Today we were privileged to have a conversation with director Lena Báez. Lena Báez is a passionate Ecuadorian film director, producer and writer based in the city of Los Angeles. As a sympathetic artist, Lena Báez employs the tools of filmmaking and psychology to explore social issues, mental disabilities and taboo subjects present in our … Continue reading Interview with director Lena Báez
Excerpt from Gay Dark Fantasy Wild Ride (box set) by Will Okati
Title: Wild Ride Author: Will Okati Cover Art: Marteeka Karland Genres: Action Adventure, Box Sets, Dark Fantasy, Mystery /Suspense /Intrigue, New Releases, Paranormal, Romance, Wildest West Themes: Capture Fantasy, Dark Romance, LGBTQ+ Gay, Magic /Sorcery /Witchcraft, Second Edition, Vampires Book Length: Box Set Page Count: 220 Add to Goodreads Synopsis Time traveler, highwayman, beast, and … Continue reading Excerpt from Gay Dark Fantasy Wild Ride (box set) by Will Okati
Excerpt from Contemporary MM Romance Wine Quest by Dann Hazel
NEW RELEASE Book Title: Wine Quest Author: Dann Hazel Publisher: The Original Press, LLC Cover Artist: Dann Hazel and Josh Fippen Release Date: April 27, 2026 Tense/POV: third person, past tense, single POV Genres: Contemporary MM Romance Tropes: Opposites attract, small town romance, forced proximity Themes: Forgiveness, found family, living authentically Length: 40 000 words/152 pages … Continue reading Excerpt from Contemporary MM Romance Wine Quest by Dann Hazel
excerpt from Dark Romance Claimed Without Mercy by Dulce Dennison
Title: Claimed Without Mercy Author: Dulce Dennison Cover Artist: Marteeka Karland Publisher: Changeling Press Release Date: April 24, 2026 Genre: Action Adventure, Contemporary, Mystery /Suspense /Intrigue, New Releases, Romance Themes: Capture Fantasy, Dark Romance, LGBTQ+ Gay, Mafia /Organized Crime Book Length: Novel Page Count: 150 Add to Goodreads Synopsis Captive. Claimed. Protected by the devil … Continue reading excerpt from Dark Romance Claimed Without Mercy by Dulce Dennison
Review of The Wedding Banquet
There is this thing they do in movie trailers that I like to call the Robin Williams effect (my partner just calls it false advertising), where they pull every funny moment out of a drama and then say, look, it’s a screwball comedy, when it actually has a lot of deeply emotional moments. This was … Continue reading Review of The Wedding Banquet
Matt’s Sorrell’s St Louis Food Story Review
Matt Sorrell has provided a St Louis “travel” book of eclectic and St Louisan eateries, purveyors and drinking places. He has covered multiple areas of the region and all types of food and drink. Along with his own spin and experiences he shares some of the history of many of these places. St Louis … Continue reading Matt’s Sorrell’s St Louis Food Story Review
Excerpt from Treasure by Chance by Brenda Murphy
Title: Treasure by Chance Series: University Row, Book One Author: Brenda Murphy Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 04/21/2026 Heat Level: 3 - Some Sex Pairing: Female/Female Length: 246 Genre: Contemporary, Romance, contemporary, family-drama, BDSM, romantic suspense, interracial, lesbian, firefighter, music teacher, blue-collar, dog, arson, dementia, Domme/sub relationship, butch/femme relationship Add to Goodreads Description Fire investigator … Continue reading Excerpt from Treasure by Chance by Brenda Murphy
Excerpt from Gay YA novel Somewhere in Nowhere by Steven Gellman
Title: Somewhere in Nowhere Author: Steven Gellman Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 04/14/2026 Heat Level: 2 - Fade to Black Sex Pairing: Male/Male Length: 238 Genre: Contemporary YA, Genre/lit, young adult, family-drama, gay, lesbian, high school, lesbian mothers, coming out, funeral, friendship group, friends to lovers Add to Goodreads Description Coming out is hard, especially … Continue reading Excerpt from Gay YA novel Somewhere in Nowhere by Steven Gellman
Introduction to The world of Absinthe and Arcana
Alright, so we are going to try a slightly different approach. I am going to craft more of an IP than a standalone story. One that will be usable for novels, games, and, the spaghetti monster willing, multiple movie projects. I am going to be doing deep dives into the background of the world and … Continue reading Introduction to The world of Absinthe and Arcana
Excerpt from MM Romance Works Like a Lavender Charm by Dann Hazel
NEW RELEASE Book Title: Works Like a Lavender Charm Author: Dann Hazel Publisher: The Original Press, LLC Cover Artist: Dann Hazel, Josh Fippen Release Date: April 13, 2026 Tense/POV: third person, past tense, single POV Genres: MM Romance Paranormal Tropes: Small town romance, destined love, investigator partners, slow-burn Themes: Forgiveness, fate, love powerful enough to heal generations, … Continue reading Excerpt from MM Romance Works Like a Lavender Charm by Dann Hazel
Paper Phoenix ink 