We’ve all heard statements like “Oh, that would never happen,” or “A guy would never say that,” or “A guy would never think that.”  Things like “What woman acts like that?”  Or, “No modern woman in today’s world would ever put up with such crap.”

I’ve said before that a lot of this is because each reader approaches a story through their own personal little window on the world.  They judge others by their experiences.  And when someone acts outside that realm of understanding, the reader reacts negatively.

But I think more and more we hear statements like this because there are built in expectations in romance reading.  It’s not that people don’t act a certain way (because really how can we possibly judge everyone by the same set of rules?) it’s…

Last question and final book give aways – this afternoon post for your chance to win either LB Gregg’s GOBSMACKED OR  Jamie Craig’s HIDDEN BEAUTY in print, or an e-copy of  MASTER OF OBSIDAIN. That’s right three books, three  lucky posters!

Marisa: My final question is:  What trends have you seen in erotic fiction over the last 12 months and how do you feel about them? Again – I’ll ask if you care – or as author do you write the books you want to write and hope an audience finds them.

Jamie:
A: From our side of the relationship, it looks like there’s two areas that have proliferated in the market more than others – shifter stories and any type of menage. M/M is certainly on the rise, but in a…

Marisa: Relative to what print publishers are willing to release, do you consider your work “outside the box” ? What is it about your work that may be considered “outside the box”?

(Find out more about these authors by clicking on thier names for links to their web sites. Also check out excerpts of their books on our book page. )

This afternoon we’re giving away a copy of Jet Mykles HEAVEN SENT to one random  poster.

KA Mitchell:
I have read some of the gay erotica that is available from more traditional publishers and I do think that what we are selling is a bit different, especially in that it’s marketed to women. Much of the gay romance I read prior to the past four years did not focus as  much on the…

Today we continue our round table discussion with three new blogs/discussions with authors Ally Blue, Jamie Craig, JL Langley, K.A. Mitchell, Chris Owen, Josh Lanyon, LB Gregg and Jet Mykles. 3 new blogs will be posted throughout the day, and yes, we’re giving books away. Stop by our Book Page to read excerpts of the authors books and click on their names to go to their web sites for more information.

This morning we’re giving away a copy of K.A. Mitchell’s  COLLISION COURSE  and JL Langley’s THE ENGLOR AFFAIR to two random posters.

Marisa: Picking up where we left off yesterday; over the years the audience for M/M fiction has become increasingly female. Why do you think so many women are drawn to M/M romance? Or do you care?

Ally Blue:
This is a…

Gobsmacked by LB Gregg
A mini -review by Kati Dancy
4.5 stars

LB Gregg is a new m/m author, but she writes like a veteran! When we meet Mark Meehan, he is storming into a church during Ash Wednesday mass to confront his lover Jamie, who he has just witnessed in a very compromising position with another man. Mark whacks Jamie on the head with a Bible and storms out of the church. He heads to the apartment that they live in together and systematically begins removing Jamie from his life. But when he figures out that Jamie has cleaned out his bank accounts, Mark realizes that Jamie might be in over his head. Mark ends up going to his good friend, Tony, who is a cop. Tony has been attracted to Mark…

Marisa: In this particular group of authors, Josh is the only male writing M/M fiction So the first part of the question is for him – how do you feel about women writing M/M?
2nd part of the question is for everyone – do you think that women writing M/M fiction changes the sensibility – the tone of the work?

Josh:
I am laughing at this question, Marisa! Actually, now days I decline to answer any questions regarding my own sexuality or sexual identity. I let people know up front that Josh Lanyon is a pen name, and I leave it at that. For this particular genre — m/m — I think women have a definite advantage. M/M is a sub-genre of romance, and most romance readers are women — and while…