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Dumped in Oz Releasing Tuesday Night at Midnight

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Because of an opportunity he’d be a fool to turn down, Lyle Powers transfers to his company’s warehouse in central Kansas. The last thing he expects is to meet another gay man in the small town, let alone one who captures his interest. Roger Kypers is a recovering alcoholic with a twelve-year-old daughter he only gets to see for part of the summer. Neither Lyle nor Roger is looking for a relationship, and they fumble at the start, yet emotions build as Roger shows Lyle the landmarks of Oz. But when Roger’s wicked witch of an ex-wife threatens to take … Continued

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I Spent Time In OZ

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This past summer, I had to go on a business trip for the Evil Day Job I don’t have any longer.  I ended up in Kansas in June.  It was surprisingly green with rolling hills and river valleys.  Not the sort if place I expected to like, but it was quite lovely.   The trip required that I spend the weekend.  On Saturday I worked most of the day and on Sunday we needed something to do and on the freeway, we’d seen a sign for the Oz Winery in Wamego.  We had to see what that was all about and … Continued

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Crossing Divides – Excerpt and 25% off Through December 21

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I thought I would give all of you an early excerpt of Crossing Divides.  I hope you really enjoy it be sure to take advantage of the sale at Dreamspinner through December 21.  This story is very special to me and I put a lot of myself into it.  Enjoy and Happy Reading! Carter Hopkins is on a mission. He has already written about the conflict in Syria, but is determined to go even deeper. With his editor’s help, he joins a band of freedom fighters led by Jalal. But it is Jalal’s brother, Nemat, who draws Carter’s attention. Nemat has … Continued

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Crossing Divides – The Story Behind the Story – Releasing Dec 20.

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Last May, I was at a loss.  I had finished Inside Out and wasn’t sure what to write next.  A friend, Hope, suggested a follow up to In Search of a Story.  She’s a newspaper editor and that’s what she loves.  She and I were talking it over during a drive from Carlisle to Ligonier, near Pittsburgh.  At one point we turned on the radio and a few minutes later the news began, opening with a story about the fighting in Syria.  At that moment Hope told me, ” You should do that.”  I didn’t think it would work and was close … Continued

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Jesse Jackman Talks About His Cover Photo for Inside Out

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I can hardly believe I’m on the cover of a romance novel! When Andrew asked me back in June if I’d be willing to model for the cover of Inside Out, I was really floored. Of course I would! And it just so happened that the very same day a very talented local photographer, Joey FlyFoto, asked me if I’d like to participate in an unrelated project he was working on. How’s that for karma? I asked Joey if he could shoot some photos for the book cover in addition to the ones for his project, and he agreed. I … Continued

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Let Bull and Zach Turn You Inside Out

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Inside Out releases tonight at midnight.  I wish I could tell you where this story came from, but I really have no idea.  Sometimes I think there’s a well of stories and characters inside me.  This one must have come from the recesses of my churning mind.  I do remember that when thinking about this story, the first image that came to mind was this tickle scene.  Bull is intimidating and with his tough exterior it would take something unexpected for someone to get past that.  Zach does it with laughter. Former mercenary Bull Krebbs now heads up security at … Continued

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Video Reading of Taken

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While I was at Gayromlit, Shannon from Dreamspinner helped me do a video reading of Taken.  So here is a short video of me reading my own words.  I really hope you enjoy it. On the day he and Roman Capanelli were to be married, Malik Stevens wakes up in a small room with very little light. Time must be passing, because a door opens from time to time and food is left for him—that’s his only connection to the outside world. Roman is a choreographer on Broadway, and he’s waiting for Malik at the park with all their friends, … Continued

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Roman Thinks He’s Been Left at the Altar, But His Future Husband has Been Taken

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Taken is being released tonight at midnight.  This is the follow up to Stranded, but the stories are independent and can be read separately.  I got the idea for this story as I was at a friend’s wedding.  I was sitting in the church at a gorgeous ceremony and my mind began wondering what would happen if the groom didn’t show up.  Then I began to ponder what if the groom didn’t show up because he couldn’t?  What if he’d been kidnapped or hurt and couldn’t show up and the partner thought they’d been stood up?  After that my mind … Continued

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Biochemistry Releases Tonight at Midnight

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Biochemistry the follow up to Organic Chemistry releases tonight at midnight.  I love this story mainly because it touched something deep in my nerdy little heart.  I absolutely love the idea of the nerdy, bookish kid catching the eye of the football quarterback.  When I was in college I used to dream about catching a football nice, hot, dreamy football player of my very own  Biochemistry is as close as I got. When his college biochemistry class turns out to be much more difficult than star quarterback Freddy Samuelson imagined, his lab partner, Kurt Maxwell, agrees to help. They’re very … Continued

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Biochemistry – Sneak Peek

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Biochemistry, the follow up to Organic Chemistry releases October 9 so I thought I’d give you a sneak peek.  Here’s an excerpt from the beginning of the story when Kurt first meets Freddie.  Let’s just say that things start out a little rocky.  This story is very much a nerd meets jock sort of story.  As a once nerdy kid and still somewhat nerdy adult, this kind of story really appeals to me.  I love the idea of the quiet brainiac actually catching the attention of the handsome jock and winning his affection.  You’ll also get to spend a little more time … Continued

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