In Which Brita Addams Asks The Question, Do Romances Truly Need Heaps Of Conflict? – And She's Also Offering A Giveaway!

Recently, I read a review for my latest release, Tarnished Gold, in which the reviewer stated that the book didn't have enough conflict. She liked the book, gave it a great rating, but the fact that the conflict wasn't, in her estimation, present, bothered me, because I know better. Of course, I accepted the review... Continue Reading →

In Which Brita Addams Asks The Question, Do Romances Truly Need Heaps Of Conflict? – And She’s Also Offering A Giveaway!

Recently, I read a review for my latest release, Tarnished Gold, in which the reviewer stated that the book didn't have enough conflict. She liked the book, gave it a great rating, but the fact that the conflict wasn't, in her estimation, present, bothered me, because I know better. Of course, I accepted the review... Continue Reading →

Ascending Hearts by Keira Andrews and Leta Blake – This Isn't Your Childhood Version of "Jack and the Beanstalk"

It isn't possible to love and part ... I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal. – E.M. Forster There’s nothing you might expect and everything you might imagine in Keira Andrews and Leta Blake’s Ascending Hearts, the story of a man named Jack who, by virtue of his red hair... Continue Reading →

Ascending Hearts by Keira Andrews and Leta Blake – This Isn’t Your Childhood Version of “Jack and the Beanstalk”

It isn't possible to love and part ... I know by experience that the poets are right: love is eternal. – E.M. Forster There’s nothing you might expect and everything you might imagine in Keira Andrews and Leta Blake’s Ascending Hearts, the story of a man named Jack who, by virtue of his red hair... Continue Reading →

Crossing the Threshold with Jordan L. Hawk – And There's A Giveaway Too!

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. – Rabindranath Tagore Dr. Percival Whyborne and Griffin Flaherty have settled into their home and a life together; or are as settled as they can be, given the nature of their relationship and their need for discretion. Life in... Continue Reading →

Crossing the Threshold with Jordan L. Hawk – And There’s A Giveaway Too!

Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless in facing them. – Rabindranath Tagore Dr. Percival Whyborne and Griffin Flaherty have settled into their home and a life together; or are as settled as they can be, given the nature of their relationship and their need for discretion. Life in... Continue Reading →

Who Is The Other Man? We Have Twenty-One Men Here Today To Tell You, And There's Also A Giveaway

Touch. By touch we are betrayed and betray others. – Wallace Stegner Monogamy has been rather fluidly practiced over the centuries, the shape of it changing with the times and the attitudes of each generation. And let’s face facts; there was a double-standard for a very long time, a time when it was not only... Continue Reading →

Who Is The Other Man? We Have Twenty-One Men Here Today To Tell You, And There’s Also A Giveaway

Touch. By touch we are betrayed and betray others. – Wallace Stegner Monogamy has been rather fluidly practiced over the centuries, the shape of it changing with the times and the attitudes of each generation. And let’s face facts; there was a double-standard for a very long time, a time when it was not only... Continue Reading →

Tats of Honor by Vona Logan Is A Journey Through Grief And Healing

My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story. ― Johnny Depp Keegan Andrews’ life has just turned the corner from bad to how-much-more-can-a-man-take? He’s just buried the cousin who was like a brother to him; then, to add insult to an already weeping wound, his long-time girlfriend has ditched him at the... Continue Reading →

Tats of Honor by Vona Logan Is A Journey Through Grief And Healing

My body is my journal, and my tattoos are my story. ― Johnny Depp Keegan Andrews’ life has just turned the corner from bad to how-much-more-can-a-man-take? He’s just buried the cousin who was like a brother to him; then, to add insult to an already weeping wound, his long-time girlfriend has ditched him at the... Continue Reading →

Loving Luki Vasquez And Sonny Bly James Really Is So Easy – Finding Jackie (Vasquez & James #3) by Lou Sylvre

I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine. – Song of Solomon If you’ve thought about picking up Finding Jackie and have prepared yourself to watch Luki Vasquez and Sonny Bly James stroll off into a sedate life of wedded bliss…yeah, you might want to rethink that. Don’t get me wrong, though; the bliss... Continue Reading →

Loving Luki Vasquez And Sonny Bly James Really Is So Easy – Finding Jackie (Vasquez & James #3) by Lou Sylvre

I am my beloved's and my beloved is mine. – Song of Solomon If you’ve thought about picking up Finding Jackie and have prepared yourself to watch Luki Vasquez and Sonny Bly James stroll off into a sedate life of wedded bliss…yeah, you might want to rethink that. Don’t get me wrong, though; the bliss... Continue Reading →

Oh Look, Bruce, It’s A Girl!

Okay, that's a stupid post title, I know, but it's the first thing that popped into my head...which is always a dangerous thing where my brain is concerned. :) Aaanyway, I am so very thrilled to announce the newest member to join our little family here at TNA and would like to welcome Tina to... Continue Reading →

Leta Blake And Keira Andrews Give Gravity To Their Earthly Desires (Tempting Tales, Book One)

One's not half of two; two are halves of one. – E.E. Cummings I’m such a sucker for Once Upon A Times that lead to Happily Ever Afters. You know, there’s a school of thought out there that says fairy tales can be harmful to impressionable young minds, especially for girls who may begin to... Continue Reading →

Leta Blake And Keira Andrews Give Gravity To Their Earthly Desires (Tempting Tales, Book One)

One's not half of two; two are halves of one. – E.E. Cummings I’m such a sucker for Once Upon A Times that lead to Happily Ever Afters. You know, there’s a school of thought out there that says fairy tales can be harmful to impressionable young minds, especially for girls who may begin to... Continue Reading →

The Gentleman and the Rogue by J.K. Pendragon Is History And Mystery And Heroes And Villains

I am bewitched with the rogue's company. If the rascal have not given me medicines to make me love him, I'll be hanged. – William Shakespeare Once upon a time, there was a rogue who was less a criminal than he was the end result of an uncontrollable circumstance which transformed him into a self-appointed... Continue Reading →

The Gentleman and the Rogue by J.K. Pendragon Is History And Mystery And Heroes And Villains

I am bewitched with the rogue's company. If the rascal have not given me medicines to make me love him, I'll be hanged. – William Shakespeare Once upon a time, there was a rogue who was less a criminal than he was the end result of an uncontrollable circumstance which transformed him into a self-appointed... Continue Reading →

Fool's Rush (Fool's Odyssey #3) by Chris Quinton – The Future Of Vampire-kind

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. – Alexander Pope There was a time, not so long ago, that Xavi Escudero might’ve been described as impulsive, reckless, self-centered, maybe even a bit of a cheeky brat…but that was so much a part of the man’s appeal it was easy to be drawn in... Continue Reading →

Fool’s Rush (Fool’s Odyssey #3) by Chris Quinton – The Future Of Vampire-kind

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. – Alexander Pope There was a time, not so long ago, that Xavi Escudero might’ve been described as impulsive, reckless, self-centered, maybe even a bit of a cheeky brat…but that was so much a part of the man’s appeal it was easy to be drawn in... Continue Reading →

And The Winners Are…

The Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia may be done for this year, but the education process is an ongoing effort, a goal we're committed to seeing through to the day that these misperceptions and attitudes are more the exception than the rule. On behalf of Bruce and myself, I want to thank everyone who took... Continue Reading →

The Chimera Affair by Keira Andrews Is An Affair To Remember

Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. – Delmore Schwartz So, I found this lovely little short story called The Argentine Seduction that I glommed onto when Loose ID was offering it for free as promo for their Spring Fling collection, which is also when I snatched up Anna Zabo’s Slow Waltz.... Continue Reading →

The Chimera Affair by Keira Andrews Is An Affair To Remember

Love is the most difficult and dangerous form of courage. – Delmore Schwartz So, I found this lovely little short story called The Argentine Seduction that I glommed onto when Loose ID was offering it for free as promo for their Spring Fling collection, which is also when I snatched up Anna Zabo’s Slow Waltz.... Continue Reading →

The Brothers Grime: Grime and Punishment by Z.A. Maxfield – Hello New Obsession

Fear not for the future, weep not for the past - Percy Bysshe Shelley I have a savior complex. No, not the kind where I think I’m the Messiah or something. I’m talking about the kind of savior complex where I think, “Oh look, a book about a couple of damaged men who have to... Continue Reading →

The Brothers Grime: Grime and Punishment by Z.A. Maxfield – Hello New Obsession

Fear not for the future, weep not for the past - Percy Bysshe Shelley I have a savior complex. No, not the kind where I think I’m the Messiah or something. I’m talking about the kind of savior complex where I think, “Oh look, a book about a couple of damaged men who have to... Continue Reading →

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