Keziah Hill

Over at PBW she has a link to a niffty site that produces a word cloud for your blog (or you can get it put on your T-shirt). Had to do it of course. Looks about an accurate reading of my life concerns. Chocolate, writing, sex and romance.

Writing’s going badly so I’ve been reading a lot. First up was Three by Noelle Mack one of the new Aphrodisia erotic romances from Kensington. I liked it. It’s doesn’t have much of a plot but it’s got a seductive feel to it which was engaging. If an erotic novel doesn’t have much of a plot, the writing has to be good. I liked the way she ensnared her lover through erotic tales like Scheredzade.

Another in the Aphrodisia line is Undressing Mercy by Deanna Lee. Good, interesting story line about an ambitious no nonsense gallery manager recovering from sexual assault and investigating sex again. Sounds a bit heavy going for erotic romance but it was well done. I like the covers on these new lines too.

One of my reading groups discussed Sixty Lights by Gail Jones recently. It’s a beautifully written piece of Australian literature but suffers from having a twenty-first century protagonist in a nineteenth century setting. Some of her choices seemed unrealistic for the time. But on the whole I’d recommend it. The scenes in India were great. And the imagery of light and photography were nicely done.

Lastly I’ve just finished The Halo Effect by M J Rose. A good, engaging thriller about a twisted sexual serial killer and the psychiatrist who gets pulled into the investigation. The second in the series is out called The Delilah Complex. These books are marketed as erotic thrillers which is a bit of a stretch. The psychiatrist is a sex therapist so there are sexual themes in the book but no more that a lot of crime and mystery books these days.

Have you read anything good lately? Anything I’d like?

Died on her 85th birthday.

I have a new story over at ERWA called The Pleasure of the Text. It’s a bit unusual for me. The first weekend of every month at ERWA is devoted to a theme. The weekend I submitted this story to Storytime the theme was on fetishes. So, see what you think and let me know. There are some other great stories there from all the other talented writers who contribute to ERWA. Have a good browse and if you like them, let the authors know.