Thursday, July 30th, 2009
Got my author copies in today’s mail for this print release. I’m so excited! I will keep you posted when the book is actually available.
Monday, July 27th, 2009
I’m totally bragging but sometimes I just can’t help myself. These two books are on “The Best of Gay Romance” list at Goodreads. Okay, they’re not up at the top, but the fact that they made it onto that list, voted by readers, is amazing to me, considering all the great m/m stuff out there these days.
Oh, and also, Fabulous Brits is on Goodreads “Best Gay Anthologies” list.
I have to admit that A Man for Michael has always been one of my personal favorites and was inspired by Jet Li’s Unleashed or Danny the Dog as it’s known outside the US.
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009
For those who haven’t heard, a tornado hit our place in Georgia a few weeks ago and a tree limb went through the roof making a big hole! This followed by torrential rains which would have ruined the house had we not arrived on a certain day and gotten a tarp over the hole. Eek!
Well, everything’s fixed now and after a lot of work, I’m finally able to do some writing. I’ve begun the first chapter of an M/F/M/M which takes place in the same world as Fallon’s Jewel. I will post a blurb and excerpt when I get more done.
I’m also working diligently on Fallon’s Jewel. I did about 2k or more today and would say I’m more than halfway finished. I’d like to get the done before summer’s end if possible but really I must follow the flow of life which decides when I write and when I must do other things.
Friday, July 17th, 2009
AVAILABLE TODAY!
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
eISBN: #9781419922398
Genre: Gayrotica, Contemporary, Romantic Suspense
Series: Prequel to BARELY UNDERCOVER
Release Date: July 17, 2009
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Lured to Club Moritz and then stood up by a spiteful about-to-be ex boyfriend, Boston homicide detective Frank Kazaminsky does not want to stand around alone in a gay strip club…that is…until the next act comes onto the stage. Damien is the hottest guy Kaz has ever laid eyes on and he watches, completely mesmerized, as Damiens strips down to a scanty g-string.
Unfortunately, Kaz isn’t the only one who lusts after Damien’s luscious body. Another audience member wants Damien, whether Damien is willing or not and Kaz is the one who comes to Damien’s rescue. Damien is grateful for Kaz’s intervention and finds in Kaz the first person who’s ever defended him in his life. And Damien has needed protecting in the past, desperately. The attraction between them is mutual and flares into lustful, delicious passion. However, the next morning, when Damien’s attacker turns up dead, Kaz is worried that his roughing up of the man has caused the death. Is he the killer? Or is it someone else?
Kaz must find out quickly, before the trail goes cold. Otherwise, Damien will go from being the love of Kaz’s life to the top of his list of suspects.
Excerpt
“And now, gentlemen,” the announcer said over the cheering crowd gathered in front of the dance platform, “Pure hard-on material is coming onto the stage in two seconds. Get ready to drool, guys and give a warm welcome to…Damien!”
The crowd went wild, arms raised, practically rushing the stage. The sinewy, erotically-driven beat of Berlin’s Sex started playing and colored lights blinked rapidly from one side of the platform to the other, making a light show in the center of the stage.
The press of the crowd forced Kaz back toward the wall. Oh well. He decided not to jostle his way out and instead, leaned against the sidewall, avoiding the crush of horny guys waving bills. This Damien guy seemed pretty popular, having roused the biggest cheers of the night so far. With an eye to the stage, Kaz took a sip of his Perrier, his cop instincts having told him to remain sober from the second he’d walked into the place. Club Moritz might be Boston’s premier gay strip club, brawny bouncers and all, but there was a feeling here Kaz didn’t like. Something smarmy that had nothing to do with…
The spotlight panned to the far side of the stage where one arm appeared from the dark shadows. The mere sight roused another round of cheers, whoops and hollers. Kaz sipped his mineral water again. Theatrics had never impressed him.
“Come on! Get the hell out here!” someone nearby shouted.
Kaz’s gaze jerked to the owner of the voice, a big blond steroid monster in jeans and a T-shirt, drunk off his ass. Probably high too. Kaz had seen his type not make it into the police academy. Too much pumping iron mixed with steroid injections had drained all the blood from his brain. Kaz was big too, but being brawny didn’t mean you had to be a shithead. Had Kaz not been off-duty, he would have gone over there and questioned him in suspicion of being under the influence.
More cheers drew Kaz’s attention back to the stage. This Damien guy was in full view now.
Whoa. Kaz’s heart lurched. He lifted away from the wall and stared at the man, gaze glued to a strip of sinewy chest and abs just visible between the flaps of a billowy white shirt. Sweat gleamed on Damien’s skin and on the soft hairs glinting on his pecs. Kaz swallowed hard and he gaped openly at the treasure trail funneling down the center of Damien’s abs.
Damien moved then, flipping his head back. That drew Kaz’s look back up. Shaggy hair, the color hard to discern under the multi-colored lights, framed Damien’s chiseled face. Damien wore a big sexy smile and his large eyes flashed with promise. Wow, those were some eyes, heavy-lidded yet full of life.
That wasn’t all, Kaz noticed, scanning the guy’s face as Damien drew closer to his side of the stage. Damien’s face was movie-star perfection—softly sculpted lips, straight nose with one small bump, gleaming white teeth, right down to a tantalizing cleft in his perfect chin. As he danced across the stage and turned his back, his body-hugging black pants, shiny and smooth, set off his hard round ass so perfectly, it almost appeared they were painted on. When he slunk back around to face the audience, those shiny pants did the same for that perfectly outlined package in front.
Hot damn. Kaz’s mouth began to water. If Damien was supposed to make a guy drool and want to fit that cock in his mouth, he was succeeding.
The beat of the song thumped through the air, made the ground vibrate, a backdrop to the jeers and catcalls of the nearly all male audience. Damien danced back toward the middle where he halted in center stage, took hold of either side of his shirt and yanked it open.
That tiny move earned another round of testosterone-filled yells. Kaz could only stare, frozen as Damien slipped one arm of the shirt partway down, exposing a muscled shoulder. In time to the music, he wound his hips and then his upper body, making the shirt fall open just enough to reveal a coin-sized nipple.
Hot blood pumped suddenly through Kaz’s chest and gut, right down into his cock. He’d been watching hot guys strip up there for the last half hour or so, but this Damien guy…
“Get those fucking pants off!” ‘Roid monster’s drunken jeer sounded over the rest of the crowd.
What a frigging douche bag. For some strange reason, Kaz found himself hoping Damien hadn’t heard the lewd remark.
If Damien heard the guy, he gave no indication. He was busy teasing the crowd, whipping them into a froth. Slowly, sensuously, he lowered the other arm of his shirt, exposing both shoulders, his chest, and part of his chiseled abs. All the while, those slim hips never stopped winding.
Kaz blinked. When he opened his eyes, Damien’s shirt was off his torso and flying into the crowd, into a sea of reaching hands where it disappeared. Kaz salivated some more, wishing he’d caught the shirt. The urge to press it to his face and breathe in Damien’s scent seized him.
Shit! What the hell was going on with him? Since when did he want to smell a guy he’d never met?
There wasn’t time to wonder about it. Damien’s whole upper body showed now. The spotlight overtook the multi-hued lights, giving Kaz a glimpse of Damien’s real coloring. Hair, a rich chestnut. Skin tanned, nipples the color of warm cinnamon. And eyes…Damien turned and wound his way downstage again, in Kaz’s direction, making Kaz especially grateful then for his hawk-like eyesight…eyes a rich shade of green.
The guy was magnificent.
Kaz’s heartbeat sped up and heat simmered between his t-shirt and skin. Even the blond ‘roid monster’s lewd yelling close by faded into the background as Damien continued to dance.
Hands locked behind his head, Damien ground his hips in sensual circles, turning front and back, driving his audience to a pitch. Dollar bills cascaded through the air at him, showering the stage like paper rain.
Damien’s face broke into a wide, dazzling grin. He halted, both hands on one side of his waist.
The crowd roared.
Kaz gulped. Damien was working open his pants from the side. The black material had hidden a zipper that…inch by inch, Kaz could see ran the length of Damien’s leg.
Slowly, torturously, in time to the sinuous beat of the music, Damien lowered the zipper.
Kaz shook himself. When had he started panting? Good thing the guys around him were at least as worked up as he was, caring only about watching the sex god on the stage as he revealed one sloping hard thigh. Bit by bit the material fell away. Damien pivoted quickly, concealing his front from the crowd. They cheered and hooted. Damien rewarded them with a round of his hips and staccato flexing of his perfect, round ass cheeks, separated only by a g-string up the crevice.
Hot damn. No wonder the crowd had gone wild when the announcer had told them who was dancing next. Kaz’s mouth went dry now. Never in his adult life had he wanted to tongue a guy’s ass as badly as he wanted to right this second. And yet, when Damien turned back to the front, Kaz found his gaze roving upward, wanting to look into Damien’s eyes again. There was something to him, a sparkle.
“Fucking hot!”
Kaz turned. The blond asshole again. The guy was practically slobbering all over himself, a glazed look in his eyes while he stared at Damien. So—that was the source of smarminess Kaz had gotten when he walked in. This guy, right here, a few feet away from him. Kaz watched him, sizing him up, the way his police training had taught him. A big part of his instruction had been learning to trust his instincts. This character was trouble.
Then Kaz thought of something else. Had he, himself, been staring at Damien this way? He hoped not. And why did he suddenly feel so protective of Damien? The guy was hot as hell, obviously in control of his body and of the bodies around him. He could take care of himself.
Feeling chastened, Kaz tried to turn and couldn’t. He dared to let himself look up at the stage again. And felt a jolt right through his middle. The heat travelled right to the head of his cock.
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
Just received my first review for Flying Fish and it was a good one. I wanted to share. Four stars from Rainbow Reviews:
More and more often the yaoi literary culture seems to be seeping into GLBT erotica. Not only in writing style, plot and main characters, but in cover art as well. I am not as familiar with the terms and main character roles that are required in this style. I was able to understand this book without any problems or stopping to try and find definitions as I have had to for a few past books in this style. I do struggle with bringing the MC into focus via their physical descriptions since it is not my normal reading culture.
This is a well-written book with a timeless story that touched my heart. The pervasive passion but utter gentleness despite various threats that permeate Daisuke and Genji’s relationship was fulfilling and heartfelt. Sex scenes were erotic, if a bit generic, but poignant as well. The descriptive paragraphs were well done and allowed me to create the scenes in my head without bringing me out of the story or re-reading to try and understand the landscape and scope of the scene. I expected this book to be hard to read but it wasn’t.
This was a sweet story of redemption and the healing power of love. Romance at its core best with little that’s unique but everything that’s unique. Every individual love story is different even when it runs the same course as countless other couples. Whether in regency England, feudal Japan, or contemporary America each couple is essentially the same and fundamentally different. It’s nice to be reminded of that again.
Tuesday, July 7th, 2009
Publisher: Loose Id
ISBN eBook: N/A
Genre: M/M; Historical
Length: Novella
Release Date: July 7, 2009
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In seventeenth century Japan, during the golden age of samurai and of the Kabuki theater, young actors known as “flying fish” travelled the countryside, performing for audiences by day and giving their bodies to their samurai patrons at night. Genji Sakura is one such flying fish, yet he dreams of the day he’ll find the man he can give his heart to and leave the loneliness of his itinerant life behind. Though he loves theater, he doesn’t love every part of his profession. So when a handsome ronin, or masterless samurai, comes upon him stealing some solitude for a bath in a hot spring, Genji doesn’t expect the afternoon of passionate eroticism he’s given.
For a moment, Genji believes he’s found the man he can surrender to, yet Daisuke Minamoto is a man with darkness haunting him, a past bitterness that grips his soul and makes him dangerous. Minamoto, too, is surprised by his own passion that takes him when he spies on the graceful young man bathing naked in a hot spring. His heart and soul are tormented and torn, for keeping this miraculous lover will require giving up the one thing that has kept him alive for years: his hatred for the lord who murdered his wife. Will he be able to make the sacrifice or will he destroy his own life and take Genji down with him?
Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
It happened much faster than I thought! It’s available now at Amazon. Yay! I love when this happens.
Blurb:
In desperation for his life, Yuzo Kitano escapes the sadistic clutches of Taro Suzuki, one of Tokyo’s fiercest yakuza, and seeks refuge with Suzuki’s arch-rival, Kikuchiya Fujimara, owner of the White Tiger, a luxurious love-hotel for gay men which also serves as a spiritual community for its inhabitants. From early meetings with the handsome, charismatic leader who trains men in the sexual Tao, Yuzo senses deep inside he’s found someone he can trust and who will keep him safe. What he doesn’t expect is the absolute sensual bliss he finds with Kikuchiya’s skilled lovemaking and realises he’s found what he’s really wanted his whole life. But does Kiku want him in return? At first, Kiku sees only Yuzo’s alluring beauty and desperate need for protection. But the headstrong impulsive Yuzo is also the first man Kiku has ever met whose touch is healing and calming for him, rather than a distressing channel for his psychic abilities, and the more he makes love to Yuzo, the more Kiku is in danger of losing his heart to another for the first time in his life. However, Kiku also knows that when Suzuki finds out where his slave has gone, there will be hell to pay. Kiku has already made one harrowing sacrifice to the yakuza in return for his freedom and might not survive a second…
Monday, June 29th, 2009
I was just on Amazon and happy to find that the page for Men of Tokyo: Sudden Surrender has been posted in preparation for the print release on JULY 6th. Yay!!! That’s really only a few days away. I’m really excited and can’t wait to actually hold the book in my hand.
And in e-book format, Flying Fish releases next Tuesday, I guess that makes it July 7th. So next week is going to be an exciting one in terms of book releases.
Oh, and Barely Covered is releasing on July 17th! Wow! Very busy month!
Saturday, June 27th, 2009
Just finished a second round of edits for this book. It took much much much less time than before because I had soooo much work to do on the first round, what with interviewing the homicide detective and all. I must say that it gave me the time I needed to fall more in love with my characters. This always makes the story so much better.
And so, it’s on to finish Fallon’s Jewel which is now almost to 17k. The romance is heating up nicely between Kenji and Fallon, as is the mystery of Kenji’s true identity. Will who he really is be a permanent barrier between him and Fallon? The mystery goes on…
And I have begun writing the samurai story – a murder mystery in which the hot romance blooms between the samurai policeman and the blind masseur who gives him the experience he needs to go undercover as an anma and nab the murderer. When I write a murder mystery, I always bit off a much bigger piece than I can chew at one time, but I can’t resist. It’s so much fun to write, especially set in a period I find so fascinating. I think the working title for the moment on this piece will be Blind Passion, not only referring to the blindness but also the nature of the murder. I like titles that convey double entendres.
Wednesday, June 24th, 2009
I’m back at work doing research for my latest M/M samurai erotic romance which is also a murder mystery. However, when it comes to an historical, much research is required. I’m learning all I can about the Tokugawa Shogunate, the last period of feudal Japan before the samurai class was abolished in the late 19th century.
The working title I have is Blind Passion and the romance centers around a samurai police man and a blind masseur. I will give more details, a blurb and a teaser as soon as I’ve written enough to have a teaser to show you. However, right now, I’m educating myself on the vast and complex bureaucracy of the Tokugawa shogunate, the structure of Edo (now Tokyo) as well as the nuts and bolts of the particular brand of police work my character will be doing. I actually love doing research and am excited about this project. Like I said, I will tell you more as it develops…