Yes, as previously warned, I’m asking for votes for BEDKNOBS & BEANSTALKS at Whipped Cream’s Book of the Week poll. It was solidly in second place when I checked. Please vote

You don’t need to have read the book, since they only ask which book sounds best, based on the reviews.

The nice thing is, even if it doesn’t win, it’s popped up on top sellers chart over at Ravenous Romance’s website, which is great. Hopefully the contributors will get a few more bucks out of their stories this way. So, writers, your vote supports other writers.

If you are so inclined, buy link (it’s a steal at only $1.99)

Thank you!

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An erotic collection of m/m fairy tales!

Once upon a time. As children, those four words told us we were about to enter a brand-new world: scarier, happier, more enchanted than our everyday life. No matter our own particular expectations and experience with fairy tales, we knew we were in for a wild ride. Handsome princes would save beautiful damsels in distress and the ogres never got the girl.

Perhaps in our own stories, or in our own lives, we aren’t quite satisfied with those happily-ever-afters. What sound-minded prince would choose any of those airheaded bosomy blondes that populate familiar animated versions of the original, much darker, and more ominous tales made famous by the Brothers Grimm?

Well, put all that behind you and prepare for a new type of fairy tale. Not only are they guaranteed to get you into bed. though not for sleep, you won’t find a single of those old-fashioned stereotypical characters.

Instead enter a world where a magic cock ring can grow into a mighty peenstalk, or an unhappy shepherd can meet the sexiest wolf imaginable. A Japanese youth with the strength of a bear finds himself weak in the face of a beautiful samurai, and a young man in a ball gown can charm a prince to distraction. These are but a few of the adventures that await you, once upon a time!

Get a copy!

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I just got cover art for Bedknobs & Beanstalks, m/m fairy tales anthology. This is the first antho I’ve edited and I’m so excited to see it coming out next week.

The stories include:

Jack and the Peenstalk by Clancy Nacht

The Rebelliously Single Prince by Lenore Black

Cry Wolf by Mercy Loomis

Kintaro by S.J. Frost

Ashes and Crystal by Jason Rubis

Handsome and Grateful by Kilt Kilpatrick

Swan Made by Mina Kelly

King’s Honor by JL Merrow

The Merman’s Tail by Jay Di Meo

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It certainly felt that way when I tried to get out of bed this morning.

I got home late last night after a far-too-eventful journey home. I went to bed almost right away. Turns out my slightly sore throat and stuffed sinuses weren’t due to talking too much or allergies. I’m definitely coming down with something. Lack of sleep over the 5 days I was gone didn’t help, and I’m still not caught up.

The good news is that I had a few hours while I was gone to put the final touches on BEDKNOBS & BEANSTALKS and I sent it off to Ravenous. Just one more round of edits to get back and I hope to hear about the release date in the next week or so.

I’m reading angels/demons stories intermittently while I crank out the last couple of chapters of RARER THAN RUBIES which is due in a couple of weeks. It’s in pretty good shape but I’ll still have to work my butt off on that.

I’ll post about my trip soon, but right now, I feel like crawling back under the covers! I had a fantastic time and met some great new people as well as seeing old friends.

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Here’s the line up for the upcoming Gay Fairy Tales anthology. I’m really excited by how many great stories I got. In fact, I decided not to put my own story in, to make  room for as many of them as possible. Publication date: late September or early October.

BEDKNOBS & BEANSTALKS: Gay Erotic Fairy Tales

Clancy Nacht: Jack and the Giant Peenstalk
Elizabeth Black: Furousen – The Fountain of Youth
Kilt Kilpatrick: Handsome and Grateful
Jason Rubis: Ashes and Crystal
Mercy Loomis: Cry Wolf
Jay Di Meo: The Merman’s Tail
JL Merrow: The King’s Honor
Natalie Kingston: Swan Made
Lenore Black: The Rebelliously Single Prince
S.J. Frost: Kintaro

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