Category Archives: Bibliography

The Sound of My Own Voice now available!

By DayleMay 7, 2014Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Short Stories, Soul's Road Press

I know, I know, I always say that I’m chuffed or delighted or excited, or whatever, but really, one of the best parts of my job is saying “Lookie here! I made this! Squee!”

And that’s how I feel about this latest story available for sale, “The Sound of My Own Voice.”

I had a blast writing this story. I wrote it at a workshop, and it was the first time in a long time that I just flat out had fun writing a story. And then Kerrie L. Hughes accepted it for publication in Hex in the City, and being the astute editor she is, she pushed me to make the story even better.

When I went to publish it through Soul’s Road Press, I had the joy of finding the perfect cover art—and the whole experience made me relive how much fun the story was to write.

Yeah, Annalee will get her own novel someday. Maybe a series of them, even. Because she’s a siren, and she’s a snarky, opinionated one at that…she’s unlikely to shut up anytime soon.

I hope you all enjoy “The Sound of My Own Voice.”

Her parents taught Annalee to never sing, that she had no talent, despite her pop star half-sister. Then a drunken night of karaoke releases Annalee’s power—a power her parents had desperately sought to contain…a power that causes government agencies to perk up and take notice. Dammit.

Originally published in Hex in the City, “The Sound of My Own Voice” shows why USA Today bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith calls Dayle A. Dermatis “one of the best writers working today.”

Available at many online retailers:
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And coming soon from iBooks as well!

“Blame It on the Dog” sold to For the Love of a Soldier!

By DayleMay 5, 2014Andrea Dale, Erotica, Sales, Short Stories

The best part of being a writer: stumbling to your desk, opening your email, and finding a story acceptance!

My story “Blame It on the Dog” (yes, I wrote another story with a Welsh corgi) will appear in For the Love of a Soldier: Military Erotic Romance, edited by the prolifically wondrous Kristina Wright.

Here’s the Table of Contents:

Introduction: Love in Uniform
Penelope Pending, Axa Lee
Drifting Toward You, Kathleen Tudor
Duty, Cat Johnson
True North, Annabeth Leong
Home for Supper, Geonn Cannon
For the Love of George, Victoria Blisse
Blame it on the Dog, Andrea Dale <– Hey, that’s me!
Special Love, Sidney Bristol
Stones, Tahira Iqbal
Lexie’s Arrow, Martha Davis
Jersey Boy, Tina Simmons
Failure to Launch, Lucy Felthouse
The Aid Station, 1916, Victoria Janssen
Fair Game, Lynn Townsend
Lucky Charm, Lea Griffith
Long Time Coming, Kristina Wright

Okay, gotta sign the contract and mail it back, and get back to work!

Spice up your life!

By DayleApril 13, 2014Andrea Dale, Erotica

I can’t really list this book in my bibliography because I don’t have a story in it, exactly—it includes snippets and quotes from a varity of my stories. But I think the book is a tremendously fun idea, so I wanted to let everyone know about it!

Never Say Never: Tips, Tricks, and Erotic Inspiration for Lovers by the phenomenally talented and most awesome Alison Tyler:

“Monogamy does NOT have to equal monotony and eroticist author Alison Tyler has made it her life’s mission to make sure it never is with Never Say Never! Half of a very happily married duo, Tyler’s advice is that couples can build a trust level that makes experimentation truly possible and posits that uninhibited, really exciting, and highly imaginative sex happens best with lovers who just happen to be couples, too. This follow up to Tyler’s bestselling Never Have the Same Sex Twice blends her wisdom, expert advice, and favorite erotic scenarios illustrating myriad sexual techniques and fantasies designed to liven up the bedroom.”

OMG you guys! Look at this Table of Contents!

By DayleApril 3, 2014Dayle A. Dermatis, Thriller

Sorry for the shouting, but I’m so chuffed I could just pop.

I’M SHARING A TABLE OF CONTENTS WITH FRANK HERBERT.

And my name is on the cover, too!

Pulse Pounders anthology, Fiction River, December 2014

And lookie, there are my friends Ron Collins and Phaedra Weldon, too! And Kevin J. Anderson was the editor who bought my story!

My story, “The Scent of Amber and Vanilla,” is a somewhat creepy story about a mother who will go to lengths she never dreamed of to get her young daughter back.

I’m all about the squee here, people. Thanks for putting up with me.

Put some Sexy in Your Stocking this holiday season!

By DayleNovember 30, 2013Andrea Dale, Erotica, Little Kisses Press, Sophie Mouette

From the naughty minds of three of today’s top erotica authors—Andrea Dale, Sophie Mouette, & Teresa Noelle Roberts—comes a collection filled with winter holiday delights!

The Queen of Christmas
Frozen
On the Twelfth Day
Let It Snow
Santa Claus is Comin’
Mrs. Claus and the Naughty Elf
Christmas Blizzard
Happy Krampusnacht
Running Away From Christmas
A Bird in the Hand
Bringing Back the Light
Hidden Treasure

So curl up in front of a roaring fire, sip some eggnog, and tell Santa that on Christmas morning, you want to find something…Sexy in Your Stocking!

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Also available in ebook format:
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The most wonderful time of the year!

By DayleOctober 15, 2013Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Soul's Road Press

It’s October, and you know what that means? It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Well, it is if you turn into a crazy woman because of Halloween. I love me some Halloween, baby.

It surprises me that I don’t have any stories set at Halloween, something my creative brain is trying to rectify as I type. But I do have some fantasy stories with vampires and ghosts and Old Scratch himself, so if you’re looking for some holiday-themed reading, here are my suggestions!

(Note: None of these are super-spooky, and all of them have some level of humor. Because, well, it’s me we’re talking about.)

“Blood Relations”

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

Amazon Kindle | Barnes & Noble Nook | Smashwords

“The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip”

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

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

Includes bonus short story “Hell’s Belles”!

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“Feline Design”

Even Satan needs a vacation once in awhile. But perhaps taking the form of a fuzzy kitten wasn’t the smartest of ideas…. A Miranda Contreau paranormal short story.

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“Hell’s Belles”

Teaching etiquette to a spoiled debutante can be hell…literally. A funny fantasy with a wicked Southern twang.

Includes bonus story “The Devil Went Down to the Sunset Strip”!

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“Some Old Lover’s Ghost”

Helena runs Paranormal Manifestation Services–PMS for short. When she’s hired by Beth and Marguerite to find out why a ghost is bothering Marguerite, she doesn’t expect to get a crush on Beth…which makes things especially awkward when she learns who the ghost is. Rainbow Reviews called this short story “unexpectedly romantic [and] heart-wrenching.”

Includes a bonus interview with the author about the writing of the story, her own paranormal experiences, and more.

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Book signing!

By DayleFebruary 2, 2013Andrea Dale, Appearances, Dayle Ivy, Erotica, Novels

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

The deets:

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

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

Hope to see you there! xo

"Give In" to this new collection from Andrea Dale

By DayleJanuary 21, 2013Andrea Dale, Erotica, Soul's Road Press

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

Contains the following kinky stories:

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

Available in print and in a variety of electronic formats:
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Euphoric

By DayleJuly 30, 2012Dayle A. Dermatis, Fantasy/SF, Sales

I’ve signed the contract, so now I can announce the very, very exciting news!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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