The Green Light District

Like a Fairy Tale!

I am so very excited to announce the release of Kristina Wright‘s second erotic fairy tale anthology, Lustfully Ever After: Fairy Tale Erotic Romance! First, I adore Kristina, so I’m thrilled to be in another anthology that she edited. And secondly, way back when I wrote my story in the collection, “The Beast Within,” I felt some trepidation about doing so. I had never tried fairy tale-related writing, and I wasn’t sure I would know how to “rewrite” one. The idea seemed foreign to me.

Once I chose the fairy tale I would address and the idea formed and I started working on it, however, I found that I enjoyed the project immensely—far more than I thought I would. The story seemed to come together far more than I ever expected, too. I was surprised to find that I appreciated working within the “structure,” if you will, of a story that already existed and certain language and narrative expectations related to fairy tales (as I perceive them anyway). Very much fun, and not something I feel like I’ve done much before. I appreciate Kristina’s putting together this anthology, as without it I almost certainly would not have conceived to write “The Beast Within” on my own! ;)

Lustfully Ever After is in stock now at its publisher Cleis Press as well as on Amazon (and Kindle) and at Barnes and Noble. Here is its elation-inducing table of contents:

Lustfully Ever After

Foreword by Sylvia Day
Introduction: They Lived Happily Ever After

Rosa Redford Anya Richards
Gretel’s Lament Jeanette Grey
Matches Anna Meadows
The Beast Within Emerald (Me!)
Wolf Moon Michelle Augello-Page
Mirror Mirror Shanna Germain
The Last Dance Kristina Lloyd
Name A.D.R. Forte
Sensitive Artist Donna George Storey
You Charlotte Stein
Kit in Boots Sacchi Green
The Long Night of Tanya McCray Michael M. Jones
Shorn Lisabet Sarai
Real Boy Evan Mora
Garden Variety Lynn Townsend
Steadfast Andrea Dale
A Sea Change Kristina Wright

So excited! Can hardly wait to read everybody else’s fairy tale stories!

Love,
Emerald

“I want you to be warned—Heath is not said to be a nice individual. He has, in fact, an ugly reputation. He is reputed to be a rather beastly man and manager, very difficult to work with. His workers mostly vacillate between fear and loathing of him, and he’s not even usually seen around the workplace. Generally he locks himself in his office in the highest tower of the building.”

Her father shook his head. “I don’t know.” His face crinkled into a smile. “That’s what they pay us to find out.”
-from “The Beast Within“

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You Can Take the Girl Out of the Country…

I am so excited to announce that One Night Only: Erotic Encounters, edited by Violet Blue and published by Cleis Press, has been released! It is in stock now on Amazon and scheduled to be available for Kindle January 17. I am honored and delighted to have a story, “City Girl,” in this anthology.

I had a lot of fun writing “City Girl” because it touches on a lot of my own historical background in the Midwest. I actually found myself experiencing some nostalgia as I worked on it—as well as being reminded of the picture of me, circa 1998, to the right. At that time, that was not an uncommon look for me. : ) Readers of the story will probably understand why I wanted to scan and include it in this post! (And is that a livestock trailer in the background…?)

Here is the spectacular-looking table of contents for One Night Only:

Seeing Stars – Alison Tyler
Chasing Fate: Exige – Kev Henley
City Girl – Emerald (Me!)
Subway Subterfuge – May Deva
Performance Art – Cynthia Hamilton
Let Sleeping Dogs Come – Chrissie Bentley
Hole in Your Pocket – Donna George Storey
Maid Service – Jan Darby
Chasing Jared – Heidi Champa
Breathing – Daniel Burnell
Whore – D. L. King
Just a Little Trim – Kristina Wright
Three Pink Earthquakes – Thomas S. Roche
Belle de Soir – Austin Stevens
The Spoiled Brat – Lily K. Cho
An Audience of One – N.T. Morley
Chocolate Cake – I.G. Frederick
Tournament – Abby Abbot
Rock Star Rewards – Rachel Kramer Bussel

I can hardly wait to get my copies!

Love,
Emerald

It was between the sheep and cattle barns that I saw him. He was dressed like a cowboy, which didn’t really set him apart around here. The features and physique that made him look like Christian Bale in a hat, however, certainly did. My eyes barely had time to run from the black felt to the slate-gray boots he had on before they gravitated magnetically to his eyes—which were looking at mine.
-from “City Girl”

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Slowly but Surely…?

That is how I feel (punctuation included!) about my integration into the social media scene, lol. I have finally created a Facebook author page as of today. Such is something I have quite hesitated to do, as it feels uncomfortably…conceited, I guess, to me. But the recommendations of colleagues and the recognition that I could use it to announce things I’ve tended not to trumpet on my personal Facebook page have finally convinced me of the practicality of having one. :)

If you are on Facebook and would like to, you may “Like” my author Facebook page here (facebook.com/EmeraldAuthor).

Thank you!

(And yes, I figure I will get on Twitter eventually…I’ll announce it here if/when I do!)

Love,
Emerald

“I can’t live my life always worried about ‘what if,’ ’cause what if I die tomorrow, then I never even lived…”
-Plain White T’s “What If”

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Best Erotic Romance Is Out, and an Interview About My Story!

Best Erotic Romance, edited by Kristina Wright and published by Cleis Press, has been released! It’s not available on Kindle yet, but the print version is in stock now at Amazon, via the publisher, and of course at numerous other retailers.

I am honored that my story “Honey Changes Everything” is included in Best Erotic Romance along with stories from numerous authors I admire and am delighted to appear alongside. In addition, Best Erotic Romance has been reviewed by Publishers Weekly (where it received a starred review) and RT Book Reviews—where the reviewer actually mentioned my story!

I am thrilled by all of this, of course—and I am further delighted to announce that paranormal romance author Siobhan Muir has invited me to be interviewed about “Honey Changes Everything” (and erotica and writing in general) on her blog today! I met Siobhan in September at the Erotic Authors Association conference, and it has been a pleasure to make her acquaintance.

Our interview is here. Siobhan asked a number of questions I loved answering about erotica and why I write it, and it was really a pleasure to talk with her. I am honored to be a guest on her blog and thank her again for inviting me and being such a lovely host!

Love,
Emerald

Kim started to protest as the amber liquid began to drip, but she froze as it touched her skin. She squirmed as a drop fell to the floor, but Terry pushed on her shoulder, holding her against the counter. She started to speak again, and the words dissipated as he pressed his mouth to the honey flowing like lava over her clavicle. His warm tongue swept over her skin as he claimed the sweet liquid from it.
-from “Honey Changes Everything”

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K D Grace Invites Me to Talk About the Story Behind “With Random Precision”

I am thrilled and honored to be a guest on K D Grace’s blog today. I had the utter pleasure of meeting K D in Las Vegas in September at the Erotic Authors Association conference, and I am so glad to have gotten to connect with her!

As I mentioned in my post about said conference, I did a reading of part of my story “With Random Precision” (published in Love Notes: A Music & Sex Anthology) during the last formal session slot of the conference. K D has graciously invited me to take part in her “Story Behind the Story” feature on her site and talk a little more about, well, the story behind the story “With Random Precision,” as well as provide an excerpt. I am quite happy to do so!

Thanks so much to K D Grace for inviting me to appear on her blog today and asking about what is one of my personal favorite stories I’ve written. My guest post may be found here!

Love,
Emerald

“You reached for the secret too soon, you cried for the moon…”
-Pink Floyd “Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Pts. 1-5″

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Happy Halloween From Bee to You!

I’m so delighted that The Erotic Woman is featuring my story “Wings and All” today, just in time for Halloween weekend! I love Halloween and am very excited about my costume this year, which I look forward to posting photos of (as I have done in previous years) after the weekend (and after, you know, construction of my costume is actually completed).

In the meantime, “Wings and All” was inspired by one of my favorite ever Halloween costumes: bee! Big thanks to The Erotic Woman for featuring this ode to one of my favorite holidays—and one of my favorite costumes! ;) Happy Halloween!

Love,
Emerald

“Do you like it?” I turned around and looked over my shoulder, sensing my fuzzy yellow feeler springs bouncing as I craned to see the back of the frilly yellow tutu. I wiggled my hips and flipped it playfully, which wasn’t really necessary because it didn’t cover my ass even when it was placed properly. I beamed and turned my head back around, reaching for the elastic straps at my shoulders as I prepared to take off the wings.

Before I could, I felt Justin up against me from behind.
-from “Wings and All” (originally published in Alison Tyler‘s anthology K Is for Kinky)

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