Hi there, ladies and gents.
Today I embark upon a new journey. I hope you enjoy it as much as I plan to, hehehe. 
Today’s post is called “Sunday Toybox” This will be a semi-regular post to review what some of us enjoy very much indeed.
That’s right. I’m talking about sex toys.
As an author, it’s tough to review books. Some see it as being in poor taste, since I write them. Fair enough, but authors are some of the most voracious readers I know!
Because I DO have opinions, and I find it cathartic to share them, I thought I’d exercise my right to trumpet them on this blogspace, in a manner that would be beneficial to all my readers.
So, without further ado, here we go!
Regina’s Sunday Toybox #1-
Butterfly Kiss Waterproof G-Spot Vibe by California Exotic Novelties
First of all, this thing is damn cute. Lookit the little butterfly! And the hearts on the base! And it’s pink! Okay, enough gushing for cripes’ sake.
This little number (and I say little, because, well, it is.) has three vibration speeds, controlled by a little button on the base. The description says it’s waterproof, but I’ve not tested out that particular claim. The material is nice, flexible but firm. And at the price, (currently $14.99 on Amazon, but I think I paid about 10 bucks for it) it’s a nice starter vibe.
That being said, it is rather diminutive. It’s sort of like a tease. The idea gets you motivated, but the little engine gives it all it’s got, captain, and in the end a zucchini might have been more satisfying.
In summation, if you’re a tiny lady, this might fit the bill perfectly. If you’re of normal size, then I say skip the tiny butterfly and move up to something more substantial. After all, nobody likes to be turned on and left wanting.
And one more problem with this particular cutie.
If you leave the batteries in, sometime in the middle of the night it will START UP FOR NO APPARENT REASON, scaring the shit out of your dogs and making your husband LEAP to your defense, cracking his head on the baseboard in the process. Yeah. It’s possessed by gremlins, also.
In summation, I give the Butterfly Kiss
2 Flaming Hearts out of 5.
Is this segment interesting to you guys? Do you like the idea of Sunday Toybox? Any suggestions for things to review, or any comments about the Butterfly?
Leave em all below!
Ooh, but I do have some exciting news about a new group blog I’m joining! More when the pain meds have tapered off. 
Writing Scary that’s Sexy- How I do Erotic Horror (part 1)
3 AprSo since SINFUL TRUTH releases in about, oh, seventeen days (GULP) I thought it might behoove me (yes, I used “behoove” in a sentence) to talk a little bit about erotic horror, and my process for writing it.
Then I realized in order for me to talk about the process, I’d have to actually have had one.
Then I realized that I did write it, so even though I didn’t think about having a process, I must have had one. Ergo, this blog to help me (and you!) figure out how I created this scary yet sexy brainchild.
It all started when my loverly editor Carrie said, “HEY. Write me an erotic horror. Kthxbai.” It might have been a bit more involved than that, but not a helluva lot. Erotic horror? Well, I’ve read and written a good bit of erotic, and I’d read a lot of horror in my teenage years, but I’d never read anything that combined the two before. But since I heart Carrie, and would grovel across fiery shards of broken glass just to please her, (it’s amazing what those tiny editor-shaped nuggets of praise will do for a writer) I jumped right in.
I started SINFUL TRUTH as I’ve started my last few books-with a blurb.
Huh?
Yes, that’s what I said. A blurb. Like the blob of interesting text on the back of the book? I write that first. It’s a lot easier to expand a three-paragraph blurb into a novel, short story, or novella, than it is to condense a 100K-word monster into three paragraphs.
So, for your delight and edification, this was the blurb that popped into my head at CarrieJEditor’s command:
Bryerly Keats did a bad, bad thing. Her boyfriend, Rafe, told her to stay with the car, but when she heard those screams, she couldn’t stay put. The murder she witnessed that night was just the first.
Rafe and his friends know Bry saw what they did. They can’t afford to let anyone know about their plans. They’ll silence her for good. When a whole town turns against Bry and her tales, she’ll have to depend on a complete stranger to save her life.
But the stranger doesn’t work for free. And his price is the one thing that Bry isn’t sure she can face:
An Eternity with the Truth Keeper
I sent it to Carrie with a “is this kind of what you were thinking?” note, and she fired back a yes, with a ton of questions, one of which was “What exactly is a Truth Keeper?” Well, yanno, I thought, I have no bloody idea.
Check back tomorrow for part TWO of the How I did it: Erotic Horror series. And be sure to leave a comment below! To show how much I appreciate each and every one of my blog commenters, I’ll be adding each of your names from now until SINFUL TRUTH releases (April 20th!) into a hat. Comment on multiple blog posts? Receive multiple entries. The winner will be selected via Random.org, and will receive a Scarily Good Gift plus a free copy of SINFUL TRUTH! So comment, ask questions, harass me, and generally have a good time.
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