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Free Erotica Book to Download!

Don't miss out - Private Pleasures: The Collection, is Free!

For a limited time I'm offering my collection of sweet, fun, and sexy stories for free! Just download your copy from Amazon onto your e-reader. If you don't have a kindle or other reading device, Amazon offer a free Kindle App (on the right of the page, down below the buy details).

 

 

Each story in Private Pleasures has a great story line, so is not only hot and sexy, but also fun to read!

Whether you fantasize about dressing up in a sexy maid's outfit and playing away (A Married Woman's Fantasy Comes True), or having an ultra hot encounter with a stranger in a library (The Librarian), or even if you harbour secret school girl fantasies (The Night Class), you'll find a fantasy to heat up your evening, or your night, or your day...

How about a sweet seduction in The Picnic? Or a hot night with the sexy neighbour (The Hottest Night)? If you're a member of the exclusive Open House Club you'll be surprised just how much hot pleasure can be enjoyed in The House Viewing! Ever wondered about double the pleasure? Zoe finds out all about it in The Hiking Group... and, for a taste of submission, dominance, and playing with sex toys, The Birthday Gift will have you curling your toes in pleasure... 

What are you waiting for? Grab your free copy while you can! Just click on the Private Pleasures book image on the left of this page, either UK or US (also available on all other Amazon marketplaces), to be taken to Amazon and your free ticket to pleasure!

Enjoy some fun twists to the stories, as well as additional free content by way of webpages for you to visit, filled with extra ideas for you to enjoy!

I hope you enjoy reading Private Pleasures as much as I enjoyed writing it!

 

Please let me know by leaving a comment in the review section on Amazon! You don't have to leave your real name, try making up your fantasy name, just for fun!

With love always,

Honey x

Free Book! Download Dina Island and Escape to your very own Fantasy Island!

 Escape the Autumn Chills and

Slip Between the Covers of my Sexy Fantasy!

Dina Island is Free to download on Amazon until September 28th!

Slip between the covers of this erotic fantasy and surrender to slow, sensual pleasure, as Dina Island seduces you with hot, sexy, scenes and absolute escapism…

This sexy read is all about seduction, fantasy, desire, and dreamy luxury. Dina Island is for women everywhere who want to escape everyday life for a while… Read it on your late season beach escape, on your couch, or in bed, but you may want to read it alone… and treat yourself…

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5 stars. First introduction to Honey... Loved it!!

"What can I say I really loved my first Honey McGregor read … Glass of red wine, bubble bath and relaxing with Honey amid the crazy coronavirus ! It certainly transported me to a happy place loved the setting I want to go to Dina island sounds idyllic !! The story was great and set the erotic scene perfectly I was gripped from Chapter 1 ! Fantastic writing and really made me feel like I was living it mmmm !! Really looking forward to reading her others now and recommending to my friends they will also love to escape with a bit of Honey xxx"

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Love always,

Honey x

 

GIVEAWAY! FREE BOOK! FREE EROTICA BOOK FROM HONEY! FREE DOWNLOAD!

 

Don't miss out on my latest Erotic Book Giveaway!

Watch Me Want Me is FREE until 12 September 

(US pacific daylight time).

 Ask yourself the question. Is it cheating if you never slept together… if you never kissed… if you never even touched? With an alternate ending, you, the reader, get to decide how you want the story to end.
Enjoy scenes of slow, sensual pleasure and feel part of the story, as you experience your own pleasure between the covers of this erotic novella from Honey McGregor.

I hope you enjoy your free read! Don't forget to pop your e-mail address in, over on the left, if you want to be kept up to date with my news! Including the latest on any erotica freebies!

If you enjoy your free read, please let me know via the review section on your local Amazon page! I'd love to read what you thought of Watch Me Want Me!

Love always, Honey 👄 

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All Honey McGregor's Books are Free right now!

Free downloads on Amazon of Honey McGregor's Books!

I am joining many authors, at this difficult time,

and offering all my books as free downloads on Amazon!

Corona Virus is causing havoc, so many places are closed, pubs, bars, restaurants, clubs,

the list seems to be endless...

Many people are having to self-isolate, and spending time at home can become tiresome.

If you need a distraction, my books are the perfect *ahem* pleasurable distraction!

Download them while they are free - see details below for each book's free dates -

and enjoy them at your leisure! 

Above all else, do take good care of yourself and your loved ones,

stay safe, and believe that we will get through this!

I hope that you enjoy my books!

If you can leave a comment on Amazon that will be amazing!

Love from Honey xx

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Summer Giveaway!

**SUMMER GIVEAWAY!!** 

Summer's coming ladies... are you?  

To help you get in the sexy summer mood I'm giving away UP TO TWO FREE COPIES of my popular book, 'Private Pleasures', in exchange for honest reviews on Amazon! Here's what to do: Please 'LIKE' my post on facebook and 'LIKE' my page & COMMENT on the ORIGINAL POST. And finally, SHARE, SHARE, SHARE! If I get 25 new page likes I'll post ONE FREE COPY, & if I get 50 new page likes I'll post another FREE COPY! Winners will be randomly selected at the end of May 2019! 

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Erotica For Women - A Love Story? Or Just Hot Sex?

What do you anticipate, hungrily, as you open your new book of adult short stories? Or your latest erotic fantasy novella?

Do your eyes search eagerly for the first hot sex scene? Does it turn you on when it's two strangers indulging in forbidden fruits?

Or do you crave a little love between the covers?

There are many ways to write erotica and many readers in our big, wide, world with differing tastes of what they enjoy, when it comes to sexual fantasies.

I write primarily for women, to bring them personal pleasure, and to give them something to get a little hot about... My books are perfect for a woman to read alone but they also work well when she wants to spice things up with her partner.

So, readers, what makes you most horny? Is it more of a turn on to read about sex with strangers? Does it fuel your own fantasies? Even if you're married, is it still sexy to read about the exploits of someone you can, just for a short while, imagine is you...

Perhaps you like to play it safe? You love to read a hot, sexy, story, with some great sex, but you love that, in the end, they are husband and wife, maybe acting out their own fantasies together? Do you relate better to this? Or do you like to feel a little guilty, a little naughty...

This is the pleasure of reading erotica. It's just fantasy. It's the writer's fantasy but written for your pleasure.

In my collection of short stories, Private Pleasures: The Collection, I include a variety of stories, some of the characters are married and some are out for the pure thrill of great sex, sometimes unexpected, sometimes planned...

My novella, Dina Island, allows love to creep in slowly and my novella, Watch Me Want Me, has a love that's always there, even when the characters think it's gone.

Whatever your preferences, when it comes to erotica for women, the main purpose is to bring our readers a story that gives them what they are looking for.

I hope that you find this within the covers of my books, as well as those of many of the other great erotica writers out there! 

Share your comments on this post or on my facebook page or twitter!

Until the next time,

Honey x 

Erotica Cover Art - Hot Hunk or the Female Form?

No doubt that the jury's out on this one. You've only got to look at the various erotica books and their choices of cover art.

Many erotica writers do seem to favour putting a hot guy on the cover. Maybe his jeans are undone a little... he's usually shirtless, muscles rippling, and he's always good looking...

On the other hand, there are a good number of erotica titles with a a hot hunk busy with a hot chick on the cover. Very little clothing is required for these two, the message is clear, it's boy on girl and it's hot...

Then there's the cover art with two women having a good time.... A clear message and it make sense, lesbian erotica wants to find the right readers...

Let's not forget guy on guy, BDSM, threesomes... the artwork choice is so important.

You'll also find erotica cover art with just a female on the cover. The message here? Well, in my mind, it tells the would be reader that it's just for her. It says it's all about her and her pleasure. That's not to say that the story or stories don't have any guys in, it's just making it clear that the book is going to be a treat, a delicious indulgence...

I chose to use a woman only on my erotica cover art for my first two books, as you can see here with my first book, Private Pleasures: The Collection.

For my third book I included a sexy, shirtless, man too, as part of a great set of three images, which worked well as it is all about online sex, a guy watching a girl, a girl being watched...

(You can see all three book covers on the left of this blog.)

So no definitive answers from me I'm afraid! Within erotica as a genre there are so many sub-categories that the cover art can be crucial to getting across the right message. It's up to us, as authors, to try and decide what we think will work for us each time.

What are your thoughts on erotica cover art? Are you a writer of erotica? What do you favour for your cover art? Or perhaps you're a reader of erotica? What attracts you and why?

With no clear answer, it's still always a pleasure to view the many different book covers for erotica, and enjoy the authors' creativeness.

Until the next time,

Honey McGregor
  

What to drink when you're writing?

So there's a good question! And one that will have many different answers from so many different writers among us!

There are many factors which will dictate what type of beverage you prefer when your creative juices are flowing.

For instance, the genre will likely have an impact on whether you write while sipping on a cup of tea or while you savour your wine or whisky.

And then there's the weather, of course. It can be quite a different experience writing whilst swaddled under layers of winter clothing, shivering up in your writer's nook as the wind howls outside your window, causing it to rattle in its frame. It's another experience altogether on a balmy summer's evening, isn't it? You're in your shorts and a tee, the window's open and the summer breeze is gently lifting papers on your desk as your bare feet rest contentedly on the rug beneath them.

The time of day will also affect your drinking choices, let's not forget. If you're a morning writer then coffee or tea will probably be your choice. But the evening writers are a whole different story... no coffee or tea for them, something harder perhaps...

So, back to genre... and purely from a personal perspective, being an erotica writer, I find that I prefer to undertake my writing with a glass of wine. In the summer it will be a crisp, cold white wine, and in winter it will be a full-bodied red. I can even break it down a little more as follows - early evening in summer will find a G&T beside my computer to ease me into my writing, moving onto the wine at the appropriate moment. In winter, if I continue to write into the later hours, a whisky will do nicely, after the red wine, thank you.


From the above you can correctly deduce that I am not a morning writer. No indeed. I absolutely prefer to write during the evenings. I know for many this may be the only option, due to other work commitments. For me it is a choice as my husband and I own and run a small guest house, which enables me to choose my writing times.

Do I write best in summer or winter? Summer definitely! Luckily for me, we live in Africa, giving us many warm months through the year.This means that I am less likely to be writing huddled up in winter layers and can enjoy my favourite experience, that of barefoot writing.

One thing I can confirm is that I never write with a cup of tea! Somehow, to me, tea and erotica just don't go together!

If I imagine a tea-drinking writer I would probably say Jessica Fletcher, Murder She Wrote, does that sound about right to you?

I'm sure all writers would agree with me that you need to feel in the mood and, for me, nothing does that better than being barefoot and feeling the summer heat, as I swallow a delicious mouthful of ice cold wine, the ice clinking in my glass.

I feel free, relaxed and a little sensuous, the perfect ingredients to write my next erotic scene...

Honey McGregor

Erotica for Women! Longer, Hotter Version of Watch Me, Want Me Out Now on Amazon!

Great news for those of you who have enjoyed reading my latest book on wattpad, you can now purchase the longer, hotter version on Amazon!

The longer length novella contains extra hot scenes as well as side stories, to add to your overall reader enjoyment.

Watch Me, Want Me is  a hot couple fantasy, perfect for women looking for a sexy short story to enjoy! Its length makes it perfect to take with you on holiday, for a hot, lazy, read on the beach... Or perhaps you want to indulge in some private you time one evening, or at the weekend...

If you enjoy reading about couples and relationships, this is the perfect book for you. Add in some voyeurism and you're good to go!

Married couple, Matt and Tanya, are experiencing the usual feelings of indifference, neglect, a little boredom, and sexual frustrations. As their situation deteriorates they find themselves doing things they would not have considered before. With hot scenes, experienced from both sides, you get to enjoy their feelings of being 'the watcher' and of 'being watched'.

Online sex is available in many forms and this story explores what it's like to perform online for unknown men, from a woman's point of view, as well as what it's like for the guy on the other side.

Here's a question to consider - Would you do it? Tanya had never considered it before, but when her friend suggests it, she finds that she's intrigued... and more than that, she begins to enjoy it... particularly with one certain guy...

But who is he? And is she cheating on Matt? And what about Matt, as he delves into the secret pleasures of watching girls on a sex site?

Obsession takes hold, on both sides, but the reader sees everything and knows who's watching who and who's being watched.

Extra fun can be had with this erotic short story as you can choose which ending you prefer! And of course, those of you familiar with books by Honey McGregor will now know that I like to include a fun web page as part of the story, for your added enjoyment, and this book is no different!

So if you're ready for your next erotic romance, it can be found on Amazon UK and US, as well as Europe and Australia, among others. Click the images below.

Watch Me, Want Me - UK

Watch Me, Want Me - US

Happy reading!

Honey McGregor

Read My Latest, Hot, Erotic Novella Free on Wattpad! Watch Me, Want Me by Honey McGregor

Watch Me, Want Me by Honey McGregor

Enjoy a free read of my new hot erotic story entitled Watch Me, Want Me!
The first three chapters are already live on Wattpad with new chapters being added regularly.

I'm really enjoying the experience or working with Wattpad, it's a great platform to reach readers all over the world.
I'm having great fun adding in media to the story too, a superb feature of Wattpad, and you'll find some really hot images accompanying the story as it unfolds!

Watch Me, Want Me is the story of two people whose relationship has slowly deteriorated. As they pay each other less attention other temptations creep into their lives. They make drastic changes to their lives and begin to seek their pleasure elsewhere.

Explore their obsessions and desires as they take over their lives and experience their hot, online passion along with them...

And then ask yourself the question: Is it cheating if you never sleep together, if you never kiss, if you never even touch?

Readers get to decide which ending they prefer, by means of an alternative ending - which ending will you choose?

As readers of Dina Island and Private Pleasures, both by Honey McGregor, will know, all my stories include a webpage to visit for extra reading and pleasure!

The slightly longer version, with additional, extra hot, scenes, and side stories, will be published to Amazon soon, for impatient readers keen to get to the end of the story and read more!

Follow me on Honey McGregor's Facebook page for updates!

New Erotica Novella by Honey McGregor Coming Soon! Wattpad Project In Progress!

Wattpad Erotica Novella to be Serialized in New Project by Honey McGregor!

photo by Gabriel Matula, Unsplash

Okay peeps, I'm delighted to tell you that I've finished my first draft of my latest erotic novella and am now at the editing stage. This is always a great feeling, having spent much time hammering away at the keyboards.

I've decided to drip feed this erotic novella to wattpad in a serialization, as a project, and am interested to see how it goes! Many authors have experimented with wattpad but the question always arises, 'why give your writing away for free?'

Well, here's the thing, it's a great way of sharing one's work with a wider audience and finding readers interested in a particular genre. The hope is that readers enjoy the experience and sign-up to follow as I release new chapters.

This new erotic novella is based on the question 'Is it cheating if you never slept together... if you never kissed... if you never actually touched...'

As the story draws closer to the finale, readers will have a choice of how they wish  the story to end, by means of an alternative ending.

So, which ending will you choose? You'll have to read it to decide, of course!

Once the first chapter is released on wattpad I'll let everyone know. And for those impatient readers among you, I will, at some point, release the book to Amazon as both a kindle and paperback version.

For now, I have work to do! As usual, I'll also be creating an associated web page to accompany the story, for my readers' added enjoyment of the whole experience of a Honey McGregor story!

Follow my blog or facebook page for updates and see you soon!

Honey McGregor 

A Beach Without A Book Is Just A Beach...

Summer is still with us and whether you're lucky enough to still be off on holiday somewhere by the sea, or whether you're just planning a day trip to the beach, there's one important item you can never be without...
Yes, fellow book lovers, you guessed, it, it's your book!
It's all very nice feeling the sand between your toes, dipping your feet in the cool ocean waters, even relaxing on your beach towel and enjoying the sun's warmth on your body, but let's be honest here, after a while we may get a little bored...
True book lovers are rarely without a book. If you're anything like me you take a book everywhere, even to the dentist... well who knows how long you'll have to wait, right?
Whether you prefer a paperback or your Kindle, there's nothing better than knowing you have your book with you.
Actually, there is one thing that's better... and that's having your Honey McGregor book with you!
My latest book, Dina Island, is all about a young, wealthy, widow who holidays on an exotic private island, with a very attractive host, the enigmatic Mr Baron, and it's the perfect accompaniment to your day on the beach.
Why is Racquel so attracted to Mr Baron and why does he seem to know her every wish? What secrets is the island hiding and can love triumph over betrayal?
Dina Island is a novella and so it's quite a short read, which means you get to read the whole thing as you while away your day on the beach... Soak up Racquel's reawakening as she succumbs to Mr Baron's advances...
What more can a girl ask for?
You can find out more, and purchase Dina Island, on Amazon. Buy it now and add a little extra heat to your day on the beach...

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Happy holidays, happy beach days, and happy reading!

Thank You For Reading My Books

I wanted to send out a big thank you to all of you who have purchased my books recently.
I hope you've enjoyed reading them and, having just published my latest novella, Dina Island, I am about to get busy planning my next book.
I aim to write a book containing two novellas in one, for your extra reading pleasure.
These will be along the lines of a woman finding love when she is least expecting it, something many of us may have experienced... or have dreamed of...
What would you like me to include in my story? I love to hear readers' suggestions!

My latest novella, Dina Island, is available at Amazon UK & US (paperback and for kindle):

Amazon UK

Amazon US

New Novella From Honey McGregor Out Now!

 

The Perfect Short Hot Summer Beach Read!

I'm excited to announce the release of my latest novella, Dina Island, a great read to heat up your day on the beach!
So, what's it about?
Here's the description from the back of my cover:

This novella is the perfect length for an enjoyable read on your day out at the beach. Picture yourself laying in the sun, the waves gently lapping on the shore... Perhaps you're sipping a glass of wine... You open up your new book, Dina Island, and begin reading... Slowly you realise that you've been transported to Dina Island... You may be forgiven for thinking that you are actually there, as the sounds around you provide the perfect background noise to your experience...
You read on... and then you begin to feel a little hot... Is it the sun? Or is it the story? You glance around... it's okay... no-one's watching you... you carry on reading... Oh... this is good... you can imagine it... you can picture it... you can feel it...

Dina Island is available now on Amazon in both paperback and for Kindle.

For US Readers:

For UK Readers:

 Enjoy, and if you get too hot... you can always take a dip in the cool ocean...

The Importance Of What Your Characters Wear

Does it matter what your characters wear in your story?

 

This might be a debatable point, depending on what genre authors are writing in.
A detective story? Probably not something that needs mentioning, although you'll notice that the victim's clothing is always mentioned. What the detective wears, however, is not generally of real interest to the reader.
How about a horror story? Here, clothing takes on more interest as the reader is encouraged to experience the story rather more visually. The bad guy becomes a scarier character if we can picture him, and his clothing choices help us to do that. Equally, the people who suffer at the hands of the bad guy are easier to visualise if we know what they're wearing.
Imagine the classic horror story scenario, a group of young people on a vacation to a cabin in the woods, by the lake. As soon as we are guided, by the writer, to picture the girls in their shorts and tees, and know that the bad guy is watching them from the woods, we can feel the tension rising inside us. Now add in a scene where they slip into their bikinis for a dip in the lake *are they crazy, they're staying in a cabin by the lake and they're in a horror story!* and we are really feeling it. We now feel their vulnerability completely, because of what they're wearing.

When it comes to romance, with a little heat, for older women (my writing genre), what my characters are wearing is of the utmost importance. Without the visuals created for my readers, by my descriptions of my characters' clothing choices, the resultant pleasure of my story will be diminished.

Perhaps it's a hot, sultry, summer night... Immediately I'm picturing my character and what she might wear for her experiences ahead. I want my readers to picture her too. I want them to also picture themselves in the same scenario. So I start to build her wardrobe, from her choice of sexy lingerie to her little, strappy, summer dress. Or maybe it's a pair of tiny cut-off denims, with no underwear, and a halter top. Her footwear is also a consideration. Lace-up ankle boots might look cute but they don't come off easily in a sexy scenario, so maybe she wears a pair of flip flops.

If it's an evening in a bar, and I want my readers to picture a more sophisticated scenario, I'll dress my character in perhaps a pencil skirt with a slit. But if I don't mention the stockings, how do my readers know she's wearing them? Is she wearing a low-cut blouse? What about her lingerie? Is it a push-up bra so that my male character notices her cleavage? And what about him? We need to picture him too, to feel drawn into the story so that we feel the craving. With a little guidance we can imagine this handsome guy offering to buy her a drink. He's dark, his tan set off by the white of his business shirt, his tie removed and top button undone. We can almost reach out and touch this guy, who's clearly gone to the bar for a drink after work.

One of the reasons that I include a fun blog page in each of my stories is directly related to my belief that clothing matters in really feeling and picturing the story.
I want my readers to be able to picture my characters when they read the story and, if they so desire, I want them to be able to re-create the look themselves, for their own fantasy scenarios.
Whether they just want to feel sexy, after reading a hot story, or whether they want to take things a step further and explore role play with their partner, I hope my fun blogs encourage them to do this.

So, does it matter what your characters wear in your story? Yes, it certainly does if it's in a Honey McGregor story.

What Makes The Perfect Story?

Ah, that age old question...
What makes the perfect story? What particular component of a story makes the difference between a book being devoured hungrily in one sitting and a book that languishes on the side table, due to lack of interest, after its reader laboured through the first few pages before giving up?
Equally, with regard to a movie, what makes us watch a movie straight through and feel bereft that it's over, as opposed to watching a movie for a while and then giving up on it?
Apparently someone famous once said to an equally famous movie director 'I've come up with the perfect story!' Upon enquiry from the director, his friend replied, 'Boy meets girl, they fall in love!'

You may groan now. Go on, get it all out of your system, it's okay.
But when you're done groaning have a think about all the stories that you've really enjoyed over the years. The ones that have stayed with you. The ones you read or watch again and again, whenever you feel like a dose of feel good therapy...
How about books or movies like One Day, Notting Hill, The Notebook, The Time Traveller's Wife... How about Titanic, or... oh my word, this one's a classic... the Bridges Of Madison County...
Yes, these are all love stories and there are so many other genres out there, so why do these get the kudos of being called good stories... perfect stories, even?
No-one's saying they haven't enjoyed great reads or viewings of horror stories, dystopian stories, comedies and historical dramas, to list just a few genres. But... do they leave you feeling as if you just spent the perfect day with your best friend, as if you bought the perfect dress, ate the most delicious meal, had the best massage at the spa, got gifted a big box of your favourite chocolates or just went on the perfect mini-break?
Think of that line in Notting Hill, 'I'm also just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.'
Didn't we all just collectively sigh a little as we gazed at the screen with mushy eyes and a soft feeling in our hearts when Julia Roberts uttered those words?
There's no avoiding it, a good love story is hard to beat when it comes to guaranteed enjoyment factor. Who falls in love with who may depend on the writer's own tastes and how the story is received may also depend on the reader's or viewer's own proclivities, and that's ok. Although, your sexual preferences aside, a good love story may be enjoyed no matter who actually falls in love with who...
So, does incorporating a love story into another genre work equally well?
Actually, it does, to a degree....
Now think back to the various other genres and particular stories that you've enjoyed. You may be surprised to now realise that a love story wound its way through the whole story line and that was actually what gave you that pleasurable feeling of a good story enjoyed.
Spy thrillers, action packed stories, horrors even, at times, and certainly dystopian type story lines do often sneak in a romance and this is very often the glue that binds the story together from beginning to end.
That euphoria we feel when the hero saves the girl just in time? That's the love element of the story.
It's there more than we think. Look for it next time you're reading or watching something, you may be surprised at how often you discover it, just as you discover how much you're enjoying the story!

Hot Reads For Mature Women

I generally write 'hot but sweet' kind of stories and a lot of my writing is aimed towards older women as I believe there is a large group of mature women who are a little uncomfortable with anything too 'smutty'.

To this end I try to ensure that my stories are appealing in themselves and relatable to the grown up girls out there. This doesn't mean that younger women won't enjoy them, I hope you all do, but just that older women can feel confident in their choice of reading matter.

My characters are often a little older, have seen something of life, and find pleasure and excitement in the situations I place them in within my stories.

(My character Scarlett, in The Hottest Night, is an older woman who enjoys a surprisingly exciting and heated encounter with a younger man, when she cat sits for a friend. It really is the perfect short story for a hot, summer's night...)



I might create a character who's in an unhappy relationship but finds fulfillment elsewhere, or maybe a divorcee, or a widow. But often my characters are happily married and find their pleasure with their husband - how perfect is that? Of course, I also write about single women having their own sexy adventures, there's something for everyone!

I always try to give my readers a feel of being part of the story, or at least to imagine themselves being in the same situation. Part of the way I do this is to include lots of descriptions of outfits, food, wine and even surroundings. When you visit the webpage, included in each story, you'll also find lots of extra information such as outfit suggestions, make-up, perfume, or even wine, all to draw you closer to the character in the story.

Who knows, you might be inspired to try recreating some of my stories yourself, with your partner...

The Hottest Night is one of the short stories in my book Private Pleasures: The Collection, available from Amazon in paperback as well as for Kindle.

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New Novella Coming Soon From Honey McGregor!

The Private Beach...

A beautiful, wealthy, widow books an exclusive vacation... her own private beach on a private island...
But who owns the island... and how does he know her every wish before she even knows it herself?

I'm having such fun with this story! It started as a short story, for my second collection of short hot stories in my Private Pleasures series, but I'm finding that there's much more to explore in this hot fantasy.

I've decided to write it as a stand alone novella and let my main character enjoy as much pleasure as possible...

I'll keep you updated...

How I build my Characters for my Stories...

... And the hidden clues I give away about myself in my writing... 

 

An Author Insights Article by Honey McGregor

As writers we're often asked how we come up with our characters and the methods probably vary for different writers. Some writers may spend hours with their note pad, jotting down ideas of the type of person their character is. Perhaps they look at photos online, waiting for a certain 'type' to jump out at them for inspiration. Different methods work for different people, and there is no wrong, or right, way.

For me, it's quite simple. I sit down at my keyboard and I start typing. As the words flow, so my character comes to me. To begin with she's a blank face, with no particular likes or dislikes, and then, as she embarks on her adventure, she becomes clearer and starts to appear. (I'm going with a 'she' here as most of my focal characters are female, well, I do write hot romance for women, after all...)

As an example, in my short story 'A Married Woman's Fantasy Comes True', my character prepares for her night of  'playing away' by taking a shower at work using Molton Brown body products and finishing off with a spritz of eau de toilette, all in ylang-ylang fragrance.

Why Molton Brown? Here's a clue, I probably loved Molton Brown and enjoyed their products myself when I was slightly *cough* younger and busy enjoying nights out as a single girl. I probably love ylang-ylang and subconsciously associated myself with my character in her preparations. So you get to gain a little insight into Honey McGregor, the person behind the writer.

As I relive the anticipation of preparing for a night out, I project those feelings onto my character and a little part of me starts to become part of my character. I start to see my character in my mind's eye as she comes to life on my computer screen.

When my leading lady hooks up with the man she's going to be spending the evening with he's
so handsome, so… hot! His dark hair was falling in loose curls to rest on the collar of a white dress shirt, open at the neck and his dark pants and shoes finished off the perfect look.

And so another hidden clue becomes apparent... Honey McGregor has a penchant for dark hair and a man who knows how to take care in his appearance...

There's food involved in this particular story, indeed in many of my stories, which means, yes, you've guessed it, Honey has an interest in food. Not just any old food, good food, tastefully prepared. Oysters, Champagne, hot smoked salmon salad, a good Chardonnay...

In 'While the Husband's Away', my character shops at La Senza for some white lacy underwear and loves Chanel Allure... as I typed, she became a very soft, feminine, character and , as I, Honey, just adore sexy, lacy, underwear, so her tastes were created as my thoughts drifted to buying beautiful lingerie for a special occasion, not total seduction wear, but something softer... and with that came memories of the scent of Chanel Allure, soft, feminine, and gentle, perfect for my character...

Sometimes I also include music in my stories and the story I'm referring to above had music from Paul Haslinger playing. I could hear the music in my head as I wrote, I knew what I wanted it to be, something that gently brought shivers to my character's spine, that carried her along... and upwards... towards certain pleasure... Have a listen here:
 



Moving on to another of my stories in my collection, 'The Night Class', and I just felt my character's naughty side as I typed. She was grown-up but liked to play, to tease, to dress-up...
Perhaps there's a clue there that Honey enjoys a little dress-up, a little role play...

Tamsin, my character, felt her power as a younger women attracting the attention of an older man (perhaps Honey has experience of this, who knows? You tell me, you'll be the detective now, as you read my stories, and other writers' stories...)

Her school girl outfit came together through my tapping fingers as my mind's images controlled my words. Had Honey played the school girl you wonder?
As I got a picture of what Tamsin looked like, so her character became clearer, a certain precociousness, confidence in her sexuality, but playful and teasing too.

My male character, Mack, grew in response to Tamsin's character, sometimes that's how it happens. I didn't know what he would be like, he virtually created himself as events unfolded. His responses were created automatically as a result of Tamsin's initial teasing. Eventually, however, his character becomes the stronger one, a masterful male, in control of the naughty school girl. He performs perfectly in his role of teacher to his student in this delicious sexy role play, and Tamsin's character subtly becomes more submissive in response to Mack.

Role play features quite heavily in my stories (another clue about Honey?) and, for this reason, I include a fun blog page, for you, my readers, to enjoy in each of my stories. If you so desire you can follow some of the tips and advice on these pages and enjoy your own role play.

To finish, not everything we write about is a clue about us as writers. We have vivid imaginations and that's why we like to write. Of course we write from experience much of the time, and we also include our own fantasies and dreams in our writing. But we also write for our readers, about what we believe they will enjoy, so you'll just have to read between the lines a little, as you try to pick up our hidden clues...

Happy detecting...

Visit www.amazon.com/author/honeymcgregor for details about my book of short hot stories for women - Private Pleasures: The Collection - available in paperback as well as for kindle.