Contemporary
The Story of the Dueling Muses
Muse: A person or personified force who is the source of inspiration for a creative artist. Hello Readers! I usually blog on the 7th of each month, or thereabouts, but I decided to wait because of my – *BLMorticia clears her throat* Oh, I’m sorry BLMorticia’s new release Where There’s Smoke. For those who know Sharita well, she writes under several pennames and she chooses the penname for the story based on the characters, subgenres, and or tones, of the story. At times, this complicated process hasn’t exactly worked. For the N’awlins Exotica series, it was a mix of all three at that time. Me, starting out, then BL, doing … Read more
Release Blitz including Excerpt and 5 Star Review – Our Reason by Jessie G
AUTHOR: Jessie G TITLE: Our Reason SERIES: Sizzling Miami #8 (Red & Bull #3) COVER ARTIST: Andrew Reyna PHOTOGRAPHER: Randy RLS Images COVER MODEL: Alfie Gordillo CATEGORIES: Gay Romance, Contemporary Romance RELEASE DATE: October 24, 2017 FORMATS: eBook and print (printed version will contain both Their Reason & Our Reason) COVER MODEL: Alfie Gordillo PHOTOGRAPHER: Randy Rls Sewell COVER ARTIST: Andrew Reyna BLURB Married life is everything Bull and Red could have hoped for. It’s not something they’d ever take for granted and the need to pay it forward is a trait the husbands happily share. When the new director of the Bennett House asks … Read more
Book Spotlight including Excerpt & Review – Lesson Learned by Lillian Francis
Lesson Learned by Lillian Francis August 18, 2017 Word count: ~76000 2nd Edition Cover designed by Meredith Russell Blurb Drew Jackson is sick of constantly being on the move, running away from his mistakes, his desires, and a secret-filled past. He’s decided his new teaching job in Cardiff is his chance to finally settle down. Perhaps here he can have a home, and even friendships that won’t end in disaster. Like his growing rapport with history teacher Nathan Morgan. Nathan has been careful to keep his sexuality a secret at work. He doesn’t want that kind of attention from the student body. There’s one … Read more
Blog Tour with Excerpt, Teasers, Review & Giveaway – Treading Water by Jessie G
Title: Treading Water Series: Forgotten Soldier #2 Author: Jessie G Genre: M/M Romance Release Date: July 18, 2017 After devoting eighteen years of his life to the US Navy, Petty Officer First Class Shane Parker is struggling with the very real possibility of becoming unnecessary. If he doesn’t make Chief Petty Officer before his twenty—and it doesn’t seem likely that he will—he’ll be retired from active service and placed on the Fleet Reserve list until his mooring lines are officially cut forever. While it would all be very honorable and ceremonial, he simply wasn’t civilian material. Before even swearing-in, Julian Brand knew he wasn’t cut out to be a soldier, … Read more
BOOK TOUR: The Rhubarb Patch by Deanna Wadsworth
Author: Deanna Wadsworth Book: The Rhubarb Patch Series: The Men of Gilead, Book #1 Page/Word Count: 301 pages Categories: Gay Romance, Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 24, 2017 Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Cover: Anne Cain Buy Links: Blurb: City boy, sci-fi novelist, and recovering pushover Scott Howe doesn’t know what to expect when he inherits his grandmother’s house outside the quaint village of Gilead, Ohio—but it isn’t an enormous bald man in nothing but tighty-whities and orange rubber boots shouting at him to keep his weed whacker away from the rhubarb patch. Scott has never met anyone like Phineas Robertson: homesteader, recluse… Republican. A tender—if unlikely—friendship grows over the summer while … Read more
BOOK BLAST: …And All Shall Fade to Black by Layla Dorine
As Jax’s insecurities and food issues grow more and more out of control, he find himself turning to Danny for help, rather than his longtime friends Callum and Max who lives just downstairs. Danny’s mix of patience, stubbornness and tough love make it harder and harder for Jax to keep his distance, and somewhere in the course of their daily lives, they find themselves moving from being friends, to being more.
RELEASE DAY BLITZ: Frank at Heart by Pat Henshaw
BOOK BLAST: The Play of His Life by Amy Aislin
Author: Amy Aislin Book: The Play of His Life Page/Word Count: 70 pages Categories: Contemporary Romance, Gay Romance Release Date: April 28, 2017 Publisher: MLR Press Cover: Kris Jacen Buy Links: Blurb: The last person Christian wants to run into on a visit home to spend time with his mom over the holidays is his former best friend-turned-lover-turned ex. But there Riley is, in all his tall, chiseled, blondness. The same guy who walked out on him six years ago, breaking his heart in the process. Who knew he’s still in love with the jerk? Two years ago, former hockey player Riley was injured out of the NHL, but he’s … Read more
BLOG TOUR: Well-Tailored by Silvia Violet
Author: Silvia Violet Book: Well-Tailored Series: Thorne and Dash Page/Word Count: 280 pages, 63K words Categories: Contemporary Romance, Gay Romance Release Date: April 25, 2017 Cover: LC Chase Buy Links: Blurb: Marc longs for a grand romance, but he doubts he’ll ever be that lucky. Then he meets Darius, an arrogant tailor who pushes all his buttons. When Darius offers him a job, Marc hesitates—he needs a direction for the future, not another man who doesn’t believe in relationships. Darius lives by a few unbreakable rules: never sleep with employees, fashion should be simple, and romance is for fools. Marc, with his shimmery sweater collection, makes him want to break … Read more