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[Kari]

Andy, do you read het? Catherine Anderson's Phantom Waltz has a wheelchair bound heroine. Also, her Blue Skies has a heroine whose sight is restored. Sorry about the girl cooties, but...Those books, IMO, were very well done.

[Andy]

Kari wrote: "Andy, do you read het? Catherine Anderson's Phantom Waltz has a wheelchair bound heroine. Also, her Blue Skies has a heroine whose sight is restored. Sorry about the girl ..."

I'll brave the girl cooties and try Phantom Waltz. Thanks!

[Kari]

Andy wrote: "Kari wrote: "Andy, do you read het? Catherine Anderson's Phantom Waltz has a wheelchair bound heroine. Also, her Blue Skies has a heroine whose sight is restored. Sorry ab..."

Just remember it's romance...idealized. But oh, be still my heart. :D

[Heather C]

The Thrill of It All has a secondary romance and that hero is in a wheelchair. It's pure m/f contemporary romance though. Lots of girl cooties!

[Andy]

Heather C wrote: "The Thrill of It All has a secondary romance and that hero is in a wheelchair. It's pure m/f contemporary romance though. Lots of girl cooties!"

Thanks, I'll brave the girl cooties for that one as well.

[Heather C]

Andy, you are a brave soul. ;)

[Andy]

Heather C wrote: "Andy, you are a brave soul. ;)"

I will try and be brave ;o)

[Audra Rickman]

Just finished the latest Romano and Albright "Trust Me If You Dare." I think I enjoyed it more than the first. Sometimes it's so madcap, it's almost like a Three Stooges cartoon, but Ce's fears and reservations about the relationship keep it grounded. I also liked that the cracked rib was treated as it would be in real life. That hurts. BAD. You do not get up and chase down bad guys with cracked ribs. Run them over with a car maybe...

[Ayesh]

Heather C wrote: "I'm reading this series A Matter of Time by Mary Calmes. I'm 3rd book. They are ok"

I love love looove this series; and trust me U r gonna love the 4th book ^___^

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Andy wrote: "As you can tell it is a subject near and dear to my heart. I've stepped onto my soap box many a time to explain things to people who seemed to think paraplegia = not a sexual being anymore."

I think it depends on the fact that we are inundated of images where it seems that sex is good only for gorgeous people or is acceptable and watchable if there are beautiful and young and healthy people involved. Excuse me for my French but WTF?

I had a quarrel with a friend of mine not very long ago, she works as a nurse in a home for retired people and she was scandalized and offended because she caught two of her elderly patients having sex. Instead of closing the door and doing a happy dance like I would have done because I want to believe I'll have sex at 80, she shamed them and separated them. :-( What's wrong? Our body changes on the outside, but we're still the same people and feeling desire is a blessing.

Off my soapbox.

[Andy]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "Andy wrote: "As you can tell it is a subject near and dear to my heart. I've stepped onto my soap box many a time to explain things to people who seemed to think paraplegia = not a sexual being any..."

I agree. Socialization has given us some pretty messed up ideas about... well everything.

[Josh]

I had a quarrel with a friend of mine not very long ago, she works as a nurse in a home for retired people and she was scandalized and offended because she caught two of her elderly patients having sex. Instead of closing the door and doing a happy dance like I would have done because I want to believe I'll have sex at 80, she shamed them and separated them. :-( What's wrong? Our body changes on the outside, but we're still the same people and feeling desire is a blessing.

That's infuriating on so many levels it's hard to know where to begin. The fact that the sexual desires and needs of these people have apparently not even been considered and planned for is the first. The automatic assumption on everyone's part that no personal life could possibly exist after this "retirement." The humiliating treatment these two received from someone clearly untrained and unprepared.

That's one of the saddest things I've heard.

[Ayesh]

Going to read Drew Hunt's Calvin's Cowboy
Love Drew Hunt so can't wait :D

[Andy]

Josh wrote: "That's one of the saddest things I've heard. "

It is.
I worked for a nursing home many, many moons ago and we were told to discourage such behavior. It's appalling what society deems fit behavior and what isn't.

[Ayesh]

WOW this forum is getting serious day by day O_O

[Josh]

Bella wrote: "WOW this forum is getting serious day by day O_O"

True. I guess we're a little off-topic here. I can't imagine many resthome m/m stories are coming our way. Although I did glance over one where one guy was suffering from Alzheimers and the other was trying to help him hang onto his memories as long as possible by sharing the stories and souveniers of their past. It was a touching idea. The execution was so-so, and as it's a pretty sad premise, I gave up midway through.

[Josh]

So. What I'm currently reading. In prep for This Rough Magic, I dug out all my Chandler and Hammett, my William Campbell Gault, my Raoul Whitfield. And, because I'm trying to keep this madcap and comic, the Norbert Davis Doan and Carstairs series.

I'm not that crazy about animal detectives (Carstairs is a Great Dane) but Davis is very entertaining.

Sad footnote. Although he wrote all these wonderfully funny books, he ended up killing himself. Supposedly in despair over his career.

[Andy]

Josh wrote: "True. I guess we're a little off-topic here"

Ok then... I'm about to start Death Claims by Joseph Hansen. I enjoyed Fadeout and look forward to reading this one.

How's that ;o)

[Ayesh]

Josh wrote: "Bella wrote: "WOW this forum is getting serious day by day O_O"

True. I guess we're a little off-topic here. I can't imagine many resthome m/m stories are coming our way. Although I did glance o..."

OH Angsty love stories; me likeee :D

[Ayesh]

Josh wrote: "So. What I'm currently reading. In prep for This Rough Magic, I dug out all my Chandler and Hammett, my William Campbell Gault, my Raoul Whitfield. And, because I'm trying to keep this madcap and c..."

So Josh when r we getting a new Josh Lanyon book :P
Honestly already missing ur books =[

[Josh]

Andy wrote: "Josh wrote: "True. I guess we're a little off-topic here"

Ok then... I'm about to start Death Claims by Joseph Hansen. I enjoyed Fadeout and look forward to reading this one.

How's that ;o)"

Well, you know me. I'm always going to think you're on the right track if you're reading Hansen!

[Josh]

Bella wrote: "So Josh when r we getting a new Josh Lanyon book :P
Honestly already missing ur books =[ ..."

Thanks, Bella. Nothing anytime soon, I fear. The re-release of Snowball in Hell comes out April first, and then at the end of April comes This Rough Magic another historical. That's April 26th.

Then nothing till June 14 when Yellow Sands comes out. That's the problem with cutting back so much. Gulp. Not so many stories this year. I hope the ones I do have actually sell!

[Heather C]

Josh, did you make any changes to Snowball in Hell?

[Josh]

Come to think of it, we've got a lot of writers on this list. Anyone listening in today, why don't you share what you've got coming up?

And for you readers, what story is next up on your reading list? And have you read the author before or are you trying someone totally new?

[Josh]

Heather C wrote: "Josh, did you make any changes to Snowball in Hell?"

No. Very few. Nothing substantial. As dearly as I want you all to buy everything I do, if you plan on re-purchasing this one, do it for the lovely cover art.

[Heather C]

Lol, I will wait then.

[Andy]

Josh wrote: "Come to think of it, we've got a lot of writers on this list. Anyone listening in today, why don't you share what you've got coming up?

And for you readers, what story is next up on your readin..."

This Rough Magic has definitely made me curious. Look forward to reading it.

[Nichem]

Josh wrote: "Bella wrote: "WOW this forum is getting serious day by day O_O"

True. I guess we're a little off-topic here. I can't imagine many resthome m/m stories are coming our way. Although I did glance o..."

That sounds kinda like "Henry and Jim" by J.M. Snyder. Was that the book, Josh? If so, you should stick with it because the ending is really sweet (and the whole story is only about 10 pages, lol). I love that story.

[Nichem]

Josh wrote: "Come to think of it, we've got a lot of writers on this list. Anyone listening in today, why don't you share what you've got coming up?

And for you readers, what story is next up on your readin..."

I've tried a few new (to me) m/m authors this week, but all the books were kinda meh. I keep hoping I'll come across something great, but no such luck yet. :/

[Josh]

Nichem wrote: "Josh wrote: "Bella wrote: "WOW this forum is getting serious day by day O_O"

True. I guess we're a little off-topic here. I can't imagine many resthome m/m stories are coming our way. Although I d..."

No. I'd have remembered JM because I generally like her stuff. No. This was...the guy who bases everything on movies. Which is actually kind of a fun idea, but even though I can *write* dark, I can't read it.

[Cat]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I had a quarrel with a friend of mine not very long ago, she works as a nurse in a home for retired people and she was scandalized and offended because she caught two of her elderly patients having sex. Instead of closing the door and doing a happy dance like I would have done because I want to believe I'll have sex at 80, she shamed them and separated them. :-( What's wrong? Our body changes on the outside, but we're still the same people and feeling desire is a blessing. "

Oh my God. I've worked in several homes for retired people and can confirm that they were treated very condescentingly by the personnel. There was no room for privacy at all, and they were denied simple things like chocolate pudding and sweets, the only thing that seemed to give them happiness in that God-forsaken place. I wouldn't call myself a very sensitive person and still I felt very sorry for them - so sorry, in fact, that I quit the job only after worjking there for a year. Only people with a very thick skin can shrug something like that off.

Josh wrote: Come to think of it, we've got a lot of writers on this list. Anyone listening in today, why don't you share what you've got coming up?

I'm not a writer (yet), but I have decided to try my luck later this year - in fact, I'll be staring to write after moving in into my new place on 1st March. I've even bought a book in order to start my research about mild mental retardation. I can't wait to start! Of course, it would be a lot harder for me to find a publisher, because I'm not a native English speaker and will need a VERY good beta-reader, but well... at least I could try.

Josh wrote: And for you readers, what story is next up on your reading list? And have you read the author before or are you trying someone totally new?

I can't wait for 22-nd February. Two favourite authors are releasing two books I've been waiting for forever: Harper Fox with The Salisbury Key, and Cameron Dane with Breaking Logan's Laws. I hope both will be worth the anticipation. *bounce* Otherwise, this weekend on Rainbow's Books Dreamspinner Press's titles will be 20% (?) off and I want to buy three books that have caught my eye. All are by new authors and that's why I'm a little anxious, but I hope that my intuition won't lead me on. The books are: The Demon Catcher by Lesley Hastings, Where the Allegheny Meets the Monongahela by Felicia Watson and Clouds and Rain by Zahra Owens.

BTW, how do you put that lovely links with the small images to the books in your posts? I really want to learn to do that.

Josh, I can't wait for This Rough Magic.

[Josh]

Nichem wrote: "Josh wrote: "Come to think of it, we've got a lot of writers on this list. Anyone listening in today, why don't you share what you've got coming up?

And for you readers, what story is next up on ..."

Some day when I get caught up, we should do a reading challenge where we all pick a totally obscure m/m author and read and compare notes. We might be pleasantly surprised.

[Josh]

Good luck with the writing, Cat. That's exciting news.

I can guarantee that Salisbury Key is going to make a lot of readers very happy. I love that book. Granted, I don't think Harper has ever written anything I didn't love. But this one has some really moving moments.

[Cat]

Lil' Grogan wrote: "@Cat, above the comment box is the "add book/author" link. The window that opens has the option to Add: Link or Cover at the bottom.
"

Thank you, Lil! So, these are

the ones I'm (im)patiently waiting for.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I'm reading a fluff m/f paranormal romance because I finished A Red-Tainted Silence yesterday and it exhausted me because I felt totally connected with the narrator (and not because he was a gay rockstar). I ended it with a burn in my chest that it meant it was too close to home.

I'm planning to read Uneven, themes are BDSM and age-gap, so I'll probably like them. I've already read Slow Bloom by the same author (well, she co-wrote it). It was good, a 30-year age-gap, and a tad too much sex, but kind of sweet sometimes. I would have wanted the older guy for myself :-/

[JPerceval]

Josh wrote: "And for you readers, what story is next up on your reading list? And have you read the author before or are you trying someone totally new?"

I'm never sure what I'm going to read next! Usually, I pull out a bunch of different books and read the opening pages of all of them, and the one that grabs me the most is the one I go with.

Although, at the moment, I'm trying to work my way through the remaining books in the Cal Leandros series by Rob Thurman, b/c the new book is coming out next month (a birthday gift to me from the fiction gods, wheee!). Right now I'm reading
Deathwish, so I may go to Roadkill next.

Or I may switch gears completely. I still have the last 2 Adrien English books to read -- I've been doling them out slowly so I can savor them. *g*

[Heather C]

Josh, a reading challenge sounds like a lot of fun. I love discovering new authors. And its even more fun to discuss with other people

[Ayesh]

Oh I'm re-reading RJ Scott's new book The Heart of Texas. Finished it once few days ago and reading it again; love the story; love the way the characters grew up and the story intensified.
This is my first time reading this author. I'm definitely gonna read more of his books :D

[[deleted user]]

I just finished I Spy Something Bloody and I loved it! But I was screaming at Mark in the beginning - I don't know if Stephen could have pushed me away any further. I would have been packing my bags after I saw him going "out" that first time. Everything ended very nicely though and I thoroughly enjoyed the journey!

I was just thinking last night about an M/M Romance scene where one of the protags is wheelchair bound! How wild is it you guys were on here talking about that at the same time! I immediately typed the scene into my laptop, to get it out of my head, and now I am encouraged to expand on that. I'll be honest, I wasn't sure if it would be a marketable subject, but you guys have enlightened me! Thanks.

Along those lines, I would like to recommend Be The Air For You which has a character that is dealing with a disability - I don't want to say anything because in the beginning you don't know what it is and it's so well done, I want you to get the full impact if you read it. The HEA is not what you think, and it's nearly breathtaking in it's beauty! I loved it way more than I thought I would.

I am currently reading Dreamlands by Felicitas Ivey which was recommended to me via a challenge in a another group I participate in. I love reading something completely new, but still within the M/M romance genre!

Josh:
I think having a monthly challenge would be great! I'm always looking for more M/M mystery writers like yourself - maybe you could start with one that you admire.

Leah

[Ayesh]

Leah wrote: "I just finished I Spy Something Bloody and I loved it! But I was screaming at Mark in the beginning - I don't know if Stephen could have pushed me away any further. I would have been packing my bags after I saw him going "out" that first time. Everything ended very nicely though and I thoroughly enjoyed the journey! ..."

I sooo Agree with u Leah; I felt like crying when Stephen was going out with that not so cool[nothing compared to our Mark] guy. And I agree I would pack my bag and leave too but Mark knew he was the person who screwed things up in the past and this is his last chance to spend time with Stephen so yeah...

Maaan... I love this book; read it like 100 times and will read it again; perfect romantic mystery <3

U should read the sequel too :D

[Jan]

I have just read all the Cattle Valley books and am looking ofrwards to the new one next week.
Then the Salisbury Key the week after. I've loved all Harper's work so far.
After that I'll have to see what grabs me, although there is a new Neil Plakcy Kimo book in March I believe, which will also be on my buy now list.

[Ayesh]

Jan wrote: "I have just read all the Cattle Valley books ..."

Wow finished all?? Cool :D I guess I still have a long way to go to finish them all :P

[Jordan]

Andy wrote: "Josh wrote: "Oh? What didn't work for you in that one, Andy? It's a long time since I read it, but I remember being pleasantly surprised. "

Assuming this is the hockey player/speed skater story......"

Well, one of the two novels I'm currently working on has a cop get blinded by lye while he's kidnapped and tied to a chair. He doesn't regain his sight. For him, it's about acceptance and the fact that his partner never leaves his side. It's also about the fact that while blinded, before he's able to seek help, he has to save the life of a little girl kidnapped with him, who in turn, ends up saving his life, by jumping in front of the gun he can't see. And, no, she doesn't die. lol, I might be terrible in that I love to torture my characters, but I'm not that horrible. They'll both survive, and there will be a happy ending, I promise.

[Heather C]

Anna that sounds interesting.

[Jordan]

Heather C wrote: "Anna that sounds interesting."

oooh, I'm glad you think so!

[Bubbles Hunty]

Reading and about 40% in and it is all sex. If they aren't having it they are talking about it so it is one of those where i force myself to read a chapter a day until it is done.

[Patty]

Andy wrote: "Heather C wrote: "The Thrill of It All has a secondary romance and that hero is in a wheelchair. It's pure m/f contemporary romance though. Lots of girl cooties!"

Thanks, I'll brave ..."

An Accidental Woman by Barbara Delinsky also features a female protagonist in a wheelchair. There is a book prior to this one in which that character has a secondary role.

[Patty]

Jan wrote: "I have just read all the Cattle Valley books and am looking ofrwards to the new one next week.
Then the Salisbury Key the week after. I've loved all Harper's work so far.
After that I'll have to..."

Woo hoo hoo! A new Harper Fox book.

[Heather C]

Uh, Bubbles, did you possibly forget to read the description of that book before you started? ;)

[Patty]

Josh wrote: "Good luck with the writing, Cat. That's exciting news.

I can guarantee that Salisbury Key is going to make a lot of readers very happy. I love that book. Granted, I don't think Harper has ever w..."

All of Harper's books are emotionally moving. I always think she can't top her newest release and then the next one comes out. Life After Joe is still my favorite, though.

I'm on a roll with fantasy books. After I finish Ginn Hale's books, I'm thinking about trying Lynn Flewelling Night Runner series.