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Emergency Christmas Kindle-ing: Naughty and Nice!

It’s almost here!! It’s almost Christmas!!

If you’re anything like me you are, despite all your intentions to the contrary, you are still buying last minute gifts! I had planned to have everything wrapped and labelled, and the tree up, and the shopping sorted….but of course, none of that has happened yet!!

So- what are you going to buy during your last minute shopping spree? Fancy a book or two? Not sure if you want a cosy coffee time read, or something spicy?

Here’s a few suggestions to help things along- paperbacks to pop in those stockings, or ebooks to adorn the new Kindles currently stock piled on Santa’s sleigh!

SPICY (OVER 18’s only)

Digging Deep (erotic romance)

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An erotic romance novella set in an archaeological dig, in the grounds of the
Ancient Roman city of Leptis Minus in Tunisia by Kay Jaybee

As site supervisor on an archaeological dig, in the grounds of the Ancient Roman city of Leptis Minus in
Tunisia, Dr Beth Andrew’s hands are well and truly full. Her first foreign excavation, which she co-runs with the American archaeologist Dr Harrison Harris, gets off to a shaky start due to the jealous interference of Harrison’s ex, and an overzealous student… Love and lust really can cloud even the cleverest person’s judgement!

A Sticky Situation (erotic romance)

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An erotic romance novella by bestselling author, Kay Jaybee.

If there is a paving stone to trip over, or a drink to knock over, then Sally Briers will trip over it or spill it. Yet somehow Sally is the successful face of marketing for a major pharmaceutical company; much to the disbelief of her new boss,
Cameron James.
Forced to work together on a week-long conference in an Oxford hotel, Sally is dreading spending so much time with arrogant new boy Cameron, whose presence somehow makes her even clumsier than usual.

Cameron, on the other hand, just hopes he’ll be able to stay professional, and keep his irrational desire to lick up all the accidentally split food and drink that is permanently to be found down Sally’s temptingly curvy body, all to himself.

 

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COSY COFFEE TIME READS

Another Cup of Coffee

Another Cup of Coffee - New cover 2015

Thirteen years ago Amy Crane ran away from everyone and everything she knew, ending up in an unfamiliar city with no obvious past and no idea of her future. Now, though, that past has just arrived on her doorstep, in the shape of an old
music cassette that Amy hasn’t seen since she was at university.

Digging out her long-neglected Walkman, Amy listens to the lyrics that soundtracked her student days. As long-buried memories are wrenched from the places in her mind where she’s kept them safely locked away for over a decade, Amy is suddenly tired of hiding.

It’s time to confront everything about her life. Time to find all the friends she left behind in England, when her heart got broken and the life she was building for herself got completely shattered. Time to make sense of all the feelings she’s been bottling up for all this time. And most of all, it’s time to discover why Jack has sent her tape back to her now, after all these years…

With her mantra, New life, New job, New home, playing on a continuous loop in her head, Amy gears herself up with yet another a bucked-sized cup of coffee, as she goes forth to lay the ghost of first love to rest…

 

Another Cup of Christmas
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Another Cup of Christmas is a festive sequel (of sorts!) to Jenny Kane’s fantastic debut romance, Another Cup of Coffee. Five years ago the staff of Pickwicks Cafe in Richmond were thrown into turmoil when their cook and part-owner, Scott, had a terrible accident. With help from his friends, his wife Peggy, and the staff at the local hospital, he made an amazing recovery. Now Pickwicks is preparing to host a special Christmas fundraiser for the hospital department that looked after Scott.
Pickwicks’ waitress Megan has been liaising with the ward’s administrator, Nick, as all the staff who helped Scott’s recovery are invited are invited. As the problems of organising the fundraiser take up more and more of their busy lives, Megan and Nick contact each other more frequently, and their emails and phone calls start to develop from the practical into the flirty.
But can you actually fall for someone you’ve never met? As the fundraiser draws closer, Megan is beginning to think that she had imagined all the virtual flirting between herself and Nick – he promised to arrange to meet her for real, but he hasn’t done so. Now he’s bringing someone with him to the fundraiser, and they’re just bound to be everything Megan feels she isn’t …
Romancing Robin Hood
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Dr Grace Harper has loved the stories of Robin Hood ever since she first saw them on TV as a girl. Now, with her fortieth birthday just around the corner, she’s a successful academic in Medieval History, with a tenured position at a top university.

But Grace is in a bit of a rut. She’s supposed to be writing a textbook on a real-life medieval gang of high-class criminals – the Folvilles – but she keeps being drawn into the world of the novel she’s secretly writing – a novel which entwines the Folvilles with her long-time love of Robin Hood – and a feisty young girl named Mathilda, who is the key to a medieval mystery…

Meanwhile, Grace’s best friend Daisy – who’s as keen on animals as Grace is on the Merry Men – is unexpectedly getting married, and a reluctant Grace is press-ganged into being her bridesmaid. As Grace sees Daisy’s new-found happiness, she starts to re-evaluate her own life. Is her devotion to a man who may or may not have lived hundreds of years ago really a substitute for a real-life hero of her own? It doesn’t get any easier when she meets Dr Robert Franks – a rival academic who Grace is determined to dislike but finds herself being increasingly drawn to… 

 

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Hope this has given you a few ideas!!!
Happy last minute panic shopping everyone!!
Jenny xx

Guest Blog from Alice Raine: What have I learnt since getting my first book published?

I’m delighted to welcome fellow Cariad Romance author, Alice Raine, to my site today to share some of the things she’s been getting to grips with since she entered the mad world of writing!

Over to you Alice,

It’s been just over a year and a half since my first book The Darkness Within Him was published, and I recently sat down to consider just what I have learnt in that time. The short answer to that would be MASSES. So much in fact, that I would need to write an entire series of blog posts to even begin scratching the surface. In no particular order, here are the top things that sprung to mind.

Unmasked

Editing might be dull, but is vitally important

At first I used to glaze over when editing. OK, so sometimes I still do. Reading a sentence, re-reading it, and then re-reading again just in case, can be incredibly tedious to say the least. It is however vital if you want your book at its best for the reader, which let’s face it, we all do.

Editing has taken on particular importance for me recently though, since I discovered that I have a very bad little habit. Unbeknownst to me, it would seem that I am a complete tinker where it comes to leaving words out of sentences. My brain must think of the line quicker than my fingers can keep up and type, because the amount of missing the’s, or and’s I’ve had to add in during editing is phenomenal.

Now, instead of trying to do it until my eyes have dried up and are attempting to leap free from my skull, I break my editing into chunks – fifty pages in one sitting is my maximum.

Holding your book in your hand is the best experience in the world.

All the long hours, knock backs, headaches and stress are worth it when you get to hold the first paper copy in your hands. It is an incredibly humbling experience, and as well as grinning from ear to ear, I’m fairly sure I shed a happy tear when I got the paperback of my first ever book. It is all so very worth it.

Research, research, research

At first, as a newbie I probably lacked research in certain areas, but the longer I write, and grow into my style, the more focus and attention I put on details. Detail is everything, it allows your reader to slide into your novel and get lost in the sensations, smells, sights and stories, which is exactly what I aim to achieve with my books.  I would almost go as far as to say that I am obsessive about research now. If you read about a running route or a taxi journey in one of my books, for example, then you can be sure that it has been plotted out and checked on google maps first. If I mention an amazing cocktail, a fabulous restaurant, or some succulent sushi, then I’ve either sampled it first hand, or used the internet to check menus and read reviews.  Bus timetables, theatre seating plans, park locations, world time zones, the best pancake house in Los Angeles … you name it, I have probably searched for it on the internet!

Deadlines are killers

Writing is a solitary existence, and I’m happy with that, because usually I’m quite sociable outside of my writing hours, but when a deadline is looming I become the most unsociable hermit the world has ever seen.

“No, I can’t come out for drinks, I have a deadline.” **said whilst tugging large chucks of hair from my scalp**

“Go out for a meal? For food? I have a deadline, there’s no time to eat!” **screamed with a disgusted look on my face as I grab my laptop and go to hide under the stairs**

My readers are the best people in the whole wide world

I am genuinely so humbled and appreciative that people are reading my books. I still have to pinch myself sometimes to check that this is all real, and it is, and that is all down to the people who chose to pick up a copy of one of my books. The feedback, comments, reviews and general support I have received is just incredible, and I’ve made it a personal mission to reply to each and every comment, email and interaction.

Hearing someone read my book out loud is the strangest feeling (and not an entirely pleasant experience)

When my first book came out on Kindle I received a call from a male friend telling me he now had a copy of my book. That was lovely, and obviously I was very appreciative of his support. But then, to my horror, he chuckled and started reading some of it out to me down the phone – it was one of the rather spicy parts – which was quite literally one of the most uncomfortable moments of my life! To make it worse, I was sat in a busy sushi restaurant at the time, and by the end of the call (it took me a while to get him to stop), I was as red as a post box.

People need to know about your book

Don’t just rely on a bit of time posting things on Facebook, actually tell people about your books. Do blogs, attend events, and generally promote yourself. I’ll admit that at first I was a little hesitant to tell people about my books – purely because the genre is a little saucy, and I thought people would judge me – but now I just shrug it off, I know the books are fictional so if they judge me that’s their issue, not mine.

Scary, but true: I’m now self-employed

Suddenly my writing was no longer just a hobby for my own personal enjoyment. People are buying my books, reading my words, and so as crazy as it seems, I’m not just a recreational scribbler anymore… I’m a self-employed writer. That is a scary and bizarre concept, and also means I have to consider the dreaded T word. Tax. And Tax returns. Ugh. Just the mention of it makes me shudder. Luckily I have a very good accountant, but I have had to retrain myself to get better at keeping records, stashing receipts and generally talking it all a bit more seriously now.

This Is What I Want to do Forever As cheesy as it sounds, I’ve learnt that I absolutely LOVE writing. Losing myself in a plot, creating characters, settings, and new worlds is incredible. I feel so humbled that people have liked what I have written so far, and it is because of those lovely readers that I get to do what I love every single day now. Losing myself in words is just the best feeling in the world. I wasn’t sure I’d ever find a career that I genuinely loved, but I have now, and I want to do this over and over again, forever.

I could keep on about this topic for a very long time, because I really have learnt so much in this past year and a half, and I have a feeling that that is only the beginning of my learning curve. At this point I’m trying to become a sponge and absorb as much as I can so that this incredible journey can continue for a little while longer.

Thank you for reading.

A huge thanks to Jenny for hosting me today!

Alice xx

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Ordering links for Unmasked, book 1 in my new Revealed series:

Amazon.co.uk: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Unmasked-Revealed-Book-Alice-Raine-ebook/dp/B014FF81WY/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Unmasked-Revealed-Book-Alice-Raine-ebook/dp/B014FF81WY/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

Alice Raine

Connect with Alice:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AliceRaineAuthor

Twitter: @AliceRaine1

Website: www.aliceraineauthor.com

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Many thanks for such a great blog Alice,

Happy reading,

Jenny x

Coffee and Spice for Christmas?

It’s almost here!! I love Christmas!!

If you’re anything like me you are, despite all your intentions to the contrary, you are still buying last minute gifts! I had planned to have everything wrapped and labelled, and the tree up, and the shopping sorted….but of course, none of that has happened yet!!

So- what are you going to buy during your last minute shopping spree? Fancy a book or two? Not sure if you want a cosy coffee time read, or something spicy?

Here’s a few suggestions to help things along- paperbacks to pop in those stockings, or ebooks to adorn the new Kindles currently stock piled on Santa’s sleigh!

SPICY

Digging Deep

Digging Deep- new

An erotic romance novella set in an archaeological dig, in the grounds of the
Ancient Roman city of Leptis Minus in Tunisia by Kay Jaybee

As site supervisor on an archaeological dig, in the grounds of the Ancient Roman city of Leptis Minus in
Tunisia, Dr Beth Andrew’s hands are well and truly full. Her first foreign excavation, which she co-runs with the American archaeologist Dr Harrison Harris, gets off to a shaky start due to the jealous interference of Harrison’s ex, and an overzealous student… Love and lust really can cloud even the cleverest person’s judgement!

A Sticky Situation

Sticky Situation

An erotic romance novella by bestselling author, Kay Jaybee.

If there is a paving stone to trip over, or a drink to knock over, then Sally Briers will trip over it or spill it. Yet somehow Sally is the successful face of marketing for a major pharmaceutical company; much to the disbelief of her new boss,
Cameron James.
Forced to work together on a week-long conference in an Oxford hotel, Sally is dreading spending so much time with arrogant new boy Cameron, whose presence somehow makes her even clumsier than usual.

Cameron, on the other hand, just hopes he’ll be able to stay professional, and keep his irrational desire to lick up all the accidentally split food and drink that is permanently to be found down Sally’s temptingly curvy body, all to himself.

COSY COFFEE READS

Another Cup of Coffee

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Thirteen years ago Amy Crane ran away from everyone and everything she knew, ending up in an unfamiliar city with no obvious past and no idea of her future. Now, though, that past has just arrived on her doorstep, in the shape of an old
music cassette that Amy hasn’t seen since she was at university.

Digging out her long-neglected Walkman, Amy listens to the lyrics that soundtracked her student days. As long-buried memories are wrenched from the places in her mind where she’s kept them safely locked away for over a decade, Amy is suddenly tired of hiding.

It’s time to confront everything about her life. Time to find all the friends she left behind in England, when her heart got broken and the life she was building for herself got completely shattered. Time to make sense of all the feelings she’s been bottling up for all this time. And most of all, it’s time to discover why Jack has sent her tape back to her now, after all these years…

With her mantra, New life, New job, New home, playing on a continuous loop in her head, Amy gears herself up with yet another a bucked-sized cup of coffee, as she goes forth to lay the ghost of first love to rest…

Another Cup of Christmas
Another Cup of Christmas
Another Cup of Christmas is a festive sequel (of sorts!) to Jenny Kane’s fantastic debut romance, Another Cup of Coffee. Five years ago the staff of Pickwicks Cafe in Richmond were thrown into turmoil when their cook and part-owner, Scott, had a terrible accident. With help from his friends, his wife Peggy, and the staff at the local hospital, he made an amazing recovery. Now Pickwicks is preparing to host a special Christmas fundraiser for the hospital department that looked after Scott.
Pickwicks’ waitress Megan has been liaising with the ward’s administrator, Nick, as all the staff who helped Scott’s recovery are invited are invited. As the problems of organising the fundraiser take up more and more of their busy lives, Megan and Nick contact each other more frequently, and their emails and phone calls start to develop from the practical into the flirty.
But can you actually fall for someone you’ve never met? As the fundraiser draws closer, Megan is beginning to think that she had imagined all the virtual flirting between herself and Nick – he promised to arrange to meet her for real, but he hasn’t done so. Now he’s bringing someone with him to the fundraiser, and they’re just bound to be everything Megan feels she isn’t … Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Another-Cup-Christmas-Jenny-Kane-ebook/dp/B00GMO4ZIQ/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1384329366&sr=1-1&keywords=another+cup+of+christmas+jenny+kane

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Hope this has given you a few ideas!!!
Happy last minute panic shopping everyone!!
Jenny xx

INTERVIEW WITH SERENA FOLKES – Guest Blog by Primula Bond

INTERVIEW WITH SERENA FOLKES

NO LONGER THE COUNTRY BUMPKIN

 

Serena Folkes is the heroine of Primula Bond’s Unbreakable Trilogy. In the first book, The Silver Chain, she meets her hero, the gallery owner Gustav Levi, who offers to finance and launch her debut photography exhibition in return for her company and sexual favours. As they get to know each other and overcame the damage wreaked on them by her wretched childhood and his abusive marriage, the arrangement swiftly moves past the professional, and they have become passionate lovers. From being reserved and mistrustful, Serena has been drawn to Gustav’s magnetic power and his underlying need to love again, and he has returned that love and trust by asking her to live with him.

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But just as they are celebrating the success of her sell-out exhibition and are making plans to travel to New York together, Gustav’s estranged, manipulative younger brother, Pierre, appears out of the blue. With Serena’s encouragement Gustav longs to restore their old closeness, but in The Golden Locket she realises that Pierre’s presence in their lives is not only re-opening old wounds but threatens their hard-won security and their very relationship.

Serena has torn herself away from Gustav’s side in their stunning new penthouse apartment on the Upper West Side, to have a chat with us tonight.

You’ve come a long way in the last few months, Serena. Literally. You’re living in New York now. But before we talk about life at the top, tell us a little bit about your background.

Well, it’s no secret that I had a very cold, isolated, unhappy upbringing. I was abandoned when I was four days old on some church steps and I was adopted and brought to Devon by the man who found me. The adoption should never have gone through. He and his wife should never have been allowed to keep a dog, let alone a child. I was treated like an infestation, an unwelcome intruder in their lives. The cuckoo in a very bare nest. Basically I was neglected for sixteen years.

What happened when you were sixteen?

I left home and went to live in a caravan with my boyfriend Jake. He was a bit of a rough diamond, but looking back on that traumatic childhood I realise now that he saved my life, and I hope one day I get the chance to thank him properly. Last time I saw him he was still pretty bitter about our break up, even though he’s doing OK now as a cub reporter on the local rag.  But we were never going to be together long term.

How has that background shaped you?

I grew a kind of shell which protected me from the worst of it. I’m no psychologist, but I could have turned into a loner or inherited their monstrous ways. Instead I was lucky enough to bond with my adoptive cousin Polly on her rare visits to Devon, and there was Jake, and also the people at the riding stables I used to stay with at weekends, and also my art lecturers at college, and they all showed me that there were genuine, kind people in the world. On a personal level the shell, though fairly thin, kept me from trusting or loving too much. And on the outside it made me determined to work hard in order to get the hell out of there. Even so I take nothing for granted. I still pinch myself every morning when I wake up with a diary full of influential clients to photograph, and Mr Levi by my side. But I’m acutely aware that it could all be snatched away from me in an instant.

We’ll come to Gustav in a minute. First let’s talk a little more about the photography, which after all is what brought you two together. Why did you choose that as your career?

The first time I looked through a camera lens it encapsulated how I saw the world. A photographer is outside looking in, and as a child I was made to feel like the outsider. But I realised that I could turn away from all the ugliness. I could choose what I was looking at. When I had my camera in my hand I no longer felt lonely, or helpless. Through a camera lens you see what you want to see. Things become what you want them to become. You can place things, and frame them, as you choose. You’re not just seeing a flower, or a horse, or a sea shell. As a photographer you can give everyday objects an entirely different aspect just by composition or lighting. But it’s human beings that interest me most.

Which brings us on to the voyeuristic aspect of your work.

On my travels round Europe last summer, my first real taste of freedom, I was taking photographs as an art form, usually outside and in public. I soon discovered that if people know you are taking photographs they either get cross or inhibited, or they take it as a compliment. Either way they rarely behave naturally. So rather than pander to those reactions I wanted to become invisible. This is where the zoom lens comes in handy. It creates an intimate detachment, if that makes sense. A detached intimacy? At first I’d be out and about photographing girls oiling each other on the beach, or lovers kissing on benches, but it was when I followed this little nun in Venice right inside her enclosed convent and saw the sisters in their cells undressing and flagellating, that I got that real voyeur’s thrill. So now I either persuade people to let me come inside and act as if I’m not there, or I secretly watch my subjects through windows and doors as they go about their private business.

That’s pretty kinky, isn’t it?

Oh, very. I’ve been open about how I’m vicariously turned on by what I’m seeing. But it’s not just me and my subjects who get aroused. The people coming to my exhibitions and buying my work obviously enjoy this voyeuristic tendency. Since arriving in New York I’ve lined up several ‘at home’ commissions, at least two of which have already involved more than two participants, shall we say, as well as some full-on audience participation from me. So I reckon I’ve corned this niche of the market!

So let’s go back to Gustav. What first attracted you to him?

That’s like the Mrs Merton interview on TV years ago, when she asked someone what attracted them to their rich, successful husband? I mean, have you seen my Gustav? He’s got everything. Not just a huge wallet! He’s tall, dark, handsome, has great dress sense, a sexy deep voice, those amazing eyes – have you seen his eyes? They pull you in, like magnets. His hands, they’re really big, you know, and warm? As for the rest of him.. how long have you got? So yeah, it was a physical thing at first, I don’t mind admitting that. I bet he’d say the same thing about me – God, I hope he would! But I could equally have run a mile, because he was scary, too. I had him down as a vampire. There was this haunted, distant look about him. I know the reason for that now, but back then it just made me want to get closer to him.

And when was the moment you properly fell for him?

I think it was when he first touched me. Touched my hair, I mean. We went and had a martini in the Dukes Hotel bar, and when I left he helped me with my coat – did I tell you he’s a real gentleman? – and when he pulled my hair out from my collar he ran his hands through it, and it was the sexiest, most tender thing anyone had ever done for me. The people who brought me up used to hack my hair off when it got past my ears. They called it ugly and ginger. That’s why I have it so ridiculously long now.

We know that the silver chain was Gustav’s symbolic way of tying you to him and keeping you in his power, but what did it mean to you?

Life with Gustav is full of firsts. The bracelet he gave me to attach the silver chain was the first piece of jewellery I’ve ever had, so that made it unique and precious, and the silver chain seemed a pretty extension of that. I liked that he used it to keep me close. It may have been meant as a form of bondage, but also it made me feel desired, and safe. It was also a signal to the world, if the world was watching, that we were together. If he thought it would frighten or cow me, he was wrong. It just made me feel strong whenever he clipped it on. And it turned me on, if I’m honest. Because every time I see that silvery sparkle, I know what’s coming!

Ooh, you’re making me feel quite hot under the collar. So what is the significance of the golden locket?

It’s beautiful, isn’t it? The same jeweller made it as made the silver chain. So it’s my second ever piece of jewellery. Gustav gave it to me for Christmas. Our first Christmas together. And like the silver chain it symbolises our togetherness, because I can’t take it off. He’s still playing games with me though, because there’s a secret object inside that rattles whenever I move. A constant reminder of him, even when we’re apart. And he won’t tell me what is in there until I’ve earned it.

Does Gustav’s past bother you?

No-one likes thinking about their lover’s ex, do they? Gustav was even jealous about Jake at one point, for heaven’s sake. Gustav did tell me about his ex-wife and how their abusive marriage belittled him. She sounds like one of these temptress types who bewitch men and threaten women. But she’s history. So what bothered me was the other subjects that were taboo. The subject of his brother Pierre in particular. His Achilles heel. That was a huge barrier between us. So when Pierre turned up at the gallery unnannounced just before Christmas, turns out he’s my cousin’s American boyfriend no less, there was this awful showdown, but I was glad in a way because it was all out in the open. I’m a bit dismayed to find out that the crux of their feud was, you guessed it, the bloody ex wife. I had no idea how poisonous she really was, seducing his beloved younger brother right under his nose. But at least Gustav can resolve this terrible estrangement now. I love him, so I want to help him.

That’s very understanding of you. So what do you think of Pierre?

First impressions? He’s too like Gustav for comfort. They are almost like peas in a pod, and yet they are totally different, too. They look alike. Sound alike. But then you spot these little differences. Gustav is taller. Pierre has thicker hair. Gustav’s voice is educated. Pierre has acquired a kind of twang. Gustav is measured, cool, fair. Pierre seems to be quick-tempered, wary, and defensive. A therapist might sum up that he’s Gustav’s dark side.

You’ve obviously examined him closely. But I suppose the question was, do you like him?

In a word? Yes and no. Oh, that’s three words, isn’t it? He’s stimulating company, he can turn on the Levi charm when he wants, no doubt about that. I’m intrigued, but I do feel I’m on egg shells, too. I’ve never really been on my own with him but even so I can tell there’s still resentment, certainly from his side, and I worry that he could still find a way to hurt Gustav. Also, a new problem has arisen since we were all together at the New Year. Pierre has just dumped my cousin Polly, and it’s all very difficult because she doesn’t know why and she’s distraught. She thinks the influence of ex-wife Margot might be behind it. Or he may just be screwing his way round the dancers he works with. Polly’s asked me to find out what’s going on, but Pierre has a way of toying with me. He tries to get me to side with him against Gustav because we’re the same age and Gustasv is older.  I think he might fancy me. I try not to respond, I don’t fancy him, of course not, I’ve got Gustav, but Pierre does have a way of catching you off guard. Dangerous. That’s what I reckon. He’s attractive, but dangerous.

Quite easy to avoid him, I would have thought. New York’s a big city. So how are you settling in?

Loving it. I feel as if this place was just there across the Atlantic, waiting for me to touch down. It gives me a real buzz and because I’ve had quite a lot of work on, I feel part of the fabric already. I’ve had some pretty kinky adventures since I arrived here. Gustav is really letting me spread my wings socially and sexually, but he likes his provisos, and the proviso is that he accompanies me on my more controversial commissions. Anything involving threesomes, in other words. And that’s fine. More than fine. I want him with me. It turns me on to know he’s watching me when I’m working. Viewing me when I’m viewing. So I’m the voyeur, viewed. And then we have a stunning apartment on the Upper West Side overlooking Central Park. The man I love is rooting for me. So most of the time I feel like a very, very lucky girl.

And what next for Gustav/Folkes Enterprises?

Well, I’ve got two big commissions coming up. One is with Pierre, in fact, at the theatre where he’s the set and cosume designer. I’m filming a day in the life behind the scenes as the dancers dress up and perform. Pierre wants to pitch it to some reality show producers in Hollywood. I’m a bit anxious, to be honest, especially as Gustav can’t be with me for that job. Then we’re off to Venice for the carnivale which will be fantastic! So there’s no holding me back at the moment!

Thanks Serena, and good luck with all that the future brings!

Thanks. I have a funny feeling I’m going to need it!

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EXCERPT FROM THE GOLDEN LOCKET

 

The waiter approaches to take our plates and refill our glasses of wine. He hesitates, eyes flickering over where my hand is massaging my man’s thigh. I give him my best Bambi stare back, followed by a deliberate flutter of the eyelashes. Lower my left eyelid in a slow wink and see the flush creep up his thin neck.

Then I take a real twisted delight in pressing my hand against Gustav’s zipper, letting the waiter see the way my elbow and arm are moving while he tries to clear the plates and lay spoons without dropping anything in his eagerness to see. I rub my palm between Gustav’s legs, and feel the hardness growing.

The plates rattle as the waiter balances them up his arm. He backs away, and I see him retreat to the corner of the room where he nudges a fellow waiter and jerks his head over towards us.

Gustav is in my thrall now. He presses his hand on top of mine, moving it faster and harder over him. His face remains calm, other than the tell-tale spark in his eyes. The calmer he remains, the more determined I am to break his cool. If I take him all the way to the edge there will be the jump of his Adam’s apple, the black molasses glaze in his eyes which tells me he’s about to come.

His voice is husky now. ‘Never say never could be a risky adage.’

‘Risky is where the fun is, don’t you agree?’ Under the table I continue to massage him until he starts to buck gently against my hand. I glance over at the waiter. He’s still staring at me, his hand moving in his trouser pocket. I twiddle innocently with my wineglass before lifting it, puckering my mouth slowly, and taking a long sip.

‘Oh, you’re transforming before my very eyes, Serena,’ Gustav murmurs as I fondle and drive him to the point of no return. ‘What have I done to you?’

I laugh softly as he bucks against me one more time then slumps back. I remove my hand, tuck it under my chin thoughtfully. Glance over at the waiter and mouth at him show’s over.


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