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

For those who are interested in Young Adult writing, I have a guest blog post on editor Ralph Gallagher’s blog as Kira Harp. I tried to put my finger on the differences between writing my adult romances and the YA fiction. As a moderator for the Goodreads YA LGBT book group, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to what defines YA fiction. We recommend books to the teens on the thread, and select Books … Read more

The fact that copyrighted ebooks are available for illegal free download out there on the Internet probably isn’t news to anyone reading this. And it isn’t news to me either. These sites are places where an individual, who has bought one copy of a book, offers unlimited downloadable copies to anyone who wants them. They euphamistically call it “file-sharing.” I’ve come across almost all of my books out there by now on different sites. I’ve … Read more

The Mac and Tony Valentine’s short story is now available for download on the new website of a couple of friends of mine, Lauraadrianna and Laddie. I hope you enjoy Getting It Right – Life Lessons 1.8. The story gives you a brief look back at Mac before Breaking Cover, trying to figure out where Tony fits into his closeted life, and Tony trying to help him see the right answer. As a bonus there … Read more