Robert J. Halliwell: “My own experiences with love and romance influence me massively. I’m not the sort of person who can write things that I have no connection to.” AS WE celebrate Pride Month, I’m thrilled to feature an Own Voice author whose work brilliantly highlights the importance of diverse voices in fiction, including authentic […]
“I wouldn’t classify the series as anything other than gay erotic thrillers. I’m proud to be writing them.” – Thom Collins, from our February 2026 interview. BRITISH AUTHOR Thom Collins’ Basic Instincts series is a fascinating fusion of erotic thriller, crime fiction, and M/M romance, drawing unapologetically from the cinematic DNA of the 1990s erotic […]
Nicholas Young: “I’m sure my sexuality influences my writing subconsciously. It would be strange if it did not.” I WANT to welcome Nicholas Young to the Blog. Nicholas is a Canadian author whose work delves into themes of queerness, memory, isolation, and belonging through intimate, character-driven storytelling. His debut novel, Under the Covered Bridge, is […]
Marc Ruvolo: “…never forget what pain and suffering the queer community went through in the 80s.” Last year during Pride Month, I had the pleasure of interviewing queer horror author Marc Ruvolo about his life, writing, and music career; we briefly conversed about the original edition of his horror novella Pieties. I also reviewed the […]
PERPETUALLY DRAWN to the shadows (I mean, I was a goth for a reason—there are pics!), I seek out stories that not only linger in the dark but actively pull you into it. Of course, some are more successful than others. I’m always looking for authors who aren’t afraid to explore the thrills, the horrors, […]
“…if you fish for the glory you catch the darkness too… when you hook twice the glory you hook twice the fear.” — Sheila Watson CANADA IS often portrayed as friendly, relaxed, and picturesque, but readers here have a long-standing love for fiction that dives into shadows, secrets, and emotional complexity. The stark bleakness of […]
Thom Collins: “I write what interests me, and I don’t censor myself.” I WANT to welcome author Thom Collins to the Blog. His work weaves thriller-style tension beautifully with gay romance; the growing attraction between his male protagonists is never a side narrative but central to the danger surrounding his protagonists, shaping the emotional core […]
IN 2025, I reached a momentous milestone with the release of my second Haunted Hearts Own-Voices Gay Paranormal Romance novel, I Will Always Find You. While the first series revolved around ghosts, this installment immerses readers in the spellbinding world of witchcraft in the collection we named Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch. This multi-author […]
LATELY, I’ve been thinking about the strange relationship readers can have with an author’s work, how some of our books are eagerly picked up while others get dismissed outright. What if a story truly is more than its designated genre? This topic is not new territory; authors have engaged with it since the dawn of […]
THIS article was sparked by a discussion I had with my husband about my occasional use of Queer Theory in conversations about contemporary queer issues, as well as in literary and other contexts. He pointed out that some of the terminology felt “dated.” So, I wondered: has Queer Theory evolved, or is it outdated? Am […]
