Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“The past is a very determined ghost, haunting every chance it gets.” ― Laura Miller BLURB: Budget cuts shuffle the decks of the Prince George’s County Police Department. Separated after years as partners, Hank Capstone and Patrick St. James find themselves having to make a new start. Assigned as a training officer, Hank takes on... Continue Reading →
“Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow.” ― J.M. Barrie Anyta Sunday’s The Douglas Fir isn’t really a Christmas story as much as it is the story of a man finding his miracle in the last place he’d have ever thought to look. It’s the story of... Continue Reading →
“Let no one who loves be called altogether unhappy. Even love unreturned has its rainbow.” ― J.M. Barrie Anyta Sunday’s The Douglas Fir isn’t really a Christmas story as much as it is the story of a man finding his miracle in the last place he’d have ever thought to look. It’s the story of... Continue Reading →
BLURB: When Nicky Hauser walks in on his restaurant-owner boyfriend having sex with a waiter, Nicky loses his lover, his job, and his home all in one night. Although he’s nearly thirty, he’s never settled on a true career, and he has nothing to show for his years with Tom. Depressed and unable to find... Continue Reading →
“Reflect upon your present blessings--of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”--Charles Dickens Max Vos has blogged about his creative process. He says he starts with the seed of a story, then looks for character inspiration. Next he fleshes out the characters and lets them pretty much... Continue Reading →
“Reflect upon your present blessings--of which every man has many--not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”--Charles Dickens Max Vos has blogged about his creative process. He says he starts with the seed of a story, then looks for character inspiration. Next he fleshes out the characters and lets them pretty much... Continue Reading →
If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. ~ Albert Einstein First off, let me just say that it's taken me a long time to review this book. Trying to come up with words that truly reflect how I feel has been really hard with this one. To... Continue Reading →
If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it. ~ Albert Einstein First off, let me just say that it's taken me a long time to review this book. Trying to come up with words that truly reflect how I feel has been really hard with this one. To... Continue Reading →
“You know you’re in love the moment you can touch the stars without reaching.” ― Melisa M. Hamling Summary: After coming out to his girlfriend of nine years, Mark has packed his life into boxes, ready to step out and experience his new life as an honest gay man. When the movers come to pack... Continue Reading →
“You know you’re in love the moment you can touch the stars without reaching.” ― Melisa M. Hamling Summary: After coming out to his girlfriend of nine years, Mark has packed his life into boxes, ready to step out and experience his new life as an honest gay man. When the movers come to pack... Continue Reading →
“Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves.” ― Winston Churchill BLURB: Cash McCord loves his life. He owns the family ranch, works hard and invites the occasional cowboy into his bed. All that changes when his brother Jack and Jack’s wife Val are killed in a car crash, leaving behind six... Continue Reading →
“Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves.” ― Winston Churchill BLURB: Cash McCord loves his life. He owns the family ranch, works hard and invites the occasional cowboy into his bed. All that changes when his brother Jack and Jack’s wife Val are killed in a car crash, leaving behind six... Continue Reading →
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. ” ― William Arthur Ward I've read a few books by this author and enjoyed each and every one of them, so I jumped at the chance to read her latest. The author takes the reader into the world of international cycling. For someone like... Continue Reading →
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records. ” ― William Arthur Ward I've read a few books by this author and enjoyed each and every one of them, so I jumped at the chance to read her latest. The author takes the reader into the world of international cycling. For someone like... Continue Reading →
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”--Bob Marley Vance Wolf owns Wolf Creek Ranch along with his mother. His father died recently of a heart attack that Vance attributes completely to their new neighbor Andrew Blackwell. Blackwell wants to buy Wolf Creek Ranch.... Continue Reading →
“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”--Bob Marley Vance Wolf owns Wolf Creek Ranch along with his mother. His father died recently of a heart attack that Vance attributes completely to their new neighbor Andrew Blackwell. Blackwell wants to buy Wolf Creek Ranch.... Continue Reading →
“Mawidge is a dweam wiffin a dweam. The dweam of wuv wapped wiffin the gweater dweam of everwasting west. Eternity is our fwiend, wemember that, and wuv wiw fowwow you fowever.” ― William Goldman Blurb: When Joel Derfner's boyfriend proposed to him, there was nowhere in America the two could legally marry. That changed quickly,... Continue Reading →
“Mawidge is a dweam wiffin a dweam. The dweam of wuv wapped wiffin the gweater dweam of everwasting west. Eternity is our fwiend, wemember that, and wuv wiw fowwow you fowever.” ― William Goldman Blurb: When Joel Derfner's boyfriend proposed to him, there was nowhere in America the two could legally marry. That changed quickly,... Continue Reading →
“Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts.” – James Joyce BLURB: Jason Stockton and Blaze Shinozuka are looking forward to escaping their hectic rock and roll lifestyle for a relaxing holiday. Their plan seems promising, and the passion between them burns hotter than ever as they keep each other warm... Continue Reading →
“Secrets, silent, stony sit in the dark palaces of both our hearts.” – James Joyce BLURB: Jason Stockton and Blaze Shinozuka are looking forward to escaping their hectic rock and roll lifestyle for a relaxing holiday. Their plan seems promising, and the passion between them burns hotter than ever as they keep each other warm... Continue Reading →
“You, poor child, who had no friends or toys, you toyed with dreams of murder, because that is a game to play alone.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre Blurb: As Philip Potter wraps up his last minute shopping on Christmas Eve, 1966, James Walker, his lover of six years, takes his life. Unaware of what waits for... Continue Reading →
“You, poor child, who had no friends or toys, you toyed with dreams of murder, because that is a game to play alone.” ― Jean-Paul Sartre Blurb: As Philip Potter wraps up his last minute shopping on Christmas Eve, 1966, James Walker, his lover of six years, takes his life. Unaware of what waits for... Continue Reading →
“I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend.” --- Freddie Mercury Desi and Charlie were inseparable as kids. Desi got teased often for his “girlish” looks and Charlie was always there to protect him. Desi’s cousin, Trinity, was a famous rock star. Charlie and Desi dreamed of being just as famous. While... Continue Reading →
“I won’t be a rock star. I will be a legend.” --- Freddie Mercury Desi and Charlie were inseparable as kids. Desi got teased often for his “girlish” looks and Charlie was always there to protect him. Desi’s cousin, Trinity, was a famous rock star. Charlie and Desi dreamed of being just as famous. While... Continue Reading →
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