I’m at Loose Ends today, blogging about chivalry and where it triggers a personal pet peeve. Stop by if you can!

Cop Out is my fifth book and first contemporary.  I hope you like it as much as I do, because I do love this book. It’s available from Dreamspinner in print and ebook formats.

Blurb:

Detective Kurt O’Donnell is used to digging up other people’s secrets, but when he discovers his slain partner was married to another man, it shakes him. Determined to do the right thing, Kurt offers the mourning Davy his assistance. Helping Davy through his grief helps Kurt deal with the guilt that his partner didn’t trust him enough to tell him the truth, and somewhere along the way Davy stops being an obligation and becomes a friend, the closest friend Kurt has ever had.

His growing attraction to Davy complicates matters, leaving Kurt struggling to reevaluate his sexuality. Then a sensual encounter neither man is ready for confuses them further. To be with Davy, Kurt must face the prospect of coming out, but his job and his relationship with his Catholic family are on the line. Can he risk destroying his life for the uncertain possibility of a relationship with a newly widowed man?

For my mom’s birthday today, I’m outlining at Contact Infinite Futures which technology probably still seems like sci-fi to her.  Stop by, you might be amazed.

Oh, I have been very remiss in writing this post.  I’m totally excited about the project, but Real Life’s been getting in the way of me being online.

Anyway, I’ve been invited to contribute to a gay, steampunk web serial.  I’ll be joining a group of very talented authors: Lex Valentine (the driving force behind the project), Stephani Hecht and Jaime Samms (who I had the pleasure of meeting at GayRomLit this year), Jason Edding and Charlie Cochrane.  It will be called Lords of Aether and we’re expecting to launch sometime in December (fingers crossed).

Lex blogged about it in-depth at Castles and Guns, if you want to find out more about it.  I’ll be sure to post updates here.

I hope you’ll be gentle with us, because I think this is the first time venturing into Steampunk for all of us.  We’ve started brainstorming already and I can’t wait to start posting!

I’ll be chatting at Gay Day, as per the post below.  There will be tons of excerpts and prizes, so please join us!

Sunday, October 30^th is Gay Day at Ethan Day’s Yahoo Group.  Gay Day is the one day a month when the best authors in GLBT Romance stop by to post excerpts of their new and upcoming releases.

The following authors will be generously offering giveaways you can enter to win:

KC Burn – Cop Out

Pia Veleno – My Ghost

Clare London – London Eye

Josephine Myles – Barging In

Andrew Grey – Legal Artistry

Andrea Speed – The Little Death

Devon Rhodes – One More Wish

Jambrea Jo Jones – Rayne’s Wild Ride

Ally Blue – Love, Life, and Lemon Cookies

Z.A. Maxfield – St. Nacho’s 4: The Book of Daniel

Stevie Woods – And This Man Is My Lover? & Stone By Stone

Willa Okati – Between You & Me & Readers Choice from Back List

K.Z. Snow – The Zero Knot or Readers Choice from Back List

Elizabeth Noble – Together Bound & Marked Yours (As a set)

SJD Peterson – Quinn’s Need or Lorcan’s Desire

Kate McMurray – Across the East River Bridge

Jaime Samms – Ghosts And Lovers

Viki Lyn – The Tiger Within

Tara Lain – Golden Dancer

The amazing Authors below will be popping in and out to chat & post excerpts from their latest books:

Bryl R Tyne – Divinity

Nix Winter – Loving Robin

Viki Lyn – The Hunter Within

Lily Sawyer – Somebody To Love

Simone Anderson – To Love Again

Charlie Cochrane – Music in the Midst of Desolation

Andrea Speed – Pretty Monsters (Josh of the Damned, #1)

The day will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST in the Ethan Day Yahoo Group where we’ll be posting excerpts, running contests for free books, and chatting about all the new and upcoming releases from your favorite authors.

I’m blogging today at Flirty Author Bitches about scary typos.  Hey, it’s almost Halloween, and if you throw “scary” in front of anything, it sort of applies, right?

Also, I’m giving away a copy of Trompe L’oeil at the Coffee & Porn site today.  I don’t think the post is up yet for commenting, so check back periodically during the day.  I’m sure it will be no hardship at all to cruise through those lovely naked people in the interim.  If I have a chance at work today to amend the link to point directly to the post, I will, but don’t hold your breath

Anyway, please stop by either or both if you’re able!

I’m blogging today at the Coffee & Porn site today on my most embarrassing sexual moment.  Should be fun… for everyone else Anyway, stop by and check it out.  You’re welcome to share your own or just laugh at mine.

I’m guest blogging today at the October Monster Mash Up party over with Katie Reus – please stop by!

Oh, I’m so excited!  I have cover art, a release date, and a spot on Dreamspinner’s Coming Soon page for Cop Out!  November 18th is when it releases, and the talented Reese Dante is responsible for my fantastic cover art.  This is the first contemporary I’ve ever written, and it’s full of angsty goodness — in my opinion anyway… yours may differ Guess I better get cracking about finding an excerpt or two!

Rachel Haimowitz was gracious enough to host me on her blog, Fantasy Unbound, where I talk a wee bit about fantasies, and I’m giving away a copy of Trompe L’oeil to one of the commenters.  So stop by!  Hmmm… since we’d got our wires crossed a bit, let’s say I’ll pick a winner… end of day Thursday?

UPDATE: The contest will be open until Monday, so stop by and comment