No 2nd line for me

Bummer. No chance to show off my kick arse 2nd line in the Samhain blog contest, but I will be rooting for a couple of folks who I see did make it.

If anyone's curious, here's how the first few paragraphs go:

“Kiss me.”
Shane turned so fast from the kitchen bench that he slipped on the tile floor and landed hard on his ass. He short trip left him sitting on the floor, looking up at his best friend -- his very straight best friend -- and damn close to hyperventilating. “What did you say?” He really must have been tuned out; Shane would swear he had just heard Jason ask him to kiss him.
“Kiss me.” Jason shrugged and reached out a hand, easily pulling Shane upright with one tug. “Actually I want you to do more than just kiss me, but I thought a kiss would be a good place to start.”
Shane opened his mouth to question Jason again but couldn’t decide on what to say, so shut it again with a snap. Taking a seat at the kitchen table he tried to start again, and failed.
“Nice fish impression, Shane.” The big lug looked back at him with a shit eating grin. “Wow…I think this is the first time I have ever managed to render you speechless.”

I really must get around to polishing this story off -- it might make a good Exotica submission to EC as it's really more erotica than romance.

So many ideas, and not enough time to get them written. I swear, the day they we can get microchips embedded so I can just think it and voila! it's there, I'm so going to be first in line.

13 Warning labels from Samhain that made me laugh

I shop a bit at Samhain, and someone over there has a sense of humor that tickles my funny bone:

1. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, mad seduction schemes, and the hard fall of a drop dead sexy hunk.
2. Warning: This title contains the following: lots of explicit sex, going strong long after the cows come home, graphic language that’d make your mama blush, light bondage with bullropes, ménage a trois, and – yee-haw! – hot nekkid cowboy man-love.
3. Warning this title contains the following: somewhat explicit love scenes, drunken earls, irritating relatives and bathing activities that leave the floor wet and the hero and heroine exhausted.
4. Warning, this title contains the following: more sexual tension than you can shake a stick at…
5. Warning: This title contains the following: Wahoo Sex and Wash-Your-Mouth Language (Explicit Sex and Graphic Language)
6. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit sex, graphic language, ménage a trois, violence, hot nekkid man-love.
7. Warning, this title contains the following: hot, explicit sex, graphic violence and language, and is not for the faint of heart!
8. Warning, this title contains the following, explicit sex, graphic terms for body parts, torture via silk stockings, a little spanking, and shower and office sex.
9. Warning: This book contains violence, unruly Faeries, scary sea creatures, evil queens, graphic sexual content and language.
10. Warning, this title contains the following: explicit neon sex, graphic language, and violence.
11. Warning: Explicit, hanging from the chandeliers style sex
12. Warning, this title contains guns, swearing, dark thoughts about cheerful people, incomprehensible Britishisms, and painful sarcasm.
13. Warning, this title contains the following: violence, cannibalism, disturbing concepts and subversive ideas. Exposure to this novel will result in your immediate termination for reasons of national security.