A big congrats to the 2 winners of my giveaway.
Susan and Linda C. And a thank you to all who participated.
When my upcoming book "Catch of the Day" comes out I will be giving away a copy. stay tuned.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Free Book Giveaway
Hello everyone,
In honor of Gay Day at the Ethan Day yahoogroup. I am giving away two copies of my book "The Finest Thing." the book is in PDF format.
All you have to do is comment to this post and leave your e mail address. the contest is open until 7PM tonight. (EST)
I will be putting the names in a hat and contacting the two winners either tonight or sometime tomorrow (It depends on some RL stuff going on)
Here is an excerpt:
Aidan´s company kept him busy. In the past few weeks he´d been to Dallas,
Chicago and New York, which didn´t bother him because he liked traveling, but
living out of a suitcase so often was starting to grate on his nerves. He was
happy to be back home at last. He dropped his bags on the floor the minute he
walked in the door and trudged to the couch in the living room and fell down
onto the plush cushions. "Ah" he sighed as he leaned his head back on the couch
and closed his eyes.
He didn´t know how long he´d been asleep when he felt the vibration of his
cell phone in his pocket. He pulled it out and looked at the caller ID, shocked
that it was his mother calling. He was going to ignore the call then the
thought that it might have been an emergency prompted him to take the call.
"Hi, Mom. Is something wrong?" He asked with dread.
"Yes, something is wrong. Why did I have to find out from Peter´s mother that
you´re coming home?"
As soon as he´d gotten the invitation he knew it was only a matter of time
before his mother would find out and call, but he wasn´t looking forward to it.
"You know how things have been between me and the family. I thought you wrote
me off. So, why are you even bothering to call me, now, Mom? The last time I
heard from you was an impersonal Christmas card, two years ago."
He could hear the guilty pause over the dead airwaves. "I´m sorry, Aidan. I´ve
wanted to call you so many times over the past few years. I just couldn´t find
the right words."
"But you are suddenly finding them now?" He practically yelled. He took a deep
breath to recompose himself, and continued, "Mom, I´m only going back to
Connecticut to see my friends get married. I´m glad that at least the state
has seen fit to let gays get married. Not that it matters to you. I know that
if I ever get married you´d never come to my wedding. You, Dad and Jason could
just never stomach seeing me marry another guy, see me really be happy."
"I´ve only wanted you to be happy, Aidan, but you know how difficult your choice
makes things."
"My choice? Being gay is not a choice, Mother," He said formally. "It´s who I
am. And I´m not going to forget how you treated me after you found out about
Kyle. I loved him, just as much as you love Dad and Jason loves Amy. There is
no difference. Love is love." He could feel himself getting more and more
upset as the phone conversation dragged on. "Look, Mom, I can´t talk about this
right now."
"Aidan, please. I´d really like to see you, and I know Jason would like to see
you too."
"Oh, really? Well, then why haven´t I heard from him at all since I came out?"
He asked bitterly, holding the phone in a death grip. "I´d really like to know
why I didn´t hear from any of you even once when Kyle died. Was it because he
was my gay lover and you couldn´t accept that? I bet if he´d been a `her´, I´d
have gotten all the support I needed."
"I´m so sorry. I wish we´d been there for you, Aidan. Really, I do. It was a
mistake, a big mistake. I know being sorry isn´t enough, but I just want you
to know we love you."
"We? As in Dad, too? Because I know how proud he is to have a gay son," he
added sarcastically.
"There´s something I need to tell you," she said hesitantly, pausing before she
continued, "Your father and I split up."
That was a punch to the gut he wasn´t expecting. "You and Dad split up, when?"
"A few months ago I found out he was cheating on me. There were a lot of
unexplainable charges on the phone and credit card bills and he tried to deny
it, but with the evidence I had, he couldn´t. Then he tried to say he was sorry
and wanted to make amends, but I had enough of him lying through his teeth. I
told him to pack his bags and go."
He didn´t say a word for a minute, trying to give himself time to absorb this
new development. He knew his parents´ marriage wasn´t ideal, far from it.
There had been plenty of arguments when he was growing up, but he never thought
they´d ever get a divorce.
Despite everything, he loved his mother and couldn´t help but feel bad for her.
"I´m sorry to hear that, Mom."
"No, you´re not, but thank you anyway. I´m better off without him. Aidan,"
she said, changing subjects, "I hope when you´re here that you might stop by and
see me and your brother. I know you probably don´t want to after how we´ve
treated you, but please, just promise me you´ll think about it?"
"Sure, Mom, I´ll think about it." He said, making no commitments. "Thanks for
calling. Bye."
"Bye, Aidan." He heard the phone disconnect on her end and slowly shut his
phone. He knew that going to a wedding could present some interesting social
challenges, but he hadn´t expected this latest situation with his family. Truth
be told, he did want to see Jason, since they had been close while growing up.
They had been more than just brothers----they had been friends. When Aidan
came out to his family and things had gotten ugly between him and his parents,
Jason got caught up in the middle. Instead of picking sides, he shut down and
just left without saying a word.
Going home again was going to be an interesting trip in more ways than one. He
just couldn´t wait for it to be over so he could come back to San Diego, which
felt more like home to him than Mystic had since he came out.
Review http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/?p=4602
This book is available from Dreamspinner press. I want to give a shoutout to them, I am very grateful to Dreamspinner for taking this newbie to the publishing world and giving my very first book a home.
Here is their website so you can find other wonderful books to read
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/
In honor of Gay Day at the Ethan Day yahoogroup. I am giving away two copies of my book "The Finest Thing." the book is in PDF format.
All you have to do is comment to this post and leave your e mail address. the contest is open until 7PM tonight. (EST)
I will be putting the names in a hat and contacting the two winners either tonight or sometime tomorrow (It depends on some RL stuff going on)
Here is an excerpt:
Aidan´s company kept him busy. In the past few weeks he´d been to Dallas,
Chicago and New York, which didn´t bother him because he liked traveling, but
living out of a suitcase so often was starting to grate on his nerves. He was
happy to be back home at last. He dropped his bags on the floor the minute he
walked in the door and trudged to the couch in the living room and fell down
onto the plush cushions. "Ah" he sighed as he leaned his head back on the couch
and closed his eyes.
He didn´t know how long he´d been asleep when he felt the vibration of his
cell phone in his pocket. He pulled it out and looked at the caller ID, shocked
that it was his mother calling. He was going to ignore the call then the
thought that it might have been an emergency prompted him to take the call.
"Hi, Mom. Is something wrong?" He asked with dread.
"Yes, something is wrong. Why did I have to find out from Peter´s mother that
you´re coming home?"
As soon as he´d gotten the invitation he knew it was only a matter of time
before his mother would find out and call, but he wasn´t looking forward to it.
"You know how things have been between me and the family. I thought you wrote
me off. So, why are you even bothering to call me, now, Mom? The last time I
heard from you was an impersonal Christmas card, two years ago."
He could hear the guilty pause over the dead airwaves. "I´m sorry, Aidan. I´ve
wanted to call you so many times over the past few years. I just couldn´t find
the right words."
"But you are suddenly finding them now?" He practically yelled. He took a deep
breath to recompose himself, and continued, "Mom, I´m only going back to
Connecticut to see my friends get married. I´m glad that at least the state
has seen fit to let gays get married. Not that it matters to you. I know that
if I ever get married you´d never come to my wedding. You, Dad and Jason could
just never stomach seeing me marry another guy, see me really be happy."
"I´ve only wanted you to be happy, Aidan, but you know how difficult your choice
makes things."
"My choice? Being gay is not a choice, Mother," He said formally. "It´s who I
am. And I´m not going to forget how you treated me after you found out about
Kyle. I loved him, just as much as you love Dad and Jason loves Amy. There is
no difference. Love is love." He could feel himself getting more and more
upset as the phone conversation dragged on. "Look, Mom, I can´t talk about this
right now."
"Aidan, please. I´d really like to see you, and I know Jason would like to see
you too."
"Oh, really? Well, then why haven´t I heard from him at all since I came out?"
He asked bitterly, holding the phone in a death grip. "I´d really like to know
why I didn´t hear from any of you even once when Kyle died. Was it because he
was my gay lover and you couldn´t accept that? I bet if he´d been a `her´, I´d
have gotten all the support I needed."
"I´m so sorry. I wish we´d been there for you, Aidan. Really, I do. It was a
mistake, a big mistake. I know being sorry isn´t enough, but I just want you
to know we love you."
"We? As in Dad, too? Because I know how proud he is to have a gay son," he
added sarcastically.
"There´s something I need to tell you," she said hesitantly, pausing before she
continued, "Your father and I split up."
That was a punch to the gut he wasn´t expecting. "You and Dad split up, when?"
"A few months ago I found out he was cheating on me. There were a lot of
unexplainable charges on the phone and credit card bills and he tried to deny
it, but with the evidence I had, he couldn´t. Then he tried to say he was sorry
and wanted to make amends, but I had enough of him lying through his teeth. I
told him to pack his bags and go."
He didn´t say a word for a minute, trying to give himself time to absorb this
new development. He knew his parents´ marriage wasn´t ideal, far from it.
There had been plenty of arguments when he was growing up, but he never thought
they´d ever get a divorce.
Despite everything, he loved his mother and couldn´t help but feel bad for her.
"I´m sorry to hear that, Mom."
"No, you´re not, but thank you anyway. I´m better off without him. Aidan,"
she said, changing subjects, "I hope when you´re here that you might stop by and
see me and your brother. I know you probably don´t want to after how we´ve
treated you, but please, just promise me you´ll think about it?"
"Sure, Mom, I´ll think about it." He said, making no commitments. "Thanks for
calling. Bye."
"Bye, Aidan." He heard the phone disconnect on her end and slowly shut his
phone. He knew that going to a wedding could present some interesting social
challenges, but he hadn´t expected this latest situation with his family. Truth
be told, he did want to see Jason, since they had been close while growing up.
They had been more than just brothers----they had been friends. When Aidan
came out to his family and things had gotten ugly between him and his parents,
Jason got caught up in the middle. Instead of picking sides, he shut down and
just left without saying a word.
Going home again was going to be an interesting trip in more ways than one. He
just couldn´t wait for it to be over so he could come back to San Diego, which
felt more like home to him than Mystic had since he came out.
Review http://www.reviewsbyjessewave.com/?p=4602
This book is available from Dreamspinner press. I want to give a shoutout to them, I am very grateful to Dreamspinner for taking this newbie to the publishing world and giving my very first book a home.
Here is their website so you can find other wonderful books to read
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Ethan Day Gay Day
Tomorrow is Gay Day at Ethan Day's yahoogroup. I am going to be promoting my book "Catch of the Day" As well as having a contest to win one of two copies of "The Finest Thing" Please join me.
Sunday, January 30th is Gay Day at my Yahoo Group. Gay Day is the one day a month when the best authors in GLBT Romance stop by to post excerpts of their new and upcoming releases.
The following authors will be generously offering giveaways you can enter to win:
J.P. BOWIE – NOWHERE TO HIDE
J.J. SOUTH – 33 A GAY LOVE STORY
ZA MAXFIELD – PHARAOH’S CONCUBINE
SIMONE ANDERSON – SADDLE UP & RIDE
ANGEL MARTINEZ – A DIFFERENT BREED
KATE MCMURRAY – THE BOY NEXT DOOR
ANDREW GREY – LOVE MEANS…NO FEAR
ALLY BLUE – THESE HAUNTED HEIGHTS
TRINA LANE – SIMPLY PERFECTION
EM WOODS – CHOCOLATE DREAMS
JAIME SAMMS – FINDERS KEEPERS
CLARE LONDON –THREADBARE
ETHAN DAY – LIFE IN FUSION
KIMBERLY GARDNER – TOO SOON FOR LOVE – Coming Soon
JAMBREA JO JONES – STEAMY REUNION & STEALING MICHAEL
CHARLIE COCHRANE – ALL LESSONS LEARNED Print Book of Winners Choice
The amazing Authors below will be popping in and out to chat & post excerpts from their latest books:
MISSY WELCH – KLT23
STEVIE WOODS – SACRIFICE
K.C. BURN – BLOOD RELATIONS
DEVON RHODES – MAKING HIS LIST
JAMBREA JO JONES – A FISTFULL OF EMMETT
FINNMARLOWE – A THREAD OF DEEPEST BLACK
ADRIANNE BRENNAN – PISCES F/F Coming Soon
AKM MILES – FOR GOM’S SAKE – Coming Soon
TC BLUE – LIFE CHANGES EVERYTHING
LILY SAWYER – CATCH OF THE DAY
KIMBERLY GARDNER - BLUSH
EM WOODS – JACK’S WAY
SERENA YATES – THE CHAUFFEUR & REDISCOVERING ADRIAN
JAIME SAMMS – WISHING ON A BLUE STAR
ETHAN DAY – ANYTHING FOR YOU – Coming Soon
LYNN LORENZ – REMEMBER ME? – Coming Soon
The day will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST in the Ethan Day Yahoo Group where we’ll be posting excerpts, running contests for free books, and chatting about all the new and upcoming releases from your favorite authors.
I hope everyone will stop by to catch up with your favorite authors and join in all the fun!
January 29, 2011
coming on Sun Jan 30th, a free giveaway. I'll be chatting on the Ethan Day yahoo group's Gay Day tomorrow and I plan to give away two copies of my book "The Finest Thing." I will also be announcing it on my blog on Good Reads.
More details tomorrow
More details tomorrow
Friday, January 28, 2011
January 28, 2011
Well I hope everyone else is surviving the cold weather. Our power was out for about a day, we finally got it back Thurs afternoon. I hate the cold.
anyway I am going through the process of picking a cover for my new book "Somebody to Love", coming out in July from Secret Cravings Publisher.
It is an interesting process, one of the ones that I like. it is editing that is my least fave. Going over my work with a fine tooth comb and having to change things around, it strains the eyes and rest of the body
I like when I see the finished product released into the world. I just hope it is well received
anyway I am going through the process of picking a cover for my new book "Somebody to Love", coming out in July from Secret Cravings Publisher.
It is an interesting process, one of the ones that I like. it is editing that is my least fave. Going over my work with a fine tooth comb and having to change things around, it strains the eyes and rest of the body
I like when I see the finished product released into the world. I just hope it is well received
Saturday, January 22, 2011
January 22, 2011
I am pleased to announce that another of my stories is going to be published
"Somebody to Love" has been accepted by Secret Cravings publishers. I have been given a July release date.
I am very excited
"Somebody to Love" has been accepted by Secret Cravings publishers. I have been given a July release date.
I am very excited
Friday, January 21, 2011
January 21, 2011
Hello everyone,
I am working on a new story that I am hoping to get published. It's hard to decided what publisher to submit my work to. I like trying new publishers sometimes, just to see what it is like.
I have to say I have enjoyed working with both Dreamspinner Press and Silver Publishing
I am working on a new story that I am hoping to get published. It's hard to decided what publisher to submit my work to. I like trying new publishers sometimes, just to see what it is like.
I have to say I have enjoyed working with both Dreamspinner Press and Silver Publishing
Friday, January 14, 2011
January 14, 2011
There is now a live link to my story Catch of the Day. Just click on the cover on the right and it will take you to the link.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
January 11, 2011
It's another cold one today, we are due for snow, though not as bad as they will be getting it up in NY and New England.
I waiting to hear back from my editor about my new story. I feel excited that I finally finished it and I hope that it will be published.
I hope that everyone is in a warm, place out of the cold.
I waiting to hear back from my editor about my new story. I feel excited that I finally finished it and I hope that it will be published.
I hope that everyone is in a warm, place out of the cold.
Saturday, January 8, 2011
January 8, 2011
While I am waiting for my editor to get back to me with my edits for my latest story I thought I'd share with you a recipe for cookies I made earlier today
Chocolate Surprise Cookies:
¾ cups (1 ½ sticks) butter, softened
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp cinnamon
25 solid chocolate candies
1 ½ tbs confectioners sugar
¾ tsp unsweetened coca powder
1- Preheat oven to 350F. Combine the butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla. Combine flour and cinnamon in another medium bowl. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix well.
2- Shape the dough into twenty-five 1-inch balls. Flatten each ball into a 2-inch round. Place the rounds. 1 inch apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets. Place 1 chocolate candy in the center of each round. Enclose the candy with the dough, making sure the candy is completely sealed in the dough. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.
3- Combine the confectioners’ sugar and cocoa in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the hot cookies. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Chocolate Surprise Cookies:
¾ cups (1 ½ sticks) butter, softened
1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp cinnamon
25 solid chocolate candies
1 ½ tbs confectioners sugar
¾ tsp unsweetened coca powder
1- Preheat oven to 350F. Combine the butter and brown sugar in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer set on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla. Combine flour and cinnamon in another medium bowl. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Mix well.
2- Shape the dough into twenty-five 1-inch balls. Flatten each ball into a 2-inch round. Place the rounds. 1 inch apart on 2 ungreased baking sheets. Place 1 chocolate candy in the center of each round. Enclose the candy with the dough, making sure the candy is completely sealed in the dough. Bake until golden, about 15 minutes.
3- Combine the confectioners’ sugar and cocoa in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the hot cookies. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
January 5, 2011
Well it's getting dark. I hate it when it gets dark early. I went out earlier to do some shopping. Tonight is the People's Choice awards,
I plan to watch
http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/
I plan to watch
http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
January 4, 2011
Well a new day, and I am still working on yet another site to help promote my books. I joined the author program at Goodreads. which is an excellent site if you are a reader like me.
Here is my Goodreads page. I included some authors that are some of my fave. I'll be adding more.
I'm still trying to figure things out. I'm not a geek, but maybe I can call myself a junior geek.
I'm going to do some writing on my current story. The title is called "Love on the East End" it is a love story that takes place on the East End of Long Island. Maybe some of you know Montauk Point, this story actually takes place on the north fork in wine country. I used to take trips with a friend on the Long Island Rail Road, they offered up different tours. One tour was of the wineries, it was my first time going to one and I learned a lot. Like the differences in making red and white wines.
I'm not sure how other writers write, but initially I have an idea and during the course of writing I just never know what turn my story might take. This one started to take on elements I didn't expect. And I introduced two characters, aside from my main ones, that might lead to a sequel. But I have no idea. I've never done a Sequel. Well except for a story I did in the Brokeback fandom.
Here is my Goodreads page. I included some authors that are some of my fave. I'll be adding more.
I'm still trying to figure things out. I'm not a geek, but maybe I can call myself a junior geek.
I'm going to do some writing on my current story. The title is called "Love on the East End" it is a love story that takes place on the East End of Long Island. Maybe some of you know Montauk Point, this story actually takes place on the north fork in wine country. I used to take trips with a friend on the Long Island Rail Road, they offered up different tours. One tour was of the wineries, it was my first time going to one and I learned a lot. Like the differences in making red and white wines.
I'm not sure how other writers write, but initially I have an idea and during the course of writing I just never know what turn my story might take. This one started to take on elements I didn't expect. And I introduced two characters, aside from my main ones, that might lead to a sequel. But I have no idea. I've never done a Sequel. Well except for a story I did in the Brokeback fandom.
January 4, 2011
Hello Everyone,
Happy New Year. Well I never thought I'd be starting the new year with a blog, but here I am. I am still trying to figure this thing out. I'll probably be changing the background. But I wanted to thank Tess and Mare who steered me to blogger and have been SO supportive.
I now have a home for my books and to just speak my mind. I am so excited my "Catch of the Day" is coming out. Feb 19th is the release date. I'll be posting more about that as the day approaches.
I hope everyone has a great year.
Happy New Year. Well I never thought I'd be starting the new year with a blog, but here I am. I am still trying to figure this thing out. I'll probably be changing the background. But I wanted to thank Tess and Mare who steered me to blogger and have been SO supportive.
I now have a home for my books and to just speak my mind. I am so excited my "Catch of the Day" is coming out. Feb 19th is the release date. I'll be posting more about that as the day approaches.
I hope everyone has a great year.
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