Richard Rorke (1953 - July 3, 1993)

Richard Rorke was an actor and set designer who won several L.A. Drama Critics Circle awards for his performances and designs.

Richard Hayden Rorke, former legit actor and scenic designer, died on July 3, 1993, in Sherman Oaks after a long illnes.

Primarily a theatrical actor, Rorke worked nationwide in numerous theaters across the United States. Lately he designed fabrics and wall papers for the Van Luft Co. in Los Angeles.

A graduate of the U. of Arizona department of theater, Rorke garnered several L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards for both acting and scenic design.

He was survived by his partner, Charles Ludwig.

Source: http://www.variety.com/article/VR108698?refcatid=25&printerfriendly=true

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GayRomLit Ebook Giveaway: Eden Winters - Collusion

I asked to all the authors joining the GayRomLit convention in Atlanta in October (http://gayromlit.com/grl-authors) a personal favor, a special Ebook Giveaway: twice a week I will post 1 book from each author, and among those who will leave a comment, I will draw a winner. Very easy and very fast ;-) I will send a PM to the winner, so remember to not leave anonymous comments!

And the ebook giveaway goes to: tizi17

Today author is Eden Winters: Eden Winters lives a somewhat nomadic existence. Her earliest memories include making up stories for the family’s pets, and through her academic years, she spent many happy hours writing short stories and poems. Dreams of writing professionally were realized, only not as planned, with a good dozen years spent as a technical documenter. From a young age, she eagerly devoured every book that caught her eye, from biographies to sci-fi. Genre? What genre? When Eden discovered M/M, she met characters she could identify with and scintillating plotlines that kept her riveted to the page. Somewhere around the three-hundredth book, her own imagination began making demands. From her fascination with, well, everything, sprang stories as diverse as a 1700’s Highlander to a modern doctor in earthquake-devastated El Salvador. Her first novel was published in 2010, and she’s never looked back. To date, five of her novels have been recognized by the annual Rainbow Awards, with one also gaining finalist status in the 2012 Lambda Literary Awards. Currently, Eden calls the southern US home, and many of her stories take place in the rural South. Her musical tastes run from Ambient to Zydeco, she owns a TV she never watches, and she’s a firm believer that life is better with pets. She also loves cruising down the road on the back of a Harley Davidson.
Website: http://www.edenwinters.com
Most recent title: Collusion
Publishers: Amber Quill/Amber Allure, Dreamspinner Press, JMS Books, Torquere Press

Collusion by Eden Winters
Publisher Amber Quill Press, LLC (March 20, 2013)
Language English
ISBN-10 161124885X
ISBN-13 978-1611248852
Amazon: Collusion
Amazon Kindle: Collusion

Sequel to the Amber Allure best-seller Diversion... Dead men can't love. Former drug trafficker Richmond 'Lucky' Lucklighter 'died' in the line of duty while working off a ten-year sentence in service to the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau, only to be reborn as Simon 'Lucky' Harrison. The newbie he trained, former Marine Bo Schollenberger, is now his partner on (and maybe off) the job. It's hard to tell when Lucky doesn't understand relationships or have a clue what any sane human is doing in his bed. Bo's nice to have around, sure, but there's none of that picking-out-china-together nonsense for Lucky. While fighting PTSD, memories of a horrid childhood, and a prescription drug addiction, Bo is paying for his mistakes. Using his pharmacy license for the good guys provides the sort of education he never got in school. Undercover with his hard-headed partner, Bo learns that not everything is as it seems in the world of pharmaceuticals. When a prescription drug shortage jeopardizes the patients at Rosario Children's Cancer Center, it not only pits Bo and Lucky against predatory opportunists, but also each other. How can they tell who the villains are? The bad guys don't wear black hats, but they might wear white coats.