Welcome Birthday Guest Bailey Bradford!

Hi there! I’m Bailey, and today, in celebration of Amber’s birthday month, I’ll be interviewing Josh and Nick— can’t get just one of them alone—from What Matters Most, book 3 from the Love in Xxchange series. Josh has been a reader favorite since his introduction in Bend, book 2. Don’t worry, Nick gets lots of love, too 😀

Anyway! They’re also going to give away the complete e-book set of my Southern Spirits series, which you can check out here:

https://www.pride-publishing.com/index.php?route=product/series/info&series_id=169

Why that series instead of theirs? Well, because the Southern Spirits just got a freshening up a couple of months ago, and I haven’t done a giveaway with them 🙂 One winner will get the complete set in either PDF or ePub format. Just let me know which you’d prefer in your comments, please.

All entrants must be 18+ to enter and win.

 

*Phew!* Now, on to the interview!

 

Nick: It’s about damn time.

Josh, *patting Nick’s hand*: Don’t be so cranky. It’s unappealing—to the readers. I mean, it turns me on sometimes, but this isn’t that kind of interview.

Nick: What d’you mean, this isn’t that kind of interview? We don’t do sex-talk-interviews.

Josh: You don’t. I’ll share about anything. Now, let Bailey get on with this.

Nick: You and I are gonna discuss that sharing business later. No one else needs to know about what we do in bed.

Josh: Or in the kitchen. Or living room. On the porch—

Nick: Josh!

Josh, laughing: You turn so red, it’s adorable.

Bailey: Um, if y’all are done?

Josh: Don’t stress, Nick. Bailey already put our sex life on display years ago. And for the Thanksgiving Day short she did at her blog.

Bailey, looking nervously at Nick: Don’t glare at me like that. I could have written y’all really boring sex scenes that took place entirely in the dark and were over in less than two minutes. Now, Josh, tell us about your favorite birthday memory, please.

Josh: Hm. But you said no talking about sex in this interview.

Nick: Something other than that part of your birthday. *taps fingers on the arm of the chair* For instance, on my last birthday, you had all the waitstaff at Joe’s Crab Shack sing Happy Birthday to me.

Josh: You hated that.

Nick: I was getting to the part I liked, though.

Josh: Oh. Carry on.

Nick: So, after that debacle, you sang Happy Birthday to me, when it was just us.

Josh: I did! And I was wearing—

Bailey: No, Josh. Not going there. Nick, what was so special to you about what Josh did?

Nick: Well, it was the…the look in his eyes, and the way he held my hand. I’m not the most romantic man, and I’m never gonna be a poet, but he made my heart feel like it was lighter than air. I felt loved, and appreciated. It was probably the best birthday memory that I can share.

Josh: Aw, you are so getting bonus points for that! You are my heart, you know that. *kisses Nick’s cheek* I plan on making certain that you have glorious birthdays for the rest of your life!

Bailey: You two are cute. Josh, what’s your favorite rated PG birthday memory?

Josh: Nick gave me a kitten! A kitten, can you believe that? He always griped about how he wasn’t a cat person when I’d mention maybe getting one, then he wakes me up on my birthday a couple of years ago, and handed me this fuzzy, sweet, adorable kitten with the biggest blue eyes! We named him Bomer, because—

Nick: You named him Tom, because you have a crush on Tom Hardy.

Josh: Um, you said he’s hot, too.

Nick: He—the human he—is. The cat’s just cute.

Josh: And practically lives on your lap when you’re home. Hm. You know, considering that—

Nick: Josh…

Josh: Niiiiiiiiiiick…

Nick, sighing: Fine. We’ll go by SA Pets Alive after this interview and see who we find.

Josh, leaping up: Yes! *mwah* We gotta go, sorry folks. Bailey, you’d better let me have another cat.

Bailey: By all means, I’ll write another short about it. *watches Josh and Nick skeedaddle* I can’t believe I just agreed to write them another short story.

 

 

You can find me at:

www.baileybradford.com

www.baileysplayroom.blogspot.com

https://www.pride-publishing.com/author/bailey-bradford

 

 

Welcome Birthday Guest Toni Griffin!

Before we start I just wanted to say a big Happy Birthday to Amber for the 22nd. I hope you had an awesome day. Thank you once again for having me on your blog, I always have a ball when I visit.

To celebrate the release of A Bear’s Bear, Smokey Mountain Bears book 3 in the Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox Anthology, I thought it might be fun to catch up with another bear, Michael McKenna from Wreath of Fire.

 

Me: Michael, thank you for joining us here today.

Michael: Thanks for having me, and thank you to the birthday girl Amber as well.

Me: *Smiles* So, Michael, why don’t you start by telling us how you met your mate?

Michael. *Blushes* Ahhh… I’d really rather not if it’s all the same to you, thanks.*picks at a thread on his pants*

Me: Um, well, how are Amber’s fan’s going to know anything about you if you don’t tell them?

Michael: *Sighs* Fine. *takes a deep breath* *Blurts* I may have set fire to a kitchen.

Me: You set a kitchen on fire? *Wide eyes*

Michael: It really wasn’t my fault.

Me: Okay if you say so… so how did you meet your mate?

Michael: He’s a fire fighter, or as they say in Australia Firie. He was there, in all his sexy fire fighter clothes…. *Trails off as he looks into space* *blushes*

Me: *Clears throat*

Michael: *Startles.* Sorry.

Me: No worries. So. You’ve been together how long now?

Michael: *Grins wide* Almost a year. I know it doesn’t seem like long but for me it’s a big deal.

Me: I think it’s wonderful.

Michael: Thanks.

Me: So, has there been any moment that’s stuck out to you as particularly special in the last year, that you’d like to share with Amber’s readers?

Michael: *Thinks* Oh, oh. I know. *bounces in his chair* My birthday.

Me: Ohh… Care to share?

Michael: Sure. Cameron wanted to do something really special as it was the first birthday we would be celebrating together. Even though he’d only been at the fire station a couple of months he managed to get a couple of days off and we flew out to Montanta.

My birthday’s the 18th February so winter is in full swing here in the Smokey Mountains, but even more so in Montana. We stopped by to say hello to Cam’s parents and meet his siblings before he drove us away and we left everyone behind.

A secluded cabin, everything covered in white It was like one of those winter Christmas cards you always see.

We went snow mobiling across a frozen lake, had snowball fights, went ice fishing, drank hot chocolate and snuggled in front of a roaring fire. I didn’t want to leave. I may have prayed a couple of times that we’d get snowed in and have to stay for a while. Unfortunately the really bad weather waited for the week after we got home to hit. Damn me for being born a week too soon.

*Glances around* *Leans in and whispers* Can I tell you a secret?

Me: Sure

Michael: I would be quite happy to never receive another gift for as long as I live if Cam and I could spend some time every year up there, just the two of us. I’ve never experienced anything like it. *winks* And the sex was mind blowing. Oh… My… God!

Me: *Blushes* Ah… well… umm…. I think that might be about all the time we have here… Thank you so much for stopping by Michael and um… oversharing, I mean sharing with us today.

Michael: Any time. Always happy to help out where I can. Say, did I tell you about that time when Cam….

 

Because I love coming here so much, leave a comment and you’ll go in the draw to win one of two $10 amazon gift vouchers.

Travels Through the Scarlet Equinox.

Blurb:

The Autumnal equinox—when the trees dress in their formal scarlet and gold and the crisp air whispers of chance and change, when bright days turn into sudden storms and the veil between reality and imagination thins. Join the Mischief Corner authors as they share stories evoking this often unpredictable time of year.

A Bear’s Bear by Toni Griffin
Matthew Warner’s been a Chicago Bears fan as far back as he can remember. What other team was a young bear shifter from the Smokey Mountains supposed to root for? When his college friend gets tickets to the next home game, Matthew jumps at the chance for a holiday. It’s his favorite time of year and Nic promises him pumpkin carving and a visit to the world’s largest corn maze, what more could he want?

What Matthew doesn’t expect is finding out the defensive tackle for the Bears is his mate. Between fainting at the realization, meeting family, and dealing with the media fallout of his mate’s coming out Matthew is in for a hell of a rocky Halloween.

The Autumn Lands by J. Scott Coatsworth
Jerrith is running. Kissed by an elf, he can’t remain in his hometown of Althos anymore. Not that he wanted to stay.

Caspian still hasn’t figured out why he kissed Jerrith, but he’s running too. Since he was exiled from the Autumn Lands, his past has been hazy, and his future uncertain. But when a stray memory brings things into focus, the two decide to run toward something together. What they uncover will change how they see the world, and themselves, forever.

Beside a Black Tarn by Angel Martinez
When Shax stumbles across rumors of an experimental house that responds to the occupant’s brain functions, creating scenarios to please and delight, naturally he wants to steal it. But with the return of a troubled and hunted Julian Parallax and an overabundance of Poe references, even Shax’s scheming may not be enough to get the Brimstone crew out alive this time.

Eternity in the Tides by Freddy MacKay
Autumn has always been Zak’s favorite season for hiking and camping. Not to mention breathing in all that crisp fall air and sitting around toasty bonfires. That all changed year and a half ago when a rich prick high on prescription pills sideswiped Zak while he was out biking.

Now his days are filled with pain and limited mobility. No more camping. No more trails. Zak’s life as he knew it is gone forever.

Back at his beloved stomping grounds, Zak is ready to say hello and goodbye one last time. But when a cry from the frigid Lake Superior waters throws him into the role of a rescuer, more than just his life hangs in the balance. Little did Zak know how much one person giving a damn mattered to him.

Genres: Gay Paranormal Romance, Gay Science Fiction, Gay Fantasy, Gay/Bisexual Urban Fantasy

 

Buy Links:

Travels Through The Scarlet Equinox on Goodreads | Mischief Corner Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | All Romance eBooks | Bookstrand | B&N | Kobo

 

Amber’s Birthday Contest #23 – Last One!

For the last one, I want to thank everyone for playing along all day. For the final prize, a $25 Amazon GC, and another entry into the Grand Prize, please wish Amber a very happy birthday! It’s that easy, I want her to see all the happy birthday wishes when she gets home!

 

Amber’s Birthday Contests #22

For the last of the signed End Street Vol. 1

If you could name a character in Amber’s book, what would you name them?

And don’t forget there is a new contest every hour with all entries also going towards a Grand Prize of a Kindle Paperwhite at the end of the month

Amber’s Birthday Contests #21

For a $10 ARe GC or three of Amber’s ebooks!

Which of Amber’s worlds would you live in?

And don’t forget there is a new contest every hour with all entries also going towards a Grand Prize of a Kindle Paperwhite at the end of the month

Amber’s Birthday Contests #19

Next up a $10 ARe GC or three of Amber’s ebooks!

If you could pick one person in history to have dinner with, who would you choose?

And don’t forget there is a new contest every hour with all entries also going towards a Grand Prize of a Kindle Paperwhite at the end of the month

Amber’s Birthday Contest #6

 

Ready for another End Street Vol. 1 giveaway! To enter, answer this question:

What is your all time favorite movie? Do you have a movie that is so bad, yet you LOVE it?

And don’t forget there is a new contest every hour with all entries also going towards a Grand Prize of a Kindle Paperwhite at the end of the month.

Amber’s Birthday Contests #5

For a $25 Amazon Gift card, If you were a superhero, what would your superpower be?

And don’t forget there is a new contest every hour with all entries also going towards a Grand Prize of a Kindle Paperwhite at the end of the month.

Amber’s Birthday Contest #4

So since Amber is away enjoying her birthday, I want to say not only does she write amazing stories, she’s a genuinely nice person, and despite the gossip RJ Scott spreads, someone I’d have on my Zombie Survival Team. Happy Birthday Amber! You rock! -Sheri

So question number 4, for another $10 ARe gift card, or you can choose 3 of Amber’s ebooks:

What game from your childhood, would you play in a giant live version? Ex. Candyland, Chess, Checkers

And don’t forget there is a new contest every hour with all entries also going towards a Grand Prize of a Kindle Paperwhite at the end of the month.

 

Amber’s Birthday Contest #3

For a coveted and awesome Keys Tote Bag, a print copy of Keys…and an awesome Amber dragon.

Out of Amber’s series which series would you like to go on and on forever?

And don’t forget there is a new contest every hour with all entries also going towards a Grand Prize of a Kindle Paperwhite at the end of the month.