And the Charity Sips are officially out! It’s always fun to be part of a big project like this; one of twenty-seven stories being released today to benefit a good cause.
The theme for this year’s Charity Sip Blitz is “leather.” This was chosen because it’s Torquere’s ninth anniversary, which is the leather anniversary. Of course BDSM came to mind when we writers were informed, but we were assured we could explore anything to do with leather in our stories.
I, however, saw leather, thought BDSM, and wrote BDSM. Readers who are used to my Notice series are going to think, “Wow.” But if you remember all the way back to my first Torquere story, The Glass Man, readers are going to think, “Oh, yeah.” On the Torquere heat scale of Bell Pepper, Chile Pepper, Jalapeno, and Habanero, this is a Habanero. I’m not sure what got into me, but it sure was fun!
There were two covers designed for the Charity Sips this year. One has certain — ahem — equipment shown, and the other does not. When my editor sent me my copy of the story a little while ago, it had the “equipment” cover. I might have blushed. Just a little.
Here’s the official blurb:
In the hills above the castle are caves where, rumor has it, “things” are done to men that leave common soldiers glazed with pleasure. A good king should not even think about such things. If he was caught in the caves, he could lose his crown, if not his life. But to deny forever what he is could cost him his sanity. The night the king visits the caves will either be a night of ecstasy, or a night of doom. It might also be the night he finds the other half of his soul.
Here’s the official excerpt:
And here’s my cover:
