Showing posts with label Chasing the Dream guests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chasing the Dream guests. Show all posts

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Taking Some Time off! Michael UPDATE and Thanks


No, that doesn't mean I won't be posting or anything but in the month of October I, Michael, will be busy with edits.

I have edits on True Meaning 2, Vertigo, The Power of Muse and Inspiration, and Mi Familia to do. 

This, being the end of the year, is BL's time to shine. She has 1 released short in Oct and 2 in November. I'll still be popping up places since I also have them but I won't be doing any new writing until November for NanoWriMo.

I'm very excited to be taking this break and giving Wicked Muse BL as well as Rawiya time to create and sub.

I'm officially done with new subs for 2011 since Closely Guarded is now a Nano novel and I'll be putting that down after its done.

I'd also like to take this time to thank all who have visited me, bought A Second Chance since it sold, quite well especially on Amazon last month and all the lovely support.

I'll be still doing regular posts but they'll be regulated to mostly the Sat and Sun offerings of Sips and the six.

Hugs and love to all and continue to visit me and my guests. I hope to be doing an end of the year contest!

Hugs to all.




Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Winners for Chasing the Dream!


Greetings fans.

We were to have a guest but that person didn't make it. 

Hopefully, we can reschedule.

We needed to announce the winner of the anthology and actually we'll have 2 since the gals are donating a second copy. 

So, our lucky winners are

Eva and Darien Moya

Congrats! I'll be emailing you shortly.

Thank you SJ, Sue, Patricia, GA, and Lisa for the great posts.

Its a great antho people, please go out and buy it


Here again is the trailer




Sunday, September 25, 2011

Final Day Chasing the Dream - Sue Brown

Good Sunday!

Today we have great author and good friend, Sue brown on the blog today. Sue is one of my favorite authors, writer of my fave book of the year,  Morning Report as well as other critically acclaimed stories, Mr. Plum and Nothing Else Happens.

Please listen to Sue as she talks about her story!

Inspiration for the story: A man walks into a bar... the start of a million old jokes, however in this case should he actually walk into the bar at all? Let me go back a bit. A friend of mine wrote a wonderful piece of fanfiction called Racing Raindrops. I loved the title so much I unashamedly pinched it. I wanted to write a story about a man who has to make a decision; does he take a single step into a bar and acknowledge what he is, or does he run away and carry on being the dutiful son, so far into the closet the padlock has rusted. Tony decides to let fate make that decision for him. Whichever way the raindrops roll decides whether he makes that step into the unknown. Only fate... she is a fickle lady.

Excerpt: Racing Raindrops by Sue Brown

The sudden rain shower caught Tony by surprise. He looked for options to wait it out before continuing his journey to the grocery store, relihe street. Making a sudden detour, Tony avoided falling over a stroller filled with a sleeping toddler. He apologized to the outraged mother and headed for the door, her angry shouts following his progress. It was dark and warm inside Mac's Bar, a welcome relief from the heavy raindrops.

Shaking his head to clear the water from his face, Tony froze on the doorstep, nerves coiling in the pit of his stomach, as he suddenly realized what kind of bar it was. He could find another bar. This wasn't the only establishment along the street. Or he could grow a set and take the final step, a rite of passage to acknowledge that he wasn't as arrow straight as he told the world. If he stepped over the threshold, there would be no going back.

It was just a frigging gay bar, for fuck's sake. The world wasn't going to shake just because Tony DiMarco took a drink in a fag bar.

Maybe not the whole world, but his little part of Manhattan would be shaken to its very core. There was a good chance his momma and poppa would never talk to him again. Anthony DiMarco III, son of fourth generation Italian storekeepers, the first DiMarco to go to college, an internee every summer for their local senator, a rising star in local politics--there was no way they were going to accept he was a faggot.

"My boy's gonna go all the way to the top!" his poppa boasted to anyone who'd listen. He was so proud of his oldest son. Poppa wouldn't be so proud of Little Tony now, would he? Old Tony hated all queers and was proud to boast that the only time some fag came onto him, the fanuk lost all his front teeth. Tony shivered. There was good reason not to tell his Poppa that Little Tony liked the boys.
 
Author bio: Sue Brown is owned by her dog and two children. When she isn't following their orders, she can be found at university listening to lecturers discuss long-dead theologians. In her head, however, she's plotting how to get her cowboys into bed together; she just hopes the lecturer doesn't ask her any questions. 
Sue discovered M/M erotica at the time she woke up to find two men kissing on her favorite television series. The series was boring; the kissing was not. She may be late to the party, but she's made up for it since, writing fan fiction until she was brave enough to venture out into the world of original fiction.


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A great story as are all the tales in this antho. Now, today is your LAST chance to win a copy. I mean, you could buy one but with a comment, you can win it!

I hope you've enjoyed this!

Its been fun.

Join us tomorrow for more great talent from Silver Publishing. Julie Lynn Hayes and SL Danielson.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Saturday, September 24, 2011

Day 4 Chasing the Dream Sammy Jo Hunt

Greetings!


Welcome back to our Chasing the Dream promo.


Today, I welcome back fabulous author and friend, Sammy Jo Hunt. I adored her story The Soul Awakening. A hot vampire story always appeals to me.


Please give her your attention!


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CHASING THE DREAM – INSPIRATION, BLURB, & EXCERPT

Thanks for having us here, Michael. For our anthology, my story contribution is entitled The Soul Awakening. It’s an old-school vampire romance combined with erotic love scenes and vivid imagery, all in the male/male genre. It’s a reflection of my love of black and white vamp movies from the 1950s and ‘60s. In this case, the characters are inspired by traditional vampires and lore, but with the sexy, dark good looks of men such as Pierce Brosnan or Adam Lambert. I think there’s nothing better than a hot, gay vampire.
As a kid, I grew up watching old horror movies on Saturday afternoon movie matinees during my adolescence. It’s definitely a departure from the modern pop culture we’re so familiar with now, which revolves around vampires  in such a popular fashion today. Call me odd, but even though the series are well done, I generally don’t follow such programming as Vampire Diaries or Twilight. They’re less appealing to me than the shows I grew up with, such as Dark Shadows. Remember that one? I absolutely loved Jonathon, the elegant, gentleman vampire. For me, that’s the type of story I gravitate towards. Hence, the resulting story written for our anthology is a little along those lines. It’s serious, dark, a little gritty, and heavily romantic. I truly hope you enjoy it.

Here’s the official blurb:

“While on promotional tour across Europe, Michael Nolan’s rental car encounters engine trouble and leaves him stranded in the dead of night. The offer of help from a tall dark stranger sets him upon a life-altering course of events. It could lead to love…but more likely, his own private hell.”

Mature – Adult Excerpt:
Zandor guided Michael beside the bed and began to undress him, leisurely taking his time and enjoying the blush that crept into Michael's cheeks. That dreamlike quality still lingered, and before Michael knew what had happened, Zandor was pressing their nude bodies against the pillows, the slippery satin of deep red sheets sliding against their skin. It was the perfect seduction, and Michael had no will to fight against it. His arms snaked up around Zandor's neck, drawing him down on top of him, the firm, comforting weight of his body and cool skin sending shivers along Michael's overheated flesh. Feeling feverish with need, he sighed deeply and opened his legs wide. They fit together perfectly.
Without words, they were kissing again, Zandor grinding down into Michael's hips. Their skin scraped as they rubbed against each other, their desire apparent as hard lengths met and strained. Then Zandor was on his knees, angling himself down inside and pushing deep within. Michael's breath caught hard in his chest. It hurt, and felt incredible, a kaleidoscope of color exploding behind his eyes as he was filled full of huge, pulsing cock. Michael wrapped his legs tightly around Zandor's back, and then the man settled himself down on top, rocking their bodies together in a slow dance of intense rapture.
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You can find SammyJo Hunt at the following websites:
Personal Website and Blog:   http://sammyjohunt.livejournal.com

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Thank you SJ Hunt for that blogpost. Hot story, right? Now, again, you can buy it  or you can comment a win a copy! All you have to do is leave your email address in the comments and you are entered.

Winner will be notified on Monday.

Hope you enjoyed. Please join us tomorrow for the final post from awesome author Sue Brown.


Thursday, September 22, 2011

Day 3 Chasing the Dream Patricia Logan

Greetings fans!


Happy Thursday to all and welcome to day 3 of the Chasing the Dream promo!


I'm very thrilled to have on Patricia Logan, who is the writer of the fab book, Captive Lover from Rebel Ink Press and the Armadillo series from Torquere.


She writes my 2nd fave tale in the book, Chasing Deuce!


All I gotta say; Gay cowboys and menage! What more could you want?


Here is her story

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The idea for Chasing the Dream was born one day as I sat chatting on email with Sue Brown. I had just finished reading Nanny for Nate by the very talented Lisa Worrall and the week before, I had finished Nothing Ever Happens by Sue Brown. I thought both authors were marvelously talented and so I asked Sue if she thought that a publisher would look at a fully assembled anthology. She said that she thought so and would be happy to make inquiries with her publisher. I really wanted to hand pick the authors that I wanted to participate. Sue agreed first, then Lisa, then SammyJo and finally, I took the leap and asked GA Hauser. I never thought she’d go for it because she’s such a busy, talented author, churning out a full length novel every month. Was I ever shocked when she readily agreed.
We settled on having our completed stories over to the publisher by July first and that was that, Chasing the Dream became a reality. What I love most about the book, is that all 5 authors turned in amazingly different stories. We have one vampire tale, one cowboy ménage, one ghost story one sexy go go dancer story and a coming of age ménage where a man comes to terms with his own sexuality in just the most endearing way. I find the heat level to be somewhat different as well. Some are sweet and some smoke right off the page. All are very very sexy. That’s the kind of variety that a reader loves to read. Please pick up a copy today and enjoy the M/M and M/M/M man love that we all like to read.

Here’s an excerpt from my story, “Chasing Deuce”, a sexy cowboy ménage:

“Hey Colt,” the deep baritone of Slade Devlin’s voice slid up Colt’s back, ending in a shiver as the sound circled his body and gripped his cock. Colt, at six foot one actually had to crane his chin upward another several inches to meet the eyes as black as obsidian. He was sure they were some sort of brown in color but they were so dark and piercing that Colt shivered when the man looked down into his. As tall as Slade was, he was also strikingly built. His muscular body was one of the first things that Colt had noticed about him and had been attracted to. Slade was a master plumber, the best that Austin Plumbers had and his work clothes consisted of navy or black muscle T-shirts and khaki’s or faded blue jeans. No plumber’s crack here, no sir. The man was all man, from the tip of his closely cropped head with the devilish widow’s peak, to the bottom of his steel-toed Wolverine’s.
Colt cleared his throat and deliberately took a sip of the hot coffee he’d just poured as he stood in the break room Monday morning. He looked up at the olive-complected man in front of him. “Morning Slade,” Colt answered smoothly, breathing deep to slow his suddenly rapid heartbeat.
Slade smiled, and began a slow loop around Colt, looking him up and down as if to admire the goods. Colt tried and failed to stop a shiver that coursed through him. When Slade stopped in front of him, he advanced on Colt, causing Colt to stumble backwards nearly slopping his coffee as his butt hit the counter behind. There was nothing he could do but stare up into the dark eyes of the larger man. Colt’s lips opened slightly and he huffed out a breath as Slade leaned forward. He was inches from Colt’s face and he placed both hands on the counter behind Colt, effectively trapping him between thick biceps on either side. The smell that hit Colt’s nostrils was one of pure testosterone covered weakly by a spicy soap, clean and tangy. Colt’s cock thickened painfully and unable to reach down and adjust it, all he could do was stand there as a crooked grin spread across Slade’s face.
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“How are you, sexy,” Slade purred. He just loved watching what he did to Colt. The man had been fighting the attraction to him for years and Slade adored making him uncomfortable. He knew he shouldn’t be going after a man with a partner but the guy was just such a complete and utter turn on, Slade couldn’t leave Colt alone. He had become Slade’s drug of choice.
“Ah… I’m fine Slade,” the man answered lightly. Slade stared at his lips and then raised his eyes to gaze into two of the most beautiful blue eyes he’d ever seen on a man. He immediately sensed that something had changed. He saw not only interest in the familiar eyes this morning but also a deep lust and a little humor. He was so taken aback by it that he straightened to his full six foot five inch height and looked down at Colt.
“Yeah, somethin’ you want to tell me Colt? Did you finally dump that boyfriend of yours and decide to take me up on my offer?” He watched as Colt’s lips turned up at the corners and he almost creamed his jeans. For a guy who’d just lost his boyfriend, he sure seemed pretty happy.
“No, no, Deuce and I are still very much together and as a matter of fact, we’re very happy together. I was going to talk to you though. I’m kind of glad you found me first,” he said. Slade was floored. He’d been getting rejections from Colt for so long; he never thought he’d actually get a positive response from him, if that’s what this was. He folded his arms across his muscled chest and waited.
“So what’s goin’ on Colt? Why’d you want to find me?”
“Well the offers that you’ve been making to me all these years, they would include my partner Deuce, right?” Colt stared at Slade with those beautiful eyes and Slade was gob smacked.
“Wow. Really, you’re wantin’ a threesome with me?” His cock stiffened and pushed against his zipper. “Jesus! It’s my wet dream come true.” Slade reached down and smoothed his palm over his thick erection trying to straighten it from where it ran down one side of his pant leg. “Shit just thinkin’ about fuckin’ you has got me harder than a brick.”
Colt dropped his eyes to the impressive thickness running down the right side of Slade’s jeans. He looked up at the taller man. “Jesus, that’s a beauty Slade.”
“And believe me it’s all yours and your boyfriend’s,” he moaned, rubbing harder. He was going to come in his pants before they ever got out of the break room. Colt was dangerous to Slade’s sanity.
“Then that’s all we want,” Colt replied. “We want a little fun and games and I can’t promise you anything other than one unbelievable night, but we’ll sure as hell make it count.”
“Wow. Okay, well when?” Slade knew he sounded like a needy little bastard but he’d waited a very long time for Colt’s ass.”
“How about Saturday night? You can come over for an early dinner and get to know Deuce. Then, if the mood is right for all of us, we’ll do this.”
Slade leaned forward and put his hands on Colt’s hips so fast, the man probably never even saw it coming. He took a step forward and connected their groins as he dove in for Colt’s lips. Colt gasped as Slade took charge of the kiss. Slade moaned and shoved his tongue inside Colt’s hot open mouth. It had been so many years of chasing and now catching was something Slade was going to savor. He fuckin’ loved Colt Anders and felt like he’d just been given the most precious gift of his life. Colt’s coffee flavored mouth tasted exactly like Slade had hoped. He was lost almost the moment their mouths connected.

Thank you Michael for letting me talk about my brand new book. I know your readers will enjoy it.
                                                                       

Patricia Logan Bio
Patricia comes from small town America where people still believe in true love. In a house filled with family, friends and pets, she sometimes laments the lack of time just to sit down and write, though surrounded by those she loves, she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Patricia falls in love with the heroes she writes about each and every time she puts their lives down on paper. She loves sexy men and hates her villains more than the reader does. It helps to hate the bad guys. It makes the story so much richer. She realized a very long time ago that the world is filled with people who live diverse and amazing lifestyles and she tries to capture the beauty of such diversity in her writing.
Patricia has had a diverse career life. She’s been a jeweler, an AIDS hospice nurse and a “dreaded” mortgage broker. She hopes that the various walks of life she’s taken come out in her work. A busy mother of four and a “stage mom” for her youngest, she always seems to be in motion.
Come join Patricia Logan on her Face Book page https://www.facebook.com/#!/ploganauthor or blog at http://naughtypassions.blogspot.com/ or write to her at patricialogan.author@yahoo.com. She’d love to hear from you and will respond to all emails

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Awesome Patty! Thanks so much for being a guest.

Hot story, right? You know you want to buy the antho but seriously, if you comment, you can win a copy. You have till Monday!

We're going to take a break from the antho to welcome Andrew Grey to the blog for Friday but Sue and Sammy Jo will be back to close out the weekend. Hope you'll join us!

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Day 2 of Chasing the Dream Guests GA Hauser

Good morning!


Welcome to Michael's for day to of the Chasing the Dream days.


Today, GA Hauser steps up to the plate talking about her short, Nasty Boys!


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Nasty Boys-
Short story from Chasing the Dream Anthology-
When I was first invited to join the five authors who took part in this antho, I thought, what on earth should I write? I suppose it’s only natural to want to add a story that has enough heat to melt the reader’s hands, or e-reader whichever the case. I’m sure all my cohorts in this book felt the same. Heat-
So, where does one begin a short story to compliment the work being done? I thought of my character Clyde. At that point Clyde was just a guy, a gay guy, a tattooed muscle-bound gay guy, who aspired to be the next big thing in gay porn. Chasing his dream.
But as with a lot of my novels I love to take and play with my universe and mix and match my characters. So in this short, you who read my books regularly will know immediately who Clyde meets during one of his evenings entertaining the gay men of West Hollywood. I won’t spoil the secret. But writing about Clyde and also Sam who we met in Going Wild, gave me the inspiration for Down and Dirty. So for those of you who have read D&D or will read Nasty Boys in this anthology, here is Clyde.

When Jean met Harry’s gaze he tried to convey his shock. Harry smiled wickedly, working him with the dildo and tugging on his balls at the same time.
‘Who is he?’ Jean mouthed silently.
‘My brother.’
“What?” Jean choked and Clyde sat up.
“Did I miss something?” Clyde asked.
“No.” Harry grabbed Clyde by the back of his neck and pushed him down to continue.
Jean didn’t know if he could climax. His brain went into overdrive trying to think. I don’t want to think. I want to come.
Relaxing and bringing his focus back to the act, Jean raised his hands over his head and crossed his wrists, imagining he was bound. Harry immediately took notice. He stopped short, leaving the dildo where it was, removed a belt from the dresser and looped it around Jean’s wrists, tightening it.
“Now we’re talking.” Clyde grinned. Clyde sat back, gripped both Jean’s ankles and raised them to meet his wrists. Harry hogtied Jean with the belt.
Jean began panting in his excitement. “Fuck me.”
“I am fucking you.” Harry returned to the dildo.
Clyde pulled Jean’s cock through his thighs so he could still stuck it. Jean bent his knees and straddled so Clyde could continue.
He looked at his bound limbs and a surge of pleasure washed over him. Two men, big rough gods, performing carnal acts on him delighted him.
Clyde rubbed the root of his cock and drew faster suction. The dildo rode over his prostate making his groin burn and tingle.
“Oh, yeah.” Harry chuckled. “He’s riding the edge.”
Jean rocked on his back, into the rhythm of both men. He interlaced his fingers and started to go into an orgasm. While the waves of pleasure began, he met Harry’s steely gaze.
“Come, you cocksucker.”


   If you like him here, you’ll love him in the short story. I hope you investigate all of the heroes and dream chasers in Hauser’s Erotic Universe. And welcome to a novel filled with hot passion by hot ladies.
Enjoy! GA

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Whew, I loved GA's story as I loved the others. Down and Dirty was quite a book too. If you havent read, you must have a look!

Remember, if you'd like a copy of this fab anthology, please leave your email address and comment.

The winner will be drawn next Monday after all posts are done.

To see the video of the antho, click here.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Day 1 of Chasing the Dream guests! Lisa Worrall

Good morning fans!


Welcome to Michael's where I'm happy to have a bevy of guests this week. The ladies from Chasing the Dream and fab author and fellow IRM'er, Andrew Grey. Were also giving away a copy of the anthology to a lucky commenter!


Today, I start with great author, Lisa Worrall who is also the brilliant author from the story I love, Nanny for Nate.


In the antho, Dreaming of You is Lisa's story. I love all of them but this one I enjoyed the most.


Here is her inspiration, blurb and excerpt!



When Patti came up with the idea for the Chasing the Dream Anthology, the word Dream is what my mind chose to focus on the most, so I went with it.  The title kind of came about because I had to think fast on my feet and although I usually like to start writing before I come up with a title, this is the first time the title came first and I built the story around it.
I’d already had the idea of dreaming of a secret lover, although I had no idea how it would pan out or what direction it would go.  So I just cranked up the music, slapped my headphones on and once I’d chosen the characters’ names, let them take me where they wanted to go.
Blurb
Noah Kinkade is an up and coming designer, one of the best newcomers in the field. When he is hired to restore the old Seevers mansion to its former glory, he thinks all his dreams have come true. He doesn't know how right he is.
Excerpt
Noah Kinkade slowly opened his eyes and let out an unmanly squawk. His bleary gaze focused on the dark figure illuminated in the muted glow of the bedside lamp he had left burning. He scrabbled quickly for the bedclothes. They'd slipped down in his slumber and the first thing he was aware of--after the stranger in the room--was that he was showing more than a fair amount of his pale-skinned ass. "What do you want?" He wished his voice sounded deeper and firmer than the rasp that shook his vocal chords, but the man gazing down at him didn't seem too perturbed. "Who--?"
The man silenced Noah's question with the press of a finger to his own lips before pulling at the thin blanket covering Noah's modesty.
"I--" was all Noah could manage as the blanket was eased from his suddenly nerveless fingers and slid down his body. His heart beat faster in his chest when the man's ice blue gaze followed the path of the material and burned into each new piece of flesh exposed. Noah's breath hitched in his throat when the man tossed the blanket aside and reached down and encircled his ankle in long, slender fingers. He worried at his lower lip with his teeth as those fingers began to slowly move up over the jut of bone and onto his calf, kneading at the muscle. What the hell was he doing? Shouldn't he be screaming for help? Dialing the cops? At the very least be grabbing the nearest heavy thing and hitting this guy over the head with it? His senses were assaulted by wave after wave of sensation, and he couldn't move, trapped by the heat in the man's gaze.
By the time those searching fingers had reached the sensitive skin of Noah's inner thigh, his cock was already achingly hard. His body trembled and his nerve endings cried out for the stranger's touch where he needed it most. The sound that fell from his parted lips was a half-sob, half-groan when the warm fingers carried on up his body, ignoring his throbbing cock, ghosting across his lower belly and up his torso. "Please," he whimpered, when blunt nails scraped over his nipples, sending a jolt of pleasure to his cock. Ice blue eyes twinkled with a wicked gleam as the man lay down next to him and covered his body like a blanket. When did he get naked? Noah thought desperately, then decided he didn't care as long, dark hair brushed his cheek and full pouty lips captured his.


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Fantastic! Just one of the five stories in the book. Here is the link to buy but with just a comment, you can win an ebook copy of the anthology!


Good luck and also, if you missed the video, here it is!