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Happy Sticky Summer Friday, everyone! I hope your weather isn't too bad and that you're staying cool. This week, Ellie Thomas is back with a brand new historical for me to read from. This one takes place just prior to the Restoration, a fascinating and messy period in British history :D Come have a listen!  Lucky John by Ellie Thomas JMS Books Owen Montgomery has been a landless drifter since the Royalist defeat at the Battle of Worcester nine years previously when he was seventeen. Since then, he has lingered abroad as an insignificant follower in the retinue of exiled King Charles. In the spring of 1660, Owen travels across England as an envoy on behalf of the King. Despite this important diplomatic mission, Owen regards himself as little better than the highwaymen he encounters on the lawless roads. During a brief stop at an obscure roadside inn, he encounters Lucky John, a bullied skivvy with a sweet nature who makes a lasting impression. When Owen impulsively rescues John from his unkind employer, he has no idea of the impact the lad will make on his lonely existence. Will Owen reject this chance to open up and share his life? And can Owen be convinced that he deserves John’s love? About Ellie:
Ellie Thomas lives by the sea. She comes from a teaching background and goes for long seaside walks where she daydreams about history. She is a voracious reader especially about anything historical. She mainly writes historical gay romance. Ellie also writes historical erotic romance as L. E. Thomas. Website: https://elliethomasromance.wordpress.com/ Facebook reader group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/8308047409266947 Twitter: @e_thomas_author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/19835510.Ellie_Thomas Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/ellie-thomas
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Hello all! It's time for steampunk and airships and etheric flows! This week, I have an excerpt from the final story in Steven Brewer's Revin's Heart series, Rewriting the Rules. Come have a listen :D
Rewriting the Rules
Revin's Heart #7 by Steven Brewer Universal Buy Link When peace is no longer possible, one must either go to war or run away. Abandoned by the nobility, everything goes wrong for Revin and he makes a run for it, ready to give up all hope. But when confronted with the choice he must make, will his heart lead him true?
About Steven:
Steven D. Brewer has been a fan of science fiction and fantasy stories for as long as he can remember. He still remembers getting scolded for not reading chapter books in fourth grade because he was avidly consuming the Hobbit, late at night, by flashlight under his covers. And he probably got his copy from his older brother and most important mentor. As an author, Brewer identifies diverse obsessions that underlie his writing. His early interest in natural history, life science, and environmentalism he learned from his father, an ecologist and ornithologist. He attributes seeing his mother study German for his abiding passion for languages that led him to major in Spanish (as well as Biology) and subsequently learn Esperanto and use it for international correspondence and travel. His fascination with Japanese culture grew from writing haiku and haibun in Esperanto. And his mania for information technology and the Internet led him back to graduate school where he earned a Masters in Earth Science and a PhD in Science Education. His scattered interests led to an eclectic employment history. He did farm work and food service growing up in southwest Michigan. He has worked as a large-animal caretaker, an archeological faunal analyst, a hunter of the fastest lizards in the world, a gas-station attendant, a bilingual teacher's aide for a migrant-worker education program, and an edutainer with live animals and a portable planetarium. For the past quarter century he has served as a non-tenure-system faculty member in higher education. Brewer currently teaches scientific writing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts with his extended family. Author Website: https://stevendbrewer.com/ Author Facebook (Personal): https://www.facebook.com/limako Author Facebook (Author Page): https://www.facebook.com/author.sdbrewer Author Mastodon: https://wandering.shop/@stevendbrewer Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7883389.Steven_D_Brewer Author Liminal Fiction (LimFic.com): https://www.limfic.com/mbm-book-author/steven-d-brewer/ Author Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Steven-D.-Brewer/author/B00EEIA8MO Hi all! Happy Friday and time to read to you! This week, I'm reading a short story from Jeff Baker, "Billy Gonzalez and The Day of the Dead". Lighthearted horror? Absolutely! Originally published on: RoM/Mantic Reads 
It's Friday and it's June! Happy Pride Month! This week, I have a new gay romance from M. W. Lee - Balancing the Weave. The tapestry of the universe is in danger in this one - come have a listen!
Balancing the Weave
by M.W. Lee Universal Buy Link For Mark, Pride weekend in Yamasee County, South Carolina, means spending the day with friends, flirting with the out-of-town men, finding a romance, drinking too much, and enjoying all of Pride. However, the Fates have arrived to address a hole which appeared in the tapestry representing Mark, his past, and his present, which will direct him to the future. Throughout the day, the Fates confront Mark with memories both pleasant and painful about his former lover Sammy. Parcae uses her goddess tools to manipulate Mark’s thoughts so he remembers fun dates, fights, issues which make him uncomfortable, and accusations of being needy. Was it Sammy’s neediness that caused Mark to end the relationship? Or was Mark the needy companion? When Sammy once said Mark ain’t needy, what did he mean? Can the goddesses help Mark work through these memories so his self-evaluation can lead to better relationships in the future?
About M. W. :
M.W. Lee studied English at Limestone University in South Carolina, and DePaul University in Illinois. He has led many lives, as an adjunct professor, data entry clerk, ESA teacher in Saudi Arabia. Currently, he has a new day career as an HIV case manager with the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center. His personal essay, “The Sea and Debussy” appeared in the on-line journal The Scarlet Leaf Review in October 2021. Lee works during the day and writes at night. “Balancing the Weave” is his first published novella. He enjoys reading a wide range of fiction; however, space operas, dystopian, and post-apocalyptic fiction are his favorites. He is currently writing a crime novel. Author Facebook (Personal): https://www.facebook.com/groups/feed/ Author Facebook (Author Page): https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088125436054 Author Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/31467891.M_W_Lee Author Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Balancing-Weave-M-W-Lee-ebook/dp/B0BVHHCWBM/ |
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