Monday, August 29, 2011

Lambda Literary Awards Changes Its Guidelines to be more Inclusive

Lambda Literary has changed its awards guidelines! They will now judge based solely on LGBT content as opposed to the orientation of the author. I think it's a great--and long overdue--move. This year's awards guidelines can be found here.

"In determining whether a book should be submitted for consideration, it should be noted that the Lambda Literary Awards are based principally on literary merit and on significant content relevant to LGBT lives. These awards will be open to all authors regardless of their sexual orientation..."

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

5 Stars for DIGNITY TAKES A HOLIDAY

Just wanted to share with you the five-star review my comically sick and twisted love story, DIGNITY TAKES A HOLIDAY, got at Night Owl Reviews today. The reviewer said, in part:

"Not until the last quarter of the book does the true message reveal itself. Through the use of hilarious wit and a series of events which literally had me laughing out loud, we come to realize that, no matter who we are, love touches something deep inside us... the farce paints a brilliant picture of finding one’s own happiness against all odds."

Read the whole review here.
Buy DIGNITY TAKES A HOLIDAY here.

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Win a FREE Copy of My New Romance Collection, HEARTRACE

UPDATE: Thank you all for entering! Through a random selection process, we have a winner: Lu Ann . Congratulations, Lu Ann Mezera! I' ll be in touch with you to get you your copy soon.

 To celebrate the print release of my latest collection, HeartRace, from Amber Allure (the GLBT imprint of Amber Quill Press), I am giving away a signed, personalized copy to one lucky reader. To enter the drawing for my collection of gay erotic romance, simply:

1. Leave a comment below.

2. Be sure to leave an e-mail address so I can get in touch if you're a winner.

3. Bonus points for reposting news of this contest/release on your Facebook, Twitter, group, blog, or other social network.
4. Even more bonus points if you click on the link at the right to subscribe by e-mail to this blog.

Note: Because the cost of mailing out-of-country is prohibitive, I have to limit the contest to only entrants in the US. 

I will announce the winner next Wednesday morning, August 24.

You don't have to wait to win the contest to get a copy. HeartRace is now available through the following:

Kindle version
From Amber Allure

SYNOPSIS
Horror. Romance. The two seem at odds, yet in provocative author Rick R. Reed's hands, the pair merge like a match made in heaven...or hell. Ranging from a chilling and ultimately redemptive ghost story, to a most unusual and shocking first-time meeting for two lovers, to a tale of ghostly revenge, and finally to a darkly comic take on the vampire mythos, this collection will make your heart race with passion...in all its forms.

Previously available only in electronic format, these four stories of Gay Horror and Romance have now been combined for a paperback edition! Included are the tales...

Echoes
Rick and Ernie have found the perfect loft apartment, but soon discover they are not alone...

How I Met My Man
How a guy meets his man can happen in a dozen different ways: online, at a bar, through friends, at a masquerade party, even at the scene of a murder...

Speed Demon
Jealousy can be such an ugly emotion. But can it drive one to kill? Find out in this deliciously twisted and thwarted love triangle tale of revenge from beyond the grave...

Sluggo Snares A Vampire
Sluggo thinks looking for love online is a good idea, until he finds a vampire with a similar idea...

Kindle version

From Amber Allure
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Thursday, August 11, 2011

If You're in Philadelphia August 12, Meet Me at Giovanni's Room

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

An Evening of Gay Men’s Romance at Giovanni’s Room

Philadelphia, PA (August 12, 2011) Join MLR Press at Giovanni’s Room for an up close and personal book signing featuring the award-winning authors of some of the best in contemporary gay fiction. The evening will include readings by: Victor Banis, Ally Blue, James Buchanan, Z.A. Maxfield, William Neale, and Rick R. Reed. Selections from their current releases will showcase a variety of heat, from sweet romance to scorching erotica, and genre ranging from horror through mystery, BDSM, humor and more.

Giovanni’s Room, founded in 1973, is the oldest gay bookstore in the US. Housed in historic buildings from the 1800s, Giovanni’s intimate setting and comfortable ambiance allows readers and authors to connect one-on-one, providing a unique experience. Attendees can mingle with their favorite author or discover new books and authors.

Owned by best-selling, award-winning author Laura Baumbach, MLR Press offers the highest quality stories to readers of gay fiction and erotic romance. MLR Press titles include multiple award-winning and Lambda nominated books such as the Donald Strachey Mystery Series by Richard Stevenson and The Golden Age of Gay Fiction edited by Drewey Wayne Gunn, a Benjamin Franklin Award winner. Books from MLR Press take readers on amazing adventures through the creative minds of a small, select group of bright, uniquely talented authors and artists.

Friday, August 12, 2011
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Giovanni’s Room
345 S. 12th Street
Philadelphia, PA

Also attending and signing books: Laura Baumbach, Kimberly Gardner, Ethan Day, Jet Mykles, Diana DeRicci, Taylor Donovan, Liz Strange, DH Star, David Juhren, and Karenna Colcroft.

For additional information:
http://www.giovannisroom.com/event/evening-gay-mens-romance

Contact: James Buchanan
eroticjames@gmail.com
http://www.james-buchanan.com

MLR Press information: http://www.mlrbooks.com/books.php

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Thursday, August 4, 2011

New Novel Contract! CAREGIVER Accepted by Dreamspinner Press

I just wanted to share my good news that Dreamspinner Press has contracted with me for another full-length novel. This one is called CAREGIVER and the synopsis (as yet unapproved) is below. This is my most romantic and most autobiographical book ever, so I'm excited.

Dan Calzolaio has a new buddy. It’s not one he got through work, or school, or the usual places where one makes friends. No, Dan’s new buddy is Adam Schmidt and he comes to Dan courtesy of the Tampa AIDS Alliance, where Dan has volunteered to help people with AIDS.

It’s 1991 and Dan has just moved to Florida with his lover, Mark. The pair has fled Chicago and Mark’s addictions to begin a new life on the Gulf Coast. Volunteering for the Tampa AIDS Alliance is just one part of that new beginning.

Adam Schmidt is not at all what Dan expected when he signed up to be an AIDS buddy. The guy is an original—witty, wry, sarcastic, and with a fondness for a smart little black dress, Barbra Streisand, and a good Mai Tai. Adam’s doesn’t let his frailness and imminent death get him down. Dan’s relationship with him, through a downward spiral that includes Adam’s incarceration in the Florida State Prison, teaches Dan new lessons about strength and resiliency.

Adam also had a lover, Sullivan, for whom Dan feels an almost irresistible pull. Dan knows the attraction isn’t right, even when Dan dumps his cheating, drug-abusing lover, but when Adam passes away, leaving both Sullivan and Dan, can these two survivors turn their love for Adam into something whole and real?

Caregiver is a heart-wrenching love story that explores what it truly means to care for another human being and how adversity and tragic loss can bring two souls together.

Caregiver is set to be released on or about October 24.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

My Ghostly Love Story ECHOES Makes Publisher Bestseller List for June

I'm pleased to announce that ECHOES, a story about a restless spirit's need to be vindicated, stands at #9 on Amber Allure's bestseller list for June.

Here's the complete list:
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AMBER ALLURE / July 2011

1. Clay's Challenge - Cassandra Gold (Gay / Contemporary)
2. Lucky - K. M. Mahoney (Gay / Shapeshifter)
3. The Truth About Al - M. L. Rhodes (Gay / Contemporary)
4. Under My Bed - T. A. Chase (Gay / Paranormal)
5. Trust Me - B. G. Thomas (Gay / Contemp. / Western)
6. Cemeteries - Lynn Lorenz (Gay / Paranormal)
7. Lost Between - Shawn Lane (Gay / Paranormal)
8. Hellish Twist In Tinseltown - Lee Avalone (Gay / Paranormal)
9. Echoes - Rick R. Reed (Gay / Paranormal)
10. For One Night Only - Anne Brooke (Gay / Contemp. / BDSM)

And here's a synopsis and buy link:
Rick and Ernie have found the perfect loft apartment on Chicago’s west side. But before they are even settled, Rick begins having strange “dreams” that seem all too real. A young man, emaciated, with sad brown eyes, appears to him, frightening and obsessing him.


From their next-door neighbor, Paula, Rick learns of the gay couple, Karl and Tommy, who lived there before them. Paula had been close to them and Tommy’s mysterious disappearance still pains her. When she shares a photo of her with Tommy and Karl, Rick is shocked and troubled. Tommy is the man who has appeared to him in his dreams.


The dreams and the revelation put Rick on a quest to discover the truth about Tommy’s disappearance. It’s a quest that will lead him to Karl, Tommy’s lover, who may know more about Tommy’s disappearance than he’s telling, and a confrontation with a restless spirit who wants only to, finally, rest in peace...

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Monday, August 1, 2011

FREE for Your Kindle: Mozart's Blood by Louise Marley

One of my personal favorite books in recent memory!

If you're interested, snatch this up ASAP because free deals don't always last. Simply click on the image at left to get your copy.

SYNOPSIS (from Booklist via Amazon)
Marley, a musician and writer, has produced a stunning drama inspired by the life of Teresa Saporiti, the first Donna Anna. Teresa, an aspiring singer, was turned into a vampire by a Czech aristocrat. As bad as the need for blood are the memories of the victims, which remain with the taker. Teresa has learned to deal with them, but Mozart, whom the baroness bit at the same time, never did and died painfully because he could not bring himself to satisfy the unnatural thirst. In San Francisco in 1906, Teresa meets Ugo, a Silician werewolf with a very curious past of his own. They become partners, guarding each other's backs. In twenty-first-century Milan, an egoistic baritone thinks he has figured out Teresa's secret and abducts Ugo to obtain the blood that holds Mozart's memories. The story covers four centuries, but the shifts between the past and the present are seamlessly handled, and the development of Teresa and Ugo over those centuries is impressive. An engrossing piece, from overture to final chord. --Frieda Murray

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