Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Strength of the Mate (The Tameness of the Wolf #3) Author: Kendall McKenna Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Rampaging werewolves cause the True Alpha to send his Omega, Dawson Rivers, to bring them under control. Can Adam Madison help or hinder Dawson's mission? Adam Madison is in Iraq,... Continue Reading →
Title: Strength of the Mate (The Tameness of the Wolf #3) Author: Kendall McKenna Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 356 Pages Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Rampaging werewolves cause the True Alpha to send his Omega, Dawson Rivers, to bring them under control. Can Adam Madison help or hinder Dawson's mission? Adam Madison is in Iraq,... Continue Reading →
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Black Hurricane: Genres: M/M, Contemporary, Erotic Romance, New Adult, (Rock Stars!) Blurb: Twenty-three year old Jasper Jones fell in love with Dean McQueen at fourteen, but after a disastrous relationship, Jazz would like nothing better than to see the rock star choke on his own vomit. After a catastrophic reunion, Dean... Continue Reading →
THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED Black Hurricane: Genres: M/M, Contemporary, Erotic Romance, New Adult, (Rock Stars!) Blurb: Twenty-three year old Jasper Jones fell in love with Dean McQueen at fourteen, but after a disastrous relationship, Jazz would like nothing better than to see the rock star choke on his own vomit. After a catastrophic reunion, Dean... Continue Reading →
Title: Boystown 6: From the Ashes Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 194 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The most unlikely person in the world asks Private Investigator Nick Nowak to investigate the oversuspicious death of a priest. It's winter 1984, Private Investigator Nick Nowak has allowed his life to fall to pieces:... Continue Reading →
Title: Boystown 6: From the Ashes Author: Marshall Thornton Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 194 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: The most unlikely person in the world asks Private Investigator Nick Nowak to investigate the oversuspicious death of a priest. It's winter 1984, Private Investigator Nick Nowak has allowed his life to fall to pieces:... Continue Reading →
Title: Hidden Identity Author: Adam Carpenter Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 188 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Jimmy McSwain is hired to find missing heir Harris Rothschild, he finds that identities can be altered and lives can be changed--or taken with the simple pull of the trigger. Jimmy McSwain is a New York City... Continue Reading →
Title: Hidden Identity Author: Adam Carpenter Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 188 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: When Jimmy McSwain is hired to find missing heir Harris Rothschild, he finds that identities can be altered and lives can be changed--or taken with the simple pull of the trigger. Jimmy McSwain is a New York City... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, the 14th, I had the privilege of attending my first Pride event here in Indianapolis. It was such a positive and uplifting day, and I’m so glad Lynley Wayne and Jambrea Jo Jones let me tag along on their coattails as a reviewer representative of the genre we write, read and love. As... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Angel, thanks so much for stopping by to visit us today. Let's talk a bit about your writing. Do you prefer to write fantasy or contemporary genre romance? Do you find you like the challenge of stretching your imagination when writing fantasy, or are they equally challenging but in different ways? Angel: I... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, LE, 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, things we might not know about you but should? Your love of practical jokes, for instance. What’s the best prank you’ve ever pulled? LE: I say... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, LE, 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, things we might not know about you but should? Your love of practical jokes, for instance. What’s the best prank you’ve ever pulled? LE: I say... Continue Reading →
“Nothing good comes from hiding in the shadows.” ― David A. Broughton Title: Cops, Cakes, and Coffee (Love’s First Response: Book One) Author: Sara York Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 63 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: After Drake Knowles embarrasses himself in front of Adam Hughes he doesn't see a way for them to ever... Continue Reading →
“Nothing good comes from hiding in the shadows.” ― David A. Broughton Title: Cops, Cakes, and Coffee (Love’s First Response: Book One) Author: Sara York Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 63 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: After Drake Knowles embarrasses himself in front of Adam Hughes he doesn't see a way for them to ever... Continue Reading →
Last First Kiss is probably the most personal story I’ve written to date. Last summer I got a call, like so many others have gotten before me. An old friend from high school had attempted suicide. Thankfully, he survived and recovered, mostly. But those first few days of helping support his brother and tracking down... Continue Reading →
Last First Kiss is probably the most personal story I’ve written to date. Last summer I got a call, like so many others have gotten before me. An old friend from high school had attempted suicide. Thankfully, he survived and recovered, mostly. But those first few days of helping support his brother and tracking down... Continue Reading →
“I am well aware that for some, love and passion do not always follow the traditional path” – Amanda Quick Title: Devon Cream Author: Jet Mykles Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 86 pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: When Steven helps his neighbor Devon move into the studio apartment upstairs, he can't help but drool. Devon... Continue Reading →
“I am well aware that for some, love and passion do not always follow the traditional path” – Amanda Quick Title: Devon Cream Author: Jet Mykles Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 86 pages Rating: 3.5 Stars Blurb: When Steven helps his neighbor Devon move into the studio apartment upstairs, he can't help but drool. Devon... Continue Reading →
TNA: Hi, Jackie, 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, things we might not know about you but should? Jackie: Thank you for having me. I’m a mother of two little ones and happily married for... Continue Reading →
"Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." -- Bob Marley Blessed With A Curse: Author: N.J. Nielsen Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 132 Pages Rating: 3 stars Blurb: What doesn't kill me - had better start running...Storm Gennaro When the past calls Storm Gennaro for... Continue Reading →
"Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." -- Bob Marley Blessed With A Curse: Author: N.J. Nielsen Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 132 Pages Rating: 3 stars Blurb: What doesn't kill me - had better start running...Storm Gennaro When the past calls Storm Gennaro for... Continue Reading →
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." ― William Shakespeare Title: Big Bone Lick Pack Author: Kendall McKenna, Jambrea Jo Jones, Cherie Noel Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 227 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Overall Blurb: Welcome to the Big Bone Lick Pack: A more... Continue Reading →
"Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night." ― William Shakespeare Title: Big Bone Lick Pack Author: Kendall McKenna, Jambrea Jo Jones, Cherie Noel Publisher: MLR Press Pages/Word Count: 227 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Overall Blurb: Welcome to the Big Bone Lick Pack: A more... Continue Reading →
I’m Michael Rupured, author of Until Thanksgiving, Dreamspinner Press, After Christmas Eve, MLR Press, and Happy Independence Day (pending). As luck would have it—Lisa had no idea when she scheduled my post—today is my 56th birthday! To celebrate, I’m giving away autographed copies of Until Thanksgiving and After Christmas Eve (U.S. residents only). My stories... Continue Reading →
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