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Book Blast: Along Comes a Man by G.A. Hauser

Along Comes a Man by G.A. Hauser
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (December 8, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1517303966
ISBN-13: 978-1517303969
Amazon: Along Comes a Man
Amazon Kindle: Along Comes a Man

Blurb: Forty year old Freddie Oli and his longtime buddy, thirty-five year old, Barron Isaac, worked in the IT business together for years. When their company was bought out, Freddie and Barron decided to alter their career direction, and open their own landscaping business.

The two older men hire an ex-marine, Dirk Jameson, to help out. At twenty-eight, Dirk was eager to work, strong, and not to mention, gorgeous.

Although Freddie and Barron were gay, they never felt any chemistry between them, but their bond of friendship was powerful.

As Dirk begins to flirt with both men, Freddie worries that Dirk will be the demise of a good friendship and a budding business.

A strong partnership is tested as the men are faced with a handsome stud who seems to want it all.

Will this trio have a happy ending? Or will jealousy and doubt creep into their lives?

For Barron and Freddie, things were smooth sailing, until, along comes a man…

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: Amazon bestselling, award-winning author G.A. Hauser is from Fair Lawn, New Jersey, USA. She attended university at The Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC, and has a BA in Fine Art from William Paterson College in Wayne NJ. As well as degrees in art, G.A. is a Graduate Gemologist from the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). In 1994 G.A. graduated from the Washington State Police academy as a Peace Officer for the Seattle Police Department in Washington where she worked on the patrol division. She was awarded Officer of the Month in February 2000 for her work with recovering stolen vehicles and fingerprint matches to auto-theft and bank robbery suspects. After working for the Seattle Police, G.A. moved to Hertfordshire, England where she began to write full length gay romance novels. Now a full-time writer, G.A. has penned over 120 novels and short stories. Breaking into independent film, G. A. was the executive producer for her first feature film, CAPITAL GAMES which had its Film Festival Premiere at Philly's Qfest, and its television premiere on OutTV. G.A. is the director and executive producer for her second film NAKED DRAGON, which is an interracial gay police/FBI drama filmed in Los Angeles with the outstanding cinematographer, Pete Borosh. (also the Cinematographer for Capital Games)

The cover photographs of G.A.'s novels have been selected from talented and prolific photographers such as Dennis Dean, Dan Skinner, Michael Stokes, Tuta Veloso, Hans Withoos, and CJC Photography, as well as graphic comic artist, Arlen Schumer. Her cover designs have featured actors Chris Salvatore, Jeffery Patrick Olson, and model Brian James Bradley, among many others.

G.A. has won awards from All Romance eBooks for Best Author 2009, Best Novel 2008, Mile High, and Best Author 2008, Best Novel 2007, Secrets and Misdemeanors, Best Author 2007.

Where to find the author:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmovies/article/CAPITAL-GAMES-Based-on-Novel-by-GA-Hauser-Coming-to-DVD-211-20140106
http://www.authorgahauser.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Capital-Gregor-Cosgrove-Keough-Presnall/dp/B00GSA3K6C#
http://www.amazon.com/Naked-Dragon-Jesse-Sean-Atkinson/dp/B00PCZF3E6/ref=sr_1_4?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1415463761&sr=1-4&keywords=naked+dragon
https://www.youtube.com/user/GAHauser?feature=mhsn
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005JT3LMQ
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/authorgahauser
https://twitter.com/nakeddragonfeat
https://www.allromanceebooks.com/storeSearch.html?searchBy=author&qString=G.+A.+Hauser
https://www.facebook.com/ga.hauser
https://twitter.com/AuthorGAHauser
https://www.pinterest.com/gahauser/
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bennetpomerantz2/2015/06/06/anything-goes-ga-hauser-1
http://www.authorgahauser.com/about/audio/rainbowRadio.mp3
http://www.authorgahauser.com/about/audio/blogTalkRadio4112015.mp3
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/23760 (Naked Dragon on demand)
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/23846 (Capital Games on demand)
http://gahauser.tumblr.com/
http://www.shop.breakingglasspictures.com/Capital-Games-DVD-QCC387.htm

Tour Dates & Stops:
Parker Williams, The Hat Party, Open Skye Book Reviews, Divine Magazine, Bayou Book Junkie, Mikky's World of Books, KathyMac Reviews, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, BFD Book Blog, MM Good Book Reviews, Happily Ever Chapter, Decadent Delights, Three Books Over The Rainbow, Jessie G. Books, Book Lovers 4Ever, 3 Chicks After Dark, Molly Lolly, Velvet Panic, Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings, Inked Rainbow Reads, Because Two Men Are Better Than One, Up All Night, Read All Day, Alpha Book Club, Rainbow Gold Reviews



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Book Blast: Maddy Christmas by Harper Jewel, SA Garcia, Meg Bawden, Chris McHart

Maddy Christmas by Harper Jewel, S.A. Garcia, Meg Bawden, Chris McHart
Publisher: Rawmance Publishing (December 14, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: Maddy Christmas

Blurb(s):

Santa's Naughty Elf by Harper Jewel:
Playing Santa in the local department store should be an easy way to make a few extra bucks, shouldn’t it? That’s what Brock Daniels, a victim or corporate downsizing, thought when he took the job at Larson’s. Once he finds out a handsome ginger—his one weakness—will be playing Santa’s elf, easy becomes complicated, even if it’s an enjoyable snag.
When Paul Martens discovers who’ll be playing Santa to his elf, déjà vu of an unforgettable night that took place almost two years ago comes crashing down on him.
The attraction between Brock and Paul grows to fevered levels while a runaway teen pulls at both men’s heartstrings. Will they be able to put aside their ardent attraction and channel some holiday magic in order to grant everyone’s Christmas wish, or will their stockings be filled with nothing but coal?

Paint Your Balls by Chris McHart:
The lives of the heavenly beings that have a one-day-a-year job can become a bit dull. But when Santa’s reindeer fall ill on Christmas Eve, his life becomes anything but, so he reluctantly turns to the Easter Bunny for help.
Bunny harbors a long-time, secret crush on Santa and decides to take advantage of the request for help by offering an exchange. He wants Santa in his bed. Little does he know, Santa has discreetly lusted after him, but the man in red decides to teach the attractive Bunny a lesson he won’t soon forget.
Who will make the next move, and how will both men play the game? Will they be naughty or nice? In the end, could both men finally get what they desire?

Catching Santa Claus in the Act by Meg Bawden:
It's Christmas Eve and Rowan Wayne has the task of babysitting his nieces. While he’d rather be out partying and having a one night stand with a sexy footballer, his nieces have always come first.
The last thing he expects is a thief entering his brother’s house in the middle of the night. Except the thief claims that he isn’t robbing the house, rather delivering the presents because he’s Santa Claus. Rowan thinks the reasoning is absurd, until he discovers this Santa Claus is the sexy guy from college, Christian Kringle.
Finding it hard to fight his attraction to the handsome Santa, Rowan isn’t sure what to believe. What will he do when he finds out Christian is equally attracted to him?

The Duke of Dickdom's Desert Sojourn by S.A. Garcia:
Porn star Jason Rapier, aka “The Duke of Dickdom,” is suffering a dreadful day. Romantic rejection, deer assault, and career chaos are topped by his Porsche dying in the desert on Christmas Eve. Happily a special present guaranteed to inject the ho-ho-ho back into Jason’s holiday season is a mere service station away.

( Excerpts )



Meet the authors:

Meg Bawden: Meg Bawden was born and raised in North Queensland, Australia. She’s loved stories since before she can remember and has always enjoyed creating characters of her own, even if it did begin with drawing faces on toilet rolls and giving them names. Writing has always been a passion of hers and she’s loved the M/M genre since 2004, the first book she read being Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez.
Writing M/M since 2007, Meg has never had the confidence to attempt publishing her own stories, but in 2015, she decided that it was all about to change thanks to the amazing friends she’s made in the M/M genre and their support and encouragement. So watch out, world, Meg Bawden is coming out to have some fun!

S.A. Garcia: Thirty-nine years ago, I started writing gay male romance. My writing remained a secret lest my friends thought me a freak. Writing about men inserting tab A into slot B didn’t seem the norm for a suburban female teenager. Reading Gordon Merrick, John Rechy, and Larry Kramer helped me fill in the informational gaps. No wonder I read those books in my bedroom.
As the years progressed, this lesbian still wrote gay male romance, although the stories moved from lurking in notebooks to hiding on the computer. I wrote fantasies, contemporaries, bodice rippers—I chugged along following Diva Faboo, my drunken, ornery muse.
Five published novels, assorted novellas, and spicy short stories have turned my life into a fun quandary of too many stories hindered by my slow typing skills. I accept the challenge and blunder onward into more trauma, drama, and humor. Once I train my wicked men to stop ruining my plots— face it, that will never happen. They refuse to listen!

Chris McHart: Chris McHart lives in Germany, with her husband, slave, Dom, partner in crime, and muse (all in one person, not even she's that kinky!). She loves her husband, men in kilts and Scotch Whisky. Her idea of a perfect evening is to curl up with her laptop and write (the other options are not suitable to post in public).
Visit her blog or friend her on Facebook, where you can join her author group.

Harper Jewel: Harper Jewel lives in northeast New Jersey with her husband and 18-year-old daughter. She has three cats, enjoys reading, and taking trips to Walt Disney World. With her outgoing personality and vivid imagination, she is able to create characters and plots that are believable as well as memorable.
Although she began writing male/female romance/erotica, she has finally found her niche in Gay Romance. She thoroughly enjoys her male characters as they speak to her quite loudly while proving love is love. Being the first M/M author accepted at Lush Publishing is an honor she’s very proud of.
In addition to her writing, she uses her college education and background in English and Language Arts to work as an independent editor. She’s also expanded her skills to include formatting for Smashwords Premium Catalog, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Amazon, & All Romance Ebooks.
In September 2015, she created Slippery Fingers Press & Publishing Services and plans to use the company name for self-publishing as well as her editing and formatting jobs.
To find out more about Harper Jewel, visit her website at www.harperjewel.com.

Where to find the authors:

Harper Jewel:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/harper.jewel/
Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/HarperJewelAuthor/
Twitter: @harperjewel1
Blog: www.harperjewel.com

Meg Bawden:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meg.bawden/
Blog: www.authormegbawden.com

S.A. Garcia:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sagarcia/
Twitter: @SAGarcia_Writer
Blog: http://oscarsbruisedpetals.blogspot.com/

Chris McHart:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008256641886
Facebook Author Page: www.facebook.com/chrismchart
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chris_mchart
Blog: http://www.chrismchart.com
Facebook Author Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/882598865132498/

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27808353-maddy-christmas

Tour Dates & Stops:
Parker Williams, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, A.M. Leibowitz, Bayou Book Junkie, Havan Fellows, BFD Book Blog, Book Lovers 4Ever, Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents, My Fiction Nook, Happily Ever Chapter, Jessie G. Books, Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews, EE Montgomery, Divine Magazine, Bonkers About Books,


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Blog Tour: Expanding Horizons By Chris McHart

Expanding Horizons (Love in Germany 2) by Chris McHart

Blurb: After a year and a half together, Ryan and his Dom Julian are still happy and finally married.

Shortly before Christmas, though, Julian brings something up he’s dreamt of before. He wants to play in public with Ryan. His partner is totally against it and suggests something else. Before they know what happens, they have the biggest fight on their hands.

Instead of getting ready for a second Christmas together, they are angry at each other. They both have to step back, make up their minds and apologize before they spend the holidays being miserable.

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: Chris McHart lives in Germany, with her husband, slave, Dom, partner in crime, and muse (all in one person, not even she’s that kinky!). She loves her husband, men in kilts and Scotch Whisky. Her idea of a perfect evening is to curl up with her laptop and write (the other options are not suitable to post in public).

Where to find the author:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100008256641886
Facebook Author Page: www.facebook.com/chrismchart
Twitter: www.twitter.com/chris_mchart
Blog: http://www.chrismchart.com
Facebook Author Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/882598865132498/
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27812066-expanding-horizons?ac=1

Tour Dates & Stops:
Parker Williams, Havan Fellows, Bayou Book Junkie, MM Good Book Reviews, Dawn’s Reading Nook, BFD Book Blog, Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents, Jessie G. Books, Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews, 3 Chicks After Dark, The Hat Party, Nephy Hart, Mikky's World of Books, Happily Ever Chapter, Rainbow Gold Reviews, TTC Books and More, Unquietly Me, Louise Lyons, Velvet Panic, Iyana Jenna, Inked Rainbow Reads, Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings, Wake Up Your Wild Side, Michael Mandrake,


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tMf Magazine: ISSUE 16 - OUT NOW

For 2016 tMf will come out twice a year as opposed to every 3 months. But each issue will be around 200 pages so they will be worth the wait.

So please go check out the 16th issue - It’s full of variety, lots of great photographers and models, and no pesky advertising. Dylan Rosser also previews some on the hottest Calendars for 2016 and shares some exclusive bonus images from his NAKED IBIZA book.

By bringing together so many astounding artists and their visions in one place, tMf brings you page after page of the male form at its best. tMf is a platform for photographers, models and artists to gain exposure from a wider audience while giving viewers a publication showcasing the pinnacle of male nude photography.

tMf Magazine is an ONLINE ONLY magazine and is not available in print form.

DOUBLE ISSUE #16 is out now and priced at just $9.95: www.tmfmagazine.com



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Blog Tour: Sub-Dominant by Sage Marlowe

Sub-Dominant (Sub-Series #4) by Sage Marlowe
Series: Sub
Paperback: 282 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition (November 23, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1519410905
ISBN-13: 978-1519410900
Amazon: Sub-Dominant (Sub-Series #4)
Amazon Kindle: Sub-Dominant (Sub-Series #4)

BLURB: Putting a leash on a dominant sub is a task that may require two Doms to accomplish.

When relocation agent Eric Swann is assigned to ease young Connor Prescott into moving back to London, he expects the boy to be more enthusiastic—and less irritating.

Used to roaming freely among his mother’s D-list celebrity friends, Connor is anything but happy when his father decides to put him on a leash—a leash with a far too attractive handler on the other end. Secretly craving a man who knows how to yank his chain and show him exactly where the limits are, Connor does what he’s best at. He manipulates Eric into giving him what he wants, making the man reveal a side of him that Eric himself isn’t ready to accept.

Trained by one of the quirkiest Dom/sub-teams in the country, Dom Tyler Kane knows exactly how to handle a toppy sub. He keeps Connor on his toes, er, knees, in the bedroom, but when his capricious lover sets his heart on pushing yet another limit, Tyler finds himself not only with a dominant sub but also with a Dom who has yet to accept his true identity.

Reader Advisory: Due to sexually explicit content this book is intended for adult readers only. Contains scenes in which the main characters are sexually involved with secondary characters and vivid descriptions of unusual sexual practices.

While this book can be read as a standalone novel, it is best enjoyed as part of the series in order of release (Sub-Mission, Re-Submission, Sub-Culture, Sub-Dominant)

( Excerpt )



About the Author: Sage is a multi-published, international bestselling author of gay erotic romance novels and novellas and loves exploring the flavours of gay erotic fiction.

A willing slave to all the fascinating guys who keep queuing up and want their stories told, Sage can almost always be found cooking up the next hot story or daydreaming about new ways of rubbing sexy male bodies together to make the sparks fly.
:: Facebook :: Facebook Page :: Twitter :: Website :: Blog :: Sage Marlowe's Website

Giveaway:
Winner’s Prize: 1 signed print copy of Sub-Dominant & Goodie bag
Runner Up’s Prize: 1 signed print copy of Sub-Dominant & swag
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Book Blast: The Right Kind of Woman By Voss Porter

The Right Kind of Woman (Southern Lesbians 1) by Voss Porter

Blurb: Just when free-spirited farm girl, Cara Spencer Holloway, feels the regulatory world of her closeted, Southern enclave will swallow her whole, her three miscreant brothers team up to carelessly throw her together with regimented, Northern software designer, Dre Martin, on a misguided stop en route to Florida. One steamy stop leads to another and soon the two women will learn more about what the right kind of partner can bring to life than they had ever suspected, but can Cara Spencer move forward and out of the pain of her past, or will she succumb to the doubts that have plagued her romantic life from its very inception?

( Excerpt )



Meet the author: Writing under the pseudonym of Voss Porter, I am married to an amazing woman, I am mother to two human children who keep me on my toes, and four canine progeny. I am a proud lesbian in an LGBTQ community that is yet undiscovered, and I have been a writer from the age of six. I am a passionate storyteller, a little bit of a nerd, and a complete badass.

Where to find the author:
Facebook Author Page: facebook.com/vossporter
Twitter: @vossporter
Website: www.vossporter.com
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27830176-the-right-kind-of-woman

Tour Dates & Stops:
Parker Williams, Cheekypee Reads and Reviews, Bayou Book Junkie, V's Reads, Havan Fellows, My Fiction Nook, Chris McHart, Butterfly-O-Meter, The Jena Wade, Angel Martinez, BFD Book Blog, The Hat Party, Bonkers About Books, A.M. Leibowitz, Two Chicks Obsessed With Books and Eye Candy, Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents, Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews, Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves, Emotion in Motion, Open Skye Book Reviews, Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings, Elin Gregory, Divine Magazine, Wake Up Your Wild Side, Jessie G. Books, Inked Rainbow Reads, Kirsty Loves Books



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Blog Tour: "Wish Come True" Holiday Anthology

Title: Wish Come True
Authors: Keira Andrews, Joanna Chambers, Amy Jo Cousins, Megan Erickson, Suki Fleet, Kaje Harper, Anyta Sunday
Edited by Lenore DiTrani
Cover by KaNaXa
Genre: Holiday, New Adult, Contemporary
Length: approx. 100k words
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Amazon Kindle: Wish Come True

BLURB: First love. Young love. Holiday love...

Wish Come True is a collection of contemporary, new adult, holiday short stories by some of our favorite authors!

A Very English Christmas by Keira Andrews
Isaac and David have created a new life together outside the Amish world. Living “English,” they’ve left behind the rigid, isolated community where they discovered their forbidden love. Staying with Isaac’s older brother in San Francisco, they yearn for a home—and bed—of their very own. As they experience the bright lights and merry carols of modern Christmas for the first time, can they make their holiday wishes come true?

Mr Perfect's Christmas by Joanna Chambers
Sam Warren’s new job hasn’t been going so well so the last thing he’s in the mood for is the obligatory office Christmas party, particularly since Nick Foster’s going to be there. Nick–the guy whose shoes Sam has been trying to fill–seems to take very opportunity to point out where Sam’s going wrong. But when Sam receives an unexpected Secret Santa gift at the party, he’s forced to question his assumptions about his rival. Could it be that he’s been misinterpreting Nick’s actions all along? And is it possible that his reluctant attraction to Nick is reciprocated?

The Christmas Ship by Amy Jo Cousins
When a twink who's finally ready to grow up accidentally catfishes a college football player headed to the NFL, it's going to take a lot of honesty and all the faith they can muster in their own One True Pairing to set this Christmas ship sailing.

That Thing by Megan Erickson
Helping his wedding planner sister work an event is not Devin Master’s idea of what he wants to do on his winter break from college. But saying no to his sister isn’t in his wheelhouse, which is why he finds himself embedded in a drama-filled wedding. His first task? Babysit the “troublesome” best man.
Adrian Alvarez wants to do just about anything on New Year’s Eve except attending his best friend’s wedding. Ever since Adrian came out, he’s been shunned in his hometown. By everyone but his best friend, Tony. Which is why he finds himself trudging through the airport to fulfill his best man duties. He doesn’t expect to find out his ride to the hotel is a hot blond with a cocky grin.
Devin can’t get involved with a member of the wedding party, or his sister will kill him, and Adrian just wants to lay low and not draw attention to himself. But neither can resist the chemistry between them and they have to decide if they are willing to ignite or let their attraction fizzle out.

Just Like Heaven by Suki Fleet
One rainy night in December, David helps a busker with pretty eyes get his stolen money back. He doesn’t imagine the strong attraction he feels is mutual. But after overcoming his shyness, David discovers Jess is definitely interested.
Jess just isn’t interested in anything but a one night stand. Or maybe two. Falling for David is definitely not part of his plan. But when David gets trapped in a snowstorm the night before Christmas Eve, Jess realises a night or two is never going to be enough.

Not Your Grandfather's Magic by Kaje Harper
A month away from Zeb Crowe’s twenty-first birthday — just a month before the ceremony that will awaken his psychic heritage — Zeb’s grandfather predicts cryptically, “Hold your mind and heart ready, and something good will come to you.” Shortly afterward, Zeb meets Matt, a smart, gawky, unexpectedly appealing guy who might warm the lonely corners of his heart. But is Matt really the “something good” his grandfather predicted? And is it fair to get close to him, when very soon Zeb’s whole life will change? If Zeb’s dad wasn’t missing, or his grandfather wasn’t such an enigmatic old bastard, his path to love, or power, would be so much clearer.

Bottle Boys by Anyta Sunday
Benjamin Otto is a bottle of liquid luck. Good looks. Good brain. Whatever the challenge: good odds. Except, what happens when those odds change?
Dad’s had enough bankrolling Ben and requests him to get a job. The challenge: make enough money to finance Christmas or face telling his little brother the holidays are dead.
Then there’s Sebastian. The guy from his politics class who is always coming in second after him. The guy who steals Ben’s idea to collect bottles for quick cash. The guy who makes Ben wonder if any amount of luck will be enough to win him what he really wants…

Proceeds will be donated to Lost-N-Found Youth , an Atlanta-based nonprofit corporation whose mission is to take homeless lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths to age 26 off the street and transition them into more permanent housing.



What do you love about holiday stories?
Keira Andrews - I love it when an author captures the twinkling magic and emotional warmth of the holidays. Since I love the holidays so much, I like to wallow in holiday romances in December like a pig in poop. I'm a sucker for holiday stories that are sweet and sexy and leave me with a smile on my face

Joanna Chambers - It's the same thing I love about romance : happy endings, hope for the future. The glow from the cottage window set against the great bleakness of winter. It's a metaphor for everything that makes us what we are. A storyteller can set huge questions against that background.

Amy Jo Cousins - I love that we give ourselves permission at the holiday to be sentimental. To access that smushy, soft, emotional core. To take care of each other or let ourselves be taken care of. And I love that the holidays are all about family coming together, especially if your family is one you've made out of friends. It's the absolutely best.

Megan Erickson - I think holiday stories are fun because the really good ones capture the spirit of the season, whether it’s Thanksgiving or Hanukah or New Year’s.

Suki Fleet - I'm always looking for a bit of hurt/comfort, not too much hurt, but enough to make the feel-good, um, feel good, I guess.
Kaje Harper - The focus in holiday stories tends to be family, compassion, and hope. We may not always live that way in real life, as we rush around stores, and obsess over doing everything right, and cope with relatives, and worry about money, but these stories with their sweet endings give us a taste of what the holidays should be. I'm a romantic and an optimist. The affirmation of love and family and caring I find in holiday stories floats my boat. My favorite M/M rereads include Blame it on the Mistletoe by Eli Easton, Christmas Kitsch by Amy Lane, and Comfort and Joy by Jim Grimsley.

Anyta Sunday - I’ve read heaps of Christmas stories and the reason they are such great reads for me is that they are fun. Romantic, light, happy, and full of a special kind of magic. I love the Secret Santa mystery romances and the Christmas Carols—I love stories that spark a happy, satisfied smile that keeps me warm during the winter.

Kanaxa (cover artist) – It seems the rhythm comes down a bit, and stories feel slower and more peaceful.

Lenore DiTrani (editor) - Their feel-good quality. How heart-warming and uplifting they can be. I'm a romantic at heart, I guess?

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2015 Rainbow Awards

More than 450 books, almost 170 judges, all over the world, and many, many submissions, from indie publishers, from mainstream publishers and a lot of self-published authors. And, to me more important of everything, we raised more than 17.300 dollars donated to LGBT charities:

( LGBT charities )

First of all a big thank to all the judges who helped me to arrive to this result:

( Rainbow Awards Jury )

And as always a big thank you to the Publishers which allow me and the judges to have all the books for the reading phase:

( Publishers )

And now what all you are waiting, the 2015 Rainbow Awards. And the awards go to:


"Rainbow Pride Cheesecake" is the official pin-up boy of the Rainbow Awards especially created by Paul Richmond

Best LGBT COVER
DESIGN:
1.    Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan – Cover by Kanaxa
Runners Up:
2.    The Lion and the Crow by Eli Easton – Cover by Maria Fanning
3.    In the Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish – Cover by AngstyG.
4.    Charmed & Dangerous edited by Jordan Castillo Price – Cover by Jordan Castillo Price
5.    The Anatomy of Perception by AJ Rose – Cover by Elizabeth Mackey
6.    Violated by Jamie Fessenden – Cover by L.C. Chase
7.    Everything by Carole Wolf – Cover by Tree House Studio
8.    Immortal by Amy Lane – Cover by Anne Cain
9.    rock by Anyta Sunday – Cover by Natasha Snow
Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain – Cover by Reese Dante
10.    Beyond the Surface by Felice Stevens – Cover by Reese Dante
ILLUSTRATION:
1.    Hammer and Bone by Kirby Crow – Cover by Roberto Quintero & Kirby Crow
Runners Up:
2.    For Real by Alexis Hall – Cover by Simoné
3.    The King of Forever by Kirby Crow – Cover by Kirby Crow
4.    Undone by E.M. Hodge – Cover by Christine Svendsen
5.    In Distress by Caethes Faron – Cover by Ravven
6.    Broken Ink by Jack L. Pyke – Cover by Natalya Nesterova
7.    Grand Adventures – Cover by Paul Richmond
8.    Hidden Gem by Lissa Kasey – Cover by Shobana Appavu
9.    Happy Holidays by Z. Allora – Cover by P.L. Nunn
10.    The Witch’s Daughter by Rae D. Magdon – Cover by Rachel George

Best Lesbian Sci-Fi / Futuristic
1.    Rabbits of the Apocalypse by Benny Lawrence
Runners Up:
2.    The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey   
3.    Journey To You by A.J. Adaire

Best Gay Historical Fiction
1.    Fool's Gold by Jess Faraday
Runners Up:
2.    The Peacock’s Eye by Jay Lewis Taylor   
3.    Sideways Down the Sky by Barry Brennessel

Best Lesbian Young Adult
1.    Come To My Window by Mia Kerick
Runners Up:
2.    Riding the Rainbow by Genta Sebastian   
3.    Missing Mary by Cricket Watson

The Cate Culpepper Award for Best Lesbian Paranormal Romance
1.    Red in Tooth and Claw (Underdogs #4) by Geonn Cannon
Runners Up:
2.    Winter on Spring Street by Stacey Darlington   
3.    Twisted Echoes by Sheri Lewis Wohl

The Sandra Moran Award for Best Lesbian Historical Fiction & Romance
1.    The Witch of Stalingrad by Justine Saracen   
Runners Up:
2.    Bright Lights of Summer by Lynn Ames   
3.    Secrets of Angels by A.L. Duncan

Best Transgender Romance
1.    The Burnt Toast B&B (A Bluewater Bay Story) by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz
Runners Up:
2.    Chasing Death Metal Dreams by Kaje Harper   
3.    The Errant Prince by Sasha L. Miller

Best Lesbian Fantasy & Fantasy Romance
1.    Medusa: A Dark Victorian Penny Dread by Elizabeth Watasin
Runners Up:
2.    The Duchess of Manusk by Jordan Falconer   
3.    The Fiend Queen by Barbara Ann Wright

Best Gay Fantasy
1.    The Devil Lancer by Astrid Amara
Runners Up:
2.    Blue on Black by Carole Cummings
3.    Obsidian Sun by Jon Keys   

Best Transgender Fiction
1.    To Summon Nightmares by J.K. Pendragon
Runners Up:
2.    Everybody Knows by Giselle Renarde   
3.    Groom Of Convenience (Scandalous Whispers Of The Remmington Realm) by Vicktor Alexander

The Dirk Vanden Award for Best LGBT Biography/Memoir
1.    Nights at Rizzoli by Felice Picano
Runners Up:
2.    My Body Is Yours by Michael V. Smith
3.    Turkey Street, Jack and Liam move to Bodrum by Jack Scott

Best LGBT Non Fiction, Poetry, Visual Arts / Photography
1.    Girl Sex 101 by Allison Moon
Runners Up:
2.    An American Queer: The Amazon Trail by Lee Lynch   
3.    Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus by Rachelle Lee Smith

Best Gay Fantasy Romance
1.    Most Beautiful Words by Raine O’Tierney
Runners Up:
2.    Americana Fairy Tale by Lex Chase
3.    Astounding! by Kim Fielding
4.    Jackdaw by KJ Charles
5.    Seventh by Rachel White

Best Bisexual Romance
1.    Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher
Runners Up:
2.    The Harem Master by Megan Derr   
3.    A Hard Ride Home by Emory Vargas   
4.    A Year in the Life by Cat Grant   
5.    Smoky Mountain Dreams by Leta Blake

Best Gay Young Adult
1.    A Scout is Brave by Jay Jordan Hawke   
Runners Up:
2.    Carry the Ocean by Heidi Cullinan   
3.    The Glass House by Suki Fleet   
4.    Love Spell by Mia Kerick   
5.    rock by Anyta Sunday

Best Bisexual Fiction
1.    Summer Symphony by Brandon Shire   
Runners Up:
2.    I’ll Always Miss You by Raine O’Tierney
3.    Fox-Hat and Neko by August Li
4.    The Inheritor (The Marketplace #6) by Laura Antoniou
5.    The Tide of War by Lori A. Witt

Best Gay Romantic Comedy
1.    Love Me Tomorrow by Ethan Day
Runners Up:
2.    Candy Man/Bitter Taffy (2 books as 1 submission) by Amy Lane   
3.    Played! by JL Merrow   
4.    Lone Wolf by L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov
5.    Blowing It by Kate Aaron   

Best Gay Sci-Fi / Futuristic
1 (tie-in).    Infected: Epitaph by Andrea Speed
Peripheral People by Reesa Herberth & Michelle Moore
Runners Up:
2.    Chaos Station (Chaos Station #1) by Jenn Burke & Kelly Jensen
3.    Song of the Navigator by Astrid Amara
4.    Lonely Shore (Chaos Station #2) by Jenn Burke & Kelly Jensen
5.    Azimuth (Interscission Project #2) by Arshad Ahsanuddin

Best Lesbian Mystery / Thriller
1.    No Good Reason by Cari Hunter   
Runners Up:
2.    The Acquittal by Anne Laughlin   
3.    The Surrender by Terias McKlay   
4.    Blind Trust by Jody Klaire   
5.    No Thru Road by Linda M. Vogt

Best LGBT Anthology / Collection
1 (tie-in).    Keep the Stars Running by Andrea Speed, Talya Andor, Lexi Ander, Leona Carver, and Cassandra Pierce
Hammer and Bone by Kirby Crow
Runners Up:
2.    Gayrabian Nights by Johnny Townsend   
3.    Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy by Jordan Castillo Price
4.    Hope and Love Anthology by Áine P Massie   
5.    Don’t Be Shy – A collection of erotic lesbian stories by Jae & Astrid Ohletz

Best Gay Historical Romance
1.    Semper Fi by Keira Andrews   
Runners Up:
2.    A Fashionable Indulgence by KJ Charles   
3.    Undercover Blues by Chris Quinton   
4.    The Bells of Times Square by Amy Lane   
5.    When Skies Have Fallen by Debbie McGowan

Best Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction
1.    The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde   
Runners Up:
2.    A Small Country about to Vanish by Victoria Avilan   
3.    Everything by Carole Wolf   
4.    Sandcastles by Suzie Carr
All We Lack by Sandra Moran
To Love Again by B.L. Clark
5.    Turning for Home by Caren J. Werlinger

The Dorien Grey Award for Best Gay Mystery / Thriller
1.    Model Citizen by Lissa Kasey
Runners Up:
2.    Blood and Dirt by Lloyd A. Meeker   
3.    Fragmented (Shadow Mountain #2) by Indra Vaughn   
4.    Heat Trap by JL Merrow   
5.    One Marine, Hero by EM Lynley   
6.    Jewel Cave by Elizabeth Noble
24-Karat Conspiracy (Precious Gems #4) by EM Lynley   
7.    Infected: Paris by Andrea Speed
The Best Corpse for the Job by Charlie Cochrane
Sunset Island by Elliott Mackle
Redemption (Diversion #5) by Eden Winters
8.    Boystown 7: Bloodlines by Marshall Thornton   
9.    Fated (Shadow Mountain #1) by Indra Vaughn
10.    Manipulation (Diversion #4) by Eden Winters

Best Gay Contemporary General Fiction
1.    Call Me Home by Megan Kruse
Runners Up:
2.    Sutphin Boulevard by Santino Hassell   
3.    Blink by Rick R. Reed
Lead Me Not by Ann Gallagher
4.    Stealing Arthur by Joel Perry   
5.    Playing House by Bru Baker   
6.    The Eskimo Slugger by Brad Boney   
7.    In Me an Invincible Summer by Ryan Loveless   
8.    An Older Man by Wayne Hoffman
Red Dirt Heart 4 by N.R. Walker
9.    The Fallen Angels of Karnataka by Hans M. Hirschi
10.    Square Affair by Timmothy J. Holt

Best Gay Paranormal Romance
1.    The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by KJ Charles
Runners Up:
2.    Restless Spirits by Jordan L. Hawk   
3.    Winter’s Wolf by Tara Lain
Orion's Circle by Victoria Sue
4.    Kick at the Darkness by Keira Andrews
5.    Cronin's Key by N.R. Walker   
6.    Wolves of Black Pine by S.J. Himes
Axel's Pup by Kim Dare
7.    Walk a Mile by Sarah Madison
The Altered by Annabelle Jacobs
8.    Threefold Love by Ki Brightly
The Vampire and the P.I. by J.P. Bowie   
9.    Trouble Comes in Threes by M.A. Church
Jerricho's Freedom by JC Wallace   
10.    I'll Still Be There by Keelan Ellis

The Bobby Michaels Award for Best Gay Erotic Romance
1.    For Real by Alexis Hall
Runners Up:
2.    The Slave by Kate Aaron
A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews
3.    Breaking the Habit by J.P. Bowie
The Love of Wicked Men (Episodes 1-6) by Brandon Shire
4.    Unfortunate Son by Shae Connor
5.    No Place That Far by L.A. Witt & Aleksandr Voinov   
6.    Make Me Soar (Collars & Cuffs #6) by K.C. Wells
7.    Chance Of the Heart by Kade Boehme   
8.    Dirty Dining by EM Lynley   
9.    Mask by Teodora Kostova   
10.    Turkish Delights by Trina Lane
Wrestling With Passion by D.H. Starr
Training Complex by Leta Blake
Beyond the Surface by Felice Stevens
The Right Time (Right And Wrong #3) by Lane Hayes   

Best Lesbian Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance & Romantic Comedy
1.    Making a Comeback by Julie Blair   
Runners Up:
2.    Barring Complications by Blythe Rippon   
3.    Under a Falling Star by Jae   
4.    All the little Moments by G Benson   
5.    Season's Meetings by Amy Dunne   
6.    For the Love of Cake by Erin Dutton   
7.    To Love Free by Chris Paynter   
8.    Never Too Late by Julie Blair   
9.    Love is Enough by Cindy Rizzo
June Magee, RN, Festival Nurse by Ann McMan, Salem West, Barrett
10.    Spring Blossom (Camellia #2) by Caitlin Ricci & Cari Z.
Up the Ante by PJ Trebelhorn

The William Neale Award for Best Gay Contemporary Romance
1.    Beneath the Stain by Amy Lane   
Runners Up:
2.    Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain   
3.    The Butterfly King by Edmond Manning
We Found Love by Allison Cassatta & Kade Boheme
4.    A New Man by P.D. Singer
5.    The Deep of the Sound by Amy Lane
Trust the Focus by Megan Erickson   
6.    Arctic Absolution by Lynn Kelling
7.    Everything Changes by Melanie Hansen
8.    Bowl Full of Cherries by Raine O’Tierney
In the Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish
9.    Innocence by Suki Fleet
10.    A Restored Man by Jaime Reese

Best Bisexual, Transgender & LGBT Debut
1.    Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus by Rachelle Lee Smith
Runners Up:
2.    Modern Brides & Modern Grooms: A Guide to Planning Straight, Gay, and Other NonTraditional, Twenty-First Century Weddings by Mark O'Connell   
3.    Job Hunt by Jackie Keswick

Best Lesbian Debut
1.    Barring Complications by Blythe Rippon   
Runners Up:
2.    All the little Moments by G Benson   
3.    To Love Again by B.L. Clark   
4.    Wishbone by Elaine Burnes   
5.    The Caphenon by Fletcher DeLancey   
6.    Never Too Late by Julie Blair   
7.    When It Raynes by C.D. Cain
The Surrender by Terias McKlay   
8.    The Paths of Marriage by Mala Kumar
9.    A Story of Now by Emily O'Beirne
10.    No Thru Road by Linda M. Vogt

Best Gay Debut
1.    Most Beautiful Words by Raine O’Tierney
Runners Up:
2.    Trust the Focus by Megan Erickson
3.    Everything Changes by Melanie Hansen
4.    In the Middle of Somewhere by Roan Parrish   
5.    Call Me Home by Megan Kruse   
6.    The HomePort Journals by A.C. Burch
7.    Wolves of Black Pine by S.J. Himes   
8.    Palace Dog by R.E. Nelson
9.    Stealing Arthur by Joel Perry   
10.    Behind Locked Doors by Nicholas Kinsley
Threefold Love by Ki Brightly

Best LGBT Book
1.    Hammer and Bone by Kirby Crow
Runners Up:
2.    Speaking OUT: Queer Youth in Focus by Rachelle Lee Smith   
3.    Hope and Love Anthology by Áine P Massie

Best Transgender Book
1.    The Burnt Toast B&B (A Bluewater Bay Story) by Heidi Belleau and Rachel Haimowitz
Runners Up:
2.    Chasing Death Metal Dreams by Kaje Harper   
3.    To Summon Nightmares by J.K. Pendragon
The Errant Prince by Sasha L. Miller
4.    Everybody Knows by Giselle Renarde
A Boy Called Cin by Cecil Wilde   
5.    Groom Of Convenience (Scandalous Whispers Of The Remmington Realm) by Vicktor Alexander

Best Bisexual Book
1.    Summer Symphony by Brandon Shire   
Runners Up:
2.    Kneel, Mr. President by Lauren Gallagher
3.    The Harem Master by Megan Derr   
4.    I’ll Always Miss You by Raine O’Tierney   
5.    Fox-Hat and Neko by August Li
6.    The Inheritor (The Marketplace #6) by Laura Antoniou
7.    The Tide of War by Lori A. Witt
8.    A Hard Ride Home by Emory Vargas   
9.    A Year in the Life by Cat Grant   
10.    Smoky Mountain Dreams by Leta Blake

Best Lesbian Book
1.    Girl Sex 101 by Allison Moon
Runners Up:
2.    Making a Comeback by Julie Blair   
3.    Barring Complications by Blythe Rippon   
4.    An American Queer: The Amazon Trail by Lee Lynch
The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde
5.    A Small Country about to Vanish by Victoria Avilan   
6.    Under a Falling Star by Jae   
7.    Medusa: A Dark Victorian Penny Dread by Elizabeth Watasin
No Good Reason by Cari Hunter
8.    Everything by Carole Wolf
Rabbits of the Apocalypse by Benny Lawrence
9.    All the little Moments by G Benson
10.    Sandcastles by Suzie Carr
Season's Meetings by Amy Dunne
All We Lack by Sandra Moran
To Love Again by B.L. Clark

Best Gay Book
1 (tie-in). Beneath the Stain by Amy Lane   
The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by KJ Charles
Runners Up:
2.    Restless Spirits by Jordan L. Hawk    
3.    Fool's Gold by Jess Faraday
4.    Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain    
5.    Semper Fi by Keira Andrews    
6.    A Fashionable Indulgence by KJ Charles
7.    A Scout is Brave by Jay Jordan Hawke
Model Citizen by Lissa Kasey
Most Beautiful Words by Raine O’Tierney    
8.    Americana Fairy Tale by Lex Chase
For Real by Alexis Hall    
9.    The Butterfly King by Edmond Manning
We Found Love by Allison Cassatta & Kade Boheme
10.    Winter’s Wolf by Tara Lain
A New Man by P.D. Singer
Orion's Circle by Victoria Sue


"Air de Capri" is a 1923 painting by Gerda Wegener, with Gerda herself and her husband, transgender male to female, Lili Elbe

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2015 Rainbow Awards Winners: Best Gay Book

And the Rainbow Award goes to:

1 (tie-in). Beneath the Stain by Amy Lane
Paperback: 350 pages
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press (October 17, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1632162326
ISBN-13: 978-1632162328
Amazon: Beneath the Stain
Amazon Kindle: Beneath the Stain

In a town as small as Tyson, CA, everybody knew the four brothers with the four different fathers—and their penchant for making good music when they weren't getting into trouble. For Mackey Sanders, playing in Outbreak Monkey with his brothers and their friends—especially Grant Adams—made Tyson bearable. But Grant has plans for getting Mackey and the Sanders boys out of Tyson, even if that means staying behind.
Between the heartbreak of leaving Grant and the terrifying, glamorous life of rock stardom, Mackey is adrift and sinking fast. When he's hit rock bottom, Trav Ford shows up, courtesy of their record company and a producer who wants to see what Mackey can do if he doesn't flame out first. But cleaning up his act means coming clean about Grant, and that's not easy to do or say. Mackey might make it with Trav's help—but Trav's not sure he's going to survive falling in love with Mackey.
Mackey James Sanders comes with a whole lot of messy, painful baggage, and law-and-order Trav doesn't do messy or painful. And just when Trav thinks they may have mastered every demon in Mackey's past, the biggest, baddest demon of all comes knocking.

No one does angst like Amy Lane. At times this book was almost too much--even for someone like me who adores angst--but it's impossible to put down. The characters are perfectly flawed, so loveable you feel every shred of their pain and hope and loss. A story that will stay with me forever, for sure.

This book pulled me in from the very beginning, and I almost felt like I was there.

Intense long gripping story with a plot that continued to evolve throughout the story. Interesting characters. Looked at sad side of life as well as the good side.

Amy Lane's dark contemporary stories always gut me -- this one was no different, and it wasn't even one of the darker ones. Incredible characters, roiling emotions, and rock and roll! When you finish an Amy Lane book, you feel like you really know all her characters personally (and for some of the less pleasant ones, that's not entirely comfortable!).

Absolutely loved every word, Amy Lane at her finest!

Coming of age story. As expected from this author, very well written and interactive. A song of life, love and friendship.

1 (tie-in). The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal by KJ Charles
Publisher: Samhain Publishing, Ltd. (June 16, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal

A story too secret, too terrifying—and too shockingly intimate—for Victorian eyes.
A note to the Editor
Dear Henry,
I have been Simon Feximal’s companion, assistant and chronicler for twenty years now, and during that time my Casebooks of Feximal the Ghost-Hunter have spread the reputation of this most accomplished of ghost-hunters far and wide.
You have asked me often for the tale of our first meeting, and how my association with Feximal came about. I have always declined, because it is a story too private to be truthfully recounted, and a memory too precious to be falsified. But none knows better than I that stories must be told.
So here is it, Henry, a full and accurate account of how I met Simon Feximal, which I shall leave with my solicitor to pass to you after my death.
I dare say it may not be quite what you expect.
Robert Caldwell
September 1914
"The Caldwell Ghost" and “Butterflies” are previously published short stories. The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal continues and completes Robert Caldwell and Simon Feximal’s story.

Well rounded characters and I enjoyed how their relationship was told through the cases they worked. I loved the world building and that I could picture everything as it was playing out, almost like I was watching a movie.

Another perfect read. A collection of short stories that piece together a lifetime relationship. Sad and sweet, scary and funny, all stories are different and entertaining.

This was literally the best thing I read all year.

This is a charming (if sometimes harrowing) homage to Victorian occultists and its resulting pulp fiction. KJ Charles's mastery of the vernacular of this period is remarkable, as always. Ever wonder what would have happened if Holmes and Watson had been lovers rather than colleagues, and if Holmes's weakness had not been cocaine but the result of arcane tampering? Here's the answer. (In Feximal's world, the Hound of the Baskervilles would have truly been a giant spectral hound.)

I adored this book which hearkened back to the days of Victorian England, and the poignancy of two men investigating to the best of their abilities. The irony--and hope--at the end undid me, and I have spent lots of fruitless--if wonderful time--imagining the ending that I'm sure we all wanted for our heroes. I did not realize until recently that parts of this book were released independently, as individual adventures, and that knowledge only made me love it more. It's like Sherlock Holmes, paranormal style, and I cannot praise it enough.

Runners Up:
2.    Restless Spirits by Jordan L. Hawk   
3.    Fool's Gold by Jess Faraday
4.    Knight of Ocean Avenue by Tara Lain   
5.    Semper Fi by Keira Andrews   
6.    A Fashionable Indulgence by KJ Charles
7.    A Scout is Brave by Jay Jordan Hawke
Model Citizen by Lissa Kasey
Most Beautiful Words by Raine O’Tierney   
8.    Americana Fairy Tale by Lex Chase
For Real by Alexis Hall   
9.    The Butterfly King by Edmond Manning
We Found Love by Allison Cassatta & Kade Boheme
10.    Winter’s Wolf by Tara Lain
A New Man by P.D. Singer
Orion's Circle by Victoria Sue



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2015 Rainbow Awards Winners: Best Lesbian Book

And the Rainbow Award goes to:

1. Girl Sex 101 by Allison Moon
Perfect Paperback: 388 pages
Publisher: Lunatic Ink (April 7, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0983830959
ISBN-13: 978-0983830955
Amazon: Girl Sex 101
Amazon Kindle: Girl Sex 101

Girl Sex 101 is a sex-ed book like no other, offering helpful info for ladies and lady-lovers of all genders and identities, playful and informative illustrations on each page, and over 100 distinct voices, plus a hot narrative that shows you how to put the info to good use!
Learn how to navigate the twists and turns of female sexuality, with special guidance from thirteen guest sex educators including Nina Hartley, Sex Nerd Sandra, Jiz Lee, Tristan Taormino, Julia Serano, Reid Mihalko, Kelly Shibari, and more!

This is the book every young woman should have been given instead of dry health class lectures on anatomy and menstruation. In a fun, often irreverent, entertaining way, Moon lays out the realities of sex for women, and though the emphasis is on women having relations with women, the information she shares in a sex-positive, non-judgmental way is vital for all women. With an inclusive atmosphere so that all women find themselves represented in a respectful, realistic way, Moon and her guest educators take the mystery out of how things work, how to approach sex in a positive, co-creative way, and what to avoid. With helpful, and wonderful, illustrations and even a story to illustrate certain points interspersed between the educational bits, everything a woman needs to take the anxiety and mystification out of sex is right here.

Great combination of graphics, understandable language, and story-telling with wonderful ‘how-to’s’.

I wish I'd had this book when I was twenty, but even reading it at fifty-six I learned a lot! The book is full of information presented in a professional and entertaining way. No matter how experienced or inexperienced a person (this book's not just for girls!) is, this book has something to teach. Allison Moon knows what she's talking about, and she talks about it all. Oh, and it's fun.

I'm rating logical progression as "plot" and layout as "setting." Characterization – the mildly erotic storyline used as illustration of principles – was strong on diversity but I think individual vignettes would have worked better. These gals shag everyone. And, finally – This is NOT a book that should be read all at once, and it's not a book to give anyone as entertainment. As a textbook for healthy consensual sex, it's excellent.

This is an absolutely unique and desperately needed resource for those who love cis women, female-identified women, feminine-of-center persons, female-bodied persons, and even persons whose bodies and identities don't fall neatly into a category. Targeted at the underserved demographic of those wishing to honor and respect a lover's personhood throughout a sexual encounter, Girl Sex 101 focuses heavily on achieving meaningful consent, negotiating boundaries, learning how to communicate about sex with a partner--especially one who's suffered abuse, misgendering, or body issues--and making the sometimes daunting prospect of true physical intimacy attainable for anyone. I can't recommend it highly enough. Everything about it from its charming fictional interludes to its fun illustrations to its up-to-date, sex-positive feminist approach to the subject matter win rave reviews. This book is a must-read for lesbian, multisexual, and trans* spectrum people.

From beginner to old-timer, very informative female sex primer. Easy to read, conversationally written, and very supportive and encouraging of whichever gender lifestyle a woman may choose. Lots of good tips!

It was informative, well written, and I like that the author also didn't want girls to man hate. Very nicely done.

Runners Up:
2.    Making a Comeback by Julie Blair   
3.    Barring Complications by Blythe Rippon   
4.    An American Queer: The Amazon Trail by Lee Lynch
The Language of Hoofbeats by Catherine Ryan Hyde
5.    A Small Country about to Vanish by Victoria Avilan   
6.    Under a Falling Star by Jae   
7.    Medusa: A Dark Victorian Penny Dread by Elizabeth Watasin
No Good Reason by Cari Hunter
8.    Everything by Carole Wolf
Rabbits of the Apocalypse by Benny Lawrence
9.    All the little Moments by G Benson
10.    Sandcastles by Suzie Carr
Season's Meetings by Amy Dunne
All We Lack by Sandra Moran
To Love Again by B.L. Clark



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