Long and Short Reviews welcomes Z. Allora who is celebrating the upcoming release of her newest book The Longest Night. Check below the post to find out how to win an e-book one of the other Entwined BDSM stories: Lock and Key or Secured and Free.

Thank you so much for having me. I’m going to share with you 5 situations that could have been embarrassing… but I’m Z. Allora so I embraced them. I’m not saying I’ve never been embarrassed by sex or sexual situations, but it gives me much more joy to embrace sex and sexuality. Then I’m going to celebrate my new release The Longest Night, a sweet BDSM with a giveaway.

Here are 5 situations that could have been mortifying if I let them:

1) Bangkok Go-Go Bar: “I fuck him too.”

On one of our trips to Bangkok, we were at a go-go bar and the bouncer placed us right in front of the stage. The dancers took great pleasure in dedicating themselves to me. As the only person who was assigned female at birth in attendance, their goal was to embarrass me with attention….

Although once they realized that was a hopeless endeavor, they began to try to make me laugh. One sweet dancer decided making silly faces was the way to go.

He was right! I snortled again and again at his twisted fish lips face.

Later that evening, Mr. Alpha, the biggest, most muscular dancer that everyone doted on, directed his attentions to me.

He strutted his fine, oiled muscular body over to me. Stopping in front of me, he raked his gaze over me as if trying to start a fire with no tinder.

After a moment of intense study, he announced with a confident smile, “I fuck you.”

*** All kidding aside, it was a lovely and thoughtful offer. It was clearly a coveted gift based on the reactions of the pouting of the patrons losing out on his attentions. ***

I shook my head, and elbowed my love. “I’m sorry, I’m with him.”

My love had stopped playing his game and smiled at the man in the loin cloth offering to fuck me. (Clearly my dearest heart knew there was no threat whatsoever.)

Mr. Alpha glanced at my love and grinned. He turned back to me and nodded. “I fuck him too.”

“Oh, thank you, but no. We’re good.” I didn’t want to insult him but I needed to be clear since I spoke only a few words of Thai.

*** This little scene had gotten everyone’s attention. The group on stage stopped dancing to stare at I’m sure what was a rare sight… Mr. Alpha being told “no.” ***

Mr. Alpha stared deeply into my eyes. “You very good. I make better.”

Thankfully, the bouncer at the door flashed a light signaling to the dancers that the police would soon be raiding the establishment.

Everyone darted away.

Mr. Alpha gave me one last longing look and ran out into the back.

My love and I beat a hasty retreat out the door.

2) The movers found handcuffs under our bed.

Mover: “Oh Mrs. Lady. Mrs. Lady. I found something of yours.”

I dash into the bedroom to find him smirking with an old pair of handcuffs, that had gotten lost under the bed, dangling from his fingertips. His intent was to embarrass or shame me.

Z.: “Oh God! Thank you so much! We’ve been looking for these.” I snatch them with a smile and clutch them to my chest. “These were my very first pair.”

Mover: Turns red, nods, and backs into a wall.

3) Carpet cleaner sucks up my bondage rope in his vacuum.

Cleaner: “Um, a… there’s some sort of rope attached under your bed.”

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Cleaner: …..

4) “I’ve never been hit in the head with a penis… until today.”

Carpet cleaner (same one, different visit): Upstairs in that room with all the pictures on the wall (which is cover art from my books)….

Z.: Yes. (Not sure where he’ll go with this…)

Carpet Cleaner: “Well, until today I’ve never been hit in the head with a penis….”

Z.: “Oh, my. Are you okay?”

Carpet Cleaner: “Yeah, I just… didn’t expect it. Why do you have one hanging in there?”

Z.: (mentally rubbing my hands together) Well, that’s a tintinnabulum from Pompeii. Where shop owners would hang these penises with bells attached to bring good luck to the store.”

Carpet Cleaner: nods… “Okay, so I guess I was hit in the head with good luck.”

5) Flying with Sex Toys

TSA: “What is this?” He points to my case of vibrators with a smirk.

Z.: “Vibrators. Would you like to see how I use them?”

TSA: (smirk falters) ….

Z.: “You put them on either side of your temple. If you have a cold use them around your nose to break up congestion, and to help with sinus pressure.”

TSA: ….

Z.: “There are other uses as well.” (bats eyelashes) “Orgasms.”

TSA: “You’re fine. Go.”

Z.: “I can show you—”

TSA: “Next.”

Not only accepting who you are but embracing yourself is a joy all it’s own. My characters in The Longest Night have finally accepted who they are and are clear on what they want. They are no longer willing to settle.

The holiday season is lonely for construction worker Benjamin Morgan, a big muscular guy who just wants to submit, obey, and serve. But the men he’s attracted to usually don’t have a dominant bone in their bodies. He’s done seeking his BDSM dreams with someone who isn’t interested in putting him in his rightful place—on his knees at their feet.

When a friend sets up a meeting with Foster Ridgeway at the BDSM club, Entwined, Benjamin has his doubts. Of course he is attracted to bookish Foster, who works for the same construction company, but how will someone so small and delicate-looking master Benjamin? But when Foster–the tiny temple of dominance wielding a crop–heads toward Benjamin, he might get what he’s always wanted, just in time for Solstice.

Do you give too much information (TMI)? I do (see the above post if you question me LOL) and I’m wondering if I’m alone. Let me know in the comments to enter for a chance to win an e-book one of the other Entwined BDSM stories: Lock and Key or Secured and Free. I’ll contact the winner on Dec 23rd by email.

Many hugs, Z. Allora

About the Author: Z. Allora believes in happily ever after for everyone. She met her own true love through the personals and has traveled to over thirty countries with him. She’s lived in Singapore, Israel and China. Now back home to the USA she’s an active member of PFLAG and a strong supporter of those on the rainbow in her community. She wants to promote understanding and acceptance through her actions and words. Writing rainbow romance allows her the opportunity to open hearts and change minds.

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Long and Short Reviews welcomes Z. Allora who is visiting with us today to celebrate her release of The Temple of Heaven and will be hosting a special giveaway. To Enter the Giveaway: Leave a comment about what you would miss from home if you moved to China. Winners will be picked July 20th. (Leaving your email helps but isn’t necessary. The author will stalk you through the website to preserve your privacy.)

Greetings! I want to thank Long and Short Reviews and your readers for the opportunity to share a little bit about me, China and my new release The Temple of Heaven. To celebrate I’ll be doing a giveaway across my blog tour: 3 e-books of The Great Wall, 5 e-books of Finally Fallen, and a $20 gift card to Dreamspinner. (Details about the giveaway are below.)

I lived in Suzhou China for almost six years. My time there was filled with incredible wonderful experiences and I adored so many of the people I met. But I also know there’s no place like home. (For me, that’s the USA).

When we first moved there (2006) Suzhou wasn’t connected to Shanghai by the highway or train so it took about 2.5 hours to get there. Suzhou had yet to be named an AAAA tourist destination which it was in 2009ish. AAAA means the government poured money into Suzhou for infrastructure, growth, and beautification.

Though Suzhou was plenty incredible before the government attention. After all, eighteen of the Emperors Gardeners retired to Suzhou and designed their own gardens there which are for everyone to enjoy. Chinese gardens are like stepping into a watercolor. The gardeners understood the art of landscaping. Suzhou was nicknamed the Venice of the East because of all the canals that run through the city.

Although as much as I can gush about China, I will admit everything was different. Sometimes only a little different and that allowed my expectations rise which gave me confidence in dealing with something effectively—only to crash and burn trying to do the simplest things. I got used to not ever getting quite what I wanted. Compromise and settling for almost were my mantra.

Things I didn’t expect:

*When I saw the exhibit on Suzhou China in SF’s Asian Museum (2004) and I said “I wish we lived there” I didn’t realize I was casting a spell. We moved there in 2006.

*In 2006 I couldn’t buy meat in Suzhou because it traveled from the port of Shanghai on unrefrigerated trucks, in super-hot humid Suzhou temperatures and after our third bout of food poisoning (NOT CAUSED BY MY COOKING) we ate in restaurants until the Japanese market came to Suzhou allowing me or my love to prepare meals at home.

*Restaurants were delicious, reasonably priced and they had access to refrigerated meat.

*Pizza Hut, McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks, and KFC were everywhere in China.

*No bills. You have to go pay for water, gas, and electricity BEFORE you use it. Since we were the first expats at his company no one thought to tell us this fact because that’s what they’d always known. No idea the bills came after the fact in America. Well, I figured out you had to prepay when the water just stopped working one day… during a shower.

*China was a completely cash system in 2006 (especially in Suzhou). No checks, bank cards or credit charges. I carried stacks of cash especially for everything. (That thankfully changed over the six years we lived there).

*LGBTQIA doesn’t exist. My friends told me there is no gay in China. (Now statistically we know that’s impossible and the fact that I knew several people who liked people of the same sex didn’t change anyone’s mind.) The closet is extremely deep. It took my 5.5 years to find the rainbow club and there was only one in Suzhou.

*I was nicknamed Ling Long Laura > I lived at the end of Ling Long Street and my first name is Laura.

*My massage therapist worked some magic on my carpal tunnel scar tissue and stunned the surgeon. “I can see the scar but there’s no hardness… what did you do?” LOL I would get massages 2-3x a week.

*I LOVE a good sale and I found I was damned good at bargaining. (One of my local friends would have me buy his white tea because I could get a better price in the tea market than he could.)
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*Our driver (the fact that I had a driver was beyond weird for me but we weren’t going to be good enough at reading or speaking Chinese to safely drive) but our driver said to me “Laura, you speak like a man.” I nodded happy that the language was not barrier to him seeing me.

*Our driver became my best friend…

Top 5 Unique Experiences I had while living in China

1) Being Center of Attention

Usually I happily fade into the background. In China my blonde hair, pale skin, and my blue eyes made that impossible. I became a curiosity people wanted to see… and touch. I started taking pictures of people taking pictures of me.

2) Travel: We were able to travel to Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, South Korea, Tibet, and varies places in China > that I never dreamed of getting to visit… but if you’re almost already there >> WHY NOT?

3) Massages: Having a lovely man named Guy Chuang walked on my back 2-3 times a week. (BTW here’s some TMI when someone walks on my ass I giggle… just saying I find it hysterical) When we first moved to Suzhou massages were $8/hour.

4) I had a housekeeper. I didn’t want one but I was basically told this woman couldn’t be reunited with her son if she didn’t have a second job… I gave her a job but with my obsessive need to clean I didn’t give her much work LOL.

5) Taking art lessons from an art professor. She spoke no English and I spoke only a little Chinese. At times, my teacher would hand over hand show me what she wanted me to do. My friend (& driver) had studied art when he was younger so he joined me at the end of each lesson so she could talk to me directly about my work. (Psst, in The Temple of Heaven Jordon takes a couple art lessons too but he’s more determined than I was to set his own boundaries. I just went along with what the teacher wanted me to do.)

Music is Tian Di’s life and his love, and he’s made plenty of sacrifices. His career is finally taking off with his band, Made in China, and he’ll continue to put music first… until he meets Jordon. Then insta- lust becomes insta-love and a commitment to the future—no matter how difficult it might be.

Jordon lives in a bubble constructed by his overprotective older brothers, who are so controlling that they’ve kept him from dating. A talented artist, Jordon managed to keep his success with a Japanese manga publisher a secret from his family, but now he fears discovery. It’s easier to let his brothers handle everything, but Jordon has reached his limit. He’s ready to draw some boundaries so he can be his own man and face all the challenges that come with that.

Their families and careers aren’t the only obstacles. Jordon must accept his identity as a gay man who doesn’t top or bottom. Fortunately, Tian Di—and his special talents—help Jordon open up to his sexuality in an erotic adventure that spans Japan and China, and with love, luck, hard work, and open minds, will end in a happily ever after.

Many hugs, Z.

About the Author: Z. Allora believes in happily ever after for everyone. She met her own true love through the personals and has traveled to over thirty countries with him. She’s lived in Singapore, Israel and China. Now back home to the USA she’s an active member of PFLAG and a strong supporter of those on the rainbow in her community. She wants to promote understanding and acceptance through her actions and words. Writing rainbow romance allows her the opportunity to open hearts and change minds.

Buy the eBook and paperback at Dreamspinner Press.