HOT SUMMER FLINGS was born on a ridiculously hot summer day after a friend and I got lost in Queens. It was really too hot to continue walking, so we stopped in a retro cafe to have iced coffee. A couple of words and I found myself going over the bridge on the train pitching the idea later that day. I am not really sure how I came up with the idea for MY KINKY VALENTINE, but it was beloved even before the first submission came in.
I am a violent romantic, these days that could be interpreted in a lot of ways. Let me define for myself, I have been a romantic since I was six years old. Idealized ideas of love when I was young, various realizations in my history and I cannot get enough. I am addicted to the stuff…
The stories I got for the anthology were amazing, romantic and kinky. Kink was what I wanted the most, I have done a lot of kinky anthologies with Ravenous Romance. I love what I do and working with talented authors like: Helen More, Daily Hollow, J. T. Seate, Tomio Hall-Black, Jenny Lynne, Lynn Lake, Katherine Michael, Angie Sargenti, Rosalia Zizzo, Nicole Wilder, Del Carmen and Landon Dixon. Even myself this time…I was not doing that at first–writing–but when I got inspired with anthologies like the ones I mentioned, stories came to me. I am not afraid to put on two hats, so it was a pleasure for me to do both. “Let Them Eat Chocolate,” was actually inspired during Eroticon USA this past fall in Atlanta. I started with sensory deprivation as a kink, and then it got messy in a good way!
Since it is Valentine’s Day, I may give away a copy of MY KINKY VALENTINE to a random commenter on this post!
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