under the power of a man like Andrei.

JENNIFER LOST is the first of the ville d’esclavage tales, a series about a small North Carolina town where everyone is prim and proper, with a dark eroticism simmering just beneath the surface.

JENNIFER LOST, just $1.49.

I hope you buy the story. Most importantly, I hope you enjoy it and feel it was worth the cost. 

Please drop me a line, or comment here (maybe even join my blog as a follower?) and tell me how you like my work.

xoxo