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|The G-Spot |

|(WARNING: May Contain Some Adult Content!) |

|Date: November 20, 2013 — Vol.7 Issue #6 |

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|Welcome back to this issue of The G-Spot! |

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|Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Hope you’re all gearing up for a fantastic Turkey Day with your family and friends ( |

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|LUCY’S LIBERATION is now available in print. Check it out here: |

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|Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Stay Happy, Safe and I’ll see you all in 2014! |

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|As always, I hope you all enjoy this issue of The G-Spot! |

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|HIGHLIGHTS – CABLE, NETFLIX, THEATRICAL RELEASES: |

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|ASSAULT ON WALL STREET: Hard-working Jim Baxford dutifully toils at his blue-collar job leading an ordinary life with a wife he loves in Rosie |

|and wanting to start a family with her soon. The couple’s efforts are derailed by Rosie’s health issues and mounting medical costs that are |

|exacerbated when the economy crashes and the Baxford’s lose their life savings. Jim eventually reaches the end of his rope and goes on a |

|concentrated and well-orchestrated rampage on a quest for vengeance. This dramatic action/thriller touches on several relatable and timely |

|issues, the least of which are skyrocketing health care costs and the troubled economy, without being preachy. These, partnered with a solid |

|story, execution, talented cast and multi-dimensional, sympathetic protagonist makes for a winning formula. If you enjoyed JOHN Q., FALLING DOWN |

|and even DEATH WISH, you’ll probably like this. 4 out of 5 Stars |

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|BEST MAN HOLIDAY, THE: After fourteen years, several college friends reunite over the Christmas holiday and learn that they have grown more apart|

|than they would like, but yet share the same bonds that brought them all together more than a decade before. Though this movie had its ribald |

|moments of humor (Terence Howard has some of the best lines and delivers them with glee), at its heart this is a story about the true meaning of |

|family, friendship, faith, love and loyalty. Bittersweet ending with a cool cliffhanger screaming THE BEST MAN 3 anyone?! Keep the Kleenex handy |

|for the tears of joy, hilarity and sorrow that you’ll probably shed. This comedy with just the right amount of melodrama is an entertaining |

|winner. If you’re a fan of the first movie, than you’ll definitely enjoyed this one. 4 out of 5 Stars |

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|BLIND DATING: Twenty-something Danny has been blind since birth so he doesn’t know what he’s missing not seeing. This wouldn’t bother him except |

|for the doubts his virgin status engenders, doubts about his looks and lovability. He doesn’t believe that anyone can love him for himself and |

|not pity his condition. Then he gets the chance to gain his sight with a risky, experimental procedure right before meeting his perfect mate in |

|Leeza. Aside from the cultural differences separating them, however, Leeza is engaged to another. Solid story, performances and convincing |

|chemistry make for a cute and entertaining romcom. 3.5 out of 5 Stars |

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|BOYS DON’T CRY: Brandon Teena, a transgender woman suffers from sexual identity crisis and has been getting into trouble with the law most her |

|life. Her latest brush, near-death encounter, has her finding refuge in a Midwestern town where she forms an attachment to Lana. Lana could prove|

|Brandon’s final undoing, however, because of her involvement with two violent and intolerant ex-cons. Great performances, interesting turn on a |

|true-life story. Don’t know why it’s taken me so long to watch this movie, but now that I have I wasn’t disappointed. 3.5 out of 5 stars |

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|BYZANTIUM: Eleanor Webb is not your average teen. She has what some might call a vivid imagination. However, Eleanor knows that the stories she |

|tells about her and her “sister” Clara’s origins is all fact. So far, she hasn’t had the courage to tell anyone the truth about her and Clara’s |

|existence, until they both find refuge in a seaside town where Eleanor meets a curious and ill young man named Frank. Frank is enamored with |

|Eleanor and her story, but is he strong enough to accept the truth and Eleanor for what they are? Solid premise and great performances, |

|especially Ronan’s conflicted and angsty Eleanor. I enjoyed this graphic gothic tale with Neil Jordan’s interesting spin on the standard vampire |

|lore. 3.5 out of 5 Stars |

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|CHAINED: A day out with his mother turns into an unimaginable nightmare when Tim and she are abducted by a serial killer. Tim’s mother is killed |

|by their kidnapper, but nine-year-old Tim, newly-dubbed Rabbit by his captor, Bob, is spared. Rabbit’s existence is a living hell, however, as he|

|matures beneath Bob’s sadistic reign, a prisoner and unwilling partner in Bob’s perverse, life-and-death games. The subject matter here is dark |

|and very disturbing and the way that Bob acquires his victims is frightening as is the co-dependent and complex relationship that develops |

|between him and his young captive. Vincent D’Onofrio is chilling and mesmerizing as Bob and Eamon Farren as Tim/Rabbit matches him scene for |

|scene, the actor’s gaunt and haunting appearance a reflection of his character’s harrowing reality. This psychological suspense thriller was an |

|unexpected surprise I really enjoyed—if you can say that about a movie like this—especially the twist at the end. I did NOT see that coming, |

|though I probably should have. 4.5 out of 5 Stars |

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|CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 (3D): Whiz kid but naïve inventor Flint Lockwood is recruited by his long-time idol, Chester V, to work at |

|his company Live Corp. The young genius’s plans are waylaid, however, when he is called into action to shut down his notorious creation that is |

|still working and now churning out mutant and frightening foodimals in the now-abandoned Swallow Falls. I have to preface this by saying I didn’t|

|see the first movie. Creative story, animation and humorous one-liners, however, made this a cute and entertaining family movie. 3.5 out of 5 |

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|DANCING AT THE HARVEST MOON: When literary professor Maggie Webber learns that her husband of twenty-five years is cheating on her, the |

|unearthing rips an irreparable hole in the fabric of her marriage and sends her on a journey of self-discovery starting with her past. Maggie |

|returns to the lake where she experienced her first love in Patrick with the intent of mending fences and instead meets and falls in love with |

|Patrick’s twenty-five year old son, John. Formulaic and sappy May-December romance, this TV movie is just barely saved by the cast and their |

|serviceable performances. 2.5 out of 5 Stars |

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|DESCENDANTS, THE: Wealthy land owner, Matt King has a lot on his plate. The sole executor of his ancestor’s assets he is under pressure from his |

|relatives to sell the wide-ranging holdings that has been in the family for decades, and the locals who want to preserve the landscape of their |

|island. In the midst of these legal and realty dealings, Matt must come to terms with raising his two estranged daughters alone when his wife |

|suffers a serious injury in a boating accident that inevitably unearths painful truths about Matt and Elizabeth’s marriage. Solid premise and |

|moving drama highlighted by humorous moments and excellent performances, especially those of Clooney and the young Shailene Woodley. 4 out of 5 |

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|DISCONNECT: After a tragic loss, Cindy Hull seeks solace in an online support group when her husband, Derek, emotionally shuts down. Derek finds |

|control and comfort in online poker. Loner school boy Ben can’t communicate with his workaholic, lawyer father and becomes friends with the |

|mysterious Jessica. Widower Mike Dixon is a skilled cyber crimes detective but he can’t find it in him to get to know his teen son Jason as well |

|as he understands hackers and thieves. Jason’s malicious incident with cyber-bullying may just be the catalyst that brings him closer to his |

|father. In this well-acted and thought-provoking drama about the dangers and instant gratification of online communication, the lives of these |

|three families, one young male escort and an ambitious reporter collide as they all discover that they are more connected than not. 4 out of 5 |

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|EAST, THE: “Don’t drink the Kool-Aid…or the champagne or the water for that matter…” Sarah is a perfectionist but inexperienced intelligence |

|agent with a private company. She wants to prove herself and volunteers for an assignment that will take her deep undercover amidst a group of |

|eco-terrorists bent on sending their message to large corporations that they have deemed hazardous to the world and its unsuspecting population |

|consuming their various poisons. Sarah, however, falls under the spell of the group’s compelling and zealous leader which leads to a serious |

|conflict of interest from which she finds herself hard-pressed to extricate. Interesting premise, execution and solid performances from the |

|ensemble cast make this an entertaining suspense thriller worth a watch. 3.5 out of 5 Stars |

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|HELLO I MUST BE GOING: New divorcee, thirtysomething Amy Minsky moves back home with her parents in the suburbs. Between getting embroiled in her|

|parents’ marital woes and trying to stave off being fixed up by other well-meaning relatives, Amy begins an affair with Jeremy, a neighbor’s |

|teenage son. Jeremy’s determined pursuit of the older Amy goes a long way to help repair the confidence that her husband shattered, but can the |

|teenager’s passion be enough? Where the previous DANCING AT THE HARVEST MOON failed, this May-December rom-com succeeds with its complex, |

|multi-dimensional characters and multi-layered story. It doesn’t hurt that Melanie Lynskey and Christopher Abbott as Amy and Jeremy have |

|excellent chemistry while giving convincing performances as does the talented supporting cast. 3.5 out of 5 Stars |

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|LAST WORD, THE: Evan has a dark past and an even darker present, living an isolated lonely existence with a unique job that he doesn’t enjoy but |

|that he makes no effort to change until it is almost too late. Evan is a writer who composes suicide notes for people planning to commit kill |

|themselves. This makes for more than an awkward and ethical dilemma when he falls for Charlotte, the sister of one of his latest clients. |

|Interesting premise and solid performances make this quirky romantic drama worth a watch. These and Ray Romano who has some of the best lines in |

|the movie like, for instance, “Sodomy changes s***” Love the ending. 3 out of 5 Stars |

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|MORGAN: Athletic and competitive, Morgan Oliver doesn’t know how to deal with his new situation when he is paralyzed in a tragic bike racing |

|accident. He’s hostile to his mother who only wants to help and he spends his days languishing in self-pity thinking he might have been better |

|off had the accident killed him. Then he meets Dean and the two bond over basketball. Friendship quickly blossoms into a romance that is |

|threatened by Morgan’s priorities when he lets his competitive nature get the best of him enough to want to risk his life to race again. Solid |

|story and execution, but this indie GLBT romance’s biggest strength is the chemistry between its leads, and especially the moving performance of |

|Jack Kesy as Dean. 3 out of 5 Stars |

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|PLACE BEYOND THE PINES, THE: “The sins of the fathers…” - Luke travels from town to town with a fair making a living as a professional motorcycle|

|stunt rider. The job pays the bills for his rootless and single lifestyle, but is not nearly enough to support the newborn son he has just |

|learned he fathered with a former lover. The new motivation to set down stakes and provide for his child, puts Luke in the direct path of a young|

|go-getting cop named Avery who wants to climb up the ranks of a department tainted by rife corruption. Luke and Avery’s showdown is just the |

|beginning of a dispute that will affect the lives of generations to follow. Not exactly the movie I was expecting, but a solid story and |

|excellent performances make this intense drama worth a watch. 3.5 out of 5 stars |

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|PRESSED: Successful executive, Brian suddenly becomes one of the unemployed when he is let go from his firm. Rather than tell his wife what has |

|happened and to preserve the lifestyle they have both become accustomed to, Brian decides to invest the family’s savings in a shady deal that is |

|guaranteed to garner instant and substantial dividends. Brian’s plans hit a dangerous snag when disenfranchised and impoverished Jesse and Sam |

|steal a car with a mysterious bag hidden in the back seat. Jesse and Sam’s lives collide with Brian’s in irreparable ways when the teens realize |

|that they have taken money from the wrong people. Some interesting twists and turns and solid performances highlight this fast-paced crime |

|thriller. Didn’t particularly like the unresolved conclusion, but really there was no other way for the story to realistically end. 3 out of 5 |

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|REDEMPTION: “Crazy” Joey Jones is an Afghanistan vet having a difficult time adjusting to civilian life and lives on the street, sharing a box |

|with a young woman to whom he plays protector. When she disappears, Joey tries to atone for his past through good deeds, specifically donating |

|his ill-gotten gains to Sister Christina of the Sisters of Redemption, thereby feeding the flames of a forbidden temptation with every exchange. |

|This is not a usual Statham vehicle. First, it’s much darker in tone than his previous work, with less head-banging action/adventure or humor, |

|though it does feature its share of gritty street violence. Second, the plot is multi-layered and has depth as does Joey. I loved the chemistry |

|between Statham and Agata Buzek as Christina and there are also some interesting twists and revelations in this crime drama about healing and |

|redemption. Statham may never be nominated for an Oscar, but he does an admirable and convincing job as the haunted vet here, his performance |

|matching the nuanced performance of Buzek’s complex and conflicted nun note for note. 4 out of 5 Stars |

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|REDLINE: On an average day in L.A. several passengers board a commuter train unaware of the tragedy about to befall them all when a bomb explodes|

|and brings the train to a screeching halt. Trapped amid the debris of the train and the surrounding, collapsing tunnel in the aftermath, cultures|

|collide and accusations fly when the survivors discover a suspicious container and realize that the bomber may still be among them. Solid |

|premise, fast-paced-story, well-executed and well-acted. These and the suspense and tension made for an entertaining, crime action/adventure |

|thriller. 3.5 out of 5 Stars |

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|SCAPEGOAT, THE: John Standing has just lost his job at an English boarding school and prepares to take a journey to see the world. He is |

|unexpectedly sidetracked by a chance encounter with a man who could be his twin. Harried and restless aristocrat Johnny Spence sees the perfect |

|opportunity to get from under his oppressive, greedy family and tricks John into taking his place. He never takes into account how emotionally |

|invested John will become in his dysfunctional family, however, or that such a simple working-class stiff will threaten his ultimate plans. Based|

|on a Daphne Du Maurier story, this is a well-done and fast-paced mystery suspense made all the better for its talented cast, especially Matthew |

|Rhys in dual roles as John/Johnny. 4 out of 5 Stars |

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|SMASHED: Kate and Charlie like the same things when it comes to music, partying hard and consuming lots of alcohol. The young married couple |

|reaches a crossroad when Kate decides that alcohol just isn’t working for her anymore and wants to get clean and sober. Kate’s resolution brings |

|to light everything that is wrong in her personal and profession lives and what exactly is wrong with herself. This isn’t something we haven’t |

|seen numerous times before in films like CLEAN AND SOBER, 28 DAYS and WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN, to name a few 12-Step movies. Mary Elizabeth |

|Winstead’s gritty and moving performance, however, separates this movie from the herd. Solid indie drama worth a watch. 3 out of 5 Stars |

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|STORAGE 24 (United Kingdom): A military plane crashes over London resulting in a citywide power outage that leaves a group of friends stranded in|

|a vast and creepy storage facility. Worse for the group than the lack of power, is the deadly, top secret cargo that was let loose from the |

|crash and is now stalking them. Functional plot and performances in this gory horror flick make for a rip-roaring scary time with enough |

|spine-chilling moments to keep the audience on the edge of its seat. 3 out of 5 Stars |

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|THOR: THE DARK WORLD (3D): After his defeat to Thor’s grandfather, dark elf Malekith hibernates, lying in wait for his chance to retrieve the |

|most powerful weapon in the universe that will make the Nine Realms go dark. Malekith’s chance materializes with the convergence, an every 5,000 |

|year phenomenon where all Nine Realms align. Meanwhile, Jane Foster has stumbled upon the weapon that Malekith seeks, necessitating Thor’s return|

|to Earth to protect not only his love, but the Nine Realms from Malekith’s fatal machinations. After the witty high jinks and non-stop action and|

|adventure of THE AVENGERS, this latest edition in the Marvel comic book movies’ universe is almost a letdown. Devoid of the chemistry and |

|light-hearted humor that made THE AVENGERS and even THOR 1 such a hit, this is saved from tedium by the performances of its talented A-list cast |

|(Hiddelston steals every scene he is in), the fast-paced action and pure visual entertainment of its special effects. 3 out of 5 Stars |

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|THUNDERSTRUCK: Brian Newall is a lousy basketball player. He’s tried out for his school team numerous seasons and has never made it passed being |

|the designated team manager whose name the coach does not remember. No matter how much he practices, his skills are negligible until a chance |

|meeting at the arena with his basketball idol Kevin Durant results in the pair of them magically switching gifts. Typical Hollywood sports movie |

|with the supernatural, cute twist. Enjoyed. 2.75 out of 5 Stars |

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|TOMORROW, WHEN THE WAR BEGAN (Australian): A group of teenagers decide to take one last fling and have an adventure camping in the bush before |

|school starts. They return back to their coastal town only to discover that it has been invaded by an enemy military force that has rounded up |

|and detained their loved-ones in a prisoner-of-war camp. At first surviving by running and hiding, the ragtag teens soon implement guerrilla |

|tactics as they come to the realization that they need to go on the offensive to take back their town. I liked the group dynamics here and the |

|acting was solid with characters engaging and likable enough to root for. Not a bad way to spend almost two hours with an open end screaming |

|sequel (scheduled for release sometime in 2014). If you enjoyed either of the RED DAWN movies, you’ll probably like this one. 3.5 out of 5 Stars |

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|TRANCE: Art auctioneer Simon has gotten mixed up with some questionable people and is in it up to his neck. Simon sinks even deeper after an art |

|heist goes awry, leaving him with a serious head injury and no memory of what has happened to an expensive painting. The art thieves engage the |

|services of gifted hypnotherapist Elizabeth Lamb to jar Simon’s memory and find the masterpiece in this complex suspense thriller. However, there|

|is so much more going on beneath the surface than a missing painting at stake. Wow, I really enjoyed this! Had me going all the way until the |

|very last frame. Solid performances, twisted ending. Some aspects reminded me of INCEPTION. 4 out of 5 Stars |

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|WRECK-IT RALPH: Video game character Wreck-it Ralph is tired of being alone and sleeping in the garbage. He’s tired of being the bad guy and |

|wants to enjoy the accolades and high life and have friends like Fix-It Felix. He wants to be the good guy for once and, desperate, he hightails |

|it to the high-tech new game where he can earn a medal and finally be the good guy. But things aren’t as easy as they seem and the grass, of |

|course, is always greener on the other side of the fence. Ralph learns these lessons the hard way when his actions set free a deadly virus that |

|has the potential to destroy all of the games in the arcade. Simple but brilliant plot, beautifully executed with great animation, character and |

|story development. In addition to great lessons about being thankful for what you have and not trying to be anyone but yourself, some great |

|twists and turns drive this movie to an entertaining and paradoxically surprising and predictable ending. Absolutely loved this! 5 out of 5 Stars|

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|Available Now |

|Upcoming Author Appearance(s) |

|Upcoming Author Chat(s) |

|What I’m Reading/Recommended Reads |

|Reader Comment(s) |

|The Issue’s Novel Excerpt: SURVIVING ELITE HIGH by John H. Ames |

|This Issue’s Spotlight Author: YA GLBT Author John H. Ames |

|This Issue's Newsletter Contest—SUBSCRIBERS ONLY! |

|Giveaways/Good Deals/Shameless Promotions and/or Sites That No (Romance) Reader (Or Author) Should be Without |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Lily Baldwin was attacked in her home and left for dead in the middle of nowhere five years ago. Her husband Wyatt |

|is finding it difficult adjusting to her unexpected return. What will he do, however, when he finds out the complete truth behind Lily’s time |

|with the Kiowas?” LILY’S SECRETS: ELK CREEK 1, Menage Amour Everlasting, Erotic Romance (historical, western, interracial) by Gigi Moore |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “When her much-older abusive husband, Rance, is found dead, Lucy Peyton believes her nightmares are all but over and|

|looks forward to a new life of independence. Her hopes for a marriage of love instead of convenience, however, are quickly dashed when she |

|discovers the provisions of her late husband’s will.” LUCY’S LIBERATION: ELK CREEK 2, Menage Amour Everlasting, Erotic Romance (historical, |

|paranormal, western) by Gigi Moore |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “As different as night and day, the only thing twins Zara and Zack Benjamin have in common are their genes and their|

|love for Quincy Powers. Zara’s death in an unfortunate accident gives her brother a chance with Quincy. Except Zara hasn’t quit on the man she |

|loves just yet.” ZACK AND THE DARK SHAFT: ZARA’S BOIS 1, M/M Erotic Paranormal Romance (angels/interracial/light bdsm/reincarnation) by Gracie C.|

|McKeever |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Rendered almost incapable of painting after the death of a lover in a tragic accident, Keir Monroe is inspired |

|after meeting natural-born submissive, Patryk Andrews. Keir soon realizes, however, that he’s caught a tiger by the tail and not the obedient |

|submissive he thought when Patryk suggests becoming his agent.” INGENUE’S CHOICE: ZARA’S BOIS 2, M/M Erotic Paranormal Romance |

|(angels/bdsm/ghost/interracial) by Gracie C. McKeever A Joyfully Reviewed RECOMMENDED READ! View the |

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|From Rapture Publishing, LLC.: “Falling to a rare sentinel illness and separated from her charges during a retrieval mission Xevera Nanay |

|encounters the biggest threat to her survival but more importantly her autonomy when paramedic Michael Constantine recognizes and imprisons her |

|to exact revenge for what was done to his mother by her kind decades ago.” SENTINEL’S HUNGER, a Sisters of Emsharra novella, erotic paranormal |

|romance (African-American/bdsm/shapeshifter/urban fantasy) by Gracie C. McKeever part of RAPTURE 1 Print Anthology |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Still mourning the death of his wife, recluse Lincoln McCabe's life is forever turned off-kilter by a chance |

|meeting with McCabe Associates' newest hire, Deja Hamilton, an almost physical replica of his dead wife, Dahlia. |

|Five years after starting at McCabe Associates, personal secretary Deja has worked her way up the ranks to a coveted account executive position. |

|What she hasn't been able to do is eradicate the haunting blue eyes of Lincoln McCabe from her memory despite her best efforts. |

|When Lincoln and Deja are reunited five years after their initial meeting, the conditions are neither ideal nor romantic. But Deja is determined |

|to make the best of the situation nursing Lincoln back to health and helping him snare whoever was behind the attempt on his life and the looming|

|takeover of his family's company.” THE WOLF IN THE MANSION, Erotic Paranormal Fable Romance (interracial/psychic/shape-shifter/wiccan) by Gracie |

|C. McKeever, Available individually as an e-book and in the print anthology, SEXY SECRETS |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc: “Brothers Thayne and Cade Malloy couldn't be more different, the only things linking them their psychic gifts and |

|their Wiccan legacy. With their parents killed twenty-four years ago, they are all each other has. |

|When Cade turns up on his doorstep after a long absence, burned-out and needing refuge from his gifts, Thayne welcomes him with open arms. |

|Neither brother is aware of the evil that stalks them. |

|Wiccan and New York transplant Maia Jensen knows she is more than a handful for the sensible and staid Thayne, but she can see interesting things|

|happening for her, Thayne, and Cade in the future…if they can survive an egomaniac's power-hungry trip in the present. |

|Thayne, Cade, and Maia are chased through time when Prentice Teague, a powerful black-magick Wiccan with an age-old score to settle, sets his |

|sights on augmenting his powers with theirs. Prentice has another thing coming, however, when the trio's growing emotional connection enhances |

|their gifts.” MAIA’S MAGICKAL MATES The Double R 3 by Gigi Moore Available now: |

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|From Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing: “Luke Gamble trusts Tally with much more than his life… |

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|Internal Affairs Detective Luke Gamble has been known to take risks in both his personal and professional lives, but none more dangerous than |

|bedding a colleague and subject of an ongoing investigation who carries a gun and handcuffs and is all too willing to use the latter on him. |

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|Detective Tally Cavaleri is into bondage and domination and finds the perfect subject to work out her demons in the willing Luke Gamble. But will|

|the detective be so willing to accommodate Tally’s fetishes when he discovers their past link or exactly how long Tally has had her eye on him?” |

|INTIMATE AFFAIRS by Gracie C. McKeever |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Sparks fly and passions smolder when maverick school teacher and part-time dance instructor Ramón Chavez enters the|

|life of celibate divorced mother Emilia Vega who has but one goal in her life: to be the best parent she can be to her twelve-year-old son to the|

|exclusion of her own happiness.” EMILIA’S EMANCIPATION, Erotic Paranormal Romance (interracial/May-December/psychic) by Gracie C. McKeever |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Shifter Carson Quarry escapes a death sentence at the hands of his pack only to face another kind of sentence at |

|The Double R—being near the enigmatic Desiree Jensen, a woman he can never hope to have. His younger brother, Sam, however, uses the opportunity |

|to try and make Desiree theirs.” DESIREE’S LONE WOLVES: The Double R, Book 2 by Gigi Moore |

|Format: Electronic |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Bad-boy Trevor Carmichael’s fast-lane life of partying and drugs comes to a screeching halt when he OD’s in the |

|bathroom of Zara’s. Club bouncer Ramsey Logan comes to Trevor’s rescue and resuscitates him. But is it really Trevor he brings back or a former |

|party-girl in need of redemption herself?” BOUNCER’S FOLLY: ZARA’S BOIS 3, M/M Erotic Paranormal Romance |

|(angels/bdsm/interracial/reincarnation/suspense) by Gracie C. McKeever. |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “One hot and trendy gay nightclub, two bickering angels and three unlikely pairs add up to steamy nights between the|

|sheets and emotional days of healing and revelation outside of them when the ultimate architect throws His hat in the ring to fix up three |

|wounded souls with their mates.” ZARA’S BOIS Print Collection, M/M Erotic Paranormal Romance (angels/bdsm/ghost/interracial/reincarnation) by |

|Gracie C. McKeever. |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: "A man who wants to save the world one child at a time…a young teen looking for acceptance and a savior wherever he |

|can find them…and a woman who wants only to save them both. Somewhere between darkness and daylight they will all find and save each other." |

|BETWEEN DARKNESS AND DAYLIGHT, erotic paranormal romance (psychic/interracial). An NCWA (New Century Writer Award) 2003 Novel/Novella Finalist |

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|From Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing: "Old World Evil vs New Age Passion… Can their love survive an ancient vendetta?" A centuries-old Djinni |

|betrayed...a modern career woman and wife bereft. Can this thoroughly mismatched couple find comfort and vindication in each other's arms? More |

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|DESERT DREAMS by Gracie C. McKeever – Paranormal Urban Fantasy Romance |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc: THREE MEN AND A BOUNTY by Gigi Moore – Menage Everlasting, the ManLove Collection: |

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|After the death of his parents in New York, Chris Michaels has to do a lot of growing up in a short period of time. But nothing prepares him for |

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|put his own freedom in jeopardy revealing his gunslinger’s past? |

|Former slave, Buffalo soldier, now duly-appointed lawman, James Hayden wants nothing more than to find someone to love and settle down with. But |

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|From Awe-Struck E-Books: RT 2002 Award Nominee – Best Small Press Paranormal -- “Sean Casey has convinced himself he's content with his |

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|ANIMAL MAGNETISM by Jill Shalvis |

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|BACK IN BABY’S ARMS by Tina Wainscott |

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|BOUND: FORGET ME KNOT by H.B. Pattskyn (new-to-me author) |

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|CAN’T TAKE MY EYES OFF OF YOU by Kasey Michaels (new-to-me author) |

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|FIEND by Peter Stenson (new-to-me author) |

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|JUST WHAT THE TRUTH IS by Cardeno C. |

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|LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT by Cardeno C. |

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|MAN AT WORK by Elaine Fox (new-to-me author) |

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|SIMPLE RICHES by Mary Campisi |

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|SOMETHING IN THE WAY by Cardeno C. (new-to-me author) |

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|SLOW HANDS by Lauren Bach |

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|STRONG ENOUGH by Cardeno C. |

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|THE THIRD WIFE by Jasmine Cresswell (new-to-me author) |

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|UNFORGIVABLE by Tina Wainscott |

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|Currently Reading: A WHITE COAT IS MY CLOSET by Jake Wells (new-to-me author); LOVING JESSIE by Dallas Schulze (new-to-me author); PROXY by Alex |

|London (new-to-me author) |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Genesis has been on the run from her people for twenty-eight years, guarding the cambion Alex Ryan, who doesn't |

|know she exists. But that's about to change when an attempt is made on Alex Ryan's life that leaves his father dead instead and Alex alone in the|

|world….or so he thinks.” GUARDIAN SEDUCTRESS: SISTERS OF EMSHARRA 1, erotic paranormal romance (interracial/psychic/shapeshifter/urban fantasy) |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc: “Montana Freeborn has been having visions of the "pony-man" since she was a child, her first live encounter with the |

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|THIS ISSUE’S NOVEL EXCERPTS: Surviving Elite High Trilogy by John H. Ames |

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|Surviving Elite High |

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|Matthew stared down at me like a raging bull on the loose. He stepped toward me in a very threatening manner. "Why the fuck did you hit me for?" |

|I had to get away from them and fast. I crawled down the hallway, but Matthew grabbed my legs and spun me around. With a single tug, he pulled me|

|under his feet. I was scared now. Matthew looked deranged. He bent down and grabbed me by the collar of my shirt, lifting me into the air and |

|slamming me into a nearby wall. A malicious smile developed on his face. "I'm going to fucking kill you, you little piece of shit." |

|"Let's fuck him up, Matt," Jacob suggested with a mischievous smile. "I bet a homo like him would love to get fucked by two jocks. We can fuck |

|him in the locker room, and no one will hear a thing." |

|My heart dropped to the bottom of my stomach, rendering me sick. I couldn't believe what Jacob suggested. They had always made sexual comments, |

|but never that filthy or nasty. Matthew's smile grew as Jacob's idea settled in. |

|"Please—" |

|"Shut the fuck up, you little fag!" Matthew slammed me against the wall again. |

|"Put him the fuck down!" |

|It was Nick; he stood a few feet away from us. I immediately thanked God because his presence guaranteed my safety from Matthew and Jacob. |

|Anyone's presence, as a matter of fact. |

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|Surviving Elite High: Senior Year |

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|I’d just finished taping the “Congratulations, Nick!” banner above the sofa when I heard a small noise coming from my bedroom. I glanced at the |

|clock on my wall. It was four-thirty. Maybe Emily was there, using the bathroom. After all, she had a spare key and had come here to leave off |

|the decorations. “Emily? Are you in there?” |

|No one answered, but there was a rustling noise coming from inside. I went to the bedroom and opened the door. My eyes quickly fell on Emily who |

|lay on the floor, sobbing, her cries muffled by a white cloth gag, her hands and feet bound. My heart lurched. “Emily!” |

|I immediately ran to her and pulled the gag out. |

|“Behind you, John!” |

|Someone slammed the door close. Every hair on my body stood on end as I spun around and came face to face with my worst nightmare. |

|Matthew Ward. |

|He wore a filthy orange jumpsuit with his name across the chest and waved a gun at me. A creepy smile spread across his demonic and psychopathic |

|face. He stood in front of the door and blocked my only way to safety. “I’m back, John, and I’m here to kill you.” |

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|Surviving Elite High: Loving James |

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|“Wait!” Nathan said. “What are you guys doing?” |

|Daniel quickly stripped down to his white undies. “Well, what do you think, Nate? We’re going to turn this bitch into a man. Stop acting like a |

|fool. You pretty much enjoyed the last time we made Rick into a man.” |

|My heart felt like it was replaced with a giant stone. My terror mounted. I curled up into fetal position, in too much pain even to try escape |

|from them. When Aaron stood in front of me naked and hard, I realized what they had done to Rick. That’s why he’d changed overnight. They raped |

|him. Oh my God. I was about to suffer the same fate! |

|“But that was Rick,” Nate stammered, one hand out as if to defend me, “he was asking for it.” |

|“Aww. Isn’t that cute?” Louis teased, shoving down his boxers. “Nate cares about his baby brother.” |

|“Fuck you! No I don’t.” |

|“Then prove it.” Daniel pointed at me and stepped aside. |

|Nathan crossed over to me. |

|“Good. Nathan’s still a man.” |

|“Nathan! Please!” I begged him. My cries did not stop him. In a swift second, Nathan flipped me over and exposed my butt cheeks. “Nathan, stop |

|it. Please! Don’t do it, Nathan. Don’t! Please.” I squeezed my eyes shut. Some corner of my terrified self was in utter disbelief. I was begging |

|not to be gang raped. |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “One man wants to Dominate her; the other wants to kill her”...Two competitive and at-odds advertising executives |

|are thrown together when a job assignment and a matchmaking New Age sister of one – who knows each better than they know themselves – decides |

|they are soul mates and perfect for each other. While Dominant Nick Vega and submissive Slany Breeze come to the conclusion that Nick's sister is|

|absolutely right, a serial killer is on the loose and has set his sights on Slany for his special “training program.” TERMS OF SURRENDER: THE |

|MATCHMAKER 2, erotic paranormal romance (bdsm/interracial/suspense) by Gracie C. McKeever |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Embittered after her exile from Emsharra, LaMia Enlil meets her match in orphan empath Mateo Diaz, whom she kidnaps|

|and falls in love with. But can he forgive her for causing the deaths of his family years ago? From ancient beings unaccustomed to asking for |

|anything, much more begging for forgiveness, LaMia Enlil nonetheless wants just this from Mateo Diaz, a gifted and unique human male who makes |

|her question the foundations of her Inanna beliefs.” PREDATOR’S SALVATION: SISTERS OF EMSHARRA 2, erotic paranormal romance, |

|(bdsm/interracial/psychic/shapeshifter/urban fantasy) by Gracie C. McKeever |

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|From Siren Publishing, Inc.: “Dara Kelly and Samantha Taylor should not have died, but did. And now both women are on the trail of two men – one |

|an abusive, cheating husband-turned-killer, the other a rival bounty hunter whom will not be bested by any woman. Each woman will have her |

|revenge, but at what cost to Caution Foster, the man they both love?” IN PLAIN SIGHT, erotic paranormal romance |

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|THIS ISSUE’S SPOTLIGHT AUTHOR: YA GLBT Author John H. Ames: |

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|BIO: My real name is Juan H. Alvarado and I was born in El Salvador, C.A. I currently live in Belize and my passions are writing, reading and |

|spending time with the ones I love. I began writing in 2009 and After posting some of my work on an internet website and receiving positive |

|feedback, I went on to write several full-length novels under my penname, John Henry Ames. My first completed series is the Surviving Elite High |

|Trilogy which chronicles the life of a gay sixteen-year-old boy as he makes his way through life as an outcast in the shadows of an elite high |

|school where he is tormented by two psychopathic bullies. |

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|You can Like me on Facebook: Or visit my site: |

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|Interview begins here: |

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|GRACIE: I’m excited to have you here at The G-Spot, John! Please tell us a little about yourself (or a lot () and how and when you got into |

|writing? |

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|JOHN: Hi Gracie! Thank you so much for having me here today. It’s an honor. Well, let me start by saying that my real name is Juan H. Alvarado |

|and I was born in El Salvador, C.A. I have always loved reading and writing but never had the courage to sit down and write something. After |

|graduating from college in 09, I took a night shift at a small motel. To keep myself occupied, I began writing and completed several full-length |

|novels under my penname, John Henry Ames. My first completed series is the Surviving Elite High Trilogy which chronicles the life of a gay |

|sixteen-year-old boy as he makes his way through life as an outcast in the shadows of an elite high school where he is tormented by two |

|psychopathic bullies. |

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|GRACIE: Is there any one thing or person in your life that inspired your writing? Any one thing or person that influenced the genre you write in?|

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|JOHN: This is an excellent question since there are so many people who have inspired my writing and the genre I write in. The first person to |

|ever inspire me was the amazing J.K. Rowling. The first time I read a Harry Potter novel was back in 2003. That novel instantly pulled me into a |

|world that I had never seen or heard of before, leaving me wanting more. When the last novel came out, it blew my mind to the point that it made |

|me sit down and write a novel of my own. I spent a few months writing, and the finished product was called Raven and Crow: a Chain of Memories. |

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|Raven and Crow: a Chain of Memories is my first and only straight fiction novel. It tells the story of two guys who meet in high school and find |

|out that they have more in common than they thought, since they share the same memories, dreams, and nightmares. Soon enough, they discover that |

|they are unearthly beings from another world and that they are the incarnation of the beautiful Raven and the amazing Crow. You might be |

|wondering two guys, the incarnation of a man and a woman? Not much of a Twilight novel, right? True, but let the story flow, and you'll see that |

|not everything isn’t quite what it seems. I’m currently looking for the right publisher for this novel, and when I find one, I will let you and |

|all my readers know where to get it. |

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|Another individual who has inspired me and got me into the world of gay fiction is the incredible Jeff Erno. The first m/m romance that I read |

|was A Better Place by Mark A. Roeder. That little novel has a jock/nerd theme in it, and I absolutely fell in love with that theme. I immediately|

|researched for that theme and came across Dumb Jock by Jeff Erno. I fell in love with that novel almost immediately. It was like love at first |

|sight. That little work of fiction inspired me to write Surviving Elite High in 2010 and the rest is history. |

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|GRACIE: When did you get The Call and what was your first published book? |

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|JOHN: I definitely got The Call after reading Dumb Jock by Jeff Erno. OMG! I loved that novel so much that it inspired me to write my debut |

|novel, Surviving Elite High. Jeff Erno is amazing and he’s one of my favorite authors of all time. His novels are emotional and incredibly cool. |

|I have to thank him for getting me into this amazing little world. |

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|GRACIE: What do you know now about writing and the publishing industry that you wish you’d known before you started? |

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|JOHN: Not to take reviews seriously. Yes, constructive criticism is an excellent way to improve your writing and grow as an author. However, in |

|this modern era where everyone has access to a computer and everyone is a critic, readers often criticize novels with their emotions. If they had|

|a bad day and read your novel, you will mostly get a bad review. That’s why I don’t take reviews seriously. They are tied to a reader’s emotions |

|and feelings. |

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|GRACIE: Please, give us a little story behind the story and what inspired your YA Trilogy, Surviving Elite High. |

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|JOHN: The novel Dumb Jock by Jeff Erno was my main inspiration for my debut novel because of the jock/nerd theme found inside. I wanted to write |

|something similar to that theme, but unique at the same time. At that point in time, I was also dating someone who stole my heart and, sadly, |

|broke it. He was also my main inspiration for Surviving Elite High. Since he was an American citizen and had attended a small high school in |

|Buffalo, New York, I drew inspiration from his high school life and wrote Surviving Elite High. I simply added a few unique twists and turns that|

|would leave readers wanting more. |

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|GRACIE: In Surviving Elite High, aside from being a star quarterback, Nick Anthony Hawking is not the best student academically. Besides his |

|doing poorly in school, what do you think is Nick’s Achilles’ heel and how do you go about stomping it? |

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|JOHN: I think that Nick’s Achilles’ heel is his tendency to want to be a protector. That got him into big troubles because it blinded him from |

|seeing people’s faults. For example, look at what happened in Surviving Elite High: Senior Year, especially with Emily Roberts. Nick was trying |

|to be kind and protective with her and that blinded him to the bad things she was doing behind his back. That almost got John killed a second |

|time. In the novel, Nick realized his mistake by apologizing to John and focused on protecting John and only John. |

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|GRACIE: In Surviving Elite High: Loving James, what do you think it is that makes Nathan so irresistible to James, despite Nathan’s complete |

|incompatibility? By the same token, what makes James so blind to Jacob Ashmore’s feelings for him? |

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|JOHN: In James’ little world, there is no one more perfect than Nicholas Anthony Hawking. He’s obsessed with the idea of having someone like Nick|

|to love and protect him, someone who acts rugged, straight and manly. That’s all he wants in life, someone like Nick. That blinds him to see what|

|an incredible person Jacob is to him and how Jacob really feels toward him. James wants someone like Nick so badly that he will do almost |

|anything to make Nathan into another Nick. That fails of course and almost gets him kill. |

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|GRACIE: Of all the stories you’ve written, which is your favorite and why? |

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|JOHN: Whoa! I have to say Raven and Crow: a Chain of Memories. Why? It’s my first completed novel and it comes straight from my heart. I |

|absolutely love that little story and I am hoping and praying that my readers fall in love with it as well. |

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|GRACIE: I know this is like asking a mother which is her favorite child, but which of your characters is your favorite and why? |

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|JOHN: Oh my God! I would have to say Nick Hawking. To me, Nick is the bomb! He’s not close to perfect and he can be a huge a****** to people most|

|of the time; however, he can be so sweet and sensitive with John. I absolutely loved the way he changes for him and becomes a better person for |

|him. It just goes to show you that people can change if they set their minds to. |

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|GRACIE: What about your characters makes them unique? |

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|JOHN: My characters are not perfect or even close to perfect and that makes them real and unique, relatable to readers. Each one of them has so |

|many issues to deal with and as the story unfolds, they grow into better and responsible individuals. |

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|GRACIE: What is your favorite aspect of the writing process? Your least favorite? |

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|JOHN: My favorite aspect of the writing process would be sitting down and plotting the entire novel from top to bottom. I love that part so much!|

|Ideas flow in and I love sticking them together into a beautiful story. My least favorite aspect of the writing process would be editing. Oh. My.|

|God! I hate it so much! It’s stressful, long and tedious. I wish I could just skip that part, but sadly, I can’t. |

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|GRACIE: Are you a pantser or do you outline? |

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|JOHN: I have to admit, I am both. When I have something solid or concrete in my head, I write it down before I lose that precious information. |

|Everything is outlined thoroughly from top to bottom and my writing goes smoothly. Sometimes, I can be a pantser though. I simply sit down and |

|write with no direction whatsoever. I do, however, take longer to finish a novel this way. |

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|GRACIE: If you weren’t a writer, what other profession would you have chosen to pursue? |

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|JOHN: I think that I would have been a model. LOL! Nah, I can’t model. I don’t think I the looks. I honestly think that I would have been a |

|manager or an accountant. But, I love writing and I don’t see myself doing something other than writing cool and kickass stories. |

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|GRACIE: I think you’re being modest about your looks, John, but who are some of your favorite authors and why? Name some of your favorite books |

|and why they’re your favorites. |

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|JOHN: I have so many favorite authors but I would say that my top two would be the amazing J.K. Rowling and the incredible Jeff Erno. Both of |

|them have inspired me with their work and they keep on doing it. |

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|As for my favorite books, I would say: |

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|The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling – I couldn’t pick one, to be honest. Every single book in that series is so good that they inspired me to|

|write Raven and Crow: a Chain of Memories. |

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|Dumb Jock by Jeff Erno – This is my favorite GLBT novel of all time. Yes, there are so many out there, but this one is the first one to make me |

|cry. This novel was so thrilling and inspiring that it led me to write my first GLBT novel, Surviving Elite High. |

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|Something Like Autumn by Jay Bell – Dear God! This novel is so awesome! Mr. Jay Bell came up with one the most amazing little pieces of |

|literature ever and this is the third and last novel to make me cry. (Something Like Summer by the same author was the second novel to make me |

|cry). |

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|GRACIE: What are you working on now and what should readers be looking forward to from you in the future? |

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|JOHN: Right now I’m working on my fourth GLBTQ novel called, Love, Joy, Heartache and Pain. Now, this novel is special because it’s my very own |

|collection of short stories, three shorts to be exact. They can stand on their own or act as a long one if you want them to. I absolutely love |

|them. Here are their names: |

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|1) The not so unrealistic detailed account of how my best friend and I swap bodies for a short period of time. Swapatize for short. |

|2) The Spirit Indestructible. |

|3) And The Lake View Psychopath. |

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|GRACIE: Do you have a website and/or how can readers contact you? |

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|JOHN: Yes I do. I can be found online in several places actually: |

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|GRACIE: Where and how can readers purchase and/or read samples of your work? |

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|JOHN: My work is everywhere, but here are the major links to them: |

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|GRACIE: What advice do you have for beginning writers? |

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|JOHN: Never give up. If you want to be a writer, know that the journey will be long, tedious, and hard. But remember that classic Lao Tzu quote, |

|'a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step'. You'll get there eventually. Just keep a positive mind and attitude and aim for the |

|stars, because you might just end up on the moon. |

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|GRACIE: Anything else about yourself or your writing you’d like to share with your readers? |

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|JOHN: Yes, there is a little question that fans always ask. Will there be more books in the Surviving Elite High Saga? Yes. Right now, I’m |

|working on a possible plot for Rick Sanders, a minor character in the Surviving Elite High Saga. I also want to write a third for Nick and John. |

|Wish me luck guys! |

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|GRACIE: We wish you much luck, John and thank you so much for taking time from your busy schedule to share yourself and your work with us at The|

|G-Spot and giving us a little insight into your writing and the writing process! We’ll let you get back to writing those wonderful books you |

|write! All the best! |

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|JOHN: No, Thank you for having me here today. |

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|From Siren Publishing Inc.: “Even though both are Inanna, Genesis Enki and LaMia Enlil have varying views on how best to serve Emsharra. |

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|When Kalika Enlil entrusts Genesis with the safekeeping of her outlawed child Alex Ryan before her death, Genesis' way is set to take up the New |

|Regime's torch. Only one woman, the leader of the insurgents and Kalika's nemesis and cousin, stands in Genesis's way to protecting Alex from |

|assassination: LaMia. |

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|LaMia does not believe in the New Regime or its doctrines and is willing to do what she must to see it and the alliance between Emsharra and |

|Gaiam fail. She will even go as far as kidnapping and enslaving Mateo Diaz who has already suffered at her hands in the past more times than a |

|human should endure. It's Mateo's misfortune, however, that Genesis and Alex wish to recruit him in Emsharra's Harvesting Program….and Genesis |

|and Alex are LaMia's mortal enemies.” SISTERS OF EMSHARRA – Print Collection, erotic romance – |

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|embittered and sexually precocious--together Chris and Tori will discover that they have miles to go...” MILES TO GO by Gracie C. McKeever, a |

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|"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." –Steve Prefontaine (1/25/51 – 5/30/75) |

|"Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity." – (G.K.) Gilbert Keith Chesterton (5/29/1874 – 6/14/1936. |

|"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left and could say, 'I used everything |

|you gave me.'" -Erma Bombeck (2/21/27-1996) |

|"Each of us has been put on earth with the ability to do something well. We cheat ourselves and the world if we don't use that ability as best we|

|can." -George Allen (4/29/1922-1990) |

|"Your talent is God's gift to you; what you do with it is your gift to God." -Leo Buscaglia (3/31/24 – 6/11/98) |

|"Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip." -Will Rogers (11/4/1879 - |

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|"If you don't want it printed, don't let it happen." -unknown-           |

|"Live your life in such a way that when your feet hit the floor in the morning, Satan shudders and says... "Oh sh**...she's awake!!" |

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