Reprint: This short story was originally published in the Dreamspinner Press anthology Desire Beyond Death.

Scott Cunningham has a ghost problem, a problem that requires a specialized touch. Enter Zacharias, Leo, and Andy—professionals, if you will—in solving said problems. But solutions don't always come easy, and if Zacharias and his crew can't get the job done, someone innocent might get hurt.

Tomorrow Reviews by Jessewave will post a review of Sticks & Stones and featuring an interview with Madeleine Urban and myself. We'll be answering follow-up questions and discussing with readers after the review and interview are posted, so come by and join in!

Warrior's Cross is up for voting at the Preditors and Editors poll from critters.org.

click here to vote

I have tentatively committed to attending the Saints and Sinners Literary Festival, held in New Orleans, May 13-16. I hope to see some of you there at the Dreamspinner Press booth!

There's now a fan page on Facebook for those of you who find that more convenient!

Available January 25th:

The sequel to Cut & Run!



Six months after nearly losing their lives to a serial killer in New York City, FBI Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett are suffering through something almost as frightening: the monotony of desk duty. When they're ordered to take a vacation for the good of everyone's sanity, Ty bites the bullet and takes Zane home with him to West Virginia, hoping the peace and quiet of the mountains will give them the chance to explore the explosive attraction they’ve so far been unable to reconcile with their professional partnership.

Ty and Zane, along with Ty’s father and brother, head up into the Appalachian mountains for a nice, relaxing hike deep into the woods... where no one will hear them scream. They find themselves facing danger from all directions: unpredictable weather, the unrelenting mountains, wild animals, fellow hikers with nothing to lose, and the most terrifying challenge of all. Each other.

Warrior’s Cross is up for Book of the Month at Dark Diva Reviews. Readers have one week to vote for their favorite book.

Cut & Run has made it into the next stage of voting.

I said a while back that I was going to attempt to post my own soundtracks with new releases like madeleineurban has. Well, I got distracted. And then I had to figure out how to do it without leaving you hanging as to where or how to find the songs I was posting.

I finally figured it out, and since I promised one for Warrior's Cross, here it is. These are the songs that provided my mood for the novel, for the most part. It's also a fun little widget... if it ever works properly.

Warrior's Cross is up for Best Book of the Week at Whipped Cream Reviews. You can vote through Sunday!

This is a huge undertaking by elisa_rolle, and even though I have a few titles nominated, I would be posting this link regardless because it's a fun thing. And even if you don't vote for anyone, it's a great way to find some excellent fiction.

Cut & Run and Warrior's Cross have both been nominated, both in the same categories.

A survey regarding a GLBT author/reader event in Richmond.

From the organizer, J.M. Snyder:

It would be a mini-con, almost, with a meet-and-greet Friday
night and an all-day author signing/book sale Saturday.

If you're interested, please fill out my survey to help me get this
underway. Feel free to forward this to your readers and fellow authors, as
well.

Once I get some idea of what people want to see at such an event, I will
begin solidifying details!

Looks like it could be fun. If you might be interested in such a thing, the survey takes about a minute to fill out.

Oh, what a tangled web we writers weave sometimes.

The chaos over the Lambda Literary Awards has surprised me, to say the least. I try to stay firmly entrenched on the periphery of these things so as not to be caught in the crossfire by hoards of angry, angry people, but I feel like I need to clarify why I'm staying in the periphery on this one. ( It's not that the issues being raised aren't important or worrying, and I say issues because it has branched from one issue, that of the Lambda Literary Awards, into several separate ones. )

In the end, I guess I don't know what to think. It's a very surreal set of arguments, and I don't really feel that I am involved in any of them. I never anticipated being nominated for awards, so I don't feel that loss at all. I'm not homophobic or particularly worried about what people think of me in general, so those opinions are no great loss to me either. What I have lost is a lot of respect for the people who are handling this the wrong way.

Personally, I'll stick with entertainment. I'll stick with receiving e-mails from readers instead of awards, telling me they liked what they read or were even touched by it. I'll stick with enjoying what I'm doing, thank you,.

For those of you who enjoyed Cut & Run and are patiently (or not so patiently) awaiting the sequel, Sticks & Stones, I have a website for you.



T-shirt Hell is where most of Ty Grady's T-shirts come from in the novels. Yes, most of them are real shirts, and yes, they will be back in Sticks & Stones!

( Click for a sneak peek of one of them. )

You can find almost all of Ty's T-shirts at this place, and probably some you'd like to wear too. They even have a section for children's shirts. It would take some balls to wear most of them in public, I can tell you that much!

Available September 10th in eBook:



Vic Bronsen has a problem. He's stuck in a rut, uninspired by his job, and in love with a man who has no clue. Thinking a change of scenery and company will do his aching heart some good, he goes off on a road trip with his best friend, only to find that the answers to his problems may have been right there in front of him all along.

Available August 31st:



Cameron Jacobs is an open book. He considers himself a common waiter with normal friends, boring hobbies, harmless dogs, and nothing even resembling a secret... except a crush on a tall, dark, devastatingly handsome man who dines alone at his restaurant on Tuesday nights. All it takes is one passionate night with Julian Cross to turn Cameron’s world on its head.

Julian's love and devotion are all Cameron could have hoped for and more. But when his ordinary life meets and clashes with Julian's extraordinary lifestyle, Cameron discovers that trust and fear can go hand in hand, and love is just a step away from danger.

( Click to see a larger version of the gorgeous cover. )