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2016 Rainbow Awards: Bouncing Back (Cozzi Cove #1) by Joe Cosentino (049-03-17-2016)

Bouncing Back (Cozzi Cove #1) by Joe Cosentino
Gay Contemporary Romance
Publisher: NineStar Press (March 19, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Bouncing Back (Cozzi Cove #1)

On Cozzi Cove at the New Jersey shore, handsome Cal Cozzi’s seven bungalows are open for summer and love.

Mario and Harold are brothers and college students who happen to look alike, but couldn’t be more different: Mario is searching for love, and Harold is searching for lust. Josh and Greg, a wealthy older couple, are matchmakers for their son, Christopher.

When it comes to Connor, the maid, packed with muscles and a roving sponge, anything can happen. Opposites attract as wild Tim with the secret past meets shy Mark, and porn star Chuck Caliber connects with Sean, a virgin romance novelist.

And what will happen when computer-game designer Arthur has a midnight sea rendezvous with a merman? Even married Cal faces an emotional upheaval when a gay bashing turns into something quite unexpected.

What secrets and passions lie in magical Cozzi Cove?

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Blog Tour: Love, Joy, Heartache & Pain by John H. Ames

Love, Joy, Heartache & Pain by John H. Ames

BLURB: A collection of new entwined stories by best-selling Young Adult author, John H. Ames. Love that reaches beyond the boundaries of the physical realm…

Swapatize!

The not so unrealistic detailed account of how my best friend and I swapped bodies for a short period of time. -High school is one of the most excruciating and painful periods of any teenager’s life. To Kyle, it’s hell on earth. Being the target of the jocks made him hate high school more than anything in the world. All he has is his best friend and the center of the jock’s interest, the beautiful Kylie Bursnell. But Kylie is not your typical beauty. She hates the jocks even more than Kyle, especially Lucas Edward Johnson, a jock who is madly in love with her and Kyle’s forbidden dream. After a bizarre and freaky night, they swap bodies and are force to live each other’s live. Can this actually be true? Has Kyle’s dream come true? Will he be able to love Lucas Edward Johnson unconditionally until the end of time? Or is their love nothing but a beautiful dream enveloped in heartache and pain?

The Spirit Indestructible

Brandon Angelo William has it all. He’s hot, popular, shy, humble, and one of the typical and regular guys in high school. But, unbeknownst to everyone, he’s a closeted gay teen who came out to his parents the previous year. They loved and accepted him with open arms so what more could Brandon want? Love. The one thing that his soul and body need. After a late night out with his best friend, Kevin, Brad sees one of the most beautiful guys he has ever laid eyes on. But could the teen in front of him be real? Or is he the legendary hitching ghost that everyone talks about? Brad needs to find out and what he discovers shocks him and changes his young life forever…

The Lake View Psychopath

Jocks beware, he’s here and he’s not scared. Ashton Hall hates his existence at Lake View High. The jocks have made his life a living hell and his friends have completely turned their backs on him. Why? For being gay and dating the love of his life, Austin Young. Almost overnight, they became the center of every joke and every bully’s paradise. To make matters worse, even the school’s coach allows his ‘jock superstars’ to make fun of them.

But everything the night Austin Young is brutally murdered by the jocks and they walk free. Something snaps inside Ashton’s head and the only think he can think of is revenge. Will Ashton come to his sense and let Austin go? Or will he become one of the greatest serial killers of all time?

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About the Author: Juan H. Alvarado was born in El Salvador C.A. He currently lives in Belize and began writing in 2008. He posted some of his work on an internet website, and after receiving positive feedback, he completed several full-length novels under his pen name, John Henry Ames. His first completed novel is Surviving Elite High. The story chronicles the life of a gay sixteen-year-old boy as he makes his way through life as an outcast in the shadows of an elite high school where he is tormented by two psychopathic bullies. His passions are writing, reading and spending time with the ones he loves.
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2016 Rainbow Awards: Drama Muscle (Nicky and Noah Mystery #2) by Joe Cosentino (048-03-17-2016)

Drama Muscle (Nicky and Noah Mystery #2) by Joe Cosentino
Gay Humor
Paperback: 190 pages
Publisher: Lethe Press (January 2, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1590215664
ISBN-13: 978-1590215661
Amazon: Drama Muscle (Nicky and Noah Mystery #2)
Amazon Kindle: Drama Muscle (Nicky and Noah Mystery #2)

It could be lights out for college theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza. With dead bodybuilders popping up on campus, Nicky, and his favorite colleague/life partner Noah Oliver, must use their drama skills to figure out who is taking down pumped up musclemen in the Physical Education building before it is curtain down for Nicky and Noah. Complicating matters is a visit from Noah's parents from Wisconsin, and Nicky's suspicion that Noah may be hiding more than a cut, smooth body.

You will be applauding and shouting Bravo for Joe Cosentino's fast-paced, side-splittingly funny, edge-of-your-seat entertaining second novel in this delightful series. Curtain up and weights up!

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Blog Tour: Jonathan’s Promise (Jonathan Trilogy #2) by Hans M. Hirschi

Jonathan’s Promise (Jonathan Trilogy #2) by Hans M. Hirschi
Beaten Track Publishing
Amazon: onathan’s Promise (Jonathan Trilogy #2)
Amazon Kindle: onathan’s Promise (Jonathan Trilogy #2)

BLURB: Jonathan made Dan a promise - a promise that will affect the remainder of his life. But what does he have left to live for?
When their grandson Parker and his fiancé Cody move in with him, the three of them embark on a journey to shed light on Dan's roots.
A heart-warming sequel to Jonathan's Hope, Jonathan's Promise deals with aging and the ultimate consequences of wedding vows. Are we entitled to a second shot at happiness? When is 'for worse' too much to handle?

In this trilogy:
Jonathan's Hope (Book 1)
Jonathan's Promise (Book 2)
Jonathan's Legacy (Book 3)

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About the author: I’m an author. I write books. I write about things that are important to me: family, parenting, children, our environment, our world. Contemporary, fresh fiction with happy endings. It’s what I like to read myself. I write because I don’t have a choice. There are so many stories in my head, constantly forming, constantly trying to get out. Feel free to have a look on the other pages to learn more, listen to me narrate from those stories, and – if you like what you see or hear – follow the links to buy the books. I’d greatly appreciate that, as this is how I try to make my living.
I’m an author. But I’m also a forty something male who clings to the illusion of still being twenty-seven, despite my body’s daily reminders to the contrary. I’m married to the most amazing man, and together we have a beautiful son, Sascha. I consider myself a citizen of the world, having lived on two continents and traveled extensively through another three. I have friends all over the world. When I’m not writing, I like to do public speaking or training (where I have my professional background) to actually earn some real bill-paying money. Not sure this author thing is ever going to get me there…
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2016 Rainbow Awards: In My Heart by Joe Cosentino (047-03-17-2016)

In My Heart (An Infatuation & A Shooting Star, 2 novellas as 1 submission) by Joe Cosentino
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (March 21, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634771036
ISBN-13: 978-1634771030
Amazon: In My Heart

"In My Heart Novellas"

"An Infatuation"

With his ten-year high school reunion approaching, Harold wonders whether Mario will be as muscular, sexy, and tantalizing as he remembers. As a teenager, it was love at first sight for Harold while tutoring football star Mario, until homophobia and bullying drove Mario deep into the closet. Now they re both married men. Mario, a model, is miserable with his producer wife, while Harold, a teacher, is perfectly content with his businessman husband, Stuart. When the two meet again, will the old flame reignite, setting Harold s comfortable life ablaze? How can Harold be happy with Stuart when he is still infatuated with his Adonis, his first love, Mario? Harold faces this seemingly impossible situation with inimitable wit, tenderness, and humor as he attempts to reconcile the past and the future.

"A Shooting Star"

On the eve of the best night of his life, winning an Academy Award, Jonathan Bello thinks back to his one great love, David Star.

Flipping back the pages of time, Jonathan recalls his handsome, muscular, and charismatic college roommate. Since Jonathan was a freshman and David a senior in the Theatre Department, David took Jonathan under his wing and molded him, not only as an actor but as a lover. With every wonderful new adventure, David left his joyful mark on anyone with whom they came in contact, but Jonathan soon uncovered David s dark past, leading to a shocking event. Undaunted, Jonathan celebrates the captivating man who will always hold a special place in his heart.

A Bittersweet Dreams title: It's an unfortunate truth: love doesn't always conquer all. Regardless of its strength, sometimes fate intervenes, tragedy strikes, or forces conspire against it. These stories of romance do not offer a traditional happy ending, but the strong and enduring love will still touch your heart and maybe move you to tears. "

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Blog Tour: Talk Dirty to Me (Devils Pride MC #2) by Jessie G.

Talk Dirty to Me (Devils Pride MC #2) by Jessie G. Books
Series: Devils Pride MC
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Jessie G Books (March 7, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1530582598
ISBN-13: 978-1530582594
Amazon: Talk Dirty to Me (Devils Pride MC #2)
Amazon Kindle: Talk Dirty to Me (Devils Pride MC #2)

Blurb: As a secret agent for the DEA, Snake’s gone deep into Devils Pride MC with the hope of bringing down the head of Miami’s lucrative drug trade and finds himself saddled with the club’s volatile and secretive SA instead. Unfortunately, after years as partners doing shit neither of them wanted to do for reasons neither of them felt comfortable sharing, Snake considers Trick his best friend. Now he’ll do anything to repair the damage his own necessary lies did to their friendship because, while Trick may have walked away from the MC, Snake needs someone he trusts to have his back.
Meanwhile, Snake’s contact at the DEA has him tied up in knots. The sexy voice and inappropriate comments have him walking around with a permanent set of blue balls. Life undercover is lonely and he lives for every phone call, but his own personal Deep Throat is skittish about committing to a date once Snake returns to headquarters. As far as Snake’s concerned, they only have one shot to build something together and he’s not willing to waste it.
Greg knows he’s not Snake’s type, or anyone’s for that matter. Former love interests called him plain, chubby, and boring. More comfortable in his tech cave than with people, he’s a grade A nerd who isn’t exactly GQ material. Normally he would never be brave enough to flirt with anyone—much less the very hot and very dangerous ginger who’d been starring in his nightly fantasies—but Snake needed something to keep him from getting lost undercover. What started out as a helping hand quickly became an integral part of their relationship—if one could call a five year phone conversation a relationship—and Greg is terrified that once Snake’s sees the wizard behind the curtain, he’ll lose the only man he’s ever loved.
Now the DEA has called Snake home to plan the next stage of the mission, leaving Greg no more places to hide. When fantasy and reality collide, will it be everything Snake hopes for or everything Greg fears? The trick will be staying alive long enough to figure out the answer.

( PG-Rated Excerpt )



Meet the author: Like many readers, the dream of being a writer has been with me a long time. After three decades of trying, I'd begun to doubt. Thanks to social media, I followed my favorite authors hoping to glean some words of wisdom as I pounded out half-formed ideas with alarming regularity. Two repetitive themes emerged: to be a great writer you must read a lot and your butt must be in the chair every day like it's a job. The more you write, the easier it will be to write and the better you will be at writing. I took that advice to heart and write every day. With three series in the works and a full schedule of releases planned for the next two years, it's been amazing to have made this dream my reality.
I am a firm believer in marriage equality, love at first sight, power dynamics, and happily ever after. I'm a lover of strong secondary characters, and series filled with families—biological or chosen. All are themes you'll find throughout my books.

1) Was there a basis for you story? A previous experience or something else? Nope, I’ve never been a DEA agent or involved with drug dealers, gun runners, or human traffickers. I know, my life is boring. Mostly it’s me delving into the mystique of the biker culture and exploiting the perception of them.

2) What skills do you think a writer needs? A certain level of crazy, expert level procrastination, and a very thick skin.

3) What for you is the perfect book hero? He should be strong and sensitive, confident and insecure, goal oriented and willing to get his hands dirty.

4) Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing? Keeping the details straight. My books are all interconnected and story arcs tend to cross over from one book to another, so I keep detailed spreadsheets so I can keep the continuity.

5) Tell us about your favorite childhood book. Where the While Things Are is probably my favorite as it’s the story of little boy who brings his imagination to life. When I’m deep in a story, I feel a lot like Max as I’m bringing my characters and their world to life.

Where to find the author:
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Google +: google.com/+Jessiegbooksmm
Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessiegbooks
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/jessiegbooks/
TSU: https://www.tsu.co/jessiegbooks
Tumblr (NSFW 18+): http://jessiegbooks.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JessieGBooks
Author Pages:
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2016 Rainbow Awards: Driven Snow by Tara Lain (046-03-17-2016)

Driven Snow (Pennymaker Tales) by Tara Lain
Gay Fantasy Romance
Paperback: 210 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (November 25, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634766180
ISBN-13: 978-1634766180
Amazon: Driven Snow (Pennymaker Tales)
Amazon Kindle: Driven Snow (Pennymaker Tales)

A Pennymaker Tale

Young Snowden “Snow” Reynaldi is brilliant, beautiful, and alone. Though he’s shy, weird, and tolerated by the NorCal University students because he’s a renowned whiz at chess and helps put the school on the map, that doesn’t keep him from dreaming of the object of his desires: Riley Prince, championship quarterback.

When Riley needs a physics tutor, Snow jumps at the chance, and their relationship heats up―but Riley has to come out of the jock closet to get anywhere. Meanwhile, Snow’s one true friend and mentor, Professor Kingsley, marries a woman who secretly wants the chess tournament glory and money for herself. Soon after, the professor collapses and Snow finds himself underwater―literally. In a car!

Seven frat brothers from Grimm College rescue Snow just in time for his life to get even worse, and Snow discovers the one relationship he always wanted slipping away. With evil looming at every turn, Snow must survive if only to prove he’s the fairest of them all and regain the trust of his handsome prince.

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Blog Tour: Home by Donna McIntosh

Home by Donna McIntosh
Publisher: Wayward Ink Publishing (March 25, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Home

Synopsis: LAPD Detective Sean Hennessey has one person he's repeatedly tried to arrest and bring to justice: his nemesis, Mitchell Yates.
Yates has been in and out of trouble for years, always skating around the edges of LA’s underbelly; however, Sean can never pin anything on him.
But one night all of that changes.
Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, instead of arresting Yates, Sean is rescued by him and taken to Yates’ home—a satellite high above Earth. There, Sean discovers a world he thought possible only in Science Fiction.
Everything he believed he knew about Yates is turned upside down, and Sean must make a decision: to remain with the LAPD or join Yates and work toward intergalactic peace.

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About the Author: DONNA McINTOSH was born in Elmira, New York, grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, married a Texan and has lived all over Texas for the last thirty-plus years. Donna has four children, ran a Day Care Center for many years and has written fan fiction since she was thirteen.
Donna loves long walks so her mind can ramble. She loves reading and her tastes run from Historical novels, to Sci-Fi, Westerns, Classics, all the way to WWII and biographies. In short, anything that catches her eye.
Donna loves total quiet, very little TV, occasional movies, wildlife, beaches, birds, cats, newborn babies, flowers, and great big smiles. Oh, and hugs!
She hates flying, total darkness, people who talk endlessly about themselves, intolerance, and bigotry.
Donna’s biggest asset? Her wild and endless imagination.
Her biggest flaw? She’s a Libran and simply cannot make a decision!
DONNA McINTOSH can be found at her website: http://donnamcintosh.weebly.com/

"Hi everyone. Thanks for inviting me to your blog. I thought I'd start out by telling you a little bit about myself. I was born in Elmira, NY, grew up in Phoenix, AZ, married a Texan and have lived for the past 40+ years all over Texas. Though I'm not a native Texan; but, like the saying goes, I got here as fast as I could. I have four children, six grand children, and two great-grand children. I'm a widow and retired now from running a day care center for twenty years.
I'd be hard pressed to say which I enjoy more – reading or writing. Both bring me incredible joy. And I enjoy reading just about everything – from westerns, to biographies, SciFi to books about WW2. (I'm currently half way through my set of six books written about WW2 by Winston Churchill.)
It was back in the 70s when I became interested in M/M stories and was sad to realize how few were really out there. That's when I started writing and passing my stories around. (At that time, I had in the neighborhood of two hundred pen pals. Yes, we actually put pen to paper and wrote letters! *Gasp!*)
I started writing fan fiction and it was Star Trek, Starsky and Hutch, and Hawaii 5-0. Life stepped in then and I didn't write anything for years as I was too busy. Then X-Files came along and I had to start writing again. That was about the time I discovered the internet and started posting my stories. I got a lot of favorable feedback, so I decided to try my luck at getting published. HOME is my first book with WIP, but I do have a second SciFi book called THE TEST that has been accepted by them and will be out in due time.
I have several other writing projects in the works and often flip back and forth among them when the mood strikes me. Yes, I know that's now how it's supposed to be done, but that's the way it works for me. If I try and force myself to write – it just won't come. I go from one story to another, original fiction to fan fiction. (Yes, I still write fan fiction. What can I say, I'm still a 'fan girl' at heart. ) So it's not uncommon at all for me to be working on several stories at one time. That's just the way my mind works.
Other than reading and writing, my favorite things to do are jigsaw puzzles, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, and word search. I absolutely love DIY projects, and have wall papered, paneled, laid tile, refinished furniture, painted, and hung ceiling fans, among other things. I sew, quilt, embroidery, and did my own lawn work most of my life. I love to cook and bake, but nothing fancy.
That's about it. I'm just an old lady keeping busy at keeping busy."

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Tackling the Tight End by Tara Lain (045-03-17-2016)

Tackling the Tight End (The Long Pass Chronicles) by Tara Lain
Gay Romantic Suspence
Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (January 15, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1632162636
ISBN-13: 978-1632162632
Amazon: Tackling the Tight End (The Long Pass Chronicles)
Amazon Kindle: Tackling the Tight End (The Long Pass Chronicles)

A Novel in the Long Pass Chronicles

Everyone wants the best for SCU student and tight end Raven Nez―and they know exactly what that is. Enter the NFL draft, become a big football hero, promote his tribe’s casino, and make a lot of money to help people on the reservation. Just one problem. Raven’s gay and he really wants to work with gay kids. Plus he figures a gay Native tight end will get flattened in the NFL. Then the casino board hires a talented student filmmaker to create ads for the tribal business and asks Raven to work with him. But the filmmaker is Dennis Hascomb, a guy with so much to hide and a life so ugly it’s beyond Raven’s understanding. Still he’s drawn to Dennis's pain and incredible ability to survive. Captivated by Raven’s stories of the two-spirited and by the amazing joy of finally having a friend, Dennis knows he has to break free from everything he’s ever been taught was good―but that’s a struggle that could kill him and Raven too. Is there a chance for “the great red hope” and the “whitest guy on earth”? A future for the serpent and the raven?

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Book Blast: Laid by A.J. Llewellyn

Laid (Massive Studio #1) by A.J. Llewellyn
Publisher: Torquere
Purchase: Torquere Press

Synopsis: From the mind of gay porn director John Bruno comes the first book in the Laid series, penned by author A.J. Llewellyn…

Jack Cannon is an elite member of LAPD's new Violent Crimes Unit. He's tough, he's smart...he's also gay. Jack's a guy who deals with pressure and stress by cruising. When he has a fling with a hot guy one even hotter night in Los Angeles, it's no casual coupling. This guy is great. Jack wouldn’t mind seeing him again except he's discovered he'll be seeing a lot of him. This is Lucio Natale, the most violent mob boss ever to land in the city of angels.

He’s the guy Jack's supposed to tail—and preferably kill.

Previously Published by Stiff Rain Press.

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Meet The Author: A.J. Llewellyn’s obsession with myth, magic, love, and romance might have led to serious stalking charges had it not been for the ability to write. Thanks to the existence of some very patient publishers, A.J.’s days are spent writing, reading and dreaming up new worlds. A.J. has definitely stopped Google-searching former boyfriends and given up all ambition to taste test every cupcake in the universe to produce over 200 published gay erotic romance novels.

A.J. wants you to read them all. A.J. can be found lurking on Facebook and Twitter—part-time class clown being another occupation. When not writing or reading, A.J.’s other passions include juggling, kite-boarding, and spending a fortune buying upgrade apps for Pearl’s Peril and Farm Heroes Saga.

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