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Things to read! And some are free!

By Andrea Dale, Dayle A. Dermatis, Erotica, Fantasy/SF, Soul's Road Press

Some groovy publishing news!

First, Sweet Confessions: Erotic Fantasies for Couples is now available for pre-order! Alison Tyler is giving away a copy, if you want to mosey on over to her blog and make a bid for it.

Sweet Confessions contains my story “New Day, New Life,” about a woman recovering from an illness and wanting to experience life to the fullest. It also has a Sophie Mouette story, “Sacred Places,” about a couple discovering a shared dark fantasy.

It’s edited by the venerable Violet Blue, and may be spotlighted on an OWN network show (!!), and has a slew of wonderful authors, so…. It comes out next month, but you can preorder it now.

Next, I wanted to let all you Kindle users know about two free short stories I have up on Amazon for your enjoyment.

“What Dragons Prefer” is a humorous fantasy story, written as Dayle A. Dermatis:

A dragon slayer arrives to rescue a threatened town, but the real threat and the dragon’s true desires are not necessarily one and the same.

The story first appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Fall 1994; and republished in Dragons: A Celebration of the Greatest of Mythical Creatures, January 1996.

“From Bitter to Sweet” is a literary erotica story (nothing terribly explicit in it), written as Andrea Dale:

An erotic lesbian short-short story about breakups, new love, and chocolate. Go ahead—savor it. Let it melt on your tongue….

The story originally appeared in Got a Minute? 60 Second Erotica (Cleis Press, 2007)

Both of these are short-shorts, and really too short for me to charge for them—but the downside is, even though they’re labeled as such, reviewers are complaining that they’re, you guessed it, too short! So, y’know, if you like them, it would please me greatly if you posted a nice review. That’s always better payment to me than money! (My mom and my sister are both still asleep, so I’m gonna get back to work now!)

Sweetly confessing two new story sales!

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Sales, Sophie Mouette

I’m thrilled to announce two new sales—well, a sale and a half, really—to the über-legendary Violet Blue!

“New Day, New Life” (as Andrea Dale) and “Sacred Places” (as Sophie Mouette, written with Teresa Noelle Roberts) will both appear in Sweet Confessions: Erotic Fantasies for Couples in July 2011!

Interestingly, both stories involve travel, couples out of their natural environment and being more adventurous than they would be at home.

“New Day, New Life,” opens on the Charles Bridge in Prague, with the protagonists watching a mostly naked go-go dancer in the window of a nightclub. That part of the story is taken from real life…!

“Sacred Places” takes place in Britain, mostly in a ruined monastery. I don’t remember if Teresa and discussed exactly where, but in my mind it’s a combination of Tintern Abbey and Llanthony Priory, both sites we’ve been to together. (At this rate, I should be able to write my entire time in Britain off on taxes, given how many stories I’ve set there!)

Sweet Confessions: Erotic Fantasies for Couples is available for preorder. Enjoy!

Two new stories from Andrea Dale!

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Soul's Road Press

“Finding Perspective”

Is there anything so depressing as being away from your lover on Valentine’s Day? But then she calls…and she has a surprise up her sleeve. A sweet, sexy, and unabashedly romantic lesbian Valentine’s Day story from a legendary erotica heavy-hitter.

“Finding Perspective” originally appeared in Ultimate Lesbian Erotica 2007 (Alyson Press, 2007)

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

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“I Need a Man”

An erotic lesbian love story about crossdressing, androgyny, and 80s New Wave music, by a legendary erotica heavy-hitter.

“I Need a Man” by Andrea Dale explores the fun you can have with your lover when trying new things.
— Examiner.com

“I Need a Man” originally appeared in Crossdressing: Erotic Stories (Cleis Press, 2007)

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

Free story! "From Bitter to Sweet"

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Soul's Road Press

Free story!

“From Bitter to Sweet” by Andrea Dale

An erotic lesbian short-short story about breakups, new love, and chocolate. Go ahead—savor it. Let it melt on your tongue….

“From Bitter to Sweet” originally appeared in Got a Minute? 60 Second Erotica (Cleis Press, 2007)

Read it free in a variety of electronic formats at Smashwords

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And yet another sexy offering:

And yet another sexy story by the prolific Andrea Dale!

“A Sensitive Sole”

I pulled out the feathers and went to work on her vulnerable soles. Her entire body went rigid, but she didn’t try to escape, didn’t try to squirm away, oh no. She was in heaven. I turned the vibrator on high and watched the fireworks begin….

“A Sensitive Sole” originally appeared in The Sexiest Soles: Erotic Stories About Feet and Shoes anthology (Alyson Books, 2006)

Available in a variety of electronic formats
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Indoors and out

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Promo, Soul's Road Press

We have some new Andrea Dale stories available: One that takes place in the big city and two set in the great outdoors. Enjoy!

“Come to My Window”

Small-town girl Katy craves the big city, the bright lights, the energy and passion…and the woman who would introduce it all to her. She finds all that and more in sophisticated Emilie, who presses her naked against a window and forces her to face her deepest, darkest desires. A lesbian short story “packed full of hot steamy sex.”

“‘Come to my Window’ by Andrea Dale is another story that I found refreshing and well written. It’s short, about 9 pages, but it’s packed full of hot steamy sex in a unique and fun setting – pressed against a window overlooking the city of New York. Who wouldn’t have an orgasm with that kind of view, not to mention the excitement of possibly of being seen in the act.”
— outinprint.net

“Further spankings and a dose of Gallic humiliation is administered in Andrea Dales’ ‘Come to my Window,’ a sort of coming of age story filled with revelations and humiliations while having one’s bottom pleasantly blistered.”
— eroticarevealed.com

“Come to My Window” originally appeared in Where the Girls Are: Urban Lesbian Erotica (Cleis Press, 2009)

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

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“In Flight”

When you’ve been screwed by an ex, it’s hard to trust again. It takes a red-tailed hawk named Rudy and a sexy falconer named Pam to teach a broken woman how to respect herself and love again. A spicy-sweet lesbian love story.

“In Flight” originally appeared in Best Lesbian Love Stories: Summer Flings (Alyson Publications, 2007) and was republished in Best Lesbian Romance 2009 (Cleis Press, 2009)

“Andrea Dale’s ‘In Flight’ has metaphorical power.”
— Seattle Gay News

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

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“After the Rain”

Can a homebody Adirondack hotel clerk find happiness with a gregarious world-traveling Australian? Or will their erotic encounter in the rain-dappled forest be the extent of their relationship? A sexy and touching lesbian short story.

“After the Rain” originally appeared in Travelrotica for Lesbians: Erotic Travel Adventures(Alyson Books, 2006)

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

Is kink your cup of tea?

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Sales, Soul's Road Press

“How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back”

Ella believed her kinky desires were perverted and sick. It takes a special man like Philip to teach her that she isn’t wrong, or different, or broken. Through bondage and exhibitionism, he gives his little mermaid her tail back. A deliciously sexy short story by a legendary erotica heavy-hitter.

“How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back” (in a sushi restaurant!) is as beguiling as a siren.
—Erin O’Riordan, Urban Fantasy Writers

I really loved the tale “How The Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back” by Andrea Dale. It is a lovely recounting of how a broken woman regains her power and womanhood through the love of a special man. Truly a special tale.
—Airen Wolf, Eden Fantasys

Of all the stories, I would say the most intriguing was “How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back.”
—Monica Solomon, The Romance Readers Connection

“How the Little Mermaid Got Her Tail Back” first appeared in Fairy Tale Lust: Erotic Fantasies for Women (Cleis Press, 2010), which received 4.5 stars from Romantic Times, and was republished in Best Bondage Erotica 2011 (Cleis Press, 2010).

Available in a variety of electronic formats

Amazon |  Barnes & Noble |  Smashwords

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“Always a Bridesmaid”

Even though Veronica was a shrewish harpy, I’d always lusted after her. Now I had the opportunity to make this bridezilla pay…in a deliciously kinky way. A hot-and-heavy lesbian short story by a legendary erotica heavy-hitter.

“Always a Bridesmaid” originally appeared in Coming Together: Against the Odds (Phaze Books, 2009)

Available in a variety of electronic formats

Amazon |  Barnes & Noble |  Smashwords

Wow! Great review!

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Reviews, Soul's Road Press

A reader posted this amazing review of my story “From Bitter to Sweet” on Amazon:

“Andrea Dale’s ‘From Bitter to Sweet’ is snappy, sexy, and a little sarcastic – and the best piece of breakup erotica I have ever read. A little angry and very hot, Dale’s smart narrator makes her way from a breakup to new love, and it’s an edible journey the entire time (and exactly what I needed as I deal with my own emotional upheaval).”

Thank you, kind reader!

The story appears in Got a Minute? 60 Second Erotica (Cleis Press, 2007; edited by the amazing Alison Tyler) and will soon be available as a free ebook from Soul’s Road Press!

Two Wild West-themed erotica stories available from Soul's Road Press!

By Andrea Dale, Erotica, Soul's Road Press

“Lily la Rouge, or The Ghost of Erotic Presents”

Can the ghost of a Wild West madame help a woman feel sexy again and reignite the lost spark in her marriage? A sexy and romantic short story by a legendary erotica heavy-hitter.

“Lily la Rouge” originally appeared at Fishnet.com, 2005.

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

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“Queens Up”

In this fan favorite short story, Josephine’s father has lost the family ranch—and Josephine’s hand in marriage—in a poker game gone bad. Josephine plots to win everything back by disguising herself as a man to compete in a high-stakes poker game herself…and her secret lover, Margaret, intends to make sure no one suspects Josephine’s deception.

“Queens Up” originally appeared in LAMBDA Literary Award Winner Lesbian Cowboys: Erotic Adventures (Cleis Press, 2009) and republished in Best Lesbian Romance 2010 (Cleis Press, 2010).

“In the silent-support and enduring understanding romance department, it’s hard to beat Andrea Dale’s historical ‘Queens Up.’ The setting of the American West is cleanly crafted and the time period of Westward Expansion accurate. The women, Josephine and Margaret, are depicted with the determination and intelligence to work within the ‘big picture’ of society’s expectations. There’s no blow-up women’s lib single moment, so frequent in stories set in historical times, just a strong current of thinking fast on their feet that brings these women alive.”

—Lara Zielinsky, LZFiction

“’Queens Up’ by Andrea Dale is the tale of Josephine who uses her skill at poker to undo her father’s mistakes and reclaim a home for herself and Margaret. This clever historical tale flows beautifully with excellent characters and exceptional prose.”
—Emily, Three Dollar Bill Reviews

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