Author of Contemporary Gay Romance
The Afflicted Series is still my best-selling series, by far. Recently, we decided to do new cover art and re-edit the books. I’m happy to say the new and improved version is now available at all retailers. I’m also working on Book 3, but don’t expect it too soon. Readers are screaming for Season 2 of Wicked Men, so that’s what I’m concentrating on at the moment.
Okay guys and gals, it’s pretty simple. The muse is confused and running amok. Time to tether her to a specific project. (Don’t ask why she’s female, IDKY.) Your choices are below. I know some of you will be groaning that the next season of Wicked Men isn’t on the list, but we’re saving that for later.
Below is a very brief synopsis of each upcoming book.
Survey link (Completed)
Status: Working
Genre: MM Romance, Erotic
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.
Status: Pending
Genre: MM Romance, Erotic
A straight college boy walks into a gay club with his girlfriend for a fun night out. But when a cute gay boy sashays up and kisses him, his girl is none too happy. The kiss lingered a little too long, and he seemed to like it too much. She storms from the club. He, hesitating, with looks over his shoulder, follows…
Status: Working (slowly)
Genre: ??? No idea
We’re all voyeurs at heart.
A woman spies two men making love across from her bedroom window. She becomes obsessed, intrigued, enamored. Set in the 1970s, this book is about desire and sensuality. Read the excerpt.
Status: Research Phase
Genre: Gay Literature
A gay couple adopts a baby daughter, as the child grows they notice erratic behavior. By the age of six, it has become evident the child has psychological problems. She is diagnosed with juvenile schizophrenia (rare), and the suggested treatment is institutionalization.
Status: Pending
Genre: Humor, LGBT
Marcus Brine just got a phone call from his mother’s retirement community in Florida. They say she’s acting erratic and needs help. But when Marcus arrives, he finds it isn’t Alzheimer’s as everyone suspects. His mother has suddenly decided she’s going to start living it up before it’s too late. Her first act of defiance is to flash her pervy old neighbor next door, and Marcus is forced to take her back to his home in Atlanta.
Status: Pending
Genre: MM Romance, Erotic
The story of Dillon and Hunter continues…
I’ve been voted Author of the Month for April over on the MM Romance Goodreads group for an author with over 10 books. I just wanted to say a very big THANK YOU to all those who voted.
If you’ve never read my erotic romance books before, I’ve got a freebie to start you out. Or my fans almost always recommend Afflicted as a first read.
Readers continually ask: What are you working on next? But I’m always a little cautious about building expectations because I never know what my crazy schedule will allow. However, if you keep up with our group on Goodreads, you can get involved in the conversation about each book as it develops (and you’ll meet some really cool people too).
So here goes. In no particular order, these are my current works in progress. Note that I’m also in the process of finishing up season one of The Love of Wicked Men. Publication dates and cover art haven’t been determined yet.
Status: Working
Genre: MM Romance, Erotic
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. [Read more…] about Upcoming Books from Brandon Shire
As with most authors, potential readers contact me and tell me they’ve just discovered my books. Often, they’ll ask which book they should read first. Usually, I’ll forget to ask how they found me (which is important) and get right to the point.
What kind of book are you looking for? What are your tastes like? Do you want sad, happy, smexy, sweet, or downright tear-jerking?
I wrote this post to make it easier for readers to decide which book they wanted to read.
Note that I typically don’t follow genre conventions, write PC, or scribble comfort reads. So I have to be careful when I make a recommendation. Readers looking to me for those types of books are sometimes disappointed. I don’t like disappointing readers, but the reality is you can’t please everyone. You have to be happy before you can even attempt to make someone else happy, and I am partial to following my own path when it comes to writing. I like to explore faults and frailties and prejudices. I like to challenge opinions and assumptions, especially when they conform to a cultural dogmas posited by our society, our media, and our politics.
So let’s get to it. Here’s the breakdown with the conventional ‘wisdom’ I’ve tried to challenge. Only readers can decide if I’ve achieved these goals, so I make no promises. You must decide for yourself.
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Grief is such a highly personal emotion that it’s hard to encapsulate in words. In the West we talk around it, we avoid it, we steer our children’s eyes from it. But do we ever really face grief head on, or acknowledge what it does until it’s actually upon us? I tend to think that we don’t.
CHALLENGING: The false idea that male grief is subordinate to the concept of masculinity, especially when it comes to the loss of a child through stillbirth.
I get more email about Dust than any other novel. This book is about love and loss and how homophobic violence shatters people. It is also dedicated to a friend I lost through homophobic violence, so it is probably the most personal of all my books.
CHALLENGING: The idea that tragedy can’t display the true depth of love. We want shine and glitter. We want pretty packages and forever loves and HEAs. But life isn’t like that. This book is for readers who aren’t afraid to cry.
I know you’ve been waiting, so here it is!
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