Isabelle Drake

Brownstones on Commonwealth Ave. After looking for zombies in the Boston Public Library, my friend Susan L. and I headed over to Commonwealth Ave where Hayden, the main character in my Undead books from Ellora's Cave, stays. He lives in a borrowed apartment in one of the awesome brownstones that are on both sides of the boulevard that runs down the center of Commonwealth. Boulevard   It was fun imagining Mattie trailing Hayden through the snowstorm, even though as you can see, it was a sunny 80' the day we went out looking for the two of them. Bell tower of The First Baptist Church One building I found that is likely to make its way into a future story is The First Baptist Church. It has a wonderful bell tower covered with ivy. The open windows near the top are inspiring. I can see Mattie perched up there in a snow storm, all covered in ice, her white fingers gripping the ledge. Love it. Yep, these alleys have street signs After walking up and down tha...

From publisher Total-e-Bound : "Classic novels including Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, and Sherlock Holmes are to get a steamy 18-certificate make-over from some of the world's leading erotic fiction writers it was announced today. "The much-loved works of literature  by famed authors including Charlotte and Emily Brontë, and Arthur Conan Doyle — have been re-imagined for the very first time as works of adult fiction by the UK's leading specialist publisher Total-E-Bound, complete with graphic sex and fetish scenes. "In the 'scorching hot' new versions — available as eBooks from the 30th July - eponymous heroine Jane Eyre has explosive sex with Mr Rochester, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy smoulder with unbridled passion in their erotic romance, and 19th century detective Sherlock Holmes enters into a gay relationship with sidekick Dr Watson.  "Other books being re-worked by erotic romance specialist publisher Total-E-Bound fo...

Bates Hall A couple days after mailing the contract for Servicing the Undead, book 2 in my zombie series, I took myself and a friend to the Boston Public Library. The first book in the series, free read Undone by the Undead is set in the BPL and the second also has a scene there, so I thought I'd go check the place out, see if I got things right and get some ideas for future books. Good news: I got the details of Bates Hall right. Thank you internet image search. The wood tables where Mattie and Hayden have sex are just as solid and sturdy as they look in the pictures.  One thing that did not come out of the image search was  how incredibly *quiet* it was in there. Insanely quiet. Or rather, I'd go insane if I had to work there. Abbey Hall A fun surprise waited for me outside Bates Hall, The Abbey Room which features a gorgeous mural of  The Quest for the Holy Grail by the American artist, Edwin Austin Abbey.There is also a large fireplace and gold-...

....one day is not enough

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