Where Fiction and Reality Meet
BLURB: A murdered male stripper. A missing go-go dancer. A city councilman on the hook. Can Atlanta homicide detective Sergeant Kendall Parker solve the vicious crime while remaining safely hidden behind the closet door? When the body of a young man is found in a popular midtown park, police and local media quickly pin the... Continue Reading →
“The murder itself is the end of the story. It's Zero Hour. It's Zero Hour now.” – Agatha Christie BLURB: A murdered male stripper. A missing go-go dancer. A city councilman on the hook. Can Atlanta homicide detective Sergeant Kendall Parker solve the vicious crime while remaining safely hidden behind the closet door? When the... Continue Reading →
“Who knows the end? What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men.” ― H.P. Lovecraft One of the things I’ve come to love about Jordan L. Hawk’s books is that no matter what I expect going... Continue Reading →
“Who knows the end? What has risen may sink, and what has sunk may rise. Loathsomeness waits and dreams in the deep, and decay spreads over the tottering cities of men.” ― H.P. Lovecraft One of the things I’ve come to love about Jordan L. Hawk’s books is that no matter what I expect going... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, B., thanks so much for being here with us today. Why don't we start out by having you tell us a little bit about yourself? Hobbies, interests, odds and ends things that make you, you. B: Hi, TNA! Let's see….I got into writing original fiction because I was a Harry Potter fan, and... Continue Reading →
“It's human to have a secret, but it's just as human to reveal it sooner or later.” ― Philip Roth B. Snow throws a bit of the unexpected into her novel A Cunning Plan, a welcome bit too, if I do say so myself, that elevated the book from the usual historical fare to something... Continue Reading →
“It's human to have a secret, but it's just as human to reveal it sooner or later.” ― Philip Roth B. Snow throws a bit of the unexpected into her novel A Cunning Plan, a welcome bit too, if I do say so myself, that elevated the book from the usual historical fare to something... Continue Reading →
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt BLURB: At age 18, Shiloh Raben is tired. He no longer has the energy to deal with mean classmates, inner doubt, and fear of familial rejection, so he takes a razor to his wrist. When he wakes up in... Continue Reading →
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt BLURB: At age 18, Shiloh Raben is tired. He no longer has the energy to deal with mean classmates, inner doubt, and fear of familial rejection, so he takes a razor to his wrist. When he wakes up in... Continue Reading →
Hi, I'm Jack Frost. You may have heard of me, or cursed me when you had to scrape snow off your car in the morning, or maybe you read my story in A GIFT FOR SANTA, written by Deanna Wadsworth in THE NAUGHTY NORTH POLE series from Decadent Publishing. I have no idea how Deanna... Continue Reading →
Hi, I'm Jack Frost. You may have heard of me, or cursed me when you had to scrape snow off your car in the morning, or maybe you read my story in A GIFT FOR SANTA, written by Deanna Wadsworth in THE NAUGHTY NORTH POLE series from Decadent Publishing. I have no idea how Deanna... Continue Reading →
Be sure to stay tuned right here because Lori Toland will be our guest on December 14, 2013, with an interview and giveaway! Excerpt: Home for the Holidays When Blaze reached the street, a horse drawn carriage like the ones he’d seen in Central Park was parked in front of the restaurant. Jason gestured for... Continue Reading →
Be sure to stay tuned right here because Lori Toland will be our guest on December 14, 2013, with an interview and giveaway! Excerpt: Home for the Holidays When Blaze reached the street, a horse drawn carriage like the ones he’d seen in Central Park was parked in front of the restaurant. Jason gestured for... Continue Reading →
“Fairy tales and folk tales are for children and childlike people, not because they are little and inconsequential, but because they are as enormous as life itself.” ― Anthony Esolen Crispian Butcher is a throw-away child who, at fifteen, has learned what it means to be homeless, friendless, hungry, tired with nowhere to rest. He... Continue Reading →
“Fairy tales and folk tales are for children and childlike people, not because they are little and inconsequential, but because they are as enormous as life itself.” ― Anthony Esolen Crispian Butcher is a throw-away child who, at fifteen, has learned what it means to be homeless, friendless, hungry, tired with nowhere to rest. He... Continue Reading →
I hope you've all had a lovely week, and for those of you celebrating Hanukkah that your holiday time with family and friends has been, and will continue to be, wonderful. And don't forget, today marks the start of deliveries for Dreamspinner Press's 2013 daily Advent Anthology Heartwarming. We've got all thirty-one stories we'll be... Continue Reading →
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” ― Hamilton Wright Mabie BLURB: Discovering his boyfriend's affair with a co-worker wrecks Eli's holiday plans. With his parents on a cruise and his brother and sister out of town, he's on his own. His mother insists he escape to her... Continue Reading →
“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.” ― Hamilton Wright Mabie BLURB: Discovering his boyfriend's affair with a co-worker wrecks Eli's holiday plans. With his parents on a cruise and his brother and sister out of town, he's on his own. His mother insists he escape to her... Continue Reading →
Positive Even after a decade, the life that journalist Brent Walsh and Milwaukee homicide detective Shawn Mackey have made together is far from boring. But when a new case cuts a weekend getaway short, they aren't quite prepared for how it will impact their personal lives. Suddenly there's too much to juggle: Shawn will... Continue Reading →
“Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.” ― Alain de Botton BLURB: Braving the start of high school, longtime childhood friends Benjamin Wells and Timmy Norton quickly realize they are entering a whole new world colored by their family responsibilities. Ben is trying to please his strict... Continue Reading →
“Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.” ― Alain de Botton BLURB: Braving the start of high school, longtime childhood friends Benjamin Wells and Timmy Norton quickly realize they are entering a whole new world colored by their family responsibilities. Ben is trying to please his strict... Continue Reading →
“Your first family is your blood family and you always be true to that. That means something. But there’s another family, and that’s the one you go out and find. Maybe even by accident sometimes. And they’re as much blood as your first family. Maybe more so because they don’t have to look out for... Continue Reading →
“Your first family is your blood family and you always be true to that. That means something. But there’s another family, and that’s the one you go out and find. Maybe even by accident sometimes. And they’re as much blood as your first family. Maybe more so because they don’t have to look out for... Continue Reading →
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.” ― Marcus Aurelius Summary: After a traumatic coming out, Max has forged a good life for himself—a great house, a solid job as a cop, and the companionship of his... Continue Reading →
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