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My Invitation's Lost in the Post ...

So how on earth did I get the poisoned chalice of blogging today at Not Your Usual Suspects? When the eyes of most of Britain - and, I may say, the world - are on an event as far removed from Clare London blogging as the sun from the earth? :)

I've spent the morning at a friend's, watching The Royal Wedding, and searching my rather weary brain for a connection with the NYUS blog. And ... failing. So, if you'll excuse a rather scribbled moment after a jug of Pimms - I posted some Royal mystery fiction instead: My Invitation's Lost in the Post... .

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JUST-YOU EYES has cover art

Available for discounted pre-order NOW as part of the Dreamspinner Press Daily Dose in June,

or after June 1 as an individual novella purchase.

Elliot didn't know that offering to help his sister get over her broken love affair would mean attending a speed-dating evening at the local hotel in their quaint English town. Obviously, as a gay man, he's not the target group, and there's nothing for him there except cheap wine and uncomfortable chairs. But when hotel manager Alexsy sits down opposite him and offers an evening of a very different kind than Elliot expected, Elliot's tempted to try something for the very first time in his life—the tantalizing adventure of a one-night stand.


"So tell me about life in London. In the big, bad city." My words were a little slurred. Maybe the brandy was having more effect than I thought. "You work hard, you said. I'm sure you play hard as well."

Alexsy laughed.

"I'm sorry," I said, irritated. "I know it's not the most original conversational gambit."

"Just ask me," he said.

"Ask you what?"

"I don't know!" He tilted his head to one side. "But I can see the questions in your eyes. You won't offend me, Elliot. Ask what you like."

"I suppose you've had plenty of…." I couldn't do it. I couldn't finish the question.

Alexsy laughed again. There was a teasing edge to his voice. "Boyfriends? Lovers? Sex?"

"Please." The tops of my cheeks flamed, I could feel them.

He just grinned. He seemed to have relaxed as well since he'd started drinking the brandy. "Your face! I'm not trying to embarrass you, Elliot, but are you so easily shocked?"

"No." It felt more like confusion by now. "I'm just not used to talking about it so openly." With a near stranger.

"I've had boyfriends, yes. Of course. And plenty of sex. Maybe a lot of what you would call one-night stands. They're good for what they are. Fun, delightful and usually very brief. No strings, as they say."

"How do you know it'll be good?"

Alexsy frowned. "You manage your expectations." His gaze met mine, eyes clear and suddenly very knowing. "It's a risk but it's an adventure too. And maybe it is an option when you're not sure what you're looking for."

Was he talking about me?

He leaned forward even farther, and I watched as his hand slid down the inside of my arm and on to my chest. His palm rested against my nipple. I didn't push him away. My heart started to beat so fiercely I expected his whole arm to shake with the vibration. "You should try it, Elliot," he said, his voice low and slightly hoarse.

Was this a joke? What did he mean? "Maybe I should," I said. I was ludicrously proud my voice didn't break up. "Managing expectations, right?"

"Right." He didn't move his hand. In fact, he pressed farther, moving gently against my breast as if he was massaging me. The warmth of his palm was astonishing, even allowing for the fact I felt hot all over. I found myself leaning forward as well, my eyelids heavy with something more than the smoky seduction of the drink. Our faces were only a few inches apart. What was going to happen? Was it going to happen?

"May I give you an example?"

Example? "Whatever. I mean, yes. Go ahead."

He drew in a soft breath, the sound like a further caress. "Look at us. We're both free. We both have time. I'm sexually active and so are you. You like sex."

I used to. I meant, "Yes, I do."

"And you like me?"

"Yes." God, yes. I'd have thought I was broadcasting it all through the room, though maybe he had no idea of my dry mouth and the urgent ache in my groin.

"You'd like to have sex with me?"

I thought for a second my heart had stopped with shock. It stuttered, and life went on regardless, but a thread of sudden, fierce bravery flared inside me. "Yes," I said.

"So that's how it would be," he murmured back to me. "Just like that."

Just like that.

His hand moved up from my chest, the fingers trailing until they rested against my jaw. "You have your own life. You're cautious of more commitment. That's understandable. And maybe you have Effie to think of, as well. Yet sometimes you need a f—" He was obviously about to say something blunt again, but maybe the shock of his last example still showed on my face, because he bit back the first choice of word. "Friend. Intimate friendship, in bed. Some uninhibited fun."

"Uninhibited fun." Repetition seemed a safe bet. I reached out and slid my hand around his waist. The fabric of his shirt creased under my fingers. I tried to imagine the delight of the taut skin underneath, the pulse of flesh against mine, the taste of another mouth, the touch of another body. It had been many months since Bernie left, but not so long I couldn't remember how sex felt. It just all seemed very different, here with Alexsy.

He shifted on his chair, hitching himself nearer. "Elliot."

"No strings, as they say," I whispered.

"No, no strings." He brushed his lips against my ear, barely touching. Somehow it was more exciting than if he really had kissed me.

Which I realized I wanted him to. Very much.



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I just wanted to share the cover with you all LOL! It's a story I loved writing and really hope readers love it too :).

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CLARE AND CHRISSY consider HOW AUTHORS READ!

So, today on the Clare and Chrissy show...
Clare and Chrissy Try to Lose that Little Red Pen

Hello everyone! Welcome to The Clare and Chrissy Show – April Edition. Clare is busy avoiding all the tourists as London is in the throes of Royal Wedding Fever, and Chrissy is just trying to figure out what the weather will be from one day to the next here in the States.

And in anticipation of the summer to come we've been busy updating our reading wishlists. Facing multiple visits to the U.S. this year I have tough decisions as to which books to load onto my eReader to keep me amused as I zip through multiple time zones.

There has to be the right balance between reading for pleasure and simple enjoyment, tackling something with more weight to keep the neurons firing, and tucking in the old favorite for a good, comfort read. But even when we're relaxing happily with our latest purchase, we're brought up sharply by another issue.

What I mean is the interesting question of "How Authors Read". After working hard to develop our own writing skill, is it possible for us to turn off our inner-editors and simply read for pleasure?


Read the rest of the post here:
Sometimes I wake up terrified in the middle of the night; chest heaving, sweat rolling down the middle of my back, but not sure why, except that I remember a Giant Red Pen chasing me and my Adverb-itis down a deserted city street.







"zombiehand" pop art copyright samantha parker @ quirkyville

March Winner: carolecummings - Congratulations! Please email Chrissy at chrissymunder@yahoo.com for a Bag of Swag :).


And a special chicken soup HUG from Clare to Chrissy, because she really has been miserably ill recently, and has had to drag herself from her sick bed, just to chat with me today :).



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Just-You Eyes

Elliot didn't know that offering to help his sister get over her broken love affair would mean attending a speed-dating evening at the local hotel in their quaint English town. Obviously, as a gay man, he's not the target group, and there's nothing for him there except cheap wine and uncomfortable chairs. But when hotel manager Alexsy sits down opposite him and offers an evening of a very different kind than Elliot expected, Elliot's tempted to try something for the very first time in his life—the tantalizing adventure of a one-night stand.
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Ryan is lonely, down-on-his-luck, and stranded in the wilds of Reno, Nevada, for New Year's Eve. All he wants is someone special to share his evening with. Then he meets Landon, a hottie he's chatted up online, in the flesh, and suddenly Ryan's night isn't so bleak. In fact, he starts hoping that maybe, with a little bit of luck and some New Year's Eve magic, there might be enough spark between them to last through to the next year and beyond.
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Any Closer
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Charlie Ryder has a colorful past, painful memories, and an embarrassing secret. After three years working for Leo Foster's construction company, Charlie's worst fears are realized, and Leo finds out what Charlie has worked so hard to hide. When Leo meets the revelation with absolute love and acceptance, Leo has to trust that Charlie's love isn't just gratitude, and Charlie has to learn to trust again, period. It's going to take a lot of work for these two men to get any closer.
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Assurance
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Merrick and his boyfriend Roberto have been together long enough that they know all about each others' pasts. But there's a vast world of difference between knowing and experiencing it firsthand. When the two are visiting LA for Roberto's ex-boyfriend Paul's art opening, a mostly unplanned threesome takes on some BDSM elements Merrick hadn't quite prepared for. With Roberto's and Paul's loving hands to guide him, Merrick begins to explore a new erotic world.
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Beneath Me
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Production Super Mark Hicks just wants to get through each day with zero safety violations. But the newspaper's lead pressman, Ben Moody, wants to get through the day without taking orders from Mark. Stubborn, broad-chested, and respected by his men, Ben is in demand and always in control—and that's what irks Mark about the arrogant, blue-collar Ben. Not that Mark can't stop dreaming of spending his nights beneath that hard muscled body, completely at Ben's mercy.
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Between Friends
By Lou Harper
Lucas and Julian were childhood friends, but when bachelor party hijinks landed them in bed together, no one was more surprised than Lucas. That one night turned into a full-blown hidden affair—until the openly gay Julian couldn't stand being Lucas's dirty little secret anymore. After two years of missing his best friend and lover, Lucas finds himself desperate to convince Julian that his love really does blaze as bright and as proud as the fireworks on the Fourth of July!
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Chasing Alex
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Chase Larkspur is a rodeo cowboy who likes a good ride…as long as he's the one calling the shots. Alex Dawson is a bull rider who tests every limit Chase has ever set. The passion between them burns bright and hot, until Alex grows tired of keeping their relationship a secret—and of being the one who's always ridden. Alex lays down an ultimatum, and then the rest is up to Chase. Does Chase let the best thing in his life run away to the family ranch, or is he brave enough to chase Alex down?
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Cherries on Top
By Rowan McAllister
Six months after the end of an abusive relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Craig finally finds someone he's attracted to. It doesn't bother him that Doug is a man, much less a player. What matters is that he's a perfect candidate for a no-strings-attached night that just might help Craig prove to himself that he's not as broken as he fears.
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City of Gold
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Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, 1131 AD
Gallienus has spent his life in service of his country, and now his scarred body is no longer up for the fight. Assigned to work the gates of Constantinople, he is charged with examining the cargo brought into the city from all over the world. Misahuen is part of the merchant train bringing wares from the Silk Road to trade, but it's not Misahuen's cargo that interests the wounded soldier. Gallienus thought his heart was too battered to love anything but his country. Does he have the courage to dream of a future beyond service to the City of Gold?
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Crossroads in Blood
By Ariel Tachna
Facing the Germans outside Amiens, Denis was prepared for the possibility he wouldn\'t survive the battle. Shot and left for dead, he didn\'t expect to open his eyes to a vampire offering him a chance at a different existence. Now newly turned, the hunger for blood grows insistent, but an instinct Denis doesn't understand presses him to make the right choice for feeding, not the most expedient one. Which will Noël prove to be: a temporary succor or the companion of a lifetime?
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First Impressions
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Fragile
by Monika Krasnorada
Dr. Andy Jameson considers the job of team physician for a regional college football team to be the perfect prelude to a specialized residency. But tending to injuries suffered during the brutal, full-contact sport is nothing compared to the injury he inflicts upon himself by falling in love with the ruggedly handsome head coach, Erik Sheridan. Andy's content to love from afar until he literally sees the writing on the wall—a message hastily scrawled on the coach's bathroom mirror—and realizes his last night on the job could be just the beginning of a life with the man he loves.
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Hairy, Horny, and Over Here
By JL Merrow
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Happy Birthday to Me
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How Can Love Be Wrong?
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As a teenage boy, Clay finds love for the first time with his best friend, Matthew—a love shattered by Matthew's guilt and religious dogma. Later, as a young man, Clay is blessed with the love of a woman, a close companion who accepts him for who he is even though he can never give her the devotion she deserves in return. But Clay might be able to put his guilt and disappointment behind him—if he can learn to accept love from an unexpected source.
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Letting Go
By Jeanette Grey
Between taking care of his dying father and putting himself through college, David Mackenzie is approaching his breaking point. A twenty-year-old virgin, he doesn't have the time or energy to date or socialize. When his father agrees to try medicinal marijuana as a treatment option, David meets an attractive, outgoing young man named Zev, who becomes the friend David never realized he needed. David's father is nearing the end of his life, and Zev is becoming far more than a shoulder to lean on—he might be David's first opportunity to embrace life and let go.
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Maybe With a Chance of Certainty
By John Goode
Kyle has worked hard at being the invisible student, toiling through high school and life in the middle of Nowhere, Texas. Brad is the baseball star at Foster High. Both boys are damaged in ways that the rest of the world can't see. When they bond over a night of history tutoring, can they discover the pieces in each other that will mend what is broken?
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The Moon House
By Ryssa Edwards
Jace may not know where he's going, but he knows he has to escape. He's still looking for a destination when he meets Samson, a carnival strong man, at the state fair. The way Samson wields the hammer makes Jace weak in the knees, yet he's scared stiff—all over—when he's singled out of the crowd. Soon Jace finds out that carnival games are not the only things Samson wants to show him. The night ahead seems like a dream. Will Jace finally find his way home?
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The One That Counts
By Chrissy Munder
When Rob Gentner's father dies, his partner David sees an opportunity to shed some light on a past Rob rarely talks about. Standing in front of the family-owned Laundromat that was a major part of his upbringing, Rob finally shares the story of the summer of his first year of college, the beginning of his self-acceptance and life as a gay man. Finally David can understand the circumstances that made Rob the man he loves today—and they both decide that while first times will always be remembered, the last times are the ones that count.
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Our Last Date
By Kristen Wyatt
It's a question every couple answers at some point: "How did you guys meet?" Yet it takes Jon Nunez by surprise when his twelve-year-old daughter, Lizzie, nonchalantly asks for the story of his first date with his partner, Nate. Jon takes his family through his memory of that first day—through the hangover, the carnival, the certainty that he could never fall for someone like Nate... and how Nate managed to unsettle everything Jon thought he knew in the course of a single afternoon.
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Risky
By Lydia Nyx
When aspiring rock guitarist Turner Watts meets Luca Kennedy, the lead singer of a band named Salto, he finally gets his lucky break. Luca is a small man with a huge personality: enigmatic, eccentric, beautiful—and reckless. When one of Luca's daredevil stunts goes awry, Turner has to hope he can convince his friend to stop endangering his life and take a new kind of risk—one that will enhance life rather than endanger it.
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Story of Scars
By K.R. Foster
Detective Derek Morrison is the best there is at undercover work. Then he gets shot by a rookie cop with twitchy hands. That one event costs him a year of undercover work and his job, leaving him with a debilitating injury. But maybe one good thing can come of losing everything he knew. Ian O'Callaghan, owner of Derek's favorite pub, has waited over a decade for a chance at Derek, and now that Derek's no longer a cop, the time may finally be right for a little romance.
$2.99

Talk to Me
By K.C. Beaumont
All Patrick Hinsen wants is a little action, a little release, and a little bit of courage to approach the new guy in Human Resources. Instead of hitting the bar, he decides to give anonymous phone sex a try, thinking nothing of envisioning Carter, the smooth talker on the other end of the line, as the new HR guy. It's all fun and games until it starts affecting his work. Finding himself drifting off in sexy fantasies at the office is bad enough. It's downright crazy when he learns that the hot new HR rep's name is Robert Carter. When Patrick finally invites Robert out to a hockey game, the similarities start stacking up—and their fledgling relationship may flounder when the coincidences become too numerous to ignore.
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Unwind
By Tia Fielding
Pub owner Sam and detective Jared have been together long enough to know each other through and through, so when the usually wordy Jared sends a clipped text message to Sam saying he'll be late, Sam knows something's wrong. If Jared is in a foul mood and wrapped up in a case that's gone to court, he'll be insufferable for who knows how long! Without some serious unwinding, their upcoming anniversary celebration might be ruined, so Sam plans something completely different for the evening: a foray that will take their lovemaking farther than ever before. With some luck and a little gentle coaxing, Jared should be unwound in no time.
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Up at the Cottage
By G.P. Keith
Mark is looking forward to a dreamy summer at the cottage on the lake before leaving home to attend college in the city. To his dismay, he discovers his parents' best friends will be there—with their son, Tom—and Mark's parents want the two young men to open the cottage themselves, preparing it for their parents' arrival a week later.
Mark and Tom haven't seen each other for years, but they have a week to get reacquainted. Mark remembers Tom as the bane of his childhood summers—a rowdy, energetic kid whose idea of fun was directly opposite his own bookish, imaginative interests. For Mark these seven days hold the potential for a number of firsts: his first post-high school friendship, first sexual experiences, and maybe, if he's lucky, his first love. But for these to happen, he must first challenge the prejudices he's carried since childhood.
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Virgin Airmen
By Michael Gouda
It's a bitterly cold Saturday evening when Michael Duggan, RAF aircraftsman second class, meets Jim Ross on a train station platform. Together they experience life in the forces—including a near-miss with death when their bombing range is destroyed by American "friendly fire." After being split up by the subsequent disbanding of their unit, they are reunited just in time for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II—and decide to have a celebration of their own.
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We're Both Straight, Right?
By Jamie Fessenden
Zack and Larry have been best friends since middle school and are now college roommates. But when Larry hears that other guys they know are getting paid to have gay sex on camera, he convinces Zack that they could pick up some quick, easy cash by being in one of these films… together.
If Zack thinks making a gay porn film with his best friend is disturbing, he is absolutely horrified when Larry proposes they "rehearse" for the film so they won't be nervous in front of the director. As the they fumble their way through a checklist of sexual positions and acts, Zack finds himself seeing Larry in an entirely new light—a very sexy new light, and possibly a romantic one, as well. But does Larry feel the same? Or is this all for easy money?
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What Happened to Larry Alan?
By Dawn Kimberly Johnson
Judson Heart, like all of us, has some regrets. Not his job: he writes for a daily newspaper. Maybe his introspection: he eats lunch alone. Definitely his timing: he hasn't had much luck in the love department. With his ten-year reunion approaching, those regrets intensify as he begins to recall a turbulent final year of high school. But with the help of three elderly, mystical strangers and a surprising assignment to interview a prison inmate, Jud may get the chance to make some changes. All he needs to do is find out what happened to Larry Alan.
$3.99

Winner Takes It All
By R. Cooper
James Morgan is the marshal of a small town in the Old West, troubled by his past and haunted by feelings for a roving, storytelling gambler named Matt Dixon. It's a dangerous time and place to be interested in men, and Morgan has spent too long denying that part of himself to risk everything on someone as untrustworthy as a gambler. But Matt has been chasing after Morgan for too long to let him get away now. As far as he's concerned, the game they are playing is winner takes all, and a good card player holds onto a winning hand with everything he has. He just needs to convince Morgan to trust him so they can both take home the prize.
$2.99

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FICTION GOODNESS IN THE UK

If you're in the UK in July and are interested in GBLT fiction, consider coming to the UK Meet on 23rd July. More info here at the website .

ALSO anyone at all who is attending (whether professional writer or not) is invited to submit a story for the freebie British Flash anthology, details HERE .

Deadline for submissions: 02 May 2011.

and/or for the professionally published anthology Tea and Crumpet, profits from which will go to fund the meet next year, details HERE .

NEWSFLASH! Deadline for Tea & Crumpet submissions is today, April 11!
Please get in touch if you have a submission, or even if one's almost there LOL.

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KAMINISHI - A NEW NOVEL FOR JAN SUZUKAWA

Today I'm featuring fellow author Jan Suzukawa and the release of her new novel Kaminishi at Dreamspinner Press.

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Hello, everyone! My thanks to the lovely Clare London for allowing me to do a guest post on her blog.

My novel Kaminishi was recently released by Dreamspinner Press. Kaminishi is about Michael Holden, a student at Berkeley, who falls asleep while studying at his desk one night. He wakes up to find himself in Japan... in 1851.

He is taken to a nearby castle, where he becomes the prisoner of samurai warlord Shinjaro Kaminishi, a handsome and commanding figure who rules strictly but with fairness over his domain. Loyal to the Shogun, he is a true Japanese patriot—one who is more than willing to give his life for his country.

It's only two years before Commodore Perry will arrive with his black ships to force Japan out of its centuries-long isolation. Michael doesn't know how or why he has traveled back in time to an era when white men were forbidden to be in Japan. Not only is his life in danger, but he finds he is sexually attracted to Shinjaro…

To read the Prologue and Chapter 1, and find all the purchase details, please click through to the Dreamspinner Press site HERE .

A little about me: I freelance in two fields, law and publishing. One of my main gigs is editing and writing English adaptations of manga and anime-related books. I've worked on a number of the Code Geass, Eureka Seven and Gundam 00 novels for Bandai Entertainment and on yaoi novels for Digital Manga Publishing. I've done copy editing work on more than 40 manga books for Tokyopop, including the Hetalia: Axis Powers series. I'm a huge anime fan, and so I really love working on these books.

California has been my home for most of my life. I've also lived in London, England, and Denver, Colorado. As for new writing projects, I'm currently finishing a m/m romance novella and plan to start on a science fiction romance novel after that.

A final word on Kaminishi, more specifically, its ending. Although it's a part of Dreamspinner Press' Bittersweet Dreams line, Kaminishi has what I'm calling a "non-traditional happy ending." I hesitate to say anything more for fear of giving it away, so I'll stop with that. (You have my word on that happy ending, though. ;))

Jan's links:
Neo-Shonen Fujoshi (anime and manga blog) http://jansuzukawa.blogspot.com
atypicalromance (romance writing blog) http://atypicalromance.blogspot.com

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VOTE FOR THE TOURIST

My Carina book "The Tourist" is up for March "Pick of the Month" at Miz Love Loves Books review site.

I'm up against some pretty good books so if you see one you prefer, please go ahead and vote for that, I quite understand! But if you *did* enjoy The Tourist and can see your way to voting...

Voting closes in the next few days. And as a reminder, here's their great review that got it into the voting :).

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SPRING DISCOUNT AT AMBER QUILL PRESS

SPRING DISCOUNT from Amber Quill Press.

"Throughout the month of April, we're inviting you to visit our website for a Spring Storewide Sale. With "outdoor reading weather" just around the corner in North America, now is the perfect time to load up your e-reader with some exciting fiction and save 25% off the normal retail prices on Novels, Novellas, and Amber Kisses ("Regular" or "Extended Length")."

Time to stock up on all the titles you've been longing for :). All the discounts have already been applied to each book on the site.

And here - most selfishly - is My Page over there at Amber Allure.

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CHAT WITH ME AND CHRISSY TODAY

Just to let you know Chrissy Munder and I are chatting at Love Romances Cafe today March 31, at 1pm to 4pm EST.

Come over and say hi, share your own good news, meet some fellow authors and celebrate - or anticipate? - the coming of Spring :).

A TASTE OF MY BRITAIN ...

I hope you've been visiting Brief Encounters Reviews over the last couple of weeks to meet many popular British authors - and today it's my turn!

Come on over and find out about the time I met the Queen, what's one of the few dishes I can cook, and what I *really* think about Tea. Or something like that LOL.

Including a review of my short story Between a Rock and a Hard Place.

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