Late to the party

Through no fault of my own. I have literally not been able to get into blogger to post for weeks. Every time I tried, I failed. And I'm not really in a position to be able to try very often. So here goes:

First bit of good news is that the print and Kindle versions of Uncle Ed's Lap have been selling very well on Amazon as part of a buy three get one free deal. That was really nice to see it continuously ranking in not only Fiction but in Erotica. :-)

Second bit of good news is I have a F/F story, Don't Stand So Close To Me, in the new 10-story anthology Gritty: Rough Erotic Fiction seen above and found here on ARe. I think it's also on Kindle and Smashwords and some other places. And man, oh man, check out that cover. Done by Excessica's own Willsin Rowe.

That's it for now. I hope I said everything I had to say. Goodness knows when I might get back in. LOL.

Oh, yes, there is talk of an upcoming Excessica title for 2012. Works for me!

[Parker]

Coming soon:

From December Ink. My story "Don't Stand So Close To Me" is in there. :)

More soon.

[Parker]

Very cool stuff...

I stole this from the Dirtyville Site:




We did really well on our sales for Quarter 1 of 2011. I'm not sure what happened, but as I sat and tallied, I was shocked. Over 150 copies in total so far. And I haven't gotten all the numbers. As a thank you to readers, I'm putting the Dirtyville: 13 Tales of Small Town Naughty and Kinkyville: 13 More Tales of Small Town Naughty on sale for 65% off on ARe for the next two weeks. So, for a buck-oh-five a pop you can see what all the sales are about. :)

So that's nifty. Check that out for a bargain.

And since I have not blogged in like two months, I wanted to say I got a very nice five star rating and a nice little review for Father's Keeper on Amazon. So thanks to Lani, wherever she is :)

[Parker]

Repubbed!

Amazon read my letter regarding UEL and the Kindle title has been republished. My thanks to them and to all of you I've heard from. Title has been restored and can be found here.

[Parker]

Get 'em while you can...before the death knell

Though there is no biological incest in Uncle Ed's Lap, Amazon has seen fit to yank the title in Kindle version. If you want a print copy, my suggestion to you is buy it now. Who knows how long it will be around.

I have emailed them explaining the nature of the book and that the love affair is between a widower and a college freshman (of age) related only by marriage. Nothing worse than a ton of other books they carry. But I don't hold out much hope. Sadly, it's easy to pick on the little guy, I guess. Were my book published by a large publishing house, I doubt this would be happening.

Happy freaking Valentine's Day to me...

[Parker]

4.5 stars from Manic Readers

for Father's Keeper! "What another wonderful story by Parker Ford." :) Happy dance over the reception this one is receiving.

Read the full review here. The MR review is second in. They have revamped and all reviews for books will be under the book title in the order that they come in from various review sites. So my four stars are sitting on top of my four and a half stars...cozy!

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#1 in Taboo Erotica

At Fictionwise when you order them by Bestselling. Of course, that can change at the drop of a hat (or a snowflake) so I thought I'd take a picture. Pretty. (click it. it gets bigger!) :-)

And thank you to whoever rated me as Great! Big fat kisses XXX

[P]

"I discovered an intense, raw, passionate story about loneliness, longing, and unrequited love..."

I always sweat the first review! Black Raven Reviews have reviewed Father's Keeper and I've walked away with four stars (divas). Yay!

Now I can breathe. The first one is done. And it's not too shabby.

We are dealing with some snowy rain today as we head out. It's snow...it's rain...then snow. Is that snain?

[Parker]

Father's Keeper is out!

Available on the Excessica home site, at All Romance Ebooks, Bookstrand and Kindle right now. Coming lickety split to print, and a few other vendors also. Took me a while to get here. We were traveling and did anyone know there is a teeny bit of snow out there....LOL.

Have a super weekend!

[Parker]

This

Month! It's coming! :) Can't wait. Counting down. Hope your Christmas and holidays and New Year's Eve were festive and your new year is off to a great start.

Be blessed.

[Parker]

jeesh...amazon

Some of you may have heard about Amazon pulling incest-related erotica. So, I've been reading a lot of the uproar and there is a string or whatever you call it on Twitter with the hash tag #amazoncensors.

I won't lie, this could affect me with my titles like Uncle Ed's Lap and the upcoming Father's Keeper. UEL is 'incest' in so far as it is a younger woman falling for her older widowed uncle (by marriage) and Father's Keeper is a long buried crush on a stepfather that emerges in adulthood and turns to an affair. Both are technically incest, in my understanding, so I guess theoretically, they too could disappear from Amazon at any moment (well, not FK as it's not there yet).

Selena Kitt blogs about this much more eloquently than I am managing right now on TSPR site and it's been covered on several sites including Teleread and Slashdot. Read up and weigh in if you feel they've gone too far.

I can say this, I've read graphic rape/murder/torture etc scenes or full chapters about gory serial killer murders and basically step by step instructions on how to commit a horrible crime that bother me way more than a grown man deciding he wants to have an affair with his step mom. Either way, if you feel the urge to speak up, join the Twitter stream, contact Amazon and have your voice heard, blog it, whatever you feel is right. Because without us (the customer) there is no Amazon. If enough people speak up, maybe they'll stop picking and choosing at random what is 'appropriate' and what is not. If there is going to be a morals code, it needs to be clear, concise and listed for all to read, understand and FOLLOW.

[Parker]

Click Me, Friend Me, Follow Me...Whatever The Kids Are Calling It These Days

Howdy, all. Hope you are well on this frigid Tuesday. We're currently on the East Coast and it is, well...Brrrr sums it up.

I'm playing around with Goodreads right about now. I have screwed it up three times or so. I'll get it. I've contacted them to let them know that I am in fact, well, myself, and to let me have my page. I hear they work pretty fast, so hopefully soon I'll have control of my author page.

What is my point (it seems obvious I need more coffee :) )? My point is, if you are a Goodreads reader be my friend, click my button, follow me, whatever the kids are calling it these days. I was shocked to see how many ratings I already had. And most good. Which makes me heart happy.

Back to work. We leave within the hour.

[Parker]

Now available...

In Print!! Find it at Amazon.

[Parker]

Are you hunting?

There are priiiiii-zes. Some of them are from me :) Go here.

Putting finishing touches on the erratas for Father's Keeper. Very excited! Is it February yet?

[Parker]

Coming Soon

[lordy, I love saying that ;) ] to print! ~~~~~~~~~>

Super!

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Balance

Last night I got a no on a short story. It's one of those iffy shorts that I knew wouldn't work for everyone, but still...a no is a no is a no. Then this morning I tripped over this doing my morning coffee cruise around the internet. I have so much unpacking and washing to do that traipsing around online seems that much more appealing. Anyway, wow! Talk about balance. A no that was sort of disappointing and then a review that was so wonderful!

I'm so, so pleased and the reviewer nailed my own emotions about Julianne. I love when I can tell that someone really got the tone of a piece. It makes me feel all sunny inside. Almost makes me forget how much laundry is in there to be done. And how much sand has been magically transported into my house. :D

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Can you find them all?

EXCESSICA SCAVENGER HUNT
SEPT 1 – SEPT 30

eXcessica is giving away TWO Kindle 3 eBook Readers with wi-fi AND they will be already pre-loaded with dozens (75+!) of eXcessica eBooks (list of erotic books that will come with the Kindle 3 on the site).

Our scavenger hunt runs from Sept 1 – Sept 30, 2010 and each “found” icon earns you an entry! Can you find them all? For more details on the hunt click the image above. Happy hunting!

[Parker]

Coming In January 2011

Going home again can be hard. Especially when your mom has left your step-father and you've got a tag along boyfriend in tow. But going home can also teach you a lot about who you are. And what you want...

Coming January '11 to Excessica

[sqeeeeeeal!]

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"Once you read this story you will instantly become a fan of Parker Ford!"

Srsly. Big huge thanks to Claudia at Manic Readers for this review. It made my very long and very busy week. :) Go read it for yourself!

I was worried about reviewers' takes on Games as it is such an intense and risky book (in my opinion). So far, so good (knock wood).

P

a very unexpected~

very sweet review of Uncle Ed's Lap up at Coffee Fueled Erotica (written by the clever Willsin Rowe). I can only read that kind of review once or I feel my head swelling. So, so nice. I'm flattered. :)

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