Hello, beautiful readers! I have a treat today for my adult followers. I am pleased to share with you a very talented UK author, Harmony Kent. She's here today to tell you about Interludes 2, the second anthology of erotic short stories. I've read many of her stories, including the original Interludes, and can attest to her incredible story-writing abilities. So, take it away, Harmony!
Thanks so much for having me over at your
place today, Yvi.
Hi everyone. It’s great to be visiting with
you all.
While I’m here, I’d like to talk about my
latest book, Interludes 2. This is a book of short erotic romance fiction. As
with the original Interludes (which you can find HERE), the book contains 10 short
stories, with the first tale totalling 1,000 words, the second one totalling
2,000, and so on up to 10,000 words in the final story.
For each story, I used prompt cards from a
great creative tool called Storymatic.
Here’s what the set gave me to work with:
a) deaf person b) recluse … c) person in love … conflict = class
reunion
A and B relate to the main character. C
relates to the secondary character. And the final prompt gives us the conflict.
From the above set of prompts, I came up
with REUNION—A contemporary romance
in 9000 words.
A school reunion
looms. Not wanting to arrive sad and single, Molly talks her long-time friend Paul
into going with her. While the music plays, the sparks fly.
Excerpt from The Reunion:
Paul settled a hand
on her elbow and waited for her to look up at him. Unbidden, tears sprang to
her eyes, and she blinked them away, furious with herself. Her friend eased the
cup from her numb fingers and set it on the table, then he pulled her in for a
hug. No words needed there.
She took the
comfort gladly and snuggled into his embrace. After a moment or two, she heard
his deep inhale, and then he kissed the top of her head. Had he just sniffed
her hair? Before she could follow any further down that thought-tunnel, Paul
released his hold and shifted back to his own sofa cushion. That tiny gap felt
immense.
With a sad and
worried expression, he told her, ‘Okay. I’ll go.’
Despite her best
efforts, the tears broke free and poured down her cheeks. Ever attentive, Paul
rose and fetched her a box of Kleenex from the sideboard. Molly pulled a couple
from the box and tried to clean her face up before she could make any more of
an idiot of herself. She managed a brief, ‘thanks,’ and then carried on mopping
up.
Paul nodded and sat
and watched her. She tried but failed to read the expression on his face. Why
had he changed his mind? Was she so pitiful that he felt that sorry for her?
Molly hadn’t missed the significance of what he’d just done. To go out anywhere
was a massive deal for Paul, let alone attending some big reunion. For her reclusive friend, that posed the same
amount of effort as ascending Mount Everest or swimming the English Channel
without stopping—and he couldn’t swim for toffee.
By unspoken
agreement, they each broke eye contact and reached for their plates. The next
few minutes passed in gastronomical bliss, and by the time Molly had devoured
the last crumb of deliciously moist and sweet cake, the tension that had built
up had dissipated again. She sipped her latte and grinned. ‘Nice. What did you
do to it?’
Paul smiled and
shook his head with his finger tapping his nose.
Molly chuckled.
‘Trade secret, huh?’
He nodded and
gulped at his drink, and then he wiped crumbs from his lips and chin. In that
moment, he reminded her strongly of the cute, funny boy he’d once been. A ball
of sadness squeezed at her chest. What kind of hammering must he have taken to
turn him into such an introvert? Three years. And such a massive change.
I had so much fun writing this one, and I
hope you’ve enjoyed this little teaser. I’d love to hear what you think via the
comments at the bottom of the page. Thanks for stopping by.
From
author, Harmony Kent, another best-selling collection of short erotic fiction
that will tickle more than your taste buds and wet [sic] more than your
appetite.
With
a range of genres and styles, this book has enough steam for everyone.
WIGGING
OUT—contemporary romance in 1000 words. Two strangers. A crowded platform. A
collision. And a wig on the floor.
STORM
CHASER—ménage à trois in 2000 words. A sabotaged tire. A raging storm. Passion
mounts.
MOON-STRUCK—shifter
romance in 3000 words. Trapped on a ship orbiting the moon, a horny astronaut
falls for a hunky author who has a secret.
THE
CLUB—contemporary romance in 4000 words. An invitation and a host, who is so
much more than he seems, bring excitement, enticement, and a choice to make.
NUDIST
CAMP—contemporary romance in 5000 words. An older woman. A younger man. A
gossip discovers their secret tryst. What will happen when it all gets laid
bare?
INITIATION—contemporary
romance in 6000 words. A pretty daydreamer arrives for her first day at university.
A brutal initiation, and a man with an unusual issue, leave her reeling.
Strange, the places you find true love.
THE
INCOMER—contemporary romance in 7000 words. A divorced beekeeper has spent her
whole life in or around her local village. Then a city-slicker architect comes
to town. When two worlds collide, a big bang is sure to follow. Can you have a
frenemy with benefits?
DOWN
AND DIRTY—contemporary romance in 8000 words. On the run from a sadistic
ex-husband, Ellie flees to a remote mountain town and takes a job in the mines.
Wary of men, she resolves to keep herself aloof, but mother nature has a way of
having the last word and will, quite literally, make the earth move if she has
to.
REUNION—contemporary
romance in 9000 words. A school reunion looms. Not wanting to arrive sad and
single, Molly talks her long-time friend Paul into going with her. While the
music plays, the sparks fly.
SOUL
MATES—supernatural romance in 10,000 words. A bereaved woman seeks solace in
remote woodland. All too soon, she discovers that she’s not as alone as she’d
expected. And her heart isn’t the only one that needs to mend.
READER ADVISORY: This
book contains explicit sex scenes and language hot enough to melt your book.
For mature readers only.
Author Bio
After spending around
thirteen years as an ordained Buddhist monk, living in a Zen Buddhist temple,
and six years after a life-changing injury following a surgical error, Harmony
Kent returned to the world at the tender age of forty.
Now, she is famous for
her laughter and has made quite the name for herself … she’s also, um, a
writer … and fairly well known for that too. She’s even won a few awards.
Harmony lives in rural Cornwall with her adorable husband, ever-present sense
of humour, and quirky neighbours.
Harmony is passionate
about supporting her fellow authors.
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