Monday, February 29, 2016

The Opposites series by T.M. Smith Re-release blog tour | Spotlight, Excerpt, Playlists and #giveaway { @EJBookPromos | @TTCBooksandmore }

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Series: The Opposites Series

Novels Included:
Opposites, The Library, Appearances, The Cellar

Author: T.M. Smith

Genre: M/M Romance

Platforms: Available now on Kindle Unlimited

Hello everyone and welcome to the re-release tour for the Opposites series. When I first released this series I was a new Author, self published, going the road all by my lonesome. Regretably, I made some mistakes. Thankfully, the editor I found when I started writing my second series, The All Cocks stories, offered to go back and clean up the Opposites series for me. The books have been extensively edited for errors and faults in the storyline. Some content that bordered on overly descriptive has been removed, but new content to better explain the characters and/or the world has been added. So, if you read these books when they initially released, you simply must read them again, they really are better than before.

A little bit about the series… Opposites is an Adult Dystopian majorly M/M series that contains explicit sexual content and relationships between gay, lesbian and straight couples. There are brief scenes of violence, each novel contains mostly M/M content and storylines, but there is M/F content as well. The companion novellas are strictly M/M and super spicy!

Again, thank you for stopping by today and I hope you’ll go grab your copies of the books. Thanks must be given to the lovely ladies at Enticing Journey for always setting up these top notch book tours. I hope you enjoy the show!

☆☆☆ COVER REVEAL ☆☆☆ Dare to Hope, an All Cocks story book 4 by TM Smith | Cover Reveal & #giveaway

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Coming soon from Author TM Smith
Dare to Hope, An All Cocks story book 4

{NOTE: This is an unedited blurb that will likely change before the release of the book.

Dare to Hope is still a work in progress.}

Tristan Brennan is the second oldest Brennan boy, the odd man out as it were. Where most men in his family have chosen a career in law enforcement, Tristan chose to be a Psychiatrist, he chose to help people in a different way. Tristan stays in the background, he is quiet and restrained. Because he saw the way some people reacted to his little brother coming out, Tristan chose then not to reveal his own sexuality. But meeting the grieving Gabe and the PTSD ridden Micah are making Tristan re-think many things about his life.

Gabriel Simenson is still in mourning from the loss of his lover in a random act of violence that rocked all the men at All Cocks. The only thing stopping Gabe from drowning in his misery is the friendship he has forged with Micah, the newest model at All Cocks. At everyone’s urging, Gabe agrees to counseling with Tristan, but only if Micah will go with him.

Micah can relate to unbearable loss, having lost his leg and his sanity in Iraq. Alone and broken but still beautiful on the inside and out, Micah found a home at All Cocks. There he is accepted, loved, and supported. It’s hard to let go of the past though, especially when the war haunts his dreams. Micah has found something that was missing doing gay porn, human contact.

Three scarred, broken and lonely souls, adrift and alone. Micah carries the scars from the war scattered along his body, carefully concealed by all the ink he got specifically to cover them. It still hurts Gabe just to breath, having lost a piece of his heart the night Gio was killed. Tristan has the love of his family and the security his job brings, but his life is still lonely. As the three men grow closer, Tristan feels more alone than ever, unsure of which man he wants to spend his life with. He doesn’t realize that not everything has to be a choice, sometimes you can have both.

An Exclusive Excerpt from Dare to Hope

{NOTE: Dare to Hope is work in progress and has not yet going through edits.

This is an un-edited excerpt simply meant to wet your whistle.}

Dinner had been a bit awkward initially. It seemed no one wanted to start a conversation. Clipped words, awkward looks and uncomfortable body language were the appetizers for the evening. Eventually, Micah asked Tristan about work and school and that led to a comment about his family, and the conversation picked up from there.

“Seriously, your family was upset that you decided to become a psychiatrist?” Gabe asked Tristan.

Tristan nodded as he shoveled a bite of manicotti into his mouth, chewing before he washed it down with a sip from his wine glass. “When you come from a long line of men that have worn blue, a large family that is equal parts Irish, Italian and pig headed, everyone is stubborn to a fault. Once they all figured out I was serious and what I was learning really made me happy, they backed off.”

Micah drank the last bit of wine from his glass then grabbed the bottle and filled his glass before topping off Tristan and Gabe’s glasses with the last few drops. Tristan waved the waiter over, tapping the top of the empty bottle, indicating he wanted another one for the table.

“What about you Micah, what did you want to be when you grew up? Was it always the army, or was that decision maybe a spur of the moment thing?” Tristan asked. It wasn’t a subject Micah talked about freely, but he understood that Tristan was just trying to get to know him better, not pry about his injury.

Micah chuckled as he reached for his wine glass. “No, the army definitely wasn’t spur of the moment, but it’s not what I dreamed about when I was little either.” He paused to take a healthy sip from his glass then placed it back on the table next to his plate. “Believe it or not, I wanted to be a cowboy when I was little.”

“Really?” Gabe laughed.

“Yep. I was Woody, you know from the movie Toy Story.” Micah smiled remembering the happy day. “Well, I was Woody for Halloween one year and I fell in love with the boots and the cap gun. After that I started watching re-runs of Bonanza and The Lone Ranger and I told my mom I was going to be a real life cowboy one day.” The mention of his mother clouded Micah’s mood for a moment before he shook his head and inhaled a deep breath, pushing any thoughts of his family swiftly away.

Gabe chuckled, eyes down while he filled his fork with pasta then stabbed at a meatball and shoved the whole thing into his mouth. Micah laughed, it was funny seeing Gabe’s cheeks poking out, sauce trailing from the corner of his mouth down his chin.

Napkin in hand, Tristan reached out and wiped the sauce off Gabe’s chin. Shaking his head but smiling, Tristan said, “You’ve got a mouthful of pasta…” and before he could finish the sentence Micah said, “…and balls!” He and Tristan both cracked up while Gabe did his best not to choke as he tried to swallow his food while laughing.

Gabe’s eyes watered from the mixture of laughter, chewing and choking, but he finally managed to swallow and when he opened his mouth to speak, he burped. This just caused the three of them to laugh ferociously again and Micah was fairly certain he coughed wine up through his nostrils, the burn was so intense.

When they all finished laughing, Gabe cleared his throat and smiled, lifting his glass in the air. “For the longest time, I didn’t think I would ever laugh again. Thank you both; you don’t know how much I needed this night out.”

“I’ll second that.” Tristan held his glass up.

“Here’s to stuffing your mouth too full, not choking to death, drinking some great wine and laughing out loud with new friends.” Micah tipped his glass in the air and the three glass clanked loudly when the met.

Catch up on the other books in the series before Dare to Hope releases this spring!

Gay for Pay

An All Cocks story, book 1

Buy links: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU | Amazon DE

Fame and Fortune

An All Cocks story, book 2

How to Deal

An All Cocks story, book 3

Facebook All Cocks stories page

☆ ☆ All Cocks Series Box Set ☆ ☆

☆ ☆ FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED ☆ ☆

☆ ☆ Box Set package sold exclusively through Amazon ☆ ☆
NOTE: All 3 books are available individually through the links listed above

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon DE | Amazon AU

A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.

Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!

Author links: Amazon || ARe || Smashwords || Website || Facebook || Twitter

Goodreads || Pinterest || Youtube

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The Art Of Hero Worship by @MiaKerick blog tour | #giveaway ~ Spotlight, Excerpt & Guest Post { @PridePromo | @TTCBooksandmore }

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Trembling on the floor, pressed beneath a row of seats in a dark theater, college freshman Jason Tripp listens to the terrifying sound of gunshots, as an unknown shooter moves methodically through the theater, randomly murdering men, women, and children attending a student performance of Hamlet. Junior Liam Norcross drapes his massive body on top of Jason, sheltering the younger man from the deathly hail of bullets, risking his life willingly, and maybe even eagerly.

As a result of the shared horror, an extraordinary bond forms between the two young men, which causes discomfort for family and friends, as well as for Jason and Liam, themselves. And added to the challenge of two previously “straight” men falling into a same-sex love, are the complications that arise from the abundance of secrets Liam holds with regard to a past family tragedy. The fledgling passion between the men seems bound to fade away into the darkness from which it emerged.

Jason, however, is inexplicably called to rescue his hero in return, by delving into Liam’s shady past and uncovering the mystery that compels the older man to act as the college town’s selfless savior.

The Art of Hero Worship takes the reader on a voyage from the dark and chilling chaos that accompanies a mass shooting to the thrill of an unexpected and sensual romance.

Buy links: Amazon | ARe

Excerpt:

Pop-pop-pop….

No, I’m not even remotely safe. But thankfully I play dead far better than my dog did when I taught him that trick at the age of seven.

The shots are earsplitting and getting louder because the shooter’s heading our way. I’m so fucking scared I’m trembling violently, but I promised the guy lying on top of me that I’d stay still. I concentrate on taking short shallow breaths, one after another, in my effort to stop trembling. To stay frozen—like I’ve been since I pulled Ginny to the floor and promptly let go of her hand so I could curl up into a tight fetal ball.

Somebody near me sits up, scrambles to his knees, and impulsively crawls toward the far aisle.

Pop-pop-pop…

“Bang, bang… you’re dead.” The voice comes from directly above me; it’s blank and monotone and controlled. The weird snicker that follows is chilling. I want nothing more than to throw the big guy off my back and run like hell toward the double doors, but I just keep on going with the short breaths and stay as still as I’ve ever been in my life. Even in my terrified state, I know that the guy on top of me is totally exposed and I can’t move because I’ll cheat him out of his life, for sure. Which is so not cool when he’s trying to save mine.

I smell blood. Never noticed the smell of blood before. It reminds me of Grandma’s penny collection… if it got spilled onto the sticky floor of the theater. The scent of old copper is everywhere… like wet pennies strewn all around me on the floor.

Pop-pop-pop…

Shooter’s right above us now. Don’t move… don’t move… don’t move….

“Dear God, help us!” This request seems to catch the shooter’s attention and he turns around and steps away from us. I curse myself for feeling as relieved, and maybe even glad, as I do.

Pop-pop-pop….

We wait and it seems like forever. We wait as voices beg and plead and pray and he shuts them up with bullets. We wait as the sound of shots moves to the front left near the exit, where I figure he’s shooting at anyone who tries to get out through the double doors.

And then, for a second, it’s quiet.

“Now….” The big guy’s voice is whispering but it seems to blast into my left ear. “We have to make our move now.” Before I agree, the heaviness of his body lifts and I feel cold and exposed. “This is our chance to get outta here….”

His hand is attached to the back of my wrist, clutching me so hard that I know I’ll have fingerprint bruises for a week… if I live so long.

Guest Post with Author Mia Kerrick

'The Reason'

Music has been an important inspirational source as I’ve forged my way through 16 books. Poignant songs that illustrate emotional struggle best represent the music I listened to while writing The Art of Hero Worship. “The Reason” by Hoobastank best reflects the theme of enduring personal change in the interest of maintaining a relationship. “The Reason” is a song about making personal change because of regret over hurting someone significant. The singer expresses that he is not perfect, and admits to making a serious mistake that hurt a person he loves. However, his intense feelings of regret over having hurt this person provide the motivation for significant personal change.

In The Art of Hero Worship, Jason is at first unable to make the necessary changes in his life that would allow him to be with Liam as a partner. Seeing the way he has hurt Liam by ignoring him, provides the reason to make changes that allow him to accept Liam in his life. Later in the book, Liam hurts Jason, as well. Jason’s love provides him with the reason to change the way he has been living, too. And though the men hurt each other, their intense regret and singular love for one another provides the motivation to do the work necessary to stay together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV4DiAyExN0

I'm not a perfect person

There's many things I wish I didn't do

But I continue learning

I never meant to do those things to you

And so I have to say before I go

That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me

To change who I used to be

A reason to start over new

and the reason is you

I'm sorry that I hurt you

It's something I must live with everyday

And all the pain I put you through

I wish that I could take it all away

And be the one who catches all your tears

Thats why I need you to hear

I've found a reason for me

To change who I used to be

A reason to start over new

and the reason is You

and the reason is You [x3]

I'm not a perfect person

I never meant to do those things to you

And so I have to say before I go

That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me

To change who I used to be

A reason to start over new

and the reason is you

I've found a reason to show

A side of me you didn't know

A reason for all that I do

And the reason is you

Mia Kerick is the mother of four exceptional children—all named after saints—and five nonpedigreed cats—all named after the next best thing to saints, Boston Red Sox players. Her husband of twenty years has been told by many that he has the patience of Job, but don’t ask Mia about that, as it is a sensitive subject.

Mia focuses her stories on the emotional growth of troubled young men and their relationships, and she believes that sex has a place in a love story, but not until it is firmly established as a love story. As a teen, Mia filled spiral-bound notebooks with romantic tales of tortured heroes (most of whom happened to strongly resemble lead vocalists of 1980s big-hair bands) and stuffed them under her mattress for safekeeping. She is thankful to CoolDudes Publishing, Dreamspinner Press, Harmony Ink Press for providing her with an alternate place to stash her stories.

Mia is proud of her involvement with the Human Rights Campaign and cheers for each and every victory made in the name of marital equality. Her only major regret: never having taken typing or computer class in school, destining her to a life consumed with two-fingered pecking and constant prayer to the Gods of Technology.

Tour Dates & Stops:

15-Feb

Bonkers About Books, Divine Magazine, The Hat Party, Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings

16-Feb

MM Good Book Reviews, Bookaholic Confessions

17-Feb

Two Chicks Obsessed With Books and Eye Candy, My Fiction Nook, Mikky's World of Books

18-Feb

Wicked Faerie's Tales and Reviews, Happily Ever Chapter

19-Feb

KathyMac Reviews

22-Feb

Let's Get Ready To Romance, BFD Book Blog

23-Feb

Three Books Over The Rainbow, V's Reads, Bayou Book Junkie

24-Feb

Multitasking Mommas, Velvet Panic, Full Moon Dreaming

25-Feb

Book Lovers 4Ever, Unquietly Me

26-Feb

TTC Books and More, Inked Rainbow Reads, Kiki's Kinky Picks, Kirsty Loves Books

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☆☆☆ Release Day Blitz ☆☆☆ Beyond the Music (Rocks Gods series book #7) by @AnnListerAuthor

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Lincoln Stallworth, bass player for Black Ice, has quietly watched each of his band mates fall in love and has accepted the fact he'll probably never find the same for himself. He doesn't really believe in true love, couldn't fully understand the absurdity of it, or the notion there could be just one perfect person for everyone. A debilitating health issue began to shadow Lincoln in the middle of their last tour. As his physical symptoms worsen, Lincoln has to fight the urge to hide from the world and himself inside his estate.

Aaron Baylor enters Lincoln's life at his lowest point. Lincoln feels broken, damaged beyond repair, and he's ready to give-up. Aaron's patience and unwavering support slowly begin to pull Lincoln back to being present in his own life and gives him hope for a future and for love. Will Aaron be the glue that holds the broken pieces of Lincoln's life together? Can Lincoln fight his way back to good health and take a chance at love? Or will the task be too great for Lincoln to handle?

Beyond The Music is Book 7 in The Rock Gods series. This is the final story in the series, but also the launch of a new M/M spin-off series, Guarding the Gods, which will have many cameo appearances from The Rock Gods characters in each story. If you enjoyed The Rock Gods, I hope you'll give Guarding the Gods a try!

Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon AU

Ann Lister is a native New Englander currently living on the island of Martha's Vineyard with her husband. She has pulled details from her years living in the New England area and uses many local settings and landmarks in her novels.

After graduating art school, marrying, and raising two daughters, she established her own video production company. Her nearly two decades working in video production included work within the music industry and won her a coveted Telly Award. Her 'behind-the-scenes' exposure to the music world and her love of rock music is the inspiration for her erotic rock star romances.

Her rock star romance, “Fall For Me”, Book One in The Rock Gods series, was a Finalist in the 2013 Rainbow Award and Book Three, Make You Mine, established her as an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author. Each book in The Rock Gods series brings her two favorite elements together: musicians and the love between two men. These stories focus on what it truly means to love; love unconditionally, love without restrictions or labels, love without fear or judgment – to just simply love.