Hello my lovelies!!
On Monday, I pushed the PUBLISH button on the seventh book in my Husbands and Wives series, INTERLUDES. Can you believe it? Seven torrid tales about your favourite naughty neighbours! Interludes is available now for your Kindle.
For mature readers, intended for those 18+
Jacey and Dominic moved into the most friendliest, most swinging neighbourhood you’ve ever read about. Before they moved in, playtime was once limited to Tia’s but thanks to Jacey’s extracurricular activities, the neighbours decided anytime is good for playtime! Want to find out more? See what Emma, Jackson and Mahak are up to. Plus a special bonus!
Unfortunately, Amazon KDP was a little slow in the review and because of some technical glitch, Interludes wasn’t out exactly in time to meet my release date, but no matter. Next time I’ll get it to them with more time to spare. I have no complaints by being self-published by KDP, and even if I did, this is not the time nor place to air them.
One Year Ago…
So, while I was pushing that little publish button, I couldn’t help but notice that it’s been over ONE YEAR since MAKING FRIENDS was released. September 6, to be exact. Where did
Making Friends
Husbands & Wives, Book 1
the time go?!
Making Friends was the first book in a planned trilogy about a happily married couple who moves to a new neighbourhood and quickly discover the neighbours on the street are a little friendlier, a little more welcoming than what they were used to in their old neighbourhood.
(Psst – they’re swingers, in case you didn’t already know)
What’s a nice girl like me writing about the swinging scene, you ask?
Well, it’s not technically a scene in my books. It’s sort of a contained group of swingers. No one is venturing outside this little group of neighbours…
Actually, Melissa and Mahak did in MELISSA and quite enjoyed themselves, so who knows who else might get extra adventurous!
I came up with the idea of a set of swinging neighbours a long time ago. And no, it’s not based on my own friendly neighbourhood, even though we are quite friendly! It gives me a good giggle thinking who would be who though! (Mr. D would be Mahak for sure!!!) I came up with an idea for a novel about a couple who faces the same situation as Jacey and Dominic – do they need extra excitement in their marriage? I called it The Key Party and I managed to write about 200 pages before I was stumped with how to continue. Same characters but the sex in this one took place behind closed doors.
Then came the Fifty Shades juggernaut and my epiphany – Hey, maybe I can write this dirty stuff, too! So I dusted off The Key Party, opened the doors to the bedroom, and my life as a writer of erotica began! Soon I had the first three books in my Husbands and Wives trilogy – Making Friends, The Wives and The Husbands and became a self-published author.
And then people started reading them.
And then I got some fans; readers who told me they loved the series and asked when would the next book be out.
And then I started wondering about the other characters – not just Jacey – and wanted to tell their stories.
So I wrote 2 short stories – Melissa and Paige – before continuing the tale of my naughty neighbours with New Neighbours.
Now I’m trying my hand at more short stories, told from the Point of View of different characters. These will be spread out over 3 books and many of them connected in some way. Just like a Tia’s – everyone will get a turn!
This has been such a fun year writing about my Husbands and Wives. I have at least one more novel left to write – the continuation of Joe and Jacey’s story. After that…I’m not sure what will happen my happy bunch of swingers!
But not to worry. I’l got another batch of stories coming out soon – Lost Weekends. A special preview will be included in Interludes III, available September 30! And Interludes II will be available next week, September 23!
So until then, enjoy my Husbands and Wives books with your own if you are so fortunate, or by yourself!!
Anna xo
Anna Ellis 