All Things Hot & Decadent…
Posted by Tori Carrington in Tori Carrington, tags: Blazing Bedtime Stories, Tawny Weber, The Body that Launched a Thousand Ships, Tori Carrington
If the first decade of the new millennium was about fear and realism, we say this one should be about adventure and fantasy. Of course, the very nature of Blaze insists on this fundamental focus. Which explains not only why the books are so wildly popular, but also why we love writing them. An excuse to stop and remember the basics of life in sexy, often times naughty and scandalous ways? Count us in!
Blazing Bedtime Stories, Vol III
Which brings us to our latest story THE BODY THAT LAUNCHED A THOUSAND SHIPS that appears in this month’s BLAZING BEDTIME STORIES, Volume III, alongside fellow TrailBlazer Tawny Weber’s deliciously delightful YOU HAVE TO KISS A LOT OF FROGS. As our editor extraordinaire Brenda Chin explained in her post on the 1st, our story is a modernized take on the age-old tale Helen of Troy. Wife-taking? Gasp! Hey, we figure if Homer could tackle the shocking subject over 2500 years ago, well, then surely bringing the story into the 21st Century should be easy.
Did I say easy? Amazing that such an idea as wife-stealing is still so socially frowned upon…and intrinsically difficult to explore from a writer’s standpoint. But, oh, did we ever enjoy the shameless journey as well as the end result. We hope you do, too!
And the hot and decadent adventure doesn’t end there! Our next three Blaze titles PRIVATE AFFAIRS, PRIVATE SESSIONS, and PRIVATE PARTS – out October, November and December 2010 – follow the connecting characters through their own stories. It’s obvious that Helen and Paris are represented by Elena and Ari in THE BODY, but will you be able to identify the rest of the cast from the Iliad in the forthcoming books?
There’s still time to enter to win the 2010 GREEK ISLES CALENDAR
we’re giving away in our online drawing! The selection is apropos considering our story is set on the phenomenal island of Santorini. Click here to send us an email to enter now. We’ll contact the winner for additional info on January 15th.
Good luck!
Tell us, what do you predict is in store for the coming decade?
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Hey Lori, love the premise for the next series coming up. I re-read the Odyssey recently. I am curious to see how many characters I can find from the Epic written by Homer. I also have Helen of Troy on my bookshelf. Have a great day Lori, and I hope you are able to warm up. Incidentally, I started your Blaze yesterday, and I am loving it so far. I will check in again later. We are now back to the daily grind, first stop, gathering of the minds about how we are going to approach the rest of the school year. At least, that’s what I think it is about. The students come back later today. Have a big cuppa for me, even if it is coffee.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
Good morning, Paula! And Happy New Year, sweetie. Thankfully things have warmed up a bit here (22 degrees – woohoo!), so life is good. I hear ya on returning to the daily grind. At least here in the States. In Greece, the holidays continue until the 6th – and beyond! I was all set to take down the Christmas decorations the night of the 1st when I remembered it wasn’t time yet. lol
Raising my coffee cup to you and wishing you a great day. Hope you enjoy the book!
XoOx
Lori & Tony
You’re books sound wonderful! I love the Blaze Bedtime stories… so much fun. With Encounters, they are getting to be my favorites…
That calendar picture is just cruel when we look outside and see only snow… speaking of which, time to stop procrastinating and go out and shovel… It’s the only time I kind of cheer global warming along… If our Syracuse climate turned out to be more like the mid-Atlantic or south over the next decade, that would be okay with me.
Sam
I really love the sound of your next books, very intriguing. Can’t wait for them!
I wish I was where that picture was taken, all I see is snow and more snow. I’m done with snow Christmas is over, sadly.
Aw, thanks, Nicole!
I know, isn’t the Santorini picture breathtaking? Sigh. I vote we should all go there right now!
Lori (& Tony)
Lori and Tony~ I just got your new book and cant wait to read it. I love your writing! As for predictions for the coming decade, I have no clue, lol! In my life this decade all three of my kids will be in school, no more babies. My Husband will start and finish law school, I am very proud of him and I will hopefully join the ranks with all of you as a Blaze writer, well thats my plan. Hope you have a great day and stay warm!
Greetings, Alina! Hope you enjoy Elena and Ari’s story. Thanks for the warm words.
As for your predictions, they sound like a great plan to me! Look forward to counting you among the TrailBlazing ranks very soon!
Lori (& Tony)
I predict smaller electronics and stronger glasses.
ROFLMAO!!!! Don’t ever lose that delicious sense of humor, Heather. What a hoot!
XOXO
L
LOL Sam! I hear ya. Had some shoveling to do here, as well. If the snow disappeared right after Christmas, I’d be a-okay with that. And what’s with this COLD? Better today, but it looks like we’re due to get blasted again this weekend. Brrr…