Compilation Of Short Stories
“Desire on the Half-Shell. The scallop is seared in rendered succubus butter, the reduction is a reduction of pomegranate, Szechuan peppercorn, and a tincture of crushed angel’s trumpet petals.”
Lyriamme took the offered fork, her fingers brushing against his. A spark, literal and hot, jumped between their skin. She didn’t flinch. She brought the morsel to her lips. The flavor was an explosion, sweet, briny, and then the slow, building burn of the pepper that made her tongue tingle and her blood feel warmer. A faint, pleasant dizziness washed over her, sharpening her senses instead of dulling them. She could smell the clean, smoky scent of his skin over the food, and her own arousal, musky a