Hello lovelies and happy Thursday! Today I have author Sharita Lira/Michael Mandrake/BL Morticia popping in to share her latest release and some words on a taboo item: Twincest.
The
Appeal of Twin Love
Sharita
Lira
Greetings
readers, so glad you stopped by to listen to me today. My topic is the appeal
of twin love or twincest which derives from the word incest. Yeah I know, you
think it’s yucky. Sex between family members is totally taboo. I used to think
this and actually some of the “cest” still doesn’t do it for me but it’s
something about twins, especially twin men that makes it hot as hell.
Why?
Two men who look exactly alike in most cases and they’re making love to one another.
It’s like having sex with yourself with a mirror nearby. *giggles* Yes that’s
how I view it. Not that long ago, I didn’t see myself actually writing it but
then, a reader came to me and requested a story. You might know her, Judie S,
who is also known as Honey Bunny. At times she does promo for several authors
and when I started writing as Michael Mandrake almost 3 years ago, she put a
request in the comments on my blog to write a twincest story. I was really
flattered that someone was reading my freebie and asking me to write a story,
then I said, twincest? OMG, how can I do that? I worried about how I’d do it
and what kind of story. Most of all, I was challenging my own moralities sort
of speak because I’d always been taught any kind of incest is wrong. But if
we totally went by the “book” then every erotica book would be banished right?
Seems that way with how retailers are going after erotica authors but that’s
another topic for another day.
Going
back to my point, it took me awhile to get around to it. Not only because of my
own fears but also the books I was working on. Michael was pretty prolific when
I first started writing under him. Now, he fades back in the shadows and waits
his turn but when me and the muse discussed doing an erotica story, he jumped
at the chance. Although he is usually the least “sexual” muse, he loved the
idea of tapping into a taboo fantasy of twin brothers in love. And when we
finally talked to Judie, Ryland and Ryder Durand were born. Twin vamps who are
identical but with different personalities. Ryland is the more conservative,
stuffy, and timid character while Ryder is ragged, bold, and fearless. In the
story, you can clearly tell by their speech and their dress how different they
are. I’m sure this happens in real life too and being immortal is what makes
them special.
So
what is the appeal? Love between brothers, hot scorching love and sex. The vampire
thing makes it easy too and even though they aren’t human, they wrestle with
the fact it isn’t accepted but hey, it happens in books and in real life. I
wanted to bring that reality to my tale and I hope I succeeded. Ryland and
Ryder are on their third book with two more to go before I put them in
Michael’s other projects and thanks to Judie as well as awesome authors like
Lee Brazil and Sage Whistler, I was able to do this series with confidence.
So,
if you’re into erotica, any kind, don’t dismiss some subgenres quickly just
because it seems yucky. I’ve read
some other “cests” since then and I enjoyed a few. I learned to expand my mind
as a reader and author, and because of that, I created a story I’m very proud
of.
What
about you? What are some of the taboos in fiction you’ll never touch? Is
twincest one of them and if so, tell me why. Thanks for listening.
Mon Frere, My True Love N’awlins Exotica Paranormal
#1
Blurb: Twin vamps Ryland and Ryder
Durand are only different in personality while the rest is exactly the same.
Ryland, the author is calm and conservative while Ryder the club owner is wild
and lewd. However, the brothers share the same dark desire and haven’t informed
one another. Will that bring them closer together or sever their relationship for
all eternity?
Mon Amour, Forever More N’awlins
Exotica Paranormal #2
Blurb: Identical
twins, Ryland and Ryder Durand have consummated their relationship but jealousy
and concern about their personality clashes have brought problems to their
seemingly perfect union. Will the brothers stay together despite the
challenges?
Author Sharita Lira: In one word, crazy. Just crazy
enough to have 3 different muses running around in her head, driving her to
sheer exhaustion with new plot bunnies and complex characters.
This happily married mother of two beautiful children loves
music, computers, reading, and still enjoys reading and writing fanfiction.
She’s a proud member of the Erotica Readers & Writers Association, as well
as an advocate for rights of LGBT citizens.
She’s also a contributor to the heavy metal ezine Fourteeng.net.
2010 was the first year in which I did not Nanowrimo. Life got complicated and it was impossible for me to write a 50.000 word story in a month.
