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It’s been months since Wes Dumont laid eyes on Jayce Santana. Since Jayce kissed him and then left town without a word. Wes tried hard to put the tattered pieces of his heart back together, but another failed relationship makes it clear he’s nowhere near over Jayce. Now Jayce is back, once again tilting Wes’ world on its axis and setting his blood boiling. All the anger and resentment doesn’t hide the hunger, but Wes has been burned before and he’s grown wary of Jayce’s intentions.

Jayce has been running, from Wes and himself, denying the future he sees in the depths of Wes’ eyes. His past still haunts him, but he’s back, ready to fight. Ready to claim Wes the way he should have. Only Wes isn’t making things easy. Both men just may go up in flames before Jayce convinces Wes he’s playing for keeps.

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EXCERPT

Wes hopped out the cab, shoulders hunched as he fished his keys out his pocket. Behind him, the driver sped off, burning rubber. He hurried up the driveway, looking forward to an evening spent in a hot bath since he had the house to himself.

Even though his best friend, Ever, hadn’t officially moved in with her man, Simon, she spent most of her time over at his house. After years of it being only the two of them, Wes actually liked the peace and quiet of his suddenly mundane life.

He unlocked the door and stepped inside, flicking on the light as he kicked the door closed. “Freaking cold.” No matter how long he lived in The Windy City he’d always complain about the brick weather. “Freezing my nips off out there.”

“Is that so?”

Wes stumbled backward, crashing into the closed doorway with a stifled scream. His heart pounded like a thousand drums in his ear as he clasped a hand to his throat. “What the fuck?”

“Hello, Wes.” The tone of those two words matched the mockery in the stormy gray eyes perfectly. Seated in Wes’ favorite chair repositioned to face the front door, swathed in black, Jayce Santana watched him with a smirk on those way-too-memorable lips and a gun on his lap. His hair was longer. The scruffy beard and cut above his left eye was new, but nothing else about that cowardly bastard had changed.

Not even Wes’ body’s reaction to him.

“Get out.” His voice shook, so Wes tried again. Louder. Clearer. With more conviction. “Get the fuck out of my house, now.”

Jayce barked a laugh that didn’t reach anywhere near his eyes. “No.”

“You son of a bitch!” Wes advanced on him with angry steps. “You have no right. None. This is my house and if you don’t leave I’m calling the cops.” Six months. One fleeting taste of heaven and his body still hardened in remembrance.

Jayce leaped out the chair at the mention of the cops, stalking Wes with the gun in his hand. Wes braked, fists clenching and unclenching. He didn’t think Jayce would shoot him, but he wasn’t taking any chances. Hard, gray eyes pinned him in place and Jayce stood inches away.

His musk of heat and the hint of a woodsy cologne reached out and touched Wes in his throbbing groin.

He shifted. Jayce grinned.

Bastard.

“You’re spreading them for the rich boy, huh?”

Wes flinched at the icy accusation. How dare that bastard show up after all this time and accuse him—an icy retort formed on the tip of his tongue, but Wes swallowed it. Jayce wanted that reaction, he wanted anger, but Wes wouldn’t deliver.

He kept his tone even. “I happen to be a single man, Mr. Santana. I can spread them for whomever I want. At any time.”

Fire practically crackled and popped in Jayce’s eyes. Violence swirled in the air around them as Jayce growled. “Does Scotto know you’re a single man? From what I saw tonight he’s not as through with you as you are with him.”

Shock ran through Wes. “You were spying on us? On me?” He gaped up into those cold eyes. “Son of a—”

“You used that one already.” Jayce winked. “Try something else.”

“Why are you here, Jayce?” Wes’ body vibrated with the anger he struggled to contain. “Why the fuck did you come back here?”

“How long have you been fucking Scotto?” Jayce grabbed his arm, barraging him with harsh questions. “How long has he been feeling your skin on his? Hearing those sexy cries you make?”

“Are you serious?” Wes yanked his hand away. “Do you own me?” he shouted. “You have no fucking claims on me. You left—” He broke off at the gathering darkness in Jayce’s gaze. “What Dominic gets and for low long doesn’t concern you.” Turning away, he walked over to the door and opened it. “Please leave.”

“The fuck I will.” Jayce launched himself at Wes, grabbing him by the throat. Wes struggled, clawing at Jayce’s arms as he kicked the door shut and turned them until Jayce was backed into the door.

Jayce yanked him closer, Wes’ back against his chest, and sank his fingers into Wes’ hair to hold him still.

“How long?” Jayce’s scalding breath singed the side of Wes’ neck as he spoke against his skin. “Does Scotto know about you and me? Does he know I’m the one who ruined you for him and all men?”

Bastard was so full of himself. Wes remained quiet and ceased his struggles. He could breathe since Jayce’s hold wasn’t too tight. But his chest heaved and his groin throbbed like a mother. He hated how he responded to the slightest touch from Jayce.

Jayce shifted, pressing his hard cock into Wes jean-covered ass. A whimper swelled in Wes throat and he froze, else he’d be pushing back on that erection.

“You can’t show up six months later and expect to pick up where you left off.” Wes sounded out of breath as he tried to distract himself and Jayce. “Things change, Jayce. Please.”

Jayce dragged his hand down Wes’ chest and cupped his groin.

Wes trembled.

“Some things change, Wes. And some stay the same.”

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BIO:

l always wanted to have a sexy bio, one to reflect who I am, but after drawing a blank, l could only come up with: I eat cake and I read books…ooh, and I write ‘em too. No one liked it and after massive peer-pressure and pouting, I managed something more…suitable?

A Caribbean transplant, Avril now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y with a tolerant Spousal Equivalent. Together they raise an eccentric daughter who loves reading and school (not so much school anymore). Avril’s earliest memories of reading revolve around discussing plot points of The Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys with an equally book-minded mother

Always in love with the written word, Avril finally decided to do the writing in August of ’09 and never looked back. Spicy love scenes, delicious heroes, and wicked women burn up the pages of Avril’s stories, but there’ll always be a happy ending; Av remains a believer of love in all its forms.

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Guest Blogger: Tristram La Roche

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Let's get to know Tristram...

1.) Why did you choose to write erotic m/m romance?

As a gay man who has been through the mill I felt I had stories to tell and messages to pass on. I'm not really one for getting up on a soap box and making speeches, so writing is a good way to do it. I love writing in any case. Once I began to look at it closely I realised that lots of MM is written by women and I felt a gay man's take on it might be interesting. I guess I'm redressing the balance, but in the nicest possible way - I have nothing against women writing MM; men write about women!


2.) How often do you write? How long does it take you to finish an average novella?

I write every day. Well, almost every day. Occasionally events take a turn and I'm kept from the computer but writing is my job now. A novella of about 25,000 words takes me roughly a month to get down on 'paper', then I like to leave it to rise for a bit before polishing it. I cannot write faster than that because I just can't leave a bad sentence sitting there, so I edit and polish as I go. At least the editing process is usually quite painless as a result. Novels take much longer as they are, by their nature, more complex.


3.) Are there any new genres you will try in the future?

That's a good question. I think gay characters will always make appearances in my books, but I do have a yearning to write a horror and comedy.


4.) What is the meaning behind the title, Lorenzo il Magnifico?

Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and ruler of the Florentine Republic during the renaissance. He is known to us as Lorenzo il Magnfico (Lorenzo the Magnificent). Not surprisingly, there is a street named after him in Florence and I thought how much fun it would be to honour his name by tying this into a story. The rest will become clear when you read it.



5.) What are you working on now and what can we expect from you in the future?

My next novella has just been signed to Etopia Press and is called Fixed. That's due out next month. I'm about half way through an historical MM which I have set around 450AD. That may be it for 2011, I might manage one more, but I've plenty of other stories maturing to follow on. So, what you can expect are many more novellas and one or two full length novels.

Guest Blogger: Stormy Glenn

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True Blood Mate 3

Logan Stone lives a lonely existence as the beta of his wolf clan. It's his job to protect his people and follow out the orders of his alpha. That doesn't leave much time to find a mate or fill the empty hole in his heart. When he spots a set of sexy eyes staring at him during the moon festival, Logan knows he has met his mate.
Finding Love Star is not as easy as keeping him. Love may be fascinated by all things wolf but when Logan goes feral during their mating, Love runs for his life. Logan has to call for help to find Love, only discover his mate is hiding right under his nose at the Stone Clan compound.

Instead of convincing Love of the merits of being mated to a wolf, Logan has to depend on Love to protect himself even as he tries to shield the man from the dangerous world he has just entered. If they survive the interference of well meaning friends and a coyote shifter bent on killing Love, they just might have a chance of finding out what fate has planned for them.

Interview with Stormy Glenn

1.) Do you ever sleep?  How many words do you usually write per day?

Yes, actually I do sleep, strangely enough. I've found a good night's rest makes me more productive the next day. Although, there are those nights every once in awhile when a story just won't let me go and I end up writing all night long. I've been known to stay up 22 hrs straight, writing. Doesn't happen often because I'm usually dead afterwards.

How many words I write in a single day varies depending on my characters, my family, and what's on TV. In the last week, I had one day where I wrote 849 words. The day before that, I wrote 9,006. So, it greatly varies. I'm pretty satisfied if I get 5,000 done in a single day.

2.) What is the appeal of writing a series opposed to a stand-alone novel?

I like revisiting old characters, even if they are just supporting characters. I like seeing how their lives progress along with the new characters. I like that in what I read and I like that in what I write. 

3.) What got you started in writing m/m romance?

A love for romance, what else? Yes, I get it that it sounds a little strange but I love romance. I am a firm believer in true love, love at first sight, and happy ever afters. I do not think that the sex of the people involved changes it. You love who you love. It's as simple as that. I've loved my high tech redneck since the minute I saw him 25years ago and it just keeps getting better every day.
 

4.) How do you come up with so many original ideas?

It's not easy, let me tell you. Luckily for me, I'm slightly crazy and see stories everywhere I look. For example, I saw the word "den" the other day and got to thinking…what if the home base/house/compound/ whatever you wanted to call it, was called a "den". Or, what if when two shifters mated, they had a certain amount of time to complete their bond or it faded? Or, what if…you get the basic idea. I love to play "what if". I do it when I'm driving, cooking dinner, watching TV… basically all the time.
 

5.) What are you working on now and what can we expect from you in the future?

 Oh, that’s an interesting question. I have a lot of books in progress right now because I never know what is going to grab me and what won't on any given day. As many of my readers know, I have a short attention span but a huge imagination. If something catches my interest, I'm off to work on it, research it, create characters for it, and see where the idea takes me.

Besides my current work list, and some stories I want to add to several of my series, I've been researching dragons and Greek Mythology lately, and not necessarily for the same book. I've also had an idea about King Arthur and the Knights of the round table… gonna go to my yahoo group for that one and we'll play the "what if" game, see what we can come up with. I love brainstorming with my yahoo group. They have a wicked imagination and an even great sense of humor. They've been a lot of help to me when I need a little extra inspiration.

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