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A sneak peek of Reckless Seduction 2008-10-06 00:27:00 Blurb:When nineteen year old Cody Bradbury gets his hands on an invitation to the hottest party of the year at The Casbah, an exclusive gay men’s club owned by his uncle, he doesn’t plan to let anything stand in his way of attending. With a stolen invitation, fake identification, and a hastily thrown together costume, Cody sneaks into the club during its annual Halloween party with the intention of checking out the action and possibly losing his long-despised cherry.Cody can’t believe his good luck when Dante Santiago comes on to him. He’s had a hard-on for his uncle’s friend, Dante ever since he realized what his dick was good for. He’s so enamored of the older man that he doesn’t think twice when Dante starts referring to him as pretty boy, instead of by his given name.He knows Dante wants his body, but is there any chance the older man might want more than an orgasm? There’s only one way to find out, and Cody plans to make it a night neither of them will ever forget. Read more:Peek
Ally's First Book Signing 2008-10-05 19:15:00 Hmmm... Is it just me, or does that sound like a really bad porno?Heh :PNever mind how it sounds, the point is, I am doing my VERY FIRST BOOK SIGNING (not counting last year's RT signing, because that is a whole other beast O_O) next month! Saturday November 8, I will be at the Waldenbooks at the Columbia Mall in Columbia, SC, signing books and talking and probably shopping because, come on, it's a MALL! LOL. This is a multi-author signing, with myself, J.C. Wilder, Shiloh Walker, Beth Williamson and Samantha Kane. They very graciously agreed to let me horn in on their party, and I am forever grateful for that :D I'm going to have to try really hard not to be all star struck when I meet them O_OAnyone who'll be in the Columbia area that day, come by and see us! There are goodies to be won *g*
News Bytes 2008-10-03 09:24:00 Fans of Anne Cain's Pawprints series will be getting a new installment the first week of December if I'm not mistaken.And the next installment in the ChildsPrey series will be winging its way to our editor very shortly. Hopefully she'll like it enough to contract. If for some reason she doesn't you guys are getting a hell of a Christmas present from moi ^__^
Weekend Smut Bunnies 2008-10-01 20:03:00 Wow, I've actually prepared a post in advance. Go me. And this one is not complete randomness...but randomness with pictures.So this past weekend I spent up in the bay area. Met a bunch of awsome people, had a lot of fun. First off, YaoiCon. This is the convention for Yaoi and M/M romance does well there. Sold lots of books. Saw lots of guys … well, see for yourself. It's fun and insane. We did a panel on where to find M/M romance that readers of Yaoi would enjoy. I bought naughty art by a guy named Brian C. Mitchell (http://www.roughcanvas.com/) the human torch with a flaming cock…yah baby. "Heat Wave" and "Hard as Adamantium" you can find them under Artwork in the fan gallery.Bishi auctions and dances and more cosplay than you can shake a stick at. Really, it's a fun con and run well. I managed to not over buy. Then Sunday, we took off for Folsom Street Fair. Want to know what to do for a kick. Head to an erotic leather even with 4 erotic authors and the poor reviewer we hijac
And One More Thing About Fall 2008-09-30 23:52:00 “Maybe he could work around it. Maybe it was just deep-seated admiration. He was one hell of a ballplayer. Did all the little things right. Nobody in baseball made the pivot better on a double play. Whatever the case, there seemed to be only one explanation for what was going on. Randy was falling in love. And it wasn’t with his wife or with some bimbo he’d picked up on the road. It was with his second baseman." Peter LefcourtBaseball playoffs start today, which means that it’s time for my annual rereading of one of my favorite books, The Dreyfus Affair by Peter Lefcourt. It’s apparently out of print, but here’s a link.It’s a love story. A love story between two men, and a love story about baseball. The fondness the author has for both parts of his story is what makes it work so well for me. Every baseball fan I’ve encouraged (okay, make that “forced by incessant urging”) to read it has loved it. If you’re trying to convert someone to our beloved genre and that pe
Ah, Autumn! 2008-09-30 11:15:00 Despite the last gasp of an Indian Summer day yesterday, fall is definitely in the air here. It's my favourite season (besides baseball season ;) ) and I'm thrilled to bits that it has finally arrived. While others may sigh sadly over the passing of warm summer days filled with shirtless young men, I say, bring on the pullovers, cardigans, and fisherman knits. I love a guy who's bundled up in a scarf and a knit cap and a big, wooly sweater. I'm a sucker for cozy.Take this snugglable Gap ad, for example. Dorky and undeniably adorable, IMO.And who can deny that Jamie Bell is simply puthiminyourpocketandtakehimhome cute in this photo?So yeah I agree that hot naked boys are all sorts of yummy, but let's enjoy these bundled up honeys, too.
Drool-worthy pictures 2008-09-29 22:16:00 Wow, it's already that time again. It's amazing how fast two weeks go by when edits and other things are keeping one busy. :)Since I'm still trying to get my edits for one of my two holiday M/M books completed, I thought I'd just drop off a couple of favorite pictures I have laying around. Have a wonderful week!
October's a-comin'... 2008-09-28 09:30:00 You've only got a few more days to check out Torquere Press's Road to Relationships advent calendar! Snippets, recipes, images, coupons and more. My day was September 15 and I posted an absolutely amazing recipe for Engagement Chicken. The best part about the calendar is that it offers you a daily clue for the Torquere Author Scavenger Hunt. You can win an Amazon Kindle e-reader, all loaded up with books from Torquere! September's almost done and then this offer will be too, so go and check it out while you still can.And because we're having a political frenzy here in the States, I'll leave you with a little something to remind all Americans to vote on November 4th. We need change, my friends. You can make it happen.
Is M/M Becoming Predictable? 2008-09-26 11:43:00 I was cruising through the various blogs and forums that are a daily stop for me in thw mornings when Mrs. Giggles caught my eye in her intro to a self-pubbed book someone recommended she read. This isn't the first time she's said something similar to this and it got me to wondering what the rest of your out there in m/m land think of this comment:Perhaps this reflects more on me than on this book, but the story makes me realize that maybe it's time I take a short break from gay romances. The whole "pretty boys with lots of angst" formula is wearing thin on me.I have not read the particular book that this remark inspired but I wonder if she's referring to what I end to call the "OMG I'm not gay" plot point. I've seen it a lot and it always tends to bug me when that becomes a main point of conflict. I'm sure it's a very real issue gays and lesbians face when discovering who they are inside and what they want in a partner but should fiction follow to the tune that it becomes pr
Great moments in advertising 2008-09-24 18:42:00 This is tangentially related to J.M. Snyder's great post yesterday on marketing tips for authors, since it concerns advertising. I was linked to this terrific British ad today, which covers 122 years of British history in two minutes. Really clever and well done, so I thought I'd share. The background:Long before Alien (and longer still before his still-famous “Big Brother” Apple ad), Ridley Scott made a rather modest television commercial for Britain’s Hovis bread. Filmed in 1973, the spot — which shows a Hovis delivery boy wheeling down a quaintly cobblestoned street in Dorset — may just be England’s favorite advertisement, ever. So this year, when Hovis decided to celebrate its 122nd anniversary in style, the company found itself in the difficult position of having to trump its own, legendary campaign. We say they’ve succeeded — and then some.
Free reads at Associated Content 2008-09-23 09:01:00 Some of you may know I began my writing career in self-publishing; this has helped me think "outside the box" when it comes to marketing, as no one was pimping my books by myself. Now that I've worked with several different publishers, I've found that I still do most of my own promotion ... which is fine by me, as no one knows my stories as well as I do myself.I've begun writing a series of articles which I hope will help other authors in marketing and promotion, as it seems to be an area most of us would rather ignore. Some of these tips are probably things you already know, but there may be some you haven't thought of, and a few that will hopefully work well for you. The links below open in a new window, where the articles can be read for free at Associated Content:Cheap and Easy Online Marketing TipsThirteen Cheap Promo Items for AuthorsTwelve Things You Can Do with Promotional BookmarksIn addition to these articles, I've posted two gay romance stories at Associated Content, a
So many topics, so little time... 2008-09-22 05:01:00 I have so much to share with you all that you would not believe it. The last two weeks have been insane with good news and adventures for me. :) Vincent Diamond and I hosted a booth at Pride in the Park yesterday, and it was a blast. We met so many nice people that it'd be impossible to list them all. Here's a picture of our booth. That's my husband looking bored in the background. :)I have a brand new cover for my October release with Loose Id to share that I think is smoking hot.And last, but certainly not least, I have two new contracts to brag about. The sequel to Secrets & Lies, The Hard Truth, has been accepted at Loose Id. Another M/M novella, Furtive Liason, has been accepted for publication, at Amber Quill.Whew, I told you I had a ton of stuff to share. I think that's it, but I may be forgetting something. Tune in to my blog for pics of Pride in the Park. Next week I hope to have some more photos to share from PrideFest in North Carolina.
Why Ally Loves College 2008-09-21 18:31:00 Lots of reasons, not least of which is that I no longer have to go to class. All I have to do is visit my eldest offspring there and enjoy the place without having the related stress. LOL.So what else is so fab about college? Lots. I love strolling around campus. I love the crowd noise you can hear from the football stadium from halfway across campus. I love shopping in the nearby town. I love the cemetery with all the graves from the 1700s and 1800s. I love the whole atmosphere of youth, excitement and learning. But the best thing about college? Plot bunnies. Sooooo many attractive young men, looking all smart and thoughtful. Ally loves to pair them up in her head O_OI have notes from this weekend's visit, oh yes *g*
Since my brain is mush 2008-09-18 21:29:00 I'm going to leave you with a thought on romance today."Bad guys always lose, because they have no friends."This was Princess' opinion upon seeing Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade for the first time. She's 7. I think there's something profound there. It's romance...we know the hero has to come out on top (get kicked around a bit on his way to the top...but he wins). And throughout it all people come to his aid...because, he has friends. That's my philosophy on heroes in general, I think. I'm off to go ponder it further, maybe with a hot shower and a glass of Absinth.
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year 2008-09-16 23:04:00 I know it sounds strange for a person whose day job is that of a teacher to say, but I love the fall. Yes, the leaves are pretty and the weather is cooler and the air smells great, but what really kicks my happy dance into high gear is the idea of new beginnings. There’s nothing like the back-to-school magic. You get a fresh start. New students, new teachers, new clothes and new supplies. How I love that other adult toy store—Office Max. The pens, the paper, the highlighters and all those really cool other things that I’m sure I’ll find a use for someday spill off the shelves and into my basket. Just like the fall season itself, the possibilities of the back-to-school sale at an office supply store are endless.And best of all, I have a new story. Since the characters are newborns (just birthed five days ago but already two chapters strong), they're a bit shy about coming out and playing on the blog, but they’re whispering all kinds of things in my ear. Sometimes they even ge
Good evening... 2008-09-15 19:27:00 I know I've been quiet lately. But I've got a good excuse. I've been writing and have two holiday themed stories contracted. :-)The first is titled A Gift Worth Sharing coming Dec. 2nd at Loose-Id. Nate and Kyle from A Master's Love are back and sharing a long weekend together just before Christmas. Nate has a special planned for Kyle, only things don't go quite has planned. Will memories from Kyle's past and the hesitation of stepping into the role of a Dominant ruin their weekend?This book contains M/M/M, BDSM, and voyeurism.The second is titled No Ordinary Holiday coming Dec. 8th at Phaze. This is the third of an unplanned trilogy of related stories that started with At The Edge and last years Christmas story, enWrappture. It centers on Devyn Rhodes, who readers meets in enWrappture. As a descendent of Kris Kringle (aka Santa Claus), Devyn has been bestowed a gift to see people's past and future. It prevents her from having initmate relations with men. Only her late husband a
Coming Attractions 2008-09-13 07:28:00 Normally I'd take this time to promote my new release this weekend, Daringly Delicious from Phaze Books, but as it is not M/M I will save it for my other channels. Of course, this chapter of Dareville will be entwined somewhat with the upcoming Daring Red, which is all M/M, so please do keep it in the back in your mind when you're shopping next. :)Until that release comes, there are a number of books releases I'm looking forward to in the next few months. Hope you are, too.
Oooh...Gymnastikos! 2008-09-12 13:00:00 It's been nearly three weeks since the 2008 Summer games came to a close, and I've been missing all the action and excitement, not to mention all the sexy athletes. (Oh, the naughty things I pictured the men's swimming and gymnastics teams doing together.) Anyway...*cough* I started poking around online and I found THIS: Gymnastikos: Power and Grace -- a dvd where the super-cute European gymnasts perform their routines in the nude. Wow.Before everyone starts calling me a perv for snatching up this dvd, I have to say that it's a very artistic, tastefully made film. Plus, not all of the routines are performed in the buff. But when they are, it's amazing to see the kind of tension and flexing that's happening with a gymnast's muscles during a routine. From an artist's perspective, that was a really cool.But I'll admit it--there's a lot of camp throughout the film and I think the director tried a little too hard to make this an artsy project. Some routines can't fully be appreci
Wanted by JM Snyder 2008-09-10 09:44:00 NOW AVAILABLEWANTED by J.M. SnyderPart of the Saddle Up Pax collection!Buy your copy today! BLURB:Jesse McCray ekes out a hard living cutting cattle from the local beef baron of Defiance, Texas. He's known for his quick draw and his steady aim; no one outguns him. Whenever he and his ragtag group of friends known as the Rustlers ride into town, the local cowboys hold their breaths, waiting for the men to ride through. But one evening, while playing faro at Billy's Saloon, Jesse's attention is drawn to a new face in the crowd.Ethan Phillips is an idealistic tenderfoot from back East, passing through Defiance on his way to the California coast. He's heard tales of the gold that enriches the west coast, and he's looking for a way to make his dreams come true. When his horse pulls up lame, he offers to sing for the cowboys of Billy's Saloon to earn a few coins, but the men jeer at his song until a man in black quiets them. With one look into Jesse's dark eyes, Ethan finds himself fa
Come and see me! 2008-09-08 09:19:00 You are invited...To join Amanda Young for two Pride festivals this September! You can find her at Pride in the Park in Roanoke, Virginia on September 21. She will also be at Pridefest in Durham-Raleigh, North Carolina on September 27. For more information, or directions please visit:http://www.roanokepride.comhttp://www.ncpride.org
Help Ally find a man!!! 2008-09-07 16:18:00 Not like that. I am blissfully happy with my loverly hubby :D No, I am looking for pics of a particular guy, so's he can be my website monthly hottie. And possibly my desktop for a while. And, erm, maybe star in a Tome O' Ghey Buttsecks one day, who knows...**daydreams**Ahem. So, anyway. The guy I am looking for is an actor named Jesse Haddock. I saw him on the Masters of Horror DVD my hubby and I were watching last night. The episode was called "The Fair Haired Child". The story was, to be blunt, absolute dreck. Oh my God. Awful. Young Master Haddock, however? Decent actor. And pretty. Very, very, VERY pretty. Ally was smitten. Thank FSM he's 21...This is the only picture I can find of him, and it does NOT do him justice by a long shot (which makes me think he should get a new agent maybe). I need another one! Preferably a really BIG one. Help a pervy old lady out, won't you?Don't make me get on my knees and beg. My knees creak and it is NOT attractive O_O
Muse Wars 2008-09-05 06:56:00 Just like that proverbial bad penny I've turned up when you least expect it--you have been warned... lolMy dratted Muse has been a fickle beast of late, or rather, a more fickle beast than usual and a few recent things (comments I've read or comments directly to me) had me pondering last night on whether I should try to corral that wayward Muse and make it "Conform" more than I ever have. I've always been one to write characters that interest me and make me want to follow them and find out "what happens next", even though the majority of the time that puts me into "narrow niche audience" territory.Some characters or plots demand that you stick with your original vision but I've noticed that a couple WIPs could be revamped to possibly make them "more marketable".The question is--should I put the serious thought and elbow grease into it to reach a larger audience** or "follow the artistic vision" to please myself and the fewer and faithful readers?**I have to expand on this to clarif
Back from Vacation 2008-09-04 20:57:00 Went up to Utah, Bryce Canyon to be exact. Beautiful country... and cowboys. and Mormons. and Bakpackers. and Bikers. But mostly a lot of farm fed hunks wandering about. Hearing spurs jangle as they wandered through Ruby's or the local general store. Blond guys with broad shoulders and broader smiles seemed to be everywhere. Saw enough leather clad Harley riding butts to make my fingers itch. There is something though, about a country boy. Innocent but not. You can just see a room full of wicked behind those smiling eyes.
Of the Birds and the Boys 2008-09-03 00:14:00 Maia’s last blog got me thinking. After the whole putting Ken and Chip in bed together while playing Barbie at six or seven, what was my first slash? Of course, I was slashing before I knew what it was, or that there was even a word for it. I didn’t learn the word until 2004 which I assure you is a long, long, way away from my Barbie days. So after that brief foray, I think my first slash must have come at eleven, with Jonathan Livingston Seagull. (I’ll tell you that when I read it, it was a recent release. You can do the math and see how far away my Barbie days are.) In Jonathan Livingston Seagull, the theme is love. And for me, it was all about the love between Jonathan and Fletcher. Seagulls. I know. Not even cartoon seagulls. But the scene where they part, when Fletcher vows to turn up on Jonathan’s beach again someday, still brings tears to my eyes. Their love is eternal, man. Not bound by space and time as Jonathan would say. And sorry, Sully, but Jonathan just didn’t l
Back to my roots 2008-09-02 15:17:00 Since the gym provided zero inspiration for blogging today, I'm instead delving into my writing roots for something to blog about. I came up with the first time I wrote anything m/m. I'm not certain, but the best I can guess it was when I was in high school—the 1980s, before I'd ever even heard of fanfiction, never mind m/m slashfic. It was a play (I preferred that format to stories from second grade through high school and into college. Hello, actor!) about a modern-day late-teen guy who gets transported to a fantasy-based world where he meets this guy who starts out as his mentor, then becomes his friend and later his lover. I have no idea what the plot was beyond that or even what the title or the characters names were. There was probably a magical element. (Well, duh. Natch, right? Mysterious transport to another world would imply something magical in nature.) And probably something about saving the world by overcoming some evil someone. (Come on. You've been 15.
boy hips 2008-08-31 09:08:00 The last day of August always signifies the end of summer for me, even though summer in North America doesn't technically end until late September. But school has started in a lot of places, the Labor Day sales are in full swing, and the days are getting noticeably shorter. Boo. I know that many people love autumn, but I'm a summer girl, so switching over to the fall schedule is a bit depressing.One thing that always keeps my spirits up when the seasons change, however, is that there is no lack of eye candy available to me through advertising. Namely the Abercrombie & Fitch emails that land in my inbox with delightful regularity. The latest one was a real jaw-dropper. Follow the link below to see why, and be sure to mouse-over the pictures. That's the real treat.I do love the new season of men's jeans.
Dragon My Ass to Atlanta this weekend... 2008-08-30 08:10:00 By the time you get this, I'll be at my first Dragon*Con. I won't be a special guest, nor will I be attached to any vendors, this time I am in pure observation mode. Can't wait to see the spectable of Borg costumes and Hobbits and whatever is in season for the well-traveled sci-fi/fantasy fan. I've wanted to go to this for some time - when I lived in Atlanta I never got over there, and now I'm driving ten hours out of my way for it, and bringing a three year old!This trip is purely for recon. I'm hoping to set up a vendor booth next year to showcase Phaze and Mundania SFF titles - as you know we have some very talented authors in the genre, particularly in the M/M side. I would love to showcase Mychael and Shayne's Dark Needs, Kitten and The Duke's Husband, L.E. Bryce's Dead to the World, Twice Born, My Sun and Stars, and The Water Lovers of Sirilon, and James Buchanan's Lord Carabas.What else? Oh, Jade Falconer's Morningstar and Bridget Midway's bi-M Original Sin. And the Read more:ass
Series 2008-08-28 13:50:00 I don't know about y'all, but I'm a sucker for series books -- reading and writing. After talking with Shayne the other day, we decided that we need a site dedicated to our dual-series, Legends of the Romanorum and Inferi Brotherhood.Eventually, Shayne is going to redo the entire TPA website for that purpose, but until then, I've made a temporary home via Wordpress. There's not much of anything right now save for links and a couple pages. But keep checking as I add content such as character lists, a list of vampiric powers, prince-ruled cities, a bit of a brief history of both the Romanorum and the Brotherhood, and only the gods know what else.The site is: http://legendsoftheromanorum.wordpress.com/
"Beautiful Liar" by JM Snyder 2008-08-27 06:14:00 BEAUTIFUL LIAR by J.M. Snyder Now available from Amber Allure Press!Buy your copy today! BLURB:At fifteen, JT Pierce was the star of a hit TV show and had the world in his hands. Every teeny-bopper magazine had his face on it; every teenage girl had his poster on her wall. But then the show went on hiatus, and JT wouldn’t lower himself to bit parts or commercials. Slowly, his star faded from view. Seven years later, JT is Johnny Thomas, who hopes to jumpstart his career by hiring his former manager, Lou Merrin. He wants to do serious movies, a huge blockbuster or two, and claim one of those coveted Oscars for himself. But Lou cautions Johnny about the paparazzi, who can make or break a star these days, and he’s heard rumors of Johnny’s sexuality that might prevent him from landing those coveted leading roles. Still, Johnny’s nothing if not persistent, and he swears he’ll play it straight. Until he meets Brett, a photographer who turns his life ~ and his heart ~ upside down. S
XO XO 2008-08-26 16:41:00 I marathoned S1 of Gossip Girl over the weekend, and it was delightfully trashy fun. Sex, drugs, lies and even some rock 'n' roll. Very, very pretty cast, including Chace Crawford, who makes me want to write all kinds of debauchery:And here he is with his male costars:Chase lives with Ed Westwick, pictured on the left, and rumour has it that they're more than just roommates. Gee, if only there was a real-life Gossip Girl to get to the (ahem) bottom of it.
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