Release day: Facing the Music

Finally, after three years of hard work Facing the Music is out TODAY! Here's the blurb and info where to buy.

Ethan James, charismatic leader of the rock band Texas Madmen, only wants to play music, until he meets reporter Graham Henderson. Suddenly Ethan’s world isn’t just about music anymore. But Graham’s job is to write an exclusive that will make waves. That means digging up all the dirty laundry that the band has kept under cover for years—and deciding what to do with it. 

Can Ethan and Graham’s love withstand the revelations? Will the band continue to dominate, or will the music die?

Be Warned: m/m sex, menage sex between minor characters


BUY HERE (and it's on sale!)

Second round of edits

Sue and I are in the process of editing Facing the Music. It's coming along, you'll see the cover soon. :)

New book coming in August

Things have been quiet on the writing front for Sue and I. But after three years, we've finally found a home for Facing the Music, our 60,000 word novel, with Evernight Publishing. We have a tentative release date of August 2013. We'll post more as we get news. Until then, here's the blurb:

Ethan James, charismatic leader of the rock band Texas Madmen only wants to play music, until he meets reporter Graham Henderson. Suddenly Ethan’s world isn’t just about music anymore. But Graham’s job is to write an exclusive that will make waves. That means digging up all the dirty laundry that the band has kept under cover for years—and deciding what to do with it.

Can Ethan and Graham’s love withstand the revelations? Will the band continue to dominate, or will the music die?

Tag! You're it!

Last week, I talked about The Next Big Thing and I tagged Pender Mackie and Eleanor Bruce in my post.

Today it's their turn to talk about their upcoming projects. Please check out their posts. (Psst: I know Eleanor is offering up a $10 Amazon gift card, if you stop by.)

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

If you followed the link from Sarah Madison's site, thank you. The Next Big Thing Blog Hop features an author each week and they recommend five author friends -- or in my case, two -- at the bottom of their post that will post the following week.

Without further ado, here's my answers to the blog hop questions.


The Next Big Thing:

What is the working title of your book?

Facing the Music. Originally it was Rock Star, but we changed it.

Where did the idea come from for the book?

I had started writing a story about a Rolling Stone reporter following around a rock band on tour and the lead singer and reporter falling in lust/love. I got stuck on chapter two (yeah, that early) and asked to Sue to co-write it with me. That was three years ago. We have just about finished up in between writing other projects.

What genre does your book fall under?

Contemporary M/M.

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

For lead singer, Ethan, I would love Jensen Ackles, as he can sing and act! For his love interest, Graham Henderson, the reporter...I would go with Alex Pettyfer, Magic Mike. He's just so pretty. *g*

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

Falling in love was never easy, but for Graham Henderson it means choosing between his career and his lover.

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

We hope to submit it to Evernight.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

Years. *g*

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

I wouldn't compare it to other books, but maybe the movie Almost Famous. It would be an A/U version of that movie, this time with a gay male cast. *g*

Who or what inspired you to write this book?

A picture. (see icon).

What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?

Drop dead gorgeous rock stars with secrets, hot sex scenes and love's true course never being easy (angst junkies will love it) and you have Facing the Music.

If you are still reading, I have a free book from our backlist awaiting the person who leaves a comment with their name and email address!

My Links:
Pender Mackie
Eleanor Bruce

One Night in L.A. news

Sue and mine's book, One Night in L.A. has been free on All Romance ebooks since July. We have tried to get Amazon to drop it from .99 to 0, but to no avail, they won't price match it.

So, we've pulled the book from Amazon and out it up on GoodReads as a freebie in PDF format. We never wanted to charge for it and Amazon's refusal to meet ARe's price caused this action. Sorry, for all you Kindle readers (like myself), but if you really want it in MOBI/PRC format, e-mail me and I'd be happy to send it to you.

Interview & Review

The lovely folks over at Brief Encounters interviewed Sue and gave us a lovely B+ on our book, In the Name of the Law. Many thanks to Cole and Tam!

Review here.

Interview with Sue.