Summer Lovin' LGBTQ Showcase: Day 4

Welcome to day 4 of our Summer Lovin' Showcase. 

We hope you have added some great new titles to your TBR list.  And don't forget to complete the Rafflecopter for a chance to win the great prizes donated by these awesome authors, too.  There will be 1 Grand prize winner and 2 second place winners. 

Love Under Two Adventurers

Lusty, Texas

by Cara Covington

an Erotic Cowboy Menage Romance, M/M/F

Rebecca Jessop had just decided to damn her pride and go after Greg Benedict, when he arrives with his lover Cody Harper! But loving two adventurers brings complications she never saw coming. Greg, who already lost one lover to tragedy, knows he’s got to face his own demons if he wants to build a future with Cody and Rebecca. Nothing could please him more than to realize there’s a strong bit of lust at first sight between Cody and Rebecca. Now if only they can surmount one more hurdle. Cody is in need of recuperation time after a harrowing ordeal in Europe, but he’s suffering a little more than he wants to admit. Will the love of two people, and the support of an entire community, be enough to help Cody slay his own dragon? Rebecca’s not without her demons. It only remains to be seen if the threat to her is identified before it is too late.

AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Adventurers-Collection-Publishing-Menage-Everlasting-ebook/dp/B00CP8WHTM/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471156923&sr=1-1&keywords=Love+Under+two+adventurers#nav-subnav

Cara Covington is giving away a $15 Strandbucks gift certificate (to be used at Bookstrand/Siren).

Love Me Tomorrow

by Ethan Day

a Contemporary Romance MM

Event planner Levi Goode is positioned to inherit the newly vacated throne, becoming the in-demand party planner for Wilde City’s elite. Years of hard work and perseverance are finally paying off as Levi lands his next big fish, working with socialite Julia Freeman-Kingsley. Distracted by work and dealing with his head strong mother, an ex-Vegas-showgirl suffering from debilitating health issues, Levi has his hands full. Time for love or even the occasional one-night stand, is one aspect of life Levi hasn’t been able to master.

Sparks of interest fly during a chance meeting with a paramedic called to the aid of his mother, and thanks to Ruby’s meddling, Levi finds himself on a movie-date with the handsome Paramedic Jake. Personal and professional worlds collide when Levi realizes his new love interest is actually Jake Freeman, estranged brother to his brand new client. Discovering the man of his dreams already has a boyfriend, leaves Levi stunned realizing any hopes he had for something more with Jake were never going to be anything more than wishful thinking.

Struggling to downshift his expectations and remain friends with Jake while continuing to work closely with Julia quickly consumes all of his time and attention. Wondering if there will ever be a special someone to love him, is where Levi’s love story begins.

AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Me-Tomorrow-Ethan-Day-ebook/dp/B00UY7GKR6/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471157352&sr=1-1&keywords=Love+me+tomorrow#nav-subnav

Ethan Day is giving away 3 ebook copies of Love Me Tomorrow

Infected: PARIS

by Andrea Speed

a Paranormal Romance MM

In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.

Roan is working a frustrating stalker case, with no shortage of suspects and little solid evidence, when he comes across a startling eyewitness living in his car across the street from the scene. A tiger-strain infected, the only one Roan’s ever met, Paris Lehane is a former Canadian golden boy who suffered a breakdown after becoming infected in college.

While Roan's ex, Diego “Dee” Cole, warns against falling for the infected Paris, a man doomed to die, Roan struggles with his attraction and the knowledge that no happily ever after is possible for them.

But is the knowledge enough to discourage him from following his heart? Roan helps Paris out of homelessness, and maybe a special hospital can help Paris with the infection, but Roan’s got his hands full with this case, and there’s no end in sight.

AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/Infected-Paris-Andrea-Speed-ebook/dp/B00TMMEA0S/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471157653&sr=1-1&keywords=Infected+Paris#nav-subnav

Andrea Speed is giving away an ebook of Infected: Paris

Always and Forever

a Warriors of the Light novel

by AJ Jarrett

an Erotic Paranormal Romance, M/M,

vampires, shape-shifters, witches

Death was supposed to be the end but when a powerful witch is your fated mate, it's only the beginning. Aaron Watkins doesn't know what to think when he learns that he's been dead for the past four years and brought back to life by a witch. Not just any witch but the first in all creation and his mate. Aaron thought things couldn't get much worse until he discovers he's also human.

Finding his mate should have been the happiest day of Ares's life but being mated to a hard headed warrior isn't easy. Ares knows that using his magic has back fired and now his once wolf shifting mate is now a human and Aaron isn't happy with the outcome. In their world nothing ever comes easy. The rise of evil is getting stronger and now Aaron must decide whether to become the one thing he despises or give up and allow death to take him once again.

AMAZON:  https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Warriors-Publishing-Everlasting-Classic-ebook/dp/B01GGMWIB4/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1471158504&sr=1-1&keywords=Warriors+of+the+light+Jarrett#nav-subnav

AJ Jarrett is giving away $10 AMAZON Gift Card.

Lucy's Men

by Lynn Ray Lewis

an Erotic Menage Romance MMMF

One stripping entrepreneur, a high power business man, and a lawyer all have Lucy in their sights. Now all they have to do is prove to her that she fits perfectly into their lives and that she’s meant to be theirs forever.

But what the hell is one woman supposed to do with three men? Three sexy, successful, dominant, sweet, sexy men… Color her skeptical, but Lucy would never have thought that a one-night stand with a stripper and a bartender would ever amount to more than a really great birthday memory. She certainly never expected another man to be added into the mix, or that she would be so tempted to fall for all of them.

AMAZON: https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_1?ie=UTF8&text=Lynn+Ray+Lewis&search-alias=digital-text&field-author=Lynn+Ray+Lewis&sort=relevancerank

Lynn Ray Lewis is giving away 2 $5 AMAZON Gift Certificates.

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Absurd Pop Song Romance: Punk Rock in the Infected universe

Infected: Prey

Infected Series

Book One

by Andrea Speed

a Gay mystery/urban fantasy

from DSP Publications

Gay Music in the Punk Scene

a special Guest post by author Andrea Speed

 

 

Music plays a huge part in Infected: Prey, and the entire Infected universe. Roan shamelessly admits to being a punk rocker, and while he’s gotten older, his tastes haven’t changed that much. In fact, they may have gotten louder, in that he’s a huge noise rock fan.

 

 

 

But I think what some people don’t realize is there was indeed a sub-set of the punk scene in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s known as queercore or homocore, and its name is exactly what you think it is: music for and about (and mostly by) gay people. I’m not going to give you a huge run down on it, because that’s what Google and Wikipedia’s for, but I would like to highlight Roan’s favorite band in this genre, which is name checked many times in the series, Pansy Division.

 

 

 

They are a pop-punk outfit that flirted with fame – they opened for a young, just hit it big Green Day in a national tour – but never quite crossed over into the mainstream, which was a shame, as they have many catchy songs. Okay, some are on the sexually explicit side, and I can’t see them getting any radio play with those. But what’s holding the internet back now? It’s time for a renaissance. To hopefully kick start it, here are some Pansy Division songs that act as both a light-hearted soundtrack to Infected: Prey (which, admittedly, isn’t too lighthearted), and some of Roan’s personal favorites. (Most of these are generally SFW, but some words and subject matter may be considered NSFW.)

 

PREY's Song List 

 

•  Bad Boyfriend http://youtu.be/juok0UHF7YM - Possibly the closest thing they ever had to a hit, it’s a bouncy number about being a very bad boyfriend.

 

• Manada http://youtu.be/peFVkDWTdgM - An ode to all of Canada’s handsome men, this really speaks to Roan, as his boyfriend is a very handsome Canadian.

 

• James Bondage http://youtu.be/nnmEkekJZ5w - All about B&D, it’s not really Roan’s scene, but it’s a cute song.

 

• Wish I’d Taken Pictures http://youtu.be/sYZ5UMInlPY - A very upbeat song about boyfriends past.

 

• Vicious Beauty http://youtu.be/cgTVLdXMa3M - A story about seeing a guy in a porno that you never expected to see.  (Although this is the tame version of the video, consider it NSFW.)
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• Expiration Date http://youtu.be/IBVQ0_OVJ2E - It’s really sad when a box of condoms lets you know how poor your love life’s been.

 

 

Roan would tell you that his favorite Pansy Division album is Absurd Pop Song Romance, and would strongly encourage you to buy that album if you like them. But there was also a neat Greatest Hits collection released, and I, as the author, would encourage you to pick that up if you like them. They paved the way for many artists, even if many people were unaware a road was being paved. Also, they rocked, which was the most important thing of all.

 

 

Infected: Prey

 Book Description:

In a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds.

The murder of a former cop draws Roan into an odd case where an unidentifiable species of cat appears to be showing an unusual level of intelligence. He juggles that with trying to find a missing teenage boy, who, unbeknownst to his parents, was “cat” obsessed. And when someone is brutally murdering infecteds, Eli Winters, leader of the Church of the Divine Transformation, hires Roan to find the killer before he closes in on Eli.

Working the crimes will lead Roan through a maze of hate, personal grudges, and mortal danger. With help from his tiger-strain infected partner, Paris Lehane, he does his best to survive in a world that hates and fears their kind… and occasionally worships them.

Available at   
 DSP Publications     Amazon

Excerpt:

HE was on his third beer of the evening when he thought he heard a noise in the backyard.

Hank DeSilvo scowled and looked out the window over the kitchen sink full of dirty dishes. He could see nothing but darkness, and maybe a bit of reflected light from the television. This was probably a bad time to remember the back porch light had blown out two days ago, and he’d forgotten to replace it.

 

 

Not that it mattered. The only light currently in the house was coming from the television, and as long as he ignored it, he developed enough night vision to make out a shape moving in the back garden. Or was it the wind moving a shrub? Kind of hard to say.

 

He slammed his can down with an annoyed grunt. It was probably the Hindles’ stupid ass dog again, shitting all over the place and tearing through his garbage. He hated that fucking thing, some ugly Rottweiler mix they insisted was a “friendly” dog, and yet it always had a look in its flat, black eyes that was just this side of rabid. They never leashed the damn thing either, and apparently his yard destruction was “cute.” He was just about out of this fucking place and that damn thing had to make a final appearance. And it was final all right; he was going to make damn sure of that.

 

He went back to the living room, glancing at the game as he walked past—it was a fucking damn boring game anyway—and got his shotgun from the cabinet. It was illegal as all hell, a sawed-off thirty ought six with the barrels cut so short you could have stowed it under a jacket, but the barrels had been filed down expertly; it wasn’t just the rough work of a desperate amateur but the sign of a pro. Which was why, when they’d searched the drug mule’s truck and he’d found it wedged under the front seat, he hid it in his trunk and didn’t report finding it. It wouldn’t have added that much to the mule’s sentence; he already had enough rock in his glove compartment to put him away for the rest of his pointless life, especially if it was his “third strike” (and it was, no surprise there), and he doubted the guy was so stupid that he’d actually ask why he wasn’t charged with owning an illegally modified weapon. Yeah, he was dumb; you had to be dumb if you were speeding and had a few thousand in rock in the car, as well as being obviously stoned yourself. But asking after that was a special kind of stupid, the kind only politicians and people on reality television ever seemed to crest.

He cracked open the gun and made sure he had some shells loaded in it before snapping it shut again with a sharp flick of his wrist. Man that felt good. This was a real man’s weapon, made him feel a foot taller and made of pure muscle, and he knew why that meth fuckhead was carrying it around with him. A weapon like this was a real god-killer; it made you feel invincible.

 

It was pure overkill, of course. The Hindles’ dog was fairly big, and yet one shot from this gun would rip it in half clean down the middle, as well as make a boom loud enough to set off every car alarm on the block. But what the fuck did he care? He was an ex-cop; he’d say the dog charged him, and on his property he could shoot the fucking thing if he wanted. He’d swap out the sawed-off for his Remington before they arrived. Ballistics wouldn’t match, but by the time they proved that, he’d be long gone. Good-bye, shit-hole city; hello, tropical paradise. It was just a shame that it took him this long to collect.

 

He stood at the back door for a moment, cradling the shotgun gently, and let his eyes get adjusted to the dark before going out onto the concrete patio. He had a mini Maglite with him with a red lens over the bulb, so if there was something he needed to see he could twist it on without losing his night vision. Not that he needed to make a direct hit; even if he just winged the dog, he’d probably rip half its face off, maybe a leg.

 

First step off the patio his foot squelched in something; it felt too liquid to be shit, but the smell that hit him was meaty, redolent of shit and offal and God knew what else. Had that fucking dog already strewn his garbage about? Goddamn it.

Holding the shotgun in one arm, he turned on the flashlight and looked down at what he’d stepped in.

 

At first it looked like a puddle, which didn’t make sense since it hadn’t rained in a week, and the thought that it was dog piss was dismissed since it was dark, and dog piss wasn’t usually black. Or was that red-black? Swinging the light outwards, he saw greasy, ropey strands that couldn’t have come from his garbage can, and then a big hunk of raw, bloody meat like a lamb shank… only it was too long and thin to be a shank, too dark, and ended in a paw.

It was a Rottweiler leg.

 

Someone—something—had dismembered the Hindles’ psychotic dog and spread about a third of it all over his backyard. He saw the leg, which was the biggest piece, an assortment of internal organs, loops of intestines laid out like fallen party streamers, and lots of blood. But where was the other two thirds of the dog?

 

 

The hair stood up on the back of his neck, and he knew he had to get the fuck inside now. But as he turned, shotgun at the ready and braced against his hip, he saw the flash of white teeth in the dim moonlight, and his brain sent out the impulse to pull the trigger.

He didn’t have time to wonder why it never happened as the teeth ripped open his throat.

 

 

About the Author:

 

Andrea Speed was born looking for trouble in some hot month without an R in it. While succeeding in finding Trouble, she has also been found by its twin brother, Clean Up, and is now on the run, wanted for the murder of a mop and a really cute, innocent bucket that was only one day away from retirement. (I was framed, I tell you - framed!)

In her spare time, she arms lemurs in preparation for the upcoming war against the Mole Men. Viva la revolution!

Website: www.andreaspeed.com

Facebook: www.facebook.com/andrea.speed.3

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Andreaspeedwriter

Twitter: @aspeed

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Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/andreaspeed

 

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•  Kindle Voyage with wifi
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