Love Bytes Celebrates 8 Year: Question Why the Appeal & Giveaway

What is it about m/m stories that you find appealing? Other than same sex, what is it about the stories that draws you in?

 

Have a chance to win:

one of 2 audio codes for Winter’s Knight by Mary Calmes

or

one of 2 Audible codes for Consorts of the Red King by Eden Winters

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About Mary Calmes

Mary Calmes believes in romance, happily ever afters, and the faith it takes for her characters to get there. She bleeds coffee, thinks chocolate should be its own food group, and currently lives in Kentucky with a five-pound furry ninja that protects her from baby birds, spiders and the neighbor’s dogs. To stay up to date on her ponderings and pandemonium (as well as the adventures of the ninja) follow her on Twitter @MaryCalmes, connect with her on Facebook, and subscribe to her Mary’s Mob newsletter.

About Eden Winters

You will know Eden Winters by her distinctive white plumage and exuberant cry of “Hey, y’all!” in a Southern US drawl so thick it renders even the simplest of words unrecognizable. Watch out, she hugs!

Driven by insatiable curiosity, she possibly holds the world’s record for curriculum changes to the point that she’s never quite earned a degree but is a force to be reckoned with at Trivial Pursuit.

She’s trudged down hallways with police detectives, learned to disarm knife-wielding bad guys, and witnessed the correct way to blow doors off buildings. Her e-mail contains various snippets of forensic wisdom, such as “What would a dead body left in a Mexican drug tunnel look like after six months?” In the process of her adventures she has written twenty-four gay romance novels, won several Rainbow Awards, was a Lambda Awards Finalist, and lives in terror of authorities showing up at her door to question her Internet searches.

When not putting characters in dangerous situations she’s a mild-mannered businesswoman, mother, grandmother, vegetarian, and PFLAG activist.

Her natural habitats are airports, coffee shops, and the backs of motorcycles.

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16 thoughts on “Love Bytes Celebrates 8 Year: Question Why the Appeal & Giveaway”

  1. I like that there’s a greater scope of men involved (not just the annoying alpha males so prevalent in m/f romance), and more variety in the scenarios where they find their HEAs!

  2. The passion, the storylines and the overall love I get whenever I read an MM romance makes it more appealing and endearing. I would appreciate an audio code of Winter’s Knight by Mary Calmes.

  3. I love the equality of m/m, and that the romance is more like my life. In so much m/f its all credit cards and high heels and the guy is always the prize. I can’t relate to that.

  4. What I like the best is the genuine angst they face…that can be as early as while they are small children and discover ‘they are not like the other boys.’ I love how they come to accept themselves and grow stronger. I love how sometimes they find, or build, the ‘real’ family they really are members of. I love that the HEA’s are more than just a joining of love, but a joining of livers.

  5. The vulnerability of being in a relationship (or working toward one), the delving into diverse backgrounds, and the characters seem to banter back and forth so quickly and fluidly!

  6. I like m/m stories because I can see the whole story and enjoy it more rather than put myself in the female role and see the story from that perspective.

  7. It is the intensity of the feelings what has always drawn me from the beginning… all that strength and passion
    Audible codes for Consorts of the Red King by Eden Winters

  8. I like that the people are usually considered equals and are written as such. They can be much more diverse characters with multiple aspects. MF romance often has an obvious divide between male/female that just got old with me over time.

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