HEALING FROM THE BIG MISTAKES

Alexandra's story continues in ...

HEALING FROM THE BIG MISTAKES...

Geneticist and science advisor to the president, Alexandra Van Zant is marrying her lifelong love, Patrick “Gabe” Gowan. But will the most anticipated wedding of the year a global media event become the stage for her nemesis's most daring attack? Having proven again and again she can foil the madman and prevent his use of biological weapons, she may not be prepared to battle both the demon in her mind, whispering lies, and the madman, when the enemy decides the easiest course to end game is to recruit the only scientist who can make the dream a reality.

The longer Alexandra remains medication-free for the sake of her unborn twins, the more her mind becomes her greatest foe. Conor Larkin becomes her mental health advocate, but when her alternative treatment plan includes Conor becoming her full-time Dominant, the power dynamic shifts in chaotic proportions. Will the four lovers' commitment to each other be the foundation from which they can finally unite when the time comes to save the world or will their competing needs and interests rip them and their world apart?

(excerpt and buy info at link)

http://loosenyourid.com/new-releases-september-6-2016/

KISSING LESSONS

Okay Ladies...
Point your man here...
and
Men reading... just do this...

Celebrating Koko from A LITTLE INDULGENCE

Coming Tuesday August 16th!

A LITTLE INDULGENCE

AVAILABLE AUGUST 16 2016

               MEET KOKO

•  ·      Koko is a 22 year-old Famous J-Pop Artist.
• ·        Koko loves Lolita Fashion.
• ·        Koko was born with Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) and considered Intersexed.
• ·        Koko is a Hmong-American and is a rare blond among Hmong people. She was born in the US, after her mother arrived as a part of an amnesty program that relocated many Hmong refugees from China, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam to escape genetic cleansing.
• ·        Koko is Little.
• ·        Koko wants and needs a Daddy.

•   What is a Lolita?

On the fashionable streets of Japan, women and girls of all ages dress in mid-list couture dresses  adorned with frills, lace, and intricately patterned fabric. The baby-doll dresses end in sea of ruffles just above the knees, and giant bows pin their long hair into place. The fashion is “Lolita.” Fans all over the world have embraced the trend.

 Famous Lolita's include the band Baby Metal in Japan and Melanie Martinez of Voice fame now with Atlantic. With titles like Cry Baby, Sippy Cup and Play Date.  

MELANIE MARTINEZ

•    What is AIS?

Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS) is when a person who is genetically male (who has one X and one Y chromosome) is resistant to male hormones (called androgens). As a result, the person has some or all of the physical traits of a woman, but the genetic makeup of a man.

• What is Hmong Gene?

 According to geneticists, there is a particular Hmong blond gene that is a very specific gene   only found in the Hmong. This Hmong blond gene has very little to do with the Caucasian    blond gene. It’s completely different from the Caucasian one, thus contrary to assumptions, 

blond Hmong children are not the result of the mixing of the two groups of people.

• What is a Little?

 A little is an adult who behaves in the role of a child at a certain age, and there can be different ages from infant (AB-Adult Baby) to a LG/LB-Adult Little Girl or Little Boy: There are also older adult littles who identify as teenagers and are typically referred to as Middle or Brat.  A little typically adapts to their circumstance, at home alone, or with their Daddy and close, trusted friends, they can be at their littlest. At work most littles act their age or manage to find jobs that support their personality. During a single day many littles drift somewhere between the spectrum of the two...

In the BDSM community age or role play for a single scene isn’t terribly unusual. Age play is not DDLG and DDLG is not age play. For an adult who is little, little is their identity. It's a mix of feelings and emotions, it’s a way of interacting with the world from their most innocent center. For an adult who identifies as a Daddy Dom or Mommy Domme, being a nurturer and caregiver is the essence of their soul expressed.

DDLG has nothing to do with the mental status of a Pedofile and is in now way related to pedophilia. Please go to the bulleted link because there is an abundance of info beyond the space of this space intro to the identity/lifestyle.

• What is a Daddy Dom? 

Daddy Doms are a lot alike typical dominants in a BDSM relationship. They take charge of their little as a Master would their submissive; they enjoy being in control of the scene. 

However, like for littles, the Daddies aren’t roleplaying either. Caregiver is an integral part of their personality. 

The greatest difference between Daddy Doms and a Dominant seems to be their approaches, caregiver vs controller… both have rules they expect to be obeyed. But like their approach the rules have different purposes. 

A Daddy’s rules will reflect his and his littles goals for the little’s personal growth, may address an abusive or fatherless past, and may address a little’s worst habits. In many cases the little’s in their care have fallen onto one or more self-harm paths, including but not limited to cutting, eating disorders, addiction.

A LITTLE BEDTIME STORY BK 1

A Little IndulgenceBuy at Amazon

   

         **A LITTLE INDULGENCE is labeled as age-play for marketing purposes. It seems

         retailers and publishers have not quite adapted to the many changing dynamics within 

         the genre of erotica. DDLG 24/7 Dynamic portrayed as a work of fiction .

          WARNING: SPANKING, BAD VS GOOD DADDY BEHAVIORS, GRAPHIC
           SEX, including anal play, IN AGE PLAY ENVIRONMENT

Primal Identity, Primal Scene

Ever want to know what Primal is or how it started?Are there any Primals in my FB Family?

The author of this particular article only acknowledges that Primal as a kink only made it onto FetLife a few years ago, but older kinky fellows may giggle and smile because Primal is a state of mind you reach with your partner.

There are not a lot of articles out there as of yet...

I did find this one:

What Does It Mean to be Primal?

and this one:

Put Down Your Flogger and Get Really Wild!

You were born with all the kink toys you need for playing primal: teeth, nails, hair and skin.

It's been a bit ago, alright a long time ago... first husband, ancient history ago... that I first experienced hard-core rough play, all caution tossed to the wind, non-verbal... scratching, growling, screaming...

It was only after as he tended my scratches, and I his, that we thought clearly enough to say, "I could have really hurt you." ... a nervous giggle and the agreement "I would never really, hurt you" assured us. 

The tenderness and care afterward, I've never felt since that first

time...and it was probably more the extreme contrast, than actuality ...

We didn't have role-models, or kink groups outside our small kinky circle... we didn't have internet or cell phones... all we had was sexual instinct and a chemistry that would make even our closest friends turn their heads to give us privacy when we became too deeply connected by each other's gazes. 

So the Question is, "Have you, Would you?"

Answer with Yes/No or Definitely Would/Wouldn't if you wish...

Or elaborate as indepthly as your comfort level allows in the comment section...

POLYAMOROUS EROTICA

I won't say all, because it's not all, of my erotica has some version of poly commitment...
Not Swingers
Not Cheaters
But Some Version of Triad, Quad, or Complex Arrangement...

Here's a small look... at why the partners in my stories are a hot mess...or mostly functional most the time working unit of love and happiness...

Let's Talk Oral Sex

Stepping away from talking erotica today... let's talk about you, in the bedroom, and how is it going in I know every woman wants to believe she is the best little cocksucker on the planet... men will tell you, not all BJ's are a skyrocket to delight; so, how do you become the one and only because no one has ever done it better. Do get better!

Research...read, practice, read, practice more... and before you know it that gag reflex is under control and so is that cock straining for your mouth...

You will be ready, willing, and able... oh, and for the love of all things holy...

swallow and keep sucking because a man can have a long torturous orgasm despite claims to the contrary, just because he never has, doesn't mean he can't.

Fellatio 

A Guide to Blowjobs

But maybe you're in public or situation where going down might be noticed...

That's right, be ready, willing, and able to give the man a hand ;)

A Guide to Best Handjob

The best sex lessons I ever received were from a Dom who was a big fan of the hand job. Tips included experimenting with different oils or lubes, because nothing ruins a handjob like a sticky ass lube that is more like wall paper glue than sex aide..

there's a brand of Apricot Oil has a fun little grit that is especially appreciated by the older man who has lost a little sensation...no I'm not sharing the brand... your homework is to find the oil or lube right for your man...

The other tip was to literally man-handle that length of turgid flesh ...

**I read that descriptor in a competitor's erotica and laughed my ass off, then vowed to never use    

     turgid flesh in a novel ever... so I'm using it here because my edits are done, my stress relieved, 

     and I can laugh and be joyful again...or at least until the next round of edits...

In other words, don't be afraid to bite, pull or ring that gloriously hard cock like a dishrag.

Cunnilingus

Let's face it, a lot of men are not great clit lickers...

And then there are men who barely go down and you're body is taking off like it's the Fourth of July.... 

This next link, is one I really enjoyed...

Maybe its the author's imaginative references like:

 "that motherfucker smells sweeter than a bowl of steamin’ crawdaddies."

or...

"Pubic hairs are to eating pussy what cavities are to dental hygiene." 

I found the entire read entertaining an after two days of edits, my brain enjoyed very, very much...

have your man read A Guide to Pussy Eating at Tickleberry

Now go make someone's day...

Van Zant Siblings Series: Jessica

Van Zant Siblings Series: Jessica

LEARNING TO BREATHE and LEARNING TO BREATHE AGAIN

NOW AVAILABLE!

Jessica MacKenna (Van Zant) Williams Bk 1: LEARNING TO BREATHE
The celebrated widowed wife of a hometown hero, Jessica leaves Boston for a fresh start in a Cape Hatteras beach house with her teen children. She never suspects to fall hard for her new boss, Joe, at the fish and beer shop where she bartends. When he accidentally triggers her need for rope, she needs a quick fix for a shibari addiction she’d believed herself long cured of.

A drunk dialing moment leads to her sister’s fiancé—a man who has tied her in the past—delivering Francisco, the man he considers to be a shibari-master perfect match, and Jessica has a great long weekend in and out of his rope. But then Francisco asks her to allow him to dominate her full-time.

Jessica runs scared and ends up in bed with Joe. When she shares her secret love of bondage, Joe insists she’s the victim of deviant men and he would offer her a normal, healthy love. Wounded by his misunderstanding, she runs again.

As if her sex life isn’t complicated enough, a case of mistaken identity catches her in the crosshairs of an assassin. While Jessica’s seeking sanctuary in Cincinnati for the holidays, her sister gifts her with a night with a shibari master who goes by the name of St. Nicholas. She quickly finds herself on the naughty list but will she also find a man willing to be the guy who makes her laugh, keeps her tied in knots, and give no demands for more?

Jessica MacKenna (Van Zant) Williams Bk 2: LEARNING TO BREATHE AGAIN
Determined to win her trust, Shibari Master Francisco calls Jessica twice a day every day. In a moment of weakness Jessica finally admits she wants to fulfill a promise she made to Francisco to allow him to help her heal from the traumas in her past. When Luc leaves Jessica with no date for an upcoming ball, Alexandra’s fiancé intervenes and arranges for Francisco to arrive in time to escort her to his and her sister’s wedding.

Finding herself alone at the ball, Jessica amuses herself until learning Shibari Master Francisco is on a flight from Curaçao leaves her on edge. As if that isn’t enough Joe, her boss in Cape Hatteras, unexpectedly arrives to confront her once again about her rope addiction, hoping to take her away from the deviant men and rope perversion she surrounds herself with--and convince her that she could find happily ever after with him in Normalville.

As Jessica’s travels take her from Cincinnati to Washington DC, Curaçao to Paris, will she finally drop all of her shields and allow the right man into her heart to help her heal her broken soul?

The Summer of 1996 - Sacred Secrets

Twenty Summers Ago, Celia started a conversation in my head...

...that makes this year, 2016, a very special year.

               HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

        CHRONICLES OF SURRENDER!

Shouldn't I get a gold watch or something?

Celebrating my twenty year anniversary should not feel so melancholy... but it does...so I am writing this post in Courier font as all mailed manuscripts were ... back in the day.

Then holy moly... along came ebooks... and writer's brave enough to embark on such a terrifying and dangerous path were not only discouraged but disdained by the establishment. An e-book on one's resume would be a career ender.  

psst... 

        Roxy Harte is still here, still writing erotica, and still publishing e-books

                                                                                                           (and several print)

Meet Celia, aka Kitten

                        

                                               

                         aka Lost Kitten

  Reward: Contact Garrett Lawrence if Found

Meet Celia...my very first submissive...starring in SACRED SECRETS, a Chronicle of Surrender. Introverted, a journalist who hid behind frumpy clothes, and collected antiques, she was perfect to go undercover to provider her readers an insider's look at the wild world of BDSM and San Francisco's most scintillating night club: Lewd Larry's. She may have gotten more than she bargained for when the owner, Garrett Lawrence ie Lewd Larry, bought her at a BDSM fundraising auction and turned her into the most Notorious Kitten in San Francisco...

I'm going to be honest, this has been one of the hardest blog posts I've ever written. An anniversary shouldn't make me cry...

The Chronicles of Surrender number six published books, and a few not written because I saw the way the wind was blowing with the publisher who currently holds my publication rights. Friends told me I was crazy to use said publisher... but I had just been diagnosed with RA and I was too sick and too tired to do more research...and so I leapt blindly and now have a lesson learned the hard way to my credit...

I will not advertise or even encourage anyone to buy the e-books from their current publisher; 

As a matter of fact I would beg you to not buy any form of the e-book.  Buy the print versions...yes, they're expensive... they've become collector editions of a short run BDSM classic. Or contact me and I will see if I can find you a copy in print.

I've been told I have to wait out my contract. I'm looking for a literary lawyer, if you know a good one, please, send them my way. Because although I have stood behind this publisher, and championed them even when everyone else was ready to hurl them under the bus, my loyalty has not been rewarded, and why should I continue to hold them in esteem when my emails are answered by an auto-reply that states they're overwhelmed. They don't know the meaning of the word.

My melancholy and disenchantment is not because I have a publisher selling my books, yet refusing to pay my royalties; money has never motivated me. I am sad because today, the day I should be celebrating a twenty year career with happiness and joy, I can't even ask you to buy my very first book, and you may never get the chance to fall in love with Celia the way I have. 

I promise, she's fabulous.

I apologize in advance for typos, mispelling, and grammar fouls... I'm a little too emotional right now.

Characters from my Van Zant Sibling Series

Let me tell you about my Van Zant Sibling Series... let me say up front all of the titles are under contract but may not yet be available but coming soon and are in the production process so watch my page for updates... not yet available signified by *

BRIAN: it started as a single title about Brian, one of twelve siblings, is a coming-out story and tells about the betrayal of his husband who dallied with his twin... SURVIVAL INSTINCT

ALEXANDRA: when this uber-genius started whispering in my ear I thought single title, but then everyone fell in love with her. She’s OCD, ADHD, bi-polar, and a science genius...and such a beautiful mess. What was she thinking when a shot of tequila with her best mate turned into many shots and a menage a quatre on the bartop with his best mates...needless to say SURVIVING THE BIG MISTAKES had a lot of story and ongoing suspense... CONSEQUENCES OF THE BIG MISTAKES, LEARNING FROM THE BIG MISTAKES, SHIBARI PRESENCE, *HEALING FROM THE BIG MISTAKES, and *REVELATIONS OF THE BIG MISTAKES followed, and introduced Jessica.

JESSICA: the oldest, big sister to Alexandra and eleven brothers, is a war widow with two teenagers and a life do-over plan on the beach (perfect summer read, right?) not convinced? Sun, sand, shibari, and not one romantic interest but three! With screaming orgasms in decadent proportions: LEARNING TO BREATHE and *LEARNING TO BREATHE AGAIN

JULIAN and LIAM: inseparable brothers in life, livelihood, and libido... these two are two hot to handle and introduce my DDLG (age play) series: A LITTLE BEDTIME STORY... where you meet Koko, who is a 22 year old J-Pop Diva that wears Lolita fashions and big colorful wigs and stands only 4’8”, a dream come true baby doll ingenue (if you disapprove of spankings, Daddy-little girl sex games between consenting, unrelated adults, move on ) *Bk 1 A LITTLE INDULGENCE, *Bk 2 A LITTLE IN DANGER, *Bk 3 A LITTLE IMPULSIVE

This series is ongoing, there are six more siblings to meet! And this is one kinky family!

Van Zant Series: Bk 1: Jessica LEARNING TO BREATHE

Are you ready to meet Jessica?  

Like her sister Jessica has red hair and green eyes but that is where the resemblence ends...

5 Fun Facts

1. Jessica is a recovering-rope addict.

2. Jessica is a mom of teenagers.        

3. Jessica is a War Hero's widow.        

       4. Jessica drinks whiskey like an Irishman  

5. Jessica cusses like a sailor              

The celebrated widowed wife of a hometown hero, Jessica leaves Boston for a fresh start in a Cape Hatteras beach house with her teen children. She never suspects to fall hard for her new boss, Joe, at the fish and beer shop where she bartends. When he accidentally triggers her need for rope, she needs a quick fix for a shibari addiction she’d believed herself long cured of.

A drunk dialing moment leads to her sister’s fiancé—a man who has tied her in the past—delivering Francisco, the man he considers to be a shibari-master perfect match, and Jessica has a great long weekend in and out of his rope. But then Francisco asks her to allow him to dominate her full-time.

Jessica runs scared and ends up in bed with Joe. When she shares her secret love of bondage, Joe insists she’s the victim of deviant men and he would offer her a normal, healthy love. Wounded by his misunderstanding, she runs again.

As if her sex life isn’t complicated enough, a case of mistaken identity catches her in the crosshairs of an assassin. While Jessica’s seeking sanctuary in Cincinnati for the holidays, her sister gifts her with a night with a shibari master who goes by the name of St. Nicholas. She quickly finds herself on the naughty list but will she also find a man willing to be the guy who makes her laugh, keeps her tied in knots, and give no demands for more?

The celebrated widowed wife of a hometown hero, Jessica leaves Boston for a fresh start in a Cape Hatteras beach house with her teen children. She never suspects to fall hard for her new boss, Joe, at the fish and beer shop where she bartends. When he accidentally triggers her need for rope, she needs a quick fix for a shibari addiction she’d believed herself long cured of.

A drunk dialing moment leads to her sister’s fiancé—a man who has tied her in the past—delivering Francisco, the man he considers to be a shibari-master perfect match, and Jessica has a great long weekend in and out of his rope. But then Francisco asks her to allow him to dominate her full-time.

Jessica runs scared and ends up in bed with Joe. When she shares her secret love of bondage, Joe insists she’s the victim of deviant men and he would offer her a normal, healthy love. Wounded by his misunderstanding, she runs again.

As if her sex life isn’t complicated enough, a case of mistaken identity catches her in the crosshairs of an assassin. While Jessica’s seeking sanctuary in Cincinnati for the holidays, her sister gifts her with a night with a shibari master who goes by the name of St. Nicholas. She quickly finds herself on the naughty list but will she also find a man willing to be the guy who makes her laugh, keeps her tied in knots, and give no demands for more?

BDSM & Fetish, Multicultural, Contemporary

Note: Although Jessica 1: Learning to Breathe is related to the previous Van Zant books, Jessica's story stands alone. 

BUY LEARNING TO BREATHE NOW

Now Available! Jessica's story!

Sometimes an author is gifted with a story that writes itself. When I started this series, Alexandra occupied every moment of my heart and mind for months... and then Jessica pushed her way in and demanded my attention. And let me tell you, Jessica took my breath away.

I really love Jessica's story and I hope you will love it too!

Van Zant Siblings: Jessica 1: Learning to Breathe

The celebrated widowed wife of a hometown hero, Jessica leaves Boston for a fresh start in a Cape Hatteras beach house with her teen children. She never suspects to fall hard for her new boss, Joe, at the fish and beer shop where she bartends. When he accidentally triggers her need for rope, she needs a quick fix for a shibari addiction she’d believed herself long cured of.

A drunk dialing moment leads to her sister’s fiancé—a man who has tied her in the past—delivering Francisco, the man he considers to be a shibari-master perfect match, and Jessica has a great long weekend in and out of his rope. But then Francisco asks her to allow him to dominate her full-time.

Jessica runs scared and ends up in bed with Joe. When she shares her secret love of bondage, Joe insists she’s the victim of deviant men and he would offer her a normal, healthy love. Wounded by his misunderstanding, she runs again.

As if her sex life isn’t complicated enough, a case of mistaken identity catches her in the crosshairs of an assassin. While Jessica’s seeking sanctuary in Cincinnati for the holidays, her sister gifts her with a night with a shibari master who goes by the name of St. Nicholas. She quickly finds herself on the naughty list but will she also find a man willing to be the guy who makes her laugh, keeps her tied in knots, and give no demands for more?

read excerpt

  

Mostly Raw... and Keeping It Real

I am officially 52...
I am Writing! Yes, as of June 3, 2015 I have been back behind the keyboard and that is BIG in my life. For all the reasons I want to toss my medication out, this one reality keeps me swallowing the RA Meds. The reality of RA and Brain Fog is more real to me than any other health issue I struggle with.

I have been fighting,kicking, screaming, and accepting the reality of what having a Chronic Health Condition means for 8 years...
I am still mostly RAW...
I am still getting around without a cane, wheelchair, or oxygen tank... go me!
I am still taking RA Medication that is terrifying to think about for too long... but that is keeping me walking, breathing, and clearing the brain fog so I can write erotica again...

This is me at 52 ...Mostly Raw... and Keeping It Real

SURVIVAL OF THE BIG MISTAKES TRR REVIEW

Today has been so exciting already! It's not even noon yet!!

LEARNING TO BREATHE Release Date MAY 3

SURVIVAL OF THE BIG MISTAKES REVIEW!

The Romance Review by Delta:

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book. Get it, get it now!!!

Dr. Alexandra Van Zant is having a REALLY bad week. Between trying to figure out how to save the world from a deadly virus that one of her employees developed, her husband's multiple infidelities (one resulting in a child), the release of security footage showing her having sex with Patrick "Gabe" Gowan, Conor Larkin and Jonathon O'Donnell (and loving it), you'd think she'd hit rock bottom. But the worst is yet to come when she drops off the grid and heads to Montana to clear her mind and visit her brother.

Alexandra is a savant, the world's leading molecular biologist in the genomics of disease. She also has bipolar disorder, OCD, ADHD and control issues. In a word, she's an extremely brilliant hot mess. As bodies start dropping all around her, Alexandra and her supremely intelligent mind will have to sort out exactly who she can trust.

The second book in the Van Zant Siblings, SURVIVING THE BIG MISTAKES, was a doozy! I went about this series all wrong, picking up book 3, then heading back to start at book 1. Now that I have an actual background on the characters, I feel like the third book makes much more sense to me. But I digress. Alexandra is such a fascinating and unique character, one that I haven't even seen similarities to in other books. She's only ever been sexual with her lying, cheating husband, but once she has a menage a quarte with Gabe, Conor and Jonathon, she realizes that she can use sex to escape the trappings of her mind for awhile. She's literally got the weight of the world on her tiny shoulders, knowing that if she gives up, there's a good chance the death toll due to the virus will be astronomical and worldwide. She's so foreign but such an empathetic character that you can't help but just fall in love with everything about her.

Similarly, Gabe is her oldest friend in the world, and now her new lover. He's charming, affable and sexy as hell. I love that he's more than willing to share her with his mates; their menage was soooooo freakin' delectable! The action in SURVIVING THE BIG MISTAKES was terrific too, I never knew which way the wind was going to blow with Alexandra and Co., even though I'm well aware of the next book, which I should probably read with fresh eyes before delving into book 4.

Bottom Line: 

Get this. Now. Don't pass go, don't collect $200. Just get it and realize your worst fears and biggest desires all in one delectable read.

reviewer, excerpt, buy link at: http://erotic.theromancereviews.com/viewbooksreview.php?bookid=20775

Why RA Changed my Writing Focus

I constantly lament that Romance, Romantica, Erotica has become so canned...
Okay, I've been around awhile...
20 years ago when I started this Blood/Sweat/Tears Journey of Writing there was one size fits all, white on white boy meets girl ...
Sure, there was gay erotica and bdsm erotica but it was not in the mainstream...

I'm still ranting on and on because the fight for diversity across the love/sex genres is still sparse...
Yes, yes, there is multiracial diversity, gender diversity, and preference diversity (kind of...) because you still have to hunt for great writing in those genres...
But it's out there...the romance novel of today is not the same as yesterdays...

Back on track:
My lament continues because their is hardly any chronically ill/disabled persons represented in Romance, Romantica, Erotica ...thank you The Fault in Our Stars and Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl for making me cry my guts out and I love you for that because emotion is so cathartic,: however, I am still looking for the great story that portrays the pain, challenges, laughter, and orgasmic sex that chronically/ill or disabled people face every day...

Maybe the writers are out there, writing their hearts out...but publishers are afraid to take a chance. Yeah... there's a blog post I kinda touched on the taboo aspects...

Maybe its the size of the target audience is so small...
Ummmm... 1 in 5 US citizens is disabled... that's a pretty small number, right?
Yep, 36 Million...tiny
Annnnnd... 1 in 2 US Citizens have a chronic, invisible illness... 1 in 2? Seriously?
117 Million

If I could whistle, this is where I'd do it...
In my mind, my current frustration that we as writers are not writing what we are living is justified...

Except, my part of the "we" equation is now methodically introducing damaged people in my novels because six years ago I was hit by a train that didn't stop moving so that I could patch up the damage. I had to pull myself out from under that moving train and climb onboard for the ride of my life that would leave me mentally, physically, and emotionally forever altered. The train was the invisible chronic illness known as Rheumatoid Arthritis...and I will be a passenger the rest of my life, leaving me feeling out-of-control of where I'm going... And occasionally I get thrown under the train so I can battered and scraped up again...

Thank you RA Train, I am forever in your debt because I am a better writer today than yesterday. A lot can be said for an author that writes with their own blood...
So now my BDSM-LGBT Erotica is more raw, authentic, both forgiving and unforgiving, because the taboo truth is that chronically ill and disabled folk have sex too...
And I'm trying to keep it real to balance the scale a bit.

Thank you Delta of The Romance Reviews for touching on the fact that my heroine lives with the invisible illness BiPolar Disorder in the great review of the Consequences of the Big Mistakes

Writer Update

WRITER UPDATE:

My Daddy Dom/little book A LITTLE INDULGENCE is 15K from done...fingers crossed I can knock it out this weekend! gotta stay focused because my Little's so want to be their very own big series...

.....so cross fingers, say a prayer, dance naked, light a candle for me if you can....

Gotta do a little wrapup on THE TAMING AND SHARING OF XANDRA which is at wordcount but needs tweaked...

and from there.... deep breath:

Throw myself on starting REVELATIONS OF THE BIG MISTAKES which will wrap up Alexandra Van Zant's sibling thread of the VAN ZANT SIBLINGS series..... whew... 

SHIBARI PRESENCE is AVAILABLE

BUY it NOW!

• Author:Roxy Harte
• Length:Novel
• ISBN:978-1-68252-083-3
• Series:Van Zant Siblings
• Genre:BDSM & Fetish, Menage & Polyamory, Contemporary
• Cover Artist:Dar Albert
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When Alexandra’s sister calls her fiancé in the middle of the night frantically in need of a Shibari Master, Alexandra learns yet another secret about Gabe and falls headfirst into his kinky past. Not realizing the emotional turmoil she is about to propel herself into, Alexandra insists Gabe be Jessica’s rigger since he learned Shibari from Jessica's husband and has bound Jessica in the past.

Gabe isn’t thrilled with Alexandra’s plan, since his and Jessica’s shared secrets go farther back than anyone realizes. Knowing it’s about to get real, he brings in a back-up rope master, Francisco Emanuel to top Jessica. With Alexandra’s high-risk pregnancy and bipolar disorder leaving her teetering closer and closer to the abyss, he fears wrapping her sister in his rope may be the last straw.

Alexandra has her own ideas, demanding Gabe not only use the opportunity to share his love of Shibari with her but demands he dominate her as well. Will their relationship implode as secret after secret comes out? Or is their ménage too tightly bound for anyone to fall?