A Change is Coming

   Notice anything new about my webpage? EVERYTHING!! I updated my webpage with a new background and graphics, removed my old data, and checked and edited all my book purchase/review links.

   I also revised my tagline from “Celebrating Romance Across the Ages” to “Risqué Tales of Romance, Adventure & the Paranormal” which better reflects my writing plans for the future, while covering most of the past. Even my new signature graphic reflects my writing plans and matches my webpage (Check it out at the end of this post).

   Why change my writing focus? While I’ve written in several romantic sub-genre, I personally enjoy writing paranormal stories. To be honest, other than the Lyons’ Den series, my personal favorite story was “Nimue’s Daughter” a contemporary Arthurian Armageddon in a short story collection, Secret Whispers. My erotic mythological contemporary stories Her Teddy Bare  &  Conquering Cupid were loads of fun to write. (Click pics to the left to buy) I’ve already plotted two additional stories in the “Cupid’s Back in Business Series.”

   While I LOVE history and enjoy the research, I find myself watching paranormal stories – even the bad ones. I admit to geeking out on current stellar paranormal shows like Supernatural, Dark Matter, The Librarians, and Grimm to some not-so-stellar monster and shark movies, including the Sharknado series and ALL of SyFy’s recent Shark and Monster Week. What are your paranormal favorites?

Rita Bay Visits An Author’s Desk

Today, I (Rita Bay) am  the featured author at An Author’s Desk on my own blog. After so many guests have dropped by, it’s about time that I stepped up and bared my own author’s soul. I’m  a multi-genre writer  of romance who is happily published by Champagne Book Group (Paranormal/Fantasy), Secret Cravings Publishing (Contemporary Military), Siren BookStrand (Historical), and – most recently – a romantic comedy scorcher with Liquid Silver Books. I’ll also share a bit about my writing and work area, my current works in progress, and my upcoming books.

MY PLACE TO WRITE. The picture of my office on the right probably tells more than I intended. I write beside an antique mahogany Empire library table, kicked back in a traditional office chair with my laptop in my lap. All the nice things a mildly OCD writer needs – an antique carved soapstone pen holder, a high-tech multi-purpose lamp and a revolving desk caddy, folders for everything, binders for business, Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary, and a set of  mini-filing drawers – sit on top of the desk. The bookcase contains my reference books with antique family pieces – irons, cobbler’s stand, and electrical glass insulators – serving as bookends. Not seen in the picture are two filing cabinets, a large pigeon-holed divider, and two additional bookcases.

MY WRITING. As for writing, I’m a plotter who occasionally deviates from the scene tracker when the story demands it. I’ve just finished edits for Conquering Cupid (the first story in a humorous mythological contemporary series – “Cupid’s Back in Town” contracted with Champagne Book Group) which will be released in December AND for The Caretaker’s Lady, a scorching hot contemporary romantic comedy from Liquid Silver Books which will be released in September. My current works in progress include The Alpha’s Prey, the third novella in the Lyons’ Den series with Champagne, and The Twelfth Night Queen – a Regency Christmas story.

The humorous, Greek mythology-based, contemporary erotic series “Cupid’s Back in Business” evolved from Her Teddy Bare (See cover), a sexy, humorous novella published by Champagne in their erotic series, “Aphrodite’s Island.” Check out the blurb for Conquering Cupid.

Love and lust, the perfect mix for a happily ever after. When popular artist Diana Harper dumped her cheating fiancé and accepted an invitation “to attend a private event at Miss A’s island retreat to experience your most secret dreams and fondest fantasies,” her hostess gave her Teddy as an “attendant.” Despite his best efforts, Teddy is no submissive. Diana, however, plays his game for the profound passion, the best sex ever, and love that could last a lifetime.

Billionaire philanthropist Theodore Cooper “Coop” Bareston III fell in love with Diana when he saw her working out at his elite gym in New York City. He was willing to do anything to win her love, including wearing a skimpy thong in his “Teddy” role and posing nude in chains when Di’s interest in her art revived. As the sexual tension builds and passions explode, Teddy discovers he is intensely aroused by  playing the submissive to his Di’s dome.

After moving into Coop’s East Side penthouse, Diana is sucked into a world inhabited by supernatural denizens with powers beyond her imagination. Can she survive the challenges confronting her to live in Coop’s world or will she turn her back on the extraordinary destiny within her grasp?

You can read an excerpt/buy Her Teddy Bare before the series is released HERE.

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Love-Struck Valentine Day Blog with Vintage Postcards

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Toward the end of the 19th century, many valentines and vintage postcards were humorous.The vintage cards pictured are from my ancestor’s ‘courting cards,’ vintage postcards from circa 1910 that my g-grandmother received from her friends and suitors which were saved by my packrat family.

                      
Her Teddy Bare, my erotic short from Champagne Book Group’s Carnal Passions imprint, is a humorous BDSM-with-a-chuckle story that has evolved into a series, Cupid’s Back in Business, with the first story, Conquering Cupid, my current work in progress. Check out the blurb for Her Teddy Bare in Champagne’s Carnal Passion’s Aphrodite’s Island Series. Click HERE or cover to buy.

“Diana will be his to serve if only he can convince her to play the game.”  After dumping her cheating fiancé, Diana Harper accepts an invitation to attend a private event at Miss A’s island retreat to experience her “most secret dreams and fondest fantasies.” Miss A gives Teddy to Diana as an “attendant.” Despite his best efforts, Teddy isn’t a submissive and the skimpy gold thong is ridiculous on a man his size. Although she’s not a domme, Diana plays his game to see where it leads. When Teddy offers her profound passion, the best sex ever, and the prospect of love, will she take a chance on another broken heart?
Theodore Bareston will do whatever it takes to win Diana’s love, even though “whatever” includes wearing a thong and posing nude in chains when Diana’s interest in her art revives. As the sexual tension builds and passions explode, can Teddy convince Diana that he is the only man for her?

Commenters will be entered to win a copy of Into the Lyons’ Den. Click the Blog Graphic on the left or HERE to return to Blog Hop Central.

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A Vintage Postcard & Traveling the Net

Lots going on today. I’m blogging at Dawn’s Reading Nook about my first plunge into writing an erotic romance – Gods & Goddesses in an Erotic Romance Series – OH MY!  Her Teddy Bare – an installment in Carnal Passion’s Aphrodite’s Island Series—is a light BDSM with a chuckle. Click HERE to check out my blog at Dawn’s Reading Nook Blog.

ALSO, I’ve posted my interview on The Next Big Thing Blog Hop at my group blog, Southern Sizzle Romance.  Check it out HERE.  Thanks to Celia Breslin for tagging me.

Below I’m sharing a vintage postcard from my ancestor’s stash. The vintage cards this week date from 1907 -1909 and feature water scenes from Mobile, AL – my home town and the location for my first contemporary military romance from Secret Cravings, Search & Rescue.

Tomorrow, More About Mullets.   Rita Bay

Saturday’s Sunset with Her Teddy Bare

Throughout the week, I’m leaving bits of an excerpt of a scene where Teddy and Diana (from Her Teddy Bare – my first erotic romance) share a sunset. Thought I’d share a few sunsets also. Enjoy!! Click the pic to buy (only $.99) or read an XXcerpt.

Diana sat in silence with Teddy for more than an hour enjoying the sunset and the approach of darkness. Once she’d gotten Teddy off his knees and in a chair beside her, he’d been great company. Neither of them spoke a word, but they’d shared the beauty of the moment. She appreciated that Teddy was comfortable with silence—unlike Franklin who engaged in constant conversation, usually about himself.

When she left the terrace to avoid the bugs beginning to swarm, Teddy followed her inside and pulled the thin drapes across the openings to the terrace. She wished him good night and went into the bathroom. As she got ready for bed, she admitted she’d enjoyed his company and even looked forward to the start of her fantasy. When she returned to the bedroom, wearing the gown over a shamelessly sheer black teddy, Teddy stood waiting.

“Thank you for everything, Teddy. I must say this day tops my lifetime list for interesting and unusual.”
“Thank you, Mistress. The pleasure was mine.” He waited expectantly.
“I look forward to tomorrow.”
“As do I, Mistress.” He didn’t budge
“You are dismissed for the day, Teddy. I’ll see you in the morning.”
“Yes, Mistress.” He turned to leave.
“Teddy.”

He stopped but didn’t turn around. The last rays of the setting sun outlined his body. The artist that fell silent last year emerged to appreciate the beauty of Teddy’s body silhouetted against the waning light.

“Where do you sleep, Teddy?”
“As close to you as possible, Mistress.”
“So, if you don’t sleep here. You …”
“… sleep outside, Mistress.”
“With the bugs?”
“And the snakes, Mistress.”
“Snakes?”
“Non-poisonous, Mistress.”
“You’ll sleep inside tonight, Teddy.”
“Thank you, Mistress.”

Her Teddy Bare (a light BDSM e-book with a chuckle) is a Quick Read of the Aphrodite’s Island series where guests “experience their most secret dreams and fondest fantasies.” Her Teddy Bare is available from Carnal Passions, the erotic romance imprint of Champagne Book Group. To read an XXcerpt or buy Her Teddy Bare for only $.99, click HERE.

Until Tomorrow, Rita Bay

Friday’s Sunset with Her Teddy Bare

Throughout the week, I’m leaving bits of an excerpt of a scene where Teddy and Diana (from Her Teddy Bare – my first erotic romance) share a sunset. Thought I’d share a few sunsets also. Enjoy!! Click the pic to buy (only $.99) or read an XXcerpt.

Diana sat in silence with Teddy for more than an hour enjoying the sunset and the approach of darkness. Once she’d gotten Teddy off his knees and in a chair beside her, he’d been great company. Neither of them spoke a word, but they’d shared the beauty of the moment. She appreciated that Teddy was comfortable with silence—unlike Franklin who engaged in constant conversation, usually about himself.

When she left the terrace to avoid the bugs beginning to swarm, Teddy followed her inside and pulled the thin drapes across the openings to the terrace. She wished him good night and went into the bathroom. As she got ready for bed, she admitted she’d enjoyed his company and even looked forward to the start of her fantasy. When she returned to the bedroom, wearing the gown over a shamelessly sheer black teddy, Teddy stood waiting.

“Thank you for everything, Teddy. I must say this day tops my lifetime list for interesting and unusual.”
“Thank you, Mistress. The pleasure was mine.” He waited expectantly.
“I look forward to tomorrow.”
“As do I, Mistress.” He didn’t budge
“You are dismissed for the day, Teddy. I’ll see you in the morning.”
“Yes, Mistress.” He turned to leave.
“Teddy.”

He stopped but didn’t turn around. The last rays of the setting sun outlined his body. The artist that fell silent last year emerged to appreciate the beauty of Teddy’s body silhouetted against the waning light.

“Where do you sleep, Teddy?”
“As close to you as possible, Mistress.”
“So, if you don’t sleep here. You …”
“… sleep outside, Mistress.”
“With the bugs?”
“And the snakes, Mistress.”
“Snakes?”
“Non-poisonous, Mistress.”
“You’ll sleep inside tonight, Teddy.”
“Thank you, Mistress.”

Her Teddy Bare (a light BDSM e-book with a chuckle) is a Quick Read of the Aphrodite’s Island series where guests “experience their most secret dreams and fondest fantasies.” Her Teddy Bare is available from Carnal Passions, the erotic romance imprint of Champagne Book Group. To read an XXcerpt or buy Her Teddy Bare for only $.99, click HERE.

Tomorrow, A Last Sunset with Her Teddy Bare

Thursday’s Sunset with Her Teddy Bare

Throughout the week, I’m posting bits of an excerpt of a scene where Teddy and Diana (from Her Teddy Bare – my first erotic romance) share a sunset. I plan to share some inspiring sunsets beginning Saturday. Enjoy!! Click the pic to buy (only $.99) or read an XXcerpt.

Diana sat in silence with Teddy for more than an hour enjoying the sunset and the approach of darkness. Once she’d gotten Teddy off his knees and in a chair beside her, he’d been great company. Neither of them spoke a word, but they’d shared the beauty of the moment. She appreciated that Teddy was comfortable with silence—unlike Franklin who engaged in constant conversation, usually about himself.

When she left the terrace to avoid the bugs beginning to swarm, Teddy followed her inside and pulled the thin drapes across the openings to the terrace. She wished him good night and went into the bathroom. As she got ready for bed, she admitted she’d enjoyed his company and even looked forward to the start of her fantasy. When she returned to the bedroom, wearing the gown over a shamelessly sheer black teddy, Teddy stood waiting.

“Thank you for everything, Teddy. I must say this day tops my lifetime list for interesting and unusual.”

“Thank you, Mistress. The pleasure was mine.” He waited expectantly.

“I look forward to tomorrow.” “As do I, Mistress.” He didn’t budge

“You are dismissed for the day, Teddy. I’ll see you in the morning.” “Yes, Mistress.” He turned to leave. “Teddy.”

He stopped but didn’t turn around. The last rays of the setting sun outlined his body. The artist that fell silent last year emerged to appreciate the beauty of Teddy’s body silhouetted against the waning light.

Her Teddy Bare (a light BDSM e-book with a chuckle) is a Quick Read of the Aphrodite’s Island series where guests “experience their most secret dreams and fondest fantasies.” Her Teddy Bare is available from Carnal Passions, the erotic romance imprint of Champagne Book Group. To read an XXcerpt or buy Her Teddy Bare for only $.99, click HERE.

Tomorrow, Another Sunset with Her Teddy Bare  Rita Bay

Wednesday’s Sunset with Her Teddy Bare

Believe it or not there are places in the United States without – or with only minimal – internet access. Unfortunately I’ll be in one of them for the next week – 10 days. Throughout the week, I’m leaving bits of an excerpt of a scene where Teddy and Diana (from Her Teddy Bare – my first erotic romance) share a sunset. I plan to share some inspiring sunsets beginning Saturday. Enjoy!! Click the pic to buy (only $.99) or read an XXcerpt.

Diana sat in silence with Teddy for more than an hour enjoying the sunset and the approach of darkness. Once she’d gotten Teddy off his knees and in a chair beside her, he’d been great company. Neither of them spoke a word, but they’d shared the beauty of the moment. She appreciated that Teddy was comfortable with silence—unlike Franklin who engaged in constant conversation, usually about himself.

When she left the terrace to avoid the bugs beginning to swarm, Teddy followed her inside and pulled the thin drapes across the openings to the terrace. She wished him good night and went into the bathroom. As she got ready for bed, she admitted she’d enjoyed his company and even looked forward to the start of her fantasy. When she returned to the bedroom, wearing the gown over a shamelessly sheer black teddy, Teddy stood waiting.

“Thank you for everything, Teddy. I must say this day tops my lifetime list for interesting and unusual.”

“Thank you, Mistress. The pleasure was mine.” He waited expectantly.

“I look forward to tomorrow.” “As do I, Mistress.” He didn’t budge

“You are dismissed for the day, Teddy. I’ll see you in the morning.” “Yes, Mistress.” He turned to leave. “Teddy.”

He stopped but didn’t turn around. The last rays of the setting sun outlined his body. The artist that fell silent last year emerged to appreciate the beauty of Teddy’s body silhouetted against the waning light.

Her Teddy Bare (a light BDSM e-book with a chuckle) is a Quick Read of the Aphrodite’s Island series where guests “experience their most secret dreams and fondest fantasies.” Her Teddy Bare is available from Carnal Passions, the erotic romance imprint of Champagne Book Group. To read an XXcerpt or buy Her Teddy Bare for only $.99, click HERE.

Tomorrow, Another Sunset with Her Teddy Bare

Tuesday’s Sunset with Her Teddy Bare

Believe it or not there are places in the United States without – or with only minimal – internet access. Unfortunately I’ll be in one of them for the next week – 10 days. Throughout the week, I’m leaving bits of an excerpt of a scene where Teddy and Diana (from Her Teddy Bare – my first erotic romance) share a sunset. I plan to share some inspiring sunsets beginning Saturday. Enjoy!! Click the pic to buy (only $.99) or read an XXcerpt.

Diana sat in silence with Teddy for more than an hour enjoying the sunset and the approach of darkness. Once she’d gotten Teddy off his knees and in a chair beside her, he’d been great company. Neither of them spoke a word, but they’d shared the beauty of the moment. She appreciated that Teddy was comfortable with silence—unlike Franklin who engaged in constant conversation, usually about himself.

When she left the terrace to avoid the bugs beginning to swarm, Teddy followed her inside and pulled the thin drapes across the openings to the terrace. She wished him good night and went into the bathroom. As she got ready for bed, she admitted she’d enjoyed his company and even looked forward to the start of her fantasy. When she returned to the bedroom, wearing the gown over a shamelessly sheer black teddy, Teddy stood waiting.

Her Teddy Bare (a light BDSM e-book with a chuckle) is a Quick Read of the Aphrodite’s Island series where guests “experience their most secret dreams and fondest fantasies.” Her Teddy Bare is available from Carnal Passions, the erotic romance imprint of Champagne Book Group. To read an XXcerpt or buy Her Teddy Bare for only $.99, click HERE.

Tomorrow, A sunset with Her Teddy Bare

Monday’s Sunset with Teddy Bare

Believe it or not there are places in the United States without – or with only minimal – internet access. Unfortunately I’ll be in one of them for the next week – 10 days. Throughout the week, I’m leaving bits of an excerpt of a scene where Teddy and Diana (from Her Teddy Bare – my first erotic romance) share a sunset. I plan to share some inspiring sunsets beginning Saturday. Enjoy!! Click the pic to buy (only $.99) or read an XXcerpt.

Diana sat in silence with Teddy for more than an hour enjoying the sunset and the approach of darkness. Once she’d gotten Teddy off his knees and in a chair beside her, he’d been great company. Neither of them spoke a word, but they’d shared the beauty of the moment. She appreciated that Teddy was comfortable with silence—unlike Franklin who engaged in constant conversation, usually about himself.

When she left the terrace to avoid the bugs beginning to swarm, Teddy followed her inside and pulled the thin drapes across the openings to the terrace. She wished him good night and went into the bathroom. As she got ready for bed, she admitted she’d enjoyed his company and even looked forward to the start of her fantasy. When she returned to the bedroom, wearing the gown over a shamelessly sheer black teddy, Teddy stood waiting.

Her Teddy Bare (a light BDSM e-book with a chuckle) is a Quick Read of the Aphrodite’s Island series where guests “experience their most secret dreams and fondest fantasies.” Her Teddy Bare is available from Carnal Passions, the erotic romance imprint of Champagne Book Group. To read an XXcerpt or buy Her Teddy Bare for only $.99, click HERE.

Tomorrow, Another  Sunset with Her Teddy Bare