Author Archives: Racheline Maltese

Romance @ Random – True Blood Season 6 Recap

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

The big True Blood season premiere is this Sunday night.  If you can’t remember what happened last season beyond Eric Northman’s spectacular nudity, you can catch up on season 6 with my brief recap over at Romance @ Random. In … Continue reading →

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Summer Lovin’ Blog Hop: Rec Your Romances, Win Some Stuff

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Today is the start of the Hops with Heart Summer Lovin’ Blog Hop (say it three times fast). That would make a lot of sense, since today is the first full day of summer. And after a miserable winter I … Continue reading →

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October 7, 2014 – The Event That Must Be Named!

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

On October 7, 2014, please join Damon Suede, Kate McMurray, Racheline Maltese and four authors (Killian B. Brewer, A.J. DeWall, Melissa Graves, and Erin Finnegan) from the newly launched Interlude Press, at a reading of LGBTQ romance and erotic fiction … Continue reading →

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Release Day: They Do anthologies and “Lake Effect”

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

The They Do anthologies and stories are now out from Torquere Press! Lake Effect $2.49 by Racheline Maltese & Erin McRae When Kyle and Daniel return to their hometown to get married, they find themselves facing an obstacle course of family drama and … Continue reading →

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Romance @ Random: Penny Dreadful Episode 6 Recap

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

This week’s recap is up! Dorian Gray does the walk of absolutely no shame whatsoever. Vanessa has awesome lingerie. Ethan declares his love for Brona. Sir Malcolm continues to be a creep. Caliban is totally Grumpy Cat. Spider level: 0. … Continue reading →

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Do the thing! – Trust, part 1

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

As Erin and I face down the editorial notes on Starling, which arrived about fifteen minutes ago, today seems like a good day to talk about trust.  Because trust is really critical to doing the thing. You need to trust that the … Continue reading →

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Adventures in branding: Mc before Ma, except after….

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

One of the most common questions Erin and I get about co-writing involves our egos. Or, more bluntly, how do we keep from killing each other. Despite, I think, both of us being very ego-driven and easily-bruised people (even if … Continue reading →

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Summer reading from Hachette and friends of Avian30

Posted on June 11, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

As Erin and I network more with the larger romance writing community both on- and off-line, you’re going to see more content here over the coming months about other people’s work. Mostly this content will focus on novels about and … Continue reading →

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Romance @ Random: Penny Dreadful Episode 5 Recap

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

This week’s recap is up! Vanessa writes a letter telling Mina everything Mina already knows. Lesbian subtext is sacrificed because they may be half-sisters. The devil impersonates Sir Malcolm. Then there is demon sex. Spider level: 0. Meanwhile, some news … Continue reading →

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Do the Thing! – Examine your shame

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

By the time you read this, I’ll have an essay up on Salon. This both feels like a very big deal, and not. When I told a friend last night over dinner, she was excited for me, but also like, … Continue reading →

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