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Saturday, July 31st, 2010 | Author: EM Lynley

sexy_santa_4Which would you consider the sexiest holiday?

How about 4th of July (for Americans) where you are likely to see acres of skin as people play at picnics or the beach?

Actually, no. I did a very rough study to find out which holiday leads to the most sex, using birthrates as a proxy (sorry, that’s  my economist training talking there!). And the result is that Christmas (and probably New Year’s) are the sexiest holidays.  The highest birthrates are in August and September, indicating conception in December/January, and I guess that’s not such a surprise.

Who wouldn’t be feeling like cuddling beside a warm fire, or staying in rather than braving the cold and snow? At least for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. It certainly doesn’t hurt if your sweetie has just given you jewelry or something else on your wish list, to get you in an amorous mood.

Contrast that to the hot summer days, when maybe it’s just too hot to think about sweating up the sheets even more. July is smack in the middle of the pack for conception. The least sexy month appears to be May, so the fewest births occur during January. Also, not a stretch for the family planners, since who really wants to give birth and deal with a newborn in the dead of winter?

When it comes to writing, Christmas is definitely a sexy time of year! As I mentioned before, gifting and receiving lead to lots of sexy thank yous.

But how did I end up writing not just one but two Christmas stories when I’m Jewish? For me, Hanukkah is very much associated with family and with wonderful childhood memories. I have a hard time separating all of that from sex, and I just can’t feel sexy about a Hanukkah story! As much as I’d love to write one, something  doesn’t feel right pairing up  horny hotties with those beloved traditions for me. But since I have no such connection to Christmas, it’s easy to get my boys up to all sorts of hijinks.  And that’s just what happens!


“The Sweetest Christmas” by EM Lynley

If you love chocolate and misbehaving while the family is elsewhere, you’ll love “The Sweetest Christmas” in the ‘Tis the Season Taste Test from Torquere. Jared and Erik are having a blast with blindfolds and truffles while everyone is at Christmas Eve Mass, but will Jared’s family spoil the fun?

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“New Tricks” by EM Lynley

If floggers and paddles are more your thing, check out my novella “New Tricks” in the Bound With a Bow BDSM Christmas Anthology edited by Beth Wylde!

Skeptical and straight-laced Blake isn’t so sure about attending Broad Horizons’ Christmas Eve Party. He’s never gone in for any of that kink, but he wants to humor Jay as they spend their first Christmas together. Despite his initial aversion, he’s powerfully drawn to the scene and eager to experiment. After Jay reveals a hidden secret from his past, he’s willing to play, and in the end Jay receives a gift more precious than he ever expected.

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Word Counts - Today: 0 | July: 0 | 2010: 45,474

Saturday, January 24th, 2009 | Author: EM Lynley

I just happened across a review of Tis the Season Taste Test, which includes my story “The Sweetest Christmas!”

Since the volume includes stories by two other people, I’m not going to let the three-star review bum me out, since the reviewer found one of the stories “disconcerting.” They don’t give each story an individual rating.

Here’s what Rainbow Reviews said about my story:

The Sweetest Christmas, by EM Lynley, drops us into Jared and Erik’s first family Christmas. They’ve gone to Jared’s family for the holiday and decided to spend Christmas Eve celebrating on their own with some games, chocolates and sultry sex.

This story is just a tantalizing taste of an interesting duo, who are still new enough to each other to add an exciting feel to their relationship.

I’m taking that as a positive!

Word Counts - Today: 0 | January: 30,000 | 2009: 30,000

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 | Author: EM Lynley

Tis the Season Taste Test
from Torquere Press
Short Story/Contemporary M/M romantic erotica

by Mary Blyton, Kris Klein, EM Lynley
35 pages / 15000 words
ISBN-13: 978-1-60370-560-8
$2.49

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My story “The Sweetest Christmas” is one of three to appear in this holiday-themed mini-anthology.

Take one hot, naked blindfolded guy, add a deviously creative boyfriend and mix in a bowful of truffles and an empty house on Christmas Eve, and you’ll get the sweetest Christmas you’ve ever seen (or tasted!). Will Jared’s family figure out what he and Erik got up to when everyone else gets back from Midnight Mass? Read excerpts!

Tis the Season for a little holiday cheer, and this Taste Test brings on the fun, and the romance! In Quinn, by Mary Blyton, Quinn is a tough Irish immigrant, working to support his family back home. When he’s ordered to train a quiet Filipino man named Dakila, a surprising relationship develops.

In Deck the Balls, by Kris Klein, it’s Christmas in retail hell for Sam Harmon, a college student who’s only recently joined a department store Santa team. Still, between Dylan Carter in menswear, and a chance to get closer to his dad, Christmas might not be all bad. Finally, in The Sweetest Christmas, by EM Lynley Jared and Erik are having a blast with blindfolds and truffles while everyone is at Christmas Eve Mass, but will Jared’s family spoil the fun?

Word Counts - Today: 0 | December: 0 | 2008: 384,186