Red Velvet and Absinthe: Paranormal Erotic Romance - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573447161 ISBN 13: 9781573447164

Publisher: Cleis Press, 2011

Synopsis

Red Velvet and Absinthe explores love and lust with otherworldly partners who, by their sheer fantastical nature, evoke passion and desire far beyond that which any normal human being can inspire. Although the greats such as Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, and Daphne du Maurier are long dead, these contemporary authors keep the Gothic spirit alive and well by interpreting it in new and exciting ways. Red Velvet and Absinthe offers readers a collection of unique and original stories that conjure up the atmospheric and romantic spirit of the Gothic masters (and mistresses) but take things a bit further by adding to the brew a generous dosage of eroticism. Lie back and listen to the wind howling outside your window as you read these stories in the flickering light of a candle, the absinthe you’re sipping warming your body like the caressing touch of a lover’s fingers . . .

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From the Back Cover:

Explore Your Dark Desires

The supernatural: Think vampires, werewolves, ghosts...eerie sounds in the night, impassioned whispers teasing at the depths of sleep...Think red velvet, flickering candles, love and lust with otherworldly partners who unleash passion and desire far beyond that inspired by simple mortals. Editor Mitzi Szereto's sensual stories provide thrills and chills of telltale hearts, redolent with romance and danger. Red Velvet and Absinthe will carry you away, conjuring up the romantic spirit of classic Gothic fiction with a generous dose of eroticism.

A lusty lady, ravaged, seeks comfort in the arms of her maidservent in Giselle Renarde's rapacious "Milady's Bath," while bondage and desire enslave a wolf girl to her master in "Snowlight, Moonlight" by Rose de Fer. Janine Ashbless's "Cover Him with Darkness" is an exquisite tale of secret love between an imprisoned fallen angel and the girl he seduces. Editor Mitzi Szereto's vampire romance "The Blood Moon Kiss" is sexy Southern Gothic at its finest.

About the Author:

Mitzi Szereto (mitziszereto.com) is a bestselling author and anthology editor whose books encompass multiple genres such as crime, gothic fiction, horror, cozy mystery, satire, parody, sci-fi/fantasy, erotic fiction, and general fiction and non-fiction. Her novels, short stories and anthologies have been translated into several languages. She's appeared internationally on radio and television and at major literature festivals, and has the added distinction of having the first anthology of erotica to include a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She's the creator and presenter of the London-based web TV channel Mitzi TV, and also plays herself in the pseudo-documentary British film Lint: The Movie. Her blog of personal essays can be found at Errant Ramblings: Mitzi Szereto's Weblog. Follow her on Twitter @MitziSzereto.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cleis Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1573447161
• ISBN 13: 9781573447164
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Szereto Mitzi