A very warm Love Bytes welcome to Author Kerry Adrienne who is visiting us as a featured GRL Author!
Thanks so much to Love Bytes for letting me stop by the blog today!
I’ll admit up front that I am nervous about my first GayRomLit coming up in October. There will be so many authors there that I admire and so many new people to meet. Sure, I have some friends going, but I’m still nervous! If you see me wandering around, please say “hello!”
I’m happy to say that Ellora’s Cave has extended my Gallant Gentlemen’s Guild series to five books. I love the Guild, it’s such a fun fantasy place to write about. I get to really have fun with art, drama, and NYC!
Book one, Artist’s Touch, is up for a Golden Ankh (an EC award). Voting is through July 23—please stop by and vote for books in a variety of categories. No registration, just pick the books you want to vote for. Here is the link.
Book two, Sculptor’s Desire, will be out August 27. I enjoyed writing this one, even though the characters (well one in particular) did not behave the way I put in the outline. It caused a crisis, but after wrangling with the situation, I think the book is better for it.
Here is the blurb for Sculptor:
Rocco Lazzaro is on a mission to find the perfect male body to sculpt. His inability to find “the one” has affected his creativity and he’s frustrated by his failure. With a Guild charity auction coming up, he’s expected to provide high quality sculptures, but the pieces he creates feel soulless.
When Devin, a yoga instructor, approaches him and offers to help, Rocco can’t quit thinking about the red-hot ginger. Devin’s New Age beliefs push Rocco away—he can’t deal with reality, much less mysticism. No auras and rainbows for Rocco—just stone and chisel and hammer.
But Devin is persistent. He knows he’s supposed to help Rocco find his muse—and he’ll stop at nothing to show him that the line between art and skin is very thin and a true muse can provide inspiration in many ways.
This story contains hot, sexy artistic scenes of M/M interaction as our sculptor goes hands on in more ways than one.
A Romantica® gay erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave
I’d love for you to add it to your TBR pile on Goodreads
Book three, Guitarist’s Wish, is being written now. I have to say that I am really excited about this one. Yeah, it’s light like the others—but it deals with a main character that is HIV positive. I was so happy that Ellora’s Cave approved that path. And yeah, I have a family member who dies of AIDS and another who is HIV positive, so it is a topic I feel strongly about.
The last two books have characters and a plotline. I’ll think about those tomorrow!
Thanks again for having me on the Love Bytes blog. And please, if any of you are at GRL, take pity on the ones hiding in the corner.
Bio:
Kerry is a mom to three daughters, six cats, a chameleon, and various small animals (gecko, bunny…). Her husband says she’s a marketer’s dream, as she often believes everything she hears—at least initially. Her shoe horde will attest to her fine shopping skills. In addition to writing, she’s a college instructor, costumer, and editor. Her new love is her Mini Cooper Convertible, Sheldon, and they have already gone on many adventures.
Now, how about a giveaway? Just enter the rafflecopter and leave a comment on this post. To win either a free eBook of Artist’s Touch with a swag pack OR to win a ebook of Artist Touch with a GC of 50 $ !!
Hi Kerry, I look forward to reading Sculptor’s Desire. Thanks for the giveaway.
It’s great to find a new author I’ve added the books to my TBR list.
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Oh thank you for the chance to win! Looking forward to reading your books! Love to find new authors I haven’t read yet.
I haven’t read anything from this author but now I’m curious. Thanks for the giveaway!
This is a new author to me, looking forward to this book.
This is a new author for me. Another book to add to the tbr pile. Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂
Added this book to my wishlist. It looks really good. Thanks for the chance to win a copy and for introducing me to a new author.
Love finding new authors. I am so excited to read.
Sculptor’s Desire looks really good. I’m looking forward to giving it a read.
Thank you for a great giveaway and introducing me to a new author and for adding more books to my wish list 🙂 Thank you also for writing about HIV Kerry, a sensitive subject that seems to be getting forgotten or ignored but is still a major issue. My nephew had a recent scare and has promised always to practicesafe in the future.
Sounds like an interesting line up for the series. Thanks for the post and giveaway!
A new to me author. I haven’t read a book with a sculptor in it which interests me. Thanks for the generous giveaway!
I’ve read Artist’s Touch and I loved it. I can’t wait to read the next book in the series 🙂
This is a new author to me and the series sounds good. I love artsy stories. 🙂
I loved Artist’s Touch and I can’t wait for Sculptor’s Desire! Thanks for the giveaway!
thanks, guys! I appreciate all the nice comments. <3