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Brandon Shire

Author of Contemporary Gay Romance

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    • Cold – Gay Romance Series
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    • Listening To Dust
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My Favorite Book – LGBT Author Jason Gordon

May 31, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Welcome LGBT author Jay Gordon to the blog. We’re talking about his favorite book and things that go bump. 🙂

Light in the Darkness by Jay GordonMy favorite book? Easy answer: The Lord of the Flies. Sometimes. Regularly, The Master and Margarita supplants it. Except of course when I’ve recently read The Human Comedy. Of course, The Divine Comedy is actually my favorite. So long as we’re speaking of literature proper and not my great love, philosophy.

Much harder than this would be to answer the question, “Which of my own works is my favorite?” The answer to this question should be relatively straightforward, as I’ve published only one volume, the first in a series, A Light in the Darkness: Things that Go Bump. But things aren’t quite so simple.

I began my journey as a writer in private, as a method of working through my own ideas and, as you might expect if you pick up Light and have a read, demons. For a philosopher obsessed with the idea of evil, my writing became a laboratory for playing out the abstractions that teased me, concepts that slipped away when I wasn’t looking. My fiction also presented me with a laboratory for my inner psychologist: just as chemists put substances together with a catalyst to see what happened, I began to do this with characters under various forms of pressure. Pieces of myself became distinct individuals, and my inner struggles became interpersonal conflicts! [Read more…] about My Favorite Book – LGBT Author Jason Gordon

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: author interview, gay authors, interviews

Learn a Little, Win a Free Book

May 29, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

What does it take to get a gay kid off the street?

sue brown, authorToday we’re talking about the parallels of homeless lgbt youth  over on Sue Brown’s blog. She is an outstanding author, and advocate for homeless LGBT youth in the UK, helping to raise funds and awareness for the Albert Kennedy Trust.

 

 

 

Win a FREE copy of COLD

sinfully sex BRI’m also over at Sinfully Sexy Book Reviews talking with Monique. We’re offering a FREE copy of Cold, simply enter within the next two days to win a copy.

Filed Under: Gay Romance Novels, LGBT Youth Organizations Tagged With: charity, free book, gay love story, gay youth, interviews, lgbt homeless, mm romance, nonprofit

My Favorite Book – LGBT Author Rick R. Reed

May 28, 2013 By Brandon 3 Comments

Welcome Rick R. Reed to the blog. He’s here to talk to us about which of his books is his favorite, and why.  

Rick R. Reed, AuthorWhen you begin to lose track of how many books you’ve had published, it’s really hard to say which one is your favorite. It’s like asking Mrs. O’Farrell, a staunch Irish Catholic who lived next door to us when I was growing up which of her nine children was her favorite.

“They’re all my favorites,” I imagine her replying, “Each for a different reason.”

And the same holds true for me and my books. But today I am thinking about Chaser probably because its sequel Raining Men comes out on May 31. For its humor, its insight about body image (and the gay ideal or lack thereof), and its theme of attractiveness being a highly personal and relative thing, Chaser truly is, of my own stuff, one of my favorites.

Since its publication back in August of 2012, I’ve gotten many letters from readers thanking me for introducing a romantic hero who is not the ideal. See, the object of desire/affection in my story is Kevin and Kevin’s a little overweight. The “chaser” in the title refers to the gay lingo term for men who prefer their men on the meatier side: chubby chasers. [Read more…] about My Favorite Book – LGBT Author Rick R. Reed

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: author interview, gay authors, gay love story, interviews

HAHAT Blog Hop Winner

May 27, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Hop against HomophobiaCongratulations goes to H.B. who won a copy of my new book Cold during the Hop Against Homophobia and Transphobia Blog Hop. (H.B. was chosen at random using random.org.)

Filed Under: Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: blog hop, free book, gay love story, Homophobia, lgbt organizations, mm romance

The Elevator – A Short by Theo Fenraven

May 24, 2013 By Brandon 12 Comments

Welcome LGBT Author Theo Fenraven to the blog with an exclusive short story just for us.

The Elevator

equalityWe were running late, and when we saw the elevator open across the lobby, we darted straight toward it and inside, smiling at each other as the doors shut.

Only a few more minutes, and it would be done.

My heart was beating in my throat and I was sweating with nerves. Judging by Chris’s paleness, he wasn’t feeling like the Rock of Gibraltar either.

The elevator bumped to a stop between the first and second floor. We stared at each other, aghast.

“You don’t think…?” Chris said in a hushed voice.

I glared at the closed door. “That we’re stuck? Yeah, I think.”

I pounded on the door while we both yelled “Help!” Like that would do any good, but it would have felt weird if we hadn’t done it. It was like not walking under a ladder or throwing spilled salt over your shoulder. Some things, you just had to do.

“Shit.” Chris’s eyes welled, and he blinked rapidly to prevent the tears from falling. “They’re all waiting.”

“They’ll keep waiting,” I assured him, pushing the emergency button. [Read more…] about The Elevator – A Short by Theo Fenraven

Filed Under: Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels, Short Stories Tagged With: gay authors, gay love story, mm romance

Cold Virtual Book Tour – Day 5

May 24, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Cold by Brandon ShireLast day of the Cold  Book Tour and we have a very special post for you over at Attention is Arbitrary. My regular readers know I like teasers, and this post is definitely a teaser. 🙂

You’ll have to click over and see why (and it may just give you a hint about what’s to come in Book 2 of the Cold series).

Don’t forget to leave a comment for the giveaway.

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Filed Under: Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: blog hop, free book, gay love story, mm romance

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