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Thursday, 24 May 2018
Sunday, 25 March 2018
Fifth Publish-versary!
Five years ago today my first short story was published, and I'm still going strong thanks to readers, editors, friends, and bloggers like you.
To show my appreciation, I'm offering three free ebooks (Amber, Bits & Bones, and My Zombie Boyfriend) to my newsletter subscribers.
You can sign up here.
Thank you all for making these last five years great, and here's to five more!
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
The Romance Reviews' Sizzling Summer Reads
| More than 350 participating authors!!! | |||
More than 350 prizes to be won!!! | |||
| PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS | |||
| eXtasy Books Soul Mate Publishing | Devine Destinies | ||
Monday, 27 February 2017
The Romance Reviews’ 6th Anniversary Party
| More than 350 participating authors!!! | |||
More than 350 prizes to be won!!! | |||
| PARTICIPATING PUBLISHERS | |||
| Hot Tree Publishing Soul Mate Publishing eXtasy Books | Loose Id Riptide Publishing | ||
Thursday, 16 February 2017
Falling Hard by Dale Cameron Lowry - Exclusive Excerpt + Giveaway!
Author: Dale Cameron Lowry
Length: 233 pages/57,000 words
Publisher: Terrestrial Press
Genres: short stories, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, erotic romance
Blurb
Falling Hard features nine of Dale Cameron Lowry’s best short romance stories, available for the first time in one book. Meet a sign language interpreter who finds unexpected love at middle-age, college students in their first relationships, a vampire who would rather be a vegan, and a proudly gay ex-Mormon atheist who sells Bibles for a living. From sweet to erotic, this collection exhibits the quirkiness, fun, and diversity Dale's writing is known for.Here are just a few of the stories in Falling Hard:
- Loggerhead — Soon after they fall in love, Jake makes Eric a promise inspired by an old track uniform. But demanding work schedules at Jake’s four-star restaurant and Eric’s newspaper keep them from following through. Six years later, they take the honeymoon they never had, heading to the Florida coast in search of sea turtles—and rekindling their passion for each other in the process.
- Reading the Signs — The only thing twenty-three-year-old Theo De Jong expects when he enrolls in a summer school for linguists in New Mexico is to get more ideas for his master’s thesis in Dutch Sign Language. But then he meets the American sign language expert Alfonso Grossman, and sparks fly.
- Ghost of a Chance — When shy Jeremy Anderson meets mysterious and dapper Frank at his spooky old university library, their connection is instant. Their romance waxes with the full moon—but just as quickly, Frank’s interest seems to wane. He insists that he loves spending time with Jeremy, but then why does he keep Jeremy at arm’s length?
- Rough Love — Blake thinks new boyfriend Michael doesn't like French kissing. Michael thinks Blake doesn't like rough sex. Neither are virgins, except in the art of conversation. Can they set things straight before the honeymoon's over?
Excerpt
From Ghost of a Chance:The full moon was so bright we barely needed the battery-powered lantern we’d brought to light the sukkah. Frank appeared just before dinner, as I’d told him to, wearing a green polo and a light v-neck sweater with argyle diamonds on the front. He looked much sharper than the rest of us in our sweatshirts and hoodies. I swooned internally.
My friend Karen gave me a significant look from her corner of the sukkah, and then a quick smile. He’s hot, she mouthed when Frank looked away to talk to one of the others.
I know, I mouthed back.
Her silent chuckle made her thick black curls shake.
There were seven of us, including Frank, and we sat in a cozy circle around a card table topped with a barley-pumpkin casserole courtesy of the vegetarians, chicken soup, potato chips (courtesy of me, who had such a lack of cooking skills I was lucky to ever get invited to potlucks), and apple-date crisp for dessert. Frank sat close to me, our knees touching, and sometimes when he spoke he would pat my leg for emphasis. The little bit of contact made me hungry for more, and I kept scooting closer. By the end of the meal we were in almost full contact from knee to shoulder. I was giddy with it.
He was charming the socks off my friends. They were deep in some conversation involving comparisons between ancient Greek and Hebrew that I wasn’t quite following because I was too busy gazing besottedly at the side of Frank’s face. The moon gave his skin a lovely glow. He almost seemed to form a silvery halo around him. I felt pulled to him, but given that he was in the middle of a conversation, the most I could do was lean my cheek against his shoulder. So I did.
I felt him sigh under my weight, and then wrap his arm around my waist. I was content.
Where to Buy
Falling Hard is currently available through the secure downloading platform PayHip, Amazon, Apple, and other sellers worldwide. You can read a preview and find sales outlets at:Giveaway
To celebrate the release of Falling Hard, Dale is running a giveaway. The prize is one of Dale's short romances that is not in the anthology: Love Unmasked, a lighthearted romance about Aaron Loreto, a gay man who's been unlucky in love because he occasionally turns into a raccoon. For some reason, his ex-boyfriend didn't like the way he'd spend all night digging through the trash. But somewhere out there is a guy who's more understanding, and Aaron might just have found him at his favorite coffee shop.You can enter every day to increase your chances. Enjoy!
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Author Bio & Links
Dale Cameron Lowry lives in the Upper Midwest with a partner and three cats, one of whom enjoys eating dish towels, quilts, and wool socks. It’s up to you to guess whether the fabric eater is one of the cats or the partner. When not busy mending items destroyed by the aforementioned fabric eater, Dale is a writer and editor who enjoys wasting time on Tumblr, listening to podcasts, studying anatomy, getting annoyed at Duolingo, and reading fairy tales. Previous careers include sign language linguist, grocery store clerk, journalist, gardener, and camp counselor.Dale began writing for fun at the age of eight and has been making up stories ever since, from overly workshopped literary fiction to off-the-cuff fanfic. Queer Mormons have a way of popping up in Dale's work, whether it's romance or erotica, sci fi or fairy tales, slice-of-life contemporary fiction or spine-tingling horror. So do immigrants and emigrants, people with disabilities, multilingual folks, and others who live their lives navigating multiple cultures.
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Tuesday, 14 February 2017
Valentine Author Blog Hop - Giveaway!
It's Valentine's Day, and that means it's time to share the love! Make sure to stop by and check out all these other lovely authors.
Enjoy a short Valentine's excerpt from My Zombie Boyfriend!
Valentine’s Day.
I’d thought about buying Kit a box of chocolates. A teddy
bear holding a heart. A dozen roses. A diamond.
I did none of those things.
Reminders of What Had Happened Between Us were suddenly
everywhere, in the hearts and cupids decorating every surface. I felt as
though, wherever I went, people knew Kit and I had slept together and were
silently congratulating or judging me. Kit introduced me to a few of his
classmates-cum-friends, and to my surprise, I liked them.
I hoped they liked
me, too, and I waited for that infernal day to end so Kit and I could get back
to the comfortable awkwardness we had been living in since our night together.
My concentration in class suddenly tripled. I hadn’t
realized how much I had been coasting since I had found Kit, or how much I had
missed my professors’ praise. I felt like I was coming out of
hibernation and seeing spring happening all around me, and it was corny as
hell.
I didn’t care.
When we got home, Bone was standing on the sidewalk in front
of my house, smoking and leering at pedestrians and drivers as they passed.
I hurried him inside before he raised too many questions
from my neighbours.
Monday, 6 February 2017
GONE FOR YOU by Riley Hart + Giveaway!
GONE FOR YOU by Riley Hart
Wild Side Series: Book 1
M/M Contemporary Romance
About the Book: Oliver Hayes wears his heart on his sleeve, and his friends never let him forget it. Every Friday night spent at Wild Side, their favorite West Hollywood bar, Oliver’s lack of hookups becomes the hot topic. It’s not that he doesn’t want a good time. He just wants it to mean something, which is a lofty goal when he’s still pining after his childhood crush, Matt, who left ten years ago to start a new life in New York City.
Matt Daniels has always felt most at home seated at a piano. He might not have entirely fit in with his family and friends, but he was always able to find himself in music. Or at least he did before he gave up his dream a lifetime ago. Now, he has a successful modeling career and should be enjoying every second of it. Yet nothing feels right, and Matt fears he’s losing himself.
Just when Oliver decides to get over Matt for good, Matt waltzes back into LA. As Matt struggles to understand what he’s missing in his seemingly perfect life, he falls right back into leaning on Oliver for support. Things aren’t what they used to be between them, though. They tumble into bed together, and it’s hard not to continue ending up there. For the first time in years, Matt’s inspired to compose again, reigniting a spark he thought long extinguished.
But as always, Oliver can’t keep his heart in check, and soon Matt realizes he’s gone for Oliver too. The biggest question is, can he fully give himself to someone if he still hasn’t figured out how to love himself?
Preview of GONE FOR YOU
Matt sucked on the spot where his neck met his shoulder, before he replied, “I don’t know, Ollie. I just know…know that I need you right now.”
Preview of GONE FOR YOU
Oliver opened the door and took one step into the room before his eyes hit Matt. Matt sitting on the side of his bed wearing nothing but a pair of black shorts. His dark brown hair looked wet as it hung against his forehead, a veil between Matt’s eyes and him. Had he showered before he’d gone down to play? Tried to talk himself out of it the same way Oliver had forced himself not to go downstairs?
Matt’s right leg bounced up and down like a jackhammer as he looked at the floor and didn’t speak. Oliver didn’t either. He didn’t know what to say, so he just took another step into the room, and then another.
It was then when Matt’s head tilted up, that he shook his hair off his forehead and his eyes met Oliver’s searing with something that he didn’t understand. He thought maybe there was some pain in there…a little confusion, but more that Oliver couldn’t read.
His breath caught when Matt pushed to his feet. The shorts hung low on his slender hips, and he was sure Matt didn’t have underwear beneath them.
His chest was smooth. He had a light trail of brown hair that dipped below his shorts, which hung so low he could see the top of Matt’s pubes.
Despite how thin he was, too thin if you asked Oliver, his muscles were well defined. He had a lean six-pack that rose slightly as Matt breathed.
Jesus, he was so fucking sexy, so beautiful it seemed unreal.
Matt moved toward him again. His gaze turned more predatory as chaos erupted inside of Oliver—pain and confusion and lust…was that what he saw in Matt too? Lust was the missing piece?
His thoughts went haywire, snapping and buzzing with years of pent up energy. And then he was moving toward Matt too. He didn’t know what they were doing, didn’t know where it came from—at least on Matt’s part—but the second they met in the middle of the room, their mouths crashed together. Matt’s hand slid behind his head, cupped it with his fingers, tangled in Oliver’s wet hair. Oliver’s fingers locked onto Matt’s lean hips, felt his hipbone press into his hand and he wanted to get on his knees and taste them. Wanted to lick and suck and explore every fucking inch of Matt’s body with his tongue.
“What are we doing?” he asked when Matt’s skillful mouth traveled down his throat.
Matt sucked on the spot where his neck met his shoulder, before he replied, “I don’t know, Ollie. I just know…know that I need you right now.”
He could hear Matt warring with himself, hear it in the rough edge to his voice. Feel it in the way his body tensed up when he said the word need. It wasn’t easy for Matt to need anyone or anything, but Oliver would take on the fucking universe to make sure Matt had it. There wasn’t a time in his life when he wouldn’t, but this moment right here? He couldn’t pretend this was just for Matt. Couldn’t pretend he wasn’t greedy for him, that the fire searing through him for Matt was based on anything more than his primal hunger for the man. To have him, take him, fuck him, even if it was only once. He’d wanted Matt for years, loved him since he was a kid—and as they stood in the middle of his room, Matt’s hand running up and down his back, his cock pressed against Oliver’s leg, he damn sure planned to have him. In that moment, he didn’t give a shit about the consequences.
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Wednesday, 6 July 2016
My Zombie Fiancé Countdown - Day 7 - Preorder Giveaway!
For Day 7, I have a special treat for you—when you preorder My Zombie Fiancé from Torquere Press, not only do you get 15% off the ebook's price and a free copy of My Zombie Cat, you can also enter my preorder giveaway. All you have to do is leave a comment with proof of purchase (a screenshot of your order number, for example) and you'll be entered to win a very special prize pack. It includes a Boo of your very own, a full-size ghost rubber ducky, and a My Zombie Fiancé swag bag stuffed with goodies.
If you're concerned about purchasing from Torquere rather than Amazon or another book distributor—Torquere's ebook files come with all ebook formats, including Kindle (mobi), and (some of you might not know this) usually more of your purchase amount goes to the author when you purchase directly from a publisher! Meaning the author has more money to spend on things like electricity to power their computer, so they can write more, so you can read more of their writing. It's a win for everybody!
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| This ducky and Boo plush are mine, but there are individuals just like them dying to go home with you! |
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| Who says undead kitties can't be adorable? Not me, that's for sure! |
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| There's a ducky with your name on it, just waiting to haunt your bathtub |
Day 6
Tuesday, 7 June 2016
MM Memorial Day Scavenger Hunt
Welcome to the
2nd MM Memorial Day Scavenger Hunt!
10 Days, 31 Stops, and loads of prizes! The rules are simple: At each stop on the tour you’ll find a military themed picture with a word or words. Collect the words and figure out the secret phrase (HINT: It’s lyrics to a song). Once you think you have the correct phrase, enter it into the Rafflecopter at any of the stops.Three winners will be selected from all the correct phrases for the three prize packs.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
Our stop’s word is: IF
Prize Lists:
1st Place Prize
- $25 Amazon GC from Sassy Girl Books
- $10 Amazon GC from Aria Grace
- $10 Amazon GC from Two Chicks Obsessed
- $5 Amazon GC from Jessie G
- $5 ARe GC from Kai Tyler
- Winners Choice of 2 Audio Books from Amy Lane
- Winners Choice of 2 eBooks Susan MacNicol's backlist
- Winners Choice of 3 ebooks from The Rock Gods Series from Ann Lister
- eBook of Trouble Comes in Threes by Decadent Delights
- Winners choice of any eBook on JR Gray's backlist
2nd Place Prize
- $10 USD Amazon GC from NR Walker
- $10 ARe GC from MM Book Escape
- $10 Amazon or ARe GC from Chris McHart
- $5 Amazon GC from Andrew Jericho
- Winners Choice of any ebook on Jessie G's backlist
- Winner's choice of eBook from Jaime Reese's backlist title (ebook gifted via Amazon)
- eBook from Brita Addams
- eBook of The Shape of Honey from Ki Brightly
- eBook of My Zombie Boyfriend by T. Strange
3rd Place Prize (US Only)
- $10 USD Amazon GC from BFD Book Blog
- $10 USD Amazon GC from Joyfully Reviewed
- $10 ARe GC from Prism Book Alliance
- $5 Amazon CG from Carly's Book Reviews
- Signed copies of all three published Kethric Wilcox books
- ebook Hitting Black Ice by Heloise West
- Set of Mile High Romance eEooks from Aria Grace
- eBook of Fire and Rain by Andrew Grey
- eBoook of Unexpectedly Lucky from Carly Rose
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Sunday, 1 May 2016
The Diary of Narcissa Dunn - Elaine Violette + Giveaway!
Blurb
THE DIARY OF NARCISSA DUNN is a ghostly love story that combines historical fiction with romance and paranormal elements. Set in New England, pre-Civil War, the story deals with racial issues of the time and reveals the complex relationship between a father and daughter. When Olivia’s father tries to force his daughter into an unwanted marriage, mysterious events occur, leaving the family on edge. Meanwhile, Benjamin Pratt, desperately in love with Olivia, discovers an old diary that reveals shocking secrets. He becomes an unwilling messenger, torn between revealing a truth that will shatter her identity and destroy her family, or keep the secret and watch her marry another. Either way, he’s bound to lose her unless a mysterious woman intervenes.
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Biography
Elaine is a veteran English teacher and holds a BS in English Education from the University of CT and an MS in Educational Leadership from Central CT State University. She presently teaches public speaking part time at a local community college. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, CT Romance Writers (CTRWA) and Charter Oak Romance writers (CORW). She resides on the Connecticut shoreline with her golfing husband, Drew, and delights in being a wife, mother, and grandmother.
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Excerpt
(I love to include meddling, humorous, and often wise aunts or servants in my books. In this excerpt, Lovena, the housemaid, is there for Olivia in every crisis.)
Lovena’s head snapped toward the sound of the slammed door, nearly dropping the dish she’d just dried. “Livie, what’s wrong?”
Olivia’s eyes blurred with unshed tears.
Setting down the dish, Lovena went to her. “You better take a seat and breath. I’m guessin’ you and your beau had a fight.” She led her to a chair.
“Has he left?” Olivia lips trembled as her eyes darted toward the closed door.
Lovena walked over to the window that faced the porch, the one she used to keep a cautious eye on her charge. “He’s climbin’ into his carriage and he lookin’ none too happy.”
Olivia walked to the table and sank into a chair. “William is not my beau though it appears everyone else believes so. He has done a better job courting my father than courting me,” Olivia burst out before covering her mouth and looking toward the parlor.
“Your father’s gone up to bed. He left me to keep an eye out for you. You look like you need to talk.”
“William believes it is God’s will we marry. He’s already talked to Father and received his blessing. What was I to say? Do I even have a voice in the matter?”
Lovena’s large bosom lifted and sagged. She shook her head. “You been spending time with Mr. Tapley, goin’ for walks and carriage rides. Didn’t you plan to go with him to the spring dance the town been plannin’ after Easter? In his mind, you and him were courtin’ in a respectful way.”
“Most of the time he was conversing with Father.” Olivia’s shoulders slumped. Had she led him to believe she was expecting a proposal? “I admit I was flattered by his attentions at first, but I hadn’t considered our relationship went beyond friendship…until recently.”
“A man’s attentions to a pretty young woman ain’t never a desire for only friendship.”
“I hadn’t meant to lead him to thinking I’d want to marry him.” She covered her face with her hands.
Lovena pushed out a chair and sat beside her. “I think you been enjoyin’ Mr. Tapley’s attentions until the Pratt boy started showin’ up.”
Olivia couldn’t deny it. At first she was flattered by William’s desire to spend time with her but deeper feelings hadn’t grown, despite the time they spent together. Even his kisses were forgettable. It was so different with Ben. Her heart leaped in her chest the minute she saw him arrive to begin his work. Her body tingled into the depth of her womb when they were together.
Lovena wiped away a tear that rolled down Olivia’s cheek. “We can’t control those feelin`s inside, Livie, when the right boy stirs ‘em up.”
“What am I to do?” she pleaded. “Father will understand, won’t he? He can’t expect me to agree to marry a man I could never love.”
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REGAL REWARD Snippet: York Blackstone is obsessed with reclaiming title and lands lost to him when his father is falsely accused of treason. He’ll make the villain who destroyed his family pay for his evil deeds, even if it means using the woman he loves as a pawn in his quest.
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