Jun. 15th, 2009

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Affaire de Coeur calls award-winning author Katherine O’Neal, “the Queen of Romantic Adventure.” But her best romantic adventures are shared with her long-time husband, noted film critic and author William Arnold, who travels with her to all the exotic and glamorous locations of the old British Empire where she sets her books. They have a daughter, Janie, who share their passion for travel and literature.

Katherine believes in the sexual empowerment of women, and has as much fun researching her books as she does writing them.

After a short break in her career, Katherine O'Neal came back to the publishing world with Kensington Books and The Art of Seduction in 2007. Her last release was Just for Her in 2008.

To read more:

http://rosaromance.splinder.com/post/20760291/
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Affaire de Coeur calls award-winning author Katherine O’Neal, “the Queen of Romantic Adventure.” But her best romantic adventures are shared with her long-time husband, noted film critic and author William Arnold, who travels with her to all the exotic and glamorous locations of the old British Empire where she sets her books. They have a daughter, Janie, who share their passion for travel and literature.

Katherine believes in the sexual empowerment of women, and has as much fun researching her books as she does writing them.

After a short break in her career, Katherine O'Neal came back to the publishing world with Kensington Books and The Art of Seduction in 2007. Her last release was Just for Her in 2008.

To read more:

http://rosaromance.splinder.com/post/20760291/
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Have you ever wonder who is the beautiful man on a romance cover? Some of them are quite famous, but they are all cover models for het romances, till now the cover models for M/M romance novels were only a beatiful "torso", sometime nice eyes, but no names. eXtasy Books changed the trend and hired a real model, with a name, for the cover of three books (for now) by A.J. Llewellyn, Adam Killian

From various source I learned that Adam is not only very handsome but also smart, funny and of course sexy.

Adam Killian was the Desert Angel by Henning von Berg and he appeared on the cover of Alpha Males always by Henning von Berg and published by Bruno Gmunder. He will appear on the June cover of Men Magazine by photographer Mick Hicks.


Adam Killian by Henning von Berg

Alpha Males by Henning von Berg )


Adam Killian by Henning von Berg

Desert Angel by Henning von Berg )

Adam Killian is on the cover of The Cannibal King's Husband (book 12 in the Phantom Lover series) by A.J. Llewellyn released on May 15 at www.extasybooks.com and he is going to be on the next two covers in the Phantom Lover series. The photo shoot for these cover were made by photograher Tom Nelson in a tropical setting befitting the Phantom Lover series.

Adam is a videographer (for Manifest Men, Chi Chi Larue's companies and Falcon companies) as well as an adult performer, he knows how he looks best. He has been working in the modeling/film industry since high school. He travelled all around the world, from the runways in Tokyo to the biggest clubs in Ibiza, Spain. He has created and performed in dance shows for Mardi Gras in Sydney to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and he is always ready for the next adventure and to work with creative, inspiring and talented people.

Adam Killian by Tom Nelson )

As adult performer Adam Killlian was also up for several Grabby Awards (honoring the best in gay adult videos) for his work behind and in front of the camera. He won the Grabby for Best Duo Sex Scene, Best Man 2 (Falcon) with Zeb Atlas, and was nominated for Best Videography, with Brad Austin for Excess (Rascal) and with Brad Austin and Hue Wilde for Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video).

His scene from the upcoming Falcon video The Trainer is available for download right now from the Falcon site. In the movie Adam plays a photographer who gets in on with two of his models (played by Ty Colt & Leo Giamani). Adam is also in the all-star flick "Taken - to the lowest level" from Channel 1 Releasing directed by Chi Chi LaRue; it will feature 18 hot guys all with a huge resume. Adam Killian is on the cover of the DVD along with Mitchell Rock and he recorded and released his first single called "Take Me" for this movie, available on iTunes. In the past Adam has done a cameo appearance at almost at every live show broadcast from Studio 1010. He's co-starred in one video in the gallery. He's co-starred in a live show. He's got one set of pics (so far) in the Manifest photography gallery. He's been involved in all Manifest Men videos for the past year but remained largely unseen. Adam continues to work as a model (including Playgirl) and dancer and videographer for gay adult films. Last year he took a bolder step by appearing in the Falcon video Best Men 2 with Zeb Atlas.

Adam Killian by Vin Marco & Mick Hicks )
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Have you ever wonder who is the beautiful man on a romance cover? Some of them are quite famous, but they are all cover models for het romances, till now the cover models for M/M romance novels were only a beatiful "torso", sometime nice eyes, but no names. eXtasy Books changed the trend and hired a real model, with a name, for the cover of three books (for now) by A.J. Llewellyn, Adam Killian

From various source I learned that Adam is not only very handsome but also smart, funny and of course sexy.

Adam Killian was the Desert Angel by Henning von Berg and he appeared on the cover of Alpha Males always by Henning von Berg and published by Bruno Gmunder. He will appear on the June cover of Men Magazine by photographer Mick Hicks.


Adam Killian by Henning von Berg

Alpha Males by Henning von Berg )


Adam Killian by Henning von Berg

Desert Angel by Henning von Berg )

Adam Killian is on the cover of The Cannibal King's Husband (book 12 in the Phantom Lover series) by A.J. Llewellyn released on May 15 at www.extasybooks.com and he is going to be on the next two covers in the Phantom Lover series. The photo shoot for these cover were made by photograher Tom Nelson in a tropical setting befitting the Phantom Lover series.

Adam is a videographer (for Manifest Men, Chi Chi Larue's companies and Falcon companies) as well as an adult performer, he knows how he looks best. He has been working in the modeling/film industry since high school. He travelled all around the world, from the runways in Tokyo to the biggest clubs in Ibiza, Spain. He has created and performed in dance shows for Mardi Gras in Sydney to Mardi Gras in New Orleans and he is always ready for the next adventure and to work with creative, inspiring and talented people.

Adam Killian by Tom Nelson )

As adult performer Adam Killlian was also up for several Grabby Awards (honoring the best in gay adult videos) for his work behind and in front of the camera. He won the Grabby for Best Duo Sex Scene, Best Man 2 (Falcon) with Zeb Atlas, and was nominated for Best Videography, with Brad Austin for Excess (Rascal) and with Brad Austin and Hue Wilde for Black Meat White Heat (All Worlds Video).

His scene from the upcoming Falcon video The Trainer is available for download right now from the Falcon site. In the movie Adam plays a photographer who gets in on with two of his models (played by Ty Colt & Leo Giamani). Adam is also in the all-star flick "Taken - to the lowest level" from Channel 1 Releasing directed by Chi Chi LaRue; it will feature 18 hot guys all with a huge resume. Adam Killian is on the cover of the DVD along with Mitchell Rock and he recorded and released his first single called "Take Me" for this movie, available on iTunes. In the past Adam has done a cameo appearance at almost at every live show broadcast from Studio 1010. He's co-starred in one video in the gallery. He's co-starred in a live show. He's got one set of pics (so far) in the Manifest photography gallery. He's been involved in all Manifest Men videos for the past year but remained largely unseen. Adam continues to work as a model (including Playgirl) and dancer and videographer for gay adult films. Last year he took a bolder step by appearing in the Falcon video Best Men 2 with Zeb Atlas.

Adam Killian by Vin Marco & Mick Hicks )
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Latter Days is basically the screenplay of the movie by the same title, directed by C. Jay Cox, who also wrote it. T. Fabris adapted the screenplay into a novels: usually the process is not simple, and not always the result is good. I loved the movie and so I tried to read the novel without playing too much the scenes in my mind as I saw them in the movie. I tried to understand if the book was good despite the movie, if the story could appeal someone that maybe hasn't seen the movie and pick up the book. I think it's good, the story is basically good and it's a nice romance. It's not an overtly erotic book, it's almost a sweet romance.

Christian is a very handsome gay guy... he is young, probably barely 20 years old, and he is doing nothing much than enjoy his life. I have the feeling that Christian has not money trouble, he has not a supporting family from a loving point of view, but I believe that he knows where to find an help if he needs it. He supports himself working as a waiter in an upperclass restaurant, owned by a former movie star, and his life style is up to his work. in the end, Christian is living in a perennial night party, changing partner every night and enjoying every minute of it.

Then in the apartment near him moves a Mormon congregation, 4 young guys. One of them is Aaron, All American good boy type of guy but with a secret... he enjoys life! He has a deep faith but he doesn't believe that loving God means judging other people, he actually likes his proselytism mission since he allows him to meet new people, but he would like to also listen to other people not only to tell them "their" story. Aaron also loves the old black and white movies and the cute boys... yes, Aaron is gay, even if he has never had the chance to "test" his preferences. And when he is thrown in the middle of a gay friendly neighborhood, he has many of them, the nearer of which represented by Christian.

Scorned when he brought the first friendly neighborly gift, Christian bets with his friends that he will seduce one of the young mormon boys, and obviously Aaron is the most likely candidate, since not only he is probably willing, but also since he is the only who talks with Christian. And here he proves how different he is from all the other guys Christian met, Aaron actually talks with him, he sees something other in Christian than a pretty boy and a possible f*ck (one of Christian's friend tells him, you don't need to be deep, you are pretty! to give you an example of how was Christian's life before Aaron). The bet is soon forgotten and Christian starts to wonder if his life has a meaning, when, on the other side, Aaron start to question his faith, or better, the interpretation of faith that was taught to him.

Actually of the two men, Christian is the one that has more chance to come out from the page of the book. I have the strong feeling to have listened to Christian's mind, to his reason, and instead Aaron was a little more undertone. Maybe it's right like that, it's in their character, Christian is the butterfly and instead Aaron is the thinker; it's Christian's character that has to develop, Aaron is almost already at the end of his discovery path. And I found quite interesting that Christian did a sprint to reach Aaron in that journey and in the end, it was him that reach the finishing line as first, while Aaron practically withdraw from the "competition".

When I said that this is almost a sweet romance, I was referring to the fact that the sex is not the main purpose of the story. Christian lets aside his bet to really try to conquer Aaron, and they are basically the main characters of the story, but there are also a good parade of supporting characters and also a fairy godmother in the guise of Lila, the restaurant owner.

Amazon: Latter Days: A Novel

C. Jay Cox's In the Spotlight post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1278230.html

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle
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Latter Days is basically the screenplay of the movie by the same title, directed by C. Jay Cox, who also wrote it. T. Fabris adapted the screenplay into a novels: usually the process is not simple, and not always the result is good. I loved the movie and so I tried to read the novel without playing too much the scenes in my mind as I saw them in the movie. I tried to understand if the book was good despite the movie, if the story could appeal someone that maybe hasn't seen the movie and pick up the book. I think it's good, the story is basically good and it's a nice romance. It's not an overtly erotic book, it's almost a sweet romance.

Christian is a very handsome gay guy... he is young, probably barely 20 years old, and he is doing nothing much than enjoy his life. I have the feeling that Christian has not money trouble, he has not a supporting family from a loving point of view, but I believe that he knows where to find an help if he needs it. He supports himself working as a waiter in an upperclass restaurant, owned by a former movie star, and his life style is up to his work. in the end, Christian is living in a perennial night party, changing partner every night and enjoying every minute of it.

Then in the apartment near him moves a Mormon congregation, 4 young guys. One of them is Aaron, All American good boy type of guy but with a secret... he enjoys life! He has a deep faith but he doesn't believe that loving God means judging other people, he actually likes his proselytism mission since he allows him to meet new people, but he would like to also listen to other people not only to tell them "their" story. Aaron also loves the old black and white movies and the cute boys... yes, Aaron is gay, even if he has never had the chance to "test" his preferences. And when he is thrown in the middle of a gay friendly neighborhood, he has many of them, the nearer of which represented by Christian.

Scorned when he brought the first friendly neighborly gift, Christian bets with his friends that he will seduce one of the young mormon boys, and obviously Aaron is the most likely candidate, since not only he is probably willing, but also since he is the only who talks with Christian. And here he proves how different he is from all the other guys Christian met, Aaron actually talks with him, he sees something other in Christian than a pretty boy and a possible f*ck (one of Christian's friend tells him, you don't need to be deep, you are pretty! to give you an example of how was Christian's life before Aaron). The bet is soon forgotten and Christian starts to wonder if his life has a meaning, when, on the other side, Aaron start to question his faith, or better, the interpretation of faith that was taught to him.

Actually of the two men, Christian is the one that has more chance to come out from the page of the book. I have the strong feeling to have listened to Christian's mind, to his reason, and instead Aaron was a little more undertone. Maybe it's right like that, it's in their character, Christian is the butterfly and instead Aaron is the thinker; it's Christian's character that has to develop, Aaron is almost already at the end of his discovery path. And I found quite interesting that Christian did a sprint to reach Aaron in that journey and in the end, it was him that reach the finishing line as first, while Aaron practically withdraw from the "competition".

When I said that this is almost a sweet romance, I was referring to the fact that the sex is not the main purpose of the story. Christian lets aside his bet to really try to conquer Aaron, and they are basically the main characters of the story, but there are also a good parade of supporting characters and also a fairy godmother in the guise of Lila, the restaurant owner.

Amazon: Latter Days: A Novel

C. Jay Cox's In the Spotlight post: http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/1278230.html

Reading List:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog_bottom.php?tag=reading list&view=elisa.rolle

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