Secrets of the Velvet Trap is a psychological drama set in 1935, within the milieu of an underground fetish club and psychoanalysis. The story publishes weekly through 2025 at Tantalizing Tales on Medium. velvettrap.com#serialnovel#HistoricalFiction#lesbian#psychoanalysis
17 stories · In 1930s Chicago, a troubled psychoanalyst and her tormented young patient pursue an unethical affair. In the shadows of an underground fetish
“…she saw not just the young woman before her but all that was uncharted — emergent desires, an uncanny perception, and a beguiling deviance.” #Historicalfiction#psychologicaldrama#psychoanalysis#lgbtq#serialmedium.com/tantalizing-...
Struggling to navigate Eddie’s aggression, Eleanor enters the storm and becomes untethered.
PATIENT SESSION NOTE #2 "Eddie exhibits sadistic tendencies, notably in her desire to tie and dominate women, including her own analyst." #HistoricalFiction#Psychoanalysis#PsychologicalDrama#SerialNovel#LesbianFiction#Metafictionmedium.com/tantalizing-...
Confessions and confrontations: Summary of Chapters 5–8 from “Secrets of the Velvet Trap”
Editorial guidelines from "Spicy Detective Stories" in 1930s: ✅ A nude female corpse is allowable, of course. ✅ Do not have men in underwear in scenes with women, and no nude men at all. #pulp#detectivefiction#historicalfictionmedium.com/@teresawymor...
Men and Girls: “Spicy Detective Stories” of the 1930s
CHAPTER 2 Eddie seeks an escape in the shadows of the Velvet Trap, and Eleanor seeks a revelation at the Chicago Art Institute. #HistoricalFiction#Psychoanalysis#PsychologicalDrama#SerialNovel#LesbianFictionmedium.com/tantalizing-...
Eddie seeks an escape in the shadows of the Velvet Trap, while Eleanor seeks a revelation at the Chicago Art Institute.
IT BEGINS A psychological drama set in 1930s Chicago... In a clandestine fetish club, dark eroticism exposes the raw edges of desire. #PsychologicalDrama#HistoricalFiction#LesbianFiction#EroticNoirmedium.com/tantalizing-...
Eleanor’s professional boundaries begin to blur in response to Edith’s poignant revelations about her faith and sexuality.
“After Eddie pushed through the heavy curtain, the Velvet Trap engulfed her with its energy. It was a Saturday night, so perfumes, cigarette smoke, and the easy melodies of swing ballads filled the club.” historicalfiction medium.com/tantalizing-...
Eddie and Violet share a poignant exploration of ambition and love.
You can catch up on my serial novel "Secrets of the Velvet Trap" this week with the posting of Eleanor's first "patient note." Metafiction summary of the first 4 chapters in the form of a 1935 psychoanalyst's patient note. Ihttps://medium.com/tantalizing-tales/patient-session-note-1-51c00560079b
Veiled beginnings: Summary of Chapters 1–4 from “Secrets of the Velvet Trap”
Happy First Contact Day for those who celebrate!