Depresshun Got You Down? Try The Unfeasibly Tall Greek Billionaire’s Blackmailed Martyr-Complex Secretary Mistress Bride
By Jane • Apr 14th, 2008 • Category: Misc • •Had it up to here with crap from Amazon? Have the Monday morning blues? Your co-workers pissing you off more than normal? Take refuge in the brilliant author interviews at authortalk.wordpress.com.
Or read the serial, The Unfeasibly Tall Greek Billionaires’ Blackmailed Martyr-Complex Secretary Mistress Bride.
Excerpt:
Nico laughed and the slurping started again. It was several minutes before Nico spoke.“I’ve got to go, Sasha” he drawled. “I need to be at the airport in thirty minutes. I’m flying to Athens in my luxury private jet for a global hummus conference. ““Oh Nico!” Sasha pouted. “Well, call me as soon as you get back.”The click-clack of stiletto heels told Molly that Sasha had left, but she had no intention of turning round. She wouldn’t be able to stand the self-satisfied smile on Nico’s face.She typed on, frowning with concentration. She was trying to complete a pie chart illustrating global hummus consumption patterns when Nico drew her earphones off and whispered in her ear, “Well, Miss Ordinary, have you finished typing up my talk yet?”His hot breath on her ear made her jump. She hadn’t realised he had gotten so close. To her consternation, Molly’s nipples hardened. She didn’t dare look round. Instead she stared at the pie chart. Did they really eat that much hummus in Austria? It seemed a lot.
These are the rules:-
1. Each chapter will be posted on the blog of that chapter’s author (if wished), and here at my place. Each chapter will appear on a weekly basis (though not necessarily exactly 7 days after the last one)
2. Each chapter must contain a minimum of three elements from the title. For example, chapter 1 establishes *unfeasibly tall*, *greek billionaire*, *martyr-complex* and *secretary*.
3. Max 750 words per chapter. (Vague story outline set out after chapter 1).
4. Pastiche category-romance feel please. No surprise vampires.
5. You get one point for every time:
- Molly indulges her martyr complex
- Nico mentions his belief that Molly’s a whore
- Nico cuts Molly off mid-sentence
- You make a reference to the global hummus industry
6. You get ten points for every time you use one of the following phrases
The current serial is all full, but clearly there is room for the sequel, right?
Speaking of Harlequin series books, I’ve really fallen down on the Harlequin team challenge thing. Does anyone want to coordinate that for us? Email me if you are really glutton for punishment.
Jane is a long time romance reader whose passion is, you guessed it, reading. Jane also does not like to talk about herself in the third person, but apparently this is the way that this biography thing works (although in a true biography, someone else would be writing this blurb). Anyway, currently Jane loves urban fantasy authors Patricia Briggs and Ilona Andrews. She's really excited about this year's crop of historicals including Joanna Bourne's The Spymaster's Lady and Sherry Thomas' Private Arrangements and the upcoming Loretta Chase Her Scandalous Ways.
She's looking for a good contemporary author. Email her with a recommendation!
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Really disappointed in the whole hummus thing. It’s not very Greek to me. You could have picked, say, feta or dolmathes. Hummus does have a nice slurpy feel, though. Maybe SBTB will do feta.
Tumperkin is a genius, and I think the chapters have been hilariously good.
Why didn’t “virgin” make it into the title? Or “pregnancy” or “virgin pregnancy”????
Happy to see this amazing new serial getting the praise and peer respect that it deserves. heh. T is a freaking genius and each chapter has been completely gut-busting funny so far.
:dies:
Okay, where do I sign up?
Oh, man Tumperkin is doing this?
Heh. Definite entertainment here.
Chapter Four will be at my place on Thursday, then Chapter Five on Ann Aguirre’s blog on Sunday. You can catch up on the story by reading chapters one (Tumperkin), two (Carolyn Jean), and three (Kate Rothwell).
Maybe virgin pregnancies with feta could be the sequel…?
We definitely need to be doing sequels or tie ins. We have some ideas but need to check it out with the original creator and others. Stay tuned . . . .
pregnant virgin? no wonder Nico never believes her.
Ooh…
To my consternation, my nipples are hardening at the thought of the Unfeasibly Tall fan fic that could spin off of this.
Ooh, I love unfeasibly tall men! They remind me of my husband.
Sign me up!
This is great fun! I can’t stop laughing :)
Thanks for the pimpage Jane! I am on the edge of my seat waiting for Carrie’s chapter 4 - it’s the Big Mis chapter and it’s going to be knicker-wettingly good.
There is a definite possibility of sequels….
If there’s a sequel, I totally want in.
This was way too much fun. I can’t wait to find out what the Big Mis will be, either. And Tumperkin’s structure is keeping things nicely coherent and on track without being confining. Not to mention, providing an excuse for invoking repeated nipple hardening and roaring pleasure, which has helped make this serial SO steamy!
Light may be important for human. However, dark can die.