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I am a co-host for a new blog that will be reviewing MM and LGBT Stories. I am one of the reviewers. Please come to our debut extravaganza as we open the Facebook fan page Newton’s Law with author interviews, contests, giveaways, and games! Everything is starting March 17, 2014 through April 30, 2014. The new blog will open on March 31, 2014 with all day events as well.
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Welcome to the Seeing Double Blog Tour! I have the wonderful pleasure of hosting an excerpt and a review of Algenon’s new book, Seeing Double, Episode 3 in his 52 First Dates series. The excerpt is steamy so only 18 and over please. Review first. Don’t worry, I don’t reveal any details in my reviews. 🙂 Don’t forget to enter to win one of three copies of Seeing Double or a copy of the Box Set (Episodes 1-3) at the Rafflecopter Giveaway at the end of the post.
Book Review:
5 Stars
First, I have to say, I’m not a fan of episodic stories. There are a few authors I would read off their blog as they posted periodically, but that is about the extent I would go. I have never been one for soap operas on TV, so why would I think to look at a book version of one? Then I was asked to join this tour on the latest book in a series on 52 First Dates. Intriguing. Why not? They are basically a serialized short story; which I do happen to like, and it based on real-life experiences. Even more intriguing. I read them all and now I’m hooked. Before reading Seeing Double, you really need to read the first two: The Man PLAN and Friends and FRENCHMEN. They build upon each other; and just like dating without a plan, real life intervenes and you get a sense of David’s personality as he decides and implements his plan of going on a date each week with a few rules in place. The sex scenes are hot. The writing provides David’s emotional highs and lows of his decisions and experiences in fine detail. And, the stories gives great insight to the dating game, a la David, in London. Overall, I give this a 5 star because even though you know there are twins, you don’t see it coming like David didn’t, and you wonder like he does: is this the One? Cheers, and I can’t wait for the next episode.
Book blurb:
The man-hunt is under way, and David’s keen to a snag a husband without having to complete every date of his 52 First Dates challenge. With several successful meets behind him, there’s a growing feeling of confidence that his search could actually work. But now that the novelty’s worn off, finding the motivation to keep going is about to become harder.
David finds himself trying to juggle meeting new men and providing a shoulder to cry on his to battered and pregnant friends. And, with a plethora of hotties vying for his attention, things are about to get more complicated.
Seeing DOUBLE is a 13,000K SHORT STORY, or about 37 pages.
Seeing DOUBLE – excerpt – 18 and over
Warning! Steam level – high
I’ve always been a bit of a hermit. I have close friends that I see every few weeks. I had an actual proper boyfriend, rather than just a hook-up, but that was over a decade ago. I’m quite the happy singleton. However, as I lay here with the weight of a man on top of me, a safe and protected feeling flowing through me, I briefly worry that I’ve missed out on years of this sensation. My blood’s pumping, carrying adrenaline and excitement around my veins as the heady mix of pheromones arouses my senses. Rav shifts his position, and I feel his lips on my neck. He’s as hard as I’ve felt him, and he’s sliding back and forth over my arse cheeks, grinding slowly as if to purposefully tease me. Every thrust forward pushes my hips into the soft mattress below, squeezing my own hardness against the bed sheets so I feel, once again, the wet and sticky patch that’s a sign of my sexual desire. He thrusts forward again, but this time his extremely hard cock catches against my hole, and I gasp out loud as pleasure rushes through my body. Rav seems to realise my intense enjoyment, for he pulls back and uses his hand to align his throbbing dick into the right position so that it’s pushing against me, tantalising me, with each forward gyration. I moan again as he reaches out and puts his arm around my throat gently; nothing aggressive, but just enough to give me an extra ripple of excitement. I can feel my cock dripping with anticipation as he continues to grind against me, my hole feeling wetter by the minute.
“You have to fuck me,” I groan quietly as I can’t bear the touch of his cock against me any longer. It’s not enough to have his throbbing head gliding slickly over my hole. I need it in me. I reach out to the bedside table where I’ve already got a couple of condoms out of their wrappers and ready to go. There’s nothing worse than being in ‘the moment’ and then having to spend a few desperate seconds fumbling with rubbers in a drawer. He doesn’t stop grinding as I’m pulling the protection towards him, and I momentarily dream of the day when I have a husband to thrust his bare dick deep inside me without any cause for alarm. Uhh, God. Just the thought of such a scenario sends a quiver through me and I moan again.
“You sure?” Rav whispers in my ear, though the speed at which he snatches up the condom makes me realise that his question is more etiquette than actual concern. If it was our first time, I probably wouldn’t fuck. Good fucking, for me anyway, requires a degree of comfort; something not normally found when sleeping with someone for the first time. But I’ve been with Rav twice before now and I’m more than ready to feel his beautiful brown cock pushing deep inside me.
Release date:
February 10th, 2014
Book 1: The Man PLAN
Book 2: Friends and FRENCHMEN
Book 3: Seeing Double
Buy Links:
Amazon – http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IA4ULNE/
B&N – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/seeing-double-a-lusch/1118399730?ean=2940045605786
ARe – https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-seeingdouble52firstdates3-1414844-149.html
Smashwords – https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/402565
Google – https://play.google.com/store/books/details/A_Lusch_Seeing_Double?id=gCPNAgAAQBAJ
52 First Dates – Boxed Set
The boxed set contains all three books already released in the series, The Man PLAN, Friends and FRENCHMEN, and Seeing DOUBLE.
Buy Links
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IA4LOBM/
ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-52firstdatesboxedsetbooks13-1414849-149.html
Smashwords: – https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/405816
About the author
A. Lusch lives in London and has been though much of the same path as David – in fact – this series is based around true events.
Of course, there is MUCH more to come in the tale, but, don’t worry, now the scene is set, there’ll be many more dates per book. Is there a happy ending in sight? You’ll have to keep reading to find out.
A. Lusch fully believes in never settling, always striving for the perfect match, and never giving up on your man once you’ve found him – oh, and eating A LOT of donuts!
Social links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlgenonLusch
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlgenonLusch
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7191612.A_Lusch
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/A.-Lusch/e/B00EB6OWSU/
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/ALusch
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From Johann to Tannenbaum is a stand-alone story set in the same universe as In Liam’s Wake, Ashlyn’s first novel in the Toys & Soldier’s Series. You will see a couple familiar faces while reading this story with the timeline along the same lines as In Liam’s Wake. Just like In Liam’s Wake, it is a dystopia set in the underground Colony introduced previously. This story is about Johann Andreas IV, a spoiled little rich kid trying to come into his own and failing, and a low-powered E (Empath) Tannebaum with an agenda of his own. They start out working together and the sparks start to fly. Each have their secrets and reasons for getting to know each other, but it builds slowly and weaves with the underlying Andrea family drama as we find out about secrets that were kept from Johann for most of his life. You will be amused, you will cringe, and you will cry as these secrets, and more, are revealed and relationships between several characters break and reform. Through it all, you can’t help but to keep rooting for Johann and Tanner as they find their bumpy, but happy, ending. The interweaving of the characters and subplots provide a cohesive whole that makes this story 5 stars.
Below is an except and links to find From Johann to Tannebaum. Thanks for reading!
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| Johann Andreas IV is a rich loser who has a raw deal in life. He is handsome, yet with a poor self-image, clever, but still uneducated, and despite being the heir apparent in his grandfather’s will, he’s about to be thrown out with nothing.In the underground colony of his birth, two things matter the most to its denizens: a name, which will guarantee his wealth and status, and a designated branding tattoo, the only thing allowing Colony-Dwellers to live safely underground. Johann has one year to secure both.His grandfather’s unexpected passing has propelled Johann to the foreground of his family. He must learn the family business within the year. He’s up to the challenge but one thing stands in his way; his mother has plans of her own…and they don’t include him. |
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Good morning and welcome to 2014! I hope everyone had a lovely New Years. My resolution is to write more: on this blog, finish some stories, post Works In Progress, and generally be out there more with readers to get feedback as to what I like so I can grow as a writer.
I’m starting the new year with a review of Rhys Ford’s Fish and Ghosts released on December 30, 2013 from Dreamspinner Press. I bought it and read it in one day. It was so good, I couldn’t put it down. 🙂
This is a cute urban fantasy with a little…no, a lot of humor, thrown in. I love the characters of Tristan Pryce and Wolfgang Kincaid. Wolf is a paranormal investigator sent by Tristan’s Uncle to investigate and debunk the Pryce family’s haunted house Tristan owns. Their interaction and love come through despite the turbulence of their meeting and the others around them, most of whom are ghosts staying at the mansion-turned-inn Hoxne Grange before moving on with death. The passing of loved ones are not feared in this story and this book gives a lighter version of how the dead move on. There are a few surprises; and not so surprising ones that if you pay attention to the interactions, you will see. Despite an evil ghost, a sarcastic housekeeper, and a meddling mother-in-law, Tristan and Wolf’s love blooms and a happy ending shines again. I would love to see more interactions between Tristan and Wolf; perhaps a few new stories with one about brother Bach?
Welcome to 2014. It is going to be a great year.
Eloreen Moon
Mostly so I can find it again…. 🙂
Welcome to the Blog Tour of In Liam’s Wake: The Makeshift Soldier book one of the Toys & Soldiers Series by Ashlyn Forge! I am today’s blog tour host here at Moonbeams Over Atlanta maintained by yours truly, Eloreen Moon. I have posted previously that this is coming and now it’s here! Now, without further ado, on to the review…
5 out of 5 Stars
MM, Gay, GBLT, Romance, Science Fiction, Dystopia
I’m not very formal, nor am I lengthy. I don’t talk about the plot, nor do I do spoilers either. You will either decide to read it based on how the synopsis sounds to you, how many stars averages and how the persons posting reviews line up with your taste. There are others who provide the more in-depth reviews and they have their places. Since I don’t necessarily remember specifics of a book past the emotional content, I leave the plots and spoilers to the others.
I was provided a copy of the book for this review. In fact, I was going to give it a week to read the book as I had other beta reading, work, and review commitments, including posting for this blog tour. And then I decided to pick up my Nook Color one Saturday a week and a half ago and started to read.
I couldn’t put it down. I read for three or four hours straight. I’m not entirely certain how long it took me to read since there was this time warp where I was in Liam and Riley’s world and didn’t want to leave. I had to finish the story, and did so in less than a day. I do read fairly fast, but I hadn’t been sucked into a plot like that in a while. I loved it.
It’s not a perfect story. There were a few slow scenes in the beginning; but just as I wanted to understand what was going on in the world, the answer appeared. This continued throughout the rest of the story. For a science fiction/futuristic/dystopia storyline, it had its realism and moments when you want to cry. Sometimes, I did. But, it also had its good moments and you were cheering on Liam and Riley. It’s a coming out theme, a hurt-comfort theme, and an angst theme all rolled into one. Most of all, there is love. It’s not in your face. It’s not simple. And like life, it sneaks up on you. You then discover that you have come to love the characters as they love each other by the end of the last word. I think I even said “no, no, I want to know more!” when I read that word. Something about “you can’t stop here,” also flitted across my mind. J
All in all, the characters, both main and supporting, were believable. I look forward to seeing more stories. Half-way through, I thanked Ashlyn for intending this book to be the start of a series, because I wanted to find out more about the imps. All of the characters moved me, especially the “alien” ones.
Overall, I really enjoyed this novel and can’t wait for the next story. Finding an author who likes to write a series is a plus in my book. Despite the few slow places in the beginning, I have to give it five out of five stars. You deserve it Ashlyn. And now I leave you with a quote from the book that I think says it well:
“Life is a struggle. It’s just as hard as, if not harder than, the blood sports you participate in. If you really want to tempt fate, you should try actually playing the cards you’ve been dealt for once.”
A revised version of this review will also appear in Goodreads under the ebook.
Synopsis
For eight years, Liam has been trapped underground in The Colony—a sanctuary so determined to stay hidden it forbids anyone from leaving once they’ve entered. His only hope of returning home rests on his best friend Riley who, on the eve of their escape, slipped into a coma.
Despite staggering debt, vengeful mutants and bounty hunters, Liam continues a seemingly never-ending quest for a cure to end Riley’s unnatural five-year sleep. Every night, Liam stares at the listless man who not only holds his escape, but his heart. The suffering can end, however; Liam must only forsake all hope of ever returning home again, abandon Riley to his fate, and wholeheartedly serve as a soldier for The Colony—the very people he’s trying to escape.
Live the life within his reach, or continue chasing the one just beyond his grasp? He need only submit.
More details and sample downloads – http://www.ashlynforge.com/in-liams-wake/
Buy Links:
Amazon (ebook) – http://amzn.com/B00FPYT5V6/
Amazon (paperback) – http://www.amazon.com/Liams-Wake-Makeshift-Soldier-Soldiers/dp/0989506010/
Kobo – http://bit.ly/1g5vJKL
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