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[Heather C]

Merith wrote: "Today on my to read list is Like Coffee and Doughnuts. I'm actually about page 50 or so, and am loving this story. Not sure I'd call it a romance (though there might be come later in..."

There is steamy romance!

[Jordan]

Hi Pamela! Welcome!

lol, I went to the Rainbow Book Fair in NYC yesterday and got to meet some great m/m authors! I got four books signed, and had a blast. My only regret was that I didn't bring enough cash. There were four extra books I couldn't buy... boohoo! lol. But I got six more at least. These are them:
The Path to Forever by Etienne
Prognosis: Forever by Etienne (yeah, it's two books in a series and I went and got both, against my better judgement. I've never heard of the author, but I hope they're good!)
Clouds and Rain by Zahra Owens
A Taste of Love by Andrew Grey
Accompanied by a Waltz by Andrew Grey
A Promise of Tomorrow by Rowan McAllister

Gosh, Andrew is SUCH a dear to talk to! lol, he was at the Dreamspinner Press table along with other authors I'd never heard of before. You know, I think I was standing next to Clare London at one point. I've never read her work though. Oh, there was such a wide variety of books, and it was hard to choose between them. And the panel discussions were great too!

Anyway, that was my day yesterday, and I can't wait to repeat it next year! I'll remember to bring more cash with me when I go too!

[Jordan]

Becky wrote: "Merith wrote: "Anna wrote: "I just bought Touch Me Gently but I haven't read it yet. I don't know when I'll get to it, but your comments are interesting. "

I read this a month or so ago, and I can..."

Hmmm, that's kind of sad. Well, it might be awhile before I get to it, as I said, but when I do, well, we'll see what I make of it.

[Merith]

Anna wrote: "Prognosis: Forever by Etienne (yeah, it's two books in a series and I went and got both, against my better judgement. I've never heard of the author, but I hope they're good!)"

Etienne is a fabulous author, so you did good. :) Maybe not for everyone, but the writing is excellent.


You know, I think I was standing next to Clare London at one point. I've never read her work though.

Clare is a wonderful person! She's so funny and has that accent! ;) Her writing is very good and varied in genre than most. It doesn't fall into one single category, but crosses several. Of her stories, I would recommend True Colours or Freeman or Blinded by Our Eyes first... then moving on to the others.

I've heard the same about Andrew, and one of these days, I just know I'll be there to meet him somewhere!

[Merith]

Heather C wrote: "Merith wrote: "Today on my to read list is Like Coffee and Doughnuts. I'm actually about page 50 or so, and am loving this story. Not sure I'd call it a romance (though there might be come later in..."

There is steamy romance! "

There is! There is! I can honestly say, this is one of the best friends to lovers stories I've ever read. Not to mention the great kick-ass action/adventure. Man! So, now I'm on-to Like Pizza and Beer and wondering when the next in the series will be produced.

[Ayesh]

Gonna read In the Light of Day by Sasha Devlin . Always a big fan of undercover cops :D

[Merith]

Edina wrote: "Thanks to this thread and all the discussion about , I've decided to try the PsyCop series.

It is the first time I read a JC Price book, though I have [bookcover:The Art..."

The PsyCops series is a fantastic read, and GhosTV just adds to its appeal and reputation. Victor's and Jacob's relationship is real (not to mention hot!). With each book of the series, you see Vic grow and change for the better.

I cannot say enough good about this series.

[Dee Wy]

Currently reading . I picked this up for $2.99 and thought I was getting a novella, but it's 189 pages. I'm about 3/4 through the book and it feels like a novel and very good.

I'm also working on the Psy Cop series, having only read the first two and love it so far.

[Jordan]

Bella wrote: "Gonna read In the Light of Day by Sasha Devlin . Always a big fan of undercover cops :D"

Don't read it just for Jules and Robin though ... Cosmo is SMOKIN' HOT, if you ask me. I could almost seem him going gay, but he's not. He's strong, silent (until he meets his girl) and then he's sweet and sensitive... and OMG, Jane was sooo lucky to have him. lol. A hot guy who gives back massages to sooth someone to sleep, oh that's just the best!

As for Psycop, I just did that when I reread the first three books. Now, I'm patiently waiting for GhosTV to come out in paperback. It's my goal prize. Edit 50 hours of my novel in March, then, and only then, will I allow myself to buy such an esteemed novel. Oh, I can't wait! It's driving me nuts!

And Clare London, yes, I will definitely check out those books you mentioned, Merith. All the writers there were so happy, bubbly, friendly, and wonderful to talk to, it made for a really great experience!

[Jordan]

LOL.... OMG... I just grabbed another bag from yesterday's event and I can now officially tell you I WAS standing next to Clare. I bought two books by her: 72 hours and Branded! I thought my pile of new books seemed a little short...

Oh, that was a happy moment just now! *giggles* YAY!

[Ayesh]

Anna wrote: "Bella wrote: "Gonna read In the Light of Day by Sasha Devlin . Always a big fan of undercover cops :D"

Don't read it just for Jules and Robin though ... Cosmo is SMOKIN' HOT, if you ask me. I coul..."

Jules and Robin?? I don't think we r talking about the same book here :P

[Josh]

Anna wrote: "Hi Pamela! Welcome!

lol, I went to the Rainbow Book Fair in NYC yesterday and got to meet some great m/m authors! I got four books signed, and had a blast. My only regret was that I didn't bring ..."

sounds like you had a wonderful time! there's nothing more fun than buying a stack of books.

[Josh]

Edina wrote: "Thanks to this thread and all the discussion about , I've decided to try the PsyCop series.

It is the first time I read a JC Price book, though I have [bookcover:The Art..."

Hey, you're in for some fun reading!

[Norma]

I've been wanting to try the PsyCop series as well. I'll have to put it on my list.

[Jan]

I've got Psycop on my list, and I've got the books, but I've got distracted by P A Brown's LA Heat series. I read L A Heat yesterdsay and its excellent, a bit gory in places, the bodies are described quite graphically, but an excellent mystery all the same. I'm just about to start L A Boneyard. The main protags are so well drawn, that even when you want to smack them, you can't help liking them and wanting things to turn out well for them.

[Dee Wy]

Jan wrote: "I've got Psycop on my list, and I've got the books, but I've got distracted by P A Brown's LA Heat series. I read L A Heat yesterdsay and its excellent, a bit gory in places, the bodies are descri..."

Glad to hear you like this series. I have one of the books downloaded for free from MLR press, so now I must buy the others. I hadn't tried Brown's books yet, so looking forward it.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I'm looking forward to reading the LA Heat series too.
I haven't bought the book yet because the kindle edition is a bit expensive and the paperback is not very cheap either. Fictionwise doesn't have it :(

I'm reading , a Will and Taylor fix :)

[Jordan]

Bella wrote: "Anna wrote: "Bella wrote: "Gonna read In the Light of Day by Sasha Devlin . Always a big fan of undercover cops :D"

Don't read it just for Jules and Robin though ... Cosmo is SMOKIN' HOT, if you a..."

Bella, I was talking about Hot Target.

I'm currently reading Andrew Grey's Love Means No Boundaries... and it's really good so far.

Now with all these m/m romance novels sitting on my coffee table, I'm worried the rest of my unread book collection won't get read any time soon! lol.

[Ayesh]

Anna wrote: "I'm currently reading Andrew Grey's Love Means No Boundaries... and it's really good so far..."

One of my top favorites :D really good book

[Josh]

Jan wrote: "I've got Psycop on my list, and I've got the books, but I've got distracted by P A Brown's LA Heat series. I read L A Heat yesterdsay and its excellent, a bit gory in places, the bodies are descri..."

I enjoy the series quite a bit!

[Josh]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "I'm looking forward to reading the LA Heat series too.
I haven't bought the book yet because the kindle edition is a bit expensive and the paperback is not very cheap either. Fictionwise doesn't h..."

I've been trying to put together a book trailer for the series and it just DEFIES me. I have to start from scratch. I'm realizing that a lot of why I love this series -- love writing it, I mean -- is nebulous. It doesn't translate well into making a book trailer.

[Josh]

Anna wrote: "Bella wrote: "Anna wrote: "Bella wrote: "Gonna read In the Light of Day by Sasha Devlin . Always a big fan of undercover cops :D"

Don't read it just for Jules and Robin though ... Cosmo is SMOKI..."

You need to make a rule that you won't buy anything new until you read a certain number of books. That's my new rule. I'm on a book buying diet. ;-D

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Josh wrote: "I'm realizing that a lot of why I love this series -- love writing it, I mean -- is nebulous. It doesn't translate well into making a book trailer."

Do you want us to tell you why we love reading it? Two hot men, who don't communicate well, but know how to get physical, that can handle weapons, and end up bruised and battered (and shot at sometimes), from a US security agency, that you don't know if you want to slap them or kiss them, in exotic (in a broad sense) environments, who don't communicate well... I'm repeating myself... and are very hot :)

[Josh]

Emanuela ~Zstyx~ wrote: "Josh wrote: "I'm realizing that a lot of why I love this series -- love writing it, I mean -- is nebulous. It doesn't translate well into making a book trailer."

Do you want us to tell you why w..."

I just may copy that down. My trailer featured a lot of maps. MISSING THE POINT, I know.

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Maps?

shaking head

[Bubbles Hunty]

i am crrently reading because HC said i had to

[Minne]

I just finished P A Browns Memory of Darkness - its a stand alone - its stand out - really enjoyed it.

[Josh]

Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "i am crrently reading because HC said i had to"

I saw HC and immediately thought Hurt Comfort? :-D

Either way...good choice!

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "i am crrently reading because HC said i had to"

I want to read that one too. I hope the BDB book is a fast reading, so that I can read this before the gang bang challenge begins.

[Bubbles Hunty]

Josh HC is Heather C sorry I forget not everyone knows these nicknames... I call Nikyta Looksi and no one knows who I am talking about but...

[Josh]

Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "Josh HC is Heather C sorry I forget not everyone knows these nicknames... I call Nikyta Looksi and no one knows who I am talking about but..."

I did guess after a second, but there was that moment. :-D Looksi? Now THAT I wouldn't have guessed.

[Bubbles Hunty]

well uh lazy eyed stripper call her Looksi cause you never no where she is looking... That is probably not PC but whatever

[Jordan]

Josh wrote: "Anna wrote: "Bella wrote: "Anna wrote: "Bella wrote: "Gonna read In the Light of Day by Sasha Devlin . Always a big fan of undercover cops :D"

Don't read it just for Jules and Robin though ... C..."

lol, for the past few years I haven't bought anything fun for myself unless it was a) my birthday b) Christmass c) I'd written 50k words in November and won NaNoWriMo or d) I'd edited 50 hours in March and won NaNoEdMo. lol, I should add an "e" to that, for library book sales where books are cheap!

But, now I've been in a relatively good paying job (versus jobless or cashier at a cafe) for long enough that it's starting to make a difference. YAY!!! So,I'm going on a little book buying spree... or I have been just recently. But I promise not to buy anything more until my bday this summer... except GhosTV is part of my prize to myself for winning Edmo when it comes out in paperback.

[Merith]

Josh wrote: "That's my new rule. I'm on a book buying diet. ;-D "

How does that work? I'm better at a nutritional diet (and that's not good at all!) than I am from stopping myself from buying new stories. I have at least 200 on my backlist to read... and it's not like they're bad. Just, I keep seeing new, shiny and can't help myself.

Oh God! Do I need a 12 step program??

[Jordan]

Merith wrote: "Josh wrote: "That's my new rule. I'm on a book buying diet. ;-D "

How does that work? I'm better at a nutritional diet (and that's not good at all!) than I am from stopping myself from buying new ..."

Merith, try my idea and only buy them for certain times of the year, or make yourself work hard for them like I do with Wrimo and Edmo. When I do that, I try to keep my spending to no more than $100.00. At the end of Edmo this year, I'm looking at getting my first fountain pen and GhosTV, since I've already bought a ton of new m/m romance books.

For the most part it works well. I just create a wish list on Amazon and choose from that when the time comes. BUT, I try not to order anything before November or March are up. No jumping the gun allowed. lol. Good luck!

[Nikyta]

Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "well uh lazy eyed stripper call her Looksi cause you never no where she is looking... That is probably not PC but whatever"

For the record, I don't have a lazy eye and I'm not a stripper, B was just trying to get back at me with a stripper name because I call him Bambi and Looksi is the only other stripper name he knew. Lol..

I'm reading right now. I've started and stopped it a few times but I'm actually liking it now. ^_^

And I loved Catch Me If You Can. It's so funny :D

[Emanuela ~plastic duck~]

I need a little discipline. I try not to buy books, but when I see a fictionwise discount, I feel I MUST buy them. What if there's no discount anymore? How could I pass up such an occasion?

[Jordan]

Lil' Grogan wrote: "Merith wrote: "Just, I keep seeing new, shiny and can't help myself.

Oh God! Do I need a 12 step program?? "

I tried the diet..I rediscovered my public library, lol. Now I have more books TBR. In..."

YES!!! Your public library is the best place to go! I work in one, that should have been my first response. Ah well. There are just some books though, that I wouldn't want to borrow and have to return. That would be most of the m/m books I've read. I like to have them on hand whenever I feel the need to reread them, even if I just want to relive a scene or two at random. You know? I love doing that. They're my comfort reads and I want to keep them close.

Also, the m/m books I hated, mostly because they were written badly, I wouldn't want to see on a library shelf because they were written so poorly. Otherwise, I would have donated the books I bought and didn't like to the collection. *sigh*

The other thing is that some libraries just don't have m/m books. In fact, just checking our catalog, the only Josh Lanyon books we have are the ones I bought specifically for the teen collection last year. They are constantly going out though. But, the adult collection development team hasn't caught on yet. And this is a HUGE library in a big city with multiple branches.

Part of the reason I went to the rainbow book fair on Saturday was to get contact info for the library so we can order more of these books! It's sad that we don't carry them for those people who can't afford them. I'm seriously hoping to change that, even though I'm locked into the teen department.

[Merith]

Anna wrote: "Lil' Grogan wrote: "Merith wrote: "Just, I keep seeing new, shiny and can't help myself.

Oh God! Do I need a 12 step program?? "

I tried the diet..I rediscovered my public library, lol. Now I..."

Unfortunately, the tiny library in my small town (in the middle of Nebraska) doesn't carry M/M anything. Well... it does have Prince of Darkness manga, but I think that's because the librarian didn't know what it was. ;)

[Yvonne]

Well I live in big city Chicago area suburb & my library doesn't carry m/m romance books. They do carry the occasional gay themed book. I got a book called "Yield" by Lee Houck which was about a man who was a gay hustler by day & a file clerk in a hospital at night in New York during I think the 80's or 90's. It's a pretty good book and reads like a memoir(it's fiction) and apparently is based somewhat on the author's life.

I've also gotten from the library "Almost Like Being in Love" which is basically a gay romance/coming of age and reunion story that spans over 20 year. It's a great book but you have to get used to the writing style (the story is told in journal entries, memos & post it notes).

I'm a big big user of the public library so other than those, I get the more mainstream publisher & bestsellers from there. Especially the ones that are charging 16.99 to 19.99 for an ebook. I have a budget to think about.

What I generally purchase now are ebooks (I have no room for 'actual' books) & mainly m/m books, books from smaller/independent publishers (in any genre) & a few bestsellers & non fiction books that I'm going to read more slowly & may want to read again.

[Heather C]

Bubbles (Dane) wrote: "i am crrently reading because HC said i had to"

I'm shocked you actually listened to me

[Heather C]

I wish I was a Psycop virgin :(

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Barb wrote: "Ploughed my way through Dangerous Ground - really loved the 3 books!! now i am going to read JRWard Lover Unleashed - but i'll be back ;) first up on my return is Finding Zach..."

Resident in Joshlandia...I like it :) I'm actually saving four JL books to read at a slower pace. I started with the Adrien English series and did not come back for air for awhile. Enjoy Payne and Manny...it's 8:26 am where I live and I'm maniacally refreshing my amazon page waiting to buy the the ebook, and start my reading lockdown :)

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Barb wrote:hope for a lot of Qhuay and some V too!"

Barb same here!...I think for me Payne and Manny are the secondary, as I want LOTS AND LOTS of Qhuay...I hope she does not let us down with that...oh and a girl can always use a little more V :)

[Lora]

Well, I was reading , but since it is Tuesday and I have been waiting for a year...I am going to set that aside for .

[Norma]

I'm going to have to stay away from goodreads for a few days. I'm NOT buying LU right now. I'm so afraid I'll be disappointed in it.

Barb, I spent my rainy yesterday reading Dangerous Ground and Old Poison. Loved them both. I'll get to the third soon. Looking forward to it!

Not sure what I'm reading next. Jill Shalvis has a new one today and I love me some light romance. :)

[Arzu]

I received Lover Unleashed this morning on my kindle, but didn't dare to look at it 'cause I had to get ready for work. In 5 hours I'll be home and will finally start reading it. I won't stop till I finish it. So please people ... DO NOT DISTURB ME!! LOL

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Norma wrote: "I'm going to have to stay away from goodreads for a few days. I'm NOT buying LU right now. I'm so afraid I'll be disappointed in it.

Barb, I spent my rainy yesterday reading Dangerous Ground a..."

Norma I'm about 10% in with LUnl...and I must warn you...she is packing in the slang...A LOT. No one has 'hung a Louie' yet...but it can't be much longer :)

[Norma]

Lauraadriana wrote: "Norma wrote: "I'm going to have to stay away from goodreads for a few days. I'm NOT buying LU right now. I'm so afraid I'll be disappointed in it.

Barb, I spent my rainy yesterday reading Danger..."

Ugh. Better stay away then.

[[deleted user]]

Norma wrote: "Lauraadriana wrote: "Norma wrote: "I'm going to have to stay away from goodreads for a few days. I'm NOT buying LU right now. I'm so afraid I'll be disappointed in it.

Barb, I spent my rainy y..."

I'm still undecided with this one...but then again...no Qhuay yet and those two are sure to perk things up!