Comments for Blushing Books Blog http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog Wed, 02 May 2012 19:19:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Interview with Alice Liddell by Magbeam http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=732#comment-174 Magbeam Wed, 02 May 2012 19:19:12 +0000 http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=732#comment-174 Great interview with one of my favorite authors here. And really can't wait for the Straits Academy novel - I thought that was a hugely intriguing short story in the Decade of Discipline anthology, and am hugely awaiting its full-length expansion. Great interview with one of my favorite authors here. And really can’t wait for the Straits Academy novel – I thought that was a hugely intriguing short story in the Decade of Discipline anthology, and am hugely awaiting its full-length expansion.

]]> Comment on Book Trailer: The Harlot Bride by Blushing Books http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=650#comment-155 Blushing Books Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:34:32 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=650#comment-155 Thank you so much! Alice Liddell is an excellent writer. We know you'll enjoy the book, especially if you love Victorian discipline. Blushing carries more titles by Alice Liddell, as well as a wonderful selection of authentic Victorian erotica! Thank you so much! Alice Liddell is an excellent writer. We know you’ll enjoy the book, especially if you love Victorian discipline. Blushing carries more titles by Alice Liddell, as well as a wonderful selection of authentic Victorian erotica!

]]> Comment on Book Trailer: The Harlot Bride by Katy B McKee http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=650#comment-154 Katy B McKee Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:06:51 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=650#comment-154 Wow great trailer. I have the book and can't wait to read it. Wow great trailer. I have the book and can’t wait to read it.

]]> Comment on Book Trailer: The Harlot Bride by Rampant Reader http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=650#comment-153 Rampant Reader Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:19:47 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=650#comment-153 Oh....very hot! Just the setting and situation I love. I can't wait to read the book. Oh….very hot! Just the setting and situation I love. I can’t wait to read the book.

]]> Comment on Rick Santorum’s War On You by Blushing Books http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=644#comment-151 Blushing Books Tue, 20 Mar 2012 04:16:16 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=635#comment-151 There's an old joke about defining porn that goes something like this. "If it turns me on, it's erotic. If it turns you on, it's pornographic." I think the thing that scares people about Santorum is that he is so extremely and disturbingly fundamentalist, that what you and I might find erotic may be considered erotic by the standards he would implement. Yes, he's talking now about enforcing regulations he says aren't enforced, but look how he and his ilk are incrementally whittling away women's reproductive rights. He will do the same thing to porn by defining it in narrower and narrower terms and restricting it more and more until even things we find erotic but he finds pornographic will be removed from the public eye. You're right that there is no cut-and-dried to some of these issues. We could sit here and debate abortion or birth control funding, for instance, and probably not move closer to agreement at the end of the day. But pardon the pun, erotica or porn or whatever you call it is something everyone can get behind. The majority of people who enjoy porn and/or erotica are turned off by the kinds of extreme things that Santorum seems eager to taint the entire industry. And numbers don't lie; there are just as many conservatives enjoying porn and erotica as any other demographic. Santorum is pandering to a very small, very narrow-minded and likely sexually-repressed group of Puritanical people. I don't think that's a winning strategy. There’s an old joke about defining porn that goes something like this. “If it turns me on, it’s erotic. If it turns you on, it’s pornographic.”
I think the thing that scares people about Santorum is that he is so extremely and disturbingly fundamentalist, that what you and I might find erotic may be considered erotic by the standards he would implement. Yes, he’s talking now about enforcing regulations he says aren’t enforced, but look how he and his ilk are incrementally whittling away women’s reproductive rights. He will do the same thing to porn by defining it in narrower and narrower terms and restricting it more and more until even things we find erotic but he finds pornographic will be removed from the public eye.
You’re right that there is no cut-and-dried to some of these issues. We could sit here and debate abortion or birth control funding, for instance, and probably not move closer to agreement at the end of the day.
But pardon the pun, erotica or porn or whatever you call it is something everyone can get behind. The majority of people who enjoy porn and/or erotica are turned off by the kinds of extreme things that Santorum seems eager to taint the entire industry. And numbers don’t lie; there are just as many conservatives enjoying porn and erotica as any other demographic. Santorum is pandering to a very small, very narrow-minded and likely sexually-repressed group of Puritanical people. I don’t think that’s a winning strategy.

]]> Comment on Rick Santorum’s War On You by nicole http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=644#comment-150 nicole Sun, 18 Mar 2012 23:20:22 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=635#comment-150 I am a "right winged" conservative and overall, generally agree with the platform of like minded right winged politicians. However, I do not think there is anything wrong with porn as long as what is offered is completely consensual. I do not really think what is offered here at Blushing Books as porn. Mostly, they are just nice stories. I enjoy them, but I also want to be able to roam the internet whenever I want and look at pictures, etc. at will. They need to be regulated to a certain degree. I do not want to see children abused or taken advantage of. I do not agree with sex slaves or white slavery or whatever you want to call it. There is a place for regulation. The lines needs to be drawn. As for birth control/abortion services. I believe abortion is wrong. As a Catholic I believe birth control is a personal decision. Yes, I do realize that is not the catholic churches stance. I don't care. But the bottom line is, I do not see any reason for the general public to pay for birth control or abortions. If you want birth control, buy it. If you want an abortion, pay for it (it is, after all still legal). If you cant afford to pay for it (when I was a college student, I could not afford birth control) go to Planned Parenthood. It is either free or on a sliding scale. I think my diaphragm was around $10.00! If you can afford cigarettes or a couple of Starbucks drinks a month, you can suck it up and pay for birth control. Everything is not cut and dry. But any politician who thinks they are going to take away my rights be it the right to buy "porn" or the right to not pay for abortions is going to be under a fine microscope in my eyes. Please make educated decisions and look at all sides of the issues before you vote. I think the current administration is taking us down the wrong road. We are in a much worse place financially then we were 4 years ago. Another 4 years of this? Don't know how we will manage that. But they are not all bad. The key is to look at the good with the bad and try to make an educated decision based on what you believe is right and what you think is best for your family and your country. I am a “right winged” conservative and overall, generally agree with the platform of like minded right winged politicians. However, I do not think there is anything wrong with porn as long as what is offered is completely consensual. I do not really think what is offered here at Blushing Books as porn. Mostly, they are just nice stories. I enjoy them, but I also want to be able to roam the internet whenever I want and look at pictures, etc. at will. They need to be regulated to a certain degree. I do not want to see children abused or taken advantage of. I do not agree with sex slaves or white slavery or whatever you want to call it. There is a place for regulation. The lines needs to be drawn. As for birth control/abortion services. I believe abortion is wrong. As a Catholic I believe birth control is a personal decision. Yes, I do realize that is not the catholic churches stance. I don’t care. But the bottom line is, I do not see any reason for the general public to pay for birth control or abortions. If you want birth control, buy it. If you want an abortion, pay for it (it is, after all still legal). If you cant afford to pay for it (when I was a college student, I could not afford birth control) go to Planned Parenthood. It is either free or on a sliding scale. I think my diaphragm was around $10.00! If you can afford cigarettes or a couple of Starbucks drinks a month, you can suck it up and pay for birth control. Everything is not cut and dry. But any politician who thinks they are going to take away my rights be it the right to buy “porn” or the right to not pay for abortions is going to be under a fine microscope in my eyes. Please make educated decisions and look at all sides of the issues before you vote. I think the current administration is taking us down the wrong road. We are in a much worse place financially then we were 4 years ago. Another 4 years of this? Don’t know how we will manage that. But they are not all bad. The key is to look at the good with the bad and try to make an educated decision based on what you believe is right and what you think is best for your family and your country.

]]> Comment on An interview with Carolyn Faulkner by Dawn http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=175#comment-15 Dawn Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:36:41 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-15 Carolyn Faulkner is one of those authors I don't even read the synopsis of the story---I just buy it! I have been hoping for more books from her!!! I did find one listed that I haven't been able to find to purchase----Dutch. Please let me know if you know where this may be purchased! Carolyn Faulkner is one of those authors I don’t even read the synopsis of the story—I just buy it!
I have been hoping for more books from her!!! I did find one listed that I haven’t been able to find
to purchase—-Dutch. Please let me know if you know where this may be purchased!

]]> Comment on Author Interview: Loki Renard by Jacquie http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=235#comment-22 Jacquie Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:02:01 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=235#comment-22 Loki is an awesome writer, I think I was hooked on the very first story of hers that I read. she has something that you just can't put your finger on that keeps you coming back for me, it is that unpredictability that draws you and keeps you a forever loyal fan. Her wicked sense of humor of course is the whip creme and cherry on top lol I love it! If she would just get a big dog lol or at lease put a big dog in her F/F stories lol Loki is an awesome writer, I think I was hooked on the very first story of hers that I read. she has something that you just can’t put your finger on that keeps you coming back for me, it is that unpredictability that draws you and keeps you a forever loyal fan. Her wicked sense of humor of course is the whip creme and cherry on top lol I love it!

If she would just get a big dog lol or at lease put a big dog in her F/F stories lol

]]> Comment on An interview with Carolyn Faulkner by Stephanie http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=175#comment-14 Stephanie Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:34:17 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-14 Hi Nancy, thanks for the tip about the title. From what I've seen of the sample chapter, the description in the interview here fits to that book. The only problem is that it's published under Ellen Joyce, not Carolyn Faulkner. Is that another pseudonym she's writing under? The interview only mentions Abbie Collier. Hi Nancy, thanks for the tip about the title. From what I’ve seen of the sample chapter, the description in the interview here fits to that book. The only problem is that it’s published under Ellen Joyce, not Carolyn Faulkner. Is that another pseudonym she’s writing under? The interview only mentions Abbie Collier.

]]> Comment on An interview with Carolyn Faulkner by Nancy Christy http://www.blushingbooks.com/blog/?p=175#comment-13 Nancy Christy Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:19:27 +0000 http://blushingbooks.wordpress.com/?p=175#comment-13 I think its called - Her Master and Commander... I think its called – Her Master and Commander…

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