Where Fiction and Reality Meet
“Choose your love. Love your choice.” ― Thomas S. Monson Title: Confessions of a Gay Rugby Player #4 Author: Patrick Darcy Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 54 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Things could not be better for star rugby player Conor Murphy. He has a hot boyfriend that worships him and he is... 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 →
“You can't start the change unless you dare to be different.” ― Toba Beta Title: 6 Days to Valentine Author: LE Franks Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 24,000 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In Nick's perfect world, Valentine’s Day would be struck from the calendar. Nick’s dreams of a Happily Ever After were shredded... Continue Reading →
“You can't start the change unless you dare to be different.” ― Toba Beta Title: 6 Days to Valentine Author: LE Franks Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 24,000 Pages Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: In Nick's perfect world, Valentine’s Day would be struck from the calendar. Nick’s dreams of a Happily Ever After were shredded... Continue Reading →
As a writer, one of the hardest things I do is reconcile my internal vision for a character with the very real depiction given to me by the cover artist. Their cover design is based primarily on a form we fill out that seems more applicable for eHarmony than useful as a map to successfully... Continue Reading →
“Most people are slow to champion love because they fear the transformation it brings into their lives.” – Aberjhani Title: Be My Valentine, Bobby Bryson Author: Geoffrey Knight Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 27 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When seven-year-old Mikey Madsen makes a Valentine’s Day card for someone named Bobby Bryson, it... Continue Reading →
“Most people are slow to champion love because they fear the transformation it brings into their lives.” – Aberjhani Title: Be My Valentine, Bobby Bryson Author: Geoffrey Knight Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 27 Pages Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: When seven-year-old Mikey Madsen makes a Valentine’s Day card for someone named Bobby Bryson, it... Continue Reading →
“We find ourselves constantly in battle in the vast human theaters of conflict.” ― Bryant McGill Title: The Actor & the Thief Author: Edward Kendrick Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 26000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Once they were a couple. Now—they’re far from it. Just out of prison, Craig heads to Denver. At... Continue Reading →
“We find ourselves constantly in battle in the vast human theaters of conflict.” ― Bryant McGill Title: The Actor & the Thief Author: Edward Kendrick Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 26000 Words Rating: 4 Stars Blurb: Once they were a couple. Now—they’re far from it. Just out of prison, Craig heads to Denver. At... Continue Reading →
“Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them… your smile, your hope and your courage.” – Doe Zantamata Title: As You Are Author: Ethan Day Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 61000 Words Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Operation Danny…that’s all bartender and recent college graduate, Julian Hallowell has had on... Continue Reading →
“Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them… your smile, your hope and your courage.” – Doe Zantamata Title: As You Are Author: Ethan Day Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 61000 Words Rating: 4.5 Stars Blurb: Operation Danny…that’s all bartender and recent college graduate, Julian Hallowell has had on... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Absence of Monsters Author: J.P. Barnaby Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 146000 Words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Jayden Carter knew the path he wanted his life to take. He wanted to get his Master’s Degree in History and teach. But when he answered an ad for a roommate and met mysterious... Continue Reading →
Title: In the Absence of Monsters Author: J.P. Barnaby Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 146000 Words Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Jayden Carter knew the path he wanted his life to take. He wanted to get his Master’s Degree in History and teach. But when he answered an ad for a roommate and met mysterious... Continue Reading →
In the Absence of Monsters contains one strong recurring theme, that of questioning established definitions. The definitions of sexuality, recovery, and love are examined throughout the book. The relationship between Ethan and Jayden challenges their understanding of their respective sexualities. Ethan comes to terms with his sexuality, he works toward recovery, but the one concept... Continue Reading →
In the Absence of Monsters contains one strong recurring theme, that of questioning established definitions. The definitions of sexuality, recovery, and love are examined throughout the book. The relationship between Ethan and Jayden challenges their understanding of their respective sexualities. Ethan comes to terms with his sexuality, he works toward recovery, but the one concept... Continue Reading →
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”-- Kahlil Gibran Title: Zombie Boyz: Ghoul’s Gym Author: Eric Arvin and TJ Klune Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars **Warning: Review Contains Minor Spoilers** Blurb: Board up the windows, push an old dresser against the door... Continue Reading →
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”-- Kahlil Gibran Title: Zombie Boyz: Ghoul’s Gym Author: Eric Arvin and TJ Klune Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: Rating: 5 Stars **Warning: Review Contains Minor Spoilers** Blurb: Board up the windows, push an old dresser against the door... Continue Reading →
“You know that passage in the Bible that says, ‘And the meek shall inherit the Earth?’ Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, ‘And the geek shall inherit the Earth.’” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson Title: Tread Marks & Trademarks Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars... Continue Reading →
“You know that passage in the Bible that says, ‘And the meek shall inherit the Earth?’ Always wondered if that was mistranslated. Perhaps it actually says, ‘And the geek shall inherit the Earth.’” ― Neil deGrasse Tyson Title: Tread Marks & Trademarks Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 200 Rating: 5 Stars... Continue Reading →
With the release of my latest novel, Pretty Boy Dead, the first in the Kendall Parker Mysteries series, readers have often asked how long it took to conceive the main character, protagonist Kendall Parker, the closeted homicide detective with the Atlanta Police Department (APD). To a writer, such a question can come across as a... Continue Reading →
With the release of my latest novel, Pretty Boy Dead, the first in the Kendall Parker Mysteries series, readers have often asked how long it took to conceive the main character, protagonist Kendall Parker, the closeted homicide detective with the Atlanta Police Department (APD). To a writer, such a question can come across as a... Continue Reading →
“The irony of being a zombie is that everything is funny, but you can't smile, because your lips have rotted off.” ― Isaac Marion Title: Guess Who’s Coming at Dinner Author: Geoffrey Knight and Ethan Day Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 25,000 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Board up the windows, push an old dresser... Continue Reading →
“The irony of being a zombie is that everything is funny, but you can't smile, because your lips have rotted off.” ― Isaac Marion Title: Guess Who’s Coming at Dinner Author: Geoffrey Knight and Ethan Day Publisher: Wilde City Press Pages/Word Count: 25,000 Rating: 5 Stars Blurb: Board up the windows, push an old dresser... Continue Reading →
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