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Writing Book Series

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Greetings all. Occasionally I’ll allow the head, Sharita to speak. Here’s one of those times. Let’s talk about book series, shall we? Thanks to everyone for joining me. Today, I’m talking about book series and why they’re a double edged sword. Why you say? Well, for the reader they’re great! You create a world with multiple characters, focusing on them, what they do, and in romance, how they interact with one another to fall in love. I’ve heard it all. Readers love series because they want to feel like they know the characters personally as well as their stories. And they have to be long! YES, the longer the better. … Read more

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Blog Tour with Excerpt, Teasers, Review & Giveaway – Treading Water by Jessie G

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Title: Treading Water Series: Forgotten Soldier #2 Author: Jessie G Genre: M/M Romance Release Date: July 18, 2017 After devoting eighteen years of his life to the US Navy, Petty Officer First Class Shane Parker is struggling with the very real possibility of becoming unnecessary. If he doesn’t make Chief Petty Officer before his twenty—and it doesn’t seem likely that he will—he’ll be retired from active service and placed on the Fleet Reserve list until his mooring lines are officially cut forever. While it would all be very honorable and ceremonial, he simply wasn’t civilian material. Before even swearing-in, Julian Brand knew he wasn’t cut out to be a soldier, … Read more

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BOOK TOUR: The Rhubarb Patch by Deanna Wadsworth

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Author: Deanna Wadsworth Book: The Rhubarb Patch Series: The Men of Gilead, Book #1 Page/Word Count: 301 pages Categories: Gay Romance, Contemporary Romance Release Date: July 24, 2017 Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Cover: Anne Cain Buy Links: Blurb: City boy, sci-fi novelist, and recovering pushover Scott Howe doesn’t know what to expect when he inherits his grandmother’s house outside the quaint village of Gilead, Ohio—but it isn’t an enormous bald man in nothing but tighty-whities and orange rubber boots shouting at him to keep his weed whacker away from the rhubarb patch. Scott has never met anyone like Phineas Robertson: homesteader, recluse… Republican. A tender—if unlikely—friendship grows over the summer while … Read more

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BOOK BLAST: …And All Shall Fade to Black by Layla Dorine

As Jax’s insecurities and food issues grow more and more out of control, he find himself turning to Danny for help, rather than his longtime friends Callum and Max who lives just downstairs. Danny’s mix of patience, stubbornness and tough love make it harder and harder for Jax to keep his distance, and somewhere in the course of their daily lives, they find themselves moving from being friends, to being more.

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Writing Paranormal By the Seat of my Pants

Demons Be Mine - Michael Mandrake - Immortals

*Michael Mandrake is the male muse of author Sharita Lira* Greetings readers. Thanks you Scott at QRI for letting me share my thoughts with you about…well everything. Okay, not quite. While I do enjoy some trivial things like celebrity gossip, movies, and the occasional Facebook or Twitter rants, I will mostly talk about things related to books and writing. I am an author after all, and really, who wants to hear my thoughts on politics, hmm? *blinks* No, you do not. So instead, we’ll stick to author things, such as plotting…. Or not. The topic of today’s post is writing paranormal by the seat of my pants. Now for those … Read more

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RELEASE DAY BLITZ: Aqua Follies by Liv Rancourt

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Author: Liv Rancourt Book: Aqua Follies Page/Word Count: 200 pages, 60K words Categories: Gay Romance, Historical Romance Release Date: Cover: Kanaxa Buy Links: Blurb: The 1950s. Postwar exuberance. Conformity. Rock and roll. Homophobia. Russell tells himself he’ll marry Susie because it’s the right thing to do. His summer job coaching her water ballet team will give him plenty of opportunity to give her a ring. But on the team’s trip to the annual Aqua Follies, the joyful glide of a trumpet player’s solo hits Russell like a torpedo, blowing apart his carefully constructed plans. From the orchestra pit, Skip watches Poseidon’s younger brother stalk along the pool deck. It never … Read more

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Lazy Reading Sunday – Historical

Today is our day for the weekly Lazy Reading Sunday. Each week we’ll choose a topic – a genre, pairing, or identity – and talk about our favorite reads here on the Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/queeromanceink/ Our topic today (from kaje Harper) – Historical Romance. Do you like delving into the past for your romance reading? Is there a particular time period that especially appeals to you? How important is historical accuracy to you? What’s a favorite book or series that you’ve recently read? Tell us about it. AUTHORS: Please do not use this chat to recommend your own books