A Pious Man: Book Spotlight: “Naughty Delights”

We're doing something a little different today. A spotlight for a novel. Roll with it, please.

Yes, it's a romance. I"m a romantic sap -- as I've said multiple times. I even have a love story save the world in A Pius Man (if you wonder how I do that... buy the book, blast it).

Anyway, and away we go.

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Excerpt:

This
is it, Elizabeth
thought as she pushed through the door to deliver a large batch of
chocolate and vanilla sugar cookies to the display case. It was grand
opening day for Guilty Pleasures, and she couldn’t be more excited
or more nervous. Years of scrimping and saving had accumulated to
this day. In a matter of minutes the bakery would be open for
business, and their city would officially have their first taboo
sweet shop.

Elizabeth
took one final look around, making sure everything was perfect, when
Felicia, her business partner and friend, appeared next to her,
chomping on a fornication cookie.

Out
of all the sugary creations crafted for the shop, Elizabeth and
Felicia would agree these were the most fun to develop. They spent
many wine-filled nights brainstorming and researching ideas for the
inserts.

“What’s
it say, babe?” Elizabeth asked, nodding toward the paper in
Felicia’s hand.

Felicia
laughed and read the naughty message, "Two heads are better than
one, but three, now that’s what I call a party!"
As she tucked the paper into her back pocket, she asked, “I forget.
Was this yours or mine?”

“I
actually think your man deserves credit for this one.” Grinning,
Elizabeth grabbed the sampler plate off the counter and walked toward
the front door, turning to take one final look around before the
place filled up. She couldn't be any prouder of the decor in her
little slice of heaven. She glanced to her left and smiled proudly as
she admired the photos on the wall.

The
food photographer they had hired did a fantastic job capturing the
beauty and sexiness of several corset cakes available for purchase.
But the icing on the cake, so to speak, was the mural to the right of
the entrance. A local artist painted "What Are Your Guilty
Pleasures" but the letters were actually naked people in
compromising naughty positions.

Felicia
giggled. “Oh yeah, it’s all coming back to me now. We definitely
drank way too much that night.”

Nodding
in agreement, Elizabeth turned on the neon sign and opened the doors
for business.

Already,
a few eager customers were waiting by the window. They actually
applauded when Elizabeth stepped out of the shop door. She greeted
them with a smile and offered them their choice of iced cocks or
boobs. She wasn’t surprised the guests blushed when they made their
selection and bit into the cookie. She expected to witness many rosy
cheeks in the hours ahead of them—giggles too.

As
the streets began to fill up with people going to work, Elizabeth
tried to coax even more passersby into the shop with her funny
shout-outs such as: “I bet our peckers taste as good as your man’s.
No wait, even better!” And, “Our breasts are fantastic and all
natural.” All
the while she held up a naughty treat.

After
the bell dinged behind her a couple dozen times, she realized the
humorous approach to draw in customers was working like a charm. Now
with them inside, she had no doubt every person who’d entered the
shop erected from her dreams would be a repeat customer. And with
this thought, she knew the many dinners of Ramen noodles were well
worth the discomfort it cost her over the years.