Mickie B. Ashling's Blog, page 28
December 4, 2022
Sunday Snippet
My snippet today is from my novel, Torn, the first book in the En Point Series. The sequel, Bete Noire is also available to read on Amazon and KU.
Snippet , Torn, En Pointe, Book One
St. Petersburg, Russia, 2018
Misha
When the curtains whirred open and the house lights dimmed, the entire corps de ballet was in position. We’d rehearsed a hundred times and were prepared for any eventuality, but when the packed theater let out a collective gasp upon seeing the glorious sets, and spontaneous applaus...
December 1, 2022
New Release Blog Tour: His Fake Boyfriend by Hurri Cosmo (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Hurri Cosmo has a new contemporary MM romance out: His Fake Boyfriend. And there's a giveaway.
Noah is Griffin Colewater’s best friend and absolutely no one knows him better. Certainly not any of the parade of girlfriends he’s had over the years. Even his most recent, Lauren, whom he has been with the longest.
And just broke up with.
Does it make Noah a terrible friend if he’s just a little bit thrilled about that?
It doesn’t really matter, though. Griffin is the oldest son of the owners of Colewat...
November 30, 2022
New Release Blitz: Famous Last by Brian Lancaster (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Word Count: 92,304
Book Length: SUPER NOVEL
Pages: 366
Genres:
CELEBRITIES
CHRISTMAS
COMEDY AND HUMOUR
CONTEMPORARY
EROTIC ROMANCE
GAY
GLBTQI
HOLIDAYS
One starry, starry night, romance blossoms during Christmas lockdown.
One glacial Friday night in late October, Spencer K. Wyrrell—Squirrel—sits hidden behind an evergreen bush, freezing his arse off on a stone bench in the deserted twentieth-floor rooftop...
November 29, 2022
New Release Blitz: Your Christmas by S. J. Coles (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Your Christmas by S.J. ColesBook 1 in the Once Upon a Holiday series
General Release Date: 29th November 2022
Word Count: 11,664
Book Length: SHORT STORY
Pages: 59
Genres:
CELEBRITIES
CHRISTMAS
CONTEMPORARY
EROTIC ROMANCE
FRIENDS TO LOVERS
GAY
GLBTQI
HOLIDAYS
SECOND CHANCE
It’s your Christmas, Nick. Make it what you want it to be.
Nick only agreed to return to Littleton for Christmas because Charlie, his movie-star ex, is throwing a Christmas Eve party. Charlie was the one...
November 28, 2022
En Pointe Series by Mickie B. Ashling
Do you like stories with multiple characters and intricate plots and subplots? The En Pointe Series explores the lives of three childhood friends from Tallinn, Estonia. From their first steps as fledgling ballet dancers to their grand entrance at the iconic Mariinsky Theater, we watch the story unfold as they struggle to find their place within the competitive world of classical ballet and with each other.
Book One, Torn
Kazimir Lebedev is a shocking anomaly in Russian politics. He’s an honest ma...
November 24, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate here in the USA. I hope your day is filled with love, friendship, family (found or real) and lots of yummy food choices.
November 21, 2022
Free Read: Saying Goodbye (A bittersweet ghost story)
I wrote this short story after the Orlando Pulse nightclub massacre back in 2016. Unfortunately, another senseless tragedy has occurred in Colorado Springs and my heart goes out to all the innocent victims who were caught in the cross fire. I'd like to offer this story as a reminder that tomorrow is never guaranteed. Free for a week.
BLURB
Joaquin Gallegos and his only son Mario have been at odds for years. Unable to accept his orientation, Joaquin tried everything to mold the boy into his image...
November 17, 2022
New Release Blitz: Repentance and Absolution by AE Lister (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Word Count: 79,930
Book Length: SUPER NOVEL
Pages: 299
ACTION AND ADVENTURE
BONDAGE AND BDSM
COWBOYS AND WESTERN
EROTIC ROMANCE
GAY
GLBTQI
HISTORICAL
You can’t take back your sins. You can only hope for forgiveness.
Jimmy Downing traveled seven hundred sixty difficult and dangerous miles to bring Oscar Yates to Port Essington to find his uncle. When J...
November 16, 2022
New Release Blast: Questionable Minds by Fraser Sherman
Fraser Sherman has a new steampunk mystery book out: Questionable Minds.
In Victorian England, 1888, there are those who say Sir Simon Taggart is under the punishment of God.
In an England swirling with mentalist powers — levitation, mesmerism, mind-to-mind telegraphy — the baronet is unique, possessed of mental shields that render him immune to any mental assault. Even his friends think it’s a curse, cutting him off from the next step in human mental and spiritual evolution. To Simon, it’s a ble...
November 15, 2022
New Release Blitz: Shy by Ashish Rastogi (Excerpt + Giveaway)
Title: Shy
Author: Ashish Rastogi
Publisher: NineStar Press
Release Date: 11/15/2022
Heat Level: 2 - Fade to Black Sex
Pairing: Male/Male
Length: 77600
Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, athlete, interracial, sports, coming out, in the closet, rugby, badminton, gay, India
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Description
Two men struggle around the closet. One locked inside, shackled by his love of badminton, fearful of the world outside. The other is proud and out, a bull on the rugby pitch, tackling monsters of his past.
To...
