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About Susan Kaye

Writer who avoids writing and a foodie who dislikes cooking.

On the Cutting Edge

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I was listening to a discussion about culture and it drifted into the area of pornography. This not my field of expertise but I know some things. Statistics were cited that women partake via literature as opposed to visuals. That seems common sense to me. Of course there will be outliers in each category. A study found that one of the foremost subjects of female porn are pirates. There were others like cowboys and billionaires. And that the story usually evolves from the shy, dull miss who catches the pirate’s eye and then tames him.

Isn’t this the perfect synopsis of Persuasion? The prize system of the Royal Navy in the 1800s was perhaps a half-step removed from actual piracy. There was a lot of money (pirate’s booty) to be made when the Crown gave officers permission to harras and capture the ships of unfriendly, or not-friendly-enough, govenrments.

Frederick Wentworth is the perfect piratical figure. And Anne Elliot is innocent, blooming girl who falls in love with him.

Now, porn goes a long way past where Persuasion ends, thankfully. But the basic template is there. I suppose I should ask myself if the reason I like Persuasion is the pirate hero. I will only go down that road if we all are ready to talk about Darcy being the billionaire in the same scenario.

In an update to Stealing the Baronet’s Daughter: I messed up the page count I gave to the cover designer and so am now waiting to hear back how long a fix will take. The good news to readers is that I undercounted by over 70 pages. You will have a good l-o-n-g when this thing finally hits the market.

Take care–Susan Kaye

End of an Era

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The first publishing date for, For You Alone, (FYA), is 2008. That means the story it is based on was written between 1998 and 2000. My friend, Laura Hile and I took a couple of years to write a long and winding tome called Love Suffers Long and is Kind. This is work affectionately known as LSL. It is still kicking around the web. Thank us for helping to teach AI all about JAFF!

In a few weeks I will be taking FYA offline permanently so that I can publish it in Kindle Unlimited. I will give readers fair warning but this is her last round of online posting. Shortly after that I will start a new round of posting with a new novel that I have only posted in limited amounts over the last few years.

A Word, A Look is Anne and Frederick Wentworth five years down the road. they have been out of the country on an enjoyable assignment but now are back in England with a baby and no place to call home. The story will revisit the Crofts, the Wentworths, the Musgroves, and the Elliots in all their various configurations. My hope is to give my favorite Austen couple a hopeful outlook to the future.

I am also beginning a new project. I am not sure how I will present it to you readers. It is new for me but something I have been noodling for years. But that will be in the coming year and, fingers crossed, all the logistics will be worked out by then.

In the meantime, enjoy For You Alone.

Take care–SK