May
18, 2010
Describing Cassandra's
Conflict as 'THE EROTIC ROMANCE THAT TOOK THE NATION BY
STORM', Waterstone's
Booksellers offer Margaret's novels in EBook
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July
20, 2009
Reissue of The Gallery |
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Black Lace
will reissue The Gallery by Margaret writing
as Fredrica Alleyn on October 1, 2009 (UK) and September
29, 2009 (USA).
The Gallery may
be pre-ordered from:
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com
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July
20, 2009
Book Review |
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Cassandra's
Chateau has been reviewed at Coffee Time Romance.
'This is quite possibly the most
intricately detailed exploration of sexual adventures
that I have ever come across. Many of the scenes played
out are extremely intense...'
<read
more>
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March
2009
Reissue of Fiona's Fate |
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On December 3, 2009, Black
Lace will reissue Fiona's Fate by Margaret writing
as Fredrica Alleyn.
Fiona's Fate may be
pre-ordered from:
Amazon.co.uk
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January
2009
Reissue of Dark Obsession |
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Dark Obsession by Margaret
writing as Fredrica Alleyn will be reissued by Black Lace
on June 9, 2009.
Preorder Dark Obsession
from:
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com
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December
2008
Reissue of Cassandra's Chateau |
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Following the great success
of the reissue of Cassandra's Conflict, Virgin Books will
be reissuing Cassandra's Chateau, another of its Black
Lace series.
Cassandra's Chateau will be published in May 2009 and may
be pre-ordered from:
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com
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June
2008
On Writing Gateway To Hell
Read Margaret's reflections on writing Gateway
To Hell here |
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Reissue
of Gateway To Hell
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Gateway to Hell,
originally published in 1991 by Piatkus Books,
will be republished in paperback by Mandrake
Publishing in January 2009.
Priced at £9.99
it will be available from most booksellers and:
Amazon.co.uk
Amazon.com
Read a synopsis here.
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April
2008
Review
A review of Cassandra's
Conflict written by Harriet Klausner is found
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April
2008
Review
Cassandra's Conflict
Amazon.co.uk
Eroticism and domination abound! , 8 April 2008
By K. J. Beverstock (London)
Frederica Alleyn
is definitely one of the best erotic fiction writers ever!. Great
story with believable characters, you find yourself completely
embroiled in their erotic and passionate sexual escapades. I read
it when it was first published and have just bought it again and
can't wait to receive it. I would recommend that readers who enjoy
this genre check out her other books. S&M lovers will particularly
enjoy!
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March
2008
Review
To read a review of
Cassandra's Conflict written by Amanda Haffery of Romance
Junkie Reviews please
click here. |
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December
2007
On Writing Cassandra's Conflict
Click
here to read Margaret's reflections on writing Cassandra's
Conflict. |
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Now
being reissued to mark the 15th Anniversary of Black Lace
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Cassandra's
Conflict
To help celebrate '15 years
of groundbreaking erotica', in March 2008 Virgin Books is
reissuing Cassandra's Conflict, one of the Black
Lace series.
Cassandra's Conflict may be pre-ordered from:
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Cassandra's Conflict created quite a stir when it became
one of the first four Black Lace releases
in 1993.
Black Lace publisher
Kerri Sharp knows all about female fantasies. ...Erotic
fiction is still rude, but its history has changed. Once
the sole domain of male writers, it is now subsumed by
the female imagination, and that imagination is purveying
that most manly of concepts - sex without emotion. The
Black Lace heroine has sex for the sake of it. Sex without
commitment. Sex without babies. Sex on Hampstead Heath.
Sharp...oversaw the first four [Black Lace] books, one
of which, Cassandra's Conflict [by Margaret Bingley.
writing as Fredrica Alleyn] , ignited a furore that ensured
the success of the Black Lace series. The tale featured
a sadomasochistic relationship, a dark master, a new nanny
and an atmosphere of non-consensuality at a time when
it was not clearly understood that the rape fantasy was
about being overcome by a man of the mind's choice, rather
than an actual desire to be maimed by some thug out of
a drain in Hackney.
'There was a lot
of humiliation and violation in it,' says Sharp. 'And
everyone went mad, saying, "How dare you imply that
women want to be hurt during sex" and so on. The
Daily Mail accused me of "corrupting the morals of
the nation's women and betraying civilised values".
The result was that they all sold out within a week.'
From
The
Guardian article 'She's Gotta Have It'
Sunday, September 12, 2000
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Summer
2007
After a break from writing due to family problems, I am currently
at work on a psychological thriller provisionally titled ‘THE
GIFT OF GRACE’. Read the Prologue here.
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About
my Authors' Advisory Service
In my advertisements I put that I offer ‘an efficient and friendly
service’, which I believe that I do. However, on reflection
it’s hard to imagine anyone saying that they offer an inefficient
and unfriendly service, so perhaps this should be taken for granted!
What I’m really trying to say is that while I’m honest,
and don’t hesitate to point out flaws and weaknesses, I always
try to do this in a constructive and encouraging way. This is because
I believe that even if you never get published, if you enjoy writing
as a hobby then you should be able to get help to enable you to
write to the best of your ability.
Of course, most people do want to be published, and my aim there
is to help those people achieve their goal.
Read more about the Author's
Personal Advisory Service and the Creative Writing Course
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