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August 24, 2014
Ring in A. Morell’s Birthday with Puncture Wounds!
Thanks for having me again, Lex!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Wait, it’s not your birthday. (Or is it? If so, comment below about this happy coincidence.) Whose is it, then?
Well, to be perfectly frank, it’s mine. In three days, anyway. 8/28, such a round and lovely number.
When I was a kid, I would hear those cynical older people who went on and on about hating their birthday, hating getting older, hating the fuss, etc, and think them completely ridiculous. Who could hate their birthday? You have fun with cool people and get stuff, and at the end there’s even cake. What was wrong with those people?
How embarrassing to have to break the news to my younger self—you’ll become one of those people!
I might be exaggerating a little, but the point is the same. I dislike going out for my birthday, like an old fuddy duddy. Obviously it wasn’t always this way. At some point I just realized it became more of an obligation for others than fun for me, and I enjoy being around people normally rather than being the center of attention. I’m an introvert, okay?
I also tend to like giving gifts more than getting them, and let me tell you that is a direct 180 from where I was as a kid. So, it might be a bit backwards, but I’ve decided for my birthday to give rather than receive.
What I hope to give is 1) a good time and 2) …
…free copies of my upcoming fall novella, Puncture Wounds. Hopefully at least one of those options sounds intriguing. 8)
So! All and sundry are officially invited to attend A. Morell’s Birthday Blog Blitz, Bash, and Scavenger Hunt, this Thursday, August 28th! Here’s what you need to know:
*All are welcome to participate!
*Scavenger hunt will start the 28th and run through the 31st, and be untimed to allow everyone in all time zones a shot at winning.
*Two methods of winning: 1) Trivia questions, 2) Puzzle solving.
*On the 28th, trivia questions and free puzzle pieces (as seen below) will be posted to my blog and twitter. Remaining puzzle pieces will be scattered throughout various author blogs.
*Location clues will be posted at my twitter account, under the hashtag #ScavengersAssemble.
*If you see a puzzle piece, the answer to one of the trivia questions will be on that page, but it’s up to you to find it!
*To solve the puzzle, use your favourite imaging software to put the pieces together into one picture.
*All trivia answers and completed puzzles must be emailed to me directly at sans.morale@gmail.com
*Participants may complete one or both methods. One winner will be chosen at random for each method of entry.
Comments? Questions? Fire away! As promised, here’s the first piece of the puzzle:
An exclusive teaser for Puncture Wounds will be available on my blog along with the trivia questions, but for now, enjoy the blurb. Hope to see you around!
James is at the end of a long crusade for vengeance against the vampire clan that destroyed everything he held dear. He has Ren, the final and most dangerous of them all, cornered at last in London. But victory remains just out of reach when Ren sets a feral vampire on James and makes his escape. With no other leads, James is forced to take in the feral until he can use its connection to its sire to track down Ren. But in caring for the vampire, James sees they might not all be the monsters he thought them to be. Faced with an ugly truth, his quest for revenge becomes a war for retribution, and the discovery of what it truly means to be human.
August 22, 2014
Cover Reveal: Americana Fairy Tale + Giveaway!
Americana Fairy Tale
by Lex Chase
Genre: M/M Fairy Tale Urban Fantasy
Length: Novel, 340 Pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Blurb
Modern fairy-tale princess Taylor Hatfield has problems. One: He’s a guy. Two: His perfect brother Atticus is the reincarnation of Snow White. Three: Taylor has no idea which princess he is supposed to be. Four: Taylor just left his prince (a girl) at the altar. Despite his enchanted lineage, Taylor is desperate to find his Happily Ever After away from magic, witches, and stuffy traditions. Regrettably, destiny has other plans for him. Dammit.
When word reaches Taylor that Idi the Witchking has captured Atticus, Taylor is determined to save his brother. He enlists the help of rakish and insufferable Corentin Devereaux, likewise of enchanted lineage. A malicious spell sends Taylor and Corentin on a road trip through the kitschy nostalgia of roadside Americana. To save Atticus, they must solve the puzzles put forth by Idi the Witchking. As they struggle, Taylor and Corentin’s volatile partnership sparks a flash of something more. But princesses have many enemies, and Taylor must keep his wits about him because there’s nothing worse than losing your heart… or your head.
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Available September 12th, 2014
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Excerpt
Still flustered and confused, with no time to contemplate what had just come over him, Corentin tossed out his hand and gestured to the open road. “Do you see signs for I-85 North anywhere, genius?”
“Man, you’re really bitchy,” Ringo said, crossing his arms. “Have enough water today? Hydration is important.”
“Why should I trust you anyway? You could be getting us lost on purpose,” Taylor said. There was a sneer in his tone, and he glared in the rearview. “I’m not counting out we nearly died three seconds ago.”
“I was avoiding a tire in the road,” Corentin lied. “And I am not getting us lost.” His irritation grew as he tried to puzzle through everything that had just transpired. “I’m keeping my promise. You’re useless to me, so we’re going to go save your brother and kill Idi instead.”
“Woooooah,” Ringo said, holding up his hands in surrender. “You didn’t tell me this was Idi we were up against.”
“Someone fill me in,” Taylor said in a demanding tone.
Corentin gritted his teeth. Just like all princesses, Taylor was a pretty spoiled brat. “Idi is the Witchking,” Corentin said simply. He braced himself for the oncoming flurry of questions. Which he wouldn’t know how to answer in the simplest of terms.
“Idi’s bad juju,” Ringo said. “The worst of all witches.”
“And we’re going to kill him?” Taylor asked.
Corentin caught him arching a brow and making a doubtful expression in the rearview. “That’s the plan.”
“And save Atticus,” Taylor said.
“That’s the plan,” Corentin repeated tersely.
“What’s in it for you?” Taylor asked. Something in his tone suggested his mistrust had hit its limit.
Before Corentin could come up with an expert lie, he was unfortunately saved by the GPS popping with sizzles and showering sparks over the cabin of the truck. Ringo zipped behind the passenger seat, and Taylor yelped in a half squeal. The truck fishtailed over two lanes and came dangerously close to clipping a car. Corentin acted fast, ripping the melting device from its dash mount and chucking it out the window. Taylor turned to look out the back window, and Corentin caught the bright orange flame as the thing exploded like a grenade.
When the spots cleared from Corentin’s eyes, he muttered a curse under his breath as the truck passed from a clear division of daylight into the dead of night. He clicked the headlights on and waited for his eyes to adjust.
“What the hell is going on?” Taylor asked, leaning up to the back window.
“Idi’s fucking with us,” Corentin said. “It seems like he’s trying to delay us as much as possible.”
“He knows we’re onto him,” Taylor said. “Way to go for discussing the super-secret squirrel plan out loud.”
“You know…,” Corentin said, glaring in the rearview. “You are a lot more pleasant when you’re passed out, snoring.”
Taylor huffed. “I don’t snore.”
“You bleat like a dying hyena,” Ringo said, then spit a giggle.
Taylor’s attention snapped to the pixie. “What is this? Asshole day?”
Corentin caught his eerie pink glare in the rearview.
“Dude, just get off at the nearest exit. We should be near Birmingham by now.”
“All right, all right,” Corentin said, and it was a pleasant reprieve that Taylor kept his mouth shut for more than five minutes. It didn’t last.
“Hey, hey!” Taylor said and pointed at a green-and-white interstate exit sign in the distance. “Talladega! Turn here. I can get us to Atlanta from here. We’re not that far off.”
Corentin guided the truck up the exit ramp and frowned. Something was wrong—flat-topped mesas came into view.
“What the…?” Taylor whispered and watched the rolling dunes of the Painted Desert.
“Uuuh…,” Ringo added and pressed himself to the windshield. The occasional cactus whisked by. “Wow, Talladega’s having a hard time with the drought this season,” Ringo said through their awestruck silence.
“That’s not a drought,” Corentin said softly.
Taylor squinted into the distance. “Does ‘Welcome to Arizona, the Grand Canyon State’ answer your question?”
Ringo pasted his face to the windshield. “How do you even see—” Ringo squeaked when the state sign of Arizona blurred by. “Oh my Storyteller!”
Corentin remained tense, trying to get his thoughts together.
Taylor, however, seemed to not be able to resist blurting out his opinion. “It seems this Eddie guy is doing more than just fucking with us.”
“Idi,” Corentin said and realized how terse he sounded. “I think he wants to do more than just delay us.”
Ringo peeled himself from the windshield. He slapped his hands to his cheeks in horror. “He wants us to die out here?” he croaked.
“Panicking is not going to help,” Corentin said firmly.
“Easy for you to say,” Taylor snapped. “We just need to stop somewhere and ask for directions. We’ll get back on the right road in no time.”
Corentin sighed. Taylor’s hope was admirable, but Ringo was only half right. They would die out here, but only one of them. This was Corentin’s first trial. Now he was here, in the middle of nowhere, with Taylor to do with what he will. As soon as that was over, Idi would release him and he’d be on his way, but only until the next time Idi summoned him to do his bidding.
They drove on, again in a long-hanging silence. The interstate lay barren, not a single car or scrap of civilization to be seen. The pavement bore veins of black tar from years of shoddy repair. Corentin caught Taylor’s pink gaze in the rearview, and his feral eyes seemed to gleam in the dark.
The princess shifted from one side of the backseat to the other. He seemed to look for anything that would help. He cupped his hands around the glass and peeked out into the night. “I can’t see anything out there. It’s just desert,” Taylor muttered.
Ringo turned to Corentin, “How are we on ga—”
“Don’t say it!” Corentin and Taylor shouted in unison.
Ringo held up his hands and pursed his lips. “Got it…. Uh… why?”
“I assume Eddie is listening in to everything,” Taylor said.
“Idi,” Corentin corrected Taylor again. “I think sir princess is right. It seems the second we’ve said anything, something’s gone wrong.”
Ringo fluttered over to the dash and rested his chin in his palm. “You know… it could be all a coincidence….”
Corentin and Taylor glared angrily at Ringo in silence while the hum of the pavement whooshed as Corentin drove.
Ringo waved his hands. “By Titania’s tatas, guys, I was just kidding!”
Giveaway
About the author
Lex Chase once heard Stephen King say in a commercial, “We’re all going to die, I’m just trying to make it a little more interesting.” She knew then she wanted to make the world a little more interesting too.
Weaving tales of cinematic, sweeping adventure and epic love—and depending on how she feels that day—Lex sprinkles in high-speed chases, shower scenes, and more explosions than a Hollywood blockbuster. She loves tales of men who kiss as much as they kick ass. She believes if you’re going to going to march into the depths of hell, it better be beside the one you love.
Lex is a pop culture diva and her DVR is constantly backlogged. She wouldn’t last five minutes without technology in the event of the apocalypse and has nightmares about refusing to leave her cats behind. She is incredibly sentimental, to the point that she gets choked up at holiday commercials. But like the lovers driven to extreme measures to get home for the holidays, Lex believes everyone deserves a happy ending.
Lex also has a knack for sarcasm, never takes herself seriously, and has been nicknamed “The Next Alan Moore” by her friends for all the pain and suffering she inflicts on her characters. She is a Damned Yankee hailing from the frozen backwoods of Maine now residing in the burbs of Northwest Florida, where it could be 80F and she’d still be a popsicle.
She is grateful for and humbled by all the readers. She knows very well she wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them and welcomes feedback.
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August 19, 2014
Sign Up! Americana Fairy Tale Cover Reveal!
Do you have a blog and/or Tumblr? Do you love fairy tales? Do you love giveaways? Do you love boys who kiss as well as kick ass? Well! Come on in!
On August 23rd I’m holding a cover reveal for my upcoming release Americana Fairy Tale. It’s a M/M Urban Fantasy Fairy Tale and in one sentence can be summed up as: A fuckup fairy tale princess dude, a redneck huntsman, and a reject fairy godfather on a wacky road trip to save the world. We are so fucked.
Sign up in this little handy form here! The cover reveal doesn’t have to be your only post on that day! Looking forward to spreading love, luck, and pixie dust… and beer cans. Wait what?
The file will be sent in HTML, all you have to do is cut, paste, schedule for August 23rd, and off you go! 
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August 17, 2014
And That’s A Wrap!
Annnnnddd scene on the Chasing Sunrise Blog Tour! The Gay List Book Reviews post has been delayed, but the final stop over on Tali Spencer’s blog is alive and well!
What do I have going on at Tali’s blog? Let’s just say a pretty hefty preview of the Chasing Sunrise sequel, Glass Moon. What can you expect? Well. Why don’t you go look?
Still want to enter my Bundle o’ Books Giveaway? You have 24 hours to get your final entries in! Tweet! Like me on FB! Post a comment! You can do it!
So many winners to be had!
August 15, 2014
Discount GRL Pre-Orders Now Open!
If you’re going to GayRomLit in Chicago this year, Dreamspinner Press is taking pre-orders for the event! You will get your lovely title of choice shipped absolutely free to the venue for you to pick up!
I repeat, the free shipping is not for your residence. It will go straight to Chicago, where you will be able to pick it up.
Use code: GRL2014
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As for me, I not only have Chasing Sunrise available at the moment. But also in September, my new novel, Americana Fairy Tale: Book One of Fairy Tales of the Open Road will hit the shelves.
Want to check out androgynous vampires and sexy shifters in a battle for supremacy? Or how about a slacker fairy tale princess guy, a scruffy Creole huntsman on a road trip to save the world?
Pick up Chasing Sunrise here!
Darkmore Saga: Book One
On the Coastal Bend of Texas, a hidden kingdom called Darkmore lies in ruins, and King Sevon Maraté is trapped. Using Sevon as a mouthpiece and a scapegoat, Lord Dominic rules from the shadows. Sevon copes with the unrelenting abuse by dressing in women’s finery and casting an image of graceful nobility. Born of royal verkolai blood and as beautiful as he is lethal, he possesses the ability to part the Veil separating his world from hundreds of others. His gift is his chance to escape, but Dominic refuses to relinquish his tool for power. Dominic forges an ambitious plan to invade the prosperous land of Priagust. Only a select few know the mythic kingdom of shifters exists. Sevon is out of options for his people’s survival, and cooperating with Dominic is his only chance.
On their foray into Priagust, Dominic’s men kidnap and interrogate a shifter named Jack. Even under torture, Jack’s loyalty to his kind never wavers. But as Jack’s knowledge about Darkmore’s king and its history unsettles Sevon, a curious bond begins to form. Despite Sevon’s mistrust, Jack is determined to tame Sevon’s wild heart and perhaps earn his freedom. As invasion looms, Sevon wonders if trusting Jack will lead him into another trap or if he should forget about chasing the sunrise and remain Dominic’s compliant prisoner.
Watch this space for Americana Fairy Tale! Coming in September 2014!
August 13, 2014
A Rose By Any Other Name Cover Reveal!
A Rose by Any Other Name
by Charlie Cochet
Genre: M/M historical romance, 1920s
Length: Novel, 270 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Blurb
Nights in the roaring city remind bright young things that life’s too short to take for granted. Tucked away in Times Square hides the Pantheon: a secret cabaret for wealthy gay men. Pretty young men in elaborate costumes and rouged lips are eager to please, and the champagne flows all night long. It’s a world of frivolity, fantasy, and debauchery. As Eros, the most sought after performer at the Pantheon, Julius uses his beauty and charm on enthusiastic patrons, but growing weary of superficial love, he longs to make a better life for himself.
Five years after being declared mentally unfit after surviving the trenches of No Man’s Land, Edward Joseph Clarence Junior pieced his shattered life back together. Now he’s ready to take on the family empire. To celebrate his thirtieth birthday, Edward’s cousin takes him to the most posh nightclub in town, the Pantheon. Falling under the sway of Eros, Edward and Julius find a love they’ve never imagined and the chance for a future they had only dared to dream about. But as Ares, a notorious gangster and Julius’s most important—and dangerous— client watches them, the threat to their love and their lives grows by the day.
Pre-order from Dreamspinner Press in eBook and Paperback
Available September 12th, 2014
Excerpt
“There you are. I’ve been looking for you two for—” Eros stopped in his tracks and stared at Edward. “You’re here. Again.”
Edward stood and took Eros’s hand, giving it a kiss. “I thought maybe after the second or third night you would have believed me.” The young man looked absolutely stunning as always, the gold cloth wrapped low on his slim hips working a now familiar magic.
Eros wasted no time in removing his hand from Edward’s grasp. “What reason do I have to believe someone who broke into my dressing room and then lied to me about who he was?”
Well, this was certainly news to him. “I said I was an executive for Clarence and Company Department Stores, which I am.”
Eros leaned toward him, his voice lowered. “You seemed to have conveniently left out the tiny detail concerning you also being heir to the Clarence and Company multimillion dollar fortune.”
“Does it matter?” It wasn’t as though Edward wished to go about advertising his wealth, but he wouldn’t have thought Eros had any reason to be discreet about it.
“Does it—?” Eros shook his head and let out a humorless laugh. “I don’t have time for this.”
Perhaps it was time for Edward to get to the heart of the matter and the reason why Eros was doing his best to avoid Edward to the point of being brazen with him when every chorus boy, cupid, and Ancient Greek deity seemed to be in a constant state of frenzy each night in the hopes of roping themselves a wealthy patron.
“Have I done something to offend you?” Edward took hold of Eros’s hand again, refusing to let it go. After the second tug, Eros let out a sigh and left his hand in Edward’s grip. Eros was absolutely enchanting, even when he was irritated.
“No, nothing. I apologize.”
Then it struck him. How could he not have seen it? He’d been looking at this all wrong. The thought had Edward smiling from ear to ear. “It’s not me you’re upset with, is it? You’re upset with yourself.”
“Don’t be ridiculous,” Eros scoffed. “I happen to be quite fond of myself.”
“You were hoping I’d be here.”
Eros tugged at his hand again. “Well, aren’t we sure of ourselves. For Pete’s sake, would you let go of my hand?”
“You’ve been curious about me since we met. Only now you know the extent of my wealth, you feel threatened. You believe I’ll be no better than the others, wanting nothing more from you than what I pay for, and it’s disappointed you.”
Eros narrowed his eyes at him, at which point Edward promptly let go of his hand. For a love God, Eros certainly had one hell of a murderous glare. Edward was pushing his luck, but he went with his gut feeling.
“Edward, if I felt threatened by a man’s wealth, I would hardly be in this line of work. It’s quite the opposite, in fact. I feel empowered.”
Eros closed the distance between them and ran his hands slowly up Edward’s chest, over his shoulders, and down his back, smiling triumphantly when Edward gave a start at the feel of Eros’s fingers digging into his backside.
“You see, you may have wealth, but I have the power to take it away.”
Eros gave a low, sultry moan before running his tongue over his bottom lip. Pressing himself against Edward, one hand discreetly moved around the front to grip Edward through his trousers. Edward shut his eyes, willing himself to breathe.
“I can feel how hard you’re getting, Edward. Don’t play games with me, or I will make you wish you never set foot in here. Do you think I haven’t come across men like you before?”
His hand slowly started to stroke Edward through his trousers.
“Jesus,” Edward breathed, his hands going to Eros’s shoulders. He had to put a stop to this madness. It was clear Eros was willing to take this as far as he needed to in order to get his point across, and Edward was foolish enough to stand here and let him.
“Honey-sweet words mean little to me, Edward. Do you know how many men have offered to whisk me away from my filthy, devious life? Put me up in some Fifth Avenue penthouse, pay me an allowance, and give me anything I wish for? Do you want to make me your personal whore?”
Edward gently pushed Eros away, drawing a look of surprise from him. “Enough. I neither believe so little of you nor of myself. I won’t have my character insulted. If you have the power to take my wealth as you say you do, why didn’t you take it? You saw how eager I was, yet you continually push me away.”
“You turned him away?” Pothos asked, gaping at Eros.
“Of course not.” Eros lifted his chin defiantly and took a step back. “He stated he would make an arrangement with Aphrodite, and I didn’t object.”
“Only after I refused to leave,” Edward reminded him. “You had ample opportunity to take what you wanted from me, yet all you wanted was for me to leave. Why? What are you afraid of?”
Eros rolled his eyes. “Being bored to death. Honestly, why aren’t you doing Vaudeville with your act? I choose my clients, Edward, and I didn’t choose you. Your bruised ego will simply have to get over it. Now if you will excuse me.”
“Why haven’t you told anyone else who I am? Do you refuse to share me, or are you protecting me?” Edward held back a smile when Eros spun around and marched back to poke him in the chest.
“You seem to have developed this ridiculous notion I care about what you do, Edward. I haven’t spoken of it to anyone as it’s not my place to do so. I pride myself on my discretion and integrity. However, if you wish to announce your wealth to the whole damned club, be my guest! And you’re right; you aren’t like the others, because no one is as infuriating as you are!”
Eros threw his arms up in frustration and stormed off.
“Did I mention you look stunning when you’re angry?” Edward called after him.
Eros grabbed a champagne glass off a passing waiter’s tray and hurled it at Edward. “Go fly a kite!”
With a laugh, Edward managed to jump out of the way in the nick of time, the glass shattering on the floor where he’d been standing. By the time he looked up, Eros was nowhere in sight.
“I think he likes me.”
Giveaway
About the author
Charlie Cochet is an author by day and artist by night. Always quick to succumb to the whispers of her wayward muse, no star is out of reach when following her passion. From Historical to Fantasy, Contemporary to Science Fiction, there’s bound to be plenty of mischief for her heroes to find themselves in, and plenty of romance, too!
Currently residing in South Florida, Charlie looks forward to migrating to a land where the weather includes seasons other than hot, hotter, and boy, it’s hot! When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading, drawing, or watching movies. She runs on coffee, thrives on music, and loves to hear from readers.
August 9, 2014
Chasing Sunrise is #1 in Urban Fantasy!
What! What! What is this!
Over on Dreamspinner Press…
Chasing Sunrise: Book 1 of the Darkmore Saga is…
#1 in Urban Fantasy!
#1 in Vampires!
#6 in Shifters/Werewolves!
What are you waiting for? An engraved invitation sent by carrier pigeon?
Pick it up HERE in both eBook and Paperback for 25% off this month at Dreamspinner Press!
Or if you think sales are icky (omg what?) you can get it HERE at Amazon in both eBook and a book you can hold in your hands and huff the pages!
Or if you love your Nook (holla!) get it over at Barnes & Noble HERE! And yes! You can get the paperback too to mop up your tears when you sob inconsolably….
Wait… did I say that out loud?
Traalalalaaaa~
August 2, 2014
All Lex Chase Titles! 25% Off!
Did you catch the Dreamspinner Press 25% Off Discount Code today at my Facebook Chat?
Well here you go!
Use Chase0802 (case sensitive) And everyone gets 25% off all my books and lasts until Monday August 4th! Why don’t you pick yourself up some silly superheroes? Or perhaps some vicious vampires and Roman werewolves!
What do you have to choose from? Check it out here!
Chasing SunriseDarkmore Saga: Book One
On the Coastal Bend of Texas, a hidden kingdom called Darkmore lies in ruins, and King Sevon Maraté is trapped. Using Sevon as a mouthpiece and a scapegoat, Lord Dominic rules from the shadows. Sevon copes with the unrelenting abuse by dressing in women’s finery and casting an image of graceful nobility. Born of royal verkolai blood and as beautiful as he is lethal, he possesses the ability to part the Veil separating his world from hundreds of others. His gift is his chance to escape, but Dominic refuses to relinquish his tool for power. Dominic forges an ambitious plan to invade the prosperous land of Priagust. Only a select few know the mythic kingdom of shifters exists. Sevon is out of options for his people’s survival, and cooperating with Dominic is his only chance.
On their foray into Priagust, Dominic’s men kidnap and interrogate a shifter named Jack. Even under torture, Jack’s loyalty to his kind never wavers. But as Jack’s knowledge about Darkmore’s king and its history unsettles Sevon, a curious bond begins to form. Despite Sevon’s mistrust, Jack is determined to tame Sevon’s wild heart and perhaps earn his freedom. As invasion looms, Sevon wonders if trusting Jack will lead him into another trap or if he should forget about chasing the sunrise and remain Dominic’s compliant prisoner.
Pawn Takes Rook
Checkmate: Book One
The first time Hogarth Dawson sees superhero Memphis Rook, he comes to Hogarth’s rescue by cracking the heads of two thugs like eggs into a skillet. Hogarth is utterly smitten, but he soon discovers the superhero Power Alliance has ejected Rook for failing to protect a civilian.
Hogarth devises a plan that will reinstate Rook and might even earn Hogarth a place in Power Alliance roster. But what he expects to be a simple few missions rescuing kittens and helping little old ladies cross the street turns into a shocking reality of citywide chases, foiling robberies, and facing his ex. Then Hogarth discovers the beating Rook saved him from wasn’t a chance attack. It’s possible Hogarth is just a pawn in Rook’s game….
Pawn Takes Rook: Cashing the Reality Check
Sequel to Pawn Takes Rook
Checkmate: Book Two
Even after eleven months of keeping the mean streets of Axis City safe, superduo Checkmate—Hogarth Dawson—and his boyfriend, Memphis Rook, still receive the cold shoulder from the Power Alliance. Undeterred, Hogarth brings his intense focus to bear on Rook, and after Hogarth makes an accidental marriage proposal, it becomes all too clear Rook isn’t quite at the same place. But before life gets awkward, duty calls.
Booted-off female contestants of the romantic reality show Single and Super are being found in comas, and Checkmate needs to get to the bottom of it. As part of Rook’s plan, he cleans up his bad boy image and goes undercover as a bachelor looking for love among twenty-five frenzied women. Against Rook’s wishes, Hogarth sneaks onto the set as a cameraman to investigate the case on his own. With questions unanswered between them, emotions run high, distracting them and feeding a trap of their own making.
Pawn Takes Rook: Conventional Love
Sequel to Cashing the Reality Check
Checkmate: Book Three
Three years ago, superhero Memphis Rook saved Hogarth Dawson’s life, and now the two can’t imagine being apart. Sort of.
By day, they’re a loving couple. By night, they’re the superhero duo Checkmate. Since that’s too much time in each other’s personal space, Rook and Garth decide they need friends outside of each other. Garth finds friendship with a D&D group comprised of the social misfits Chad—who has crammed himself so far in the closet he might never find the door again, Jackson—who’s so mysophobic he’s afraid of his own germs, and El Jefe—who has all the social grace of a brick.
With an epic dose of peer pressure, the group urges Garth to go to Tolkicon, the biggest comic convention in Axis City. When the supervillain league the Coalition of Calamity appears and takes the convention hostage, as the only real superheroes around, it’s up to Garth and Rook to save the day. With Rook as one of the hostages, Garth knows it’s time to nut up or shut up about being a hero.
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July 31, 2014
Chasing Sunrise Facebook Chat! Tumblr! Tour!
Join me on August 2nd for a Meet the Author Chat!Hey gang! I’ll be over at the official Dreamspinner Press Facebook Page from Noon to 3pm EDT chatting up Chasing Sunrise!
I’ll be answering your questions about The Most Controversial Book Ever! I figure with all the hullabaloo about Chasing Sunrise, I’m going to take that nickname and run with it.
There will be behind the scenes surprises, saucy excerpts, goodies, and giveaways galore! See you there!
Follow The Offical Darkmore Saga Tumblr!
If you checked out when Charlie Cochet and I took over the Dreamspinner Press Twitter account last Tuesday, I had unveiled the Official Darkmore Saga Tumblr!
On the over on the Darkmore Saga Tumblr you’ll find pics of pretty lads, awesome shifters, gruesome vampires, punk ladies, and a few naughty things as well. In the future, I’ll be doing some Tumblr specific events so if you have a Tumblr account, hop on over!
The Most Controversial Blog Tour Continues!
We’re coming to the end of the Chasing Sunrise tour but here’s what you missed!
Over on Shira Anthony’s Blog I discussed my health and the weather. What? No! I mean the weather! I covered writing natural disasters in fiction, and how awesome writing about weather can truly be, when you do it right! Check out the excerpt from Chasing Sunrise’s prologue were we meet just such a “character” Hurricane Gert!
And then I hopped on over to It’s About the Book to discuss the most diesel ladies of Chasing Sunrise, Bianca and Chaney. With them, I covered a bit of the world building of aisa culture with the concept of a Chrono and an awakened. Essentially, the Darkmore Saga’s equivalent of a Maker and progeny, and what it means should they have a romantic relationship.
And last night I was over on Deanna Wadsworth’s Cyber Bar for Cocktails and Cock Tales, as she interviewed me about Chasing Sunrise over a round of imaginary hurricanes. Watch me pretend to get drunk off my ass and turn into a complete philosophical drunk. Also there’s dancing lemurs!
Where to Next?
Check out the Conclusion of the Chasing Sunrise Blog Tour!
8/2 – Chat at the Dreamspinner Press Facebook Page
8/8 – Charlie Cochet – The Catharsis of Lovers Shirts
8/13 – Gay List Book Reviews – The Necessity of Brutality
8/16 – Tali Spencer – The Shape of Things to Come: Glass Moon
Don’t Miss A Moment!
Sevon’s Waiting For You… And He’s Been Naughty…
Oh. Yeah. BY THE WAY. That’s a guy.
July 28, 2014
Tonight at 9PM EDT: Twitter Takeover!
Calling all cars! Calling all cars! Tonight from 9pm EDT, the crazy amazeballs Charlie Cochet joins me as we takeover the Dreamspinner Press Twitter account! We’ll be on there for 3 hours, so drop by to chat, ask questions, or partake in the insanity that happens when you get us in the same room together.
I’ll be using the hashtag #lextweets and Charlie will have #charliecochet_takeover or if all else fails the tag #LXCC in case things get a little crazy. The Dreamspinner Twitter is @dreamspinners
Or: http://twitter.com/dreamspinners
There will be fun, games, and what happens when you discuss sci-fi shifters and Ancient Roman shifters in the course of three hours.
Head hurt yet? Aw c’mon! It’ll be rad!
