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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Cocktails & Cock Tales with Amanda Young




Today we have Amanda Young at the cyber bar. Amanda has a vivid imagination and a passion for all the things that go bump in the night. She writes provocative stories that push boundaries and dare readers to expand their comfort zones.

What we are Drinking
Today we're having kinky orgasms. Who doesn't like those, right?
A Kinky Orgasm Recipe
2 cl Bailey's® Irish cream
2 cl amaretto almond liqueur
2 cl Kahlua® coffee liqueur
milk

Pour bailey's, amaretto and kahlua into a highball glass. Fill with milk, add strawberries or vanilla ice-cream if desired, and serve.

Deanna: First things first. Where are you and what are you wearing?

Amanda: Hi Deanna. Thanks so much for chatting with me today. At the moment, I am wearing my sexiest little black pajamas behind the desk in my home office, which is surrounded by books and horror movie paraphernalia. (((kicks her feet up on aforementioned desk)))

Deanna: What’s your poison? Vodka? Gin? Beer?

Amanda: I'm in the mood for some kahlua today, so I chose a sweet treat for our refreshment. They're pretty tasty.

Deanna: (((pours them both a round))) Cheers! Now that we’re comfy, tell me about your new book? (((sips on her cocktail)))
 
Amanda: (((takes a drink))) Yum. Thanks! My newest release is titled Recession. It's the second book in my Chicken Ranch series, which revolves around the men employed at a gay brothel in rural Virginia.

Deanna: Where did the idea for this story come from?

Amanda: Recession's plot came from a simple round of what if. I was brainstorming reasons for why a man might get involved in prostitution and Garrett's story popped into my head. Garrett was a small town boy working in the construction industry, living from paycheck to paycheck, and doing the best he could to support his younger brother.  When the economy tanked, he lost his job and started turning tricks to make ends meet. From there, the rest of Recession practically wrote itself. 

Deanna: What was the hardest part of writing this story for you?

Amanda: The hardest part of writing Recession was maintaining a good balance of sympathy and revulsion of prostitution for Miller, Garrett's love interest. I wanted him to empathize with Garrett's  financial plight and the lengths Garrett had gone to in order to keep a roof over his brother's head, but, at the same time, I wanted Miller to despise the job itself.

Deanna: (((pours them another round))) Boy, these things are tasty!! Now, what’s the easiest thing about writing your book?

Amanda: Mmm...They are good aren't they? (((takes a big drink))) The easiest parts of Recession to write were the sex scenes. I love writing about the passionate happenings between two people in love.

Deanna: Are you a plotter or a panster?

Amanda: I'm a little of both. I do minor plotting beforehand and then let the characters guide me where they want to go. Sometimes it works well and sometimes it doesn't. The system works best for me. I've found that I get bored when I overly map out a story and there's no mystery left.

Deanna: How long have you been writing?

Amanda: I've been writing for around fifteen years. I didn't start writing with the intent to publish until 2005 though. Submitting that first story was the best decision I ever made.

Deanna: Do you ever have writers block? On those occasions that I do, I usually have a cocktail … or three…LOL But that’s just me.

Amanda: I have definitely had a lack of enthusiasm for writing from time to time, but I've found that it's usually more project related than any kind of block. When I get stuck, really stuck, it's usually time to scrap my work in progress and move on to something else.

Deanna: Most of my stories have a theme song, do you do that for your characters?? If so what is it?

Amanda: Recession didn't really get a soundtrack. I started writing it when my daughter was about six months old and silence was golden.

Deanna: Tell us about a scene that you have written then afterwards, when you read it, you shocked yourself? You know I want a dirty answer (((hint hint)))

Amanda: I wrote my first orgy scene for Recession. I wasn't exactly shocked; that would take quite a lot these days. (((laughs))) It's definitely a scene outside of my usual norm though. How about I share a peek?

Blurb:
Garrett has fallen on tough times. Once a construction worker, he now depends on the desires of others to feed his little brother and keep a roof over their heads. As one of the many rent boys at Chicken Ranch, Garrett lives in constant fear, torn between making enough money to survive and getting busted for doing something illegal and immoral to pay the bills.
Miller is a workaholic with a chip on his shoulder. It isn't until his beloved Grandma passes away that Miller dares to temporarily return home to the town he despises. Once there, he faces a surprise inheritance that causes more problems than solutions and the man he left behind to pursue his dreams.

Their reunion comes with an abundance of complications and old feelings. Bitterness and anger swiftly turn into desire and a rekindled love that threatens more than their hearts. Things take a turn for the worst when Miller provokes a threat to Garrett's custody of his little brother. Having already lost Garrett to familial obligations once, Miller fears they're doomed to repeat the past, only this time Garrett will be the one who'll walk away.

Excerpt:
Chicken Ranch: Recession
by Amanda Young

After a short chat about recompense and a fast pass by the cashier’s office, the boring accountant on Garrett’s arm turned into a handsy octopus. Garrett held onto his sense of humor as he was pushed against one wall and then another, licked from sternum to belly button, and groped everywhere the short man could reach. Garrett didn’t feel out of his element until he found himself being dragged toward the back of the house and the VIP room that had been given a quick and dirty remodel earlier that morning. Joining what was sure to be an orgy by now wasn’t something he’d normally participate in, but an assignment was an assignment, and he’d already been paid for his services. There was no backing out. The only thing that kept him moving was the knowledge that he only had to perform for one man. That alone went a long way toward soothing his worries. Private parties or even the occasional threesome was tolerable, but group events gave him the heebie-jeebies. He was not a pincushion and had no interest in numerous cocks poking all his various holes. Sometimes more was not better.
Garrett followed Terry—or was it Jerry?—into the VIP room. Garrett thought he knew what to expect. After all, he’d helped move the three king-size mattresses and box springs into the room and arranged them on plain frames set against the rear wall. He’d seen the matching red sheets go on the mattresses to make it appear as if there was one big-ass bed spanning the length of the room. He’d carried in floor pillows and body pillows in all shapes and sizes and clustered them around low-lying tables topped with erotic party favors and the standard necessities for a long night of excess. What he hadn’t counted on was how different the area would look after so many people crowded inside. His eyes felt as big as saucers as his gaze bounced from one copulating couple to another and another and another. The scene was like something out of a porno, only it was all happening right in front of him. Sweat and sex permeated every inhalation, and someone must have cranked up the thermostat because heat rolled through the room in waves.
Terry groaned, one of his grabby hands rubbing over the crotch of his pleated slacks. “Oh God. This is hot. We have to get naked. You need to fuck me. Like now. Right now.”
“Your wish is my command.” Garrett swallowed an amused laugh, not wanting to offend the man at his side, and took charge of the situation. He scouted the room and spotted a clear section off to one side. “This way.”
He led his client to an unoccupied section of the floor off to the right. He dropped down to his knees on one of the plush, bloodred pillows and set to work removing Terry’s pants. He eased the slacks and the black briefs beneath down firm thighs dusted with nearly colorless blond hair. Terry rid himself of the light blue shirt while Garrett was busy appreciating what he’d uncovered. He leaned forward and pressed his lips against the soft flesh under Terry’s cute little outie belly button. The gentle touch earned a shiver, making Garrett wonder just how little this man must have been touched if something so light provoked such a response. Not that it was any of his business really. He was hired to provide a certain service, not to act as an armchair therapist.
Garrett set to work earning his pay. In short order, he had his john naked and crouching on all fours atop a long, wide pillow. He grabbed the lube and condoms off the table and used the slick substance and his fingers to stretch and prepare while his mind roamed. His body was in the game, each move calculated and performed by rote, though he thought about everything from the men fucking around them to the errands he needed to run when he returned home. Only when his john was sufficiently stretched and pushing into every plunge of his fingers did Garrett ease back and get himself ready for action. He grabbed a rubber and suited up. Once he was protected, he slicked his shaft with some extra lube, aimed for the shiny brown starfish winking at him, and slid home with little fanfare.
A guttural moan spilled from the john, and he bucked backward against Garrett. “Oh, fuck yes. Throw it to me. That’s what I need.”
Garrett fought not to roll his eyes. Apparently the staid little accountant liked dirty talk. “Consider it thrown. I’m going to tear your ass up.”
A litany of filth spewed from the john’s mouth as Garrett rammed into him over and over again, giving his client exactly what he wanted. The hot, tight clenching around his shaft and the force of his thrusts would have made him shoot way too soon if he hadn’t already gotten off with a couple of his johns earlier in the night.
As he continued to power into his john, he glanced around him, his gaze moving from one scene to the next. He stopped on the trio on the bed and watched as the couple who were spit roasting Ethan between them leaned in and kissed over his back. A pang of longing shot through Garrett. It wasn’t so much the sex—although that was pretty damn hot—but it was the way the couple stretched to reach each other and kiss as though their happiness depended on it that got to Garrett.
He couldn’t remember the last time someone had reached out to him with that much need. Men came to him to get laid. Before he’d started working at Chicken Ranch, he’d hooked up at the club on the rare occasion he had the night to himself and the energy to bother. There had never been time or money for serious dating. Not that there had been anyone who’d sparked his interest. Not since high school and Miller Jacobs. They might have been young, but they’d had something real for a while. Life had just gotten in the way.
Garrett tightened his grip on his john’s hips and used them as leverage to power forward, repeatedly burying his hard length as roughly as he dared without risking his load. He was hoping to get his client off without having to shoot himself. He didn’t think he had much more in him, and it was too damn early in the night to be out of the game. There was more money and more sex to be had before the night was through. Oh hell, who was he kidding? It was mainly the money he was interested in. Even though he’d only been at this job for a few months, fucking on command was already becoming tedious. It wasn’t that all the men he’d tricked with were hideous. Far from it. Some were attractive enough to make him wonder what the hell they were doing in a whorehouse when they could clearly snap their fingers and get a piece of ass from whomever they wanted for free. However, even if being paid to get naked stroked his confidence in the beginning, the ego boost had faded after being pawed and slobbered all over like a prime side of beef for a few weekends in a row.
Getting off felt damn good—there was no denying that—but an orgasm was cold comfort. His physical needs were met, usually exceeded if truth be told, but his soul was as untouched and barren as the Sahara.
Garrett altered his aim, putting a little more pressure on the upthrust in the hopes of an extra long ping to his partner’s sweet spot. “Like that?”
A ragged groan was the john’s only reply, but it was enough. At least Garrett was doing something right. He kept up the pace and forged ahead, determined to ignore the slick grip around his shaft.
His thoughts turned back to his high school sweetheart. He hadn’t allowed himself to think about Miller in a while, but Garrett sometimes wondered what he was doing now. Was he single? Did he have someone to come home to after a long day? The last he’d heard, Miller was working for some fancy ad agency in Washington, DC. The man’s grandma had bragged about his accomplishments when Garrett had gone over to her place to do a little handyman work earlier in the year. At the time, he’d listened with half an ear, silently begging her to stop talking. Part of him wished he’d asked for more details, while the rest of him felt the information was the emotional equivalent of pouring salt on a slug.
A vivid recollection of the last night he’d spent with Miller before everything blew up in their faces played through Garrett’s mind like a 3-D movie. Without conscious thought, his thrusts picked up speed. He swiveled his hips, grinding his dick into the man beneath him, and squeezed his eyes shut, picturing Miller’s face, those clear blue eyes staring up at him in rapture, and felt a bone-deep ache reverberate inside him.
He reopened his eyes, glanced at the debauchery around him, and then returned his attention to where it belonged—to the man under him, the man who was paying for the pleasure of his company. All thoughts of the past and future would have to be put on hold until his present obligations were met.

Recession is available at Loose Id and all major retailers.
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Cocktails and Cock Tales with HANK EDWARDS

Today we have HAND EDWARDS at the cyber bar. Author of the Charlie Heggensford Fluffers series of books, which will make you LOL PIMP.....piss in my pants I just learned....when you read it@

The third book in the Charlie Heggensford series, Vancouver Nights, was a finalist in the Gay Erotica category for the Lambda Literary Awards.

Yay, Hank!!!!!

Hank has also written Holed Up, Destiny’s Bastard, and Plus Ones for LooseId.

And a sexy less well known bear story called Wood which I thoroughly enjoyed from the anthology Bear Lust-Hot & Hairy Fiction Vol 2 of the Bearotica series....Lol bearotica, I love that word! You can find it on Amazon

I love bears... just had to throw that out there :)

Currently working on a paranormal vampire / zombie series set in the Old West, the Venom Valley Series, Hank plans to self-publish his new series.



What we are Drinking

2 parts vodka
3 parts lemonade
garnish with a lemon
Opt for a sugared rim and mint leaf if you are trying to impress the in-laws



Deanna: First things first, Hank. Where are you and what are you wearing?

Hank: Oh God, I knew I should have changed clothes. Sigh … I’ll be honest. I’m in my office/cat room (the kitty condo, cat beds, and cat toybox are in here along with my iMac), and I’m wearing bike shorts and a T-shirt. Yeah, I’m dressed like a suburban soccer mom at the mall. (((Sigh)))

Deanna: Nice visual, hon. Now what’s your poison? Whiskey? Coffee?

Hank: I don’t drink coffee, I drink tea. In the winter I drink hot tea, in the summer, iced tea. I am a very simple man. My cocktail of preference, especially in these sizzling summer months, is vodka and lemonade. Mmmm. In the winter, a nice pinot noir really takes off the chill.

Deanna: Me and vodka were separated for awhile, considered divorcing, but recently have reconciled. So I believe I'll have a double, thank you very much!

Hank: LOL (((whips up a batch)))I enjoy all kinds of vodka drinks, but usually stick with the simple vodka and lemonade or vodka and tonic, mainly because after having a few...several, I can still remember how to make them.

Deanna: Now that we’re comfy, tell me about your new book?

Hank: (((takes a sip))) My upcoming release is called Bounty, and it’s the first book in my self-published Venom Valley Series that involves vampires and zombies in the Old West. Oh, and it’s got a touch of witchcraft and a dash of Native American spirits thrown in for good measure.

Deanna: Hmmmm, zombie cowboys? Like this? ------------->

Hank: Lol...maybe...no....you'll have to wait to read it.

Deanna: Okay, tease! Now tell me where did the idea for this story come from?

Hank: The story started with a simple thought one day while I was busy doing something mundane. I just thought: vampires and zombies in the Old West; hunh. Then it grew from there, you know? Like, two undead species, but very different from each other. Vampires are very cunning and sexy and superhuman, and zombies are the disintegrating human shells, but so deadly and contagious. Then I threw in the human characters and realized I had a huge story arc plus many several, smaller arcs that could make for a good series.

Deanna: What was the hardest part of writing this story for you?

Hank: The hardest part has been finding the time. I decided to self-publish the books after one publisher noted that the first book ends on a cliff hanger and they don’t usually go for that. (((shrugs, gulps vodka and lemonade.)))
So I’m taking a big step and researching the self-publishing world.

Book One, Bounty, is finished, and my partner put together the amazing cover. He also did the cover art for Vancouver Nights which made our trip to the Lambda Literary Awards in New York City this year that much more special!

Deanna: He did a great job! Both of those covers are wonderful! Make sure you tell him I said so.

Hanks: Thanks, and I will! I want to have a first draft of Book Two completed before I publish Book One, just so it’s ready to go soon after publishing Book One, so people don’t wait months and months or years to see what happens to the characters, right? None of this Harry Potter wait for three years, or George R.R. Martin and a five year hiatus.

Deanna: (((raises her glass again))) Here's to Harry Potter sales!

Hanks: Here here!(((Chugs the rest of his vodka and lemonade and pours another.))) Meanwhile, I’m working at the Evil Day Job, EDJ, that pays the bills and trying to maintain a touch of social life.

Deanna: I have more of an ADJ...Annoying Day Job. (((accepts a refill))) I think vodka and I might be getting back together permanently!
I don't know if that makes you a good influence or a bad one! Ha!
Now tell me, what was the easiest thing about writing Venom Valley?

Hank: The first book really wrote itself. The characters were so vivid to me, and their stories so real, I just basically wrote what they told me to. I think the characters’ storylines, which start out removed from one another, all intertwine very logically as the book progresses.

Deanna: What is your dream story, your opus, if you will? The one you dream about writing but haven’t done it?

Hank: At any given moment, I have several stories circling inside my head like vultures looking to feast on dead brain cells. This Venom Valley Series is quite the opus for me. I have a very emotional story lingering back there as well, a contemporary romance set within a tale of animal rights (I’m an animal lover, just ask those spoiled cats lounging there in the corner surrounded by catnip mice and bowls of food), and a few sequels, but first the vampires and zombies need to be unleashed. (((Sighs, chugs down the fresh drink.)))

Deanna: When did you first discover you were a writer? Were you like sitting on the toilet and just said, “Ya know, I think I’m gonna write a book.” Or was it more profound?

Hank: Ha! Well, it wasn’t quite the toilet scenario. As a kid, I always wanted more from my favorite movies like “Alien” or all those disaster movies from the 70s, so I wrote my own sequels. That changed to horror and disaster stories of my own and I’ve been writing off and on ever since.

Deanna: Hmmm, what did you do with your toys as a kid....((((laughs and downs her drink)))What helps you when you are stumped on a scene in a manuscript? I usually have a cocktail … or three…LOL But that’s just me.

Hank: It’s going to sound sick, but a workout helps me. I use the elliptical for my cardio workout and it sparks a lot of brain activity or something, because a lot of times I’ll come away having figured out a way around things. However, just the other day in a meeting at the EDJ, I was only half listening (shhh, don’t tell!) and came up with a resolution for a problem I was facing in Venom Valley Book Two. I quickly acted like I was paying attention and jotted it down in my notebook, which just goes to prove that you never know when that muse in the back of your mind is going to shoot a rubber band idea at you.

Deanna: LMAO!!!!! I love it!!! Hopefully no one looked at your notes.

Hank: I know, right? Refill? ((((holds up the pitcher in question)))

Deanna: Well, just a smidgen(((tips the bottom of the pitcher to fill her glass to the brim when Hank actually gives her just a smidgen))) These things go down a bit too smooth...oh well!
Most of my stories have a theme song, do you do that for your characters?? If so what is it?

Hank: I never really envision a specific song for my characters or books. However, I tend to listen to movie soundtracks when I write, like the original three movies from the Star Wars trilogy, or Lord of the Rings, for atmosphere. Sometimes songs with lyrics get in the way of my writing.

Deanna: Well that's cool...as long as you don't start calling your book Precious I think you're okay! LOL

Tell us about a scene that you have written then afterward, when you read it, you shocked yourself? You know I want a dirty answer (((hint hint)))

Hank: LOL! Well, yeah … (((blushes, sips from drink))) Well, when I was writing the third book of the Charlie Heggensford series, Vancouver Nights, a friend of mine challenged me to have Charlie go beyond the usual fluff and fuck scenes. So I introduced a couple of characters that were into watersports and fisting and then I decided they needed to experience enemas as well. I really took them beyond the standard fluff and fuck scenes!

Deanna: You sure did! I can never look at a bowling pin the same way again!!!(((starts laughing hysterically)))

Hank:(((shrugs, pushes the lemonade aside and takes a swig of the vodka))) When I read the book over I was kind of shocked I had done it. And then seeing it in print!! Eeep!!

Deanna: And the champagne enemas!! (((laughing she wipes tears from her eyes))) That still makes me laugh!!! Hey, don't drink all the vodka, Hank!

Hank: (((moves the bottle out of reach, then tips his head back and effortlessly drains half the contents)))

Deanna:(((quirks her brows))) Well, now I know where Charlie gets his skills.

Hank: (((chokes on a laugh and vodka comes out his nose)))

Deanna: You're suppose to swallow not spit, Hank!!! (((laughs))) You should know that!

Hank: You're so bad!

Deanna: (((grins and steals the vodka))) I know! That's why you love me!

Now while me and Hank do our best to polish off this bottle, (((takes a hefty swig and passes it back))) we would love to hear from you guys!

Have you read Hank's books? Which was your favorite?
Do you like vodka?
And what are your thoughts on champagne enemas?

I want to thank Hank for coming to the cyber bar today(((waves drunkenly at Hank))) Thank you, Hank!

Hank: (((waves back, cheeks rosey from too much alcohol))) You're welcome! Thanks for having me!

Deanna: If you would like to visit Hank on the web you can find him in these places:
Website
Blog
Author Facebook Page