So the Arch & Bruce Brown Foundation is open again for its competitions for short fiction, play-writing and novels. These are the only online awards (that I know of – would be happy to be corrected) for Gay Historical Fiction and as such deserves attention from this blog. However, I was mildly confused by the [...]
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by Fiona Glass Reading through several of Erastes’ recent reviews, I’ve noticed anachronisms being mentioned: railways in a Regency setting, confusion over the rules of aristocratic titles, that sort of thing. In pretty much every case the book has been set in England but the author is American, and it just set me wondering [...]
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See, one of the things we’ve noticed is that the romance and erotica publishing industry is amazingly unmotivated to catch little errors. Or BIG errors. Regardless of whether you prefer fluffy happily-ever-afters or more gritty realism with your male/male love stories, we do think that it would be nice if both author and editor had [...]
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Niels got more than he bargained for when he broke into a certain townhouse in the fashionable section of London. The arrogant and dictatorial lord who caught him red-handed was more than willing to take advantage of the situation. Temporarily forced into a unique form of servitude, Niels learns more than he ever expected to [...]
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$12.95 A Gay in the Life: A Compilation of Saints and Sinners in Gay History (Portable Queer) (Hardcover) Erin McHugh • Alyson Publications • Release date: October 2007 • 142 pages • Hardcover • ISBN-10: 1593500335; ISBN-13: 978-1593500337 Those who have changed the face of homosexuality over the centuries are not completely heroic. Learn about [...]
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$12.95 Homo History: A Compilation of Events That Shook and Shaped the Gay World (Portable Queer) (Hardcover) Erin McHugh • Alyson Publications • Release date: October 2007 • 126 pages • Hardcover • ISBN-10: 1593500319; ISBN-13: 978-1593500313 From the Old Testament to the New World Order, the centuries have not always championed homosexuality. But the [...]
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I’d like to make this a permanent page, and add to the resources as we go along, using information given by others I hope! Gynocrat sent me a wonderful link to Sodomy across the world so that sparked off the idea of having a reference sheet where writers can run to to search for gay [...]
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Review by Erastes From the publishers website: Overseer Nicolas Wells had been coming to Mount Desert Island for ten summers to help build cottages for the rich and powerful. Despite his secrets, he had grown comfortable in the peaceful little island town, getting to know its inhabitants and even to consider some of them [...]
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Just briefly and to restore humour… These are the top search terms used to find this community. “A Hidden Passion” historical gay as meat loves salt HOMOSEXUALITY IN Jane Eyre e.f. benson david blaize boy man love historical spanking stories Jamie Fraser and Lord John Ok. So where is the homosexuality in Jane Eyre please? I [...]
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“I’m a monster. Or so my father would have me believe. I’m imprisoned in a world I hate and fear. As heir to my father’s title, I’m expected to marry, but my secret desires may keep me from fulfilling those expectations. One night a stranger kisses me. In his touch, I see the possibility of [...]
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Review by Alex Beecroft Kade Black Eagle is a bounty hunter in the Wild West. When he is shot by the man he’s pursuing, his one regret is that he never told his old friend, Warren (Ren) Hayes that he loved him. When Kade unexpectedly recovers, therefore, he decides to finally take the chance of [...]
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As we missed out on our bit of fun at the weekend…. I Found this article the other day: Tina’s Guide to Writing Romantica™ on the Ellora’s Cave Website. I’m assuming that it’s a guideline for what Ellora’s Cave want to see, but frankly, I’d rather gouge my eyes out than read some of these [...]
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From Amazon: Amid the bustling marketplaces of a rich and vibrant Damascus, where the dark alleyways teem with fear and hostility, Hilu unfolds a story charged with emotional and sexual conflict in this powerful literary tour-de-force from a unique new voice; at times wickedly funny, at others painfully sad, but beautifully told throughout. Review by [...]
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From the publisher’s description: Banished from England and forced to work as indentured servants in Colonial Virginia, Lance Morley and Adam Bradley share a secret that could cost them their lives. As Virginia Bedfellows, they find love, passion, and pleasure on the Ashley Landing plantation, building a life together that’s immoral in the eyes of [...]
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E.F. Benson’s delightfully nostalgic classic of public school life is in the tradition of P.G. Wodehouse’s Tales of St. Austin’s. Memorably evoking the joys and torments of boyhood, from midnight feasts and glorious days on the cricket field to waxy masters and hilariously embarrassing parental visits, Benson follows young David Blaize from prep school to [...]
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I’ve just had an email from Dreamspinner Press regarding the above book. Dear Erastes As you may have by now seen, this title is no longer in our catalog. It will take somewhat longer for it to be removed from the distribution system. We did not undertake the publishing of this title casually. The editorial [...]
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Review by Erastes From the blurb: In the Regency underworld, two covert Bow Street Runners discover mutual passion. Viscount Trent, renowned ladies’ man, has admired William Hall as furtively as Mr. Hall has lusted after the viscount. Only the affection for his mistress, Miss Anna Shaw, held Trent back from acting on his attraction, but [...]
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by Tracey Pennington It’s an odd fact, but many fans of historical romance—and many writers of it as well—dislike history. If you ask them, they will tell you, at first, that they love historical romance and all that implies. However, if you probe a bit deeper, they will tell you that they don’t like too [...]
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