Gay Romance Novels

The Generosity of Fans

September 13, 2012 By Brandon 2 Comments

There are quite a few days when I wake up and wonder what the hell I’m doing putting my books out. I have no inspiration to be an “author,” for me it’s just scribbling words on paper and crafting a story that reflects on some of the harshness, and the beauty, of life.

And then there are days when you wake up, open your email, and find that your expectations of humanity are, once again, reaffirmed because of the generosity of strangers. This morning was one of those mornings and here’s why:

Fans started a Goodreads Fan Group about my books.

Afflicted jumped up to #18 on the Amazon Gay & Lesbian Romance Bestsellers list

Someone from my new Fan Group made a donation on my behalf to one of the charities I work with.

I want to thank all those anonymous people out there who are reading the books, and I especially want to thank the person(s) that took the time, and the money from their pocket, to make a difference. Your actions have moved me greatly.

Afflicted – MM Romance – First Review

September 4, 2012 By Brandon Leave a Comment

4.5 Star Book Review

“I have to congratulate the author for such beautiful writing. Every emotion – lust, loneliness, anger, insecurity- was so magnificently written that I felt each and every one of them. Especially Hunter’s. The author managed to describe these in a way that really let me relate to him. The sex scenes described from Hunter’s POV were splendid. At first, I had to really pay attention since it was so very different from what you read everyday with a sighted MC. The author described every single detail using the other senses – how it felt, smelled, tasted and sounded…” Read the whole review at LeAnn’s Book Reviews

Afflicted will be available at all online retailers on Sept 15th.

Changing Perceptions with Romance Writing: An Interview with Ranae Rose

August 29, 2012 By Brandon 3 Comments

I’m talking with Ranae Rose today, a Bestselling Romance Author with over a dozen books under her belt. As you could’ve probably guessed we’re talking about how romance changes perceptions, and specifically how it has changed perceptions in regards to LGBTQ people and their relationships.

B: Do you think romance novels enhance the perception of LGBT people? The reason I ask is that I just spoke with someone who was dismayed at the seeming plethora of M/M fiction on major books sites like Amazon and Kobo when they went searching for gay (non-sexual) fiction. It’s my personal opinion that the popularity of M/M fiction among heterosexual women is one of the major reasons we have seen such a shift in the overall public perception of LGBT people. Your thoughts? [Read more…] about Changing Perceptions with Romance Writing: An Interview with Ranae Rose

10% of Book Sales to LGBT Youth Charity

August 28, 2012 By Brandon Leave a Comment

As of September 1st, 2012 ten percent (10%) of ALL book sales will go to two LGBT Youth Charities

As most of my regular readers already know, it was previously set up so that 50% of the proceeds from The Value of Rain went to two charities working with LGBTQ youth. Unfortunately, that has turned into an accounting nightmare in which the end loser is the charities themselves. With two books out, another coming out in September, and several more planned for next year I can see this getting worse.

Changing how I raise funds will allow all my readers to know that their money is going to a solid cause (getting homeless LGBT kids off the street) and broaden the choices for those readers while at the same time giving me/us the ability to send more money to the nonprofits involved. (10% of multiple books is more than 50% of one). [Read more…] about 10% of Book Sales to LGBT Youth Charity

Congratulations to the Blog Hop Winners!

August 27, 2012 By Brandon 1 Comment

I want to thank everyone that left a comment on the Rainbow Book Reviews blog hop. There were so many overwhelmingly positive comments that I decided to give away 5 FREE COPIES of Afflicted instead of just one. Winners were chosen at random utilizing random.org.

The winners are:

Jessica K Lang

Amanda

Tracey D.

Penumbra

Lisa H.

Congratulations!!! You’ll be receiving an email from me shortly.

And thanks again to everyone that left a comment.

Book Giveaway and Blog Hop

August 20, 2012 By Brandon 1 Comment

This Friday and all weekend long, you can join me, other LGBTQ authors and several publishers in a blog hop sponsored by Rainbow Book Reviews.

WHY: They’re celebrating their new book review site and have invited all GLBTQ authors to join in their Follow the Rainbow Blog Hop.

WHEN: The hop will be for three days, Friday, August 24, 2012 from 12:00 am EST– Sunday, August 26, 2012 at 11:59 pm EST.

GRAND PRIZES:

Rainbow Book Reviews will provide 4 Book Gift Vouchers (All Romance or Amazon) of $25.00 each and pick winners at random from comments on the Rainbow Book Reviews blog.
Several publishers have already promised prizes in the form of book vouchers and other goodies. They will show up on the Rainbow Book Reviews blog as they receive updates.
Authors like myself will also be providing prizes with the winners to be chosen from one of the comments made on authors’ blogs.

**I’ll be giving away a FREE copy of my NEW M/M novel Afflicted when it is published in September.**

You’ll be able to see the details of how to win when you see the blog hop post on Friday.

Look for the post:

‘What does writing GLBTQ literature mean to me?’