My name is Gaëlle, complete with the two dots, because I'm French! Also because I'm from France, I do a lot of thinking about my sex life, as well as enjoying what happens in it. I'm forty-ish, now and I've been exploring sexy experiences since I was twebty-four, when I met Jérôme. Our adventures appear in Gaëlle and Jérôme books one and two. No surprise there then!
In many ways we're just a normal couple, but a normal couple who love to explore sex in its widest sense. Whenever we try something, it's a joint decision. I've never done something purely to please Jérôme, but then, I've never wanted to say no to one of his suggestions either.
What makes you special? What differentiates you from your kind? Do you have special abilities?
My only special ability seems to be that people feel an erotic buzz around me and can be tempted into sexy experiences that otherwise they might not have considered. I am unable to fly, fight zombies or change shape, except by eating too much, which I try to avoid.
Tell me about your most current adventure.
Book one came out in January and tells how it all began, as well as how things developed after that initial experience. Here's an excerpt:
Before I could react, her hands were reaching under the dress, and sliding up the outsides of my thighs. I felt her fingers hook over the sides of my knickers, and, a moment later, I was standing there with my little black knickers round my ankles. I didn't have time to stop her. She patted my ankle, and, automatically, I lifted my right foot, then my left, leaving a little black figure of eight on the floor. She glanced at the scrap of black material, then back at me. She ran her hands down the sides of my body, straightening out imaginary wrinkles, and said:
“There, that’s better, just a clean line, all the way down.”
I thought that I caught a sly reference to my hairless belly, and shivered again.
“Just one more thing.”
I turned towards her, curious to know what else could possibly need changing. After all, I was naked except for the dress! As I said, the shape of my nipples was showing. But then, through the thin material, Gégé pinched them, really hard, so that they were totally erect. You could actually see them through the dress. She smiled at me.
“There," she declared. "Now you're perfect. Go and show your friend.”
As you can tell, my first experiences were about being exposed in public. From there, things developed quite a lot, but my early adventures still turn me on when I think of them.
Book 2 has just been published and continues my story. Things have moved on from the excerpt you just read…
She knew Jérôme would be the first, but she flattered herself that she would have recognised the erection that now slid into her vagina. It was clear that he was very excited, and he didn't last long. He patted her bottom affectionately and withdrew. After a second or two, she felt a tongue, licking away Jérôme’s sperm as it oozed out of her, and flicking over her clitoris. A further very brief pause, then another man was in her, for longer this time. An orgasm was building, and when another tongue slipped into her sex, she came for a first time.
There was no pause, though, as another man took her immediately, then another. That one pulled out before shooting all over her back and dress. She could feel the stickiness drying on her skin. A ridiculous thought went through her mind; that her dress, which was silk, would never be the same again.
If you could offer your author advice, what would it be?
Keep trying to let readers into my world so that they understand, as well as enjoy, what I do and why I do it.
Are you happy with the way people perceive you?
There have been moments when I have been unsure of how people might think of me if they had seen me during one of my adventures. I come from a conventional background and could never have imagined many of the things I have done, let alone envisaged them happening to me. Those people who are in the know seem to accept me for what I am, a happily married woman whose enjoyment of sex isn't restricted to her husband. I am amazingly fortunate that Jérôme takes as much pleasure in our adventures as I do myself. People who don't know that side of me see, I'm told, an attractive woman with a wonderful husband, a successful professional who cares deeply about those she works with, and a good friend.
Tell us a little bit about your world.
I've lived in the UK, but I was born in France and that's where I live now. I've also travelled quite widely. I have a well-paid job at a professional level. My sex life has to be kept apart from my everyday existence as far as I can. When that hasn't been possible, I've been astonished at how accepting people are, also how easily some people can be drawn into my erotic world. The books are dedicated to those who haven't yet dared, for that reason. Take the risk, and who knows what delights may follow?
Is humor important? Why or why not?
Humour—as I spell it—is vital. I share a similar sense of humour with Jérôme, and that has defused some quite tense situations for both of us. I've also become aware that many sexual activities have a ridiculous aspect to them, particularly when observed from outside, and that adds to the fun side of my sex life, lightening up feelings that can otherwise become quite demanding.
What other characters have influenced you?
Emmanuelle, from the book of that name. It made me aware of the world of sexual experimentation and gave me the push I needed to explore that world.
Do you ever ask your significant other for advice?
His encouragement and support have been crucial since we met. Without him, none of this would have happened. My lover, my friend, my support, my guide. We constantly discuss past and potential adventures, and provide ideas for each other for consideration.
How many sex partners have you had? How many at one time?
Many. Trios are lovely, but there have been occasions when more people than that have been involved.
What was the best sexual experience you’ve had?
I've learned never to compare experiences. Each one is unique and if you're setting out to create a top ten, you aren't fully enjoying the sexual pleasures of the moment.
What’s the oddest thing you’ve seen or done?
Being sold for use by someone I thought was a friend.
Tell us what it’s like to spend a day with you.
At work, deeply exciting! Boss of HR department, but one of the—rare—good ones, I hope. At leisure, swimming pool, gym, tennis club, out walking in the mountains alone or with someone else.
What’s the one thing you wish you could change about yourself or someone you love?
Read the end of book 2
How do you deal with stress?
With gentle, loving sex, preferably with my husband. Reading detective stories, Fred Vargas, Henning Mankell, are favourites.
What has been your biggest influence on becoming a writer?