Listen to my Naked Talk Radio Interview about novel “Monogamy Sucks”

Today I got naked on the radio when I joined Elaina McMillan on her WKRP radio show Naked Talk Radio to discuss my novel Monogamy Sucks. It was an informative and even quite personal interview about my thoughts on swinging, monogamy, relationships, polyamory and the motivations behind writing my novel. I really enjoyed my discussions with Elaina, who I met on Facebook and Twitter. You can follow her at Twitter here.

You can check out our interview here.

This is the 40th interview on my blog tour for my novel.

More to come…as always.

GP

A Thinking Person’s Erotica Novel: My Review of Author Eden Baylee’s Novel “Fall Into Winter” For Menage A Blog

Today I will review fellow author Eden Baylee’s novel Fall into Winter as part of my sponsorship of her participation in the Indie Book Collective’s Menage a Blog.

Do yourself a favor and please head over to Eden’s blog and leave a comment to receive a free copy of her book, and earn a chance to win a kindle.  Also leave your e-mail address in your comments here and on Eden’s blog to be eligible to win her author’s prize. Check out her blog for more details.

Facing off against Eden in a three-way cage match are Theresa Ragan’s Finding Kate Huntley and Jacquie Rogers‘ Much Ado About Marshals. My vote is for Eden’s hot, sexy and thoughtful novel, and as you’ll find out when you read her book — she is very adept in writing about threesomes among other intriguing situations.

Please support all the writers on the tour by leaving comments on their blogs as well.

What follow is my review of Eden’s excellent novel:

Don’t be fooled by the title. Author Eden Baylee’s debut erotic novel Fall into Winter
is anything but chilly. This is hot, scintillating erotica that will turn you on, make you think and move you.

Eden’s collection is composed of four separate novellas  — each story depicts the erotic adventures and romantic lives of four women in their mid to late thirties. Although the stories are vastly different and separated by seasons — two for the fall and two for the winter –  they share an overall theme of self discovery, reinvention and the rebirth of erotic desire and romance that each of her characters seek.

You will not be disappointed with Eden’s racy tales as her well written sex scenes will captivate you from the start.

Still, I must stress that this is not your typical fantasy laden erotica novel.

Eden is not afraid to delve into the mysterious nature of desire and love, and to explore some controversial subjects such as role-playing and threesomes — specifically a MFM threesome.

However, this is a thinking person’s erotica novel. Eden creates multi-dimensional, intelligent and passionate characters who live in the real world fraught with regrets, fears, consequences, heartbreak and disappointments. Her characters are not simply erotic props to tell nasty stories as you can find in so much erotica today. Her realistically drawn erotic scenes serve the overall story and are not gratuitous in any way.

Eden also writes poignantly about death, loss, haunting romantic decisions, overcoming cultural divides and the potentially thrilling and yet heartbreaking nature of love.

The book’s varied settings, including a blues club, a dungeon, and locations in  Toronto and Austria, rely as more than a backdrop, but are also essential characters in the telling of her stories. The harsh elements and intriguing conditions her characters face contrasts nicely with their deep passions and set the scene nicely for the metaphorical emotional thawing they each experience.

Eden is truly a talented author to watch. I highly recommend her collection. I’m looking forward to her next collection Spring into Summer later this year and when she branches out further into writing full-blown novels.

Discover this author now. You will know her name in the future.

GP

A Saturday Night to Remember: My Wild Time on Dr. Suzy’s Show to Talk about my Novel “Monogamy Sucks”

I had a wild time this past weekend as a guest in studio on  Dr. Suzy’s (Dr. Susan Block’s) radio show to discuss the nature of monogamy, swinging, polyamory and my novel Monogamy Sucks.  Dr. Suzy and her show were every bit as sexy and intriguing as I imagined as a listener all these years.

You can find out more about the show and listen here.

Dr. Suzy has been a seminal influence on my journey as a writer and in my personal life. Listening to one of her shows in the mid 1990s about swinging and swingers inspired me to open up my own sex life and go on my journey into the swinging lifestyle that eventually led to my novel.

Also joining me on the show were the sexy line up of Playboy TV Model Amina Noir and her polyamorous lover Afro Disiac, as well as BDSM’s world-renown polyamorous menage The Black Family, made up of Indigo, Emah and Ms. Sybil Hawthorne, and led by patriarch and BDSM educator Orpheus Black.

I have to admit that the highlight of the show for the show for me — beyond meeting Dr. Suzy, her cool staff and my fellow guests — was licking salt off Amina Noir’s beautiful nipples at the close of the show and then taking a shot. It was the perfect way the end the show.

This is a hot and sexy interview and experience I will remember for a long time to come. It is the 38th interview on my blog tour for my novel and is well worth the listen.

GP

Tomorrow Night I Will Be a Guest on Dr. Suzy’s Radio Show to talk about Novel “Monogamy Sucks”

I am a long time fan and listener of Dr. Suzy’s (Dr. Susan Block’s) radio show. Dr. Suzy’s openness about discussing a wild range of sexual topics and her own alternative lifestyle has always impressed me.

Tomorrow night from 10:30 p.m to midnight I will have the pleasure of joining Dr. Suzy in studio as a guest on her show  to discuss the nature of monogamy, swinging, polyamory and my novel Monogamy Sucks. Dr. Suzy has been a seminal influence on my journey as a writer and in my personal life. Listening to one of her shows in the mid 1990s about swinging and swingers inspired me to open up my own sex life and go on my journey into the swinging lifestyle that eventually led to my novel.

Also joining me on the show will be a sexy line up,  including Playboy TV Model Amina Noir and her polyamorous lover Afro Disiac, as well as BDSM’s world-renown polyamorous menage The Black Family, made up of Indigo, Emah and Ms. Sybil Hawthorne, and led by patriarch and BDSM educator Orpheus Black.

You can find out more about the show and listen here

It will no doubt be a hot and sexy show and well worth the listen.

GP

My Final Kindle Sales Rankings List for Lazy Day Publishing’s E-Books

For the past five months, I have compiled a weekly Amazon Kindle Sales rankings list for Lazy Day Publishing’s books. Unfortunately, this week will be my last.

Due to other commitments, including preparations to bring out my next book later this summer and working on a paranormal erotica story that will be part of a Lazy Day print anthology in October, I frankly no longer have the time to compile weekly rankings.

My original motivation for creating the list was demonstrate to everyone that Lazy Day Publishing’s books are performing quite well each week on Amazon Kindle. I also wanted to put a spotlight on those authors who are truly making an impact on the Kindle sales charts.

I feel the list did that.

Author Alta Hensley’s novel Traditional Love has had an impressive run topping the list 18 of the past 20 weeks.

Other books that consistently cracked the Top 10 were Liz Borino’s Expectations, Deep in the Heat of Texas anthology by Alta Hensley, Melissa Ecker, and Amy LeBlanc, Elaine Dyer’s Mindset and Forever Summer, George Pappas’ Monogamy Sucks, Melissa Ecker’s Feed the Fire, Mount Up and Pull the Trigger, and Ash Sterling’s A Pocketful of Spells and Seduction of Honey. 

Novels from new authors Ava Riley’s A Lifetime to Find Love and Sacred Surrender, A Jeeper Wade’s Refired and Rae Spencer’s Beyond a Proposition are also off to impressive starts and have stayed in the Top 10 of my list since their books were released recently.

Elaine Dyer’s third book in her Texas Trilogy A Matter of Trust, which was released last week, is also included in my final Kindle sales list.

Once again, this is not a definitive list as it doesn’t include e-books sales from Barnes & Noble.com and other Internet retail sites.

But according to Wikipedia and other sources, there were more than 765,000 books available in the Kindle Store as of July 4, 2011 and that number is growing daily. Kindle is fast becoming the e-book sales leader in the book industry, and a force to be reckoned with. The same could be said of Lazy Day Publishing.

Beyond the sales rankings, you really should click on the links below and buy the books from all of these talented authors. You will love their work.

GP

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SALES RANKINGS FOR LAZY DAY PUBLISHING’S BOOKS ON AMAZON KINDLE

July 8, 2011 (GP’s Final complete rankings list)

Sales Rankings out of more than 765,000 books in Kindle store

1.    TRADITIONAL LOVE, ALTA HENSLEY, #16,906 (released 12/1/10)

2.    EXPECTATIONS, LIZ BORINO, #18,870 (rel. 12/1/10)

3.    DEEP IN THE HEAT OF TEXAS, ALTA HENSLEY, MELISSA ECKER, AMY LEBLANC, #24,070 (rel 2/14/11)

4.  FINDING THE MISSING PIECES, ELAINE DYER, 32,018 (rel. 5/2/11)

5.  WHAT MONEY CAN’T BUY, LIZ BORINO, #43,826 (rel. 5/18/11)

6.   MINDSET, ELAINE DYER, #48,644 (rel 12/1/10)

7. A MATTER OF TRUST, ELAINE DYER, #61,560 (rel. 6/30/11)

8.  REFIRED, A ‘JEEPER’ WADE, #61,928 (rel. 5/11/11)

9.   MONOGAMY SUCKS, GEORGE PAPPAS #62,356 (rel. 12/1/10)

10.    A LIFETIME TO FIND LOVE, AVA RILEY, #84,506  (released 4/6/11)

11.    FOREVER SUMMER, ELAINE DYER, #94,069 (rel. 12/1/10)

12.   PULL THE TRIGGER, MELISSA ECKER, #101,685 (rel. 12/1/10)

13.   BEYOND A PROPOSITION, RAE SPENCER, #110,760 (rel. 4/20/11)

14.   DARK ROGUE, AMY LEBLANC, #121,472 (rel. 12/1/10)

15.   MOUNT UP, MELISSA ECKER, #142,958 (rel. 12/1/10)

16. FEED THE FIRE, MELISSSA ECKER, #143,136 (rel. 12/1/10)

17. SACRED SURRENDER, AVA RILEY, #150,496 (rel. 6/29/11)

18.   A POCKETFUL OF SPELLS, ASH STERLING, #200,215 (rel. 12/1/10)

19.    SEDUCTION OF HONEY, ASH STERLING, #203,225 (rel. 12/1/10)

20.   DREW IN BLUE, J.M. KELLEY, #232,061 (rel. 12/1/10)

21.   PIETY AND MURDER, THOMAS DRINKARD, #264,577 (rel. 12/1/10)

22.   STEAM QUEEN, JACK HESSEY, #297,683 (rel. 12/1/10)

23.   THE SILVER CAGE, MIK WILKENS, #331,426 (rel. 12/1/10)

24.   BY SUNSET, TY LANGSTON, #368,728 (rel. 12/1/10)

25.   UNLIKELY LOVE, JOHNNY DRAGONA, #392,908 (rel. 12/1/10)

26.   DECEIT, W.C. HEWITT, #443,212 (rel. 12/1/10)

27.    JERICHO’S WALLS, MICHAEL BRET HOOD, #499,614 (rel. 12/1/10)

28.    ON ANGELS WINGS, JACK HESSEY #501,495 (rel. 12/1/10)

* Please note that this list does not include rankings or sales from Amazon UK

List created by George Pappas, author of Monogamy Sucks

John Hoff III’s Blog Interview about novel “Monogamy Sucks”

Today I was interviewed on John Hoff III’s blog about my novel Monogamy Sucks. I met John on Twitter through a suggestion by my friend and fellow author Eden Baylee, who I interviewed on this blog last week. You can follow John on Twitter @johnhoff3  and Eden @edenbaylee. They are well worth the follow.

John asked intriguing questions not only only about my novel, but also my thoughts about writing, the pros and cons of being a writer, what inspired me to become one, how social media is completely transforming the entertainment industry, and my opinion about the viability of book to film adaptations.

Please check out John’s blog not only for my interview, but for interviews with other authors (including Eden), film directors, screenplay writers, musicians, and other movers and shakers in the entertainment field.

This is the 37th interview on my blog tour in support of my novel.

Enjoy

GP

Romance Writers Behaving Badly Blog Interview about “Monogamy Sucks”

Today I was interviewed by fellow author Cara Bristol on the Romance Writers Behaving Badly blog. I met Cara on Twitter. You should follow her @carabristol. Her interview focused not only on my novel Monogamy Sucks, but also my thoughts about the viability of monogamy, the appeal of the swinging lifestyle, why so many people are cheating instead of swinging, advice for those couples and single considering becoming swingers and my upcoming projects. This is the 36th interview on my blog tour for Monogamy Sucks.

Cara always reviewed my book here

Enjoy her excellent interview and review.

GP

TOP 20 Ranked Lazy Day Publishing E-Books on Kindle for 7/1

Check out the Top 20 Amazon Kindle sales ranking list for Lazy Day Publishing’s books for this week.

Author Alta Hensley’s novel Traditional Love capture the No. 1 spot on the list for the second straight week. Her novel has topped the list 17 out of the last 19 weeks in its remarkable run.

The erotica anthology Deep in the Heat of Texas by Alta Hensley, Melissa Hensley and Amy LeBlanc also continued its hold on the No. 2 spot.

Ava Riley’s new novel Sacred Surrender, the sequel to her debut novel A Lifetime to Find Love, made its first appearance on the list at No. 6.  A Lifetime to Find Love was right behind in the No. 7 spot.

Melissa Ecker’s novel Pull the Trigger jumped an impressive 14 spots on the list to take the No. 3 ranking.

George Pappas’ novel Monogamy Sucks moved back into the top 5 at No. 4.

Liz Borino’s Expectations also stayed in the Top 5 at No. 5.

A ‘Jeeper’ Wade’s  Refired, Rae Spencer’s Beyond a Proposition and J.M. Kelley’s Drew in Blue rounded out the Top 10 at  No. 8, 9, 10, respectively.

Once again, this is not a definitive list as it doesn’t include e-books sales from Barnes & Noble.com and other Internet retail sites.  You can also check out the Lazy Day Publishing site to see the full listing of its 27 releases.

I intend to update these Amazon sales rankings of Lazy Day authors every week to track how our books are doing. Please feel free to share these rankings on other blogs or on your own blogs and Web sites, and on Twitter and Facebook.

You should click on the links below and buy the books from all of these talent authors. You will love their work.

GP

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TOP 20 RANKED LAZY DAY PUBLISHING’S BOOKS ON AMAZON KINDLE

July 1, 2011

Sales Rankings out of more than 800,000 books in Kindle store

1.    TRADITIONAL LOVE, ALTA HENSLEY, #10,043 (released 12/1/10)

2.    DEEP IN THE HEAT OF TEXAS, ALTA HENSLEY, MELISSA ECKER, AMY LEBLANC, #17,120 (rel 2/14/11)

3.   PULL THE TRIGGER, MELISSA ECKER, #29,089 (rel. 12/1/10)

4.   MONOGAMY SUCKS, GEORGE PAPPAS #33,393 (rel. 12/1/10)

5.    EXPECTATIONS, LIZ BORINO, #37,400 (rel. 12/1/10)

6. SACRED SURRENDER, AVA RILEY, #42,330 (rel. 6/29/11)

7.    A LIFETIME TO FIND LOVE, AVA RILEY, #54,582  (released 4/6/11)

8.  REFIRED, A ‘JEEPER’ WADE, #59,936 (rel. 5/11/11)

9.   BEYOND A PROPOSITION, RAE SPENCER, #63,517 (rel. 4/20/11)

10.   DREW IN BLUE, J.M. KELLEY, #72,286 (rel. 12/1/10)

11.   MINDSET, ELAINE DYER, #82,915 (rel 12/1/10)

12.    FOREVER SUMMER, ELAINE DYER, #84,757 (rel. 12/1/10)

13.   DARK ROGUE, AMY LEBLANC, #88,858 (rel. 12/1/10)

14.  WHAT MONEY CAN’T BUY, LIZ BORINO, #90,569 (rel. 5/18/11)

15. FEED THE FIRE, MELISSSA ECKER, #105,312 (released 12/1/10)

16.   MOUNT UP, MELISSA ECKER, #106,005 (rel. 12/1/10)

17.    SEDUCTION OF HONEY, ASH STERLING, #118,409 (rel. 12/1/10)

18.   A POCKETFUL OF SPELLS, ASH STERLING, #151,803 (rel. 12/1/10)

19.   PIETY AND MURDER, THOMAS DRINKARD, #195,442 (rel. 12/1/10)

20.  FINDING THE MISSING PIECES, ELAINE DYER, 245,779 (rel. 5/2/11)

* Please note that this list does not include rankings or sales from Amazon UK

List created by George Pappas, author of Monogamy Sucks