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 Vasil peered around the counter then made another note. “I’m assuming there’s somewhere I can buy cookware?”

“Of course. Istanbul isn’t exactly a backwater.” Once it had been the center of the world.

“Vasil snorted. “I meant close by. You’re lacking any sizable pot or skillet, and I hate cooking for just one.”

Except that Vasil would not be staying. A bitter knot formed in Altan’s throat. “Yes, of course. There’s a shopping district nearby that will have what you’re looking for.”

Vasil continued to make notes. “Is there anything you won’t eat?”

“Not particularly.” He waited a moment. “Vasil—”

He stopped writing. “Please don’t give up on me.”

Altan exhaled.

“I know that look, you see. I’ve spent the past two years cheek to jowl with people and you learn these things.”

I just signed and returned a contract to Loose Id for Slow Waltz, which is a Rhys and Silas short story. I’m also hip deep edits from my editor for the story tonight.

If all goes as planned, it’ll be out on May 7th!

Just a quick note to say that I’ll be at the GayRomLit retreat this year! It’s October 17-20, 2013 at the Meliá Hotel in Atlanta Georgia. I’m very excited. I head great things about this event from friends last year.

I’ll also be at several other conventions this year… I’ll be putting together a list of appearances soon.

Sneak Peak Sunday is a blog hop where authors share a snippet of a book or work in progress. More snippets can be found by checking out the Sneak Peek Sunday blog.

This week, I’m sharing a steamy snippet from my erotic paranormal romance Close Quarter, which is available now from Loose Id and other outlets.

Last week, when we left our heroes, the fae Silas about to go down on Rhys in the middle of a restaurant…

The slick, soft heat and the flick of Silas’s velvet tongue over Rhys’s crown caused every part of his body to tingle at once. Deep inside Rhys, a chasm formed that could only be filled by that heat. “Oh fuck.” He tangled his fingers in Silas’s hair and bucked forward.

Silas obliged and took more of Rhys into the wet softness of his mouth, before pulling back. The cool touch of air on Rhys’s shaft sent more fire into his veins, and to that aching place inside. Then Silas’s mouth engulfed Rhys again.

Pulses like electricity zinged over Rhys’s skin. God. Silas’s tongue caressed the side of his shaft, flicked over his glans and the slit at the top, and the pulses turned into sparks.

The air around them smelled like a rainy summer night, the windows open. Damp oak leaves and a warm, wet wind that carried just a hint of honeysuckle.

Oh hell, maybe he really was fae.

Thanks for stopping by! See you next Sunday!

Here’s a quick snippet of a short story I’m working on:

Silas pulled him to a stop. “You can’t be serious.”

“What?”

“You want me to go down on you in an elevator?”

Rhys grinned. “Yup. Is it a problem?”

Yup. A little bit more of Silas and Rhys, this time at play. Stay tuned!

Sneak Peak Sunday is a blog hop where authors share a snippet of a book or work in progress. More snippets can be found by checking out the Sneak Peek Sunday blog.

(If you happen to follow my alter-ego’s blog, I take part in a similar blog hop on Saturday, but that one focuses on science fiction and fantasy.)

This week, I’m sharing another snippet from my paranormal romance Close Quarter, which is available now from Loose Id and other outlets.

Last week, Silas set out to prove to Rhys that he really was one of the fae…

Rhys stared at those amber eyes. Oh God, he really was telling the truth. He should tell him to stop, voice that one simple word. More than anything else, he ached for this man. Fae. Whatever the hell he was.

A grin parted Silas’s lips. He unbuttoned Rhys’s pants, pulled the zipper apart, and then shoved his underwear down.

Cool air surrounded Rhys’s erect cock. A blowjob in the middle of a restaurant. Talk about a wicked wet dream come true.

And that’s it for this week. See you next Sunday!

Sneak Peak Sunday is a blog hop where authors share a snippet of a book or work in progress. More snippets can be found by checking out the Sneak Peek Sunday blog.

(If you happen to follow my alter-ego’s blog, I take part in a similar blog hop on Saturday, but that one focuses on science fiction and fantasy.)

This week, I’m sharing another snippet from my paranormal romance Close Quarter, which is available now from Loose Id and other outlets.

Last week, Silas told Rhys he was one of the fae. This snippet is from slightly later during dinner, from Rhys’s POV.  Rhys doesn’t believe Silas… and tells him he’s full of shit.

Silas rose and towered over the table. “Do you require more proof?”

He was afraid to say yes. Afraid to say no as well. “What are you going to do?”

“I haven’t decided.” He rounded the table and looked down at Rhys. “Truth is, I could lay you out on the table, strip you naked, and fuck you senseless, and no one would bat an eye. In the end, our waitress would simply come over and offer us dessert.”

Rhys’s mouth went dry.

Ah, Fae glamour. It’s a useful thing.

Sneek Peak Sunday is a blog hop where authors share a snippet of a book or work in progress. More snippets can be found by checking out the Sneak Peek Sunday blog.

(If you happen to follow my alter-ego’s blog, I take part in a similar blog hop on Saturday, but that one focuses on science fiction and fantasy.)

This week, my snippet comes from my paranormal romance Close Quarter, which is available now from Loose Id and other outlets.
In this snippet, Silas has just sat down for dinner with Rhys and is about to tell Rhys the very last thing in the world he expects.

Rhys laughed. “What are you, then? Some sort of magician?”

“No, not a magician.” He picked up his glass and drained the last of his scotch. Set it back down. “I’m one of the fae.”

Once more, Rhys went taut with shock. “Fae. You mean like a fairy?”

“Well, I don’t have wings. Nor do I fly about trailing pixie dust.” Silas stroked his thumb over the top of Rhys’s hand. “And I am a bit longer than five inches.”

Color drained from Rhys’s cheeks. “You’re serious.”

“Very.”

 

I’ve decided to join up for Sneek Peak Sunday! It’s a blog hop where authors share a snippet of the WIP. More snippets can be found by checking out the Sneak Peek Sunday blog.

(If you happen to follow my alter-ego’s blog, I take part in a similar blog hop on Saturday, but that one focuses on science fiction and fantasy.)

My snippet comes from Strong in Spirit, a sequel of sorts to my paranormal romance Close Quarter.

Vasil stared at the wall of books before him. The living room of Altan’s flat smelled pleasantly of lemon and leather, the latter either from the hundreds of volumes before him or the couch that sat opposite the floor-to-ceiling shelves.

He hadn’t realized he was blocking the doorway until Altan nudged him further into the room. The brief contact of Altan’s hands on his shoulders drove a spike of heat down to the base of his spine and he couldn’t help the small gasp of air he took.

If Altan noticed, he gave no sign. With a casual ease, he tossed his keys onto a small marble-topped table by the door. “Please don’t drool on the rug. I’ve just had it cleaned.”

The extraordinarily talented Lawrence C. Connolly tagged me as part of the Next Big Thing blog hop. Before I get to the questions that are a part of the blog hop, I want to say a few things about Larry.

I met Larry my first term in the Writing Popular Fiction program at Seton Hill. He’s one of the instructors there and all of the three-hour long modules I took with him were fabulous. I particularly remember taking Character and Dialogue, which really drove home how important it can be to shape your characters through what they say as well as what they do. He also had a great class on how to write and publish short stories.

The next time I saw Larry, I think it was at Context in Columbus. Not only did he remember me, but he introduced me to the folks that he knew. That’s just Larry. Heart of gold and a heck of a lot to teach writers, both new and old.

And he plays a mean guitar. When I was a World Fantasy in Toronto, I watched him jamming with MaryAnn Harris, Charles de Lint, and Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Larry’s on the far right in the photo).

He’s also quite a writer. His short stories have been published everywhere, and his Veins Cycle books are fast-paced dark contemporary fantasies (i.e., they’re horror). He’s been nominated for a Bram Stoker award.

In short, he’s awesome, and I’m glad I can call him a friend and a teacher.

So, now on to the Next Big Thing! Here we go:

What is the working title of your book?

Strong in Spirit is the current working title. I’m rather fond of it, as I think it describes the protagonist, Vasil, rather well.

Where did the idea come from for the book?

It’s a sort of sequel to Close Quarter, but not directly. It follows what happens to Vasil, who is a waiter on the Cruise Ship on which Close Quarter takes place. He gets tangled up in the battle between the vampires and the fae Silas and his companion Rhys.

After that adventure, he finds that his life is completely changed. So the idea comes out of Close Quarter, tangentially. What is it like to discover that the world isn’t what you thought? What happens when you can’t run away from your past anymore? The book deals with Vasil coming to terms with his religion, his heritage, and his previous life before he joined a cruise line to get away from the problems in his life.

Oh, and there’s a sexy half-fae name Altan, a corrupt fae  prince, and daemons. ‘cause you know, life needs to be interesting.

I have a more direct sequel to Close Quarter planned, tentatively titled No Quarter Given, which continues Rhys and Silas’s story.

What genre does your book fall under?

Erotic Paranormal Romance

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

I have no idea.

I kind of now picture Vasil as this guy from the guys I picked out for my header.

Though at the beginning of the novel, Vasil is clean-shaven. I could, however, completely see him growing a beard, given time.

Altan is a half-fae of Turkish decent. I sort of picture him as a cross between the Turkish pop star Tarkan and the model Atesh Salih.

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

After being bitten by a vampire and healed by a fae, Vasil Kutsera must learn to control his new-found powers, or die at the hands of a secret society that protects humans from the supernatural.

 Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

Neither. Close Quarter was published by Loose Id, an erotic romance e-publisher. I’ll be submitting Strong in Spirit to them, and if all goes well, they’ll publish it.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

I’m not finished yet, but It’ll probably take 3-4 months total, baring life throwing me a curve ball.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

Well, Close Quarter, of course. I’d like to think of myself as a monstrous child of Anne McCaffrey, Jim Butcher, Lynn Flewelling, and Guy Gavriel Kay, but that would probably horrify all parties.

Who or what inspired you to write this book?

This one is totally my editor Venessa Giunta’s fault. She put the bug into my brain about Vasil as a main character, and I couldn’t say no.

What else about your book might pique the reader’s interest?

Strong in Spirit is set in Istanbul, which is a beautiful, modern, ancient city with so many cultures imbedded into its being, that it can make your head spin. I suppose that’s the other inspiration—the city of Istanbul and the magic you can find in its streets.

I’m supposed to tag other authors to continue the hop… so I’m going to give you Regan Summers, Erika Lindsen, Chelsea Mueller, and Gavin. They should have their posts up in about a week or so, but in the meantime, check them out!