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Stop by and enter the contest for Sacrifice and Blood (Drone Vampires #14) by Stephani Hecht. Contest closes 7 pm CST, January 31.

Make sure you enter the contest for All the Gear, No Idea (I Blame Brett #2) by Kim Dare. Contest closes 7 pm CST, January 31.

Go enter the contest for Fall into the Sun by Val Kovalin! Contest closes 7 pm CST, February 3.

Don’t forget to enter the contest for The Decisions We Make by RJ Scott! Contest closes 7 pm CST, February 3.

Definitely enter the contest for Cinder (A CinderFella Story) by Marie Sexton! Contest closes 7 pm CST, February 3.

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Congrats to Tracy F, who won A Life Without You (Boston Boys #1) by Erica Pike!

Congrats to Elisheva CN, who won The Yearning by AJ Rose! The Yearning is being released today by MLR Press.

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Contests

• Joyfully Jay is giving away an ebook copy of Tailor Made by Josephine Myles. Contest closes 11:59 pm EST, January 27.

• Devon Rhodes is giving away a copy of the His Hero anthology. Comment by midnight EST, January 28, for your chance to win.

• AJ Rose is giving away an ebook copy of The Yearning. Answer his question in the comments by 9 pm EST, January 29, for your chance to win.

• Pants Off Reviews is giving away winner’s choice of an m/m romance from the backlist of Josephine Myles. Comment by 12:00 am EST, February 1, for your chance to win.

• Blodeuedd’s giving away a copy of Dreaming of Mr. Darcy (Jane Austen Addicts #2) by Victoria Connelly. Contest closes February 3. US & Canada.

Bookity

• New releases and more: Tor.com (UF, genre benders, scifi, fantasy), Book Lovers Inc (a little of everything), and Literary Escapism (UF/PNR).

• Turn old books into planters. (via CRAFT)

• Use a bookshelf door to make a hidden closet. (via Bron’s Pinterest)

• Nerd words.

• Book and publishing linkity from ReadReactReview.

• This week’s author meltdown… (Thanks, Stephani!)

• Becky Black provides some food for thought for authors who feel a little melty…

• “Better” title for Bel Canto.

• Literary agent snark. (Thank, Bron!)

• Jenre wonders why there are so many m/m romance sex scenes in which the guys leave on their socks.

• LA Witt’s tips on how not to drive authors insane.

• Ralph Fiennes reading m/m Harry Potter fanfic out loud while dressed in pajamas.

Ebookity

• Coffee and P0rn in the Morning is celebrating its one-year anniversary with contests and free reads from numerous m/m romance authors. (Site is NSFW.)

• Tam’s got some mostly m/m romance linkity at her shiny new blog.

• The free iPhone “Best Romance” app comes with 15 free Harlequin romances loaded.

• ManyBooks provides free public domain books in an amazing number of formats.

• A bit of followup on that article about plagiarism in the self-published books at Amazon.

• The American Library Association is going to talk to publishers about ebook lending.

• Tablet and ereader ownership nearly doubled over the holidays (to nearly one in three Americans)- but how many are actually being used?

Do, Think, Make, Learn

• “The G-spot does not exist, but…“

• Prolonged sitting is killing us, but… there’s hope!

• Yes! The perception of we singletons is changing for the better, at least in the US.

• Google is changing its privacy policy. What does that mean for you? How to go Google-free.

Cookity

• I love Pad Thai. (via The Kitchn)

• Claypot fish curry with coconut milk. (via The Kitchn)

• Fresh spring rolls. (via CRAFT)

• Southwest seafood chowder. (via The Kitchn)

• Rainbow roasted root veggie salad. (via The Kitchn)

• Roasted eggplant salad with smoked almonds and goat cheese.

• 5… breakfast salads?!

• 8 ways to use frozen fruit

• 10 ways to eat more vegetables

• 10 light desserts

• Five-minute, two-ingredient chocolate mousse. (via The Kitchn)

• Chocolate turtle cookies. (via The Kitchn)

• Bourbon chai. (via The Kitchn)

Crafty

• Knit some fingerless gloves. (via CRAFT)

• Get rid of those stairstep shoulders with short rows on the next sweater you knit.

• Make a cool kitty hideaway by sewing together two GOSIG baskets from IKEA. (via Moderncat)

• Sew some fleece-lined wool felt mittens. (via CRAFT)

Cool

• Mmm… planet truffles. (Thank, Bron!)

• Highest-resolution image of the Earth yet.

• The Symphony of Science: The Greatest Show on Earth.

• Origami cat necklace.

• Tiny dragon.

• Linkity from Kristi and from MrsPao.

• Lord of the Rings LEGOs. (via Tor.com)

• Indiana Jones-inspired engagement ring.

• Star Wars: A New Hope remade by fans.

• R2-D2 throw rug.

• Wall o’ Scrabble.

• Lovecraft-inspired rugs. (via The Mary Sue)

Cool or Wha…?

• Batman bed pillow. (via The Mary Sue)

• Send the kids to Hellboy summer camp this year!

• Alice in Wonderland themed wedding photos.

• Vespa workstation.

• Jello origami.

Wha…?

• Gah! (Thanks?!?, Jeanne!)

• Dress pant sweatpants.

• Scratch’n'sniff jeans?!?!

• Fashion… I guess.

• Grass lined flipflops.

• I suppose no one wants a corporate car at L.L. Bean, if this is what they get.

• Shove bacon up your nose to stop a bloody nose?!

• Ewww – a literally red river in Texas.

• I’m not sure how you can shoot yourself in the head with a nail gun and not notice.

• EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

• An iPad case you can have sex with, courtesy of Fleshlight.

• A gum ball made of 92,000 pieces of chewed Nicorette…

LOL

• An illustrated guide to cat breeds…

• Talk about origami skillz…

• “Can you find the hidden mothers in these old photographs?“

• Texts from Middle Earth. (via The Mary Sue)

• 10 autocorrect food fails.

• 10 funniest things texted by parents.

• The difference between how kitties see things and how people see things.

• Beware cheapo health insurance…

• Things cats eat that they shouldn’t.

• Hmm. The cat has a point.

• Very good question…

• Poor out-of-work spokeskitteh!

Teh Cute

• Cat and kitten! Dormice! Kittens! Penguin and baby! Cat and kitten! Cygnets! Kittens! Baby panda! Tiger! Tiger and baby! Baby puma! Jaguars! Cat and kitten! Lion and baby!

Reading Update
Something Different by S.A. Reid. ebook. Excellent m/m romance about a guy in a loveless marriage who’s merely going through the motions of life. When he goes to the park in search of a prostitute because he desperately needs something different to happen in his life, he’s surprised yet strangely intrigued to be picked up by a young man. (Because this story starts with infidelity, it isn’t going to be to everyone’s taste.)
Texas Winter (Texas #2) by RJ Scott. ebook. Very good m/m romance continuing the story of Jack and Riley, in which Riley gets some life-changing news.
Academic Pursuits by Lou Harper. ebook. arc. Very good humorous m/m romance about a slutty but goodhearted college student who’s just realizing that his habit of seducing straight guys has gotten him a bit of a reputation. Maybe it’s time for a change…
Tomfoolery by Lou Harper. free ebook short. arc. Cute free short paranormal m/m romance about a computer programmer who thinks he’s going crazy because his stuff isn’t in exactly the same place when he gets home from work as when he left in the morning…
Permanently Legless by JL Merrow. ebook short. Funny yet sweet short m/m romance about a guy who came back from Afghanistan without his legs and runs into a gorgeous young man he’d screwed right before shipping out.
After Dark (After #1) by Luisa Prieto. ebook. Good paranormal m/m romance about a guy who’s unable to mourn his brother’s death for various reasons – particularly since his brother doesn’t seem to be completely dead…
After Midnight (After #2) by Luisa Prieto. ebook. Good paranormal m/m romance continuing the story of the mage and the werewolf started in After Dark. Please note that this ends with a mild cliffhanger and the next book is still in draft form. Also, Luisa is working on revised and expanded versions of this and the first book.
Choices by Penny Brandon. ebook. Good m/m romance about a guy who’s shown the love of his life in a magical mirror and is shocked to discover that the love of his life is a man, seeing as he isn’t gay…
Relearning the Ropes by DC Juris. ebook short. Good short kinky m/m romance about a dom who inherits a fulltime sub when his friend dies and finds he has to reevaluate how he deals with the young man. This really needed to be longer for the amount of potential story!
Deconstruction by Kit Zheng. ebook. Good kinky m/m mystery about a stripper who lives with his cop boyfriend and turns tricks on the side to help make the mortgage. But things aren’t going the greatest for them right now as secrets build up between them…
All Bets Are Off by Marguerite Labbe. ebook. Good m/m romance about a college professor who gets involved with a student before he knows the guy is a student. Will he be able to resist temptation as his department head tries to get rid of him and someone keeps rummaging through his stuff? I’m not exactly sure why, but I never got emotionally invested in this book.
Broken by Jessica Freely. ebook. Good m/m romance about a naive, closeted, yaoi-loving enforcer who works for his mobster brother. Things start to fall apart for him when he becomes entranced by a prostitute his brother has just purchased from China.

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Many thanks to Marie Sexton for donating an ebook copy of her forthcoming m/m fairy tale romance, Cinder (A CinderFella Story), for a lucky commenter to win! Cinder will be released by Silver Publishing on February 4.

It’s all fun and games until somebody loses a shoe…

Eldon Cinder would give anything to see Prince Xavier one last time, but only women are invited to the royal ball. When the local witch offers to make Eldon female for just one night, he agrees.

One spell. One night. One dance.

What could possibly go wrong?

Other Books

• Coda: Promises, A to Z, The Letter Z, Strawberries for Dessert, and Paris A to Z
• One More Soldier
• Between Saints and Sinners
• Song of Oestend
• Blind Space

About Marie

Marie Sexton was always good at the technical aspects of writing but never had any ideas for stories. After graduating from Colorado State University, she worked for eleven years at an OB/GYN clinic. She quit the clinic at about the same time she started reading M/M romances. At some point in the ensuing months the static in her head cleared and her first story, Promises, was born.

Marie lives in Colorado. She’s a fan of just about anything that involves muscular young men piling on top of each other. In particular, she loves the Denver Broncos and enjoys going to the games with her husband. Marie has one daughter, two cats, and one dog, all of whom seem bent on destroying what remains of her sanity. She loves them anyway.

You can learn more about Marie and her books at her website.

Contest Rules

• To enter, leave a comment stating that you are entering the contest. Contest closes 7 pm CST, Friday, February 3.
• By entering the contest, you’re confirming that you are at least 18 years old.
• If you haven’t commented before, your comment will not be visible until after I moderate it. Please do not leave a second comment because your first doesn’t show up! The blog gnomes will decide your comments are spam and then only ritual dust bunny sacrifice will salvage your entry…
• If your comment is actually an advertisement or if your CommentLuv link turns it into an advertisement, your comment will be deleted. (Most of you do not need to worry – this refers to some pretty clever comment spam.)
• Winners will be selected by random number.
• You must leave a valid email address in the “Email” portion of the comment form.
• Please make sure that your spam filter allows email from stumblingoverchaos.com!
• If you have an email account with AOL or Netscape, I will not be able to send email to you.
• If a winner doesn’t respond to my congratulations email within 48 hours, I will select another winner.
• If you win, please respect the author’s intellectual property and don’t make copies of the ebook for anyone else.
• This contest is open worldwide!

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“Ha! I am in Mom’s lap and May is not! Ha!!” -Chaos

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Stop by and enter the contest for Sacrifice and Blood (Drone Vampires #14) by Stephani Hecht. Contest closes 7 pm CST, January 31.

Make sure you enter the contest for All the Gear, No Idea (I Blame Brett #2) by Kim Dare. Contest closes 7 pm CST, January 31.

Go enter the contest for Fall into the Sun by Val Kovalin! Contest closes 7 pm CST, February 3.

Don’t forget to enter the contest for The Decisions We Make by RJ Scott! Contest closes 7 pm CST, February 3.

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Today is a two-contest/two-cat photo day! Go enter the contest for The Decisions We Make by RJ Scott!

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Many thanks to Val Kovalin for donating five ebook copies of her forthcoming m/m romance, Fall into the Sun, for five lucky commenters to win! Val will release Fall into the Sun on January 30.

They should have spent the past 22 years together, but life took some unexpected turns for Bobby Gallegos and Alejo Sandoval. Heartbreak and rejection can harden the hearts of two passionate, stubborn men. One, deeply devout, wanted to attend college. One, who perfected a tough act to deceive his brothers, might have followed his dad to prison. Now, at 40 years old, they maintain a long-distance relationship as sex buddies, who don’t quite trust each other.

Their lives have sharply diverged. One is now divorced with two teenagers, who bring him joy and despair. One has just had a near-death experience on the job. When Bobby returns to Albuquerque, he will use sex, persuasion, and memories of their shared past to try to convince Alejo to take a chance on him and reach for the future together that they were meant to share.

Excerpt

Also Available

• Trinity Trespass
• Wicked Cool
• Call and Answer
• Ink Illusions

About Val

I’m what you might expect – female, married, and an avid reader. I like humor, strong plots, and complicated characters, and I hope to offer you the same. I deeply appreciate readers for giving my books a try and especially for taking the time to write a review. If I avoid commenting, or expressing direct thanks for a review, it is only to respect the readers’ privacy to discuss books without author interference. I love feedback and I learn from all my reviews. Feel free to email me at veekay2000 [at] gmail [dot] com, and thanks for reading!

You can visit Val at her blog and at her website.

Contest Rules

• To enter, leave a comment stating that you are entering the contest. Contest closes 7 pm CST, Friday, February 3.
• By entering the contest, you’re confirming that you are at least 18 years old.
• If you haven’t commented before, your comment will not be visible until after I moderate it. Please do not leave a second comment because your first doesn’t show up! The blog gnomes will decide your comments are spam and then only ritual dust bunny sacrifice will salvage your entry…
• If your comment is actually an advertisement or if your CommentLuv link turns it into an advertisement, your comment will be deleted. (Most of you do not need to worry – this refers to some pretty clever comment spam.)
• Winners will be selected by random number.
• You must leave a valid email address in the “Email” portion of the comment form.
• Please make sure that your spam filter allows email from stumblingoverchaos.com!
• If you have an email account with AOL or Netscape, I will not be able to send email to you.
• If a winner doesn’t respond to my congratulations email within 48 hours, I will select another winner.
• If you win, please respect the author’s intellectual property and don’t make copies of the ebook for anyone else.
• This contest is open worldwide!

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“You really should be more considerate when we kitties are trying to sleep.” -Mayhem

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Stop by and enter the contest for Sacrifice and Blood (Drone Vampires #14) by Stephani Hecht! Contest closes 7 pm CST, January 31.

Make sure you enter the contest for All the Gear, No Idea (I Blame Brett #2) by Kim Dare! Contest closes 7 pm CST, January 31.

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Today is a two-contest/two-cat photo day! Go enter the contest for Fall into the Sun by Val Kovalin!

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Many thanks to RJ Scott for donating an ebook copy of her freshly released young adult m/m romance, The Decisions We Make, for a lucky commenter to win!

Daniel Keyes is an orphan, fostered by the Walkers. The product of a lonely childhood, he is thrown into the chaos of the Walker family and into the life of his new foster brother Jamie. This story is the journey of Daniel and Jamie finding their place in the world. Through Jamie being a victim of hate crime to coming out to family and friends, there are many decisions the boys have to make before they become men.

Excerpt (scroll down)

Other Books by RJ

• Complete list
• In the Shadow of the Wolf (with Diane Adams): Shattered Secrets and Broken Memories
• Texas: The Heart of Texas and Texas Winter
• Sanctuary: Guarding Morgan
• The Gallows Tree

About RJ

RJ Scott lives in the Chiltern hills just outside London, England. She loves reading anything from thrillers to sci-fi to horror; however, her first real love will always be the world of romance. Her goal is to write stories with a heart of romance, a troubled road to reach happiness, and more than a hint of happily ever after.

She is published with Silver Publishing an-d Dreamspinner Press and was nominated in the Love Romance Cafe Awards of 2010 as Best GLBTQ Author, for Best Gay Paranormal / Horror (Oracle) and as Best Paranormal Author. Oracle was also nominated for Best Gay Paranormal / Horror 2010 in Elisa Rolle’s Rainbow Awards and was awarded an Honorable Mention (5th). RJ’s contemporary romance, The Christmas Throwaway, remained at number one on Amazon and at All Romance over Christmas and into the New Year. She cannot believe how lucky 2010 was for her and her foray into the world of MM writing.

RJ writes across all the genres, but if pushed she says she enjoys writing contemporary romance over the rest. Her newest release, Back Home, has already received favourable reviews on the Silver site and on Goodreads.

You can find out more about RJ and her books at her website, on Facebook, and via Twitter.

Contest Rules

• To enter, leave a comment stating that you are entering the contest. Contest closes 7 pm CST, Friday, February 3.
• By entering the contest, you’re confirming that you are at least 18 years old.
• If you haven’t commented before, your comment will not be visible until after I moderate it. Please do not leave a second comment because your first doesn’t show up! The blog gnomes will decide your comments are spam and then only ritual dust bunny sacrifice will salvage your entry…
• If your comment is actually an advertisement or if your CommentLuv link turns it into an advertisement, your comment will be deleted. (Most of you do not need to worry – this refers to some pretty clever comment spam.)
• Winners will be selected by random number.
• You must leave a valid email address in the “Email” portion of the comment form.
• Please make sure that your spam filter allows email from stumblingoverchaos.com!
• If you have an email account with AOL or Netscape, I will not be able to send email to you.
• If a winner doesn’t respond to my congratulations email within 48 hours, I will select another winner.
• If you win, please respect the author’s intellectual property and don’t make copies of the ebook for anyone else.
• This contest is open worldwide!

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“I was sleeping, Mom!” -Mayhem

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Stop by and enter the contest for Sacrifice and Blood (Drone Vampires #14) by Stephani Hecht. Contest closes 7 pm CST, January 31.

Make sure you enter the contest for All the Gear, No Idea (I Blame Brett #2) by Kim Dare. Contest closes 7 pm CST, January 31.

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Today is a two-contest/two-cat photo day! Go enter the contest for Sacrifice and Blood (Drone Vampires #14) by Stephani Hecht!

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Congrats to Joanie, who won King’s Conquest (Mending the Rift #1) by Valentina Heart! King’s Conquest was released on January 21 by Silver Publishing.

Congrats to Dee, who won Tailor Made by Josephine Myles! Tailor Made was released by Amber Allure on January 22.

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Many thanks to Kim Dare for donating an ebook copy of her forthcoming kinky m/m romance, All the Gear, No Idea (I Blame Brett #2), for a lucky commenter to win! All the Gear, No Idea will be released on February 1 by All Romance eBooks.

Can Brett really succeed in matching kinky up strangers perfectly, two Valentines Days in a row? He’s going to have a damn good try.

Twelve months ago, Brett had a great time setting up his master’s friend Jack with his own friend, Ricky. When he sees a new novice sub walk into the club – one who obviously has all the gear and no idea – Brett is instantly convinced that he would be the perfect guy to compliment McCormack’s hard core attitude.

McCormack’s not impressed. Theo is damn near terrified. Can clueless and hardcore live happily ever after? It’s time to find out.

Kim’s Other Books

• Total-E-Bound
• Resplendence Publishing
• All Romance Ebooks
• Amber Allure

About Kim

Kim Dare is a twenty-eight year old full time writer from Wales (UK).

First published in December 2008, Kim has since released over fifty BDSM erotic romances. That means that well over one hundred characters have chattered away inside her head during that time – and that’s not even taking into account the fact that there are over three times that number of people clamouring in the wings for a chance to tell their stories. It’s no wonder she loses track of what’s happening in the “real” world at times…

While Kim’s stories range over male/male, male/female and all kinds of menage relationships and have included vampires, time travellers, shape-shifters and fairytale re-tellings, they all have three things in common – kink, love and a happy ending.

You can visit Kim at her website and her blog.

Contest Rules

• To enter, leave a comment stating that you are entering the contest. Contest closes 7 pm CST, Tuesday, January 31.
• By entering the contest, you’re confirming that you are at least 18 years old.
• If you haven’t commented before, your comment will not be visible until after I moderate it. Please do not leave a second comment because your first doesn’t show up! The blog gnomes will decide your comments are spam and then only ritual dust bunny sacrifice will salvage your entry…
• If your comment is actually an advertisement or if your CommentLuv link turns it into an advertisement, your comment will be deleted. (Most of you do not need to worry – this refers to some pretty clever comment spam.)
• Winners will be selected by random number.
• You must leave a valid email address in the “Email” portion of the comment form.
• Please make sure that your spam filter allows email from stumblingoverchaos.com!
• If you have an email account with AOL or Netscape, I will not be able to send email to you.
• If a winner doesn’t respond to my congratulations email within 48 hours, I will select another winner.
• If you win, please respect the author’s intellectual property and don’t make copies of the ebook for anyone else.
• This contest is open worldwide!

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“Comfy lap is comfy!” -Chaos