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New Release & Giveaway - In The Moment

I have a new release out today and I've been very slack about promoting it mostly due to the January funk I'm in. Regardless of that, I'm proud of my little story so here's some info. 

It's a short/novella (12,000 words) based on the theme of Kiss Me at Midnight. I'm not really sure what that meant to anyone else but to me it meant starting fresh and the beginning of a new year. 

In The Moment is about two mildly opposite but completely in love men named Joey and Giles. They've been through some major trials and turmoils over the past year and all they want is a little good news for a change. The story revolves completely around the title as Joey and Giles struggle to clear their minds of the past and the future and remain in the moment. They find a special way to assure each other that not matter what the future brings, they'll always be facing it together.

I like both Joey and Giles for different reasons, and for one main one - they're very committed to their commitment. I hope you like them too. I'm offering up an ebook copy to one commenter so leave your name and email address. Contest will be open from January 23-27 then I'll have my random generator, Bob, select a winner.

I'll leave you with the synopsis, a short excerpt and a buying link for In The Moment. Thanks for dropping by. :)

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Synopsis - IN THE MOMENT

Life if full of obstacles, some easy, some insurmountable. Joey and Giles have been pushed to the limit and there's still one more obstacle before them. Rather than wait to face it, they decide to remind each other that whatever challenges they face, they'll always face them together.

In the Moment - Available at Less Than Three Press

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Excerpt

Niagara Falls was beautiful. There was no denying it but being surrounded by such magnificent beauty while dealing with an avalanche of mixed emotions was in itself distracting and stomach-wrenching. Joey knew adding an extra component to their already-strong relationship was what Giles wanted and he wanted it too—or else he wouldn’t have been the one to make the suggestion. He just wasn’t sure it was the right time to take such an important step.

He didn’t want to let Giles down and he hoped their trip to the Falls would bring them closer together, not send them crashing to the bottom again.

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“Can you believe the size of this room?” Giles dropped his duffle bag and coat to the floor and sprang in one mighty leap from the door to the giant king size bed. “We were lucky to get such a great deal the day before New Year’s Eve.” He bounced indulgently on his knees, the words bubbling out of his mouth as his eyes danced.

His obvious joy sent a quiver of hope straight to Joey’s heart as he stood soaking in the smile that had overtaken Giles’ face. Giles curled a finger toward him and Joey couldn’t resist joining in. His first order of business: planting a sloppy kiss to Giles’ cheek.

They ended up sprawled on top of each other, the softness of the thick duvet cushioning Joey’s back as he snuggled Giles on top of him. He was careful to ensure he was always on the bottom lately—worried that despite still being smaller, he might hurt Giles in his fragile state. He reached up and swept the knit hat from Giles’ head—his Canadian toque—before caressing the spiky prickles on the top of his skull. Giles leaned down and pressed a wet kiss to Joey’s lips, at the same time moving Joey’s hand from his head to the back of his neck. Giles was still self-conscious about losing his signature long locks but Joey thought his shaved head was sexy as hell. He loved caressing and mapping the smooth contours of Giles’ skull, the imperfections and curves that were Giles’ alone.

Giles’ tipped their foreheads together and broke the silence. “Are you hungry? Do you want to get something to eat before we explore?”

“I’m pretty happy right where I am.” Joey smirked and received a nip to his lips as his reply. “Just telling the truth. You Canadians are so violent.”

“Only when we have hockey sticks in our ‘ands.”

It amazed Joey how certain words brought out Giles’ sexy accent. Not that his regular voice wasn’t sexy too, but hearing him talk au francais on occasion just turned the whole sexy-thing up a notch. “I’ve seen you with a stick in your hand—hot. But I definitely prefer my stick in your hand to those wooden ones.”

“I use a composite stick. Will you ever get it right, eh? Now, let me go so we can get some food then enjoy the sights.”

“I’m enjoying the sights right now.” It was corny and it was cheesy and all those other words to describe how Joey just wanted to wrap Giles in his arms and never let him go. Just carry him away to where nothing could ever hurt him again. In a perfect world—Joey’s world—he would be able to take all Giles’ suffering and pain and just lump it on his own shoulders so Giles’ wouldn’t hurt anymore. His beautiful, tough, determined Giles—what would he ever do if he lost him?

“You ‘ave that look in your eye, again. You promised, Joey. No sadness on this trip. This is a happy time. Oui?”

Random #5 - January sucks

I have no words - only pictures.

Random stuff 4 - The Outsiders ("stay gold")

"According to Ponyboy, there are two kinds of people in the world: greasers and socs. A soc (short for "social") has money, can get away with just about anything, and has an attitude longer than a limousine. A greaser, on the other hand, always lives on the outside and needs to watch his back. Ponyboy is a greaser, and he's always been proud of it, even willing to rumble against a gang of socs for the sake of his fellow greasers--until one terrible night when his friend Johnny kills a soc. The murder gets under Ponyboy's skin, causing his bifurcated world to crumble and teaching him that pain feels the same whether a soc or a greaser."

Ponyboy Curtis.
Sodapop Curtis.
Darry Curtis.
Dally Winston.
Johnny Cade.

Names from my youth that I've never forgotten and to this day still hold close to my heart. The Outsiders was published in 1967 by a then 15-16 year-old S.E. Hinton. It's been called the best book about teenagers, for teenagers and written by a teenager of its generation - and I wholeheartedly agree.

It remains one of my fave books of all-time and I still have my original copy (the version above) in a box somewhere. I also have 2 other copies just because. Why bring it up now? Because I was walking through Chapters on my first outing in 2 weeks and low and behold there it was - in new form of course.

I was a big reader back in the day - yeah, guess that still rings true - and this once I got this book in my hot little hands, I'm pretty sure it wasn't relegated to the shelf for a least year, and even then was still pulled out to be read over and over. It was unlike anything I'd read before up to that point and the characters just came to life on the page - family,  teenage rebellion, love, flaws, heartbreak and more love. Of course I automatically fell in love with a couple of the characters for varying reasons - yeah, I was boy crazy back then too - and then the movie was announced - in 1983.


Talk about over-the-moon excitement! And it was even playing in my small BC town theatre where I just happened to work. And you know how you read a book then see the movie and things just aren't the same - I remember The Outsiders being so opposite to that fact. The actors picked to play the characters were absolutely perfect and not all that well known back then, though they are now. Here's a few pics and observations - I'll save my fave one until the end. ;)


Darryl (Darry) Curtis - Brother #1Patrick Swayze

He wasn't my fave character probably because he had the role of more responsibilitythan the younger boys. He was the daddy, the disciplinarian, but he had loved his brothersand their friends. Patrick only had a couple of tv movies under his belt before The Outsiders but he obviously went on to have big success. You are missed Patrick.
Ponyboy CurtisC. Thomas Howell

The storyteller of The Outsiders or at least I think he was considered the main character - youngest brother - sensitive, caring, looking for meaning in the world he lived in. I loved Ponyboy and having the story told through his eyes allowed the reader to see allof the other characters in a unique way. C. Thomas had been in a successful movie a year before the Outsiders - you may have heard of it ET, and though he never had the popularsuccess of some of the other actors, he's had a good solid career and will continue to do so.(Note - he was in a few episodes of Criminal Minds in 2009 and scared the crap out of me)
Johnny CadeRalph Macchio

Johnny was the lost soul, the thinker, the philosopher, the heart of the group - the one you just wanted to bundle up a soft blanket and never let go. He was sensitive, trusting, and just looking forsomewhere to belong. Ralph played him with a heartbreaking familiarity to the book,deep and sad but at the same time hopeful. He went on to do The Karate Kid afterThe Outsiders and had some moderate success after that, mostly in tv, and is still acting.
Sodapop CurtisRob Lowe

Middle brother - teasing, joking, the one generally happy with the world ortrying to smooth things over. He was the pretty boy and I fell for him in the book because of his smiles and laughter and cuteness. And of course in the movie,  he was damn hot. Rob was perfect for Soda - looks, personality, just everything. He went on to star in a fave movie of mine - St. Elmo's Fire where he showed his range and his passion. Rob Lowe will always be one of my faves.
Dallas (Dally) WinstonMatt Dillon

Yep, you guessed it - Dally was my fave - book and movie.Gosh, what can I say about Dally - bad boy with a heart of gold - loyal - fucked-up -also a lost soul looking to belong (hell, I guess they all were). His characterin the book was just so hard-core and raw compared to the others. He did what he wanted,when he wanted, damn the consequences. Casting Matt Dillon, in my opinion, was awesome sauce, and maybe I was a little biased because Matt had just starred in another SE Hinton-base movie, Tex, that I just loved. He also starred in Rumble Fish by SE, too,guess she liked him. ;)  Not the oldest in the group of actors by any means but Matt alreadyhad a few movies under his belt - Tex, Little Darlings, Liars Moon, and went on tostar in many, many more. He's still one of my fave actors and I've seen everything he'smade. Dally's love for Johnny was epic, too, he's still strong in my heart and will also be alive there as my first bad boy love, I think.


Other SE Hinton books of my youth:


Other covers for The Outsiders



Other actors of note - Emilio Estevez who ended up having some success in the 80s and 90s (Breakfast Club - hell, yes), Tom Cruise (yeah, blink and you'll miss him - sorry not a fave), Leif Garrett (pop singer in the 70s, 80s who yeah, I loved), and Diane Lane.
And finally, just a few shots from the movie. And part of the poem that I've never forgotten.










 And just some validation for a job well done... (couldn't leave him out, right?)

Random stuff 3 - obsession

Yesterday's randomness was serious - today's not so much. I do have a tendency to obsess over things so this post definitely fits. I have OCD but its mild. I'm not someone who has to turn off the lights three times before leaving a room or check the stove all the time or someone who thinks they've left their flat-iron on every time they leave the house - okay, that's a lie, I do do that. I guess my point, if there is one, is that though my mind does go into obsessed mode more often than not, I don't view obsession as necessarily being a bad thing unless its actually harmful.


That's one of the definitions of obsession and it definitely makes it sound like a very bad thing. In my case I don't consider my obsessions to be troubling at all - they may preoccupy me but they don't disturb me, at least not the ones that are actual tangible things. Perhaps, the "a compulsive interest" part of the definition suits me better. No matter, the way I see it, being obsessed with something helps more than hinders or harms me. (That's only my opinion) My tendency is usually to obsess over music or movies/tv shows or yes, the really big one - men. But obsessing over say... hmmm, I can't think of ANYONE right now, maybe it'll come to me later...


As I was saying, I generally find that whatever I'm obsessing over at the time can help to centre me, to calm my anxiety and give my twirling brain a rest when it needs it. Pretty pictures, movies, tv shows or one of the most important for me, music, take to a happy place, make me happy in general and let me focus on something I like. Not saying it's all good especially when it involves following a band around the continent or buying T-shirts and cell phone covers and all kinds of swag because I just have to have it! - those are costly but fabulous things. Being obsessed with say an awesome singer/actor can also drive your family and friends crazy of course, but not in a truly harmful way.


Don't misunderstand, I'm not stalker-crazy-obsessed (no promises there) and I don't think unrealistically about the object of my obsession (object of my compulsion?). I don't expect a white horse to gallop up and take me away to where-the-hell-ever but there's nothing wrong with thinking nice thoughts, right? My current obsession has also been very helpful to my muse - has become my muse perhaps - and I think as a writer (I'm still uncomfortable saying that), obsessions can easily become muses in a good but only if that obsession is already viewed as a good thing and not something "troubling". I'm rambling now so I'll take my leave. (PS I am definitely not obsessed with the songs Don't Come Home, In The Darkness or Making Circles, and I certainly haven't been listening to them all day on a loop for the past few days) Anyhow, have a good weekend. ;)

Random Day 3 - obsession

Yesterday's randomness was serious - today's not so much. I do have a tendency to obsess over things so this post definitely fits. I have OCD but its mild. I'm not someone who has to turn off the lights three times before leaving a room or check the stove all the time or someone who thinks they've left their flat-iron on every time they leave the house - okay, that's a lie, I do do that. I guess my point, if there is one, is that though my mind does go into obsessed mode more often than not, I don't view obsession as necessarily being a bad thing unless its actually harmful.


That's one of the definitions of obsession and it definitely makes it sound like a very bad thing. In my case I don't consider my obsessions to be troubling at all - they may preoccupy me but they don't disturb me, at least not the ones that are actual tangible things. Perhaps, the "a compulsive interest" part of the definition suits me better. No matter, the way I see it, being obsessed with something helps more than hinders or harms me. (That's only my opinion) My tendency is usually to obsess over music or movies/tv shows or yes, the really big one - men. But obsessing over say... hmmm, I can't think of ANYONE right now, maybe it'll come to me later...


As I was saying, I generally find that whatever I'm obsessing over at the time can help to centre me, to calm my anxiety and give my twirling brain a rest when it needs it. Pretty pictures, movies, tv shows or one of the most important for me, music, take to a happy place, make me happy in general and let me focus on something I like. Not saying it's all good especially when it involves following a band around the continent or buying T-shirts and cell phone covers and all kinds of swag because I just have to have it! - those are costly but fabulous things. Being obsessed with say an awesome singer/actor can also drive your family and friends crazy of course, but not in a truly harmful way.


Don't misunderstand, I'm not stalker-crazy-obsessed (no promises there) and I don't think unrealistically about the object of my obsession (object of my compulsion?). I don't expect a white horse to gallop up and take me away to where-the-hell-ever but there's nothing wrong with thinking nice thoughts, right? My current obsession has also been very helpful to my muse - has become my muse perhaps - and I think as a writer (I'm still uncomfortable saying that), obsessions can easily become muses in a good but only if that obsession is already viewed as a good thing and not something "troubling". I'm rambling now so I'll take my leave. (PS I am definitely not obsessed with the songs Don't Come Home, In The Darkness or Making Circles, and I certainly haven't been listening to them all day on a loop for the past few days) Anyhow, have a good weekend. ;)

Random stuff 2 - depression

Depression is a wide-spread mental health issue that can affect anyone with no regard to gender, sexuality, age, marital status, social standing or whatever else. It can produce physical problems as well as emotional. Oftentimes it is disregarded as easily fixable or not really there because unless a person has experienced it, it can be extremely hard to understand. Lack of understanding can then lead to fear of the unknown which in turn leads to apathy and impatience for those who suffer from it.


I've had clinical depression for almost 20 years and though that doesn't make me an expert by any means, I've witnessed and experienced a lot of ways depression is dealt with by both loved ones of the depressed person and even the person themselves. I believe awareness and acceptance are two of the most important issues with regards to depression...


...awareness and acceptance of depression's existence as a real physical thing and its often debilitating effects by those who don't suffer from the illness and acceptance of its real and physical presence followed by acceptance that there's help available by those who do. Today's society can often be based on quick fixes but unfortunately, depression isn't often fixed that way. Understanding is key or in the least,  the willingness to understand can make all the difference in someone with depression's life.

Random stuff day 2 - depression

Depression is a wide-spread mental health issue that can affect anyone with no regard to gender, sexuality, age, marital status, social standing or whatever else. It can produce physical problems as well as emotional. Oftentimes it is disregarded as easily fixable or not really there because unless a person has experienced it, it can be extremely hard to understand. Lack of understanding can then lead to fear of the unknown which in turn leads to apathy and impatience for those who suffer from it.


I've had clinical depression for almost 20 years and though that doesn't make me an expert by any means, I've witnessed and experienced a lot of ways depression is dealt with by both loved ones of the depressed person and even the person themselves. I believe awareness and acceptance are two of the most important issues with regards to depression...


...awareness and acceptance of depression's existence as a real physical thing and its often debilitating effects by those who don't suffer from the illness and acceptance of its real and physical presence followed by acceptance that there's help available by those who do. Today's society can often be based on quick fixes but unfortunately, depression isn't often fixed that way. Understanding is key or in the least,  the willingness to understand can make all the difference in someone with depression's life.

Peek-a-boo 2013 - I'm still here so please poke me

Happy 2013. I know I'm a little late but real life can be a bitch sometimes. At the moment I have a hairline crack on my wrist which is also sprained. It's not casted, just wrapped and hurts like a bitch. And of course it's my right wrist (my crutch hand) and I'm completely left-hand-challenged so I feel like a flaily newborn kitten being especially flaily. I'm typing this on my iPad with the Blogger app so hopefully it will even work.

Rather than stressing about not posting I'm going to do something different for a while. I'll do a picture post every day, pics with sayings or quotes mainly. Just things that either mean something to me or have caught my eye. Um... you gotta know Christian will sneak in there a lot too. :D

As for writing, I've had some major blockage but am getting a little back into the swing of things. My Eliot!cowboy is what my muse is directing (that's the nice if saying he's a bossy bitch) me to right now and I'm enjoying the ride so far.

In other news - It was announced yesterday that Adam Gontier has left Three Days Grace due to health reasons (he says not to do with his addictions and sobriety) and will be replaced by Matt Walst from My Darkest Days. It was a shock to say the least because I love the new album and they're just beginning their new tour. I adore Adam, everything about him really - unique voice, spirit, passion and energy in concert. I really hope he returns in some capacity again so he can keep making the music he makes so awesome. As for Matt, I don't mind his voice and but Three Days Grace will never really be Three Days Grace to me without Adam.



It was also announced 4 days before freaking Christmas that Leverage wouldn't be renewed for season 6. AND there might not be DVDs released for season 5. Ask me how that made me feel - go ahead, I dare you.



And just so you know, January and February are generally two of my bad depression-trigger months but I find getting poked by friends, helps me cope. I may not poke back (text, email, twitter or whatever) but I appreciate it and will eventually retaliate. :)Gonna rest my wrist now cuz this has taken forever. Drop me a comment if you like - because I always do like to get them. Random pic/quote/saying/whatever is below. Hugs.

December Author Interview #11--Ally Blue

My guest today was one of the first m/m romance authors I ever r1. How about we start with some basic information – tell me a little bit about yourself? Where did you grow up? What kind of student were you? What were your favorite activities? Anything you want to share is fine.
Hi K-Lee! It’s a pleasure to be here, thanks for having me :)
I grew up in the Heart of Dixie--Mobile, Alabama. Being a lifelong nerd, I was an excellent student. This will be hard for you to believe, since you’ve seen my feeble attempts at crutch-dancing, LOL, but I was a devoted dance student from early childhood all the way through my senior year in high school. Tap, jazz, ballet, even three years suffering through three hour pointeclasses three days a week after school. Yeah, a ballerina I am not, but I loved dancing anyway. Other than that, my favorite activities were listening to music and reading.
Shocker, I know. I’ll wait for everyone to pick themselves up off the floor. Heh. I still have my Nancy Drew collection and my mom’s collection of classics she had in college. I’m not a pack rat except when it comes to books. I never EVER get rid of a book. Which is one reason my house looks like an old book warehouse...
2. How did you start writing m/m romance? Do you write in any other genre?
Like a lot of authors of gay romance, I started out writing fan fiction. Band slash, in my case. It was not my best work, to put it nicely. LOL. But, I did discover that I had a knack for inventing and telling a story, even if I needed to polish the delivery. And I learned that I loved writing those stories. I tried writing romances starring women a couple of times--short stories, one of which is up on my website as a free read--but I don’t do it very well. I write men better than women, which is weird, maybe, but there you go.
So far I haven’t written anything other than gay romance, although I have done several sub-genres of that. I do have plans to write horror, though. Pure horror, maybe with a romance-type subplot and maybe without, but horror nonetheless. It’s always been my favorite genre, along with science fiction, and I’ve always wanted to write it.
3. Did you have any early influences either in this genre or any other when you were first starting out?
I didn’t really have influences in gay romance when I was first starting out, mostly because I started writing it before I’d really read any of it beyond fanfic. Yeah, I always have to do things bass-ackwards. LOL. My favorite authors in other genres certainly influenced me though, even though I don’t think it necessarily shows in my writing--Clive Barker, Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft (king of purple prose though he was, ha), Heinlein. I’ll admit to being influenced somewhat by the old romantic suspense novels by Phillis A. Whitney too. I used to eat those up when I was a young teen. The Trembling Hills was my favorite :D
4. What is your favorite sub-genre to write and to read? For example – I can never pass up a story with a rockstar in it or more often than not, cowboys. J
LOL, rockstars are awesome! There aren’t too many sub-genres I don’tread, actually, but I have to admit my favorite romance sub-genre is probably sci-fi, particularly futuristic/dystopian. When it’s done well, it’s absolutely fabulous. It’s also my favorite genre to write, along with paranormal. I just finished writing Hell’s End, which is book one in the Hellscape futuristic sci-fi series, and OMG it’s probably the most fun I’ve had writing anything EVER. I’m hooked.
5. Do you have any writing or reading quirks or squicks? Anything that you just can't read or don't think you'll ever write. Anything you have to do before you start or as you write – certain music, computer facing west, etc.
Everyone’s going to think I’m a giant weenie, but I cannot read BDSM. Can’t do it. And I’m not talking about a little playtime like some of my boys get up to now and then. I’m talk about the real stuff. Real scenes or whatever. Real lifestyle stuff. I’m friends with plenty of people who are in the BDSM lifestyle and that’s not a problem for me--and in fact I like some of it in my porn, heh--but I just can’t get my head around it in a romance. Yeah, I don’t know either. I just can’t get my head around the necessary mindset. It leaves me cold for some reason. Go figure. I feel sort of left out, with BDSM being so popular now, but there you go. Some of my boys play around a little now and then, but I can’t see me ever writing real BDSM. I just don’t understand it, so I know I wouldn’t be able to give it an accurate portrayal.
Rape scenes--including rape fantasy and play, and so-called “forced seduction” which to me is rape in a pretty pink bow--are kind of triggering and panic-making for me. I avoid them if I can.
Pre-writing rituals? I have none. Sigh. Maybe I ought to get some, I might be more productive. LOL.
6. Are you a plotter or pantser?  ;)
Oh man, I’m a TOTAL plotter. I can’t get anything written without a basic plot in mind--some idea of where the story is going and at least a sketch of a roadmap to get me there. The details of the map become filled in as I go along, and the exact path inevitably changes along the way, but I have to have the map to keep me from getting lost. I’ll write myself into a corner if I try going by the seat of my pants.
7. Tell me about your muse – if you have one of course. J
Ha, I’m not sure I do. At least I haven’t visualized one. Maybe I’ll adopt the Pan statue my husband found by the river near our house and decided would look really awesome beside our front walk. The damn thing is creepy as hell, but inspiring.  8. I won't assume you celebrate Christmas but if you do, what are your favorite parts of the holidays?
I love Christmas! I’m an atheist so I celebrate in a totally secular way, but it’s still my favorite holiday :) My favorite part of all is Christmas Eve, when the whole family gets together for dinner and presents. I love hanging out with everyone and having cranberry sauce and cornbread dressing and turkey and pie. LOL. Yay, pie! I also love holiday baking with my kids. They’re 19 and 22 now, but we still make sausage balls and my family’s traditional Holiday Nut Cake together every year. We play Christmas music while we bake and we all wear holiday aprons, even the boy-child who is 6’2” now and has a beard, and it’s SO much fun :)  9. What's the hardest part about writing for you? The benefits?
Hmmm. Let’s see. The hardest part is probably finding new ways to constantly write a better book, and to not repeat myself. The benefits? I love it when other people love my characters and my stories as much as I do. That’s the best feeling in the world :) I like the money too, though I’m not exactly getting rich. It’s still satisfying to be able to make money at all on doing what you love. Too many people never get that chance.  10. Now just a few multiple choice questions: (you can answer them any way you like)
Rock, country or classical?Oh man that’s hard. I like some of everything.
Giraffe or monkey?That’s not hard. Giraffe. Monkeys are nasty.
Cowboys or rockstars? (yeah, I have to ask)Rockstars! Hells yeah. (<--- K-lee loves Adder)
Tea or coffee?Coffee! COFFEE 4-EVAH!!!

Who would win in a fight – vampires or werewolves?Jacob’s nipples! No, wait... (K-lee rolls on floor laughing)
Series or one-shot?Series. Well, both, but I do love a good series :)
Beach or mountains?Beach. I live in the mountains and it’s awesome, but I loooove the beach.
Eyes or smile?Smile. A person’s smile can tell you so much about them.
11. Finally, tell us about your next release or what you're working on now.
Gladly :D My latest release is Demon Dog, book one in the new Mojo Mysteries series from Samhain, which came out December 4th. It stars Greg and Adrian from Love, Like Ghosts, but you don’t have to read that one to read this one. It stands on its own. Also, like I mentioned before, I just finished Hellscape series book 1, Hell’s End, which is scheduled for release from Samhain in May. I’m excited about that :)
Right now I’m working on two books--book 2 in the Mojo Mysteries series (title to be determined) and a novella for Riptide (title also to be determined). I wish I could tell you more about them, but I’ve literally just started on both of them within the last couple of weeks, so I don’t have a lot to tell yet.
Thanks for stopping by, Miss Ally.
Thank you for having me! 
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Bio
Ally Blue is acknowledged by the world at large (or at least by her heroes, who tend to suffer a lot) as the Popess of Gay Angst. She has a great big suggestively-shaped hat and rides in a bullet-proof Plexiglas bubble in Christmas parades. Her harem of manwhores does double duty as bodyguards and inspirational entertainment. Her favorite band is Radiohead, her favorite color is lime green and her favorite way to waste a perfectly good Saturday is to watch all three extended version LOTR movies in a row. Her ultimate dream is to one day ditch the evil day job and support the family on manlove alone. She is not a hippie or a brain surgeon, no matter what her kids’ friends say.
You can find Ally and her books on her website - Ally Blue - on Twitter and Facebook.  Ally has also offered up an ebook copy of Love, Like Ghosts or something from her backlist to one lucky commenters. Leave your name and email address and the winner will be chose on December 27. Good luck~

Christian Kane pick-me-up (or Christian Kane pic spam #3)

Just some cuteness for the day - it is the holidays after all. Everyone needs some cheer. :)**Edit - as usual this became obsessive and way longer than expected -sorry about that... um... no, I'm not. Happy Holidays!






Eliot - all guylinered-up

..Christian and BFFs...
I adore the Steve Carlson love (I know, I know, RPS is bad but yeah, I ship it)







...with David Boreanaz



(Steve Carlson, Jensen Ackles, Christian Kane)

...with Jensen Ackles





...& Clayne Crawford
...scene with Christian & Clayne from The Donner Party


Beating the crap out of each other on Leverage "The First David Job"



Clayne is in a bunch of movies AND he played the sexy vampire-wanna-be on Law & Order Criminal Intent - his accent nearly killed me. ;)

 And of course I heavily ship Eliot and Nate (um...Sophie who?)