Monthly Archives: December 2012

The Secret Mistress

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Frank

Dorian Mayfair’s short story, The Secret Mistress, published in 2011, has a beautiful cover (there I go judging books by their covers again). Mira is a young woman from the south of France spending the summer up north in Normandie … Continue reading →

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A Cup of Blood, and other stories

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Frank

Kelly Sanders is a prolific writer of erotic short stories (‘an angelic office worker by day and a devilish writer of erotica by night’, according to her profile on Smashwords) with themes of BDSM, lesbian and paranormal sex. Here are … Continue reading →

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My Top Ten … Modern Vampire Novels

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Frank

If this were ‘My Top Ten … Vampire Novels’ I would have to include classics such as Carmilla and Dracula, but I may as well just refer people to David Stuart Davies’s Children of the Night: Classic Vampire Stories. I’m … Continue reading →

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The Blood Orchid

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Frank

Luke Martin’s short story The Blood Orchid, published 2012, is one of those stories that could, with some loving care and attention to detail, be developed into an interesting novel. There are a lot of ideas thrown in, but not … Continue reading →

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Vampire Changeling

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Frank

Shiralyn J. Lee’s short story Vampire Changeling, published 2012, is lesbian vampire erotica. I think. First off, I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but people do all the time, and I really don’t like the cover … Continue reading →

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Alyth and the demons

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Frank

I was reading KT Grant’s recent blog post WTFckery or Not? You Decide. One of her links is to Charisma Magazine’s article Can You Be Raped by the Devil? about Contessa Adams’s book Consequences. (The Huffington Post also talks about … Continue reading →

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Darkness Persists

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Frank

Continuing my quest for female bisexual vampires… Joseph E. Arechavala’s Darkness Persists: A Vampire Novel (not sure why it was necessary to emphasize that it’s a vampire novel, although Darkness Persists is strange by itself and maybe Dark Brides could … Continue reading →

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The Bisexual Examiner

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Frank

There’s an interesting post from 2009 at Examiner.com: A history of vampires and bisexuality: the real-life inspirations. I’ve read it before, but stumbled across it again today. The article makes a couple of questionable points. First about Erzsébet Báthory: Countess … Continue reading →

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Alyth enchained

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Frank

My friend Alyth, who still asserts that she’s ‘one hundred percent straight’, seems determined to explore the limits of her bi-curiosity. Her girlfriend (‘She’s not my girlfriend!’) Tina persuaded her to accompany her to a private party on Saturday night. … Continue reading →

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Love at First Bite

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Frank

Natalie Deschain’s short story, Love at First Bite, published in 2012, is a wonderful lesbian vampire tale. Bethany decides to work late, and finds herself dealing with a very hungry boss. It’s very erotic, with the tension mounting steadily throughout, … Continue reading →

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