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Sunday Brunch Blog – 11/16/2014

November 16, 2014 by William Cooper

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Once again it’s time for the weekly Sunday Brunch with ZA Maxfield! This week, we have one awesome friend joining us! Please welcome Vicktor Alexander!

This week’s question is: “A genie grants you one wish, what is it? (Not more wishes)“

***BIG NEWS*** From now on, instead of the ebooks we’ve been awarding as prizes, I’ll be giving out a $5.00 Amazon gift card so readers can use it for the ebook (or other Amazon purchase) of their choice. All you have to do is comment below for your chance to win!

Last week’s winner is Alishea! Congrats! You should be receiving an email from me shortly.

The Alpha King 1400 copyLet’s hear from Vicktor!

Well, damn. I’d love to ask for more wishes but since that’s off the table… and I’d love to say “World Peace” but really, the world is filled with humans and humans are inherently flawed, and if we’re being realistic, we’d have to change the hearts and minds of men to be able to have world peace. “End world hunger” would be nice too but then so would “Clean water.” Ugh! So many things I’d ask for! Is there a time limit? Is the genie growing impatient with me because I can’t make up my mind?

I know me, I wouldn’t give a sexy answer like, “To be able to have sex with Shemar Moore and John Barrowman whenever I wanted to” even though “Little Big Vic” would be DEMANDING that I asked for that. I would ask for the power to change the world for the better, the ability to help everyone. It’s the one thing that I want to do (help everyone) and the one thing that I know that I cannot because I’m human and even though I tease that I’m a robot, I’m not, and I just can’t help everyone. So, if I were to find a genie and he granted me one wish, that would probably be my one wish, to have the ability to help everyone, because in essence I found loophole in the system. I was just given the gift of more wishes.

Buy Links for The Alpha King: Amazon | All Romance eBooks | Bookstrand | Kobo | Rooster and Pig (Use coupon code: TAK2014 to receive 40% off from now until Nov. 30th)

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Thank you to  Vicktor Alexander for joining us this week!

Filed Under: author friends, Sunday Brunch Blog

Sunday Brunch Blog – 11/09/2014

November 9, 2014 by William Cooper

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Once again it’s time for the weekly Sunday Brunch with ZA Maxfield! This week, we have one awesome friend joining us! Please welcome A Morell!

This week’s question is: “You have to cook the perfect meal for a first date, what do you choose and why?”

***BIG NEWS*** From now on, instead of the ebooks we’ve been awarding as prizes, I’ll be giving out a $5.00 Amazon gift card so readers can use it for the ebook (or other Amazon purchase) of their choice. All you have to do is comment below for your chance to win!

Last week’s winner is Neene! Congrats! You should be receiving an email from me shortly.

Let’s hear from A!

Puncture Wounds_finalmedTo be perfectly honest, I wouldn’t cook a damn thing. Not for a first date! I’ve got to really like a person to cook for them, and there are just too many variables surrounding first dates to worry about without adding all that extra work.

For instance, let’s say you’re on a first date with someone you don’t know too well. Maybe you met in a bar somewhere and had a connection, or maybe you were matched up online. Whichever it is, you’re not familiar enough with them yet to tell whether or not they’re a serial killer. Extreme example, perhaps, but hey, it is an important distinction to be able to make. Until you can make it you should probably hesitate to give the stranger your home address. (Unless the night goes really well, in which case hopefully it’s worth the risk.)

On the other hand, let’s say you know the person. You’ve been friends or acquaintances for a while, maybe have even been dancing circles around each other for years and are now, at long last, both finally free to pursue each other to your hearts’ content. If that’s the case, it makes sense to think that a romantic dinner for two at home is the way to go, right?

Maybe. But think about it—you spend all day fussing over getting your outfit and look just right, still not quite able to believe you two are really thinking of taking things to a romantic level, wondering if you’re crazy or stupid or making a mistake or if any of your friends think so. Do you really need to add the stress of creating a perfect meal with the timing and flavors just right, all while avoiding getting a single splatter of sauce on that carefully selected outfit of yours? Shoot, maybe you’ll be so distracted you wind up cutting yourself or setting the kitchen ablaze. You don’t know.

Why do all that to yourself when you could just grab a reservation at a restaurant you both agree on? Have a good time and enjoy those butterflies in your stomach, and if things go well invite them back home for some privacy. If you really want to cook for them, save it for breakfast the next day. And if things don’t make it that far, well, at least you don’t have all those extra dishes to do while you wallow.

In my case, whatever the situation, I’ll be making sure we both agree on the restaurant (no Italian or French, please) and that they have a good wine and beer list. Dessert optional.

Love is a dangerous undertaking. There are risks at every turn, no matter what level you’re dealing with. Put your heart up on the chopping block all you want—just try to avoid the serial killers and let love do its thing.

Buy Links for Puncture Wounds: Dreamspinner Press

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Thank you to  A Morell for joining us this week!

Filed Under: author friends, Sunday Brunch Blog

Sunday Brunch Blog – 11/02/2014

November 2, 2014 by William Cooper

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Once again it’s time for the weekly Sunday Brunch with ZA Maxfield! This week, we have two awesome friends joining us! Please welcome Megan Slayer!

This week’s question is: “You can do one thing (or one person!) and use a “Get Out of Jail Free” card, what do you do?”

***BIG NEWS*** From now on, instead of the ebooks we’ve been awarding as prizes, I’ll be giving out a $5.00 Amazon gift card so readers can use it for the ebook (or other Amazon purchase) of their choice. All you have to do is comment below for your chance to win!

Last week’s winner is JenCW! Congrats! You should be receiving an email from me shortly.

First, let’s hear from Megan!

MS_Redeeming Raygan_MDWow. One thing. That’s kind of tough. I think if there was one situation I could do or get into and know I could get out of without getting into trouble, I think it would be to have a lost weekend.

Why a lost weekend? I could say it worked for John Lennon, but I know it didn’t. He had more than a weekend. But there are a lot of things I’d love to try and haven’t yet.

Skinny dipping would be one. Why not? I bet the water would feel good and knowing I wouldn’t get int trouble would make it even more fun. I’d also like to try body shots…off James McAvoy. Yes, I’ve got the world’s biggest crush on him. Le sigh. Let’s just say after that, it’s all touch and go…with lots of touching.

What about you? What would you do on that lost weekend?

Buy Links for Redeeming Raygan: Decadant Publishing | All Romance eBooks | Amazon

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Thank you to  Megan for joining us this week!

Filed Under: author friends, Sunday Brunch Blog

Sunday Brunch – GRL Edition

October 19, 2014 by William Cooper

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Once again it’s time for the weekly Sunday Brunch with ZA Maxfield! This week, we’re mixing things up a bit. Since GRL is starting this coming week, we’ve decided to do two GRL themed Sunday Brunches. This week’s Sunday Brunch is for the authors!

This week’s question is: “What is your favorite part of GRL?”

***BIG NEWS*** From now on, instead of the ebooks we’ve been awarding as prizes, I’ll be giving out a $5.00 Amazon gift card so readers can use it for the ebook (or other Amazon purchase) of their choice. All you have to do is comment below for your chance to win!

Last week’s winner is Miranda P! ZAM will contact you with your prize shortly!

Jeff Adams says “GRL is awesome because it’s four or five days of talking about writing and books. How can that not be the best thing ever! Plus I get to see some of my very favorite people.”

TM Smith says “This is my first year to attend GRL, but I think the thing I am anticipating most is getting to meet so many great authors that I have followed and read for years. ”

Rick R. Reed says “My favorite part of GRL is hanging out in the lobby or bar in between and after scheduled events. This is the time you can really relax and just talk to people and I think it makes for the best, and happiest, interaction at the retreat.”

 

Filed Under: author friends, Sunday Brunch Blog

Sunday Brunch – GRL Pre-Game!

October 12, 2014 by William Cooper

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Once again it’s time for the weekly Sunday Brunch with ZA Maxfield! This week, we’re mixing things up a bit. Since GRL is starting this coming week, we’ve decided to do two GRL themed Sunday Brunches. This week’s Sunday Brunch is for the readers!

This week’s question is: “What does GRL mean to you? What are you looking forward to the most?”

***BIG NEWS*** From now on, instead of the ebooks we’ve been awarding as prizes, I’ll be giving out a $5.00 Amazon gift card so readers can use it for the ebook (or other Amazon purchase) of their choice. All you have to do is comment below for your chance to win!

Last week’s winner is Miranda P! ZAM will contact you with your prize shortly!

Anya Ashley says “I’m looking forward to meeting the people that have helped me keep my sanity! It’s great to receive free stuff. Wonderful to dance and party but meeting authors? Having the opportunity to express how their words have impacted my life and enriched it in various degrees …. I feel like I won the Golden ticket! ”

Sandra Harden says “To me, it means I get to meet the authors I’ve been fangirling for, the readers with whom I chat online, and all the friends (from both groups) I’ve made. It means a chance to be in the same room as all of them, with people who love this genre as much as I do. I’m nervous and excited.”

Kassandra Appel says “This will be my very first GRL!  I am looking forward to FINALLY being in a group of people who will not only accept my love of gay literature but love it just as much as I do. ”

Aniko Laczko says “It means friendship. The ones I’ve already met at previous GRLs, the ones I’ve yet to meet and the creators of the ones I’ve met in books. And it means having the opportunity to tell all of those people in person how much I appreciate them for all that they do.”

Jules Lovestoread says “I’m most looking forward to the author signings, and the parties. I can’t wait to see everyone!”

Anya Justanya says “It means the world to me to see you all and ask you questions based upon the books you’ve written that either made me laugh, cry or nearly hurl my iPad across the room :)”

Rhae Camdyn says “Well, this is my very FIRST GRL, so I have no clue what to look forward to, except possibly making a nice dent in my own problems with shyness and social anxiety. With any luck, I can meet some of my favorite authors, and maybe, just maybe squeeze in a few minutes of chat with them!”

Rod and Tony say “We are so looking forward to seeing and absorbing the energy from our favorite authors.  And ZAM that is you, Amy Lane and RJ Scott.  I guess this is hokey, but that’s what it is.”

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Sunday Brunch Blog – 9/7/2014

September 7, 2014 by William Cooper

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Once again it’s time for the weekly Sunday Brunch with ZA Maxfield! This week, we have two awesome friends joining us! Please welcome Michael Kudo and Megan Slayer!

This week’s question is: “Looking back, which book would you counsel yourself NOT to read, and why?”

***BIG NEWS*** From now on, instead of the ebooks we’ve been awarding as prizes, I’ll be giving out a $5.00 Amazon gift card so readers can use it for the ebook (or other Amazon purchase) of their choice. All you have to do is comment below for your chance to win!

Last week’s winner is Jbst! You should receive an email from ZAM about your prize. Congrats! =)

First, let’s hear from Michael!

Red Rose COVEROne book I would counsel myself not to read and why…hmm. I actually have a few novels in mind. Now I know what the mother from The Good Son felt like.

I’d have to say Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It’s probably a controversial answer as most fans I know of the series really enjoyed it. It was bittersweet because it was long awaited and it was the end of a wonderful series. My issue with the novel is as soon as you turned to the first page you were subjecting yourself to hours and hours of tension and sorrow, leaving the reader an emotional husk of their former self.

Without spoiling too much, I was really upset when a specific major character died and I felt like some of the deaths were random and just icing on the already messed up cake – except icing is delicious, so not icing on the cake…maybe diarrhea. We’ll go with that. It was a brilliant novel, I just wish I could have told myself to not read it and just imagine Voldemort had a stroke and everyone lived happily ever after with no death or sadness.

I like that ending better.

Purchase Red Rose (Blood) from Wilde City Press on September 10.

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Now on to Megan’s answer!

ComplicatedOver the course of my life, I’ve read plenty of books. Most of them stuck with me and I’ve cherished them. Honestly, I can’t remember the ones I really disliked, but there are a few I’d rather not read again. Two immediately come to mind.

Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World is one and Marley and Me is the other. Why? Seems like those two books would be sweet, lovable books that would touch the heart. In some ways, both books delivered. I’m a cat person from way back. I want to rescue all of them and will probably end up being the crazy cat lady when I get older. I’m cool with that. I’m also a dog person. Let’s just say in my house I live in a tidal wave of fur–three dogs and three cats. The fur adds up.

Each book was moving and sweet in their own ways. In Marley, I got to see this goofy dog show his true colors while being a crazy, yet perfect dog for the family. He won them over with slobber and devotion. In Dewey, I read about the cat who nobody wanted, but ended up becoming beloved by an entire community. There were moments of tears and laughter. One of my own dogs, a black lab mix, could give Marley a run for his money with his antics, so in that respect, the book hit close to home. Dewey hit close to home because I’ve got an orange cat who has his moments of being a real pistol, but still owns my heart.

So why not want to read these books again? Simple. I know the outcome. Most books about animals don’t have a happy clappy ending. The inevitable must happen. I had a friend once tell me she refused to get another dog because dogs become part of the family and if they are part of the family, then you love them. When you love something that’s alive, at some point it will die and you’ll be left wanting more time with that person or animal. She’s right. It’s a risk. A kitten won’t stay a kitten forever and that kitten, who is now a cat will eventually get old. I don’t like thinking about the getting old part. With Dewey and Marley, I got emotionally invested in both stories. I didn’t have these animals, but it sure felt like I knew them by the time I finished the book.

I can’t read either book again. I hate reading through tears, even when I know that’s what’s going to happen and should prepare myself. I can’t do it. Maybe it’s selfish, maybe it doesn’t make much sense, but I’d rather not read those books again in favor of spending time with my own fur babies. That old line about if I knew then what I know now… I wouldn’t have read them. I respect the writers and love the books, but I won’t read them–not again.

Think I’ll nab one of my cats and hug him. He won’t like being hugged, but it’ll make me feel better.

Buy Links for Complication: Resplendence Publishing | All Romance eBooks | Amazon

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Thank you to Michael and Megan for joining us this week!

Filed Under: author friends, Sunday Brunch Blog

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