Hey everybody! This is another of the books that was supposed to be in the boxed set from Excessica. Jessica has released it as a standalone title. But before we go into the details about her fabulous book, I need to clear up some new information that has come to light.
While the boxed set was being published under Excessica’s name, it began as an independent project headed up by one person. All the communication with Excessica went through this person, whose name I am withholding because this is already a big enough clusterfuck with all of the names already involved and I just want to be done.
Anyway, this person was the project manager, but she doesn’t work for Excessica. Think of it as an independent contractor scenario. When Selena Kitt wanted to leave the anthology to avoid the drama surrounding me–which I don’t blame her for, and which I don’t feel was unreasonable given the circumstances–she planned to simply pull her story. However, when the scenario was presented to the other authors in the set, the project manager told them that their options were to cut me or Selena Kitt would walk, and Excessica would withdraw promotional support. I don’t know what the motivation behind that lie was. I assume it was because this person felt they could profit more off a boxed set with a Selena Kitt title than an Abigail Barnette title, but that’s still a shady way to do business, especially when that lie hurt Excessica and hurt Selena Kitt, who simply didn’t want to run afoul of STGRB and their obsessive league of stalkers.
So, Selena Kitt and Excessica are totally blameless in the failure of this anthology. The person who tanked it is someone I really enjoy as a person. To be honest, that’s probably another factor in why I’m not naming names to go with this pointed finger. But either way, everyone in the set was hurt, but not by Selena Kitt or Excessica. Unfortunately, this has put me off anthologies/boxed sets/collaborations for a while.
So, onto more cheerful topics, despite this hiccup, Jessica Jarman’s London Bound has been released!
Nathan Harris is more than a bit curious about the beautiful woman renting the upstairs flat, and once he talks to her, curiosity is quickly replaced by arousal and desire. It doesn’t take long before it’s clear she longs to experience sexual submission, and Nathan finds himself desperate to be the one she submits to.
Her days spent exploring the city, her nights exploring Nathan and the pleasure submitting to him brings, Meg discovers the trip she’d taken out of obligation has turned into something she doesn’t want to walk away from. However, the life she left behind beckons, and there’s no room there for dreaming of something she can never have.
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London Bound is a full-length novel, and the first in a series Jarman is co-authoring with Bronwyn Green.
You are aware that Selena Kitt is Excessica, right?
I think it’s really sweet that you’re not blaming anyone for this mess, but it feels a little strange to discuss them as separate entities. Whatever the reason, Excessica not publishing it is Selena not publishing it.
Selena Kitt the author not including her story in the anthology is different to Excessica the publisher not publishing the anthology. Excessica could have published it without Kitt’s story.
Maybe it’s my line of work, but I can separate the individual from the business without it seeming odd. It’s just a shame that the whole thing went badly so close to release day.
Be honest now. Was the author in question Abigail Barnett? Did your pen name become sentient and now aspires to take over? (Just joking, please don’t hurt me!)
It is REALLY good that you’re trying to put all this behind you. There’s just no use arguing with crazy, even when you’re in the right. Looking forward to reading your novel on Friday. Yay for some positive news!