Various bits of happy writing news

I've been busy traveling (the latest trip was family-related, so not quite a vacation, although it's always wonderful to see my mother and sister and niece and my niece's kids, and it was good to have Ken with me), so I'm behind on, well, everything! So here's a quick drive-by about some recent happy news where my work is concerned.

• I sold a reprint of my lesbian vampire BDSM story "Devouring Heart" to Coming Together: In Vein! All of the Coming Together anthologies are for charity, and I'm always delighted to be a part of them. Coming Together: In Vein will support Doctors Without Borders, which is fucking fabulous! I'll post ordering info once I learn more.
• I received preliminary acceptance for another short story for a Cleis Press lesbian erotic romance anthology! I hesitate to announce details until I have the final word, but suffice to say I'm thrilled. It was a difficult story to write (involving a parent suffering from Alzheimer's) but I'm very, very proud of the result, and have my fingers crossed that it passes the final review.
• My story "Fear Not" is slated to appear in Cleis Press's Under Her Thumb: Erotic Stories of Female Domination, edited by the inestimable D.L. King, and it's scheduled for publication just a few days after my birthday! You can preorder it now by clicking on the link above. Here's the  gorgeous cover for you to ogle, which will certainly make you want to preorder it.  ;-)

Gothic novel Waking the Witch now available!

Squee! I have a new novel out under a new name! It's currently available as an ebook but it should be out in print by the holiday season!

Waking the Witch by Dayle Ivy

Four boys confess to the murder of a woman… who died a hundred years ago.

The violent encounter Rowan Everly survived in college jolted awake her psychic power to see past images while holding a related object. At the behest of a friend, she comes to the privileged prep school town of Millburn, New York, to investigate the current rape and murder, and hopefully clear her friend’s son’s name.

Rowan’s not sure she’s up to the task. Her deeply ingrained mistrust of men makes her question where her loyalties lie. The deeper she investigates, the less anything makes sense. The boys seem truly horrified by what happened—almost as if they hadn’t had control over it.

Her initial encounter with sheriff Toby Candusco isn’t pleasant for either of them. But his calm support of her, and his unwavering desire to see justice done, gives her the strength to not only face her fears, but to reexamine the core beliefs that shape who she is.

Only then can she face and destroy the real menace…and save everyone around her.

Waking the Witch is an atmospheric gothic novel by new talent Dayle Ivy.

Available in a variety of electronic formats

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Smashwords

Suddenly, there are three!

I’m not gonna lie to you: The fact that I have three short-short stories in Sudden Sex just tickles the hell out of my fancy. Whatever that means.

Doesn’t look like it’s up for pre-order yet, but I’ll let you know when it is!

Booked by Alison Tyler
Frank by Donna George Storey
Riding the 5:15 by Sophia Valenti
Peach-Colored Panties by Thomas S. Roche
Reserved by Jax Baynard
Night Visitor by Cheyenne Blue 
Tripartite by Georgia E. Jones 
Lift a Finger by Jeremy Edwards
Stopover by ADR Forte
The Point of Least Resistance by Saskia Walker 
Misdirection by Victoria Janssen 
Sweet and Spicy by Kat Watson 
Working Up a Sweat by Heidi Champa
Come As You Are by Andrea Dale
Possessive Tense by Raziel Moore
Necessities for a Perfect Marriage by Ashley Lister
One Sleep by Maria See
Crawling Through Temptation by Elise Hepner 
Tick-Tock by Rita Winchester
Throwing Sugar by Jeremy Edwards
Bound to Serve by Mina Murray 
Naugahyde by Sommer Marsden
The Perfect Pair by Sophia Valenti
Taming His Wild Cat by Andrea Dale
At the Car Wash by Lucy Felthouse
The Exorcism by Veronica Wilde 
My Army Buddy’s Girlfriend by N.T. Morley 
Two Man Job by A. M. Hartnett
Sex in the Shower by Thomas S. Roche 
Deep Throat, Deep Love by Kristina Lloyd
Hoarder by Bella Dean
TV Repairs by Sophia Valenti
Triptych by Kat Watson
Seasonal Affected Disorder by Gina Marie
The Scribe by Tabitha Rayne 
Come to the Light by Maria See
Night Heat by Vida Bailey
For the Moment by Kiki DeLovely
Obey All Signs by Andrea Dale
Girls Sleep with Girls by Giselle Renarde
The Dealmakers by A.M. Hartnett
Among the Trees by Heidi Champa
Last Call by Sophia Valenti 
I’d Rather Go Blind by Tenille Brown
Rubber Chicken by Thomas S. Roche
Sugar Upsets My Vagina by Kristina Lloyd
Clement by Sommer Marsden
Heart on the Dance Floor by Stella Harris
The Not-So-Blushing Bride by Lucy Felthouse
Homecoming by Sophia Valenti
Dress Me Up Pretty by K. Lynn
Committee Work by Jeremy Edwards
Queen of Parking Lot Blowjobs by Giselle Renarde
Helluva Thing by A.M. Hartnett
Mad Ghosts of Lust by Kristina Lloyd
Bookmarked by Alison Tyler
Cuckhold’s Nest by D. L. King 
Cookie by Sharon Wachsler
Eye of the Beholder by Stella Harris
Stress Relief by K. Lynn
If You Know Where To Look by Giselle Renarde
Thrill the Competition by Allison Wonderland
Cosmic Fate by Angell Brooks
Let Me Tie You Up? By Devin Phillips
Nice Dream by J.Sinclaire
Eva by Donna George Storey
Dress Code by N.T. Morley
Consequences by Cheyenne Blue
Bookended by Alison Tyler

Warning: Explicit

"The Twelve Fucking Princesses"

Once upon a time there were twelve princesses, and every night… What? Did I ask you to stop me if you’d heard this before? Because you might think you’ve heard it, but you don’t know the real story. You know the watered-down, sanitized, safe-for-children version. The truth really isn’t appropriate for children, trust me. You really think it’s about twelve princesses dancing their shoes to tatters? Have you never heard of euphemisms? C’mere. Let me tell you what really happened….

This short story by a legendary erotica heavy-hitter is a kinky-hot twist on a familiar fairy tale. Warning: Contains explicit group sex, BDSM, female domination, male submission, and lesbian and gay sexual situations.

Contains BONUS story “How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back.”

“The Twelve Fucking Princesses” originally appeared in The Mammoth Book of Threesomes and Moresomes (Running Press, 2010), under the author name Kendra Wayne.

Cover art by SerrNovik / iStockPhoto.

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

Once in a glorious blue moon

In celebration of the Blue Moon, I give you my Moon playlist.

Once again, I wonder why the hell we don't have Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon." What else am I missing? Suggestions?

Beneath the Moon, Dennis De Young

Desert Moon, Dennis De Young

Drawing Down the Moon, Gaia Consort

Electric Moon, Shakespear’s Sister

Falling From the Moon, Marillion

Full Moonlight Dance, Libana

The Light of the Moon, Emily Mitchell

Moon Cradle, Loreena McKennitt

Moon Dance, Enaid and Einalem

Moon Over Bourbon Street, Sting

Moon, Sister Moon, Moving Breath

Moonchild, Shakespear's Sister

Moonchild's Psychedelic Holiday, Gowan

Moonlight Desires, Gowan

Moonlight in Samosa, Robert Plant

Morgana Moon, Woodland

New Moon on Monday, Duran Duran

Poet's Moon, Fish

Rocket to the Moon, Runrig

Shadow of the Moon, Blackmore's Night

Shadows in the Moonlight, Tommy Shaw

Shepherd Moons, Enya

Sister Moon, Sting

Sisters of the Moon, Fleetwood Mac

Tea-House Moon, Enya

Under a Violet Moon, Blackmore's Night

Exciting news! New collection!

So…that exciting news I alluded to a few days ago….

Behold my latest collection, Written on the Coast: Thirteen Stories of Magic & Mayhem Written on the Oregon Coast!

This collection has been 9 years in the making: The first two stories were written at the first-ever Denise Little Anthology Workshop (an Oregon Writers Network workshop) in 2003. The last two were written last year. I’m saving this year’s stories for the next collection.  :-)

So, two stories per anthology workshop, six workshops since 2003—plus I added a story I wrote at the Short Story Workshop last year to bring it to 13 total, because I like the number 13. They range from high fantasy to contemporary fantasy to science fiction to one I’m calling “indefinably absurd.”

I was floored when award-winning author Dean Wesley Smith, whom I can call both mentor and friend, offered to write the introduction. And then he wrote this:

   But nothing about Dayle blurs for me. She and her wonderful husband are amazing people and I feel lucky to even know them.

   And for me, getting to write this foreword to this wonderful collection is a real honor.

   So why does Dayle have so many great stories written here on the Oregon Coast? Even more than the thirteen included here?

   First off, I don’t think she is capable of writing a bad story. There sure isn’t one in this collection. And a few in here are my personal favorites of her work. (I’m not going to say which ones because I know you all will find your own favorites. Just trust me when I say all thirteen stories are great.)

Once I stopped sniffling, I finished up the collection and put it up for sale. You can get it at the usual venues:

Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Smashwords

And before the end of the year, it should be available in print as well.

I hope you enjoy it.

Fancy a romp in the great outdoors?

"Outside, in the Rain"

When a wife forgets her raincoat on a trip to Scotland and her husband buys her a rubber Mackintosh, they discover a mutual fetish they never dreamed they shared. “Outside, in the Rain” is a sexy story of rubber passion in the Highlands by a legendary erotica heavy-hitter. Includes BONUS story “Storming the Castle.” Note: Contains explicit outdoor sex.

“Outside in the Rain” originally appeared in Coming Together: Al Fresco (All Romance E-Books, 2009).

Cover art by Stanislav Perov  / BigStockPhoto.

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

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"Storming the Castle"

Will a night of passion in a Welsh castle ruin reignite Cassidy and Joe’s crumbling relationship, or will their marriage be demolished along with the historic site? Deemed “exceptional” by Erotica Revealed, “Storming the Castle” is a sexy and romantic short story from a legendary erotica heavy-hitter. Note: Contains explicit sex in the outdoors. Includes BONUS story "Outside, in the Rain."

“Storming the Castle” originally appeared in Sweet Love: Erotic Fantasies for Couples (Cleis Press, 2010), a 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards winner.

“Exceptional.” Jean Roberta, Erotica Revealed

Cover art by Oleg Komilov / BigStockPhoto.

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

NOTE: Both of these stories are "two-packs"—buy one, and you get both stories for a single price!

The invitation I almost didn't get...

I sold a story…and everybody knew about it but me!

I’ve been working on the publishing side of my business today, and took a break to check GoogleReader, where I have all my blog feeds. I saw that my friend, frequent coauthor, and stellar author in her own right, Teresa Noelle Roberts, had updated, so I popped over to her blog.

She’d just announced a sale to Cheeky Spanking Stories, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel.

That’s odd, thought I. I sent Rachel a spanking story… ::checks spreadsheet:: almost a year ago. But Rachel often has calls for submissions before the anthology has a title, so I thought maybe my story was still under consideration for another anthology.

But partway down the TOC that Teresa posted, there was my story title, my name, and a shoutout from Teresa.

Say what??

I went through all my files—spreadsheet, work email account, story folders—and found no contract, no correspondence (other than my initial submission), nothing.

So I pinged Rachel, and sure enough, she’d included my story in the book! Somehow my contract slipped through the cracks. She attached it, I reviewed it and signed it and fired it back to her.

::laughs and laughs::

Without further delay, I’d like to announce that “Invitation to a Spanking” will appear in Cheeky Spanking Stories!

Here’s the TOC, courtesy of Teresa’s blog. Oh, and it’ll be out next month!  *\o/*

The Perfect Dom Lucy Felthouse
Birthday Boy Cecilia Duvalle
Unwrapping Craig J. Sorensen
The Assignment Donna George Storey
A Game of Numbers Kiki DeLovely
Mermaid Teresa Noelle Roberts
Butch Girls Don’t Cry Giselle Renarde
Echo J. Sinclaire
Bitch Elizabeth Silver
The Price of Experience Kate Dominic
The Spanking Salon Elizabeth Coldwell
The Impact of Change Maggie Morton
Writer’s Block Evan Mora
Lessons Learned Jade Melisande
Invitation to a Spanking Andrea Dale
A Timely Correction Dorothy Freed
Spanking the Monkey Cynthia Rayne
Shine Shanna Germain
Papers to Grade Thomas S. Roche
Lean on Me Adele Haze
Proxy Lucy Hughes
Bad Boy Isabelle Gray
Marks Rachel Kramer Bussel