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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13493621740394362155noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052110359030551548.post-73864999039428795002016-02-16T17:26:00.000-06:002016-02-16T17:26:50.282-06:00Love Unlocked Anthology <a href="http://pride-promotions.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LoveUnlocked_533x800.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7043"><img alt="LoveUnlocked_533x800" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7043" src="http://pride-promotions.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LoveUnlocked_533x800-200x300.jpg" height="300" width="200" /></a>
<b>Author Name: </b>
Claire Davis and Al Stewart
Victoria Milne
Dawn Sister
J P Walker
Caraway Carter
Ofelia Gränd
Debbie McGowan
<b> Book Name: Love Unlocked</b>
<b> Release Date: February 14, 2016</b>
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
Love Unlocked is a collection of seven short stories and novellas - unique LGBTQ romances inspired by the Love Lock Bridge.
THE STORIES:
The Trap by Claire Davis and Al Stewart
Writer's Lock by Victoria Milne
Locked in the Moment by Dawn Sister
The Weekend by J P Walker
The Scarlet Lock by Caraway Carter
He Melted Us by Ofelia Gränd
Chain of Secrets by Debbie McGowan
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THE TRAP by CLAIRE DAVIS AND AL STEWART
New job - sexy boss - fate - Art...
When Sal attends an open exam for an apprentice artist to work alongside the infamous Matthew Picard, the last thing he expects is to be the winner. But then his role is revealed and nothing is ever the same again. As he toils day and night on the unique sculpture, strange sensations begin to affect both him and the watching master artist.
Matthew Picard thought he was through with men and love. What he wanted was for Sal to help him create one final monstrous masterpiece - The Trap.
But as he observes his young apprentice, his focus shifts, and so do the very walls of the gallery.
Is it the beauty of art, or something more magical at work?
As the sculpture is created, a power is unlocked.
Can love save them, or will they be trapped forever?
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WRITER'S LOCK by VICTORIA MILNE
Spending a month in Paris to write his romance novel had seemed like the perfect plan, but one week in, Phil Pearson is suffering from a severe case of writer's block. With barely a word written, he's fed up and ready to cut his trip short.
When Laurent Marceau sees Phil in his café, it sends him hurtling into the past, opening old wounds and reminding him of the love he lost. But, after watching the aspiring writer struggle for inspiration, he surprises himself by offering to show him Paris through the eyes of a true Parisian.
Finally bursting with ideas, Phil is delighted to put pen to paper, albeit badly at first. As the writer finds himself falling in love for the first time, Laurent knows he needs to decide quickly if he's strong enough to return his affections, or whether it would be better for them both if he walked away. He knows he may not have a choice, once Phil finds out the truth.
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LOCKED IN THE MOMENT by DAWN SISTER
Due to a misunderstanding, the troll that lives underneath one of the most romantic bridges in Paris inadvertently unlocks every single padlock lovers have left there over the years. L'Authoritié de Fée Folklorique are up in arms. He has no idea what all the fuss is about. The noise was driving him mad. He just wanted a bit of peace and quiet.
A spell is cast, leaving the troll in a bit of a predicament. He is charged with the seemingly impossible task of fixing the locks before the spell can be reversed and he is allowed to return to his home. There are other complications, the least of which is the insistence and persistence of a fairy who is determined to help him against the wishes of his own people.
Now the troll has a dilemma. What is more important to him? The only home he has known for two thousand years, or a fairy he has just met?
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THE WEEKEND by J P WALKER
Nat's been through a rough breakup and trust does not come easily. When she accompanies a group of friends to Paris for a hen weekend, she finds a connection she wasn't looking for, in the form of beautiful, passionate Morgan. They quickly fall into a wonderful weekend fling and even engrave their initials into a lock and attach it to the most romantic bridge in the world, Love Lock Bridge.
But was that weekend fling all there was, or will news of the bridge being taken down lead to something more?
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THE SCARLET LOCK by CARAWAY CARTER
Brandon Marshall, in Paris for his twin sister's wedding, has a fling before the big day. At the end of a whirlwind week of discovering each other, Brandon and his lover place a scarlet lock on the Love Lock Bridge.
Follow Brandon through six years of letters - to the citizens of Paris, on everything from how to make love, to eating passionate fruit - and to the lover, who is now his brother-in-law.
The locks are being removed, the bridge refitted... What will be the fate to The Scarlet Lock?
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HE MELTED US by OFELIA GRÄND
All Delron wants is to live his life with Phillipe, but when their love lock is stolen from Pont des Art, their relationship is in jeopardy. Without the lock holding them together, Delron is convinced they'll crash and burn. The only way he can save their relationship is to find the stolen lock, and that is just what he plans to do, no matter what.
Phillipe loves Delron, he really does, but it's driving him insane that Delron can't see that a padlock is simply a piece of metal. The lock has nothing to do with them, not really. Up until the night the lock was stolen, their life was great, but Del's crazy behaviour has Phillipe wondering if he has ever really known his boyfriend.
Delron's search leads him through art-filled Paris, but will a symbol of love ever be enough to soothe the mistrust his quest has planted in Phillipe? Phillipe always thought he'd spend the rest of his life with Del, but who can live with anyone willing to break the law just to find a padlock when they can buy a new one in just about any shop?
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CHAIN OF SECRETS by DEBBIE MCGOWAN
Josh and George have always shared the special bond of friendship. From days in primary school, to holidays spent riding their bikes along the canal, theirs is a promise to remain best friends forever.
But can that promise withstand the trials of adolescence, and the changes in their feelings towards each other?
<b>Pages or Words: 156,000 words, 550 pages</b>
<b> Categories: Bisexual (1 story), Contemporary (7 stories), Fantasy (1 story), Gay Fiction (6 stories), Lesbian Romance (1 story), M/M Romance (6 stories), Romance (7 stories)</b>
<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
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<h1>
Excerpts The Trap
by Claire Davis and Al Stewart</h1>
Sal gulped, and stepped forward. Matthew was sitting at a large old-fashioned desk. He raised his eyebrows and indicated the chair. “Please,” he commanded.
Somehow, Sal managed to get across the room and into the chair without falling over, fleeing, or speaking, because he couldn’t do anything except stare.
Long, black hair framed a handsome face and intense dark eyes. “Good morning. I trust my staff dealt with all the necessary…things?” Matthew asked, extending a hairy arm. For a second, Sal thought he was meant to kiss that strong-looking hand, but thankfully his manners took over. He seized it and shook, perhaps a little too vigorously, because Matthew looked surprised.
“Good morning, Mr. Picard,” Sal squeaked, watching Matthew’s hand as it left his. He had touched Matthew Picard!
Matthew’s dark eyes watched him thoughtfully, his mouth turning into the infamous half smile. It transported his face into two halves—one of a chilling smile, the other a stony shell. Sal was unable to look away, thinking both of Dorian Grey and Heathcliff.
“Just Matthew. Remind me. Your name?”
“Sal, sir.”
“What do you know of love?” Matthew barked suddenly, leaning forward across the desk, his hair running like water across his face, and Sal thought, <i>That’s it. He’ll see through me for the fraud I am. I’m just a nobody who knows nothing about love or art, moved here to be near this gallery because I’m fucking crazy. He knows about eBay!</i>
But Matthew seemed to require no answer. He stood, sweeping the chair away from him with a flourish, and began striding towards the double doors at the end of the room. “Come,” he called sternly.
Sal scrambled up after him, confused and excited, and trying not to let his eyes linger too long on Matthew’s long legs as he flung open the doors and stalked through.
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The next day, Sal tried to work in clothes. Maybe there was still time to save himself. Tears were at the back of his eyes, waiting and ready. Even the sculpture could not lift his spirits, but he doggedly carried on.
He cemented the last of the artefacts into the outsides of the wall, creating patterns and bumps that would be interesting for the viewers to touch. After this, he could paint, and then the outside was finished, the early stages of love complete.
He was aware of Matthew by now as soon as he entered the room. Normally, he would stand and watch for a while before coming to assist, and then to touch. Sal did not feel whole anymore until those hands made contact with his skin.
But today, Matthew tapped him sharply on the shoulder. “Turn,” he ordered in his most frosty voice. Sal almost giggled as he turned defiantly to meet Matthew’s eye.
Matthew said nothing, but calmly began to undress Sal. First the t-shirt: he lifted Sal’s arms, pushing the top up past his body, over his head, and off.
He undid the button to Sal’s jeans while Sal concentrated on breathing, so confused he did not know if he wanted to cry or laugh. His erection popped up as the jeans slid down his hips. Soon he was naked again.
Matthew nodded once as he quietly left the room.
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<h1>
Excerpt from Writer’s Lock
by Victoria Milne</h1>
Phil Pearson tilted his head, contemplating the blank pages of his notebook, and a dark lock of hair skimmed his eyes. Still nothing. Yet again, his mind was totally blank—an alarmingly familiar feeling. He squinted hard, blurring the faint, ruled lines into thick, grey barriers.
So much for coming to Paris for inspiration; he’d barely written a word in the six days since his arrival. Leaning back in the rickety, wooden chair, he slammed the notebook shut, sighed and gazed out of the café window at the tourists bustling past in the warm, evening sun.
He felt like such a fraud. How could he legitimately call himself a romance writer, when he was in the city of love and still struggling to write anything of significance? His fingers trembled as he smoothed condensation from his beer glass. His inexperience of love was certainly shining through. He had to prove he could do this, for his own sanity if nothing more. Surely, it shouldn’t be this hard.
“<i>Vous désirez…un café peut-etrê?</i>”
Phil peered blankly at the waiter, who smiled and repeated in English.
“Can I get you anything else?”
Phil shook his head, and the waiter took a step closer—a little too close, Phil noticed—as he glanced at his notebook.
“Ideas not flowing today?”
“Or any day, it feels like.”
The waiter indicated towards the empty chair opposite, and Phil shrugged his acquiescence, catching the delicate scent of the man’s aftershave as he took his seat. “You’re a writer?”
“Trying to be,” Phil said with waning conviction.
Studying him, the waiter pursed his full lips. “You cannot wait for inspiration to come to you like this. Sometimes you have to go out there and create it for yourself.”
Phil snorted a laugh. “You really think I’m going to take advice about inspiration from a waiter?”
His companion’s chair legs noisily scraped the tiled floor as he stood and gave Phil a long, hard stare. “Perhaps you should not be so quick to judge on appearances. Most things are not as they seem at first glance. You could learn a lot about inspiration from me, if you were not so arrogant.”
Phil stared at the man as he walked away, horrified with himself. He’d been so caught up with his own woes and torments that he’d unwittingly committed the one sin he despised most in others: not only to judge someone negatively but to do so with no thought as to whether it were true, or deserved, even.
The waiter was preparing coffee behind the bar, and Phil looked at him more closely. His shoulder-length, auburn hair was tied neatly into a ponytail, and he had the physique of a long-distance runner, or perhaps a cyclist. The sleeves of his crisp, black shirt were rolled to his elbows, and a wooden beaded necklace graced his throat. The more Phil watched the man’s practised movements, the more intrigued he became, and also more embarrassed.
Draining his beer and packing up his things, he stood and walked the short distance to the bar and placed the empty glass down with a thud.
“I’m sorry about before,” he said and slid twenty euros across the bar. The waiter glanced over his shoulder and made to open the cash register, but Phil shook his head and began to walk towards the exit. “Have a drink on me.”
“Wait!”
Phil spun to look at him and was studied with a guarded smile.
“How would you like to know Paris through the eyes of a true Parisian?”
Phil eyed him cautiously, and the waiter strolled over.
“This is not true Paris,” he scoffed and waved his hand at the tables of tourists. “You will never feel inspiration here. Allow me to show you Paris, the places we Parisians go. If you cannot write afterwards, I guarantee it was never meant to be your passion.”
Phil considered his offer for a moment. “Okay, you’re on.” He scraped a lock of hair from his eyes and held out his hand. “I’m Phil, by the way.”
“Philippe, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Laurent.” He leaned forward, ignoring Phil’s outstretched hand, and kissed him on both cheeks. “But we should start right away, and I know exactly where we’ll go. I’ll get my coat and tell Luc I’m leaving.”
Phil hovered by the doorway, wondering what exactly he’d agreed to. He’d just put what felt like his entire future in the hands of a complete stranger. To his surprise, instead of feeling apprehensive, he was excited to see where this journey would take him.
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<h1>
Excerpt from Locked in the Moment
by Dawn Sister</h1>
Lucien’s hiding the fact that he looks like death warmed up with some sort of spell. It’s none of my business, except it did shock me. I don’t want this lock business to cause him any pain or make him ill.
I don’t have time to think about it—or about when I stopped being a selfish old troll and started thinking of someone else instead of myself.
Lucien has us all over the park in search of couples to mend. Despite the fact he looked exhausted for the split second his guard was down, he seems to be driven, like one of those new-fangled car contraptions that rumble over my bridge, day in, day out.
By the time midday approaches, we have fixed twenty-four locks. I don’t think that’s bad going. I do think it’s time for a rest, though.
I still can’t work out how he’s finding these locks, but I’m not going to knock it.
I continue to be completely and utterly underwhelmed by these ‘moments’ that are supposed to be so pivotal and crucial to sealing the bond between two humans in love.
So far, I have witnessed humans realising their undying love over laundry, wire mesh shopping baskets, a tatty old book, a crossword, a pair of worn-out shoes, a scarf, an umbrella and a squashed spider. It’s tedious. For goodness’ sake. I don’t know much about romance, but I’d like to think I’d have a bit more imagination. I’ve come to the conclusion that humans are quite boring.
We are currently sitting on a bench, people watching. Lucien shifts restlessly beside me, mostly because I’ve made him sit here. I might be tired after traipsing around this park fixing lost loves, but he must be exhausted. He’s never stopped.
He clicks his tongue in frustration at the forced rest.
“We ain’t shiftin’, Hairy, so you can stop all that shufflin’ around.” I lean back on the bench, folding my arms across my chest, just so he gets the message that I will not be changing my mind.
“But we need to move around, Sol. We should be in amongst the crowds to find broken couples.” He grumbles beside me, but he doesn’t try to get up.
“If we sit here long enough, the crowds will pass us. We can search just as well from this bench. I ain’t moving another inch. My feet are bloody killing me.” They’re not, but he doesn’t need to know that. He thinks it’s because I’m not used to walking around on human feet, and it was a good enough ruse to get him to sit. “I haven’t walked around this much since the Romans left a thousand years ago.”
He snorts and regards me with sparkling eyes. “Truly?” He sounds dubious, but I can also see wonder in his expression. “You have lived through so many ages, Sol. You must have a great many stories to tell.”
“Not really.” I stare off into the distance. “I slept through most of it, and when I was awake—when I wasn’t being chased around with pitchforks or persecuted by goats—I spent most of my time underneath, or in the vicinity of my bridge. This—” I wave my hands about me “—is the furthest I’ve been from my bridge…erm…ever, actually.”
“That is quite sad, Sol. Because of others’ ignorance, there is so much you have missed.” Lucien lays a hand on my arm, and I fight the urge to jump a mile, because it still sends shocks and tingles through my entire body every time he touches me. Sometimes, I wonder if it wouldn’t be better to keep in physical contact all the time; then the sensations might be lessened.
I take his hand from my arm and hold it in my lap.
“I don’t feel like I’ve missed anything, Hairy. I’m not a very adventurous troll. In fact, bridge trolls as a species aren’t all that adventurous. We prefer to stay close to our bridges.”
His hand feels tiny in mine, and warm, and soft. I need to keep talking.
“What about fairies? I expect you get about a bit more because of the wings thing.” I point at his back and then inwardly groan, because it’s not like he doesn’t know where his bloody wings are.
Lucien shifts his shoulders a little but doesn’t answer. When I chance a sideways glance at him, he is staring down at his hand in mine. Slowly, he turns it, so our palms are facing. His fingers link through mine, and my breath catches in my throat. Maybe holding his hand wasn’t such a good idea, because now I have tingling shocks and I can’t breathe. I pull away, and Lucien gives a small huff, narrowing his eyes before gasping and turning his head to stare over to the other side of the park.
“There, over at that bench.” He points, and we are back in business, looking to fix our twenty-fifth lock.
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Excerpt from The Weekend
by J P Walker</h1>
It’s funny how when you break up with someone, especially under awful circumstances, you realise how much was missing. When I’d first moved out of Katie’s, all I could remember were the good times but now, with Morgan, I couldn’t help but make comparisons. Those good times with Katie came nowhere near how incredible it had been to spend a day with the beautiful woman sitting across the table from me. If I’d been in any doubt before about how much I liked Morgan, I wasn’t any longer. I really did.
After dinner, we went for another stroll around Paris, appropriately dressed this time, with warm coats, and Morgan linked her arm with mine and rested her head on my shoulder. Every now and then, we stopped to look in awe at the beauty of the city around us—the buildings, the street names—Paris was quickly becoming my favourite destination, truly the most beautiful place I had ever been. Eventually, we found ourselves on the <i>Pont des Arts</i> bridge, surrounded by beautiful lights. I knew of the bridge, known as ‘Love Lock Bridge’, but didn’t really know of the tradition that went along with it.
We watched the lights shining from all the locks, and I felt my heart swell. Thousands of couples, all of their declarations of love and commitment…I felt overwhelmed in the presence of so much love. Without any warning at all, my eyes filled with tears. Morgan had wandered ahead, only a few steps, to look at the names on some of the locks, but she noticed my tears and within seconds was by my side and holding my hand. She looked at me questioningly.
“So beautiful,” I said and buried my face in her hair. My word, what a bloody soppy git I had become.
Morgan held me, rubbing soothing circles on my back, and I could hear the jangle of her bracelets. When we parted, she gave me an almost secret grin and reached into her pocket. I looked at her quizzically and then saw what she had in her hand: a small red padlock with a key still inside.
“It’s from my suitcase, I’d forgotten I’d shoved it in my pocket until we got here. Whaddaya say?” She winked.
I nodded and checked my pockets, to see if I had a Sharpie—I love doing crosswords on trains, don’t judge. I found one in my inside pocket. <i>Yay!</i>
“OK, what’s your last name?” I asked as I took the lid off with my teeth.
“Freeman.”
The pen fell out of my mouth as I gaped at her. Morgan Freeman? Seriously? Then she started laughing and swatted me on the shoulder.
“Just kidding, can you imagine? Ha! It’s Wilson,” she got out between laughs.
I shook my head at her antics. She was a riot.
“What’s yours?” she asked after I’d written ‘MW’ and ‘NB’ on the small lock and deposited my pen back in my pocket.
“Bliss,” I replied smiling.
“Really? Bliss? You’re…Nat Bliss?”
“Well…Natalie Emilia Bliss. But yeah…Bliss.”
“Seriously?”
“Seriously.” I was enjoying her reaction. Her eyes were shining bright, and puffs of vapour hung in the air as she breathed.
She brought her face close to mine and laid a soft, warm kiss on my mouth, immediately turning me on. I was quickly becoming addicted to her, and giving me a little fix like that left me silently begging for more. Chasing the dragon—I began to doubt if I would ever again find a high like Morgan Wilson.
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Excerpts from The Scarlet Lock
by Caraway Carter</h1>
Anything can happen in Paris!
That’s what Brandon Marshall told himself, as he sat drinking cappuccino in a café, on a rainy afternoon in April. His eyes caught those of an attractive man in a business suit, and he had a feeling it would be an enjoyable excursion.
He’d arrived before the rest of his family. All had been planning the trip the past six months, for the wedding of his twin sister, Bree. In a week, they’d all unite in the Parisian countryside at the Dupuis home. But, until that time, he’d enjoy his personal vacation.
The man in the business suit approached his table, stopped, and looked down at Brandon. The man’s left hand slipped deep into his pocket. Brandon stared, for a moment riveted to the emerald-green eyes. His gaze traveled down the crisp, white dress shirt, over the Hermes belt, to the growing tent in the man’s black slacks. Brandon’s pinkie fingertip reached to caress the fabric, and energy sparked between the two.
With his other hand, the man pulled a wallet from his breast pocket, deposited a bill on the table and walked away. In one fluid movement, Brandon stood and followed the man across the street to an apartment building.
***
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<h3>
Left in The Ritz lobby</h3>
***
Reader, are you splurging, or is this your type of hotel?
It was a splurge for my family three years ago. I only walked across the lobby once, to deposit my luggage in my room. Take the adventure this place gives you. If The Ritz is all you’ve ever known, then please leave this letter for someone who needs to experience the luxuriousness.
If you had never imagined in a million years being in this lobby, smile and feel the luxury that surrounds you. Wake up and look out the windows in your room. Before going to bed, look at the lights of the city and enjoy slipping under the cotton sheets. Slide up next to your lover, husband, wife, partner or prostitute, and make each night a night you’ll never forget.
When you understand what I have suggested, leave this letter in another place in the hotel. Hopefully people will be satiated every day for a long while.
Brandon
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<h1>
Excerpt from He Melted Us
by Ofelia Gränd</h1>
Delron was alone on Pont des Arts. The light drizzle made it hard to see over to the cupola of Institut de France. Behind him the lamps outside of the Louvre only gave a dull glow. But it didn’t matter—none of it mattered.
The metal railing dug into his palm as tiny water droplets coated the back of his hand. He couldn’t look down, couldn’t force himself to take in the empty grate on the side of the bridge one more time. Below, the Seine’s water ran black and cold. Delron looked at it whirling and rippling. He could almost feel it swallowing him, even as he stood firmly on the wooden deck on the bridge.
<i>It was gone—their lock was gone.</i>
Delron couldn’t breathe. A group of young men staggered over the otherwise deserted bridge. They were too busy talking and joking to notice him. <i>How could anyone joke at a moment like this?</i>
Once they’d passed, he sat down on one of the benches. The wet seat soaked his trousers, but he didn’t care.
He had known, or assumed, but seeing it with his own eyes made the reality hit home. <i>Their relationship was over</i>. A part of him had still hoped. They’d said on the radio that about 2000 locks were missing, a few dozen had been left untouched. He’d hoped theirs would be one of those few. It wasn’t.
He remembered the day they’d stood there two years ago. The weather had been warm, the sun reflecting off the water below them, and Phillipe had been absolutely gorgeous. His short dark hair had come to life in the sunshine, and his warm brown eyes had held so much affection, Delron felt a warmth fill him every time he thought about it.
Delron had always thought Phillipe was handsome—handsome in an ordinary way. He didn’t look like a model; he looked real, and Del wanted a real man. That day he had thought Phillipe was the most beautiful creature on this Earth. They’d been standing there, holding hands—not giving a damn about what people would think. And they’d attached their lock to the bridge. Both of them had held on to the lock as they attached it, their hands touching as Delron pushed down the shackle and Phillipe pulled out the key. Instead of throwing it into the Seine like Del had wanted to, Phillipe had attached it to his other keys.
Delron had never been happier. It was like everything had finally fallen into place. That lock—it meant everything. As long as their lock hung on the bridge, he knew they would be all right. It was the closest they’d ever come to marriage—the lock was their wedding ring, their promise to themselves and the world that they would be together for eternity. <i>And now?</i> He looked around at the sad-looking grate; the occasional lock decorating the ugly metal grid only made it worse.
<i>It was gone</i>. <i>It was over</i>. Delron might just as well go back home, pack his things, and move out of the flat they’d shared for the last five years. No lock, no relationship—he had no say in this. Someone had stolen his happiness.
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<h1>
Excerpts from Chain of Secrets
by Debbie McGowan</h1>
They stopped, chained their bikes together and collected their sweets and drinks before they clambered up the concrete slope. They often had a rest under this viaduct. Not that he’d told Josh, but George liked to think it was <i>their</i> secret place that no-one else ever came to. It wasn’t special, just a road over the canal. But it got them out of the sun, and it was a good place to rest up before they rode the last mile home.
For a few minutes, they lay on their backs, catching their breath and cooling down. Josh reached into the bag of sweets, pulled out two lollipops, and held one out to George. Sitting up straighter, George took the lollipop, and Josh settled back, with his hands behind his head and his knees up, using the traction of his shoes to stop himself from sliding down the slope. He rolled the lollipop around, and the stick slid from one side of his mouth to the other.
George was transfixed. The stick switched sides again. A car rumbled overhead. The sugar left a glossy coating on Josh’s lips, and George wondered what they would taste like, how it would feel to press his lips to Josh’s and…kiss him. George’s heart was hammering in his chest at the thought. He wanted to kiss Josh, more than anything else. He wanted to taste the lollipop on his lips, lick the stickiness away. He wanted it so much he couldn’t stop watching the stick bobbing. He could just reach over and snatch that stick, pluck the sweet from Josh’s mouth, and kiss him.
Josh looked at him in puzzlement. Had he said something?
“Huh?” George asked. His cheeks were burning. The moment had passed, and for now the desperate urge to kiss Josh was lost.
George replayed that moment all the way home, and for days, weeks, months afterwards. He couldn’t seem to get the thought out of his head. He had wanted to kiss Josh. He still wanted to kiss him. Did he know? Could he tell what George was thinking?
***
At Ellie’s house, Josh got out of the limousine and gasped at the sight of his friend in her beautiful, long blue dress. She smiled and blinked back tears. Three years of fighting bulimia, and counting. Josh could see the pain, hidden behind her flawless make-up and slight yet shapely figure. Another item to add to the list of things that must not be allowed to ruin what might be their last night out together, forever.
Josh waited for Ellie to settle into her seat and sat next to her. He could feel George watching him. The finality of the occasion threatened to overwhelm him, and he waited until George’s attention had shifted before glancing his way.
George. His best friend. The boy with the bubble of blonde hair, the little ruffian with the rusty bike.
George. The tall, handsome eighteen-year-old, star footballer with his own horse.
<i>George.</i>
Lifting the champagne flute to his lips, George tilted his head back to take some of the fizzy golden liquid into his mouth. He met Josh’s gaze, swallowed and smiled. A concerned smile. Josh smiled back. Suddenly, the enormous car was too small, the cooled air was too warm, George was too close, too…beautiful. How had he never noticed before?
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Love Unlocked Anthology – <a href="http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/loveunlocked">http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/loveunlocked</a>
The Trap by Claire Davis and Al Stewart – <a href="http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/thetrap">http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/thetrap</a>
Writer's Lock by Victoria Milne – <a href="http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/writerslock">http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/writerslock</a>
Locked in the Moment by Dawn Sister – <a href="http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/lockedinthemoment">http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/lockedinthemoment</a>
The Weekend by J P Walker – <a href="http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/theweekend">http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/theweekend</a>
The Scarlet Lock by Caraway Carter – <a href="http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/thescarletlock">http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/thescarletlock</a>
He Melted Us by Ofelia Gränd – <a href="http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/hemeltedus">http://www.beatentrackpublishing.com/hemeltedus</a>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b> The authors and where to find them:</b></span>
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Claire Davis and Al Stewart</h1>
Al Stewart and Claire Davis write about people who are not perfect. Claire embraces the dark side, and Al the good side of the force. Their work is there for a fusion of both, mixed often with kink and humour.
<b>Contact and Media</b>
<b>Website:</b> http://astewartcdavisbook.wix.com/author
<b>Goodreads:</b>
goodreads.com/author/show/8328423.Claire_Davis
goodreads.com/author/show/8510218.Al_Stewart
<b>Facebook:</b> facebook.com/pages/Claire-Davis-and-Al-Stewart/764501920298271
<b>Beaten Track:</b> beatentrackpublishing.com/clairedavisandalstewart
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<h1>
Victoria Milne</h1>
Many years ago, Victoria chose the words ‘watch this space’ to accompany her picture in the school yearbook and had no dreams of being a writer. Sixteen years later, after someone joked that she should be an author, she began the first page of her very first novel and realised how perfect those words had been.
As a latecomer to the world of creative writing, Victoria is now making up for lost time and enjoying every second of the experience.
In the rare moments these days when she’s not writing or dreaming up new plots, she can usually be found at either the ice rink or the dojo and all of these activities are done listening to loud music.
Victoria would love to hear from anyone who shares her passion for writing; and in particular from anyone who has tips on how to tame the editing fetish she has unwittingly acquired along the way.
<b>Contact and Media:</b>
<b>Goodreads:</b> goodreads.com/VMilne
<b>Facebook:</b> facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004591036789
<b>Beaten Track:</b> beatentrackpublishing.com/victoriamilne
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Dawn Sister</h1>
Dawn is from the North East of England. Her life is spent juggling. The juggling balls are: children, husband, work (occasionally), voluntary work, professional knitting (notice she doesn't class this as work), and writing. When she has time she actually sleeps.
The whole point of writing for Dawn is just to get it all off her chest and out of her head. If she doesn't write it down then she ends up having long conversations with the characters out loud and her husband thinks she's crazy.
<b>Contact and Media</b>
<b>Twitter:</b> <a href="https://twitter.com/https%3A/twitter.com/DawnSister1">https://twitter.com/dawnsister1</a>
<b>Tumblr:</b> http://dawnsister.tumblr.com
<b>Facebook:</b> www.facebook.com/DawnSister
<b>Goodreads:</b> https://www.goodreads.com/DawnSister
<b>FictionPress:</b> <a href="http://www.fictionpress.com/~dawnsister">http://www.fictionpress.com/~dawnsister</a>
<b>Fanfiction.net:</b> <a href="https://www.fanfiction.net/~dawnsister">https://www.fanfiction.net/~dawnsister</a>
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J P Walker</h1>
Jem Roche-Walker was born in Norwich and moved to the Northwest in order to attend Edge Hill University, studying Social Work Studies. After studying, she began working in rehabilitation for patients with acquired brain injuries and spent seven years writing her first novel, Knights of the Sun, (2013, Beaten Track).
She lives in Burscough with her wife and baby girl and loves spending family time with them.
<b>Contact and Media</b>
<b>Goodreads:</b> goodreads.com/JPWalker
<b>Facebook:</b> facebook.com/jpwalkerknightsofthesun
<b>Beaten Track:</b> beatentrackpublishing.com/jpwalker
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Caraway Carter</h1>
Caraway Carter has worn numerous hats. He’s been a furniture salesman, a dresser, a costumer, an actor/waiter, a rabble rouser, a poet and most recently a writer. He married his husband on Halloween and they are the loving parents of two rambunctious cats. He loves words and stringing them together, he loves sex and sexy men. He loves seeing how far his muse will take him and he’s looking forward to entertaining you.
<b>Contact and Media</b>
<b>Website:</b> carawaycarter.com
<b>Goodreads: </b>goodreads.com/author/show/13539002.Caraway_Carter
<b>Beaten Track: </b>beatentrackpublishing.com/carawaycarter
<b>Twitter:</b> <a href="https://twitter.com/CarawayCarter">https://twitter.com/CarawayCarter</a>
<b>Facebook: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CarawayCarter">https://www.facebook.com/CarawayCarter</a>
<b>Pinterest:</b> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/carawaycarter/">https://www.pinterest.com/carawaycarter/</a>
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Ofelia Gränd</h1>
Ofelia Gränd is Swedish, which often shines through in her stories. She likes to write about everyday people ending up in not-so-everyday situations, and hopefully also getting out of them. She writes contemporary and paranormal, and dreams about one day writing a post-apocalyptic story—if that ever happens we’ll see.
Her books are written for readers who want to take a break from their everyday life for an hour or two.
When Ofelia manages to tear herself from the screen and sneak away from husband and children, she likes to take walks in the woods. She’s recently discovered the miracle of podcasts and spends her strolls listening to wise people talk.
If you want to know more, subscribe to Ofelia's Mailing List:
http://ofeliagrand.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c080076874c9baaaee71b5ba1&id=75932554a5
<b>Goodreads:</b> <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7874960.Ofelia_Gr_nd">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7874960.Ofelia_Gr_nd</a><a href="https://plus.google.com/+OfeliaGrand/posts">Google+</a>
<b>Facebook 1:</b>
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<b>Facebook 2:</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ofelia-Grand/1405427199716172">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ofelia-Grand/1405427199716172</a>
<b>Pinterest:</b> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/ofeliagrand/">https://www.pinterest.com/ofeliagrand/</a>
<b>Twitter:</b> <a href="https://twitter.com/ofeliagrand">https://twitter.com/ofeliagrand</a>
<b>Website:</b> <a href="http://ofeliagrand.com/">http://ofeliagrand.com/</a>
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<h1>
Debbie McGowan</h1>
Debbie McGowan is an author and publisher based in a semi-rural corner of Lancashire, England. She writes character-driven, realist fiction, celebrating life, love and relationships. A working class girl, she ‘ran away’ to London at seventeen, was homeless, unemployed and then homeless again, interspersed with animal rights activism (all legal, honest ;)) and volunteer work as a mental health advocate. At twenty-five, she went back to college to study social science—tough with two toddlers, but they had a ‘stay at home’ dad, so it worked itself out. These days, the toddlers are young women (much to their chagrin), and Debbie teaches undergraduate students, writes novels and runs an independent publishing company, occasionally grabbing an hour of sleep where she can.
<b>Contact and Media</b>
<b>Twitter:</b> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/writerdebmcg">@writerdebmcg</a>
<b>Facebook 1:</b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DebbieMcGowanAuthor">facebook.com/DebbieMcGowanAuthor</a>
<b>Facebook 2:</b> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/beatentrackpublishing">facebook.com/beatentrackpublishing</a>
<b>YouTube: </b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/deb248211">youtube.com/deb248211</a>
<b>Tumblr:</b> <a href="http://writerdebmcg.tumblr.com/">writerdebmcg.tumblr.com</a>
<b>LinkedIn:</b> <a href="http://uk.linkedin.com/in/writerdebmcg">uk.linkedin.com/in/writerdebmcg</a>
<b>Google+: </b><a href="http://plus.google.com/+DebbieMcGowan">plus.google.com/+DebbieMcGowan</a>
<b>Goodreads: </b><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/DebbieMcGowan">goodreads.com/DebbieMcGowan</a>
<b>Pinterest:</b> pinterest.com/b10track
<b>Website: </b><a href="http://www.debbiemcgowan.co.uk/">debbiemcgowan.co.uk</a>
<b>Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28506378-love-unlocked">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28506378-love-unlocked</a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Beaten Track Publishing
<b>Cover Artist: Various</b>
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<script src="https://widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js"></script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13493621740394362155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052110359030551548.post-47344238450940748832016-02-16T17:23:00.001-06:002016-02-16T17:23:18.091-06:00Love Me Tenor by Annabeth Albert<a href="http://pride-promotions.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LovemeTenor.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-7135"><img alt="LovemeTenor" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-7135" src="http://pride-promotions.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LovemeTenor-200x300.jpg" height="300" width="200" /></a>
<b>Author Name: Annabeth Albert</b>
<b> Book Name: Love Me Tenor</b>
<b>Series: #PerfectHarmony</b>
<b>Book: Two</b>
<b>This book can be read as a standalone</b>
<b> Release Date: February 16, 2016</b>
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
Trevor Daniels is feeling aimless. A recent college grad, he’s not sure what to do with his useless degree, and his family all but abandoned him after he revealed the truth about himself. But a friend’s suggestion that he take his chances on a reality show aimed at finding the next big boy band strikes a chord with him—until the show’s producers convince him to act like he’s in a relationship with a guy who’s not at all his type. It isn’t exactly love at first sight for Jalen Smith either—but lust just might push them in an unexpected direction. If only their secrets weren’t even more twisted than their sheets, threatening to cost them the win—and each other…
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<a name='more'></a><b>Pages or Words: 87,000 words</b>
<b> Categories: Contemporary, Erotica, Gay Fiction, New Adult, Humor, M/M Romance, Romance, Singer/Musiciain</b>
<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
“You brought your luggage?” The receptionist looked at Trevor like he’d brought a snake to the movie studio offices instead of a rolling suitcase and a backpack.
“My flight was late. And then customs—”
“Fine.” She held up a hand, shimmery with the sort of nail art Trevor’s sisters weren’t allowed to wear. “You can have a seat.” She motioned to a seating area with square leather and chrome chairs and a metallic-looking shag rug.
“Wait. Is my group here yet? Stand Out!?”
“Let me check.” She glanced at a pink sheet on a clipboard. “No.” She made a shooing motion back in the direction of the waiting area.
“Thanks.”
The receptionist disappeared back down a hallway, teetering on shoes that put her a good six inches taller than Trevor. The building was kind of a letdown. The whole complex was a series of gigantic gray warehouses, but the inside of this one was like any other office building in America. Or Canada. He’d only been in Vancouver a couple of hours and kept forgetting he wasn’t in the States anymore.
His bag made a loud clickety-clack sound as he dragged it across the tile floor to the seating area, but the only occupant in the chairs didn’t even glance up. The guy was about Trevor’s age, maybe a bit younger. His eyes were half-closed, like waiting for producers to call his name was just <i>so </i>boring. He had that jock sprawl, maximizing every inch of the low chair. Trevor took a seat with a good view of the guy. Indifferent eye candy was his favorite kind.
He had this thing for straight guys, particularly jocks. Jocks were his personal kryptonite; they made his knees turn into magnets, headed straight for the floor. And the guy across from him was the deadly, heart-stopping red kryptonite brand of jock. His build was perfect—not too tall, because Trevor was picky about that—but jacked like a Chevy with a lift kit. Hell, even the dude’s neck was ripped. Jock’s foot moved back and forth in motion with the music pumping in his ears from pricey Beats headphones.
Because dude’s eyes were shut, Trevor felt free to continue his inventory of hotness. Baggy shorts. T-shirt for a wrestling team. <i>Wrestling. </i>Trevor had to shift around on the slick leather couch before continuing his appraisal. Cheap white socks, but black shoes that probably cost more than Trevor’s bike. Rich elitist jock? Yes, please.
The outfit was notable because Trevor would have figured most guys coming to a TV studio would want to dress up a little. <i>He </i>had, but of course now his pressed khakis and dress shirt seemed horribly overdressed compared to jock boy and the receptionist wearing a cutoff denim skirt and a tank top that seemed to be made out of nothing more than knotted rope.
Maybe dude wasn’t there to be on TV. Or if he was, maybe he was there for a different show from the music reality show Trevor was on. He certainly didn’t look like the boy band type. Dude looked ready for an MMA-fighter type show, or maybe working as a stunt double. But if he wasn’t on Trevor’s show, that meant—
“You done checking me out or you need me to turn to the other side?” Jock’s eyes snapped open. They were a startling shade of hazel, almost amber. And at the moment, they were filled with undisguised irritation.
<i>Oh, crap. </i>Trevor gulped hard. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” He dug out his phone, giving himself something to look down at. He’d been caught before and it almost never ended well. With any luck, Dawn would show up soon and he would never have to see jock boy again.
“Oh, don’t be shy.” Jock boy had a killer whisper: husky with a hint of command to it. He said it with the air of someone who knew exactly how hot he was. And now he was going to make Trevor pay for noticing.
Trevor didn’t look up from his phone, but inside he was squirming in his chair. In a different situation, he’d be more than happy to let this play out until he was on his knees in the restroom with jock boy berating him, but he’d sworn to turn over a new leaf. Plus there was always the risk that jock wanted all the verbal abuse and none of the fun. <i>No more gambling. </i>
“Yeah. That’s what I figured.” The other guy snorted.
“Trevor! You made it!” Dawn came barreling across the lobby, red hair streaming behind her. She was flanked by two nearly identical blond giants—one wore a blue polo shirt and khaki pants, the other a brown polo and blue pants. Both had the same bored smirk on their faces.
“What are you doing with your luggage?” Dawn’s smile was replaced by a frown, like Trevor was some clueless kid making her day more difficult. “Why didn’t you give it to the receptionist? They’re sending all the contestants’ stuff over to the house while we tape the intro segments.”
“Here. I’ll take it.” Blond giant number one grabbed Trevor’s bags, tossing them like they were a set of hand weights.
“Jalen!” Dawn stepped around Trevor to hug jock boy, who stood up to greet her. “It’s about time. I was starting to freak!”
Just his luck. Dawn hung on Jalen the jock like they were old friends, tugging his headphones down to his neck and rubbing his closely cropped black hair. <i>Oh, geez. </i>Jalen looked a bit young to be Dawn’s boy toy; she had to be in her late twenties. But no matter what Jalen was to Dawn, he was now a giant pain in the neck to Trevor. A sick feeling gathered in his gut and his hands tightened.
“Did you meet Jalen already, Trevor?” she asked.
“No,” Trevor said carefully. The tension in his muscles climbed to trampoline spring tight—any second now Jalen was going to call him out for creeping on him.
“We’re acquainted,” Jalen drawled at the same time.
“Um. Okay.” Dawn frowned but luckily kept talking before Jalen could reveal way more than Trevor wanted. “So this is Carter. And over there is Carson.”
Twins. They had to be twins right? Trevor was already in too much shit for gaping and didn’t want to stare hard enough to figure it out.
“So, are we ready to become the next boy band?” Carter spoke like some dude on an infomercial, each word carefully articulated for maximum impact. “I am so ready to win this thing.”
The riot in Trevor’s stomach grew worse. Win? With Jalen the jock? As in Trevor was now in the same group as jock boy? And the blond giants? For the next six weeks?
“Yeah. Let’s do this.” Carson came back over. Like Carter, he had a macho, commanding voice, probably a baritone when he sang. Heck. Trevor <i>really </i>didn’t want to be the only tenor on a team of One Direction wannabes.
“Okay Stand Out!, let’s go film your intro.” Dawn motioned for them to follow her down the hall.
<i>Oh, hell. </i>He was really going to be on camera, in a boy band, right freaking now.
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<b>Author Name: Sean Michael</b>
<b> Book Name: Three To Get Ready</b>
<b>Series: Mannies Incorporated</b>
<b>Book: Four</b>
<b>This book can be read as a standalone</b>
<b> Release Date: December 18, 2015</b>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Thank you
very much for having me and helping to celebrate the release of Three to Get
Ready, a Mannies Incorporated Novel.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">The Mannies
books always come out at the end of the year, so this means it’s the end of yet
another year. I can’t believe how quickly 2015 went by. It hardly seems that
long ago that it was the end of 2014 and I was getting ready for another year.
And yet, here we are already saying goodbye to 2015.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Firsts in
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Self-publishing
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Going to
Disney</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Signing up
for my first convention (Coastal Magic in February 2016)</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Like most
years, this one was my visit to BA and Julia for Thanksgiving.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">My new
chair, though I’m going to have to stop using it during the day if it continues
to suck me in and make me fall asleep on a regular basis.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Goals
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I wrote
over a million words </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">I wrote
over 300 blog posts on my personal blog</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">There were
things I didn’t get accomplished that I’d wanted to, but one of my goals for
next year is to focus more on the positive, and I’m going to start by not
worrying about goals that I was unsuccessful at this year. It’s not like I can
get any of that done in 2015 now!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">All in all,
it was a good year and I hope 2016 is a good one, not only for myself but for everyone,
especially my wonderful readers.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Sean</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;">Smut fixes
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<span ff=""><b><span 18pt="">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
Single father Jack Jones is in dire need of a new nanny. His five year old son Nathan is legally blind, he has twin baby girls arriving in less than two months and the girl currently working for him is leaving at Thanksgiving to go home and continue her higher education. If Mannies Incorporated doesn’t come up with a viable candidate soon, he’s not sure what he’s going to do.
Dan Miller is on the hunt for a new job. He’s had some great placements with Mannies Incorporated, many as Manny to multiple birth families to get them over the hump. He even has experience with special needs children, so the job he’s interviewing for looks like it’s right up his alley.
When Dan arrives at Jack’s house, he discovers that this Jack Jones is <i>his</i> Jack Jones, the man he was in love with during college, and who broke up with Dan because Dan wanted children. Will Dan and Jack be able to put the past behind them and work together, or will their past keep them from having a future together?
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<b>Pages or Words: 64,000 words/190 pages</b>
<b> Categories: Contemporary, Erotica, Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance</b>
<span 18pt="" color:="" ff=""><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
Dan Miller followed the instructions on his GPS to one Jack Jones’ house for his interview. He was trying to decide if it was a good or bad omen that he’d dated a Jack Jones. It had ended, so maybe bad. On the other hand, they’d ended because Jack didn’t want kids and he did, which was better to learn early on, before they’d invested a lot of time in each other, right? So good sign.
Chuckling at himself, he went over what Drake at Mannies Inc had told him about the family.
Single gay dad, one special needs son – the boy was nearly six and clinically blind. Apparently he could see general shapes if they were high contrast and he could see lights and light contrast. There were twin girls on their way. In a couple of weeks in a few weeks in fact.
Newborns were Dan’s favorite. He loved that new baby smell. He loved their chubby little cheeks and limbs, their fat bellies and how quickly they changed.
After reading the file, he’d had to agree with Drake that he seemed like a really good fit for the family.
The position was live-in, so he paid close attention as the condo came into view. Not far from the beach, it was a decent size, not too big, but not tiny. The front was neat and he could see the backyard was fenced in.
Pulling into the drive, he turned off the engine and took a deep breath. Okay. Interview time. He climbed out of the car, with his best ‘I’m the perfect man to look after your kids’ face on.
He knocked on the front door.
“Daddy! Maddie, someone is here!”
“I’ll get it, man. Hopefully this one will work for your daddy, Mr. Picky. I have to leave the week of Thanksgiving. I have to.”
The door opened and a lovely dark-skinned young woman stood there with a skinny little boy in thick glasses. “Hey there. Can I help you?”
“Hi, Dan Miller. I’m here to see Mr. Jones?”
“Sure. Come on in. I’m Maddie, Nathan’s personal assistant.” She winked at him.
“Very nice to meet you.” He shook her hand.
Then he turned his attention to the little boy. “Hey there, You must be Nathan.”
“Uh-huh. Nathan James Jones.” One hand was held out. “Pleased meeting you.”
Dan took Nathan’s hand and shook it solemnly. “Pleased to meet you, too.”
“Hey there. Sorry, man. I was paying some bills. Crazy life.”
Dan looked up at the familiar voice and blinked. Strong jaw, blond curls, and the bluest eyes in the history of the earth — that was Jack. His Jack.
Dan felt like he’d been poleaxed.
His Jack who didn’t want kids, no way no how was he fucking crazy for even suggesting it.
“Jack?” Oh, smooth, Dan. Clearly it was Jack. Hell, even if he couldn’t believe his eyes, the folder he’d gotten from Drake had said the guy’s name was Jack.
“Dan? Danny? Oh, my God!” Jack’s eyes went wide. “Look at you. You look amazing.”
He kind of hated the way Jack’s words made him stand a little taller, a little straighter. “So do you. The years have been good to you.” Twelve years. Shit, things had changed in that time, that much was obvious, but not how just a glance from those devastating eyes could make his cock perk up. That hadn’t changed a damn bit.
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<b>Meet the author:</b>
Often referred to as “Space Cowboy” and “Gangsta of Love” while still striving for the moniker of “Maurice,” Sean Michael spends his days surfing, smutting, organizing his immense gourd collection and fantasizing about one day retiring on a small secluded island peopled entirely by horseshoe crabs. While collecting vast amounts of vintage gay pulp novels and mood rings, Sean whiles away the hours between dropping the f-bomb and pursuing the kama sutra by channeling the long lost spirit of John Wayne and singing along with the soundtrack to “Chicago.”
A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.
Barring any of that? He’ll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.
<b>Where to find the author:</b>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/%E2%80%9Dhttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004713810507%E2%80%B3">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004713810507</a>https://www.facebook.com/SeanMichaelWrites/www.seanmichaelwrites.com
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<b>Author Name: Lilah Suzanne</b>
<b> Book Name: Broken Records</b>
<b>Series: Spotlight</b>
<b>Book: One</b>
<b>Release Date: December 17, 2015</b>
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
Los Angeles-based stylist Nico Takahashi loves his job—or at least, he used to. Feeling fed up and exhausted from the cutthroat, gossip-fueled business of Hollywood, Nico daydreams about packing it all in and leaving for good. So when Grady Dawson—sexy country music star and rumored playboy—asks Nico to style him, Nico is reluctant. But after styling a career-changing photo-shoot, Nico follows Grady to Nashville where he finds it increasingly difficult to resist Grady’s charms. Can Nico make peace with show business and all its trappings, or will Grady’s public persona get in the way of their private attraction to each other?
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<a name='more'></a><b>Pages or Words: 280 pages</b>
<b> Categories: Bisexual, Contemporary, Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance</b>
<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
Grady presses his lips flat, looks up at the ceiling again to gather himself, sniffs and nods, then tugs Nico’s foot closer by his ankle. “Do you think... If we’d met at a bar. Or through a friend of a friend. Or the gym.” Grady’s thumb strokes the tender skin of Nico’s calf beneath the hem of his pants. “If we had just been two regular guys? We really could have been something.”
There’s a question in his voice, a hesitancy that maybe Nico would have rejected him eventually anyway. Nico scoots across the cramped bunk, crowds against Grady, shoulder to shoulder. “Well, we never would have met at the gym because I would have taken one look at you and gone home to mourn the body I’ll never have by consuming gallons of ice cream.”
Grady bumps his shoulder. “Shut up, you’re gorgeous.” He tips his head against the wall and grins. “If I’d first seen you at a bar I probably would have humiliated myself by trying to win you over with bad karaoke and shameless flirting.”
Nico’s eyebrows raise. “You mean to tell me you’ve been holding back on me? You have a level of flirting that’s even more shameless?”
“Oh yeah. You ain’t seen nothin’, sweetheart.”
“That is truly terrifying.”
Grady laughs, bright and uninhibited. Nico is so relieved to hear it, a moment of light in the darkness. Grady’s hand rests on Nico’s knee, Nico watches his own hand brush his fingers there, but he doesn’t linger.
“We aren’t, though. Just two random guys.”
Grady’s fingers flex, curving over his kneecap. “No.”
Nico exhales harshly. “I have never wanted to be a groupie so badly.”
Grady shoves at his leg. “Come on, you didn’t really think that I would do that to you—”
“In my weaker, more insecure moments?” Nico scrunches his face, embarrassed. “Yeah, I did.”
“You think that little of me, huh?” He says it with a teasing grin, but Nico’s heart sinks.
“No, Grady. I think you’re…” A million adjectives flash through his head: beautiful, amazing, stunning, compassionate, kind, generous. A supernova. He settles on, “Really special.”
Grady gives a skeptical lift of his eyebrows. “Uh oh. I’m really special, huh?”
“I’m so, so into you and it’s…” He cringes at the words but it’s true, “It’s not you, it’s me.”
“Oh lord.” Grady laments with a laugh. “Not that, please.”
“I’m the guy on the sidelines. I’m the one who makes everyone else shine. I don’t belong there, in the spotlight. I like that at the end of the day I can go home and just walk away from the cameras and the red carpets and the scrutiny. And you—you’re a star. And you can have anyone.”
Grady turns, the cramped space of the bunk making his limbs bump and nudge and curl around Nico’s body. During Grady’s shows, in the moment just before he starts singing the opening line of “Broken Records,” there’s this pause, this moment suspended in the air when the audience is silent and waiting and doesn’t even dare to inhale because in that moment, Grady’s soul is laid bare. He looks at Nico just like that and Nico can’t breathe around it.
“I don’t want anyone,” he says, voice low and serious. “I want you. How do you not get that?”
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<b>Author Name: Dianne Hartsock</b>
<b> Book Name: Nicolas</b>
<b> Release Date: December 18, 2015</b><br />
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<b>Thank you so much BRRR for finding a spot for me during this
busy holiday season. The question is how does my story differ from other
stories? I like to think my NICOLAS is unique in that I didn’t use the
well-known legend of Santa Claus and his elves. My story involves the Krampus,
the terrible creature that chases St. Nicolas through the centuries.</b></div>
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Instead of sweet, magical elves helping Santa deliver toys
and goodies to everyone, my Nicolas has a dark troll at his side, haunting his
steps, bringing nightmare and terror in his wake. In the legend of the Krampus,
he’s the one who punishes the children when they are bad. He’s the dark side to
Nicolas’s goodness.</div>
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I twisted this legend a little, having my Nico fleeing from
this dark entity. He only wishes to be left alone, to continue spreading his
word of unity and peace to the world. But the Krampus won’t let him be. Nico
had stopped him from murdering three children, accidently killing the man the
Krampus had been in the process. The Krampus won’t forgive him for that, and
Nico can’t forgive himself for taking another’s life.</div>
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The Krampus uses this feeling of guilt against him,
destroying every relationship he tries to have by making him feel unworthy of
love. But then Nico meets Jamie, an artist who has given up on love. They come
together against the Krampus, but will their love be enough to defeat him?</div>
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NICOLAS is the story of fear and guilt, love and redemption.
It’s a legend brought to life, with a dark twist and a promise of a happy
future. A slightly different take on the Santa Clause theme.</div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>Happy Holidays! </div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
Betrayed by a lover, Jamie rents an isolated cabin on Lake Huron, wanting only to be left alone. Instead, he is pulled from his solitary existence as an artist and tumbles headlong into the legend of Saint Nicolas.
As a young man, Nicolas accidentally killed a man intent on murdering three children, only to have the man's malicious spirit rise up against him. Fleeing through the centuries from the Krampus, the evil troll-like creature that dogs his steps, Nico finds refuge with the young artist who takes him into his home and bed. But Jamie has questions. Who is Nicolas, and why does the Krampus want to destroy him?
When the Krampus begins to torment and torture anyone Nico comes in contact with to punish him, Jamie’s life is put in danger. And Jamie isn’t sure whether he can help Nico defeat his nemesis or if he’s merely a pawn in the Krampus’s game.
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<a name='more'></a><b>Pages or Words: 200 pages</b>
<b> Categories: Contemporary, Fantasy, Gay Fiction, Mythology, Novel, M/M Romance</b>
<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
Jamie startled awake. “What?”
He had trouble breathing, the crushing weight on his chest seeming to have followed him up from his dreams. But that couldn’t be right. He’d rented the cabin for its isolation. No one should be there. Did he still dream?
A warm breath brushed against his cheek, sending a shiver of dread and strange anticipation through him. “Easy, baby,” a silky voice whispered in the darkness. Sharp teeth nipped his earlobe and pleasure and pain sparked along his nerves. His eyes adjusted to the moonlight filtering through the sheer curtains, and he stared in amazement at the man gazing at him with wild green eyes, long pale hair, high cheekbones and a slender neck he craved to run his tongue along.
The stranger laid his weight on him, driving the air from his lungs and making Jamie struggle for every breath. Shifting position, the man sealed his full lips over Jamie’s, drawing a long groan from Jamie when an impossibly large cock slid against his. In sudden panic he reached to shove his unknown visitor away and touched hot skin and lean muscles. Of their own volition his hands roamed lower, following the curve of the stranger’s back to the rounded swell of his ass. He drew a quick breath and the man laughed into his mouth, pushed his tongue deep, thrusting inside to match the movement of his hips as he ground against Jamie’s aching dick.
Heat pooled in Jamie’s stomach. God, what was happening? The thing in his bed looked like a man, but his every instinct shouted otherwise. His skin was warm when it should have been cold from being outside. And how had he gotten in? All the windows and doors were locked tight against the winter storm. It was as if he’d just materialized in Jamie’s bed. “Who—”
He cried out when a hand pushed between them and grabbed their cocks, stroking them together until he lost the ability to think. So close! He grabbed onto the man’s firm ass and yanked him tighter against him, rising up to shove into his strong grip.
The triumphant hiss in his ear shot ice through his veins. “So naughty.”
“No!” Jamie struggled to sit up, scrambling back against the headboard. He blinked, finding himself alone in the room, only his ragged breaths disturbing the silence of the cabin. A forgotten anxiety knotted his stomach. Naughty. He hated that word, tossed about by the boys he once knew in school. The ones he’d suck off behind the gym, desperate for a gentle hand in his hair, balm against his loneliness. He’d been terrified his parents would find out he was different, that he liked girl things and found boys much more exciting than he should. They would know he was gay and there would be hell to pay for their freak of a son.
He scrubbed a hand over his face. God, that had been ages ago. The last shreds of the dream dissipated, and he reached for the bedside light, fumbling in the darkness for the switch. Low light stung his eyes and he blinked at the empty bedroom, unable to believe the attack hadn’t been real.
He flung off the heavy quilts and slid to his feet, clinging to the post at the foot of the bed as a wave of dizziness struck him. Laughter from the other room jolted him. Heart pounding, he bolted for the door and it crashed into the wall as he flung it open. The reddish glow from the banked fire on the hearth lit the main room of the cabin, though the kitchen area remained in shadows.
Jamie’s gaze swept the rooms, focusing on the dark corners. No one jumped out at him. Nobody sat on the couch. His coffee cup remained undisturbed where he’d left it on the hearth. Of course. The cabin was isolated, miles from the nearest neighbor. Who would bother to come way out there, especially with the threat of another snowstorm on the way?
He ran a trembling hand through his hair, pushing the sweat-drenched bangs from his forehead. Christ, the dream had seemed so real. The cold of the great room finally registered, creeping up from the hardwood flooring. Shaking, he crossed to the fireplace and stirred up the coals, adding another log.
With a sigh, he sank into the cushions of the worn couch and pulled the woolen afghan around his bare shoulders. The log caught and the fire crackled, sparks dancing up the flue. Recalling his dream and the hard body against his, he shrugged when his cock perked up.
“It’s been a while,” he acknowledged, watching the flames lick at the oak log. He’d signed a year’s lease on the cabin, right after catching his boyfriend in the stairwell of their apartment building, making out with their neighbor. It hadn’t been the first time, either, though again Patrick had his apologies ready. That had been over six months ago, and since the cabin stood miles over rough terrain from the nearest town, he’d rarely seen another human being in all that time.
“Just the way I like it,” he told the indifferent fire burning its way through the wood. But the stranger’s lips in his dream had been soft, his thrusting tongue sweet in Jamie’s mouth. He hadn’t liked the violent aspect of the dream, but if that had been a lover in his bed? His dick pressed against his thigh, and Jamie reached under the heavy blanket, moaning when he took its heavy weight in his hand. Drawing lazy circles on his balls, he let the pleasure build slowly, lifting his cock while in his mind the stranger licked the glistening head, his pale gold hair a curtain of silk against Jamie’s sensitive skin. He moaned as the man slid his tongue down the thick vein on the underside of his cock.
His mind flitted over the question of whether the guy would fuck him or want it the other way around. Didn’t matter to him. He liked it both ways. Rolling to his back, Jamie continued to stroke himself while he tugged his tight balls, then pressed a finger against his hole. He remembered the lube in the nightstand drawer by the bed, but he wasn’t about to stop, and hissed when he pushed the finger inside. The man’s cock had been huge in his dream. What would it feel like as it stretched him open? Would it be enough to fill all the empty spaces inside him?
It was a moment before the tolling of a bell outside the cabin registered. What the fuck? Jamie sat up, trying to hear past the pounding of his pulse in his ears. His cock throbbed and he groaned in frustration, knowing he couldn’t chase his pleasure until he found out what was going on at the dock. The only one to boat in was the man who dropped off his monthly supplies, and he’d been and gone two days ago. Who else would be using the dock? Jamie had been isolated for months without anything disturbing his peace. But this night he’d had a wildly erotic dream and now this. What made tonight so special?
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Meet the author:</b></span>
Dianne grew up in one of the older homes in the middle of Los Angeles, a place of hardwood floors and secret closets and back staircases. A house where ghosts lurk in the basement and the faces in the paintings watch you walk up the front stairs. Rooms where you keep the closet doors closed tight at night. It’s where her love of the mysterious and wonderful came from.
Dianne now lives in the beautiful Willamette Valley of Oregon with her incredibly patient husband, who puts up with the endless hours she spends hunched over the keyboard letting her characters play. She says Oregon’s raindrops are the perfect setting in which to write. There’s something about being cooped up in the house with a fire crackling on the hearth and a cup of hot coffee warming her hands, which kindles her imagination.
Currently, Dianne works as a floral designer in a locally-owned gift shop. Which is the perfect job for her. When not writing, she can express herself through the rich colors and textures of flowers and foliage.
<b>Where to find the author:</b>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/diannehartsock">https://www.facebook.com/diannehartsock</a>
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Blog: <a href="http://diannehartsock.wordpress.com/">http://diannehartsock.wordpress.com/</a>
<b>Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27880680-nicolas">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27880680-nicolas</a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Dreamspinner Press
<b>Cover Artist: AngstyG</b>
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<b>Author Names: K.C. Wells & Parker Williams </b>
<b> Book Name: Dom of Ages</b>
<b>Series: Collars & Cuffs</b>
<b>Book: Seven</b>
<b> Release Date: December 21, 2015 </b>
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
Eli may only be thirty, but he has had enough of pretend submissives. He wants a sub who truly knows how to submit. So when he spies Jarod in a BDSM club, everything about the man screams submission. It doesn’t matter that Jarod has to be about twenty years older than Eli. What does age matter, anyway? Not one to miss an opportunity, Eli moves fast and takes Jarod home with him, without thinking things through. All he can see is what he’s always wanted – a sub who wants to serve.
Jarod spent twenty-eight years with his Master, until Fate took Phillip from him. Four years on, and Jarod is still lost, so when a young Dom takes charge, Jarod rolls with it and finds himself serving again. But he keeps waiting for the shoe to drop. Because there’s going to come a point when Eli realizes he’s a laughing stock in the club. Who would want to be seen with a fifty-year-old sub? And when the moment of humiliation does arrive, Jarod flees. He’d be better off with Phillip.
Despite several missteps, what happens forces Eli to understand that Jarod needs him as much as he needs Jarod. But he knows in order to find happiness, they need friends who will understand. A friend keeps telling him Collars & Cuffs is what they need. Eli finally goes to visit, refusing to risk Jarod being hurt again, and finds everything he's heard about the club is true. When he takes Jarod, he watches as his sub is met with open arms. As they settle in to their new life, Eli begins to see things differently. And he dares to think he can have it all. Until the phone call that shows him he didn't realize what he could lose.
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<a name='more'></a><b>Pages or Words: 92,000 words</b>
<b> Categories: BDSM, Contemporary, Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance, May-December Romance</b>
<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
<i>Jarod</i>
I eyed the other subs enviously as they preened for the Doms, each hoping to spend an hour in a private room with one of them. I felt like a kid again, always the last one picked for sports. The looks I got ranged from amused to withering. I couldn’t believe I’d subjected myself to this. What was worse, I’d actually expected a different outcome.
I sighed deeply. Who was I fooling? I wasn’t twenty anymore. Hell, I wasn’t even <i>twice</i> that. The Doms wanted someone younger, someone trainable, or, failing that, someone who could give them a hot fuck. I had talents in that department from the many years I had served Master Phillip, but since he died, I’d been a submissive who had no one to serve.
“And what are <i>you</i> supposed to be?” a voice near my ear snapped.
“My name is Jarod, Sir,” I answered quietly, my heart thumping so loudly I was certain he could hear it.
There was a low growl. “I didn’t ask your name. I asked what you think you’re doing here.”
Heaven help me, I told him the truth. “Searching for someone to serve, Sir.”
His braying laugh mocked me. When he saw I was serious, he sobered. “No one is going to take you. No master is going to have <i>you</i>.” Then in a softer voice he added, “Go home. You don’t belong here.”
He was right, of course. It was time I admitted that to myself. This was a world that wasn’t like the one I’d been part of. When Master Phillip and I went to the clubs, there was an understanding. People were respectful, even if they weren’t interested in whatever was going on. This club was awful. It was full of young men strutting around like peacocks, each trying to show off more plumage than the next.
It was time to stop kidding myself. There was no reason for me to stay any longer. I’d be on my way, and then everyone would probably have a good laugh at my expense. At least in that, I would have made <i>someone</i> happy. I was about to stand when I felt a hand on my shoulder and smelled the leather.
“What is it you want?”
His breath smelled of mint. It wafted over my face and made my stomach clench with nerves. “To serve, Sir.”
Silence. I waited for it, the inevitable comeback, the jeer, the insult….
“That’s a very good answer, boy. Very good indeed. Stand and turn.”
I rose to my feet and faced the man whose voice gave me butterflies. When I saw him, my heart dropped and crushed them all to dust. The man was handsome, I would never say otherwise, but he was a child. I wanted a Master to serve, not to be a toy for a youngster who would grow bored with me the next time a pretty pony boy pranced by.
“What’s your name?” he asked.
“Jarod, Sir,” I replied, cursing my cracking voice.
He held out his hand and took mine. His grip was firm and warm, and a jolt of electricity ran through me at his touch.
“It’s an honor to meet you. My name is Eli.”
His name was like a caress. There was a gentleness to his voice that had me feeling as though everything might be okay after all. I tried to be surreptitious about it as I looked him over, and he laughed.
“You don’t need to hide anything from me. If you want to look at me, go ahead.”
I raised my head and marveled at how his green eyes shone in the bright lights. His short, spiky hair was dark, but with the colored lights flashing, it was hard to tell what color it was. I had the insane urge to run my fingers through it. He was about my height, and the way those black leather pants clung to his muscular thighs, I really wanted to see his legs. He was slender, but with good definition: it wasn’t a six-pack, but I wouldn’t have minded running my hands over it.
“Aren’t you a bit old for this, Jarod?” His voice was deep, and my skin pebbled at his tone. With a shock I realized he wasn’t mocking me; he was genuinely curious.
Once more I felt compelled to speak the truth. “No, Sir. I-I don’t believe I am.”
His fingers traced along my neck, running gently across my throat. I swallowed hard. It was so different from the treatment I’d received from everyone else here.
“Would you like to play?”
And with those words my heart dropped. “No. I’d rather not.” I was shocked to hear the words come from my mouth. Never before had I told a Sir no, but it seemed to be a night for honesty. <i>Of all the times to be honest, though…. </i>I remained still, awaiting his imminent departure.
“Good. I’m glad. I’m not here to play either.” He was quiet for a moment. “I want you to come home with me. Would that be okay?”
My breath caught. <i>What the hell? </i>He was so different from everyone else in this club. My heartbeat sped up. “Yes, please.” My damn voice squeaked again.
I felt the smooth leather against my throat. “This doesn’t come off until I say so. Is this agreed?”
“Yes.”
“Yes, what?”
I cursed myself for forgetting. “Yes, Sir.”
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Meet the authors:</b></span>
<b> K.C. Wells:</b>
<b> Born and raised in the north-west of England, K.C. Wells always loved writing. Words were important. Full stop. However, when childhood gave way to adulthood, the writing ceased, as life got in the way.</b>
<b> K.C. discovered erotic fiction in 2009, where the purchase of a ménage storyline led to the startling discovery that reading about men in love was damn hot. In 2012, arriving at a really low point in life led to the desperate need to do something creative. An even bigger discovery waited in the wings—writing about men in love was even hotter....</b>
<b> K.C. now writes full time and is loving every minute of her new career.</b>
<b> The laptop still has no idea of what hit it... it only knows that it wants a rest, please. And it now has to get used to the idea that where K.C goes, it goes.</b>
<b>Parker Williams:</b>
<b> Parker Williams began to write as a teen, but never showed his work to anyone. As he grew older, he drifted away from writing, but his love of the written word moved him to reading. A chance encounter with an author changed the course of his life as she encouraged him to never give up on a dream. With the help of some amazing friends, he rediscovered the joy of writing, thanks to a community of writers who have become his family.</b>
<b> Parker firmly believes in love, but is also of the opinion that anything worth having requires work and sacrifice (plus a little hurt and angst, too). The course of love is never a smooth one, and Happily Ever After always has a price tag.</b>
<b>Where to find the authors:</b>
<b>KC:</b>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KCWellsWorld">https://www.facebook.com/KCWellsWorld</a>
Facebook Author Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/KCWells/223608907761521">https://www.facebook.com/pages/KCWells/223608907761521</a>
Twitter: @K_C_Wells
<b>Parker: </b>
Connect with Parker on: Twitter: <i>@ParkerWAuthor</i>
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/parker.williams.75641
Or you can visit his website: <a href="http://www.parkerwilliamsauthor.com/">http://www.ParkerWilliamsAuthor.com</a>
<b> Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27878173-dom-of-ages"><b>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27878173-dom-of-ages</b></a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Dreamspinner Press
<b>Cover Artist: Paul Richmond</b>
<b>Photo Credits: </b>Joey Flyfoto, Model: Dirk Caber
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<b>Author Name: Rob Rosen</b>
<b> Book Name: The Love Triangle Gone Wrong</b>
<b> Release Date: December 16, 2015</b>
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
Five actors, one play, a murder, and a security guard who seeks the truth, not to mention love, all set the stage for this hilarious tale of mystery and intrigue in small town America. You’ll never guess what, or who, is going to come next!
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<a name='more'></a><b> Pages or Words: 10,100 words</b>
<b> Categories: Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Erotica, Gay Fiction, Humor, M/M Romance, Mystery, Romance</b>
<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
I turned to glance at the audience, saw that everyone was suddenly and surprisingly alert and then quickly whipped my head back around to see all the actors in the play each pointing a gun at someone else in the play. It was an interesting plot twist given that the first act was more comedy—intentional or not—rather than murder mystery.
Then, <i>BOOM, </i>a gun went off on stage.
I jumped. The theater jumped in unison. Several people sucked in their breaths. I hoped no one was about to choke on a lozenge because mouth-to-mouth on the elderly is never fun—trust me on that one. The actress ran to one of her lovers. She knelt down by his side. Her eyes went wide. She screamed. I almost applauded. It was the best acting she’d done all day. Then she screamed again. “He’s been shot!”
“Um, duh,” I whispered to myself.
“Someone call the police!” she added.
No one moved, though I heard a few people behind me shift nervously around in their seats. One old guy coughed. I waited for a choking sound. Thankfully, it was just a cough and nothing more. <i>Phew</i>.
The other actors suddenly looked uneasy. I reached for my gun on instinct. Well, I reached for my can of mace actually, which was all I was allowed to legally carry, but it was still a weapon—you now, mostly. I mean, a shot of mace to the eyes can take a man down right quick. I know because I accidentally on purpose shot myself in the face with it once, just to see if mace had an expiration date. Turned out, it doesn’t.
“He’s dead!” shouted the actress hysterically.
The other actors rushed to their downed brethren. Suddenly, they didn’t all seem so, you know, <i>acty</i>. I too rushed the stage, taking the stairs off to the side two at a time. “Nobody move!” I shouted, can of mace held up high.
They all stared up at me and grimaced. The cuckolded husband shouted, “Call the police! He really has been shot!”
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b> Meet the author:</b></span>
Rob Rosen (www.therobrosen.com), award-winning author of the novels <i>Sparkle: The Queerest Book You'll Ever Love, Divas Las Vegas, Hot Lava, Southern Fried, Queerwolf, Vamp, Queens of the Apocalypse, Creature Comfort </i>and<i> Fate</i>, and editor of the anthologies<i> Lust in Time, Men of the Manor </i>and<i> Best Gay Erotica 2015 </i>and<i> 2016</i>, has had short stories featured in more than 200 anthologies.
<b>Where to find the author:</b>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/therobrosen">https://www.facebook.com/therobrosen</a>
Author Website: <a href="http://www.therobrosen.com/">http://www.therobrosen.com</a>
<b>Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1396636.Rob_Rosen"><b>https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1396636.Rob_Rosen</b></a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Torquere Press
<b>Cover Artist: Kris Norris</b>
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<a href="http://www.parkerwilliamsauthor.com/"><b>Parker Williams</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.bfdbookblog.net/"><b>BFD Book Blog</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.bayoubookjunkie.blogspot.com/"><b>Bayou Book Junkie</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.foxylutely.blogspot.co.uk/"><b>Foxylutely Book Reviews</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.inkedrainbowreads.com/"><b>Inked Rainbow Reads</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/happilyeverchapter"><b>Happily Ever Chapter</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/"><b>Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.sassygirlbooks.com/"><b>Sassygirl Books</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.bookreviewsrantsraves.blogspot.com/"><b>Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.raineotierneyhatparty.blogspot.com/"><b>The Hat Party</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.andrewqgordon.com/"><b>Andrew Q. Gordon</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://velvetpanic2.wordpress.com/"><b>Velvet Panic</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.fangirlmomentsandmytwocents.blogspot.com/"><b>Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.cheekypeereadsandreviews.blogspot.co.uk/"><b>Cheekypee Reads and Reviews</b></a><b>, </b><a href="https://mikkysworldofbooks.blogspot.fr/"><b>Mikky's World of Books</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://wickedfaeriesreviews.blogspot.com/"><b>Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://divinemagazine.net/category/book-stuff/blog-tours/"><b>Divine Magazine</b></a><b>, </b><a href="https://mollylollyauthor.wordpress.com/"><b>Molly Lolly</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/"><b>MM Good Book Reviews</b></a>
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Beacon Hill, Boston in snow.
<b>Author Name: Lee Brazil & Havan Fellows</b>
<b> Book Name: Heart on the Run</b>
<b>Series: Hearts of Parkerburg</b>
<b>Book: Two (can be read as a standalone)</b>
<b> Release Date: November 16, 2015</b><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
Charles Darwin Millsworth, Chaz to one and all since infancy, has no wish to live up to the grandeur of his name. Fortunately, his Southern belle mama isn’t at all inclined to push her son into a career that won’t make him happy. She thinks he needs to loosen up and enjoy life. After all, that’s the whole point of being independently wealthy, isn’t it?
Chaz can see her point, but his father died in his forties as did his father before him. As far as Chaz is concerned, he has limited time on this earth to make his dreams come true. And he refuses to leave anyone weeping over a wasted life.
Sprocket Moretti is a simple guy. He loves his job, enjoys college, lives in his beloved childhood home—why worry about the little things when the big stuff looks so good. Unfortunately one of the little things he tries not to stress over is a broken friendship with a very hot and bewildering sous chef. They were pals, hung out and had fun. But one night they stepped over that invisible line, and the next morning Chaz kicked Sprocket out of his bed and his life.
Now, no matter how much Sprocket tries to charm Chaz, the guy has no desire to return to their pre-sex playful bantering ways. And if Sprocket stays true to his motto, this little thing—Chaz—should be written off and never worried about again.
If Sprocket had known one night of reality altering orgasms would endanger their easygoing friendship… How do you finish that sentence when all your mind wants is its friend back and all your body wants is another taste?
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<a name='more'></a><b>Pages or Words: 59,000 words</b>
<b> Categories: Contemporary, M/M Romance, Holiday</b>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
Sprocket grabbed the grande hot chocolates—with a dash of his favorite flavoring, pecan—and reached the gazebo with five minutes to spare, per the clock tower.
He set the drinks on the bench of the gazebo so he could spread the blanket across the floor.
“Wow, that’s a huge blanket,” Chaz stated as he took the three step up to stand at the edge of it.
“Never took you for a size queen.” Sprocket winked as he handed him a cup of steaming goodness. “So, what’s for lunch?”
“Oh, well…” Chaz held the basket close to his chest as he slipped off his shoes and situated himself in the middle of the blanket. “Not much.” He pulled a thermos from the basket. “I made homemade tomato soup and chicken salad sandwiches.” He set the thermos down and pulled out wrapped sandwiches, a bag of croutons, a plastic bowl with a translucent red lid, and a small stack of china dishes in rapid succession.
“My grandma used to make me tomato soup and grilled cheese all the time. Except she’d actually grill the cheese before putting it on the sourdough toast. I tried to make it once…didn’t end so well.” He laughed as he shook his head, settling down next to Chaz on the blanket.
“But I’ve heard you and Mason talk; you cook most of the time between the two of you.”
Sprocket accepted the sandwich handed to him and nodded. “Yep. Well you know, we both can cook, but neither of us gets much fun out of it.” He unwrapped the sandwich and picked up half, biting into it. He couldn’t suppress his moan. Damn that was good, and Chaz put nuts in it for crunch, walnuts and pecans. How did he know pecans were Sprocket’s favorite? A part of him wanted to believe maybe Chaz had asked around. Anyone in Craft Time would know and Prudence did too.
Not that it mattered either way. Nothing strange about a friend—and only a friend—knowing something as mundane as that. He quickly chewed and swallowed. “And we definitely don’t do fancy. Unless you count roast, but even then I sprinkle the seasoning on it and throw it in the oven. No fuss, no muss.”
With his next bite, something popped in his mouth, making him want to gag. He held it back, and while Chaz gazed out over the park at the kids running in the playground Sprocket lifted the toast to see what he bit into. Grapes. He grimaced as he quickly plucked the halved grapes out of the salad and dropped them on the napkin by his leg.
“You don’t like grapes?”
Sprocket jumped. Fuck…busted. “I like them fine. I like them right off the vine, frozen, even mashed up as wine…don’t like them so much with seeds, though.”
“Or in a sandwich, apparently.” Chaz noted, gesturing to the evidence on the blanket between them.
“Well…” Sprocket jammed the rest of the sandwich in his mouth and chewed slowly, biding himself some time. While he was trying to break down the enormous amount of food in his mouth, he grabbed the other half of the sandwich and proceeded to pick the grapes out of that also.
Chaz raised an eyebrow at him, and he shrugged. He’d already been caught, no use faking it up now.
Reaching over, Chaz snatched Sprocket’s wrist and guided it to his mouth. Sprocket gulped the food in his mouth down, his stomach somersaulting either from the partially chewed lump it just received or because of the man sitting across from him on the blanket.
This wasn’t what friends did. Friends didn’t use their friend’s fingers as utensils. Still, he probably could’ve gotten past this moment if there hadn’t been a smidge of mayonnaise on the tip of his nail. Chaz spotted it, and while staring Sprocket in the eye, he put that spot right in front of his mouth. They sat like that for an eternity. Sprocket could feel his heart pounding fast, wondered if his pulse alerted Chaz to his extreme interest in the man’s next move.
He wanted to shout at Chaz to lick him. Do it now. Put him out of his misery. There was nothing Sprocket wanted more than to experience the wetness of Chaz’s tongue as it cleaned the white stuff from his finger. That was a lie. Sprocket wanted them to make more white stuff that had to be cleaned off, the kind you couldn’t purchase in a store. Well, maybe you could purchase it…but he really didn’t want his brain to go off on that tangent.
Finally—finally!—Chaz licked the condiment off. Before he could move back and call an end to this little episode, Sprocket broke free of his grip and hooked his hand behind the other man’s neck, holding him there, unable to move away.
When their lips met, it wasn’t gentle and coaxing. Sprocket wasn’t in that kind of mood. He wanted bad and he wanted now. Fuck friends. That whole concept was overrated if it kept him up all night in need. Anyway, this wasn’t his fault. Chaz started this shit; Sprocket would finish it.
And this time, he’d be better prepared. When Chaz kicked him the fuck out of his life, it wouldn’t tear him apart. Because no matter what, he’d make sure there wasn’t a spot in his heart for Chaz. Sprocket willingly would give up half his bed for the man, but nothing more.
While diving his tongue in Chaz’s mouth—reaching far enough back he could say with great certainty Chaz no longer had tonsils—Sprocket damn near convinced himself that he could do that, too.
Then Chaz whimpered, his hand pressing against Sprocket’s chest, right over his heart, and Sprocket knew he was a goner.
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<b>Meet the authors:</b>
<b>Lee Brazil:</b>
Somewhere in a small town in up-state New York are a librarian and a second grade teacher to whom I owe my life. That might be a touch dramatic, but it’s nevertheless one hundred percent true.
Because they taught me the joy of reading, of escaping into worlds crafted of words.
Have you ever been nine years old and sure of nothing so much as that you don’t belong? Looked at the world from behind glasses, and wondered why you don’t fit?
Someone hands you a book, and then you turn the page and see… There you are, running from Injun Joe in a dark graveyard; there you are fencing with Athos; there you are…beneath the deep blue sea- marveling at exotic creatures with Captain Nemo.
I found myself between the pages of books, and that is why I write now. It’s why I taught English and literature for so many years, and it’s why my house contains more pounds of books than furniture.
If I’d had my way, I’d have been a fencer…or a starship captain, or a lawyer, or a detective solving crimes. But instead, I am a writer, and I’ve come to realize that’s the best thing in the world to be, because as a writer, I can be all those things and more.
If I hadn’t learned to value the stories between the pages, who knows what would have happened? Certainly not college…teaching…or writing.
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<b>Havan Fellows:</b>
I annoy, love, respect, scare, seduce, hurt, anger, infatuate, frustrate, flatter, envy, amuse and tolerate everyone. I just do it better in writing thanks to a little thing called…edits.
Okay no, seriously…I'm a simpleminded person who enjoys the escape from real life through a book. I write with the group Story Orgy and hope to continue doing so for a long time. I also am privileged to be with the Pulp Friction writers, creating intermingling books in a world all our own.
I recently took the drastic step of quitting my EDJ (evil day job) and am now living in the gorgeous desert in Arizona making a go at this writing stuff full time…and I can’t see me regretting this decision ever.
Just like every other red-blooded human—I get a little bouncy when I get mail (any kind too…email, comments, private messages…you wanna do it, do it with me *winks*). So feel free to drop me a line—whether it's on my blog, twitter, PInterest, or you track me down on FaceBook or Google +…it's easy to catch someone who wants to be caught.
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<b>Where to find the authors:</b><br />
<b>Lee Brazil:</b>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lee.brazil">https://www.facebook.com/lee.brazil</a>
Facebook Author Page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/leebrazilauthor">https://www.facebook.com/leebrazilauthor</a>
Twitter: @leebrazil
Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/leebrazil/">https://www.pinterest.com/leebrazil/</a>
Newsletter Signup: <a href="http://eepurl.com/qBhBb">http://eepurl.com/qBhBb</a>
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<b>Havan Fellows:</b>
Blog - <a href="http://havanshawthaven.blogspot.com/">http://havanshawthaven.blogspot.com</a>
Twitter - @havanfellows
Pinterest - <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/havanfellows/">https://www.pinterest.com/havanfellows/</a>
FaceBook - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/HavanFellowsauthor?fref=ts">http://www.facebook.com/HavanFellowsauthor?fref=ts</a>
Google + - <a href="https://plus.google.com/100539863028704367957/posts">https://plus.google.com/100539863028704367957/posts</a>
FB group - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/crawlinbedwithlee/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/crawlinbedwithlee/</a>
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<b>Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27814507-heart-on-the-run?from_search=true&search_version=service">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27814507-heart-on-the-run?from_search=true&search_version=service</a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Appleton Publishing Avenue
<b>Cover Artist: Author.Services</b>
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17-Nov: <a href="http://www.scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/">Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words</a>, <a href="http://www.mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/">MM Good Book Reviews</a>
19-Nov: <a href="http://www.parkerwilliamsauthor.com/">Parker Williams</a>, <a href="http://www.bayoubookjunkie.blogspot.com/">Bayou Book Junkie</a>
21-Nov: <a href="http://www.cheekypeereadsandreviews.blogspot.co.uk/">Cheekypee Reads and Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.inkedrainbowreads.com/">Inked Rainbow Reads</a>
24-Nov: <a href="http://www.reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/">Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings</a>,
26-Nov: <a href="http://unquietlyme.wordpress.com/">Unquietly Me</a>, <a href="http://www.lovebytesreviews.com/">Love Bytes</a>
28-Nov: <a href="http://galestanley.net/">Wake Up Your Wild Side</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/happilyeverchapter">Happily Ever Chapter</a>
1-Dec: <a href="http://wickedfaeriesreviews.blogspot.com/">Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews</a>, <a href="http://velvetpanic2.wordpress.com/">Velvet Panic</a>
3-Dec: <a href="http://www.ttcbooksandmore.com/">TTC Books and More</a>
5-Dec: <a href="http://www.thejenawadeblog.wordpress.com/">The Jena Wade</a>, <a href="http://www.jessiegbooks.com/scatterbrain">Jessie G. Books</a>
8-Dec: <a href="http://www.vsreads.com/">V's Reads</a>, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/www.cathybrockman.com">Cathy Brockman Romances</a>
10-Dec: <a href="http://www.nauticalstarbooks.com/">Nautical Star Books</a>, <a href="http://www.louiselyonsauthor.com/">Louise Lyons</a>
12-Dec: <a href="http://www.myfictionnook.com/">My Fiction Nook</a>
15-Dec: <a href="http://www.bookreviewsrantsraves.blogspot.com/">Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves</a>, <a href="https://booksaz.wordpress.com/">Books A to Z</a>
17-Dec: <a href="http://www.jessiegbooks.com/scatterbrain">Jessie G. Books</a>
19-Dec: <a href="http://www.thedaybeforeyoucame.com/">The Day Before You Came</a>
22-Dec: <a href="http://www.queercentricbooks.com/">QUEERcentric Books</a>
24-Dec: <a href="http://www.prismbookalliance.com/">Prism Book Alliance</a>
26-Dec: <a href="http://www.kimichanexperience.com/">Kimi-Chan</a>
29-Dec: <a href="http://vampireswerewolvesfairiesohmy.blogspot.com/">Vampires, Werewolves, and Fairies, Oh My</a>, <a href="https://mollylollyauthor.wordpress.com/">Molly Lolly</a>
31-Dec: <a href="http://www.bfdbookblog.net/">BFD Book Blog</a>, <a href="http://alphabookclub1.blogspot.com/">Alpha Book Club</a>
2-Jan: <a href="http://www.sassygirlbooks.com/">Sassygirl Books</a>, <a href="http://www.dawnsreadingnook.blogspot.com/">Dawn’s Reading Nook</a>
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<b>Author Name: Voss Porter</b>
<b> Book Name: The Right Kind of Woman</b>
<b>Series: Southern Lesbians</b>
<b>Book: One</b>
<b> Release Date: December 10, 2015 </b>
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Just when free-spirited farm girl, Cara Spencer Holloway, feels the regulatory world of her closeted, Southern enclave will swallow her whole, her three miscreant brothers team up to carelessly throw her together with regimented, Northern software designer, Dre Martin, on a misguided stop en route to Florida. One steamy stop leads to another and soon the two women will learn more about what the right kind of partner can bring to life than they had ever suspected, but can Cara Spencer move forward and out of the pain of her past, or will she succumb to the doubts that have plagued her romantic life from its very inception?
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<b> Categories: Erotica, Fiction, Humor, Lesbian Romance, Romance</b>
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In the mirror over the pedestal sink, she saw Cara Spencer, hands on her hourglass hips, skimming the half-inch of exposed flesh just below her navel. The scent of lavender and yellow jasmine hung in the air around her and her stare was intense, however intense did little to describe the feeling of being nailed with her almond, obsidian black eyes. Severe? Critical? Daring?
Her deep and even breaths stole the air from the room and Dre put her hands to her own throat, heart racing.
<i>What was it with this woman?</i> It was like she’d never really been attracted to anyone before, never fully had any appreciation or desire for a woman’s body until the moment she laid eyes on the dominant female standing in the lone stall doorway with a paper towel in her hands.
“Hello?” Cara Spencer tittered. “You can’t possibly be that blind.”
“Blind?” Was something on her face? Shit, was she blushing? <i>Shit, shit, shit…</i>
“They’re all smitten with you, honey. All of the Holloway boys…Like you’re the last steak on the savanna.”
<i>Gross.</i> Dre didn’t want to be anyone’s steak, least of all the steak any man wanted to sink his teeth into. The one male experience she’d had, back at Northwestern, had been far less than satisfying, not that it was any of <i>his</i> fault. Greg was his name, Greg Fillman. The only guy dumb enough to think the girl who shaved her head and dressed in men’s pants would ever want to be his girlfriend. Nope. It had been the one time in her life that Andrea had convinced herself to try a penis and see if the sensation was one she could live with… Hadn’t gone well. Had gone laughably unwell. Had necessitated ringing up Tris in the middle of the night, <i>after</i> she’d driven Greg home.
“Your brothers aren’t really my… Type.” She slurred.
Cara Spencer winked. “Ya don’t say…” Her hips swayed past and she put her hand on the door. “And what <i>is</i> your type?”
“You are.” <i>FUCK</i> why had she said that? Why had Dre said something so stupid?
Fuck this was embarrassing.
Dre had never so much as approached a woman like this for a quarter at a pay phone (were pay phones even a thing anymore?) and here she was, doused with liquid courage (how many beers had she had now?), and flinging about pick-up lines in a public fucking bathroom. <i>What the fuck?!</i>
Thankfully, and by the grace of God, Cara Spencer laughed, and not in a mocking way. Not <i>at</i> her, but with her. Like it was a good attempt, not a corny attempt. Like it was a real pick-up line. Like she was really, in fact, picking her up and it wasn’t wholly <i>un</i>successful.
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Meet the author:</b></span>
Writing under the pseudonym of Voss Porter, I am married to an amazing woman, I am mother to two human children who keep me on my toes, and four canine progeny. I am a proud lesbian in an LGBTQ community that is yet undiscovered, and I have been a writer from the age of six. I am a passionate storyteller, a little bit of a nerd, and a complete badass.
<b>Where to find the author:</b>
Facebook Author Page: facebook.com/vossporter
Twitter: @vossporter
Website: <a href="http://www.vossporter.com/">www.vossporter.com</a>
<b>Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27830176-the-right-kind-of-woman"><b>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27830176-the-right-kind-of-woman</b></a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Dark Hollows Press
<b>Cover Artist: Eden Connors</b>
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<a href="http://www.parkerwilliamsauthor.com/"><b>Parker Williams</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.cheekypeereadsandreviews.blogspot.co.uk/"><b>Cheekypee Reads and Reviews</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.bayoubookjunkie.blogspot.com/"><b>Bayou Book Junkie</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.vsreads.com/"><b>V's Reads</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.havanshawthaven.blogspot.com/"><b>Havan Fellows</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.myfictionnook.com/"><b>My Fiction Nook</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.chrismchart.com/"><b>Chris McHart</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.butterfly-o-meter.com/"><b>Butterfly-O-Meter</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.thejenawadeblog.wordpress.com/"><b>The Jena Wade</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.angelmartinezauthor.weebly.com/the-blog-erotic-fiction-for-the-hungry-mind.html"><b>Angel Martinez</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.bfdbookblog.net/"><b>BFD Book Blog</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.raineotierneyhatparty.blogspot.com/"><b>The Hat Party</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.felinewyvern.blogspot.co.uk/"><b>Bonkers About Books</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://amleibowitz.com/"><b>A.M. Leibowitz</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.twochicksobsessed.com/"><b>Two Chicks Obsessed With Books and Eye Candy</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.fangirlmomentsandmytwocents.blogspot.com/"><b>Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://wickedfaeriesreviews.blogspot.com/"><b>Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.bookreviewsrantsraves.blogspot.com/"><b>Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.elizabeth-noble.com/my-blog"><b>Emotion in Motion</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.openskyebookreviews.com/"><b>Open Skye Book Reviews</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.reviews-and-ramblings.dreamwidth.org/"><b>Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.elingregory.wordpress.com/"><b>Elin Gregory</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://divinemagazine.net/category/book-stuff/blog-tours/"><b>Divine Magazine</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://galestanley.blogspot.com/"><b>Wake Up Your Wild Side</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.jessiegbooks.com/scatterbrain"><b>Jessie G. Books</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.inkedrainbowreads.com/"><b>Inked Rainbow Reads</b></a><b>, <a href="http://www.kirstylovesbooks.wordpress.com/">Kirsty Loves Books</a></b><br />
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<b>Author Name: Voss Foster</b>
<b> Book Name: A Fool’s War</b>
<b>Series: The King Jester Trilogy</b>
<b>Book: Three</b>
<b> Release Date: December 2, 2015 </b><br />
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Marley is alive, and back with Toby and the rest of Zirkua Fantastic. But King Jester, the spirit of discord, still roams free, and his most fearsome creations, the Princes, have been loosed from their prisons. Now, human and immortal alike are disappearing, no sign of a body or a struggle to be found. More and more of them each day.
Now, it’s the duty of the last remnants of resistance to stand strong against the impossible, battle back the chaos before it ravages Earth. And all the while, a single question remains unanswered: can life ever return to normal after this?
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<a name='more'></a><b>Pages or Words: 51,000 words</b>
<b> Categories: Fantasy, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Urban Fantasy</b><br />
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Toby wrapped an arm around Marley, felt the hard muscles of his arms. "You're wonderful."
"Well, I try."
They wandered through the camp. Once, it had been a circus, the greatest circus in all the world: Zirkua Fantastic. But it died when King Jester escaped. Now, only haunted remnants remained. Hawkers' corridor, once lively with trade, stood as dusty, weather-beaten booths, the machines and stock left abandoned. The tent frame stood, its fabric long burned away.
And there was the graveyard. It started with Darius, killed in King Jester's escape. But it grew. It grew too much, too fast. After they rescued Marley, they buried what was left of the victims, of the old performers.
Toby turned his eyes away from the graves, back to the skeleton of the tent. Those humans who chose to stay, after everything, spent most of their time here. Toby shook his head. Again, was this really safety? Could they really be safe, even with the protections. Those who stayed behind stayed to fight.
When Toby looked at them, he didn't see them alive. Just dead. Killed by Coyote or killed by King Jester or, done away with. Whatever happened down in the town. And he wasn't the one who could keep them safe. Not against King Jester or his army of half-breeds.
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Voss Foster lives in the middle of the Eastern Washington desert, where he writes science fiction and fantasy from inside a single-wide trailer. He is the author of Tartaros, The King Jester Trilogy, and the Evenstad Media Presents series, among others. His short fiction has been featured in various magazines and anthologies, including Andomreda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. When he can be pried away from his keyboard, he can be found cooking, singing, practicing photography, and belly dancing, though rarely all at the same time.
<b>Where to find the author:</b>
Facebook Author Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/VossFoster">http://www.facebook.com/VossFoster</a>
Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/VossFoster">http://www.twitter.com/VossFoster</a>
Pinterest: <a href="http://ww.pinterest.com/VossFoster">http://ww.pinterest.com/VossFoster</a>
Other: Google +: <a href="http://plus.google.com/+VossFoster">http://plus.google.com/+VossFoster</a>
<b> Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6524081.Voss_Foster"><b>https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6524081.Voss_Foster</b></a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Prizm Books
<b>Cover Artist: Kris Noriss</b>
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<a href="http://www.raineotierneyhatparty.blogspot.com/">The Hat Party</a>, <a href="http://www.bayoubookjunkie.blogspot.com/">Bayou Book Junkie</a>, <a href="http://www.bookreviewsrantsraves.blogspot.com/">Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves</a>, <a href="http://www.kathymacreviews.com/">KathyMac Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.bfdbookblog.net/">BFD Book Blog</a>, <a href="http://velvetpanic2.wordpress.com/">Velvet Panic</a>, <a href="http://www.julielynnhayes.blogspot.com/">Full Moon Dreaming</a>, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/happilyeverchapter">Happily Ever Chapter</a>, <a href="http://wickedfaeriesreviews.blogspot.com/">Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.nephylim-author.blogspot.co.uk/">Nephy Hart</a>, <a href="http://www.cheekypeereadsandreviews.blogspot.co.uk/">Cheekypee Reads and Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.mmgoodbookreviews.wordpress.com/">MM Good Book Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/">Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words</a>, <a href="https://mikkysworldofbooks.blogspot.fr/">Mikky's World of Books</a>
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<a href="http://www.havanshawthaven.blogspot.com/">Havan Fellows</a>, <a href="http://www.parkerwilliamsauthor.com/">Parker Williams</a>
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<b>Author Name: Alex Douglas</b>
<b> Book Name: Tivi’s Dagger</b>
<b> Release Date: December 2, 2015</b>
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The son and heir to a noble, Nedim Melchion has always been used to the more illicit pleasures in the high society of the Divine Kingdom of Lis, where laws are harsh and punishments harsher. So far his money and status have protected him from the grim realities of life…but now that the Protectors who police the land have a new leader, life has taken an unwelcome turn for the worse.
What could be more unfashionable for a noble in his prime than being forced to wear a pilgrim brown tunic while trudging through the dangerous mountain kingdom of Methar to pay homage to the Gods at an ancient shrine? Bound to serve by a Rite invoked by his devout older brother, Nedim can do nothing but count the footsteps until he can get back to his friends, his favorite tavern and his decadent ways. But as he and his traveling companions are guided through the land of the love gods by a handsome young monk, will Nedim find reason to change his ways?
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<b> Categories: Erotica, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance</b>
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The monks had provided so much breakfast that by the time we finally set off, I felt bloated and idle. Mother Kiti had offered Brin some bottles of wine for the journey, which – much to everyone’s disappointment – he had refused. My spirits dipped as I contemplated what lay ahead, all of which was to be endured in a condition of unwelcome sobriety. A foot-numbing trudge through a land full of poisonous creatures and mistrustful inhabitants – not to mention the apparently treacherous cavernous pass Brin had neglected to inform us of – to a little-known shrine in the back arse of nowhere, where I would kneel to the Thirteen, none of whom I believed in, and force words of penance I did not mean to spill from my mouth, all in order to satisfy my brother.
It was remarkable how firmly Brin believed that I would return to Lis a changed man – not the same wretch who would, after having visited the holiest of sites, resume drinking and fornicating as I had every intention of doing. Brin’s convictions had always been his strength and his tragedy. He had fully believed the Protectors would welcome him back into the fold right up until the moment they stripped him, held him down and forced the burning brand against his flesh. For a moment I felt sorry for him, but then I stumbled on a stone and wrenched my ankle. When I’d limped off the pain, I trailed sullenly behind the group, cursing my brother once again and feeling more than sorry for myself.
What would they say at the Duck and Swan if they could see me now? Nedim Melchion, heir to the Melchion title and fortune, a desirable bachelor in his prime who had the pick of the most beautiful and discreet women the city had to offer – not to mention the finest wardrobe – now to be seen trudging along behind a donkey on a rocky mountain path sporting muddied leathers and a dismal brown pilgrim’s tunic. The situation could not be any worse. I would be a laughingstock, and would surely not hear the end of jokes about “filthy adventurers” – the travelling, sword-for-hire types upon whom the nobility of Azmara looked down from great heights.
I was no stranger to travel, but even in the most basic surroundings I had always prided myself on maintaining at least a modicum of style and grooming. From what I had learned from others who had undertaken such a journey, it appeared that pilgrims were required to show their devotion by being dirty and unkempt at all times, concerned only with spiritual matters. Taking in the mountain landscape around me, I comforted myself with the thought that at least there were few about who would see me in such a dismal condition.
Lana was striding along at the front with Brin and Kari while Kel led the donkey back down to the bottom of the path, where Matativi’s statue sat staring blindly into the distance, the dagger tucked once more behind its back. We turned left onto a narrow path which maintained a gentle downhill trajectory. The air was lush and smelt of rain on pine leaves and the mist had lifted a little, revealing thick forest to the left side and a plunging drop on the other. When the pebbles I kicked went over the edge, their fall was a distant rattle.
Snippets of conversation drifted to my ears over the crunch of my boots and the song of morning birds.
“So you know a little of our language,” Kari was saying to Lana.
“When I was a girl my family employed a nanny who hailed from these parts. She spoke of Methar often and sadly, as if she could never return home. I never really understood why.”
Kari scratched his chin, deep in thought. “Perhaps she was a criminal or an apostate, an outcast. Only the truly desperate among us seek employment in Lis.”
Brin’s hands formed fists, but he said nothing.
Lana tugged at her long braid thoughtfully. “Perhaps. But I do not understand. We also do not favor your God, yet you freely allow us passage through your land.”
Kari seemed to consider Lana’s words for a moment. “There is an old saying here, <i>selire meteen</i>. It means something like <i>look to your own</i>. The affairs and beliefs of outsiders do not concern us. But for those who have turned their backs on our Lady, Methar can be a cold place.”
“Perhaps it is not so different from Lis after all,” Lana said with a sidelong glance at my brother, then began making safer conversation about the beautiful scenery around us and the different birds and beasts she hoped to see on our journey. Thoroughly depressed, I tuned out Lana’s gay chatter and listened to the rush of a nearby stream and the silence of the mountains that loomed all around us.
On a normal day back in Azmara I would not yet have arisen from my bed. The servants would be laying out the finest silks and leathers for me to don before I would indulge in a long and lazy lunch on my balcony, gazing out over the harbor where the trading boats were docked, a hive of colorful activity. When the wind blew in from the east, it would carry the scent of spices and fruit and jasmine. In the evening I would make my way to my private rooms at the Duck and Swan where my friends – men and women like me, heirs to nobles, idle and beautiful and completely lacking in devotion – would be lounging on the plush cushions, eating fat purple grapes from golden bowls. The innkeep would serve the finest smuggled wines and any woman I chose, and then the evening would begin – drinking games, filthy jokes that would have made the Protectors’ ears wither and fall off, culminating in some wholesome bedplay, should the whim seize us. All of which I was supremely talented at, and enjoyed immensely.
The beauty of being born into money meant that as long as I took a few rudimentary precautions, none of Lis’s harsh Immorality laws would ever apply to me. If I’d been a believer, I would have kissed the feet of all thirteen Gods in gratitude for my privilege. The Protectors were powerful, but they did not have enough men to prevent all the land’s sins. To compensate, they employed private citizens as their eyes and ears, and a coin purse slipped into a pocket could render them blind and deaf in no time.
I was so deep in my memories of those wonderful nights at the Duck and Swan that I had not noticed that Kari had fallen into step beside me until he spoke.
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<b> Book Name: Bitter Springs</b>
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I'm delighted to have been invited, thanks so much! I'm
Texan, I'm a mom, I'm a writer, and I'm a Master Gardener. I'm terrific at
Spades and Gin Rummy, have a killer chocolate cake recipe, and could live off
sourdough bread if push came to shove. I cannot, however, play a harmonica or
knit worth a darn. My uncle taught me how to crochet when I was eight, and I
guess I'm a loyalist. (I like to claim that instead of just admitting that I'm
simply clumsy with the knit-purl business.) This has been your random facts
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<i>Bitter Springs</i> was a challenge I set for myself to
write a genre of which I never really read while growing up. Well, I say that,
but I did love books like the Little House series, the Justin Morgan books, and
I think I checked out <i>King of the Wind</i> every other week in the sixth
grade before my parents took a hint and got me my own copy. While not Westerns,
they did feature horses and that pioneer spirit so iconic for the genre, which
I was a huge fan of—still am! </div>
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<i>Bitter Springs</i> also serves the purpose of me showing
my father—a man from a long line of ranchers and cowboys—that gay men existed
prior to the 1970s. (You'd be surprised at how many people didn't believe there
were LGBTQ folk before modern times...)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the opening of the book, I mention how the idea came to be: I was on
a road trip and stopped off in Tombstone, Arizona.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the famous cemetery there, two men are
buried in the same plot, and they are the only folks in the whole cemetery with
that distinction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mothers and their
children weren't even buried together. Turns out these two young men insisted
on it, and that got me to thinking about what their lives were prior to their
untimely death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While this book isn't
about those two men (there just isn't enough information about them beyond
being “the best of friends”), it is about all the men of the time who maybe
were “the best of friends” in a way that enabled them to be in long-term
relationships with one another in a land where laws didn't matter much, and
there weren't too many folks to stick their nose in other people's private
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I also wanted to give voice to the people who actually lived
out west in the 19<sup>th</sup> Century instead of the white, handsome,
clean-souled white guy Hollywood likes to claim owned the West. Not even close.
Mexicans, Mestizos, Blacks, and especially the Native Americans who had lived
on the land for centuries... these were the people who lived and settled the
West long before the Anglos, and it's important that we hear their stories.
Hopefully your readers will enjoy meeting some of these different families!</div>
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Moving from the world of blogging and running fan boards to
the world of writing books has been such an amazing turn of events, and it
wouldn't have happened without the support from the people who have cheered on
my writing over the years. One of my favorite things about the world of readers
and writers is how close-knit our relationships with one another become. I've
made life-long friends who mean the world to me.</div>
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There's a bit of built-in distance with writing books and
interacting with fans, and I wish there wasn't. I love talking to people,
getting to know what they feel so passionately about, connecting with what
interests we both share. I love when I get to chat about those things with
readers, old and new. It's such a privilege to have someone connect with the
words I've put on a page, and an utter delight to talk about what it is that
makes you, the reader, click. Know that for any time you might wonder, “does
that author really want to know what I thought about such and such,” let me
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And you know, that goes for what works and what doesn't.
I've had some really interesting criticism about why a thing <i>didn't</i> work
for a reader, and it made me want to work harder. There are times when it's
just a thing a person prefers, though, so hey. Not much I can do there. But I
do love hearing from readers. Especially when it leads to us finding out we're
both crocheters or super into baking or hockey fans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me just say that if you read M/M
literature <i>and</i> you love hockey, you have a new best friend in me.</div>
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It's one of the most amazing turns in my life, becoming a
professional writer, and I appreciate each and every one of you helping this
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(But seriously: who's into hockey? I'm from the Land of
Football, so I need my gang! Don't be shy! I'll bring the wine and nibbles next
Game Night.)</div>
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In 1870s Texas, Renaldo Valle Santos, the youngest son of a large and traditional family, has been sent to train with Henry “Hank” Burnett, a freed slave and talented mesteñero—or horse- catcher—so he may continue the family horse trade. <i>Bitter Springs </i>is a sweeping epic that takes themes from traditional Mexican literature and Old Westerns to tell the story of a man coming into his own and realizing his destiny lies in the wild open spaces with the man who loves him, far from expectations of society.
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<b> Categories: Fiction, Gay Fiction, Historical, M/M Romance, Romance, Western/Cowboy</b>
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The day before the wedding, a visitor arrived at Vista Verde an entire week early. Renaldo, ready to wash up and eat dinner after a long, hard day—his side ached from roping cattle as a part of Paloma's training, his hands were full of bits of raw hemp from the stock lassos, and one of the calves had kicked him high on the thigh—walked back from the barn using his hat to slap at the dust on his chest and thighs. He noticed a tall, striking young black man standing at the door to their home speaking with their father. They didn't see many black men this far from civilization—with the Civil War ending so recently, many were staying close to where they'd been forced to live, were heading far out west where there were more opportunities to make a new life or were going north seeking less hostile society. Who he could be?
He was about as tall as Renaldo, maybe an inch or two more, broad-shouldered and whip-thin, dressed in well-worn, simple clothes. He had a close-cropped beard, but instead of hiding the shape of his jaw, it accented its sharpness. His light eyes, almost luminescent even at this distance and glowing like amber, were ringed with thick lashes, nearly to the point of being girlish, but there was nothing feminine about the man. With his lean but strong-looking chest, muscular arms and curved backside, he managed to carry himself with a confident air while standing idly; his body was still, but in a way that made Renaldo think of a raptor sitting on an abutment, watching and waiting.
“Oh, here he is,” Estebán said, motioning for Renaldo to join them, saying, “<i>Se</i><i>ñ</i><i>or </i>Burnett, allow me to introduce to you my son, Renaldo.”
This? This was the legendary <i>meste</i><i>ñ</i><i>ero</i>, Henry Burnett? He couldn't be much older than Renaldo, who realized his jaw had dropped. He closed his mouth quickly and moved toward them as if drawn like metal shavings to a magnet.
Burnett, however, looked amused, as the edge of his mouth quirked up. “Pleased to meet you,” he said, his voice deep and husky.
Renaldo couldn't look away, shocked that his expectations couldn't have been more wrong. This was a vibrant young man. But... <i>this</i> was the man he would be alone with on the prairie for months? His stomach twisted at that thought, and at how unexpected it all was, causing his heart to race and face flush. Yes, it was unexpected. That Burnett had come so much sooner than they'd expected had to be why Renaldo couldn't find his voice and felt so upended.
“<i>Mijo</i>,” his father said sharply.
Renaldo shook himself slightly, and then nodded, saying, “<i>Se</i><i>ñ</i><i>or </i>Burnett, it's very good to meet you, finally. Please forgive my shock, as I don't believe we expected you so soon.”
Burnett laughed, a rolling, melodious sound, and replied, “Well, then just imagine my shock when I come here all the way from Nacogdoches expecting one Valle man, only to find him gone and you in his place.” He smiled. “Your <i>padre</i> seems to think you're a better match, so that works for me.”
That smile, bright teeth framed by full lips, eyes crinkled at the corners, helped lessen some of Renaldo's shock and, if he was being honest, some of the worry that he carried about spending a lot of time with a hard, taciturn man Renaldo knew he would be unable to please. At the realization that <i>this</i> was who he would be with on the plains, just the two of them with no one else for weeks on end, Renaldo became excited, finally looking forward to this task. A young man with an infectious grin wouldn't be such a chore to be stuck with after all.
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Laura Stone is a born and bred Texan, but don't hold that against her. She's a former comedian, actress and Master Gardener, and currently keeps busy as a media blogger, ghostwriter and novelist when not busy raising her three children. They're not fully raised, but then, neither is she.
She lives in Texas as proof that it's not completely populated by hard-line right-wingers. And because that's where the good tamales are. Her first novel, <i>The Bones of You</i>, was published by Interlude Press in 2014 and was named a finalist for two Foreword Reviews IndieFab Book of the Year Award. Laura Stone at Laura-Stone.com and on Facebook at facebook.com/9LauraStone
<b> Where to find the author:</b>
Facebook: facebook.com/9LauraStone
Twitter: @stoneyboboney
<b> Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26223113-bitter-springs">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26223113-bitter-springs</a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Interlude Press
<b>Cover Artist: Collen M. Good</b>
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<b>Author Name: E E Montgomery</b>
<b> Book Name: The Planet Whisperer</b>
<b> Release Date: December 4, 2015</b><br />
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Jonah Starovski, a Planet Whisperer, harnesses the energy surrounding dead planets and redirects it into new growth. Abandoned by the man who bought him from a brothel sixteen years ago, Jonah flounders in a world he’s ill equipped to deal with. He must accept the help of a stranger in order to rebuild his life.
First Lieutenant Marcus Davis volunteers as Jonah’s assistant without realizing the terraforming process requires Jonah’s sexual release. Balanced on the knife-edge of fear and ambition, Marcus is faced with his mother’s machinations and threats to his career. Marcus’s parents bring their illegal scientific experiments to the planets Jonah is terraforming just as Marcus learns to accept himself and his feelings for Jonah. At the same time, Jonah’s past catches up to him, putting them both in danger.
Jonah and Marcus must trust in each other to put a stop to the illegal activities, rescue an endangered animal, and create the future they both want—a future they can share.
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<b> Categories: Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance, Science Fiction</b>
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“You’re offering to help?” Jonah whispered harshly, his throat raw from the tension still riding his body. “Are you sure you want to know what I need to finish this?”
Jonah almost smiled at the wariness that crept into the lieutenant’s gaze, but the amusement that relaxed his features died when Davis nodded.
“I’ve orders to assist you in any way you need.”
Anger flooded him then. The stupid man was so focused on carrying out his orders he didn’t know what he was offering. What he was risking. “Are you volunteering to help me, Lieutenant?” The roughness in Jonah’s voice smoothed to a silken purr, and the lieutenant’s expression finally showed the uncertainty it should have all along.
Jonah felt guilty at the pleasure he felt in bringing that expression to Davis’s face. But only a little. He decided the lieutenant was a smart man when he stepped away.
“Tell me what I have to do, and I’ll tell you if I can help.”
Jonah forced a grin. He hadn’t tried to take control like this since Wes—better not to go there. Not while he was standing with power still tight in his body. The fallout would be beyond his control. Instead he reached out and grabbed the lieutenant’s hand and pushed it roughly against the aching length of his dick.
“This is what you have to do, Lieutenant. The power is stored there and needs to be released. My dick, your mouth. Get the picture?”
Davis snatched back his hand and fumbled a few steps back from the momentum. But he didn’t leave. Jonah frowned. He’d been sure he’d scare him off with that. “What’s your name, Lieutenant? If you’re going to suck me off, it seems a little ridiculous that I don’t know your name.”
“I didn’t say I was going to suck you off,” Davis exclaimed.
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<a href="http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7133">Dreamspinner Press E-Book</a>
<a href="http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7134">Dreamspinner Press Paperback</a>
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E E Montgomery wants the world to be a better place, with equality and acceptance for all. Her philosophy is: We can’t change the world but we can change our small part of it and, in that way, influence the whole. Writing stories that show people finding their own ‘better place’ is part of E E Montgomery’s own small contribution.
Thankfully, there’s never a shortage of inspiration for stories that show people growing in their acceptance and love of themselves and others. A dedicated people-watcher, E E finds stories everywhere. In a cafe, a cemetery, a book on space exploration or on the news, there’ll be a story of personal growth, love, and unconditional acceptance there somewhere.
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<b>Where to find the author:</b>
Web, blog and free short stories: <a href="http://www.eemontgomery.com/">www.eemontgomery.com</a>
Email: <a href="mailto:eemontgomery11@gmail.com">eemontgomery11@gmail.com</a>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ewynelaine.montgomery">https://www.facebook.com/ewynelaine.montgomery</a>
Twitter: @eemontgomery1
Goodreads: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5347023.E_E_Montgomery">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5347023.E_E_Montgomery</a>
Amazon: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/E-E-Montgomery/e/B008LO3SBA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1427806072&sr=1-2-ent">http://www.amazon.com/E-E-Montgomery/e/B008LO3SBA/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1427806072&sr=1-2-ent</a>
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Escape Publishing: <a href="http://www.escapepublishing.com.au/author/ee-montgomery">http://www.escapepublishing.com.au/author/ee-montgomery</a>
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<b>Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27430194-the-planet-whisperer?from_search=true&search_version=service">Goodreads</a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Dreamspinner Press
<b>Cover Artist: Aaron Anderson</b>
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<b>Author Name: Becca Burton</b>
<b> Book Name: Something Like a Love Song</b>
<b> Release Date: November 19, 2015</b>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I’m excited to have Becca Burton, author of <i>Something Like a Love Song.</i> Hi Becca, on
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Thank you for
having me. <i>Something Like a Love Song </i>is
my first novel, a story about two long time boyfriends who find themselves
facing a life changing tragedy and have to find the courage and love for each
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">While this is my
first novel, I have posted many stories online, and have been writing ever
since I learned how. I currently work as a nurse in a Neonatal ICU, and
medicine has been a big interest in my life, and always seems to find a way
into my writing. I am passionate about diverse, LGBTQ fiction, and am very
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that people would see as a huge departure for you?<br />
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I would love to write a fantasy/sci fi novel someday. I grew up reading fantasy
novels and while I’ve strayed from it a bit, I would love to try my hand at
writing one. I don’t know if this would seem like a huge departure, but it
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traumatic for you? If you haven’t killed one, would you ever consider it?<br />
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important for the story, but I’m not a fan of characters being killed off just
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about?<br />
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Oregon, the Midwest has a very special place in my heart and usually makes an
appearance in my stories<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>. Living in Oregon now, I find
the state so fascinating and beautiful, I think it will be my new favorite
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activity for that season?<br />
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Fall. Definitely fall. I love the cooler weather, and the smell of fallen
leaves, and jumping into leaf piles and listening to them crunch. My favorite
activity would probably be hiking in the woods and seeing all the different
colors that nature has to offer. Or just walking downtown and stopping to warm
up with a cup of coffee somewhere. I love the simple, peaceful days that fall
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </span>
One tragic night left Landon and Dylan’s dreams of happily ever after in apparent ruin. Forced to overcome physical and emotional trauma, the young lovers turn to a network of family and friends as they attempt to rebuild their lives. But can their</b></span> one constant—their love—survive the changes both undergo on the road to recovery?
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<a name='more'></a><b>Pages or Words: 308 pages</b>
<b>Categories: Contemporary, Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance</b>
<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
Landon's bed is in the center of the room, and Dylan’s heart begins to pound in his chest as he takes a step forward, hesitates. Landon looks so small, tucked into the middle of the bed, and everything about the scene is unnatural and wrong. His head is wrapped with thick bandages, for which Dylan is grateful—he isn't sure he could handle <i>that</i>. Just the thought of what's happening to Landon, to his fiancé, is enough to make his throat constrict, his chest tighten.
A ventilator tube parts Landon's lips, and his chest rises and falls in equal, rhythmic whirrs. IVs line his arms; the wires snake from under his hospital gown. His freckles stand out starkly against the unnatural pale hue of his skin, except where the deep purple of a bruise creeps from under the bandages and swells down to his left cheekbone. It seems impossible that only hours ago they were laughing in the park, holding hands and eating ice cream from the small corner stand; it’s like some distant memory, a fading dream. But the ache deep in Dylan’s chest, the way his stomach is knotting itself, the too-clean smell of the hospital burning his nose, Landon's face, battered and bruised—Dylan can't look away—all this is too real to be a dream, no matter how badly Dylan wants to just wake up, wants all this to go away and everything to be <i>okay</i>.
"You can touch him, if you want," Brittany says, her voice soft. "We need to make sure to reduce extra stimulation, to allow his brain time to recover, but it's okay to hold his hand."
Dylan looks up at her. Her smile is kind and understanding. Then he turns back to Landon and takes a small step forward. Landon's hand is right there, resting above the covers, and Dylan doesn't know why he's so nervous; he's held Landon's hand more times than he could begin to count. But, surrounded by machines and tubes, Landon has never looked so utterly fragile, as if he could shatter at the lightest touch.
"It's okay," Brittany says from behind him, and Dylan squeezes his eyes shut, tears pricking behind his eyelids. "You won't hurt him."
Landon's skin is cold; his hand is unnaturally still. Even in sleep Landon's hand would always find Dylan's, their fingers would curl together like a reflex.
Not now.
"I'm so sorry," Dylan whispers, holding on a little tighter. "I'm so..."
His voice catches, the words bottling up in his throat, unable to escape. Landon's chest rises, falls, in, out.
In, out.
"You're so hurt, and it's my fault," Dylan manages, his voice barely audible above the machines keeping Landon alive. "It's all my fault and I'm..." He exhales slowly. "I'm so sorry."
He swipes his thumb across Landon's knuckles, over the dips and grooves, and vaguely notes that Brittany has left them alone. He sinks down into the small chair beside the bed, not letting go of Landon's hand.
"You need to fight, okay? I need you here, with me, and I can't..." There's nothing left inside him except an empty, hollow feeling and the knowledge that Landon can't hear him. Landon’s engagement ring is in a dish on a table beside the bed, along with his watch, and Dylan fishes them out and tucks them into his pocket.
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<b>Amazon: </b><a href="http://amzn.to/1MC9hTN"><b>http://amzn.to/1MC9hTN</b></a>
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<b>Apple iBook Store: </b><a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/something-like-a-love-song/id1046777707?mt=11"><b>https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/something-like-a-love-song/id1046777707?mt=11</b></a>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Meet the author:</b></span>
Becca Burton penned her first Nancy Drew fan fiction at the age of nine and has been an avid writer ever since. Currently working as a Neonatal Intensive Care nurse, Becca is a recent Oregon transplant from the Midwest. Becca has a weakness for coffee, the smell of old books, rainy days and her cat, Luna. <i>Something Like a Love Song </i>is her first novel.
<b>Where to find the author:</b>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/facebook.com/missbeccaburton">facebook.com/missbeccaburton</a>;
Twitter: @missbeccaburton
<b> Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26223074-something-like-a-love-song">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26223074-something-like-a-love-song</a>
<b>Publisher</b>: Interlude Press
<b>Cover Artist: C.B. Messer</b>
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<b>Author Name: J. Johanis</b>
<b>Book Name: Dream God</b>
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<b>Series: S-Gods</b>
<b>Book: Two</b>
<b>Series should be read in order for maximum enjoyment.</b>
<b> Release Date: November 30, 2015</b><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Today I’m excited to have J. Johanis, author
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Tell us the
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It’s hard to say
what the highlight of my career is since it hasn’t been long since I published
my book. However, I’d have to say that the highlight for me so far was going to
GRL this year in San Diego. It was great meeting other m/m authors and readers
as well as people I’ve become acquainted with on Goodreads, Facebook, &
GLBT blogs. Though I loved the readings and author panels, I had the most fun
in the evenings going to dinners and parties. It was such a great feeling being
surrounded by people who love m/m romance just as much as I do. As this was my
first event, I hope to attend more in the future. I especially have my sights
set on Euro Pride Con in Berlin.</span></div>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
For the first time in three years, Aya is finally free, but with his freedom comes the pain of all he’s lost. Seeing Akad and Marduk together makes him realize how badly he has messed up. By betraying Marduk, he ruined his chance with the one god he desires more than anything.
Aya needs time to heal and put his world back together, but the trial against the Order looms over him. As the trial begins, Akad, Marduk, and Aya are ensnared in a web of jealousy, backstabbing, and cut-throat politics. Were
they crazy to think they could stand up to the Order? If the gods of the Order can still rip their lives apart, their chances of receiving justice may be next to impossible. But if they fail to bring the Order down, Aya may never be free from their grasp.
Content Advisory: M/M sex, polyamory, & dub-con.
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<b> Categories: Erotica, Fantasy, Gay Fiction, Ménage/Poly, Paranormal</b>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
A moment later, the fierce god Anshar appeared from an adjoining room. Feeling small in his presence, Aya lowered his eyes and shifted his weight from one foot to the other. When the black-bearded god stopped before him, color flushed into Aya’s face. Anshar inspected him from head to toe, and Aya became acutely aware of how he was dressed. With his long white skirt, kohl lined eyes, and straight black hair flowing down his back, he probably looked more feminine than most goddesses. He’d never appeared before the gods dressed in this manner, but this was who he was.
Anshar ran a hand over his full beard, his lips curling into a sneer. Aya folded his arms over his bare chest and took a deep breath. He wished he could escape Anshar’s scrutiny.
“You’re going to your hearing dressed like this?” Anshar gestured to Aya’s skirt.
“This is how I dressed before the Order took me. I only wore a tunic because Seth forced me to do so. He forbade me from lining my eyes with kohl and never let me dress how I liked.”
Anshar stared at Aya for a moment longer, his expression skeptical, then shrugged. “Very well. Do as you like, but before we go, I must warn you that the hearing will be held in Siren’s temple. Her powers are intense and can be felt well before you stand before her. For older gods, her powers act like a strong aphrodisiac. We are able to take being in her presence. However, for younger, weaker gods, her powers inflict overwhelming arousal. It will be so severe that you won’t be able to function in her presence. You’ll be paralyzed with desire that will cut into you like a knife until it’s alleviated.”
Aya furrowed his brow. “But… I’ve never desired a goddess. I’ve only been with gods.”
Anshar smirked. “It doesn’t matter whether you desire gods or goddesses. She emanates lust, and it will be too much for you to handle. The only way to counter it is with sex. So, before you are presented to her, I’m going to have to fuck you.”
“What?” The color drained from Aya’s face. The idea of this fierce bearded god driving his cock into him made Aya’s hole contract and his knees go weak. The thought of Anshar coming inside him made him feel like he was going to piss.
“No, I…” Aya couldn’t breathe. He shook his head, taking a step backward. He couldn’t allow Anshar to touch him in that way. Aya’s arousal unsettled him, and he suddenly felt like he was going to be sick. Akad’s father couldn’t fuck him. He couldn’t.
As Anshar watched Aya’s retreat, anger flickered into his dark eyes. “Aya, I have no desire to fuck you, but we have no choice about the matter. If I don’t do it, you won’t be able to stand before Siren, let alone speak to her.”
“But I … My servant can do it.”
“Your servant is a mortal!” Anshar snapped, his jaw tense. “His semen will do nothing for you. You’ll need to be fucked by a god! Furthermore, I wasn’t asking for permission. I’m telling you what’s going to happen. Now, follow me and I don’t want to hear another word of protest.”
Anshar stormed out of the room, but Aya felt too weak to follow. How could he let this god fuck him? Tears came to his eyes. Too many gods had bent him to their will. He wanted it all to be over. He wanted to give his body to whom he chose and no one else. Aya took a deep breath. He was faint. All the blood had drained from his head, and he wavered, grabbing a chair to steady himself.
Aya shook his head, doing his best to gather his courage. He had to be strong to get through this. Once the trial was over, he could start over. His body would be his own once again. Testifying against the Order was the only way he could gain his freedom once and for all. Aya finally made his feet move, and he followed Anshar out.
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Sales Links:</b></span>
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015P8HFS6"><b>http://www.amazon.com/dp/B015P8HFS6</b></a>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>About the author:</b></span>
J. Johanis writes dark m/m erotic fantasy, and enjoys plots that are historical or myth-based.
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<b>Where to find the author:</b>
Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000258007847">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000258007847</a>
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Blog: <a href="http://sirensreckoning.blogspot.com/">http://sirensreckoning.blogspot.com/</a>
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<b>Goodreads Link: </b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25651430-dream-god?ac=1"><b>https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25651430-dream-god?ac=1</b></a>
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<b>Publisher</b>: J. Johanis<br />
<b>Cover Artist: Indigo Forest Design</b>
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<b><span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;">Tour Dates & Stops: </span></b>
<b><u>16-Nov:</u></b> <a href="http://www.thenovelapproachreviews.com/"><b>The Novel Approach</b></a><b><u>,</u></b> <a href="http://www.bayoubookjunkie.blogspot.com/"><b>Bayou Book Junkie</b></a><b><u>,</u></b> <a href="http://www.scatteredthoughtsandroguewords.com/"><b>Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words</b></a>
<b><u>17-Nov:</u></b> <a href="http://www.rainbowgoldreviews.wordpress.com/"><b>Rainbow Gold Reviews</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.bookreviewsrantsraves.blogspot.com/"><b>Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.myfictionnook.com/"><b>My Fiction Nook</b></a>
<b><u>18-Nov:</u></b> <a href="http://www.thejenawadeblog.wordpress.com/"><b>The Jena Wade</b></a><b><u>,</u></b> <a href="http://divinemagazine.net/book-stuff/blog-tours"><b>Divine Magazine</b></a>
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<b><u>20-Nov:</u></b> <a href="http://wickedfaeriesreviews.blogspot.com/"><b>Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews</b></a><b><u>,</u></b> <a href="http://www.elizabeth-noble.com/my-blog"><b>Emotion in Motion</b></a>
<b><u>23-Nov:</u></b> <a href="https://booksaz.wordpress.com/"><b>Books A to Z</b></a><b>, </b><a href="http://www.lovebytesreviews.com/"><b>Love Bytes</b></a>
<b><u>24-Nov:</u></b> <a href="http://www.julielynnhayes.blogspot.com/"><b>Full Moon Dreaming</b></a><b><u>,</u></b> <a href="http://www.bfdbookblog.net/"><b>BFD Book Blog</b></a>
<b><u>25-Nov:</u></b> <a href="http://vampireswerewolvesfairiesohmy.blogspot.com/"><b>Vampires, Werewolves, and Fairies, Oh My</b></a><b><u>,</u></b> <a href="http://www.ttcbooksandmore.com/"><b>TTC Books and More</b></a>
<b><u>26-Nov</u></b><b>: </b><a href="http://upallnightreadallday.blogspot.com/"><b>Up All Night, Read All Day</b></a>
<b><u>27-Nov</u></b><b>: </b><a href="http://www.inkedrainbowreads.com/"><b>Inked Rainbow Reads</b></a>
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Raves for hosting Safety in Numbers today. This installment in the Sizzling
Miami series has been the most anticipated and I worried more over this book
than any other I’ve written. Now that it’s out there in the world, I’m still
worried, but so far the feedback has been beyond my expectations. I’d like to
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early review copy of Safety in Numbers sent a PM thanking me for not writing to
a formula. I don’t know if my books are different in the grand scheme of the
genre, but I do believe that my books are very different from each other.
Though I’m writing a series, the first book was an angst filled cop drama,
while the second was more of a tender love story with only a little bit of
external angst (no cops required), and the third was more BDSM with severe past
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>abuse themes and a drug dealer. This book is none of
those things. First, it’s about two different couples that needed to be told
together. Second, while the MC’s have angst-filled pasts, their approach to the
present is also very different. The story hinges solely on these two couples
finding their way and has little to no external present day angst. So, yeah,
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knew I would be writing a full length sequel to address the issues that book
raised, though I believed the HEA at the end was solid. I still believe it, but
there was a bit of an outcry that made me divulge that I’d be doing a sequel,
even though I’d intended to make it a surprise book. This time, knowing I left
a couple of questions unanswered, I flat out say at the end that there’s more
to come. It’s not a cliffhanger, don’t misunderstand, you always get your HEA
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that way, but it would be a lie. I know who my main characters are and I have a
timeline of whose next, as well as an organizational chart of how they’re all
connected, but that’s the extent of my planning. The characters talk to me
constantly, some louder than others, and the story really doesn’t come together
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb:</span> </b></span>
<i>“Bros stick together no matter what.”</i>
When Chris and Liam made that promise, they had no idea how important it would become or how it would be tested in the most brutal way. Nine years later, their bond cemented in blood, that relationship is all they have to hold on to.
<i>“No matter what happens, this friendship will be the one constant we can count on.”</i>
When Billy and Owen made that promise, they knew exactly how dangerous the world could be. They survived prison by protecting each other and they survived freedom by holding that promise sacred. Now they want more than just to survive and they want it from the brothers whose bond is as strong as their own.
<i>“We are stronger together than we’ll ever be apart.”</i>
When Owen reaches his breaking point, Chris jumps at the chance to make things right for all of them. With the future in their grasp, will they realize their strength is in their numbers and finally become the family they crave?
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<b>Author’s Note:</b> This is NOT a foursome, but the story of two couples that needed to be told together.
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<a name='more'></a><b>Pages or Words: 76,000 words</b>
<b> Categories: Gay fiction, M/M Romance, Romance</b>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt:</b></span>
That silence hid a lot from their friends, but Liam knew Chris was plagued with memories far worse than his. That’s why they decided not to celebrate alone this year. Billy and Owen were expected any minute and it was the first time they invited anyone to join them. The anniversary was bittersweet for them and they chose to celebrate it because becoming brothers meant that much to them. “Do you think they’ll find it stupid?”
Chris just shrugged as if it was no skin off his back what they thought and Liam knew that was just bravado. Fact was, they both very much cared what the two men thought. “Liar.”
His brother sighed and dropped his head back. As if shit wasn’t fucked up enough, they fell for two bastards just as fucked up as they were. “I know you’re worried about Owen. The business with Colin is growing out of their control and I’m not sure why he thinks it’s a good thing. Is he trying to prove something? And the middle of the night phone calls from the FTR? He’s looking more and more fragile every day.”
Liam knew he wasn’t stating anything new. What he didn’t know was what Chris intended to do about it. Lately, when it came to Owen, Chris conveyed zero intent and seemed to be waiting for Owen to read him as effortlessly as Liam did. Their brother bond had been forged through blood and he was afraid Chris’s expectations of Owen were unreasonable. “Do you see his face every time he thinks he’s failed to understand you? The weight of it is crushing.”
Instead of regret, all Liam saw was anger in Chris. It wasn’t a common emotion for Chris and Liam could name every time he saw it. The fact that Chris knew what he was capable of if provoked had made him extremely conscious of that emotion and he often went to great lengths to contain it.
Owen was the very definition of insecure. Just the type to inspire Chris’s protective instincts, which Liam knew for a fact Owen did. Hell, he inspired Liam’s protective instincts. Owen was stubborn though and he often distanced himself, keeping things bottled up until they manifested elsewhere. Like in panic attacks that felt like heart attacks, which he also tried to hide. Liam nearly lost it when they found out that Billy was keeping Owen’s secret.
Chris nodded slowly, as if he completely followed Liam’s train of thought and waited for him to connect the dots. And just like that, Liam understood. “You’re pissed because he doesn’t come to you when the panic sets in. That he hides it from you and they hide it from us.”
It made total sense, but he had to wonder if they were expecting too much. After all, they couldn’t call what was going on with either man a relationship. No, they were four fucked up bastards trying to come together in some romanticwhat? Not a foursome, <i>eww</i>…he loved Chris, but yeah, that just wasn’t happening. And Owen wasn’t his type any more than Billy was Chris’s type. But—<i>always with the fucking buts, right?</i>—what was happening was very definitely happening to the four of them, and Liam now had to wonder if that was the problem, because trying to come together was definitely not the same as being together.
Chris shook his head and shifted in his seat. No, he was right. It wasn’t just their brother bond that made it impossible to move forward as two separate couples. Billy and Owen had formed their own unique friendship in prison and were no more likely to move forward without the other one either. “Just once, couldn’t we have done something the easy way?”
The fire door banged open and Liam turned to see Billy and Owen, arms full of brightly wrapped packages, struggling to pull a huge cluster of balloons through the door. It was a shocking contrast to their dark thoughts and so uncharacteristically sweet of both men. Billy caught their surprised stare and yelled, “Is this where the party’s at?”
“It is now.” It might seem silly, but it was exactly what they needed and exactly who they needed it from. Maybe they hadn’t been expecting too much at all. Liam rose to give them a hand and glanced down to see the look of longing in Chris’s eyes and thought maybe it was time they all expected more.
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Buy the book:</span> </b></span>
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<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Meet the author:</b></span>
Like many readers, the dream of being a writer has been with me a long time. After three decades of trying, I'd begun to doubt. Thanks to social media, I followed my favorite authors hoping to glean some words of wisdom as I pounded out half-formed ideas with alarming regularity. Two repetitive themes emerged: to be a great writer you must read a lot and your butt must be in the chair every day like it's a job. The more you write, the easier it will be to write and the better you will be at writing. I took that advice to heart and write every day. With six published books to date, three series in the works and a full schedule of releases planned for the next two years, it's been amazing to have made this dream my reality.
I am a firm believer in marriage equality, love at first sight, power dynamics and happily ever after. I'm a lover of strong secondary characters and series filled with families, biological or chosen. All are themes you'll find throughout my books.
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<b> Goodreads Link: <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24427440-safety-in-numbers">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24427440-safety-in-numbers</a></b>
<b>Publisher</b>: Jessie G. Books
<b>Cover Artist: </b><a href="http://www.dynamiccraftstudios.com/"><b>Andrew Reyna</b></a>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">I’m excited to have C.b.
Lee, author of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seven Tears at High Tide, </i>on the Book Blog!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Hi there! Thank
you so much for interviewing me today, I'm happy to be here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I'm C.B., I'm a
bisexual woman from California and some of my favorite things are writing,
hiking, and traveling. I'm a first generation Asian American and I'm excited to
be introducing some characters whose backgrounds are similar to my own. My
first novel is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Seven Tears at High Tide,</i>
is all about falling in love and dealing with the consequences of a making a
magical wish.</span></div>
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world?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Bringing an idea
to life! It's incredibly satisfying to write in the fantasy genre to create the
rules of your universe. Anything can happen, but that can make things
complicated very quickly because then you have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">so</i> many options, and it can be different to know where to start. I
like to base my magic on elements of reality, like for instance one of
abilities that Morgan has as a selkie— his enhanced sense of smell, is based on
a seal's innate ability to recognize others by scent. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">What inspired you to write your first
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">It was in a
transitional period in my life after college when I was on a road trip on my
own; it was kind of a melancholy trip but I enjoyed it, driving on my own,
camping, hiking by myself, seeing the coast. One blustery day I'd stopped by
the Piedras Blancas rookery and watched the seals sun themselves on the beach.
There was one seal that wasn't laying with the others, just sitting a distance
away, watching the waves, and I thought there could be a story here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I really enjoy
writing in present tense. It's part of my style to put the reader directly in
the scene as it's happening, constantly. I definitely like to keep a balance of
heart and humor within a story, even if there are heavier themes, and keep the
tone light and enjoyable to read. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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influenced you to write?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Diane Duane,
Terry Pratchett, J.K. Rowling, and Neil Gaiman most definitely, for their
intricate worlds of magic. Lawrence Yep and Amy Tan were also a huge influence
on me for being one of the few voices in literature when I was a child to
create amazing characters and stories I could identify with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">What are some jobs you’ve held? Have any
of them impacted your writing? How?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Ah, quite a few.
I've was a youth outdoor program instructor at a few nonprofits and also at a California
state park, and after that I was in academia for awhile, working on my PHD in
the sciences, and now I work in graphic design. I think all of my experiences
have definitely contributed to the way I see the world and how people interact
with one another, things that definitely do go into my writing. When I worked
with children and teenagers in the various outdoor programs, I learned so much
about listening, about people letting themselves enjoy things and really
discover so much about their world at the same time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">My favorite
thing— one of the nonprofits was aimed at getting low-income and at-risk youth
out hiking and backpacking— was seeing kids absolutely stunned at this world.
One particular memory of mine was a short hike in a local park and there was a
trickling stream bubbling over rocks and these kids— twelve, thirteen or so, on
the cusp of growing up, having lived in the city all this time, were just
fascinated, turning rocks over, touching the water, watching it flow. And one
of the other instructors thought this was hilarious because they were quite
well traveled, and were finding it funny that these kids thought this little
streambed and bit of green was so spectacular, and they said something to the
point where this wasn't a scenic trip, and that they were looking forward to a
"real" trip. It hit me then, that this was beautiful to these kids,
and I thought it was beautiful too, and it wasn't a matter of experience on
better </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Blurb: </b></div>
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Kevin Luong walks to the ocean’s edge with a broken heart.
Remembering a legend his mother told him, he lets seven tears fall into the
sea. “I just want one summer—one summer to be happy and in love.” Instead, he
finds himself saving a mysterious boy from the Pacific—a boy who later shows up
on his doorstep professing his love. What he doesn’t know is that Morgan is a
selkie, drawn to answer Kevin’s wish. As they grow close, Morgan is caught
between the dangers of the human world and his legacy in the selkie community
to which he must return at summer’s end.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pages or Words: 234
pages</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Categories: Contemporary,
Fantasy, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Romance, Young Adult</b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Excerpt:</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">They
wander into the house, wipe their wet feet on the welcome mat, climb up the
stairs and giggle as they pass Ann’s bedroom. She’s dancing with her headphones
on, oblivious to the open door, swaying to the beat.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">In
Kevin’s bedroom, he quickly scrounges up some clean shirts and shorts. “Here,
you can wear this,” he says, handing an outfit to Morgan and then ducking into
his bathroom to change. He peels off the wetsuit and hangs it up in his shower,
then leans his surfboard carefully against the wall, eyeing the crack. He’ll
have to fix it tomorrow. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">When
he returns, Morgan is holding onto the wet board shorts, wearing the outfit
Kevin gave him. He looks curiously at the rock collection prominently displayed
on Kevin’s bookshelf. “These are beautiful,” he says.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“Here,
I’ll take that,” Kevin says, holding out his hand for the bedraggled board
shorts to hang in his shower. He’s certain now that they’re the ones from the
lifeguard’s lost and found. Kevin’s starting to worry that Morgan doesn’t have
any other clothes, but he doesn’t know how to bring it up. Money can be a
touchy subject.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">Morgan
holds Kevin’s favorite specimen, a piece of green olivine on basalt. Kevin once
almost convinced Ann it was an avocado roll—it certainly looks like one, bright
green speckled with sesame seeds, wrapped in dark seaweed. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“That’s
from Mexico. My family went on vacation to Baja last year, and I got that out
of an old volcano.” He tries his best to describe the sweltering heat and the
excitement of finding geodes and cracking them open with a hammer. Morgan
listens in rapt silence as Kevin talks about the find and tilts the olivine so
it catches the light. He sets it back in its spot behind its label, slowly so
as not to disturb the other specimens, and Kevin is quietly pleased with
Morgan's careful appreciation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I
changed my mind,” Kevin blurts out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“About
what?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%;">“I
do want this to be a date. For us, to do that,” he says, blushing. “I like you.
A lot.”</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Today I’m excited to have Sarah Madison,
author of Truth and Consequences, Book 3 in the </span><a href="http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=sixth+sense&x=40&y=5"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Sixth Sense</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;"> series on the Book Blog!</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Hi Sarah, thank you for agreeing to this
interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">I like skydiving and growing my own food. I
used to ride event horses and worked in a stockyard. I’ve been an actress, an
astronaut, a receptionist, and a medical professional. I once had to deworm a
snake. There is truth as well as fiction in this paragraph, which makes me a
storyteller first and foremost!</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Truth and Consequences is book 3 in the Sixth
Sense series. It features FBI Agents Jerry Lee Parker and John Flynn, and the
events that occur when Flynn accidentally touches a mysterious artifact and gains
unusual powers. As the Sixth Sense series unfolds, we learn there is a set of
such boxes, and that Lee and John aren’t the only ones looking for them.
They’re in over their head, and the water is just getting deeper…</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Jerry
Lee didn’t have a lot of friends before he met John.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Partly because of his annoying ability to
remember everything he’s ever seen or heard, and partly because he expects
people to let him down. John, however, is a natural charmer who thinks people
are only with him because of his looks. They make an odd pairing, but they
really are each other’s best friend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Jerry
Lee fancies himself a bit of a gourmand, so he loves eating out in general. He
loves seafood, and John doesn’t, so he eats fish every chance he gets. The last
meal he ordered out was rainbow trout with lemon biscuit breading and a
blueberry Hollandaise sauce, served on a bed of couscous and asparagus. Dessert
is usually something chocolate, though depending on the season, he might go for
pumpkin pie or peach cobbler and ice cream. His favorite snack is a sharp
cheddar with flatbread crackers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Exercise
for the sake of exercise. Jerry Lee would much rather play a pickup game of
basketball than go jogging, but unfortunately the nature of his job means he
has to stay fit and he keeps long hours. That means putting in time at the gym,
which he loathes.</span></div>
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your character would be good in?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Oooh,
that’s an interesting question! Perhaps Whitley Gray’s High Concept—the
characters there also deal with danger as part of their jobs working for the
FBI, and I think Lee and John would have a little fun showing off their special
talents for Zach and Beck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">The
1940s. Why? There was something about the way so many people pulled together
during World War II and did their part for the war effort. It was a time when
women entered the workplace in great numbers, and great sacrifices were made.
Besides, I love the clothes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When FBI agent Jerry Lee Parker wakes from a coma
after a murderous attack on his life, he has no memory of his immediate past.
In the blink of an eye, he has gone from having a nearly photographic memory to
recalling nothing of the last six months of his life, including his partner and
lover, John Flynn. While Lee tries to reboot his past and reconnect with John,
there are events at play around him he doesn’t understand. John is keeping
secrets from him, secrets which could get them both killed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Matters come to a head when Lee is hounded to turn
over a mysterious artifact, of which he has no knowledge. The two men wind up
in a fight for their lives as they risk everything to keep the powerful relic
out of the hands of a ruthless killer. In order to protect those he loves,
however, John may be forced to make a deal with the devil.<span style="background: yellow; mso-highlight: yellow;"></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Pages or Words: 258 pages</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Categories: M/M Romance, Mystery,
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I knew the moment John walked into the bar. It was like my
sonar pinged, my radar lit up—you name it. I heard the door open, and without
turning around, I knew it was him because the hair on the back of my neck stood
up. Because something in my gut tightened, and my cock lifted in earnest. I
watched him in the mirror as he scanned the room, locked in on my presence, and
stalked toward me like a panther in a pen full of sheep. Everyone else in the
room was aware of him as well. I practically preened when he came up beside me.
He took a seat and signaled the bartender, who came over with flattering
attention.</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Buy the book: </span></b><a href="http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6974"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=6974</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Sarah Madison is
a veterinarian with a big dog, an even bigger horse, too many cats, and a very
patient boyfriend. She is a terrible cook, and concedes that her life would be
easier if Purina made People Chow. She writes because it is cheaper than
therapy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/akasarahmadison"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.facebook.com/akasarahmadison</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Other: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004K9QY5C"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004K9QY5C</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">
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the main differences is the shifter itself. While I love a werewolf story as
much as the next person, I’m not a “dog” person. I prefer cats. And while I
find the big cats fascinating and exotic, I don’t particularly want one running
around underfoot, lol. </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">My
shifters are basically house cats, but I’ve modeled them after <span style="background: white;">Savannahs</span>, which are a hybrid cat breed. It’s a
cross between a serval and a domestic cat. A serval is a
medium-sized African wild cat native to sub-Saharan
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Savannahs
can weigh up to thirty pounds, and can be up to 17.1 inches (43.43 cm) from
shoulder to toe. The cats in my series weigh forty pounds and are 20 inches
from shoulder to toe. They also don’t have the same coloration as a Savannah.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">My werecats
aren’t homophobic like humanity tends to be. No one’s fur gets ruffled at
threesomes, though such a coupling is rare. Trouble Comes in Threes, the first
book in the series, is based on such.</span></div>
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clowder didn’t have a problem with three men being together. No, the problem came
when one of the men happened to be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">human</i>.
And that’s something else that tends to be a little different about my series.
Instead of humans being prejudiced, the shifters are. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Many clowder
members in my series have an ingrained aversion to humans. Each beta I focus on
from the West Falls clowder is paired with somebody else, thanks to the goddess
Bast. The “somebody else” so far has been a human. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">In book
#3, the pairing is going to involve another paranormal, but <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this</i> paranormal isn’t a were. And guess
what the clowder’s reaction is going to be? *Gasp* It’s not going to be
favorable because this certain paranormal is very, very strong and powerful. </span></div>
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A cool morning, a yard full of birds,
and a kitty on a mission. What more could a werecat want? Beta Heller Wirth has
it all, except a mate—a shifter mate, that is. The last thing he wants is one
of those<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background: white;">dangerous humans who kill without remorse. Heller knows about that
firsthand.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>So what does
the goddess Bast do? She gives Heller exactly what he does not<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="background: white;">want—a
human: business owner Lawson Dupre. </span></div>
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Lawson hasn’t a clue what just
happened in his car detail shop. One minute a cute client is about to pass out,
then he perks up and starts flirting. Next thing, he runs out the door like the
hounds of hell are after him. Learning that Heller is a werecat doesn’t freak
out Lawson. He happens to be one of those rare humans who knows paranormals
exists. He even lives with one. Watch the fur fly as Heller and Lawson battle
hurt feelings, misguided beliefs, and a power shift in Heller’s clowder. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Step.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Stop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The
rustling of dead leaves caught my attention, and I froze with one paw still in
the air. Not moving and barely daring to breathe, I waited. My whiskers
twitched as a cool October breeze disturbed the scent of decaying leaves and
rich soil. The foliage trembled again as something rooted around.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I slowly
lowered my paw. The disturbance wasn’t very noticeable except to my predatory
gaze. The movement continued. Gradually, bit by bit, I crept forward, making
sure my long fur didn’t disturb the surrounding mounds of dying leaves. It was
times like these I wished my coat were short like Dolf’s. One thing was for
sure—whatever was below those leaves was going to be mine shortly. All I needed
was to cover a little more distance and I’d be close enough.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Step.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Step.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Crouch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Heart thumping,
I watched as the movement continued. My muscles tightened and my bottom started
wiggling. Unable to wait, I sprang forward, claws extended. Leaves flew into
the air as I landed on my target. Bugs scattered. Eyes narrowed, I searched
for…. There! There was the little bugger. I growled at the big black beetle and
trapped it with my paw.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Seconds
passed. The bug wiggled under my paw, tickling me. Hunched down, I carefully
lifted my paw and peeked. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dammit, can’t
see. </i>Unable to get a good look, I lifted my paw a little higher… and there
it went, scuttling across the ground. Gleefully I slammed a paw down, trying to
trap it. Slap. Slap. Slap. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Arrgh! What’s
the deal? I keep missing.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Looked
like I’d found myself in a game of whack-a-mole, except with a beetle.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>And off we went. The bug scurried away
with me hot on its trail. Every time I thought I had a paw on it, I ended up
missing. Stupid critter was fast. I bounded along behind as it raced across the
ground. Then it suddenly cut back and ran straight under me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Surprised,
I leaped in the air, all four paws coming off the ground. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Whoa! Zigged when I should have zagged. </i>I landed and nonchalantly
licked a paw. Hope no one saw that. I had to give the bug credit. That was a
smart move. The shrill cry of a mockingbird caught my attention. I lifted my
head, searching for the little tattletale.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Up in a
tree it sat, its warning cries echoing around the yard. I eyed the tree. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Hmm, I could climb it, but the stupid bird
will probably just take off. Still, might be fun.</i> Maybe after I finished
playing with the bug… and damn. The bug.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">My
attention returned to where it had been, my tail slashing. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Great. Lost it. Stupid bird. </i>I sat up and threw a glare over my
shoulder at the bird. Standing, I turned my back to the little menace, tail
held high. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">That’s what I think of you,
buddy.</i> I prowled around for a while, sniffing, enjoying the coolness of the
morning.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">In the
early morning sunlight, the dew on the grass sparkled like diamonds. Maybe it
was pretty, but the stuff was also cold and wet against my paws. I was glad for
my fur. As I wandered back toward the house, my stomach growled. I was hungry
and… I sniffed. Oh, was that a blue jay I smelled? Oh, oh, a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">blue jay. </i>Yum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The
human side of me groaned, but the kitty part wanted to jump with joy.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">The noisy little shits were actually quite
intelligent. Catching one was always a feat. Quick as I could, I hid in the
bright fall foliage by the back porch. I stayed very, very still so the stupid
bird three feet from me didn’t fly off in a panic.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">I licked
my lips, my whiskers twitching as I watched the little rascal across from me
raise its head. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Shit, shit, shit. What
caught its attention? Come on already. It’s all fine, nothing to worry about
here. No cat hanging around. Just go back to pecking around on the ground.
Everything’s good. See? I’m not moving, not even breathing.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Crouched
low, I waited while my breakfast relaxed and returned to looking for acorns.
Other birds came and went, but I refused to get distracted. I knew the one I
wanted. Inch by agonizing inch, I crept closer to my prey. My mouth watered and
my heart thumped.</span></div>
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chatter of the birds around me was easy and relaxed, no distress calls
sounding. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">That’s right. Just keep on
eating. Soon I’m going to be eating you. </i>My body tensed, back legs ready to
spring me into action….</span></div>
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phone in the house rang.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">M.A. Church is a true
Southern belle who spent many years in the elementary education sector. Now she
spends her days lost in fantasy worlds, arguing with hardheaded aliens on
far-off planets, herding her numerous shifters, or trying to tempt her country
boys away from their fishing poles. It’s a full time job, but hey, someone’s
gotta do it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">When not writing, she’s
exploring the latest M/M novel to hit the market, watching her beloved
Steelers, or sitting glued to HGTV. That’s if she’s not on the back porch
tending to the demanding wildlife around the pond in the backyard. The ducks
are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">very</i> outspoken. She’s married to
her high school sweetheart, and they have two children. </span></div>
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Rainbow awards for 2013 and is a member of Romance Writers of America, Rainbow
Romance Writers, and Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.</span></div>
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Goodreads: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5141393.M_A_Church"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5141393.M_A_Church</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"></span></div>
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Thank you, Dean, for having me today. I brought along an
excerpt from my newest release, Beloved Unmasked. It is an adult excerpt, so
your readers are warned. <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:-)</span></span></div>
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To give a little background – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beloved Unmasked</i> takes place in New Orleans in the early 20<sup>th</sup>
century. The scene below is set in Storyville, New Orleans’s infamous red light
district. Spence and Pic are friends, buddies, and Spence feels it his
responsibility to guide Pic to manhood, in his own unique way. </div>
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If you are interested in learning more about Storyville and
the people who inhabited it, I invite everyone to visit my blog for daily posts
that started on October 16<sup>th</sup> and run through October 23<sup>rd</sup>.
Just click the blog link below. </div>
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Full details for a New Orleans-themed gift pack giveaway on
my blog.</div>
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And now let’s peek into the world of Spence and Pic. </div>
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Born to a spiteful prostitute in Storyville, the red-light
district in New Orleans, David comes into the world as Picayune, meaning “of
little value,” or, as his mother reminds him, “nothing.” In the early 20th
century brothels and clubs, his love of music sustains young Pic until a
life-changing meeting places him on the road to respectability, and Pic
reinvents himself as David Reid. <br />
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As David realizes happiness for the first time, conscription forces his friend
and first love, Spencer Webb, into the Great War. While he pursues a law
degree, letters from Spence connect David to his hopes for the future. After
staggering news at war’s end, David must find a way to move forward. Under the
tutelage of his benefactor, David’s career prospers, but specters from
Storyville threaten all he’s worked so hard to achieve. <br />
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The past holds both pain and love. Will facing it head-on destroy David or give
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With each stair, Pic’s curiosity built. Spence often boasted
a surprise and gave him a piece of filched cake from the kitchen. But there was
the time he had Pic hide behind a curtain while the most gorgeous man he’d ever
seen wore Spence out. Pic lost count of how many times Spence howled, “Yeah,
Daddy.” Not to mention the nights Pic had spent peeking through the crack in
the mahogany armoire.</div>
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On those nights Pic’s cock stayed hard until Spence relieved
him. Spence often promised that when the time was right, he, in all his
magnanimity, would personally oversee the popping of Pic’s cherry, and the
promise was all Pic had to show for his patience.</div>
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After each of those nights, in the darkened attic, Pic
pulled out every drawing he’d ever done of men and beat off three times in an
hour. Only then did the fear drain from him at the realization that a wife and
kids were not in the cards for him.</div>
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Halfway up the stairs, Pic’s instinct to go home nearly
turned him around. His gritty eyes demanded sleep. He’d gotten up early and
would have to again because he had work to do around the house. Sapphire needed
her room cleaned and insisted he do it.</div>
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Pic took a step back, but Spence opened the door, his prick
in hand. “What in hell takes you so long to climb a flight of stairs? Aren’t
you interested in your surprise?”</div>
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“Sure I am, but you gotta give a workin’ man a break.”</div>
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“You’ll get a big, long break when you’re dead. Get up
here.”</div>
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Pic trudged up the steps, summoned by the call of cock.</div>
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The lingering smell of sex and stale cologne drew him into
the massive room Spence called home. Lots of space, and he paid one of the
younger girls to polish his furniture every day, which left the room with an
underlying aroma of lemon oil.</div>
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“Tonight you are in for a treat. I’ve arranged your first
time, just like I promised.” Spence bounced with excitement.</div>
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Pic gave the room the once-over. “Really?” He shook his
head. “I don’t know. Here?”</div>
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Spence put a hand on his hip, though the other never left
his cock. “Perhaps you’d prefer the parlor downstairs, with witnesses. Yes,
here, with only me and the man I personally selected for you.”</div>
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“I don’t know, Spence. Maybe it’s too soon.”</div>
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“You can’t decide if you wanna get laid or not? What kind of
red-blooded American man are you?”</div>
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Pic shrugged. “Don’t you remember your first time?”</div>
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“Sure I do, and I was a damn sight more eager than you are.
Listen, take a drink, and you can ease your mind into the idea that I’m not
letting you out of here until you become a full-fledged pansy like me.” Spence
ran his long slender fingers down Pic’s face. “I want to set you on the right
path. Your partner is a perfect candidate, and he’s eager to help the cause.”</div>
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“I’ll take the drink.”</div>
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Spence clapped and giggled. “Excellent.”</div>
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With an exaggerated sway of the hips, he sashayed to a
bootleg liquor–laden table he’d set up near the window.</div>
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“I always love coming to your room. So much more comfortable
than my cot in the attic.”</div>
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“I rather like it myself. I do have a flair for décor, don’t
I?”</div>
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Spence turned his back, so Pic ambled about. The walls held
an overabundance of framed pictures, not just pages from magazines taped to the
wallpaper. One was of an older Queen Victoria, adorned in black, her face a
mask of sadness. Spence had a thing for England and dreamed of one day visiting
Kensington Palace, birthplace and once home of his favorite queen.</div>
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The heavy green draperies that hid the bed cost someone a
pretty penny, as did the fine lace canopy over Spence’s four-poster.</div>
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“There you are, a good vintage, from yesterday. It’ll water
your eyes when it hits the bloodstream, but guaranteed, it’ll loosen you up.”</div>
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Pic took a sip of the clear drink and wrinkled his nose.
“Whoo! That shit is potent.”</div>
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“Told ya.” Spence cupped Pic’s crotch. “Speaking of potent.
Have I got a treat for you.”</div>
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After another sip, Pic put his glass on a nearby table.
“What kind of treat? Something better than that shit I hope.”</div>
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Spence ran his fingers beneath Pic’s lapel. “You, dear boy,
will have your cherry popped by an esteemed attorney.”</div>
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Pic raised his hand to ward yet another of Spence’s wild
notions. “No.” He leaned in closer. “I’m not baring my ass for some grizzled
old fart on his last leg.”</div>
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“Au contraire, ma petite pomme de terre.” Spence chuckled
and pulled back the heavy drapery. “Does this look like a grizzled old fart to
you?”</div>
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A Tarnished Novel </div>
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Cherished One: Book One:</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beloved Unmasked</i>
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Orleans, see the sights, and hear the sounds. (Cathy Brockman – MM Good Book
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like you are there, this is the book to pick up. Really amazingly well done. A
Recommended Read (Tina Brunelle – Redz World)</div>
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and Tarnished Souls Frankie and Gent. These take place in the Golden Age of
Hollywood and can be read as standalones. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Beloved
Unmasked</i> is a Tarnished novel, but the first in my Cherished One series. Check
my website for the details of those books and my other writings.</div>
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Born in a small town in upstate New York, Brita Addams has
made her home in the sultry south for many years. In the Frog Capital of the
World, Brita shares her home with her real-life hero—her husband, and a fat cat
named Stormee. All their children are grown.</div>
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Given her love of history, Brita writes both het and gay
historical romance. Many of her historicals have appeared on category
bestseller lists at various online retailers. </div>
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Tarnished Gold, the first in her gay romance Tarnished
series for Dreamspinner Press, was a winner in the 2013 Rainbow Awards,
Historical Romance category. The book also received nominations for Best
Historical and Best Book of 2013 from the readers of the Goodreads M/M Romance
Group.</div>
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A<b>uthor Names: </b>Kiernan Kelly, Laney Cairo, Alex Cohen, Katey Hawthorne, Jamie Jennings, Aaron Michaels, Jacey Mills, L.J. Hamlin, Shira Glassman, Sheri Velarde, Kassandra Lea, Mychael Black
<b> Book Name: Haunted Hotties Volume 1</b>
<b> Release Date: October 14, 2015</b>
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<span style="color: blue;"><b><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Blurb(s):</span> </b></span>
This Halloween collection has a little something for everybody. With demons, ghosts, psychics, reapers, shifters, and witches... a rainbow of paranormal/supernatural is included.
In <i>Nine-Tenths of the Law</i> by Kiernan Kelly, Oliver discovers he has a haunted sex toy. In <i>Bear Hugs</i> by Laney Cairo, Martin's boyfriend might be bear shifter and apparently that's news to him. In <i>Houdini's Masquerade</i> by Alex Cohen, when Lila meets a succubus, everything changes. In <i>Præsidium </i>by Katey Hawthorne, Thackeray needs helps from a witch who won’t help him until he explains his demon. In <i>Black Cat</i> by Jamie Jennings, when a cat shifter can see ghosts, Micah's simple life suddenly isn't. In <i>Haunted Honeymoon </i>by Aaron Michaels, Dylan and Jake seem to be sharing their non-honeymoon with a couple of ghosts.
In <i>And the Tarot Cards Said</i> by Jacey Mills, an insistent ghost shouldn't be too much to handle for psychic Vassily and his Tarot-reading assistant Ben. In <i>Spirit Wolf</i> by L.J. Hamlin, when Dawson rescues an injured wolf shifter, it's not just his book that gets worked on while getting back to nature. In <i>Wet Nails</i> by Shira Glassman, it's not every day a glamorous '50s actress comes out of a TV but lonely grad student Adina isn't complaining. In <i>Possessed by Love</i> by Sheri Velarde, a storm trapping them together gives Andrew and Damian the chance they've been waiting for. In <i>The Last Night</i> by Kassandra Lea, Eric gets one night a year and he always picks one particular Halloween. In <i>Molly</i> by Mychael Black, Detectives Cameron and Chase discover the murderer plaguing their city is more sinister than they could have known and not entirely human.
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<a name='more'></a><b> Pages or Words: 71,000 words</b>
<b> Categories: Contemporary, Gay Fiction, Horror, Lesbian Romance, M/M Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Anthology</b><br />
<span style="color: blue; font-size: 18pt;"><b>Excerpt: From Nine-Tenths of the Law by Kiernan Kelly</b></span>
Let me set the scene for you. There I was, on my bed, naked, my asshole greased, and the butt plug inserted in it as far as possible, angled to hit my prostate, the vibrating option turned on. I was fisting my cock, rock hard and slick with lube, edging so close to orgasm my balls felt ready to pop.
"Fuck, it's dark in here."
I believe I may have completely levitated off the mattress. I know my hard-on wilted like an ice sculpture in a microwave. Scanning the bedroom, I looked for an intruder, but could see no one.
"Tight, too. I always did love a tight, hot ass."
The speaker was British; the voice, deep and sexy, and coming from right behind me. I spun around in a circle a few times, trying to catch the person I assumed could only be a machete-wielding-chainsaw-brandishing-serial killer that happened to have a silky, dark chocolate voice, but I couldn't see anyone. As far as I could discover, I was alone, which of course meant I'd imagined the voice.
"What are you doing, Olivier? Stop it at once. You're making me dizzy."
<i>Olivier?</i> No one had called me that in years, not since... Hearing the old nickname was shocking enough to leach the fear out of me for a minute. It took me another full sixty seconds to realize the deliciously decadent voice was not only real, but also somewhat familiar, and more importantly, coming from my ass.
<i>That's</i> when I finally fainted.<br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Hi Victoria, thank you for agreeing to this
interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current
book.</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Do you pay attention to literary
criticism? If so, how do you handle it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">Yes,
I love hearing from reviewers. I have a few that have stuck with me since I
started and I really value what they have to say.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I
honestly don’t know usually, but Sirius Wolves was a little different. The star
Sirius is often called the Dog Star. My book features the Egyptian gods and
goddesses as part of the story. Orion’s Circle is the name of the group of
stars that feature Sirius. The coolest thing was the book cover by 3 rusted
spoons – the background is actually a satellite image of the star system, with
a wolf’s head cleverly picked out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">What new authors have grasped your
interest?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">She’s
not new, but I loved Accidental Alpha by Poppy Dennison.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">What is the hardest part about writing?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I
always know the beginning and the ending – the middle generally shocks the crap
out of me. There is a significant moment in Broken Circle that I didn’t know I
was actually going to do until it happened. I hope everyone forgives me with
the surprise in the third book.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How can you repair something that should have been
unbreakable? Darric, Blaze and Conner had been together for centuries, and
their bond, like their love, should have been eternal. Blaze is trying not only
to hold his family together, but stop himself falling apart.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The fragile relationship between the werewolves and
the humans is at risk once more, and the goddess Sirius seems to have deserted
them. Inexplicable changes are taking place to their little omega, and whilst Aden’s
powers are increasing, Conner seems to be losing his.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The terrorist group, The Winter Circle, is getting
bolder and placing everyone in danger. Worse, there is a traitor among them,
perhaps someone a lot closer than they want to admit. Just when Blaze thought
the worst that could have happened is behind them, the traitor is revealed, and
Blaze realizes that their circle is not only broken, but in danger of being
irreparably torn apart.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Eternal Circle - extracts</span></b></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">According
to legend the goddess Sirius gifted humankind with powerful werewolf shifters,
to bring balance and peace to the planet that both species called home – Earth.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The great
god Orion was pleased with his wife’s final efforts, and the werewolves he
allowed to be created showed such equal amounts of strength and compassion that
humans were awed and showed their gratitude by adding a full five feast days to
their calendar to commemorate them. The days were named after the five oldest
gods: Osiris, Heru, Set, Isis, and Nephthys.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">But one
god was jealous. Anubis had worked tirelessly for years weighing the hearts of
the dead for their goodness, and granting the dead passage into heaven or
escorting them to hell. He was incensed that the ungrateful humans didn’t show
him proper homage, and decided to sabotage the plans that Sirius had made.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He
couldn’t stop Sirius’ creation but decided that some of the wolves would be
given the gifts that the dead laid at Anubis’ feet, as a way for them to barter
their fate. These were special attributes, the ones that enabled humans to
navigate their way to hell, and the ones that wolves weren’t naturally born
with.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #141823; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Anubis
sat back after his efforts and smiled. For every wolf and human born with
strength and compassion, there would be one born with hate, greed, and
jealousy. Some strong, some weak. Mostly the gifts of strength and compassion
would win, but every so often a wolf would find hate, and greed, and grow
strong and powerful with it. Anubis had cunning and had to do this out of sight
of Orion. The great god just had his wife, Sirius, returned to him, and Anubis
could not do anything that would risk his wrath. No, he had to work stealthily,
as if Sirius’ creation had gone bad all on its own and he had no hand in it.
Anubis watched as the gods all agreed there could be no more interference in
human lives and he smiled. His own creations would bring down the werewolves
and they would infect others. Anubis had patience and could wait for those
days, for they would be glorious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">It was stunning. Even though his vision
was black and grey, the world looked sharper, cleaner. Aden felt the soft touch
of Darric’s wolf in his mind, and felt the love swirl around him. The other,
bigger, black Alpha- marked wolf stood beside him, Blaze’s massive head
swinging cautiously to one side, scenting for possible danger. Always on the
lookout, always in full-on protective mode. Aden whined and lowered himself
down. Blaze was making him rest. Memories clawed at him, hurt, and he tried to
push them away. This. This was when Aden felt truly, irrevocably free. As a
wolf he wasn’t small and scarred. Pathetic, abused, and beaten. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">He felt a nudge against his side.
Blaze’s wolf came and stood close, gently brushed his snout along the grey fur
on Aden’s round belly protectively. No, that wasn’t fair. He was none of those
things now, even as a human. Aden tucked his paws under him and panted. He knew
Blaze was urging him to go home. They had agreed on the advice of the doctor
that this was the last time he would shift before the baby was born. He’d known
it was a risk, and not something the she-wolves did at all, but this was when
he felt the most connection to his lover.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">This was the one time Darric had never
died. The time before that beautiful body had been laid finally to rest and
gone to Sirius. He knew Darric would be with Sirius until it was finally time
for Aden to join him, and it wasn’t as if he was in a rush to die, but these
moments as a wolf were all he had left of his silver-haired, beautiful mate, and
he wanted to hold on for just a few seconds longer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Sometimes Aden wanted to disappear in
his wolf and never come back.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Meet the author:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">Has loved books for as long as she can remember. Books were always what
pocket money went on and what usually Father Christmas brought. When she ran
out of her kids' adventure stories, she would go raid her mom's. By the age of
eight she was devouring classics like Little Women, and fell in love with love
stories.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">She's still in love with them. Any size, any shape, any creature - love
is love, no matter what it says on the box.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">In fact if they don't fit very neatly into any box she loves them even
more!<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 14.0pt;">She has a very patient husband and three wonderful children. In 2010 in
search of adventure they all moved from the UK to the US and are happily
settled in Florida. Finally, after reading love stories for so long, she
decided to write her own.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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Link: </span></b><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26810125-eternal-circle?from_search=true&search_version=service"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26810125-eternal-circle?from_search=true&search_version=service</span></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Publisher</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-no-proof: yes;">: Dark Hollows Press</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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Artist: 3 Rusted Spoons</span></b></div>
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operation. Yet here he is, sleeping on a filthy mattress and using every trick
in the book to avoid torture--and worse. He’s never felt so scared, or so
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all of which have mental issues. She refuses to get a dog, because who knows
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be much of an author if she didn't, would she?) She also likes playing with
computers and is considering going back to school to do a programming degree,
just for giggles. Or the opportunity to take over the world. (Oh, who are we
kidding? Think of all the work that would mean.) She also likes pictures of
pretty men and keeps many of them on her computer. (The pictures, not the men.)
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after a long day of making men fall in love with each other, then cackling
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13493621740394362155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7052110359030551548.post-83970934701611546702015-10-06T05:00:00.000-05:002015-10-06T05:00:02.109-05:00Steps to You by Toni Griffin<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Griffin, author of Steps to You, on the Book Blog today!</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1;">Hi Toni, thank you for agreeing to this
interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current
book.</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">What
are your ambitions for your writing career? I don't really know that I have any
ambitions. As long as my readers enjoy the books I write, I'm happy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">How
many published books do you have? Can you tell us something about them? I have
twenty-three published books at the moment. </span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">My
best selling series would be my Holland Brothers, Werewolf paranormal with
Mpreg, set in rural Victoria, Australia. The Atherton Pack is a spin off from
this series, and is set in Atherton in the Northern Queensland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";">I
have a special place in my heart for my Thompson Agency Series. This is set
around a family of Necromancers in Darwin, Australia (The city I live in). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-fareast-font-family: Georgia;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3)<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Your main character wants to cook something special
for his love interest. What does he make? Who can go wrong with a home-made
lasagna, garlic bread and Caesar salad? Leo would more than happily cook
anything Ryan wants and Ryan will happily eat anything Leo cooks. It’s a good
match.</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">What
are you working on at the moment? What’s it about? Right now I have two stories
in the editing phase. A Bear's Bear is the third book in my Smokey Mountain
Bears series. It's due for release in late October/Early November in the next
Mischief Corner Books Anthology, Travels through the scarlet equinox. It's
about Matthew, a bear shifter from the Smokey Mountains, who travels to Chicago
to visit his friend and enjoy plenty of Halloween activities. While he's there
Matthew finds out his mate is actually a Chicago Bear player and ends up having
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set in northern California. It involves Ancient American Indian gods, various
different shifters and, sexy police officers and a town that is being threatened
by fire from the inside and out.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Do you
aim for a set amount of words/pages per day? Short answer is no. I write when I
can, sometimes that's 3-4k a day, others, I can go several days without
actually getting to write at all… Most of the time though, when I'm writing
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there something in life that you're afraid of, like heart pounding, shortness
of breath, Jesus Christ I'm going to pass out, scared? For Leo Harris that
something is heights.<br />
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Why his nosy sister would gift him with a pass for the Sydney Harbour Bridge
climb is anybody's guess, let alone expect Leo to make it through in one piece.
If it wasn't for the kindness of a sexy stranger he meets at orientation, Leo
doubts he would have been able to step one foot onto the mammoth structure.<br />
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Ryan Anderson's known as a workaholic, as he has no reason not to be, that all
changes in one day when he meets Leo. Ryan quickly falls head over heels as he
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo leaned against the brick wall, desperately trying to gather his
courage. All he needed to do was cross the street and enter the building
opposite. Leo had never considered doing something like this in his life. Hell,
he wouldn't be here now if it wasn't for the gift voucher his nosy sister and
her equally pain-in-the-ass husband had given him.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-no-proof: yes;">"You need to get out of the house more, live a
little," his sister had berated him as he'd stared down at the piece of
paper in his hands, unsure exactly what he was feeling.</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"I get out plenty," Leo tried defending himself.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"No you don't, and you know it. You may physically leave the premises
to go to work and do your grocery shopping, but you never go out and have any
fun." Teresa sighed, and Leo really felt the urge to clip her across the
back of the head. "You don't go out clubbing, very rarely go to
restaurants, and you refuse point-blank to start a profile on a dating website."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">There was no way Leo was putting himself out there at the mercy of all
those desperate men who were just looking for a quick hook-up. He was sure that
scattered in amongst all those horny fellas<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">,</span>
he might find one or two that seriously wanted a relationship, but he wasn't
willing to wade through all the toads in order to get to his prince charming.
If the man existed—and that was a big <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">if</i>
as far as Leo was concerned—he doubted they were fated to meet through an online
dating service.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"Teresa, I like my life. I'm happy." Once again he tried to
placate his sister, to no avail. Just because she was happily married with <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">two-point-three</span> children didn't mean everyone
else had to be.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"No, Leo, you're not." Teresa waved her hand in his face when
Leo started to object again. "I know you and I love you. Please just do
this for me." She fluttered her lashes at Leo. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">He heaved a sigh, knowing he would give in to her, just like he always
did. As annoying and meddling as his sister could be, he did love her dearly
and couldn't imagine a world without her in it. The snickering from across the
room was not lost on Leo, but he decided to ignore Blake. After all, the man
was just as bad as Leo when it came to giving into to Teresa's demands.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo looked down once again at the piece of paper. "Seriously?"</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Teresa laughed at him. "You're going to love it."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Somehow he doubted that.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Even now two weeks later, Leo still didn't like this idea any more than
he had when Teresa had given him the voucher for his birthday.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo checked his watch and sighed as he realised that if he didn't get a
move on, he would be late. He heaved himself off the brick wall and crossed the
road. Leo's stomach roiled and he hoped to Christ he wasn't going to be sick.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">The large glass doors whooshed open and Leo stepped inside, heading in
the direction of the register. As he waited in the line, Leo looked all around
him. Men and women perused the shelves filled with jumpers, magnets, trinkets,
and stuffed bears all containing the Sydney BridgeClimb logo. His eyes settled
on a square column with signed photographs of famous people who had completed
the climb.</span></div>
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the cheerful girl behind the counter said.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"Morning," Leo replied, more than a little subdued. He handed
over the voucher and waited. He was asked to confirm he didn't have any medical
problems that would prevent him from completing the climb today, and Leo
thought seriously about lying, then reluctantly shook his head.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"Brilliant, you'll love it up there."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo smiled but was' sure it 'came out more like a grimace.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"Here's your ticket." She handed Leo a thin rectangle. "And
this is your voucher for your photos."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"Photos?" Leo asked in confusion.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"Yes, when the ticket was booked, three photos were also purchased.
You will be able to choose upon your return from a selection the guide will
take of you while you're up on the bridge."</span></div>
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<i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Crap,</span></i><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;"> <i>Teresa probably wants proof that I actually followed through. </i>"Thank
you," Leo said as he took hold of the photo voucher.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"You're most welcome." She pointed to her left. "If you
would go up those stairs, your climb should be starting in roughly five minutes."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo nodded and stepped to the side, allowing the next person in line to
move forward. He followed the instructions and walked up the large staircase,
bypassing all the shelves of tourist memorabilia. If he really wanted something
else to commemorate this foolhardy trip, he could always pick it up on the way
out.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Upstairs was just a small balcony. Roughly three metres in front of him
was a wall with three doors, two on the left side and one nearly in front of
him. To his right<span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">,</span> there was another
square pillar with signed photos along with three touchscreen computer
monitors.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo headed to the left where there was a large round seating area
currently occupied by several people. They were all watching a television
screen hung up by the farthest door, which showed people getting ready for the
climb through the various stages and gave them an idea of what to expect.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">He sat on a small piece of available sofa and watched the screen with
rapt attention. Leo was so engrossed in what was going on he nearly missed it
when some of the people around him stood. Leo looked around, startled, and
noticed one of the doors open with a young man standing in it collecting
tickets from those going inside.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo checked the clock on the wall and noticed it read the start time of
his climb. He quickly stood and made his way over.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"Morning," Leo greeted as he handed over his ticket.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">"Good morning."</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">The man gave Leo back the ticket, less the stub, and motioned him
inside. The room wasn't overly large and wasn't well lit either. A large
horseshoe-shaped seating area ran down the sides and back of the room. People sat
with clipboards on their laps busily filling out paperwork.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo made his way to a vacant space, picked up the board, and unclipped
the pen. Just as he was about to start writing, he was distracted as he noticed
another person walk through the door. Leo nearly caught his breath at just how
gorgeous the guy was. Broad shoulders, a trim waist, and enough height that Leo
wanted to climb the man like a squirrel climbs a tree. Short dark brown hair,
trimmed on the sides with just a little length on top, his expression was one
part kind, three parts sexy, and had Leo wanting to swallow his damn tongue.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">The man wore a tank top and a pair of footy shorts, but Leo could see
the bike shorts clearly underneath. They hugged his thighs like no one's
business, and Leo wished he was that article of clothing more than anything.
His gaze travelled all the way down. The man's dark curly leg hair covered
well-defined thighs and calves, and had Leo wanting to groan. Socks and
sneakers completed the outfit.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Leo knew his perusal of the man had only taken seconds, but it felt like
he had been staring at the guy for an entire lifetime. When the man headed in
Leo's <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;">direction,</span> he found himself hard pressed
to pull his gaze away and concentrate on what he was supposed to be doing. Leo
wanted to curse his luck when the man took the empty seat on Leo's left.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Meet &
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Toni Griffin
lives in Darwin, the smallest of Australia’s capital cities. Born and raised in
the state she’s a Territorian through and through. Growing up Toni hated
English with a passion (as her editors can probably attest to) and found her
strength lies with numbers.<br />
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Now, though, she loves escaping to the worlds she creates and hopes to continue
to do so for many years to come. She’s a single mother of one and works full
time. When she’s not writing you can just about guarantee that she will be
reading one of the many MM authors she loves.</span><span style="font-family: MingLiU; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: MingLiU; mso-hansi-font-family: MingLiU;"><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Feel
free to drop her a line at </span><a href="mailto:info@tonigriffin.net"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">info@tonigriffin.net</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> anytime.<br />
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For more information about Toni's work, please visit:<br />
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Website: </span><a href="http://tonigriffin.net/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">http://tonigriffin.net</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><br />
Facebook: </span><a href="http://www.mischiefcornerbooks.com/%22"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">http://www.facebook.com/toni.griffin.author</span></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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