Introducing: The Bitches in the Basement by Ashleigh Lake

Genre: Erotica (explicit/hardcore)

Amazon Link:  http://amzn.com/B00ANE786C

Word Count: 50,000+ words

Plot Summary: 

Told from the perspective of three different people in a sexually charged triangle, The Bitches in the Basement is an intensely explicit exploration of temptation, expectation and infidelity.

Set against the status seeking backdrop of New York City, the three-story brownstone on the Upper East Side has become a sexual war zone with the lines clearly drawn between the three sexy socialites living in the main house and the two slutty bad girls living in the basement apartment.

Caught in the middle is Luke Prescott, political protege and conflicted fiance of blonde beauty Kendra Mercer, who can't seem to stop fantasizing about the dirty girls downstairs, especially the sex kitten with the killer curves, Cady Lane, who makes no apologies about going after what she wants.

At the same time, Kendra is tired of playing by the rules and being the perfect society girl, and harbors some kinky desires of her own. When the right kind of bad boys show up on the scene with intentions of seducing the bride-to-be, chaos ensues.

Tricks, deception, and dirty sex games abound in this wild modern tale that shamelessly taps into some of our most basic desires and instincts. Just who are the players and who are the pawns? The only thing that's certain is that when it comes to the playground on Brentwood Street, lust overrides logic, and nothing is as it seems.

Background information:

This is the complete novel, first inspired by a 8,000 word short story I wrote two years ago that got a lot of attention and acclaim from readers. It was originally meant to be a fun tongue-in-cheek very dirty read, but the characters seemed to jump off the page and demand a little more air time. Clearly there was more of their story to be told based on the old adage that there's a different side to every story.

With that in mind, I picked my three protagonists (Luke, Kendra and Cady) and gave them each a voice and perspective in this 50,000 word tale. As such, they each have their own distinct chapters as well as two addition chapters ('The Aftermath' and 'Conclusion') that will have a few unexpected dirty surprises for fans of this storyline.

My favourite kind of story has always been where there's no distinct hero or villain. I love to play with character flaws. In the same way, I believe that we all have different sides to ourselves, some remaining hidden for only a chosen few to see and in some cases, we have sides that remain hidden even to ourselves. In this novel, Luke and Kendra are unable to reconcile their private and public faces, even from each other, both believing that the other expects and wants them to be a certain kind of person, even within their own relationship. 

I wanted to explore the idea of our secret selves and our primal desires, the kinds of things you might hesitate telling your significant other for fear you might be judged or looked at differently. We all put our best (and least controversial) selves forward in the burgeoning stages of a relationship but what happens when social pressure and expectations keep us from getting beyond this roadblock? 

This is the crux of the novel and the backdrop to all the sordid sex-capades that result, as a beautiful, outwardly successful Manhattan couple come to terms with their kinkier urges on the precipice of their wedding. Their decisions bring both a sense of sexual liberation as well as total chaos into their lives in the process. 

Cady Lane might be my favourite 'bad girl' character of all the erotic stories I've written. She is free with her sexuality and lives only for her own wants and needs with a cheeky, playful spirit and an extremely devious mind always looking for a golden opportunity to further her game. Most of us aren't this ruthless in reality, but it's easy to slip into her mindset and understand why she sees the world in the way she does. She enters the scene and sets off a chain reaction of events and eventually culminates in a intensely wild (ie. filthy) showdown and confrontation that will have you on the edge of your seat.

I have had a lot of fanmail over the past year a half about this storyline, and I'm happy to bring you the final finished product. This won't be published for free online anywhere, so be sure to download your copy from Amazon.com today!

Length: 50,000+ words, six chapters

Smut factor: High/Explicit

Amazon Kindle - instant download 

Publisher: Lush Publishing (www.lushpublishing.com)

Will this title ever be available for free online: No

Tags: group sex, anal, threesome, gangbang, rough sex, cheating, public sex, girl-on-girl play, facials, m/f rimming and a whole lot more.

Copyright © 2012 Ashleigh Lake

Cover Photography © 2012 David Lace (www.davidlace.com)

As always, I love hearing from readers, so if you have any questions or comments, please send me a message at: ashleighlake11@gmail.com or dancingdoll1@hotmail.com

You can also find me on Twitter @AshleighLake, Facebook, LinkedIn 

Amazon Profile with additional titles: www.amazon.com/author/ashleighlake

Many thanks and Happy Holidays!

Ashleigh XO

Announcing: My New Novel, Playing Dirty

It's almost like watching two years of my life fly by when I look at the contents of this book. These are eight of my very best delicious, salacious, dirty, very graphic tales of sexual mayhem.  I am very proud to offer this 269 page blockbuster on Amazon.com, produced and edited by Lush Publishing, with cover art by 2010 erotic artist of the year, acclaimed photographer, John Tisbury.

Playing Dirty: A Collection of Hardcore Erotica by Ashleigh Lake

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008MID4J6

All’s fair in love and lust. These eight short stories tell the tale of the modern girl’s desire to take a trip down the sexual rabbit hole at any cost. Reluctance, illicit trysts, revenge sex, alpha rogues, good girls gone bad, anal, rough sex and explicitly dirty encounters are just some of the twists and turns in this collection of hardcore erotica where nothing is as it seems and playing dirty can get you what you want.



College girl, Jenna, gets more than she bargained for when she asks her boyfriend to spice up their sex life. Erica seeks the ultimate revenge on her cheating boyfriend, starting at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve. A flirtatious online relationship turns into a dirty bet that Ashleigh is bound to lose when she meets a sexy stranger while on vacation with her boyfriend. Megan and Shane's relationship takes an intense turn on the dance floor when they revisit their old party scene and meet two kinky strangers in the VIP room. The lines of loyalty, friendship and lust are blurred in a tale of two best girlfriends gone astray on the night before Alexa’s wedding to an irresistible bad boy. 

Erotica author, Aidan Black, develops an online stalker with twisted intentions and a desire to push him past the brink of his own sexual limits. A slutty blonde bride indulges her wild side on the night of her bachelorette party and will do anything to avoid getting caught. And one night as an escort leads Alison into a spiral of sexual depravity that awakens her darkest fantasies.



These stories tap into the dirty girl’s sexual psyche and explore the temptation of taking control while ultimately losing control, and where playing dirty is always fair game.

Now, this is A LOT of book.  Each story is told in a mini-novelette format.  There are very graphic sex scenes, and I make no apologies. When I say I write Erotica, think explicit, not purple prose or whimsical romance. I want my writing to speak to the modern 'sexual adventurist'... 

Some guys that have read my work and weren't familiar with erotica have told me they were surprised how dirty the stories were and how easily I got right into the meat of it. I take this to mean that the word 'Erotica' often conjures images of women reading Fabio-esque bodice rippers with vanilla scented candles lit on the nightstand. Or the more modern version being a Mary-Sue love story, similar to the Twilight saga, with overwrought love scenes and swooning and "he touched me down there" confessionals. My writing doesn't fit any of those molds, which is why I like to call it 'modern erotica' for the modern sexual enthusiast. 

Think Sex in the City, Entourage and Californication combined with your favourite porn flicks, all merged into one piece of entertainment... with one catch - you've gotta read it instead of watching it.

Why Kindle?  

Erotica is the #1 most downloaded genre right now on Amazon.com. One reason for this is that people are often a little shy about walking into a bookstore and going into the "dirty story" section and picking out a book and paying for it as a guilty read. It's far easier to download it at your fingertips. As well, you can read it anywhere without worrying about porn pop-ups on your computer, or your wife or husband hanging over your shoulder or checking your computer history files. You can get your fix and read it out in the open - on the train to work, in an airport, at work when your boss isn't looking - you get the picture! If you appreciate your privacy, kindle is the way to go.

The Stories in "Playing Dirty"

You will find a combination of content in this book. Some of these stories are award winners and have appeared online. Some of the stories you will never find anywhere else. Having enjoyed a lot of success under my alias of Dancing Doll, I have decided to officially turn to formal publishing going forward. I've had my writing plagiarized on multiple occasions and other writers who have suffered this fate know how disheartening and stressful it can be.  My goal is to continue offering my fans high quality caliber tales - both as short pieces as well as finishing some of my more popular series like The Bitches in the Basement and the Sex Rehab Diaries, and to offer these in Kindle and/or print format on Amazon. Your little Doll is growing up! Please continue supporting her along the way. 

I am indebted to my fan base for keeping the spark alive with my writing and inspiring me to keep chasing a dream I had long ago. I wanted to thank you for joining me and supporting me on this adventure. It's been a wild ride so far!

Of course, I would be remiss to not show you exactly what you were getting in my first full-length novel collection of stand-alone short stories.  So as a quick teaser, take a look and whet your appetite for what's inside:

As always, I love hearing from fans, enthusiasts and getting feedback, so please don't hesitate to send me a note and say 'hi'!  Follow me on Twitter @AshleighLake and add me on Facebook www.facebook.com/ashleigh.lake.16 to find out more about me. I'm also on LinkedIn. 

Oh, and please don't forget to check out my new book, Playing Dirty! Your summer is about to get a whole lot steamier! 

With love,

Ashleigh Lake XO