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2016 Rainbow Awards: Shifting Chaos by Elizabeth Noble (026-03-02-2016)

Shifting Chaos (The Sleepless City #4) by Elizabeth Noble
Gay Paranormal Romance
Paperback: 216 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (September 7, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1634763203
ISBN-13: 978-1634763202
Amazon: Shifting Chaos (The Sleepless City #4)
Amazon Kindle: Shifting Chaos (The Sleepless City #4)

Sequel to Family and Reflection

The Sleepless City: Book Four

Chaos reigns in The Sleepless City, and it’s really beginning to piss Detective Jonas Forge off. He’s got inner demons to battle and a life to build with his new soul mate, Blair Turner. Nothing is going right, and he already feels the universe is conspiring against him when a turn of events he never saw coming flips his world upside down.

Hallucinations grip the town and everyone in it, threatening to tear their precariously built family apart, and the only way forward is to bare all to each other. This means Declan and Blair need to learn to accept one another. Lucas Coate has to move forward without ties to his werewolf pack and live a monogamous life with Declan.

But while Forge and Declan confront horrors from their shared past, Simon learns a terrible truth about vampires―one he couldn’t have imagined in his worst nightmares.

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Blog Tour: Mending the Rift by Chris T. Kat

Mending the Rift by Chris T. Kat
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Amazon Kindle: Mending the Rift

Blurb: In a future where man’s ability to reproduce is severely compromised, humanity has adapted to survive. Breeders—male and female—have become precious commodities, and they are strictly guarded and subject to limitations.
Luca Walker is a breeder. Though he knows what’s expected of him as the youngest son of the Northern Confederacy’s Vice President, he’s held out against the pressures of an arranged marriage because he longs to marry for love, not duty. But he’s been promised to Colonel Liam Smith and there’s little he can do about it, no matter that Luca is secretly in love with his bodyguard, Marcus Gray.
When Luca finds himself pregnant with Marcus’s baby, Smith is furious and vows to take what is his—by force, if necessary. Now Luca must fight for his life and the life of his unborn child… as well as the love of Marcus and the happily ever after he’s always dreamed of.

( Excerpt from Chapter Two )



Meet the author: Chris T. Kat lives in the middle of Europe, where she shares a house with her husband of many years and their two children. She stumbled upon the M/M genre by luck and was swiftly drawn into it. She divides her time between work, her family—which includes chasing after escaping horses and lugging around huge instruments such as a harp—and writing. She enjoys a variety of genres, such as mystery/suspense, paranormal, and romance. If there's any spare time, she happily reads for hours, listens to audiobooks or does cross stitch.

1) How do you develop your plots and characters?
Most of the time the story simply pops up in my head, or a certain character wants to be heard. Only when I’ve gotten the gist of the story, or what the main character wants to tell me, I sit down and jot down major points of the story. Then I run through ideas how to develop the story further and see that all the puzzle pieces fit together.

2) Who doesn’t love a good hero? Tell us about your protagonist. Was there a real life inspiration behind him?
I’m not sure I’d say Luca is a hero, at least not in the classical sense. He’s held out against an arranged marriage because he wants to live his own life without the regulation the government has for breeders. Is that heroic?
Luca isn’t based on a single person, but on all those people who stand up for their beliefs and have brought changes to the world by insisting the current politics aren’t up-to-date anymore.

3) What real-life inspirations do you use when world building?
In Mending the Rift, which is set in the future and after a Third World War, the story takes place in what was formerly known as Germany. I took the liberty of using places I’ve lived or visited frequently, so I could describe the areas properly (though most of the places are in ruins in the story).
I draw inspiration from people I know in real life, from their fights for freedom or independence, but also from the way people love each other.

4) Did you learn anything from this book and what was it?
I refreshed my memory about pregnancies and the various complications that can arise. 

5) It’s your last meal on earth. What do you choose?
Probably some sort of casserole with noodles and lots of cheese plus a big dessert.

Where to find the author:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/christi_kat
GoodReads: http://www.goodreads.com/ChrisTKat
Blog: http://christikat.blogspot.com
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2016 Rainbow Awards: Games of Rome by J. P. Kenwood (025-02-28-2016)

Games of Rome (Dominus #2) by J. P. Kenwood
Gay Historical
Publisher: JPK Publishing (November 18, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: Games of Rome (Dominus #2)

In this sequel to Dominus, Gaius Fabius Rufus, the victorious general of Rome’s brutal Dacian Wars, finds his loyalties and his affections pulled in different directions. Should he return to Rome and secure his claim to the imperial throne, or remain at his seaside villa and protect his pleasure slave, the fierce Dacian prince, Allerix? Retaliation for the murder of his beloved friend beckons him home, but his desire for justice could put both him and Allerix in mortal danger. As Gaius’s deceptions multiply, another tragedy strikes. Will the Lion of the Lucky IV Legion be forced to sacrifice his besotted heart to achieve his aspirations for supreme power?

Every moment since Allerix’s violent capture has tested the young prince’s fortitude and cunning. If he can kill the triumphant emperor who decimated his Dacian nation, revenge and immortality will be his glorious, everlasting rewards. But to realize his scheme for vengeance, he must deceive the Roman master whose body he lusts, the handsome, arrogant man whom he has grown to adore and admire. Can two former enemies—the conqueror and the conquered—find trust and true love, or are the consequences of war destined to tear them apart? Can Gaius and Allerix survive the perilous games of Rome?

Dominus is a plot-packed erotic m/m fantasy set in ancient Rome during the reign of Emperor Trajan (AD 98-117). Games of Rome is the second book in this alternative history saga—a tumultuous journey of forbidden love, humor, sex, friendship, political intrigue, deception, and murder.

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Book Blast: The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker by Rob Rosen

The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker by Rob Rosen
Publisher: Torquere Press (March 9, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: The Butcher, The Baker, The Candlestick Maker

Book Blurb: A photography student gets more than he bargains for when he photographs a blond Polish butcher, who he has sex with in the back of the butcher shop; a ginger-haired Irish baker, who he has sex with in the back of the bakery; and a brunette British candlestick maker, who he has sex with in the back of the candle shop. All of the men photographed are in period costume and all have tricks up their sleeves—and, of course, down their pants. In the end, a budding romance evolves between the student and the butcher.

( Excerpt )



Author Bio: Rob Rosen (www.therobrosen.com), award-winning author of the novels Sparkle: The Queerest Book You'll Ever Love, Divas Las Vegas, Hot Lava, Southern Fried, Queerwolf, Vamp, Queens of the Apocalypse, Creature Comfort and Fate, and editor of the anthologies Lust in Time, Men of the Manor, Best Gay Erotica 2015 and Best Gay Erotica of the Year, Volume 1, has had short stories featured in more than 200 anthologies.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Dowry Blade by Cherry Potts (024-02-27-2016)

The Dowry Blade by Cherry Potts
Lesbian Fantasy
Paperback: 394 pages
Publisher: Arachne Press (February 25, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1909208205
ISBN-13: 978-1909208209
Amazon: The Dowry Blade
Amazon Kindle: The Dowry Blade

Trust anyone, even an enemy... ...Trust no one, not even a friend. A fantasy epic of the strength and limitations of love and loyalty: between friends, lovers, kin, strangers- and enemies.Nine years after the loss of her sister, and near obliteration of her clan in an ill conceived raid, Brede, a plains' nomad, is living unwillingly in the marshes. The sudden ending of a decade long drought, brings with it many changes; rumour has it that the rain was bought at the price of a King's head, and the sword needed for such a sacrifice is missing. Change comes for Brede in the arrival of Tegan, a wounded mercenary. Brede's discovery, first of the Dowry Blade and a stolen horse, and then of Tegan's history, sets in train a journey to the capital in search of her missing sister and leads to an unexpected role in the Queen's household, and a powerful lover.

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Blog Tour: Desolation Angel by Layla Dorine

Desolation Angel by Layla Dorine
Publisher: Wayward Ink Publishing (March 4, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Desolation Angel

Synopsis: Dare gets lost in music only he can hear.
Since childhood, it’s rolled through his mind, drowning out the rest of the world. When he comes back to himself he has the notes and lyrics for the songs his band plays. But he wonders if such talent is worth it, when the rest of his life is such a mess.
All Sionn ever wanted was Dare’s attention.
But that won’t happen as long as Dare has his ‘musical dreams’, so he keeps his attraction a secret. Too bad it’s impossible to keep anything secret when you live with your three best friends. When Sionn’s temper reaches breaking point, he sets Dare on a quest to ‘fix’ himself, in the hopes of gaining the love of the man he adores.
But Fate has a funny way of twisting things.
And ‘normal’ is just a state of mind, isn’t it? While Dare struggles to change, secrets are revealed, loyalties are tested, and the band is offered the chance of a lifetime. Can they pull themselves together fast enough to take advantage of it, or will Dare’s desire to be ‘normal’ unravel all their lives?

( Excerpt )



About the author: LAYLA DORINE lives among the sprawling prairies of Midwestern America, in a house with more cats than people. She loves hiking, fishing, swimming, martial arts, camping out, photography, cooking, and dabbling with several artistic mediums. In addition, she loves to travel and visit museums, historic, and haunted places.
Layla got hooked on writing as a child, starting with poetry and then branching out, and she hasn’t stopped writing since. Hard times, troubled times, the lives of her characters are never easy, but then what life is? The story is in the struggle, the journey, the triumphs and the falls. She writes about artists, musicians, loners, drifters, dreamers, hippies, bikers, truckers, hunters and all the other folks that she’s met and fallen in love with over the years. Sometimes she writes urban romance and sometimes its aliens crash landing near a roadside bar. When she isn’t writing, or wandering somewhere outdoors, she can often be found curled up with a good book and a kitty on her lap.

Layla Dorine can be found at:
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/layladorine
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/layladorine/

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Adoni by Rider Jacobs (023-02-26-2016)

Adoni by Rider Jacobs
Gay Fantasy Romance
Publisher: Dark Hollows Press, LLC (November 18, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: Adoni

As King of the Celestial realm, Adoni should have everything he wants, but he lacks the one thing he desires, someone to love.

Inheriting the throne while still a child, Adoni always did as the council expected of him. He has watched others fall in love and start a family but was afraid he would never find a person who wanted him for anything other than his title. With the threat of war looming, Adoni does the one thing the council forbids, he tours his kingdom to unite his people. When Adoni meets Navarah, a mage from the Dark Realms, he enters into a love affair he knows will be forbidden, but when Navarah is kidnapped by those who wish war, will Adoni be able to save the one he has come to love?

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Book Blast: Spanked in the Woodshed (Bend Over #3) by Brina Brady

Spanked in the Woodshed (Bend Over #3) by Brina Brady
Series: Bend Over Series
Paperback: 344 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (February 26, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1530020638
ISBN-13: 978-1530020638
Amazon: Spanked in the Woodshed (Bend Over #3)
Amazon Kindle: Spanked in the Woodshed (Bend Over #3)

Blurb: Young Shane gets himself in trouble again with his Dom. Afraid of Julien thinking he is insane when he believes someone is following him at the university, he makes matters worse for himself. He wants to please him, make him happy, and be the best sub for Julien.
His Dom gives him everything he needs. He helps him learn to deal with his problems the right way and not with drugs. He pays for his college and lets him work at one of his clubs to be independent and earn some of his own money.
Something or someone always seems to get in the way of their progress. This time besides the lies and rule breaking, it's a couple of different people trying to ruin their relationship.
Julien tries to be patient with Shane. He loves him and wants to be the safe place Shane can always come home to, but misunderstandings, lies, and shortcomings threaten this couple the one thing they need more than anything else, each other.
This story is steamy hot, but it isn’t just a story of BDSM. It is a story of love with a super HEA to end the series.

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: I am from Huntington Beach, Ca. I taught various subjects at a Continuation High School in Los Angeles, California for 27 years. I obtained a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in history, Secondary Social Science Credential and a Master’s Degree in Secondary Reading and Secondary Education from California State University, Long Beach. I also enrolled in some creative writing classes at UCLA.

Where to find the author:
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrinaBrady
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/brinabrady/
Goodreads link: https://www.goodreads.com/PrincessBrina
My Blog http://brinabrady.wordpress.com
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2016 Rainbow Awards: Behr Facts and When Adam Fell by Pat Henshaw (022-02-26-2016)

Behr Facts and When Adam Fell (2 novellas as 1 submission) by Pat Henshaw
Gay Contemporary Romance

Behr Facts (Foothills Pride Stories)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press; 1 edition (October 28, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: Behr Facts (Foothills Pride Stories)

A Foothills Pride Story

Big, burly CEO Abe Behr is dismayed to discover someone—possibly a family member—is stealing from Behr Construction, which primarily employs Behr relatives. Abe takes the unprecedented step of hiring an outsider, likeable CPA Jeff Mason, to go over the books and help find the culprit. They are drawn to each other as they talk to workers, including Abe’s two younger brothers and their shifty cousin.

Since he has sacrificed romance all his life to build the business, Abe’s surprised by his feelings for the handsome Jeff. He’s even more shocked when they are confronted by bigotry in the Sierra Nevada foothills community, which is being inundated by gays moving from the San Francisco area. As he and Jeff get closer, Abe must come to grips with coming out to a family and community that aren’t very tolerant. Fortunately, being the head Behr helps him find his footing and grab onto love when it bites him.

When Adam Fell (Foothills Pride Stories)
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press; 1 edition (February 24, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: When Adam Fell (Foothills Pride Stories)

A Foothills Pride Story

When his lover Jason’s drug addiction spiraled out of control, TV celebrity chef and cookbook author Adam de Leon walked away from him. Adam also abandoned his renowned restaurant in San Francisco to start a small bistro in the Sierra Foothills.

Five years later Adam is battling the conservative leaders of Stone Acres, California, to open a new restaurant in historic Old Town when Jason turns up on his doorstep—a recovered Jason, now going by the name David and claiming he's overcome his addictions. What’s more, he begs Adam to take him back and says he’s ready for their happily ever after.

Adam has enough on his plate with problems plaguing the opening of his restaurant. And now he’s having a hard time deciding which to follow—his head or his heart.

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Book Blast: For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix

For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix
Paperback: 224 pages
Publication Date: March 10, 2016
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1530373336
ISBN-13: 978-1530373338
Amazon: For Never and Always
Amazon Kindle: For Never and Always

Blurb: Seth finds himself alone at an abandoned train station, with no idea what happened, or how he got there. He boards a train, only to discover it’s a special express transporting the recently deceased to their final destination. The conductor tells him he’s having a near-death experience. Seth wonders if it has something to do with his violent boyfriend, but that doesn't matter. All that matters is getting the hell off the train before he actually dies. But when he spots his best friend and secret crush among the traveling dead, the urge to leave fades…

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: Ana writes m/m romance and erotica. Her interest in hot guy-on-guy action was first sparked by reading scandalous Japanese mangas. A dirty secret she couldn’t resist. In a long bout of insanity – also known as her life — she decided to learn the language and escape to the land of sushi, sumo, and yaoi.
She’s since moved back to Europe to be with the love of her life – delicious European chocolate.
Now she resides in the sunny part of Germany where she fills her days chasing her dreams and writing about men in complicated relationships. Her family believes she’s writing “erotic manga stories.” She’s pleased they got the erotic part right, at least.

Where to find the author:
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Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/anajphoenix/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/anajphoenix
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...



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