Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Those gifts are ever more precious which the giver has made precious.” – Ovid Some things that make me smile: 1. A baby’s chubby cheeks, juicy lips, and gummy grins 2. Coffee 3. Carrot Cake 4. Coffee and Carrot Cake 5. Wine (After a few glasses, I get downright giggly, even) 6. Pretty shoes (That’s... Continue Reading →
One lucky reader is going to go away from this contest two whole books richer, because Amy Lane's giving away a copy of both, Chase in Shadow (Johnnies #1), as well as Dex in Blue (Johnnies #2), which has just been released today by Dreamspinner Press. In case you missed it, Amy talks a little... Continue Reading →
One lucky reader is going to go away from this contest two whole books richer, because Amy Lane's giving away a copy of both, Chase in Shadow (Johnnies #1), as well as Dex in Blue (Johnnies #2), which has just been released today by Dreamspinner Press. In case you missed it, Amy talks a little... Continue Reading →
The excitement continues, as give-away after give-away leads up to October 18th's "Desire in the Desert". Here's a rundown of what you can expect to see in the coming weeks. Eden Winters' Diversion contest ends tonight at 11:59pm Pacific time (2:59am Eastern), so if you haven't entered to win, hurry and do it before it's... Continue Reading →
The excitement continues, as give-away after give-away leads up to October 18th's "Desire in the Desert". Here's a rundown of what you can expect to see in the coming weeks. Eden Winters' Diversion contest ends tonight at 11:59pm Pacific time (2:59am Eastern), so if you haven't entered to win, hurry and do it before it's... Continue Reading →
In exactly one month from today, I’ll be heading to the Indianapolis airport at the bootie-crack of dawn to catch a flight to Albuquerque for the second annual GayRomLit convention, Desire in the Desert. I’ll be showing up at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino with my roomie, Rhys Ford, and a heaping helping of... Continue Reading →
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu Mourning Heaven is a story of bigotry in a small California town, where three boys will come of age but only two will survive the burning animosity aimed at them for their sins. It is a story... Continue Reading →
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” – Lao Tzu Mourning Heaven is a story of bigotry in a small California town, where three boys will come of age but only two will survive the burning animosity aimed at them for their sins. It is a story... Continue Reading →
“The Fates lead him who will. Him who won't they drag.” – Seneca The Fates, the Moirai, the Three Witches, the Weird Sisters—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Sometimes they are portrayed as the girl, the woman, and the crone, three separate and distinct entities of female evolution; though at times they’re also portrayed as a single... Continue Reading →
“The Fates lead him who will. Him who won't they drag.” – Seneca The Fates, the Moirai, the Three Witches, the Weird Sisters—Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos. Sometimes they are portrayed as the girl, the woman, and the crone, three separate and distinct entities of female evolution; though at times they’re also portrayed as a single... Continue Reading →
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato In the imperfect fabric of Casey’s life, there is rejection and desperation and the physical sacrifices he makes just to survive after his parents’ throw him away. Into that weave comes Josiah Daniels, a man who still believes that doing unto others... Continue Reading →
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato In the imperfect fabric of Casey’s life, there is rejection and desperation and the physical sacrifices he makes just to survive after his parents’ throw him away. Into that weave comes Josiah Daniels, a man who still believes that doing unto others... Continue Reading →
What if took an act of divine intervention to ensure you’d live long enough to find your soul mate? What if it took multiple acts of divine intervention to make you embrace who you are, to find the courage to accept yourself, to finally see yourself as beautiful because someone else sees your grace and... Continue Reading →
What if took an act of divine intervention to ensure you’d live long enough to find your soul mate? What if it took multiple acts of divine intervention to make you embrace who you are, to find the courage to accept yourself, to finally see yourself as beautiful because someone else sees your grace and... Continue Reading →
Sometimes love’s a gamble. Sometimes you go all in, you throw in all your chips, you lay down all your cards, and sometimes you lose your shirt. But sometimes that’s okay because if you never lose your shirt, how will you ever be able to tell the game’s getting interesting? Poker is pretty much a... Continue Reading →
Sometimes love’s a gamble. Sometimes you go all in, you throw in all your chips, you lay down all your cards, and sometimes you lose your shirt. But sometimes that’s okay because if you never lose your shirt, how will you ever be able to tell the game’s getting interesting? Poker is pretty much a... Continue Reading →
When I first saw that Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov were collaborating on a book, my initial reaction was, “say what?” ::gaping maw:: Fresh off of Chase in Shadow and Dark Soul, my brain was having a difficult time processing it. Then I moved on to, “but they’re writing styles are so different, how will... Continue Reading →
When I first saw that Amy Lane and Aleksandr Voinov were collaborating on a book, my initial reaction was, “say what?” ::gaping maw:: Fresh off of Chase in Shadow and Dark Soul, my brain was having a difficult time processing it. Then I moved on to, “but they’re writing styles are so different, how will... Continue Reading →
Truth in the Dark is for anyone who loves fairy tales and loves to see them re-imagined, fractured and then reconstructed into something familiar yet wholly new. This tale is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and I don’t mind telling you that even though I knew what was coming, when it finally happened... Continue Reading →
Truth in the Dark is for anyone who loves fairy tales and loves to see them re-imagined, fractured and then reconstructed into something familiar yet wholly new. This tale is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast and I don’t mind telling you that even though I knew what was coming, when it finally happened... Continue Reading →
You can know who you are and embrace it. You can know who you are and reject it. You can suspect who you are and fear it. You can subdue who you are and bleed all the shades and hues from a multicolored life. Donnie is all about the embracing, but Chase is there just... Continue Reading →
You can know who you are and embrace it. You can know who you are and reject it. You can suspect who you are and fear it. You can subdue who you are and bleed all the shades and hues from a multicolored life. Donnie is all about the embracing, but Chase is there just... Continue Reading →
There is no one who can break my heart quite the way Amy Lane can. It’s never a quick, clean break. No, it’s a slow and agonizing process that begins with the first word of the book, and that first word is like the end of the thread that holds my poor little heart in... Continue Reading →
There is no one who can break my heart quite the way Amy Lane can. It’s never a quick, clean break. No, it’s a slow and agonizing process that begins with the first word of the book, and that first word is like the end of the thread that holds my poor little heart in... Continue Reading →
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