Tag: The Twelve Strippers of Christmas
Happy Publishing Birthday to ME!
This time last year my published work of fiction was released!
The Twelve Strippers of Christmas was the result of an epic challenge, and being the slightly competitive person that I was, I stepped in it.
Most authors will tell you, they are tempted by the “Oh shiny” prospect of the next story, another idea in the middle of a deadline. Two years ago my distractions kept coming in the form of male strippers. They were dancing in, and flexing muscles and demanding my attention.
I described this problem to a few writer friends, and the solution to write short stories to “get these guys out of your hair” was proposed. Which somehow led to a discussion of when to release for holiday novels, which led to:
“If anyone can write a bunch of Christmas strippers
it’s going to be you.”
How could I not prove her right?
Meet Dagon
Count Down to Christmas
Meet your stripper!
More Than Want
Transporter St. Cyr picks up a passenger she cannot resist. Things heat up in outer space where its literally sex or death, when biology acts against St. Cyr. And yes, he had four arms.
Meet Kyra
Count Down to Christmas
Meet your stripper!
Nine Ladies Dancing
Kyra is so done with what other people want from her, and she is tired of the fantasy where the gorgeous millionaire rescues the poor stripper. That only ever happens in the movies.
Meet Josh
Count Down to Christmas
Meet your stripper!
XXLL X-treme X-rated Lascivious Lords
A night out with friends is what Clary needs to take her mind off her failing relationship. But can she lose herself in the moment with a masked stripper and not think about Josh?
Meet Jimmy
Count Down to Christmas
Meet your stripper!
Piper’s Daughter
Rose finds out she is not free from her dead father’s control when its discovered his will requires her to be married by the end of the year of his death, or she’ll be homeless. High school crush Jimmy comes to the rescue with only two days left to the year.
Meet Lance
Count Down to Christmas
Meet your stripper!
Bang a Drummer
Cross dressing Lettie has the hots for a Celtic drummer who is hiding an even bigger, hairier secret than the one she is.
Meet Blaze
His posture changed, his knees softened, and his chest lifted. He lifted his elbows and then his hands to shoulder level. One sandaled foot slid out, and he spun. He executed a perfect pirouette. His arms extended, and he leaped, doing the splits mid-air. He took small running steps and then he leaped again, this time gaining air, and spinning at least twice. He landed in what looked like a lunge, leg extended behind him, knee bent, arms and focus reaching out.
Glori made an undignified “ungph” sound as he landed. She knew he could dance, but not like that. She had never seen anything so amazing. She was taken in by his display of grace, poise, and strength. And that extended toe point. And he did it all in hiking sandals and shorts.
Blaze, eyes bright with exertion, hair wild from the spinning, caught sight of her by the door and smiled. He looked like a sun god, with flames escaping from his hair and eyes.
She licked her dry lips. “You’re a dancer. Like a serious dancer.”
Blaze’s smile widened. She leaned more heavily, letting the building hold her up since her knees were no longer able to support her weight.
“I couldn’t resist the call of a wide open floor.”
“You’re like a ballerina,” Glori said, still in awe at the way the man could move.
“Danseur,” he corrected, emphasizing the second syllable of the word. “And yes, classically trained, the whole bit.”
©2017 Lulu M Sylvian. Blaze and Glori from The Twelve Strippers of Christmas. Available Now
Meet Jason
Amy started to apologize again before Jason cut her off. “I like that.” He paused. “I like you.”
She blushed. She was drawn to Jason, more than she had ever been drawn to anyone she had known for such a short time. But did she care? Yes, she cared what he thought of her, but did that mean she cared about him? Too many emotions swirled in and around her skull. Whatever she felt, she hoped he did make good on his offer to seduce her. She wanted it more than anything she could imagine.
Jason led Amy out of the restaurant. He dropped her hand and then spun on the ball of his foot, completing several full turns. He stopped with a jump, planting his feet. “Whoo!”
“I guess you enjoyed your supper?” Amy ran after him as he danced down the street.
Ignoring the crowded sidewalk, Jason leaped onto a planter before landing with another spin.
“If you were singing, I would think I’d been transported into a musical,” she said, looking up at Jason as he spun around a lamp pole.
He smiled down at her.
“Why do you say that?”
“Because you’re dancing up the street like a mad man.” She laughed.
Jason twirled and executed an undulating body wave before coming to a stop in front of her.
The breath caught in her throat as he merged their personal spaces. “You are music that makes me feel like dancing,” he confessed in a low whisper.
Amy expected her face to burst into flames with the heat of her flush, but instead it was suddenly cold and wet. She lifted her face to the sky to watch the downpour overtake them.
She smiled into the rain. “It is like a musical, and now it’s raining.”
“You know what that means, don’t you?” Jason asked. She shook her head and looked into his eyes.
“It means the hero gets to kiss the girl.”
“Are you my hero, Jason?” Amy asked, focusing on his lips.
“If you let me.”
Amy closed her eyes as Jason’s mouth covered hers. His lips felt hot in the chill of the rain. She leaned into him, tasting his lips and his tongue. His kiss pulled at her core, her entire body flaring up like liquid fire. She wanted to feel all of him. His lips and arms were not nearly enough. Her entire being shook with need, with want. His arms tightened around her.
Her brain disengaged, and her perception of the world went fuzzy.
©2017 Lulu M Sylvian. Five Glowing Rings from The Twelve Strippers of Christmas. Available Now
Happy Release Day!!!
My book baby is out today!
It’s on Kindle Unlimited. Available as a paperback, and as ebook on Kindle.
You’ve been reading all the teaser posts, now you can read it all!
Go get your merry ho ho ho on!
