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Review of Con Riley's "Recovery"

I know it's been a really long time since I last posted. Work has been crazy busy and, frankly, my life just sin't interesting enough for me to have much to talk about. I have, however, found a little time to read, and today I wanted to post my review of "Recovery," the latest book by my favorite M/M romance author, Con Riley.

I'll start by saying that I loved it and it was a five star read for me. The story features a character that was introduced in Salvage, and it does help to read that bo...

Shout out to the Teen Zone Writing Club!

I received a really cool e-mail Friday from an instructor of aTeen Zone Writing Club in Colorado. Apparently kids in the club are learning how to write a research paper, and in the process they discovered my indie/self publishing resource page. They asked her to tell me that they found the page really helpful and also made a suggestion of a site I should add to my resources, which I now have.

I just want to give a warm shout-out to the kids and let them know how much I appreciate the feedback...

Read an E-Book Week promotion on Smashwords!

In celebration of "Read an E-book Week" on Smashwords, I'm offering both Handle With Care and Lakeside Reunion for Free. Just enter coupon code RW100 at checkout to download the books for free.

I'm also reducing the price ofBAW by 25%. Enter coupon code REW25 at checkout to receive the special price.

Smashwords offers book downloads in your choice of formats. While you're there, check out free and discounted offerings from a multitude of other authors in all genres. Happy Reading!

P.S. If you d...

Harbor with Caution Kindle Countdown Deal is on!

Fortunately it only took a few hours for Amazon to fix their mistake and start the Kindle Countdown deal on Harbor with Caution. Get your copy for only $0.99 for the next two days!

So Disappointed with Amazon

It's Valentine's Day, but I'm not feeling the love. Earlier this week I had set up a Kindle Countdown Deal for Harbor with Caution. It was supposed to start today so that the story would be sold at a lower $0.99 price on Valentine's day. This was one of the "benefits" of giving Amazon exclusive rights to sell the story for three months. Unfortunately, when I checked this morning the price was not lowered and the story was not listed in today's kindle countdown deals. I'm so disappointed and f...

Valentine's Day Sale!

Happy Valentine's Day! I know I'm a little early but I wanted to post this now, before the avalanche of Valentine's Day messages overwhelms social media.

This year I decided to celebrate Valentine's Day by offering special pricing on all my Liz Winters stories. (Links in the sidebar on the right.) I never got around to raising prices on Amazon for Handle With Care and Lakeside Reunion, so they will remain at $0.99, but now I have reduced prices at Smashwords to $0.99 as well. They will commun...

Alp Mortal's Valentine's Day Freebie Poll

My good friend and wonderful M/M author, Alp Mortal, has posted a poll for readers to choose three of his most romantic stories published last year which he will offer for free on Amazon for St. Valentine's Day. The poll will close on February 11 so Alp can set up the free offers for February 14.Make your voice heard -click here to vote.

Also, right now you can pick up a free copy of Alp's story The Transit of Mars . I'm not sure how long the offer will last (it might expire today at midnight...

Lost 'n Found Youth Fundraising Total

You might remember that last year I promised to donate half of my proceeds from the sale of all my stories between August and November of 2013 to Lost 'n Found Youth, an Atlanta organization that helps homeless LGBTQ Youth. I also said that I would donate $0.50 for every copy sold of Alp Mortal's Squat , and Alp said that he would match that amount per copy as well. I had a very modest goal of raising $50, which I would submit for matching funds through my employer.

To be completely honest, Au...

New Review for Handle with Care on Gay Guy Reading (grr-review.com)

Scott from Gay Guy Reading recently posted a lovely review of Handle With Care. Click here to read the review. Thanks, Scott!

2013/2014 Lairnia Summary (Part 2)

As promised, here are my reviews of other movies my husband and I watched during our annual New Year's movie marathon. Farewell, My Queen(2012)
"Les adieux à la reine"(original title)

Synopsis: A look at the relationship between Marie Antoinette and one of her readers during the first days of the French Revolution.

Genre:Drama

Director:Benoît Jacquot

Starring:Léa Seydoux,Diane Kruger

Supporting actors:Virginie Ledoyen,Noémie Lvovsky,Xavier Beauvois,Michel Robin,

Studio: Cohen Media Group

MPAA ra...