Love Is All
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Volume 8
Synopsis
This limited-edition anthology features fifteen
swoon-worthy novellas and short stories by award-winning and bestselling
authors, including A.D. Ellis, Carrie Ann Ryan, Connor Peterson, Gabbi Grey,
Jodi Payne, J.R. Gray, Lee Blair, M.A. Wardell, Piper Malone, R.L. Merrill,
Skylar M. Cates & Rinda Elliott, Sophia Soames, Susan Scott Shelley &
Chantal Mer, Tara Conrad, and Xio Axelrod.
All proceeds from the anthology will benefit an
organization dedicated to defending LGBTQIA+ rights.
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(note from ELF: Sorry about the caps in the bio descriptions, I have some kind of hiccup going on!)
Xio Axelrod
Xio Axelrod is a USA Today
bestselling author of different flavours of contemporary romance. She also
writes what she likes to call strange, twisted tales. Xio grew up in the music
industry and began recording at a young age. When she isn’t writing stories,
she can be found in the studio, writing songs, or performing on international
stages (under a different, no-so-secret name). She lives in Philadelphia with
one full-time husband and several part-time cats.
Gabbi Grey
USA Today Bestselling author Gabbi Grey lives in beautiful British
Columbia where her fur baby chin-poo keeps her safe from the nasty neighborhood
squirrels. Working for the government by day, she spends her early mornings writing
contemporary, gay, sweet, and dark erotic BDSM romances. While she firmly
believes in happy endings, she also believes in making her characters suffer
before finding their true love. She also writes m/f romances as Gabbi Black and
Gabbi Powell.
Chantal Mer
Chantal Mer never set out to write books. Yet
here she is, and she’s having a blast. Happily ever afters for everyone make
her heart sing.
When she’s not writing, Chantal can be found
walking her adorable dog, going to musical theater with her daughter, observing
the night sky with her husband and his telescope, and learning about the latest
advances in video games with her son. Give her a book and a glass of wine and
she’s in her happy place. Chantal lives outside of Philadelphia with her
husband, two teens, her sweet pup, Miss Toffee and her big orange tabby, Simba.
JR
Grey
Gray is a
cynical Chicago native, who drinks coffee all day, barely sleeps, and is a
little too fashion obsessed. He writes romance sprinkled with kink, and hot as
hell, dark and angsty characters because everyone deserves a happily ever
after. Gray uses He/Him pronouns.
Jodi
Payne
Jodi Payne
takes herself way too seriously and has been known to randomly break out in
song. Her queer MCs are imperfect but genuine, stubborn but likable, often
kinky, and frequently their own worst enemies. They are characters you can't
help but fall in love with while they stumble along the path to their happily
ever after. For those looking to get on her good side, Jodi's addictions
include lattes, a nice cabernet and tequila any way you pour it.
Lee Blair
Lee Blair is a queer
author and screenwriter from Oregon who writes low-angst, LGBTQIA2S+
contemporary romance full of sweet, steam, fun, and laughs. She's constantly
amused by the antics of her two ginger cats, spends too much time daydreaming
about her next trip to Scotland, and considers starting hobbies its own hobby.
Much like buying books and reading books are separate hobbies.
Piper Malone
Piper Malone’s award-winning novels enchant
readers with heartfelt, authentic romances. Her stories include a cast of
unforgettable characters in a variety of romantic pairings. With snappy
one-liners and witty banter, Piper wants her readers to laugh, swoon, and enjoy
a well-deserved vacation.
Susan
Scott Shelley
USA TODAY bestselling author Susan Scott Shelley writes romance with
heat and heart that celebrates love without limits. She enjoys watching hockey,
training for her next run, reading romance novels, and binging episodes of her
favorite British TV shows. A city girl who likes being out in nature as often
as possible, she has yet to meet a plant she hasn’t wanted to take home and she
really wants a pet crow.
Tara Conrad
Tara Conrad is the author behind
dark, seductive love stories that burn with passion and power. Her novels dive
deep into the shadows of desire, blending emotional intensity with morally gray
characters, high-stakes drama, and gripping plots that refuse to let go. Known
for her hauntingly beautiful prose and unforgettable love stories, Tara crafts
romances where obsession, betrayal, and devotion collide, leaving readers
breathless from the first page to the last.
Tara’s married to her soulmate and
Dominant, George. They are about to celebrate their 30th anniversary and are
more in love today than yesterday. George encouraged Tara to start writing, and
with each passing day, she’s more thankful for his insistence that she tell her
stories and his partnership on this journey. There’s no one else in this world
she’d ever want by her side. He is her happily ever after.
A.D. Ellis
A.D. Ellis is an Indiana
girl, born and raised. She spends much of her time in central Indiana as a
teacher in the inner city of Indianapolis, being a mom to two amazing teens,
and wondering how she and her husband of nearly two decades haven't driven each
other insane yet. A lot of her time is also devoted to phone call avoidance and
her hatred of cooking.
She loves chocolate, wine, pizza, and naps along
with reading and writing romance. These loves don't leave much time for
housework, much to the chagrin of her husband. Who would pick cleaning the
house over a nap or a good book? She uses any extra time to increase her
fluency in sarcasm.
A.D. uses she/they pronouns.
R.L. Merrill
Whether she’s writing
contemporary romance featuring quirky, queer, and relatable characters or
diving deep into the supernatural to give readers a shiver, R.L. Merrill loves
creating compelling stories that will stay with readers long after closing the book.
Ro writes inclusive romance for the Happily Ever After collective, contributes
paranormal hilarity to Robyn Peterman’s Magic and Mayhem Universe, and pens
horror-inspired tales and music reviews for HorrorAddicts.net. A mom, wife,
daughter, and former educator, you can find her rocking out in her Bronco with
Great Dane pup Velma, being terrorized by feline twins Dracula and
Frankenstein, or headbanging at a rock show near her home in the San Francisco
Bay Area! Stay Tuned for more…
Skylar M. Cates
Skylar M. Cates loves a good
romance. She is happy to drink coffee, curl up with a good book, and not move
all day. Her novels feature strong and passionate men. Skylar loves to craft
stories where realistic characters are challenged with emotional situations.
Although lately the laundry room is the farthest place she has visited, Skylar
loves to chat with folks from all around the globe.
Sophia Soames
Sophia Soames is
a Scandinavian, UK based, Author of contemporary MM romance. She writes stories
of everyday people with kids and families living real life fairytales.
Carrie Ann Ryan
Carrie Ann Ryan
is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary,
paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink,
Talon Pack, Promise Me, and Elements of Five series, which have sold millions
of books worldwide. She's the winner of a RT Book of the Year and a Prism Award
in her genres. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced
degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over one
hundred novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing
herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she
can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.
Connor Peterson
Connor Peterson is a USA Today bestselling author of LGBTQ+ urban
fantasy and dark, paranormal romance, local to the Philadelphia, PA area. The
madman behind Deathspell and Temptation in Neon, Connor has also contributed to
the story cycle Red Phone Box - published by Ghostwoods Books - and the
anthology Nocturnal Embers - published by Crimson Melodies Publishing. He is
also an active participant in the Philadelphia writing community,
MA Wardell
Writing as M.A. Wardell, Lambda Literary Award nominee Matt writes spicy
queer rom-coms.
His goal is to tell adult gay love stories with a diverse representation of
flawed and damaged characters who find healing through love.
Matt loves rom-coms and has always wished for better representation, so he's
writing the stories he wishes existed. The queer men in his stories are flawed
and messy. Helping them find their HEA is Matt's passion.
Rinda Elliott
I write in many genres, always with a love story in the mix. That love
story can be M/F, M/M, M/M/F and more. I tend to read more M/M than anything
else, so that’s what I mostly write. I’m also an AVID reader, collector of
music, and love cozy games!
While all of my books are romantic and sexy, most lean toward erotic.
For adult books that are just sexy, there are my Beri O’Dell books and if
you’re looking for sweeter, but still sexy, there’s the young adult trilogy I
wrote for Harlequin Teen. All of the others? Expect some heat because I
love it. I also love unusual stories and credit growing up in a family of
curious life-lovers who moved all over the country. Books and movies full of
fantasy, science fiction and romance kept us amused, especially in some of the
stranger places. For years, I tried to separate my darker side with my humorous
and romantic one. I published short fiction, but things really started
happening when I gave in and mixed it up. I have several ongoing series, both
contemporary romantic suspense and paranormal. You can find out about them in
the links above and to the right. When not lost in fiction, I love making wine,
collecting music, gaming and spending time with my husband and two children.
Too Much in Love to Care
Gabbi Grey
Stephanie
I've been in love with Taryn from the moment she
climbed out of her tow truck to rescue me and my broken-down car. She’s strong,
fearless, and damn beautiful to boot. I have the rings, she said yes, now all I
need is to get her to the altar. But our respective brothers, Cooper and
Lachlan, seem determined to wreck our wedding.
Taryn
Helping stranded motorists is my superpower, and
rescuing Stephanie turned my world upside down. Loving her is the easiest thing
in the world. Managing to get married while our brothers fight like cats and
dogs is a whole other thing. I can't decide if I want to elope, or to lock the
guys in a bathroom together till they learn how to get along. It's worse than a
six-car pileup, trying to make this wedding and this blended family work out.
So will we manage to merge our families seamlessly or are our brothers destined
to be enemies forever?
Too Much in Love to Care is a 10k
short story about a classic engagement, crazy wedding planning, two headstrong
brothers, and a lesbian wedding to remember.
Excerpt
Cooper
grinned as he dug into his chicken. “You know, this is pretty good.”
“You
were expecting rubber chicken?” I arched an eyebrow.
“Well…”
“Given
what Mom and Dad paid, I’d hoped it would be top-notch food.”
“Well,
you’re in luck.” He buttered his roll and then put a huge chunk on his
asparagus.
“Would
you like some vegetables with your butter?” Lachlan frowned.
Cooper
grinned and offered a little wave of…pleasure? Teasing?
I
couldn’t figure it out.
Lachlan
scowled.
Then
bent down to rub his shin.
He
glared at Taryn before clearly realizing Cooper and I were watching the entire
byplay.
Cooper
chuckled. “Bested by a girl.”
“Hush.”
I hissed at him. “Don’t ever let Taryn hear you say that.”
“She
gets my humor. So what’s for dessert?”
I
narrowed my eyes. He knew we were having chocolate mousse or apple crumble.
Wedding cakes were, as far as I was concerned, overrated. Plus, we had a couple
of guests with dietary restrictions—better to give two simple choices that most
people could enjoy at least one of. “Cooper—”
“I
just, uh, need to stretch my legs. I promise I’ll be back.” He rose, offered a
sheepish smile, and headed for the door.
What
the hell?
Lachlan
rose and headed toward the back of the hall.
Just
beyond those doors were the washrooms.
I
turned to Taryn.
She
shrugged.
We
engaged our parents in a discussion about our excitement over our honeymoon.
Dinner
plates were cleared.
Still
no sign of either man.
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