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, […]
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 […]
“And he’s gradually walking toward me. Each step makes my heart skip a beat, like an executioner sealing my fate. Still, my fear is now drowned out by my innate desire to see him up close.” – C.D. Rachels, Jade Lion and the Witch Boy C.D. Rachels’ Jade Lion and the Witch Boy, part of […]
“Never sell yourself short,” Cesar smiled. “I’m certain there’s something here that I could utilize for a charm. Got any lizard bones?” – J.P. Jackson, Memories in Bone THERE’S something instantly captivating about reading a book shaped—at least in part—by the author’s lived experiences, especially when those experiences are gay/queer, culturally conscious, and deeply intertwined […]
“You aren’t you right now; you’re not the silly goofball we’re used to. I’ve seen you in every era of your life, but right now, you’re a stone-cold curmudgeon, you’re bitter, and you’re angry, and baby, anger is sadness with nowhere to go.” – Eric David Roman, The Bairwick Witches ERIC DAVID ROMAN’S The Bairwick Witches is […]
“There’s nothing wrong with having fears. Some would say it’s crucial. The fear of never being loved? Never being desired? Feeling like your creativity and vision aren’t wanted, even in a city that seems open to everything? Rejection is a universal fear.” – Christian Baines, Andalusia Dogs SET in Madrid during the early 1980s, when Spain was […]
“We return what was taken, with love and humility. No harm was intended. We ask for peace and we ask for calm. So mote it be.” – Glenn Quigley, Heart of the Wren GLENN Quigley’s Heart of the Wren, part of the Own-Voices gay paranormal romance series Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch, offers a significant contribution to […]
Glenn Quigley: “Coming from an Own-Voice perspective means I can draw from lived experience, not just from what I’ve read online. My characters can be people, not catchphrases.” GLENN Quigley is an author and artist originally from Tallaght, Dublin, Ireland, now living in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, with his husband, Mark. His debut novel, The Moth […]
Simon Doyle: “As a gay man, I write both of my younger self and to my younger self. I didn’t have any queer literature growing up, so I eventually turned to writing the stories I longed for.” Simon Doyle is an Own-Voice, Irish author whose work explores the complex intersections of age, identity, love, and, […]
