I interrupt the Cocktoberfest frivolities to squee over the fact my first title with Dreamspinner Press is here!

Check out DISGUISES, a Halloween story with a twist. A non-paranorma, gay-for-you story. Because you can have too many vampires, witches and zombies this time of year. DISGUISES is your antidote!

Race Wilcox and Derrick Steele are best friends and co-stars of a mildly popular television series perpetually on the verge of cancellation. Promotion and ratings are high priority for the network. So when a Halloween party turns into a huge publicity event, Race and Derrick are obliged to attend. Race hates the idea, and only the fact that Derrick will be there makes the idea bearable… until he finds out Derrick’s girlfriend will be there too. The sudden flare of jealousy stuns Race, and there will be many more surprises to come during and after the party, surprises that will affect Race and Derrick’s relationship forever.

Read an excerpt or buy it at Dreamspinner!

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To celebrate the release on Wed, Oct 28 of DISGUISES, my first title with Dreamspinner Press, I’m having a special costume contest.

We’ve all had our share of good and bad experiences with costumes. Share your most embarrassing or your coolest costume party story with us for a chance to win a copy of Disguises.

Leave a comment here to enter. If you link to a photo of the costume in question, I’ll give you 5 entries, otherwise just one per comment.

One prize to most embarrassing costume and one prize to coolest costume.

Enter by midnight (Eastern time) on Oct 31. I’ll choose the winners and post sometime on Sunday Nov 1.

To start things off, I’ll share the fact that when I was in the 5th grade I dressed up as a trash bag. I’ve never had much imagination about costumes and my mom was even worse! I wore black tights and one of those old black Hefty bags filled with paper so it looked like a full bag. Thankfully, no photos exist.

My coolest costume would be a tie between wearing a black vintage cocktail dress with huge hat and enormous faux pearl so I looked like a 30s film star.I was in college at the time and I wore this to a party my sorority had with some fraternity.  Somewhere I have a photo of me and some guy “water-skiing” on a table. I’ll try and find it to share.

The other cool costume was when my boyfriend and I both wore black suits and dark glasses and went as Men in Black. I wanted a plastic gun and honestly it was nearly impossible to find! It’s easier to buy a real gun than to find a toy gun. I ended up with some Star Wars thing. Anywaym we both looked pretty cool and got a lot of compliments on our costumes.

Word Counts - Today: 0 | October: 0 | 2009: 161,028

I’ve definitely been behind on the blog and emails this past week and I’m trying to catch up. Gmail had some issues and has been delivering messages long after they were sent. I even lost an email with a contract from a publisher and thankfully they re-sent the email.

I got the cover art from Dreamspinner last night for DISGUISES,  which will be coming out next month. Here’s the blurb. I’m going to post an excerpt later on once I pick a good one.

DISGUISES from Dreamspinner Press
M/M Contemporary Erotic Romance

Race Wilcox and Derrick Steele are best friends and co-stars of a mildly popular television series that’s perpetually on the verge of cancellation. Publicity and ratings are a high priority for their network, and both stars are expected to attend the Halloween party which has been turned into a huge publicity event. Race hates Halloween, hates dressing up and hates publicity, and only the prospect of going along with Derrick makes the idea palatable. Until he finds out Derrick’s long-term, long-distance girlfriend Stella
Reynolds will be joining them. Race is also straight, yet he can’t explain the sudden jealousy that information causes.

When shocking events during and after the network’s party reveal startling secrets, Race comes to realize that he wants more than friendship with Derrick, only he’s not sure that Derrick is willing to put their friendship at risk by taking things to a whole new and
intimate level.

Word Counts - Today: 0 | September: 2,986 | 2009: 161,028