Sheep?
You must be baaaaaarmy.
When one is writing erotica one doesn't
expect to be looking up lambing and complications with birthing sheep really.
Well I didn’t but as part of Good Manors that's just what I ended up
doing...thank God for google!
Xander
is trying different ways of making money and has decided investing in rare
breeds is the way to go. Harriet is his first Castlemilk Moorit and she's
expecting. It was really interesting looking up the lambing process, I'm glad
I'm not squeamish though. Might have been interesting to witness an actual
birth but it was far less messy looking at a few online articles. Not sure what
Mr Blisse would make of that as research.
"Just off to deliver a lamb, love,
it's for my novel. See you later. Yep, I'll remember to wipe my boots!"
He’s put up with all sorts in the name of
research but I’m pretty certain he has limits and that might just be one of
them.
Good Manors sprung some interesting
surprises on me in fact, secret passageways were found that I had to check the
validity of and I had to research roofing beams for one particularly hot rope
scene. Not to mention Georgian libraries, bathrooms and dining furniture along
with stables and out buildings and farm shops. Never a dull moment writing a
Blisse novel.
Certainly kept me on my toes, anyway.
What's the strangest thing you've had to
look up in the course of your work or for a hobby?
Blurb
for Good Manors:
Mallard Hall plays host to games of submission
and Dominance for one unique couple, but do the secrets of the past threaten
the new bonds being forged?
India Grace, a respected journalist, is
assigned to the estate for a behind the scenes look at how it runs. It is the
last place in the world she wants to be. Back when she was young and naïve she
took a photo of old Lord Mallard, which led to her success and his downfall.
She carries the guilt with her to the location and it’s constantly in the back
of her mind when she meets the hall’s latest owner, Xander Patrick.
Xander’s father died when he was only
thirteen, and he doesn’t hold many good memories of him. He helped his mum
build Mallard Hall back up, and since her death struggles to keep it going
single-handedly. The last thing he needs is a meddling journalist poking into
estate business, especially when the meager profits are mysteriously
disappearing.
The two try to keep their distance but find
themselves drawn together in many unexpected ways. A meal leads to an
investigation of secret passageways and from that India and Xander explore
their attraction, using different rooms of the hall for their kinky games.
In the end India’s secret will have to come
out, but will it bring the couple closer together or tear them apart?
Excerpt
from Good Manors:
“Do you know what you’re doing?” he asked
once I had my arm inside his very expensive sheep.
“Bit late to ask that now, but yes, I
trained to be a vet for a while.” I smiled over at him then cocked my head to
the side. “Ah, there’s the problem, little ones got its elbows locked and mum
can’t push it any further down.”
Scrunching up my face, I concentrated on
manipulating the lamb backwards a bit until the legs extended straight.
“Right.” I pulled my hand free. “She should
be able to do the rest herself.”
“How did you know what to do?” Xander asked
as Harriet once more shivered and shook with a contraction.”
“Veterinary school, like I said. Mum wanted
me to be a doctor, I couldn’t stomach it so we compromised and trained to be a
vet. It wasn’t my calling, though, and after two years I changed my degree to
journalism and the rest is history.”
“So you’ve done this before? I mean,
practically.” Xander carefully watched Harriet, petting her nose tenderly.
“No, I only ever read about it.” I looked
up from washing my arms in the soapy water, my face held in solemn lines.
His face dropped, and I laughed. “Of course
I’ve done it before, spent time with a country vet in the spring. I brought many
animals into the world, including a few sheep.”
“Good, sorry, I’m a bit all over the place.
Harriet means so much to me, to the hall, I didn’t know what to do. I’ve read
up, I talked to the vet but I just froze.” He sighed. The poor man was
seriously frazzled.
“It’s okay.” I ran my hand down his arm. “It’s
difficult to know when to intervene and you can do more harm than good if you
don’t know what you’re doing. Hey, look, the nose is appearing.”
I’m sure the relief showed through my
voice. I was confident that the birth was finally going the way it should.
“Oh yeah.” Xander’s face lit up. “Look at
that!”
“Won’t be long now. Look, already the legs
are following through!”
“It’s amazing,” he gasped.
“A miracle,” I sighed as the little life
burst forth from the relieved ewe. She immediately set to looking after her
offspring, licking its face to remove the mucus. Soon the little thing was
bleating happily.
“Harriet’s a brilliant mum.” I smiled.
“She’s a natural.”
About
Victoria Blisse:
Victoria Blisse is a mother, wife,
Christian, Manchester United fan and award winning erotica author.
She is also the editor of several Bigger
Briefs collections, and the co-editor of the fabulous Smut
Alfresco, Smut in the City and Smut by the
Sea Anthologies.
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the fabulous Smut events, days and nights dedicated to
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She is equally at home behind a laptop or a
cooker and she loves to create stories, poems, cakes and
biscuits that make people happy. She was
born near Manchester, England and her northern English
quirkiness shows through in all of her
stories.
Passion, love and laughter fill her works,
just as they fill her busy life.
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