More Unabashed Decadence of the Roaring Twenties !!!

Given it's one of my favorite time periods, I'd love to share more with you about this wonderful decade. The roaring twenties were considered a decade of decadence and revolution. Young women threw of the constraints of the Edwardian age and embraced a new-found freedom of expression on the way they acted and the way they dressed.

Hemlines rose and, even more shockingly, dresses became backless. Women bound their breasts to appear waifish, as opposed to the era of flaunting what Mother Nature had given them in tightly cinched corsets.

Women flooded the workplace, leaving the usual constraints of domestic service for the freedom of the factories, direct sales and restaurants.

Men of means, influential businessmen and royalty began consorting with, and even marrying, women of somewhat reputable status. Nightclubs opened, hosting every class of people and serving up cocktails, wild jazz music, and risqué behavior.

Movies went from silent to talkies. The Jazz Singer begat extravagant musicals and more racy art films. Prohibition led to the introduction of speakeasies and all that was illegal became fun!

My research into the era led me on a wonderfully entertaining ride and turned into two of my favorite books.

In The Muse, I explore the extravagance and excitement of not only the art scene but also the illicit adventure of a multi-cultural ménage à trois, all of which leads to an awakening of a young innocent.

Decadence, freedom and illegal activities…

Everything a sheltered debutante in the mid-1920s could want. When Hyde Park socialite Susan Leland meets up with Evan Forrester for the second time, she makes no excuses for their first meeting—an auto accident in which she broke the young artist’s wrist. She finds the handsome Evan both infuriating and intriguing, yet not quite as intriguing as sultry torch singer Holly Winters, a performer at Susan’s favorite supper club.

A chance to make amends…

By posing nude for Evan to paint. When Susan balks, Evan, not wanting to deal with an innocent, sends her away but not before the arrival of his next model, Holly Winters. As Susan’s preparing to leave, the beautiful and talented singer convinces her to come back the next day—so they can pose together.

Will Susan find happiness in the arms of Evan Forrester—or another?

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I was so enthralled with the time period, I wrote another novella but this time with a nod to the end of World War I and the characters who served our country. The Mysterious Mrs. Pennybaker was the winner of the International Digital Award in the short, erotic category.

In the Roaring Twenties…

A former Hello Girl during WWI, widowed Ariel Pennybaker served her country proudly. She now carries on her late husband’s legacy…a home for the many returning, injured soldiers.

With her year of mourning nearly at an end, she’s had enough of her self-imposed celibacy. It’s time to get back in the game.

A chance meeting with a handsome WWI aviator has her imagining thoroughly naughty thoughts. When a second man walks into her life, her naughty thoughts turn downright decadent. What better way to fulfil her fantasies than by sharing both men’s beds.

As tempting as the idea is, Ariel has a huge secret, one she must protect at all costs. And, it’s possible one or both of her lovers is not what he seems.

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Note: Both novellas are on sale for 99¢

Until my turn next month, stay happy, stay healthy, stay well read!

Nancy

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