Monday, March 03, 2008

Promotion!!


Responsible Romantic Heroes Use Condoms

Some readers prefer heroes to use condoms while others say the dose of reality kills all the spontaneity and romance. It’s a debate that repeats all over romance land—to use condoms or not to use condoms—since, after all, it is only fiction…

New Zealand erotic romance author, Shelley Munro took this a step further in her upcoming release Fancy Free, the story of an accountant who inherits a condom company. When Ms. Munro caught an Air New Zealand flight from San Francisco, she came across an advertising article about a new condom on the market. The ideas flowed and by the time she landed in Auckland, she’d outlined her plot for Fancy Free.

It’s not every day a girl inherits a condom company, and to say accountant, Alice Beasley is astonished and out of her depth is putting it mildly. For an almost virgin, she needs a quick education in all things condom because her inheritance is in danger. Someone is intent on sabotage and playing nasty, trying to destroy her new company.

Alice is suddenly getting down and dirty with charismatic James, the factory manager, all in the name of business, testing new condom designs. The sex is hot. Mind-blowing. It’s a dark thrill and an erotic journey. Yeah, it’s a hard job but a girl’s got to do what a girl’s gotta do.

The testing turns personal. Alice wants James. She craves his talented touch and sultry kisses, she desires passion and physical pleasure on a permanent basis but first she must convince bad boy James to give up his fancy free ways.

Note: condoms were tested and a few harmed during the writing of this story.

Fancy Free releases on 7 March 2008 from Ellora’s Cave and is Ms. Munro’s eighteenth release from the pioneer erotic romance publisher.

From the time Shelley Munro was a little girl living in New Zealand, she wanted to be a detective. She read all the Famous Five mysteries by Enid Blyton before graduating to Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. Her favorite television viewing was Scooby Doo where she, in her invisible guise, helped Scooby solve the crime.

As happens with children, Shelley grew up and boys distracted her from childhood dreams. She found one she really liked and married him, traveling the world at his side until returning to settle in New Zealand to write hot and spicy tales for Ellora’s Cave, some of which contain the odd body or two.

Publishing Notes:
Title: Fancy Free
Author: Shelley Munro
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
ISBN: 9781419913341
Release Date: 7 March 2008
Genre: Contemporary erotic romance
Setting: Present day New Zealand

Adventure into Romance with Shelley Munro
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Here's a snippet from the book:
Alicia started her company, Fancy Free on a whim—a business to occupy her time and keep her old school friends busy. Many of Sloan’s residents considered Fancy Free a strange business, and some were plain shocked, but Alicia didn’t believe in following conventions. Condoms were something she knew about. She’d researched them enough, heck, she’d even used a few in her time. Condoms were her passion, and so condoms were what her company produced. On her death, she left her precious company to her god-daughter Alice Beasley.

A snippet from Alicia’s collection of condom notes:

One size does not fit all. Correct condom use is critical in preventing unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, yet an Indiana study found many men reported problems with the fit and feel of condoms. The range of condom sizes is limited yet men come in all shapes and sizes.

21% of men in the study reported the condoms were too tight.
18% of the men in the study reported the condoms felt too short.
10% of the men in the study reported the condoms felt too loose.
7% of the men in the study reported the condoms felt too long.

Alicia’s Notes – look at providing condoms in varied sizes.

Source: Indiana University (2007, September 19) Condoms are Not ‘One Size Fits All’. Science Daily.

Get your copy of FANCY FREE, an erotic romance about condoms by Shelley Munro, from Ellora’s Cave on March 7, 2008.
To read an excerpt visit http://www.shelleymunro.com/coming-soon

11 comments:

Shelley Munro said...

Hi Bailey,

Thanks so much for posting about Fancy Free!

Hugs,
Shelley

Bailey Stewart said...

You're welcome Shelley. Any time.

Brandy said...

OMGosh this sounds hysterical! And HOT. *g*

Anonymous said...

OK... I love this concept! Thanks for the promo Bailey - I will have to read this one!

PS: Love the avatar! So appropriate for today's outing!

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a must read! Thanks for giving it the attention it deserves.

I love your avatar!

Bailey Stewart said...

Yes Brandy, it does sound hot!

Bailey Stewart said...

Yes Bebo, the avatar was in response to the Irish Festival.

Bailey Stewart said...

Susan - yes, a must read. And the avatar will be here for your enjoyment through St. Paddy's Day.

Christa said...

k I was checking the Elloras Cave website and they accept paypal :) and I think I saw my willpower took a swan dive off the balcony and I'm not letting willpower back in til after 7th :)

Bailey Stewart said...

Way to go Christa! I knew I could count on your will, er, you to do the right thing. LOL

Shelley Munro said...

Ooh, I'm glad Fancy Free is tempting you all. Thanks so much. I certainly had a lot of fun writing this little adventure. :-)