Ryan Lawrence's Blog
September 2, 2025
Interview with author Simon Doyle
Hello! Check out my blog at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca. There, you’ll find my new interview with Simon Doyle, a Queer YA Romance author and proud Irishman! In this interview, Simon and I discuss various topics, including the use and impact of tropes and clichés, navigating queer trauma in fiction, and how personal life and history can influence one’s writing. Leave a comment and follow him if you aren’t already! He’s pretty awesome. 😎 #supportqueerauthors https://simondoylebooks.com/
You can read my full review of his Gay Paranormal Romance novel This Is Not A Vampire Story, in an earlier BLOG post.
You can read my full review of his Gay Paranormal Romance novel This Is Not A Vampire Story, in an earlier BLOG post.
August 19, 2025
I WILL ALWAYS FIND YOU
COMING OCTOBER 7TH!! PREORDER NOW!
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HAUNTED HEARTS: SEASON OF THE WITCH
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO DEFY FATE FOR TRUE LOVE?
In the shadow of a restless Mount Vesuvius, a grieving Romani witch casts a vengeful spell—one that may cost him his life. At the edge of death, he dares to call out across the veil, a final plea for help.
And something primordial, a magic older than the gods, answers.
Days before the destruction of ancient Pompeii, a grand love is devastated by bigotry and fear within the walls of the great city. But where the Roman gods offer silence, an older, arcane force offers the despondent witch hope: to live and love again, reborn into new eras, new bodies, an eternal search for the soul of the man he lost.
Yet the Wheel of Destiny, that enigmatic celestial force, spins cruelly; it does not take kindly to those who dare to circumvent their fate. From ancient times to modern-day Toronto, Canada, this is the story of a true love that will not be denied by time, fate or death. However, with every reunion comes risk: loss, madness, as well as dark, eldritch forces that seek to do the lovers harm. Destiny may bend, but it does not break without consequence.
Haunted Hearts is an Own-Voices Paranormal Romance Series about the bewitching powers that tempt the heart. In a world of spells and secrets, love is the most seductive magic. And the most dangerous! Join us on our romantic journeys with eleven books from some of your favourite authors! Each book is a standalone, but why not read them all?
Haunted Hearts – Everyone deserves to be spellbound!
https://a.co/d/iZbk2Qp
HAUNTED HEARTS: SEASON OF THE WITCH
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO DEFY FATE FOR TRUE LOVE?
In the shadow of a restless Mount Vesuvius, a grieving Romani witch casts a vengeful spell—one that may cost him his life. At the edge of death, he dares to call out across the veil, a final plea for help.
And something primordial, a magic older than the gods, answers.
Days before the destruction of ancient Pompeii, a grand love is devastated by bigotry and fear within the walls of the great city. But where the Roman gods offer silence, an older, arcane force offers the despondent witch hope: to live and love again, reborn into new eras, new bodies, an eternal search for the soul of the man he lost.
Yet the Wheel of Destiny, that enigmatic celestial force, spins cruelly; it does not take kindly to those who dare to circumvent their fate. From ancient times to modern-day Toronto, Canada, this is the story of a true love that will not be denied by time, fate or death. However, with every reunion comes risk: loss, madness, as well as dark, eldritch forces that seek to do the lovers harm. Destiny may bend, but it does not break without consequence.
Haunted Hearts is an Own-Voices Paranormal Romance Series about the bewitching powers that tempt the heart. In a world of spells and secrets, love is the most seductive magic. And the most dangerous! Join us on our romantic journeys with eleven books from some of your favourite authors! Each book is a standalone, but why not read them all?
Haunted Hearts – Everyone deserves to be spellbound!
July 18, 2024
THE NIGHT BELONGS TO LOVERS
NOW AVAILABLE!
THE NIGHT BELONGS TO LOVERS
Haunted Hearts Series
True Love Is Eternal. Revenge Is Undying.
Ancient deities, a vengeful spirit, and the enigmatic Wheel of Destiny clash in a monumental battle for and against true love. But how potent is truth when it's frustratingly subjective and perception is easily manipulated?
Olympius and Coriolanus, two powerful immortal lovers, endure over two millennia of heartache, back-and-forth condemnations, and consummate betrayal secretly orchestrated by a malevolent, cursed ghost. And this vengeful apparition will stop at nothing, commit any atrocity, to keep the Fated Lovers apart.
From the blood-soaked streets of embattled ancient cities to the dazzling gay nightlife of modern-day Toronto, Canada, these two star-crossed lovers, these undying embodiments of darkness and the night itself, attempt to repair their shattered relationship time and again. With the aid of a wise, crafty old friend, can Olympius and Coriolanus find their way back to each other before their spectral enemy succeeds in destroying their love forever?
Haunted Hearts – Everyone deserves a happy ever afterlife!
Haunted Hearts is an Own-Voices Paranormal Romance Series about love and the things that go boo in the night. Join us on our romantic journeys with ten books from some of your favorite authors! Be sure to read the entire series so you don’t miss a moment of falling in love, or sometimes falling into a happily ever after-life! Each book is a standalone but why not read them all? Everyone deserves the HEA!
THE NIGHT BELONGS TO LOVERS
Haunted Hearts Series
True Love Is Eternal. Revenge Is Undying.
Ancient deities, a vengeful spirit, and the enigmatic Wheel of Destiny clash in a monumental battle for and against true love. But how potent is truth when it's frustratingly subjective and perception is easily manipulated?
Olympius and Coriolanus, two powerful immortal lovers, endure over two millennia of heartache, back-and-forth condemnations, and consummate betrayal secretly orchestrated by a malevolent, cursed ghost. And this vengeful apparition will stop at nothing, commit any atrocity, to keep the Fated Lovers apart.
From the blood-soaked streets of embattled ancient cities to the dazzling gay nightlife of modern-day Toronto, Canada, these two star-crossed lovers, these undying embodiments of darkness and the night itself, attempt to repair their shattered relationship time and again. With the aid of a wise, crafty old friend, can Olympius and Coriolanus find their way back to each other before their spectral enemy succeeds in destroying their love forever?
Haunted Hearts – Everyone deserves a happy ever afterlife!
Haunted Hearts is an Own-Voices Paranormal Romance Series about love and the things that go boo in the night. Join us on our romantic journeys with ten books from some of your favorite authors! Be sure to read the entire series so you don’t miss a moment of falling in love, or sometimes falling into a happily ever after-life! Each book is a standalone but why not read them all? Everyone deserves the HEA!
March 18, 2024
Author Interview: Talbot Finch
Head on over to my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and meet Talbot Finch, a queer author who writes Period Gay Romance Fiction with a Paranormal, Gothic twist. The author of the amazing "Violet Reverie" and "The Housekeeper," Talbot discusses his desire and inspirations for writing happy ever after gay romance among an assortment of other fascinating topics. #ownvoices
January 4, 2024
Most Memorable of 2023
Head over to my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca to see what books/novellas/short-stories were my faves of the year!
November 19, 2023
Author Spotlight: Brian B. Ewing
Head on over to my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and meet Urban Thriller Author Brian B. Ewing, In this interview, Brian discusses his affection for gritty realism in thriller stories, how the narrative’s tone dictates the level of sex and violence present, and the importance of diversity and inclusivity in contemporary fiction.
August 8, 2023
Author Spotlight: Lee Maxwell
Head on over to my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and meet Lee Maxwell. Lee is an out and proud gay author of several Gay Romance novels, including the charming and passionate Romance in Reno series. These books feature handsome, complex, and occasionally dramatic (in the most fun way) gay men falling in love amidst the backdrop of Reno's bright lights.
June 30, 2023
Author Spotlight: Benjamin Kissell
Head on over to my BLOG at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and meet Queer Fantasy Author Benjamin Kissell. His work includes the amazing novel, A Queen of Blood and Glitter.
Among many topics, in this interview, Benjamin discusses his personal and literary experience with “otherness,” his love of the art of Drag and how it features in his work, and the importance of writing through a Queer lens.
Among many topics, in this interview, Benjamin discusses his personal and literary experience with “otherness,” his love of the art of Drag and how it features in his work, and the importance of writing through a Queer lens.
May 10, 2023
Author Spotlight: J.P. Jackson
Head over to my Blog at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and meet Queer Dark Urban Fantasy/MM Paranormal Writer J.P. Jackson. J.P. is the author of the Magus Malefica and Skin Sessions series as well as novels like Devil's Due and Daimonion.
In the interview, J.P. discusses his introduction to Horror, why the genre of Urban Fantasy and its darkness resonates strongly with him, and how he explores and utilizes queerness and diversity within his work
In the interview, J.P. discusses his introduction to Horror, why the genre of Urban Fantasy and its darkness resonates strongly with him, and how he explores and utilizes queerness and diversity within his work
March 1, 2023
Author Spotlight: Matthew Dante
Head over to my Blog at www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and meet Queer Thriller Writer Matthew Dante. Matthew is the author of the FRACTURED and ROUGH EDGES books, two amazing M/M Thriller series focussing on topics ranging from obsessive love to organized crime!
In the interview, Matthew discusses what drives his creativity, the placement of sex and sexuality in his novels, and why, in Queer Thrillers, the genesis of an LGBTQ+ character’s criminal lifestyle or violent behaviour is rarely found in the simplicity of “Good Vs Evil.”
In the interview, Matthew discusses what drives his creativity, the placement of sex and sexuality in his novels, and why, in Queer Thrillers, the genesis of an LGBTQ+ character’s criminal lifestyle or violent behaviour is rarely found in the simplicity of “Good Vs Evil.”
