Aug 01 2014 August 1, 2014 July 29, 2014 by Amanda Young

Friday Five: Clancy Nacht

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This week my guest on the blog is Clancy Nacht. Thanks for joining us, Clancy!

What kind of books do you read for fun?
Pulitzer Prize winning books. Things that make me see the written word in a different way and make me feel utterly incapable of writing. Torturing myself is fun to me. It’s a running theme.

What’s the one thing you can’t live without?
Oxygen.

If a genie granted you three wishes, what would they be?
I’d keep asking about more wishes until he hid in his lamp and refused to come out.

I’ve had a life-long obsession with this idea and having read extensively on what genies do, I’d be pretty convinced that it was going to be a trick. So I’d try to come up with really complex wishes that would have to be notarized and witnessed by lawyers so there would be no loopholes (theoretically.)

Then I’d be trying to get cancer cured without undue suffering to those who have it and how to obtain the cure.

I’d want to have a space program in my name with funding to run it, but I would never go into space myself. I just think that would be cool.

And then, just for myself, I’d ask to be a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race. But I wouldn’t want any existing judges to die or have issues. Just a guest judge.

What is best writing advice you can give?
Know the language in which you intend to write.

Can you share a little about your current release with us?

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Sure, it’s a story about a woman in a workplace who is committed to her career but is being sidelined by what she thinks is the womanizer in the office next door. As she peels back the layers, she realizes there’s much more to him (including garters!) than what she originally thought.

She’d had trouble in a previous relationship at the office, as women often do. Managing her love life and her professional life is a struggle, but she really can’t resist the lure of that sexy man next door who, as she finds out, is sweet and that they have a lot more in common than she thought they did.

To me, it is a sweet romance of a damaged woman who has often a very flawed perspective on the hero, a trope that harkens back to Jane Austen, who finds that the very man she dismissed was the one who was right for her.

My website: www.clancynacht.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clancy.nacht
Tumblr: http://clancynacht.tumblr.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/clancynacht

Loose Id: http://www.loose-id.com/prince-charming-wears-garters.html
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Prince-Charming-Wears-Garters-Clancy-ebook/dp/B00M196WPU/
Nook: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/prince-charming-wears-garters-clancy-nacht/1119993439?ean=9781623003531

 


Jul 29 2014 July 29, 2014 July 15, 2014 by Amanda Young

Tuesday 10: Ten Synonyms For Prostate

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This week’s list is all about the P spot – or the prostate.

1. Magic button
2. Hot button
3. P spot
4. Special spot
5. Hot spot
6. Sweet spot
7. Happy spot
8. Magic spot
9. Pleasure knot
10. Pleasure center


Jul 25 2014 July 25, 2014 July 16, 2014 2Comments by Amanda Young

Friday 5: Margaret Fieland

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Please welcome Margaret Fieland to the blog today. Thanks for joining us, Margaret!

What kind of books do you read for fun?
If it’s printed, I’ll read it. Seriously, I’m a terrible book junkie, and I get withdrawal symptoms if I don’t have a large stack waiting to be read. I love my library — I can borrow up to ten e-books at a time. My kids gave me a Kindle Fire for my birthday last year, and I love it.

I read a lot of romance, a lot of science fiction, and a fair amount of young adult books of various genres. I occasionally read mysteries. I read a lot of poetry, some biography and general non-fiction.

What’s the one thing you can’t live without?
Air. Water. Food.

I remember reading Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, which features, among other things, a sentient computer named Mike. In the book, which takes place on the Moon, you pay for air. I’ve never forgotten it.

It’s a fun book, well worth checking out if you’ve never read it.

If a genie granted you three wishes, what would they be?
Gads! I’m very wary of having three wishes granted, because everything has side effects, and I can’t know what the effects of my wishes would be. Wishes are dangerous things.

That said, I’d wish for good health, an end to financial difficulties, and for my next novel to become a best-seller.

What is best writing advice you can give?
Learn your craft. The rules may be made to be broken, but IMO you really have to ‘get’ them first. That includes grammar, punctuation, and the like, as well as conventions around point-of-view and the like.

I started writing fiction by accident. I was writing poetry exclusively at the time, but I joined a writing forum that required everyone to write fiction as well. I started with children’s fiction, under the mistaken impression it was easier. Ha. But I got hooked on writing fiction, and I’ve been at it ever since.

Can you share a little about your current release with us?
My latest release is called Broken Bonds. It’s about a major in the Federation Guard who is posted to be in charge of a base on an alien planet. The Terran Federation and the Aleyni have an uneasy relationship, to say the least. There are two previous novels in the series, but both are Young Adult novels.

When I started the first one, Relocated, my middle son was in the army, stationed in Afghanistan. Hence, the hostile relationship with the Aleyni and the desert environment.

Here’s an extended blurb:

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Broken Bonds

Sex with aliens? How about romance with aliens? A treason accusation? Brad Reynolds has his hands full. When Major Brad Reynolds is assigned to head the Terran Federation base on planet Aleyne, the last thing he expects to find is love, and certainly not with one of the alien Aleyni. How can he keep his lover, in the face of political maneuvering and of Ardaval’s feelings for his former partners — and theirs for him?

Excerpt (PG):

Brad took a deep breath of cool night air, inhaling the nutmeg scent of the flowers planted around Ardaval’s front door. Before Brad could knock, the door opened and Ardaval stood in the doorway. Brad hesitated before putting out his hands palm up.

Ardaval placed his hands over Brad’s. “My heart, my home, my hearth.”

“My hearth, my home, my heart,” Brad murmured in response.

Smiling, Ardaval directed his gaze at Brad’s eyes; it evoked the same curious flutter in the pit of his stomach as the last time they’d met. Ardaval held open the door and gestured for Brad to enter. “You’ve come to discuss Gavin.”

“I have.” Brad followed Ardaval into the front hall where tiles of local stone sparkled on the floor and a padded bench stood under a window. Through a doorway on one side, a glance revealed a kitchen furnished with dark wood cabinets, clean and a bit bare.

“Come.” Ardaval gestured toward the back of the hallway where a doorway led into a center courtyard, open to the cool night air, and motioned to a small table. A red-leafed tree in the center spread its leaves overhead. Brad sat, and Ardaval sat beside him.

Brad needed to talk about Gavin Frey’s political views. Views that, as far as he could tell from the records, were the opposite of his own. A breath brought him the scent of Ardaval’s skin, musky, with a hint of clove. Was it duty or cowardice keeping him from reaching for Ardaval’s hand and kissing the palm?

Ardaval clasped Brad’s hand in his. “Tell me more about why you were posted to Aleyne.”

Should he remove his hand? No. He enjoyed Ardaval’s touch and what was the harm, really? When he glanced up, he found Ardaval regarding him with evident amusement.

“I recommended that a man who used psi to save his squad be given a dishonorable discharge.” Brad hesitated. “Although the soldier deserved a medal rather than a court martial, he was a fool to admit he caught a thought.”

Ardaval nodded.

“About Gavin Frey. Is he your shan?” The thoughts slipped out.

Ardaval stared into Brad’s eyes for a a second or two before he replied. “As you surmise, he is my son; my shan, because I didn’t raise him.”

Might as well ask this, too. “His mother never told you about him?”

Ardaval shook his head. “No, she didn’t. He spent six months here after she died. Then we disagreed over a matter of ethical principal and he left.”

Given what he understood about Frey, Brad would have been surprised if they hadn’t.

“He married, but his wife died. He has a son who is now fourteen by Terran Standard years.”

“His mother possessed a strong psi talent.”

“She contacted you?” Brad’s eyebrows rose to his hairline.

“She did. I suggest you keep an eye on the boy.”

“Do you believe he has gazal?” If the boy developed Aleyni mind speech abilities, he’d need careful watching. Brad’s own family had been fairly accepting but how would Frey react if he discovered his son possessed gazal? And what about the terrorists, who might try to exploit Keth’s talent?

Ardaval nodded. “I do, though of course we’ve never met. Gavin doesn’t, or at least if he does, he keeps his mind so locked down it’s the same thing.”

Brad sighed and rose. He’d completed what he’d said he’d come to do.

“It happens this way with us, at times.” Ardaval paused for a moment. “We’ll meet again.”

Brad turned to leave. He couldn’t ignore this connection, wish it away, any longer. Only Ardaval’s assurance kept him moving out the door.

Publisher’s website:
http://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/new-releases/broken-bonds-detail

Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Bonds-Novels-Aleyne-ebook/dp/B00E5SGVSS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1374851946&sr=1-1

Barnes and Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/broken-bonds-margaret-fieland/1116214695?ean=2940148784913

Bookstrand:
http://www.bookstrand.com/broken-bonds

Where to find me on the web:

Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/margaretfieland/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/margaret.fielandAuthor
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/madcapmaggie
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4417476.Margaret_Fieland


Jul 22 2014 July 22, 2014 July 15, 2014 3Comments by Amanda Young

Tuesday 10: Ten Hot Free MPREG Novels

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This week I’m listing my top 10 favorite free MPREG novels. For those who are going “What the BLEEP is MPREG?” It’s any story that involves male pregnancy.

A couple of the stories below are fanfiction and marked as such so you’ll know what you’re getting into before you click on the links.

1. A Little Advice for Aspiring Fires by The Byger
Sterek Mpreg Fanfic
Regardless of his sadly lacking social circle, Stiles was going to have to get some physical contact or he was going to explode. Seriously. It’d be messy and Derek would probably become even more emotionally constipated having to clean up little bits of Stiles from his pristine walls and furniture.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://archiveofourown.org/works/692840

2. (Once in a) Blue Moon by clarkoholic, skywardsmiles
Sterek Mpreg Fanfic
Stiles and Derek are getting along, but they’re not a family, and they’re sure as hell not mates. Christ, they’re basically just two stupid guys who happened to get pregnant because of a full moon and sheer dumb luck.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://archiveofourown.org/works/772834

3. Balancing Karma by I.D. Locke
Karma has it in for Moswen. Trouble follows him around like a demented, faithful dog. Moswen never means for things to happen the way they do. It just does. And while things may seem bad at first, everything eventually works out for the best even if the road to getting there is a less than a smooth ride.

While fleeing his sister’s wrath for an accident that was almost not his fault, Moswen stumbles upon the chance to crash what promises to be a fun party.

Kijika is hopeful that the birthday bash for his grandfather, the current king, won’t be the deadly boring event he’s sure it will be and he’d much rather be pouring over ancient texts in his quest for knowledge. Moswen’s karma swings into action and Moswen and Kijika cross paths at the party setting in motion a relationship that will give both men what they most desire.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://id-locke.livejournal.com/13962.html

4. The Seahorse by Memphis86
Supernatural Mpreg Fanfic
Everything is going fine for Dr. Jensen Ackles, a successful 3rd-year resident in obstetrics and gynecology at Grace’s Heart hospital in San Francisco. But when a 22-year-old art student shows up at claiming he’s pregnant, Jensen is completely certain he’s crazy. After a bunch of tests, a sonogram and a bizarre story about having invoked the wrath of a ram-headed Egyptian fertility god, it turns out that Jared Padalecki isn’t joking: he really did get knocked up! And when Jared insists on having an OB-GYN of his own gender, Jensen’s long stretch of successfully not falling for one of his patients is finally at an end.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://memphis86.livejournal.com/125317.html

5. Fate by C.R. Hewitt
Coren Darshaw is a retired pirate and a successful weapons dealer. He has everything he wants, but what he needs is an extra hand or two to help him with his business and home. He decides to go to the slave market to purchase a blacksmith and a housekeeper, and instead buys a mysterious young man out of pity. He is not prepared for the consequences.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://www.freewebs.com/ninthwave/fate.htm

6. Content by C.R. Hewitt (this is a sequel to Fate)
Coren never imagined himself to be a family man, but things can change. This is a short fic I wrote in tribute to him that gives the reader a small peek into his and Lythallendar’s life together after their children are born.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://www.freewebs.com/ninthwave/content.htm

7. Heart String by Azela
Lael was on his way to meet his soul mate, the woman his Heart String chose for him. To his surprise it is not a woman his Heart String has chosen for him.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://original.adultfanfiction.net/story.php?no=600105055

8. This War of Ours by Darkladyknight
Colonel Severson was sent to Garnet to fight in a war that wasn’t really theirs. To fight against people they didn’t understand. To put your life on the line, only to find out that maybe the enemy isn’t really your enemy.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://www.fictionpress.com/s/1797552/1/This_War_of_Ours

9. Tainted Angel by Darkladyknight
Lása wanted to be left alone, to go back to Garnet to face the charges for killing his mate. He didn’t expect for Moria to stand up from him, or the council to pardon his crime. Or someone to open his eyes to love and passion.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2025992/1/Tainted_Angel

10. Tearc Dragan by Darkladyknight
Abandoned on a ship lost in space, for thirteen years Solas has been alone. Until fate sent him Devin. But when you can’t understand each other, it’s hard to make things work.
You can find this story at the link below:
http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2340139/1/Tearc_Dragan


Jul 18 2014 July 18, 2014 June 26, 2014 by Amanda Young

Friday 5: Piper Vaughn

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Please welcome Piper Vaughn to the blog today. Thanks for joining us, Piper!

What kind of books do you read for fun?

Mostly I read romance in all of its subgenres (contemporary, paranormal, fantasy, etc), but I also read high fantasy, urban fantasy, sci-fi, mysteries, and thrillers. Really, whatever strikes my fancy.

What’s the one thing you can’t live without?

My family.

If a genie granted you three wishes, what would they be?

-Good health. I have type 2 diabetes and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. I’d love to be rid of those and be down to a healthy weight, which I am slowly struggling toward on my own. I could potentially get rid of the diabetes someday. Hashimoto’s is, unfortunately, a lifetime condition.
-To own my fantasy house overseas.
-To have the money to pay for my son’s college and to travel.

What is the best writing advice you can give?

-Write as much as you can, and read as much as you can. It sounds cliché, but it’s really the best advice I can offer. You have to hone your own craft. You can read all the advice books you want and learn how to self-edit and all that, but no one can teach you how to write. It develops through practice and hard work.

Can you share a little about your current release with us?

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-Sure! My current release is a short story written with Xara X. Xanakas for the Project Fierce anthology. This anthology is near and dear to my heart. I feel really strongly about LGBTQ youth homelessness since they make up such a disproportionate number of the homeless kids out there. I wanted to do something to help, but I only have so much of my own money to donate. I thought of the idea of doing a charity anthology, in which each author would contribute a story for free, with all proceeds going to a designated charity. I pitched the idea to Less Than Three Press, one of my publishers, and they agreed to produce the anthology and even give up their own earnings (minus vendor fees) to the cause. The charity we’re helping is Project Fierce, which seeks to provide transitional housing and support services to homeless LGBTQ youth in Chicago.

People can order the anthology directly through LT3. It’s also available through Amazon and the other major book e-tailers out there. No author is making any money from this anthology. Help us support a great cause and pick up a copy today! 🙂

~*~

Piper Vaughn wrote her first love story at eleven and never looked back. Since then, she’s known that writing in some form was exactly what she wanted to do. A reader at the core, Piper loves nothing more than getting lost in a great book—fantasy, young adult, romance, she loves them all (and has a two thousand book library to prove it!). She grew up in Chicago, in an ethnically diverse neighborhood, and loves to put faces and characters of every ethnicity in her stories, so her fictional worlds are as colorful as the real one. Above all, she believes that everyone needs a little true love in their life…even if it’s only in a book.

Visit Piper at: http://pipervaughn.com


Jul 15 2014 July 15, 2014 June 25, 2014 by Amanda Young

Tuesday 10: Ten more synonyms for penis

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Sorry guys. I couldn’t resist continuing this one…

Ten More Synonyms For Penis

1. Hard-on

2. Staff

3. Organ

4. Boner

5. Pole

6. Wood

7. Lance

8. Sword

9. Meat

10. Wiener


Jul 14 2014 July 14, 2014 July 15, 2014 by Amanda Young

Music I Love: Sleeping With A Friend by Neon Trees

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Jul 11 2014 July 11, 2014 July 10, 2014 2Comments by Amanda Young

Friday 5: Dianne Hartsock

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Please welcome Dianne Hartsock to the blog today. Thanks for joining us, Dianne!

What kind of books do you read for fun?
At the moment I am happily drowning in m/m erotic romances. My favorite authors keep writing more books! I also like a good fantasy/scifi from C.J. Cherryh and thrillers from Dean Koontz and Robin Cook.

What’s the one thing you can’t live without?
But there are so many things! Coffee and good books, my husband and kids, dark chocolate. Walks on the beach are a must as well.

If a genie granted you three wishes, what would they be?
1. To be financially secure so I don’t have to go to my evil day job.
2. The perfect balance of time between my writing, family, and vacations around the world.
3. Coffee that doesn’t give me the jitters, doesn’t make me fat when I add caramel and cream, and is good for me.

What is best writing advice you can give?
Write something every single day. One of my favorite quotes, I can’t remember who by, says you can always go back and edit bad writing, but you can’t edit a blank page. And never try to copy anyone else’s style, no matter how much you love their work. Your own ‘writer’s voice’ will come to you in time.

Can you share a little about your current release with us?

StuckonRewind

Stuck on Rewind

Ashton has been in love with his best friend for years, watching him grow from a pretty high school boy to the gorgeous erotic dancer at the club where they both work. The problem is that Lance enjoys the attention of a variety of men while Ashton wants him for his very own.

After a day spent denying his attraction for Lance, standing by while their friend Trey openly flirts with him, Ashton decides it’s time to make his move or risk losing his man forever. Once Lance knows how he feels, he’ll realize they should be together. Or is it already too late?
ARe Books: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-stuckonrewind-1523592-149.html

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Stuck-Rewind-Dianne-Hartsock-ebook/dp/B00KNZDRJI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1403828196&sr=8-2&keywords=dianne+hartsock


Jul 08 2014 July 8, 2014 July 7, 2014 by Amanda Young

Free & Discount Books

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Smashwords is kicking off their sixth annual Summer promotion and a ton of authors and publishers are discounting their catalogs–including yours truly. All of my self-published stories are on sale and a few are 100% free until the end of the month.

Bottom’s Up, Furtive Liaison, and Pool Boy Seduction are FREE! Use the code SW100 at check out.

Inestimable Blessings is 50% off. Use the code SW50 at check out.

You can check out my complete listing HERE on Smashwords. Don’t forget to double check your codes and prices because they won’t show up correctly until you add them to your cart.

If you have any questions, just give me a shout.

 

 

 

 

 


Jul 08 2014 July 8, 2014 July 8, 2014 by Amanda Young

Tuesday 10: Ten synonyms for vagina

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This week we’re visiting the opposite end of the spectrum.

Ten Synonyms For Vagina

1. Pussy

2. Cunt

3. Twat

4. Channel

5. Core

6. Sheath

7. Glove

8. Folds

9. Valley

10. Nether Lips