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Spotlights of the Month
Every Month We Spotlight Authors, Photographers, Cover Models, Narrators in the Romance World.
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Ari McKay
October Spotlight Author Ari McKay
Ari McKay is the professional pseudonym for Arionrhod and McKay, who have been writing together for over a decade. Their collaborations encompass a wide variety of romance genres, including contemporary, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, and action/adventure. Their work includes the Blood Bathory series of paranormal novels, the Herc’s Mercs series, as well as two historical Westerns: Heart of Stone and Finding Forgiveness. When not writing, they can often be found scheming over costume designs or binge watching TV shows together.
Arionrhod is a systems engineer by day who is eagerly looking forward to (hopefully) becoming a full time writer in the not-too-distant future. Now that she is an empty-nester, she has turned her attentions to finding the perfect piece of land to build a fortress in preparation for the zombie apocalypse, and baking (and eating) far too many cakes.
McKay is an English teacher who has been writing for one reason or another most of her life. She also enjoys knitting, reading, cooking, and playing video games. She has been known to knit in public. Given she has the survival skills of a gnat, she’s relying on Arionrhod to help her survive the zombie apocalypse.
Ari McKay is the professional pseudonym for Arionrhod and McKay, who have been writing together for over a decade. Their collaborations encompass a wide variety of romance genres, including contemporary, fantasy, science fiction, gothic, and action/adventure. Their work includes the Blood Bathory series of paranormal novels, the Herc’s Mercs series, as well as two historical Westerns: Heart of Stone and Finding Forgiveness. When not writing, they can often be found scheming over costume designs or binge watching TV shows together.
Arionrhod is a systems engineer by day who is eagerly looking forward to (hopefully) becoming a full time writer in the not-too-distant future. Now that she is an empty-nester, she has turned her attentions to finding the perfect piece of land to build a fortress in preparation for the zombie apocalypse, and baking (and eating) far too many cakes.
McKay is an English teacher who has been writing for one reason or another most of her life. She also enjoys knitting, reading, cooking, and playing video games. She has been known to knit in public. Given she has the survival skills of a gnat, she’s relying on Arionrhod to help her survive the zombie apocalypse.
BL Maxwell
October Spotlight Author BL Maxwell
BL Maxwell grew up in a small town listening to her grandfather spin tales about his childhood. Later she became an avid reader and after a certain vampire series she became obsessed with fanfiction. She soon discovered Slash fanfiction and later discovered the MM genre and was hooked.
Many years later, she decided to take the plunge and write down some of the stories that seem to run through her head late at night when she’s trying to sleep.
BL Maxwell grew up in a small town listening to her grandfather spin tales about his childhood. Later she became an avid reader and after a certain vampire series she became obsessed with fanfiction. She soon discovered Slash fanfiction and later discovered the MM genre and was hooked.
Many years later, she decided to take the plunge and write down some of the stories that seem to run through her head late at night when she’s trying to sleep.
CL Barlowe
October. Spotlight Author CJ Barlowe
Award Winning Author in Romantic Suspense and Contemporary Romance. A lover of coffee, baking and family, but not in that order. CJ brings her dark gritty stories to life one book at a time.
She's from a Korean Italian family, born in Seoul, South Korea. Yes, she loves kimchi on her pizza, but also loves red sauce on her pasta.
Baking gives her clarity. The task helps her to clear her head and enjoy a bit of her spoils.
Her family is everything. They are her life line, They infuse joy and humor into her day to day life, which helps her take life not too seriously.
Award Winning Author in Romantic Suspense and Contemporary Romance. A lover of coffee, baking and family, but not in that order. CJ brings her dark gritty stories to life one book at a time.
She's from a Korean Italian family, born in Seoul, South Korea. Yes, she loves kimchi on her pizza, but also loves red sauce on her pasta.
Baking gives her clarity. The task helps her to clear her head and enjoy a bit of her spoils.
Her family is everything. They are her life line, They infuse joy and humor into her day to day life, which helps her take life not too seriously.
TL Travis
October Spotlight Author TL Travis
TL Travis is an award-winning published author of LGBTQIA+ contemporary and paranormal romance, and erotic musings that have earned “Best-Selling Author” flags in the US as well as Internationally.
In her free time, TL enjoys catching up with her family, attending concerts, wine tasting, and traveling.
TL is surrounded by her extensive 4-legged rescue pets and growing family. She will continue saving furry friends in need for as long as she lives. Tl would like to remind you to “Adopt, not shop.” Saving that lost soul may be just what you need.
TL Travis writes contemporary/PNR books as Raven Kitts.
https://linktr.ee/TLTravis
TL Travis is an award-winning published author of LGBTQIA+ contemporary and paranormal romance, and erotic musings that have earned “Best-Selling Author” flags in the US as well as Internationally.
In her free time, TL enjoys catching up with her family, attending concerts, wine tasting, and traveling.
TL is surrounded by her extensive 4-legged rescue pets and growing family. She will continue saving furry friends in need for as long as she lives. Tl would like to remind you to “Adopt, not shop.” Saving that lost soul may be just what you need.
TL Travis writes contemporary/PNR books as Raven Kitts.
https://linktr.ee/TLTravis
Sam E. Kraemer
October Spotlight Author Sam E. Kraemer
I grew up in the rural Midwest before moving to the East Coast with a dashing young man who swept me off my feet, and we’ve now settled in the desert of Nevada. I write M/M contemporary romance, subgenres: sweet low angst, age-gap, cowboys, mysteries, and military/mercenary to name a few. I am a firm believer in “Love is Love” regardless of how it presents itself, and I’m a staunch ally of the LGBTQIA+ community.
I have a loving, supportive family, and I feel blessed by the universe and thankful every day for all I have been given. I’m old enough to know how to have fun, but too old to care what others think about my definition of a good time. In my heart and soul, I believe I hit the cosmic jackpot. Cheers!
I grew up in the rural Midwest before moving to the East Coast with a dashing young man who swept me off my feet, and we’ve now settled in the desert of Nevada. I write M/M contemporary romance, subgenres: sweet low angst, age-gap, cowboys, mysteries, and military/mercenary to name a few. I am a firm believer in “Love is Love” regardless of how it presents itself, and I’m a staunch ally of the LGBTQIA+ community.
I have a loving, supportive family, and I feel blessed by the universe and thankful every day for all I have been given. I’m old enough to know how to have fun, but too old to care what others think about my definition of a good time. In my heart and soul, I believe I hit the cosmic jackpot. Cheers!
Lynn Michaels
October Spotlight Author Lynn Michaels!
Lynn Michaels lives and writes in Tampa, Florida where the sun is hot and the Sangria is cold. When she’s not writing she’s kayaking, hanging with her husband, or reading by the pool. Lynn writes Male/Male romance because she believes everyone deserves a happy ending and the dynamics of male characters can be intriguing, vulnerable, and exciting. She has both contemporary and paranormal titles and has been writing since 2014. Her stories don’t follow any set guidelines or ideas, but come from her heart and contain love in many forms.
For all Social Media and book links:
LynnMichaelsWrites.com
Lynn Michaels lives and writes in Tampa, Florida where the sun is hot and the Sangria is cold. When she’s not writing she’s kayaking, hanging with her husband, or reading by the pool. Lynn writes Male/Male romance because she believes everyone deserves a happy ending and the dynamics of male characters can be intriguing, vulnerable, and exciting. She has both contemporary and paranormal titles and has been writing since 2014. Her stories don’t follow any set guidelines or ideas, but come from her heart and contain love in many forms.
For all Social Media and book links:
LynnMichaelsWrites.com
Gabbi Grey
October Spotlight Author Gabbi Grey
I live in beautiful British Columbia where my fur baby chin-poo keeps me safe from the nasty neighborhood squirrels. Working for the government by day, I spend my early mornings writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While I firmly believe in happy endings, I also believe in making my characters suffer before finding their true love. I also write m/f romances as Gabbi Black.
I live in beautiful British Columbia where my fur baby chin-poo keeps me safe from the nasty neighborhood squirrels. Working for the government by day, I spend my early mornings writing contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While I firmly believe in happy endings, I also believe in making my characters suffer before finding their true love. I also write m/f romances as Gabbi Black.
Jenna Galicki
October Spotlight Author Jenna Galicki
Jenna Galicki writes in multiple genres including mf, mmf, and mm. She loves music, Rottweilers, and meeting new people. A native New Yorker, she now calls Southern California home. When she’s not hunched over a computer, you can find her front row at a rock concert.
Jenna loves to interact with readers and other authors and would love to hear from you!
www.jennagalicki.com
Jenna Galicki writes in multiple genres including mf, mmf, and mm. She loves music, Rottweilers, and meeting new people. A native New Yorker, she now calls Southern California home. When she’s not hunched over a computer, you can find her front row at a rock concert.
Jenna loves to interact with readers and other authors and would love to hear from you!
www.jennagalicki.com
Layla Dorine
October Spotlight Author Layla Dorine
LAYLA DORINE lives among the sprawling prairies of Midwestern America, in a house with more cats than people. She loves hiking, fishing, swimming, martial arts, camping out, photography, cooking, and dabbling with several artistic mediums. In addition, she loves to travel and visit museums, historic, and haunted places.
Layla got hooked on writing as a child, starting with poetry and then branching out, and she hasn’t stopped writing since. Hard times, troubled times, the lives of her characters are never easy, but then what life is? The story is in the struggle, the journey, the triumphs and the falls. She writes about artists, musicians, loners, drifters, dreamers, hippies, bikers, truckers, hunters and all the other folks that she’s met and fallen in love with over the years. Sometimes she writes urban romance and sometimes its aliens crash landing near a roadside bar. When she isn’t writing, or wandering somewhere outdoors, she can often be found curled up with a good book and a kitty on her lap.
LAYLA DORINE lives among the sprawling prairies of Midwestern America, in a house with more cats than people. She loves hiking, fishing, swimming, martial arts, camping out, photography, cooking, and dabbling with several artistic mediums. In addition, she loves to travel and visit museums, historic, and haunted places.
Layla got hooked on writing as a child, starting with poetry and then branching out, and she hasn’t stopped writing since. Hard times, troubled times, the lives of her characters are never easy, but then what life is? The story is in the struggle, the journey, the triumphs and the falls. She writes about artists, musicians, loners, drifters, dreamers, hippies, bikers, truckers, hunters and all the other folks that she’s met and fallen in love with over the years. Sometimes she writes urban romance and sometimes its aliens crash landing near a roadside bar. When she isn’t writing, or wandering somewhere outdoors, she can often be found curled up with a good book and a kitty on her lap.
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