“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” – Oscar Wilde A SIGNIFICANT milestone for me in 2024 was releasing my first Gay Paranormal Romance novel, The Night Belongs To Lovers, part of the ghost story-themed “Own-Voices” project: Haunted Hearts. This series features […]
WHEN examining the concept of the “Trauma Narrative,” it’s evident that many literary works—spanning genres from horror to romance to dramatic fiction—adhere to a recognizable yet troubling pattern. At the center of these stories often lies a protagonist or antagonist ensnared by a singular, overpowering emotion that casts a shadow over their entire narrative […]
“The hurt and sense of betrayal that Matteo had felt burrowed into his heart and refused to loosen its grip. As time passed, he grew to resent Ares more and more.” – Matthew Dante, The Chameleon I’VE been eagerly anticipating the full story of Matteo, proprietor of La Maison de Man, and Ares, the […]
“‘I don’t like mages,’ Adrian said. But then, he seemed to catch himself. He glanced back at Ollie. ‘Well, most mages, anyway.’ Ollie couldn’t help but grin. ‘I’ll take that,’ he said.” – Seb L. Carter, The Ritual of the Broken SEB L. Carter’s The Ritual of the Broken, part of the Own-Voices gay paranormal […]
“It’s time for debts to be settled,” the man growled. “It’s past time.” – Tal Bauer, Hell and Gone AS MONTANA’S newest Stock Detective [Look it up—I had to!], Everett Dawson, an ex-army man, has been dispatched from the state capital of Helena to the rugged terrain of the Crazy Mountains and tasked with […]
AS I SAY by Matthew Dante is an incredibly gripping M/M Dark Romance Thriller that will hook you immediately. The novel’s tagline, “Sometimes the only person you can trust is the one person you despise the most,” is both chilling and thought-provoking, leaving you with an overwhelming sense of curiosity and intrigue. Not to mention […]
“He was cadaverously thin, almost shockingly pale, and stared at the writer from dark-shadowed eyes set deep under a pale, high brow that melded into a pale, bald scalp. A few strands of graying hair lept out from the sides of this skull-like visage.” – Dan Simmons, Drood THE NOVEL Drood, by Dan Simmons, is […]
“And books, they offer one hope that a whole universe might open up from between the covers, and falling into that universe, one is saved.” – Anne Rice AT THE beginning of 2023, I made a New Year’s Resolution to read more. Specifically, I wanted to choose reading over watching TV in my downtime. I’m […]
“Violence was his first language.” – Adam Pottle, Apparitions APPARITIONS, BY Canadian author Adam Pottle, is a novel about a nameless Deaf teen—a survivor of extreme child abuse—who befriends an emotionally troubled Deaf youth named Felix while in a psychiatric institution in Saskatchewan. Felix teaches “John Smith” Sign Language while they’re confined there, finally […]
Brian B. Ewing: “ When writing, whether it be a short story, a standalone novel, or a series, I tend to envision it in a movie or television format. ” I’d like to welcome Brian B. Ewing to the BLOG. A self-professed, “dark-humour, word-vomit enthusiast,” Brian is the author of The Reels series of Urban Thriller novels: […]
