I had to get the battery in my Macbook replaced recently. It had been on the blink and flashing a “replace soon” warning for at least six months, it was at 1500-odd cycles, and my whole top case was getting glitchy. My mic had stopped working and keys decided if and when they were going to register (and how many times) on a case-by-case basis. It was time.
Read moreI’ve been pretty quiet on the writing front recently, as least as far as books are concerned. I am still plugging away, but the gig economy keeps me too busy most days to get much meaningful done. Although I am working on a really cool publishing project for a client at the moment that I hope I’ll be able to tell you about really soon! Between managing social media accounts and writing web copy (technical...
Read moreYeah, the world is ending, but before it does many more people are finding themselves working from home for the first time. If you’ve never worked from home before, you’ve probably got half an idea of getting shit done from bed, in your PJs, with Netflix on in the background. And some days, working from home is totally like that. But most of the time, it’s really not that fun.
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How far would you go for your first love? Buy The Madness of Two today from all major ebook retailers! Amazon — iBooks — Barnes & Noble — Kobo — Smashwords Don’t forget to add The Madness of Two on Goodreads! How far would you go for your first love? Nobody at school would guess that outcast Andy is secretly best friends with the most popular boy in class. But cool, collected Grant hides dark truths about his Read more…
Mark your calendars! The Madness of Two will be available at all major ebook retailers on October 21! How far would you go for your first love? Nobody at school would guess that outcast Andy is secretly best friends with the most popular boy in class. But cool, collected Grant hides dark truths about his home life and Andy’s the only one he can trust. Bound together by secrets and shame, their friendship develops into Read more…
It’s aliiiiiiiiive!! *insert demonic cackle here.* Twisted Metal is available now from Amazon and Smashwords. Coming soon to all other major ebook retailers and in paperback. Ollie Becker’s family fled Mason’s Landing, MO, 12 years ago, leaving everything behind—including Ollie’s boyfriend, Kane Wright. When Ollie returns, reeling from another devastating loss, he didn’t expect to find Kane waiting for him. But second chances aren’t simple when violence threatens to keep them apart. Can Ollie and Read more…
Yes, seriously! It’s been a looooong time, baby, but my new book Twisted Metal will be released April 3 to all major ebook retailers 🥳 Ollie Becker’s family fled the small town of Mason’s Landing, Missouri, over a decade ago. In the chaos, they left everything behind — their home, possessions, and Ollie’s first boyfriend, Kane Wright. Now, reeling from another impossible loss, Ollie returns to his childhood home, longing for the peace he once Read more…
Don’t miss the $.99 Pennies Sale, happening now on Amazon! From September 20-24th, get Strait Laced for just $0.99! And don’t miss these other fantastic m/m romance titles too! Looking In by Michael BaileyLet Me In by Luna DavidSecret Daddy by JR GraySecret Simon by Davidson KingCutting It Close by Reese KnightleyPicking Up The Pieces by Annabella MichaelsDead Speak by Pandora PineBet On It by Jaclyn QuinnRide The Lightning by Aimee Nicole Walker Strait Laced Read more…
CW: discussion of domestic abuse, sexual violence, intimate partner violence.
Almost a third of sexual minority men, and one half of women, report being a victim of domestic abuse. For psychological abuse the figure is even higher: over half of queer men and 75 percent of queer women report being victimised by a romantic partner. A 2013 study by the CDC estimated 4.1 million LGB Americans have experienced domestic abuse in their lifetimes.
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I love historical (queer) fiction, but it suffers even more than other genres under the burden of killing the gays. It pleases me inordinately that modern m/m fiction is giving historical queer characters the happy endings they so richly deserve, but nothing thrills me more than finding a book from an earlier time period that gave its queer characters an on-page happy ending. Two of my all-time favourites are Maurice and The Charioteer. Written in Read more…
History is not a monolith, and queerfolk have been around since before men started scratching hunting scenes on cave walls. Yet much of what we know of queer history comes from the voices of our oppressors. We have records of churches and governments condemning those who are other, of hangings and burnings and pillories. Living so often on the fringes, we have left precious little that is positive behind. For queerfolk throughout much of history, being invisible was the only way to be safe.
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When we think about recent(ish) queer history, most of the stories that come to us are of lawbreakers. Some, like Oscar Wilde, are more famous than others (Peter Wildeblood). Like Alan Turing, we can turn them into martyrs, the founding fathers upon whose shoulders modern gay rights movements stand. While the focus on lawbreakers risks us thinking of queers in times past always as tragic figures, doomed by ignorant and unfeeling society, it’s still important Read more…