Riley Shane's Blog, page 2
March 6, 2012
In the Penalty Box is now available!!!!
I never thought this day would come! Or rather, I never thought Landon would stop fighting with me and screaming and Samson would cease his stonewalling long enough that I'd be able to finish their book. As you can tell, I won the battle against my heroes (I'm sure they thank me for it now) and
In the Penalty Box
, is now on sale at Loose Id.
In the Penalty Box is my second Seattle Marauders story, but you don't have to have read Two-Man Advantage to enjoy Samson and Landon's book. However, if you have read Two-Man Advantage, I hope you'll be pleased to catch up with Kyle and Nate again. Kyle has a small but pivotal role in Samson's story and, of course, where Kyle goes, he drags Nate ;)
In the Penalty Box also takes you further into the world of the Seattle Marauders. You get to meet a lot of the players and man, oh man, am I looking forward to writing some more Marauders stories. Nick Foster's up next, but after that I'm not sure - the guys might be changing the order up on me.
Anyway, back to In the Penalty Box. I hope you all enjoy Samson and Landon's journey. Their road to happily ever after is a lot bumpier than Kyle and Nate's, but I think the end result is worth it.
Buy link: http://www.loose-id.com/In-the-Penalty-Box-A-Seattle-Marauders-story.aspx
Cover and book blurb:
For four years, writer Landon Quinn has struggled to forget the one night he spent with Seattle Marauders defenseman Gregory Samson. Then Landon's life takes an unexpected turn, and he finds himself back in Seattle and face-to-face with the man who broke his heart.
Samson doesn't know what he did to run Landon off all those years ago, but he's sure Landon's leaving was for the best. The bright, beautiful young man Landon had once been was far too adoring, far too open, for the closeted hockey player's peace of mind. The intervening years have only made Landon an even sexier temptation -- and Landon's return presents Samson with a whole new set of problems.
Attraction sizzles between them, but having been burned once by Samson has left Landon twice shy. Even as Samson convinces Landon to let him out of the penalty box and into his life, Samson has to face the fact that his closely guarded secrets may come to light. Caught between the ghosts of his past and the promise of a future with Landon, the hockey star must decide if now that he's come off the bench, he's ready to come out of the closet.
Happy Reading,
Riley
In the Penalty Box is my second Seattle Marauders story, but you don't have to have read Two-Man Advantage to enjoy Samson and Landon's book. However, if you have read Two-Man Advantage, I hope you'll be pleased to catch up with Kyle and Nate again. Kyle has a small but pivotal role in Samson's story and, of course, where Kyle goes, he drags Nate ;)
In the Penalty Box also takes you further into the world of the Seattle Marauders. You get to meet a lot of the players and man, oh man, am I looking forward to writing some more Marauders stories. Nick Foster's up next, but after that I'm not sure - the guys might be changing the order up on me.
Anyway, back to In the Penalty Box. I hope you all enjoy Samson and Landon's journey. Their road to happily ever after is a lot bumpier than Kyle and Nate's, but I think the end result is worth it.
Buy link: http://www.loose-id.com/In-the-Penalty-Box-A-Seattle-Marauders-story.aspx
Cover and book blurb:
For four years, writer Landon Quinn has struggled to forget the one night he spent with Seattle Marauders defenseman Gregory Samson. Then Landon's life takes an unexpected turn, and he finds himself back in Seattle and face-to-face with the man who broke his heart.
Samson doesn't know what he did to run Landon off all those years ago, but he's sure Landon's leaving was for the best. The bright, beautiful young man Landon had once been was far too adoring, far too open, for the closeted hockey player's peace of mind. The intervening years have only made Landon an even sexier temptation -- and Landon's return presents Samson with a whole new set of problems.
Attraction sizzles between them, but having been burned once by Samson has left Landon twice shy. Even as Samson convinces Landon to let him out of the penalty box and into his life, Samson has to face the fact that his closely guarded secrets may come to light. Caught between the ghosts of his past and the promise of a future with Landon, the hockey star must decide if now that he's come off the bench, he's ready to come out of the closet.
Happy Reading,
Riley
March 2, 2012
Cover Love: In the Penalty Box
I can't believe it's only FOUR days until my second Seattle Marauders book,
In the Penalty Box
, releases O_O
Once again, the fabulous April Martinez has designed the cover art for my book, and boy has she done a fabulous job. Check out the cover and blurb for In the Penalty Box below:
For four years, writer Landon Quinn has struggled to forget the one night he spent with Seattle Marauders defenseman Gregory Samson. Then Landon's life takes an unexpected turn, and he finds himself back in Seattle…and face-to-face with the man who broke his heart.
Samson doesn't know what he did to run Landon off all those years ago, but he's sure Landon's leaving was for the best. The bright, beautiful young man Landon had once been was far too adoring, far too open, for the closeted hockey player's peace of mind. The intervening years have only made Landon an even sexier temptation–and Landon's return presents Samson with a whole new set of problems.
Attraction sizzles between them, but having been burned once by Samson has left Landon twice shy. Even as Samson convinces Landon to let him out of the penalty box and into his life, Samson has to face the fact that his closely guarded secrets may come to light.
Caught between the ghosts of his past and the promise of a future with Landon, the hockey star must decide if he's ready to leave the bench and risk everything to have the life and love he craves.
Once again, the fabulous April Martinez has designed the cover art for my book, and boy has she done a fabulous job. Check out the cover and blurb for In the Penalty Box below:
For four years, writer Landon Quinn has struggled to forget the one night he spent with Seattle Marauders defenseman Gregory Samson. Then Landon's life takes an unexpected turn, and he finds himself back in Seattle…and face-to-face with the man who broke his heart.Samson doesn't know what he did to run Landon off all those years ago, but he's sure Landon's leaving was for the best. The bright, beautiful young man Landon had once been was far too adoring, far too open, for the closeted hockey player's peace of mind. The intervening years have only made Landon an even sexier temptation–and Landon's return presents Samson with a whole new set of problems.
Attraction sizzles between them, but having been burned once by Samson has left Landon twice shy. Even as Samson convinces Landon to let him out of the penalty box and into his life, Samson has to face the fact that his closely guarded secrets may come to light.
Caught between the ghosts of his past and the promise of a future with Landon, the hockey star must decide if he's ready to leave the bench and risk everything to have the life and love he craves.
February 10, 2012
Victorian Valentine is now available!!!
Looking for something sweet this Valentine's Day? My newest story,
Victorian Valentine
, is now on sale at MLR Press!
Victorian Valentine was such a fun story to write. It's my first foray into historical romance (unless you count On the Wings of Lir, which is steampunk set in the Victorian era) and - like my other MLR Press titles - Victorian Valentine is sweet, in that it has no on-page sex. I hope you enjoy reading about Christopher's Valentine's Day journey as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Buy link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=RS_VCVAL
Below are the book blurb and cover for Victorian Valentine :
February 14, 1860:
When Lord Christopher Norcutt finds a valentine in his bedroom, he believes it must have been left there by mistake; fourth sons of earls who prefer the company of other men are not the sort to attract admirers. But the secret valentine only marks the beginning of an unusual day for Christopher. As Christopher sets off to fulfill an obligation to his brother, a second valentine comes into his possession — this one discovered in a place that has meaning only to Christopher and his lover, Jack Ashton. Does a Valentine's Day surprise await Christopher at the end of his journey?
Victorian Valentine was such a fun story to write. It's my first foray into historical romance (unless you count On the Wings of Lir, which is steampunk set in the Victorian era) and - like my other MLR Press titles - Victorian Valentine is sweet, in that it has no on-page sex. I hope you enjoy reading about Christopher's Valentine's Day journey as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Buy link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=RS_VCVAL
Below are the book blurb and cover for Victorian Valentine :
February 14, 1860:
When Lord Christopher Norcutt finds a valentine in his bedroom, he believes it must have been left there by mistake; fourth sons of earls who prefer the company of other men are not the sort to attract admirers. But the secret valentine only marks the beginning of an unusual day for Christopher. As Christopher sets off to fulfill an obligation to his brother, a second valentine comes into his possession — this one discovered in a place that has meaning only to Christopher and his lover, Jack Ashton. Does a Valentine's Day surprise await Christopher at the end of his journey?
January 23, 2012
Book News: Victorian Valentine
I can't believe it's almost the end of January - the month has flown by in a flurry of work (which I can't complain about ;)). Anyway, if the stores in your town are anything like the stores in mine, a surfeit of pink, red, and white has been announcing for some time that Valentine's Day is approaching. And this Valentine's Day happens to be special to me because it marks the publication of my first historical romance,
Victorian Valentine
!
That's right - I'm jumping into another genre. Why? Well, first I chose to do so so because I love all subgenres of romance. Second, the Victorian Era marked the height of the valentines craze which made it too tempting for me to resist writing about it. Victorian Valentine almost wasn't written because I got so caught up researching valentines in the late 1800s.
Victorian Valentine is releasing February 14th at MLR Press. It's a male/male romance that takes place in 1860. Like my other MLR Press releases, Victorian Valentine is a sweet story (no on-page sex).
Check back here in the coming weeks for a book blurb and also fun facts about Valentine's Day in the 19th century :)
That's right - I'm jumping into another genre. Why? Well, first I chose to do so so because I love all subgenres of romance. Second, the Victorian Era marked the height of the valentines craze which made it too tempting for me to resist writing about it. Victorian Valentine almost wasn't written because I got so caught up researching valentines in the late 1800s.
Victorian Valentine is releasing February 14th at MLR Press. It's a male/male romance that takes place in 1860. Like my other MLR Press releases, Victorian Valentine is a sweet story (no on-page sex).
Check back here in the coming weeks for a book blurb and also fun facts about Valentine's Day in the 19th century :)
January 2, 2012
Book News: In the Penalty Box
Happy New Year!!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a joyful beginning to 2012. I'm back at my desk, typing so madly that even The Fuzzy Critic is giving me wary looks – felines just don't get deadlines.
I wanted to take a moment to share some very exciting book news. In the Penalty Box , my second Seattle Marauders book, is coming out March 6th at Loose Id! In the Penalty Box is an erotic male/male contemporary romance, featuring Marauders defenseman Gregory Samson and a writer by the name of Landon Quinn. It's got more darkness and angst than my usual work, but (in my not-so-unbiased opinion) the HEA makes the journey worth it - I hope you all agree.
If you haven't read the first Seattle Marauders story, Two-Man Advantage, In the Penalty Box can be read as a standalone. For readers who enjoyed Two-Man Advantage…well, let's just say that Kyle has a small but pivotal role in In the Penalty Box ;)
Happy Reading,
Riley
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and a joyful beginning to 2012. I'm back at my desk, typing so madly that even The Fuzzy Critic is giving me wary looks – felines just don't get deadlines.
I wanted to take a moment to share some very exciting book news. In the Penalty Box , my second Seattle Marauders book, is coming out March 6th at Loose Id! In the Penalty Box is an erotic male/male contemporary romance, featuring Marauders defenseman Gregory Samson and a writer by the name of Landon Quinn. It's got more darkness and angst than my usual work, but (in my not-so-unbiased opinion) the HEA makes the journey worth it - I hope you all agree.
If you haven't read the first Seattle Marauders story, Two-Man Advantage, In the Penalty Box can be read as a standalone. For readers who enjoyed Two-Man Advantage…well, let's just say that Kyle has a small but pivotal role in In the Penalty Box ;)
Happy Reading,
Riley
December 14, 2011
Winter Wonderland is now available!!!
The newest story in my International Relations series,
Winter Wonderland
, is now on sale at MLR Press!
Winter Wonderland is a sweet male/male Christmas romance and continues the journey of Connor Marino and Delaney Carmichael, whom readers first met in International Relations. If you haven't read International Relations, don't worry - each book in the series can be read as a standalone (in fact, I finished writing Winter Wonderland before International Relations).
Buy link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=RS_WNTRW
Below are the book blurb and cover for Winter Wonderland :
For Connor Marino, Christmas can't get here soon enough. It's his first holiday alone with his boyfriend, Delaney Carmichael, and they plan to celebrate by playing tourists in New York City on Christmas Eve, followed by a romantic Christmas day at home. But lately Delaney's behavior has been odd and Connor is concerned. Connor knows Delaney loves him. Yet he can't help but wonder if their "Winter Wonderland" of a holiday will be the thing that sends his and Delaney's relationship into deep freeze...or be the gift the two of them need.
Happy Holidays,
Riley
Winter Wonderland is a sweet male/male Christmas romance and continues the journey of Connor Marino and Delaney Carmichael, whom readers first met in International Relations. If you haven't read International Relations, don't worry - each book in the series can be read as a standalone (in fact, I finished writing Winter Wonderland before International Relations).
Buy link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=RS_WNTRW
Below are the book blurb and cover for Winter Wonderland :
For Connor Marino, Christmas can't get here soon enough. It's his first holiday alone with his boyfriend, Delaney Carmichael, and they plan to celebrate by playing tourists in New York City on Christmas Eve, followed by a romantic Christmas day at home. But lately Delaney's behavior has been odd and Connor is concerned. Connor knows Delaney loves him. Yet he can't help but wonder if their "Winter Wonderland" of a holiday will be the thing that sends his and Delaney's relationship into deep freeze...or be the gift the two of them need.
Happy Holidays,
Riley
November 30, 2011
Blood Rose is now on Amazon AND Loose Id
Woot!!! I just found out that
Blood Rose
, book one in my Realm of Nine series, is now on sale at
Loose Id
AND
Amazon.com
!
Note: As of right now, there is a typo on my name - it's being spelled as Rileey Shane. So if you're looking just at books by Riley Shane, you won't see it at the moment. I've notified Loose Id, so hopefully this problem will be fixed soon. But the book is there, I promise :)
To save his people, a half-mad prince must enlist the aid of a woman who has no reason to help him…and who he has every reason to desire.
At sixteen, Rose Carrison lost both her parents and her freedom. Since her father's death, Rose has had to pick up the mantle of her family's legacy and guard an object of incredible power, one the monsters who murdered her parents would kill to get their hands on. After ten years on the run, Rose's luck finally runs out. A fate worse than death threatens to consume her. Then, out of the darkness, comes the most unlikely of rescuers...
Grayson van Court is a man skating on the edge of damnation. He's a revenant: a powerful, blood-drinking, returned-from-the-dead, magical creature that no other magical species wants anything to do with. For centuries, Gray has bargained and fought for the revenants' right to survive, but his efforts are hampered by his sociopathic mother and the madness that permeates his own soul. When Gray rescues Rose from his mother's machinations, his intention is only to stop the attacks against his people that would surely come if Rose were harmed. But then he sees her, and everything changes. Two people who should never have met soon find themselves fighting side by side for the chance at a love that could prove to be their salvation.
Buy Links: Loose Id | Amazon
Now it's back to work for me. I've got to work on Blood Kiss ;)
Happy Reading,
Riley
Note: As of right now, there is a typo on my name - it's being spelled as Rileey Shane. So if you're looking just at books by Riley Shane, you won't see it at the moment. I've notified Loose Id, so hopefully this problem will be fixed soon. But the book is there, I promise :)
To save his people, a half-mad prince must enlist the aid of a woman who has no reason to help him…and who he has every reason to desire.At sixteen, Rose Carrison lost both her parents and her freedom. Since her father's death, Rose has had to pick up the mantle of her family's legacy and guard an object of incredible power, one the monsters who murdered her parents would kill to get their hands on. After ten years on the run, Rose's luck finally runs out. A fate worse than death threatens to consume her. Then, out of the darkness, comes the most unlikely of rescuers...
Grayson van Court is a man skating on the edge of damnation. He's a revenant: a powerful, blood-drinking, returned-from-the-dead, magical creature that no other magical species wants anything to do with. For centuries, Gray has bargained and fought for the revenants' right to survive, but his efforts are hampered by his sociopathic mother and the madness that permeates his own soul. When Gray rescues Rose from his mother's machinations, his intention is only to stop the attacks against his people that would surely come if Rose were harmed. But then he sees her, and everything changes. Two people who should never have met soon find themselves fighting side by side for the chance at a love that could prove to be their salvation.
Buy Links: Loose Id | Amazon
Now it's back to work for me. I've got to work on Blood Kiss ;)
Happy Reading,
Riley
November 28, 2011
Blood Rose is now available!!!!
I'm so excited I'm practically bouncing -
Blood Rose
, book one in my Realm of Nine series, is now on sale
here
at Loose Id! I hope you enjoy
Blood Rose
. It's a dark, full-length, male/female paranormal romance and it's very different from anything else I've written so far.
To save his people, a half-mad prince must enlist the aid of a woman who has no reason to help him…and who he has every reason to desire.
At sixteen, Rose Carrison lost both her parents and her freedom. Since her father's death, Rose has had to pick up the mantle of her family's legacy and guard an object of incredible power, one the monsters who murdered her parents would kill to get their hands on. After ten years on the run, Rose's luck finally runs out. A fate worse than death threatens to consume her. Then, out of the darkness, comes the most unlikely of rescuers...
Grayson van Court is a man skating on the edge of damnation. He's a revenant: a powerful, blood-drinking, returned-from-the-dead, magical creature that no other magical species wants anything to do with. For centuries, Gray has bargained and fought for the revenants' right to survive, but his efforts are hampered by his sociopathic mother and the madness that permeates his own soul. When Gray rescues Rose from his mother's machinations, his intention is only to stop the attacks against his people that would surely come if Rose were harmed. But then he sees her, and everything changes. Two people who should never have met soon find themselves fighting side by side for the chance at a love that could prove to be their salvation.
Buy Link: http://www.loose-id.com/Blood-Rose.aspx
Now it's back to work for me. I've got to work on Blood Kiss ;)
Happy Reading,
Riley
To save his people, a half-mad prince must enlist the aid of a woman who has no reason to help him…and who he has every reason to desire.At sixteen, Rose Carrison lost both her parents and her freedom. Since her father's death, Rose has had to pick up the mantle of her family's legacy and guard an object of incredible power, one the monsters who murdered her parents would kill to get their hands on. After ten years on the run, Rose's luck finally runs out. A fate worse than death threatens to consume her. Then, out of the darkness, comes the most unlikely of rescuers...
Grayson van Court is a man skating on the edge of damnation. He's a revenant: a powerful, blood-drinking, returned-from-the-dead, magical creature that no other magical species wants anything to do with. For centuries, Gray has bargained and fought for the revenants' right to survive, but his efforts are hampered by his sociopathic mother and the madness that permeates his own soul. When Gray rescues Rose from his mother's machinations, his intention is only to stop the attacks against his people that would surely come if Rose were harmed. But then he sees her, and everything changes. Two people who should never have met soon find themselves fighting side by side for the chance at a love that could prove to be their salvation.
Buy Link: http://www.loose-id.com/Blood-Rose.aspx
Now it's back to work for me. I've got to work on Blood Kiss ;)
Happy Reading,
Riley
International Relations is now available!
MLR Press released my newest story,
International Relations
, on Thanksgiving!!!
International Relations is a sweet contemporary male/male romance and the first in an ongoing series of the same title. I hope you enjoy this first look into the lives of Connor Marino and Delaney Carmichael - they'll be showing up again in a few weeks when Winter Wonderland , comes out on December 14th.
Buy link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/Bookstore.php?bookid=RSINTREL
Below are the book blurb and cover for International Relations :
Connor Marino has driven Delaney Carmichael to distraction since the seventh grade. They may be in college now, but that doesn't stop Delaney from cursing when he and Connor are assigned to work together in their Model United Nations class. Connor, with his Irish-Italian good looks, South African accent, and athletic body is an international smorgasbord of hotness that still leaves Delaney tongue-tied, and the admittedly awkward bookworm doesn't like that one bit.
When Connor drops by Delaney's dorm room, things come to a head between them. What's supposed to be a simple discussion on international relations turns into something much more...
International Relations is a sweet contemporary male/male romance and the first in an ongoing series of the same title. I hope you enjoy this first look into the lives of Connor Marino and Delaney Carmichael - they'll be showing up again in a few weeks when Winter Wonderland , comes out on December 14th.
Buy link: http://www.mlrbooks.com/Bookstore.php?bookid=RSINTREL
Below are the book blurb and cover for International Relations :
Connor Marino has driven Delaney Carmichael to distraction since the seventh grade. They may be in college now, but that doesn't stop Delaney from cursing when he and Connor are assigned to work together in their Model United Nations class. Connor, with his Irish-Italian good looks, South African accent, and athletic body is an international smorgasbord of hotness that still leaves Delaney tongue-tied, and the admittedly awkward bookworm doesn't like that one bit.
When Connor drops by Delaney's dorm room, things come to a head between them. What's supposed to be a simple discussion on international relations turns into something much more...
November 22, 2011
International Relations releases this Friday!!!
How are you celebrating Black Friday this year? I'm forgoing shopping (don't hate me - my holiday shopping is already done) and instead my plans for this Friday include a book release:
International Relations
!!!
Yep, the first story in my ongoing International Relations series is due out November 26th - only two and a half weeks before book two in the series, Winter Wonderland , comes out.
Below are the book blurb and cover for International Relations :
Connor Marino has driven Delaney Carmichael to distraction since the seventh grade. They may be in college now, but that doesn't stop Delaney from cursing when he and Connor are assigned to work together in their Model United Nations class. Connor, with his Irish-Italian good looks, South African accent, and athletic body is an international smorgasbord of hotness that still leaves Delaney tongue-tied, and the admittedly awkward bookworm doesn't like that one bit.
When Connor drops by Delaney's dorm room, things come to a head between them. What's supposed to be a simple discussion on international relations turns into something much more...
Yep, the first story in my ongoing International Relations series is due out November 26th - only two and a half weeks before book two in the series, Winter Wonderland , comes out.
Below are the book blurb and cover for International Relations :
Connor Marino has driven Delaney Carmichael to distraction since the seventh grade. They may be in college now, but that doesn't stop Delaney from cursing when he and Connor are assigned to work together in their Model United Nations class. Connor, with his Irish-Italian good looks, South African accent, and athletic body is an international smorgasbord of hotness that still leaves Delaney tongue-tied, and the admittedly awkward bookworm doesn't like that one bit.
When Connor drops by Delaney's dorm room, things come to a head between them. What's supposed to be a simple discussion on international relations turns into something much more...
