I was recently interviewed in the historic mining town of Jacksonville, Oregon. In the series of interviews I was asked about the mature woman/younger man relationship in The House on Black Lake and my own experiences. Here is an excerpt from the interview.
In a series of interviews set in Jacksonville, Oregon I was asked about the bad boys in [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]. Here is an excerpt from the interview:
Scene from 'The House on Black Lake' trailer.
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Please Note:Â [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake [/amazon_link]has been adapted to screenplay. Visit Home Page to view cinematic trailer.
The themes of obsessive love, BDSM, alpha males, control and submission, the use of wealth and power to allure, exploit and control, are all explored in [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link]. Ramey Sandeley is a man who it has been said that "God gave too much and so he has price to pay". He has everything that a man or woman could possible want, but he has never known a truly soulful love. When he meets Alexandra their perfect lives are blown apart and they are taken on a journey that compels them to explore the dark side of human behavior and dig deeper into their psyches. He believes the body must be contained (and sometimes beaten) for the soul to to be released. He threatens Alexandra with a whipping when she returns from a liason with a young French Artist Andre Labat and warns her that once the soul has been released from its human bondage there is no turning back.
The [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] mirrors many of the same themes as the [amazon_link id="0345803485" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Fifty Shades of Grey[/amazon_link] trilogy. Yet, the characters are at different points in their lives. Ana and Christian are fortunate to meet when they are both without responsibility and available.  Ramey and Alexander fall in love at first sight. However, they are both are newlyweds when they first meet, and have children when they reunite (she has divorced and he is still married). Yet, the longing and desire for something deeper, more profound and primal are universal at any age. Their journey is both exciting and torturous, as integrity and faithfulness are at stake as well as the confinements of society.
Other books popular with women who loved "Fifty Shades of Grey follow. The list offers a wide selection that includes recommendations from readers of all ages, and levels of sophistication and education.
1. [amazon_link id="1936305623" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Gabriel's Inferno[/amazon_link] by Sylvain Reynard
2. [amazon_link id="B008NHMPBE" target="_blank" ]Innocence Tempted (Generational Sins Series)[/amazon_link]
3.[amazon_link id="B004XVM2M6" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]An Ordinary Girl[/amazon_link] by Barbara Elsbord
4. [amazon_link id="0452156610" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sleeping Beauty Series[/amazon_link] by Anne Rice
5. [amazon_link id="1456527738" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sempre[/amazon_link] by J.M Darhower
6. [amazon_link id="B007FIIF34" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Insufferable Proximity[/amazon_link] by Z. Stefani
7. [amazon_link id="0425247988" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Wicked Burn[/amazon_link] by Beth Kery
8. [amazon_link id="0425227693" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sweet Restraint[/amazon_link] by Beth Kery
9. [amazon_link id="B00FRK2VIM" target="_blank" ]Sweet Surrender (Complete Series)[/amazon_link] by Maya Banks
10.[amazon_link id="B00H31227I" target="_blank" ]Forever Wicked: A Wicked Lovers Novella (1001 Dark Nights)[/amazon_link] by Shaya Black
11. [amazon_link id="B00BC24MBI" target="_blank" ]Naughty Bits Part II: The Training Session[/amazon_link] by Joey W. Hill
12. [amazon_link id="B004R1QOW6" target="_blank" ]An Irresistible Bachelor[/amazon_link] by J. R. Ward
16. [amazon_link id="B00LG69EOU" target="_blank" ]Bound (Forbidden Series - Book 1)[/amazon_link]
18. [amazon_link id="1463437121" target="_blank" ]Surviving Passion (The Shattered World Book 1)[/amazon_link]
21. [amazon_link id="B002ZI4MY0" target="_blank" ]A Tall, Dark Cowboy[/amazon_link] by Mackenzie McKade
22. [amazon_link id="B005F0WRB0" target="_blank" ]Rocky Mountain Heat(Six Pack Ranch Book 1)[/amazon_link] by Sarah McCarty
26 [amazon_link id="B003F76A5E" target="_blank" ]Lost Star[Interstellar Service & Discipline][/amazon_link] by Morgan Hawkes
28. [amazon_link id="B004XVM2M6" target="_blank" ]An Ordinary Girl[/amazon_link]Â by Barbara Elsborg
30. [amazon_link id="B00XK6SGG6" target="_blank"]Liberating Lacey[/amazon_link] by Ann Calhoun
31. [amazon_link id="1523244836" target="_blank" ]BDSM Positions: The Beginner's Guide to BDSM[/amazon_link]
32. [amazon_link id="B01AHDSD26" target="_blank" ]Bound, Spanked and Loved: Fourteen Kinky Valentine's Day Stories[/amazon_link]
33. [amazon_link id="B002B9MH40" target="_blank" ]The Wicked West[/amazon_link]  by Victoria Dahl
34. [amazon_link id="0425247163" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Principal's Office[/amazon_link] by Jasmine Haynes
35. [amazon_link id="1439197059" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Taker[/amazon_link] by Alma Katsu
36. [amazon_link id="1466401885" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Beautiful Disaster [/amazon_link] by Jaime Mcguire
37. [amazon_link id="1609280806" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Rock Me[/amazon_link] by Cherrie Lynn
38. [amazon_link id="1475034911" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Breaking Sin[/amazon_link] by Teresa Mummert
39. [amazon_link id="1451533969" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Love Unscripted[/amazon_link] by Tina Reber
40. [amazon_link id="147500544X" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Honor Student[/amazon_link] by Teresa Mummert
41. [amazon_link id="0965240967" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Story of O[/amazon_link] by Pauline Reage
43. [amazon_link id="0425263916" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Reflected in You[/amazon_link] by Sylvia Day
44. [amazon_link id="1611183766" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Master of Shadowland Series [/amazon_link] by Cherise Sinclair
45. [amazon_link id="0425245659" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Sweet Series [/amazon_link] by Maya Banks
46. [amazon_link id="1936305941" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Poughkeepsie[/amazon_link] by Debra Anastasia
47. [amazon_link id="B006LFVZ8E" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Existance Trilogy [/amazon_link] by Abbi Glines
48. [amazon_link id="0425263908" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Bared to You[/amazon_link] by Sylvia Day
49. [amazon_link id="1463651058" target="_blank" ]Untouchable[/amazon_link] by Lindsay Delagair
50. [amazon_link id="B006XZ2FC2" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]From Rags [/amazon_link] by Suzanne Wright
Author Anastasia Blackwell grew up in the Pacific Northwest and is familiar with the world of Christian Grey. In a series of interviews set in Jacksonville, Oregon she discusses the controversial novel.
Please Note: The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Cinematic trailer and music video with trapeze acts may be viewed on Home Page.
A great way to show your love for someone is by purchasing Cirque Du Soleil tickets, e-cards, music, or gifts. The Cirque shows are arguably the sexiest, most romantic forms of entertainment on earth. You can also join club for future discounts.
As a trapeze student and lover of all forms of performance art I attend every Cirque Du Soleil show that comes to town. Dinner at a romantic restaurant, followed by the show is one of the greatest ways I can imagine to share passion with family, friends, and especially a loved one.
More information on their website:
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Please Note: [amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake [/amazon_link]has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view trailer and music video for contemporary gothic suspense.
The film adaptation of [amazon_link id="0307745317" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The Woman in Black[/amazon_link] by Susan Hill has given a shot of newfound interest to the gothic genre. The classic haunted house that contains dramas of the old inhabitants played against the struggles of contemporary guests will likely always find an audience. The film features Daniel Radcliffe in a role that suits him well, post Harry Potter. If you enjoy the book and film, perhaps you might desire to take a journey to Black Lake.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSHEYVGaWok
Please Note: The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view provocative trailer and music video based on scene from novel.
Game of Thrones HBO series will return in April to continue the story based on the best selling novel. It is a glorious show with fantastic acting, beautiful scenery, and intense scenes that bring to life the wonderful story created by George R.R. Martin. The long five books beginning with "[amazon_link id="0553386794" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]A Song of Fire and Ice[/amazon_link]" are filled with romance, passion, and danger.  If you have not yet read the books then you must - [amazon_link id="0307292134" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]Game of Thrones[/amazon_link]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=rOzXsqoJhtE
I have personally worked with the founders of the "Carry the Light" literary festival and can vouche for their passion and commitment to helping writers find an audience for their work.
Below is a description from the San Mateo county Fair Website:
“CARRY THE LIGHT” – THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FAIR LITERARY ANTHOLOGY 2012 will be published by Sand Hill Review Press.
Be part of the 2012 literary anthology and you will be a published author in a 6x9 soft cover trade paperback that will be available for public purchase at the fair, as well as Amazon.com! Every entrant will have at least one piece published; all winning entries will be included, even if a writer has won multiple awards.
NOTE: If you do not wish to be included in this anthology, you must click the designated box on the entry form.
Carry the Light of 2012 is the published anthology of short story, poetry, essay, and sponsored contest submissions. Themes range from free form poetry to science fiction short stories to personal essays, all of which tell a story. Do you have such a story to share?
In exchange for being published by Sand Hill Review Press in a soft cover trade paperback available for public purchase, writers will authorize their work to be printed without compensation, and will retain all ownership rights. Writers are invited to participate in local promotions and book signings.
Because we are publishing an anthology, we prefer entries to be submitted in a .doc or .docx file but you will not be excluded if you don’t have access to the Internet. See General Literary Contest Rules for all entry requirements.
Note: We also offer a cover art contest for this anthology in the fine arts dept. PREORDER NOW! A limited number of books will be available during the fair for the special promo price of $10.00 (deadline May 9, 2012). Preorder now on the guidebook entry form or fair website to ensure your copies at the sale price; regular price will be $12.00 plus tax and shipping, and order will take approx 7-10 days.
There will be an Anthology Book Signing Event (day and time tba on our website, you do not need to purchase a book in order to attend.
Carry the Light of 2012 will be available to purchase online at Amazon.com. See similar books at www.amazon.com and www.sandhillreview.org
Join me on March 10, 2012 at Make it Right Foundations benefit. The evening of March 10 Brad Pitt and Ellen DeGeneres are hosting "A Night to Make It Right" at the Hyatt Regency, featuring a celebrity guest list.
The $1,000-a-seat fundraiser will feature Randy Jackson, Josh Brolin,Djimon Hounsou, Spike Lee, Blake Lively, Bennett Miller, Chris Paul, Sean Penn, Wendell Pierce and Kevin Spacey.
Performers for the night will include Rihanna, Sheryl Crow, Seal, the Neville Brothers, and Dr. John and friends.
The event, presented by the Hyatt Regency New Orleans with sponsor Google+, is the biggest single-night fundraiser in New Orleans history.
The charity gala will raise more money for Pitt's Make It Right Foundation, which so far has completed 75 ultra-modern homes in the Lower 9th Ward to replace those wiped away by the levee failures following Hurricane Katrina. The foundation since has expanded to Newark, N.J., and Kansas City, Mo., to provide sustainable housing for disabled veterans and disadvantaged communities.
The New Orleans event will feature a four-course dinner coordinated by chef John Besh and prepared by chefs Giada DeLaurentiis and Emeril Lagasse.
An afterparty will be hosted by comedian Aziz Ansari. Tickets for that event only are $150. The $1,000 ticket includes entrance to the afterparty. Individual VIP tickets are $2,500 and include admission to a VIP reception and the afterparty.
To buy tickets or for more information, visit:Â http://www.nighttomakeitright.com/
Please Note: Go to Home Page to view trailer for The House on Black Lake Novel/Screenplay, and music video.
NOIR CITY celebrates its 10th anniversary as the world's most popular film noir festival with a 10-day extravaganza featuring San Francisco treats, a Dashiell Hammett marathon, freshly preserved 35mm rarities, by-popular-demand encore screenings, surprises galore, and super special guest star ANGIE DICKINSON! Join us January 20-29, 2012 for what promises to be the darkest and most delirious incarnation yet of San Francisco's most popular classic film festival: NOIR CITY!
Among the rarities being presented this year: a brand new 35mm print of 1949's The Great Gatsby, starring Alan Ladd as F. Scott Fitzgerald's legendary lovelorn hero. The film has been buried for decades, but Muller's perseverance persuaded Universal Pictures to strike a preservation print for NOIR CITY. The studio also is providing a brand new 35mm print of 1954's Naked Alibi, starring noir's favorite bad girl, Gloria Grahame. The Film Noir Foundation has also funded a new 35mm preservation of the "lost" 1946 classic Three Strangers, which had no viewable prints and has never been released on DVD. NOIR CITY is also proud to have been chosen to premiere the Film Foundation's recently completed preservation of the superb 1950 Michael Curtiz film The Breaking Point, starring John Garfield.
Everyone Comes to Eddie's,
The NOIR CITY Nightclub
Swedish American Hall , 2174 Market St.
(within walking distance of the Castro Theatre!)
TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE OUR NOIR CITY PATRONS, THE TICKET PRICE FOR EVERYONE COMES TO EDDIE'S HAS BEEN REDUCED TO $40 PER TICKET BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25! WE WANT EVERYONE TO CELEBRATE NOIR CITY'S 10TH ANNIVERSARY ON SATURDAY NIGHT, JANUARY 28!
NOTICE:Â For those individuals who have already purchased a $75 NOIR CITY Nightclub ticket, the Film Noir Foundation will refund your $35 on Saturday night at the door to "Eddie's"
Swinging lounge tunes, torrid torch songs, classic burlesque, and a helping of neo-noir rock-and-roll is the bill of fare Saturday night, January 28, 2012, as the NOIR CITY film festival breaks out of the majestic Castro Theatre to present Everyone Comes to Eddie's, a swanky, sexy, and slightly sinister soiree in which the Swedish American Hall is transformed into a vintage 1940s-era nightclub. The one-night special event is an added celebration of NOIR CITY's 10th anniversary. Performances include the mid-century musical stylings of Mr. Lucky and the Cocktail Party with Ralph Carney, vintage noir-inspired torch songs from the luscious Laura Ellis, spectacular striptease from world-renowned burlesque beauty Evie Lovelle, and the dark, mysterious, and danceable sounds of Kansas City's The Latenight Callers, described as "the house band at David Lynch's pool party." Expect more surprises as the night unfolds! "People who make a point of attending all the films on the festival schedule need not fear," said impresario Eddie Muller. "We're running the same double bill that day and night at the Castro, so you can see films in the afternoon and party that night." Cocktail attire preferred.
Tickets for the show, a fundraiser for the Film Noir Foundation, are now priced at $40 each (as of January 25). Admission includes hors d'oeuvres and an open bar, plus entertainment. NOIR CITY Passports do not grant party admission. Separate ticket required. Sorry, no passes. Tickets are now available at the Castro Theatre or online through Brown Paper Tickets.
