Dirty Dozen Blog Hop - A.E. Via

Hello All!!

(*That's A.E. Speaking and taking over the blog today for the Dirty Dozen Blog Hop! I, Wade - WK-, will make commentary inbetween ;) )

Wow! I can’t express how excited I am to be on Wade Kelly’s blog to talk a little about me and to introduce a couple of my two hottest trouble makers in my bestselling series, Nothing Special.

Please meet, Detective Mark Ruxsberg and Detective Chris Green from best-selling gay romance novel, Here Comes Trouble. This is an installment in the series, however you do not have to have read the priors to enjoy this book. I hope you all love the stories of these very intense alphas. It’s filled with entertaining humor, fast police action, unexpected twist, and lots of hot man on man sex!

Loves,

Adrienne

Author A.E. Via

Title:  HERE COMES TROUBLE

Series: NOTHING SPECIAL #3

M/M GAY ROMANCE CONTEMPORARY

Edited by: Tina Adamski

Cover Artist – Jay Aheer 

PAGE COUNT – 261

Release Date: November 28, 2014

WK- During the hop, each author has been given the same 12 interview questions to answer.

Do you fully outline a book? Or do you sit and let the thoughts flow as you type?

No, I don’t outline. I tried that on my second book but I ended up straying so far away from it, I figured why waste my time doing that again. 


Describe your writing style in five words and what about that style sets you apart from other authors in your genre(s)?

Sexy; Exhilarating; Romantic; Intense; Alpha.

I don’t know if anything about my writing really sets me apart. All I can say is that I put my heart and soul into each title. It’s not about making the sales or climbing the charts over others. I just want my stories to be enjoyed. I hope that makes me a little different.

What are you currently working on, and what can we expect from you in 2016?

Right now I’m working on a spinoff of the Nothing Special series entitled ‘The Bounty Hunters’. It’s the stories of men that own one of the largest bail bond businesses in Atlanta and how these men find their love amongst their crime-ridden, dangerous lives. The first book is about the two owners and is broken into two parts.

There will be at least three more books to that series in 2016 along with some continuing stories from my other two series: ‘Nothing Special’ and ‘Blue Moon’.

Most excitingly, I started my own publishing company a little while back – called Via Star Wings Books - and I’ve contracted my first author already! It’s a new MM author and I’m looking forward to putting out her first work in the New Year.

What's the answer to the one question no interviewer has ever asked? (You don't have to supply the question.)

Most of my loving or sweet lines that my characters say to each other come directly from my husband’s mouth. He’s a hopeless romantic. 



WK- Wow, that's really cool. What a great husband :)


When you're stuck on a story, what do you do to get the words flowing again?

Putting on a love story usually works. And I don’t mean like ‘The Notebook’. I’m thinking movies that are only available with a monthly fee and a subscription. *winking*

WK- *snorts*




What is your favorite genre to read?

I only read MM. I don’t even venture into MMF. My favorite categories within MM are: Alphas, Western, and Paranormal as long as there’s no Mpreg or kids.

Least favorite?

My least favorite is FF (surprise!!, lol)

Tell us about your writing environment and where your writing time fits into your daily or weekly schedule.

I have a ‘writing room’ is actually what I call it. But it’s a bedroom on the lower level of my home that’s been converted into my space. There’s lots of book shelves. A television. Music equipment and a large PC and a laptop. A queen-sized sleeper and decorations that consist mostly of plants, nature-themed knick knacks and wolves. All things that I love.

How do you manage all of your new plot bunnies and what is your process to work on one?

I’m a stickler about working on one project at a time. I don’t like even the idea of having ten to twelve partial stories in the making. I start a book and I finish it. I’ve only got to one stopping point on a book and after nothing came for a while. I finally had to go to the story that was in my head banging to get out. Only once, though. If I do come up with an idea while I’m in the middle of writing something else, I just jot down my notes in my journal and explore those thoughts again after I’ve finished my current WIP.

What keeps you focused when writing?

Sounds cliché… but my characters. They won’t be quiet long enough for me to focus on other things. I do have other hobbies. I love gardening and shopping with my sisters, but those hobbies are second to writing.

In a perfect world, would you write full time? If so, would it be mm/LGBT or would there be some mf in there too? (I love a mix for reading, personally.)

Wow…do I live in a perfect world? I closed my business a year ago and became a full time writer. It’s what I do just about every day. I’d like to start putting out books a little faster, but I’m fairly happy with what I’m able to produce now, and roughly, that’s a book every three months. Trying to bring that gap down to two, but I won’t put out anything that I’m not one hundred percent satisfied with.

NO MF!! I’m pretty sure of it. Now, don’t mistake my tone. I don’t knock it. I used to read it constantly, but as soon as I discovered my first gay novel… I was done.

What influenced your decision to write in this genre?

I always rearrange this question. The first influence I had to fall in love with the genre was reading ELynn Harris’ Invisible Life. I consistently read MM after that for ten years straight. Always looking for the male writers too. *sighs* I knew so little back then.

But, my first influence on me to write my own MM novel was my discovery of Author GA Hauser. The women is phenomenal! She made me realize that one: women wrote these types of books and two: they make it sexy as fuck!

Then it was my turn.

WK- Love GA Hauser. 

Blurb

Detectives Mark Ruxsberg and Chris Green are very good at their jobs. Being the enforcers for God and Day's notorious Atlanta PD Narcotics Task Force causes the crazy duo to get into more trouble than they can often get out of. The pair never misses out on an opportunity to drive their Lieutenants crazy with their dangerous, reckless, and costly stunts, landing them in the hot seat in front God... often.

Ruxs and Green love their jobs and they don't mind the very demanding schedule that leaves them little time for socializing or dating. It was fine with them, they enjoyed hanging out with each other anyway. 

However, most of the men in their close circle of friends and colleagues are pairing off and settling down. God has Day, Ro has Johnson, and their Sergeant Syn has Furious. 

For the past several years, Ruxs has only sought out the advice and company of one person, his partner and best friend Green, and vice versa. Both of these alpha males are presumed straight, but neither can deny the heat that's building in their once 'just friends' relationship.

Excerpt:

     At the first touch of Green’s hands to Ruxs’ lower back had him jumping against it. “Shh. Relax, Mark. It’s okay,” Green whispered. He could see the frown-line between Ruxs’ closed eyes.

     “Just breathe in deep,” he said while smoothing his palms in an outward motion against the firm muscles. His touch was light at first. Simply letting the aromas permeate through his system to relax him. When he saw the creases began to smooth out on Ruxs’ handsome face, Green began to use his palm over palm technique, rotating in circular motions on one side of his spine and then over to the other. When he started driving out the strain by using a palm on either side of his spine and driving up to his neck. Ruxs began to moan quietly.

     Oh god. He’d never heard him sound so relieved.

     “Chris,” Ruxs groaned.

     “I know it feels good. Relax, I got you,” Green said softly against Ruxs’ ear. He felt Ruxs’ hips flex under him and he wondered for a second if he was putting too much weight on his thighs. So he rose up some and rubbed more oil and began to focus on Ruxs’ broad shoulders. He worked his palms and knuckles into the knots until he couldn’t feel them anymore. Ruxs’ breathing was heavy, almost panting. He should be more relaxed by now. He’d been massaging for over thirty minutes. If it was him, he’d probably be sleep already, but Ruxs seemed to be getting even more anxious. Damnit.

     “Come on, man. Try to calm down.” Green leaned in again. He pressed his chest against Ruxs’ slick back and felt him take a stuttering breath. He spoke in the most calming tone his deep voice could muster. “Hey. Shhh. Breathe deep for me. You’re gonna be okay. We’re gonna get through this, man. I’m not going to ever let you go through anything alone. You have me, always.”

**********

     Oh my fuckin’ god. He’s killing me. Ruxs tried to take a deep breath but he couldn’t. Green probably thought he was losing his mind or still freaking out about his mom. But Ruxs was struggling with the enormous amount of passion coursing through his body. Green was all over him, pressing that solid chest into his back, pushing him deliciously into the plush mattress with all that brawn, and oh god, it felt so good – too good. He struggled to breathe, not because he was stressed, it was because his sensitive nipples were hard and aching to be flicked, and his cock was like steel trapped beneath him, throbbing and pulsing with every strong stroke Green pushed into his muscles.

     Green’s voice was deep and soothing as he tried – to no avail – to calm him. Only thing that would work is if Ruxs flipped over and Green let him rut against him like a wild beast until he came with a roar.

AUTHOR BIO:

A.E. Via is still a fairly new author in the beautiful gay erotic genre. Her writing embodies everything from spicy to scandalous. Her stories often include intriguing edges and twists that take readers to new, thought-provoking depths.

When she’s not clicking away at her laptop, she devotes herself to her family—a husband and four children, her two pets, a Maltese dog and her white Siamese cat, ELynn, named after the late, great gay romance author E. Lynn Harris.

While this is only her sixth novel, she has plenty more to come. So stalk her – she loves that - because the male on male action is just heating up!

Go to A.E. Via’s official website http://authoraevia.com for more detailed information on how to contact her, follow her, or a sneak peak on upcoming work, free reads, and where she’ll appear next.

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Dirty Dozen blog Hop!

The schedule is as follows:

Schedule - 

Sept 24^th                      A.E. Via                      hosts                Wade Kelly 

Sept 25^th                      Aisling Mancy            hosts                Tempe O’Riley

Sept 28^th                     Alexa Land                 hosts                T.M. Smith

Sept 29^th                      Carter Quinn               hosts                Nicole Dennis

Sept 30^th                      Jeff Adams                 hosts                 Nic Starr

Oct 1^st                         L.E. Franks                 hosts                Morticia Knight

Oct 2^nd                        Morticia Knight          hosts                L.E. Franks

Oct 5^th                         Nic Starr                     hosts                Jeff Adams

Oct 6^th                         Nicole Dennis             hosts                Carter Quinn

Oct 7^th                         T.M. Smith                 hosts                Alexa Land

Oct 8^th                         Tempe O’Riley           hosts                Aisling Mancy

Oct 9^th                         Wade Kelly                 hosts                A.E. Via

ONE lucky winner will receive an e-book from each Author on the hop. Most Authors have submitted winner’s choice from their backlist, but a few have listed a specific title.

AE Via: Winner’s choice, one book from the Nothing Special series

Aisling Mancy: Joyeaux Noel by Aisling Mancy (adult) or Safe by C. Kennedy (young adult)

Alexa Land: One ebook copy from the  ‘Coming Home’ series, or Winner’s choice from my backlist.

Carter Quinn: Winner’s choice, one book from Carter’s backlist

Jeff Adams: Winner’s choice, one book from Jeff’s backlist

LE Franks: Winner’s choice, copy of 6 Days to Valentine or Can This be Real

Morticia Knight: Winner’s choice, one book from Morticia’s backlist

Nic Starr: Winner’s choice, copy of Andrew’s Promise or More Than a Friend

Nicole Dennis: Winner’s choice, one book from Nicole’s backlist

TM Smith: Winner’s choice, one book from TM’s backlist

Tempeste O’Riley: Winner’s choice, one book from Tempeste’s backlist

Wade Kelly: Winner’s choice, one book from Wade’s backlist

**** to enter the giveaway leave a comment below – you can visit EACH stop on the hop via the links above by their name, and leave a comment at EACH stop for additional entries. At the end of the hop I will put EVERY comment from EACH stop into a hat and draw ONE lucky winner ****

REMEMBER TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS WHEN YOU COMMENT SO THAT I CAN CONTACT YOU IF YOU WIN. NO EMAIL ADDRESS, AND, UNFORTUNATELY, YOU FORFEIT YOUR CHANCE TO WIN!

Hello ALL!!!

I'm here with a special COVER REVEAL post from authors Shira Anthony and Aisling Mancy! They have teamed up to write a red-hot action-packed thriller and I am so happy to bring their post about it to all of you!!!

A Solitary Man coming from Dreamspinner Press November 6th!

Excerpt:

Evan pressed the button on his phone to connect. “Freddy? What did you find out?”

Fred laughed. “For this, I’m going to exact a price.”

“You mean the keg I sprang for at graduation doesn’t get me a freebie?” Evan shot back.

“We’ve been out of law school for how many years now? Eight?”

“Nine this year,” Evan corrected.

“Credit’s no good anymore,” Fred answered. “I’m thinking dinner at Ivy at the Shore next time you’re in LA. On you, of course. Including a bottle of Veuve Clicquot.”

“For that,” Evan said with a chuckle, “this had better be good.”

“It’s good. And it was hell to get.”

“Okay, okay. Dinner on me. Assuming you and Margie put me up for the night,” Evan replied. “I’m looking forward to seeing your McMansion.”

“Deal. Took a little digging. Seems your mystery man did some undercover work for the FBI.”

“And?”

“My buddy in the US Attorney’s office wouldn’t give details, but word is Constantine got fed up with the bullshit after a case went bad somewhere down in South America.”

“Drugs?” Evan asked.

“No. He dealt with human trafficking. Specifically, child sex trafficking. My friend says the guy’s good. He tried a few cases where Constantine was the government’s key witness. Knows his stuff. Works his ass off and gets into his work. I got the impression sometimes he gets a little too close.”

Now that was interesting. “Why?”

“Seems the guy’s rabid about protecting kids.”

“Any idea why?”

“Nothing anyone would tell me,” Fred replied.

Evan leaned back in his chair. At least Xav wasn’t a slacker, but it didn’t make Evan feel any better about the prospect of bumping into him at work. “Anything else?”

“Constantine grew up in LA, went to school in Boston.”

“Boston?” Even more interesting. So much for his initial assessment of Xav as a broceanographer.

“Yeah, you’ll love this.”

Evan could almost hear Freddy’s grin over the phone.

“He did undergrad at MIT. Mathematics major. Master’s in criminology from U Penn with an emphasis in cryptology. The FBI was probably falling all over itself to recruit him.”

No shit. This just got better and better. “What the hell’s a guy with that kind of background doing in North Carolina?”

“I could ask you the same question,” Fred shot back. “Of course, if you decide you want your own McMansion….”

“You couldn’t pay me enough to come to work for you,” Evan joked. Fred was serious—they’d had this discussion a half-dozen times before.

“Try me.” Fred paused for a moment and then asked, “This personal?”

Evan had no intention of telling Fred he’d slept with Xav. “Not personal.”

“’Cause word has it he’s gay,” Fred said. “Out but not advertising.” When Evan didn’t take the bait, Fred added, “But you already knew that, didn’t you?”

Evan shook his head and sighed theatrically. “Don’t even go there, Freddy. You know I don’t mix business and pleasure. I just want to know what I’m dealing with. That’s all.”

“You can’t bullshit a bullshitter, man.”

“Thanks for the help,” Evan said, foreclosing the topic. “I’ll let you know next time I’m out your way. Tell Margie she’s a brave woman.”

“Always do. Laters. And make sure you get your sorry ass out here soon.”

“Will do.” Evan disconnected the call and rubbed his mouth. Mathematics major at MIT and a master’s from U Penn? No wonder the FBI had recruited him. And he’d pegged Xav for a surfer! What the hell are you doing in Dare’s Landing, Xavier Constantine?

About A Solitary Man

Sparks fly when Chance meets tall, sexy Xav at a Wilmington bar and they have the hottest one-nighter of their lives. But Chance doesn’t do repeats, Xav seems detached, and they go their separate ways without a word. Two months later, when closeted Assistant District Attorney C. Evan “Chance” Fairchild meets Dare’s Landing’s newest deputy sheriff, Xavier “Xav” Constantine, Evan isn’t only wary. He’s irritated as hell.

Xavier is a former FBI agent turned deputy sheriff who is hot on the trail of a South American child prostitution ring. Evan is fighting to put an end to rampant cocaine trafficking and chafing under the thumb of an election-hungry boss. When someone tries to kill the thirteen-year-old witness who holds the key to both their investigations, they’re forced to work together as they put their lives on the line to protect him. As Chance and Xav collide in heat of a sweltering North Carolina summer, dodging bullets and chasing bad guys isn’t the only action going on.

Pre-order A Solitary Man from Dreamspinner Press!

About Shira Anthony

Shira loves a great happily-ever-after and never writes a story without one. She’s happy to write what her muse tells her, whether it’s fantasy, sci fi, paranormal, or contemporary romance. She particularly loves writing series, because she thinks of her characters as old friends and she wants to visit them even after their stories are told.

In real life, Shira sang professionally for 14 years, and she currently works as a public sector attorney advocating for children. She’s happy to have made writing her second full-time job, even if it means she rarely has time to watch TV or go to the movies.

Shira writes about the things she knows and loves, whether it’s music and musicians, the ocean, or the places she’s lived or traveled to. She spent her middle school years living in France, and tries to visit as often as she can.

Shira and her husband spend as many weekends as they can aboard their 36′ catamaran sailboat, “Lands Zen,” at the Carolina Coast. Not only has sailing inspired her to write about pirates and mermen, her sailboat is her favorite place to write. And although the only mermen she’s found to date are in her own imagination, she keeps a sharp lookout for them when she’s on the water.

Shira looks forward to meeting you at Gay Rom Lit!

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About Aisling Mancy

Aisling is an author who lives, most of the time, on the West Coast of the United States. Aisling writes adult fantasy, adult LGBTQIA romance, and fiction for gay young adults (C. Kennedy).

Raised on the mean streets and back lots of Hollywood by a Yoda-look-alike grandfather, Aisling doesn’t conform, doesn’t fit in, is epic awkward, and lives to perfect a deep-seated oppositional defiance disorder. In a constant state of fascination with the trivial, Aisling contemplates such weighty questions as If time and space are curved, then where do all the straight people come from? When not writing, Aisling can be found taming waves on western shores, pondering the nutritional value of sunsets, appreciating the much maligned dandelion, unhooking guide ropes from stanchions, and marveling at all things ordinary.

Aisling looks forward to meeting you at Gay Rom Lit!

Find Aisling on blog, Twitter @AislingMancy, Facebook, Goodreads, and

Aisling does respond to emails because, after all, it is all about you, the reader

Thanks to all of you for stopping by!!

JOCK in Spanish!!

If you follow me on Facebook then you've already heard, but here it is on my blog…

JOCK is coming out in SPANISH!!! That's right. My little ol' book about a college Jock falling in love with his nerdy roommate is coming out in Spanish on October 27, 2015.

Pre-Order it here: DREAMSPINNER PRESS

In Spanish, the description is:

Es fácil ser cínico cuando la vida no está de tu lado.

Cole Reid ha sido un excluido social desde los quince años, cuando el equipo de béisbol del instituto lo sacó del armario. Desde entonces, su comportamiento obsesivo-compulsivo y su naturaleza sarcástica lo han llevado a distanciarse de la mayoría de las personas, además todo el mundo lo odia por ser gay. Tal y como él lo ve, está destinado a repeler a cualquier amigo potencial y, por supuesto, a cualquier novio, así que, ¿para qué molestarse?

Cuando Cole entra en la universidad, ya es un solitario en su fase anal-retentiva más dura, pero eso no es un problema hasta que su compañero de piso se gradúa y el departamento de alojamiento le asigna otro, Ellis Montgomery. Ellis es desordenado, atractivo, heterosexual y lo peor de todo: ¡un atleta!

Durante un semestre lleno de compañeros de fraternidad, acampadas y padres entrometidos, Cole y Ellis desarrollarán una amistad que volverá del revés el vaso medio vacío de la cabeza de Cole. Tiene que haber algo más en Ellis que un divertido atleta; y quizá la renovada libido de Cole pueda reavivar su esperanza por algo más que una simple camaradería.

I have on good authority (Thank you Mari) that this is a really good translation of the blurb! So, fingers crossed the rest of the story is just as accurate. Sometimes things get lost in translation but I know Dreamspinner translators do their very best! So spread the word to all those out there who speak Spanish and may not read English and could have missed my best selling novel :)

It is also in GERMAN, and ITALIAN. >>> and ENGLISH ;) <<<