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New Year’s Mix-Up: A Spicy Romantic Comedy

New Year’s Mix-UpA Spicy Romantic Comedyby Giselle Renarde
Geeky Amira is desperate for fun. When she meets Keith at a first aid training course, she sneaks a peek at his registration form to get his email address. After exchanging some very naughty notes, they plan a get-together on New Year's Eve… but the man she meets isn’t Keith at all! Will Amira ring in the New Year with her online romance, or will she be left out in the cold?

Forget all your troubles and leap into a spicy new year with a short novella from award-winning author Giselle Renarde!

Previously published as “Out of the Cold.”

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Published on December 30, 2022 13:48

Have A Poly Jolly Christmas with this #Spicy #Holiday #Romance!

This book not only has a new cover, but a new name.

It was originally published in 2010 as ALL THE WAY. I really wanted a title that shouted "threesome!" from the rooftops, but nothing came to mind immediately. Then, last week, my partner and I went to a neighbourhood carol-singing thingy in a nearby park. The first song on the roster was Holly Jolly Christmas.

As I was falling asleep that night, it came to me: Poly Jolly Christmas! Perfect!

Finding the right cover image was another story. I spent days looking for the right stock photo. I looked at a ton of Christmas-themed vectors too, because that look is very popular in romance and rom-com covers right now. But nothing.

The characters in this book are a Black woman, white man, and Asian man. I didn't even try looking for an image with that combination of individuals, because I figured I'd never find it. I thought I'd go with something subtly representative of the number three that also had to do with Christmas.

I spent hours looking at stock photos on Sunday. I was about to give up when the word "throuple" popped into my head--like couple, but three. So I searched that on a stock photo site where I have a lot of credits and only ONE image came up in the search results.

It was PERFECT. Kismet. I added some holly to make it Christmassy, and voila!

When Josie invites her high school sweetheart Kaz to stay over for the holidays, there are a few things she doesn't anticipate: Kaz admitting he's never been with a woman after all these years? That's a surprise. Her husband Rob's attempt to give Kaz a little training in the hot tub? A very sexy surprise! But after the married couple treats Kaz to the best nights of his life, who will he end up with when the holidays are through?

Previously published as “All the Way.”

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Published on December 18, 2022 10:52

Delta's Diary Audio Now Available

DELTA'S DIARY from the Lesbian Diaries series is now available as a digitally-narrated audiobook.

Why did I create an AI-generated audiobook instead of narrating it myself?
Well, I wanted to get an audio version to market as soon as I could because I know a lot of readers rely on audio. Not only is it way faster to get an audiobook to market this way, but the price-point is lower.
I also find the AI versions cleaner than the audiobooks I produce myself, since there's no danger of hearing the bus going by my apartment building or my upstairs neighbours dropping things on the floor. (I try to create the cleanest audio possible when I do my own narration, but I know there's stuff I miss.)

Anyway, buy this audio version and enjoy! This book is close to my heart.

Delta's Diary
from the Lesbian Diary series
by Giselle Renarde

Can a big-city butch find community in a small town?
Delta's sunk about as far as she can go when she moves in with her brother. He's in the same boat: his wife just left him and he's down in the dumps. They don't do much to cheer each other up, but at least co-existence is peaceful.

When Delta crashes the town's Friday Night Queer Club, the girl she's got the hots for is not the one who wants her back. How she ends up with a girlfriend she doesn't even like is anyone's guess, but that's not the only thing ruining her chances with the femme of her dreams. Her crush claims to be straight, and she doesn't exactly ingratiate herself by doubting Melanie's word.

Even when you've hit rock bottom, you can always sink lower. If there's one thing Delta knows how to do, it's burn bridges.

How will Delta untangle the mess she's created when she's running on nothing but street-smarts and grit?

Audiobook created using Digital Narration Technology

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Published on December 10, 2022 07:50

Stranded with the Professor: A Gay Christmas Erotic Romance Story

Stranded with the Professor
A Gay Christmas Erotic Romance Story
by Giselle Renarde

Professor Klein got dumped right before Christmas. When Jacob's parents invite the boring prof to Christmas dinner, they don't want the poor guy to be alone and insist Jacob ride back to campus with him. Who knew a blizzard would kick up and trap the misfit pair on the roadside overnight? Every attempt at conversation fails miserably. If they don't talk at all, will they discover that opposites attract?

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Published on December 09, 2022 11:39

Delta's Diary: Big-City Butch in a Small Town #LesbianDiaries #ButchFemme #LesRom #LesFic

Last year, my partner bought a house in a small town. I've been splitting my time between city and country since then.

The first thing I read in this small town's local paper was homophobic rhetoric. The last thing I read in this small town's local paper (and I'm talking two minutes ago, right before I started typing this post) was homophobic rhetoric.

Living in a big city for forty years could not and did not prepare me for life as a small-town queer.

That's probably why I set my latest Lesbian Diaries book in (you guessed it) a small town. When I sat down to start Delta's Diary, I didn't anticipate writing a book about a character finding community in her small town. I remember finishing the first draft and kind of feeling irritable because, although Delta was experiencing some of the same mental health shit I continue to experience, she didn't face the homophobia I felt and still feel confronted by.

Maybe I want to take care of my characters. It's bad enough, what we queers have to endure in the real world. Maybe I wanted my dear Delta to get off a little lighter.

Not that she gets off light. She's had a rough life, and it gets only marginally easier throughout the book. Her personality is based very much on mine. In fact, the scene where she's walking around town screaming at nobody is based on a true story. I was having a rough night soon after we moved here, and... well, you can read the book to find out more.

By the way, I did not actually eat the Doritos.

Anyway, I feel like I've swallowed a rock. That's what small-town homophobia does to my body.

Sometimes I write books.

Read Delta's Diary today. Consider this my personal invitation to you. I want you to read this book.

Delta's Diary
The Lesbian Diaries, Book 11
by Giselle Renarde

Can a big-city butch find community in a small town?

Delta's sunk about as far as she can go when she moves in with her brother. He's in the same boat: his wife just left him and he's down in the dumps. They don't do much to cheer each other up, but at least co-existence is peaceful.

When Delta crashes the town's Friday Night Queer Club, the girl she's got the hots for is not the one who wants her back. How she ends up with a girlfriend she doesn't even like is anyone's guess, but that's not the only thing ruining her chances with the femme of her dreams. Her crush claims to be straight, and she doesn't exactly ingratiate herself by doubting Melanie's word.

Even when you've hit rock bottom, you can always sink lower. If there's one thing Delta knows how to do, it's burn bridges.

How will Delta untangle the mess she's created when she's running on nothing but street-smarts and grit?

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Published on November 18, 2022 14:22

Blood Addict: Paranormal Romance, Menage and BDSM Erotica

Blood Addict
Paranormal Romance, Menage and BDSM Erotica
by Giselle Renarde

A jealous god cages wicked Eve while a monk guards his chastity with similar restraints. Recovering vampires fall to temptation when a haircutter claims to hold the cure. A Gothic mesmerist meets his demons in a repressed patient's nightmares. Twelve men fall to an enchantress’s curse while a sea creature drags a fisherwoman beneath the ice. A husband keeps his thirst for blood secret to protect his wife, and an office romance blossoms between an employee and his succubus boss.

Paranormal erotic tales from award-winning author Giselle Renarde.

Blood Addict contains the following eight stories: A Jealous God, Jungfrau, Blood Addict, The Mesmerist and the Mare, Princess of the Ravens, Beneath the Ice, Simple, and Neither Love Nor Money.

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Published on October 30, 2022 12:59

Becoming the Succubus: Paranormal Menage

Many years ago, I wrote a paranormal threesome tale called Jolene. Torquere Press had a call out for an anthology they were putting together. In those days, I was working full-time. I'd also promised my mother I would visit her.

It was a Sunday. I hadn't started writing. Submissions were due the next day.

I brought my laptop to my mother's house and I wrote the entire 8,500-word story in one sitting. In my sixteen years as a professional writer, that's the most words I've ever written in a single day. That's my record. I haven't even tried to beat it.

Jolene appeared in the anthology I wrote it for. After I got my rights back, it was published as an ebook, also called Jolene. It never did well with that name, so this time around I've brought the succubus front and centre.

Jolene is now Becoming the Succubus.

This story currently appears in my collection Men in Menage, which many of you have purchased. (Thanks!) If you have a copy of Men in Menage, you've already got your hands on this story. (Thanks again!)

Becoming the Succubus
Paranormal Menage
by Giselle Renarde

Jolene's got it all: a great new dress, lots of friends, a popular entertainment blogger beau, and to top it off, it's her birthday. But her relationship with Wesley is not what it seems. Just when she thinks she's found herself the perfect man, she discovers her boyfriend has a boyfriend of his own. Where did this Seth guy come from and why is Wesley acting so weird around him? A wise old woman warns they're dealing with an incubus. Jolene will sacrifice anything to save Wesley, but can she possibly defeat Seth?

A paranormal menage previously published as Jolene.

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Published on October 23, 2022 13:59

A Tale of Fur and Flesh #Paranormal #Shifter #PNR Fairy Tale Adaptation

A Tale of Fur and Flesh
by Giselle Renarde

Princess Lally has lived in misery for many years. After fleeing her father’s kingdom, she takes refuge in darker realms, surrounded by a forest of shapeshifting creatures. Disguised as a peasant girl under layers of furs, she seeks shelter and protection in the land of good King Aelwyn. Will Lally remain in the dark world of shapeshifters for all time? Or will the secret princess find relief from her suffering in the one man who treats her with kindness?

A romantic adaptation of the fairy tale Allerleirauh.

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Published on October 15, 2022 13:28

Girls Gone Carnal: Lesbian Vampires, Witches and Weres

Girls Gone Carnal
Lesbian Vamps, Witches and Weres
By Giselle Renarde

Furry. Vicious. Wicked.

Lesbian shifters, vampires, and witches come in all shapes and sizes. From the humblest mouse to the most ferocious cougar, from maids and their mistresses to urban vamps and the women they lust after, these eight stories of lesbian sensuality are sure to inspire chills, thrills, and delicious shivers:

Milady’s Bath ~ a Gothic tale from a Lady’s maid at midnight
Mrs. Fox and the Cat of Nine Tails ~ a fairy tale cat girl seduces her mistress
Sneak ~ a mouse shifter saves the day in a backwoods bordello
Sparrow Takes Flight ~ a wind witch leaves as often as she comes
Blood Lust ~ this vamp leaves a mark
Wild Things ~ a deaf witch meets her match in the rainforest
Taken from Behind ~ cougar shifters must be extra careful
Blood Money ~ urban fantasy from a student just vamping for the cash

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Published on October 02, 2022 10:35