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Michael Mandrake pens complex characters already comfortable with their sexuality. Through these, he builds worlds not centered on romance but rather the mainstream and/or obscure plots we might encounter in everyday life and beyond. To find out more please visit https://michaelmandrake.wordpress.com/ ...more

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	Breakable Faith (Vale Valley Season One, #8) 3.96 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unforgettable Faith (Vale Valley, Season 3 #11) by Michael Mandrake (Goodreads Author) (Writing as), R.M. Durand 4.22 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Renewed Faith (Vale Valley, Season 2 #10) 4.01 avg rating — 100 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mon Frère, My True Love (N'awlins Exotica Paranormal, #1) 2.97 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Kills - (Deadly Sin #2) 3.69 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Like 'Em Pretty (N'awlins Exotica #1) 3.59 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Demon Be Mine (Immortals #1) 3.31 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Taken and Crowned 3.53 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Portrait of a Black Heart (Deadly Sin #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Second Chance 3.25 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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N'awlins Exotica (7 books)
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3.89 avg rating — 171 ratings

N'awlins Exotica Paranormal (5 books)
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3.13 avg rating — 124 ratings

Immortals (5 books)
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3.61 avg rating — 83 ratings

The True Meaning of Love (2 books)
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3.13 avg rating — 30 ratings

PROTEKT (3 books)
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3.82 avg rating — 17 ratings

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An Excerpt from "Only When I Lose Myself" (Gay & Lesbian)

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Description: Blurb: Adrian Vanderguard is the hottest singer in the music business right now and is currently on tour supporting his third album. He is a loner that seeks companionship and tries to find in in a young man, Matthew Gianapolis, with a rare form of ADD. At first the two clash but after they spend more time together, they find a common bond thus forming a relationship.

An Excerpt from my WIP "Lessons In Ink." (Gay & Lesbian)

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Description: A tattoo artist is looking for a certain kind of man. He believes he's walked into the shop. However, he discovers that this is more than just any guy.

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Michael Mandrake liked Mim Crenshaw's review of Love at First Clutch: "Great read This was a good addition to the series. I really enjoyed that Kiernan/Weshinwa was in this one, especially since he was so against humans. Gideon was a perfect choice, but I hated that Kiernan left and hurt him. I loved all the fainting he " Read more of this review »
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Loved Sloan and Cornall Why aren't there more nobodies like Sloan? I truly enjoyed this heartless son and his pet. I wish there was more of their story to tell.
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M/M Romance — 27003 members — last activity 28 minutes ago
The #1 resource on the Internet for M/M Romance fans, this group has something for everyone. * Book and Series Discussions * Daily Updates on New Rel ...more

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In this group, we believe that love transcends bounds of race and ethnicity. Love is about the heart and soul, not the color of someone's skin. This g ...more

M/M Romance Writers — 969 members — last activity 6 hours, 41 min ago
A community driven resource for published and aspiring authors of gay romance, erotica, or other genres (with stories containing a prominent relations ...more

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A place where all Goodreads members can work together to improve the Goodreads book catalog. Non-librarians are welcome to join the group as well, to ...more

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Q&A with S.L. Danielson — 28 members — last activity Nov 09, 2018 07:49PM
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Gay fiction/non-fiction — 1023 members — last activity Sep 22, 2020 09:31AM
A group for sharing thoughts on favorite books involving gay life, themes or issues. (To see all discussions, click on "all" to the right of discussi ...more

Writers, Romance, & Rainbows — 281 members — last activity Jun 25, 2015 03:01AM
Our Mission Statement : Just what is WRR 2013? That’s quite simple to answer. It stands for ‘Writers, Romance, & Rainbows – A GBLT book fair for tho Our Mission Statement : Just what is WRR 2013? That’s quite simple to answer. It stands for ‘Writers, Romance, & Rainbows – A GBLT book fair for those in the GBLT Romance genre’. The explanation for that, however, is a bit more extensive. With all the different cons and such happening through the year, only a few were geared toward those in the GBLT romance genre. Not surprising since this genre is still up and coming. It has made great strides, but sadly, still not as popular as the het romances as far as being mainstream goes. It hasn’t stopped us though. The books are still getting out there and the authors are still writing them. Unfortunately, these cons can only allow so many authors to attend. Then there is the price of registration. Flights, hotels, and other miscellany are added as well. All totaled up, attending one of these events can set an author back thousands. And for a newbie or even a mid-author, sometimes that price is just too much to pay. Especially if you’re relegated to a lesser role than what you expected. And what of the other’s that are involved in the writing process? The pubs, editors, cover artists, photographers, reviewers, readers, and fans? What about them? Don’t they have a right to be a part of these events as well? So far, these events are for the pubs, authors, fans, and readers. But what if there was an event that could encompass everyone involved in the writing process? That could bring all these people under one roof to talk, meet, promo, and sell their work? That question had plagued Deborah and I for many months. Both of us had attended events, but none were geared for everyone. Then the wonderful guys at Bent-con invited us to share our media with their media in a conflagration of GBLT fireworks. Both of us jumped at the chance. What better place to have everyone involved in the writing process sharing knowledge, disparate experience, and their wares to those who will appreciate it. It was a win/win for everyone. ...more

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