I heard a snippet of this song the other day and have had it in my head ever since. Madonna just had her 53rd birthday and is still reinventing herself and turning pop music on its ear on a regular basis. Quite a legacy.
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For this week’s Six Sentence Sunday, I dipped into the backlist and came up with this little snippet from my short story “The Cabin on the Hill.” Sleepy!boys for the win!
“Mmmm.” Eli coughed a little, and Jesse heard him swallow thickly. “Don’t tell me it’s morning already.”
The rough edges of his sleepy voice made Jesse smile and certain parts of his body sit up and take notice. “Barely,” he murmured back, rubbing one hand over Eli’s where it sat on his stomach. “No reason to be awake yet, really.”
I’ll be doing a “Meet the Author” chat over at Dreamspinner’s Goodreads group today, from 1 to 6 PM Eastern time. Hope you’ll come by and say hi! 🙂
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This is the kind of thing that makes you giggle. On Amazon, under Books > Gay & Lesbian > Literature & Fiction > Fiction > Gay:
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Much amused to see that Sand & Water is showing up at #1 on the Amazon Kindle bestsellers list… for Spanish-language contemporary romance.
(Don’t care that it’s the wrong classification. I screencapped that sucker anyway!)
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(Amazon erroneously lists this as a Spanish edition. There IS no Spanish edition. I downloaded a sample to double-check, and yes, it is in English!)
It’s also available at Kindlegraph. 🙂
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Like many other authors, I use music for inspiration while I’m writing. The title for Sand & Water and the basis for part of John’s backstory both come from the Beth Nielsen Chapman song of the same name, and the remaining songs flowed from that. The book is fairly slow paced—it’s set on an island in south Georgia, after all—and has a tinge of melancholy running throughout, so you’ll see that reflected in the songs I’ve selected.
I’ve uploaded all of the songs to 8tracks.com. They may not play in the correct order (due to licensing restrictions), but the full list the way it’s intended is given below. I hope you’ll enjoy listening. 🙂
Sand and Water—Beth Nielsen Chapman
Lullabye—Mike Grutka
Carries On—Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
I Don’t Know—Lisa Hannigan
Waves—Holly Miranda
The Sky Is Broken—Moby
In the Deep—Bird York
The Rescue—Sam Harris
Flood—Welcome to the Numb
Safe and Sound—Sheryl Crow
Come On Come On—Mary Chapin Carpenter
Nightswimming—R.E.M.
Jeax d’eau—Francois-Joel Thiollier
The Shining—Badly Drawn Boy
Come On Get Higher—Matt Nathanson
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Pretty soon I’ll shut up about this! 😉
I am thrilled to announce that my first novel, Sand & Water, is now available for purchase from Dreamspinner Press in ebook and paperback formats. It will also be available for Kindle soon, and I’ll let you all know when that happens!
I’ll be celebrating over at the Dreamspinner Press blog starting at 9AM (Eastern time), and I’ll have some giveaways to share, so come on over and visit!
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The official release is still a couple of hours away, but I couldn’t wait any longer to share this. 🙂
The wonderful Yael Jacknis made a beautiful trailer for Sand & Water. Cover art is by Reese Dante and music by Mike Grutka.
Enjoy!
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With release day for Sand & Water coming up tomorrow, my Six Sentence Sunday this time around is another little glimpse at Bryan and John:
Bryan’s fingers brushed over the light stubble along John’s jaw, and his thumb rubbed the edge of John’s chin. The light touches sent tingles across John’s skin, raising goosebumps like a cool breeze on a warm day. His body wanted more, the desire and arousal inside him begging to be set free, but he tamped it down. Slow and steady, he told himself. This feels amazing. Enjoy every moment.
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