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Blog Tour: Finding Shawn by Phil Marcello

Finding Shawn (Dangerous Lives of High School Athletes #1) by Phil Marcello
Publisher: Wayward Ink Publishing (March 1, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Finding Shawn (Dangerous Lives of High School Athletes #1)

Synopsis: Shawn and Alex have been friends since first grade.
Alex, the rock star quarterback, appears to be basking in the limelight of his success and his new romance with Pam. But appearances can be deceiving.
Shawn is the key man in the football team’s solid defense. He’s also the senior class’ most eligible bachelor. But Shawn has no time to get involved with a girl—at least, that’s what he tells his friends.
In reality, he does have a love interest… Tony Valito.
Side-by-side, the relationships between the two couples blossom. One in the open. The other in secret. That is, until Shawn’s world erupts when the rumor that he’s gay gathers momentum.
In trying to find Shawn, perhaps his friends will end up finding themselves. And everyone will discover how dangerous are the lives of high school athletes.

( Excerpt )

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About the author: PHIL MARCELLO started writing as a boy in the sixties. Growing up in the projects wasn’t easy, but reading and writing were a couple of healthy vices he picked up along the way. Life happened, but Phil never entirely lost his interest and over the years, he started, but never finished, over a dozen stories.
Fortunately, he saved them all and now has the time and desire to complete them. Phil knows it will take years, but as he enjoys writing and views it as his art form it’s a labor of love he gladly undertakes.

PHIL MARCELLO can be found at:
Website: http://webwriters.us
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bear.Jcbdrac...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jcbdraco

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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Awakening by Dawn Carter (031-03-08-2016)

The Awakening by Dawn Carter
Lesbian Paranormal Romance
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Rose Quartz Publishing; 1 edition (January 21, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0692557679
ISBN-13: 978-0692557679
Amazon: The Awakening
Amazon Kindle: The Awakening

What do you get when you combine a powerful immortal witch with an immortal warrior of the Gods in holy matrimony? An indestructible team. Nira who was once a vampire made a pact with the Gods to fight the evil, and in return, she would regain her humanity and become an immortal warrior for the Gods. Stephanie, who had just come into her powers, teamed up with Nira to destroy the chaos that reigned terror upon the streets. As promised the Gods bestowed immortality upon her. Nira, along with her life partner Stephanie, had fought hard for centuries to keep the evils of the world abet. Coming full circle, history repeats itself, vengeance being the end game. Pitted against time itself, they fervently search for the sources of evil. What they find in the darkness could destroy all hope for the future.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Four Point by Max Ellendale (030-03-08-2016)

Four Point by Max Ellendale
Lesbian Mystery / Thriller
Publication Date: September 17, 2015
Amazon Kindle: Four Point

Thirty-two bodies, twenty years, and a cold case that lives inside her alone. Detective Sali James teeters on the edge of sanity as she's forced to unearth her darkest days in order to stop Washington's most elusive serial killer. "Isn't watching beautiful?"

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Blog Tour: Then Sawyer Happened by Hurri Cosmo

Then Sawyer Happened by Hurri Cosmo
Publisher: Dark Hollows Press
Amazon Kindle: Then Sawyer Happened

Blurb: Trace is nursing a broken heart. He lost his job, his boyfriend of two years was cheating on him, and his apartment building burned right to the ground with all his worldly possessions. It was time for Trace to get out of Minnesota.
So Trace heads for Texas and Riven Creek Ranch, the horse farm his aunt Lois owns. But hours before he arrives, Lois is in a terrible car accident that nearly takes her life, and Trace finds himself in charge of the ranch kitchen. Sounds simple enough and it's the least he can do for his recuperating aunt.
Then Sawyer happens.
Sawyer is his aunt's big, beautiful, muscle bound, incredibly sexy straight ranch manager. Someone who has no clue Trace is gay. And meeting the big man should have been okay, except it was in the middle of his aunt's kitchen at five in the morning and Trace was nearly naked. Embarrassing? Yep. But the very next day Trace proceeded to ramp up his embarrassment by quantum leaps when he nearly sets his aunt's house on fire and the brooding Sawyer has to come to the rescue.
Seems like Trace's "luck" followed him.
Not to mention that Aunt Lois's "accident" was actually attempted murder. And now, they just might want Trace dead, too.
Can Trace figure out who's behind the attempts on his aunt's life AND keep Sawyer from finding out he's hot for the cowboy?
He probably can’t. But he’s going to try.

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: Hurri Cosmo lives in Minnesota where she holds tight to the idea that there, where it’s cold a good part of the year, she won’t age as fast. Yep, she avoids the truth as much as she avoids mirrors. But one of the reasons she loves writing is reality doesn’t always offer up a “happily ever after” and being able to take control of that is a powerful lure. Being a happy ending junkie, writing just makes them easier to find. Oh, she doesn’t mind “real life” and she does try to at least keep it in mind when she writes her stories, but she truly loves creating a wonderful couple, knowing they will fall in love and have their HEA. Every - single - time. And, of course, that is exactly the reason she loves reading this genre, too. Give her a glass of red wine, some dark chocolate, and her computer, whether she is reading or writing, and she will entertain herself for hours. The fact she actually gets paid to do it is Snickers bars on the frosting on the cake.

1) What are your ambitions for your writing career?
First and foremost, to continue. I feel that I am growing and learning with every new book I finish. I have a ton of ideas and more come to me all the time so I will probably never have enough time in my life to write every book I want to. But in particular I do have a short term goal. To finish a story my late sister “wrote” in time for my mom to see it in print. I have started it. But my mom is sick now. Terminally, if we listen to the doctors. It sounds like I don’t have a ton of time. Right now, my biggest goal for my writing would be to get that done.

2) How many published books do you have? Can you tell us something about them?
I want to say 19 at the moment, soon to be twenty. But in a few short weeks it will be back down to five. A publisher of mine is closing at the end of the month taking 15 of my books off the market until I can either find a home for them, (some of them again) or self-pub them OR just let them die. What are they? All are M/M right now. As far as breaking those down into more categories, I have fantasy, SciFi, contemporary and westerns. So pretty much all over the board. Except more than two “M”’s. I don’t have any of those. 

3) Your main character wants to cook something special for his love interest. What does he make?
In this book Trace would make Texas BBQ complete with loaded potato salad, sweet baked beans, and warm, fresh out of the over apple pie.

4) What are you working on at the moment? What’s it about?
Like I said, the romance my late sister wrote a basic synopsis for prior to passing away. I want to finish it for her and get it into print for my mom who is very sick. But other than that I have several WIP. “Ghost Wolf Chronicles”, about a wolf who can turn invisible and must solve a mystery concerning who is killing all the wolves. “The Boy Next Door” which is about a young man named Brandon who moves in with his grandmother to escape an abusive lover. Next door to her lives a man named Victor who is very “well-armed”, to the point Brandon thinks the man just might be a terrorist. But as time goes on Victor slowly wins Brandon over. Unfortunately Brandon has a dark secret, one that his abusive ex-boyfriend knows and when he shows up on Brandon’s doorstep and learns he has a relationship with Victor, he is hell bent on making sure Victor knows what he might be getting into. Now Brandon isn’t sure if the arsenal Victor has will be used to save him…or kill him.
And of course I have the promised sequels to “The Door Keeper” and “The Astral Mage” and also the promise to bring “Mates, Inc.” and “Hyden’s Law” together in another sequel.

5) Do you aim for a set amount of words/pages per day?
I try but sometimes life doesn’t allow it. I do sit down with my computer every day and get something done. Sometimes it is simply re-reading and tweaking what I already wrote the day before or doing some research, but I do work every day. Usually it is early in the morning, like five AM, especially on the weekends, because usually no one is up and it is quiet.

Where to find the author:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hurri.cosmo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/HurriCosmo
Website: www.hurricosmo.com
Blog: http://hurricosmo.blogspot.com/
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...



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2016 Rainbow Awards: Beloved Unmasked by Brita Addams (029-03-06-2016)

Beloved Unmasked (Cherished One #1) by Brita Addams
Gay Historical Romance
Paperback: 274 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 16, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634765176
ISBN-13: 978-1634765176
Amazon: Beloved Unmasked (Cherished One #1)
Amazon Kindle: Beloved Unmasked (Cherished One #1)

Cherished One: Book One

A Tarnished novel

Born to a spiteful prostitute in Storyville, the red-light district in New Orleans, David comes into the world as Picayune, meaning “of little value,” or, as his mother reminds him, “nothing.” In the early 20th century brothels and clubs, his love of music sustains young Pic until a life-changing meeting places him on the road to respectability, and Pic reinvents himself as David Reid.

As David realizes happiness for the first time, conscription forces his friend and first love, Spencer Webb, into the Great War. While he pursues a law degree, letters from Spence connect David to his hopes for the future. After staggering news at war’s end, David must find a way to move forward. Under the tutelage of his benefactor, David’s career prospers, but specters from Storyville threaten all he’s worked so hard to achieve.

The past holds both pain and love. Will facing it head-on destroy David or give him everything he’s ever dared dream?

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Blog Tour: Ceílí by Moriah Gemel

Ceílí by Moriah Gemel
Paperback: 200 pages
Publisher: Interlude Press (March 17, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1941530656
ISBN-13: 978-1941530658
Amazon: Ceílí
Amazon Kindle: Ceílí

Blurb: The Los Angeles music scene has not been kind to Devon Caelin. He struggles to fit in and has a streak of bad luck the length of the Sunset Strip. One rare rainy night, he drowns his sorrows from bar-to-bar, until he stumbles into an alley club called Céilí. He discovers that it’s home to a small community of mystical people making their way in the human world, and that he found it only because he is Fae himself. With mentoring from the pub’s proprietor, Eldan—a powerful Fae Lord protecting his kind in the city—Devon unearths his past and discovers his magical abilities. His life appears to be back on track—until a member of the Faerie Court is murdered and the secret of their world is threatened to be revealed.

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: Moriah Gemel has developed a dedicated following for her realistic, sexually-charged stories over twelve years in online fan communities. Moriah is passionate about diversity in fiction, as well as realistic depictions of BDSM and sex education. Her first novel, Load the Dice, was published as a serial in ten parts. Céilí is her second novel. She lives with her husband, young son, and two cats.

Where to find the author:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/moriahgemel
Twitter: @moriahgemel
Goodreads Link: www.goodreads.com/moriahgemel



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2016 Rainbow Awards: Loving Jordan by Andrea Dalling (028-03-06-2016)

Loving Jordan: The Complete Trilogy by Andrea Dalling
Gay Erotic Romance
Series: Ache of Desire
Paperback: 380 pages
Publisher: Artesian Well Publishing (February 3, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 194219806X
ISBN-13: 978-1942198062
Amazon: Loving Jordan: The Complete Trilogy
Amazon Kindle: Loving Jordan: The Complete Trilogy

A painful longing… Jordan knows his crush on Rick is hopeless. His fellow football player and lifelong friend is straight. Now that they’re heading off to college in separate states, maybe Jordan can finally find a man who’ll return his feelings. He doesn’t know Rick’s secret: every time he’s with a girl, all he can think about is Jordan. A shattering encounter… Two weeks before they start their freshman year, the pair spend the weekend in a mountain cabin with a king-sized bed. Years of simmering desire hit the flash point, and Jordan can’t help falling in love with his best friend. But Rick struggles to accept the truth. He’s afraid of his parents’ disappointment, and as time passes, he only retreats deeper into the closet. A wrenching choice… Jordan can’t stop loving Rick, but he won’t live a lie. His ultimatum—come out, or we’re through—traps Rick between his all-American golden-boy image and the man who could be his everything. Will he risk it all to win Jordan’s love? This steamy gay romance trilogy is for a mature audience.

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Book Blast: Lioness in Blue by Shira Glassman

Lioness in Blue by Shira Glassman
Publisher: Torquere Press
http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.ph...

Synopisis: First Oboe Dan Cohen may be twice her age, but Second Oboe Lauren Stern isn't about to let that stand in her way. She's been fantasizing about the man beside her in the symphony, and this might just be the concert where she finally finds out what it's like to feel the scruff of his salt-and-pepper goatee against her skin.
If people are going to make intrusive comments about how much older he is, they can get over themselves. Not only is Dan an expert lover who knows how to take care of a woman, but he doesn't want her to be gentle--quite the opposite!

( Excerpt )



Author Bio: Shira Glassman is a bisexual Jew (or possibly twelve tiny bisexual Jews in a trench coat) living in Florida with an activist and a Very Bad Cat. She has played violin, both classically and Appalachian/Irish folk, for thirty years as of the publication of this book. The oboe players in her life are still speaking to her—for now.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Innocent Auction by Victoria Sue (027-03-04-2016)

The Innocent Auction by Victoria Sue
Gay Historical Romance
Paperback: 278 pages
Publisher: Victoria Sue; 1 edition (December 27, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1530259401
ISBN-13: 978-1530259403
Amazon: The Innocent Auction
Amazon Kindle: The Innocent Auction

London 1810. Their love was a death sentence. Deacon, Viscount Carlisle, was aware of the slums and gin-lanes of London. Just as he was aware of the underground traffic that furnished the brothels and bath houses with human innocents. He was also aware that the so-called justice system would hang the accused without much of an attempt at a defense, unless the unfortunate had deep pockets to pay for it. He just hadn’t expected to be directly involved in any of it. It started with a plea for help and ended with forbidden love, the love between a Viscount and a stable-boy. An impossible love and a guarantee of the hangman's noose. Will Deacon fight for Tom? Will he risk the death sentence and take that fight from the stately halls of his English mansion to the horrors of Newgate Prison and the slums of London? Or will he realize that if he doesn't, death will be a welcome end to the loneliness of the sentence he is already living?

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Blog Tour: Finding His Fantasy (1Night Stand) by Deanna Wadsworth

Finding His Fantasy (1Night Stand) by Deanna Wadsworth
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
Amazon Kindle: Finding His Fantasy (1Night Stand)

Blurb: Forty-eight year old art gallery owner Paul Strait loves the nightlife—wild parties, stiff cocktails, and even stiffer men! But his decadent lifestyle has grown lonely and now he’s looking for love. Some days it seems that what he wants must be a fantasy. Hoping that the perfect guy is out there he enlists the help of Madame Eve.
After all, a fantasy service like 1Night Stand should be able to deliver his fantasy man, right?
Josef Debrossé runs an exotic gay bar in the Caribbean known only to locals and select tourists. The many patrons coming in and out of his bar ensure Josef never has a shortage of lovers but he’s grown tired of being just a vacation fling.
Josef wants to be another man’s lover and partner, not a mere souvenir from the islands.
Lost in a dance of lust and allure, both men are thrilled with Madame Eve’s choice for them and feel an intense connection the moment they meet. Flirting over drinks quickly leads to the bedroom. But after their fiery lust has been quenched, the night goes from fantasy to reality without warning. Secrets and frightening pasts threaten to shatter the magical illusion of their perfect date.
Will this budding romance survive in the face of reality?

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: Deanna Wadsworth might be a bestselling erotica author, but she leads a pretty vanilla life in Ohio with her wonderful husband and a couple adorable cocker spaniels. She has been spinning tales and penning stories since childhood, and her first erotic novella was published in 2010. She has served multiple board positions at her local RWA chapter and with Rainbow Romance Writers of America. When she isn’t writing books or brainstorming with friends, you can find her making people gorgeous in a beauty salon. She loves music and dancing, and can often be seen hanging out on the sandbar in the muddy Maumee River or chilling with her hubby and a cocktail in their basement bar. In between all that fun, Deanna cherishes the quiet times when she can let her wildly active imagination have the full run of her mind. Her fascination with people and the interworkings of their relationships have always inspired her to write romance with spice and love without boundaries.

1) Give us an interesting fun fact or a few about your book or series:
The best fun fact about FINDING HIS FANTASY is that both characters have appeared in other books….one written by me and the other written by my writer pal, Wendy Burke. Josef first appeared in my book ACCIDENTALLY BEAUTIFUL, and Paul had a big role in Wendy’s Christmas book WISE MEN SAY. Over beers one day—or maybe while I was cutting her hair—we decided to start “stealing” each other’s characters. FINDING HIS FANTASY is the eighth book we have done this with, and you can find out the correcting reading order here: http://deannawadsworth.com/archives/504

2) How did you come up with the title of your book or series?
This title was a tough one for me, for some reason. Originally it was called “No Woman No Cry” after Josef’s gay bar. It worked because in Wendy’s book WISE MEN SAY Paul helps his BFF Emmy reunite with her MIA military hubby, and in the process Paul “loses” his only confidant in life Emmy whom he jokingly referred to as his “wife.” But since No Woman No Cry is also a song by Bob Marley, I couldn’t really use it and I was stumped for a while before I came up with FINDING HIS FANTASY…. which I am very happy with!

3) Have you ever given one of your characters the personality of someone you know?
I will never tell! LOL

4) What do you think makes a good story?
Obviously quality grammar and clean writing, LOL but well-developed characters that are not one dimensional are a must too. I’ve read books where the plot is slow but the characters suck me in. I like to think Paul in FINDING HIS FANTASY is definitely not a cookie cutter m/m romance hero.

5) What does your family think of your writing?
My hubby is very proud of me, though he doesn’t understand my love of m/m romance. I don’t think I’m alone on that front LOL. He has wondered why I’m not trying to write Harlequin Presents since those pay some big bucks…but I just can’t explain how writing The Sheik’s Virgin Secretary hurts my literary soul LOL

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Buy Deanna’s books at Dreamspinner Press, Decadent Publishing or at any reputable eBook seller
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