Virtual Blog Tour & Giveaway ~ Staged by Kim Fielding

Hi, I'm Kim Fielding and I'm thrilled to introduce you to Sky Blue, the hero of my newest novel, Staged. In this book, I got the chance to write in an alternate universe very similar to our own--but where slavery is legal.

About Staged

Once the second-prize winner on My Slave’s Got Talent, Sky Blue has spent the past few years singing at a failing New York nightclub. While Sky has never had control over his fate, his life seems to take a turn for the worse when he’s torn from the familiar comfort of performing and sold to a rich and enigmatic man.

Morgan Wallace takes his newly purchased slave to San Francisco, his intentions unclear. On the one hand, he treats Sky with more kindness than Sky has ever known—treats him like a real person. On the other hand, he shares Sky at parties hosted by his sadistic new friends.

A confused slave is an endangered slave, and Sky isn’t even sure of his master’s real name. Is he Morgan Wallace, wealthy and cruel, or Mackenzie Webster, caring and compassionate? Caught between hope, fear, and an undeniably growing attachment, Sky struggles to untangle which parts are real and which are merely a performance. His future, his heart, and even his life may depend on it.

About Kim Fielding

Kim Fielding picked up a pencil when she was three years old and never put it down. She always dreamed of becoming an author, but took a roundabout way of getting there, first spending an inordinate amount of time as a student and ending up with a law degree and a PhD in psychology. She wrote plenty of academic articles and even a few books, but fiction continued to call to her. One day, she finally put that pencil to its intended use again and began to write novels.

Today, Kim is the best-selling, award-winning author of numerous gay romance and fantasy novels, novellas, and short stories. Like Kim herself, her work is eclectic, spanning multiple -genres. Her stories are set in alternate worlds, in fifteenth-century Bosnia, in modern-day Oregon. Her heroes are hipster architect werewolves, slaves, maimed giants, and conflicted graduate students. They’re usually flawed, they often encounter terrible obstacles, but they always find love.

Kim writes authentic voices and unexpected heroes.

After having migrated back and forth across the western two-thirds of the United States, Kim calls the boring part of California home. She lives there among the cows and almond trees with her husband, her two daughters, and her day job as a university professor, but escapes as often as possible via car, train, plane, or boat. This may explain why her characters often seem to be in transit as well. She dreams of traveling and writing full-time.

Contact Kim:

Website: kfieldingwrites.com

Twittter : @kfieldingwrites

Facebook: facebook.com/kfieldingwrites

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Giveaway

To celebrate the release of Staged, one lucky person will win a $25 Riptide gift certificate and a copy of Treasure by Kim Fielding in audiobook. Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on July 23, 2016. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following the tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!

Blog Tour & Giveaway ~ Endings and Beginnings (Collars & Cuffs, Book 8) by Parker Williams and KC Wells

 

  Author Names: K.C. Wells & Parker Williams

Book Name: Endings and Beginnings

Series: Collars & Cuffs Book: Eight 

  This is the final book in the series, which should be read from Beginning to End. ;) 

(See what we did there?) 

  Release Date: July 18, 2016 

  Blurb:

In all his relationships, Darren Fielding never found the level of intimacy he witnessed between Thomas Williams and his sub, Peter, the day of Peter’s “rebirth.” Not only that, he never realized such intimacy was possible. For two years, Thomas’s business card has been burning a hole in his wallet. When Darren’s lover moves on, maybe it’s finally time to see where that card takes him. Collars & Cuffs’s new barman, JJ Taylor, is really conflicted right now. He went to the club with a very specific purpose, already convinced of what he’d find there. Except it’s not what he expected at all. He certainly didn’t anticipate finding himself drawn to the new wannabe Dom. Nor could he have guessed the direction that attraction would lead him. Old love, new love, vows, pain, rage, moving in, moving on…. The members of Collars & Cuffs face an event that touches some of them deeply, but it will only reinforce what they already know: together they are stronger, and some bonds cannot be broken.

Virtual Blog Tour ~ Top to Bottom by Delphine Dryden

About Top to Bottom

Drusilla Stasevich wants to leave the past behind and start the next chapter of her life. Returning to her hometown to open her dream kink club, Escape, seems like the perfect solution. But it can be tricky making dreams come true—especially when the person you want to share them with isn't around anymore.

Amie Templeton is no stranger to tough times. She’s learned to make it on her own, and doesn’t do relationships outside the kink world. When her ex Dru moves back to town, old feelings surface. But that’s fine, right, since Dru has just opened the hottest new kink club in town?

Dru and Amie want to get the distracting spark between them out of their systems. Instead, their intense play sessions fan that spark into a flame. As if Dru didn’t have enough on her plate, an anonymous saboteur threatens to push her new club out of business. It will take the help of everybody at Escape to set things right again, and a lot of trust for Dru and Amie to start working toward a new life together.

About Del Dryden

Delphine Dryden  probably should have gone ahead and  become an English professor like she planned. Instead, she took a detour through law school, another detour through the wonderful world of working in special education, and took an extra fifteen years to end up where she belonged: writing kinky romances.

Del's writing has earned an Award of Excellence and Reviewers’ Choice Award from Romantic Times Book Reviews, an EPIC Award, and a Colorado Romance Writers’ Award of Excellence.  When not writing or editing, she can be found binge-watching television shows with her girlfriend, playing tabletop games, and tweeting to excess.

Connect with Delphine:

·         Website: www.delphinedryden.com

·         Twitter: twitter.com/deldryden

·         Facebook: www.facebook.com/DelphineDryden

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·         Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/deldryden/

·         Instagram: instagram.com/deldryden/

Giveaway

To celebrate the release of Top to Bottom, one lucky person will win an ebook package of Dom Around the Corner and The Unicorn, plus a $5 Amazon gift certificate. Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on July 23, 2016. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following the tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info.

For the duration of the tour, Del is also giving away paperback copies of her steampunk books Scarlet Devices and Gilded Lily. Contact her via her website’s contact page, put your favorite mythical beast in the subject line and your name and address in the body. Limit to 20 people total, or until the tour ends.

Match Point by Leigh Carman ~ A Review

Title: Match Point

Series: Sports of the Seasons #1

Author: Leigh Carman

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Release Date: July 20, 2016

Genre: M/M Sports Romance

Word Count/Pages: 56,189 words/200 pages

Links:

https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/match-point-by-leigh-carman-7293-b

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30654615-match-point

Blurb:

Two stubborn men.

One is a rude jerk. The other, the life of the party.

It was hate at first sight.

Pro beach volleyball players Finn Callahan and Dexter Savage have been rivals since college. While Finn always comes out on top on the court, Dexter’s carefree and fun-loving personality earns him scores of adoring men and women. And as much as Finn fights to deny it, there’s another reason for the tension he feels when Dex is around. Hate wasn’t the only thing he felt when he first laid eyes on his opponent.

When they’re forced to team up, the two men must bury their differences—on and off the court—if either of them is going to succeed professionally.

Review

If you want a good summer themed read, this is your book!

I have never read a book solely about volleyball players. I'm kind of glad I've saved myself for this book because it was excellent.  Dexter Savage had a horrible upbringing forcing him to leave home and make his own way. Having done so it has given him a few terrible complexes, one being about money and having to live the way he did when he was younger. no one knows of his past, maybe except his foster parents, and he'd always plan on keeping it that way. He has many goals, with sponsors and winning a championship. Only, one man, who he loathes, stands in his way of his dreams.  Finn Callahan is not openly gay, as his partner had a terrible coming out and didn't want to feel that rejection from his teammates and fans, so Finn "happily" stuck by his side in silence. A terrible accident leaves Finn grieving and alone, with absolutely no support system. He dropped out of volleyball and basically cut off all contact with the world. So he's a bit surprised when one Dex Savage shows up at his door.  Finn can't help but feel some sort of pull, as he's been secretively crushing on Dex since their early college years, but has kept it to himself seeing as Dex is straight. In his curiosity, he accepts Dex's offer to try out to see how they could work as a team.  Due to these feelings that neither of them knew the other has for each other, the tension is super thick, building a lusty crescendo. You can't wait for it to finally explode, and once it does you can't not be so extremely happy for them. Although, it takes another rather unfortunate event for Dex to wake up, but the Dex left in its wake is a caring, protective Dex and its so awesome to behold.  I will say I did get a bit of whiplash between the waring emotions, and I wanted to shake them vigorously many times. In the end though, it all seems worth it. This is my first book by this author and her writing style is just wonderful, I will definitely be picking up more books by her!  I give this book 5*, I absolutely loved it

Bio: 

Leigh Carman is the M/M writing alter-ego of Heather C. Leigh. 

Heather C. Leigh is the author of the Amazon best selling Famous series. She likes to write about the 'dark' side of fame. The part that the public doesn't get to see, how difficult it is to live in a fishbowl and how that affects relationships.

Heather was born and raised in New England and currently lives outside Atlanta, GA with her husband, 2 kids, and French Bulldog, Shelby.

She loves the Red Sox, the Patriots, and anything chocolate (but not white chocolate, everyone knows it's not real chocolate so it doesn't count) and has left explicit instructions in her will to have her ashes snuck into Fenway Park and sneakily sprinkled all over while her family enjoys beer, hot dogs, and a wicked good time.

Blog Tour, Reviews, & Some Giveaways ~ Smoke & Mirrors by Charlie Cochet

Hello all! Welcome back to the Smoke & Mirrors blog tour, celebrating the release of book 7 in the THIRDS series.

 In the first chapter of Smoke & Mirrors we’re introduced to a new key player in the THIRDS world. He goes by the name Wolf, but has also been known as Fang and Reaper. Wolf is—unsurprisingly—a wolf Therian. He’s a mystery. He’s also responsible for a great deal of pain brought down on our hero Dexter J. Daley. Who is Wolf? Where did he come from, and why would a guy who’s physically tortured Dex be a key player? A few of those questions are answered in Smoke & Mirrors.

Wolf’s past is revealed in Smoke & Mirrors, but even then, he’s much more than who he used to be. We don’t get the full extent of what he’s been through, or why he’s ended up working for the highest bidder. Wolf is lethal, exceptionally trained, and carries out the most heinous acts while impeccable dressed in an expensive suit. He’s sophisticated, smooth, incredibly intelligent, and handsome. He also seems to know everything and everyone. He also appears to be impossible to catch.

By the end of Smoke & Mirrors we get the feeling we’ll be hearing from Wolf again, and we will in book 8. In fact, we’ll get to learn all kinds of things about Wolf, including his real name. So how do you redeem a character that tortures your hero? The answer is, you don’t. Wolf is who he is. He may choose to follow his heart instead of his head, but he would do so knowingly. Wolf isn’t one to leave anything to chance.

Wolf took no pleasure in what he did, telling Dex he didn’t like hurting good men, yet he carries on with what he was hired to do. How far would he have gone? Who knows. Wolf is a complicated guy with many secrets. Of course even for super spy/assassins, secrets have a way of resurfacing. Right now, most readers probably want to do to Wolf what he did to Dex. Will things change the more we get to know Wolf? We’ll have to see, but one thing is certain, we’ll be seeing much more of him, and he’ll definitely be keeping Dex and Sloane on their toes.

My inspiration for Wolf is the handsome Henry Cavill. I chose him for very specific reasons, and not just because he’s dashingly handsome. Check out my THIRDS Inspiration board on Pinterest for lots of inspirational pics, including Wolf, Dex, Sloane, and the rest of the THIRDS characters.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Genre: Paranormal Gay Romance

  Series: THIRDS

  Length: Novel 

Published: July 8th, 2016 

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press 

Cover Artist: L.C. Chase

  Ebook ISBN-13: 9781634773871 

Paperback ISBN-13: 9781634773874

Life for Dexter J. Daley has never been easy, but he’s always found a way to pick himself back up with a smile on his face. Taken from his home, and the arms of his boyfriend and THIRDS partner, Sloane Brodie, Dex finds himself in a situation as mysterious and lethal as the Therian interrogating him. Dex learns what he’s secretly believed all along: his parents’ death wasn’t an accident.

Discovering the whole truth about John and Gina Daley’s homicide sets off a series of events that will change Dex and Sloane’s lives forever. As buried secrets rise to the surface and new truths are revealed, Dex and Sloane’s love for each other is put to the test, with more than their relationship on the line. If traversing the waters of murder and secret government agencies wasn’t enough, something inexplicable has been happening to Dex—and nothing will ever be the same.

ADD TO GOODREADS

READ CHAPTER ONE

REVIEWS

Have Coffee. Will trade for kiss.

This story was classic Charlie and classic THIRDS.

ALWAYS except a ridiculously funny scene amongst the chaos (ball pit, that’s all I’m saying) . The story can’t be ALL drama.

Expect a lot of steam, because let’s face it, these guys are H-O-T.

The story kicks off right after Against the Grain. Dex has been taken so we wake up a bit disoriented.

We get to meet a new character, Mr. Wolf. He’s an intriguing sort (think Henry in Man from U.N.C.L.E. ;D) He has an air of mystery about him and many-an-alias. He’s pretty hard for even the Tin Men to track down. ((I also see a future series with him in it, hmmm??)

Anyways. There are a few instances I was like “I KNEW IT!” and I’m sure once you get there, you’ll be saying it too. But the road leading to that is all mystery and action and you won’t be disappointed.

Originally I thought this was going to be about Seb and Hudson, don’t worry, there time is coming and it will be glorious!!! For now, it’s a lot more Dex and Sloane, and oooh boy do things get interesting. Whole new levels of interest. Of course they have their ups and downs as they grow as a couple and living together. I think in many ways they are still maturing and some lessons have been learned.  I am very excited about what’s to come!!

“I know I lose my way sometimes, but if you’re here, I’ll always find my way back.”

The story does get split wide open. A lot of things are revealed, especially where Dex’s parents are concerned, but with new questions at hand, there is plenty of adventure to go around.

Thankfully this isn’t a cliffhanger like AtG. It’s actually quite sweet and I was reading it through happy tears. I am so happy for these guys!!

I found him mom, I found him

I definitely give it 5 *

Charlie has once again knocked it out of the park with the 7 book in the THIRDS world, Smoke and Mirrors!! This picks up right where Catch a Tiger ends, so you're not left hanging after the cliffy that you were left with at the end off book 6.

I honestly don't think I have ever read a series that I absolutely love each of the characters, but I have to say I still think Dex and Sloane are still my favorites.

This book has all the feels! You're on the edge of your seat with the action You're fanning yourself with the hot and steamy sexy times. You're laughing your a** off, ball pit anyone? And of course you have a little leakage in the eye area from time to time. Oh and let's not forget the WTF moments along with the I KNEW IT times too.  

If you haven't started the THIRDS series, I highly suggest you do ASAP. With 7 books so far in this series I have yet to have not loved each and every one of them.

Oh and for all you cliffaphobes, I am happy to announce there is no cliffy in this installment!!!

I give this book *****5***** Fantastic Stars!

It’s very rare to find an author who can follow through with a story that can keep you 100% invested that you as a consumer are willing to buy EACH book in ebook, paperback AND audiobook. But, Charlie does this, she has brought together a universe that we NERDS love. We are this elite group of men and women who is totally vested into the THIRDS universe. This is not a standalone series, this is a contuinous series that will have you changing your favorite characters multiple times in each and every book. In Smoke and Mirrors is no exception, I, for one was not a fan of Ash in the first couple of books, but he is now my favorite character after Dex. This book starts the “itsallcomingtogether” it answers a lot of questions but still leaves some things unanswered. Charlie is a wonderful storyteller, one that gives you lots of feels and has you snorting in laughter on the next page. I highly recommend this series to anyone, even if they don’t read M/M genre. 

PURCHASE LINKS

DREAMSPINNER PRESS EBOOK | DREAMSPINNER PRESS PAPERBACK :: AMAZON :: ARe :: BARNES & NOBLE

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charlie Cochet is an author by day and artist by night. Always quick to succumb to the whispers of her wayward muse, no star is out of reach when following her passion. From adventurous agents and sexy shifters, to society gentlemen and hardboiled detectives, there’s bound to be plenty of mischief for her heroes to find themselves in, and plenty of romance, too!

Currently residing in Central Florida, Charlie is at the beck and call of a rascally Doxiepoo bent on world domination. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found reading, drawing, or watching movies. She runs on coffee, thrives on music, and loves to hear from readers.

Website | THIRDS HQ | Facebook | Facebook Author Page | Twitter | Pinterest | Tumblr | Instagram | Newsletter | DSP |Amazon |Goodreads

SERIES READING ORDER

Hell & High Water (THIRDS, Book 1)

Blood & Thunder (THIRDS Book 2)

Rack & Ruin (THIRDS, Book 3)

Rise & Fall (THIRDS, Book 4)

Against the Grain (THIRDS, Book 5)

Catch a Tiger by the Tail (THIRDS, Book 6) 

Smoke & Mirrors (THIRDS, Book 7)

GIVEAWAYS

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In addition to the Rafflecopter Giveaway above, Man2ManTastic is giving away a SIGNED paperback copy of Against the Grain by Charlie Cochet, you read that right, a SIGNED PAPERBACK!!!

All you have to do is comment on this blog tour about who your favorite THIRDS character is and subscribe to our blog Man2ManTastic  for the most recent updates, just enter your email and submit at the top of the page!!! That’s it!!

Winner has 72 hours to claim their prize

Good luck and thank you for stopping by our blog and hanging out with Charlie today! <3

M2M

VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR & GIVEAWAY ~ THE SILVERS BY J.A. ROCK

Hi! I’m J.A. Rock, and right now I’m touring the internet talking about my latest release, The Silvers. Thanks so much to the blogs that are hosting me on this tour, and be sure to leave comments on the tour posts for a chance to win a $15 Riptide Publishing gift card!

About The Silvers

What humans want from the Silver Planet is water. What they find is a race of humanoids who are sentient, but as emotionless and serene as the plants and placid lakes they tend.

B, captain of the mission, doesn’t believe that the “Silvers” are intelligent, and lets his crew experiment on them. But then he bonds with Imms, who seems different from the others—interested in learning, intrigued by human feelings. And B realizes that capturing, studying, and killing this planet’s natives has done incalculable damage.

When a fire aboard B’s ship kills most of the crew and endangers Imms, B decides to take him back to Earth. But the simplicity of the Silver Planet doesn’t follow them. Imms learns the full spectrum of human emotions, including a love B is frightened to return, and a mistrust of the bureaucracy that wants to treat Imms like a test subject, even if they have to eliminate B to do it.

About the Author

J.A. Rock is the author of queer romance and suspense novels, including By His Rules, Take the Long Way Home, and, with Lisa Henry, The Good Boy and When All The World Sleeps. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama and a BA in theater from Case Western Reserve University. J.A. also writes queer fiction and essays under the name Jill Smith. Raised in Ohio and West Virginia, she now lives in Chicago with her dog, Professor Anne Studebaker.

·                     Website: www.jarockauthor.com

·                     Blog: http://jarockauthor.blogspot.com

·                     Twitter: https://twitter.com/jarockauthor

·                     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ja.rock.39

Giveaway

To celebrate the release of The Silvers, J.A. Rock is giving away $15 in Riptide Publishing credit. Leave a comment with your contact info to enter the contest. Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on July 16, 2016. Contest is NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Thanks for following the tour, and don’t forget to leave your contact info!

RELEASE DAY BLITZ ~ NOT A GAME BY CARDENO C

An accidental meeting and a misunderstanding lead to a life-altering connection.

A new job, a new city, and hopefully a new life. When chubby gamer Oliver Barnaby receives a job offer from the best boutique game developer in the country, he leaves his family and his less than spectacular existence in Oklahoma without a second’s hesitation. Determined to change more than his career and his geography, Oliver implements a plan to finally land a boyfriend. Step one is improving his skills in the bedroom.

A life that looks perfect on paper, but feels empty in reality. Attractive, successful, charismatic Jaime Snow has a life other people envy. His already booming business is growing. He isn’t lacking in friends. And he has no trouble finding a date. But there’s an emptiness in Jaime’s heart and a hole in his life that only the right man can fill.

An accidental meeting, a misunderstanding, and falling in love. When Oliver and Jaime end up at the same bar at the same time, they each see something they want in the other. Going to bed together that first night is easy. Building the lifetime relationship they both desperately crave will require trust, time, and a little misunderstanding.

Word count: 55,872 

Goodreads

Exclusive Excerpt

“It’s the twenty-ninth. Halloween is on a Monday. And you didn’t say people were dressing up. Is It going to be weird that I’m in normal clothes?” “

“I’m not wearing a costume either. You’ll be fine”, Jamie assured him. “And when Halloween falls on a weekday, the Saturday before stands in for party purposes. That’s a well-established rule.”

“Who established it?”

“The party police”, Jamie answered, deadpan.

“So now you’re saying I don’t know basic party laws? What if the party police arrest me? The safest thing for me to do is pass on the whole thing and maintain my criminal free history.”

“Not showing up when you’ve already RSVP’d is a felony-level party crime. If you’re worried about doing time, skipping out is definitely not the way to go.” Jamie played along. Damn him for being so likable.

“That’s just it. I don’t want to do part time”, Oliver whined. “I don’t know how I let you talk me into this.”

“The sex addled your brain, Happens to the best of us.”

“It was really great sex,” Oliver agreed.

REVIEW

Our MC, Oliver Barnaby, is not your likely hero, and that is exactly why I loved him. 6' 2", Weighing in at almost 300#, awkward game developer and gamer, Oliver has trouble meeting new people. He's decided since he has a new job and is in a new city, he's going G to make some changes for himself.
His self-esteem is pretty low since his last boyfriend, he thinks he needs lessons in the bedroom.
He sees an ad and decides to hire an escort to help him with his lack of experience. What he gets instead is something he never would have imagined.

While Jamie is waiting for his friends at a bar called "The Bookstore" he sees a man that interests him greatly. On top of which, the man is reading a coding that Jamie himself wrote, Nd reading it in a bar no less. This tickles Jamie, so he decides he must meet this man. When he walks up to talk to Oliver though, he's met with a bit of a shock. Oliver thinks he's the escort.

That first scene had me all like "oh nooo! and then smacking my forehead. I thought Oliver was going to make a fool of himself. Jamie took it all in stride and was highly amused and charmed by him, that he played along with him, so that he could get to know this interesting creature better.

I loved the banter between these two. I found myself laughing quite a few times. It's also the kind of story you've come to love about CC. That sweet, charming, gives me the "aww" feels. She's where I come to when I need to satisfy my sweet tooth, and she doesn't let me down.

I give the story 3.75 socially awkward stars

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About the Author

Cardeno C. - CC to friends - is a hopeless romantic who wants to add a lot of happiness and a few "awwws" into a reader's day. Writing is a nice break from real life as a corporate type and volunteer work with gay rights organizations. Cardeno's stories range from sweet to intense, contemporary to paranormal, long to short, but they always include strong relationships and walks into the happily-ever-after sunset.

Heartwarming Stories. Strong Relationships. Forever Love.

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