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Friday, August 30, 2013

Virtual Book Tour: Marco by A.J. Kelton and #Giveaway! #GLBT #romance #CBLSpromo


Happy Friday, everyone! Today we're featuring an awesome m/m romance as part of the CBLS virtual book tour! The author's also sponsoring a giveaway, so don't forget to scroll all the way down past the yummy excerpt for a chance to win! Enjoy!


Marco
by A.J. Kelton
Erotic Gay Romance
Publisher: MLR Press
Release Date: May 18, 2013
Heat Level: Steamy
Length: 244 pages

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Description:
Being a superstar can give you everything but true happiness.

Marco, in the public eye from childhood, has everything but the one thing he truly wants. Someone to love him for who he is. Evan, Marco's lead guitarist and part-time lover, tends to Marco's needs, from broken heart to media disaster. He keeps his love for Marco secret for fear of ruining the friendship. Jaron would give anything to reach superstar status, given the chance to work beside Marco, he sees it as the perfect way to realize his dream. Will Marco ever see Evan as more than a friend or will Jaron finally get the stardom he dreams of?

Warning: This title is intended for readers over the age of 18 as it contains adult sexual situations and/or adult language, and may be considered offensive to some readers.


Excerpt

He caught movement out of the corner of his eye and stopped a second to glance up. His heart stopped as he stood there staring at what was walking up the carpet, not able to believe his eyes.

The black leather jeans seemed molded to his long lean legs, the sides intricately laced showing just the right amount of skin, enough to show off his perfect legs but not so much that it made you scream cheap. No those pants screamed “Fuck Me!” if they said anything at all. If Jaron had to guess those jeans alone probably cost more than he made in a week. The black sheer shirt, although silky in appearance, was loose flowing and like the pants had laces up the sides, but at intervals where the shirt looked like it would fall off at any moment. The aviator glasses accented his chiseled features instead of diminishing from them like many sunglasses tended to do. 

He paused a moment, smiled at the crowd, tossed his head so that his collar length dark hair swung about his face. This action alone brought another round of ear shattering screams. He grabbed a marker from someone and started signing the many magazines, scraps of paper, or whatever the fans had managed to grab when they realized who was walking in and that he was willing to sign a few autographs. He turned back toward the nightclub and swaggered toward the door. Swagger was definitely the way Jaron would have put it. No one walked with that much swing in their hips naturally.

Great, this was just what he needed, not only would he have to hear about his failure to get in from Ashton but Marco Romero also would know that he had failed to get an entry into what was surely to be the hottest club in the city.

“Come on pretty boy.” Marco smiled at him as he grabbed his arm and turned him around. Slinging his arm over Jaron's shoulder, he pulled him close. A surge of desire coursed through his body as he realized that Jaron seemed to mold perfectly to his side, almost as if he was made for him.

There was no way that this could really be happening. No way that Marco would take pity on him and get him into the club. This was fantastic, this was so going to go into his article. He was one step closer to his all access to Marco and he knew it. He didn’t know what the sudden change was but it didn’t matter, he was going to use this to his advantage.

Jaron noticed that even the guards at the door seemed to be awe struck by the appearance of the hottest star in the century. He felt like he was standing in the middle of a strobe light with the constant flash of the camera and Marco’s model pose. He tried to copy his pose, to not be one of those people who stood awkwardly by the star’s side. He’d seen it in several pictures that were printed and always said if he got his chance he would be ready. He spent hours in front of the mirror even now perfecting his pose.

“Should have known you would have an invite,” he muttered under his breath.

“Oh I don’t, do you really think they would turn me away though? Do you know what could happen to this club if I was to mention that they refused me entrance? Do the words ‘here today gone tomorrow’ mean anything to you?” He smiled, giving a slight nod to the bouncers as they rushed to open the door for him. “You are now cool by association, isn’t fame grand?”
  
About the Author:
A.J. Kelton are the dynamic writing team of Angel and Jordan. The couple met online several years ago on an Alexander fan site and have been friends ever since. Angel soon found that Jordan had a flare for storytelling with several half-finished stories on her computer. Angel encouraged Jordan to finish the stories and with help in creative description she decided to send the stories off to MLR press. They were both shocked and excited when they got the news that Faelon was accepted for publication. While Jordan may have a flare for storytelling she doesn’t enjoy the smaller details in getting a story ready for publication. That is where Angel comes in; she spends countless hours getting the story ready after line edits, going over each line in proofing and formatting, making decisions such as covers and fonts, all things that Jordan just has problems focusing on.

Angel is always on the lookout for her perfect mate, a cross between Ethan from Under the Australian Sky and Evan from Marco.  Until Mr. Perfect appears at her door, or in front of her booth wanting an autograph she loves to read, take pictures and attend concerts of all kinds. She loves all things 80’s. Angel lives in Texas with her two dogs, Daisy a beagle who she insists is nothing like snoopy and her Chihuahua Bonita.

When not writing Jordan loves to read anything from Amish romance to the dark taboo books of fiction both M/M and Het. She is a very avid reader, except when writing because she doesn’t want to be influenced by what she is reading. Jordan loves to travel and often her latest vacation spots show up in his books. While Jordan is always looking for that perfect place to live at the moment she can be found in Kansas.

Both writers have solo projects coming out in the future, Angel with Misunderstandings under the name Angel Rothamel. Jordan with Legion under the name Rider Jacobs.

Both authors would love to hear from you. You can contact them at AJKelton@AJKelton.com. You can also find them on Facebook under both AJ Kelton, Angel Rothamel and Rider Jacobs.

Connect with A.J. Kelton


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Have a wonderful weekend, all!

Nona Raines

Hot Contemporary Romance
Edgy ~ Emotional ~ Erotic
www.nonaraines.com


Thursday, August 1, 2013

#Romance VBT and #Review: Searching for Superman by Ute Carbone #CBLSpromos




Searching for Superman
by Ute Carbone
Contemporary Romanctic Comedy
Publisher: Champagne Books
Release Date: June 3, 2013
Heat Level: Sensual
Word Count/Length: 55,000 words/166 pages



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Description:
Stephanie Holbrook has finally found a job she really loves: working as an assistant to Conrad Finch in a small regional theater that’s about a three dollars and a power outage from being torn down. Stephanie wishes her love life would be as perfect as her job. She’ll be thirty on her next birthday and she still hasn’t found Mr. Right.  According to Stephanie, Mr. Right has to be strong and brave, with great values and good looks. A guy a lot like Superman. 

When Doug Castleberry shows up at her niece’s birthday party dressed as Superman, Stephanie is positive he’s not the real deal. Sure, he’s great with kids and he’s kind of cute. But he’s just a high school teacher making extra money by dressing up for kid’s parties. Hardly the strong, brave, and drop-dead gorgeous guy she’s looking for.

As the theater teeters ever closer to the edge of disaster, Doug proves to be a better man than Stephanie had ever imagined. Could he be the Superman she’s been looking for all along?



Excerpt:
As though her frustration had been carried across the airwaves, a white van with a castle stenciled to its side pulled into the Spellman’s driveway as Stephanie hung up. None too soon. She surveyed the damages. All the balloons had been popped. The presents had been opened in an attempt to restore order among the birthday guests. Wrapping paper was strewn across the floor in three rooms. Some of the girls were playing catch with a new Barbie doll. And several other children were using a new jump rope as a makeshift whip.

Steve had taken Max, who had somehow fallen asleep despite the ruckus, upstairs for a nap. Liz was attempting to clean bits of cookie dough from the counters and floors. Stephanie squared her shoulders, ready for a showdown with the belated Cinderella.

She marched down the driveway, ready to tell the Castle Creature just what she thought of abhorrently tardy behavior, when out of the van jumped Superman.

He didn’t look so much like Superman as a man dressed for a Halloween party. He was too short for a superhero, for one, only a few inches taller than Stephanie. He was more wiry than muscular. He was cute, though. He had a full head of light brown curly hair and nice eyes. Not blue, like Christopher Reeve’s had been, but hazel. The eyes were looking right at her.

“Spellman?” he asked. When she didn’t answer, he smiled apologetically. “The GPS in the van isn’t working. And this development is a maze. I felt like I was in an episode of Lost. In which I was really lost. I figured I’d eventually run out of gas and Jane would have to put out an APB.” He looked at Stephanie with those hemlock eyes again. “Sorry.”

“You are not supposed to be Superman.”

“What?” He went to the van and drew a paper off the seat.

“I’m sure. Yup. Says right here. Superman.”

She took the paper from him and crumbled it. “You are supposed to be Cinderella.”

“No.” He looked at her with a combination of horror and confusion. “Cinderella?”

“It’s a princess party. So you better have Cinderella in that van of yours.”

“It’s not my van. And, no, I don’t have Cinderella hiding under the backseat.” He gave her a no-harm-no-foul sort of shrug.

“Let me call Jane.”

Stephanie waved her cell phone at him. “What do you suppose I’ve been doing for the last hour?”

“Okay, okay. She’s probably... Let me go back to the shop, see what I can do.”

He turned to get back into the van. She gave his cape a tug. “You are not leaving. You can’t leave. There are twenty-five children terrorizing my sister’s house and you have to stop them.”

“You’re not Liz Spellman?”

“No. I’m her sister. It doesn’t matter. You get in there and do whatever it is you do or I’ll get you fired.”

“That would be great,” said Superman. “Seriously, if you could get me fired.” He smiled. She glared at him. “Twenty-five?”

She nodded and he shook his head. “No offense to your sister, but is she nuts? The kid is five, right? All the magazines say age plus one.”



***Nona’s Review*** 

(Disclaimer: I purchased this book myself.)

This story was a fun read made more enjoyable by two very likable main characters. Discovering that the story takes place in my stomping grounds of upstate New York was a pleasant surprise. Stephanie’s bad experience with a former boyfriend has made her reluctant to risk her heart again. When she tells her sister that her ideal man is “Superman”, I had to roll my eyes. What mortal man can fill those shoes? Or should I say, can fill out that costume. Having Doug, the hero, show up at her niece’s party dressed as the Man of Steel was a cute turn of events.

Doug’s taken with Stephanie right away, but she’s a hard sell. Doug may not have super powers, but he’s smart, good looking, a devoted teacher and all around good guy. Still, he finds himself firmly in the friend zone.  Stephanie, in the meantime, is wooed by a local rocker and a hunkalicious firefighter while trying to save the local theater where she’s employed.

Stephanie’s boss Conrad and Conrad’s crabby mother are among the supporting characters that add to the fun.  The efforts to save the theater, a local landmark, from demolition and to make it a thriving concern in the community make an interesting subplot. There’s even a bit of mystery as our hero and heroine realize that someone is actively trying to undermine their efforts to save the theater. Oh, and did I mention that a wackadoodle named Merry becomes obsessed with Doug?

I only wish there hadn’t been quite so many obstacles in the way of Doug and Stephanie, and that the author had allowed them to get together sooner before the “black moment” that temporarily tore them apart. I was a bit irked that Stephanie made Doug wait so long before realizing he was “the one” and I wish Doug had given his inner nice guy a kick in the pants and been more assertive with her.

Though the heat rating of the story is sensual, in my opinion it’s fairly mild.  The one lovemaking scene between Doug and Stephanie is short and not explicit. I’d recommend Searching for Superman to any reader who enjoys light, sweet romance with a generous dash of humor.



About the Author:
Ute (who pronounces her name Oooh-tah) Carbone is a multi-published author of women’s fiction and romance. Her romantic comedy, The P-Town Queen, was selected as Champagne Books novel of the year for 2012. She and her husband reside in Nashua, NH. They have two grown sons.

Connect with Ute Carbone
Blog 
TellingStories (available daily via Paper Li) 

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Have a wonderful weekend, all!
Nona Raines
Hot Contemporary Romance
Edgy ~ Emotional ~ Erotic
www.nonaraines.com



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