One Plus One is currently on tour at Bewitching Book Tours. Welcome to Immortality and Beyond Kay Dee! We're so pleased you could stop in today and share a guest post with us.
Hello
BK, thanks so much for letting me hang out with you and your readers
;) Hi everyone, thanks for taking time for stopping in, you are
appreciated :)
I’m
Kay Dee Royal, an erotic romance author who writes what I love,
paranormal, fantasy, and contemporary erotic romance. I’m here
today with One
Plus One,
my latest contemporary erotic romance. BK asked me how I build
tension with sex scenes, and I’d love to share it with you…and
will be asking you all for your thoughts at the end…be ready ;)
How
I Build Tension with Sex Scenes
There
is a formula for sexual tension and it begins with a very subtle
action, which is anything but subtle to the hero and heroine
experiencing the thralls of it. Can you guess what it is? Sorry, I
couldn’t resist asking for a guess because I never would have
guessed it when I first began writing romance.
It’s
eye contact or a slight physical contact. Most of us have experienced
it at one time or another – a look from across the room, gazes meet
and are frozen for mere seconds but feel like hours…crazy sparks,
whips of electricity, warm pulses, all zinging to inner hotspots
without permission. And, the best part, for really good tension, is
the story-stars hate each other…at least for the moment. So, those
crazy inner events going on inside their bodies make no sense to
them, in fact, they readily dismiss all of it to some other reason.
Oh,
I just love when this happens…and if there’s a little humor added
to it all, well, I cherish the words :) I’m ready to wrap up in a
blanket with hot chocolate because I’m hooked to the end ;)
Each
meeting between the hero and heroine is a melting pot of resistance –
how long can they resist their building temptation of the other, how
long can they deny their draw to the other exists, and when the walls
of a force ‘greater than them’ come tumbling down, well…it can
be a free for all. *grins*
The
tension I build between my story-stars comes naturally, usually
before a sex scene (but not always as in One
Plus One),
by the time sex enters the scene, it has become an exploration of
deeper emotions…even if the players are still resisting the meaning
of it (the bigger picture). They can’t seem to control the wild,
uninhibited passion of it.
So,
what is the first ‘sign of tension’ between a hero and heroine
that hooks you into their story?
Kay
Dee
About the Author:
Kay Dee Royal writes
paranormal and fantasy romance—maybe because it's also her favorite
genre to read! She pens tales with wild, rugged heroes and strong,
intelligent heroines. She'll give them both a few shadowy secrets,
making her stories intriguing and fun. She resides in Southern
Michigan with her family (her dogs, her cats, her caged husband...
you get the idea). You can reach her at her blog
and find the latest on her titles from her publisher, MuseItHot.
One
Plus One
Kay Dee Royal
Contemporary Erotic
Romance –
WARNING: Explicit
sex scenes 18+
Tagline:
Lacinda and Blade discover more than sexual ecstasy on a lust-filled
singles cruise. Winners can’t be losers.
One
Plus One Blurb:
Coerced
by her friend, Lacinda, a woman crushed by love, winds up on a
three-week singles cruise.
Blade,
a man of means, discovers Miss Right under the guise of a singles
cruise set up by his business partner.
Once
Blade focuses his efforts he always gets what he’s after, until
Lacinda throws his arrogant reputation back in his face.
Can
Blade break through Lacinda’s angry barriers? Will she ever see him
as anything more than a player?
One Plus One Excerpt
~
“Lacinda
Gainesly,” a steward called her name. She saw the sign he held with
her name printed in bright purple. She slipped on the first step
leading down onto the ship and stumbled past the steward. The sign
dropped from his fingers and his arms latched around her body from
behind. His quick reflexes saved her face from biting the deck, but
his hands cupped both of her breasts and squeezed. Lacinda threw her
elbow back into his side.
“Hey,
a little respect for the guy who saved your life.”
Lacinda
shrugged out of his grasp. She met his gaze and realized this was the
same man who picked her up from her hotel in a long black limo, only
then he was dressed in black instead of the white uniform he now
wore.
“You’re
the driver.”
“I’m
a lot of things, like possibly a hero.” His eyes looked as happy as
his lips.
She
noticed his smile, the same he shared earlier when he asked her
questions about why she took the cruise quiz. Lacinda thought he was
simply a driver for the cruise company so she shared some of her
story. He knew about Alex dying in a car crash on the way to their
wedding. She searched her memory for anything else she might have
shared which could embarrass her later.
“Alas
fair maiden, your chambers await your timely arrival,” he said,
faking a British accent. He held his gloved hand out. Lacinda refused
it.
“I’m
ready for my quarters.” She needed relaxation, maybe take a nice
hot scented bath and get prepared for the swing of things, anything
to distract her from the past that never left her alone.
“As
you wish, my lady,” he said, again with a British accent. The
steward turned, led her across the deck, and down a stairway. She saw
men and women following other stewards or each other. Once on board
everyone began mingling, even flirting, judging by the tinkling
female laughter and deep manly chuckles.
“There
will be an announcement left under your door regarding tonight’s
dinner seating arrangements. May you enjoy your day and make sure you
take time for a relaxing massage. There’s always a masseuse
available. Their extension is listed beside your phone. You’ll find
your room key there as well.”
Lacinda
followed him down a narrow hallway until he stopped in front of a
door with an elegantly scrolled number 216.
“This
is you. May I answer any questions before I go?”
Lacinda
dug in her purse for a tip. Clueless on how much was appropriate and
not wanting to give him anything. He got his gratuity when he copped
a feel of her breasts.
2 comments:
Good Morning B.K. - thanks for having me here today and for the excellent post idea:) You've got a brilliant place here...magical:)
I was here earlier and posted a comment, but apparently it didn't take because I'm back and there's no comment. OOPS. Sorry about that.
Hello, B.K. thank you so much for allowing me to hang out at your magical place:) Love it!
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