Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Burnin’ For You Author: Jamie Lynn Miller Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 226 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Lucas Taylor is a New York City fireman at Station 127, dedicated to his job, even though it has brought him heartrending tragedy - the loss of his lover, Ryan, in an explosion. Evan Singer is the... Continue Reading →
Title: Summer Symphony Author: Brandon Shire Publisher: TPG Books Pages/Word Count: 164 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Martin Zoric had vivid dreams of fatherhood, of a small hand pressed to his, of pink dresses and girlish laughter. Then his wife had a stillbirth and his world fell apart. He listened to the unwanted apologies, stood... Continue Reading →
Actually, it means quite a lot. Thank you. I’ve had that “Dark Night of the Soul” moment that writers get sometimes. That moment when we question our abilities—our very right to call ourselves writers—when we catch a review, read it the wrong (or right!) way and are sent spinning down the rabbit hole of self-loathing... Continue Reading →
Title: Blue Moon II: This Is Reality Author: A.E. Via Publisher: Self-Published Pages: 194 Pages Genre: Contemporary Romance/Action/Suspense Blurb: Blue Moon: Book Two can be read as a standalone. Pierce aka Strategic Intelligence Specialist, Backhander is back to flush out some of the DEA’s most notorious criminals, and he has one helluva’ team backing him... Continue Reading →
Greetings, everyone, and welcome back for round five of our Countdown to GayRomLit Virtual Gift Basket Giveaways. In case you've missed the previous baskets still up for grabs, here are the links to Baskets Three and Four. We have another great basket on offer today, so without further ado, have a look at what's up... Continue Reading →
Title: The Glass-House Murder Author: T. Nielson Publisher: JMS Books Pages/Word Count: 156 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Meet Lord Henry Carlisle: gentleman, wastrel, and mystery-novel lover. When his mother telephones him on a May evening to tell him they've just discovered a body in the glass-house, Hal does what he loves to do: he... Continue Reading →
Title: Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires Author: Bey Deckard Publisher: Self-Published Pages/Word Count: 380 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Reunited once more, the crew of Baal’s Heart must make the long and treacherous journey south to the towering spires of the Devil’s Isles. The path through the mountain range is fraught with peril; mayhem and... Continue Reading →
TNA is please to be hosting Eileen Griffin and Nikka Michaels today on their In the Raw Blog Tour. They've brought the book's MCs, Ethan Martin and Jamie Lassiter, with them today to answer a few questions about themselves and about their story. THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED Big thanks to Lisa and the crew at... Continue Reading →
Hello all! Welcome to the Rack & Ruin (THIRDS, Book 3) cover reveal & giveaway! I'm super excited to share with you the cover to for the latest THIRDS book by the fabulous L.C. Chase! There's also a giveaway, and Rack & Ruin is now available for preorder! When the walls come tumblin' down.... ... Continue Reading →
Hello all! Welcome to the Rack & Ruin (THIRDS, Book 3) cover reveal & giveaway! I'm super excited to share with you the cover to for the latest THIRDS book by the fabulous L.C. Chase! There's also a giveaway, and Rack & Ruin is now available for preorder! When the walls come tumblin' down.... ... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday, everyone, and welcome back to day four of the GRL Virtual Gift Basket Giveaways! We have more great goodies on offer for you today, so have a look at what's up for grabs: • Rhys Ford: A $25 Gift Card to the e-tailer of the winner’s choice • DH Starr: An e-copy of... Continue Reading →
Title: When Love Gets Hairy Author: Jacob Z. Flores Narrator:: T.J. Jamesin Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 7 Hours, 55 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: As vain as he is beautiful, Nino Santos happily lives life waiting for the next ferry full of fairies to bring him new conquests. As long as they aren’t hirsute,... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and happy Sunday to you. I hope you've all had a weekend filled with lots of good reading. We're winding some things down in the coming week, namely all the GayRomLit Countdown celebrating we've been doing since April. Six months of guest posts and giveaways, will all lead up to a Grand Prize,... Continue Reading →
Hi, everyone, and happy Sunday to you. I hope you've all had a weekend filled with lots of good reading. We're winding some things down in the coming week, namely all the GayRomLit Countdown celebrating we've been doing since April. Six months of guest posts and giveaways, will all lead up to a Grand Prize,... Continue Reading →
Title: Men on the Make: True Gay Sex Confessions Author: Anthology – Edited by Shane Allison Publisher: Cleis Press Pages/Word Count: 232 Pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: Gay award-winning editor Shane Allison brings together a staggeringly sexy set of true stories reflecting gay life today. Men on the Make is as incredibly diverse as the... Continue Reading →
I had a Facebook friend ask me how I go from idea to story. I thought this was the perfect time to break it down. When Totally Bound asked me to write a full-length novel for the new What’s His Passion? imprint, the idea of a MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) fighter came to mind immediately.... Continue Reading →
Title: Tell Me It’s Real Author: TJ Klune Narrator:: Michael Lesley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 Hours, 24 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all. He's thirty, slightly overweight, and his best features are his acerbic wit and... Continue Reading →
Title: Tell Me It’s Real Author: TJ Klune Narrator:: Michael Lesley Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 10 Hours, 24 Minutes Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Do you believe in love at first sight? Paul Auster doesn't. Paul doesn't believe in much at all. He's thirty, slightly overweight, and his best features are his acerbic wit and... Continue Reading →
Title: Hell on Earth (Hellscape: Book Two) Author: Ally Blue Publisher: Samhain Publishing Pages/Word Count: 262 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Two prisoners. One forgotten planet. A secret that twists justice beyond all recognition. All Sandman wants is to get away from his violent past on Hell’s End, but trouble follows him, leaving him with... Continue Reading →
Title: The Brick Yard Author: Carol Lynne Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 203 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: For Lucky Gunn, the hardest fight of his life happens outside the cage. On the south side of Chicago sits an old gym called The Brick Yard. Ten years ago, on a bitterly cold day, Lucky Gunn... Continue Reading →
Title: Faith & Fidelity (2nd Edition) Series: Faith, Love, and Devotion: Book One Author: Tere Michaels Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Blurb: Reeling from the recent death of his wife, police officer Evan Cerelli looks at his four children and can only see how he fails them. His loving wife was the caretaker and nurturer, and now... Continue Reading →
Title: Faith & Fidelity (2nd Edition) Series: Faith, Love, and Devotion: Book One Author: Tere Michaels Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Blurb: Reeling from the recent death of his wife, police officer Evan Cerelli looks at his four children and can only see how he fails them. His loving wife was the caretaker and nurturer, and now... Continue Reading →
Title: Moving Mountains Author: T.N. Tarrant Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Pages/Word Count: 214 Pages Rating: 3 Stars Blurb: After Nathan Taylor’s wife fell into a coma, he fought for years to get custody of their son, Christopher, and finally succeeded. Although Nathan loves his wife, Letty, he has never been in love with her—theirs was a... Continue Reading →
Title: King’s Conquest Author: Valentina Heart Publisher: Totally Bound Pages/Word Count: 68 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: The only way for Prince Rin to save his kingdom is to marry a king and bear a child, but will he survive his fate? In a world where two kingdoms are constantly at war, Prince Rin, heir... Continue Reading →
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