Mae West said that faced with the choice between two evils, she'd always go for the one she hadn't tried yet. My latest book, A Taste for Blood, is my first vampire story and the one I'm writing now is another first: the lovers are men.
I've made references to 'boy-on-boy' action in earlier books: In Rose Without Thorns there were the Gay Gardeners, but that's definitely a woman-man romance.
Now I've got the last two chapters of Harmony in the Harem in first-draft form. Although it includes lots of heterosexual activity, this time the romance is homosexual. I hope you all enjoy it. I expect it will come out in late 2014.
To keep you going till then my full-length BDSM novel Garden of Thorns is to be published in early 2014.
Busy, busy, busy!
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Sunday, 24 November 2013
Now on Facebook!
5-star review for A Taste for Blood:
"I enjoyed this erotica novella so much. The
writing is crisp and witty, the sexy scenes are sensual and not rushed. Reading
a story from Lucy's viewpoint was refreshing. While erotic it was also tasteful
with an air of a romp, young women discovering their sexuality.The author
maintained the Victorian world of privilege with no jarring breaks into modern
speech.
I would recommend this book to anyone who
has been a fan of Dracula movies through the years." Review by Melisse, at Amazon.com.
I now have a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/#!/yvonnesarahlewis
Yippee!
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Great Reviews for Virginia!
**** Review
by Robert D Clark
Virginia,
by Yvonne Sarah Lewis, is unashamedly a work of erotica. Fine if erotica is
your thing, but what if it isn’t? If you look closely, his book is far more.
The protagonist, Virginia, is a strong woman who lives her life the way she wants. If “the way she wants” means loving more than one man, so be it. She is rational and mature enough to realize love doesn’t have to be exclusive or possessive.
Although there are many graphically presented sexual encounters, this is not a simple “jump in the bed” book. It is a careful study of relationships. The personalities of the characters are different, be they the gentle Peter and his loving wife, Virginia’s sexually aggressive neighbors, or Mike, the painter who can’t paint unless he’s cheating on his significant other.
None of the characters are perfect. They can’t be. They’re human. Imperfections aside, they all have strengths to more than make up for their weaknesses. Ultimately, each in his or her own way, they are good people.
Virginia is the glue holding them together and person able to bring out the best in all of them. Lewis does a fine job of fleshing out her protagonist. You may or may not approve of Virginia’s life style, but her nurturing nature, ability to overcome obstacles without hurting other people, and ability to love other people, even some who don’t at first seem to deserve it, make her an estimable character and the book an enjoyable read.
The protagonist, Virginia, is a strong woman who lives her life the way she wants. If “the way she wants” means loving more than one man, so be it. She is rational and mature enough to realize love doesn’t have to be exclusive or possessive.
Although there are many graphically presented sexual encounters, this is not a simple “jump in the bed” book. It is a careful study of relationships. The personalities of the characters are different, be they the gentle Peter and his loving wife, Virginia’s sexually aggressive neighbors, or Mike, the painter who can’t paint unless he’s cheating on his significant other.
None of the characters are perfect. They can’t be. They’re human. Imperfections aside, they all have strengths to more than make up for their weaknesses. Ultimately, each in his or her own way, they are good people.
Virginia is the glue holding them together and person able to bring out the best in all of them. Lewis does a fine job of fleshing out her protagonist. You may or may not approve of Virginia’s life style, but her nurturing nature, ability to overcome obstacles without hurting other people, and ability to love other people, even some who don’t at first seem to deserve it, make her an estimable character and the book an enjoyable read.
**** Review by SR Howen
Virginia, by Yvonne Sarah Lewis starts out with a bang. No pun intended. The first scene is a subtle but hot sex scene, the author treats the scene realistically, while there is a little purple prose, it fits the scene and the thoughts of "Ginny". It's not just the sex that draws you in, you are introduced to intriguing plot points from page one.
Ginny's lover is married, but as the book unfolds we find out that his wife knows about their affair, or better to call it an arrangement. Ginny isn't your typical woman on the side, either. As right at the start we know she lives on a farm of some sort. Another tease is Ginny's thoughts on how she trained Peter, got him at the right time. And as the story goes on, we discover Peter isn't her only lover . . .
Questions are raised. And you are drawn in to find the answers.
Ginny has depth that comes out in the author's skillful handling of language and pace. Descriptions are colorful, yet not overdone, just enough to set the scene and the emotions.
Ginny, is the character that brings it all together, her flaws and emotions rule the day. I love her internal thoughts that run throughout the book, giving you a glimpse of both what others see, and what she thinks through her sexual encounters and her everyday life. It makes it real, and that's one of the things I really like about this book. So many erotic tales are contrived. The sex is over the top phenomenal, and mind blowing with every encounter, not so, as we get Ginny's thoughts to remind us of encounters we might have had, that weren't so phenomenal, but we let the other person think they were.
It's a neat feat for an author to manage this many intimate encounters and still bring a story to life. When things don't go well, and Ginny is left with making a choice . . . well you will have to read to find out if in the end this free spirited woman has to give up her lifestyle to save what she loves most.
Four stars for this sexy tale, it kept my interest from start to end, with an ending that isn't the normal formula romance ending.
Virginia, by Yvonne Sarah Lewis starts out with a bang. No pun intended. The first scene is a subtle but hot sex scene, the author treats the scene realistically, while there is a little purple prose, it fits the scene and the thoughts of "Ginny". It's not just the sex that draws you in, you are introduced to intriguing plot points from page one.
Ginny's lover is married, but as the book unfolds we find out that his wife knows about their affair, or better to call it an arrangement. Ginny isn't your typical woman on the side, either. As right at the start we know she lives on a farm of some sort. Another tease is Ginny's thoughts on how she trained Peter, got him at the right time. And as the story goes on, we discover Peter isn't her only lover . . .
Questions are raised. And you are drawn in to find the answers.
Ginny has depth that comes out in the author's skillful handling of language and pace. Descriptions are colorful, yet not overdone, just enough to set the scene and the emotions.
Ginny, is the character that brings it all together, her flaws and emotions rule the day. I love her internal thoughts that run throughout the book, giving you a glimpse of both what others see, and what she thinks through her sexual encounters and her everyday life. It makes it real, and that's one of the things I really like about this book. So many erotic tales are contrived. The sex is over the top phenomenal, and mind blowing with every encounter, not so, as we get Ginny's thoughts to remind us of encounters we might have had, that weren't so phenomenal, but we let the other person think they were.
It's a neat feat for an author to manage this many intimate encounters and still bring a story to life. When things don't go well, and Ginny is left with making a choice . . . well you will have to read to find out if in the end this free spirited woman has to give up her lifestyle to save what she loves most.
Four stars for this sexy tale, it kept my interest from start to end, with an ending that isn't the normal formula romance ending.
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
A Taste For Blood - published.
I'm delighted that my book has been published and is now available from Torrid Books and Amazon!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/A-Taste-For-Blood-ebook/dp/B00FX43EOC/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1381929343&sr=1-7&keywords=YVONNE+SARAH+LEWIS
Friday, 13 September 2013
A Taste For Blood: Cover
I'm delighted with it, because it's beautifully done, and clearly shows the passion of my heroine for her vampire lover.
I'm grateful to everyone at Torrid Books for working so hard to get this book out in time for Halloween, especially the editor, Dave Field, the cover artist, Gemini Judson, and Jan Janssen, the Executive Editor. Thanks to you all.
Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Contract Signed!
I've signed the contract today on A Taste for Blood. We're going to try to get it out for 15th October, in time for Halloween, bumping my Garden of Thorns back to a 2014 release. Very pleased! Current blurb for A Taste for Blood:
Love to you all,
Yvonne
Lucy
adores handsome nobleman Arthur, but when Count Dracula comes ashore in Whitby
she falls under his influence. But Lucy
is no feeble victim. She eagerly gives
herself to the very male vampire and their enjoyment of each other is
mutual. Her dark desires surprise even
Dracula himself. But Arthur is prepared
to fight for her. Will he defeat her
vampire lover, or will her passion for Count Dracula conquer all?
Love to you all,
Yvonne
Sunday, 28 July 2013
A Taste for Blood
Lucy Westenra has had a poor deal from Bram Stoker and his followers. She's depicted as Dracula's passive victim. I think there's more to her than that, so I've written this story from her point of view, to set the record straight.
It begins where Lucy is helping Mina to say an amorous farewell to her fiancé before he leaves for Transylvania, to meet with Count Dracula. Lucy tells her own tale, of love between her and Mina, her own fiancé Arthur, and of course, the extremely male Count himself.
Re-reading Bram Stoker's excellent Dracula, and other novels written at the time, I find that servants are barely mentioned, yet they must have played an important part in the lives of the protagonists. To redress this balance, I have created a maid-servant, Ida, to look after Lucy, to protect and comfort her when she can. Ida is a woman of the world, and with her robust attitude and good humor makes Lucy's life happier and more exciting than it would otherwise have been.
I've submitted my novella, A Taste for Blood, to Torrid Books today.
It begins where Lucy is helping Mina to say an amorous farewell to her fiancé before he leaves for Transylvania, to meet with Count Dracula. Lucy tells her own tale, of love between her and Mina, her own fiancé Arthur, and of course, the extremely male Count himself.
Re-reading Bram Stoker's excellent Dracula, and other novels written at the time, I find that servants are barely mentioned, yet they must have played an important part in the lives of the protagonists. To redress this balance, I have created a maid-servant, Ida, to look after Lucy, to protect and comfort her when she can. Ida is a woman of the world, and with her robust attitude and good humor makes Lucy's life happier and more exciting than it would otherwise have been.
I've submitted my novella, A Taste for Blood, to Torrid Books today.
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