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Love is Always Write
Volume One
Megan Derr, Kim Alan, Alex Mar, and more
2012
First Published
4.06
Average Rating
776
Number of Pages

The stories you are about to read celebrate love, sex and romance between men. They are a product of the Love Is Always Write promotion sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance Group and are published as a free gift to you. What Is Love Is Always Write? The Goodreads M/M Romance Group invited members to choose a photo and pen a letter or story prompt asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were encouraged to select a letter or story prompt and write an original tale. The result was an outpouring of creativity that shone a spotlight on the special bond between M/M romance writers and the people who love what they do. Nearly 150 stories were submitted and published as a ten volume set – as well as an additional special bonus volume with three novel-length stories – titled Love Is Always Write; this edition is Volume One. Whether you are an avid M/M romance reader or new to the genre, you are in for a delicious treat. Stories in Volume 1: ADVANTAGE CROSSE – West Thornhill (contemporary/friends-to-lovers) ALEX & DREW – Justin South (contemporary/teen loneliness) ALTERED STATES – L.E. Harner (mystery/suspense/law enforcement) AMERICAN BOY – Dany Sirene (contemporary/twink/HFN) AND THEN HE SAID I’M BEAUTIFUL – Nallux (contemporary/hurt-comfort) AN ANGEL’S SOUL – S.L. Armstrong & K. Piet (angels/hurt-comfort) ANIMAL INSTINCTS – Kim Alan (contemporary/veterinarian) ARS DAEMONICA – C.C. Williams (paranormal/mage) AT WHAT COST – Kathryn Sparrow (contemporary, paranormal/shifter) BABY, CUFF ME ONE MORE TIME – Stephani Hecht (contemporary/friends-to-lovers) BED OF MY CHEVY – Megan Slayer (contemporary/medical personnel) BEGINNINGS: LIBERATION – Alessandra Ebulu (fantasy/Greek mythology) BETWEEN YOU AND ME – Alex Mar (contemporary/first time) BEYOND DUTY – S.J.D. Peterson (contemporary/sexy marines) BLOOD IN THE WATER – Megan Derr (fantasy/merman) Words of Caution The stories in this collection are sexually explicit and intended for adult readers. Some stories may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.

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Authors

Megan Derr
Megan Derr
Author · 208 books

Megan is a long time resident of queer romance and keeps herself busy reading and writing it. She is often accused of fluff and nonsense. When she’s not involved in writing, she likes to cook, harass her wife and cats, or watch movies. She loves to hear from readers and can be found all over the internet. meganderr.com patreon.com/meganderr meganderr.blogspot.com facebook.com/meganaprilderr meganaderr@gmail.com @meganaderr

Kim Alan
Kim Alan
Author · 5 books
I might be the least romantic person I know, but when I'm writing, I’m all about the happy endings and the love conquering all business. I’ll leave it to the higher talents to shock and amaze and terrorize you … or rip your heart out, if you like that sort of thing. From me, you’ll just find some good hot man lovin’ and a story that (hopefully) leaves you with a smile on your face.
S.L. Armstrong
S.L. Armstrong
Author · 27 books

Support S.L. Armstrong & K. Piet on Patreon! S.L. Armstrong has been writing for as long as she can remember. Art and reading have played a large part in her life since young childhood, but around fourteen, writing became her passion. Voraciously consuming every book in front of her opened up hundreds of worlds in her head, and she soon wanted to create worlds for other people as well. She has a particular fondness for gothic horror, horror, high fantasy, urban fantasy, and romance novels. The authors she turns to time and again are Stephen King, L.J. Smith, V.C. Andrews, R.L. Stine, and Anne Rice, among others. She has no shame in picking up the young adult novels she loved as a child, and she will talk your ear off about grammar and punctuation. After she married her husband over seventeen years ago, she began to truly delve into the world of writing for public consumption. It was sheer chance that she stumbled on M/M fanfiction, and she's not looked back. Though fanfiction will always have a fond place in her heart, she soon grew tired of playing in other people's sandboxes. When she discovered M/M romance, and how it was now a legitimate branch of romance writing, she knew her course. S.L. plans to release F/F, M/M, M/F, and multiple partner books as she continues her writing career. M/M romance is where her heart lies, no matter what else she may write or read, and it's where she keeps returning to. There is something about two men passionately in love that just makes her heart melt, and she has no intention of giving that up anytime soon. S.L. Armstrong lives in Florida with her husband, partner, two dogs, and twelve cats. She hates the heat and longs for a northern, snowy climate. She writes with K. Piet on a number of projects, but she also writes her own solitary titles as well.

S. J. D. Peterson
S. J. D. Peterson
Author · 45 books

It's been an amazing journey since DSP first contracted Lorcan's Desire in January 2011. I've published 2 free reads with the M/M Romance group, my back list is growing, met some great people and have made some amazing friends. I'm still in shock that I'm listed among the many talented authors at Dreamspinner Press! The little voice in the back of my head is screaming, "You are so out of your league." Shhhhh I won't tell them if you don't :) You can call me Jo, everyone does :)

C. C. Williams
C. C. Williams
Author · 4 books

After moving several times about the country and Europe, C.C. Williams currently resides in the Southwestern United States with his partner JT. When not critiquing "chef-testants" or dancers, he is at work on several writing projects. A finalist in numerous writing contests—Summer Stock having most recently finaled at 1PFR's Summer Romance Story contest, C.C. has received much praise for his writing: Dog Park was selected as Best Gay Erotica of 2011 by the Erotica Readers and Writers Association and Busting the Greenhorn, his cowboy/BDSM story, remains a Best Seller at All Romance eBooks. In addition to his individual titles, C.C.'s work appears in such collections as Frat Boys, Brief Encounters, Best Gay Romance 2012 and 2013, Wild Boys, and Steambath, as well as the forthcoming Big Man on Campus, all available from Cleis Press. Also his stories can be found in The Love That Never Dies: Erotic Encounters with the Undead by M. Christian from Renaissance eBooks - Sizzler Editions and Lust in Time: Erotic Romance Through the Ages by Rob Rosen from MLR Press, described by one reviewer as "the best anthology ever!" He invites you to join him at his website, on GLBT Bookshelf at bookworld.editme.com/ccwilliams, to like his Facebook author page (c.c.williams.authorpage) and to follow him on Twitter (CCWilliamsAuthr) and Pinterest (cwilliamsauthor).

Alessandra Ebulu
Alessandra Ebulu
Author · 11 books
For as long as she can remember, Alessandra Ebulu has always had her nose buried in a book. The characters appeal to her, and it is not uncommon to find her talking to the various characters in her head—, both the ones she has read about and the ones she has created. When not reading or writing, Alessandra can be found watching movies, sitting in front of her laptop (watching animes, reading mangas, or surfing the Internet), or listening to all the genres of music that make her life complete.
Justin South
Justin South
Author · 5 books

Professionally, I write articles for various accounts around the world. Recreationally, I write sexy gay YA and M/M romance stories, some with a degree of mystery/suspense or murder/suspense themes. Over recent years I've counselled and assisted a large number of gay youths in Australia and some overseas. My contribution to the M/M Romance Group's video in support of the 'It Gets Better' project provides some detail, commencing at the 7 mins 55 secs mark here: http://www.goodreads.com/videos/15564...

Megan Slayer
Megan Slayer
Author · 114 books

Megan Slayer, aka Wendi Zwaduk, is a multi-published, award-winning author of more than one-hundred short stories and novels. She’s been writing since 2008 and published since 2009. Her stories range from the contemporary and paranormal to LGBTQ and white hot themes. No matter what the length, her works are always hot, but with a lot of heart. She enjoys giving her characters a second chance at love, no matter what the form. She’s been nominated at the LRC for Best Author, Best Contemporary, Best Ménage, Best BDSM and Best Anthology. Her books have made it to the bestseller lists on Amazon.com. When she’s not writing, Megan spends time with her husband and son as well as three dogs and three cats. She enjoys art, music and racing, but football is her sport of choice. She’s an active member of the Friends of the Keystone-LaGrange Public library. Find out more about Megan and Wendi at: http://wendizwaduk.com/indexMegan.htm Sign up for the newsletter here: http://ymlp.com/xgjmjumygmgj

Kathryn Sparrow
Kathryn Sparrow
Author · 6 books
Kathryn Sparrow has had stories spinning around in her head her whole life and finally decided it was time to write them down. After working twenty years in the Software Industry, she has left the engineering world to be a chauffeur mom (because she doesn't really get to stay-at-home.) She lives with her fantastic, geek husband and her two adorable, sometimes infuriating daughters, who are too smart for their Mommy’s own good. If she had spare time she would spend it knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, and doing any other handicrafts that catch her fancy.
Dany Sirene
Dany Sirene
Author · 4 books
Dany Sirene has been writing since she learned to hold a pen, and her life changed forever when she stumbled upon a slash story at the age of... well, too young. She stared at the computer screen in sheer fascination, then opened the word processor and wrote her own. Some years later, she looked at the pile of rejection letters along the lines of “this is very good but we do not accept explicit material” and had an epiphany. She’s been writing erotic romance and dark fantasy ever since.
West Thornhill
West Thornhill
Author · 9 books
As an author and a reader I'm trying to break out of my comfort areas. In the past year, I've read a lot of fantasy and, surprisingly, science fiction. As far as writing goes, I've been working on a fantasy. It's been slow and frustrating, but I'm enjoying the process.
Stephani Hecht
Stephani Hecht
Author · 192 books

Stephani Hecht is a happily married mother of two. Born and raised in Michigan, she loves all things about the state, from the frigid winters to the Detroit Red Wings hockey team. Go Wings! You can usually find her snuggled up to her laptop, creating her next book or gorging on caffeine at her favorite coffee shop. When she’s not running around like crazy, trying to get her kids to their various activities, she’s currently working on numerous projects. In the coming months, she has several books coming out with eXtasy Books in both The Lost Shifter Series and Drone Vampire Chronicles, plus a few additional projects that are still in the development stages. Visit Stephani on the web at: Email her at: archangelwriter@yahoo.com

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