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NEW and Exciting from MLR Press

A thousand words, a single picture...

Since artists are often called upon to turn prose into a visual for such things as book covers, I wondered, would writers be able to pick up the creative torch and run in the opposite direction? I had little doubts they could and it got me excited wondering what they would come up with for my own pastel paintings.

So with that it mind I though it would be fun to launch a contest and invite friends, fans of my art, amateur scribes, professionals writers, rea...

Book Review: VICIOUS by Kevin O'Brien

I have discovered a great new thriller writer, one who annoyingly keeps me up all night, relentlessly turning the pages. Here's a taste of my review of Kevin O'Brien's latest, Vicious , at Dark Scribe Magazine:

"...Although it's being marketed as a thriller, Kevin O'Brien's latest Seattle-set chiller would be more appropriately classified as a horror novel. It's in the same true-life vein as, say, a horror novel by Jack Ketchum or a movie like Last House on the Left or The Strangers. It's the s...

The NEW 3G Kindle Releases August 27

I am sorely tempted...

From Amazon:

Kindle at a Glance
New, High-Contrast E-Ink Screen
50% better contrast than any other e-reader. The clearest text and sharpest images.

Read in Bright Sunlight
Unlike LCD screens, Kindle's screen reads like real paper, with no glare. Read as easily in bright sunlight as in your living room.

Lighter Than a Paperback
At only 8.7 ounces and 1/3 of an inch thin, Kindle is lighter than a paperback and thinner than a...

BLUE MOON CAFE Gets Positive Review at Dark Scribe

The horror magazine Dark Scribe gives a very positive review of the The Blue Moon Cafe in its current issue, raising important questions about whether a gay romance/horror story can have appeal for a mainstream audience.

In part, the review says,

"Reed brilliantly pours much of society's lingering hatred and bigotry toward gays into the werewolf metaphor, giving lycanthrope fiction a refreshing spin..."

Read the rest of the review here.

Purchase The Blue Moon Café. 

Win a FREE, Signed Copy of My NEW Gay Erotic Collection, ON THE EDGE!

I'm proud to announce the release of my collection, On the Edge from Amber Allure (the LGBT imprint of Amber Quill Press). This book is especially for you if you're one of those people who just doesn't cotton to the idea of an e-book and prefers the look, smell, and experience of a real print book. On the Edge collects eight of my stories that were previously only available in electronic format before. Check out the descriptions of each story below (titles are hyperlinked so you can go to the...

Cover for Upcoming Novel TRICKS!

It's always so exciting when an artist and an author's vision mesh in the cover for a book. Such was the case was Alex Beecroft's excellent front cover for my upcoming dark romance novel from MLR Press, Tricks (release date to be determined). I think this was one case where less is more (and that could be taken a lot of ways...and should). Its sheer simplicity makes this cover more eye-catching than most.

Here's a little bit about the book:

Tricks can mean many things: sex partners...

Authors Intervew YOU...Talk to Sloane Taylor & Win a FREE Book!

Today, I continue my new series...with a twist. Instead of the standard author interview, where you read all about the author, I thought it would be cool to turn the tables and let the authors interview you.

Here's how it works:
1. Read and respond to the questions from the author below (just put your answers in the comment section).
2. Leave a way to contact you should you win a FREE book.

That's it! I'll pick a winner on Monday and send you your free escape. This week Sloane Taylor, author of s...

Gay Crime: Man Shot in NJ Cruising Area

I write about gay crime, whether it's fiction, as in IM or Bashed, or in real life, as I did for quite some time on the true crime blog, In Cold Blog. So I keep an eye open for stories involving gay people and crime. Sadly, most of the stories have the gay people as victims rather than perpetrators. Like this one (which I found in the excellent local gay news source, Beyond Chron; the story was written by Tommi Avicolli-Mecca):

Cop Kills Man in Gay Cruising Area It's a scenario that has...

Amazon Reports E-Book Sales Outnumber Print

According to the New York Times yesterday, "Amazon.com, one of the nation's largest booksellers, announced Monday that for the last three months, sales of books for its e-reader, the Kindle, outnumbered sales of hardcover books."

The article said that for every 143 e-books sold, only 100 print books sold. Amazon has been selling print books for fifteen years; Kindle e-books for only 33 months.

What's your take? Purchased an e-book reader already? Considering one? Or are you one of those peopl...

A DEMON INSIDE Gets Its First Review!

I am very excited to see my gay romantic horror tale, A Demon Inside , getting its first review...and that reviewer rated it 5 kisses. Lisa, from MichelenJeff Reviews had this to say about my haunted/possessed house story:

"Rick R. Reed's A Demon Inside is an intense, macabre, edge-of-your-seat, don't-read-it-in-the-dark thrill ride. From the prologue to its final chapter, I couldn't turn the pages quickly enough to see what would happen next...an enthralling read...kept me spellbound...