LUSH wasn’t supposed to be released until March 27th at the earliest. In fact I was told April 3, but rumor has it, that it’s in some stores NOW!!!
I can’t stress how much I want this book to do well. Of course I want all my books to do well, but LUSH is my very first single author anthology, and I absolutely love writing novellas, and if this does well, that means I might get to do more like it!!
So, with that in Mind, I’m going to post bits of each story in the next little while to hopefully get you all hooked.
To start with, I’m posting the prologue for the first novella in the book. THE PRINCIPLES OF LUST, and the photo that inspired it.
Want to read it??
At first glance it was rude. Yet, the longer Teal looked at it, the more details she noticed … and the faster her pulse raced. The photograph shifted from rude to … raw, as she looked past the shadowed anus and the pouting pussy lips.
She noticed the strength of the hands caressing those curved hips. The water droplets scattered over taut skin of beautifully molded buttocks and firm thighs, as if recently washed, but not dried. The background was dark, the bodies anonymous. There was nothing else to the photo. Erotic in it’s simplicity, the only thing that mattered was the touch of those hands and the sensations created.
The visible wetness that covered the woman’s swollen sex made it gleam lasciviously and Teal almost wished it were her that was bent over, being caressed, being prepared masterfully for a night of erotic attention. She swallowed and squeezed her thighs together as the photograph evolved from raw to…luscious.
It was in that moment that the idea came to her. She’d been feeling a little lost and alone, like she didn’t have a purpose. Her parents were happy in their corner of the world, and her brother had found a career he seemed to thrive in. Yet for her, jobs came and went, men came and went. Nothing seemed to challenge her anymore.
She knew there was more to life than partying and she wanted to have goals, she knew she could do anything if she put her mind to it. She’d just never had a clue what she’d wanted to do before. Other than be successful, be independent. But right then, when she looked at that photograph, a lightening bolt struck and she knew.
She could use her ambition and drive, her salacious mind and her ability to think outside the box, and finally carve her own special niche in the world. A successful and unique place that would be all hers.
And it would be called… Lush.
Psssst!! You can read the complete first chapter of this story on Barnes & Noble.com
Congrats on the release, Sasha!!!! I’m SO going to look for this on my next trip to B&N!
by Larissa March 18th, 2007 at 6:55 pmIt’s on my list as well.
~Him
by Blissfully Wed March 19th, 2007 at 12:31 amYAY!! Be sure to let me know what you think!!
by Sasha March 19th, 2007 at 12:34 amI hope you both enjoy it!!
Congrats on the new release! It’s on my wishlist!
by Amy S. March 19th, 2007 at 5:28 am[...] To read a prologue of the first story, The Principles of Lust, go here. [...]
by Blog with Author Cathryn Fox » Blog Archive » LUSH March 19th, 2007 at 7:08 amKudos on the release!
by Dr. Bill Emener March 19th, 2007 at 12:25 pmI for sure will look for this at my local bookstore s(Barnes & Noble and Borders).
Bill
Congrats on the New Release!
by danette March 19th, 2007 at 6:13 pmIn some bookstores now, you say? Well, darn. I guess I’ll have to leave my house today!
by lillian feisty March 20th, 2007 at 9:29 amCan’t wait to read it!
by Karen Erickson March 20th, 2007 at 12:04 pmCongrats on the new book. Can’t wait read it.
by Michelle Cary March 20th, 2007 at 3:05 pm