Sterling Wilder

This one’s a little out of my usual ballpark. I know MC Romances are popular and considered “dark”, but I don’t know if they usually get this brutal.

Dorian is a tattoo artist who does work for The Old Gods, a local Motorcycle Club. When he learns of his girlfriend’s infidelity with members of a rival club, he is afraid of reprisals from The Old Gods, and he decides to pre-empt this by giving her to them.

This story is tagged as Dubious Consent on Smashwords, but nothing is dubious about it. What happens to Scarlett is non-consensual, and the word “Rape” appears on the book’s cover, so readers should know what they’re in for.

So, I’m not classifying this as erotica. We often read about violence in gruesome detail, and I see no reason this story should be treated differently. Rape is an act of violence and, in this case, retribution.

As a description of a violent act, what occurs and the effect on the victim, I think Sterling Wilder tells his story well. I was happy with how the incident wrapped up and with the retribution visited upon those responsible.

I was only aware once I finished reading that this story introduces characters who will appear in an ongoing series. With that in mind, this feels like an “origin story” for Scarlett, and as we all know from superhero stories, a traumatic incident can inspire the victim to become a hero or a villain. I’ll be interested to see how she develops in forthcoming stories.

Know what you’re in for heading into this one. If you’re still interested, then I think it is well done.… (mehr)

A Christmas treat from the pen of Sterling Wilder.

Greg is a photographer. His wife, Willow, works with him. At Easter she dresses as the Easter Bunny for client photos and at Christmas, they do a double act as Santa and an Elf at a shopping mall.

Greg isn't a very pleasant man. Willow does her best to placate and accommodate him, but on the day on which this tale occurs she has had enough and when he tells her he doesn't want her working with him anymore she decides to go along with his demand and go home and pamper herself for the rest of the day.

That is until she passes by a new, and somewhat unorthodox, service provided by the shopping mall to entertain dads while their wives shop...

A popular Christmas tune by Mariah Carey is mentioned several times in this story. Willow is not a fan. Perhaps a more apt tune would be the classic carol "O Holy Night" with its chorus which begins "Fall on your knees..."

This is a delicious slice of smut in which a frustrated woman finally gets some satisfaction, and a philandering husband's true colours come to light. Lines are crossed in the process but when all is said and done Willow is fulfilled and gets her happy ending, all with Greg's acceptance.

Very highly recommended.… (mehr)

More than anything else, this short story from Sterling Wilder put me in mind of a gloriously bawdy horror comic. And that's a great thing!

Ever since she was a little girl listening to her Grandmother's stories, Kenzie has believed in monsters. Now an adult, she has enrolled at legendary Miskatonic University to follow her dream of studying cryptozoology.

Kenzie and three fellow students are accompanying one of her Professors on a field trip investigating a mysterious obelisk sighted at Charnel Rock near Cape Cod. And so the stage is set...

Before the night is through, each member of the group will be confronted by their greatest fear, and with no hero on hand to save the day Kenzie steps up, armed only with her belief in monsters and a rampaging libido.

This fun story features over-the-top Lovecraftian monstrosities being overcome by one woman's boundless sexual appetite. The steamy encounters come thick and fast, the villain suffers a suitably grisly comeuppance and the climax perfectly fits the horror comic ethos.… (mehr)

Funny. Filthy. Fidelity. Well, two out of three ain't bad.

Bree's boss tells her there have been too many complaints to corporate about the mall booth she works in, and while he acknowledges that these incidents have not been her fault, he nevertheless needs them to stop. He leaves Bree as the start of her shift with the following instruction:

"Do whatever-and I mean whatever-you can do to keep people happy. That's the bottom line."

What's a woman to do? She's not authorised to give discounts or freebies, so she has to work with what she has available (and what she has available today does NOT include underwear, though her boss is certainly unaware of this particular wardrobe choice.

We follow Bree through her day as she does everything in her power to keep her customers absolutely satisfied. She really does give it her all and is well-and-truly "stuffed" before her husband comes to pick her up from work at the end of the day.

This is another filthy, funny fantasy from the mind of Sterling Wilder. The sex is hot, Bree is delightful - if a little *too* devoted to her work and a splendid time is had by all.

Recommended.… (mehr)