Around the World: 2012 GRL in Albuquerque

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First of all, what probably everyone is waiting for, the winners of the final giveaway for the 2012 GRL. And the giveway goes to...

1 Prize, 100 ebooks... live_laugh_love!

2 Prize, eCupid DVD... Karen Johnson!

3 Prize, Is It Just Me? DVD... Ryan Field!

And now some highlights of this convention. Very happy to had the chance to know better Helen Beattie, Tracy Ward and Amy DiMartino (and Jared/Jacob), you made these days special; enchanted to shared some touring with Geoff Knight and his mom Cheryl, you are both so sweet and kind; glad I had the chance to chat with Venona Keyes, who shared with me, Helen, Geoff and his mom our escapade from the crazy crowd in the timeless Acoma Pueblo; KC Burn and her silent husband were wonderful companion on our trips to Santa Fe and Albuquerque; I think I bored to death Jeff Adams and his husband but they were always with a smile for everyone; meeting B.G. Thomas, Edmond Manning and Mike Murphy was delightful; chatting with Andrew Grey and his partner was so sweet and brought back good memories when I was still able to read all Gay Romances out there; even if for little time, talking with Eric Arvin, Barry Brennessel and his husband was an highlight of this convention; a sweet arrivederci to my breakfast companions, J.P. Barnaby and Rowan Speedwell; very grateful to Ethan Day, Heidi Cullinan and Damon Suede, that, other than organizing a perfect convention, were always very ready with a smile and a hug.

In a few weeks I maybe will announce a news regarding next year GRL that will be in... ATLANTA!

And now enjoy the pictures, but be careful, there are more than 100!


Ethan Day, me, Amy DiMartino, Helen Beattie, EM Lynley, KC Burn and her husband at the end of our tour of Santa Fe


Jared, KC Burn, Amy DiMartino, Helen Beattie, Tracy Ward, Dolorianne and Ethan Day at the end of our tour of Albuquerque


Cherie Noel, Amy DiMartino and Ethan Day


Dolorianne and Amy


Stephani Hecht and V.J. Summers


Geoffrey Knight and Jackie Nacht


Sadonna Swann and Clare London


Damon Suede and Charlie Cochet


Damon Suede (and his kilt...)


Kiernan Kelly (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20kiernan%20kelly )


KC Burn (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20k.c.%20burn)


JP Bowie (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20j.p.%20bowie )


Carol Lynne (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20carol%20lynne )


Ethan Day (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20ethan%20day )


Geoffrey Knight (and he was not faking that pose...) (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20geoffrey%20knight )


Hayley B. James (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20hayley%20b.%20james)


Shira Anthony (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20shira%20anthony)


Venona Keyes (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20venona%20keyes)


T.C. Blue (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20t.c.%20blue )


Edmond Manning (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20edmond%20manning)


Marshall Thornton (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20marshall%20thornton )


Rhys Ford (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20rhys%20ford)


Jacob Flores


EM Lynley (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20e.m.%20lynley )


Cat Grant (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20cat%20grant )


N.J. Nielsen (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20n.j.%20nielsen) and Erica Pike (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20erica%20pike)


A.R. Moler (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20a.r.%20moler )


Karenna Colcroft (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20karenna%20colcroft)


Lex Valentine (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20lex%20valentine )


Devon Rhodes (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20devon%20rhodes )


T.A. Chase (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20t.a.%20chase )


Andrew Grey (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20andrew%20grey )


Vicktor Alexander (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20vicktor%20alexander)


Marie Sexton (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20marie%20sexton )


Heidi Cullinan (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20heidi%20cullinan )


Zahra Owens (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20zahra%20owens )


Damon Suede (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20damon%20suede )


Deanna Wadsworth


Allison Cassatta (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20allison%20cassatta )


AKM Miles (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20akm%20miles )


Jeff Erno (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20jeff%20erno )


K-lee Klein (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20k-lee%20klein)


Marguerite Labbe (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20marguerite%20labbe )


Amy Lane (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20amy%20lane )


Willian Cooper (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20william%20cooper)


Kate McMurray (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20kate%20mcmurray )


Ellis Carrington (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20ellis%20carrington )


Rowan Speedwell (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20rowan%20speedwell )


J. P. Barnaby (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20j.p.%20barnaby)


Shannon West (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20shannon%20west)


Patricia Logan (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20patricia%20logan )


Christopher Koehler (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20christopher%20koehler)


Z.A. Maxfield (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20z.a.%20maxfield )


Laura Harner (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20l.e.%20harner)


Isabelle Rowan (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20isabelle%20rowan )


Jana Downs (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20jana%20downs)


Leontii Holender (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20leontii%20holender)


Gabrielle Evans (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20gabrielle%20evans) and Jason


Daniel Kaine (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20daniel%20a.%20kaine)


Ethan Stone (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20ethan%20stone )


Silvia Violet (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20silvia%20violet)


Hank Edwards (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20hank%20edwards )


Taylor V. Donovan (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20taylor%20v.%20donovan)


L.C. Chase (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20l.c.%20chase)


M.J. O'Shea (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20m.j.%20o%27shea )


Anne Tenino (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20anne%20tenino )


Sara York (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20sara%20york)


Timothy McGivney (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20timothy%20mcgivney )


Trina Lane (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20trina%20lane)


Simone Anderson (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20simone%20anderson)


Xara X. Xanakas (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20xara%20x.%20xanakas)


Piper Vaughn (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20piper%20vaughn)


Lissa Kasey (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20lissa%20kasey)


Anel Viz (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20anel%20viz )


JR Boyd


Angel Martinez (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20angel%20martinez )


Poppy Dennison (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20poppy%20dennison)


Shae Connor (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20shae%20connor)


Kerry Freeman (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20kerry%20freeman)


Scotty Cade (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20scotty%20cade )


Brita Addams (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20brita%20addams )


Abigail Roux (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20abigail%20roux )


Louisa Bacio (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20louisa%20bacio)


Robert Moore


Tara Lain (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20tara%20lain )


Aleksandr Voinov


Lori Toland (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20lori%20toland )


Charlie Richards (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20charlie%20richards )


Lynn Lorenz (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20lynn%20lorenz )


Amber Kell (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20amber%20kell )


Stephani Hecht (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20stephani%20hecht )


Jambrea Jo Jones (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20jambrea%20jo%20jones )


Vivien Dean (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20vivien%20dean )


Carolyn Gray (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20carolyn%20gray ) and Elyan Smith


Jonathan Treadway


Elizabeth Silver (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20elizabeth%20silver )


Viki Lyn (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20viki%20lyn )


Eric Arvin (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20eric%20arvin )


TJ Klune (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20t.j.%20klune)


Kim Fielding (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20kim%20fielding)


L. A. Witt (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20l.a.%20witt )


Charlie Cochet (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20charlie%20cochet)


S.A. Garcia (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20s.a.%20garcia)


Mercy Celeste (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20mercy%20celeste )


Mike Murphy (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20michael%20murphy)


Michele L. Montgomery (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20michele%20l.%20montgomery )


Belinda McBride (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20belinda%20mcbride )


James Buchanan (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20james%20buchanan )


Jade Buchanan (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20jade%20buchanan )


Ally Blue (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20ally%20blue )


Clancy Nacht (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20clancy%20nacht )


Cherie Noel (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20cherie%20noel)


PD Singer (Pam) (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20p.d.%20singer )


Eden Winters (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20eden%20winters)


Z. Allora (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20z.%20allora)


Jamie Fessenden (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20jamie%20fessenden)


Barry Brennessel (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20barry%20brennessel )


Ana Bosch (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20ana%20bosch)


BA Tortuga (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20b.a.%20tortuga )


Julia Talbot (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20julia%20talbot )


Rick R. Reed (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20rick%20r.%20reed )


SJD Peterson (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20sjd%20peterson )


Devon Rhodes and Ariel Tachna (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20ariel%20tachna )


Brenna Lyons (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20brenna%20lyons)


Brien Michaels (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20brien%20michaels)


TA Webb


Lara Brukz (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20lara%20brukz)


Laura Baumbach (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20laura%20baumbach )


Kris Jacen


Thursday Euclid


Val Kovalin (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20val%20kovalin )


Jet Mykles (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20jet%20mykles ) and Kimberly Gardner (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20kimberly%20gardner )


Kaje Harper


BG Thomas


Lorraine Ulrich (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20lorraine%20ulrich)


Sue Brown (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20sue%20brown)


Andrew Grey


Carter Quinn and Marie Sexton


Will and Jeff Adams


Helen Beattie (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20helen%20beattie) and Tracy Ward


Ally Blue, Jared and Kris Jacen


D.H. Starr (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20d.h.%20starr )


Clare London and Amy DiMartino


Geoff's mom, Cheryl, and Venona Keyes talking with Harley Davidson bikers on the road


Geoffrey Knight and his mom


me


Geoffrey Knight and his mom and Helen Beattie


The Last Dinner: JP Barnaby, Lynn, Kiernan Kelly and her husband, Dolorianne


Rowan Speedwell, Sara York and Amy DiMartino


Amy DiMartino, Geoff's mom and Jonathan Treadway


Ethan Day, Geoffrey Knight, Poppy Dennison and Lara Brukz


Jason, Jared and JP Barnaby

These authors were at the convention but I hadn't had the change to take a picture of them:

AC Katt (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20a.c.%20katt )
B.J. Hayes
Bailey Bradford (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20bailey%20bradford )
CR Guiliano
DC Juris (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20d.c.%20juris )
Em Woods (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20em%20woods)
Jessica Freely (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20jessica%20freely )
JM Cartwright (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20j.m.%20cartwright )
Joyee Flynn (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20joyee%20flynn )
K. Piet (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20k.%20piet )
Kit Sands
Treva Harte (http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/tag/author%3A%20treva%20harte )

Link to the FB album (with comments from authors ;-) ): https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.495468507153903.120405.100000722741394&type=1&l=4d1c4b6ce8

Comments

[moonlite-tryst.livejournal.com]

Gosh! So many authors in one place and it looks like you had a good time. I've read a lot of m/m books but I only know 6 of those authors.

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

now you can browse some more... ;-)