Contact us:
Erin & Racheline’s Facebook
- Follow Avian30 on WordPress.com
Racheline’s Twitter
My TweetsErin’s Twitter
My TweetsLibrary Journal’s Best Indie Ebook 2017 for A Queen from the North
Best Bisexual Romance Rainbow Award 2017 for The Art of Three
Bi Writer of the Year 2017 Finalist for The Art of Three
2018 Imadjinn Awards Best Romance Novel Finalist for A Queen from the North
Author Archives: Racheline Maltese
About that liberation vs. compliance thing in more than 280 characters
Back in October (which, consider how 2020 is going might as well be another geologic age), I tweeted in response to the latest article about the romance genre that didn’t actually get what the romance genre was: Anyone outside of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
Ink & Ice preview
Our ninth novel, Ink & Ice comes out in just a few weeks, and we wanted to give you a preview of it. While it’s a sequel to After the Gold, you don’t have to have read that book to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Leave a comment
T-shirts, tote bags and more
We’ve recently started producing some merchandise related to our books, all of which is now grabbable through Threadless. T-shirts are available in multiple styles and colors (some of which go up to size 5X) and most designs are also available … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged book, book merch, books, genderqueer, romancec novels, sale, wars of the roses
Leave a comment
Ink and Ice… a sequel to After the Gold
Ink & Ice, available August 25, 2020. Now available for preorder. Growing up on an isolated island in the middle of Lake Erie, Aaron Sheftall learned to skate as a young child when extreme weather would cut his off his … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged book, books, figure skating, gay, ice skating, kissing book, m/m romance, preorder, romance novel, romance novels
Leave a comment
The Opposite of Drowning preview
With the release of The Opposite of Drowning, our workplace romance about publishing, food, international travel, and the drowned city of Ys, less than three weeks away, we thought it was time to give you a preview. While this isn’t the … Continue reading
Posted in books, romance novels, Writing
Tagged book, books, chic lit, may december romance, New Release, office romance, pre-order, romance, romance fiction, romance novels, women's fiction, Ys
Leave a comment
After the Gold on sale… for reasons
Erin and I each started skating after we wrote a figure skating romance. Then I broke my arm…. Broken arm for me, means price break to $2.99 for you til I’m back on the ice. Aside from writing being our … Continue reading
Posted in books, Writing
Tagged book, books, books on sale, figure skating, ice skating, novel, romance, romance novels, sale, Writing
Leave a comment
The Opposite of Drowning now available for pre-order!
If you like May/December romances about publishing industry snark, food trucks, late night talk show hosts, European travel, and apps about competitive extreme dog grooming, this book may be for you. Includes: M/F central romance with a bisexual hero, M/M … Continue reading
Posted in bisexuality, books, fiction, publishing, romance novels, Writing
Tagged bisexual characters, books, fiction, novels, publishing, romance, romance novels, Writing
Leave a comment
Cardinal paperback now available!
Cardinal, book 4 in the Love in Los Angeles series is now available in paperback! Hollywood mainstay J. Alex Cook has a growing family — and a growing career. But as he makes the move from television regular to blockbuster … Continue reading
Love in Los Angeles series in print!
The big beautiful single volume trade paperback edition of books 1-3 (Starling, Doves, Phoenix) of the Love in Los Angeles series is now available in print! We’ll do a matching set for books 4-6 when the series is complete. Introvert. … Continue reading
Posted in books, gay lit, Love in Los Angeles, mm romance, Starling, Writing
Tagged books, gay lit, gift ideas, Love in Los Angeles books, m/m romance, polyamorous romance, romance novels, Writing
Leave a comment
After the Gold now a finalist for the BookLife Prize
After the Gold was named one of six finalists for the BookLife Prize! Judge Rebekah Weatherspoon says, “McRae and Maltese craft a light, yet magnetic tale of life and love after professional sports that explores what happens when two people must … Continue reading
Posted in awards, books, publishing, Writing
Tagged awards, bisexual characters, books, contemporary romance, figure skating, ice skating, publishing, romance, romance novels, Writing
Leave a comment