This time exactly a year ago I took a deep breath, looked at the Smashwords submission page one last time, and clicked “Publish”. Hours later – because there were a couple of hundred books in the queue – I saw the first version of Lies and Consequences go live for downloading. So I downloaded it to check it (because Smashwords doesn’t have a preview function.) Then I swore loudly, because the entire book was centered … Read more

GFY – Gay For You – ah, yes… *Happy sigh.* That moment when a man who always thought he was straight looks into the eyes of another man and falls head over heels in love. And in lust. I love to write those moments. But is GFY just a figment of my author’s imagination? A fantasy like vampires, as unlikely as zombie love? Or is there a chance that a straight man might find the … Read more

My online blog gets a fair bit of spam. I usually scan it before erasing it all, to make sure no genuine comments got caught in the filter. This time I was in a silly mood, and couldn’t help giggling at the wording of so many of them. So I decided to record some here for posterity and my own amusement. I do want to emphasize, To all you real flesh-and-blood humans for whom English … Read more

No April Fool’s stuff here. I’m the kind of person who is really glad when this falls on a Sunday, because practical jokes are so not my thing. (Now verbal jokes… those definitely.) The middle of this week will be the one-year anniversary of the release of my first self-pubbed book. I’m debating how to celebrate that. (OK, who was it just said I should post a free story??? Well, maybe. Although my beta readers … Read more

Well it was a close call, because a formatting problem temporarily took all the italics out of the page proofs for Unexpected Demands. But thanks to the hard work of MLR’s formatting editor, Kris, it came back together. The book is now live on the MLR Press website here. And it will soon be out on Amazon, ARe and other vendors. I hope readers who liked Unacceptable Risk will enjoy this new look at my … Read more

After a tough week dealing with my mother’s advancing Alzheimer’s, I got a spot of good news today. Unexpected Demands is back from formatting. The official release date will be Friday March 23rd. Conventional wisdom says it’s not good to release two novels so close together. But I’ve been waiting a while for this one. I say to heck with conventional wisdom. If some readers want to take a break from my writing between my … Read more

So The Rebuilding Year released on Tuesday, and I watched with a mixture of delight and disbelief as it moved up Amazon’s Best Sellers in Gay & Lesbian Genre Fiction. Until around 24 hours after release, it briefly hit #1. Wow. At that time the book had no reviews on Amazon, although I was deeply appreciative of the two that had come out on Reviews by Jessewave. (So glad that the threatened “dueling reviews” turned … Read more

My contemporary m/m romance, The Rebuilding Year, is now available from Samhain Publishing here. This is a great time to buy directly from the publisher since Samhain is offering the book with a new-release discount. If you want to see a review first, there is one on Guilty Pleasures Book Reviews and another although with **mild spoilers** on Joyfully Jay. If you decide to give this novel a try, I hope you enjoy meeting John … Read more

Just a few updates as I wait for the release of The Rebuilding Year on Tuesday. For those who would like to score a free copy of the book, there is a draw running on Stumbling Over Chaos which will be open for you to enter until Monday evening. Even if you don’t want to take a shot at a free copy, you should check out this site. Chris and her cats do a lot … Read more

Early this week I still had illusions that I would see Unexpected Demands back from formatting in time for release in February, but that’s clearly not going to happen. Formatting is the last stage for the manuscript, but everything has been going more slowly for this book. I think MLR’s recent growth as a publisher, while nice to see, has added some backlog for the editorial staff. And since I want them to continue to … Read more