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!

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?