Category Archives: Bibliography

Comp copy goodness!

  May 12, 2013 - 8:21 pm | ,
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The two freelance jobs I’ve been working on since March, which ate my brain, are pretty much tidied away, so now I have more time each day to take a deep breath and look around and get caught up on little things, like blog posts. I have so many things to post about! But I don’t want to inundate you, dear reader, so I’ll keep it to one or two a day. Promise.

First up: In March and April I received many lovely comp copies of anthologies that contain my stories. Look!

Pretty, pretty copies on my pretty, pretty writing chair.

The Mammoth Book of Quick and Dirty Erotica

Geek Love: An Anthology of Full Frontal Nerdity

Best Lesbian Romance 2013

The Big Book of Bondage

Under Her Thumb: Erotic Stories of Female Domination

Get ‘em while they’re hot! (And they’re all hot!)

“Catalyst” by Sophie Mouette

  May 11, 2013 - 11:32 am | , ,
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Squee! Little Kisses Press has just released their very first Sophie Mouette offering! (Sophie being the psuedonym for Teresa and I when we collaborate.)

catalyst cover web“Catalyst” by Sophie Mouette

Amid the standing stones of Anglesey, Wales, Kate meets a seductive woman who offers Kate teasing moments of pure passion—then disappears with catlike ease. To win the enchanting Annie, Kate must face dark magic, set right a centuries’-old wrong—and, scarier yet, confront her own past. The magic of the stones can turn a woman into a cat, but is it strong enough to guide Kate to her heart’s desire? “Catalyst” is an intoxicating lesbian paranormal erotic short story.

“Windswept cliffs, fogbound villages, and moonlight on standing stones; the Welsh isle of Anglesey would seem mystical even if American anthropologist Kate Williams weren’t bound to it by blood and her own intense connection to the earth. She finds much more in this land of her ancestors than healing for a bruised heart, and Sophie Mouette tells her story of magic and lust and timeless love with just the right blend of fantasy, reality, and hot-to-the-core sex.” – Sacchi Green, Editor of Lambda Award Winner Lesbian Cowboys

Available in a variety of electronic formats:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords | Kobo

Book signing!

  February 2, 2013 - 8:22 pm | , , , ,
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I will be participating in a big honking romance writers book signing on Sunday, March 17, as part of the California Dreamin’ Romance Writers Conference. Lots of amazing writers will be there; I don’t have a list of who-all signing, but I promise it’s going to be stellar!

The deets:

Date: Sunday, March 17, 2013
Time: 1-2:30 pm (bookstore opens at 12:30 for anyone who wants to start browsing early)
Where: Doubletree Hotel in Santa Ana, CA

I’m definitely signing Waking the Witch (gothic novel by Dayle Ivy) and “Braceleted” (erotic romance by Andrea Dale), and I hope to have several other books there as well. (Let me know ahead of time if there’s a title you’d like, and I’ll make sure to have it there for you!)

Hope to see you there! xo

“Give In” to this new collection from Andrea Dale

  January 21, 2013 - 11:07 pm | , ,
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give in cover webGIVE IN is a scintillating collection of BDSM stories by prolific erotic scribe Andrea Dale. Prepare to be both aroused and charmed by these fifteen luscious tales of dark desire and power exchange, which appeared is such notable anthologies as Playing With Fire, Bound by Lust, and Do Not Disturb (a 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards winner). In GIVE IN you’ll find out why Violet Blue calls Andrea Dale a “legendary erotica heavy hitter”!

Contains the following kinky stories:

• Guarding Her Body
• A Few Things to Pick Up On Your Way Home
• Stuffing the Ballot Box
• All She Wanted
• Breakfast in Bed
• Party Favor
• Return to Wildwood
• Mirror, Mirror
• How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back
• Santa Claus is Comin’
• On the Twelfth Day…
• When the Rancher Needs a Loan
• Darlene’s Dilemma
• College Reunion
• The Queen of Christmas

Available in print and in a variety of electronic formats:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords | Kobo

Euphoric

  July 30, 2012 - 3:22 pm | , ,
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I’ve signed the contract, so now I can announce the very, very exciting news!

I’ve had a short story accepted for a Mercedes Lackey-edited anthology of stories based in her awesome Elemental Masters universe!

::runs around in small circles, hands flapping::

I’ve been reading Misty’s work since…well, let’s just say math would be involved in figuring it out. A long time. And I love the Elemental Masters series. It’s mostly set in Britain (although our stories didn’t have to be), pre-WWII, and the premise is that there are people who have elemental magic, the ability to work magic based on the four elements and to interact with the attendant elemental creatures (water magicians commune with sylphs and naiads, etc.). Additionally, each book is based loosely on a fairy tale or legend.

I set my story in and around Castle Coch in south Wales, a place I’ve been to several times. It’s truly a fairy tale/fantasy castle, with conical-roofed towers and incredible decorations. Unsurprisingly, my underlying fairy tale is Rapunzel. (See also below.)

I love writing romance and erotica (obviously), but fantasy was my first love, and any opportunity I get to write fantasy makes me happy. To be a part of this project makes me insanely joyous.

I have to thank a few people for helping me on this journey:

  • Ken, for putting up with me every time I thought I couldn’t do it, thought the idea was stupid. I haven’t had much faith in my writing ability lately, and he’s done nothing but prop me up and say all the right things I needed to hear.
  • Kris & Dean and the Oregon Writers Network, for not only holding so many workshops that have helped me grow as a writer, but for making it possible for me to be in the right place at the right time for this opportunity.
  • Lee Rebennack, for immediately saying “Rapunzel” when I asked those in our hotel room at Phoenix Comicon what their favorite fairy tale was. That smashed into the idea of using Castle Coch and my brain did that wonderful writerly “OoooOOOoooh!” that happens when the right ideas come together.

I’m probably overreacting to this—I mean, hell, I’ve sold more than a hundred short stories—but given how hard it’s been to even finish a short story lately, much less how I’ve questioned whether I should be even doing this, I’m going to go with the euphoria.

Is it magic…or madness?

  March 12, 2012 - 6:30 pm | ,
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“Berengere” by Dayle A. Dermatis

When Berengere’s husband, the king of Coraise, goes away crusade, his brother Jean assumes the role of Regent—and makes Berengere, her sister, her husband’s grandmother, and her closest servants “guests” in his chateau. Berengere knows they’re really prisoners, but there’s nothing she can do except try to make their appartements more pleasing by painting murals of the outside world. Are the murals a means of escape…or is Berengere slipping into madness?

Available in a variety of electronic formats
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A sassy, light-hearted ghostly romance

  March 11, 2012 - 1:52 am | , ,
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“Some Old Lover’s Ghost” by Dayle A. Dermatis

Helena runs Paranormal Manifestation Services—PMS for short. When she’s hired by Beth and Marguerite to find out why a ghost is bothering Marguerite, she doesn’t expect to get a crush on Beth…which makes things especially awkward when she learns who the ghost is. Rainbow Reviews called this short story “unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching.” BONUS: Includes an interview with the author about the writing of the story, her own paranormal experiences, and more.

“Definitely a light-hearted read – kind of a lesbian Ghostbusters. What makes this story stand out is the strong narrator – she’s smart, funny and definitely opinionated. For some reason or other, the word ‘sassy’ comes to mind when I think of this story – and that’s a good thing.”
— Megan, goodreads.com

“unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching”
—Rainbow Reviews

“Some Old Lover’s Ghost was nominated for a 2008 Romance Erotica Connection Award for Best F/F Romance Short Story and for a 2010 Gaylactic Spectrum Awardfor Best Short Fiction.

“Some Old Lover’s Ghost” originally appeared in Haunted Hearths and Sapphic Shades: Lesbian Ghost Stories (Lethe Press, 2008).

Available in a variety of electronic formats
Amazon |  Barnes & Noble |  Smashwords

First fantasy collection!

  February 6, 2012 - 1:52 pm | , ,
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Five Funny Fantasies by Dayle A. Dermatis

Five Funny Fantasies is the first collection from prolific writer Dayle A. Dermatis. Prepare to be amused by these five humorous fantasy stories involving dragons and slayers, deals with the Devil, 80s hair metal, and much, much more!

Includes the following stories:

• If the Shoe Fits
• Feline Design
• Famous Last Words
• Hell’s Belles
• What Dragons Prefer

“Dayle A. Dermatis’s ‘If the Shoe Fits’ is a funny (and rather ingenious) semi-modern twist on Cinderella, in which we find out why that shoe was really so important to everyone.”
—Errant Dreams Reviews

“[What Dragons Prefer’ is] a very good short story with a classic twist at the end. This story is very well worth reading.”
—Steve Challis, Smashwords.com

“Simply put, the author’s writing style is really, really good!”
—A.A., Amazon.com

“I chuckled aloud at [‘What Dragons Prefer’]. Brilliantly succinct expression of a neat twist!”
—George, Podcastle.com

Cover art © Julien Tromeur / iStockPhoto.com.

Available in a variety of electronic formats
Amazon |  Barnes & Noble |  Smashwords

New fantasy titles available!

  January 31, 2012 - 5:17 pm | , ,
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I have two new fantasy short stories available!

“The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip”

“Angrrr Management were four talented guys. (They really were. I wasn’t just some starry-eyed groupie; I knew decent music and I knew stage presence.) Talented, yes, and awfully pretty, all of them. And every last one of them was dumber than a post. Had they never HEARD of Robert Johnson?”

“The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip” is a hilarious urban fantasy short story about 80s hair metal and selling your soul to Satan.

“The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip” originally appeared in Retro Spec: Tales of Fantasy and Nostalgia (Raven Electrick Ink, 2010).

Cover images © iScream Creative / iStockPhoto and Baris Simsek / iStockPhoto.

Available in a variety of electronic formats
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“Blood Relations”

The woman known as the “Vegan Martha Stewart” learns who her infamous father really is…and their relationship threatens to ruin their respective empires. A funny fantasy short story—with a bite!

Cover art © Robert Kohlhuber / iStockPhoto.com.

Available in a variety of electronic formats
Amazon |  Barnes & Noble |  Smashwords

Sexy fantasies at the office and in hotel rooms

  January 24, 2012 - 6:31 pm | , ,
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“Working Late” by Andrea Dale

Jack has to work late, but his domme wife has other plans for him. Watching him via webcam, she orders him to pleasure himself at his desk. But what if his sexy new boss walks in? A smoking hot female-domination short story from a legendary erotica heavy-hitter.

“‘Working Late’” by Andrea Dale is an extremely hot story about sex over webcams that ends with a mind-blowing twist worthy of The Twilight Zone.” (Master Dave, amazon.com)

“Working Late” originally appeared in She’s On Top (Cleis Press, 2007).

Cover art by Shane Kato / iStockphoto.

Available in a variety of electronic formats
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“Mirror, Mirror” by Andrea Dale

Have you ever watched yourself make love? Evan and Callista take their sexual relationship to a new level when they check into a hotel with mirrors all around their room. A steamy short story about voyeurism from a legendary erotica heavy-hitter.

“Mirror, Mirror” originally appeared in Do Not Disturb: Hotel Sex Stories (Cleis Press, 2009), one of Violet Blue’s “Best Sex Books 2009” and a 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards winner.

Cover art by Cokacoka / iStockphoto.

Available in a variety of electronic formats
Amazon |  Barnes & Noble |  Smashwords