Happy Independence day everyone! Welcome to the Equal Rights blog hop presented by Queer Town Abbey. For this hop I'm going to talk about one of my first experiences in the LGBT community. I'm also going to share my books and where you can purchase them.
I'm lucky to be surrounded by either supportive or silent people when it comes to my writing. I see the blog posts circulating as of late where as someone is trying to tell me that as a straight woman I shouldn't be writing about gay men. Well, I'm here to say yes I can and these nay sayers can take the short bus around to kiss my ass! My friends and family, the people that support me, the important people in my life may not understand why I chose to write gay fiction, but they all support me regardless. The group of authors, bloggers and reviewers I'm friends with through social networks not only support me, but have helped me and encouraged me along the way.
I've been welcomed into this community with open arms and I'm proud to say I may be straight, but I am far from narrow. I'm an ally, I support this silly notion that every man or woman should be allowed to love whomever they chose to love. Regardless. Love is beautiful and it should be celebrated. And I celebrate it through my writing. I am honored to be so welcomed into this community of fantastically, fabulous people and I can't wait to see what the future brings.
So, now the fun stuff! I wrote this little series, Opposites. Thus far in the series there are two books available, Opposites and The Library, and I'm currently working on the second book Appearances. Opposites is an adult dystopian majorly M/M series that is set a few hundred years in the future in a society where to be gay/lesbian is the norm. To be straight labels you an Opposite and makes you the outkast.
Author Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/T.M.-Smith/e/B00D8N818E
Author website: www.ttcbooksandmore.com
There are a bunch of other great LGBT authors in this hop with me, so be sure to click on all their links below and follow the hop. There is a huge giveaway over on QTA's site and some others will be providing individual giveaways for their stop as well. Thanks for stopping by and remember...
Love is Love!!
Giveaway list....
4 books donated by Sloane Taylor http://sloanetaylor.blogspot.com/
$10.00 Amazon Gift Card and one digital book on her backlist donated by Viki Lyn http://www.vikilyn.com/blog
$10 Amazon gift card donated by Annabeth Albert http://annabethalbert.com/
Swag Pack donated by Author TM Smith *US ONLY* http://www.ttcbooksandmore.com/
2 audiobook copies of Bitter Bonds donated by Lex Valentine http://lexvalentine.com/
4 ebooks of the Lyon Road Vet series donated by Sue Brown http://suebrownsstories.blogspot.co.uk/
Sunrise Over Savannah and the sequel Chasing the Horizon donated by Scotty Cade http://www.scottycade.com/
eBook: A Miracle Melody donated by Ashley Chunell http://ashleychunell.tumblr.com/
eBook: Any book on her backlist donated by Rhys Ford http://rhysford.com/
eBook: Any book on her backlist donated by Penny Brandon http://www.pennybrandon.blogspot.com.au/
eBook: Any book on her backlist donated by Patricia Logan http://naughtypassions.blogspot.com/
eBook: Will and Pleasure donated by Iyana Jenna http://iyanajenna.blogspot.com/
eBook: The Silver Tongued City Slicker donated by Tamsin Baker http://www.tamsinbakererotic.com
eBook: Any book on his backlist donated by Jamie Fessenden http://jamiefessenden.com/
eBook: The Boys of Summer donated by Sarah Madison http://www.sarahmadisonfiction.com/
eBook: Any book on her backlist donated by Anne Barwell http://anne-barwell.livejournal.com/
eBook: The Encounter donated by Jacey Holbrand http://jaceyholbrand.wordpress.com/
eBook: STRUCK donated by Clarissa Johal http://www.clarissajohal.com/
eBook: Any book on the backlist donated by Michael Mandrake https://michaelmandrake.wordpress.com/
eBook copy of Her Name donated by Alicia Joseph http://www.aliciajoseph.com/
eBook copy of The Beta’s Beloved donated by Rebecca Brochu http://rbrochu.blogspot.com/
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** My question for the hop, What is the book I'm currently working on **
** My question for the hop, What is the book I'm currently working on **
Please visit each author that is participating in the hops blog for possible individual giveaways as well, and to see what their post is all about.
| 1. | Tara Lain | 11. | Draven St. James | 21. | Annie Anthony | |
| 2. | Iyana Jenna | 12. | L M Somerton | 22. | Clarissa Johal | |
| 3. | Alex Jones | 13. | Annabeth Albert | 23. | Kate Larkindale | |
| 4. | Jess Buffett | 14. | Erica Pike | 24. | Susan Mac Nicol | |
| 5. | Ellen Cross | 15. | Jamie Fessenden | 25. | D.T. Dragon | |
| 6. | Remmy Duchene | 16. | Sarah Madison | 26. | Michael Mandrake | |
| 7. | Viki Lyn | 17. | Anne Barwell | 27. | Ryan Field | |
| 8. | Dianne Hartsock | 18. | TM Smith | 28. | Alicia Joseph | |
| 9. | Kendall McKenna - Love & Dog Tags | 19. | MayWatersErotica | |||
| 10. | Jacey Holbrand | 20. | Tami Veldura |
What a cool idea to create a world where being straight is the weird one. Although, I guess if the society is going to continue, there have to be a few straight people to reproduce.
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ReplyDeleteI want to send a personal thank you for your participation in The Equal Rights Blog Hop. Thanks to you the Blog Hop was a great success.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy and safe summer.
All the best,
Anders
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