Recent Book Activity

I'm the one on the left, and my husband Mr. Dude (also known as LazyApple) is the extreme hottie type on the right.

I'm a manager of a bookstore in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

I'm also a published author. I've been really lucky. In the realm of fiction, I've got two romantic stories - "Heart" appears in FOOL FOR LOVE, edited by R.D. Cochrane and Timothy J. Lambert; and "Cakewalk" appears in I DO TWO, edited by Kris Jacen (and from which profits went to support marriage equality). I've also got a noir mystery in MEN OF THE MEAN STREETS, edited by Greg Herren and J.M. Redmann, called "Keeping the Faith." And I'm also honoured to have been included in the 2011 NEW FICTION FROM THE FESTIVAL anthology from the Saints and Sinners Literary festival, edited by Amie M. Evans and Paul J. Willis. There's also "Time and Tide" in the anthology THE TOUCH OF THE SEA (edited by Steve Berman).

I've had a story accepted for a Young Adult anthology as well. BOYS OF SUMMER, edited by Steve Berman, has my tale "Leap" in it.

I also write steamier stuff - erotica is a lot of fun! I've got a knife-thrower in the story "Aiming to Please" which is in the TENTED anthology edited by Jerry L. Wheeler. If you like your stories to have the supernatural in them, I've got a trilogy featuring the same trio of characters: a wizard, a vampire, and a demon. It's a contemporary urban fantasy triad, starting with "Three" in BLOOD SACRAMENTS, edited by Todd Gregory. The second story is "Intercession" in WINGS, also edited by Todd Gregory. The third story is in EROTICA EXOTICA, and is called "Possession." I'm hoping to continue with those fellas. On a less supernatural and more extrasensory theme, I've got a psychic in the erotica-for-gay-couples anthology AFTERNOON PLEASURES (edited by Shane Allison) that's called "Line of Sight" and a man who can see the past in "Elsewhen," which appears in RIDING THE RAILS (edited by Jerry L. Wheeler). I've also just recently had two stories published in SWEAT: GAY JOCK EROTICA (edited by Todd Gregory) - one about a kickboxer ("In the Doghouse") and one about a hockey player ("Shutout.")

But that's not all! I've also been lucky enough to have two nonfiction pieces published in 5x5 Literary Magazine, and I have a piece, called "First Touch" in the collection of short biopics I LIKE IT LIKE THAT, edited by Richard Labonte and Lawrence Schimel.

And there's more on the way. I'm even working on a novel.