Book Tour for O Come All Ye Kinky Anthology (Guest Post & GIVEAWAY)

Thank you for joining us on the O Come All Ye Kinky virtual book tour! For two weeks, anthology editor Sarah Frantz and her merry band of authors will be stopping by some of your favorite blogs to spread kinky holiday cheer! How, you ask? Well, if you don’t know what candy caning is yet, pick up your copy of O Come All Ye Kinky from Riptide Publishing today and see how these authors get into the holiday spirit.

*Holds up mistletoe*  Look at that—our lovely host today is under the mistletoe! You know what that means—a big kiss from the entire O Come All Ye Kinky group for hosting us today! We hope everyone enjoys today’s post from Jane Davitt.

“Who's the Pet?” by Jane Davitt

I'm a cat person, always have been, and I was forward thinking enough to marry a likeminded man. We share space with two cats at the moment, both rescued, and adore them from pink noseto tail tip.

There's something innately Dom-like about a cat. They expect service as their right—prompt, efficient, tailored to their desires. Heaven help the human who puts out the wrong brand of cat food or tickles the left side of the chin, not the right.

There's a calm superiority in their gaze, an unshakeable confidence. Even when they jump and miss, there's no loss of dignity. With a shake to settle their fur, they extend a long, elegant leg and wash it leisurely, ignoring any untoward snickering.

They'll deal with that insolence later and yes, there will be pain involved. Claws can inflict such exquisite, targeted agony on flinching flesh.

Like any good Dom, they train a sub, or in their case a human, with a judicious mixture of punishment and reward. Fail to clean the litter tray promptly and you can be faced with a messy poop deposited on the floor beside it. Provide some freshly cooked fish, flaked and cooled to the perfect temperature and you'll soon be basking in the approving purrs of a well-pleased feline.

The bond between cat and human can be profound, just as it is between a Dom and a sub. I've had cats who were friendly and fun, and I grieved their loss, but sometimes a cat will come along who steals your heart. I'm still getting over losing my one special cat. No other will ever be quite like him. A stray off the streets, he was wild and scared when we adopted him. I suffered scratches and bites for two weeks before I gained his trust and eventually his unqualified love and loyalty. He was my cat and I was totally and utterly his slave.

Even the sternest, most uncompromising Dom has his weaknesses. A cat entranced by the smell of catnip, sniffing it ecstatically, rubbing its face over it, is lost in a world of pleasure. A Dom inhaling the rich, heady smell of a leather flogger or harness, or the musk of a sweating sub, striving to please, might feel a similar euphoria.

Of course, sometimes it's the cats wearing the collar, not the humans (not my cats; I know my place). It doesn't change anything.

Cats rule. Humans…well, we don't drool, but we love and obey, adore and serve.

And what we get out of it is pure, sensual bliss when our cat deigns to grace our lap and permits us to stroke all that soft, sleek fur.

Excuse me. I need to find a cat to cuddle and tickle and murmur loving nonsense to.

If I'm allowed to, of course.

Here’s the blurb for my story, “Tree Topper.”

Martin’s new to the scene, and his sub Stan has recently stopped taking him seriously. Their tree has floggers, clamps, and cuffs underneath it, but will they ever be used? Frustrated and confused, Martin knows it will take more than a star to guide him on his way to becoming the Dom Stan needs—but their path to happiness might be shorter than he thinks.

And here’s what you can expect to find in the anthology as a whole:

Christmas is a time of love and joy, and the New Year is a time of renewal. But they are also times of stress and strife, family drama, pressure and heartache—a potent mix of high expectations and conflicted emotions. Add in power exchange relationships, kinky gift swaps, and unconventional love in a sometimes unforgiving world, and you have a formula for a sizzling anthology of stories that tug at your heart.

From Ava March’s forbidden Regency love between men, to Katie Porter’s scorching hot contemporary tale of two women discovering holiday happiness, everyone will find a favorite here. Pervertible toys abound: Lambda Literary Award finalist L.A. Witt’s candy cane, Jane Davitt’s wrapping paper and tape, and Alexa Snow’s Christmas candles all please and delight. Newcomer Elyan Smith and fan favorite Kim Dare both celebrate New Year’s Eve with romantic flair and kinky fireworks, while bestselling author Joey W. Hill’s poignant story of discovery and commitment will lead you home.

Whatever your desires, we invite you to explore new fantasies and old with these eight kinky tales of holiday happy endings.

20% of all proceeds from O Come All Ye Kinky will be donated to the Domestic Violence Project of the National Leather Association–International. (If you buy the book, digital or print, from Riptide’s website, more money goes to the charity because we’re not paying third-party vendor fees.)

You can find out more about the anthology and all the stories here.

ABOUT JANE DAVITT:

Jane Davitt is English, and has been living in Canada with her husband, two children, and two cats, since 1997. Writing and reading are her main occupations but if she ever had any spare time she might spend it gardening, walking, or doing cross stitch. She's recently taken up yoga and loves discovering her ability to bend.

Jane has been writing since 2002 and wishes she'd started earlier. She is a huge fan of SF, fantasy, erotica, and mystery novels and has a tendency to get addicted to TV shows that get cancelled all too soon. She owns over 4,000 books, rarely gives any away, but is happy to loan them, and is of the firm opinion that there is no such thing as “too many books.” You can find Jane at her Website, on Goodreads, and on Twitter.

**********GIVEAWAY**********

Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, follow our tour for the chance to win one heck of a stocking stuffer—a $100 gift card to The Stockroom, where kinky dreams come true! Leave a comment on this post by Dec. 16 and you’ll be entered to win. Check out the complete tour listing to see all the places we’ll be stopping by to chat about BDSM, the holidays, and all eight steamy stories, and comment on each post to earn more entries.