I blogged briefly on Love Bytes Reviews about how much I appreciate seeing trans guys in more M/M romances. Transgender Guys in M/M Romance Also for anyone waiting for me to get my newsletter up and running, Mail Chimp and I are battling that one out. Hopefully coming soon. And Changes Coming Down looks on track for a Dec 1 release, with the sequel coming out in Feb-March if all goes well.
(with thanks to cover artist Karrie Jax for another great one.) Changes Coming Down – Changes Book 1 For three gay men in love, opening the closet door could be a risky move. Sheriff Casey Barlow has a slick, media-savvy challenger out to beat him in the upcoming election. Casey’s damned good at his job, but he hasn’t kissed the right asses, and early polls suggest voters like his opponent’s style. Coming out now, let … Read more
Check out my blog post on Love Bytes Reviews about how to classify books with non-traditional romance endings. What’s your preference? When Love is Bittersweet
I wrote Into Deep Waters and released it as a freebie in 2012. Since then I’ve had quite a few requests for it in paper format, and I finally decided to follow through. I appreciate the formatting help of Deb from Beaten Track Publishing (who also created a perfect period photo for the back cover.) The tiny short coda story “Can’t Hurt to Believe” is included at the back of this volume. The paper book … Read more
If you’re looking for some good free reading, check out the GRL Authors’ LGBT Romance collection on Prolific Works (was Instafreebie) – you do have to enter an email to download (and may then get an author newsletter, but can always unsubscribe.) This collection includes 77 gay romance offerings from novels to shorts – some are perma-free books (my own stories are the freebies Nor Iron Bars a Cage and Like the Taste of Summer); … Read more
My 15,000 word novella Like the Taste of Summer has been a free read available on most platforms for years, but I thought it might be nice to have it on Amazon as well. After a bit of hitch (because someone once uploaded a pirated copy to AZ, and they wanted to know if I had permission from the “original” publisher) we got things straightened out and it’s now live. I hope this will get … Read more
Reading blog posts for International Non-Binary People’s Day yesterday encouraged me to blog on Love Bytes Reviews about trying to develop a better sensitivity to people beyond the binary in my writing and reading. http://lovebytesreviews.com/2019/07/15/beyond-the-binary/ . (Photo credit – The Gender Spectrum Collection: Stock Photos Beyond the Binary – taken by Zackary Drucker – https://broadlygenderphotos.vice.com/)
Last weekend was Twin Cities Pride, and fellow authors Rory Ni Coileain, Posy Roberts, and I had great fun talking to readers, librarians, and several new and aspiring authors. We lucked out with the weather – despite predicted thunderstorms, we had only a few light sprinkles of rain. My son made it there on Sunday for his first Pride, and we enjoyed everything from the booths and crafts to all the dogs of Pride. It’s … Read more
I blogged today on Love Bytes Reviews about sex-positivity in M/M romance. Sex positivity and M/M
Angel Martinez is an M/M (and other LGBTQ stories) author and she does a Friday Reading Day where she reads an excerpt from other authors’ spec fic stories. This Friday, she generously read a section from Unacceptable Risk, the first book in my Hidden Wolves werewolf series. Take a listen to her presentation of the meeting between Simon (in his wolf form) and Paul the veterinarian here: https://angelmartinezauthor.weebly.com/from-angels-cave/friday-reading-day-unacceptable-risk Then check out her readings of some … Read more