By popular demand, the photo of my husband Brian streaking a quarter of a mile round Leezes Terrace in Newcastle during his first year at Uni, aged 18. He won a three pack of Mars Bars for that.
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Now out on DVD for £5.99, starring Jude Calvert-Toulmin, Ruth Herbert and Brian Trevelyan.
Extras include an exclusive interview with Jude Calvert-Toulmin on playing a sex scene with real life husband Brian Trevelyan, on inequality for women in the media, and on playing a broken woman grieving mother. It's worth the price of a couple of pints even for the extras never mind the brilliant film.
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The first Fleur De Lys title, Mother-in-Law, Son-in-Law, written by me under the pen name Julia, is available to buy worldwide from the biggest bookshop in the world - Amazon either as a paperback or on Kindle.
My debut novel MY ADVENTURES IN CYBERSPACE, the first in a trilogy, is also available on Amazon in either paperback or on Kindle.
The second novel in the MY ADVENTURES IN CYBERSPACE trilogy, DROWNING, is in the editing stage and will be published in paperback and on Kindle in 2012. Also in pre-production are KIDS which will go straight to Kindle, and LABRATS, which will be available in both paperback and on Kindle in 2012.
Feedback about Mother-in-Law, Son-in-Law:
Journalist Fiona Russell-Powell - (The Face, Punch, Loaded, The Idler) and ex-member of legendary 80s band ABC:
"I really enjoyed it and read it cover to cover very quickly. As soon as I started it, I didn't put it down until I'd finished it. Anything published by the author is almost always awful. Thank God this was the exception!
"It is notoriously difficult to write about sex well. I don't think there are any other genres within a genre that get awards for bad writing apart from descriptions of sex in books. I'm amazed that this is a first effort because it is very confidently written. I particularly liked the fact that Calvert-Toulmin didn't succumb to the temptation of punishing the Kate character for being such a brat; the resolving of her situation was both mature and realistic.
"An excellent first novel in a genre that is daunting for a first-time author. Another thing I absolutely adore is the frontispiece ex libris design - it's great! I wish other books did that. I'm looking forward to reading My Adventures in Cyberspace now."
"A kitsch erotic masterpiece" (Ralph Razor, Sheffield, Dublin, Berlin DJ)
"The literary version of Viagra" (Fanny Mae, Amazon)
" You know those bad sex awards for writers? Well Jude Calvert-Toulmin won't be getting one any time soon. Sex scenes are notoriously difficult to write, but the ones in this novel are detailed, heartfelt and believable." (P. Rogers, Amazon)
"A highly believable story, real-life characters, and the sex scenes were very realistic, especially the phone sex chapter which reminded me of my own experiences years ago... " (Brenhines y Cathod, North Wales, Amazon)
"This is a great read and though it was probably aimed at women, as a red blooded male I thoroughly enjoyed it, not just for the way it turned me on, and believe me it did, but it also had me laughing out loud." (Booklover63, Oxford, Amazon)
"Fabulous, funny, horny and witty. If ever a book was written to get onto the big screen this is it." (Fanny Mae, Amazon)
"The book is lots of fun, and like other reviewers have said, I'd like to see it made into a film." (Brenhines y Cathod, North Wales, Amazon)
"The characters in it are real and credible, and having dated a Yorkshire man in the past I was warmed by Matt with his conversation in phonetic format." (Misha Mise, Amazon)
"It is hot, spicy and erotic and fills a void in contemporary publishing." (Fanny Mae, Amazon)
"read it in trunks on the beach at your peril gentlemen!" (fun fun fun, Amazon)
"The author has broken the mould and decided to self publish. In such gloomy times it is a breath of fresh air and I am sure readers will salute her entrepreneurialism." (Fanny Mae, Amazon)
"...gave me a hard on within five minutes!" (private email, name witheld)
"My husband, it has to be said was happy with my purchase also, as I dragged him to bed after reading sections on more than one occasion!!" (Misha Mise, Amazon)
" BTW, your book has got (name withheld) all worked up. We pick up the book and the juices flow. You should sell the book in Ann Summers as a sex aid, no kidding" (private email, name withheld.)
"I applaud your perfect insight into the mind of a breast fetishist. You are spot on. Believe me, I know!" (private email, name withheld.)
"By page 49 I had come three times, and my husband was a very happy man!!!" (private email, name withheld)
"Jess lent me your book and i've never read anything like it before, you're a really good writer i'm really enjoying your book in fact i'm reading it now. just thought i would let you know how great your book is. " (comment on my Facebook wall.)
"hey, i finished reading your book it was amazing!" (comment on my Facebook wall.)
"me and my friends love it lol! i sent u a myspace message asking u if i could buy 2 copies, im buying one for my friend for xmas and i may have spilt a drink over my moms so i need to replace that. x" (comment on my Facebook wall.)(Josh Holdsworth, one of Sheffield's hottest sponsored skaters.)
"This book is making me SO horny! (and I didn’t really need any help in that department) " (private email, name withheld)
"To say I was aroused is a bit of an understatement - let's just say I'm glad I live alone." (private email, name withheld)
Even before the book launch, out of 3 million + titles Mother-in-Law, Son-in-Law went up to 16,000 in the Amazon sales charts on its first day of release.
When my Client Services Rep told me that the pre-release orders were staggering for a debut novel from an indy publisher I thought, "Maybe we're onto something here..."
Extract from Chapter 15 - The Burbage Picnic
Extract from Chapter 25 - The Kiss
Extract from Chapter 32 - Sex and Love at the Travelodge Inn
Extract from Chapter 40 - Spike in a Bubble
Extract from Chapter 46 - KeNNY in Portland
Legendary rock climber, John Allen aka The Godfather, at Nonnas, Sheffield, 2007 © Jude Calvert-Toulmin
Jude Calvert-Toulmin at Razzle Studios by John Allen, 1998
© Jude Calvert-Toulmin
Jude Calvert-Toulmin arriving (in the third person) at the book launch party for Mother-in-Law, Son-in-Law.
New shots from the book launch party at the signings gallery here.
Above, me and my three gorgeous children. Being a stay at home mum was my first and most important career. L to R Jasper Jed, Hollie Amaya and Jodie Keiana. Click to enlarge.
Jude Calvert-Toulmin talking about her sexually explicit new book Mother-in-Law, Son-in-Law on YouTube.
- nearly 80K views from people no doubt hoping to see more than me banging on to the audience about my new book ;)
Vlog about My Adventures in Cyberspace being for sale on Amazon.
"As for all creative works by writers and artists this book will attract some criticism and once again certain people will be spouting all sorts of bile and vitriol about it on the net.
But the thing is that my critics are all going to die, and if I drop dead tomorrow, my books will still be in libraries and on bookshelves all over the world. So while I'm in the ground being eaten by worms, my books will be still be living and breathing. I like that thought really, it's a form of everlasting life. Well, until global warming destroys the earth..."
Click below to see the video on Vimeo. 3 minutes 21 seconds.
Men are free to be good-looking, intelligent, talented and outspoken without being sneered at, denigrated, labelled or vilified.
Women have the right to this freedom too.
Johnny and the blonde.
Lorraine and Johnny.
Lorraine and Johnny.
Lorraine in bed.
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"The brilliant and lovely Jude Calvert-Toulmin" - James Benstead, Publisher, Tallis House. Three of Booker long-listed best selling author, Michael de Larrabeiti's fifteen books have been published by Tallis House.
"Jude is one of a kind, they broke the mold when they made her, she's one of the most unique people in a world of unique people..." - Dr Kate Cooper.
"Jude's also a writer on the cusp of major public recognition I believe." - Producer, singer, songwriter and musician Imani Hekima.
Just wanted to say, this is the most interesting blog I've ever read. Good going, Jude. - anonymous, a reader based in the Midlands.
"...you don't need to worry about these small minded bitches Jude. You are moving onto new horizons. You are a big character, always have been and I am afraid it comes with a price. Really successful people are totally focused. Really unsuccessful people bitch because they haven't got the imagination to do anything else. I always find the irony here is that truly off the wall creative people often live on the edge of society because society doesn't know how to deal with them and yet they are happy to form a fucking queue to eulogise their work when they are dead."Property developer X, who has asked to remain anonymous.
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