sbr martin (born April 10)

Sarah Beth (Rem) Martin, penname sbr martin, was bred, born, and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she continues to live and work as a writer, journalist, and mother.

Martin is an alumna of The Ellis School, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Her writing has received recognition through awards, invitation to the New York Conference on College Composition and Communication, and citations in scholastic works and legal texts. Her journalism experience includes projects with AOL's Patch Network and CBS Local Media Pittsburgh.

Described as "a psychological and thoughtful novel of suspense" by Midwest Book Review, Martin's first novel, "in wake of water," was published in Oct. 2011. Less than a year later, her second work, "pig," hit the market after being honored as a Second Prize Quarterfinalist in the 2012 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award Contest.

pig won a 2012 Rainbow Award as Best Lesbian Contemporary General Fiction.

Further Readings:

pig by sbr martin
Paperback: 286 pages
Publisher: The Artists' Orchard, LLC (August 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0985701420
ISBN-13: 978-0985701420
Amazon: Pig
Amazon Kindle: Pig

A troubled woman sits alone on a couch in a crowded funeral home, in wake of her husband's "accident." In her right hand, she holds a scrap of paper she refuses to reveal, and, in her heart, she holds a lot of secrets, including a big one she's keeping from herself. As the familiar faces of funeral home patrons stir in her a lifetime of memories, her story and her secrets unravel in a narrative of domestic abuse, sexuality, reflection, and loss. What does it take for a troubled woman to finally let go? How did her husband get in that box? And what is she holding in her hand? Step into Lily's past to answer the present questions. But don't expect to be pleased with everything you learn. Some stories just aren't meant to have happy endings.

More Rainbow Awards at my website: elisarolle.com, Rainbow Awards/2012

Cole Tucker & Tom Spencer

Cole Tucker is an actor in gay pornography. He started making appearances in gay pornography in 1996 at the age of 43, previously working as a realtor. In 1999, he revealed in a story published in the London Standard that he was HIV Positive and also had a relationship with former British Tory MEP Tom Spencer.

In 2000 he was one of the celebrity gay porn stars taking part in the "Pillage & Plunder" cruise to benefit Pride Tampa Bay.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Tucker

Thomas Newnham Bayley Spencer (born 10 April 1948) is a British Conservative politician and former Member of the European Parliament.

Spencer was educated at Pangbourne Nautical College and the University of Southampton. He served as Conservative MEP for Derbyshire from 1979–1984, Conservative MEP for Surrey West from 1989–1994, and as Conservative MEP for Surrey from 1994-1999. He was leader of the UK Conservative MEPs from 1995 to 1998 and was Chairman of the Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee from 1997 to 1999. He decided not to restand for re-election to the European Parliament in 1999 after being found with gay pornography and two cannabis cigarettes in his luggage at Heathrow Airport. Spencer acknowledged being gay and said that his wife was aware of that before they married. Spencer was in a relationship with porn actor Cole Tucker, who was depicted in the porn found in Spencer's luggage.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Spencer_(politician)

Blog Tour: Un-Expected by Lisa Worrall

Un-Expected (Left at the Crossroads #1) by Lisa Worrall
Series: Left at the Crossroads
Paperback: 180 pages
Publisher: White Stiletto Press (February 24, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1500137952
ISBN-13: 978-1500137953
Amazon: Un-Expected (Left at the Crossroads #1)
Amazon Kindle: Un-Expected (Left at the Crossroads #1)

Little Mowbury is a sleepy English village deep in the Cotswolds. The kind of village where you’re only a local if your lineage can be traced back to the dinosaurs. Where you can find everything in the single shop from morning newspapers to dry-cleaning, and getting your shoes mended. And, of course, where everybody knows everybody else’s business. It’s easy to find… you can’t miss it… just ask anyone and they’ll tell you… “It’s left at the crossroads.”
After being dumped on graduation day by the love of his life, Harry Boyd, Micah Lewis returned to the sleepy village he grew up in. Living next door to his mother wasn’t his best idea, granted, but when your heart was broken, there really was no place like home.
Six years later, secure and content in his job as midwife for a local birthing centre, the last person he expected to move into Lilac Cottage across the street from him was Harry Boyd. Seeing Harry again sends Micah into a tailspin and opens wounds he thought had long since healed. Although, Harry himself isn’t the only issue Micah has to face. That would be Harry’s very beautiful and very pregnant partner, Selena. But is everything as it seems?

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TOUR SCHEDULE
April 1: Joyfully Jay || Anne Barwell
April 2: Prism Book Alliance
April 3: Foxylutely Books || Love Bytes Reviews
April 6: Divine Magazine
April 7: MM Good Book Reviews || Because Two Men Are Better Than One || Charlie Cochet
April 8: Diverse Reader || Hearts on Fire Reviews
April 9: Nic Starr
April 10: Bayou Book Junkie || Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings
April 13: Cia's stories || Wicked Faeries Tales & Reviews
April 14: Rainbow Gold Reviews || Gay Media Reviews || Multitasking Mommas

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I live in Southend-on-Sea, a small seaside town just outside London on the South East coast of Essex, England that boasts the longest pier in the world; where I am ordered around by two precocious children and a dog who thinks she's the boss of me. I've been writing seriously for three years now and love giving voice to the characters warring to be heard in my head, and am currently petitioning for more hours in the day, because I never seem to have enough of them.

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COMING SOON

In-Decision (Left at the Crossroads #2) by Sue Brown
Publisher: Sue Brown Stories (April 15, 2015)
Amazon Kindle: In-Decision (Left at the Crossroads #2)

Little Mowbury is a sleepy English village deep in the Cotswolds. The kind of village where you’re only a local if your lineage can be traced back to the dinosaurs. Where you can find everything in the single village shop from morning newspapers to dry-cleaning, and getting your shoes mended. And, of course, where everybody knows everybody else’s business. It’s easy to find… you can’t miss it… just ask anyone and they’ll tell you… “It’s left at the crossroads.”
Eighteen months ago Jason Havers lost the love of his life and it's time to move on. Applying for the position of chef in a sleepy country pub, a million miles away from his previous life, may well be the fresh start he needs. His new employers immediately take him under their wing and before long he finds himself with a passel of new friends and a job he loves. What he doesn’t expect is Tom, a gorgeous midwife, who stirs up feelings he’s not ready to deal with.
But when someone from his previous life turns up in Little Mowbury, will Jason be able to keep them from revealing the secret he’s been keeping from those he’s come to love?