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Chicks & Dicks: When Santa Cums to Town by Vicktor Alexander

Chicks & Dicks: When Santa Cums to Town by Vicktor Alexander: In my biological family we celebrated both Hanukkah and Christmas. My birth mother is a Messianic Jew and my birth father is a former Muslim...

Self-Preservation: Running Away to Hide

I'm going into hiding.

Why?

It's a matter of self-preservation.

As fucked up as it sounds, too much good stuff has happened to me.

I've got three moms, nine sisters, three aunts, five brothers, two cousins, an awesome Nieceling, nephrews and a dad.

All of whom support and encourage me. All of whom love me.

Unconditionally.

Then there's Daniel, the fiance'.

A man who only sees me. He only sees Vic and it's refreshing and amazing and every time I think of him or talk to him, I can't stop smiling. He loves me and supports me, makes me laugh, and is one of the biggest reasons why I keep pushing forward, keep breathing, and why I've started singing again.

And then there's my writing.

Many of you were here when I started writing Unthinkable. You pestered me about writing more, you encouraged me, you asked me about the characters, you pointed out things to me. Thorny was the one who told me that I should make writing my new career and while his presence in the book was not widely appreciated by all, when someone saves your life twice, you thank them, very publicly. Suzi, who was determined to have me keep writing until the book was finished and equally determined for me to write Tommy's story, gave me the push that I needed to keep going. Kat, Luci, Lucy/Kat and Becky who were always my cheerleaders in the background were, a lot of times, my audience.

So when I decided to self-pub Unthinkable, I did it for you all. Then people started buying it. Then people started buying Inconceivable, and this thing, this impossible dream that I'd had for myself, this goal that you all told me to reach for, was right there. I was a writer. I was an author, and I absolutely couldn't believe it.

Then I started meeting other authors and then on Goodreads I started getting "fans" and then more and more people were adding my book to their TBR list. Then one of my big sisters, Cherie, told me about my book going up on ARe (All Romance Ebooks) and I did and within 24 hours, I'd sold more than I had any other time. Then days went by and I saw that Unthinkable and Inconceivable were shooting up into the hundreds and all of this time I'm writing A Very Tate Christmas, sort of secretly, because I wanted to surprise all of you. And that's when I got the IM from Daniel:

":O Your book Unthinkable is #9 on the ARe Bestseller list."


To be honest, I thought maybe he was reading it wrong. I was already shocked that it had gotten bestseller status in certain genres but he was making it seem as if it was the main list. I mentioned it to Cherie, who wisely went to look it up, knowing that I wouldn't do it. When she told me it was true, I was expecting Ashton Kutcher to jump out and tell me that I'd been "Punk'd" by the very people that were hating on me just months ago.

But Ashton never appeared and my big sis Tay-Tay told me to enjoy my way to the top.

I thought that she was just being her usual loving, big sister self. Because my big sisters are awesome and they love their "baby bro," and I thought she was just being encouraging.

Cherie told me that my book would keep rising.

In my head I thought she was full of shit.

Why were people buying my stuff? This story that I'd written for my online blog friends and online blog family. Why were they interested in these shape shifting cowboys and their mates? I was floored and so overwhelmed that I went to bed before 4am this morning and still woke up at 8.

I only do that when I'm sick or I'm crashing.

So when I woke up and saw a "Wow. Congratz Vic! "Unthinkable" is now #5 on the ARe Bestseller List." I knew then that I needed to go into hiding. Not from writing, but to get my head around the fact that people actually want to read my stuff. That they want to actually buy my stuff and read it.

These same people turn around and buy Inconceivable and find me on GR, Facebook, Twitter, email me and tell me how much they liked or loved my books. And I am floored. I am shocked, amazed and so overwhelmed with gratitude and amazement that I have to go hide myself somewhere, be alone and wrap my head around the fact that good things are happening to me.

That good things keep happening to me.

That I didn't come out and then my world was destroyed.

But that I came out. Admitted the truth that I'd been fighting since I was a kid. Stood up for me, something I don't think I've ever done. Told those in my life to (in the words of Mary J. Blige) "Take me as I am or have nothing at all." I moved. I left the comfort and safety of conforming, of denying and repressing, and I stepped out into the light of truth and acceptance and support  and encouragement and oh-my-gosh-is-this-happiness and found out how beautiful it is.

I began healing. I kept writing. I gained more friends, more family, found the love of my life, my soul's mate and kept writing. And wow, people keep buying.

I am amazed. I am overwhelmed. I am so unbelievably grateful. You all who have stuck with me through it all. You all that have joined "The Vickster" maybe a little later on down the tracks but you're on this ride, holding on just as tight as those who were here at the beginning. Even those of you who threw rocks and paint and bombs, grenades, shot bullets at "The Vickster" and never apologized when you saw that your assault was in an area that had already been assaulted or even those of you who assaulted "The Vickster" and continue to keep assaulting "The Vickster," I am thankful to all of you. Because of you, I'm here. I'm stronger. I'm happier than I've ever been in my life.

So, yes, as a matter of self-preservation so I don't "self-sabotage" myself, as I've been known to do when good things start happening, I'm going to go and hide in my Purple Fantasy Den and regroup and then come out (LOL-or rather return) and still be myself.

And keep writing.

So thank you all. Your support is invaluable to me.


Sincerely,

Vicktor Alexander

Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah and Season's Greetings!!

Here's hoping that you and your family, whether biological, adopted, viral or imagined all have a wonderful Christmas, Chanukah (that's Hanukkah to you Gentiles) or whatever it is that you celebrate.

From me to you:




      




Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukah!

-Vicktor Alexander

A Very Tate Christmas is available on ARe!

A Very Tate Christmas is available on ARe!!

Come join Tommy, Richard, Michael, Alex and all of the Tate Pack clan as they discover the true meaning of Christmas and meet a man, Maurice, who needs the heart of Christmas more than anyone else.

Buy A Very Tate Christmas Here!

Tales from the Writing Cave: Fabulous Friday with the AhMahZing Daniel Kaine

Tales from the Writing Cave: Fabulous Friday with the AhMahZing Daniel Kaine: Okay, babies, here's the dealio... Today I have the first installment of a series of interviews with hot new talent, Daniel Kaine, aka Dange...

ARe Bestseller??!!

This is Vic.

See Vic write.

See Vic publish his writing.

See Vic applaud when his books are put on ARe.

See Vic scream like a teenage schoolgirl when his books go on the Bestseller list on ARe.

See Vic pass out.



Okay. Both of my books are on the Bestseller List for the Gay, Shapeshifter, Vampire/Werewolves, and Paranormal/Horror categories over on ARe:
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/store...

Also, "A Very Tate Christmas" the Christmas story surrounding the Tate Pack is scheduled to be released on Christmas Eve morning (Christmas presents!!) as is the book that I co-authored with Cherie  Noel (author of "The Soldier and the State Trooper," "Kiss and Tell," "Cuddle Time Chicken Soup," "Christmas Rum Balls," and the January release "Tian's Hero" http://talesfromthewritingcave.blogsp... ) "Wooing Elijah".

Both will be available from ARe in PDF, Epub and PRC format.

Woohoo!! *Pumps fists in the air and dances around the room*

A Very Tate Christmas

The cowboys of Tate Ranch and their mates are celebrating Christmas and they would love to share their caroling and "ho-ho-hoing" with you. However, we're talking about the Tate pack bunch here, so be expecting some laughter, some conflict, some new people and a whole lot of hot, sticky, steamy, man-on-man sex.
And yes, I do mean sticky.
Here's the blurb from the book, A Very Tate Christmas (Release Date: December 24th) and I'm also going to show you guys the cover.
Aren't I nice? I certainly thought so.
Blurb:Tommy Wilkins has always loved Christmas. Not just because he loves to dress up as a very naughty elf, but because it seemed as if Christmas was the time of year when everyone was happy and went out of their way to make others happy. So with that thought in mind, Tommy sets out to make this Christmas, the best Christmas that the Tate pack has ever had.But it seems as if one thing after another goes wrong. First, there's no Santa Clause in the decorations and Tommy has to…bribe…Ton into agreeing to play Santa. Then Richard sprains his ankle practicing a dance for the big Christmas show. Michael's fingers are broken when he goes to help Richard and now he can't sign the words to the Christmas carols. And Alex loses his voice and won't be able to sing. Tommy really wanted to give the Tate triplets a fabulous first Christmas, but it seems like all the forces of the Earth are plotting against him and he's just about to throw in the fabulous bejeweled rainbow towel when Calvin, one of the cowboy pack members, shows up with his mate. His very abused, very skittish, very deprived mate, Maurice. Now Tommy has to make sure that Christmas happens for the pack because Maurice needs to learn how truly loving and accepting, the Tate pack family really is.
And here's an excerpt. Just because I like you.
Excerpt
Richard
            "…Ten lords a' leaping. Nine ladies dancing. Eight maids a milking. Seven swans a swimming. Six geese a laying. FIVE GOLDEN RINGS! Four calling birds, Three French hens, Two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree!" Tommy and Richard finished the "Twelve Days of Christmas" song with a flourish. Richard executing a beautiful pirouette and Tommy flipping his luxurious black waves over his shoulder and tossing his hands up in the air, much to the delight of the triplets who watched the two men perform for them. It was Christmas time on Tate Ranch, although, seeing all of the Christmas lights and decorations that filled up and covered all of the homes and buildings, one would think that a Christmas store had exploded all over the grounds.            Much to the consternation of all of the mated cowboys, their other halves had taken it upon themselves to make sure that Christmas was celebrated to its fullest capacity. Which of course to a dancer and a performer like Richard and Vet, meant that Christmas carols had to be sung…all day long. They sang at breakfast. They sang at lunch. They sang at dinner. They sang to the horses. They sang to the cowboys. They sang to the triplets. And they sang…to their mates.            Their very annoyed, very growly mates.            Richard looked over at Tommy with a frown on his face, minutes after the triplets had settled down to play with their wooden blocks on the floor. He was so happy that Tommy and Ton lived so close by, it was great to have his best friend only a few hundred yards away from his own home. Though both men had lived in New York for years, Richard spent so much time on the road touring, that their friendship had consisted mostly of emails, Facebook, Twitter, Skype and text messaging. And trying to buy the right outfit in a store in Milan without your best friend was just too difficult. Richard was glad that he didn't have to worry about that anymore.            Though he would miss shopping in Milan.            "You know," Tommy's voice cut into Richard's thoughts, the other man's voice melodic and soothing, Vet had told Richard once before that if Tommy had been a shifter he would have been an Omega, since his voice and his presence seemed to soothe everyone around him. Richard had merely smiled and nodded. No way was he going to tell his mate that he had no idea what an Omega was. And although he tried doing some research of his own on Google and reading different books and even watching the animated movie "Alpha and Omega", he was pretty sure that he still didn't have a firm grasp of what or who an omega actually was.            Unless Vet really was saying that Tommy was a lovable, amusing, playful person…well, he'd be right about that, if he was.            "…the only way to really have a good Christmas, you know?" Tommy said with a smile on his face.            Richard blinked. What the holy hell had he missed? He stared at Tommy for a moment, very aware that if he told Tommy that he'd spaced out that the other man would pout for days and never let him forget it. He was also aware that Tommy did not always have the best ideas. Why Richard would never forget the time he'd agreed to some plan of Tommy's and had ended up in Santa Barbara, engaged to be married to some lesbian from a foreign country. He still didn't know how that happened.            He wondered how Vilania was doing. He'd have to send her and her partner, Opal, a Christmas card. Thank the gods that Opal had been walking by when the ceremony started or he'd be married to a lesbian right now.            Richard shuddered and returned his focus back to Tommy, who, it seemed, was still talking. Man, Richard couldn't understand how Tommy did it, he seemed to be able to hold an entire conversation all by himself. No wonder he was a performer. Richard nodded and then realized that he had no idea what he was nodding in agreement with.            Dammit! When the hell was he going to get out of his own head and pay attention?!            "…I really think that the triplets will love it and I know that our mates will love it and Michael and Alex have already agreed. Calvin was going to do it, but he left suddenly. He said something about Vet sending him off on a rescue trip. Whatever that means," Tommy said with a frown of confusion.            Richard nodded he knew exactly where Calvin was. They had received word that a young man in their area was being sold as a sex slave to some of the neighboring packs in the area. Vet had decided to get Calvin to pose as a patron and instead have the cowboy rescue the young man. Richard hoped that it went well.            "It's a pretty serious trip. Hopefully, when Calvin returns, though, he'll have someone with him. Someone that we can help heal and take care of," Richard spoke for the first time in long minutes.            Tommy nodded and Richard watched as the other young man's eyes sparkled as he grinned broadly. "So you're in right? I mean it'd be kind of weird for everyone to be involved except you and Vet and the triplets you know? Especially since it's sort of for them," Tommy pointed out.            Realizing that he'd have to actually answer this time and knowing that he may just end up regretting it later, Richard smiled and nodded, "Yep, count me in. Not quite unlike the day I told you to count me out," he snickered, referring to the moment that he and Tommy had changed their Facebook profiles to reflect them being out and proud gay men on National Coming Out Day. That had certainly been a fun day. Especially when no one was actually shocked when they did it.            "Great! I'll get you the costumes and the music later on today! Oh and they'll be here around four tomorrow, so you should probably make sure that you're ready by then okay?" Richard watched as Tommy stood to his feet quickly and gracefully, his skirt swirling around his thin, waxed legs. He remembered asking Tommy once why he didn't want to transition into a woman.            "And lose my cock, balls and prostate? Are you kidding me? Honey, I'm still all man. I'm just a man with decoration," Tommy had explained before turning with a flounce and practically floating out of the room in his heels.            Much as he was doing now. Richard watched as the other man floated out of the room and shook his head with a grin, the sound of the triplets laughing, causing him to turn his head in their direction. Moments before he realized that he'd agreed to Tommy's plan.            "Dear god, what did I do?" he groaned, collapsing to the floor, much to the amusement of his children.
A Very Tate Christmas

I certainly hope that you will all pick up a copy of A Very Tate Christmas, it will be available from ARe on Saturday, December 24th.
Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas!-Vicktor Alexander

I'm on ARe (All Romance Ebooks)!!

Did you know that you can now buy Unthinkable and Inconceivable on All Romance ebooks?

Well you can, as of today.

So GO to ARe: Vicktor Alexander on ARe

And you can get both books at a discounted cost for a limited time only.

And guess what?

In keeping with the Hanukkah tradition, Wooing Elijah will come out during the season (not on the 20th as previously projected), but it WILL be out.

However, I'm holding a contest here on this blog and on http://www.VicktorAlexander.com and the winner will get a free copy of Wooing Elijah!

How exciting right?

I know!!!

So, my beautiful P-Fans (Are we liking the name?), go to ARe if you haven't gone there already and buy my books.

Sometime this week I'm going to put up the blurb and excerpt from my new series: True Gods that was inspired by my fiance' Daniel and one of my besties Patty as they talked about the destruction of Twilight. I'm telling you, in the strangest of places I get flat puppy ideas.

Anyway, YAY for ARe, giveaway/contest for a free copy of "Wooing Elijah" and blurb/excerpt from True Gods book one, all this week!


Happy Sexing!!!

-Vicktor Alexander

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