Congrats to Inka, who won Riley’s Regret (Lost Shifters #11) by Stephani Hecht! Riley’s Regret will be released by eXtasy Books on May 15.
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Contests
- Carolyn Crane’s giving away winner’s choice of one of eight recent releases. You must live somewhere that Book Depository ships. Comment by May 14 for your chance to win.
- Patti’s giving away ebooks of Moira Rogers’ Southern Arcana series: Crux, Crossroads, and Deadlock. Contest ends May 15.
- Sweet Vernal Zephyr’s giving away a copy of Riptide by Margaret Carroll. Comment through May 15 for your chance to win.
- Blodeuedd’s giving away a copy of Maria Hamilton’s Mr. Darcy and the Secret of Becoming a Gentleman. Closes May 16. US & Canada only.
- Fiction Vixen’s giving away a copy of Tangled Threads (Elemental Assassins #4) by Jennifer Estep. To enter, answer the question in your comment by May 16.
- Seanna’s giving away some nice yarn to whoever guesses the day she’ll finish the Mitred Crosses blanket she’s knitting. You can enter through the end of May.
Bookity
- New releases and more: Book Lovers Inc (romance/UF/PNR) and Literary Escapism (UF/PNR).
- Book and publisher news from Dear Author.
- SJ Frost on editors (via Sloan Parker).
- Kassa wonders if you like or despise euphemisms in fiction. (Possibly NSFW)
- Smart Bitches wonder what period dramas would be improved by a car chase. I’m thinking Wuthering Heights could use several car chases, plus some gratuitous explosions (especially if one killed everyone off).
Ebookity
- Vacuous Minx has a very thoughtful and thought-provoking post on piracy. Good eReader reports that some authors pirate themselves as a promotional tool (via TeleRead).
- ZA Maxfield’s paranormal m/m romance Notturno is the free read at MLRPress this week. This link will download the book.
- Interesting quote from Penguin’s CEO that smacks of elitism – check out the comments, too. Another perspective.
Think, Do, Make, Learn
- This app would’ve made dendrology a helluva lot easier.
- Geeks and other “outsiders” seem to thrive after high school. (I can confirm that was true for me!)
Listening
Eyre linked to a song I shared with her a while ago (“We All Need More Kindness in This World” by Guy Davis), and it reminded me of some other songs that have good messages:
- “The Sound of Sunshine” by Michael Franti (Thanks to Knotty Mouse for introducing me to this one!)
- “Wrote a Song for Everyone” (Creedence Clearwater Revival cover) by Mavis Staples (song is actually only 3:40, not the time listed on the video!)
Cookity
Crafty
Cool
Cool or Wha…?
Wha…?
- Gum mail (as in armor).
LOL
- Cats of War (via Gizmodo).
- Whoa.
- Why the world won’t end on May 21. (Thanks, Jase!)
Teh Cute
- Kitten! White sugar glider! Kitten! Baby racoons! Black kitten stares down Charlene! Baby meerkat! Cat and kittens! Baby marten! Kitten! Cygnet! Kitten! Lion! Lioness and cubs! Kitten! Swan and cygnet! Kitten! Swan and cygnet! Cat and kittens! Tiny sugar glider! Kitten! Bun! Kitten and Charlene! Lamb! Corgi puppy! Hedgie! Wolves! Sugar glider family! Meerkats! Baby penguin! Red panda! Lion cubs!
Reading Update
Private Dicks by Katie Allen. ebook. reread. Very good m/m romantic suspense about a former cop, now working as a PI, who finally comes out to his straight investigative partner. There’s just something about Rhodes and Wash – this is the third time I’ve read the book. 🙂
Hide Out (Private Dicks #2) by Katie Allen. ebook. reread. This excellent m/m romantic suspense is about a cop who’s guarding one of the characters from Private Dicks for seven months until he can testify in a trial. Really, why aren’t there more witness protection books that include remodeling the safe house? 🙂
Bad Case of Loving You by Laney Cairo. ebook. reread. Very good kinky m/m romance about a resident and the doctor supervising him at the hospital. They just can’t seem to keep their hands off each other…
Infinity Pools (Postcards from Paradise #2) by LA Witt. ebook. Very good m/m romance finishing up the story started in Getting Off the Ground about a jilted groom who meets another guy when bad weather delays his flight… the flight that was supposed to be taking him on his honeymoon, instead of on a now solo vacation.
Saturday Night, Live (Alphabet Soup #1.5) by CB Conwy. free ebook short. Steamy short m/m encounter between the owner of the construction company and a guy who shows up on his doorstep demanding to be spanked.
I Like You (Alphabet Soup #2) by CB Conwy. ebook short. Steamy short kinky m/m romance continuing the story of Andy and CK from Alphabet Soup.
Ermine & Bougainvillea (Ermine #1) by ID Locke. ebook. Very good kinky paranormal m/m romance about a gay stoat shifter being chased by homophobic coyote shifters who escapes into a thorny thicket and meets a sexy dryad… There is vine sex…
Claiming Rights (Ermine #2) by ID Locke. ebook short. Very good short kinky paranormal m/m romance following up on the stoat shifter and the dryad after they’ve been together for a while.
Sharing Paul (Portals #3) by Jade Archer. ebook. Very good paranormal m/m romance about a jaguar shifter with a secret – two men live inside his body – who rescues a human being beaten to death by thugs in the park.
Ink Illusions by Val Kovalin. ebook. Good m/m romance about a gay man helping a female friend raise her daughter. Then the daughter’s father gets out of prison and things get complicated.
Chocolate Bites (Of Cocoa and Men #2) by Vic Winter. ebook short. Ok short paranormal m/m romance following up on the baker and the werewolf from the first book. Alas, this story just didn’t have the magic of the original.
Wolf Moon by Ethan Stone. ebook. Ok paranormal m/m romance about an orphaned college student who doesn’t know that he’s a werewolf until he’s drawn into a world he didn’t realize existed. While the storyline had a great deal of promise, the writing was simplistic and repetitive – basically, the writing got in the way of the story.
“I feel weird… all blurry or something.” -Mayhem
It is hard to “give up” an author in whose serial work I’ve invested a lot of reading hours over the years, but, yes, I’ve done it.
Good to see the HC authors protesting the self-destruction of their works.
Those sprouting cupcakes are cute. I had cake pops for the first time. Looks like a lolly pop but cake. Delish. I can only imagine how much food coloring is in those rainbow cookies. LOL
I kind of like those pixel shoes if they had normal heels, and no pixel tights.
Coat hanger chair looks hard on the butt.
This was a baconlishous episode for you. 🙂
Those Ikea instructions were great.
Had to share why the world won’t end with the Cocky and Rude gang.
I’ve read quite a few of those books. I must read Val’s and Infinity Pools. Glad you liked Ermine. I’m always worried when a book really works for me that I’m sort of freak and others will think I’m insane for liking it so much. LOL
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Chris- The Big Lebowski is one of the greatest films ever. My dentist looks like “The Dude”.
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Lol, that cat of war
And what is up with you peeps and bacon 😀
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Linkity is always welcomed by those of us with too much brain.
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Thanks for the Michael Franti links—a great way to kick off the weekend!
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I saw the bacon Starry Night when it showed up on Craft. Definitely in the Wha? or maybe even the WTF category. Yuck.
I will have to check out the music. I definitely enjoy listening to the songs when they pop up for Man Love I and II. I know it isn’t really the same thing, but my husband’s video game company just released a music clip from their upcoming game. Feel free to check it out if you are interested (http://www.bmag-games.com/?p=315).
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Cake-stuffed chocolate coveredstrawberries *drool* that’s just evol, evol, I’ll tell ya…the work of the devil 😉
No Dec. 30 would be alright with me!
Lots of Michael Franti on my iPod but, I need to add the whole All Rebels Rockers!
May! Did you get too close to the TARDIS?
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Mayhem: Blurry or not, you are just too cute!
Yikes on the CN Tower crazies – won’t catch me trying that stunt either *shiver*
I really like the sound of those Private Dick books by Kate Allen. I’ll have to download them on my spectaculary overloaded e-reader. O.O
I will say, the Psy-cop books are moving closer to the top of my TBR Chris – your rec also..
Thanks for another great linkety!!
I feel blurry too….
I am feeling quite pleased to know that I have an extraordinarily large brain! More brain certainly means more knowledge. I’m thinking I’m going to have to read the private dick books by Kate Allen if you’re re-reading they must be very good!
Love the Kitteh guide – I’ve got to say I think they are all pretty obvious…
Those sprouting cupcakes are awesome! Thanks for the linkity – I’m glad you liked the Michael Franti songs!! The new album has been on heavy rotation on my ipod as of late- great summer tunes!
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At first I thought I had a fab excuse for my distractibility, then I read the article. Um…not sure about the ‘less mature brain’ part. And I think I’ll pass on their way to improve attention span. I don’t buy their ‘unnoticeable’ crap.
Hail to the Geeks!!
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Thanks for the list of awesome songs! My playlist just got longer. 🙂
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I tried to convince myself not to look at the clown cakes. It didn’t work.
That coat hanger chair looks so cool. However, I wouldn’t want to sit in it.
I love the Frankenstein hat – that’s awesome!!!
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One can have too much brain? Hmmmm. Not something I think I have to worry about 🙂
Really, why aren’t there more witness protection books that include remodeling the safe house?
Good question. I’d like to know that too 🙂
*looks at May* It’s not…catching, is it?
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Love the linkity this week. Steampunk Mr Potato Head is awesome 🙂
I love the Katie Allen books – so good.
Sharing Paul – good? IDK about that two men in one body thing. lol
And Vine Sex? Sounds kinky. lol
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Thanks for the tunes!
Okay, the whole bacon thing has gotten out of control. 🙂
There are a lot of things I’m willing to do but dangling from a very tall tower is not one of them.
I love the kitty tail interpretive guide.
Spiky reptilian backpack wins over icky bug backpacks anyday. If the maple-bacon candy bar is as good as a maple-bacon donut…heaven!
Bacon is good, but enough already.
Also, I am another of those geeks that thrived after school. It seems nearly a universal truth. (Though there are some who are too far gone for much help, even after high school. I know sone of those.)
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Wuthering Heights would be excellent with a few more car chases and explosions! A more unlikeable group of people I can’t imagine.
Love the Mom Tattoo heart.
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