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New to BDSM? Room 1024 might be just the book for you

Posted on July 10, 2015 by erincmcrae

My cowriter, Racheline Maltese, has a lot of first-hand experience in and around the BDSM community. I, on the other hand, have exactly zero. Which meant that, while we were writing Room 1024, she spent a lot of time sending … Continue reading →

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Room 1024 and the Pleasure of Process

Posted on July 9, 2015 by erincmcrae

Today Erin & I are celebrating the release of Room 1024 our novelette set at a gay men’s leather conference. Promoting this story is a little weird — if we lead with “responsible non-monogamy” that leaves out some key elements of the … Continue reading →

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Getting in over our (and our characters’) heads

Posted on July 8, 2015 by erincmcrae

Room 1024 is about two couples negotiating their lives and partnerships within the familiar — to them — structure of BDSM relationships. But as much as BDSM provides Cam and Noah, and Lou and Stephen, a framework for their responsibilities … Continue reading →

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But how do you write… that?

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

One of the questions Erin and I get a lot is how on earth do we know how to write gay sex? Since we’re women, and all that. Now, aside from the obvious answer (which is research), I just want to … Continue reading →

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Room 1024: A Book With an HFN

Posted on July 6, 2015 by erincmcrae

Most of what my co-writer, Racheline Maltese, and I write can be pretty fairly classified as an HEA. We like finding new and creative ways (and subverting some old ones) to give our characters their well-earned Happily Ever After. Which … Continue reading →

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BDSM: SSC vs RACK

Posted on June 30, 2015 by erincmcrae

We’re going (ever so slightly back in time), with some posts we wrote about Room 1024 when it came out and that we haven’t yet put up on the blog here. To start: our guest post on Mychael Black’s blog, about … Continue reading →

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Panels! Readings! Giveaways! – RWA NYC Romance Festival

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

Tomorrow, I’ll be taking part in RWA-NYC’s annual Romance Festival at the Morris-Jumel Mansion in upper Manhattan. The day will include readings, panels, giveaways, and music.  The event is free, although tours of the historic house are $5, and the … Continue reading →

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Phoenix now available in paperback!

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

The paperback is now in stock at Amazon.com US, and should appear on the international site and with other retailers shortly.  Thank you for your patience and enthusiasm! http://www.amazon.com/Phoenix/dp/1610409272

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Coming Soon — Plaid Nights and “Off-Kilter”

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

Our first thoroughly PG story will soon become available from Torquere Press. “Off-Kilter” is a short M/M romance involving an incompetent wingman, a ridiculous seduction plan,  and Scottish Country Dance. Because “Off-Kilter” will also be available as part of Torquere’s … Continue reading →

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Phoenix is here!

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Racheline Maltese

Yesterday was release day for Phoenix (LiLA 3) and we couldn’t be more thrilled that it’s out there in the world. Sometimes the end of everything… Now happily married to writer and producer Paul Marion Keane, television star J. Alex Cook’s … Continue reading →

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