Mickie B. Ashling's Blog, page 121
December 1, 2017
Friday Preview
Being With Him
A Horizons Series Novella
Excerpt #1
Turning his attention back to the 9/11 tour, Alex listened as the guide explained the meaning and symbolism of the memorial, and the design and appearance of the museum, while throwing in relevant stories along the way. The guided portion of the tour, which had remained true to the projected time of two and a half hours, ended at the One World Observatory where Zeb and Alex could continue on their own if they chose. This self-guided tour would...
November 27, 2017
Cover Reveal!
Presenting the gorgeous cover created by Kanaka for my Christmas novella which releases on December 27.
Being With Him features Zeb and Alex, newest members of the Horizons Universe and can be read as a standalone The novella is available for pre-order at the Dreamspinner store and is currently 35% off list price.
Blurb
Zeb Araneda leaves his privileged but closely supervised life in the Philippines to study architecture at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, where his new roomm...
November 20, 2017
Once Upon a Rainbow is live!
Once Upon A Rainbow is available for release at all major retailers! To celebrate this fabulous day we've rounded up a group of Ninestar Authors to participate in a Facebook event. Here's some information and a link. Hope to see you there!
Join us for the book release party for the amazing LGBTQA+ twist on fairy tales, "Once Upon a Rainbow:1" anthology and a Ninestar Press Author Takeover. We will have 15 fabulous authors on hand for contests, Q&A, and more. There will be priz...
November 14, 2017
Tuesday Teaser!
Your favorite stories from childhood have a new twist. Nine fairy tales of old with characters across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum.
My contribution to this fairy tale anthology is Once Upon a Mattress, a remake of The Princess and the Pea. Here's the blurb and a teaser to whet your appetite.
Once Upon a Mattress by Mickie B. Ashling – Will Errol spend a miserable night and prove his worthiness or will Sebastian have to keep on looking?
Crown Prince Sebastian of Sendorra has shied away from his obl...
November 6, 2017
Through My Own Lens is live!
Happy release day to me! Through My Own Lens is available for purchase at all major retailers. Jump right into book five of the Horizons Series without catching up---unless you want to!
Here are the books in order of appearance:
College football player Clark Stevens, a popular wide receiver with a potential NFL contract, has a few problems. He's got a jealous girlfriend, a narrow-minded and controlling father, an attention problem, and an unexpected and powerful attraction to the trauma doctor—...
November 3, 2017
Blog tour schedule!
Hi all! Through My Own Lens blog tour starts on Monday, 11/6. Aside from exclusive excerpts at each stop, I'm offering a $20.00 NineStar Press gift certificate, as well as one e-book from the NSP library (excluding Through My Own Lens). Hope to see you there!
Here's the schedule so far:
11/6 Erotica For All
11/7 Stories That Make You Smile
11/7 The Novel Approach
11/7 Divine Magazine
11/8 Happily Ever After
11/9 Love Bytes Reviews
11/9 Wicked Faire's Tales and Reviews
11/9 Zipper...
October 30, 2017
Halloween Sale!
Happy Halloween to everyone who celebrates this fun holiday. Dreamspinner Press is having another huge sale. Everything is 31% off for the next two days. Now's your chance to catch up on your favorite series and add several new ones to your TBR list. Pre-orders are also in the sale. I've included a link to my back list for your convenience and some shameless promotion:)
https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/searchresults?q=mickie+b.+ashling
In another bit of news. I've started a closed...
October 27, 2017
Friday Preview
You don't have to read the first book to catch up. The truth is a lot of readers don't have the time or inclina...
October 20, 2017
Friday Preview
A few months ago I mentioned that I had to postpone my vacation to the Basque Country originally scheduled in September. I will go in March 2018, but in the meantime, I'll have to satisfy my wanderlust with photos. The beautiful banner I just uploaded is a stylized landscape of a valley in the north of Spain.
2017 is probably my most productive writing year to date. I'm sure it has something to do with the current political climate. Escaping into my imaginary world is better than having a stro...
October 18, 2017
Cover Reveal!
I'd like to present the gorgeous cover created by Natasha Snow for my upcoming release Through My Own Lens, book 5 in the Horizons Series. This is a direct sequel to Chyna Doll but can be read as a standalone.
Blurb:
Loving you is the easy part. It's the letting go that needs work.
Luca Dilorio begins his freshman year at Cornell, while his boyfriend, Chyna Davidson, embarks on a modeling career based out of Manhattan, New York. Although Luca is only a five-hour drive away, he may as well be on...
