The little notebook – #wipitup

Welcome to WipItUp Wednesday and a sneak preview of my new book, due out soon. 21st Century Kelly is masquerading as a maid in a Victorian household. She’s stuck and can’t get back to her own time for a month. Sir Henry has told his housekeeper to watch Kelly closely. Mrs Collins has a little notebook to keep track of things for him. *** Kelly examined the raw palms of … Read more…

A gentleman – #wipitup

Welcome to WipItUp – a showcase for works in progress and newly published books. Mine is edging closer to publication and I’m sharing a snippet – a Victorian spanking romance with plenty of discipline. Kelly has been transported back to the 1880s and is masquerading as a maid while she works out how to return to the present. It’s a small household, just one rather strict gentleman, Henry, and she is … Read more…

Trapped by a mirror – #wipitup

Welcome to WipitUp Wednesday. It’s been a while since I’ve been here!  I’m waiting on edits for my next book, a Victorian romance with a little bit of a time-travel twist. Here’s Kelly, a young curator of a Howegarth House museum, who’s fallen through a mirror to a different time. She’s read the contents of a secret spanking journal hidden in the desk of Sir Henry, and now needs to … Read more…

The Lords of Discipline – Allison West

The Lords of Discipline by Allison West From a line of felons… Violet Kingsley’s parents, convicted of conspiring against the crown, were sent to the penal colony, leaving Violet with her abusive uncle. Escaping his home was easy, living on the streets was a matter of survival. At nineteen she wants nothing more than to see her parents again. With no other way to discover their whereabouts, she forces her … Read more…

Little Lizzie’s Reform – Allison West

Welcoming Allison West and Little Lizzie’s Reform! Thomas Montgomery seeks out troubled ladies that are in need of a strict and proper upbringing, encouraging them to join Alton Reform. Discovering Elizabeth Grey alone by the tavern at night, he insists he accompany her on the journey home, to ensure she makes her return safely. It is her sharp tongue and fiery defiance that makes him desire her as his little … Read more…

A brisk caning #wipitup

My Victorian Romance is taking shape. I shared a little for last week’s Wipsters, so here is a little more of my current work in progress – a time travelling escapade for a curator in a museum.  Kelly has travelled back in time through a mirror to Victorian England. Seated in the library of an old house, she has discovered a journal hidden in a drawer. She just can’t stop … Read more…

A treatise on discipline #wipitup

It’s 2017 and a new book is progressing to completion. Welcome to WipitUp Wednesday, hosted at a new website and many thanks to Meredith O’Reilly for hosting the blog hop. Participants share their latest works in progress or newly published works across a range of erotic romance and spanking romance. I hope you’ll stop by and read a few more excerpts. Mine is at the start of as a yet … Read more…

Do as the Doctor Orders – Louise Taylor

Louise Taylor has brought along my kind of book: Victorian hanky panky! The doctor has one cure for a disobedient patient – a good spanking! The Ruttingdon Club Series Book 4: Do As The Doctor Orders Louise Taylor Lady Cassandra Martinbury has a big problem – her spendthrift father has bankrupted their earldom and left the two of them nearly penniless. The only way to save what is left of … Read more…

Two winter warming books in print #satspanks

Two of my books are now available in print (and Kindle Unlimited): Indulge Me and Viola’s Heart Strings.  Here’s a snippet from the beginning of Viola’s Heart Strings. She continued to wander about with little direction or purpose, and around her ankles the hem of rustic green dress collected dust. Her face flushed pink with more than the heat of the morning. He sensed she was lost and quite alone … Read more…

The Decoy Bride – Allison West

The Decoy Bride by Allison West Published by: Blushing Books Released May 20, 2016 Genre: Victorian Erotica   England 1895 New Forest is dangerous territory, where vile men snatch affluent brides-to-be, forcing marriage, solely for a woman’s dowry. With the increase in violence, brides of wealth often hire a decoy to ensure their protection. When Violet Adams is forced by her caretaker to become a decoy bride, she must accept … Read more…

Little Prim and Proper – Allison West

Allison West is visiting me today and she’s brought along an excerpt from her latest Victorian romance.   When Kathryn Arrington is kidnapped from the streets of Victorian England, and forcefully taken against her will, all she can do is go along with what is required of her at the Academy of Submission, until she can plan her escape. Being dressed and treated as a little is tedious work. When … Read more…

The Artist – Juliette Banks

I’m welcoming Juliette Banks, aka Rachel de Vine, on my blog with her latest release, including her special picture.   Thank you very much, Jaye, for inviting me on to your blog to tell you about my new book, The Artist.  This is an historical romance, with a good dollop of love, lust and even a murder, based in England and Italy of 1850. Many of you might know me … Read more…

Lessons in submission – Maggie Ryan

I’m welcoming Maggie Ryan to my blog today with an excerpt (involving a bench) from her book Lilly Blossoms – a Victorian romance, which is nectar to me! Beauty isn’t perfection—it is the ability to see beyond the flaws. “Rachel Marie, I suggest…” His tone told of his disapproval of the girl’s answer. “But, Papa, you can’t! Not… not out here. Not in front of… of Uncle Phillip!” Rachel interrupted … Read more…

Louise Taylor – Spanking the Heiress!

I’m delighted to welcome Louise Taylor, author of Victorian romances, to my blog.   Q) How did you dream up the dynamics of your characters? This is something that I agonise over, actually! I write historical romances, set in the Victorian era, which covers the majority of the nineteenth century. I strive for historical accuracy, but I am aware that women of that period were not encouraged to be independent … Read more…

Pearl necklace – Victorian short story

500 word short story – Victorian romance with a twist. After a fraught week when this blog went a little haywire, I managed to conjure up my 500 story using the picture prompt.  Nothing like a formal Victorian courtship and this one isn’t starting off very well. *** “Miss Malone, did you or did you not call your sweet cousin a beastly mare?” She stared at his buttons, counting them … Read more…

A picture tells a story #5 – something in the past

A different era – Victorian – for this week’s story prompt. A couple and there seems to be some tension perhaps or something about to be said or done. Without faces, it is down to body language to guess. I love their clothes – his are very neat and trim.  Her pearl necklace. The lightly applied rules: No more than 500 words, but as little as I like. It could … Read more…

Make me come for you – #satspanks #mysexysaturday

It’s a double date today – Saturday Spankings and My Sexy Saturday. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, it seems fitting to have something sexy. Viola is my Victorian heroine, married to a man she barely knew when they met, but in whom she’d fallen head over heels in love, she is learning all about is particular tastes, including his secret rooms. *** “You haven’t answered my question, Viola.” He … Read more…

A fizz of expectation – #satspanks #spankingromance

Welcome to Saturday Spankings.  It’s nearly February, nearly the end of winter. In the colder months, cuddling up and keeping warm is always an option 🙂 . Here’s an warming snippet from Viola’s Heart Strings. Anton and his new wife, Viola, are discussing his expectations, including what will happen when she disobeys him. Viola has never been spanked before… *** “All I ask is that when I need you, you … Read more…

Locked rooms and secrets – #satspanks #spanking #romance

Welcome to Saturday Spankings.  My Victorian spanking romance, Viola’s Heart Strings, has been released on Kindle Unlimited. The baronet, Sir Anton, marries  Viola after they meet in Monaco. Once she’s back at his estate in England, she has developed a habit of eavesdropping on the servants. Having married within days of meeting him, Viola is beginning to realise she knows little about her husband and there are secrets to uncover. … Read more…

New on #KindleUnlimited – two books on offer

If you missed out when they were first released, Indulge Me and Viola’s Heart Strings are now available to borrow on KindleUnlimited. If you’re not a subscriber to KU, you can see buy them as usual from Amazon. Here’s a little reminder of them.   A contemporary tale of sensual domination….. As a successful wine taster, Saffron uses her senses everyday in the job she loves. When she meets Gideon … Read more…