Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Hello! Lori and Marie here, talking today about our newest release, Roped In. A couple of days ago, Marie made me (Lori) answer a few questions, so today, I'm turning the tables and putting her on the spot… Lori: Tell us a little about the secondary characters of Roped In, and whether or not we... Continue Reading →
“We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.” – Lyndon B. Johnson Title: When Will I See You Again Author: Julie Lynn Hayes Publisher: Amber Quill Press (Amber Allure) Pages/Word Count: 254 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Raoul Marchand is the crown prince of Charisma, the infamous night club in... Continue Reading →
“We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.” – Lyndon B. Johnson Title: When Will I See You Again Author: Julie Lynn Hayes Publisher: Amber Quill Press (Amber Allure) Pages/Word Count: 254 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Raoul Marchand is the crown prince of Charisma, the infamous night club in... Continue Reading →
When I sat down to write this post—okay, more like fretted about it for over a week—I had no topic whatsoever in my head, so I made a list of the books I've written. I discovered that out of eighteen stories of varying lengths and plots, nine of them, including my new release in May,... Continue Reading →
When I sat down to write this post—okay, more like fretted about it for over a week—I had no topic whatsoever in my head, so I made a list of the books I've written. I discovered that out of eighteen stories of varying lengths and plots, nine of them, including my new release in May,... Continue Reading →
“Let’s just say, I think you’re abnormal in the best possible way.” – Marie Sexton Title: Normal Enough Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 24000 Words Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Brandon Kenner shows up at Kasey Ralston’s garage with a 1970 Chevelle SS 454, Kasey is smitten by both the man and... Continue Reading →
“Let’s just say, I think you’re abnormal in the best possible way.” – Marie Sexton Title: Normal Enough Author: Marie Sexton Publisher: Amber Allure Pages/Word Count: 24000 Words Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: When Brandon Kenner shows up at Kasey Ralston’s garage with a 1970 Chevelle SS 454, Kasey is smitten by both the man and... Continue Reading →
The question that's been asked the most in relation to Normal Enough is, "What in the world made you write about a car fetish?" Admittedly, it's an odd choice, but it was an idea that intrigued me. When I signed up to write a story for Amber Allure's Grease Monkeys Pax, I didn't have any... Continue Reading →
“O, swear not by the moon, the fickle moon, the inconstant moon, that monthly changes in her circle orb...” —William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet “Cold-hearted orb that rules the night Removes the colors from our sight Red is grey and yellow white But we decide which is right And which is an illusion?” —Moody Blues,... Continue Reading →
“Drama is life with the dull parts left out.” ― Alfred Hitchcock BLURB: Christmas, 1983: A young man, Robert, tends to his soul mate, Keith, who is dying from AIDS. Robert tries valiantly to make this a special Christmas for his lover, but loses the fight late Christmas night. Christmas, 2007: Robert ventures out late... Continue Reading →
“Drama is life with the dull parts left out.” ― Alfred Hitchcock BLURB: Christmas, 1983: A young man, Robert, tends to his soul mate, Keith, who is dying from AIDS. Robert tries valiantly to make this a special Christmas for his lover, but loses the fight late Christmas night. Christmas, 2007: Robert ventures out late... Continue Reading →
One book that I hold near and dear to my heart is Orientation. If my books were my children, Orientation would be the quiet one, the one people would kindly describe as ‘different.’ Orientation, although it won the EPIC eBook Award for Best GLBT novel, is probably one of my least popular books, because it’s... Continue Reading →
One book that I hold near and dear to my heart is Orientation. If my books were my children, Orientation would be the quiet one, the one people would kindly describe as ‘different.’ Orientation, although it won the EPIC eBook Award for Best GLBT novel, is probably one of my least popular books, because it’s... Continue Reading →
“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” ― Leo Tolstoy Three years ago Brett Taylor had it all. Not only did he have his alter ego Brett Black, Country Western star, but he had Walt,... Continue Reading →
“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.” ― Leo Tolstoy Three years ago Brett Taylor had it all. Not only did he have his alter ego Brett Black, Country Western star, but he had Walt,... Continue Reading →
The chief evil of war is more evil. War is the concentration of all human crimes. – William Ellery Channing Brom Donker is a survivor of the American Civil War. Well, at least some parts of him survived; other parts, important parts such as his left arm and both legs below the knees, became sacrifices... Continue Reading →
The chief evil of war is more evil. War is the concentration of all human crimes. – William Ellery Channing Brom Donker is a survivor of the American Civil War. Well, at least some parts of him survived; other parts, important parts such as his left arm and both legs below the knees, became sacrifices... Continue Reading →
then murder's out of tune, And sweet revenge grows harsh. – William Shakespeare I’m going to say something that I’ve most definitely never said before. I think I just imagined this book in black & white as I was reading it. Weird, no? Yes, it is. The stylized atmosphere of L.A. Witt’s novella Mayfield Speakeasy... Continue Reading →
then murder's out of tune, And sweet revenge grows harsh. – William Shakespeare I’m going to say something that I’ve most definitely never said before. I think I just imagined this book in black & white as I was reading it. Weird, no? Yes, it is. The stylized atmosphere of L.A. Witt’s novella Mayfield Speakeasy... Continue Reading →
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. – Ambrose Redmoon Oh, Rich… Marv… Sim… Reg… Oh, Lucky, whatever your name is… He’s a man of many handles, some rather unfortunate ones, too, as well as a bit of a mess, but a lovable... Continue Reading →
Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear. – Ambrose Redmoon Oh, Rich… Marv… Sim… Reg… Oh, Lucky, whatever your name is… He’s a man of many handles, some rather unfortunate ones, too, as well as a bit of a mess, but a lovable... Continue Reading →
Did you happen to fall in love with Lucky and Bo in Eden Winters' Diversion? Mm-hm, I did too. Did you know that the sequel, Collusion (Diversion Book #2), is coming soon (February 24th) from Amber Quill Press? Yeah, it is! And did you also know that Eden Winters is giving away an eCopy of... Continue Reading →
The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all. – Meg Cabot You know how sometimes you read a short story and the first thing you wish, when it ends, is that it’d been much, much longer? Yeah, me too. Odd, then, that finishing Permanently Legless didn’t leave me feeling... Continue Reading →
It's early. Early! ::yawns:: But there's something a little less difficult about getting up at 4:00am when you know you're off to the airport for a long weekend of fun, right? Sure, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. ::Starbucks:: I want to take a minute to do two things. First, to say thank... Continue Reading →
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