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Hop Against Homophobia

May 17, 2013 By Brandon 28 Comments

International 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!

May 16, 2013 By Brandon 4 Comments

Cold 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.

BLOG HOP May 20th-24th

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

May 20^th – It starts here on BrandonShire.com

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

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

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

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

Interview with LGBT Author Dick O’Connor

May 3, 2013 By Brandon 3 Comments

Welcome author Dick O’Connnor to the blog.

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.

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Motivations for Gay Romance – Cold

April 19, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Today I have an exclusive post over at Scorching Reviews for their 2013 LGBT Fiction Blog Hop. I’m talking about my latest gay romance, Cold and my motivations for creating the characters within that book. Click on over there and check out the post, and don’t forget, there’s a new LGBT author posting every single day in April.

Add Cold to your To Be Read list on Goodreads

Publication Date: May 20, 2013

Cold by Brandon Shire coming in May

April 15, 2013 By Brandon 1 Comment

The beta readers are sending back their comments about Cold.

“Another five star read!”

“Love these characters!”

“You had me crying, again!”

The exact release date is still to be determined, but it will be in May. You can join in the conversation on Goodreads, or get notified via email by signing up for my newsletter.

Read the book blurb

Prison is a brutal, heartless, and demeaning environment. No one knows this better than a man sentenced to life in prison for murder. Lem Porter is a high-profile prisoner who had a solid career ahead of him in a field he loved until he killed his brother. He has spent almost eighteen years behind bars and doesn’t have much hope left.

Anderson Passero had it all. He built a career, a name, and a relationship with a man he thought he loved. Only after he very publicly landed in prison did he realize how ignorant he’d been. He has eight months left on his sentence and he is eager to go home and put prison life behind him. He doesn’t know it yet, but he will always carry these eight months with him, and they may just help him to understand what love really means.

NOTE to Current Email Subscribers:

The frequency of emails will increase as we have integrated the blog with our email subscriber list at the request of fans. As followers of this blog know, we offer a broad range of voices from other LGBT authors, musicians and filmmakers, as well as info about LGBT Youth related news. It is my sincere hope that you’ll stick with us and help spread the word. Exclusive information about new releases and upcoming books will still be available via email first, before appearing on the blog or social media sites.

~Brandon

My Favorite Book – LGBT Author Elizabeth Noble

March 15, 2013 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Welcome Elizabeth Noble to the blog. She’s here to tell us about her favorite book. As I did with many of the guest authors I’ve had here before, I asked Elizabeth to pick her favorite from one of her own books. And she was nice enough to give us an excerpt too!

Thank you for having me today!

I have lots of favorites that revolve around my writing. A favorite way to write, as well as a place. Favorite things to surround myself with when I write, but an actual favorite book? I nearly gave myself hives trying to pick a favorite book of mine that I’d written. How could I possibly do that? It was like saying pick my favorite child.

Each book has its good and bad from the point of the writer. The book I’m most excited about is the one I’m currently writing. The book that gives me a warm gooey feeling (the thank heavens it’s done feeling) in my stomach is the one about to be released. But a favorite among the books already published, that was hard. So, I employed my variation of an age old technique. I stood in front of the framed versions of my covers, closed my eyes and went eenee, menie, miney, moe. [Read more…] about My Favorite Book – LGBT Author Elizabeth Noble