In a really quick rundown, I signed a contract with Wilde for Adam: Tales From One World, which will be releasing soon, and for those of you who are fans of Liam and Jareth from Absent-minded Astrophysicist, or are simply happy slaves to Empress, you'll be happy to know I also just signed a contract with Silver for the sequel, Loving the Astrophysicist. No release date on that yet, but I'll let you know when I know.
I'll let you play with the others now, and and enjoy your Fourth of July!!!
Summer is all about fun, adventure and making great holiday
memories. What do the Wilde City authors get up to? Find out when they were
asked about some of their favorite summer traditions ... past, present, and
future.
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What is your favorite July
4th / Independence Day memory or tradition?
Shae Connor
My
favorite July 4th tradition is putting the watermelon in the pool.
See,
my extensive extended family mostly lives in and around a small Georgia town,
and the main gathering place for as long as I can remember has been the house
of one of my grandmother’s sisters. (Both my grandmother and her sister are
gone now, but some things just don’t change.)
Every
year on the 4th of July, everyone who’s in town gathers at that house for a
cookout. There’s a big grill out back, where the manly men types cook the meat.
There’s also a pool, and every year, there’s a watermelon that goes in the
pool. The kids play with it in the water most of the day, and then after
everyone eats, the watermelon gets fished out, washed off, and sliced for
everyone to dig in. The water in the pool chills it perfectly, not too cold
like it would be from the fridge.
Now
I want some pool-cooled watermelon!
I’ve been making up stories for as long as I can remember,
but it took me a long time to figure out that maybe I should start writing them
down. I started out writing fanfic well over a decade ago, and in 2010, I moved
into original fiction. (Though I do still get waylaid by a fanfiction plotbunny
now and then.)
Shae is new to Wilde City. Look for Fringes, her
Charlie Harding Presents erotic sci-fi short due out later this summer. Visit
her at: shaeconnorwrites.com
Owen Keehnen
I
am not sure if it was the exactly the 4th of July, but I do recall the
fireworks. I was probably 20 or so and felt very grown up. I was in my first
real apartment with my first real boyfriend. It was night and to escape the
heat we climbed out my bedroom window onto the roof. We spread a sheet on the
graveled tar and were lying there just holding hands and watching the stars. There
was heat lightning to the south. The small town fireworks began about a half
hour after dusk and probably lasted a total of five minutes. When they ended, I
turned to him and said, “I love you.” I didn’t know exactly what those words
entailed, but I knew how I felt and at that moment there wasn’t a doubt in my
mind. It was such a feeling of complete contentment. We ended up falling asleep
out there on the roof and climbed back inside around 3 a.m. He’s gone now, but
whenever I see fireworks I think of him and that rooftop and that moment. It
always brings a smile.
In addition to the four poems he contributed to Falling
Awake, Owen has two other projects coming soon to Wilde City. The LGBT Book
of Days is a fun and comprehensive guide to thousands of the most important
dates in LGBT history - it’s great for reference and trivia and a real treat to
compile. The second is a humorous novel called Young Digby Swank, a gay
coming of age story about growing up Catholic which is hilarious and
heartbreaking and heroic all at the same time. Visit Owen on facebook.
Hank Edwards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpF90OVoRi8
Meet Josh Stanton, orphaned at a young age in the mid-1800s,
he has always been considered an outcast in Belkin's Pass. Now he’s grown into
a quiet, well-educated young man full of secrets, the least of which is his
love for his best friend, town deputy Dex Wells. But when the ancient vampire
Balthazar begins feeding on the residents of Belkin's Pass, Josh's secrets
prove to be the turning point in a battle for the souls of the townspeople—but
at what personal cost? ---- Cowboys & Vampires, available now at
Wilde City Press.
What is your favorite
Summer memory or tradition?
Geoffrey Knight
My
favourite Independence Day moment has to be when Will Smith socks that mean old
alien in the chops after they have the dogfight in the canyon and he says
something bad-ass like, “You aliens just wrecked my July 4 barbecue and now I’m
gonna have me some E.T. burgers because you guys suck!” Oh ... you mean a real
Independence Day memory, not a scene from the movie! I guess I’ll answer the
Best Summer Memory or Tradition question instead.
I
don’t think I have one particular memory or tradition that stands out because I
love everything about Summer. Being Australian, Summer means lots of public
holidays: Christmas, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Australia all happen in the
space of a month or so, so January pretty much means lots of delicious seafood
and days at the beach and your skin feels dusty with sea-salt the whole time,
which is a feeling I love. Now that I’ve moved to an island it’s even better;
Sydney beaches can get really crowded but up here I can walk from one end of
the beach to the other with my dogs and not see a soul. And yes, of course I go
in for a skinny dip! ;)
“I want to see.” ... “Nash, we’re in Egypt, in the ruins of
an ancient city, standing in front of a secret door! Aren’t you curious?”
“Curiosity killed the - ” ... “No, I’m not curious.”
The lie was unconvincing enough to give Ryan the confidence to sway him.
Sway him with a kiss. ...
“Curious yet?”
“Curiosity killed the - ” ... “No, I’m not curious.”
The lie was unconvincing enough to give Ryan the confidence to sway him.
Sway him with a kiss. ...
“Curious yet?”
You can read Nash’s answer in Cairo Curse, book two
in the Vampire Lair series. Visit Geoff at www.geoffreyknightbooks.com
Lloyd Meeker
My
favorite summer tradition is honoring the solstice. In one old tradition,
Midsummer Night was the time to leave a small dish of brandy in the garden as a
gift to the fairies, which I’ve always thought was charming. Inviting the
goodwill of nature is always a sensible idea!
I
mark the solstice by honoring extremes – the dark of winter in the southern
hemisphere and the light of summer in the northern – and the inevitable swing
of the one toward the other. It is the wisdom of the Tao, the dance of light
and dark, each with the spark of the other in its core.
This
idea may seem pretty dry, but try this little experiment: sit on a playground
swing and build momentum. Make the point furthest back winter solstice, when
movement forward begins, and make the point farthest forward summer solstice,
when graceful retreat begins. Feel the delicious centrifugal force as you move,
your weightlessness at both far points – and remember the earth, held in her
arc by the sun.
Gay PI Russ Morgan doesn't mind being fifty but hates being
single. He's made peace with being a psychic empath, and he’s managed to build
a decent life since getting sober. As he uncovers obscene secrets shrouded in
seeming righteousness, he might have to make peace with a sword of justice that
cuts the innocent as deeply as the guilty. ---- Enigma, coming soon to
Wilde City Press.
Clare London
I
wish the UK had July 4 celebrations as well! This summer so far, we’ve had
sleet, flood rains, gale force winds and then occasionally a sunny, hot day. I
think this is the reason most of our sentimental celebrations take place in the
latter half of the year. Or why the British talk constantly about the weather.
It
seemed sunnier in The Old Days, when I was young(er). One happy memory is of an
annual trip with friends to Henley-on-Thames, for a barbeque/picnic beside the
river. This was the irresponsible time before kids and mortgages! We always
arranged a game of rounders (like baseball, but not), competing with way more
enthusiasm than skill, and helped along (or hindered?) by huge amounts of
alcohol.
We
still have photographic evidence of the fun. A gal sitting in her bikini,
draining the last cupful of fruit punch from a litre-sized jug. A chap with his
younger brother hauled over his shoulder, running towards the river to throw
him in. Various self-inflicted rounders-bat injuries on sunburned shins. Clare,
clutching river weeds to her chest because she lost her tube top when she dived
in…
Oh
those lazy, hazy afternoons of summer!
Meet Freeman, a quiet man who’s not used to sharing his
plans, his history, or his emotions. He's returned to the city on business, a
case that has nothing to do with the people he once left behind: his ex-wife,
his male ex-lover, and his ex-business partner. He has no plans to engage with
any of them again – until he meets Kit, the provocative young man who’s going
to pull Freeman from the safety of his shell, whether he wants to or not. ---- Freeman,
coming soon to Wilde City Press.
Eric Arvin
I'm
a big music slut any time of the year, but I especially love summer music or
music that makes me think of summer. Every spring I make an awesome playlist
for the warmer months. There be lots of frivolity and even some slower tunes in
the mix. Here are a few from this year's playlist:
Boys
on the Radio by Hole
Mad About You by Belinda Carlisle
Love This by Cosmo Jarvis
Love Profusion by Madonna (Madonna has a lot of great summer tunes)
Car Wheels on A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
Mad About You by Belinda Carlisle
Love This by Cosmo Jarvis
Love Profusion by Madonna (Madonna has a lot of great summer tunes)
Car Wheels on A Gravel Road by Lucinda Williams
Midnight
City by M83 (they're last album was a summer spectacular)
I'm Like a Bird by Nelly Furtado
Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow
Summer Fling by kd lang (from her album Invincible Summer)
Summertime Clothes by Animal Collective
I'm Like a Bird by Nelly Furtado
Soak Up the Sun by Sheryl Crow
Summer Fling by kd lang (from her album Invincible Summer)
Summertime Clothes by Animal Collective
Wicked
Game by Chris Isaak
Spaceman by The Killers (again, they've got a lot of great summery songs)
Boys of Summer by Eric Himan (a great version of the Don Henley classic)
For the Summer by Ray LaMontagne
Summer Days by Norah Jones
Spaceman by The Killers (again, they've got a lot of great summery songs)
Boys of Summer by Eric Himan (a great version of the Don Henley classic)
For the Summer by Ray LaMontagne
Summer Days by Norah Jones
Summertime
by Ella Fitzgerald
Summer Moved On by A-ha
Freeway by Aimee Mann (Mann's voice just sounds like summer to me, other Mann Summer songs include 4th of July and Fifty Years After the Fair)
Free Falling by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
End of the Innocence by Don Henley
Summer Moved On by A-ha
Freeway by Aimee Mann (Mann's voice just sounds like summer to me, other Mann Summer songs include 4th of July and Fifty Years After the Fair)
Free Falling by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
End of the Innocence by Don Henley
If
I Ever Feel Better by Phoenix
Birmingham by Shovels & Rope
Ramona by Night Beds
Singing in My Sleep by Semisonic
Lightning Bolt by Jake Bugg
Birmingham by Shovels & Rope
Ramona by Night Beds
Singing in My Sleep by Semisonic
Lightning Bolt by Jake Bugg
Eric Arvin resides in the same sleepy Indiana river town
where he grew up. He graduated from Hanover College with a Bachelors in
History. He has lived, for brief periods, in Italy and Australia. He has
survived brain surgery and his own loud-mouthed personal demons. Eric is the
author of The Mingled destinies of Crocodiles and Men, and various other
sundry and not-so-sundry writings. He intends to live the rest of his days with
tongue in cheek and eyes set to roam.
Patrick Darcy
Without
a doubt, on a cold summer night in Dublin, I dream of being naked on an Ibizan
beach. Preferably Playa Es Cavallet, the gay nudist beach. It’s a bit of a
trek; you have to get past the German and Dutch naturalist before getting to
the promised land of sexy, naked homos. I see it now, hot muscled hunks, with
tattoos and great big.......
The
beach is all white sand lined with cool beach bars, and the sound of funky
music fills the air. Such a great relaxed vibe and beautiful people cruising
each other. To say it’s sexual would be an understatement.
Summer
is all about being naked, however, there are occasional problems. As a weak and
feeble man, I am constantly being shown up by my hardon. I want to be dignified
and European. But I’m Irish, I see a hot naked guy and, well, my cock just has
to show its appreciation. Total nude beach faux pas. Oh the shame of it! The
only saving grace is that my buns are rather pert. So I spend most of the day
laying on my front, peaking through my Roy Orbison shades at all the beach
talent.
OK.
now I'm horny!
Hi! I’m Patrick Darcy. Rugby player, Irishman and writer of
full strength gay erotica. Follow me at patrickdarcybooks.com,
as I comment on life in Dublin, hot men and all the things that make me tick.
There are two big passions in my life: great sex and rugby. Quite often, these
are combined! I love the thrill of competition, the power, the intensity, the
brotherhood of rugby.
Oh, and I love being naked!
Anne Brooke
My
favourite summer memory is my mother's homemade lemonade. She only ever made it
in summer as she said it was an outdoor drink and needed a big dose of sunshine
to make the bubbles pop. Apparently winter would make the whole drink go grey
and flat, and as I was young I believed her – and in a way I still do. Homemade
lemonade only ever appeared about three or four times a year and only when we
were very good and she was pleased with us. It wasn't ever something she
prepared for either but, in our family group, she would slip away quietly and
after a while one or another of us would realise she was missing. From then on
the excitement would mount and then - at last! - half an hour or so later she
would reappear with a huge jug of lovely lemony-yellow bubbly drink and a
selection of glasses. Drinking it meant you had enough sugar in your system to
last you well into the next month, but it was like a blast of sunshine and
citrus in the mouth, I can tell you. Sheer bliss!
The night I met Luke Milton, the last thing I was looking
for was any kind of relationship ...
“What the hell are you doing?” ...
“Waiting for you ...”
“You’ve not covered up your mark.” ... “You must have taken some stick for it from the office.”
“Why should I cover it up? You gave it to me. That’s worth all the stick in the world.”
“Waiting for you ...”
“You’ve not covered up your mark.” ... “You must have taken some stick for it from the office.”
“Why should I cover it up? You gave it to me. That’s worth all the stick in the world.”
Read the rest of Luke and Alan’s interactions in The
Beginning of Knowledge, available now at Wilde City Press. Visit Anne at www.annebrooke.com
Ewan Creed
I’ll
set the scene for you - a rowboat, a bottle of wine, a low moon, and a good
man. We had met on the beach that morning and clicked, so after hanging out all
day I invited him out to dinner and then for a ride on the lake. There was just
something about him. It was so easy to talk to him. I told him more about
myself than I told my best friends and he shared just as much about himself.
That evening was nothing special in the scheme of things, and yet perfect at
the same time. It was one of those connections you just don’t forget. He was
the first person I ever told that I wanted to be a writer.
Meet Alex, a man caught up in the leather bar scene of 1975,
a man consumed by the feeling of sexual abandon and freedom. One night Alex
gets more than he bargained for and is transported into a dark carnal
wonderland of sexual abandon and perpetual desire, a world that can trap a man
for all eternity. ---- The Leather Bar Mural, available now from Wilde
City Press.
If you could escape to
anywhere in the world this summer, where would it be?
J.P. Barnaby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuMB8cbIqtU
J. P. Barnaby, an award-winning gay romance novelist, is the
author of over a dozen books including the Little Boy Lost series, the
Forbidden Room series, and Aaron. As a bisexual woman, J.P. is a proud member
of the GLBT community both online and in her small town on the outskirts of
Chicago. A member of Mensa, she is described as brilliant but troubled, sweet
but introverted, and talented but deviant. She spends her days writing software
and her nights writing erotica, which is, of course, far more interesting. The
spare time that she carves out between her career and her novels is spent
reading about the concept of love, which, like some of her characters, she has
never quite figured out for herself.
J.P.'s new Rentboy series is coming to Wilde City press
later this year. Visit J.P. at www.JPBarnaby.com
Pelaam
I
live in New Zealand and summer here starts in December. For someone born in the
UK, seeing bikinis and sun lotion next to Christmas trees and decorations just
isn’t right. A holiday somewhere hot and sultry with exotic cocktails might be
most people’s idea of summer bliss. However, I’d like to escape to celebrate my
summer Christmas in Canada with snow, caribou, and lots of mulled wine.
Living in clean, green New Zealand, I am an author, foodie,
wine buff and Art Historian. I write M/M romance, particularly paranormal,
sci-fi and fantasy, and like to add passion, and a twist, to my tales. I grew
up on Dr Who, Star Trek and The Night Stalker. I never leave the house without
at least one notebook, ready to jot down anything the muse may whisper. Visit
me on facebook.
Charlie Harding
I
would scoop up my partner Scotty Rage and we'd meet up with our 10 closest friends
at a beach somewhere. Seafood, cocktails, sand, sun and the people we care
about... Our favorite combination!
Charlie Harding joined the ranks of adult performers in
February 2012. He has won multiple awards including "Best New
Cummer," "Best Daddy," "Best Ass Eater 2012" and
“Manly Man”. Charlie has also put his multiple college degrees to work building
network of business ventures including launching his own line of personally
selected gay erotica at www.charliehardingpresents.com. Charlie lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his partner and
fiance, Scotty Rage.
Ethan Stone
I
would love to go on a cruise to somewhere warm but not too hot. I want a place
with a beach, cool clear water and some hot cabana boys. The hot cabana boys
are not just for eye candy, they'd be there for inspiration. The whole trip
would be for inspiration since I've been having a hard time with writing
lately. Being in a relaxing environment with pretty eye candy all around me
could really help with my writing block. Additionally, it would benefit my
health as well. If I were to lay shirtless in the sun, soaking up all that
vitamin D, I'd have all the energy I need for anything that happened to come
up. :-)
Anyone
wanting to contribute to the "Save Ethan's Mental and Physical
Health" Cruise feel free to use Paypal.
“Did you like what you saw out there?” ...
“You’re a very ... talented dancer.” ...
“Anything else you liked?”
“You fishing for a compliment, Holt? You don’t seem the type to need your ego stroked.”
“Maybe it’s not my ego I want s...”
“You’re a very ... talented dancer.” ...
“Anything else you liked?”
“You fishing for a compliment, Holt? You don’t seem the type to need your ego stroked.”
“Maybe it’s not my ego I want s...”
See if Jason Holt ever gets around to telling Quinn what he
wants stroked, Past Tense available now at Wilde City Press. Visit Ethan
at www.ethanjstone.com.
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