Cardeno C.'s Blog, page 89
July 18, 2015
New Releases and all the links
Wow – what a week it has been for me. What a month.
It was my birthday on Monday – happy birthday me! – and as a treat for me, I decided I would finally figure out how to release a story on Amazon. Otherwise known as “self-publishing.” I don’t know how “self”ed it was, because there is a huge amount of people who helped me, and thank you to all of them, even if it was just a cheer in the background, telling me I could do it.
But I pressed the button, expecting Amazon to take their sweet, merry time about putting it up, and they did it in under 3 hours. So last Saturday, my short story Out of the Rain was released.
It’s only 99c
– so make sure you click the link and check it out if you haven’t already.
Blurb
Mitch never knew what awaited him when he answered his elderly neighbour’s calls. Finding a stranger crying in her backyard was a new one. Little did he know that rescuing Elijah out of the rain was going to change his life.
Elijah is too young, too good looking, and too bruised for Mitch to consider falling in love with. But Elijah is soon in his house, in his bed, and in his heart.
At thirty-eight, Mitch has a lot of experience with life. Elijah is only twenty-three and just starting out. Mitch’s bedroom skills enrapture Elijah. Mitch just hopes it will be enough to make Elijah want to stay.
Available HERE on Amazon.
The reason I wrote this, was I was asked to submit a story to an anthology, and as a favour I thought I would give it a week of my time and see if a short story could be pulled together. Once finished, I loved it, but I didn’t think it fitted the guidelines of the anthology, so discarded it.
It was fun trying to make my guys fall in love in under 10,000 words. I didn’t quite make it – it went a little over, but all-in-all, I’m extremely satisfied at how it turned out. I had a quick look at some reviews, and it seemed that the main complaint was that the story was too short. Oops. Okay. I prefer writing longer ones, too. It just takes me a while. Don’t stress, I won’t be giving up on my novels any time soon in favour of shorts.
In other exciting news, my next release from Dreamspinner Press, You Are the Reason is now available for pre-order from Dreamspinner and ARe. The links are below.
Blurb
Davo’s a pretty average guy. He has a decent job, owns his own home, and spends his weekends at the pub. He fully accepts that he’s gay, but doesn’t want to be one of those gays, who are femme and girly. He likes football and other masculine pursuits, and firmly avoids anything that could be seen as femme—including relationships that last beyond fifteen minutes.
Then Davo’s friend and gay idol not only gets a boyfriend, but also adopts a baby girl. Davo is seriously spooked and scuttles down to the pub in fright. That’s where he meets Lee, who is cute from her cherry-red hair, to her pretty little dress and pointy red shoes. Davo is charmed—but how is that possible? He’s gay. Isn’t he? Then Lee tells him he’s actually a guy—he just likes to wear women’s dresses occasionally. Thoroughly confused about an attraction that’s out of character for him, Davo begins the long journey to where he can accept himself without caring what everyone else thinks.
Click HERE for Dreamspinner Press and HERE for All Romance eBooks.
I really, really am excited for this one. If you liked The Blinding Light, then you have to grab a copy of this. You will get to catch up with Jake and Patrick, as they feature in the story. But best of all, you get to fall in love with Davo and Lee. Seriously, people. These guys are just too cute to keep all to myself.
THEN, if that wasn’t enough releases, Shawn’s Lawcame out on audio recently, as well as Safe in His Arms.
They are available from Audible here (Shawn’s Law) and here (Safe in His Arms).
People often ask me what I’m working on, and if certain characters will get a story. I give you permission to nag me. Email me. Facebook me. Tweet me. It helps to keep me focused.
I’m writing daily, and at the moment, I’m working on Paul & Andrew’s story. I really need a name for it, other than “Paul & Andrew’s Story” – hopefully one will come to me soon. It was supposed to end up around 60k-70k on the word count front, but at now 79k and still going, I must have a word to these guys. We met Paul and his married lover in Safe in His Arms. I never meant for Paul to have his own book, but I needed to give him a HEA. People told him to give up on Andrew, and I didn’t want him to.
I also have 30,000 words on a story built from Loving Jay. I re-read it last night, to see if it was any good, and nearly peed myself laughing. It’s terrible when you don’t remember writing the words on the page. (See birthday mention above. I’m old now.)
Then after that, I think I want to start Mickey Ryan’s story. Oh, yeah. Mickey needs a story...
How to contact Renae:Email: renaekaye@iinet.net.auWebsite: www.renaekaye.weebly.comFB: www.facebook.com/renae.kaye.9 Twitter: @renaekkaye
It was my birthday on Monday – happy birthday me! – and as a treat for me, I decided I would finally figure out how to release a story on Amazon. Otherwise known as “self-publishing.” I don’t know how “self”ed it was, because there is a huge amount of people who helped me, and thank you to all of them, even if it was just a cheer in the background, telling me I could do it.
But I pressed the button, expecting Amazon to take their sweet, merry time about putting it up, and they did it in under 3 hours. So last Saturday, my short story Out of the Rain was released.
It’s only 99c
– so make sure you click the link and check it out if you haven’t already.
Blurb
Mitch never knew what awaited him when he answered his elderly neighbour’s calls. Finding a stranger crying in her backyard was a new one. Little did he know that rescuing Elijah out of the rain was going to change his life.
Elijah is too young, too good looking, and too bruised for Mitch to consider falling in love with. But Elijah is soon in his house, in his bed, and in his heart.
At thirty-eight, Mitch has a lot of experience with life. Elijah is only twenty-three and just starting out. Mitch’s bedroom skills enrapture Elijah. Mitch just hopes it will be enough to make Elijah want to stay.
Available HERE on Amazon.
The reason I wrote this, was I was asked to submit a story to an anthology, and as a favour I thought I would give it a week of my time and see if a short story could be pulled together. Once finished, I loved it, but I didn’t think it fitted the guidelines of the anthology, so discarded it.
It was fun trying to make my guys fall in love in under 10,000 words. I didn’t quite make it – it went a little over, but all-in-all, I’m extremely satisfied at how it turned out. I had a quick look at some reviews, and it seemed that the main complaint was that the story was too short. Oops. Okay. I prefer writing longer ones, too. It just takes me a while. Don’t stress, I won’t be giving up on my novels any time soon in favour of shorts.
In other exciting news, my next release from Dreamspinner Press, You Are the Reason is now available for pre-order from Dreamspinner and ARe. The links are below.
Blurb
Davo’s a pretty average guy. He has a decent job, owns his own home, and spends his weekends at the pub. He fully accepts that he’s gay, but doesn’t want to be one of those gays, who are femme and girly. He likes football and other masculine pursuits, and firmly avoids anything that could be seen as femme—including relationships that last beyond fifteen minutes.Then Davo’s friend and gay idol not only gets a boyfriend, but also adopts a baby girl. Davo is seriously spooked and scuttles down to the pub in fright. That’s where he meets Lee, who is cute from her cherry-red hair, to her pretty little dress and pointy red shoes. Davo is charmed—but how is that possible? He’s gay. Isn’t he? Then Lee tells him he’s actually a guy—he just likes to wear women’s dresses occasionally. Thoroughly confused about an attraction that’s out of character for him, Davo begins the long journey to where he can accept himself without caring what everyone else thinks.
Click HERE for Dreamspinner Press and HERE for All Romance eBooks.
I really, really am excited for this one. If you liked The Blinding Light, then you have to grab a copy of this. You will get to catch up with Jake and Patrick, as they feature in the story. But best of all, you get to fall in love with Davo and Lee. Seriously, people. These guys are just too cute to keep all to myself.
THEN, if that wasn’t enough releases, Shawn’s Lawcame out on audio recently, as well as Safe in His Arms.
They are available from Audible here (Shawn’s Law) and here (Safe in His Arms).
People often ask me what I’m working on, and if certain characters will get a story. I give you permission to nag me. Email me. Facebook me. Tweet me. It helps to keep me focused.
I’m writing daily, and at the moment, I’m working on Paul & Andrew’s story. I really need a name for it, other than “Paul & Andrew’s Story” – hopefully one will come to me soon. It was supposed to end up around 60k-70k on the word count front, but at now 79k and still going, I must have a word to these guys. We met Paul and his married lover in Safe in His Arms. I never meant for Paul to have his own book, but I needed to give him a HEA. People told him to give up on Andrew, and I didn’t want him to.
I also have 30,000 words on a story built from Loving Jay. I re-read it last night, to see if it was any good, and nearly peed myself laughing. It’s terrible when you don’t remember writing the words on the page. (See birthday mention above. I’m old now.)
Then after that, I think I want to start Mickey Ryan’s story. Oh, yeah. Mickey needs a story...
How to contact Renae:Email: renaekaye@iinet.net.auWebsite: www.renaekaye.weebly.comFB: www.facebook.com/renae.kaye.9 Twitter: @renaekkaye
July 16, 2015
Summertime
This summer is kicking my butt.
Seriously.
I feel like I've gotten close to nothing done. I'm trying to figure out where the time has gone. It's as though I woke up and half of the summer is gone and I have nothing to show for it.
No fun family vacations.
Nothing exciting.
I've edited, which is good. I struggle when I'm not feeling productive. I'm not feeling extremely productive this summer, but the editing has helped.
So, yeah, that's where I'm at. Even though I'm not doing much, I feel like I'm struggling to keep up, while at the same time, not getting anything done! LOL.
I'm ready for Fall!!!
How is your summer going?
Seriously.
I feel like I've gotten close to nothing done. I'm trying to figure out where the time has gone. It's as though I woke up and half of the summer is gone and I have nothing to show for it.
No fun family vacations.
Nothing exciting.
I've edited, which is good. I struggle when I'm not feeling productive. I'm not feeling extremely productive this summer, but the editing has helped.
So, yeah, that's where I'm at. Even though I'm not doing much, I feel like I'm struggling to keep up, while at the same time, not getting anything done! LOL.
I'm ready for Fall!!!
How is your summer going?
July 14, 2015
Our Top 10 Favorite Books
BA:
It by Stephen King
Darkfall by Dean Koontz
Beloved by Toni Morrison
The Women’s Room by Marilyn French
The Stand by Stephen King
The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodiwiss
The Last Herald Mage series by Mercedes Lackey
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Witches of Eastwick by John Irving
The Legend of Hell House by Richard Matheson (yeah, I know, that’s 11. It’s the best I could do)
Sean: These are just my favorite post-apocalyptic books. I have to break them down.
Z for Zachariah by Robert C. O'Brien was my first
On the Beach by Nevil Shute
Sheep Look Up by John Brunner
A Canticle for Lebowitz by Walter M Miller Jr.
Out of the Woods by Syd McGinley (post-apoc and mm? woot!)
The War of the Worlds by HG Wells
Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
Farenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Julia:
The Shining by Stephen King
The Wolf and the Dove by Kathleen Woodiwiss
Racing the Moon by BA Tortuga
Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice (not popular to admit anymore, but there it is)
Jamaica Inn by Daphne du Maurier
The House on Haunted Hill by Shirley Jackson
Nancy Drew and the Secret of the Old clock by Carolyn Keene
Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
The Eight by Katherine Neville
The Essential Bordertown by Terri Windling
If you have a topic you’d like us to chat about (or any other favorite things you'd like us to share), please let us know. We’re totally up for that.
You can find us on Twitter at @seanmichael09, @juliatalbot and @batortuga.
Sean’s website is http://www.seanmichaelwrites.com
Julia’s is http://www.juliatalbot.com
BA’s is http://www.batortuga.com
Facebook:
Sean -- https://www.facebook.com/SeanMichaelWrites
July 13, 2015
Life by Cardeno C.
Happy Monday. I just got back from a trip to the Pacific Northwest. I posted pics of Seattle and Canada on Facebook so you can see some of the beautiful sites. Other than a bit of heatwave, I'd say the trip was a perfect blend of fun and relaxing. A great way to see a new-to-me part of the world and spend time with cherished friends.
I'm taking the memories of this trip and locking them deep in my heart so I'll always remember my life, world, and friends like they are right now. I try to focus on the positive, the hopeful, the silver linings in life. Not Pollyanna, but definitely on the far edge of optimistic. That's been harder to do lately, but hopefully the visions in my head of smiles and laughter and late evenings chatting will help even as things get harder.
Thank you, Seattle and Canada for sharing your beauty with travelers who really needed it.
CC
www.cardenoc.com
I'm taking the memories of this trip and locking them deep in my heart so I'll always remember my life, world, and friends like they are right now. I try to focus on the positive, the hopeful, the silver linings in life. Not Pollyanna, but definitely on the far edge of optimistic. That's been harder to do lately, but hopefully the visions in my head of smiles and laughter and late evenings chatting will help even as things get harder.
Thank you, Seattle and Canada for sharing your beauty with travelers who really needed it.
CC
www.cardenoc.com
July 11, 2015
First Excerpt of You Are the Reason
It’s been a long day for me. Really long. I did something that was very brain taxing and required a lot of sugar and caffeine to keep me calm. At one stage my husband said to me, “That’s your fourth coffee today. Do you really think you need it?”
Did he really think he needed his balls anymore?
So I write this blog from laaaate at night my time. I needed a blog for Cafe Risque. I needed something that would have a good number of words on the page, but was easy for me.
Duh - you have a book coming out. Excerpts??
Oh, yeah.
So I have a book coming out on the 7th of August. **happy dance** At times it seems as if every single author out there is bringing out books apart from me. I’m happy for them - I really am. But the green-eyed monster occasionally roars. But finally it’s my turn.
So in case you missed the cover - here it is again. And guess what? I have pre-order links now! Yes! Dreamspinner have finally put them up. Pre-order will be coming on Amazon too, but it will be another couple of weeks away.
Purchase as eBook from Dreamspinner
Purchase as paperback from Dreamspinner
If you missed the blurb:
Davo’s a pretty average guy. He has a decent job, owns his own home, and spends his weekends at the pub. He fully accepts that he’s gay, but doesn’t want to be one of those gays, who are femme and girly. He likes football and other masculine pursuits, and firmly avoids anything that could be seen as femme—including relationships that last beyond fifteen minutes.
Then Davo’s friend and gay idol not only gets a boyfriend, but also adopts a baby girl. Davo is seriously spooked and scuttles down to the pub in fright. That’s where he meets Lee, who is cute from her cherry-red hair, to her pretty little dress and pointy red shoes. Davo is charmed—but how is that possible? He’s gay. Isn’t he? Then Lee tells him he’s actually a guy—he just likes to wear women’s dresses occasionally. Thoroughly confused about an attraction that’s out of character for him, Davo begins the long journey to where he can accept himself without caring what everyone else thinks.
So, to talk about the book - yeah, Davo’s a dick. (Not duck - I just typed duck. He’s not a duck and I need coffee). Davo’s a dick, but a loveable one. He had a scare when he was younger and now avoids anything that could make him seem girly. Like talking. He doesn’t think that as a gay guy he needs to talk to the person he’s hooking up with. So let’s see this except:
Talk?
If there was one thing I didn’t do with the guys I hooked up with, it was talk. I mean, apart from “Do you have a condom?” and “Are you okay?” There wasn’t much more to say, was there?
“Umm….”
There was an awkward silence before Lee snorted and laughed at me, “You really don’t do relationships, do you? I thought you were joking when you told me that.”
“I told you that?”
“Yes, on the first night we met. How to challenge a guy? Tell him he can’t have something. You told me you weren’t into the dating scene and the relationship mumbo-jumbo—your words, not mine—and so I immediately felt the thrill of the challenge. Now I have three dates with you lined up.”
Oh, yeah. He did, didn’t he?
Lee flicked me a sly and rather saucy grin. “You were comfortable talking to me when I was wearing a dress. What’s changed?”
The sexual tension.
I knew that immediately.
The first night with Lee, I had no sexual interest at all. The second night, there was some, but it was mostly confusion on my behalf. Because I was gay and he was a girl. Or at least I thought he was a girl.
But we were both guys, both interested, and I was unsure what to say. Because there was one thing I knew. “Do you have a condom?” were not the correct words.
Hope you enjoy...xx,
Renae
How to contact Renae:Email: renaekaye@iinet.net.auWebsite: www.renaekaye.weebly.comFB: www.facebook.com/renae.kaye.9 Twitter: @renaekkaye
Did he really think he needed his balls anymore?
So I write this blog from laaaate at night my time. I needed a blog for Cafe Risque. I needed something that would have a good number of words on the page, but was easy for me.
Duh - you have a book coming out. Excerpts??Oh, yeah.
So I have a book coming out on the 7th of August. **happy dance** At times it seems as if every single author out there is bringing out books apart from me. I’m happy for them - I really am. But the green-eyed monster occasionally roars. But finally it’s my turn.
So in case you missed the cover - here it is again. And guess what? I have pre-order links now! Yes! Dreamspinner have finally put them up. Pre-order will be coming on Amazon too, but it will be another couple of weeks away.
Purchase as eBook from Dreamspinner
Purchase as paperback from Dreamspinner
If you missed the blurb:
Davo’s a pretty average guy. He has a decent job, owns his own home, and spends his weekends at the pub. He fully accepts that he’s gay, but doesn’t want to be one of those gays, who are femme and girly. He likes football and other masculine pursuits, and firmly avoids anything that could be seen as femme—including relationships that last beyond fifteen minutes.
Then Davo’s friend and gay idol not only gets a boyfriend, but also adopts a baby girl. Davo is seriously spooked and scuttles down to the pub in fright. That’s where he meets Lee, who is cute from her cherry-red hair, to her pretty little dress and pointy red shoes. Davo is charmed—but how is that possible? He’s gay. Isn’t he? Then Lee tells him he’s actually a guy—he just likes to wear women’s dresses occasionally. Thoroughly confused about an attraction that’s out of character for him, Davo begins the long journey to where he can accept himself without caring what everyone else thinks.
So, to talk about the book - yeah, Davo’s a dick. (Not duck - I just typed duck. He’s not a duck and I need coffee). Davo’s a dick, but a loveable one. He had a scare when he was younger and now avoids anything that could make him seem girly. Like talking. He doesn’t think that as a gay guy he needs to talk to the person he’s hooking up with. So let’s see this except:
Talk?
If there was one thing I didn’t do with the guys I hooked up with, it was talk. I mean, apart from “Do you have a condom?” and “Are you okay?” There wasn’t much more to say, was there?
“Umm….”
There was an awkward silence before Lee snorted and laughed at me, “You really don’t do relationships, do you? I thought you were joking when you told me that.”
“I told you that?”
“Yes, on the first night we met. How to challenge a guy? Tell him he can’t have something. You told me you weren’t into the dating scene and the relationship mumbo-jumbo—your words, not mine—and so I immediately felt the thrill of the challenge. Now I have three dates with you lined up.”
Oh, yeah. He did, didn’t he?
Lee flicked me a sly and rather saucy grin. “You were comfortable talking to me when I was wearing a dress. What’s changed?”
The sexual tension.
I knew that immediately.
The first night with Lee, I had no sexual interest at all. The second night, there was some, but it was mostly confusion on my behalf. Because I was gay and he was a girl. Or at least I thought he was a girl.
But we were both guys, both interested, and I was unsure what to say. Because there was one thing I knew. “Do you have a condom?” were not the correct words.
Hope you enjoy...xx,
Renae
How to contact Renae:Email: renaekaye@iinet.net.auWebsite: www.renaekaye.weebly.comFB: www.facebook.com/renae.kaye.9 Twitter: @renaekkaye
July 8, 2015
CROSSROADS cover reveal!
I'm revealing the cover for CROSSROADS today!!! I LOVE it and I hope you guys do as well!
After divorcing the woman he’d been with since he was seventeen, Nick Fuller is starting over. He owns the restaurant of his dreams and he’s determined to meet new people, find new passions, and experience life to its fullest. Easier said than done—that is until he meets his new neighbor, Bryce Tanner…
Bryce is all about a good time. He plans to show Nick how it’s done, help him meet a few women, and enjoy the gift of the single life he’s been given. But things don’t go as planned, and soon they realize they’d rather be together than with anyone else.
Neither man has ever wanted another guy, but there’s a connection between them from the start—a spark they can’t deny. They find themselves navigating an unfamiliar new world and dealing with unforeseen obstacles. Physical desire isn’t enough, and now Nick and Bryce are at a crossroads. They have to decide which way to go—the easy path they’ve always followed, or the one that's determined to trip them up at every turn.
Cover photo by jackson photografix
Cover design by X-Potion Designs
Release date: July 28th, 2015
No preorder yet.
Add to Goodreads
After divorcing the woman he’d been with since he was seventeen, Nick Fuller is starting over. He owns the restaurant of his dreams and he’s determined to meet new people, find new passions, and experience life to its fullest. Easier said than done—that is until he meets his new neighbor, Bryce Tanner…
Bryce is all about a good time. He plans to show Nick how it’s done, help him meet a few women, and enjoy the gift of the single life he’s been given. But things don’t go as planned, and soon they realize they’d rather be together than with anyone else.
Neither man has ever wanted another guy, but there’s a connection between them from the start—a spark they can’t deny. They find themselves navigating an unfamiliar new world and dealing with unforeseen obstacles. Physical desire isn’t enough, and now Nick and Bryce are at a crossroads. They have to decide which way to go—the easy path they’ve always followed, or the one that's determined to trip them up at every turn.
Cover photo by jackson photografix
Cover design by X-Potion Designs
Release date: July 28th, 2015
No preorder yet.
Add to Goodreads
July 7, 2015
And the Winners Are...
<BA> hola!
<sean> hey :)
<sean> how is everyone? did you have a good 4th?
<BA> we did!
<BA> we cleaned up the yard
<BA> you can see all the fireworks from our backyard
<sean> oh, that's awesome
<BA> nods
<BA> it's a great show
<BA> and no crowds
<sean> heee
<sean> nods
<sean> so we have winners to pick from last week
<BA> we doth
<sean> should we each pick a number within the range of comments and then see who it corresponds to?
<BA> works for me :D
<BA> I want 9. It's my favorite number!
<sean> I want 13 - it's my favorite :)
<BA> you and my mom
<sean> Julia? You got a number for us?
<julia> six please
<julia> since there's not a 42
<sean> heeee
<julia> that's 4 plus 2
<julia> so there
<sean> nods
<sean> Julia, your winner is Hellsbells
<sean> BA, yours is Donna
<BA> *throws confetti*
<julia> wooo
<sean> mine is Becca Ison
<BA> hooray!
<julia> so they just need to email someone
<julia> hee
<sean> nods
<sean> my winner should email me at seanmichaelwrites@gmail.com
<julia> hellsbells can email me at juliatalbot@gmail.com
<BA> my winner could email me at batortuga@gmail.com or they can email either Sean or Julia and someone will forward it *grins*
<sean> LOL
<sean> yes
<julia> Lord knows we're always around
<sean> nods
<sean> so yay winners and thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate love winning!
<BA> nods
<BA> yes
<BA> sorry, there was a knock on the door
<sean> was it anyone interesting?
<BA> and the electric company was there asking if we'd been digging and broke the electricity last week
<BA> not us
<BA> nope
<BA> *points to the neighbors*
<BA> although
<julia> ;)we don't dig unless we call
<sean> you were the ones affected though, eh?
<julia> and have them come mark
<BA> I'm not sure what it was THAT YOU CAN DIG UP AN ELECTRICAL LINE WITH A SHOVEL!
<BA> that seems... dangerous
<sean> heeee
<julia> you can break a gas line with a jackhammer
<sean> you can mess up your cable too with digging
<julia> we can't
<BA> we don't have cable lines
<julia> we have satellite here
<sean> ah
<BA> at all
<julia> they can't bury them in our ground apparently
<BA> there is NO CABLE in this part of the world
<sean> huh
<sean> it's neat learning how different places have different ways of doing stuff and why
<julia> yep
<julia> we have sandy soil on top and hard rock underneath
<julia> boom
<sean> nods
<julia> grins
<julia> so how was Canada Day with the fam?
<sean> it was great
* BA sings -- Oh Canada!
<julia> no no
<julia> sings Blame Canada
<sean> we barbequed (and there's another neat difference, if we put it on the grill we call it barbequeing) bison burgers
<sean> and they were delicious
<BA> Daddy has a buffalo ranch next door
<sean> I did not go downtown for the fireworks because it is way way too crowded
<sean> that's neat
<BA> can you see them at all from your place? (I'm betting no)
<sean> nope
<sean> I'm too far
<BA> go team me!
<julia> we got to see the city ones from our house
<BA> I want to come and see the ice
<sean> i used to work in an office downtown and could go sit and watch from 9 floors up
<BA> oh, that's cool!
<sean> only two blocks away
<julia> nodnod
<sean> it rocked
<sean> working at home rocks more ;)
<BA> my best fireworks was over the Monterey bay
<BA> fireworks on BOATS
<sean> that sounds awesome
<BA> nods -- my work clothes involve Sherlock t-shirts and shorts
<julia> yoga pants
<julia> basset hair
<sean> lol
<BA> nods
<BA> basset hair is a permanent part of EVERYTHING
<sean> nods - I bet
<julia> heee
<julia> they shed
<julia> a lot
<sean> dogs do that
<sean> a lot of them drool, too
* sean ponders drool and shifter stories
<BA> nods
<BA> stop it
<sean> no, that wasn't a happy place to go
<sean> ;)
<BA> you're fired
<sean> yeah, I'll give that to you this time
<BA> out of a cannon
<sean> cackles
<sean> boom
<BA> Although I did write a werepitbull
<BA> and it was adorable
<BA> oh!
<sean> stubborn too, I bet
<BA> NEW WEBSITE OF BEAUTY!
<sean> oh yes, it's gorgeous
<BA> http://www.batortuga.com
<sean> very very nice
<sean> it's always super easy to navigate which is always a big plus
<julia> HEEE
<julia> sorry
<julia> caps lock was on
<BA> Kris Norris designed it
<BA> she's amazing
<BA> I adore her
<BA> and I'm so tickled with how it looks
<BA> and there are excerpts now
<BA> for EVERY book
<julia> it's so purty
<BA> now the challenge is not getting behind
<sean> heee
<sean> yes
<sean> *ahem*
<BA> *grins*
<julia> I am redoing mine as we speak
<julia> website I mean
<julia> not my behind
<BA> isn't that the challenge always?
<sean> I'm trying to get caught up
<BA> LOL!
<sean> O.o
<sean> LOL, julia
<BA> I don't know, babe. You've lost enough weight on the don't-have-a-stroke diet that your backside is sorta remodeled
<sean> okay, I have about 349367 edits to go through and return
<sean> and I'm only exaggerating by about 112
<julia> yeah yeah
<sean> so I need to cut today short
<julia> I got poked by a proof yesterday
<julia> POW
<sean> lol
<BA> that sounds dirty
<julia> hugs
<julia> have a good one, Sean
<sean> everything sounds dirty, BA ;)
<sean> you guys too
<sean> bye!
<BA> love you, sweetheart
<BA> *waves*
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smut fixes everything
<sean> hey :)
<sean> how is everyone? did you have a good 4th?
<BA> we did!
<BA> we cleaned up the yard
<BA> you can see all the fireworks from our backyard
<sean> oh, that's awesome
<BA> nods
<BA> it's a great show
<BA> and no crowds
<sean> heee
<sean> nods
<sean> so we have winners to pick from last week
<BA> we doth
<sean> should we each pick a number within the range of comments and then see who it corresponds to?
<BA> works for me :D
<BA> I want 9. It's my favorite number!
<sean> I want 13 - it's my favorite :)
<BA> you and my mom
<sean> Julia? You got a number for us?
<julia> six please
<julia> since there's not a 42
<sean> heeee
<julia> that's 4 plus 2
<julia> so there
<sean> nods
<sean> Julia, your winner is Hellsbells
<sean> BA, yours is Donna
<BA> *throws confetti*
<julia> wooo
<sean> mine is Becca Ison
<BA> hooray!
<julia> so they just need to email someone
<julia> hee
<sean> nods
<sean> my winner should email me at seanmichaelwrites@gmail.com
<julia> hellsbells can email me at juliatalbot@gmail.com
<BA> my winner could email me at batortuga@gmail.com or they can email either Sean or Julia and someone will forward it *grins*
<sean> LOL
<sean> yes
<julia> Lord knows we're always around
<sean> nods
<sean> so yay winners and thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate love winning!
<BA> nods
<BA> yes
<BA> sorry, there was a knock on the door
<sean> was it anyone interesting?
<BA> and the electric company was there asking if we'd been digging and broke the electricity last week
<BA> not us
<BA> nope
<BA> *points to the neighbors*
<BA> although
<julia> ;)we don't dig unless we call
<sean> you were the ones affected though, eh?
<julia> and have them come mark
<BA> I'm not sure what it was THAT YOU CAN DIG UP AN ELECTRICAL LINE WITH A SHOVEL!
<BA> that seems... dangerous
<sean> heeee
<julia> you can break a gas line with a jackhammer
<sean> you can mess up your cable too with digging
<julia> we can't
<BA> we don't have cable lines
<julia> we have satellite here
<sean> ah
<BA> at all
<julia> they can't bury them in our ground apparently
<BA> there is NO CABLE in this part of the world
<sean> huh
<sean> it's neat learning how different places have different ways of doing stuff and why
<julia> yep
<julia> we have sandy soil on top and hard rock underneath
<julia> boom
<sean> nods
<julia> grins
<julia> so how was Canada Day with the fam?
<sean> it was great
* BA sings -- Oh Canada!
<julia> no no
<julia> sings Blame Canada
<sean> we barbequed (and there's another neat difference, if we put it on the grill we call it barbequeing) bison burgers
<sean> and they were delicious
<BA> Daddy has a buffalo ranch next door
<sean> I did not go downtown for the fireworks because it is way way too crowded
<sean> that's neat
<BA> can you see them at all from your place? (I'm betting no)
<sean> nope
<sean> I'm too far
<BA> go team me!
<julia> we got to see the city ones from our house
<BA> I want to come and see the ice
<sean> i used to work in an office downtown and could go sit and watch from 9 floors up
<BA> oh, that's cool!
<sean> only two blocks away
<julia> nodnod
<sean> it rocked
<sean> working at home rocks more ;)
<BA> my best fireworks was over the Monterey bay
<BA> fireworks on BOATS
<sean> that sounds awesome
<BA> nods -- my work clothes involve Sherlock t-shirts and shorts
<julia> yoga pants
<julia> basset hair
<sean> lol
<BA> nods
<BA> basset hair is a permanent part of EVERYTHING
<sean> nods - I bet
<julia> heee
<julia> they shed
<julia> a lot
<sean> dogs do that
<sean> a lot of them drool, too
* sean ponders drool and shifter stories
<BA> nods
<BA> stop it
<sean> no, that wasn't a happy place to go
<sean> ;)
<BA> you're fired
<sean> yeah, I'll give that to you this time
<BA> out of a cannon
<sean> cackles
<sean> boom
<BA> Although I did write a werepitbull
<BA> and it was adorable
<BA> oh!
<sean> stubborn too, I bet
<BA> NEW WEBSITE OF BEAUTY!
<sean> oh yes, it's gorgeous
<BA> http://www.batortuga.com
<sean> very very nice
<sean> it's always super easy to navigate which is always a big plus
<julia> HEEE
<julia> sorry
<julia> caps lock was on
<BA> Kris Norris designed it
<BA> she's amazing
<BA> I adore her
<BA> and I'm so tickled with how it looks
<BA> and there are excerpts now
<BA> for EVERY book
<julia> it's so purty
<BA> now the challenge is not getting behind
<sean> heee
<sean> yes
<sean> *ahem*
<BA> *grins*
<julia> I am redoing mine as we speak
<julia> website I mean
<julia> not my behind
<BA> isn't that the challenge always?
<sean> I'm trying to get caught up
<BA> LOL!
<sean> O.o
<sean> LOL, julia
<BA> I don't know, babe. You've lost enough weight on the don't-have-a-stroke diet that your backside is sorta remodeled
<sean> okay, I have about 349367 edits to go through and return
<sean> and I'm only exaggerating by about 112
<julia> yeah yeah
<sean> so I need to cut today short
<julia> I got poked by a proof yesterday
<julia> POW
<sean> lol
<BA> that sounds dirty
<julia> hugs
<julia> have a good one, Sean
<sean> everything sounds dirty, BA ;)
<sean> you guys too
<sean> bye!
<BA> love you, sweetheart
<BA> *waves*
If you have a topic you’d like us to chat about (or any other favorite things you'd like us to share), please let us know. We’re totally up for that.
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Sean
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July 6, 2015
Johnnie in Audio - Thanks Greg Tremblay! (by Cardeno C.)
Happy Monday! I've been running around Seattle and now Canada so I haven't had much online time but I want to use today's blog post to say a huge THANK YOU to the amazing Greg Tremblay who Audible or Amazon.brought Johnnie to life in audio. If you're an audio listener or think you might want to become one, check out our audio book at
Have a great week.
CC
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July 4, 2015
Cover Reveal: You Are the Reason
Isn’t it gorgeous? I did feel like keeping it to myself, but (**sigh**) it’s too gorgeous.
Okay – let’s get the basics out of the way: Name: You Are the Reason
Series: The Tav #2
Other books in the series: The Blinding Light
Release Date: 7 August 2015
Blurb: Davo’s a pretty average guy. He has a decent job, owns his own home, and spends his weekends at the pub. He fully accepts that he’s gay, but doesn’t want to be one of those gays, who are femme and girly. He likes football and other masculine pursuits, and firmly avoids anything that could be seen as femme—including relationships that last beyond fifteen minutes.
Then Davo’s friend and gay idol not only gets a boyfriend, but also adopts a baby girl. Davo is seriously spooked and scuttles down to the pub in fright. That’s where he meets Lee, who is cute from her cherry-red hair, to her pretty little dress and pointy red shoes. Davo is charmed—but how is that possible? He’s gay. Isn’t he? Then Lee tells him he’s actually a guy—he just likes to wear women’s dresses occasionally. Thoroughly confused about an attraction that’s out of character for him, Davo begins the long journey to where he can accept himself without caring what everyone else thinks.
I asked a couple of people what they wanted to know about the book – the questions were:
How long is it? 226 pages Is it set in Australia? Yep! Perth. Location doesn’t play a big role in this book, apart from the fact both guys follow Aussie Rules football. And are Australian. And have a supposedly gorgeous Australian accent… *wink*
Stand alone? This book starts about three weeks after The Blinding Lightended. You can read You Are the Reason without knowing the story of The Blinding Light, but you’re going to end up with some spoilers if you read them out of order.
What’s it about? Love and acceptance. Acceptance of other people, but mostly acceptance of one’s self. You see, Davo…
Okay – Davo is going to need a little more explanation. There was a homophobic teacher in Davo’s past that scared him off acting “like a girl.” You know the type of man? Must be able to burp the alphabet and wrestle crocodiles before you prove your manhood? Yeah. So at a young and impressionable age, Davo learned that “being girly” was bad. So he went out of his way to cut anything “girly” out of his life. No pink. No glitter. No femme friends. No emotions.
It’s become an instinct to him. He knowshe’s being a dick, but he still shies away from the more sparkly gay people of this world. He thinks relationships are for girls. (And hence not for him).
Then he meets Lee – who happens to be dressed as a woman. Davo’s confused about his attraction to this woman – he’s never felt attraction to a woman before. It’s not until their third meeting that Lee confesses the truth - he's a guy. But I like to dress in women’s clothes sometimes.
Dave runs – Lee is one of those gays. But that attraction has him tightly wound to Lee. Davo needs to learn acceptance fast. He needs to learn acceptance of people around him, but he also needs to let his inner femininity out. And that it’s okay.
Warning: Contains hot sex scenes, shitty nappies on babies, gay dads who aren't getting any sleep, one Magic 8 Ball that never lies, and stripping to You Can Leave Your Hat On.
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July 1, 2015
Sense8
I'm not a big TV watcher. I'd much rather be writing or reading. I'm not big on sci-fi kind of shows either so had I not had it recommended to me, I probably never would have watched Sense8. I am so glad I did. I am obsessed with this show.
It's a little confusing. Honestly, I was lost for a couple episodes but as you get more into it, it makes more sense. Basically 8 people from all around the world, from totally different lives are suddenly linked mentally. They start to feel each other's feelings and learn their thoughts. They're able to "visit" mentally and help each other out.
That description sounds boring...or just blah, I get it. It's hard to put into words exactly what this show is until you watch it. It's about connection, humanity, and emotions. I fell for the characters. I felt like I was living their lives and experiences with them. This show is emotional, funny, sexy...like really sexy, with a twisty plot. I'm so glad I gave it a shot! I guess what they say is true, right? Never judge a book by it's cover. I would have judged this show without watching it and missed it's brilliance.
Have you watched Sense8? What do you think? Who are your favorite characters? If not, what's the last show you loved that you didn't think you'd like?
