Janine Ashbless
We are very proud to have Janine writing for us, and you can see why when you read just some of her reviews.
"The best erotic fairytale writer around,"
(Saskia Walker, author of The Harlot)
"How one writer can produce story after story to such a very high standard is awesome - she puts other writers to shame. There are not enough superlatives to describe how I felt"
(Jade: the International Erotic Art and Literature Magazine)Janine writes erotic fantasy and paranormal stories and novels – ‘Fantasy’ as in swords-and-sorcery or magical realism, set in others worlds or in this one. Sometimes she puts her own twist on fairy tales and mythology, folklore and traditional ballads.
Read an extract...Sweetmeats was begun in 2000 by Kojo Black. Over the years Kojo Black, with much pride and affection, has developed Sweetmeats Press to be a publishing company of illustrated sex stories deeply invested in pleasure. Readers and friends of our sex stories and books will know Kojo to be a passionate purveyor of the unrepentant risqué. His tales celebrate the sensuality of lust unbound, the thrill of immodest experimentation, and the delicious honesty of orgiastic rapture. If Sweetmeats Press has an ethos it is to celebrate all things erotica.
Read an extract...Author of The Collector and (our personal favourite) The Perfect Submissive, Kay Jaybee is also a contributor to many erotic books with her sex stories. Most weekday mornings, Kay is to be found in the far corner of her favourite cafe, with a large black coffee in one hand, a ballpoint pen in the other....and unabashed filth pouring forth from her delicate stylus! If only her fellow patrons new the truth!
Read an extract...KD Grace describes herself as a hopeless romantic, born with an obsession to write. Unbeknownst to many, her romantic streak can get gloriously debauched....so of course we welcomed her with open arms here at Sweetmeats Press! KD spends most of her time writing sex stories, allowing herself to be the creative force within her own raunchy universe.
Read an extract...Lexie Bay is the official Queen of Smut! Residing on the South Coast of England, she loves the adrenaline rush of the unexpected, whilst craving moments of peace in which to write about it! She is an avid reader, writer and poet; and we are overjoyed to welcome Her Royal Smuttiness between our sheets!
Read an extract...Prolific author Lucy Felthouse is a well known name in the world of erotic literature and sex stories. She introduces herself as a freelance author of contemporary fiction, stories and fantasy; with numerous books and anthologies in print.
Read an extract...Living and working in London, Rebecca Bond is a reader, writer, lover....caresser of erotic literature and sex stories. A natural and passionate writer, with wild words constantly weaving their way throughout her mind, Rebecca was a natural fit for Sweetmeats Press' first anthology!
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John LaChatte illustrated our most recent collection of sex stories Immoral Views and our soon to be released Named and Shamed. He is a French artist working in London. After studying Graphic Design in the South of France, he moved to London to further his career. Working mostly in black ink, his two main inspirations in life are fashion and comic books. His love of comic books is what fueled his desire to become an illustrator. He has gloriously illustrated sex stories for Sweetmeats Press, and we're honoured to have him illustrate both Immoral Views and Named and Shamed!
From childhood onwards, she always loved to draw, but she never took artwork seriously. Late in 2000, while on an early Christmas shopping trip, she visited a local art shop with a friend. The store was advertising their annual exhibition of amateur artwork, so she picked up an entry form and decided to submit something to the show. With no great expectations, she chose to draw and submit three drawings of some very tame nude figure studies. To her amazement, all her pictures sold almost immediately.
We were so very lucky that Lara illustrated our sex stries in The Candy Box. Her finely skilled and utterly erotic illustrations bring the stories within those pages to life. We hope to have Lara back in the near future to illustrate more Sweetmeats Press prose. Quality above all else is her goal (and she delivers by the truckload). She is confident that if she can make drawings that please herself, they will please others too.
Influenced particularly by 1940s – 1960s erotica, Ruby is best know for her illustrations depicting submission, domination and masochism. After graduating from Brighton University, she is now working as a practising illustrator and is building on her fast-growing collection of erotic magazines.
On a more philosophical note, the act of baring all has been described as both degrading and empowering for women over the past few decades. Much of Ruby's work shows interest in, or contradiction to, whichever opinion is more prevalent in our current society. Here at Sweetmeats Press, we hope we have helped Ruby to explore those theories in her artwork.
We remain eternally grateful to (and aroused by) Ruby's fabulous illustrations in Sun Strokes.
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