My next gay erotic romance, due out around April 20th, is about a bookstore owner who finds himself both annoyed as hell at and turned on by the new shopkeeper next door...a hot, bad boy tattoo artist.  Totally not the  bookstore owner's type...or so he thinks.  Yet the man just lights his fire!

Here's the cover for the story--Under My Skin.



I think he's pretty hot, too!  ;)

XOXO,
ML

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My recent good news...  :)

My contemporary gay romance Hearts & Bones is a 2008 EPPIE Award finalist in the GLBT category!

Always (my recently released paperback that contains Never Let Go and Hearts & Bones) has been the #1 bestseller at Amazon.com on both their gay romance and gay erotica lists!

My newest release, Out Of My Mind, was the #1 bestseller at Amber Allure in both November and December 2007!!  And it's been a top three bestseller at All Romance Ebooks as well!

You can visit my website for more info on all the above books.  www.mlrhodeswriting.com

ML  :)

My mom always told me when I was a kid and would wish the weekend would hurry and get here, or wish Christmas or summer or next year would hurry and come, that I shouldn't wish time away because the older you get, the faster time seems to fly.  And boy was she right.  2007 was a blur in so many ways.  But it was also a great year, so no complaints from me!

I had seven new releases in 2007 (including novellas, novels, and anthologies), and 2008 looks to be equally busy and productive for me.  Here's my tentative release schedule for the coming year:

March -- Lords of Kellesborne (sequel to True of Heart)
April -- The Draegan Lords (paperback that will include True of Heart and Lords of Kellesborne)
April -- Under My Skin
May -- Vertigo (part of the gay superhero AmberPax at Amber Allure)
Summer/Fall/Winter -- Fires of Ballian (sequel to Lords of Kellesborne), Under My Skin II, Magic (sequel to Falling), Souls Moon (sequel to Souls Deep)

And coming eventually -- a sequel to Out of My Mind, a sequel to Hearts & Bones, The Silver Wood, a possible sequel to Vertigo and possibly more in the Under My Skin series. 

I'm going to be busy...but I like it that way.  I tend to thrive on having just a little too much to do.  :)

Wishing everyone a healthy, happy, successful and peaceful 2008!

XOXO,
ML

I just logged into my account and I can't believe it's been THREE months since I posted!!  Ack!  I knew I was behind, but that's just sad.  Sad, sad, sad.  LOL!

Anyway...brand new m/m release this past weekend!  It's called Out Of My Mind, and here's the blurb:


For four years Rafferty Jones and Nick Tucker have worked side-by-side as police detectives in their small Maine town.  But lately, Rafferty’s imagination has been creating fantasies about Nick—more specifically, about Nick and him together—that have shocked Rafferty.  Detailed erotic scenarios a thirty-something, set-in-his-ways straight man shouldn’t be imagining.  He’s been struggling to keep them secret, afraid that if Nick discovers the truth it will end their friendship.  But with each passing day it’s getting harder and harder to pretend Nick is “just” a friend.  And harder and harder for Rafferty to come to terms with the possibility he might not be as straight as he’s always believed. 

Nick’s always known he’s gay and he’s had deep feelings for Rafferty for years.  But after a difficult experience at his former police precinct in Boston, he decided when he moved to Maine to keep his sexual orientation under wraps on the job.  He wants to be acknowledged at work for what he can do, not who he’s doing.  And with Rafferty being straight, there’s always been a clear-cut line that Nick’s known he can’t cross with his unsuspecting partner and best friend.  And yet...for the past few months it’s become difficult to remember that line.  He’s not sure why, he just knows that for the first time in four years his heart and his body are urging him to go for what he really wants...Rafferty. 

When a stormy weekend trip on Rafferty’s boat gives birth to an unexpected night of passion, will it be the spark they need to forge a new and deeper relationship?  Or will Nick’s past and Rafferty’s fear drive a wedge between them that will destroy not only their barely-begun love affair, but their partnership and friendship as well?

It's available now at Amber Allure

I also have a new paperback available that just came out in late October called Always.  It contains my two stories about Will and Ethan...Never Let Go and Hearts & Bones.  Here's the info about it!

Now in paperback, Always combines the first two highly acclaimed volumes in the emotional and explosively erotic man-love story of Will McLaren and Ethan Gallagher.

Never Let Go

For years Will McClaren and Ethan Gallagher hid their deepest desires from one another, each thinking the other was straight, both of them too afraid of shattering their friendship to admit their real feelings. Then, in a vulnerable moment, they discover the truth and give themselves over to an explosive passion that will forever alter their relationship.  But after just one night together, Ethan’s secret life interferes and the two are torn apart for three long years.  When at last Ethan returns, only a shell of the vibrant man Will once knew, and mysteriously evasive about where he’s been, can the two men overcome years of deceptions and tragic truths in order to heal their friendship and perhaps find the kind of love that lasts a lifetime?

And the story continues in...

 Hearts & Bones

Finally a couple in every way, Will and Ethan are savoring the pleasures of being together at last.  But only a few short weeks into domestic bliss, their hard-won peace and contentment is put to the test.  Someone from Ethan’s dark and dangerous past has returned to settle a vindictive score, luring the lovers into a deadly game.  When Will’s caught in the crossfire and his very life is at stake, will Ethan be strong enough to overcome his debilitating fears and face down his old enemy?  Or will this shadow from his past destroy the one man he’s ever loved?

This one's available at Amazon.com

And now, at almost 4 a.m., I'm off to bed!  :)

XOXO,
ML

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It's out!!  My newest M/M erotic romance, Never Let Go, is now available for sale!  :)  Here's the scoop...

Will McLaren and Ethan Gallagher first met in high school.  Ethan—sophisticated, cocky, and full of wild daring—was everything bookish and quiet Will was not.  Yet they’d instantly connected and forged an unlikely friendship that had carried them through their teens and well into adulthood.  Even as teenagers, though, they’d always kept secrets from one another...hidden bits about their lives and desires they feared could destroy their friendship. 

As adults, the secrets have become heavy burdens to bear, forcing them to keep their distance from one another and make up stories to hide the truth.  Then, in an unguarded moment, Will lets his slip.  His revelation explodes into a night of unexpected passion that stuns them both. 

When Ethan disappears the next morning, Will blames himself, and as the months pass with no word, he’s convinced he’s driven away his best friend.  He forces himself to move on with his life and try to forget. 

But three years later Ethan shows up again, only a shell of the vibrant man Will once knew, and mysteriously evasive about where he’s been. When Ethan makes a confession of his own, can the two men recapture the friendship they’d once shared, and maybe even build something more powerful?  Or will the hurts and deceptions of the past tear them apart for good?

Read an excerpt!
Buy a copy!

Happy reading!

XOXO,
ML

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Check out the cover for my upcoming (late June) M/M release, Never Let Go! Isn't it sexy? I just love it!!

Here's a blurb of the story for you...

Will McLaren and Ethan Gallagher first met in high school.  Ethan—sophisticated, cocky, and full of wild daring—was everything bookish and quiet Will was not.  Yet they’d instantly connected and forged an unlikely friendship that had carried them through their teens and well into adulthood.  Even as teenagers, though, they’d always kept secrets from one another...hidden bits about their lives and desires they feared could destroy their friendship. 

As adults, the secrets have become heavy burdens to bear, forcing them to keep their distance from one another and make up stories to hide the truth.  Then, in an unguarded moment, Will lets his slip.  His revelation explodes into a night of unexpected passion that stuns them both. 

When Ethan disappears the next morning, Will blames himself, and as the months pass with no word, he’s convinced he’s driven away his best friend.  He forces himself to move on with his life and try to forget. 

But three years later Ethan shows up again, only a shell of the vibrant man Will once knew, and mysteriously evasive about where he’s been. When Ethan makes a confession of his own, can the two men recapture the friendship they’d once shared, and maybe even build something more powerful?  Or will the hurts and deceptions of the past tear them apart for good?

Have a great week!!
ML