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Ebook Giveaway: Ice Cream on the Side by Wren Boudreau [CONTEST CLOSED]

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Many thanks to author Wren Boudreau for providing an ebook of her recent m/m romantic suspense release, Ice Cream on the Side, for me to give away! I read Ice Cream on the Side a few weeks ago – here’s my reviewette: “Very nicely done m/m romantic suspense about an architect who meets an artist and thinks this might be more than a casual thing… if they can avoid psycho exes and murder and stalkers, oh my!”

I think Ice Cream on the Side is particularly impressive when you realize that it’s the first book Wren’s ever written. When I asked Wren to tell us all a bit more about herself and how her first book got published by Loose Id, this is what she had to say:

I like to think I’m wild and bohemian, but that’s mostly in my head. Which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, considering that pretty men who love each other live there.

I discovered m/m three years ago or so. Kind of stumbled upon it and I was hooked immediately. Something about the dynamics of two men in a relationship really spoke to me, and I devoured a lot of books. I experienced the wonderful spectrum of quality that exists in these books. Periodically I’d say to myself, “Hey, I could do better than this.” Then I’d read something by Josh Lanyon, or Jordan Castillo Price, or JL Langley, and I’d say, “Nah. It’s not that easy. I’ll just keep reading.”

Then in late 2008 I stumbled across a contest a publisher was having. I literally wrote the book in a month’s time (my own private nanowrimo). Every entry was supposed to get editorial feedback, which I thought was great, since I didn’t have any beta readers or critique partners and lord knew I couldn’t ask my rl friends to review because holy crap the book has man on man sex in it!

Well, I never heard back from the publisher, except for the automated we-got-your-document response. So I wallowed in bitterness and anger for a while then segued into self-pity and finally acceptance that I probably suck as a writer. A few months later, don’t know what possessed me, but I opened up the story file and re-read my book and thought, “This isn’t too awful, but it needs a lotta work.” So I revised. And sent the synopsis and three chapters to one of my favorite publishers, Loose Id.

Lo and behold! They wanted to see the whole dang thing! And after they read it, well, wonder of wonders, they wanted to publish it. And, la, here it is!

Complete with original cover art, which we all know is a Very Good Thing. 🙂

Dylan Forest is really pretty happy. He’s a successful architect, lives in a great little town, and has good friends. More than ten years ago, Dylan’s first boyfriend betrayed him. Since then he’s learned to appreciate men briefly and intensely, with no lingering complications. But Dylan finds himself wanting something more with Michael Gilmore, the new art teacher in town.

Michael moved to Raven Pass to get away after a bad break-up. He just wants to teach and he’s got an exhibit of his own work coming up. He doesn’t expect to find himself attracted to anyone just yet. He has to give up his fear so he can explore a possible relationship with Dylan.

The guys manage to get past their insecurities and into bed, where they find out just how compatible they are. Before their romance gains momentum; however, life gets complicated. An old dead body and a new murder are both connected to Dylan’s love life, and if the guys can’t stop it Michael will be next.

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  • This contest is open worldwide!

Good luck!

“Thinking deep thoughts here.” -Mayhem

36 thoughts on “Ebook Giveaway: Ice Cream on the Side by Wren Boudreau [CONTEST CLOSED]”

  4. That is an awesome story about getting published! And original cover artwork… lucky, lucky, & blessed. Please enter me in the contest.

    Beware Mayhem, another sneaky black cat could pounce on you in there unawares!

  5. What is it with black cats and bags? I had to convince Sly to get out of a bag so that I could finish removing the groceries recently. Congrats, Wren! The book sounds awesome. 🙂

  9. Is he thinking deep thoughts… or does he want to go shopping!! LOL!! Sorry, couldn’t resist!!!
    Hope all is going well honey!
    Will pimp you out when I get home!

  14. Hi Chris and everyone! My son and his cats are visiting for the holidays and they (the cats not the son) love our grocery bags! Nutty.

    Since a couple of folks mentioned Ice Cream’s cover…it’s by PL Nunn. I was so very excited when I first saw it because I am a fangirl of Nunn’s artwork. She’s done a bunch for Loose Id, including Drawn Together, Katrina Strauss’s books and Jet Mykles’s books, too!! I’m honored to be in such company.

    Good luck to everyone in the giveaway!

  15. I checked out the post – what a riot! When I saw my cover I did the happy dance, cause I knew it would never appear on an ugly cover post. Plus, I think PL Nunn did a great job of capturing the descriptions of the guys.

  20. OK, count me in…. I don’t think I’ve read any M/M romance. Did you ever find out why that tub was sawed in half?

  21. I’m so entering this contest! I’m just getting into m/m genre reading and you made this one sound so good so I’m really hoping to win it.

  22. I would definitely love to enter this contest. Great cover, interesting storyline too . Wish I win I’m in a read mostly m/m romance mood.

  27. Oh I’m entering this contest. So many people from some of the groups I hide out on have been raving about Wren’s story.
    Sorry to say I haven’t bought it yet; if I don’t win the contest I’ll be getting it myself.

    LOVE the cover and loved the blurb when I first heard about the book.
    .-= Kathy K´s last blog ..Power Play by J.M. Snyder =-.

  28. I’ve been wanting this one and haven’t gotten around to buying it yet. It sounds great and I’d like to give it a try.

  31. Please enter me in the contest, I would dearly love to have this book to read… So the cat’s not out of the bag yet???

  34. Please enter me in contest for Wren’s book. It sounds fantastic and I luv m/m romance w/hea ending. BTW your book comes highly recommended on one of my chat groups.

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