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Author of Contemporary Gay Romance

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#LoveWins Celebration and a Price Drop!

June 26, 2015 By Brandon 2 Comments

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In celebration of the SCOTUS ruling on same-sex marriage, I’ve permanently dropped the price of Wicked Men box set by 25%.

Grab it from Nook, ARe, Kobo, or Amazon 

Was $7.99, Now $5.99!

It was the only way I could think of to say thank you to the many ardent supporters, both gay and straight, who spoke loud enough to change the course of history for LGBT rights.

Thank You!

And congrats to ALL the present and future happy couples!

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Filed Under: Brandon's Musings Tagged With: gay authors, LGBT, wicked men

The Creepy Side of Online Dating Apps

June 21, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Beware that handsome stranger!

In this collection of 12 short stories by Simon Graves, the latest dating app might lead you down bizarre and often deadly paths.

gay fiction horrorBlurb:

Find him on FIND’M!

FIND’M is the newest geosocial networking app for gay men that’s turning heads and taking them off!

Reviews:

Dark & disturbing. Great Tension! Five Stars

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Author Bio:

simon graves, authorSimon Graves is an emerging author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy from Norfolk, Virginia. He has released his first horror short story collection with a novella to follow in 2015.

Connect with him on Twitter.

Filed Under: Gay Fiction, Horror Tagged With: gay authors, gay literature, LGBT

Summer Book Sale

June 20, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

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It’s the first day of Summer and ALL my books are 25% off over at ARE today, including my latest, The Love of Wicked Men.

Stop by ARe and Save 

The one day sale is over, but you can still get a discount by buying direct.

Filed Under: Brandon's Musings, Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: award winning gay fiction, gay authors, gay literature, gay love story, LGBT, mm romance, wicked men

A Grand Prize Winner!

June 18, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

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Congratulations to Samatha who won the Grand Prize in the Wicked Men blog tour. Samantha walked away with an ebook copy of my entire backlist, plus a copy of The Love of Wicked Men.

Congratulations also go out to Andrew, Jen F., Felicia, Lisa G., and Jen C. They each won a copy of The Love of Wicked Men (Season One).

And thanks to the hundreds of people who participated in the blog hop.

Grab your copy from Amazon. 

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Filed Under: Brandon's Musings, Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: gay love story, mm romance, wicked men

Wicked Men Blog Tour #giveaway

June 11, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

 

Wicked Men Blitz BannerIt’s here! 7 unique excerpts, 6 episodes, 5 chances to win a FREE copy!

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Follow the Tour

June 11
Diverse Reader & Boys in Our Books

June 12
3 Chicks After Dark, Attention Is Arbitrary, Because Two Men Are Better Than One, Bike Book Reviews, Book Reviews & More by Kathy, Charlie Cochet, Cup o’ Porn, Divine Magazine, Foxylutely, Gay Media Reviews, GGR-Review, Hearts On Fire, Love Bytes, Multitaskingmommas Book Reviews, Nautical Star Books, The Novel Approach, On Top Down Under Book Reviews, Prism Book Alliance, Rainbow Gold Reviews, Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words & Sinfully… Addicted to All Male Romance

Tour and materials organized by PAS Promotions

Filed Under: Book Excerpts, Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: blog hop, free book, gay authors, gay love story, mm romance, wicked men

Desire and love don’t always see eye to eye

June 8, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Welcome debut author Ty Jacob to the blog with his new novel, The End of Billy Knight. I asked Ty to let me profile his book because I read the first chapter and was hooked. He has kindly allowed me to excerpt it here. ~ B.

cover-borderThe End of Billy Knight is a genre-bending blend of dark literary fiction and playful gay romp, set in a world that’s intense, dangerous, and fun.

Mike is a sexy young hustler. Dale is middle-aged, overweight, and aware that he’s running out of time. When they meet, their lives become connected and their dreams intertwine.

It’s Los Angeles in the 1980s, and Dale spends most of his life in drag as the fabulous Sasha Zahore. Sasha is tired of selling dildos behind the counter of Stacked & Hung. She has a dream. She wants to direct high quality gay porn – “So good it’ll make even your mama proud.”

The night Mike appears under the disco ball at the Lucky Pony, Sasha becomes determined to make him hers. Fortunately for her, Mike dreams of becoming a gay porn superstar. Sasha believes it’s a match made in heaven.

The End of Billy Knight moves between bawdy humor and deep sadness to reach beyond the obvious stereotypes. This is a complicated portrayal of two truly flawed people, both lost in their search for meaning and love.

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Filed Under: Book Excerpts, Gay Fiction Tagged With: gay authors, gay literature, humor, LGBT

Only 7 days left…

June 5, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Wicked Men hits the stands on June 12th!

Wicked Men - Gay RomanceThe paperback edition of Season One of The Love of Wicked Men is  ready for shipping.

The e-book edition will be out on June 12th. Just seven more days!

What are reviewers saying about it?

“This story is non-stop in its intensity… the literary equivalent of mainlining adrenaline. Loved every moment of it.” – Prism Book Alliance

“Shire has surprise mastered and we definitely reaped the benefits of that throughout this serial.” – 3 Chicks After Dark

“It’s the writing that sets this apart. Shire is a story builder. He shovels around intrigue, layers on some gritty dilemmas, and places each brick so solidly that you don’t even see where you’ve taken your misstep. Be wary of that whiplash effect, because there is going to be more than one incident of, “I didn’t see that coming!”  – Attention is Arbitrary 

Pre-order the e-book from:

 Amazon, iTunes , Kobo, ARe,  or from Gumroad: epub  mobi

Order the paperback.

What’s it about?

The Love of Wicked Men is an erotic journey into the underbelly of the legal profession, the corporate culture of profit-at-any-cost, and the secret world of industrial espionage.

Sid Rivers and Jack Brown are two sides of the same coin. One is a lawyer with his own firm and dreams of money and power; the other is a criminal with a lengthy record and a quest for vengeance. When they meet, sparks fly. But was their meeting an accident? Or was it planned by the billionaires who want to control their destiny?

 

Filed Under: Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: gay authors, gay love story, LGBT, mm romance, wicked men

The Readers’ choice is….

June 1, 2015 By Brandon 1 Comment

Last month, I asked readers to choose which of my current WIPs they’d like to see first. As you can see from the results below, it was pretty close. The Suggestion of Sex inched out Afflicted III by just one vote. A Song for Katherine and It’s Only Love were left in the dust. Manuel’s Diary and Living Queer with Mom were an even tie.

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I’m already about 10k into Suggestion and have my cover artist working overtime to find just the right design. At this moment, I’m thinking this will end up being a series of three books, but that could change as the writing progresses. I’ll be sure to keep you updated.

The Suggestion of Sex

Status: Am Writing
Genre: Gay Romance, Erotic, BDSM

Keylan Milles is just about to turn eighteen. His father is a tech tycoon, but he’s about to lose everything and doesn’t know how to tell his son. Damon Creed, a billionaire, offers to bail Mr. Milles out, but has one condition – the virginity of his son on the day he turns 18.

Don’t forget!

Season One of The Love of Wicked Men hits stores on June 12th.

Pre-order yours from Amazon.

 

 

Filed Under: Brandon's Musings, Gay Fiction, Gay Romance Novels Tagged With: gay literature, gay love story, humor, LGBT, mm romance

Erotic Shorts from Brandon Shire

May 29, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

I’ve started a new series of erotic short stories. I’ve had several readers ask if I had something a little more on the carnal side of things.

Let me reiterate. These are not romance stories. They’re short, lust-filled narratives of gay intimacy and hard man-sex. Find the others here.

gay romanceBlurb:

Troy Bronson, a twenty-two-year-old whose football career vanished after a knee injury, is in dire straits. Desperate for money, he stops by a gay for pay studio thinking he can score some quick cash. He chooses a hot twink for his first appearance, but there’s a burly stagehand in the studio when he arrives and he just can’t pull his eyes away.

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If you’d like to be notified when each new release comes out, I’ve set up a special email list just for the erotic shorts. Sign up here.

 

Filed Under: Gay Fiction Tagged With: gay authors, gay love story, mm romance

Sibley Jackson Gay M/M Romance Summer Sale

May 29, 2015 By Brandon Leave a Comment

Sibley Jackson (pen name of Caddy Rowland for gay m/m romance) is pleased to announce the last book, From the Ashes, of her serialized Where There’s Smoke series has just been released!

These books are in Kindle Unlimited, as Caddy is testing the Kindle Unlimited program for borrows. If you are a Kindle Unlimited member, you can read any Sibley Jackson story for FREE. If you aren’t a Kindle Unlimited member, the following sale is for YOU on Amazon.com. (Please note: Amazon controls which Amazon sites feature sales and which sites offer Kindle Unlimited.)

To celebrate the completion of Where There’s Smoke, Sibley is having a Slide into Summer Sale. It’s a sale taking place over the next five weeks, with the first book, Wicked Heat FREE on Amazon.com for three days starting today, May 29 through Sunday, May 31.

Each book will follow, having its own one week sale at .99. Here is the timeline:

June 1-June 7  Simmering Desire

June 8-June 14  Slow Burn

June 15-June 21 Blistering Blaze

June 22-June 28  Baptism by Fire

June 29-July 5  From the Ashes

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Book Blurb:

Andy isn’t planning on a relationship getting in the way of his career. He needs to prove himself invaluable to his boss, Gordy. Things get messed up the minute Gordy introduces him to his son, Cody, who will be working under Andy for the summer.

At first glance, Andy knows the guy is trouble. Cody is a lethal combination of a pretty face and a very rugged physique. Cody makes him achingly hot, which confuses and angers him. He likes rough-looking men, not pretty boys, even if this particular pretty face comes with a brutally sculpted body. Not only that, the dude is his boss’s son!

Cody also feels the same burning desire. It flusters him, as he’s determined to remain in the closet. Cody knows full well being gay won’t be accepted by his family. Besides, Andy is rude and short-tempered from the start. Who needs someone like that in their life?

Regardless, the heat between the two men refuses to die own. It’s going to be a long, hot summer.

A summer neither man will soon forget.

Again, Wicked Heat  is FREE  On Amazon.com for three days starting today, May 29 through Sunday, May 31, with another book following for .99 each week for 5 weeks.

 

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Here’s to a summer filled with great reading and fabulous summer experiences!

Thank you,

Sibley Jackson/Caddy Rowland

Caddy Rowland is a novelist and painter. Her social media links follow.

To find out about her Sibley Jackson novels visit: Sibley Jackson Author Page

Sign up for New Release Newsletter by Email: Sibley Jackson Sign Up

Author Fanpage for both Sibley and Caddy: www.facebok.com/authorcaddyrowland

Author Blog: www.caddyrowlandblog.blogspot.com (Sibley Page on blog)

Twitter: @caddyorpims

 

Filed Under: Author Interviews, Gay Romance Novels, Short Stories Tagged With: gay love story, LGBT, mm romance

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