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Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Authors I Have Liked

This post is a place to share the books and authors I really have enjoyed. I follow most of these writers on Twitter as well. I like to see how their writing routine works - when they're actually writing and not just talking to hopeful writers. I also hear about what they are working on and what's coming next in the series. Plus, they announce contests on Twitter and their websites too.

My favourite books in the paranormal/ urban fantasy genre have humour along with vampires, dragons, werewolves, witches, ghosts, and all the rest. The humour brings a story and especially a character, to life for me. Without humour they seem kind of flat on the page. Even a villain can have a wicked sense of humour.

I don't like a lot of sex either. It just gets boring pretty fast. I write my own erotica and romance so it could be I'm just taking it for granted or smothered in the stuff when it comes to reading it. When it comes to sex in books I usually skip it. If a book has a lot of sex scenes and I'm turning a page, then another page and still another couple of pages after that, I lose interest. Too much mucking around with sex and the action and the storyline suffer for it.

The Paranormal and Urban Fantasy Writers I have Liked (So Far)

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Read Some Reviews and Find New Writers to Try

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The Further Adventures of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?

Did you know Ian Fleming, the James Bond writer, wrote Chitty Chitty Bang Bang? That was a surprise to me, years ago when I first noticed his name in the credits of the movie. I love Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the movie. I have yet to read the original story from the book. There must be differences, things changed for the movie version of the story and things added or skipped. How does it end? I have wished for a continuation to the adventure with Jeremy and Jemimah since I was a little girl and watched the movie for the first time. I wanted my own Dad to become an inventor, instead of an Electrical Engineer and I am sure my love for tiny houses started with Grandpa living in the outhouse in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. I love the scene where Grandpa sings about "the traveling life" while stepping his feet out of his outhouse and into the ocean. Posh!

My favourite song from the movie is still 'Hushabye Mountain". Every now and then I pull it up online somewhere just to hear it again. Do you remember the music box/ machine which Dick Van Dyke starts to play at the start of the song?

I haven't watched the movie since the last time I put it on for my nieces and nephew, a few years ago now. It is one of the well-worn videos in their collection. I originally bought it for my nephew, Zack, who is now away for his first year of university and about to turn 18 in just a week.

I found books with the further adventures of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. These were not written by Iam Fleming, the original author. But, they would be fun to read and see where that car takes them next.

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Dungeons and Dragons for Women

There are women gamers who play DnD too.

(People sometimes shorten the name, Dungeons and Dragons, to DnD).

There is so much to a game I can't begin to describe and explain all of it. But, I do think this is a great game for women and families especially. It may have a reputation as a geeky game for a bunch of college boys. That is so limiting.

I played Dungeons & Dragons with my family in the 1980s. My nephew played with young men and a few young women in high school too. I know there are women players out there. I would love to be part of a regular group of all women DnD players.

You might pick up the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set from Amazon. This is my affiliate link. The Starter Set is worth including and does give you the dice, rulebook, and etc. so you don't need to buy anything else to get playing. I'd suggest not buying fancier dice, roleplaying figures, and anything else until you know you like the game and will continue to play. It can become a very expensive hobby if you start buying extras.

Essentially a role playing board game.

To play the game you need a group of people, at least three. One is the Dungeon Master and the other two are players.

The players create a character by choosing some elements and rolling a dice for others. This way no character is ever just like another character. The random chance of rolling the dice brings some unpredictability to the game. Not everything is in your control and levelling up becomes more important as your characters advances in the game. You will find yourself learning new skills as well. Map making and orientation are two great things I learned more about as I played DnD.

Then there is the Dungeon Master. It may sound sinister or creepy but the Dungeon Master (shortened to the DM at times) is the one who plans the route of the game, literally. The Dungeon Master creates a world, a campaign or a map (depending on how much time is available for the game) and the players venture into it.

Players explore the map one virtual step at a time. The DM has set up traps, treasure and monster for them to find along the way. Each step of the game can be a surprise, a puzzle to solve or players could muck up their map making and become very lost and confused. This is why you can't just step into a game of DnD without setting things up ahead and learning at least something about map making.

Wizards of the Coast -D&D Beyond Dragon Con

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Wet Dreams

Reposting an erotic story I wrote in 2005. I wanted to write something about a succubus, so I did.

Wet Dreams

Max was cold. Calling a succubus had seemed like a good idea at the time. That was hours ago now. Lying naked on the floor, his alter of sex toys around him, waiting and yet dreading that some mythological creature would come for him. He felt like a willing victim to his own sacrifice. But, he was willing, more than willing after eleven years of celibacy. Even now, just lying naked on the cold floor, his cock was rock hard, pointing straight up and even angling back. No man in the world was more ready for sex right now than Max.

Nothing seemed to be happening though, other than his own growing arousal. There was something about preparing yourself for kinky sex that made you need it all the more. Just lying down in the midst of his altar had brought him to full arousal and kept him there. Thinking, half dreaming, of having a succubus appear and begin taking his body was almost enough to finish him off. But, he wasn't quite there. He wanted more than his own thoughts, his own hands stroking the well known patterns over his cock. He wanted a woman, even if she wasn't entirely real or at all predictable.

He'd looked up information about succubi on the Internet. Some sites seemed to consider them basically harmless, sexual beings who brought pleasure in exchange for energy. Then there were the stories of sexually draining their victims and leaving behind lifeless husks that were once human. Somehow, Max believed the more harmless and pleasurable version. His feelings were based on nothing factual, just a feeling.

Tonight seemed to be a write off though. He was very much alone in his cell. The clock showed quarter to four in the morning. He dared not remain like this much longer. If anyone saw him they'd bust a gut laughing and likely torment him about it forever. Max knew how long forever was, he was experiencing it.

The cold floor had leeched most of the warmth out of his skin by now so Max was surprised to feel warmth flood over him as he stood up. It felt like he had just wrapped himself in a quilt, fresh from the dryer. Strange, must be something to do with how cold he had let himself get on the floor. He put away his sex toys, back into hiding. Grabbing a cloth, he wiped his Pagan circle off the cell floor. Now there was no trace of his night time ritual. Too bad it hadn't worked.

"You called me."

A soft female voice whispered into his mind. No one was there, he was as alone as before. Yet he had heard it. Maybe it was just a trick of his tired brain.

"You called me."

This time he knew it wasn't a mistake. He felt a woman's body brush against his own naked back. Warm fingers trailed over his shoulders, down his sides and made swirls over his belly. There they met his straining cock and circled it, gripping tightly. That was not his imagination.

He looked down and saw her fingers. Slender, little womanly fingers wrapped around the shaft of his cock. It took every bit of his willpower to remain still and not cry out. No way did he want anyone waking up and coming to investigate. No way did he want to startle her away, now that she was here.

"You called me."

She slid a silky skinned leg between his own, her thigh pushing his own thighs apart. Then she leaned into him, the top of her thigh pushing into the bottom of his ass cheeks. He heard a female purr of sound then she slid her leg back down, stroking her thigh up and down between his own. His cock was now jerking in her hand, more than ready to shoot off. But he held back. He just needed to know he wasn't dreaming this all. He had to know this was more than his own fantasy.

"You called me."

She said it again, as if in answer to his thoughts. He turned his head to look back, needing to see her face. All he could see was shining, curly chestnut hair. She pressed her face into his back and began nibbling his skin. Her fingernails teased over the skin of his belly while the other hand rubbed his own wetness over the shaft and head of his cock. His hips pumped into her hand. His balls ached for release but still he forced himself to hold back.

Then, one of her warm little hands cupped his balls, held and gently squeezed him and he was lost. His orgasm shot out, followed by aftershocks. When he came back to his senses he was again lying on the floor, drained yet still warm with afterglow. Max expected she would be gone but she wasn't.

Now he could see her, really see her. She appeared very real, almost glowing with vitality and life. Her hair was dark and reddish, her eyes were deep blue and her bare skin was the colour of a pale peach. Overall she was incredibly soft, warm and vibrant.

"You called me." Her voice was just a whisper of sound. She didn't speak with her mouth but she did smile at him. She just faded away, like light leaving a room. Where she had been standing was only darkness and the glow of his clock radio. It was exactly 4:00 AM. He washed himself off, cleaned up as much as he could in the near darkness and went to bed for the couple of hours left.

She came to him again in his dream. This time she suspended him in mid-air above his bed and she rode him. His cock deep inside her hot pussy, her thighs gripped his hips tightly, a snug fit without the bed getting in the way. He was unable to move, unable to reach out and touch her breasts, her hair or taste her nipples. He wanted to, very badly, but she denied him any movement. He watched her breasts bounce and her hair sway as she rode him. He was only able to pant, moan and squirm under her. She rode him through three orgasms, his, not hers. She never orgasmed though she was very tight, wet and pulsing around his cock the whole time. After his fifth orgasm when he felt he really couldn't endure any more attention from her, when his balls felt raw from over use, she bit him. Nothing much, he was so completely drained he almost didn't notice. If anything he'd say it was a love bite. Something changed in him though. He didn't have time to think much as he was deeply asleep while she was still straddling his body, floating back to the bed below.

He woke up to a bucket of ice water being poured over him. The prison guard glared down at him. "This isn't a hotel. What the hell's wrong with you this morning?" Then he was alone. Max dressed quickly and started his day. His body was sore and stiff all over. He dragged himself through the day, having no energy for anything. All day he felt protests from his muscles as if they hadn't been used in years. There were no marks on his skin, other than the love bite.

That night he waited, hoping she would come again and yet not sure if he could survive if she did. When he slept she came to him again. This time she aroused him, stroking his cock, balls, back, belly, thighs, every bit of skin on his body with soft strokes from her fingers and hair. She caressed him all over, gently. Teasing him to the point of madness, till his balls felt so tight they could be rolled as marbles and his cock was like a gun with a hair trigger. How she kept him from orgasming he didn't know. Max felt his balls tighten, ready to shoot, countless times. But, each time he was denied. He woke up in the morning feeling even worse than yesterday and extremely frustrated and easily annoyed all day. His cock was of course rock hard and even the coldest water in the shower had little effect on his hard cock or his blue balls. This time he hoped she wouldn't come again.

He stayed up reading a book he didn't much enjoy. But, after a whole day of walking funny he was finally beginning to feel a little ease as his cock softened a bit and the blood was able to flow to other parts of his body. The time was nearly 3:00 AM when he felt he might be able to get to sleep, if he really tried. He turned out the night light, put down his book and got as comfortable as he could manage.

She came again, in his dream. This time she almost seemed to sympathize with him. There was no sex, she just snuggled up with him under the blankets. Her hand gently stroked his cock until he orgasmed, once. She stayed after, letting him kiss her and caress her body. He held her, sucked her nipples, ran his fingers through her long hair and over her soft skin. When he would have dipped his fingers in her pussy she pushed his hand away. But he felt the heat coming from her, like a space heater he once had in his home office. There was no sign of her in the morning. He had a much better day, feeling more like himself and yet far better than he had in eleven years.

Max didn't have another visit from her. He had decided she wouldn't be back or was just a really amazing wet dream. Some nights he would get to sleep early, hoping for another encounter. He began to lose weight. The doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong with him. He just seemed to be draining of life. They thought he must have some kind of cancer but nothing could be found. He was sent to the local hospital, then moved to a bigger one for more extensive testing. He was a mystery to them all. At the end of a year he looked like a walking skeleton, his hair was falling out, his eyes were kind of glassy and unfocused and his nails looked yellow and brittle.

That was when she came go him again. She looked even better than he remembered. He was such a dried up husk of a man he couldn't even get an erection. She didn't try to seduce or arouse him though. She just smiled and said, "You called me.", as if to remind him of a promise made. Dying wasn't so bad, it didn't hurt at all. Max's last thought was how much he would have liked one last wet dream with her.

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Princess Tatianna, My Dazzling Secret Alter Ego

Once in a while I imagine myself as the beautiful, slender, fashionable and diamond wearing Princess Tatianna. Coming from some old world type of family, whether they be Russian royalty or something touching on the paranormal like Fey creatures. Although my sisters may be the typical blondes, I am always brunette. (Stay true to your roots, even if it eventually has to come out of a bottle). Princess Tatianna, not always her name, has an extensive glamourous and gorgeous wardrobe. The woman must have a palace just for all the clothes I have imagined her wearing at this point.

Quite often she is going to elaborate functions. Quite often she wears someone like Keanu Reeves on her arm because he has the important things like good looks, strength (an assortment of strengths, possibly a few mystic powers thrown in too) and conversation. Quite often Princess Tatianna is in the midst of some adventure. Not always a dramatic adventure. Once she found a lost crown belonging to the dragons, once she led a revolution for the trolls who were being badly picked on, another time she was running away from the dastardly villain on an amazing horse built like a Clydesdale but able to run like it was lighter than air and yet another time she merely had to make polite social conversation at a party thrown in her honour.

I have a lot of fun being Princess Tatianna. She is great company on a long bus ride or while waiting for laundry at the laundry mat. Do you have your own Princess Tatianna, whatever her name and description? Write a little about her. Don't be shy or feel too silly. Everyone should have a dazzling secret identity/ alter ego. Only, why be secret when you can brag about it a little?