Erotic Romance author Morticia Knight enjoys a good saucy tale, whether it
is contemporary, paranormal, historical, ménage, M/M or BDSM - she loves it
all! One of her passions is bringing people's fantasies to life on the page,
because life is too short for even one boring moment. Her stories are volcanic
in heat, deep in emotion, and sprinkled with doses of humor. When not indulging in her passion for books, she loves the outdoors, film and music. Once upon a time she was the singer in an indie rock band that toured the West Coast and charted on U.S. college radio. She currently resides on the northern coast of Oregon, where the constant rain and fog remind her of visits to her family in England and Scotland when she was a child.
Morticia has a three-book series called Uniform Encounters set in the Southwest that features those yummy men in uniform coming out in 2013, and is currently working on both a Steampunk horror ménage, and a Sci-fi ménage.
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Morticia has brought along her new release.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
“Just How Clandestine Can a Classic Get?”
Thank you for having me here today Elodie,
and oh what a tale I have to tell. Last week, my release for the Clandestine
Classic line came out, and my classic is The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which is now an MMF with BDSM elements. Basically, for this line of erotic
romance books, Total E-Bound Publishing takes an existing classic – and without
changing a word of the story - open the bedroom door (wide open!) and in that
author’s voice, write what would have been severely frowned upon in that point
in history. Well – people did it, but they certainly never wrote about it.
Okay, maybe they wrote about it, but unless they were willing to be ostracized
and live a tortured life a la the Marquis de Sade, they certainly never shared
it publicly.
I had an absolute blast
writing my classic. I will admit that there was a lot of work and research
involved; you can’t just ignore the little details such as what would have been
a proper breakfast in the 18th century, and whether or not the word
“pussy” was used as slang yet. All of that fun stuff had to be looked up and
verified. But the part that was so much fun for me was writing in Irving’s
voice. He had a very ironic way of viewing things, and was superfluous in his speech.
There was a bit of Jonathan Swift as well in his writing.
So I was able to take the
proverbial ball and run with it – so this classic is not a somber, plodding
tale, it is more of a light-hearted romp. Oh – and quite dirty. These are bawdy
people who enjoy a good tumble with one, two and sometimes more at a time.
Here’s a little taste with an excerpt that combines Irving with my additions.
Excerpt from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
By Washington Irving &
Morticia Knight
True to his word, Ichabod swived the lass
until just before the telling of the dawn, leaving her sore and well-used, and
with the knowledge in one night of all of the skills of Aphrodite. He escorted
her safely back to her parents’ home, and bade her a brief farewell, planning
to state his suit to her father very soon. But first he must send word to
Jonathan, for he knew his lover was nearing the end of his studies, and surely
the joyful news of his female find would entice Jonathan to their side
forthwith.
Wending his way down the path to the most recent dwelling where he was
making his home, he pondered all they had discussed throughout the previous
eve. Although still confident in his success against his rival, he was a
prudent man, and shied from declaring definitive conclusions when there were
still matters to be finalised. For whilst some may profess to know the perfect
way that a woman’s heart is secured, I profess not to know how women’s hearts
are wooed and won.
To me they have always been matters of riddle and admiration. Some seem
to have but one vulnerable point, or door of access, while others have a
thousand avenues, and may be captured in a thousand different ways. It is a
great triumph of skill to gain the former, but a still greater proof of
generalship to maintain possession of the latter, for man must battle for his
fortress at every door and window. He who wins a thousand common hearts is
therefore entitled to some renown, but he who keeps undisputed sway over the
heart of a coquette is indeed a hero. Certain it is, this was not the case with
the redoubtable Brom Bones, and from the moment Ichabod Crane made his
advances, the interests of the former evidently declined, his horse was no
longer seen tied to the palings on Sunday nights, and a deadly feud gradually arose
between him and the preceptor of Sleepy Hollow.
Available now at Total E
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Morticia is giving away an ecopy of Sleepy Hollow to one lucky commenter. Please leave your email address with the comment so that we can email you if you win. This will be edited out before posting.
Morticia wants to know what classic you would love to see turned erotic. She will pick a winner by Friday the 17th May.
Thank you for having me here today Elodie! ;-)
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