Release Day Monday!
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Happy Monday everyone! My latest release, A Detour Home, is available in e-book today at Total E Bound, part of their Homecoming Valentines Collection, stories of love lost and love found: "If you love someone, let them go. If they return to you, it was meant to be. If they don't, their love was never yours to begin with..."


The road to love is never smooth, and when Jon pushes Cameron away with his demands, he thinks he's lost his chance forever.


 

Jon has held his love for Cameron in check, waiting for his late-blooming friend to grow up. Then one college summer working road construction, they are forced to share a bed, bringing them closer than ever before. The dark nights spent in each other's arms reveal their mutual attraction, but Jon pushes too far, too fast.


 

Cam has looked up to his best friend Jon for years and trusts him completely. He enjoys the gentle loving they share but when Jon wants to go further than he's ready for, Cam balks, and Jon's reaction costs them their friendship.


 

Years later, Cam needs a friend, and Jon returns home to lend his support. Has there been too much water under the bridge, or will they both finally be ready to embrace the love they once lost?



Haiti Relief and New Release
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For every commenter on my blog post today at Oh Get A Grip!, I will add $1 to my Mercy Corps contribution for Haiti relief.
 

And it's finally release day for the Gaymes Anthology!
 



Happy New Year, Rhodes Roadies!
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Here's to a great start to 2010 for you all! :)



Erotic Take on T'was The Night Before Christmas
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By Devon Rhodes


 


 

'Twas the night before Christmas, when in every hut

All the authors were reading and writing their smut;


 

The stockings were net above killer high heels,

In hopes that St. Nichol-ass soon would cop a feel;


 

The kids were at Grandma’s, all snug in their beds,

While drool-worthy eye-candy danced in our heads;


 

And I in my teddy, and watching the clock,

Had just settled down to await the Big Cock,


 

When on the front door there arose such a thumpin’,

I laid back in bed to wait for my pumpin’.


 

From outside the window Tom opened his sash,

Tore open his raincoat and gave me a flash.


 

The moon on the breast of my heroes’ huge pecs

Gave a woody the size of the home state to Tex,


 

When, what should my wandering eyes watch come in,

But a hot dommy Master, and eight smokin’ hot men,


 

With a huge throbbing cock, so taut and so slick,

I knew in a moment I must have his dick.


 

He cock-ringed his buddies before they all came,

And he spanked them, and stroked them, and called them by name;


 

"Now, Asher! now, Derek! now, Paulie and Darin!

On, Cristoph! On, Corey! On, Donnie and Larren!


 

On top of the bed! Let’s show her a ball!

Now lick away! lick away! lick away all!"


 

He was dressed in black leather, from his head to his feet,

And his skin was all oiled, inducing great heat;


 

A bundle of toys he had flung on my bed,

And I knew he’d torment me ere I gave head.


 

His abs -- how they rippled! his chest smooth, not hairy!

His ass cheeks like apples, and no way was it cherry!


 

His sexy wide mouth was drawn up in a smirk,

And he looked like a man who knew how to work;


 

He was hot and enticing, and wanted to tame,

So he tied me right up and started his game;


 

An hour or so later I was almost wrung dry,

The guys all empty, Master made me fly;


 

He spoke not a word, but packed up his toys,

And filled me with cream and gave a last jerk,


 

And tucked a long finger under my chin,

And giving a kiss, said, “We’re off then.”


 

He strode to his ride, to his guys gave a leer,

And told me for sure they’d be back here next year.


 

And I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight,


 

"Sexy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night."


 

Happy Holidays everyone!  See you in 2010!!



Hump Day Holiday Slideshow
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Here's an early Christmas gift for you! I love the first photo, "Oops, a tangle!", and the drawn "Gift exchange". Which is your favorite? First come, first served!





 

 




 











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Free Christmas Short Story
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On Oh Get A Grip! today, I have posted a little Christmas short story called "The Christmas Wish." It came to me when I saw this lovely drawn holiday pic. Pop over for a bit of holiday cheer, and happy holidays to you all! Love, Devon

Love This! Merry Christmas!
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Featuring the fabulous and talented Brad Hampton, who I am lucky enough to know and have teaching at my girls' dance academy.  DIDN'T know it when I first posted this, small world! indeed!  This was apparently the guys in the Rockette's Christmas show performing for the gals.
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Release Date & Excerpt from Gaymes Anthology
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Got the date for my next release: my story Rough Riders will be coming out in the Gaymes Anthology from Total E Bound on January 18th, 2010!


Blurb:


Luke Briscoe has a good reason to stay in the closet with his team, the Rough Riders. Bitter past experience has taught him to be cautious around athletic teams. But after Mario, his teammate and lover of ten years, leaves him, tired of the secrecy, Luke is forced to confront his fears...especially since the sexy and confident new team member, Derek Grimm, has no problem with being out and proud.


Derek has wanted Luke from the first moment he saw him. But he knows the timing is all wrong and vows to let Luke have the time he needs to recover from his breakup. As time goes on, though, Derek becomes frustrated with Luke's determination to stay in the closet. Derek and Mario are out and the team is fine with it. Why is Luke still holding back? Derek wonders is any amount of time will ever be enough. Maybe it's time to try a different game plan...


Excerpt:


"It's not like I hide you from the world," Luke protested, arguing one of Mario's most repetitive complaints of late. "But the guys here are not going to be as accepting as the public in general."


Mario rolled his dark eyes in his typical dramatic fashion. "Please. The whole point is that… Get dressed, you're going to be late." He grabbed the jock dangling from Luke's fingers and slapped it at his chest with hardly a pause in his speech. "…is that we are here all the time. All. The. Time." He punctuated this with pokes to Luke's arm.


Luke didn't move and Mario sighed. "Fine. I shouldn't have started this here. But I thought it would give you a chance to rearrange the roster, or at least start thinking about it during practice. Plus you can tell the guys today that I'm off the team."


"What?" Luke shot to his feet. "Why should I tell them? Why don't you tell them? It's as much your team as mine." The Rough Riders was their baby, formed nearly a decade before with a mish-mash of friends and acquaintances that had since become the most competitive three-sport team in the city. They entered tournaments city-wide and regionally in basketball and softball, and just last year had qualified for nationals in flag football.


"Not any longer. And think, Luke." Mario stood as well and leaned in close. Luke closed his eyes briefly as the warm, familiar scent came to him, knotting his insides. "Do you really want me to tell them? Hmm? I have reached the end of my self-control. If they ask me why, I will not be able to lie. And you do not want me to tell the truth." He flipped his hand expressively. "That is the whole problem."


"What if…" Luke stopped, swallowing hard. He fought down the rising panic. "What if I…did tell them? Would you stay?"


Mario's handsome face slackened in shock and disbelief, then hardened. "Put your fucking workout clothes on. Meet me outside." Luke touched his elbow warily, and Mario knocked his hand away. "Outside, or I swear to God I will take this fucking roof off." He stormed away, muttering to himself, the stiffness in Mario's normally fluid stride bringing a touch of fear into Luke's heart.


Luke quickly dressed and hurried out the door to the practice area. He looked around with a frown. He should have asked Mario to specify where outside. The sports complex was huge. Maybe he meant by the parking lot?


He started walking around the huge building in that direction, and stumbled when Mario grabbed his T-shirt and yanked him into a doorwell, shoving him up against the cinderblock wall and taking his mouth in a hard, demanding kiss.


Luke found himself moaning into the rough contact, which drove all thoughts of their whereabouts straight out of his head. He let go of Mario's arms, which he had clutched initially to balance himself, and wrapped his arms around him, desperately returning his kiss.


Coaxing the other man in to a softer mutual stroking of their mouths, he willed Mario to give up this crazy ultimatum. God, if he lost him… He groaned as he shifted, fitting himself more completely against the insistent press of Mario's lean, muscular form.


Mario's hand snaked up under Luke's shirt, tweaking his nipple. The jolt brought Luke's eyes open, and they immediately snapped to movement over Mario's shoulder. His eyes widened and Luke stiffened as he saw a tall, superbly fit man running rapidly towards them, his eyes looking directly at the pair with surprise.


"Shit," he muttered into Mario's mouth. "Babe.," He disengaged their mouths by turning his head, pushing at his chest. Mario kept him pinned. "Mario, let me go, man, someone's coming!" He pushed ineffectually against the well-positioned man.


"I thought you wanted to tell everyone." Mario mocked, his tone derisive, but his eyes were filled with pain. He kept Luke in place as the man ran past, close enough that they could hear the swish of his running shorts as he blew by, apparently wrapping up his workout with a sprint. "He wasn't even someone we know and you froze up. And you think you can tell the Riders?" He snorted and finally released Luke, backing away, shaking his head. "I'm sorry. I just can't do this anymore."


*****


Finally, over at Oh Get A Grip! today, our weekly topic is "My First Time...", and I'm sharing the first time I realized I wasn't as smart as I thought I was!

Holiday Hottie, Contract News & Coming Soon Blurb
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Won't be doing the tree until this weekend, but I did manage to get the outside lights up a few days ago before it got so cold! Mmmm...could've used this guy's help in untangling mine...



I'll be keeping the publishing streak going with A Detour Home, coming out in February at Total E Bound. Just signed the contract yesterday, so this news is hot off the presses. A Detour Home will be my second release of 2010, after Rough Riders in the Gaymes anthology in January, also from TEB.


Here is ADH's blurb:


The road to love is never smooth, and when Jon pushes Cameron away with his demands, he thinks he's lost his chance forever.


Jon has held his love for Cameron in check, waiting for his late-blooming friend to grow up. Then one college summer working road construction, they are forced to share a bed, bringing them closer than ever before. The dark nights spent in each other's arms reveals their mutual attraction, but Jon pushes too far, too fast.


Cam has looked up to his best friend Jon for years and trusts him completely. He enjoys the gentle loving they share but when Jon wants to go further than he's ready for, Cam balks, and Jon's thoughtless reaction costs them their friendship.


Years later, Cam needs a friend, and Jon returns home to lend his support. Has there been too much water under the bridge, or will they both finally be ready to embrace the love they once lost?

Hump Day Hotties...Times Two
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The Mendonca Twins


Alderson Twins


Barbera Twins



Duke and Tim

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Banner Day: Silver & Gold Is Out ... And A Pint Light Is Reviewed
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It doesn't rain but it pours! All sorts of fun stuff to share today.


First off, my holiday story, Silver & Gold is now available in e-book from Dreamspinner Press.


Geoff Radcliffe is having a mid-life crisis just in time for the holidays. He goes into a tailspin after hearing from his first love, picks up a stranger who locks him out of the house in nothing but his pants, and then he gets up the courage to go get rid of his grey, and the colorist refuses to 'do' Geoff's hair!


But Abe Golden, thrilled that the hunky silver-tipped guy has admitted he's gay, does 'do' him, taking him home for the hottest night of Geoff's life. After three heavenly days of smoking hot sex, Abe has done the unimaginable: he's fallen in love. And when he finds out that Geoff has been using him to practice for another man, Abe is at first heartbroken... and then he plots how to show Geoff the value of combining silver and gold.



I also just found out that A Pint Light got 4 & 1/2 hearts and a Reviewer Top Pick from Night Owl Romance.
"...Rhodes adds in just the right amount of hot n’ steamy sex to get your mind racing and gets your imagination hopping and reels you into the story. This is a fantastic read." --- Zollyanna of Night Owl Romance



December is off to a great start!

Thankful to still be a daughter
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Fall has always been my favorite season of the year, the colors, coolness in the air, what's not to love? It was Dad's fave as well, which made it especially difficult when he passed away unexpectedly at 61 in late October, six years ago. Every Thanksgiving since then has been bittersweet with happy reminiscences comingled with the memories of the raw shock of that first holiday season without him.



A year ago, my remaining parent was literally fighting for her life. She had been diagnosed with leukemia in May, fought a losing battle with chemotherapy over the summer, and nothing was helping to stem the advance of the cancer in her blood and bone marrow. With the classification that she fell into, her prognosis at the time of diagnosis was less than a year.


Then a miracle happened...her doctor was able to convince the insurance company to approve a bone marrow transplant despite her age (63) being beyond their normal range. That was followed closely by a second miracle...she didn't have to wait for a donor match. Her brother, who lived 4 miles away from her and was still in good health at 65, tested to be a perfect match for donation. Sibling donations have the highest success rate, and we crossed our fingers that Mom could hold out long enough to stabilize for and undergo the god-awful pre-procedure chemo and radiation.


So on November 25th last year, she was given the transplant, and we waited while her body fought both the cancer and the 'invading' new bone marrow cells. That Thanksgiving was filled with worry and hope.


As December began, she started slipping away. Her counts were proceeding 'normally', but she was becoming delirious and eventually unresponsive. An unexpected allergic reaction to her anti-rejection medication sent her into a coma due to fluid buildup in the brain called PRES syndrome. 2000 miles away, I could only wait for news. She was moved to intensive care and the second week of December I received a call needing permission to place her on a ventilator as a respiratory infection set in.


At that point I could wait no longer, and scheduled my flight to South Dakota. I hadn't seen her since August, and barely recognised her; her hair was gone, she was 30 pounds lighter, and all the medical support equipment... I walked into her empty house alone that night and it was the strangest sensation, as if she were already gone.


I sat by her bed for nearly a week with no response. I'd had the irrational thought that once there, she'd hear my voice and open her eyes, but that only happens in fiction I suppose. I lotioned her feet, tried to keep her bloody tears from drying on, and tried to talk. It was hard to know what to say, again where the movies and fiction have it wrong. Her hand was warm but dead in mine. During this time, her only movements were occasional gagging motions, and I asked, begged, pleaded, and finally demanded they remove the breathing tube. Their response was that she'd met every protocol except one; she had to be responsive before removal.


I was stymied by ICU staff and resp therapists at every turn until one day I finally spoke to the Pulminologist on the phone and reminded him that she's been unresponsive for days before insertion. After securing my permission to reinsert if she went south, he approved the removal, much to the dismay of the resp therapist who'd smugly handed me the phone in the first place, sure that the doc would support her instead of me.


She and the ICU nurse went through the shut-down and pulling of the tube. It was awful watching my mom's body fighting and gagging. But it was finally out. Then her eyes opened...


After weeks in a coma, when that tube came out, she just...woke up. The nurse asked if she knew who I was, and she said in a raspy, but clearly disgusted voice, "Of course! That's my daughter." Oh, that's my mama. You tell 'em, Mom.


While she'd been laying there, her body had been accepting the transplant. They moved her back up to oncology the next morning (that was a jolt, coming into her ICU bay and having it be empty!), and I flew home the day after, on Christmas Eve, to be with my girls for the holiday. And only two weeks later, she went home. Her mom, my grandma, who was 87, moved out to the farm to spend the rest of the SD winter with her and take care of her 'little girl' during her recovery.




Today is the one year anniversary of her transplant, and she is 100% donor cells and cancer-free. Her vision is still recovering, so she can't read...a huge blow for the person I inherited my bookishness from. And her hair has been slow to start growing again. But she is back driving again and doing for herself. Moreover, she's still herself, still Mom, still Mimi to my two girls and my brother's new baby boy, something that I almost gave up hope on during my vigil last winter.


Back 'round to Thanksgiving again, I am so thankful that my small family is not one person less this year. We had every reason to expect that she could be gone by now, but a few miracles later and I have something very real and concrete to be thankful for...my mom's future.


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Pretty Post-Meme Trios
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On the downhill slide from hump day into Friday since I wanted to give the meme a bit of page time.
Since we had to pick our fave m/m/m pairing, let's continue the theme, shall we?








M/M Meme...thanks Shawn...(& EH...& Lily & you most of all scarecrow, uh, Kris)
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Hmmm, in a twisted way I'm flattered that I rank up among Shawn's Top Two to tag. I'll conveniently ignore that it most likely means I'm one of the most gullible suckers best friends she could think of. So by way of Shawn Lane, and Erotic Horizon, and Lily at I Love Books, back to the instigator Kris 'n' Good Books, here is my M/M Meme:



I didn't have anything better to do today. Really. ;)



Rules:


1. Answer all the questions below in either the comments here or post it on your own site. If you post it on your own site you have to come back and give the link here so I/Kris can mosey on over and see if you have a sticky beak.


2. You have to tag two other people once you’re done and pester them relentlessly until they do the meme too.


3. Instead of a meme image thing you have to post a cookie, preferably a twofer. It is an m/m meme after all. ;)


Questions:


1. How long have you been reading GLBTQ fiction? 8 glorious months


2. What was the first book you read in this genre? (sorts e-library by date) First m/m interaction was in a m/m/f, Simply Sinful by Kate Pearce. First strictly m/m story was Diving In Deep by KA Mitchell.


3. Are you 'out' as a reader? Yes. Now that I write it, it's a given, however I don't chat about it casual convo!


4. Ebooks, print or both? Mostly e-books, have only a select few in paperback.


5. Do you buy direct from publishers or from secondary sellers? A mix of both, depending on the incentives.


6. Prove you're a Book Slut. How many books would you say you buy a week? I'm down to about 3-5 a week now that I proof a ton and get to FLE a lot for free...in advance. :)


7. Are you a cover, blurb or excerpt buyer? Blurbs hook me, excerpts reel me in. Covers are a nice bonus. And of course, I stalk my fave authors.


8. Yeah, you read reviews, but do you actually take notice of them? Yes, but I give the benefit of the doubt. Some I've enjoyed have been panned, and some that are acclaimed, I couldn't get into. So I read 'em, then make up my own mind.


9. Who's your fave publisher? Tough call. Partial to TEB and DSP of course since I'm pubbed with them. Also like LI.


10. What about authors? Your top two only!! Ack! Grrrr! KA Mitchell and JL Langley


11. Is there a sub-genre you particularly dis/like? Love well done historicals and crazy about paranormal. Probably my least fave is heavily S&M BDSM, although some authors do it very well.


12. Short or long?? *rolls eyes* And, no, I'm not talking about cocks. Up the middle? (bats eyes) Long enough to tell a complete story, short enough to read in one sitting. Long novella is probably my fave, although traditional e-book novel length is fine.


13. Anything turn you off about m/m or is all just glorious smut to you? Hmmm, well not a huge fletching fan (gag).


14. Finish this sentence. You know it's m/m twu wuv when...you want to share it with the world.


15. What trope or theme are you heartily sick of in m/m romance? I'm with EH on this one, the horrible gruesome emotional train wreck of a past for one or both characters. Sometimes my disbelief that one person could have to endure that much bad luck pulls me right out of the story. **Except when Shawn does it. :)


16. If you could choose any 3 characters for a m/m/m who would they be? Versatile Noah from Diving In Deep by KA Mitchell, Naughty Clark Sterling from Most Likely To Succeed by Shawn Lane, and Irresistable Mark Richfield from loads of GA Hauser's stories.


17. What new GLBTQ release are you most hanging out for right now? Ticket to Ride by Shawn.


18. What GLBTQ book has completely blown you away this year? Wow, tough questions. Umm, one that's a bit off the usual mention radar was Single White Knight by Brynn Paulin.


19. What do you think we'll see more of in m/m romance in 2010? Paranormals and suspense seem to be popular. More to do with gay rights/marriage most likely.


20. Don't you agree that author Josh Lanyon should kill off arsehole character Jake Riordan? All I'm going to say is, everyone gets what's coming to them in the end.


Tag, you're it!:


Sloan Parker


Bronwyn Green

New Cover Art & Look At My Fellow Authors...
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...a freakin' Who's Who. I'm so excited to be sharing January's Gaymes anthology with Carol Lynne, Kim Dare, Jude Mason & Jenna Byrnes, Lisabet Sarai and Gwen Cease. So who is that Devon person anyway? Lol!


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Hump Day Help Wanted
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Looks like these guys might need a bit of help to finish getting undressed.  Any volunteers??

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Hump Day Cuddles
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On a day when a combination of a cold and not-so-great news from the outside world has me searching for comfort, here are some cuddles that lifted my spirits a bit.  Enjoy!

NaNoWriMo
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Diving into the craziness that is NaNo, and even more crazy, I had to log a 10K day yesterday to wrap up a manuscript before I could even think about starting my NaNo project!  My fingertips are almost blistered, lol!

Had to think about whether to work on my Cold Hands het contemp novel, or start my spicy het historical, but received a sign that pointed me in the historical direction. More details to come! 

Meanwhile, you can watch my progress at my NaNoWriMo home page.  If you're a participant, feel free to buddy me, DevonRhodes.

Happy writing!


Impulse Halloween Book Giveaway
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Feeling the Halloween spirit!  Simply respond to this or any other my ohter giveaway threads today or tomorrow, and I will round up & choose two winners to receive a copy of A Pint Light on 11/1!   Happy Halloween!


Newest Release -- A Pint Light! Sexy & Sweet Vamp Tale
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Just in time for Halloween, my sexy and sweet vampire story, A Pint Light, is now available in e-book from Total-E-Bound!

Valerian stole Raine's blood, his magic...and his heart.

What's a vampire to do when every day is the same old dull quest for blood? Head to Maui, of course. But before Valerian can hit the beach, he needs to get rid of the sultry mage seducing him in his sleep. She may have fooled his subconscious, but he doesn't need a mate complicating his life. Imagine Val's shock when he finds out she's a he, yet still has the power to arouse him beyond anything he'd ever imagined.

Raine faints at the sight of blood and isn't looking forward to being a vamp's chew toy. Still, family duty calls, and Valerian turns out to be the hottest, and most powerful, male on two legs. Raine is crushed when the sexy vamp of his dreams runs from their rough play in horror. But his pride can't stand in the way when Valerian accidently steals his magic along with his blood.

Now, with time running out, Raine needs to seduce him one last time to even up the score, and maybe this time, they'll exchange more than blood and power. Magic is in the air, and sometimes love only needs a little nudge.
 

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