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Torquere sent out a call to write a 1000 word story based on a sign saying 'Please Don't Feed the Alligators' and I sent one in.

The anthology is available for download now, totally free. My story, Hungry For a Taste, is an m/m BDSM (I know, you're shocked and surprised ;-))


Link: Please Don't Feed the Alligators

Cat Scratch Fever is a short story of mine from 2008, previously published by Torquere and now out of print. I made a few tiny changes and added it to my free reads here.

Garin's having a bad day. He doesn't use his magic very often, because his human lover Simon doesn't like it, but sometimes it just builds up inside him. Like today. Which is why, when he's faced with a health inspector and a wayward cat, he ends up with a magical debacle. Suddenly, he has to deal with Tom, who used to be a cat, a very angry Simon, and the problem of trying to get Tom back where he belongs. Can Garin fix the problem with Tom, and with Simon's distrust in his magic, in time to set everything back to rights?

Some of my Torquere books are on sale; check out the good deals here.

Excited to announce that 'Horsing Around' comes out today, published by Torquere and edited by Vincent Diamond. It's an anthology with a central theme of, yes, horses, and my story is called 'Clear Round'.

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There's something about the outside of a horse that's good for the inside of a man. Inside and out, the men who love horses in this collection love other men too. With six stories from award-winning authors, Horsing Around is sure to make you squirm in your saddle!

Stories include:
Clear Round by Jane Davitt
A Secret in Indigo by Missouri Dalton
Ride Like a Stallion by Kiernan Kelly
For Love and Money by Sean Michael
Old Scars by Aaron Michaels
Loading Up by BA Tortuga

The blurb for my story:

Training horses at his stable is Danny's job and he's good at it, but when it comes to prickly Seth, newcomer to the village who's refusing to let Danny use his field for the annual gymkhana, just how tight a rein will Danny need to tame Seth's temper?

As the men explore their attraction to each other, fears and weaknesses are exposed, leaving them with difficult fences to face before they can get a clear round.


Links:
Horsing Around
Torquere
Amazon
Coffee Time Romance (on sale!)
All Romance eBooks

Clear Round as a short story.

Torquere
All Romance eBooks
Amazon

Use coupon code "paranormal" to get 20% off at torquerebooks.com or prizmbooks.com until Sunday.

On November 13, Torquere are publishing an anthology called 'Horsing Around', edited by Vincent Diamond with, you guessed it, a horse theme. The anthology will be available as a paperback and an e-book, and the stories will also be sold individually later.

My story is 'Clear Round' and it's about 20,000 words, a contemporary m/m romance, no kink this time, and set in an English village.

Training horses at his stable is Danny's job and he's good at it, but when it comes to prickly Seth, newcomer to the village who's refusing to let Danny use his field for the annual gymkhana, just how tight a rein will Danny need to tame Seth's temper?

As the men explore their attraction to each other, fears and weaknesses are exposed, leaving them with difficult fences to face before they can get a clear round.


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Couched as a Question, a short m/m story by me, originally published by Torquere, is now out of print so I've added it to my free reads.

It's archived at AO3 here:

Couched as a Question

When Matt's partner Jordan suggests redecorating, Matt's agreeable until he discovers it means getting rid of the red couch. It means a lot to Matt, and if Jordan's bored of it, maybe it's not the only part of Jordan's life he wants to change.

It's a romance with an established couple and there's a tiny play spanking in there, but blink and you'll miss it.

Dear Author is doing a book giveaway in August and one of the freebies up to be won today is my book, 'Hourglass'.

Full details in the post here

I have a fondness for Hourglass. It's the story of a producer who brings two actors back to make a movie of a cancelled 90s TV show called Hourglass. I added snippets of script from the TV show at the start of each chapter, or articles about the show, so there are three stories going on within the book; the TV series plot, the movie plot and the story of the two actors rekindling their romance.

And really, Steve and Rob, the fictional characters played by Ash and Lee, are as real as the actors because take one step back and look; the actors are characters in a book.

It was a little different for an m/m romance in that the two actors weren't the only POVs in the book; the story has a few chapters from the (straight) producer's POV and I stand by that because Ben is Cupid, Ben is the catalyst. He brought Lee and Ash together in the first place and he's reuniting them now. He's vital.

And Samantha, his daughter, is us. The fans. Because if Hourglass is anything it's a homage to fandom.

I spent the day the last episode of Angel aired in tears. Floods of them. I called the TV station to complain, voice choked with more tears, when they cut the special Grr-Argh from the final episode of Buffy to go to a commercial.

I put all the intensity I feel about shows I love into this book.

This is one of the chapter headings that I wrote pretty much as me with maybe the tip of my tongue in my cheek ;-)

OMGOMGOMG!! They've cancelled it! Hourglass has been cancelled!! I can't -- I'm just gutted. I'm crying here, srsly. I don't know why, the article said something about contractual issues and timeslots and I JUST DON'T CARE!!

We've got to do something. We've got to get them to change their minds. Spread the word on all the lists you can. I'm going to start a petition and find out who to send it to.

I'm just -- no more Steve? No more Rob? EVER? Two more episodes left? And they've already been filmed so God knows where they left it or if we'll ever see them hug the way we've been waiting for.

I just can't deal with this right now.

I mean, I was just at the con last month and there was NOTHING, you know? I got a photo with both of the guys and they were joking around like everything was FINE. Ash even remembered me from the year before and asked after my cat!!!

I'm supposed to be posting another chapter of 'Sands of Time' and I know you guys want to know if Steve finally gets a clue about how Rob feels after what happened with the pie and it was going to get really steamy, I swear, but after this I just can't write a word. Totally blocked.

Why did they cancel it? WHY?

[Post made on a Yahoo list 'Hourglasses and Egg Timers' in April 2000]

This story originally appeared in Torqued Tales, an anthology published by Torquere Press. The book is OOP and the rights have reverted to me, so I thought I'd share it as a seasonal gift since my writing is better than my fruitcake ;-)

It's pure romance and adventure, about 10,000 words, and a retelling of the Cinderella story from the POV of the prince.

I posted it on AO3 and it's here:

For Kingdom's Sake

Happy Holidays to you all!

Today the Charity Sips from Torquere to raise money for the 'It Gets Better' campaign go live.

There are stories of every kind from wonderful authors, and it's a great way to support a good cause.

Rainbow Books have agreed to sponsor the Charity Sip blitz and be the sole distributor outside the TQ website for the books. Instead of taking their usual commission from the sales of the books, they'll donate their share to the It Gets Better project.


The Sips can all be found here and my Sip is here at Torquere:

Go With the Flow

and here at Rainbow Books:

Go With the Flow

Stressed and exhausted, Paul's not too happy about being pushed into taking a yoga class by his sister, but the instructor, Rob, is hot enough to change his mind. When he falls asleep at the end of the session, he thinks he's blown it and wants to leave, but Rob's got other ideas.