Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Go Mad for GLBT Fiction and Get Something Special

Hi everyone--

Welcome to The Romance Reviews GLBT Madness Hop! I'm Tara Lain and i write the Beautiful Boys of Romance. There are over 40 of your favorite GLBT authors participating in this Hop with terrific prizes so don't miss even one. When you click on the link, it will take you to another randomly selected blog that you haven't yet visited. Is that cool or what? Please note, the Hop lasts for four days (Sept 27-30) so you have time to visit everyone and enter for all those prizes.

Here on my Blog, you can win:


  • A $10 GC to Amazon
  • Your choice of Volley Balls, Fire Balls or Beach Balls, the popular gay romances in my Balls to the Wall anthology
Here's how you win these prizes:
  • Leave a comment with you email. DON'T FORGET the EMAIL
  • Follow this Blog
  • If you choose, please Like my Facebook Page (not required)
  • If you are a Fan, please Fan me on Goodreads (not required)
  • Please Like my Amazon Page
  • If you don't want to be on my email list, put no in your comment
I have always loved erotic romance. One of my favorite authors is Jet Mykles. Back around 2008, i had finished reading her Dark Elves series and was looking for another read, so i ordered a book called Heaven. When it arrived, my eyes got wide. Holy Cow! This was about two guys! But i loved her, so i read the book and the rest is my history. I adored the book and became a passionate reader of MM romance. I loved the lack of gender roles, the fluidity of the relationships. I loved delving into the heart and soul of men in love. I plunged into books by the fabulous Lynn Lorenz and the great Z. A. Maxfield. I was hooked and within a year, i was not only a devoted reader of gay romance, i was a writer as well.

Today i have11 published books, 6 of which are gay romances and the rest concern bisexual people. This fall and winter is a little gay romance orgy for me as i have two gay romance novels and a short story coming out. Here's a little rundown.

  • Oct 5 -- My sexy gay romantic short story, Trex or Treat, comes out in the Halloween Heat Anthology from Etopia Press.

  • October 30th -- I'm so excited that Loose Id is releasing Brush with Catastrophe, a MM paranormal romance and the sequel to the very popular, Spell Cat. "Sammy Raphael is a crappy witch. And on top of that, he can’t get a boyfriend. Where other supernaturals can bring down lightning and manifest wealth, Sammy can paint. True, the “prophetic” paintings he does at night always come true, but they never predict anything important. Then he paints a gorgeous guy and it turns out to be his secret crush, Ryder. But the guy has changed so much he’s almost unrecognizably beautiful. And then Sammy paints an angel who turns out to be a witch. But is that witch also a devil? And why the hells does Ryder keep changing? Aloysius, the black cat familiar, always backs the winner. So why is he backing Sammy?"

  • Dec 7th -- Snow Balls, the newest in the Balls to the Wall series releases from Etopia Press 
Thank you all so much for visiting. Be sure to leave your comment here, then click on the button below and you'll Hop to the next blog. Enjoy!
The Romance Reviews GLBT Madness Hop

55 comments:

  1. Hello. Congratulations for the upcoming release. Please put my name in the hat. ayamekaoru@yahoo.com

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  2. Hi Tara, Congrats on the release. I absolutely love your Header here. :)
    I'm a GFC follower under Lucky47
    Carol L
    Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com

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  3. I like your Amazon page and I'm a Goodreads friend under Carol Luciano
    Carol L

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  4. I love Jet's rockstars, anything by ZAM, and Lynn's Common Powers series. Looking forward to your upcoming releases, too. :)

    Thanks for the giveaway!(I already follow your blog)

    lkbherring64(at)gmail(dot)com

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  5. I read Beach Balls and it was good. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  6. Can't wait for your upcoming releases. Thanks for participating!

    tiger-chick-1(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  7. i am also looking forward to your up comming releases and you can count me in too for this contest

    parisfan_ca@yahoo.com

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  8. Thanks for taking part in the hop!

    kimberlyFDR@yahoo.com

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  9. Still stalking you all over the place ;)

    Very upset that you have a sequal to Spell Cat as I still haven't had the funds to buy it yet :(

    ilona
    felinewyvern at googlemail dot com

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  10. I do like your books Tara. Like them a lot. Thanks for participating in the hop. Please toss my name in.

    siteno.ebulu@gmail.com

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  11. So many books so little time :) but bear otter and the kid by T J Klune is my favourite book

    musings-of-a-bookworm@hotmail.co.uk

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  12. thanks for the hop and a chance to win one of your books
    mfierydrgn@aol.com

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  13. M/M romances always feel less cliched to me. I've been loving your GOLDEN DANCER, and DECEPTIVE ATTRACTION is an all-time favorite (can't wait for these new ones). I also recommend Eden Winters' DIVERSION, Lynn Lorenz's THE BEST VACATION THAT NEVER WAS, Kayelle Allen's WULF: TALES OF THE CHOSEN, Clare London's SAY A LITTLE PRAYER, and Evangeline Anderson's STR8TE BOYS.

    vitajex(at)aol(dot)com

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  14. Thank you for hop,love your books.
    cvsimpkins@msn.com

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  15. Congrats! Love your books.

    gisu29(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  16. Thank you for being in the hop. Please count me in.

    avaliereads(at)aol(dot)com
    No

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  17. Having a blast with this Hop. Its introducing me to a lot of "new to me" authors and their work.

    1_trouble at msn dot com

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  18. Thanks for being part of the hop. Always enjoy your books.
    GFC JeanP
    Facebook JeanPatton
    skpetal at hotmail dot com

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  19. Reading these books is prize enough for me. Seriously. I'm waiting to see how you do a series set in Laguna Beach as "Snow" anything unless they take a jaunt up to Big Bear. Yeah, that works!

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  20. I've already been a lover of your books and read all your Balls to the Walls books and loved them.

    Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
    Sophia
    already friends on GR and follow GFC as Sophia Rose

    sophiarose1816 at gmail dot com

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  21. love all your covers! Look forward to trying some out :) thanks sstogner1 at gmail dot com

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  22. I'm going to have a ball reading all of these. I hope I win one!

    brendurbanist AT gmail DOT com

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  23. I follow your blog by email. I look forward to reading these books.

    smurfettev AT gmail DOT com

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  24. Follow your blog by email. Thanks for the chance to win.

    strive4bst(At) yahoo(Dot) com

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  25. SQUEEEE! the sequel to Spell Cat! YAY!!! Tara, I love your books, there are only 2 I do not have. Congrats on the release (and the upcoming ones)! I've been following you for some time, 'Liked' your GR page, your author page on FB and on Amazon. Heck, even my cat 'Likes' you! :D

    Thanks for letting us take part in this!

    teresa dot miller at tigerblossom dot com

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  26. Count me in! A fan every which way I can be ;)

    Kassandra
    sionedkla@gmail.com

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  27. I love your books. Count me in please. I also follow.
    Yvette
    yratpatrol@aol.com

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  28. Count me in please! Thank you. I follow as well
    chellebee66(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. Love all your blog posts! Congrats on having so many published this year! I follow by email already.
    Thanks for participating!
    OceanAkers @ aol.com

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  30. glad to see spell cat's sequel will be out soon -- title, blurb & cover all look good :) can't wait to see what that cat is up too next ;)
    gamistress66 (at) aol (dot) com

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    1. Hi dear-- That's actually not the cover. It's just an icon i created for some backpacks i'm making for GRL. The cover will look more like Spell Cat. I don't have it yet. So glad you're looking forward to it. Me too! : )

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    2. it's still pretty cute. would make a cute night shirt ;)

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  31. Ooh~ looking forward to your coming works! :D
    ehe.. and please count me in on the contest! :))
    ;) following blog~

    Judi
    arella3173_loveless(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  32. I'm really looking forward to Brush With Catastrophe! Congrats on the releases coming out!
    email follow - suz2(at)cox(dot)net
    facebook - Susan White

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  33. Thanks for participating in the hop.

    GR & FB fan Anne m.

    email subscriber acm05atjuno.com

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  34. Love series books!

    jrobe 10689 at aol com

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  35. To a beautiful woman with a brilliant mind. I can't wait to see you at GRL! And of course, buy your books!

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    1. Yayyyy! I thought for some reason you weren't going to be there this year. I'm so excited! And you an author! So cool. : )

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  36. PS, Now I follow you! And if necessary, carry you.

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  37. Can't wait to read your new release!

    dannyfiredragon@aol.com

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  38. That's a lot of balls ^.^

    I believe I'm already following you where ever I can.

    Erica
    eripike at gmail dot com

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  39. Hi Tara. First off thanks for being on this Blog Hop. It's great to see authors that I know and love(you)and find new authors to read.
    I liked you on Facebook(christine henry-eagles)
    Also on Goodreads(ceagles or christine eagles I forget how I'm listed even though I was just there ;)) I also found you on Amazon. That one I didn't know about. It's great that your able to have so many places to show off your work and let people know something about you. Have a great weekend.

    Chris
    ceagles48218@yahoo.com

    If I get a chance for a freebie I'd choose
    "Fire Balls". Otherwise it's a waiting game till payday next week. ;(
    "Fire

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  40. Hi Tara! I'm looking forward to your new releases!

    beckerjo at verizon dot net

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  41. The Heaven Sent series was the first m/m series I read and I loved it.

    I liked your FB page.
    I have friended you on GoodReads.
    I liked your Amazon author's page.
    I follow the blog.

    Thanks,
    Tracey D
    booklover0226 at gmail dot com

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  42. I like you and follow by email. Count me in on the freebies. Gotta love all those balls.

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  43. Congrats on the books!

    I follow via email.

    I liked your Amazon page.

    bn100candg(at)hotmail(dot)com

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  44. Thanks for writing great books and participating in this blog hop. pechedete@yahoo.com

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  45. Have fun at GayRomLit :)

    I already follow you by email. Count me in please.

    penumbrareads(at)gmail(dot)com

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  46. Great prizes. Thanks for the giveaway.

    mythic021@gmail.com

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  47. What a great giveaway. Love your books. Love the balls series. Thanks for the giveaway.
    Christinebails@yahoo.com

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  48. What a fun hop!

    I think I follow you everywhere (wish I could to GRL). What a cool Cat logo for the backpacks!

    emmasmom AT wi DOT rr DOT com

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  49. Hello Tara,

    I think I Follow you & "Liked" you everywhere, I could be a Tara Lain Stalker. ROFL LOL Well I'm just a BIG Fan & LOVE your Books, your writing is Incredible.
    The only places I don't Follow you, & that is only because I am not a member of them, is Facebook & Twitter. I hope you had a Wonderful Summer & Wishing you all the Best.

    Take Care & Stay Naughty,
    PaParanormalFan (Renee’ S.)
    paranormalromancefan at yahoo dot com

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  50. Hi everyone-- Thank you all so much for entering and your wonderful comments. The winner by random number is Carol L! I have emailed her and hope to hear back soon. Be sure to comment on my guest blogs this week and you may win a couple of great books! : )

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  51. Tara, THANK YOU so very much. I'm so happy to have won. :) Sending an email. :)
    Carol L

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