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Consenting Hearts
Muffy Wilson
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Just as we cannot live without dreams, we cannot live without love. Love is not found, for love is truly blind. Lovers do not meet for they dwell inside of one another until the moment a whisper ignites the heart and a kiss touches the soul. And we call that the beginning...of life with love.
So on Valentine's Day, what better way to lay tribute to love and lovers than with a love story that just happens—not on purpose, not by design, not by any other intention than to live life and love without boundaries? To fly limitless into the arms of someone who completes your soul gives one wings.
Nothing can stop the power of love between a man and a woman.
This is a story about a professional woman, unlucky in love and tired of all things testosterone, who is erotically tempted by a female piano bar player and torch singer. Her intended tryst is derailed when she meets a Navy Seal in the lounge enjoying the sweet temptations of a Southern Comfort Manhattan.
How does the night unfold for the strangers above the jeweled colored sparkling lights strewn like a bed in the valley below? Perhaps a twosome or maybe a threesome. Or...
Perhaps forever is only for a night.
You know, the longer and more that I do this, it never gets easier to talk about myself. I think writers are inherently private, why I don't know, because everything we write is revealing in some way. But, I love talking about my books and characters, so I guess, someday, I'll get used to talking about myself too!
How long have you been a writer and how did you come to writing?
In many respects, I have written most of my life. I was in sales and marketing before I retired and I had to write proposals, proformas, presentations and contracts so I had to have some command of the English language. It was only after I started writing provocative romance and erotica that I realized how little command I actually have!! But, I started, in earnest, writing stories and books in 2010. My first story, The Storm, was published in 2010 by Oysters & Chocolate, an online magazine now defunct. The $10 I earned mad me a pro! I hope that isn't a sign of things to come!
How did you come up with this story?
I wrote a very short workshop teaser, The Bath, for a group I am in in which the woman bathing dozes and feels hands on her, soothing her tired muscles and becoming more insistent, erotically. She gives herself over to the sensations and then as she drains the tub thinks she sees a face in the water. It was the beginning or a romance that spans a century about a seafaring man that keeps returning to his home to try to find his beloved, Amalya who died in childbirth. He mistakenly thinks that Emily, now in his home, is she. That is how this all started and these two characters literally swept me away.
What are the best and the worst aspects of writing?
As always, the agony of a blank page and the ecstasy of two little words, "The End". In all fairness, writing is a solitary endeavor, so the loneliness gets to me occasionally, but I have taken to the couch and write beside my husband as he does his crossword puzzles and watches sports. And I have my characters to keep me company.
I know writers always say 'everything' but for me, that really isn't true. A melody might, something that happened to me in my life, someone, or something I saw. Once, on the day that JFK was assassinated, my Mother and I were shopping in Paris. My Dad was an Air Force colonel and we were stationed there for three years, but that is a story in and of itself! Anyway, I saw a man strike a woman across the Champs Elysees in front of the Arc de Triomphe. The 'City of Love' changed for me forever in that one moment. Things like that inspire me. Politics, for example, do not so everything is not inspiring to me. I suspect, to sum it up, the human condition is fascinating to me; how people treat and react to one another at their best and worst, is inspiring.
How did you conduct your research for Consenting Hearts?
Humm, I really didn't. This is another time when much of what I wrote, I lived. The same is true of Moonbeams of Unintended Consequences, although not all, for sure. The setting in The Para-Postage of Emily, is on an island between Lake Michigan and Green Bay. For many years, my husband and I lived on an Island in the middle between both of those bodies of water and the ferry had to cross "Death's Door, so named by the Indians because of the treacherous currents. It is a small 36 square mile island settled by Nordic settlers many generations ago so many of the current residents are related. Small Island, big gossip! Anyway, we lived there for nearly 20 years. That is where this story takes place, in a small part of my heart. For Consenting Hearts, The beginning is how I met my husband. The drama surrounding the meeting is pure fabrication, as is the rest of the story, but that is how this lovely piece begins and why.
What are 3 of your favorite lines/quotes from Consenting Hearts?
I have so many, but these are just a few that are PG rated for this interview:
Sailie took her first sip, feeling the warmth of the drink claiming her body, inch by inch. She savored that very first sip luxuriously. It was like a lover's hands sliding down her body, igniting every inch as they felt their way to her toes.
Swish, swish, swish…and her thong bit into her tender folds as a poignant reminder.
Dylan lit a cigar and Sailie thought she would like to die in his arms from the mere honeyed scent of the burning leaves.
What would your friends say is your best quality?
I am a good friend, I think they would say. I hope they would anyway. I try to be helpful and supportive. It is so hard to be a writer today. There are 55,000 new books published monthly. Anyone can write and publish a book. I can be very discouraging for an author to be read and, as you know, promotion is time consuming and exhausting leaving little time to do what you love. I try to do whatever I can to help my friends. I try to be generous with my time and whatever talent I possess that might be useful to them.
Are reader reviews important to you?
Reader reviews are very important to me. Positive reinforcement is essential to my life-force. It is like getting all dressed up for a party looking your best, and no one notices if I don't get reviews. And it is crushing. You know, shameless self-promotion only goes so far, and that's usually with your family! As in anything, word of mouth is the best form of advertising—and so it goes with books. Oddly enough, while I don't particularly care for average reviews, they do not bother me. You cannot please everyone and one really never knows a reader's points of reference. Anyway, I am harder on my work than anyone else could ever be.
I have been fortunate to be selected as a Readers' Favorite. You can read some of the wonderful nearly two dozen 5 star reviews here:
Do you have any blogs/websites?
Do I ever!!
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What do you do when you don't write?
My husband and I used to boat, but we lost interest when gas prices went so high. We had a 28' Grady White. Beautiful boat. But we could eat lobster every day for what it cost us to go fishing in the Gulf a few times a month! That takes all the fun out of a hobby. I walk a lot as, like Emily, I have a wee Havanese dog of 12 fluffy pounds and I sew. I am also a licensed realtor, although I have been 'inactive' for the last year making a heartfelt effort with my writing. Come to think of it, I have done little else but write in the last year!!
Tell us about your other books?
Thank you for asking. I have this new book on pre-order now releasing on Valentine's Day titled Consenting Heart: A Very Special Valentines. Pre-order here. It includes elements of the day I met my husband but the rest is pure sizzling fiction. The setting in The Para-Postage of Emily, is on an island between Lake Michigan and Green Bay. For many years, my husband and I lived on an Island in the middle between both of those bodies of water and the ferry had to cross "Death's Door, so named by the Indians because of the treacherous currents. It is a small 36 square mile island settled by Nordic settlers many generations ago so many of the current residents are related. Small Island, big gossip! Anyway, we lived there for nearly 20 years. That is where this love story takes place, in a small part of my heart. The story of a seafaring man, tormented by loss and love, who returns nightly for his love Amalya who died in childbirth, only to discover Emily who now owns his home. Love across a century. Very sexy, very romantic! Order Here
Then I am contributing to a real scorcher, Alpha Fever: 22 Sizzling Contemporary and Paranormal Romance Stories. My story is about a good neighbor and The Butterfly Collector. Pre-order here. It has an interesting backdrop of BDSM. I am not proficient in that genre so it is mild, but still an interesting story I think about releasing ourselves to the care and trust of another and how we blossom as a result of what we learn about ourselves. The protagonist has a club foot, and yes, I once dated a man with a club foot. As with most disabilities, visible or not, it is our own feelings about it that are the most crippling. My last release was a fund raiser I help with for a friend that suffers from Ataxia, a neurological disorder affecting voluntary coordination of muscle movements. I wrote an inspirational piece about when I was raped and how we can overcome anything, with the right help and desire. This Beautiful Escape Order Here All proceeds go to charity and you'll learn a little more about me and have loads of inspiring stories, poems, quotes and daily reads to perk you up.
I have thirteen or so books/anthologies published now so I can't talk about each of them, however, I love Moonbeams of Unintended Consequences as one of my favs and also, along with Emily, I am writing a sequel. This is an interracial love story about a famous opera star and a young beautiful designer. And yes, I did 'know' a celebrated opera star and the famous San Francisco Whitcomb Hotel does exist. My last release, written with my friend Chrissy Laurence, was in September in the form of Cheerleaders in Heat and that is a real 5 flame eroco-throbber. Fun and funny, but serious, it exposes the underbelly of life in South Miami's nightlife; there is some violence that alters the course of my heroine's life.
Your readers will be hearing more about those books in the coming months as we delve deeper into my sordid writing and past. In the meantime, they can check out my books and add them to there Wish List on my Amazon Author Page
If you could share one thing about yourself that you would like readers
to know what would it be?
I never graduated from college. Most people do not know that about me and just assume I did. While I would never want alter the course of my life, that is my second greatest regret. But, I am happy with how my life has gone; I am wealthy beyond money, I had a great career as a Regional Director with IBM, and my life has been enriched by all those that have touched me and continue to love me. I have a wonderful husband who thinks it is funny I write 'porn' and a step-son who thinks I am awesome. Could it get any better than that?
Well, I suppose I should say "Good Bye" as I would hate to bore you into thinking my books are equally tiresome! They are lovely. Read some of the reviews, speaking of reviews. It has been an honor to be here with you today. I so appreciate your time and interest in sharing my work with your friends, family and fans. They are all a special lot and I love each and every one of them. Thank you for stopping by.
She told him what she had done to herself in the ladies' room, the slight smell of vodka and lemons on her breath escaping from full, ruby lips as he watched them move with each word and syllable. He was getting hard again; she could see the bulge in his pants. She described in detail exactly what she had done, how she felt and how it had made her feel when she emerged from the ladies' room: strong, powerful, in control—hot. She leaned in closer and whispered into his ear.
"I am so tempted to guide your hand up to the wet desire you caused between my thighs."
His bulge was quite obviously rock hard, as he no doubt remembered when she'd returned from the ladies' room but in earnest at her seductive suggestion…
"I would be less than an officer and a gentleman if I didn't oblige. I must confess," Dylan said, "I thought I smelled the fragrance of sex on you, and you made me hard as steel—Navy steel hard…Jesus, Sailie…" Ordinarily, a comment like that would have brought some chuckles but the two of them were dead serious, staring into one another's hungry eyes.
"Last call for alcohol. You don't hafta go home; you just gotta go. You can't stay here," the bartender hollered interrupting their locked gaze.
People started to shuffle around them gathering their things, collecting their coats and umbrellas, leaving. Sailie and Dylan had just gotten fresh drinks, so they had a few minutes to whisper and touch before they would have to join the others and leave. Shortly, the bartender started turning on lights and flashing them dim to high. That was the universal message that before too long, they would stay on. Sailie and Dylan were unconcerned. They had nothing but one another in their shared look. And Sailie thought of the torch singer.
The piano player stood, looked at Sailie and blew out the candle on her piano. In the flicker of the burning light, Sailie saw the invitation.
Dylan broke his gaze, stood and took Sailie's elbow. "We'd better leave before they have us arrested," he said. And they smiled, knowingly, at one another. Sailie was hoping there would be better reasons ahead to get them both arrested.
"Wait. Do you mind if I give my friend, Meesa, a ride home?"
"Meesa?" Disappointment hung on his voice.
"The piano player."
"Oh…no, of course not. But, I have a small car."
"No problem. I mean, would you like to have a nightcap at my house? I'll ride with you and Meesa can bring my car when she is finished here. She doesn't have one. You don't mind, do you?" What could he say sporting that hard-on?
"No, I mean yes! I would love to come have a drink at your house and no, I don't mind if she brings your car. I didn't realize you were friends."
"Well, yes, we've been friends for a little while. I'll explain later. Let me give her the keys."
As they rose to go, Sailie broke away from the man who had held her attention the entire night to the woman that held it now. She bent to the young woman's ear as she slipped a twenty into the bountiful brandy snifter and inhaled the lavender fragrance she remembered so swell. Her aroma sent an electric bolt to the moist center of Sailie's desire.
"Come to my house when you are finished, won't you?"
"Yes, of course, I will. I've been watching you all night, both of you, but then you knew that," the long-legged blond with the soft fingertips answered matter-of-factly.
"Here are my keys. We'll have a drink. You will come, promise? Do you remember how to get there?"
"Of course, I said I will, Sailie. I'll be here awhile cleaning up, but I should be there in about an hour. And yes, I remember how to get there. It hasn't been that long—just last night."
"You don't mind him, too, do you?"
"Mind? Oh, lord Sailie, no. Are you fucking kidding? He's gorgeous. And you look absolutely radiant. Is that an iridescent blush on your cheeks? You look beautiful."
"Thank you, sugar. No, it's not blush but excitement and a little bit of cum. See ya at my house."
Sailie kissed her ear, the twenty safely tucked in the snifter, sucked her earlobe into her mouth with a little flick of her tongue and turned to the man that had her mojo melting.
"Come on, Dylan. Are you ready to go? I'll ride with you to my house."
"Ah, sure, Sailie. You, ah…you, ah, you kissed her…?"
"Yes," Sailie turned and wiggled a wave to Meesa. "We're close."
"Oh, well, then…"
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Muffy, author of provocative romance about love, sex, hope and passion, was born in Texas to traditional parents. With two older brothers, she was the youngest, the family "princess," indulged and pampered. Her father was a career Colonel and pilot in the U.S. Air Force which required the family to travel extensively. Muffy spent her formative years in Europe and 'came of age' in France which forged her joie de vivre and love for books, writing and education.
Married and living in the tropical paradise of SW Florida along the Gulf Coast, Muffy dabbles in real estate, writes and enjoys life in the sun with her husband and wee Havanese pup, Burt.
~ Live, Laugh, Love with Passion
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#RPBP #Paranormal #Romance A Glimpse Inside The Para-Portage Of Emily
"A Glimpse Inside"
"The Dream"
Excerpt two from A Glimpse Inside The Para-Portage Of Emily
She looked around the foyer, awestruck. The large ceremonial foyer was big enough for use as a reception hall—perhaps it had been used as such in the glory days of the Island. It was at least two stories high, built of stone with exposed beams of timber and log, and large hand-hewn cross trusses at the ceiling. It was rustic but grand at the same time. There were three matching chandeliers of iron and crystal suspended from the massive trussed ceiling. The floors were all of six-inch antique lumber, polished to a brilliant shine in the setting sunlight. For its size, the massive foyer was warm, surprisingly warm and cozy.
Emily felt quite welcome.
On the walls were wrought-iron fluted sconces matching the chandeliers at equidistance throughout the hallway, lovely hand-woven tapestries and paintings of some family members Emily recognized. But there were also paintings of others she did not recognize. Hung in the parlor, over the considerable stone fireplace where a fire blazed pleasantly and in full view from the foyer, was the most prominent of paintings. Clearly, it had been her uncle's favorite.
The painting was of a voluptuous young beauty with long auburn locks, tied loosely with a pale pink ribbon. Wisps of her hair escaped the tether and fell rather seductively about her soft shapely shoulders and around the tempting ivory flesh of her exposed bosom. She appeared to be sitting quite privately by her vanity, tending to her feminine indulgences perhaps applying oils and lotions to her pale, velvety skin. Draped in a pink satin cloth or robe of sorts, she was not completely nude. She was an extraordinary creature and, immediately, Emily thought of the Mariner's Maiden. There was such a likeness, but Emily thought that was quite an impossible coincidence. She wondered whom this young woman was that held such a position of importance in her uncle's home. She also wondered if she had ever lived or if she was still alive. Were they lovers? She was sure there would be much about her uncle she would discover in the coming days and never grow to understand. She was ashamed to admit to herself she was now more fascinated by him in death. Emily was excited to discover more about him—and his life—now she was here, than she had been while he was alive.
She looked closely at the painting and in faint letters it read, "Amalya" at the bottom. She wondered if that was the beautiful woman or the artist. Although quite taken with the portrait, she had satisfied some measure of her curiosity for the day and, thinking of her father, snapped around, squared her shoulders and settled into her uncle's desk to begin work. Opening her uncle's file drawer in his desk, Emily felt intrusive. However, it had to be done. The first file which caught her eye was one on Marnier's Maiden. She pulled it out, opened the cover and began to read. There were plat maps, surveys, contracts of sale and purchase, title documents, recordings and the usual. There was the technical history, but nothing of the emotional history, which interested her most. Emily read on, as the file was very thick, and perhaps there was more to come. She moved to the leather sofa in the library in between the bookcases and across from the stone fireplace.
The original owner had built the house on five hundred acres of land in the early 1800's. The technical file was so thick because over the years, as he aged and his family moved away, he had donated much of the land to the town. The hours passed. She read until she fell asleep to the melodious crackling sounds of the fire. Emily was nestled under the throw quite warm and secure. And then, she dreamed…she was floating, soaring, drifting on silken currents and airfoils of magic.
She felt as though she was flying, so light and airy, wispy, so delicate. She could see the land from on high. She could see a young woman with very long auburn hair being chased towards the house by a large male. He was dressed in odd attire, with his pant legs tucked inside his high-topped black polished boots. He was tall, but with his back to her, Emily could not make out his face. His shoulders were broad and his waist narrowed, but flared to thick muscular thighs that moved deliberately under tight leggings. He wore a white billowy shirt, so very bright white, Emily had to squint to block the glare and the scene was out of focus at all the edges. The woman was dressed in a long blue skirt, to the ankles. A wide belt cinched her tiny waist, holding her full white blouse tucked neatly in the band. Off both of her shoulders was the top of the blouse and the sleeves were nipped tight at the wrist. She ran quickly to the front door of the house, looking over her shoulder frequently. The man, who had long masterful strides, easily caught her at the front entrance to the house. Even though it was a dream, Emily felt her heart pounding for the young girl in fear for her safety.
When the stranger grabbed her from behind at the grand oak door, Emily held an involuntary breath anticipating the worst as the man whipped the young woman around to face him. She laughed, loud and hearty, and threw her arms around the laughing, breathless man. They faced one another, and Emily could not make out their features, the glare from the white shirts was still so blinding. The man ran his hand through her hair from her neck up to the back of her head, grabbed a fistful of tousled auburn locks and pulled her face gently towards his. He kissed her with such deep, passionate abandon, Emily gasped. She awoke, abruptly but briefly, to realize she had been holding her breath with a racing heart. Calming herself, breathing evenly, she closed her eyes to return to the dream.
Emily slept again almost immediately.
The couple was inside the house. The man collected the young woman in his arms in the foyer and carried her to the library. In one another's embrace, he took her to the couch, exactly where Emily now slept, and gently placed her down onto the sofa. He lowered the top of her blouse further down her bodice, exposing her breasts from an uplifting corset which barely covered her nipples. As he bent to draw her breasts out of the confines and kiss each one, Emily saw the young woman had put her arm over her eyes, so Emily still could not see the fullness of her face. The man lovingly took each nipple, one at a time, into his mouth while he twisted and pinched the other. Her areolas responded by swelling and darkening around the hardened nipples. She moaned and moved suggestively, openly welcoming further indulgences. He reveled in her breasts, burying his face between them and licking the private spot of cleavage reserved just for his attentions. The room smelled of lavender, Emily noted in her dream. The young woman surely fancied the lavender fragrance in her evening bathwater. It was very stimulating and seemed so real to Emily.
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The Para-Portage of Emily (Shadow Seduction Series Book 1)
Emily Macque, a young, beautiful junior partner in her father's law firm, is but a heartbeat away from love or destiny. Duty brings Emily to a frozen Island estate two-hundred and fifty miles north of Chicago. Devotion requires she delve into the property history to settle an estate probate. Death lures her into the arms of the shadows seduction created by the flickering light and dark shadows. What flames the timeless passions spanning the decades? Love, desire or obsession? Colin Jorgenson, once a Great Lakes mariner, is a strong man haunted by love and loss. How long will he return each night, gripped by desire, hoping to find the woman he has loved for a century? Beneath the pristine Island beauty, passions hungered, lingered in the ardent darkness. His passions, fueled by decades of loneliness and longing, could no longer be denied. Will they face eternity together or love in secret as dark things are to be loved between the shadows and the soul?
I just finished The Para-Portage of Emily. Quite the page-turner!! I was gifted a free copy by the author and found it to be a cleverly woven plot with descriptive characters you won't soon forget. I'm not one to give out spoilers, but if you like paranormal intrigue, hot romance, and mystery, you will love it. Looking forward to more works by Muffy Wilson as I'm sure they will be just as brilliant.
~ By Love To Read
Fall in Love with the Island and Mariner's Maiden
This is a story to savor. Ms. Wilson's descriptions are poetic and enthralling, placing the reader in the midst of the story, and the relaxed pace of the story does not lessen the power of suspense. Shrouded in mystery, romance, and eroticism, "The Para-Portage of Emily" is a treat for the senses, a haunting indulgence. Despite hints throughout, the ending still surprised me, and though satisfied, I regretted the literary journey's end. Highly recommended. I look forward to more from this promising series.
~ ByJordan Stringfellow
I really enjoyed the Para-Portage of Emily
I really enjoyed the Para-Portage of Emily... a skillfully and imaginatively told tale of love, lost and found. Mysterious twists kept me turning the pages until the end. Love conquers all, AND it was hot!
~ By Barbara A. Lyle
Cross Genre Paranormal Erotic Mystery
Should John Grisham and EL James have a secret love child, she would no doubt pen legal thrillers with a luscious layer of the erotic. They would name their child Muffy Wilson and send her to Stephen King for some pointers in the paranormal.Wilson, in the obliquely titled "The Para-Portage of Emily", interweaves these three diverse genres into a compelling, magic carpet of a novel that takes Emily Macque from Chicago to a bitter island estate two hundred miles north in the frozen sea. Emily is the striking junior partner in her father's law firm, her mission, to settle the probate on an estate, her destiny to fall into the arms of Colin Jorgenson, a seaman haunted by a past love that torments his life.Intelligent, well-written, with fully fleshed out characters and a story with more twists than a spiral staircase, "The Para-Portage of Emily" had me gripped until the very last page.
~ By Chloe
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About The Author Muffy Wilson
Muffy, author of erotic, romantic stories about love, sex, hope and passion, was born in San Antonio, Texas, to traditional parents. With two older brothers, she was the youngest, the family "princess," indulged and pampered. She adored her older brothers, following them everywhere and was surrounded by love, stimulation, and pets. Her father was a career Colonel and pilot in the U.S. Air Force which required the family to travel extensively. The family lived in most points between Alaska and France. Muffy spent her formative years in Europe and came of age in France.
Returning from France with her family, Muffy finished high school in Northern California and attended the University of California, Davis, and majored in Business Management. Muffy entered the work force, independent with a fierce work ethic reaching the pinnacle of her success when, at 36, she became the Mid-West Regional Director in the Real Estate and Construction Division for IBM and retired at 39. She and her husband moved to a small Island in northern Wisconsin where they owned a historic tavern, restaurant and resort business which they since have sold. They now live a charmed life by the water in SW Florida. Muffy pretends to be a serious real estate business person but, in real life, indulges her private interest in writing sexy short stories and sensual literotica.
Author Muffy Wilson
~ Consenting Hearts A Very Special Valentine
~ A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the War A Memoire of Lt.Col. Joe Lyle Jr
~ Naughty Nights Press Anthology: Alpha Fever Contemporary & Paranormal Romance Boxed Set
~ Sequel to The Para-Portage of Emily Book II of the Shadow Seduction Series
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Who Is The Mysterious Muffy Wilson?
Although we can't reveal her true identity to you, we can share some insight into her life and her writing.
We asked Muffy if she would be interested in doing an author interview with us here at Rukia Publishing, and she gave us some exclusive information!
Today we are going to reveal five of her answers from that interview! First, a little about the book we will be talking about.
~The Para-Portage Of Emily~
The Synopsis
Emily Macque, a young, beautiful junior partner in her father's law firm, is but a heartbeat away from love or destiny. Duty brings Emily to a frozen Island estate two hundred and fifty miles north of Chicago. Devotion requires she delve into the property history to settle an estate probate. Death lures her into the arms of the shadows seduction created by the flickering light and dark shadows.
What flames the timeless passions spanning the decades? Love, desire or obsession?
Colin Jorgenson, once a Great Lakes mariner, is a strong man haunted by love and loss. How long will he return each night, gripped by desire, hoping to find the woman he has loved for a century?
Beneath the pristine Island beauty, passions hungered, lingered in the ardent darkness. His passions, fueled by decades of loneliness and longing, could no longer be denied. Will they face eternity together or love in secret as dark things are to be loved between the shadows and the soul?
Sit back, relax and enjoy this segment of "Five For Friday With Author Muffy Wilson".
Let's Get Started!
Hello Muffy! Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to take part in this exclusive interview with Rukia Publishing!
Thank you so much for inviting me here today. You know, the longer and more that I do this, it never gets easier to talk about myself. I think writers are inherently private, why I don't know, because everything we write is revealing in some way. But, I love talking about my books and characters, so I guess, someday, I'll get used to talking about myself too!
How did you come up with the story, The Para-Portage Of Emily?
I wrote a very short workshop teaser, The Bath, for a group I am in in which the woman bathing dozes and feels hands on her, soothing her tired muscles and becoming more insistent, erotically. She gives herself over to the sensations and then as she drains the tub thinks she sees a face in the water. It was the beginning of a romance that spans a century about a seafaring man that keeps returning to his home to try to find his beloved, Amalya who died in childbirth. He mistakenly thinks that Emily, now in his home, is she. That is how this all started and these two characters literally swept me away.
How did you conduct your research for –_The Para-Portage of Emily?
Humm, I really didn't. This is another time when much of what I wrote, I lived. The same is true of Moonbeams of Unintended Consequences, although not all, for sure. But, the setting in The Para-Postage of Emily, is on an island between Lake Michigan and Green Bay. For many years, my husband and I lived on an Island in the middle between both of those bodies of water and the ferry had to cross "Death's Door, so named by the Indians because of the treacherous currents. It is a small 36 square mile island settled by Nordic settlers many generations ago so many of the current residents are related. Small Island, big gossip! Anyway, we lived there for nearly 20 years. That is where this story takes place, in a small part of my heart.
What are 3 of your favorite lines/quotes from The Para-Portage of Emily?
~Will they face eternity together or love in secret as dark things are to be loved between the shadows and the soul?~
~Let me be your future, let me be your love. I will cherish you forever or at least until the final star fades to black amidst Eternity.~
And the last is in the Epilogue spoken by Colin:
~You'll wake when the sun slices through your window to kiss your cheek so fair,
I'll be there beside you, as I have year after year after year.
Our love is locked in passion grown old along with us.
Our hearts are woven as one—unbreakable—shored by love and trust.
We have faced each day together, even triumphed before we've begun.
The battles we have faced and fought are battles we have done and won.
If we should leave tomorrow, and that tomorrow will surely come,
I'll take with me your sorrow and embrace you warmed by our morning sun.
And though we were so far apart, by years and tears so cruel
You were always in my heart. I was never meant to miss you.
Come with me, Amalya.~
Thank you for asking. I have a new book on pre-order now releasing on Valentine's Day titled Consenting Heart: A Very Special Valentines. Pre-order here. It includes elements of the day I met my husband but the rest is pure sizzling fiction. Then I am contributing to a real scorcher, Alpha Fever: 22 Sizzling Contemporary and Paranormal Romance Stories. M y story is about a good neighbor and The Butterfly Collector. Pre-order here. It has an interesting backdrop of BDSM. I am not proficient in that genre so it is mild, but still an interesting story I thing about releasing ourselves to the care and trust of another and how we blossom as a result of what we learn about ourselves. The protagonist has a club foot, and yes, I once dated a man with a club foot. As with most disabilities, visible or not, it is our own feelings about it that are the most crippling. My last release was a fund raiser I help with for a friend that suffers from Ataxia, a neurological disorder affecting voluntary coordination of muscle movements. I wrote an inspirational piece about when I was raped and how we can overcome anything, with the right help and desire. This Beautiful Escape Order Here All proceeds go to charity and you'll learn a little more about me and have loads of inspiring stories, poems, quotes and daily reads to perk you up.
I have thirteen or so books/anthologies published now so I can't talk about each of them, however, I love Moonbeams of Unintended Consequences as one of my favs and also, along with Emily, I am writing a sequel. This is an interracial love story about a famous opera star and a young beautiful designer. And yes, I did 'know' a celebrated opera star and the famous San Francisco Whitcomb Hotel does exist. My last release, written with my friend Chrissy Laurence, was in September in the form of Cheerleaders in Heat and that is a real 5 flame eroco-throbber. Fun and funny, but serious, it exposes the underbelly of life in South Miami's nightlife; there is some violence that alters the course of my heroine's life.
Your readers will be hearing more about those books in the coming months as we delve deeper into my sordid writing and past. In the meantime, they can check out my books and add them to there Wish List on my Amazon Author Page.
What do you do when you don't write?
My husband and I used to boat, but we lost interest when gas prices went so high. We had a 28' Grady White. Beautiful boat. But we could eat lobster every day for what it cost us to go fishing in the Gulf a few times a month! That takes all the fun out of a hobby. I walk a lot as, like Emily, I have a wee Havanese dog of 12 fluffy pounds and I sew. I am also a licensed realtor, although I have been 'inactive' for the last year making a heartfelt effort with my writing. Come to think of it, I have done little else but write in the last year!!
There it is, five random questions from our interview with Muffy Wilson! We have her full interview, don't miss it!
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Guess what? Readers do judge a book by its cover!!
Hello Authors!
My name is Tabby Stirling and I am a book-cover designer and author. I've been asked to jot down a few ideas about how to make your cover really stand out and look ultra professional. So here goes!
It is true that everyone can design a book cover. But it is also true that not everyone can design a 'good' cover? What do I mean by 'good?' Well, of course, it is very subjective, but I always try to design a cover that would sit well on a major bookshops shelf. A design where font and graphics work together to demonstrate the themes of the book and something about the author too. Where colour balances with everything and a few risks are taken in the spirit of artistic endeavor.
I don't believe that you have to have been to Art school to get it right, but an 'eye' is very useful and that, much like the 'voice' in writing, cannot be taught (in my opinion.)
So how can you design a cover that will be the envy of your friends and appear professional and creative?
Here are a few tips that I've discovered during my time as a designer.
There are a rich variety of free fonts that are accessible to the designer so be bold and don't just stick to the fonts that come with Word and I have put a couple of links down the bottom to start you off.
However, fonts can make or break a cover and just because you love the swirling, medieval capitals sprawling across the cover of your historical romance – it doesn't mean they work.
A good idea is to remember the old adage about women's fashion. You can show off your legs or cleavage, but never both at the same time after a certain age.
This is also true of design. If you want 1000-volt cover you can achieve this by using graphics that 'pop' with a plain font and colours that balance.
Experiment with graphic placing – sometimes a slightly off-centre graphic can distribute menace much better than those Horror Fonts that are great on a 40's film poster but not much else.
Less is more. Please go with your instincts. Being bold doesn't mean that you have to have outrageous fonts, colour and graphics simultaneously. Experiment with colour and font. Always back away from something you are not quite sure of, and don't ever feel that something isn't quite bright enough without the hot pink graphics (especially if it is a book on chemical engineering.)
Probably the trickiest one to handle, at least for me. I love colour and often find myself cavorting with highly inappropriate pantone colours for long periods of times. It's good to experiment, this is how we achieve the final result, but don't let your experiments get the better of you. One of the easiest ways to spot an amateur cover is the colour scheme used (or not.)
Great roaring oceans of colour, spewing like a Finnish volcano is not always a positive thing. Think about how it will be perceived by others. Try to become less self-indulgent about what you like and what you think will sell.
Be prepared to put time and effort into your design. A full book-cover may take me 12 hours just for the initial mock up before it goes back to the client. And then the inevitable to and fro where ideas are discussed and the design begins to come to life. This is one of my favourite bits – being creative with the client.
What I start with is invariable nothing like the final, approved design and it can be frustrating at times. I think it is important to treat the author with great respect because writing a book is no easy thing and their 'baby' deserves attention. However, I would not be doing my job if I didn't gently point out an idea that I don't think would work. I will always try it if the client insists, because book cover design is a collaboration and a journey. A quite magical thing really.
I hope this has been helpful. Please feel free to email me with any questions – my portfolio can be found at http://tabathadesign.tumblr.com/ but not all my work is there by a long shot.
Email: tabathadesigns@gmail.com
Authors - Tips from the backroom
If you are anything like me, when I started my writing journey I did not fully comprehend the enormity of the marketing task ahead of me. The learning curve to even become self-published is huge, but that is just the first step on the road to getting your books in front of readers and in turn reviewers.
I am a member of a group called The Booktrap. A group of authors who support and help each other to promote their work while allowing readers to access to a variety of great books.
Paula Shene is a valued member of this group and she has started a series of blog posts which I think authors of all genre's will find interesting and informative.
Here is the first one, be sure to leave Paula a comment on here and/or on the Booktrap blog. It is really helpful if you share the blog post on Twitter and Facebook to help others access this information.
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Hot Tape: RC Carter – Aesthetics of Abdication EP (2018) – ct scramble.
Every once in a while, we at CT Scramble get a submission from a new CT artist that takes us off guard and surprises us with something novel that we didn't know was happening in the state. Last month, we received a new EP from New Haven alternative rap artist R.C. Carter, Aesthetics of Abdication.
R.C. Carter lists some of her bigger influences for this batch of songs include Depeche Mode, Die Antwoord, NIN and Grimes. It shows. Tracking at four songs and running just under 20 minutes, Aesthetics of Abdication is a heady blend of dark ambient beats and scattershot rhymes that leaves an impression. Named after a chapter in The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa, its lyrical themes of living somewhere between reality and the dream world and being disconnected from the outside world and others were the foundation for the ideas and lyrics in the EP.
On the EP, R.C. Carter, ALIEN BC ET GODDESS OF ANALOGIES, flaunts a her freak flag, weaving lines that reflect a subtle clash of alien creature comfort against societal conformity. Despite the fully formed out of the box confidence, there is a dense anxiety that pulses through its textured instrumentals.


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Eating Taiwanese food with a Taiwanese friend in Allston
By adamg on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 3:12pm
FoodieMommy reports on a trip to JoJo Taipei on Brighton Avenue in Allston with a friend from Taiwan:
JoJo Taipei is exactly the type of restaurant I love to discover. Inexpensive, casual, warm, friendly, and, best of all, serving food that you would be hard pressed to find elsewhere. ...
Earlier:
We Taiwan on in Roslindale.
Drat.
By coffeeweasel on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 4:29pm.
Didn't try the smelly tofu?
By Xerxes on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 4:47pm.
Jo Jo Taipei also has the best local version of that pinnacle of Taiwanese cuisine: ??? (chou-dou-fu) smelly tofu. Theirs isn't quite like the night markets of Taipei, but it's a lot easier to get.
I've tried it
By Alex_Toth on Mon, 11/30/2009 - 3:57pm.
And it's pretty good actually and but I generally like that dish. The best I've had was at a small place in Flushing, NY. I actually couldn't find it when I was in mainland China.
In general Jo Jo Tai Pei is just kind of meh. The service is lousy (a waitress actually got mad we only wanted water instead of drinks) and the food is good but not great. I liked Wisteria a lot better when they had a storefront were on Cambridge St. You can still find it at the Super88 food court though.
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The early Boston bird catches the rapid Covid-19 test kit
The interpretation of development: Builder proposes Brighton apartment building to be called the Sigmund
Eight-alarm fire destroys building on Corey Road in Brighton; firefighter injured, smoke shuts nearby Brookline school
Pedestrian struck and killed outside St. Elizabeth's in Brighton

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