Guest Author post: The Allure of Vampires in Romance Literature -by Paisley
Smith
Why are we so fascinated by vampires in literature,
especially in romance? Nineteenth century vampires represented sexual desires
that were considered taboo in polite Victorian society. Both Dracula and
Carmilla spoke to hidden lusts, with the penetration of the fangs mimicking
sexual penetration.
Nineteenth century literature depicted vampires and their
bloodlust as wicked. But modern literature portrays vampire eroticism as supernatural
and the vampire becomes attractive rather than fearsome. They are the literary bad
boys and bad girls, only ratcheted up a notch.
Girls Who Bite, edited by Delilah Devlin for Cleis Press,
offers fresh takes vampire lore with an erotic lesbian spin.
For bad girls looking for love…fangs are more than an
accessory.
These are no Twilight tales—the stories in Girls Who Bite
are varied, unexpected, and soul-scorching. Bestselling romance writer Delilah
Devlin and her contributors investigate vampire myths from around the world,
and add fresh girl-on-girl blood to the pantheon of the paranormal.
Take a walk on the wild side with some of the hottest erotic
romance authors out there. In La Caída, a Mexican “salt-eater” saves a fallen
angel and redeems her own soul. In Bloody Wicked, a powerful witch’s spell to
lure a lover turns her into a vampire’s love slave. Through a Pet Door, a
shapeshifting vampire meets the dominatrix of her dreams. South African Impundulu sweeps you back into a vampire’s primeval beginnings. With a list
of contributors that include Adele Dubois, Christine d’Abo, Paisley Smith, Myla
Jackson, Shayla Kersten and Vivi Anna, Devlin delivers a dark and sexy read you
can sink your teeth into!
Inside Girls Who Bite:
Bloody Wicked
A witch becomes a slave to the vampire lover she conjures
A witch becomes a slave to the vampire lover she conjures
Al Dente
A jaded vampire in Rome savors a renewal of love
A jaded vampire in Rome savors a renewal of love
Dark Angel
After a fateful night in a Berlin cabaret, a woman undergoes a blood rite
After a fateful night in a Berlin cabaret, a woman undergoes a blood rite
Pet Door
A shifter passes through the pet door of a dominatrix she seduces
A shifter passes through the pet door of a dominatrix she seduces
Dark Guard
A detective partners with a sultry vampire to stop a serial killer
A detective partners with a sultry vampire to stop a serial killer
La Caída
A nagual rescues a fallen angel in the Sonoran desert
A nagual rescues a fallen angel in the Sonoran desert
The Crystal Altar
An ancient crystalline cavern becomes the setting for a most unusual birthday party
An ancient crystalline cavern becomes the setting for a most unusual birthday party
Beloved
An Egyptian goddess exploring the remnants of her ancient world finds her immortal beloved
An Egyptian goddess exploring the remnants of her ancient world finds her immortal beloved
Bound Lust
A human dominatrix frees a vampire submissive from loneliness
A human dominatrix frees a vampire submissive from loneliness
The Gift of Lillith
An immortal surrenders her legacy to give continued life to her lover
Madeline
Long lost vampire lovers rekindle their dark passion in London
Red Horizon
Sailing the seas, a modern day vampirate is seduced by her human captain
Impundulu
A vampire journeys to South
Africa seeking her lover and creator
Night at the Wax Museum
A museum security guard falls for a vampire trapped in wax museum exhibit
She Knows I Am Watching
A New World Vampire in Oxford feeds her victim’s dark and secret fantasies
A New World Vampire in Oxford feeds her victim’s dark and secret fantasies
More information can be found at http://GirlsWhoBite.net
Order Trade Paperback Now
More lesbian vampires from Delilah Devlin and Paisley Smith
are coming soon in Bitten in the Big
Easy, the first in the Femme Noir
paranormal series!
For more information, visit http://www.jasminejade.com/p-9589-bitten-in-the-big-easy.aspx
About Paisley Smith:
Paisley Smith is a full time
freelance writer and can usually be found in front of her computer either
writing, chatting, promoting or plotting. It’s a glamorous life…working in
one’s pajamas.
She attended college in the Deep South where she obtained a slew of totally useless
degrees and developed an unrelenting sense of humor.
Paisley’s
site: http://Paisley-Smith.com
Hello Paisley- Congrats on your new releases! I'm looking forward to reading them. :D
ReplyDeleteThere isn't really that much lesbian/ f/f vampire stories, so I'm sure they're going to be fun and different.
Thanks for letting us hijack your blog today! I am so impressed in all the stories in GWB. Delilah Devlin did a fantastic job choosing from oodles of lesbian vampire tales and these are the cream of the crop. I enjoyed writing the vampire aspect so much that when DD mentioned doing a duo, I jumped on it. I can't wait for the release of BITBE. It's not like any of my other books.
ReplyDeleteThanks for letting us blather on about our books! DD
ReplyDeleteBest of luck to you and Delilah on your upcoming project. It's been great working with you both on GIRLS WHO BITE.
ReplyDeleteBest--Adele Dubois
I'll admit I'm not much of a vampire fiction reader, but damn! This might make me a convert : )
ReplyDeletePaisley and Delilah, it's fabulous to hear about these new releases, they're perfect for seasonal reading. "Bitten in the Big Easy" is on my TBR file, and I'm confident I'll enjoy your larger anthology sometime soon. I love well-crafted short fiction. : )
ReplyDeleteP.S. -- *light, so very subtle mental nudge via conspiratorial whisper*
Paisley ... Civil War/Antebellum vampires ...
Hi again.
ReplyDeletePaisley, I did pick up "Bitten in the Big Easy" and read it. I've opted out on rating or reviewing it because, unfortunately, I found the overall content too dark for my comfort zone. I simply could not maintain sufficient objectivity to rate the work on its own merit.
I do believe there is a market for BitBE and I have faith that market will respond positively to your work. I wish you best luck with it. : )