“Ms. Young has created relatable characters, with real life problems. Inestimable Blessings is a poignant story that was a pleasure to read.”
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Join myself, Beth Wylde, JM Snyder, Marguerite Labbe, and Vincent Diamond in Roanoke, Virginia this Sunday. We’ll be setting up a booth from 11am-6pm at this year’s Pride in the Park and selling copies of your favorite autographed books as well as handing out tons of goody bags. For more information, please visit Roanoke Pride’s link below or contact me for details. Hope to see you there!

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After listening to the urgings of bloggers and friends, I recently placed an order for a e-cigarette starter kit.  They arrived in the mail today. The kit I ordered is the one pictured above. I just couldn’t resist the pretty pink model.

The equipment is new and a little strange to me, but interesting. Instead of cigarettes, a lighter, and ashtray, I’ll be using batteries, atomizers, and “nicotine juice” to sooth my cravings. It’s going to take a little getting used to, but I’m hopeful. That’s more than I can say about all the various gums, patches, and lozenges I’ve tried in the past. This product makes sense, in a weird sort of way.

I’m giving away a free ebook via The Romance Studio’s Book-A-Day Giveaway. Click the link below to enter!

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Please welcome M. Jules Aedin to the blog, author of Windows in Time and Every Good Thing.  Thank you for agreeing to answer my nosy questions and share them with everyone visiting today.

Q: To begin, please share which genre(s) you write in…

A:  Right now I’m only published in m/m romance, but I’ve got stories in progress in YA and f/f romance as well.

Q: How long did you write before you received your first contract for publication?

A: I have been writing all my life in one way or another, and then got tossed into fanfiction.  My first finished original story (because I have lots of unfinished ones!) got picked up by Dreamspinner Press.  It might have helped that I tailored it to one of their open calls.

Q: Out of all the stories you’ve written, which is your favorite?

A: My favorite story is usually whatever one I’m working on at the time or the ones that are only a vague shape in my mind.  They’re the ones with the “new project energy” keeping me obsessed with them. As far as already-published, I don’t know.  I’m very pleased with Can’t Hurry Love because I managed to keep a comedic tone through it, which is a challenge for me, and I’m fond of Windows in Time because my cross-dressing character in that stole my heart.

Q: Do you need to be in a specific place or atmosphere before the words flow?

A: Not so much a physical place, but definitely a mental one.  If the mojo isn’t there, I can’t force it.  There was a psychological study done a little while back that found supporting evidence for the hypothesis (sorry, psych major) that creative types enter a state of self-hypnosis while they are creating.  I definitely think that’s true.  Although, that said, I do tend to get a lot of writing done in class when I should be taking notes.

Q: What’s the strangest source of inspiration you’ve found for a story? Read the rest of this entry »

Cast out of the family home for being gay, Milo Santiago considers himself lucky to have a soft place to land. However, crashing with his older brother isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Desperate for an escape from his dismal reality, he turns to work and casual hookups to take his mind off his troubles.

He isn’t prepared for Campbell Brooks or being rejected in front of all his coworkers. Another run in with the older, enigmatic man is serendipitous, but not entirely unwelcome once he gets a gander at Cam in a pair of tiny swim shorts. One hot night leads to a weekend of debauchery. Long before the weekend is through, Milo finds himself falling for the enigmatic man who insists on keeping things casual. Milo doesn’t want to let Campbell go, but there doesn’t seem to be any other option.

Afterward, Milo isn’t sure if they’ve parted ways as friends or lovers. Cam’s eventual return leaves Milo with a hard choice. A little persistence could go a long way toward landing the man of his dreams. Or it could alienate Cam and send him running right back to New York for good.

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