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Anne Brooke
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Book News:
I've finally given up hope of pesky Eternal Press/Damnation Press ever stirring themselves to give me back the rights to literary gay short story
Painting from Life
. So I've republished it myself with a lovely new cover (which is far better than their one, bitch bitch ...) on the Kindle.
Here's the blurb:
Painting from Lifeis a short story about an artist who discovers that his muse i... Read more of this blog post »
I've finally given up hope of pesky Eternal Press/Damnation Press ever stirring themselves to give me back the rights to literary gay short story
Painting from Life
. So I've republished it myself with a lovely new cover (which is far better than their one, bitch bitch ...) on the Kindle.Here's the blurb:
Painting from Lifeis a short story about an artist who discovers that his muse i... Read more of this blog post »
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The Delaneys And Me (The Delaneys, #1)
— published 2010 — 2 editions |
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Where You Hurt the Most
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Entertaining The Delaneys (The Delaneys, #2)
— published 2011 — 2 editions |
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A Dangerous Man
— published 2007 — 4 editions |
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The Bones of Summer (Maloney's Law, #2)
— published 2009 — 5 editions |
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Tommy's Blind Date
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The Art of the Delaneys (The Delaneys, #3)
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Martin and the Wolf
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Give and Take
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Maloney's Law (Maloney's Law #1)
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A Dangerous Man (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Mar 29, 2010 04:33pm
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Michael Jones, a young gay artist and part-time prostitute will do anything to stage his first exhibition. When he falls in love with rich financier, Jack Hutchinson, he seems set to achieve his goal. But as Mikey becomes caught between the unforgiving territory of smoky-bar Hackney and the green-garden luxury of upper class London, we witness the intense mindscape of a man obsessed with his dreams as he attempts to free himself of his past. When a net of antagonistic relationships and inner battles encroaches upon him, the consequences of Mikey’s uncompromising pursuit emerge in thrilling tragedy, leaving him having to fight for all he holds dear, and in the only way he knows how.
Within a plot thick with the flesh of individual struggle, a backbone of page-turning tension carries Mikey’s plight through the charcoal grey London which rubs itself so close to his skin, entrapping him in a dark kaleidoscope of sex and crime. As she pushes him to the full expression of his haunting richness, Brooke creates a most contemporary of protagonists, alerting us to the psychological discourse and emotional minefield of a troubled man struggling to establish a sense of self and place in urban England.
Thorn in the Flesh (Mystery & Thrillers)
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updated Mar 29, 2010 04:33pm
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Kate Harris, a lecturer in her late thirties, is attacked in her Surrey home and left for dead. Continuing threats hinder her recovery, and these life changing events force her to journey into her past to search for the child she gave away. Can she overcome the demons of her own personal history before time runs out?
“a novel about the elusive nature of memory, and about truth” (Marsha Rowe, Co-founder of Spare Rib)
Pink Champagne and Apple Juice (Romance)
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updated Mar 29, 2010 04:33pm
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Angie Howard has one ambition - to escape from her home in the idyllic Essex countryside and set up her own café in London. Once there, she seeks out her long-lost Uncle John, whose lifestyle is not at all what she expected.
Before she can achieve her goal, she has to juggle the needs of a glamorous French waiter, a grouchy German chef and her exuberant, transvestite uncle.
What's more, if she manages to keep the lid on all that, what will she do about the other hidden secrets of her family?
Give and Take (Gay & Lesbian)
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updated Mar 21, 2010 12:40am
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David has spent two years grieving for the loss of his partner to cancer. When he decides to move on, he visits a gay bar for the sole purpose of hooking up with someone – in spite of his concerns that, as he’s in his mid-forties, he might be too old. There he meets Jeff, a young barman, and realises that Jeff is in fact the one he wants to take home most of all. During their evening together, David discovers a side of himself that he never knew existed but, when the morning comes, can he persuade Jeff that it could be more than a simple one night stand?
The Hit List (Literature & Fiction)
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Jamie Chadwick is straight. Determinedly straight. Or so he keeps telling himself. His small conference business is doing okay and, even though he looks after his ailing father, he loves living in the countryside and life is good. Sort of. But the arrival of old college friend, David Fenchurch, who’s just come out on the distinctly camp side of camp, together with Lucy Reid, his father’s sexy new physiotherapist, sets Jamie on a path he’d never dreamed of taking.
On top of all that, the unexpected return of long-lost family friend, Robert Trevelyan, himself openly gay, means that Jamie can no longer ignore the past he’s kept hidden for six years. When Robert and David get together, Jamie’s feelings begin to surface in surprising ways.
Who, amongst the crowd of people set to blow his life apart, will make it onto his fantasy hit list? And in the midst of Jamie’s own emotional battlefield, how can he keep things together at all?
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“It feels as if there are two people inside me. One I know, but the other is unfamiliar, though not unwelcome. He lives and breathes within me and I revel in it.”
― Anne Brooke, Painting from Life
― Anne Brooke, Painting from Life
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“Why can't you say it?" I hardened my voice. "Because I'm telling you, you never have. I'd have remembered."
He stared at me with disbelief. [...]
"Love you? Of course I love you. Baby, I fucking worship you.”
― Josh Lanyon, The Dark Tide
He stared at me with disbelief. [...]
"Love you? Of course I love you. Baby, I fucking worship you.”
― Josh Lanyon, The Dark Tide
“Because you see..." He cradled Alec's face between his hands. "I'm in love with you, Alec. The kind of love that not only makes my balls ache, but that makes my chest so tight sometimes I think I can't breathe. The kind that makes my skin tingle and my heart pound and my knees weak whenever I'm around you. I'm deeply ... powerfully ... unequivocally in love with you.”
― M.L. Rhodes, Falling
― M.L. Rhodes, Falling
“Sam. I've got news for you. Not every childhood trauma can be healed by finding the right penis."
Sam looked devastated. He opened and closed his mouth, eyes wide, then suddenly slumped back against the railing, unable to support himself anymore. "You mean," his voice was barely a whisper. "All those romance novels lied?”
― Anne Tenino, Whitetail Rock
Sam looked devastated. He opened and closed his mouth, eyes wide, then suddenly slumped back against the railing, unable to support himself anymore. "You mean," his voice was barely a whisper. "All those romance novels lied?”
― Anne Tenino, Whitetail Rock
“Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard, are sweeter”
― John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn and Other Poems
― John Keats, Ode on a Grecian Urn and Other Poems
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Loederkoningin wrote: "Nice to meet you too! Chocolate addicts unite!;)"True!! You can't have too many chocolate addicts! :))
R.B. wrote: "Hello Anne :-) Thank you for your friend invite. I'm looking forward to reading another book of yours."Thank you! Lovely to meet you here - and that's very kind of you!!
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Hello Anne :-) Thank you for your friend invite. I'm looking forward to reading another book of yours.
K.A. wrote: "Hi Anne! :) I'll be seeing you again at the UK meet! :)"I know - I can't wait!!! It will also be great to see Manchester again too - haven't been there in centuries! Do you think Manchester is actually ready for us??... :))
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K wrote: "Hi AnneThanks for the friend request :)
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My pleasure, Kate - great to meet you via the Meet thread! :))
Anke wrote: "Hi Anne, Nice to meet you and I'm looking forward to talking books with you:)"Thanks for the accept, and always great to find more books to read!
Anne
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Mark wrote: "Hi Anne, thanks for the friend invite. Interesting to see that from the 25 books we have jointly read our tastes / rating is 100% - never had that before."My pleasure, Mark! And great minds think alike - obviously!! :))
Hi Anne, thanks for the friend invite. Interesting to see that from the 25 books we have jointly read our tastes / rating is 100% - never had that before.
Foolish wrote: "Yeah his books are great, the best:) Goodluck for your party plans, I tend to go abroad for birthdays, to cheer myself up:))"Me too! :))
Yeah his books are great, the best:) Goodluck for your party plans, I tend to go abroad for birthdays, to cheer myself up:))
Foolish wrote: "Hi Anne, thanks for the invite and yes of course it's fine:) It's funny how everyone always tells me their age now I added that minimum age request:D"Tee hee - you know all our secrets now!!
Hi Anne, thanks for the invite and yes of course it's fine:) It's funny how everyone always tells me their age now I added that minimum age request:D
Tiya wrote: "You're welcome, Anne. And thanks for the invite. Looking forward to discussing books with you. :)"Me too, thanks, Tiya! Am really enjoying the m/m fiction discussions on here :))
Monika wrote: "Thanks Anne for the rec. of Adimt One I will move that one up my to read list. :-D":)) Definitely worth it! xxx
Monika wrote: "Thank you Anne for the friend invite. Like Monique I haven't read any of your books but I have checked them out I'm looking forward to reading something from you."Many thanks, Monika - I hope you enjoy whatever you choose :))
Anne
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Thank you Anne for the friend invite. Like Monique I haven't read any of your books but I have checked them out I'm looking forward to reading something from you.
Kelly wrote: "Thanks for the invite, Anne! I see you write m/m romance, so I'll be checking out your books. :)"Thank you! That's made my day! They're a bit all over the place in terms of subject matter so I hope you find one that suits :)) I'm reading Blaine Arden's "Aliens, Smith and Jones" at the moment and it's great - can't put it down ... :))
You are welcome :), that kind of discussion is always interesting. For me, because only a pair of friends that I've met personally know it!
Taylor wrote: "Thanks for friending :) You won't regret it! I don't think."
Tee hee, LOVE that clip!! I didn't know you'd met me before!! :))
Monique wrote: "Hello Anne, thank you so much for the friend request, I haven't read any of your books yet, but I will certainly have a little nosy. I look forward to chatting with you..:)"Thanks for accepting, Monique! :)) Am really loving chatting with everyone in the m/m discussion threads! Hugs to you
Anne
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Hello Anne, thank you so much for the friend request, I haven't read any of your books yet, but I will certainly have a little nosy. I look forward to chatting with you..:)
DayDreamer wrote: "You're welcome, Anne! Thanks for the invite. You're right, th m/m discussion is great. :)":)) Hugs from me!
Audrey wrote: "Hi there! M/m (and m/m and M/M, hehe) is awesome. Thanks for the add!"Very true - and my pleasure! :))
Emanuela ~plastic duck~ wrote: "Hello Anne! Thanks for the add :D"My pleasure - thanks for the accept! :))
Syfy wrote: "Hi Anne! I've seen some of your comments around and have been wanting to read your work because you sound so very awesome.Thanks for the "friending"!"
I've never been called awesome - that's put a smile on my face, and made my husband laugh - in disbelief! :)) Thanks for the accept - great to meet up with you here :))
Hi Anne! I've seen some of your comments around and have been wanting to read your work because you sound so very awesome.Thanks for the "friending"!
Arzu wrote: "Hi Anne, thanks for the friendvite. Pleasure to meet you. Arzu"You too, Arzu - many thanks for the accept! :))
Thanks for the accept!! :)