This book isn't gay enough yet.
What struck me as I was proofreading LUNGS , is that it's really obvious I'm AroAce. Right now, Lungs has one rating, and that's a 3. And honestly, it's deserved. As I've been thinking about it--not the rating, but the book itself--it's increasingly clear to me that it isn't a genre Romance. It technically fits the brief, in that it's a happy for now ending. But nobody is in love. Nobody is even…
I made, a while back, a post wondering Why Do I Like Dark Romance? I've been thinking about this quite a bit because I often find myself dissatisfied with the 'dark' aspects of it. I have now found this article via bluesky: Bad Romance by Elia Cugini There is much sexual discomfort, danger, and violence to be found in these books, and they are a huge part of the books’ erotic charge, but they are…
Or maybe it's the other way around. Nothing gives me so much inspiration to write as reading . Whether it's nonfition or fiction, it makes my brain go brrrr. My brain starts churning out 'but what if?' and 'how does that work?' and 'it'd be so cool to do this' and so on and so forth. I read There Is No Antimemetics Division and it instantly made my brain go 'I MUST WRITE SCIFI OR I WILL PERISH'.…
The metal tentacles tightened around Bryant’s wrists and for the first time in his life he finally felt…safe. Bryant Harrison doesn’t do burglaries. His strength, his size, and his obviously once broken nose all mean he’s the muscle – not the thief. But he desperately needs the money to save his young daughter before she’s sent to a penal colony far beyond his reach. Alarm bells ring in his head…
“What I find in my territory is mine to keep. Even if it’s a man.” Jag. Uninhibited. Possessive. Walks on the wild side. Dane. Gentle giant. Monster lover. Plays it safe. Dane always knew his illicit fantasies of rough sex and dangerous men would one day lead him down a path of no return, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t stay away. After being beaten half to death by his ex, he wakes…
Kyran I have a secret. I'm gay, and I'm submissive. My family can't ever find out, because if they do, they'll disown me at best. The son of the Winters Gang leader can't be gay... And he definitely can't be in a relationship with Silvano Cresci, the new head of our most hated rival gang. I can't stop thinking about him. I can't stop lusting for him, and the way he made me submit, the way he could…
I told him to leave. He told me I was his…. The Intern Jaxson Bell has one goal: advancing his career by any means possible. Sleeping with men to further his aspirations isn’t uncommon for Jaxson, and his next target is obvious—the deputy mayor. Flirting with Vane is easy because he’s handsome, charming, confident, and knows exactly what Jaxson wants. It’s effortless to make a deal with Vane,…
Life sucks, and high school bad boy Akamatsu needs an outlet for his pent-up frustrations. Seven, a homeless guy living in a nearby park, is just the outlet Akamatsu is looking for. Soon, he finds himself heading to the park every day just to pick a fight, even though he never wins. So when Seven ends up kicked out of his favorite sleeping spot, Akamatsu decides there’s only one possible solution…
I've been thinking about this a lot, lately. I read a lot of dark romance; I have periods when it's the only thing I want to read. And dark romance has kind of a bad rep, I feel. So for me, personally, what's the draw? (This is not about why people in general like dark romance, this is me pondering my own brain. Just for the record, though, there's nothing wrong with enjoying dark romance, just…
Owen is only confident in two places: at work, supporting clients through IT woes, and when he's sitting around a gaming table in the role of a smooth and charming bard. He's never acted on the crush he's had on his physiotherapist—and total cubcake—Toma. Even though they're no longer patient and client, and his crush hasn't dialed down in the slightest, Owen can’t figure out how to make a move.…