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Episode 3 - this is a Science Fiction story that I highly recommend!  Striker
The Valespian Pact, Book 2 By: Lexi Ander Published By: Less Than Three Press LLC All Romance Amazon The peaceful respite for which Zeus and his intended, Dargon and Alpha, had been hoping for is shattered when Zeus is unexpectedly drawn to the Waters of Poseidon and told that the safety they've been promised is a trap. But the Fal'Amoric aren't the only important cargo on the Oethra 7, and countless others are depending on the success of their mission. If Zeus hopes to break the silent siege on Valespia and protect those most precious to him, he will need not just powerful allies but the fortitude to survive overwhelming odds.
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Episode 2! This one is near and dear to my heart - and really something I would classify as gay science fiction rather than m/m romance. Have a listen and then check below for the gorgeous cover, buy links and some info about space elevators.  Feel Me (The Marduk Expanse) By: Freddy MacKay Cover art by Freddy MacKay Published By: Mischief Corner Books LLC Published: Jun 07, 2014 Amazon All Romance Barnes and Noble One terrorist blast changed Master Tobias Zimmer's entire existence, relegating him to being nothing more than just a "Coppies" because of the metal replacing his flesh. As the once future Shogun of moon colony Orion 1, he now idles his time away keeping tabs on the Loyalists while his father and brother broker negotiations with the Earth Consortium. A confrontation with his childhood enemy, Dr. Thorsten Nordenfelt, sets into motion events that cannot be undone and puts Tobias's sheltered heart at the center of the colony's attempts to free itself from the repressive Earth's rule. Space Elevators
This is a piece of technology that's been tossed about for many years. Why? Because having a stable, reusable way to leave the Earth's gravity well and to return again would be an incredible cost saving and would open up space exploration like never before. It's long felt like a pipe dream, simply because we haven't had the right materials. Now, though, it looks like we do: Japanese Company Plans Space Elevator by 2050 Space Elevator Closer to Liftoff with New Cable Exciting times! You many want to find something to hold onto ;)   The wonderful Cate Ashwood, despite being a new mom, had this killer idea. What if the authors for this year's GRL got together and made a book? Snippets, excerpts and original material, from both featured and support authors have all been gathered in one place. If you're coming to GRL 2014 in Chicago - the books will be available free. Yes FREE. To Chicago, With Love More than 80 of the Featured and Supporting Authors of GRL Cover Artist: L.C. Chase Sales Links: This is an exclusive at GRL 2014 in Chicago Blurb(s): Writing is a solitary activity, and yet authors would be useless without readers to devour the words they create. GayRomLit brings the two together; a community made up of people with different tastes and styles, from all over the world, all with one thing in common: a passion for romance. From science fiction to urban fantasy, from historical to paranormal to contemporary, enjoy an eclectic collection of stories and excerpts from the authors attending GayRomLit 2014 in Chicago. Tour Stops: Carly's Book Reviews, Parker Williams, The Novel Approach, Angel Martinez, Amanda C. Stone, Kimber Vale, Tara Lain, Rainbow Gold Reviews, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Prism Book Alliance, Andrew Q. Gordon, Cathy Brockman Romances, Jade Crystal, MM Good Book Reviews, The Blogger Girls, Foxylutely Book Reviews, 3 Chicks After Dark, Queer Town Abbey, Sinfully Sexy, Wake Up Your Wild Side, Kimi-Chan, Dawn’s Reading Nook, Love Bytes, Fallen Angel Reviews, Multitasking Mommas, My Fiction Nook, SA McAuley, Iyana Jenna, Cate Ashwood Rafflecopter Prize: $10 ARe gift card My contribution? An excerpt from Gravitational Attraction - there's every genre imaginable in this compilation!  Our very first Story Time with Angel! Rebecca Cohen was kind enough to be the first volunteer - a little excerpt in the video and book info below :) There's magic and mayhem afoot here...  Servitude
Reagalos: Book One By Rebecca Cohen Amazon All Romance Barnes and Noble Lornyc Reagalos, future High Lord of the city of Katraman, enjoys his life as a student, even if he has to keep his relationship with Methian Hadral, heir to the throne of Xenetra, a secret. Unfortunately, Lornyc isn’t just any royal student—he’s also the grandson of an infamous magic user named Romanus Reagalos, and his grandfather’s wild youth is about to catch up with him. Unknown to anyone else, Romanus saw fit to sign his grandson into the life of a valet. Specifically, Methian’s valet. The contract—and the strain it puts on his relationship with Methian—is just the start of Lornyc’s troubles. Though the Reagalos family was once famous for its magic, Lornyc’s father never showed any aptitude, and Lornyc hasn’t either—though that doesn’t make the next contract, the one that says Lornyc must learn to use his latent powers, any less binding. When Lornyc learns of a plot to remove his father from power, he finds himself racing against time. If he can’t master his magic and identify the leader of the plot, he stands to lose everything he knows and loves: his parents, his rank, and Methian. About Rebecca Cohen: Rebecca Cohen is a Brit abroad. Having swapped the Thames for the Rhine, she has left London behind and now lives with her husband and baby son in Basel, Switzerland. She can often be found with a pen in one hand and a cup of Darjeeling in the other. Find Rebecca on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.cohen.710 or visit her blog at http://rebeccacohenwrites.wordpress.com/. The Gay Romance Literature Retreat for 2014 will be held at the Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, IL. While registration is required for most events, the signings are open to the public. GRL 2014 takes place October 15-19.   Spaceship Squishie!  The fabulous Tara Lain stops by today with all the skinny and an excerpt for her hew book - A Wolf in Gucci Loafers! Don't forget the Rafflecopter at the bottom of the post!  Wolf In Gucci Loafers Author Name: Tara Lain Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Cover Artist: Aaron Anderson AMAZON ARe Dreamspinner Press B&N Audible Narrator: Max Lenhen Blurb(s): Socialite Lindsey Vanessen wants someone to love who will love him back—an impossibility for a gay, half-human, half-werewolf. Too aggressive for humans, too gay for wolves, and needing to protect the pack from human discovery, Lindsey tries to content himself with life as a successful businessman. But when someone starts kidnapping members of wealthy families, Lindsey meets tough cop Seth Zakowsy—the hunky embodiment of everything Lindsey wants but can't have. Seth has never been attracted to flamboyant men. What would the guys in the department think of Lindsey? But intrigue turns to lust when he discovers Lindsey’s biting, snarling passion more than matches his dominant side. It might mean a chance at love for a cop in black leather and a wolf in Gucci loafers. Excerpt: “Much as I love the opportunity, I don’t want to waste time driving.” He cocked a grin at Lindsey in the dark car. “Don’t worry. You won’t. Drive.” “Okay.” He hit the accelerator. Holy shit. Instant speed. No rumble, no roar, no lag or leaping ahead. Just zero to infinity with a touch. “Wow. This is freaky!” “Fun, isn’t it?” “Give me directions.” “Okay. Pull down your fly. “What?” He glanced over, but Lindsey’s face was not smiling—intense, actually. “You want directions? You got them. Pull out your cock!” He swallowed but reached down and pulled the zipper on his very crowded trousers. This sounded promising. “Get it out!” “Okay, okay.” He reached in, grabbed his leaking rod, and pulled it from its prison. Man, just rubbing on his briefs was almost too much. That was one sensitive cock. The thing stuck up out of his fly like a puppet. “Pull the balls out too. I like balls.” Seth chuckled. “Your wish is my command.” He flopped his balls out of the fly. They were already so tight they barely bobbled. “Very, very pretty. Definitely Connecticut’s finest. Can I lick them?” “Shit, feel free.” “Drive carefully. Keep your eyes on the road.” Lindsey laughed. Only a small space and a brake lever separated the two seats. Lindsey leaned over, insinuated his head into Seth’s lap and breathed. Oh man, hot breath warmed the tip of his dick. “He seems glad to see me.” Seth could barely breathe, much less talk. Lindsey swallowed the thing whole. Sheeee-it! Heat flashed through Seth’s balls and up his spine like he’d been shot. The car swerved. Damn. He gripped the wheel and slowed down. Lindsey’s lips popped off. “This is your driver training course. All gay cops must drive while receiving head.” He shoved Seth’s dick back in his mouth and sucked. Oh God. His hips bobbed. Fuck. Fuck. His knuckles on the wheel were white, but he didn’t want to give up and stop. The speed and sucking went together like peanut butter and jelly. The quiet in the car was punctuated by low growling sounds coming from the suckfest in his lap. What was up with the guy? But man, the sounds were right on the money. He felt like a fucking animal. His balls tightened further and tingling tickled at the base of his spine. “Lindsey, I’m going to come. I gotta stop. I’ll wreck the car.” Tour Dates: 9/9/14 Tour Stops: Parker Williams, Prism Book Alliance, For the Love of Bookends, Amanda C. Stone, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Velvet Panic, Iyana Jenna, Nephylim, Queer Town Abbey, Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings, MM Good Book Reviews, Angel Martinez, Inked Rainbow Reads, Tara Lain, Cate Ashwood, Fallen Angel Reviews, Sinfully Sexy About Tara Lain:
Tara Lain writes the Beautiful Boys of Romance in LGBT erotic romance novels that star her unique, charismatic heroes. Her first novel was published in January of 2011 and she’s now somewhere around book 21. Her best-selling novels have garnered awards for Best Series, Best Contemporary Romance, Best Ménage, Best LGBT Romance, Best Gay Characters, and Tara has been named Best Writer of the Year in the LRC Awards. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm. She often does workshops on both author promotion and writing craft. She lives with her soul-mate husband and her soul-mate dog in Laguna Beach, California, a pretty seaside town where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences, Tara says on her tombstone it will say “Yes”! Author Contact: You can find Tara HERE: Website: http://www.taralain.com Blog: http://www.taralain.com/blog Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4541791.Tara_Lain Twitter: http://twitter.com/taralain FB Page: http://www.facebook.com/taralain  Pride Promotions tour poster for Finn at MLR Press I've been asked many times over the years where the idea for Finn came from. If my dear pooka friend and I were in a relationship? We'd have to use the "It's Complicated" status on Facebook. I've told bits and pieces of Finn's literary journey, but there are, perhaps, only two people out there who know the whole thing. See, once upon a time, there was a lonely science fiction writer. She was lonely because she didn't have any other writers to play with and didn't have a clue about getting published. Critique groups were nice, but they were full of romance writers who wrote steamy stuff. Who would've thought? Since the SF wasn't getting a hearing, she decided to write some adult stuff, too, But she thought she should practice first... There was a lovely fiction site at that time (we're talking about 2004-ish) called Double Moon where writers could share original fiction in the medieval castle setting and write scenes in pairs or groups. Sadly, Double Moon was abandoned shortly after one of the owners of the site passed. No trace of it left. But I did have a lot of fun there and one of the characters I wrote was the bastard son of a Spanish noblewoman and a river pooka. When I decided to try to write gay fantasy for publication and was casting around for something different (Elves? Nah, lots of those. Werewolf? Tons of those.) because of the playing around writing at Double Moon and because of an old amusement park ride that featured a pooka (Corkscrew Hill in Busch Gardens, VA, also no longer there) I returned to the Irish shapeshifter. Finn is a much different person than the powerful, elemental Ribero (the original character's father) was and more interesting, in my opinion. So Finn was born. I was between publishers - my very first, Forbidden Publications, had closed due to the poor health of the owner. When I finished Finn and shopped him around, there were quite a few rejections. Not what we're looking for, sorry. Beginning to despair, I tried a last batch of queries and received an enthusiastic yes from Red Rose Publishing. (Cue the Sally Fields moment, "They like me! They really like me!") Did I do my publisher research? Yes - but I was stupid. I ignored some clear warning signs. By the time they had published Diego, the second in the Endangered Fae series, I knew things weren't right. During a well-publicized, drawn out meltdown, Red Rose's reputation tanked, and I hired a lawyer to wrest my rights back. Red Rose, several years later, has finally shut down. But during this well-publicized meltdown, several other publishers were watching. One of them came to me and said "When you get Finn free, we want it." Silver Publishing. (Cue the ominous music.) They were new, but I did my research. They had a good team. I knew some of these people. I knew a lot of the authors signed with them. Good. This looked good. Well, you all know how that ended with Silver. I did get Finn free before the final implosion. My poor pooka was traumatized by now. Then there was GRL 2013. The ever-busy, omnipresent Kris Jacen from MLR Press wanted to talk to me. To me? Really? But we scheduled some time during pitch sessions and yes, I was working on something for them. And yes, they were interested in Endangered Fae - the two Silver refugees, and the one I had briefly self-pubbed - if I promised a fourth one by June of the following year. I can do that, I said. Finn was much relieved and told me he liked Kris. Here we are, a year later, and we have all four Fae books available for you, the whole story arc from Finn and Diego's first meeting to Diego's chance at redemption. The road has been crooked and strange, but the readers are why I've kept going. More Finn. Yep. I promised. Always good to have more Finn.     A Gallery of Finns. From Red Rose to Silver to the current lovely cover from MLR.    A similar progression of Diegos...   The two Semper Fae iterations - please note that the wonderful Sara York took pity on me and made the first cover after I managed to make a couple of really horrid ones myself.  The newest addition to the series? Here we are:
No Fae Is An Island Endangered Fae 4 MLR Press cover by Winterheart Designs (Lex Valentine) Amazon All Romance Three years ago, Danu banished Diego for a time from the human world. Three years and three days doesn't seem that long to be away from home but living among the wild fae can change a man and the human world returns the favor by changing while he's gone. There's a vampire on Tearmann Island's security force. A curious selkie's followed him home. So much to do to keep the world safe...but Diego's no longer sure he has the right to interfere. Theo Aguilar started his vampire life on the wrong side of the law. He's killed and knows he's dangerous if he doesn't stay in control every moment. But the fae took him in and Prince Lugh has given him a position of trust. So when Diego and Finn are arrested on a diplomatic mission far from home, he knows his duty. He's striking out on his own to rescue them, a lone vigilante once again, this time for the good guys. The only glitch? The selkie, Limpet, can't seem to understand the alone par Buy a Fae book, support a pooka and his author ;)  Promo image courtesy of Pride Promotions <3 It's that time! No Fae Is An Island: Endangered Fae 4 releases tomorrow, Friday 9/5/14! The link will go up at MLR first thing, but we usually have Amazon and All Romance links within 24 hours.  No Fae Is An Island
Endangered Fae 4 MLR Press cover art by Winterheart Designs (Lex Valentine) Three years ago, Danu banished Diego for a time from the human world. Three years and three days doesn't seem that long to be away from home but time among the wild fae can change a man and the human world returns the favor by changing while he's gone. Human governments haven't all had humane reactions to magic users. There's a vampire on Tearmann Island's security force. A curious selkie's followed him home. So much to do to keep the world safe...but Diego's no longer sure he has the right to interfere. Theo Aguilar started his vampire life on the wrong side of the law. He's killed and knows how dangerous he can be if he doesn't stay in control every moment of every day. But the fae took him in and Prince Lugh has given him a position of trust. He owes them more than gratitude, so when Diego and Finn are arrested on a diplomatic mission far from home, he knows his duty. He's striking out on his own to rescue them, a lone vigilante once again, though this time for the good guys. The only glitch? The selkie, Limpet, can't seem to understand the alone part. |
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