Excerpt Day: Tactics by Stevie Woods

Tactics by Stevie Woods
Release Date: 04/2009
Publisher: Torquere Books
ISBN: 978-1-60370-420-5
ISBN (10): 1-60370-420-5
Publisher Link: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1370

Blurb: Colin and Michael are best buds. They always have been, but neither of them have ever been willing to admit there might be more to it. When Colin is suddenly injured in an accident, though, Michael starts to realize that he can't hide his deeper feelings for his friend. Should Michael act on his feelings, or will Colin turn him away? Using the careful strategy of a game of chess, Colin and Michael dance around the idea that they can deepen their relationship, but there's a lot more at stake than just bragging rights. Can Michael and Colin win at love?

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Excerpt Day: Tactics by Stevie Woods

Tactics by Stevie Woods
Release Date: 04/2009
Publisher: Torquere Books
ISBN: 978-1-60370-420-5
ISBN (10): 1-60370-420-5
Publisher Link: http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1370

Blurb: Colin and Michael are best buds. They always have been, but neither of them have ever been willing to admit there might be more to it. When Colin is suddenly injured in an accident, though, Michael starts to realize that he can't hide his deeper feelings for his friend. Should Michael act on his feelings, or will Colin turn him away? Using the careful strategy of a game of chess, Colin and Michael dance around the idea that they can deepen their relationship, but there's a lot more at stake than just bragging rights. Can Michael and Colin win at love?

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Excerpt Day: Any Excuse (Max and Skyler 2) by Acer Adamson

Any Excuse (Max and Skyler 2) by Acer Adamson
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Publisher: Lulu Press
Publisher Link: http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/any-excuse-%28max-and-skyler-2%29/6811065

Blurb: In this follow-up to "Only Words," author Acer Adamson gives us another glimpse at the complicated lives of Detective Maxwell Fielding and his beautiful cross-dressing lover, Skyler Trent. The police department is honoring Max for performing above and beyond the call of duty, and Max has asked Skyler to accompany him to the awards banquet—a huge step for both of them. Nervous about how the unconventional manner in which Skyler dresses will be received by a hotel ballroom full of cops, the press, and the city's highest elected officials, Max is in for a bigger surprise than he bargained for, and Skyler doesn’t disappoint.

Acer Adamson is Jaye Valentine's pseudo when he writes alone. Jaye Valentine & Reno MacLeond's Lulu Bookstore URL is: http://stores.lulu.com/starcrossed_tailz

For fans of their StarCrossed series, there is a free download available of a deleted scene from "StarCrossed 3: Objects in the Mirror." The free story is called "StarCrossed 3 1/2: Angel Tears".

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Excerpt Day: Any Excuse (Max and Skyler 2) by Acer Adamson

Any Excuse (Max and Skyler 2) by Acer Adamson
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Publisher: Lulu Press
Publisher Link: http://www.lulu.com/content/e-book/any-excuse-%28max-and-skyler-2%29/6811065

Blurb: In this follow-up to "Only Words," author Acer Adamson gives us another glimpse at the complicated lives of Detective Maxwell Fielding and his beautiful cross-dressing lover, Skyler Trent. The police department is honoring Max for performing above and beyond the call of duty, and Max has asked Skyler to accompany him to the awards banquet—a huge step for both of them. Nervous about how the unconventional manner in which Skyler dresses will be received by a hotel ballroom full of cops, the press, and the city's highest elected officials, Max is in for a bigger surprise than he bargained for, and Skyler doesn’t disappoint.

Acer Adamson is Jaye Valentine's pseudo when he writes alone. Jaye Valentine & Reno MacLeond's Lulu Bookstore URL is: http://stores.lulu.com/starcrossed_tailz

For fans of their StarCrossed series, there is a free download available of a deleted scene from "StarCrossed 3: Objects in the Mirror." The free story is called "StarCrossed 3 1/2: Angel Tears".

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Excerpt Day: Water by Astrid Amara

Water by Astrid Amara
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Loose Id
ISBN: 978-1-59632-929-4
Publisher Link: http://www.loose-id.com/prod-The_Valde__Water-932.aspx

Blurb: On Joel´s birthday, he watched his lover Charlie drown while saving Joel´s life. Since then, no other man has been able to match the erotic chemistry the two of them once shared. But a year later Joel is shocked to discover Charlie alive and well, looking as mysterious and attractive as ever. However Charlie is different. He has new, arcane superpowers. He doesn´t seem to remember Joel at all. And he murders people with his bare hands. Suddenly Joel finds himself on the run from both his lover, and a frightening group of dangerous individuals who can wield the elements at will, and who are determined to kill him to keep their secret safe. But the smoldering looks Charlie gives Joel reminds him of their former, heated passion, and even with Charlie´s new homicidal tendencies, they discover their bodies remember what their minds may have forgotten...

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Excerpt Day: Water by Astrid Amara

Water by Astrid Amara
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Loose Id
ISBN: 978-1-59632-929-4
Publisher Link: http://www.loose-id.com/prod-The_Valde__Water-932.aspx

Blurb: On Joel´s birthday, he watched his lover Charlie drown while saving Joel´s life. Since then, no other man has been able to match the erotic chemistry the two of them once shared. But a year later Joel is shocked to discover Charlie alive and well, looking as mysterious and attractive as ever. However Charlie is different. He has new, arcane superpowers. He doesn´t seem to remember Joel at all. And he murders people with his bare hands. Suddenly Joel finds himself on the run from both his lover, and a frightening group of dangerous individuals who can wield the elements at will, and who are determined to kill him to keep their secret safe. But the smoldering looks Charlie gives Joel reminds him of their former, heated passion, and even with Charlie´s new homicidal tendencies, they discover their bodies remember what their minds may have forgotten...

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Excerpt Day: Seventh by L.E. Bryce

Seventh by L.E. Bryce
Release Date: April 19, 2009
Publisher: Phaze Books
ISBN: 978-1-60659-019-5
Publisher Link: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Seventh/exact_match=exact

Blurb: Book Two of The Water Lovers of the Islands. Two years ago, Elantho’s lover drowned in a terrible accident. Now, still grieving, he is sent south to the island of Tash to recruit Eshandri, son of the local matriarch, to join the Blue House of Lachant. What Elantho finds, however, is a powerful being who does not need instruction, and who offers Elantho the promise of a freedom he has never known—and a love he never thought to experience.

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Excerpt Day: Seventh by L.E. Bryce

Seventh by L.E. Bryce
Release Date: April 19, 2009
Publisher: Phaze Books
ISBN: 978-1-60659-019-5
Publisher Link: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Seventh/exact_match=exact

Blurb: Book Two of The Water Lovers of the Islands. Two years ago, Elantho’s lover drowned in a terrible accident. Now, still grieving, he is sent south to the island of Tash to recruit Eshandri, son of the local matriarch, to join the Blue House of Lachant. What Elantho finds, however, is a powerful being who does not need instruction, and who offers Elantho the promise of a freedom he has never known—and a love he never thought to experience.

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Excerpt Day: Saddle Up 'N' Ride! by Remmy Duchene

Saddle Up 'N' Ride! by Remmy Duchene
Release Date: April 19, 2009
Publisher: Phaze Books
ISBN: 978-1-60659-050-8
Publisher Link: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Saddle+Up+%27N%27+Ride!/exact_match=exact

Amazon Kindle: Saddle Up 'N Ride!

Blurb: Rusty Hunter and Jack Malone have been pen pals for years; seventeen years to be exact. There isn’t much that happens in each other’s lives that the other doesn’t know about. The first person Rusty came out of the closet to was Jack and vice versa. When Rusty’s letters stop, Jack feels alone and rejected. When he drops everything to visit the Charro Ranch to check on Rusty, he gets more than he bargains for. Rusty’s reason for stopping writing is nothing but chivalrous, but what if Jack doesn’t want to be protected? Rusty Hunter knows that even though he’s been friends with Jack for so long, he must let Jack go. For the past two years, Rusty finds himself wanting more from his long distance friend than friendship. He’s been having some rather steamy dreams of the handsome Texas Ranger, so when Jack shows up on his doorstep Rusty knows he really is in trouble.

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Excerpt Day: Saddle Up 'N' Ride! by Remmy Duchene

Saddle Up 'N' Ride! by Remmy Duchene
Release Date: April 19, 2009
Publisher: Phaze Books
ISBN: 978-1-60659-050-8
Publisher Link: http://www.king-cart.com/Phaze/product=Saddle+Up+%27N%27+Ride!/exact_match=exact

Amazon Kindle: Saddle Up 'N Ride!

Blurb: Rusty Hunter and Jack Malone have been pen pals for years; seventeen years to be exact. There isn’t much that happens in each other’s lives that the other doesn’t know about. The first person Rusty came out of the closet to was Jack and vice versa. When Rusty’s letters stop, Jack feels alone and rejected. When he drops everything to visit the Charro Ranch to check on Rusty, he gets more than he bargains for. Rusty’s reason for stopping writing is nothing but chivalrous, but what if Jack doesn’t want to be protected? Rusty Hunter knows that even though he’s been friends with Jack for so long, he must let Jack go. For the past two years, Rusty finds himself wanting more from his long distance friend than friendship. He’s been having some rather steamy dreams of the handsome Texas Ranger, so when Jack shows up on his doorstep Rusty knows he really is in trouble.

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Excerpt Day: Men of Smithfield: Happy Ending by L.B. Gregg

Men of Smithfield: Happy Ending by L.B. Gregg
Release Date: April 24, 2009
Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
ISBN: 978-1-60168-203-1
Publisher Link: http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/happy-ending/prod_230.html

Amazon Kindle: Happy Ending (Men of Smithfield)

Blurb: He was everything I never, ever wanted. And I wanted him badly. All Seth really wanted was a simple massage-was that too much to ask? When his usual therapist is replaced by a sexy young masseur, Seth finds himself obsessed with the unpredictable - and wholly inappropriate - David Cooke. Pushed to the breaking point by forces both mysterious and not so mysterious, Seth must lose his rigid control to find the happy ending both he and David deserve.

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Excerpt Day: Men of Smithfield: Happy Ending by L.B. Gregg

Men of Smithfield: Happy Ending by L.B. Gregg
Release Date: April 24, 2009
Publisher: Aspen Mountain Press
ISBN: 978-1-60168-203-1
Publisher Link: http://www.aspenmountainpress.com/new-releases/happy-ending/prod_230.html

Amazon Kindle: Happy Ending (Men of Smithfield)

Blurb: He was everything I never, ever wanted. And I wanted him badly. All Seth really wanted was a simple massage-was that too much to ask? When his usual therapist is replaced by a sexy young masseur, Seth finds himself obsessed with the unpredictable - and wholly inappropriate - David Cooke. Pushed to the breaking point by forces both mysterious and not so mysterious, Seth must lose his rigid control to find the happy ending both he and David deserve.

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Excerpt Day: Blood Resurrection by J.P Bowie

Blood Resurrection by J.P Bowie
Release Date: April 27, 2009
Publisher: Total-e-Bound
ISBN: 978-1-906811-62-4
Publisher Link: http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=458

Blurb: Book four in the My Vampire and I Series. A centuries old demon using the power of the black arts holds the fate of the world in his hand – and only vampires can stop him! When Bernard Fournier first meets Marcus Verano he has no inkling that the tall and handsome man is in fact a vampire. For eighteen years Bernard has lived a life of degradation in a monastery – abused and humiliated by those who should have sheltered and cared for him. When Marcus offers Bernard the chance of freedom he willingly accepts it, leaving the monastery without regret or a backward glance. A victim of a plague that sweeps Europe in the 15th century, Bernard has only one chance of survival – and once more he accepts what only Marcus can offer – immortality. Time and distance eventually separate Marcus and Bernard as they make their way through the centuries. Bernard finds happiness in the arms of Pietro Dante, an academician employed in the Vatican library. All is well until the day when a demon force is unleashed upon the world in the guise of a new Pope. Only Bernard and Pietro know of the demon's plans, and they find a strange ally in Constantine, the demon's son, who wishes to protect his mortal lover, Gustav. But the demon Pope is willing to sacrifice everything, including his son, for his ambitions. Even the threat of opposition from the Vampire Council headed by Marcus and his friend Joseph Meyer will not halt him in his plan to rule the world – and destroy all vampires in the process. Can Bernard and his friends overcome the demonic plans to bring about the 'end of times', or will the forces of evil triumph over love and loyalty?

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Excerpt Day: Blood Resurrection by J.P Bowie

Blood Resurrection by J.P Bowie
Release Date: April 27, 2009
Publisher: Total-e-Bound
ISBN: 978-1-906811-62-4
Publisher Link: http://www.total-e-bound.com/product.asp?strParents=&CAT_ID=&P_ID=458

Blurb: Book four in the My Vampire and I Series. A centuries old demon using the power of the black arts holds the fate of the world in his hand – and only vampires can stop him! When Bernard Fournier first meets Marcus Verano he has no inkling that the tall and handsome man is in fact a vampire. For eighteen years Bernard has lived a life of degradation in a monastery – abused and humiliated by those who should have sheltered and cared for him. When Marcus offers Bernard the chance of freedom he willingly accepts it, leaving the monastery without regret or a backward glance. A victim of a plague that sweeps Europe in the 15th century, Bernard has only one chance of survival – and once more he accepts what only Marcus can offer – immortality. Time and distance eventually separate Marcus and Bernard as they make their way through the centuries. Bernard finds happiness in the arms of Pietro Dante, an academician employed in the Vatican library. All is well until the day when a demon force is unleashed upon the world in the guise of a new Pope. Only Bernard and Pietro know of the demon's plans, and they find a strange ally in Constantine, the demon's son, who wishes to protect his mortal lover, Gustav. But the demon Pope is willing to sacrifice everything, including his son, for his ambitions. Even the threat of opposition from the Vampire Council headed by Marcus and his friend Joseph Meyer will not halt him in his plan to rule the world – and destroy all vampires in the process. Can Bernard and his friends overcome the demonic plans to bring about the 'end of times', or will the forces of evil triumph over love and loyalty?

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Excerpt Day: Seeds of Time 1: Blue Roses by G.S. Wiley

Seeds of Time 1: Blue Roses by G.S. Wiley
Release Date: April 25, 2009
Publisher: Torquere Books
Publisher Link: http://www.torquerebooks.com/

Blurb: Simon is happy with his quiet, peaceful life, working as the front of house manager in a small-town repertory theater. Things get even better when his long-time boyfriend, leading man Adrian Newland, pops the question, and Simon is all set to plan the commitment ceremony of the century. But his dreams are shattered when he learns Adrian has been unfaithful. Distressed by her brother's unhappiness, Simon's young sister Kelly visits a local psychic, who gives her a potion promising to 'remove all barriers to true love.' Simon is skeptical, until he finds himself launched sixty years into the past and face-to-face with a sympathetic vicar who has more than a few skeletons in his own closet.

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Excerpt Day: Seeds of Time 1: Blue Roses by G.S. Wiley

Seeds of Time 1: Blue Roses by G.S. Wiley
Release Date: April 25, 2009
Publisher: Torquere Books
Publisher Link: http://www.torquerebooks.com/

Blurb: Simon is happy with his quiet, peaceful life, working as the front of house manager in a small-town repertory theater. Things get even better when his long-time boyfriend, leading man Adrian Newland, pops the question, and Simon is all set to plan the commitment ceremony of the century. But his dreams are shattered when he learns Adrian has been unfaithful. Distressed by her brother's unhappiness, Simon's young sister Kelly visits a local psychic, who gives her a potion promising to 'remove all barriers to true love.' Simon is skeptical, until he finds himself launched sixty years into the past and face-to-face with a sympathetic vicar who has more than a few skeletons in his own closet.

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Excerpt Day: The Tortured Secutor by Jardonn Smith

Let's Get Medieval: The Tortured Secutor & The Bishop of Grunewald by Jardonn Smith
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN-10: 1441402209
ISBN-13: 978-1441402202
Publisher Link: http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Get-Medieval-Jardonns-Grunewald/dp/1441402209/

Amazon: The Tortured Secutor (A Boner Book)

Amazon: Let's Get Medieval: Jardonn's Erotic Tales - Two Books In One - The Tortured Secutor - The Bishop Of Grunewald

Blurb: The Tortured Secutor is set in 270 AD Rome, where a gladiator freed by an emperor becomes entangled in a web of murder and extortion. He's taken prisoner and tortured by the evil patrician behind the plot. His only hope is with the man who loves him, a physician at the Ludus Magnus, gladiatorial training facility at the Flavium Amphitheatrum. Good citizens are hard at work in an effort to save their tortured secutor, if he can hold out long enough for them to put their plan to action.

In this excerpt, a scene from the Amphitheatrum Flavium, where Philo as a retiarius (the netter) and Ovid as a secutor (the fish) do battle on a day celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the Colosseum. Your narrator is Artimos, a member of the staff, lead physician for the Ludus Magnus, Rome's gladiatorial training facility.

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Excerpt Day: The Tortured Secutor by Jardonn Smith

Let's Get Medieval: The Tortured Secutor & The Bishop of Grunewald by Jardonn Smith
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN-10: 1441402209
ISBN-13: 978-1441402202
Publisher Link: http://www.amazon.com/Lets-Get-Medieval-Jardonns-Grunewald/dp/1441402209/

Amazon: The Tortured Secutor (A Boner Book)

Amazon: Let's Get Medieval: Jardonn's Erotic Tales - Two Books In One - The Tortured Secutor - The Bishop Of Grunewald

Blurb: The Tortured Secutor is set in 270 AD Rome, where a gladiator freed by an emperor becomes entangled in a web of murder and extortion. He's taken prisoner and tortured by the evil patrician behind the plot. His only hope is with the man who loves him, a physician at the Ludus Magnus, gladiatorial training facility at the Flavium Amphitheatrum. Good citizens are hard at work in an effort to save their tortured secutor, if he can hold out long enough for them to put their plan to action.

In this excerpt, a scene from the Amphitheatrum Flavium, where Philo as a retiarius (the netter) and Ovid as a secutor (the fish) do battle on a day celebrating the 200-year anniversary of the Colosseum. Your narrator is Artimos, a member of the staff, lead physician for the Ludus Magnus, Rome's gladiatorial training facility.

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Excerpt Day: Horizons by Mickie B. Ashling

Horizons by Mickie B. Ashling
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
ISBN: 978-1-935192-86-2
Publisher Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/currenttitles/horizons/horizonsbuynow.htm

Amazon Kindle: Horizons

Amazon: Horizons

Blurb: Twenty-three-year-old Clark Stevens, a popular wide receiver with a potential NFL contract, has a few problems. He's got a jealous girlfriend, a narrow-minded and controlling father, an attention problem, and an unexpected and powerful attraction to the trauma doctor—the male trauma doctor—who treats him for a broken bone. Dr. Jody Williams is getting some really mixed signals. He can't ignore how much he wants Clark, because it's obvious Clark feels the same way. For the out and proud doctor, the solution seems very simple. For Clark, it's not! His world is not gay-friendly, and the obstacles he's faced have led him to deny his sexuality for years. It's the Super Bowl of disasters, no matter how you look at it. In the end, Clark has to decide if he's going to stick with the only life he's ever known or take a chance on a new one with Jody.

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Excerpt Day: Horizons by Mickie B. Ashling

Horizons by Mickie B. Ashling
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
ISBN: 978-1-935192-86-2
Publisher Link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/currenttitles/horizons/horizonsbuynow.htm

Amazon Kindle: Horizons

Amazon: Horizons

Blurb: Twenty-three-year-old Clark Stevens, a popular wide receiver with a potential NFL contract, has a few problems. He's got a jealous girlfriend, a narrow-minded and controlling father, an attention problem, and an unexpected and powerful attraction to the trauma doctor—the male trauma doctor—who treats him for a broken bone. Dr. Jody Williams is getting some really mixed signals. He can't ignore how much he wants Clark, because it's obvious Clark feels the same way. For the out and proud doctor, the solution seems very simple. For Clark, it's not! His world is not gay-friendly, and the obstacles he's faced have led him to deny his sexuality for years. It's the Super Bowl of disasters, no matter how you look at it. In the end, Clark has to decide if he's going to stick with the only life he's ever known or take a chance on a new one with Jody.

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Excerpt Day: Tomcat Jones by Willa Okati

Tomcat Jones by Willa Okati
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Loose Id
ISBN: 978-1-59632-913-3
Publisher Link: http://www.loose-id.com/prod-Tomcat_Jones-917.aspx

Blurb: T.J. Jones never believed in love. A shape-shifting tomcat, he's had problems with one-night stands involving men who were horrified to find out what he was. After getting burned one too many times, he decides he'll shoot instead for becoming a grouchy lifelong bastard of a bachelor. That's before he runs into MacGowan, a smoking hot beach boy with an open heart and a sweet smile. MacGowan, a ingenuous, open-hearted sex bomb, wants T.J.'s body, his love, his friendship, and his trust. T.J. doesn't dare tell MacGowan that he's a tomcat on the inside, but soon finds he has no choice when MacGowan's developing wizard's powers force the issue. Not only is he unwittingly MacGowan's familiar, but MacGowan's powers make him unable to control his shape-shifting. A relationship's hard enough for an easy-going beach boy and a grumpy, closed-off bachelor. But what's a man to do when he's literally a tomcat?

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Excerpt Day: Tomcat Jones by Willa Okati

Tomcat Jones by Willa Okati
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Loose Id
ISBN: 978-1-59632-913-3
Publisher Link: http://www.loose-id.com/prod-Tomcat_Jones-917.aspx

Blurb: T.J. Jones never believed in love. A shape-shifting tomcat, he's had problems with one-night stands involving men who were horrified to find out what he was. After getting burned one too many times, he decides he'll shoot instead for becoming a grouchy lifelong bastard of a bachelor. That's before he runs into MacGowan, a smoking hot beach boy with an open heart and a sweet smile. MacGowan, a ingenuous, open-hearted sex bomb, wants T.J.'s body, his love, his friendship, and his trust. T.J. doesn't dare tell MacGowan that he's a tomcat on the inside, but soon finds he has no choice when MacGowan's developing wizard's powers force the issue. Not only is he unwittingly MacGowan's familiar, but MacGowan's powers make him unable to control his shape-shifting. A relationship's hard enough for an easy-going beach boy and a grumpy, closed-off bachelor. But what's a man to do when he's literally a tomcat?

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Excerpt Day: Trust by Shawn Lane

Trust by Shawn Lane
Release Date: April 29, 2009
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Publisher Link: http://www.ellorascave.com/

Blurb: Brad Callahan has lived with regret for thirteen years. In college, he broke Justin Lowe’s heart by cheating. Justin hasn’t spoken to him since, but his love for Brad never died even if some wounds never heal. When Brad’s paramedic unit is called to an accident, he finds Justin in the wrecked car. Still in love with Justin, Brad visits his former lover and well-known mystery writer in the hospital. When Justin reveals he believes he was forced off the road and has been receiving ominous letters, Brad takes Justin home. Passion long held back ignites and they cannot resist being in each other’s arms. With someone wanting to tear them apart and Justin’s inability to trust Brad again, will love be enough to unite them forever?

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Excerpt Day: Trust by Shawn Lane

Trust by Shawn Lane
Release Date: April 29, 2009
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Publisher Link: http://www.ellorascave.com/

Blurb: Brad Callahan has lived with regret for thirteen years. In college, he broke Justin Lowe’s heart by cheating. Justin hasn’t spoken to him since, but his love for Brad never died even if some wounds never heal. When Brad’s paramedic unit is called to an accident, he finds Justin in the wrecked car. Still in love with Justin, Brad visits his former lover and well-known mystery writer in the hospital. When Justin reveals he believes he was forced off the road and has been receiving ominous letters, Brad takes Justin home. Passion long held back ignites and they cannot resist being in each other’s arms. With someone wanting to tear them apart and Justin’s inability to trust Brad again, will love be enough to unite them forever?

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Excerpt Day: Bound to Him by Ava March

Bound to Him by Ava March
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Publisher: Loose Id
ISBN: 978-1-59632-928-7
Publisher Link: http://www.loose-id.com/prod-Bound_to_Him-931.aspx

Blurb: Lord Vincent Prescot’s life couldn’t be better. His investments were exceeding his expectations, he’d finally accepted that his father would never look on him as a prized son, and his best friend loved him. A thriving bank account, well-respected by his peers, and mind blowing sex with a man who submitted to his every desire -- what more could he want? Lord Oliver Marsden should be more than happy with his life. He’s been in love with Vincent for over a decade and six months ago the impossible happened and they became lovers. But since then, nothing had changed. More specifically, Vincent hadn’t changed. Oliver tried to be patient – it had taken a lot for Vincent to accept the fact he preferred men. But what felt like a tiny distance between them six months ago now felt like an ever-widening chasm. Why couldn’t Vincent stay the night every now and then? Was it too much to ask for Vincent to call him Oliver and not Marsden? He knew Vincent cared for him, but did he love him? Then Vincent’s father asks him for a favor – to marry his elder brother’s intended, thus freeing his brother to marry a powerful duke’s daughter. If Vincent agrees, he’ll have the respect he’s craved from his father but could lose Oliver. Nor does Oliver make the decision easy. To keep Oliver, he’ll have to do more than deny his father. He’ll have to give Oliver his heart.

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Excerpt Day: Bound to Him by Ava March

Bound to Him by Ava March
Release Date: April 28, 2009
Publisher: Loose Id
ISBN: 978-1-59632-928-7
Publisher Link: http://www.loose-id.com/prod-Bound_to_Him-931.aspx

Blurb: Lord Vincent Prescot’s life couldn’t be better. His investments were exceeding his expectations, he’d finally accepted that his father would never look on him as a prized son, and his best friend loved him. A thriving bank account, well-respected by his peers, and mind blowing sex with a man who submitted to his every desire -- what more could he want? Lord Oliver Marsden should be more than happy with his life. He’s been in love with Vincent for over a decade and six months ago the impossible happened and they became lovers. But since then, nothing had changed. More specifically, Vincent hadn’t changed. Oliver tried to be patient – it had taken a lot for Vincent to accept the fact he preferred men. But what felt like a tiny distance between them six months ago now felt like an ever-widening chasm. Why couldn’t Vincent stay the night every now and then? Was it too much to ask for Vincent to call him Oliver and not Marsden? He knew Vincent cared for him, but did he love him? Then Vincent’s father asks him for a favor – to marry his elder brother’s intended, thus freeing his brother to marry a powerful duke’s daughter. If Vincent agrees, he’ll have the respect he’s craved from his father but could lose Oliver. Nor does Oliver make the decision easy. To keep Oliver, he’ll have to do more than deny his father. He’ll have to give Oliver his heart.

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Excerpt Day: Many Roads Home by Ann Somerville

Many Roads Home by Ann Somerville
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60504-497-2
Publisher Link: http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/many-roads-home

Amazon Kindle: Many Roads Home

Blurb: No trust without truth. Fleeing his murderous brother-in-law, Vicont Yveni, heir to the Duchy of Sardelsa, seeks safety abroad until he can reclaim his birthright. Instead he ends up shipwrecked, captured and taken to the one country where he dare not reveal his identity. Worse, he’s just been bought by a man with no love for Sardelsa. Ripped from his family as a child and sold into slavery, Paole’s natural gift for healing made him a valuable asset but did little to shield him from abuse and prejudice. Though he’s now free, for the first time in his life he’s alone—and he hates it. All he wanted was an apprentice and traveling companion in this hostile land. Instead he winds up the unintentional owner of a slave with a mulish attitude…and a suspicious history. Yveni dares not tell the truth about who he is, and Paole refuses to trust him until he comes clean. The battle of wills only serves to heat up a sizzling attraction that throws a new complication into the mix: love. Paole wants acceptance. Yveni wants his birthright. Even if they manage to come to an understanding, forces are gathering against them that could tear them apart forever…

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Excerpt Day: Many Roads Home by Ann Somerville

Many Roads Home by Ann Somerville
Release Date: April 21, 2009
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-60504-497-2
Publisher Link: http://samhainpublishing.com/romance/many-roads-home

Amazon Kindle: Many Roads Home

Blurb: No trust without truth. Fleeing his murderous brother-in-law, Vicont Yveni, heir to the Duchy of Sardelsa, seeks safety abroad until he can reclaim his birthright. Instead he ends up shipwrecked, captured and taken to the one country where he dare not reveal his identity. Worse, he’s just been bought by a man with no love for Sardelsa. Ripped from his family as a child and sold into slavery, Paole’s natural gift for healing made him a valuable asset but did little to shield him from abuse and prejudice. Though he’s now free, for the first time in his life he’s alone—and he hates it. All he wanted was an apprentice and traveling companion in this hostile land. Instead he winds up the unintentional owner of a slave with a mulish attitude…and a suspicious history. Yveni dares not tell the truth about who he is, and Paole refuses to trust him until he comes clean. The battle of wills only serves to heat up a sizzling attraction that throws a new complication into the mix: love. Paole wants acceptance. Yveni wants his birthright. Even if they manage to come to an understanding, forces are gathering against them that could tear them apart forever…

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Excerpt Day

Here is the list of excerpts entered for today:

Tactics by Stevie Woods, Torquere Press
 
Any Excuse (Max and Skyler 2) by Acer Adamson, Lulu Press

Water by Astrid Amara, Loose Id

Seventh by L.E. Bryce, Phaze Books

Saddle Up 'N' Ride! by Remmy Duchene, Phaze Books

Men of Smithfield: Happy Ending by L.B. Gregg, Aspen Mountain Press

Blood Resurrection by J.P Bowie, Total-e-Bound

Seeds of Time 1: Blue Roses by G.S. Wiley, Torquere Books

The Tortured Secutor by Jardonn Smith, CreateSpace Publishing

Horizons by Mickie B. Ashling, Dreamspinner Press

Tomcat Jones by Willa Okati, Loose Id

Trust by Shawn Lane, Ellora's Cave

Bound to Him by Ava March, Loose Id

Many Roads Home by Ann Somerville, Samhain Publishing

Thanks to all the authors and enjoy the excerpts!

Excerpt Day

Here is the list of excerpts entered for today:

Tactics by Stevie Woods, Torquere Press
 
Any Excuse (Max and Skyler 2) by Acer Adamson, Lulu Press

Water by Astrid Amara, Loose Id

Seventh by L.E. Bryce, Phaze Books

Saddle Up 'N' Ride! by Remmy Duchene, Phaze Books

Men of Smithfield: Happy Ending by L.B. Gregg, Aspen Mountain Press

Blood Resurrection by J.P Bowie, Total-e-Bound

Seeds of Time 1: Blue Roses by G.S. Wiley, Torquere Books

The Tortured Secutor by Jardonn Smith, CreateSpace Publishing

Horizons by Mickie B. Ashling, Dreamspinner Press

Tomcat Jones by Willa Okati, Loose Id

Trust by Shawn Lane, Ellora's Cave

Bound to Him by Ava March, Loose Id

Many Roads Home by Ann Somerville, Samhain Publishing

Thanks to all the authors and enjoy the excerpts!

Around the Wolrd: Alcobaça Monastery

There is a nice tale behind our travel to visit the Alcobaca Monastery; usually I plan my travels months before, and if I manage to book a place in the city centre I'm more than happy. But most of the time I have no idea of where the place I booked is, and so often we arrive in this small town and looked around to find the place. This time I arrived in this small town in Portugal, where its main attraction was exactly in the main plaza, an huge Monastery where King Pedro is buried beside his mistress and wife Ines de Castro (there is a quite gothic story behind, Pedro's father ordered the murder of Ines not knowing that his son married his mistress, and than Pedro took vengeance on his father and took the dead body of his mistress on parade with him when he was crowned, since she was his queen). Anyway, we arrived in this plaza and I can't find the hotel; at the end I asked to the tourist office, where a very cute boy looked at me as I was crazy; when he realized that I was not joking he told me to turn around and look out of the office: the hotel was right there, with an huge sign... speaking of an embarassing situation...

 
by Elisa, Alcobaca Monastery, Portugal, 2002:
http://www.elisarolle.com/travel/2002Portogallo.htm

Is not necessary to point out again that I love cloister, isn't it?

( Alcobaça Monastery )

Around the Wolrd: Alcobaça Monastery

There is a nice tale behind our travel to visit the Alcobaca Monastery; usually I plan my travels months before, and if I manage to book a place in the city centre I'm more than happy. But most of the time I have no idea of where the place I booked is, and so often we arrive in this small town and looked around to find the place. This time I arrived in this small town in Portugal, where its main attraction was exactly in the main plaza, an huge Monastery where King Pedro is buried beside his mistress and wife Ines de Castro (there is a quite gothic story behind, Pedro's father ordered the murder of Ines not knowing that his son married his mistress, and than Pedro took vengeance on his father and took the dead body of his mistress on parade with him when he was crowned, since she was his queen). Anyway, we arrived in this plaza and I can't find the hotel; at the end I asked to the tourist office, where a very cute boy looked at me as I was crazy; when he realized that I was not joking he told me to turn around and look out of the office: the hotel was right there, with an huge sign... speaking of an embarassing situation...

 
by Elisa, Alcobaca Monastery, Portugal, 2002:
http://www.elisarolle.com/travel/2002Portogallo.htm

Is not necessary to point out again that I love cloister, isn't it?

( Alcobaça Monastery )