Category Archives: books

“Needs more glamour:” Fantasy vs Reality in Love in Los Angeles

Posted on January 31, 2015 by erincmcrae

One of the first notes my co-writer and I got from our editor on Starling, book 1 in the Love in Los Angeles series was, “Needs more glamor.”  After all, this is a series about fame and the backstage lives … Continue reading →

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Guest Post from Lynn Townsend

Posted on January 30, 2015 by erincmcrae

Today we have a guest post from Lynn Townsend, whose novel Blues came out from Torquere this week. Sometimes, our plans don’t pan out the way we expect. Sometimes, that’s a really good thing. Blues was one of those books.       … Continue reading →

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Interview at The Hat Party

Posted on January 27, 2015 by erincmcrae

It’s always a joy to be interviewed by the lovely Raine O’Tierney, and Racheline and I were thrilled to be back at The Hat Party to talk writing, teenage pep talks, and what we’d do if we inherited a dachsund … Continue reading →

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Doves now available in paperback!

Posted on January 25, 2015 by erincmcrae

That’s right! If you were waiting to get your hands on a real dead-tree copy, you now can! The price right now is $18.95, which is a couple bucks more than Starling, but that’s because it’s 60 pages longer (it clocks in … Continue reading →

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The magic of food: when a grilled cheese is not just a grilled cheese

Posted on January 23, 2015 by erincmcrae

In some ways, I’m not a cook at all. I don’t own any fancy tools, I don’t use cookbooks, and I rarely plan meals out in advance. But I am the person who will look into the refrigerator and make … Continue reading →

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Long-term monogamy: keeping it hot

Posted on January 22, 2015 by erincmcrae

Keeping long-term relationships hot and interesting is a challenge.  You know this if you’re married, you know this if you’re divorced, and you definitely know this if you read a lot of romance. In some ways, it’s simpler to make … Continue reading →

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Pssst, want a sneak peek at Phoenix?

Posted on January 22, 2015 by erincmcrae

        So, Doves is now out, and we know it’s a ways til Phoenix comes out June 10th. Did you read Doves? Do you want to talk about it? Do you not want to wait til summer to get a Love in … Continue reading →

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At The Snarkology: Our path to publishing

Posted on January 22, 2015 by erincmcrae

As people who have read more gay literature than gay romance, we weren’t necessarily aware of the likes and dislikes of much of the M/M romance community when it came to narrative items like bisexuality and polyamory.  While knowing these … Continue reading →

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Doves Blog Tour has begun!

Posted on January 22, 2015 by erincmcrae

In addition to the five (five!) blog posts we have going up in various places today, we’re actually starting out this morning with a thing we wrote for Starling. But The 13 Benefits of Collaborative Writing are just as true for Book … Continue reading →

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New Release – Doves

Posted on January 21, 2015 by erincmcrae

Doves, Love in Los Angeles Book 2, is now live! If you preordered it, it should be in your email/on your device depending on whether you ordered from Amazon or Torquere. It should be going live on other distributor sites … Continue reading →

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