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Cold Blog Hop Starts Today

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To celebrate the release of Cold we have a blog hop going on this week that’s a little different from your average online book tour.  I have carefully selected our tours stops and worked with each blog owner to give you more character information, more back story, and a chance to win a FREE copy of Cold on every blog. Some of the posts may raise more questions. Some of the posts will give you hints about what’s coming next. And, for those of you who have already fallen for Lem… Well, you definitely won’t want to miss this event.

I’ll be blogging every day during this book tour so you don’t miss a single post, or a chance to win.

Online Book Tour Schedule:

(Links will become active as the posts go live.)

May 21st – Smoocher’s Voice – Author Interview (Giveaway)

May 22nd – LeAnn’s Reviews – In-depth Back-story Questions (Giveaway)

May 23rd – Purple Rose Tea House – LGBT Youth in Prison (tie-in post)

May 24th – Attention Is Arbitrary – Character Interview w/ Lem (Giveaway)

 

As a special bonus, you can find an interview with me today  over at

The Novel Approach. 

Hop Against Homophobia

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Hop against HomophobiaInternational Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

Welcome, today is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, and to celebrate hundreds of authors, publishers, and individuals have an extraordinary blog hop going on. There are prizes, information, and many personal stories about what homophobia is and what it does. All of this is a concerted effort to bring awareness to the plague of homophobia and hopefully, to one day bring it to an end. You will find links at the bottom of this post to direct you to other posts from blogs around the world. Enjoy, and help us spread the word. Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win an e-book copy of my JUST released new gay romance novel, Cold.

The Hidden Aspect of Homophobia – A Personal Experience

I remember a young man I was dating from a conservative Christian family who lived in a small town in Alabama. Both his mother and sister knew he was gay. They loved him dearly but… [Read more…] about Hop Against Homophobia

Release Day!

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Cold - gay romance novelCold is finally here.

Yes, we’re a little early. But allow me to introduce you to Lem and Anderson, two completely different men who have been thrust together in an environment from which they cannot escape.

To celebrate we will be having a blog hop starting next week with character insights, behind the scenes information, and hints about what’s coming up in book 2. (YES, there’s another book coming.) And throughout the month of May I’ll be posting around the internet with a few more tidbits for you to consider.

You can now download Cold from Amazon, AllRomanceEbooks, Smashwords and Kobo. iTunes and B&N will be available soon.

AND don’t forget, we have a GIVEAWAY going on right now over at Joyfully Jay.

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BLOG HOP May 20th-24th

(Links will become active as the posts go live.)

May 20th  – It starts here on BrandonShire.com

May 21st – Smoocher’s Voice – Author Interview (Giveaway)

May 22nd – LeAnn’s Reviews – In-depth Back-story Questions (Giveaway)

May 23rd – Purple Rose Tea House – LGBT Youth in Prison (tie-in post) (Giveaway)

May 24th – Attention Is Arbitrary – Character Interview w/ Lem (Giveaway)

 

Interview with LGBT Author Dick O’Connor

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Welcome author Dick O’Connnor to the blog. 
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Brandon: Poking around your social sites I noted that you’re gritty and raw, just like real life. I like that. Tell us a little something about yourself that we won’t find online.
Dick: I am a former model (I got too old and the binge drinking was hell on my abs) and a wannabe socialite. I’m originally from a desert cow town in Southern California and got into the gay club scene when I was eighteen once my best friend spotted my innocence in a club and took me under his wing, boozed me up, and taught me how to detach emotion from sex. Overall I’m a neo-Libertine.
B: Where did Stiff come from and what motivated you to write it?
D: STIFF: Memoirs of a Dick is my attempt to recount the stories to the best of my blacked-out memories in college; unfortunately, alcohol can make things a little hazy. If it didn’t happen the way I remember then it damn well should have.

LGBT Fiction Blog Hop 2013

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LGBTCold by Brandon ShireI’m participating in the LGBT Fiction Blog Hop which started on April 1st.  You can find my post over there on the 19th, but every day in April a new author is stopping by with information, insight and some giveaways.

I’ll be talking about my new gay romance, Cold, and be giving you some insight into the characters and my motivations for creating them. You won’t find that info anywhere else on the web.

Spread the word!

Find new authors, old favorites, and sign up to win lots of giveaways.