First time I ever made one of those squiggly-arrowed, romance trope ads. BUT I made one tonight for Wishful Sinful, the better to talk about it on Threads, in a post looking for products from bi+ creators (anyone under the “bi umbrella,” which also includes pan, and other labels).
Here it is!!!
Entertainment reporter Jared Winter finds more than just his next story, when he meets Velveteen Slumber’s polyamorous, bisexual front-man, Dorian Volker, and the rest of his crew.
The lead-singer’s off-the-charts charisma leads Jared and his best friend, Lenore Grenway, to embark on an unexpected rock ‘n’ roll road-trip. Along with Dorian, his girlfriend, and the rest of the band, they board the tour bus following the band’s Los Angeles performance.
Lenore uncovers rumors of disappearances connected with the Divination in the Dark tour, in which Velveteen Slumber is one of the opening acts for the headliner, Empress’s Daughter.
Dorian immediately shuts down any connection between his band and any missing persons. But is there a darker side to Dorian, as yet unseen?
M/M/F
4 out of 5 chili peppers (Maybe 5, but I think that’s debatable).
Insta-lust, Found Family tropes, among others.
While more of an homage than actual fan fiction, many (but not all) of the characters were inspired by the 1987 film The Lost Boys.
Dorian looks like a buffer David, because I couldn’t resist giving him an Adonis belt, etc… and making him a little taller. Not that Kiefer Sutherland wasn’t adequately attractive as-is. He definitely was. He’s a handsome guy.
But, I wanted to somewhat make Dorian my own. His dialogue is more formal, though he’s still moody as hell, but not so much of a sarcastic-bullying-as-flirtation kind of guy.
Haven, Dorian’s girlfriend, is physically Star with black and red-streaked hair, and more of a post-punk aesthetic. In the sequel I’m presently working on, there is a scene where they all dress up in 60’s/70’s retro style or tie dye, and her look imitates Star’s, more directly. She’s feistier than Star, and her dynamics with Dorian and Jared reflect that.
Jared looks like Michael, but in adult form (all the characters are adults… no teenagers). No younger brother (also no Laddie character). He meets Haven first, then Dorian, similar to the movie, in that sense.
Haven and Jared do have their spicy moments, but his connection with Dorian takes center stage. This reflects my interpretation that Star functioned more as a lure, and a point of contention, between David and Michael.
Not sure if I have clarified all of that along the way elsewhere in this blog, but there you have it.
Wishful Sinful, titled after a song by The Doors, like the rest of the series, is roughly novel-length, and available on Amazon, for Kindle, and as a print-to-order paperback.
The naming convention for the series is my acknowledgment of the Michael/Jim Morrison connection made explicit with the film’s cinematography, and the iconic cover of “People Are Strange” in the opening sequence.
There are some fun bonus sections of lyrics written by Dorian, throughout.
LOUD shout-out to my long-distance bestie who encouraged the project with rabid, and contagious, enthusiasm. She also, along with my kiddo, gave me the necessary nudge to make it available for sale, as well as continue the storyline with other works.
And a fond nod to the universe, for all the times I interacted with, or saw in passing, dating profiles for people with the same names as nearly every single one of my characters, in my area, including the rarer names like Haven, Dorian, and Raul. Synchronicity in action.
The shorter piece “Hyacinth House” is available for Kindle, and continues right where Wishful Sinful ended, with the lot of them encountering a haunted bed and breakfast.
My inspiration there was somewhat of Scooby Doo-meets-spicy-vampire-romance, but I’ll admit it gets rather dark. That happened as I wrote it, not when I first conceived the idea. There were multiple scenes that had me literally crying for my characters.
It’s perhaps more aligned with paranormal fiction, or erotic paranormal fiction, than romance, for this reason. Unlike Wishful SInful, Happily Ever Afters for everyone involved are not so guaranteed, in “Hyacinth House.”
That’s it. Just wanted to share, especially as Pride is nearly upon us.
Dorian is definitely a very, very flawed character, but I love him fiercely. Maybe you will, too.
All the Bright and Sparkly Things 
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