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August 3, 2015 by Z.A. Maxfield

Tomorrow is the day!

Get ready for the re-release of Crossing Borders. It’s been nearly ten years since I wrote that book. I was naive about the publishing industry. I was naive about people. I had no clue what I was doing. I had to get my daughter and her middle school friends to teach me how to punctuate dialogue.

Since I’ve written it a lot has changed. People don’t close their cell phones anymore and you can use your mobile phone in hospitals. The Healthcare Information Privacy Act makes it tougher to get information on a patient, but domestic parters have rights they didn’t used to have, and now marriage equality is the law of the land.

I had to really think about what I wanted to do with the book. Did I want to update the material and fix all my glaring mistakes, all the obvious signs I was a newbie writer who didn’t know what she was doing? Or did I want to preserve the experience for the readers who have shared how much they liked the book when they read it. In the end, I left Crossing Borders alone for the most part. It’s dated. It has technical flaws and factual flaws, but hopefully, it still retains its charm. Let’s do a rafflecopter! I’ll be giving away one signed print copy and three (3) ebook copies! The giveaway won’t go live until midnight, when the book does, and then, good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

IF YOU HAVE READ CROSSING BORDERS THIS IS THE SAME BOOK. The only reason you might want it is for the very charming, handsome red-haired boy on the cover. Have you ever seen such blue eyes? Feel free to tell anyone you know who hasn’t read it how much you loved it. Spread the word far and wide.

Sparky is back in print and ebook from Samhain, Amazon, Barnes And Noble and BAM.

I’ve got a few copies I’ll be giving away at at GRL. But if the book means anything to you, please hit me up! I’ll get more if you want. Many people have mentioned Crossing Borders was their “male/male gateway drug”. LOL. My kids think that’s hilarious.

Here are five things you probably didn’t know about Crossing Borders:

  • When I originally wrote the book, it had an entirely different ending! One that, in retrospect, I am so glad I changed. Will I share what it was? No. Let’s just say that when an author makes an asinine choice and then changes it before the reader ever gets a chance to tell her all about it, it’s the better part of valor if she keeps it to herself.
  • Tristan’s and Michael’s mothers are both serious facets of my personality. I have been both those women (well, except the motorcycle part. I can barely ride a bicycle.) And that ginger boy Emma describes? The one who thought he wanted to be a priest? He sent me a sweet note after he read the book. *blush* I forgot I put that bit in.
  • One of my readers, who is now an editor for another publishing company, and had lunch Lucille’s after Border’s Bookstore closed. It was kind of a walk down memory lane. I’ve had readers tell me they live locally and they go to the places mentioned in the books for giggles. (Same with Long Way Home.)
  • I found out quite by accident that in California you don’t have to wear a bicycle helmet if you’re over eighteen. So there goes my plot! But some municipalities require helmets for all ages, as do many resorts, which is where I got the idea that it was illegal to ride without. As a side note: my husband suffered a crippling traumatic brain injury (as a young adult) in a pretty brutal bicycle accident. I recommend people wear them. All people. All the time.
  • I have received letters from people who hated the original Crossing Borders book cover and letters from people who LOVED it. And I mean…really loved it. Like…scary loved it. You can feel free to sound off about that or not. Writes don’t have a lot of control over their covers, but I picked the new guy. Totally, fell in love with all those freckles and said…”I want him.” Fortunately, no one thought I was a perv or anything and they liked him too.

Filed Under: Books, Breaking News!, Crossing Borders Tagged With: california, college, contest, cops, drawings, gay romance, Harley, holidays, m/m, older man, physics

And The Winner Is…

December 10, 2014 by Z.A. Maxfield

HellOnWheels_1200x1800HROoooookay! We’re still getting all the Hell On Wheels Blog Tour data in, but the winner of the grand prize–a $25.00 gift certificate from Amazon– has been randomly chosen by Rafflecopter! She is:

Rachel H.! 

The winners of the ebooks from my backlist are listed below. We’re currently gathering the email addresses from the blog hosts, and we’ll send out notifications and queries as to what book the winners want, as soon as we have them.

Here are the  results:

Blog/Winner

Creative Deeds  – Lee Todd
Book Reviews and More by Kathy – Wendy H
Words of Wisdom –  Trix
The Novel Approach –  JenF27
Boys on the Brink – Rocky B
The Blogger Girls –  Marilyn
Coffee and Porn –  waxapplelover
Prism Book Alliance –  Alaina
MM Good Book Reviews – Kim W
All I Want and More – juliesmall1959
The Jeep Diva – JBST
TTC Books – Debra E
That’s What I’m thinking About – Janet Walden-West
Joyfully Jay – Rodney
Scattered Thoughts – Katherine Young
Crystal’s Many Reviews – H.B.
Love Bytes – Miranda P

Thanks so much to everyone who played along with us this time, and stay tuned, because the Twelve Cowboys of Christmas are starting on the fourteenth, but I’ll have a splashy Blog Tour post to kick the whole thing off on 12/12 at Midnight. (12 AM EST.)

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My Cowboy HomecomingThe tour for the Twelve Cowboys of Christmas is as follows:

December 14 – Sinfully Sexy

December 14 – Chris Koehler

December 15 – The Novel Approach

December 15 – Tara Lain

December 16 – MM Good Book Reviews

December 17 – Prism Book Alliance

December 18 – The Kimi-Chan Experience

December 19 – 3 Chicks After Dark

December 20 – GGR Reviews

December 20 – JP Barnaby

December 21 – Queer Town Abbey

December 22 – Two Men are Better Than One

December 23 – The Blogger Girls

December 24 – Love Bytes

December 25 – Joyfully Jay

 

 

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: breaking news, contest, Cowboys!, drawings, Jacob's Ladder, new release

Tuesday Teaser

September 10, 2013 by Z.A. Maxfield

I’m having so much fun doing these Tuesday Teasers, but I think eventually I’m going to run out of different books to tease you with.

Pretty soon I’ll be inviting friends to join me here every Tuesday and hopefully, you’ll get a crack at winning a special guest author’s book. That will be fun, won’t it? (Seeing as how some of my friends are bestselling m/m romance authors and a chance to win one of their books would be AWESOME.) Look for something new come October. I’ll be kicking Tuesday Teasers: The Guest Factor into high gear during GRL month.

This Tuesday Teaser is a tough one. Shall we play GUESS THE BOOK?

Last Week’s Winners : Debra and Linda!

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Okay! Try to guess the title of the Z.A. Maxfield book this teaser comes from to get an ebook copy of the book in question or any other book from my backlist. Be sure to leave a valid email address so I know where to send your ebook. The 4th person to email me with the correct title  WINS an ebook from my backlist!

Email me at zamaxfield @ zamaxfield (dot) com and put Tuesday Teasers in the subject line!

Whilst we’re at it, I’d like to invite you to subscribe to my newsletter, for free stories, exclusive contests, and all the news before anyone else gets it! Coming up, I have a cover reveal, a deleted scene, and more fun and games with cowboys!

**** responded with astonishing passion, opening for dizzy, drugging kisses that reached all the way into ***’s soul.

Everything is going to be fine.

**** was perfect. Yielding and giving, he wrapped his arms around *** and welcomed him, stroking his back, his hair, and the sides of his face until *** pushed away, head spinning as he gazed down at his lover.

His lover.

*** felt oddly expansive — like he’d suddenly grown three sizes. Things were clearer in his mind. The air was purer, the ceiling higher, and the contrast between light and shadow more pronounced.

Everything fell into place as if time and gravity conspired together on his and ****’s behalf.

“This is nice.”

Understatement of the century.

 

Filed Under: author friends, Breaking News!, Contests, Teaser Tuesdays Tagged With: contest, Tuesday Teaser

Tuesday Teaser – A Day Late!

September 4, 2013 by Z.A. Maxfield

This Tuesday Teaser is a day late! So sorry. I guess I should call it Wednesday Woolgathering or something! I got so caught up in the back to school hoopla, I forgot to post this until late on Tuesday night when I was too tired to crawl out of bed and do it. (I know, that’s why I’m supposed to schedule these ahead!)  😳

Mea culpa, I’ll do better next week, in the mean time, I’ll pick TWO winners for this one, because it might be an obscure choice. Correct emails number 5 and 10 will be winners today, Good Luck!

Last Week’s Winner :  Karen!

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Okay! Try to guess the title of the Z.A. Maxfield book this teaser comes from to get an ebook copy of the book in question or any other book from my backlist. Be sure to leave a valid email address so I know where to send your ebook. The 9th person to email me with the correct title  WINS an ebook from my backlist!

Email me at zamaxfield @ zamaxfield (dot) com and put Tuesday Teasers in the subject line!

Whilst we’re at it, I’d like to invite you to subscribe to my newsletter, for free stories, exclusive contests, and all the news before anyone else gets it! Coming up, I have a cover reveal, a deleted scene, and more fun and games with cowboys!

**** was adjusting to all of this when iron clanked against stone right in front of him.

He took an apprehensive step back and that’s when the circle of light from *******’* lantern fell onto the face of a young boy.

**** jumped.

“It’s all right. He can’t hurt you,” *******’* tone was reassuring. “The iron makes him weak. He has less strength than a child half his age.”

**** was speechless. He’d never encountered anything as appalling as this. He wondered how long ******** had been trafficking in underage boys.

**** ground his teeth together and the boy look up at him as though he’d heard. “What is your name,” **** asked stupidly.

“He doesn’t speak, ********, not with the iron around his throat.” The man frowned at him. “I thought you had some idea of what you were getting into here?”

“I’ll set up the transfer; prepare him to be moved,” **** told the man, wondering how he’d bluff his way through this. He had no idea who he needed to pay and he didn’t know how much. “Let’s go through the particulars again though, I find that I drank rather too much last night and I’m just a little…”

“Fine,” snapped the man as he led the way back to the stairs. “I have the computers we’ll need in the storeroom.”

Filed Under: Contests, Teaser Tuesdays Tagged With: contest, Tuesday Teaser

Sunday Brunch With Friends – In The Beginning…

September 1, 2013 by Z.A. Maxfield

saupload_mad_20hatter_20tea_20partyOne of the best things about my writing career is all the wonderful friends I’ve made over the years. Many of my internet pals have become in-person friends. We share adventures in writing, and often we have the opportunity to meet up at conventions like Romantic Times Book Lovers’ convention or GayRomLit.

I always wanted to find a way to just ask a few over for branch, and this became the idea for this blog.

Each Sunday I’ll invite a couple friends over and ask a question. My friends will share their answers with me. You, gentle readers, can give your answer to my question in the comment section below. I’ll choose one random person from the comments and reward them with an ebook surprise, it’s that simple! Comments are moderated, so don’t despair if you’re not posted immediately! Stay tuned, I’ll announce our winner next week!

This week’s question:

You’re going into exile on a deserted alien planet. What three things do you bring?

1219154I’m going to assume that the deserted alien planet is only deserted in terms of other humans. I mean, I don’t do camping so deserted alien planet only works for me if I’m not scrounging for food and water and sleeping in the dirt. 😉 That being said, I’d need room service or some other means of eating and drinking besides scrounging in the wild for it. I’m so not the Doomsday Prepper type that hunts for wild boar. I could handle kicking back and letting the aliens bring me food and drink on demand. It would be like a vacation, but on an alien planet devoid of humans…I could go for that! Especially if the aliens were male, hot and naked. 😉

 Now, going along with my first choice, I’d have to say that the second thing I’d bring would be my family. Or rather, Rott and the babies. Nikki wouldn’t want to come. She likes human contact. In Rott’s case, he hates people. He’d be okay on an alien planet without humans as long as the aliens weren’t idiots. He’d probably think of it as a vacation same as me! I couldn’t go anywhere without him. His sense of humor keeps me balanced. He entertains me constantly and keeps me in a good mood so I can write sexy men. And I’d have to take the babies because who would care for them if I left them behind? I’d miss my Louie and his parents and brothers. Louie likes to lay on my feet while I work. I don’t think I could work without him. And it would be awesome if the aliens cleaned up after the babies…yeah, aliens on litter box duty…that’s awesome!

 And lastly, I’d need someplace to work. Would need my computer and the internet, a comfy, roomy desk and a super comfy chair. What’s the point of going anywhere if I couldn’t write about it? And I’d need to keep working on the stories in my head even on vacay…er, exile…on an alien planet. Must. Write. Sexy. Characters. Yeah, no slacking on my part, even surrounded by aliens. — Author Lex Valentine

ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-bitterbonds-1219154-147.html
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/bitter-bonds-lex-valentine/1115553693?ean=2940016563923
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Bitter-Bonds-Souls-Bondage-ebook/dp/B00DB3ZBQQ

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Image 1I’d bring an acoustic guitar and a pitch pipe, plus a ton of guitar strings…
See, I’m hoping the alien planet will be stimulated by my arrival and begin to provide me with some cool aliens to hang out with, so I’ll have company. I like to have company. I’m sure it’ll take us a while to learn to communicate in each other’s languages, so until them we’ll communicate with music!

Or, if the planet really has to be deserted… I know! I’ll bring a sexy
Argeneau vampire, who happens to be my lifemate. Um… what else? geez, Zam, this is a tough one. I’d bring a Christmas tree, because I love them so much mine stays up most of the year (yeah, it’s still up). Oh, and a cat. I’d leave my daughter here, because I don’t want to trap her on a deserted planet. She’s only thirteen, and that would deprive her of a lot of fun growing up stuff. So, yep. Sexy vamp who can make me immortal and adores me, a swanky Christmas tree with self-powered LCD lights, and a pregnant cat… you know, so there will be kittens. 🙂 — Author Cherie Noel.

Mlr: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=CNCHNGLS
ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-changeless-1225799-149.html
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Changeless-ebook/dp/B00DPM71Z2

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Untitled“This jury finds you guilty of being over fifty, a writer, and a bear. You are sentenced to exile on Planet Maxfield. You are allowed to take three things with you, Bear on Books.” The voice of some little puissant judge kept buzzing around in my head, and all I wanted to do was wake up and go get a green chai latte and maybe a blueberry muffin. Whole grain, of course. Throwing my hand out and hitting the light switch, I slowly opened my eyes and saw it wasn’t a dream after all.

Those bastards really did send me to rim Maxfield…er, Maxfield’s Rim. Thank the gods the view here was stunning—all those shades of red.

First things first, I went and relieved myself, and splashed some cold water on my face. Even in exile, there was no reason to walk around looking like something the bear dragged in. I opened the pet gate and walked into the kitchen and bent down to pet the dogs. That was the first, and most necessary thing on my list of three items I was allowed in exile. Digging through the cabinet, I pulled out a couple of cans of food and fed the beasts before opening the door to let them out.

My Kindle was on the charger. I’d wrangled with them over it being one thing or many, since it was full of books. They might have made the rules, but they never thought around it long or hard enough. My four thousand books didn’t count, just the reader.

Ha, take that Judge Judy.

Two strong arms wrapped around me as I was flipping through my “Gay Romance” collection to find a book to read during breakfast. “Mmm, good morning Sir.”

Yes, my good little slave boy Vin Diesel made the cut at Number Three. What a shame we had to leave all his clothes back on Earth though.

Breakfast was looking better and better… — Author Tom Webb

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Knights-City-Knight-Friction-ebook/dp/B00EK849VE/ref=cm_cr_pr_pb_t

ARE: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-cityknight-1057296-148.html

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Join me every Sunday, as we explore silly things with exciting authors!

 

 

Filed Under: Blog, Contests, Sunday Brunch Blog Tagged With: contest, sunday brunch blog, talking with friends

Tuesday Teasers

August 6, 2013 by Z.A. Maxfield

This Tuesday Teaser is from my back list. Shall we play GUESS THE BOOK? (sorry I’m a little late today!) ***Congrats to Kim for last week’s win, I’ll contact you today to ask you which ebook you’d like from my backlist.***

Quickie update: ***We have our winner for this week, Noah, I dropped you a line!***

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Okay! Try to guess the title of the Z.A. Maxfield book this teaser comes from get an ebook copy of the book in question or any other book from my backlist. Make your guesses by replying to me in an email, zamaxfield (at) zamaxfield (dot) com, because if I can’t find your guess, I can’t reward you! Be sure to leave a valid email address so I know where to send your ebook. The 4th person to email me with the correct title today, WINS an ebook from my backlist!

Whilst we’re at it, I’d like to invite you to subscribe to my newsletter, for free stories, exclusive contests, and all the news before anyone else gets it!

“I spent over half my life in the marines, *******. I’m simply reserved. I’m no pedophile, and I’ve very charitably decided to give you the benefit of the doubt for being a protective father.”

******* turned. He was about to say something. Father? But ***** looked like he wasn’t finished talking, and ******* was getting puffed. It seemed to ******* that ***** ran a lot faster when he was feeling insulted. ******* turned back around to watch where he was going. He was having a hard time keeping up.

“I’m going to say this once. I have been watching you and ****. I have been — kind of — following you. But not for the reason you think.”

Later, when the paramedics arrived, ******* thought that ten years before — hell, even five — he wouldn’t have been so shocked.

“I’ve been watching you.”

******* kept running, eyes on the road, one foot in front of the other. Breathe…

“And I’m dying to know if you taste as sweet as you look.”

******* snapped his head around to look at *****’s face. To see if ***** was telling the truth. To see if the man was serious or teasing or crazy. The last sound ******* heard was the loud clang when his head hit the metal light post.

 

Filed Under: Contests, Teaser Tuesdays Tagged With: contest, Teaser Tuesdays

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