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Author of Contemporary Gay Romance

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My Favorite Book – LGBT Author Kaje Harper

January 18, 2013 By Brandon 1 Comment

Every author has one book of their own work which is their favorite. This week I’m talking with Kaje Harper about her favorite books and her fundraising efforts for LGBT youth.

B: First, tell me about your books. What’s your favorite and why?

K: My two favorites are my freebies for the Goodreads M/M Romance group – Like the Taste of Summer and Into Deep Waters.  Of those two, IDW is really my baby.

Into Deep WatersThe story was inspired by a black-and-white photo of two young WWII sailors against the steel-riveted doorway of a ship. The story request prompt that said they were still together sixty years later.  I jumped on that prompt and claimed it the second it became available.  There was something about the way they stood, the way the handsome man behind let his hair fall in his eyes, the way the plainer young man in front fisted a hand in his lover’s shirtfront, that told me who they were.  And then there was the challenge of all those years… [Read more…] about My Favorite Book – LGBT Author Kaje Harper

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: free book, gay teens, gay youth, lgbt fundraising, lgbt organizations, mm romance

This LGBT novel could be free for future generations with your help

January 13, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Young lesbian coming-out novel will come out as a free e-book 

 (if the crowd-funding campaign succeeds by January 30, 2013)

Nancy Rawles explains why she wants to make her novel free forever:

 Love Like GumboEbooks ought to be like cell phones – giving people access who would otherwise have no service. If a young lesbian of color struggling to come out to her family wants to read a book about a young lesbian of color struggling to come out to her family, she should have it available free as an ebook rather than having to hide a hard copy between the covers. Unglue.it is the PBS of publishing, premiums and all. I miss a lot of great shows because I don’t have HBO, but I’ve seen every Downton Abbey a few times over. I’m eager for Love Like Gumbo to be unglued.”

About the book: [Read more…] about This LGBT novel could be free for future generations with your help

Filed Under: Lesbian Fiction Tagged With: free book, gay authors, gay youth, Homophobia, lgbt fundraising

2 Book Giveaway – Afflicted – Gay Romance Series

January 2, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Win a signed copy of BOTH books in the Afflicted series

Open to US Residents

One entry gives you the opportunity to win signed copies of the two-book series. Two winners will be randomly chosen by Goodreads.

Ends January 12, 2013

 

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Afflicted II by Brandon Shire

Afflicted II

by Brandon Shire

Giveaway ends January 12, 2013.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

 

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

Changing Perceptions with Romance Writing: An Interview with Ranae Rose

August 29, 2012 By Brandon 3 Comments

Ranae Rose, Best Selling Romance AuthorI’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

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: free book, gay authors, mm romance

Congratulations to the Blog Hop Winners!

August 27, 2012 By Brandon 1 Comment

The new M/M romance by Brandon ShireI 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.

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

Book Giveaway and Blog Hop

August 20, 2012 By Brandon 1 Comment

Rain Book reviews Blog HopThis 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?’

Filed Under: Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: afflicted, blog hop, free book, mm romance

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