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2016 Rainbow Awards: A Royal Craving by Elaine White (009-02-16-2016)

A Royal Craving by Elaine White
Gay Paranormal Romance
Paperback: 440 pages
Publisher: Encompass Ink (January 8, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1530067472
ISBN-13: 978-1530067473
Amazon: A Royal Craving
Amazon Kindle: A Royal Craving

Poor and deaf, Spencer struggles to live in a new world. In search of hope, aged just thirteen, he defies the city and his parents, to visit the prophetess. After promises of a struggle between a path to death and a path to love, he's left with a token of the risk he took. Five years later, Spencer chooses a path that leads him straight into Prosper's arms. Disfigured, the vampire King sees himself as nothing but a monster to haunt Spencer's nightmares. Can a simple human bring Prosper out of the shadows and back into a world that desperately needs his guidance?

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Book Blast: Rustic Memory (Rustic 2) by Nic Starr

Nic Starr’s second book in her RUSTIC series titled RUSTIC MEMORY is OUT today and she is here with us to tell you some more about it!

Rustic Memory (Rustic 2) by Nic Starr
Amazon Kindle: Rustic Memory (Rustic 2)

Blurb: Tyler Samuels had his reasons for leaving the country town where he grew up. He moved to the city, established a home and a career, and found love. Now Ty is in his early thirties, and as his life takes another tragic turn, he finds himself returning to the place he first ran from.
Mac McGrath has lived in Armidale all his life. He loves his family and his job as an electrician, running the family business. The only thing missing in his life is a relationship. When Ty, his teenage crush, arrives back in town, maybe he has found someone to love at last.
What starts as friends with benefits quickly turns to more for Mac, but Ty will need to let go of his memories if he is to learn to love again. But can Mac wait that long?

( EXCERPT )



Rustic Melody Book #1 Released 26th January 2016
Rustic Memory Book #2 Release date 26th February 2016
Rustic Moment Book #3 Expected March/April

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Nic Starr lives in Australia where she tries to squeeze as much into her busy life as possible. Balancing the demands of a corporate career with raising a family and writing can be challenging but she wouldn't give it up for the world.
Always a reader, the lure of m/m romance was strong and she devoured hundreds of wonderful m/m romance books before eventually realising she had some stories of her own that needed to be told!
When not writing or reading, she loves to spend time with her family-an understanding husband and two beautiful daughters, and is often found indulging in her love of cooking and planning her dream home in the country.
You can find Nic on Facebook, Twitter and her blog. She'd love it if you stopped by to say hi.

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2016 Rainbow Awards: Not Safe For Work by L.A. Witt (008-02-16-2016)

Not Safe For Work by L.A. Witt
Gay Erotic Romance
Paperback: 314 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing (December 15, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1619232049
ISBN-13: 978-1619232044
Amazon: Not Safe For Work
Amazon Kindle: Not Safe For Work

They're a match made in the dungeon...until their secret gets out. Bored senseless in a meeting, architectural modeler Jon McNeill amuses himself with a kinky dating app on his phone. Then the app matches him with another user...who's six feet away. Suddenly Jon finds himself on the same page as someone way above his pay grade: millionaire property developer Rick Pierce. His firm's biggest-and hottest-client. The app isn't kidding either. They're a perfect match. Jon's a Dom, Rick's a sub, and bondage is their thing. Both guys are well into their forties, know their way around the bedroom, and definitely appreciate a good suit. And the best part? They're a match outside the bedroom too. But office relationships aren't easy to keep a secret. When the truth comes out, Jon is certain he's about to get fired. Instead, his bosses throw him a curve ball-an ultimatum that puts both his job and his relationship in jeopardy. Warning: Contains literal and figurative sex machines, blindfolds, a sub being punished during a business meeting, enough rope to tangle up a millionaire, and a Golden Girls marathon.

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Blog Tour: Wolf, Becoming by Rory Ni Coileain

Wolf, Becoming by Rory Ni Coileain
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press; 2 edition (February 24, 2016)
Amazon Kindle: Wolf, Becoming

Blurb: Volyk learns very young that he has to hide what he is—oboroten’, shape-shifter—after his father is killed and skinned by a hunter, and the pack that takes in his pregnant mother is hostile to his kind. When Volyk is ordered to fight the pack’s beta to prove his fitness, but instead obeys his hormones and tries to mount him, he’s declared an abomination and forced to flee.
Ilya, too, hides a secret. Being young and gay in modern Russia is dangerous, and he knows it. But the truth eventually gets out, and his brothers lure him into the forest to kill him. They’re stopped by Volyk, who hides the mortally wounded Ilya in his den. The only way to heal the human is to turn him into an oboroten’.
Unfortunately, Ilya’s gentle nature is ill suited to the life of a wolf. But when Volyk’s old pack returns, seeking to take away Volyk’s magickal den, Ilya will have to embrace – truly become – the wolf Volyk made him, to save both his mate’s life and his own.

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Meet the author: Rory Ni Coileain majored in creative writing, back when Respectable Colleges didn’t offer such a major. She had to design it herself, at a university which boasted one professor willing to teach creative writing: a British surrealist who went nuts over students writing dancing bananas in the snow, but did not take well to high fantasy. Graduating Phi Beta Kappa at the age of nineteen, she sent off her first short story to an anthology that was being assembled by an author she idolized, and received one of those rejection letters that puts therapists’ kids through college. For the next thirty years or so she found other things to do, such as going to law school, ballet dancing (at more or less the same time), volunteering as a lawyer with Gay Men’s Health Crisis, and nightclub singing, until her stories started whispering to her. Currently, she’s a lawyer and a legal editor; the proud mother of a budding filmmaker; and is busily wedding her love of myth and legend to her passion for m/m romance. She is a three-time Rainbow Award finalist.

Tell us your writing goals for this year.
Well, finishing UNDERTOW, SoulShares #7. And STONE COLD, SoulShares #8 and the conclusion of the series. And I’m working on a short story for a Shakespearean m/m charity project, and I have a few chapters of another Russian shapeshifter novel sitting in an electronic drawer – birds, this time. I’ve been asked if I’m going to do any more with Naqxo and Damis, the Lamia and his Mated from my Love Is an Open Road story from last summer, and I’d love to. And…. I have an idea for a science fiction novel kicking around in the back of my head. There’s a romance feel to it, but the romances aren’t the center of the story. We’ll see what comes of that – I’m having a lot of fun with the idea!

Where to find the author:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rory.nicoileain
Facebook Author Page: www.facebook.com/Soulshares/
Twitter: @RoryNi
Facebook Author Group (Rory’s Three Rs): www.facebook.com/groups/721651487924752/
Goodreads Link: www.goodreads.com/author/show/6548821...



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2016 Rainbow Awards: Rain Shadow by L.A. Witt (007-02-16-2016)

Rain Shadow by L.A. Witt
Gay Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 206 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (October 10, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626493677
ISBN-13: 978-1626493674
Amazon: Rain Shadow
Amazon Kindle: Rain Shadow

Jeremy Rose came to Bluewater Bay to work as Anna Maxwell's bodyguard, not to escape his increasingly bitter relationship with his estranged kids. He just wants to focus on his job and be alone for a while. He's done with love, especially now that three years after his long overdue divorce, he's got a front-row seat to the rapid deterioration between Anna and her girlfriend. Cynical doesn't even begin to describe him.

Then Anna and Leigh's attempts to reconcile put him in the crosshairs of marriage counselor Scott Fletcher. Scott's exactly what Jeremy needs right now: gorgeous, hot, horny, single, and 100% uninterested in a relationship. The problem is, too much no-strings-attached sex-and too much time in each other's company-inevitably builds emotional connection.

Except Jeremy refuses to seek counseling for his broken family, and Scott refuses to get seriously involved with men who work dangerous jobs. They both need to realize they can only hide for so long from the pain they came here to escape. They must face their pasts before they lose their shot at a happy future.

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Blog Tour: American Flyboy by N.D. Clark

American Flyboy by N.D. Clark
Release Date: December 5, 2015
Publisher: N.D. Clark
Amazon Kindle: American Flyboy

Blurb: American Flyboy is a highly readable, erotic M/M romance set amidst the backdrop of World War II.

The story is fast-paced and characterized by the believability of its characters, notably the protagonist, Lt. Kenneth Hellman, and the romance that develops between Kenneth and Colonel Wilhelm Braun. The erotic reader in search of well-nuanced, sexy love/lovemaking scenes will not be disappointed; the author is gifted with an affinity toward creating realistic, absorbing sex scenes.

( Excerpt from American Flyboy )



Meet the author: N.D.Clark was born in Biloxi, MS and educated at NC State University. He is an American author who loves reading and writing gay romance/erotica set in historical backgrounds and spending time with his husband Jim, going for long walks in nature parks, dining out and taking in the occasional movie. He has been with his husband, Jim for almost sixteen years and was married two years ago, shortly have the US Supreme Court ruling allowing gay marriage throughout the United States.

"I was born in Biloxi, MS and educated at NC State University. I’m an American author who loves reading and writing gay romance/erotica set in historical backgrounds and spending time with my husband Jim, going for long walks in nature parks, dining out and taking in the occasional movie. I’ve been with my husband, Jim for almost sixteen years, and we were married two years ago, shortly have the US Supreme Court ruling allowing gay people to marry throughout the United States.
American Flyboy is my first book and it is a highly readable, erotic M/M romance set amidst the backdrop of World War II."

1) Why do you write?
It’s a high for me. A whole book that started out as a firefly of an idea just floating around in my head and then developed into a one-sentence tagline, a premise, the synopsis and finally a full-fledged novel.

2) Which of your books was the most difficult to write?
Well, since American Flyboy is my first and only book so far, I have to say that one.

3) Give us an insight into your main character. What does he/she do that is so special?
Kenneth Hellman is an American fighter pilot during WWII who’s been on many missions over Germany, escorting American bombers. Just before his fighter is hit by German flak, he scores two kills on German Messerschmitts, the same ones that had just shot down two American B-24 bombers, killing all twenty airmen, two of which are his best friends; these kills instantly propel him to hero status, because he not only avenges the deaths of his friends, but in doing so, he becomes an ace. Somewhere in the life and death experiences of being shot down, captured and interrogated by the enemy, Kenneth loses his virginity and has a lot of fun doing that, but he decides that life is not for him and then finally meets the one he will love forever, his German commandant.

4) How much research do you do for your books?
American Flyboy took a ton of research. I tried to be as historically accurate as possible, which required at lot of reading. I had to learn about simple, everyday things like the types of liquor and cigarettes that were popular then to the various modes of transportation like German troop carriers and various German words and phrases.
The more complex things I researched were the fighter planes and bombers from that the WWII era and the times and places of Allied and Axis troop placements and movements. And finally, a lot of research went into the POW camp in which Kenneth is eventually interned, Stalag VIII-B in Lamsdorf, Poland.

6) Who designs your covers?
Graphicxdesigns.

Where to find the author:
Facebook: http://on.fb.me/1OS68Dl
Facebook Author Page: http://on.fb.me/1OS68Dl
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NDClark13
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/blaze_raleigh/
Other: https://www.tumblr.com/dashboard
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...



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2016 Rainbow Awards: The Best Laid Plans by Lauren Gallagher (006-02-16-2016)

The Best Laid Plans by Lauren Gallagher
Bisexual Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 274 pages
Publisher: Samhain Publishing (February 16, 2016)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1619234068
ISBN-13: 978-1619234062
Amazon: The Best Laid Plans
Amazon Kindle: The Best Laid Plans

It's a foolproof strategy...until the emotional balance shifts. After yet another adoption falls through, Gabe is ready to give up, and Shahid isn't far behind him. Apparently, being a gay couple-half of which is Muslim-is just one strike too many for the powers that be. When their friend Kendra offers to carry their baby for them, both men balk at first, but gradually warm to the idea. Especially Gabe, whose bisexuality is open to the chemistry among the three of them. The plan seems simple. Kendra and Gabe, foregoing the cold, impersonal IVF clinic, paperwork and red tape, will conceive the old-fashioned way. They'll all share parenting responsibilities, and live happily baby after. But as the heat flares between Gabe and Kendra, Shahid's long-suppressed insecurities bubble to the surface. Then some unexpected news catches the trio off guard and derails their plans-and now one heart could be left out in the cold. Warning: Authors subsist on the tears of readers. Please recycle your hankies by wringing out and reusing. We'd hate to be the cause of a worldwide shortage of Kleenex.

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Blog Tour: Torque by Charley Descoteaux

Torque by Charley Descoteaux
Release Date: February 23, 2016
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
Amazon Kindle: Torque

Blurb: Sometimes letting things get complicated is the best way to figure it all out.
Mick Randall is on the run, from the biker culture he grew up in and his impossible vision of love. Alaska should be far enough to escape his old life—until he rolls into a wrecking yard and gets lost in a pair of pale, bottle-green eyes.
Scotty Bell has spent years learning to channel his fiery temper into the heat of a welding torch. His sexual heat has always been slower to ignite, but one look at Mick rouses confusion alongside desire. In all his life, he’s only been attracted to one other person—his best friend, Mercy Taylor.
Mick lands a temporary job at the yard, and finds an uneasy crash pad at Scotty’s place…where the ragged ends of his emotions get tangled up in Scotty and Mercy’s relationship.
But when Mick hears a Harley engine from his past bearing down on him, his first instinct is to go back to the half-life he’d been living. Lest his secrets destroy the only two people who’ve ever made him feel whole.
Warning: Contains references to abuse, subversive ideas about sexual identity and gender expression, and a free-range bisexual on a mission.

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: Charley Descoteaux misspent a large chunk of her youth on the back of a Harley, meeting people and having adventures that sometimes pop up in her fiction. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area during a drought, and found her true home in the soggy Pacific Northwest. Charley has survived earthquakes, tornadoes and floods, but couldn’t make it through one day without stories.

"Torque is an unconventional love story, featuring a bisexual man, a man on the ace spectrum, and a trans woman with no plans for surgery. Today I’m turning the spotlight over to Scotty Bell. He doesn’t like labels, but if he chose one for himself it would probably be asexual."

1) What’s your job like?
I weld at my gramps’ yard. It’s dirty work, but I love it. I have everything I need at Bell’s: a job, a place to live, family, and time to work on my projects. I’m proud of the parts cart I made from a busted shopping cart, wheels from a couple of broken wheelchairs, and a shock system I designed myself. It’s never bottomed out once, even back in the wilds where the yard isn’t paved.

2) Would you rather be respected or feared? Why?
Feared would be cool. *lol* Nah, I’ll take respected. If folks respect you it doesn’t matter if you’re tall or short, smart or… not so smart… If they respect you, you don’t have to go around proving yourself all the time.

3) What’s your favorite book?
I’m not big on reading but I watch a lot of movies. I like action and adventure, sometimes with vampires or other crazy shit like spies or bikers who never ride their bikes.

4) If you could go anywhere, all expenses paid, where would you go?
I’d go anywhere Mercy and Mick wanted to go. Ha-ha, Mercy would be the one making that decision, for sure. I don’t have to go anywhere. I’m happy at the yard with Mercy and Mick and Tom (my cat). It might be cool to check out the place where Mick grew up, down in Cali. But he wasn’t real happy there, so if he didn’t want to go back I wouldn’t push for it.

5) Tell us a bit about yourself.
Not much to tell. I like to play with fire (ha-ha, a welding torch). I used to get in trouble for fighting, but now that I’m having a little sex once in a while I don’t get as ticked off as I did back then. I never thought much about sex before (except when Mercy was around, but she wasn’t always around). Sex with Mick and Mercy is like fighting only it’s harder to get in trouble doing it. Mostly, anyway. Ha-ha.
Is this enough? Oh, yeah, thanks for having us!

Where to find the author:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charley.desc...
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/CharleyDesco...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CharleyDescote
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/charleydescote/
Blog: http://cdescoteauxwrites.com/
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...



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2016 Rainbow Awards: Stuck Landing by Lauren Gallagher (005-02-16-2016)

Stuck Landing by Lauren Gallagher
Lesbian Contemporary Romance
Paperback: 228 pages
Publisher: Riptide Publishing (December 8, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1626493294
ISBN-13: 978-1626493292
Amazon: Stuck Landing
Amazon Kindle: Stuck Landing

For months, acclaimed Wolf’s Landing director/producer Anna Maxwell has been nursing a crush on Natalya Izmaylova, a former Russian gymnast and current Wolf’s Landing stunt coordinator. When Anna witnesses Natalya’s very public breakup with her boyfriend, she can’t resist inviting her over for drinks to commiserate about love and all that nonsense. Commiseration doesn’t last long, and soon Anna’s in bed with the hottest woman she’s ever touched, living out fantasies she didn’t even know she had.

Despite the amazing sex, Anna wants to proceed with caution. They’re both newly single. They’re colleagues. And there’s the not-so-small matter of Anna’s biphobia.

Natalya won’t commit to someone who clings to ridiculous stereotypes, but they can’t avoid each other at work, and there’s no ignoring their chemistry. Anna’s defenses are slowly eroding, and Natalya is willing to give her another chance. But Natalya only has so much patience, and even scorching-hot sex won’t keep her coming back forever. If Anna doesn’t come to her senses soon and let go of her prejudices—not to mention her insecurities—she’s going to lose the woman of her dreams.

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Blog Tour: The Guy With The Suitcase (Once Upon a Guy 1) by Chris Ethan

The Guy With The Suitcase (Once Upon a Guy 1) by Chris Ethan
Amazon Kindle: The Guy With The Suitcase (Once Upon a Guy 1)

Synopsis: Pierce is homeless.

Young and strong-willed Pierce has been living in the streets of New York City for six months, since his parents kicked him out of their perfect, Christian, suburban house. Pierce is gay. And he is suffering the consequences for being true to himself.
Rafe is homeless.

He is also sick. Impressionable, but far from innocent, Rafe ran away from home almost a year ago. His sickness is slowly killing him. But Rafe is not a hopeless case. He has learned to get by. Nights of paid passion turn to sheltering warmth from the imminent New York winter.
And then there’s a suitcase. Pierce’s suitcase, which holds secrets from everyone including its owner.
When their worlds collide, their lives intertwine and when the world seems bent on bringing the two souls to their knees, fate has other plans for them.
Caution: Contains adult language, New York City streets, tough life choices, sexual tension, stubborn brutes and swoon-worthy romance.

( Excerpt )



About the Author: Chris Ethan is a book whore. He enjoys selling his feelings for money and other pleasures and is blatantly unashamed to do so for as long as he breathes. Chris Ethan is also a persona for Rhys Christopher Ethan, author of fantasy and sci-fi. He uses Chris Ethan to share stories of adult queer romance with those who need it. Before you delve into his books however, be warned. He likes putting his characters through shitstorms and hates anything conventional. But then there’s that darned happy-ever-after. Also, he likes swearing. Deal with it!

Social links:
Website: http://www.rcethan.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/Rhys_Ethan
Facebook: http://facebook.com/rcethan1

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