Weekend Treat is in the same vein as The Bank Manager , which I featured here just about a year ago, Art Class, and the forthcoming Eton Mess.
Tell us a bit more, Andrew.
All these stories include a cool brunette and her friend, a flightier blonde. I wanted a change from putting the duo in the stressful situations of my usual horror stories, and to let them have some fun. So, Kerry-Jane and Amy were born. They are two PhD students studying archaeology in a fictional university in a town somewhere near London. Most of my erotica centers around Kerry-Jane, although ‘Weekend Treat’ is a little different. Kerry-Jane and Amy have cameo appearances while the story’s ‘star’ is Rachel, their supervisor.
Rachel McKenzie has to give up another Saturday morning to her job. Lucky for her, two handsome plumbers have to work through the weekend too. Egged on by a dare from her colleagues, Rachel dresses sexy and flirts with the men while they work in her office. The plumbers are eager to return her attention, but can Rachel handle taking things to the next level?
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Kerry-Jane
shook her head with a mischievous smile. “And the plumbers are miffed at their
boss making them do your office on a weekend when you won’t be here to flirt. Apparently
you’re the most beautiful doctor they’ve ever seen.”
Rachel raised
her other eyebrow.
“You’ve got no
idea how gorgeous you are, have you?” Kerry-Jane bit her lip. “That’s what the
blokes say.”
Rachel sipped
tea to hide her warming cheeks. “Well, you’re gorgeous, and everyone reckons we
could be sisters, so I suppose I’ve got cause for hope. And the hunks will have
to work around me after all because I’ve got a paper to finish.”
Kerry-Jane
laughed. “You’ll be lucky if they let you get anything done!”
Rachel rolled
her eyes, trying not to let her pleasure show. “But don’t you and Amy want
them? What kind of friend would I be if I got in the way?”
“Of course we
do, but we’ve got other halves, so we can only flirt.” Kerry-Jane shook her
head in mock sadness but then brightened. “Instead of your fieldwork grunge,
why not try something daring tomorrow? Feel sexy. Don’t wear a bra.”
Rachel’s cheeks
warmed. “I couldn’t do that.”
“Why not?”
She sipped her
tea as the thought sent butterflies into her stomach. “Well, I...”
Kerry-Jane
winked. “Amy took hers off at lunchtime.”
Rachel was shocked.
“Did she?”
Kerry-Jane
nodded.
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“I’ll
think about it.” Well, fantasize about
it.
You're very prolific, Andrew. And versatile. How did you come to write this story?
Weekend Treat follows on from a full-length novel I wrote (‘The Door into War’), featuring the same main character – Rachel McKenzie, an academic archaeologist. In the novel Rachel, who is in her early thirties, is worried she might be too old to attract a decent man. It was a theme the novel didn’t let me develop, and this story addresses that.
Is this book part of a series?
Yes and no. I’ve written four erotic shorts ‘starring’ the same group of characters, but they’re definitely not a planned series. In fact, I’ve always shied away from calling them a series because I write them irregularly and when I want to, and I don’t want to pressurize myself into feeling I have to produce any more.
You're very prolific, Andrew. And versatile. How did you come to write this story?
Weekend Treat follows on from a full-length novel I wrote (‘The Door into War’), featuring the same main character – Rachel McKenzie, an academic archaeologist. In the novel Rachel, who is in her early thirties, is worried she might be too old to attract a decent man. It was a theme the novel didn’t let me develop, and this story addresses that.
Is this book part of a series?
Yes and no. I’ve written four erotic shorts ‘starring’ the same group of characters, but they’re definitely not a planned series. In fact, I’ve always shied away from calling them a series because I write them irregularly and when I want to, and I don’t want to pressurize myself into feeling I have to produce any more.
How did you come to write this story?
The story follows on from a full-length novel I wrote (‘The Door into War’), featuring the same main character – Rachel McKenzie, an academic archaeologist. In the novel Rachel, who is in her early thirties, is worried she might be too old to attract a decent man. It was a theme the novel didn’t let me develop, and this story addresses that.
Is this book part of a series?
Yes and no. I’ve
written four erotic shorts ‘starring’ the same group of characters, but they’re
definitely not a planned series. In
fact, I’ve always shied away from calling them a series because I write them
irregularly and when I want to, and I don’t want to pressurize myself into
feeling I have to produce any more.
What project will you be working on next?
My standard fare is a mixture of horror and fantasy. Celtic myths fascinate me and I’m in the
planning stage for a horror novel set against the background of the Irish ‘Ulster Cycle’, at about
the time of Christ. Not a straight
retelling, but using the old tales as a background.
What are your writing inspirations?
My original inspiration was the horror books and films that fascinated me in my late teens. Later, when I had a bit more confidence to attempt writing without using gore to keep the reader entertained I took inspiration from Celtic myths, particularly Welsh stories, that have enchanted me since I was a child.
My main writing inspiration is (or sadly was, R.I.P.) Richard Laymon. Laymon taught me two things. Firstly, a stark style that works for me, and secondly where the boundaries are in what you can and can’t do in a horror story, which has given me more confidence to work nearer those boundaries.
One surprising or interesting fact about yourself?
I know this will be boring, but I don’t think there is much
because I don’t keep skeletons in my cupboards.
Those who know me think me writing violent horror and women’s erotica is
surprising. Apparently, I don’t seem the
sort.
Andrew Richardson lives in Wiltshire,
England, with his wife, a rescue cat, and a son who occasionally pops home from
university. He is within easy reach of
Stonehenge and other historical places whose regal solitude provides a clear
mind for working out plot difficulties and story ideas.
Most of Andrew’s work falls squarely into
the horror/fantasy genre, but he also enjoys writing some erotica so his
characters can have some fun for a change instead of being scared out of their
wits. He has a dislike of laptops so adopts the old and quaint approach of
typing with a desktop, which at least has a screen big enough to avoid the need
to squint.
Andrew has a background in archaeology and
has worked on sites in England, Scotland and Wales. It’s not really a surprise that most of his
work reflects this interest and experience. When he’s not writing or working as
a science administrator Andrew follows Aldershot Town Football Club and takes
long walks over rugged countryside.
He has had nine novels or novellas
published (one forthcoming), as well as several short stories. The majority include some element of Celtic
myth.
Twitter: @Richardson_Andy
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