Release Blitz ~ Passing Shadows by Anna Butler ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Release Blitz ~ Passing Shadows by Anna Butler ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Author: Anna Butler

Length: 29,400

Stories: Overthrown By Strangers, Habitation of Dragons, Winterlight

Cover: Kellie Dennis - Book Cover By Design

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK 

About Passing Shadows

Man is like a mere breath; His days are like a passing shadow. 
Psalm 144:4 

Passing Shadows is a trilogy of short stories with a lesbian main character, Li Liang, who is one of the sole surviving witnesses of the destruction of Earth. The stories tell of the beginning of a long exodus across the galaxy looking for a haven where mankind can start again.

Blurb

Li Liang has found a berth to suit her: chief pilot and first officer of the all-female crew of an old space freighter, the Sappho. Then one ordinary, unremarkable morning, Liang retunes the Sappho’s communications systems just in time to catch the breathless, terrible accounts from Mars of the total destruction of Earth. 

Earth’s a cinder. The unknown alien race that destroyed it has left Mars, too, in flames and is ravening outward from the solar system, devouring every human colony on the way. 

Liang’s one of the few survivors, racing ahead of the Devourers, rescuing as many frightened, shocked people as she can. Will Liang and the pitiful remnants of humanity find a new haven, somewhere to start again? Or will she, too, echo the dreadful last message coming out of their dead home? 

They’re coming. Oh God, they’re coming.

Book Blitz ~ Epiphany by L.A. Stockman ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Book Blitz ~ Epiphany by L.A. Stockman ~ (Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title:  Epiphany

Author: L.A. Stockman

Publisher: NineStar Press

Release Date: Dec 12

Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex

Pairing: Male/Male

Length: 14900

Genre: Romance, paranormal, holiday

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Synopsis

Khafra has spent more than three thousand years wandering the Earth, fascinated by humanity and its many rises and falls. When he meets a young student at Cambridge, he is utterly unprepared for the effect Alfie has on him. Eager and open and full of wonder, Alfie is perhaps the perfect submissive.

While the sex is spectacular, the real surprise for Khafra is his growing love for Alfie. Such unions are grand while they last, but inevitably doomed to time and mortality. Can he open his heart one more time, for a beautiful young man whose defiance of custom and courage in the face of danger are so captivating? Or will he continue as he has for so long, living on the fringe?

Everything depends on the outcome of Epiphany.

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Virtual Tour ~ Glass Tidings by Amy Jo Cousins ~ (Giveaway)

Virtual Tour ~ Glass Tidings by Amy Jo Cousins ~ (Giveaway)

About Glass Tidings

Eddie Rodrigues doesn’t stay in one place long enough to get attached. The only time he broke that rule, things went south fast. Now he’s on the road again, with barely enough cash in his pocket to hop a bus to Texas after his (sort-of-stolen) car breaks down in the middle of nowhere, Midwest, USA.

He’s fine. He’ll manage. Until he watches that girl get hit by a car and left to die.

Local shop owner Grayson Croft isn’t in the habit of doing people any favors. But even a recluse can’t avoid everyone in a town as small as Clear Lake. And when the cop who played Juliet to your Romeo in the high school play asks you to put up her key witness for the night, you say yes.

Now Gray’s got a grouchy glass artist stomping around his big, empty house, and it turns out that he . . . maybe . . . kind of . . . likes the company.

But Eddie Rodrigues never sticks around.

Unless a Christmas shop owner who hates the season can show an orphan what it means to have family for the holidays.

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2016 Advent Calendar Review ~ The Stockings Were Hung by Cassie Sweet

2016 Advent Calendar Review ~ The Stockings Were Hung by Cassie Sweet

Title: The Stockings Were Hung

Author: Cassie Sweet

Category: Holiday, Contemporary

Pages: 44

Dreamspinner

Hill hates Christmas.

The shoppers. The cheer. The drama. All of it.

Each holiday season is a painful reminder that seven years before, his lover, Drew, walked out of his life and moved across the country, leaving Hill like a cup of rotten eggnog. Now Drew is back and wants Hill to put a little jingle in his bells. Well, not this Scrooge.

Drew admits he moved to get away from Hill—but not for the reasons Drew gave him all those years ago. Some of his best memories are of Christmases he celebrated with Hill, and he wants nothing more than to spend a little holly jolly with the only man he’s ever loved. However, getting Hill to agree to a reunion is going to take a Christmas miracle.

Virtual Tour ~ Clickbait by E.J. Russell ~ (Review + Giveaway)

Virtual Tour ~ Clickbait by E.J. Russell ~ (Giveaway)

Hi everyone, this is E.J. Russell! Thank you so much for joining me as I celebrate the release of Clickbait, my first contemporary novel with Riptide Publishing! 

About Clickbait

After the disastrous ending of his first serious relationship, Gideon Wallace cultivated a protective—but fabulously shiny—outer shell to shield himself from Heartbreak 2.0. Besides, romance is so not a priority for him right now. All his web design prospects have inexplicably evaporated, and to save his fledgling business, he’s been compelled to take a hands-on hardware project—as in, his hands on screwdrivers, soldering irons, and needle-nosed pliers. God. Failure could actually be an option.

Journeyman electrician Alex Henning is ready to leave Gideon twisting in the wind after their run-ins both on and off the construction site. Except, like a fool, he takes pity on the guy and offers to help. Never mind that between coping with his dad’s dementia and clocking all the overtime he can finagle, he has zero room in his life for more complications.

Apparently, an office build-out can lay the foundation for a new relationship. Who knew? But before Alex can trust Gideon with the truth about his fragile family, he has to believe that Gideon’s capable of caring about more than appearances. And Gideon must learn that when it comes to the heart, it’s content—not presentation—that matters.

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Blog Tour ~ In The Ring by Rie Warren ~ (Review + Giveaway)

Blog Tour ~ In The Ring (Boxer #1) by Rie Warren ~ (Review, Excerpt + Giveaway)

Title: In The Ring

Series: Boxer #1

Author: Rie Warren

Genre: M/M Romance

Release Date: December 5, 2016 Available on Kindle Unlimited Special Limited Price $0.99

 

The biggest fight of his life isn’t . . . In the Ring.  The bright lights. The roaring crowd. The chance at a championship belt. The not-so-little secret Liam Shaughnessy—the Bonny Bruiser—is fighting to keep tucked far away.  Liam got the pussy pounded out of him on the mean streets of Cin-city—the other Sin City. The oldest in a Catholic clan where his da never pulled any punches, he went from geek boy to the golden boy of the boxing world care of his fists. Liam’s on the fast track to having it all . . . all except the one man he wants. Michael Fairweather makes pretending to be hetero goddamn difficult for Liam. The man is blond and beautiful and just so happens to be Liam’s trainer. With a penchant for doing shirtless yoga, giving midnight massages to loosen Liam’s muscles, and sometimes even taking it out in the ring with him. To say Liam has porn-style fantasies about Michael is an understatement. Michael’s out and proud. Liam’s only proud of what he can do in the ring. He can’t risk his career, least of all for someone unavailable. Michael has a lover. Liam has the lies he lives every day. And when his money-grubbing manager gets involved as the title win approaches, Liam doesn’t know what hit him. Fight to win. Fight with honor. It won’t be easy, but that’s okay. Nothing worth fighting for ever is.

Blog Tour ~ Death Dancer by Tara Lain ~ (Review + Giveaway)

Blog Tour ~ Death Dancer (Dangerous Dancers #2) by Tara Lain ~ (Review, Excerpt + Giveaway)

Death Dancer
(Dangerous Dancers #2)
By Tara Lain

Blurb:

A tattooed dancer and a by-the-book detective dance with death in the ego-fueled halls of ballet.

Bad boy of ballet, Valentin “Val” Aalto stands poised on the verge of huge success -- except for one big obstacle. Influential lead dancer Harry Hardesty hates Val and cheats him out of the lead in Romeo and Juliet. When Hardesty winds up dead, Val looks like a prime suspect – and gets thrown under the detailed and methodical inspection of the handsome NY detective with the stick up his butt, Andrew Preston. At first, Preston believes Hardesty may be the victim of the chilling Dancer Killer who’s struck three victims, but evidence stacks up against Val. Still, Andrew can’t seem to keep his hands off his suspect and when the Dancer Killer starts stalking Val, Andrew is forced to choose between his dedication to a job he loves – and his growing passion for his beautiful dancer. Together Val and Andrew discover that chaos can be beautiful, one should choose desserts wisely, and love can even trump death in the rehearsal halls of ballet.

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Blog Post: Drama Cruise by Joe Cosentino

WHY I WROTE THE NICKY AND NOAH MYSTERIES

Book Three: Drama Cruise, published by Lethe Press

by Joe Cosentino

A few years back my spouse talked me into going on a ten-day cruise to Alaska. We packed our bathing suits, daywear, nightwear, and credit cards. Prone to motion-sickness, I also packed my ginger capsules and grumbling stomach (and mouth) and we were off. We had amazing meals (after amazing meals), fantastic ocean views, spotted a whale waving its tail at us, and went on a helicopter ride to the glaciers. We also embarked on land excursions to a tramway over the mountains, a totem pole park, a log climbers show, a frontier habitat, and a Native American village. Our cabin sported a private balcony and a gay porter who seemed excited to find a gay couple onboard ship. Onboard ship we raised our noses at an art show, played bingo like senior citizens on church night, gambled like card sharks at the casino, and saw a musical revue with singing and dancing cupcakes. When we returned home, I decided to immortalize our trip by setting the third Nicky and Noah mystery onboard a cruise to Alaska.

As a college professor/department head, I have always been aware that colleges are rife with mystery, romance, and humor. If you haven’t read Drama Queen (Divine Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Award for Best Mystery, Best Crime, Best Humorous, Best Contemporary novel of 2015) and Drama Muscle published by Lethe Press (and you should!), the first two Nicky and Noah mysteries are set in an Edwardian style university founded originally by a gay couple (Tree and Meadow) whose name the university bears: Treemeadow College. It is a gay cozy mystery comedy series, meaning the setting is warm and cozy, the clues and murders (and laughs) come fast and furious, there are enough plot twists and turns and a surprise ending to keep the pages turning, and at the center is a touching gay romance between Associate Professor of Directing Nicky Abbondanza and Assistant Professor of Acting Noah Oliver. Along the way, Nicky and Noah fall in love, as I’ve heard the readers fall in love with them.

Release Day Blitz ~ You Are Not Me (90s Coming of Age, #2) by Leta Blake ~ (5++ Star Review, Excerpt, Giveaway + Exclusive Giveaway)

Release Day Blitz ~ You Are Not Me (90s Coming of Age, #2) by Leta Blake ~ (5++ Star Review, Excerpt, Giveaway + Exclusive Giveaway)

Title:  You Are Not Me

Series: '90s Coming of Age, #2

Author: Leta Blake

Publisher: Leta Blake Books

Release Date: 11/28/2016

Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex

Pairing: Male/Male

Length: 100,000 words

Genre: New Adult, coming of age

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Synopsis

Follow Peter into the summer following his senior year to face new beginnings, new friends, and old baggage.

After a tumultuous final year of high school, Peter Mandel needs a break. It's the summer of 1991, and his secret relationship with his ‘best friend’ Adam Algedi is put on hold as Adam goes away to Italy for the summer. On the cusp of adulthood, Peter has a couple of months to explore who he is without Adam at his side.

Enter Daniel McPeak, a slightly older, out, responsible college guy with a posse of gay friends and an attraction for Peter. Drawn into the brave new world of the local gay club, Peter embarks on a whirlwind of experiences—good and bad—which culminate in a hotel room where he has to make the ultimate choice.

But Adam will come back eventually, and there are promises that have to be kept. As autumn draws near and college awaits, can Peter break free of the binds of twisted first love? And what exactly is Daniel's role in his life - a brief temptation, or something more?

Join Peter in the second book of this four-part coming of age series as he struggles to love and be loved, and grow into a gay man worthy of his own respect.

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This new series by Leta Blake is gay fiction with romantic elements.

Book 2 of 4.
Length: 100,000 words, 328 pages

These books contain aspects of: New Adult fiction, ‘90s gay life, small city homosexual experiences, Southern biases, sexual exploration, romance, homophobia, bisexuality, and twisted-up young love. Oh, and a guaranteed happy ending for the main character by the end of Book 4.

Excerpt

In the Spotlight with Bayou Book Junkie: Author Aimee Nicole Walker

In the Spotlight with Bayou Book Junkie: Author Aimee Nicole Walker 

Hi Aimee Nicole Walker and welcome to Bayou Book Junkie. Aimee Nicole’s known for her Fated Hearts series, which recently ended after book 7, and she’s just released Dyeing To Be Loved, book one in her Curl Up And Dye mystery series, which is a bit of a departure for her. I say that, as DTBL isn’t a tale that ends in a full-on HEA, which I’m used to from her, but in the start of the leads’ journey to a HEA. It does have more than a HFN feel to it, to reassure readers and fans, and we at BBJ can’t wait to read more. Which is why we just had to go and invite her over so that she could dish the dirt, spill the beans, blab to her heart’s content, etc. etc. etc.  So, without any more from me, here’s Aimee Nicole herself.

BBJ: Hi Aimee Nicole, and welcome. We really, really, really need you to tell us all about yourself and the world of ANW, as try as we did, we couldn’t find very much on you. Is that deliberate? Are you going for some sort of woman of mystery thing? If so, you’ve done it in style, but we have to confess that we don’t like that. No ma’am, not at all. 😉

AIMEE NICOLE: Thank you for having me. I’m truly excited to be here. Woman of mystery? No, I just think I’m boring. I do consider myself somewhat private, but I share pictures of my dogs with my readers on Facebook and will sometimes include a photo of my daughter because she doesn’t mind her picture being made public. I talk about my life, but I don’t post pictures of myself. I did go public with my battle with breast cancer this year because I wanted to stress the importance of early detection. I think I’m just an ordinary person who’s blessed to make a living off her overactive imagination. I love sports, baking, cooking, I know how to quilt, and I love watching those videos on how to paint fancy fingernails. I can barely put a coat of polish on without getting it all over me.

BBJ: So, what made you go from writing stories that either end in a solid HEA/where we see the leads cementing their HEA in the next book in the series, to a book where the leads’ HEA, pardon the pun, is a WIP?  

AIMEE NICOLE: Honestly, Josh and Gabe’s story can’t be told in one book – not even a super long one. I knew from the very beginning that Josh was not the kind of guy who would reveal his past hurts quickly or even efficiently. I’m writing book three now and I’m still learning about his past. Also, I liked the challenge of writing this type of series over Fated Hearts. It’s much more challenging for me to slowly roll the story out and build the relationship over a series of books, but I think it suits me well.

BBJ: And what inspired you to dream up Gabe and Josh? How many books do you have planned for them and how quickly are you aiming to release them?

AIMEE NICOLE: Josh came to my mind about the time I started writing the Fated Hearts series in the fall of 2014. In this case, I cannot point to a single incident that triggered Josh’s creation. He came out of nowhere and feels like a part of my soul that I’m unleashing onto the world. Whereas, the Fated Hearts series began with a picture of a man reading in bed. He wore glasses and looked like Clark Kent. He immediately became my Grayson Wright. That one photo helped create seven books. Josh was demanding from the start and wanted his story, but I made him wait while I wrote seven books. It wasn’t easy to do, but I had no desire to go back and forth between the two series.  

I am planning four books for Gabe and Josh and a spinoff book for Doctor Dimples. That being said, a new character just moved into the house next to Josh and I think he’s going to want his own story. I’ll have to see where it takes me. I announced the book two release date at the end of the DTBL epilogue and I’m right on track. Something to Dye For is coming on January 3, 2017.  I’m planning to release book 3 on March 7, 2017, book four on May 2, 2017, and Doctor Dimples on July 11, 2017.

Cover Reveal ~ Love Can't Conquer by Kim Fielding

Cover Reveal ~ Love Can't Conquer by Kim Fielding

Love Can't Conquer 

(Love Can't series, Bk #1)

by Kim Fielding

Blurb: 

Bullied as a child in small-town Kansas, Jeremy Cox ultimately escaped to Portland, Oregon. Now in his forties, he’s an urban park ranger who does his best to rescue runaways and other street people. His ex-boyfriend, Donny—lost to drinking and drugs six years earlier—appears on his doorstep and inadvertently drags Jeremy into danger. As if dealing with Donny’s issues doesn’t cause enough turmoil, Jeremy meets a fascinating but enigmatic man who carries more than his fair share of problems.

Qayin Hill has almost nothing but skeletons in his closet and demons in his head. A former addict who struggles with anxiety and depression, Qay doesn’t know which of his secrets to reveal to Jeremy—or how to react when Jeremy wants to save him from himself.

Despite the pasts that continue to haunt them, Jeremy and Qay find passion, friendship, and a tentative hope for the future. Now they need to decide whether love is truly a powerful thing or if, despite the old adage, love can’t conquer all.

Release Date: 

June 3, 2016