As the moderator of the Goodreads Young Adult LGBT Books group, I’m reading quite a few Young Adult books these days. I’ve always loved good YA stories, for the emotional rewards they can deliver. I lived for books as a teen. They gave me worlds to walk in, and mirrors to see myself as not strange and not alone. In the hands of a good author, a YA book can pull you in and make … Read more

In October, I’m going to be attending the GayRomLit reader/author event in Chicago. I managed to get an author spot off the wait-list, and I look forward to it with mingled anticipation and anxiety. Going as an author involves a bit more prep and decision making than going as a reader (when my big decision was “how to I dress to meet Amy Lane?” – the answer to which turned out to be, any way … Read more

As the clock ticks over to one AM on May 3rd, the intrepid writer finally works up the nerve to hit the “send” button… winging her words across cyberspace, only two days overdue. I’ve finally submitted my story for this summer’s free story writing event, Love’s Landscapes – Don’t Read in the Closet 2014 from the Goodreads M/M Romance group. This is the event that in past years inspired my stories “Like the Taste of … Read more

I’m guest-blogging today on Vampires, Crime and Angels. This is the blog of author Elaine White, a recent convert to the M/M side of romance. Her readership has been mainly M/F and she invited me over to talk about M/M romance – why I love it, why I write it, and where to find my freebies for a risk-free taste. (Just try this first hit, free…) Go on by if you want to know why … Read more

I thought I’d post quickly, since it’s been a couple of weeks, to let you know what I’m up to. My free story for the M/M Group’s Don’t Read in the Closet event coming this summer is now drafted, at about 65,000 words. (Yeah, I said I was staying short. I clearly lied. However it is 40K shorter than last year 🙂 ) The title will be Laser Visions and it’s a near-future paranormal story. … Read more

This is my final week as the Author of the Month at My Fiction Nook. This time they’re featuring three of my stand-alone books. They also asked for a little piece of writing from me, and I totally missed the deadline to send it to them. Oops. You see, they suggested “Maybe something funny,” and I went into total block on it. There are writers who can tell a funny little anecdote at the drop … Read more

For my third week as Author of the Month at My Fiction Nook, they are featuring my Hidden Wolves stories. There is an excerpt from the first book in the series, Unacceptable Risk, and a drawing for a free ebook. My werewolves started long before I ever published anything, and before I ever went online to find M/M books. I’d only read what was on library shelves and in bookstores, and we all know how … Read more

I just got a new cover from my designer, Enny Kraft. And I love it. This is for the second book in the “Finding Family” series. The book is a contemporary romance, and features Sam from The Family We’re Born With, his younger brother Rick, and 20-year-old Travis, a Minnesota guy whose life is turning upside down. I’ll have the blurb for you down the road, but for now, enjoy the cover. The rough draft … Read more

This week on My Fiction Nook the focus is on the Life Lessons series. There’s an excerpt of Mac and Tony striking sparks for the first time, in Book 1, and links for all the series novels. Check out my interview with Heather, and leave a comment for another drawing for a free back-list ebook. Congratulations to last week’s winner. I’ll be emailing your book shortly. And on a related note, if you bought Breaking … Read more

One of the fun things happening is that I get to be an author of the month in two places. The first is on the M/M Romance Group on Goodreads, where there’s a thread open to discuss my books. The second is on “My Fiction Nook”. My Fiction Nook is a review and book commentary blog, and they were kind enough to feature me for March (in sparkly purple letters, no less.) That link will … Read more