Judy Kemp

My first novel, A Bouquet of Gardenias, was based on a true experience that my husband and I had a few years ago. I didn’t intend for it to be so explicit, but I didn’t want to water down what had happened between us and the woman I call Fiona in the novel. I didn’t want to water down the things we did, the things we felt and the things we said. It was a crazy time. It was as if some sort of madness had got hold of us all. If it’s a little overpowering to read, that’s only because the experience we shared was overpowering. Obviously, a few of the details have been changed, but everything that happens really happened, as far as I can remember. Sometimes it was very painful to write, other times deeply exhilarating and profoundly arousing. It was an unforgettable experience that will stay with me forever and not a day goes by when I don’t think about it. My second novel, The Scent of Violets is based partly on my own experience and partly on that of a female lover. I’d always known that I’d had strong exhibitionist tendencies, but had never acted on them. My husband, who had equally intense voyeuristic tendencies suggested that we do something about it, but neither of us could think how to progress and make our fantasy become a reality. Then a friend with whom I’d been intimate in college confessed to me that she’d hired escorts, both male and female, and found it to be an exciting and deeply satisfactory experience. I was wary at first, but then suggested the idea to my husband who was very enthusiastic. I, too, started to find the idea both thrilling and arousing. The results of the action we took form the basis of this book, as do the experiences of my female friend, with whom I sometimes shared this erotic journey. I hope you enjoy reading it and that it inspires and excites you.