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Amazon's Adult *Porn* Classification ( #amazon #adult #porn )

| Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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Well, everyone that writes erotic (and many of those who read it) have heard this news by now. Amazon is trying to (at least it would seem) to push out erotic and classify it as porn. Of course, I've written articles on erotic vs porn, but, to me...right now...this isn't even the issue.

Let's even call it all porn.

Everyone still has a right to read what they choose to read and to be able to find it.

Remember when PayPal went crazy and wasn't going to allow adult purchases? I instantly added a new form of check out to No Boundaries Press' store front and invited others to participate in a vendor area. I HATE CENSORSHIP. As adults, we should be able to determine what we wish to read, not be told what we can read (funny thing is, I was watching the "library" episode of season 2 of Dr Quinn several nights ago and the "fictional" people there were trying to ban some of the books she had donated to their first public library).

While, Amazon doesn't seem to be trying to ban (at least not yet) these books, they are making it as difficult as possible to find and purchase. Why? I'm really not certain. I mean, they still make their money no matter the subject matter that is purchased. So, to me, it's like cutting your nose off.

Now, I always hate to "bandwagon" - find a topic everyone's writing about and write my own...but I felt this one called for it.

As always, I am opening up for new members to the Market Stall area of NBP. If you need information on how to become a vendor, email: noboundariespress@gmail.com (Upfront information: Payments are quarterly....author/publisher gets 75%)

What has gotten under my skin is that it seems people are suggesting to pull and redo your books. If they contain certain words, certain descriptive tags and so on (I mean, from what I'm reading, Amazon is having issues even with the wording used within the books). While we could all pull our books, change titles and covers and rewrite without using words like fuck, cock and cum.....my questions is this:

WTF for??????

We wrote it how we wanted readers to read it....for the effect we wanted that scene to have on the reader.

If we do this...Amazon wins.

I understand...it may not be about who wins and who loses. But, to me...if we don't fight against censorship....what happens 20 years from now? To they continue to decide more and more about what we can read and what's acceptable for us to buy?

Yes, I know. Some of you are saying I'm being overly dramatic. But am I? Maybe this year, or for what come next year--but what about the years after that?

I have a couple other author names that I write under. On each of those sites, I created an amazon store front as soon as I began having books available. I also included extra pages for books of friends. I haven't done it for KR yet, but I think I'm going to take the time to do it today. If you link your direct Amazon store front, (so far) it should be easy to find your items.

Anyway, my point? Don't be boxed in. Don't "go with the flow." Stand up for what you write. If we change it, we're essentially admitting that Amazon is right.

They aren't.



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Amazon's Adult *Porn* Classification ( #amazon #adult #porn )

Posted by : Kharisma Rhayne
Date :Wednesday, May 1, 2013
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Pieces of You Cover Reveal Tour G!veaway

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Are you ready to kick off the Pieces of You Cover Reveal? I am so in love with this cover. Be sure to follow the posts of the blogs listed below so you can earn entries for the giveaway. Use Rafflecopter for ALL entries. Here are the participating blogs (and don't forget to come back for more Lacee in July for the full book tour).
Pieces of You Cover Reveal: May 1-15

1- First Class Books
2- Ellie Dunn
3- Books, Books The Magical Fruit
4- Makayla's Book Reviews
5- Suzzana C Ryan
6- Cover Reveals
7 - S.H. Roddey
8 - Sheri Vidal
9 - Whips, Chains, Sex & Books
10 - Yvette Ganoe
11 - http://housephryxus.blogspot.com/
12 - Shayna
13 - S. J. Maylee
14 - Fel Wetzig
15 - Ray & Books Books and More Books


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Stolen From Facebook & Too Funny To Not Share :)

| Saturday, April 27, 2013
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WTF??? HOW DO COURT RECORDERS KEEP STRAIGHT FACES????
These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and published by court reporters that had the torment of staying calm while the exchanges were taking place.

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan!
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ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.
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ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.
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ATTORNEY: What is your date of birth?
WITNESS: July 18th.
ATTORNEY: What year?
WITNESS: Every year.
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ATTORNEY: How old is your son, the one living with you?
WITNESS: Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which.
ATTORNEY: How long has he lived with you?
WITNESS: Forty-five years.
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ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget..
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?
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ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep, he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?
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ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the 20-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: He's 20, much like your IQ.
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ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitting me?
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ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Getting laid
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ATTORNEY: She had three children , right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?
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ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death..
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Take a guess.
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ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Unless the Circus was in town I'm going with male.
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ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.
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ATTORNEY: Doctor , how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All of them. The live ones put up too much of a fight.
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ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral...
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ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 PM
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: If not, he was by the time I finished.
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ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Are you qualified to ask that question?

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And last:

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No..
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.



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Author Chat Friday

| Friday, April 26, 2013
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Another guest post for me this week (and I'll be here monthly--4th Friday)

http://naughtypagesofphoenix.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/author-chat-fridays-welcome-kharisma.html?zx=aa7561c0f1cbf237


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Author Chat Friday

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Celebrity Crushes

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Stop by as I chat about some celebrity crushes....(images too)....
http://authorelliepotts.blogspot.com/2013/04/guest-post-kharisma-rhayne-talks-about.html
Don't forget to share yours too.


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When Your Kids Are Older Than You Are by Kayelle Allen

| Thursday, April 25, 2013
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It's my birthday, but before you wish me a happy one ... mind helping me with a slight birthday-related problem? How do you handle birthdays when you claim to remain a certain age, and your children blithely refuse to cooperate and eventually claim to be older than you are?
My daughter will be thirty-six before long, while I am still in the prime of my life at twenty-nine. I'm not sure how that happened, actually. I think somewhere in the past I might have celebrated my second annual twenty-ninth birthday, and the habit stuck each year. If that's true, then today would be my thirty-third annual twenty-ninth birthday. I'll let you do the math.
So what is it about aging that makes us all so scared to admit how old we are? My mother in law happily tells everyone she's in her nineties. Maybe if I ever reach that age (and am willing to admit it) I'll feel the same way. Right now, I'm more worried about things like not being seen as over-the-hill when it comes to being an author.
Do you think younger people care how old the author is who's writing their books? Maybe. If they're reading a romance and they think about how a grandmother wrote that smoking hot sex scene they just read. Does it bother them? But when you think about it, a grandmother got to be a grandmother by having children, and along with that goes sex. So you figure she had to have at least some experience. Right? It's also possible that the grandmother is happily married as well. That means she has experience in happy-ever-afters. You would think.
Perhaps the best thing to do is not worry about being judged for my age, and let my work speak for itself. If I can still write a smoking hot sex scene and tell a great story, who cares how old I am? Forget birthdays! Although I'd still like to get presents on the big day.

Forbid My Heart: A Luc and Rah Story
This GLBT Science Fiction Romance is free on the Loose Id website until April 28th. The book Surrender Love (which features Luc and Rah also) will be on sale during that time. Here's a bit about the book.

Waking in the middle of the night, Izzorah begins to worry. His lover has pledged to take him back to visit his homeworld, but Izzorah knows the fact that they're gay could cause their death if the Kin Pride Council hears about it. His heart tells him to trust Luc, but Izzorah's fear is real. He snuggles up to Luc, seeking comfort.
Luc is immortal. He has the perspective to understand his lover's concerns and not worry about them. To distract Izzorah, Luc tries a sexy game of dominance and submission played during their shared shower. Izzorah's unreserved trust and respect make Luc long to wipe out any shadow of trouble or sorrow. He would turn the Kin homeworld upside down to protect him, but convincing Izzorah he can do it will mean confessing a truth Luc is not yet ready to share.
Luc and Rah must learn: where the heart leads -- follow.

About the Author
Kayelle Allen is the owner of The Author's Secret. She's also a blogger, writer of immortal role-playing gamers, warriors who purr, and agents who find the unfindable--or hide it forever.
Homeworld http://kayelleallen.com
Blog http://kayelleallen.blogspot.com
Twitter http://twitter.com/kayelleallen
Facebook http://facebook.com/kayelle.allen




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W!NNERS Announced

| Wednesday, April 24, 2013
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How about we announce some winners tonight?
First, thanks to everyone who also joined me in the LRC chat....those winners were announced on the loop.

Here are some other winners:

Facebook Contest 5:
Jeannie B.
Sandy W.

Bound Tour Winners:
Magnet: Amber H.
Print Book: Linda B.
Keychain: No entries :(
Ebook: Sam S.
Tour Wide Giveaway --
Print book: Dee T.
Ebook: Laura T.
Original Print of Books 1-3: Gabrielle L.

All winners have been emailed.

Thanks so much to everyone that stops in  :D ♥


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Guilty Hottie Pleasure {56}

| Thursday, April 11, 2013
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This week is another candidate for our back in the day hottie -- it's none other than former cover model hottie Fabio. To this day when I read a Highlander book who's hero has the long blonde hair -- I picture something close to him. (shhh--our secret...ok?) We'll also keep it a secret as to how many books I still have on my shelves that he's on the cover of.
I still find the stare coming on when I view old Fabio pictures and book covers. I've never hidden the fact that I have this thing for overly tall, muscled guys with long blonde hair.

Here's a few of my favorite pictures:





I want to live in *that* jungle
wonder who I'd have to kidnap to get Fabio to do a cover. Think he'd come out of cover retirement for me? ☺

Crunches anyone? In this case...I'd much prefer to watch

Another case of an annoying towel

Wanna Ride?

Seriously? Ok...those shorts HAVE to go...I'm lmao


Yes, but can he tame a *real* tiger?

Split ends?

oooh, bite me :P

Ok, ok...enough fun at Fabio's expense I guess. Stop in next week to see who I pick on next. 
Oh wait.....

...a few of his over 400 covers: 





These two pictures are more recent 2000 and 2006 I believe (what? I'm not a complete stalker lol)...


Current day do-ability?
(it's a word because I was able to type it *sticks out tongue*)
Not as much as in the cover model days--but I have to admit, I'd be real curious ;)




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Question of the Week #13

| Monday, April 8, 2013
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Last week we discussed book pricing and I want to go a little farther into it.

What are you willing to pay for the following word counts?

Under 5000?
5000-10000?
10000-25000?
25000-50000?
50000-75000?
75000-100000?
Over 100000?


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Question of the Week #13

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Guilty Hottie Pleasure {55}

| Thursday, April 4, 2013
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This week I'm letting music influence me and going with Sebastian Bach...lead singer of Skid Row. I mean, what wasn't to love? Tight leather, gorgeous long hair and a KILLER voice.

Looking back, I can definitely see why I thought he was a hottie. However, the current me says he was way to skinny and could have used more than a few double cheeseburgers.

So, here's our 3rd back in the day hottie on this feature for 2013










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C in the #AtoZChallenge

| Wednesday, April 3, 2013
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Co-Author

I've never done this officially, but do have one in the works. It's taken me forever and I have to hang my head over that. It is on my to do list to get off my plate over the summer.


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C in the #AtoZChallenge

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Bound by Seduction Tour: Day #3

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So, for Day #3 you can enter to win some cover magnets. I'm visiting HERE


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TOUR: Bound by Seduction: The First Anthology - Day #2

| Tuesday, April 2, 2013
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** We apologize this did not go up on the blog it was supposed to have today*


Welcome to day 2 of the tour. Yesterday’s post was a bit about how this anthology came to be and why. Also a little about how the tour is going to run and what will be floating around during it. So, if you haven’t, be sure to hop to my blog and get the link for day 1.

Part one of the anthology (formerly book 1) is about Jared & Bekka. Now I’ve had some interesting comments about why I chose to make Bekka a virgin and have her involved in such “interesting” first time sex. Why? Well, WOW! Wouldn’t I have just loved to lose my virginity like that! I had boring missionary. *sigh* Where was my Jared?
Now, Jared & Bekka have been together a while, so this one isn’t random one night stand sex. Jared’s an FBI agent, Bekka’s the prosecuting attorney. You just have to know that when these two get around to having sex, it has to be something explosive. Imagine their makeup sex when working together doesn’t always have them on the same page.
Remember, too, Jared isn’t a virgin. And he’s definitely not shy. When I first envisioned the scene it was all suit and tie and after work stuff. But, it seems Jared led me where he wanted them to go. (No really. My characters seem to have a mind of their own, it’s a huge reason why I outline nothing.)
Anyway, that was a little look into Jared & Bekka. Be sure to stop by the other stops as there are different items to win and more blurbs, character and series details and more to come.

Buy Links: AReAmazonBarnes & Noble
I’d love to hang out with everyone. You can find me at: WebsiteBlogFacebookBound by Seduction
Twitter @KharismaRhayne
To enter the tour wide giveaway, enter here: http://www.kharismarhayne.com/2013/04/bound-by-seduction-tour-wide-gveaway.html
Please be sure to stop in and visit all the blogs on this tour (also, there should be daily direct links posted) http://www.kharismarhayne.com/2013/03/full-april-1-20-for-bound-by-seduction.html
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