Erotic. Historical. Vampire. Romance.

Oh Kingston! The vampire and world class freak from Thick Blood started out as a poor little slave boy in London. I loved doing the research for it, loved writing the steamy sex scenes, and even had a thrill with Kingston's first kill. All of that made a pretty long hashtag. #erotichistoricalvampireromance

I didn't want to just say, "Yeah, this Kingston dude was bitten by a vampire and now he digs going down on big, beautiful women." No, I wanted to get into his story. Thus, the historical fiction. As much as I felt I knew about slavery, I had to come to terms that my brain was set to: America's south, African chiefs, the Ivory Coast, Toussant, and "yeah black people live there, somebody had to build (name some place you don't expect to see a black person.)" I know my ancestors were rescued before their slave ship made it to Cuba. But I don't think I really thought of Africans enslaved in Scotland, France, or England. At least not in the same harsh way I think of how American slaves were treated. So, it was very interesting to learn how a lot of the slave traders actually got rich because the slave trade ended. Ancestors of slaves, no reparations for you; slave traders, we're so sorry ending the trade ruined your business, here's lots of money as compensation!

Well, Kingston is over 200 years old. Read Thick Blood 2 to find out how it all began, read Thick Blood to get a taste of his blood lust, and we'll wonder where Kingston is now...you just know he's going to turn up again.

Literary Jane?

I call myself the Literary Jane of Erotica.

You see, my interests vary. If I get an idea that I think will make an interesting story and my brain starts to run with it, I write it. I suppose what ties my pieces together is that there will be some sexual heat or content in the mix. So, the idea is that when it comes to writing erotica, I'm a "jack of all trades"...BUT, I wouldn't say I'm a "master of none." While I'm not perfect, I'm not bad. Sex or not, you'll get a story when you read my work.

So, I don't think "jack of all trades, master of none." No, it's more like, "Literary Jane of Erotica, mistress of many genres."

Sure, I have a lot more writing to do. There's plenty of genres I haven't tried (mostly because the story idea hasn't come to me...let me just say if the stars align, I can't wait to write some Steampunk), but when you consider my body of work thus far, I think you'd agree I can't be contained in one box.

My hot, historical romance, "Of Bondage and Freedom," is about a young slave named Curly who is torn between her love for the new slave on the plantation, Gus, and the unspeakable acts her master makes her do.

My steamy, multicultural, interracial romance, "Heart like a Tumbled Stone," is about a tough, mercenary chick from Trenton, New Jersey who has to protect the heir of a prominent, Kuwaiti family. The danger and close quarters brings out the passion.

My out-of-this-world, erotic sci-fi story, "Inner Sanctum," is about a thrifty stripper who buys a spaceship to leave the planet during the mass exodus before the meteor destroys Earth. (She gives new meaning to "cock pit" lol.)

My, "the best way to get over a guy is to get under another one" piece, "Trigger," is a flashback of all the erotic ways Dulaney replaced the memories of her cheating ex with his best friend; while she debates shooting her ex for the pain he'd caused.

And my erotic vampire story, "Thick Blood," that pairs a menstruating, plus-size diva with a menstrual blood thirsty vampire. (And yes, I'm currently writing "Thick Blood 2" for your blood lust this Halloween!)

The above are e-singles, or short stories available as e-books, depending on what you'd like to call them. They're available on Amazon for 99 cents each and also on Kindle Unlimited. 

Of course, I have urban lit in longer forms!

Bubbly, with a Kick is an urban twist on Charlie's Angels that was a salute to Charles Burgess who'd first published "Trigger" in his Chocolate Rose 2 anthology. It's about an ex-cop with anger management issues being scooped up by a very special agency for some very special missions. In this mission, she (codename Champayne because she's bubbly like champagne but loves to inflict pain on bad guys) must get evidence that a dirty cop is raping and beating hookers. This novella is available on Amazon for $1.99.

Find a Penny, brings you Crimson Green, a budding fashion designer who celebrates her big break by going to the club with her hilarious, best friend. There, she meets the ever sexy gentleman, Isaac, and soon finds herself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. Isaac's ex-girlfriend, Penny Preston, goes missing and all fingers point to Isaac. Sexy detective, Nate Richardson, wants to know if Crimson was involved even though it's very clear that to him, she's wanted for a lot more than a mugshot. Get this page-turner on Amazon for $2.99.

If you need to feel the pages on your fingertips, send me an email at cottoncarpenter@gmail.com. I have a few in print.

The vampire, Kingston Walker, has been on my mind lately.

The vampire, Kingston Walker, has been on my mind lately.

When I opened my Facebook account this morning, that status-hungry question was staring back at me. It asks, "What's on your mind?" The vampire, Kingston Walker, has been on my mind lately. Before I took what turned into a three year hiatus, I'd written an erotic vampire short story, "Thick Blood." As one reviewer called it a "hot sexy mess," it is a story that takes blood lust to another level.

The readers I'd interacted with during a Facebook chat one Halloween really had me, as well as my readers, wondering about Kingston's story. He talked about his seductress, his father and his father's wife. But, and I'm just talking as a reader here, not an arrogant author, Kingston just makes you want to know more about him.

It was my intention to write his story after I'd gotten my novel, Find a Penny, published. Then life got in the way...a story I may tell one day...but not today.

I read "Thick Blood" again. As fun and sexy as my girl Lavish is, Kingston is so complex. His story can't just end there. Hell, he's a vampire, HE can't end! I've enjoyed writing historical romance before and now I am looking forward to doing it again. The questions I have going through my head are: "What was Kingston's mother like?" "Did he have a girlfriend before he was turned?" "Who was this seductress lady?!!" We have a villain, his father's wife. "What did she do when she found out her attempts to kill her husband's bastard son failed?"

And those are just the questions of his turning. "What about his first bite? His first kill?" "How did he survive in a world that killed people just for being black, let alone those who'd hunted vampires?" And then there's the story about his sweet, blind wife.

This story can go in so many directions. I don't always have an end in mind when I write. (And when I do, the story usually takes over and my plans go out the window anyway.) So, I'm so excited to strap myself in and see where Kingston will take me. But don't worry, I won't keep him all to myself. Let's make a date for sometime next month, shall we?

Take some time to feed your blood lust this freakin' weekend and read, or re-read, "Thick Blood."