Lori Perkins

#MeToo: Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How To Make Sure It Never Happens Again More than 16 million people had posted their #MeToo story and support against sexual harassment by mid-October as a reaction to Rose McGowan’s brave admission that she had allegedly been raped by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. A groundswell of reaction to and exposure of this sexual predation was unleashed that has spread throughout Europe and beyond. New revelations of unacceptable behavior in every industry break every day as people come forward in response to the viral #MeToo posts. Protests are scheduled such as the “Take back the Workplace” Hollywood march in November of 2017, and legislation is being drafted in New York and California to finally change the way things have been for far too long. This is the turning point. Things are going to change. This is a historic moment and it needs to be memorialized, passed around and passed on. Although social media is a fantastic means of igniting a fire, it needs to keep burning, like a torch. So Riverdale Avenue Books, a woman-owned leading hybrid publisher, is putting its money, words and power, behind this and publishing this collection of 26 essays from people who understand want to make this change, and we, as a society, have got to figure out a way to drive that change forward. So pass this book around. Share it with your sons, brothers, fathers, your daughters, sisters and mothers, your co-workers and friends. Read passages to them, if they won’t read it for themselves. Leave it on the desk of someone who should know better. Help us make this movement more than a hashtag.

Essays About How and Why This Happened, What It Means and How to Make Sure it Never Happens Again

#MeToo

Romance ain't dead...it's undead. In this thrilling zombie anthology, horror fans will finally get their fill of zombie-on-zombie action, zombie-human love, and zombie smut. Because why should vampires have all the fun? This collection of never-before-published short stories includes: --"Revanants Anonymous" by Francesca Lia Block: two zombies meet at a Revanants Anonymous meeting and when sparks fly they wonder how "dead" they really are --"I Heart Brains" by Jaime Saare: a widow and a dead man get a second chance at love --"Captive Hearts" by Brian Keene: zombie plagues can't stop a woman from caring for the man she loves --"Everyone I Love is Dead" by Elizabeth Coldwell: what happens when your true love comes back from the dead--after you've already moved on with a new man? --"Last Times at Ridgemont High" by Kilt Kilpatrick: an electrifying zombie romp --and many more!

An Anthology of Zombie Romance

Hungry for Your Love

An Anthology of Essays

1984 in the 21st Century

Treat yourself to a Christmas you'll never forget. This erotic anthology has a vast selection of festive fun to give you a very merry Christmas. It may be cold outside but this collection of steamy stories is almost too hot to handle! There's no better way to escape this season than with Stocking Fillers. Black Lace Books: the leading imprint of erotic fiction for women

Stocking Fillers

Who said three’s a crowd? In this delightfully wicked anthology, you’ll find threesomes of all types. Whether it’s two men and a woman, two women and a man, or same-sex ménages, this collection of sexy short stories is sure to please. Black Lace Books: the leading imprint of erotic fiction for women

Hot Menage

IntroductionBy Lori PerkinsIt seems that everywhere you look everyone you know is talking about doing it with a vampire and/or werewolf lover. Team Edward or Jacob. Bill and Sookie. Makes you kind of feel like you''re missing something if your alpha male is just a plain old alpha man.Not to worry. Fang Bangers brings you fourteen tales of love and lust redefined with every fanged and/or clawed creature imaginable-and some you probably never even thought of in quite that way before.You may ask yourself, why are we, as an American culture, suddenly so in love with these supernatural creatures? Where did all this paranormal panting come from? The answer lies in the reflection (or lack thereof) we see of ourselves.The paranormal part of the equation comes in the freedom to break the "rules" of traditional romance story telling (alpha male meets damsel/heroine, grave misunderstanding ensues to keep couple apart, but hero or heroine figures out how to fix the problem and they live happily ever after) and allows the heroine to also be an alpha, and perhaps, even kick his ass before saving it. When supernatural creatures are involved, all rules can be broken/inverted/suspended along with our disbelief. The only romance rule that continues to apply is the possibility of some sort of happily-ever-after or happy-for-now ending.Both the vampire and werewolf mythos as interpreted in American popular culture continue to be flexible and work well in partnership with the romance alpha male format.The vampire and werewolf mythos is malleable, and can therefore be adapted to the zeitgeist of the times-in the late ''70s, the vampire mythos stood for the androgyny of glam and gender politics as seen in the homoerotic elements of Anne Rice''s novels. In the ''90s, we saw the emergence of the greedy blood-sucking vampires, which were a sign of those boom times. Buffy and Anita Blake were products of the change in gender roles of the times.Today, we find the paranormal a fluid metaphor that allows for a lot of cross-pollination of supernatural creatures. As a result, we have seen an explosion of created universes where werewolves and vampires and zombies and ghosts and shapeshifters all inhabit the same sphere (and vie for the same female, be she human or even some hybrid). It''s a brave new paranormal world.This reflects our global reality. In these first years of the twenty-first century, our vampires/werewolves and creatures of the night represent that new world we are forging with new alliances among nations we never imagined and new socio/racial/sexual global politics.So, in these pages you will find traditional paranormal romances such as Elizabeth Thorne''s werewolf tale in "The Best Man" and Melanie Thompson''s historical vampire story in "Red Devil." And you will find taboos-a vampire who lusts after a shapeshifter in "Forbidden Pleasures" by Rebecca Leigh, or a dominant/submissive relationship between a werewolf and a fairy in Sascha Illyvich''s "Jan''s Punishment," and the touchingly lovely story of the last human and the last vampire in a world overtaken by zombies in Kilt Kilpatrick''s "Love Bites: A Survival Guide." The possibilities are truly endless.As long as writers figure out new ways to interpret the vampire/werewolf mythos, we will continue to be gifted with compellingly relevant paranormal fiction. I hope that''s what Fang Bangers brings to you.Lori PerkinsJuly 9, 2010Forbidden PleasuresBy Rebecca LeighEven from the great distance between them, Marcus Valiant could smell her blood.The wind whipped wildly around his body. His long blond hair thrashed against his face and shoulders and his black trench coat beat violently against his legs. Despite the ferocity of the passing storm, Marcus stood motionless, stalwart against the tempest. There was no doubt he could withstand the forces of Mother Nature. But Marcus was doubtful he could withstand the allure of Juliet Jackson much longer. The scent of her blood was the most enticing aroma he''d encountered in over seven hundred years. Her blood called to him; it enslaved him.From his vantage point at the summit of the mountain, he could see her. She stalked the night, like him, a predator seeking her prey. She moved with erotic grace through the thick overgrowth of the forest below him, weaving in and out of the trees, silent and agile.Like the rest of her kind, Juliet only hunted at night. Choosing to feed under the cloak of the protective darkness. Marcus had come here to find sanctuary on this lonely cliff, unaware that tonight this would be her chosen hunting ground.Damn the coincidence.He watched as she hid behind an outcropping of rock on the side of the mountain, concealed from the view, invisible to her prey. But she was not invisible to Marcus. He could always see her, always find her. Her scent was too powerful for him to ignore.He felt himself lurch forward as she stalked her prey, following the wild boar deeper into the cover of the jungle. She closed in on the creature quickly, making no sound, even when her paws contacted with the dried leaves and twigs of the underbrush. Marcus watched as she pounced and sank her teeth ruthlessly into the animal''s neck. He tensed when the creature squirmed and weakened under Juliet''s grip. He moaned when she bit the boar''s throat, tearing at the meat, blood pouring freely into her mouth.The frenzied spectacle nearly brought Marcus to orgasm. He felt his cock pulse inside his skin-tight jeans. He threw his head back and growled.He wanted to taste Juliet. He needed to drink from her. But he also craved more than her blood. Much more. Marcus longed to thrust his cock deep inside her; hear her scream in delight as he massaged her clit and made her come. Marcus needed to possess her, to take her as his mate.Her kill complete, Juliet moved once again through the dark forest. Marcus continued his vigil. Each time she would pass from beneath the tangled canopy, her silver hair would catch the light of the full moon and shine in the dark night. Her beauty was unsurpassed.Her power inescapable. Her appeal undeniable.Marcus could think of nothing more tempting than a female silver panther, hot and wet from her most recent slaughter.The moon''s glow reflected in his dark eyes, signaling his hunger. His passion. At the mere sight of her, his mouth watered and his loins pulsed.Forbidden.Juliet was forbidden to him. Centuries of law stood between him and the only woman he''d ever wanted with this much intensity. The elder vampires did not take kindly to disobedience, especially defiance of one of their most sacred laws: Never mate with a shifter. If any of his kind was found to have violated the law, the punishment was immediate. Execution. He''d known others that had suffered the fate of being strung out upon a cross and left alone to face the rising sun.But even the fear of death could not compete with the passion welling inside Marcus as he watched Juliet disappear into the distance.He breathed deeply, one last smell of her forbidden fragrance before taking flight. He could no longer deny his desire. He would have Juliet as his lover, law be damned.He knew where she would go after her kill. Juliet had a predictable routine, one he''d memorized in his obsession to learn everything about the woman who had ensnared his every thought. Even before he realized she was a shifter, before he knew she was forbidden, he''d been unable to get enough of her. He''d kept an eye on her, learned her every move.Tonight was Friday. So Juliet, the woman, was on her way to the Overstreet Bar. It was the only pub open to non-humans in this small town nestled at the foot of the Rockies.Panthers rarely traveled in their shifted form, so Marcus was able to get to the bar much more quickly than Juliet. He found a table

Fang Bangers

Gone with the Dead An Anthology of Romance and Horror where Gone with the Wind meets The Walking Dead! When a convention of more than 4,000 romance writers and readers descends upon Atlanta Georgia, it can only mean one thing…a mash-up of two of the finest Georgia traditions. Erotic romance anthologist Lori Perkins has brought together 16 tales of Southern love and death in this unique short story collection. Stories By Christina and the Virus by Sarah Bale - A Dead Man is Hard to Find by Ellay Branton - A Piece of Him by R. L. Merrill - A Happy Medium by Freddie Milano - Bait by Isabelle Drake - Bloody Line by Carolyn Haven - Devil’s in the Well by Harley Easton - A Ferocious Blossom by Marie Piper - Kissing Summer by Megan Hart - If I Only Knew By Genevieve Williams - Animals by Sue Ayers - Dogs of War by Andrew Robertson - The Music Man by Kimberlie L. Faye - Fallen by Xio Axelrod - Leftovers by Cassandra Chandler - Here for You by Kate L. Mary

An Anthology of Romance and Horror

Gone with the Dead

Hollywood has thrilled—and titillated—audiences with tales of women who love monsters since King Kong and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Our love affair with the ultimate “others” continued as we made the acquaintances of Barnabas Collins, Swamp Thing, the Vampire Lestat, Hellboy, and Shrek. Most recently, the genre was celebrated and, ultimately, validated when The Shape of Water won the Academy Award for Best Motion Picture—a rare nod to the power and popularity of paranormal romance story-telling. It should come as no surprise that when ViceTV decided to do an episode on “Monsters Fantasies,” they came to Riverdale Avenue Books to interview some of those authors in an episode that aired in March 2018. Women Who Love Monsters With Stories by Cecilia Tan * Jamie K. Schmidt * Laura Antoniou * Katherine Ramsland* Trinity Blacio* Nathan Pettigrew * j. Gambardella * Truth Venson * CB Archer * Jennifer Williams * Stanley B. Webb * Amy Stilgenbauer * Cynthia Ward

Women Who Love Monsters

Welcome to Deadworld! In this tribute anthology to Deadworld, and its publisher Gary Reed, we’ve collected stories that take place in the Deadworld universe. Deadworld is a graphic novel series that started in 1986 (and continues till this day) that follows survivors in a post-apocalyptic world brought on by zombie attacks led by the King Zombie, an intelligent zombie. The Deadworld universe has so much more to offer than just humans slaughtering zombies. A Tribute to Deadworld features stories and articles by Kevin VanHook, Thomas Monteleone, Jason Henderson, Andrew Robertson, Jennifer Williams, Ken Haigh, Sarah Stegall, Jamie K. Schmidt, George Ivanoff and Jeremy Wagner.

A Tribute Anthology to Deadworld and Comic Publisher Gary Reed

Fifty writers, ranging from romance authors to adult entertainers, provide observations about the popular novel, including its origins and influence on popular culture.

Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey

E. L. James' Fifty Shades trilogy has fascinated and seduced millions of readers. In bedrooms, in book clubs, and in the media, people can't stop talking about it! In Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey, 50 writers—from romance and erotica authors, to real-world BDSM practitioners, to adult entertainment industry professionals—continue the conversation. Fifty Shades as Erotic Fiction Erotic romance writer Sylvia Day speaks to the new opportunities the Fifty Shades trilogy has opened up for writers (and readers!) of erotica Fifty Shades as Sexual Empowerment Romance novelist Heather Graham praises the way the books encourage women to celebrate their own sexual shades of grey Fifty Shades as Fanfiction Editor Tish Beaty relates the process behind turning Twilight fanfic Master of the Universe into Fifty Shades of Grey Fifty Shades as Pop Culture Fifty Shames of Earl Grey author Andrew Shaffer compares Fifty Shades to sister-in-literary-scandal Peyton Place Plus • Matrimonial lawyer Sherri Donovan examines the legalities of Christian's contract • Master R of BDSM training chateau La Domaine Esemar evaluates Christian Grey's skill as a Dominant (and offers some professional advice) • And a whole lot more! Whether you loved Fifty Shades of Grey, or just want to know why everyone else does, Fifty Writers on Fifty Shades of Grey is the book for you. Contributors: • Heather Graham • Sylvia Day • Andrew Shaffer • M.J. Rose • Sinnamon Love • Judith Regan • Stacey Agdern • Laura Antoniou • Jennifer Armintrout • Tish Beaty • Mala Bhattacharjee • Rachel Kramer Bussel • M. Christian • Suzan Colón • Joy Daniels • Sherri Donovan • Angela Edwards • Melissa Febos • Lucy Felthouse • Ryan Field • Selina Fire • Megan Frampton • Sarah Frantz • Louise Fury • Lois Gresh • Catherine Hiller • Marci Hirsch • Dr. Hilda Hutcherson • Debra Hyde • Anne Jamison • D.L. King • Dr. Logan Levkoff • Arielle Loren • Sassafras Lowry • Rachel Kenley • Pamela Madsen • Chris Marks and Lia Leto • Midori • Master R • Dr. Katherine Ramsland • Tiffany Reisz • Katharine Sands • Jennifer Sanzo • Rakesh Satyal • Marc Shapiro • Lyss Stern • Cecilia Tan • Hope Tarr • Susan Wright • Editor X

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