Here's the cover for "The Mating of Michael", due in June 2014. This romance features Michael Lamont, the sex surrogate that appeared in "The Trouble with Tony" (Sex in Seattle #1) and "The Enlightenment of Daniel" (Sex in Seattle #2). This is my first full novel length m/m romance story, so it will be coming out in paperback as well as an eBook. I'll post the link and final release date when I have it.
Here's an older post with an excerpt.
Eli
"Stitch" is coming out Apr 21st and is now on the Dreamspinner Coming Soon page and available for pre-order.
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4907
This anthology has FOUR gothic m/m romance novellas, all with a Frankenstein theme. The authors are myself, Sue Brown, Kim Fielding, and Jamie Fessenden.
And here it is on goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20705898-stitch?from_search=true
Eli
I just got the news that my novella "Heaven Can't Wait" will appear in Dreamspinner's Daily Dose this year. If you're not familiar with Daily Dose, it goes like this. You can subscribe to the whole Daily Dose package and receive a new short story or novella in the mail every day in June. "Heaven Can't Wait" will also be available for individual sale after June 1st, 2014. Here's the image I used for inspiration for my two MCs Chuck and Kevin. (This picture is Ty Roderick and Max Carter from CockyBoys):
And here's the *temporary* blurb I submitted along with the manuscript.
Brian Matheson died at the ripe age of nineteen. In heaven he’s informed that his soul is in a limbo state. He’ll have one last chance to redeem himself before he’s thrown into a very nasty pit. All Brian has to do is return to earth and save a life. The trick is, it’s the life of Kevin, his friend Chuck’s roommate. See Kevin is gay, and Brian and all his pals picked on him, making his life a misery. Still, Brian can see the error of his old ways now. And he can succeed at this challenge, turn Kevin’s life around, and avoid going to hell. Easy peasy. Right?
Kevin thought he’d left bullying behind in high school. But then his college roommate, Chuck, showed up and turned out to be friends with a bunch of gay-baiters. They loved to come over and give Kevin a hard time, so he spent as many hours as he could in the coffee shop. He was lonely and shy and he was depressed, but he had to hang in there until another room opened up. That and keep his eyes off his drop-dead sexy, uber-straight roommate.
Everyone thought Chuck was a tough guy. He looked the part so he acted the part. But what none of his friends knew is that Chuck, on the inside, was nothing at all like the exterior. He tried to be like all the other guys, but being stuck in a dorm room with the prettiest, gayest twink he’d ever seen was so not helping.
If Brian can untangle this mess, he’ll deserve his wings. Good frickin’ luck.
As you can probably tell, it's got some humor, some paranormal, and some sexy UST. The novella is 17.4K words long.
Eli
Yay! Today I got a contract for "The Mating of Michael". This is my first full length novel with Dreamspinner Press at 73K words. It is the 3rd in the Sex in Seattle series and features sex surrogate Michael Lamont. Pub date is Jun-Jul 2014. I'll post more about it later. For now, here's a picture I used for inspiration for Michael (this is L.A. model Isaiah Garnica).
Eli
"Superhero" won 3rd place for Best Young Adult book of 2013 from the Goodread's m/m romance group. That is so amazing! Thanks for those who voted for it. You can see all the winners here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1642136-2013-member-choice-awards-winners-list
It's out! "The Enlightenment of Daniel" is the second book in my Sex in Seattle series (the first was "The Trouble With Tony"). It can be read as a stand-alone. This is my longest m/m romance yet at 53K words.
You can read a long excerpt here.
And here is my Desktop post about the book with lots of pictures and info on the story.
LINKS:
Buy from Dreamspinner (25% off right now)
I hope you enjoy the story.
Eli
For the Mistletoe/Prairie Dog blog tour, I did an interview with Eclectic Passions. They're also have a giveaway of "Blame It On The Mistletoe".
Check it out here:
http://eclecticpassionsbc.blogspot.com/2013/12/giveaway-interview-with-blame-it-on.html
Eli
I'm doing a week long blog tour for my two Christmas Stories "Blame It On The Mistletoe" and "A Prairie Dog's Love Song".
12/5 -- First stop is a brief interview with Sarah Madison about holidays and cowboys. You can read it here.
12/7 -- We Love King
12/7 -- Eclectic Passions
12/8 -- Dawn's Reading Nook
12/10 -- Iyana's Rainbow
12/13 -- Sinfully Sexy Books
12/13 - Foxlutely Book Reviews
Just got a cover for "The Enlightenment of Daniel". This is the second in the Sex in Seattle series, though it's not necessary to read the first one to enjoy this one. This book is due from Dreamspinner in mid December.
Here's the blurb:
Business tycoon Daniel Derenzo lives for his work until his dying father reminds him life is short. When Daniel starts to reevaluate his world he experiences a startling revelation—he’s attracted to his business partner and best friend, Nick, even though Daniel always believed himself to be straight. In typical type A fashion, Daniel dissects his newfound desires with the help of the experts at the Expanded Horizons sex clinic. He goes after Nick with the fierce determination that’s won him many a business deal.
Nick Ross was in love with Daniel years ago, when they were roommates in college. But Daniel was straight and Nick patched his broken heart by marrying Marcia. Two kids and fourteen years later, they go through the motions of their marriage like ships passing in the night. But Nick’s kids mean the world to him, and he’s afraid he’d never get joint custody if they divorced. If he can trust his heart to an awakening Daniel, they all might find their way to a happily ever after.
My Christmas novella "A Prairie Dog's Love Song" has been selected to appear in this year's Dreamspinner advent calendar! I'm thrilled. I'm a huge Dreamspinner fan, and I've gotten their advent calendar for the past 3 years so it's a milestone for me to have a story in it.
"Prairie Dog" will be one of the longest stories in the advent at 21K words.
Here's the temporary blurb:
Joshua always had the notion that he and his best friend’s kid brother, Ben, would end up together. Ben’s a diehard cowboy, just like Joshua. But Joshua waited too long and was too deeply in the closet for Ben to have any idea of his intentions. Ben runs away from their small Montana town to be a gay-for-pay porn star in Vegas. When Joshua finds out he’s determined to finally declare himself and bring Ben home. But Ben may not be as easy to tame as the Joshua’s ‘lost cause’ horses.
Ben Rivers always was a showman. He won awards in 4-H and Rodeo competitions from the time he could walk. When he got the chance to be a star—in gay porn—he took it. He loves Montana and everything about being a cowboy. But when news of his alternate identity leaks out he figures he’s lost the town’s goodwill forever. Besides, Clyde’s Corner would never accept an openly gay cowboy, would it?
It will take a lot of love and holiday spirit for Joshua to convince Ben that even an old prairie dog can learn a few new tricks.
And some more inspirational photos...
Visual inspiration for Ben:
Holiday mood-setting photo:
Small Montana town (inspiration for Clyde's Corner)
I'll put up a page and post an excerpt as this draws closer to publication!
Eli
Just Finished Writing:
I just submitted the second book in my "Sex in Seattle" series. The working title is "The Enlightenment of Daniel". It has appearances by Tony DeMarco and Dr. Jack Halloran from "The Trouble with Tony" but features the romance of a new couple, Daniel and Nick. Daniel is a patient of Dr. Halloran's and he's trying to come to terms with an attraction he's started to feel for his business partner, Nick. It's surprised the crap out of Daniel, who always thought he was straight. But the death of Daniel's father is shaking up a lot of his long-held convictions. This story is my longest m/m yet at 56K words. It has some humor like "The Trouble with Tony" but is more of a family drama.
Just Starting Writing:
A Frankenstein-style novella called "Reparation" which will appear in Volume #1 of a new gothic anthology series called "gothika". Volume #1, called "Stitch", will feature 4 novellas in the Frankenstein/Pygmalion vein. Anticipated publication April 2013.
Just Accepted for Publication:
A short story called "Caress" has been accepted to appear in Dreamspinner's "Steamed Up" anthology, an anthology which features m/m romance steampunk stories. The anthology is due out Oct 21, 2013. You can read about this story here.
Just Released:
On July 25, my novella "Superhero" came out from Harmony Ink. You can read blurbs and excerpts on my site by clicking on the book jacket to the right.
Coming Soon:
"The Trouble with Tony" has a cover and a final galley so it should appear on Dreamspinner's Coming Soon list any day now. It will likely release in August.
I just got through the first edit pass on "Puzzle Me This". This novella will be out in Sept/Oct timeframe.
Reviews this week:
"Superhero"
5 star review from Madison Parker: "I loved every minute of this emotionally charged story. One of Harmony Ink’s best titles to date!"
5 star review from Hearts On Fire. "It’s such an interesting coming of age story and I highly recommend it."
More "Superhero" reviews on goodreads.
Have a great month everyone!
Eli
It's July 25th, release day for my m/m romance YA novella "Superhero"! Dreamspinner is running a 25% off sale right now to celebrate gay marriage in the UK so you can pick this up on sale. Here's the link: http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=4081
You can read more about Superhero (including an excerpt) here.
A few reviews are in:
5 stars review from Hearts on Fire
5 star review from Madison Parker
Release day blog guest post "Dreaming Big" on Madison Parker's site
Eli
"Superhero" releases Thursday and the first review appeared today thanks to some review copies that were mailed out. It's from the queen of n/m YA herself, Madison Parker. Thank you, Madison! I'm a big fan of your work.
http://madisonparklove.com/book-rec-superhero-by-eli-easton/
Eli
Are sex and mystery the chocolate and peanut butter of romance? Read my guest blog today at top2bottomreviews! http://top2bottomreviews.wordpress.com/2013/05/24/sex-and-mystery-the-chocolate-and-peanut-butter-of-romance-fiction-by-eli-easton/#comment-6834
Eli
The m/m romance group on goodreads.com is sponsoring a free fiction event called "Love Has No Boundaries". Over 90 authors, some new and some well-known, are submitting stories for this event. The stories will be available to group members throughout the month of June. So far 60 stories have been turned in and they total almost a million words.
Here's a sneak peek at some of the stories:
Historical- 32,000 some violence, knights spies/secret agents, action suspense, adventure, explicit sex, first time, twinks, cross dressing, abduction/kidnapping, domestic abuse, friends to lovers, revenge, road trip, europe
Urban Fantasy- 34,600 husky shifters, family drama, humourous, sweet, men with children, fugly spiders
Fantasy- 39,500 dub-con, sorcerer, angels, demons, gods magic-users, soulmates or bonded, dubious consent, snarky banter
Paranormal- 40,600 fantasy, fae/fey/fairies, vampire, disabilities
Dystopia- 46,900 master/slave, bdsm, menage m/m/m, explicit sex, three some, cross dressing, bondage/discipline, acrobat, contortionist
Contemporary- 52,300 bdsm, bears, blue collar, fetsih-toys, grief
Fantasy- 103,800 History of past abuse, self harm mage/sorcerer, first time, hurt/comfort, friends to lovers, magic users, ptsd
To get in on the free story flow, join the m/m romance group on goodreads. It's free to join and they have all kinds of snazzy challenges and events like this one.
I have a story coming out during this event called "The Lion and the Crow".
Eli
Just Finished:
I just finished my novella "The Lion and the Crow", a historical m/m romance about two medieval knights. I wrote this for the "Love Has No Boundaries" event hosted by the m/m romance group on goodreads. This story will be published FREE in Jun 2013. I turned the final draft in on Friday. Yay! I'm excited about this story--it was the first time I've written in this time period. I hope people enjoy it. Here's the goodreads link.
Just Starting:
My next writing project is a new story called "A Prairie Dog's Love Song." This will end up being a long short story or a novella and involves... cowboys and porn. Yup. I developed the idea for this story for a cowboy anthology submission, but I'm not sure if this story will end up going to that or elsewhere (as is often the case). This is a contemporary with light humor and homespun charm.
Just Released:
Last week my first two published m/m stories came out. "A Kiss in the Dark" in a Dreamspinner anthology called "Closet Capers" and a stand-along fairy tale story called "Before I Wake" from Torquere Press. You can read blurbs and excerpts on my site by clicking on the book jackets to the right ("Before I Wake" is the one with mushrooms).
Reviews this week:
"A Kiss in the Dark" in "Closet Capers"
Live Your Life By the Book blog (4.5 stars for "A Kiss in the Dark", 4 stars for the entire anthology)
On Top Down Under blog (5 stars for "A Kiss in the Dark", 4.25 stars for the entire anthology)
"Before I Wake"
Rainbow Book Reviews (5 stars on goodreads)
Have a great week everyone!
Eli
I have a new short story called "Before I Wake" coming out from Torquere Press as part of their "Torqued Tales" anthology on April 24, 2013. The anthology theme is mm romance stories with fairy tale themes. As you may guess, "Before I Wake" is a modern mm spin on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale.
Click here for a page with a description of the story and an excerpt.
First story to be published in m/m romance! My story "A Kiss in the Dark" has been accepted for publication in a Dreamspinner anthology due out in April 22, 2013. Click here to read an excerpt.
