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I have a new release from Torquere Press (writing as Kalita Kasar). It's a short story titled Office Politics in the Taste Test: Office Relations. I am in good company in this anthology which includes stories by Sean Michael and Gynn Soitino.

Blurb:

The guy you see every day at the office might just be the man of your dreams, right? Who knows until they try? In Office Politics, by Kalita Kasar, times are tough for Kent and Lewis. Their construction business is taking a hit, and Lewis doesn't know how much more he can take. Thank goodness his partner Kent knows just what to do to make everything, even office politics, better. In Lockdown, by Glyn Soitiño, Ian is going to be working late, thanks to his insensitive boss. He thinks his luck has taken a turn for the worse when sexy Jake has to stay late, too. He finds out just how good bad luck can be when his high tech building goes into lockdown, and Jake is the only other person around. Finally, in Bonus, by Sean Michael, Jack thinks his new client, Mr. Leonid, is a picky bastard. He's also sexy, demanding, and very determined to get his money's worth from Jack. Will the two men find an arrangement that suits them both? Read an excerpt of Office Politics

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I have a new short story released this week from Torquere Press. Hunter's Bond is a sequel to my story Hunter's Kiss, which was released in Syd McGinley's Another fine mess Anthology.

Blurb:

Casey and Jack are in the dangerous business of paranormal investigation, and they're in it up to their necks when an error in judgment nearly costs both of them their lives. Now, Casey is ready to leave the hospital, but he's not sure he's ready to face Jack while Jack is struggling under the weight of his guilt. A little time together in the middle of nowhere gives them some peace and quiet, but can it heal their relationship in time to save it?

Excerpt:

I can walk, you know." Casey looked up at Jack as an orderly moved behind the wheelchair and gripped the handles, ready to wheel him out of his hospital room.

"It's hospital policy, Case." Jack replied.

"Come on, Jack, I've been lying around in a hospital bed and letting others do for me long enough. It's not like Shi--" Casey swallowed the name. He didn't want to go there. "It's not like I'm a cripple. D'you think that sadistic physiotherapist spent two weeks bullying me onto my feet just so I can let someone else push me around?"

"I don't make the rules, baby." Jack looked down, his smile getting a little thin at the edges. "You were in a coma for weeks. I know you just want to get back to normal, but you need to take it easy at first. Just humor us, huh?"

Casey sighed. He wasn't going to win this one. He hated it, but it was better to choose his battles. He wasn't getting out of the hospital on his own two feet, and that was that. He closed his eyes as the chair started to move, the hefty orderly throwing his weight behind it and wheeling him out of the room.

Casey listened to the squeak of rubber tires on the polished linoleum floor. It was a distraction. Anything that could take his mind off the fact that he'd attacked Jack twice was welcome. Most of it was a blur, but he knew he'd wanted to kill Jack the second time. Worse, maybe he'd meant to turn him.

Casey could still taste Jack's blood on his tongue, still recall the thrill he'd taken from feeding on it. He shuddered and opened his eyes. That taste still tainted everything, killing Casey's appetite for food and flooding him with guilt whenever he thought of it.

Casey stared ahead of him as the hospital entrance drew closer with every step. He was glad to be leaving, but the thought of being alone with Jack where there would be nothing to prevent them talking filled him with dread. Casey's grip tightened on the arms of the wheelchair as the wide doors slid open and they passed through into the bright, spring day.

Buy Link:  http://www.torquerebooks.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1645

My novel is now available on Amazon.com. I just checked it this morning and it comes up on a ISBN search. The page looks a little plain as yet, the cover art is yet to show up, and it needs a blurb, but for those who are itching to get a copy, you can get one now!

I'll even give you a link!

Don't worry that it says only one copy is available. There will be copies for everyone who orders. And just as a refresher.


Blurb:

Abigail Pheeney is a young prostitute when she meets and marries Robert Forrester. She thinks her circumstances have changed, but Robert is the cast off son of a wealthy grazier, a devil-may-care young man whose less than honest ways cause no end of trouble.

Robert's not the only problem. Abbie's past is bound to catch up with her, and when they do, she becomes caught up in a series of fast-paced events that will change her life forever. Torn between loyalty to her unrepentant husband and a growing attraction to the local policeman hunting Robert, Abbie has to walk a fine line while trying to break free of her past and find the true love she's always dreamed of.

Set in central Queensland during the gold rush of the 1860s, The Heart Divided is a stirring tale of love and life, sweeping us along with Abbie as she fights what she was in order to become what she's always wanted to be.

Wow, it has been a while since I checked in here at glee.com and I apologize for that. I've been quite busy with edits on a novel and a novella, both of which are due to realease in July, so life has been somewhat hectic due to that.

I haven't done much else, but have managed to keep pecking away at my work in progress in between mad bouts of editing.

I am taking part in a scavenger hunt and all you have to do is find the following image somewhere on my website.

Note where you found it and then click on the image to follow the instructions for entering. There are 42 authors participating in the contest and each one is offering one prize. I am offering a free download of my short story "Coffee Kisses."

The conest runs for the month of June.

On June 30th, the winners will be announced one for each book we're giving away! That's 42 winners, and one lucky contestant will win three books from Blind Eye Books!

I have a new Lesbian, Sip length short story available from Torquere Books titled Coffee Kisses.

Blurb:

Constable Miranda is checking on a robbery victim at the hospital when she meets a nurse with the prettiest blue eyes. Miranda's on the job, though, so she tells herself not to get involved, but that's before a freak accident lands Miranda herself in the hospital with a concussion. Her hard head saves her from serious injury, but gives her the chance to meet Lorraine again. Will coincidence bloom into something much stronger than friendship? Available from Torquere Books

Wow, I didn't mean to fall silent here for so long.

I just got a little snowed under for a while with writing projects and also I got the edits of my novel The Heart Divided back a couple of weeks ago and I have been head down and tail up getting through those. I finished them today and sent them back and will see what the editor has to say in response. You can see the gorgeous cover, designed by Skylar Sinclair in my photos section.

It's exciting, but scary doing all this. Such a steep learning curve too, but an enjoyable one, and the knowledge I have gained will stand me in good stead for the future.

I'm waiting for edits on my m/m novella The Keeper which is also due for July release to come back, and then it will all start over! I might go quiet again for a while as there are several calls out from publishers that I want to try to submit to.

I recently had a F/F short story titled Coffee Kisses accepted for publication with Torquere Press, so I will have more news on that at some stage. No one told me writing was gonna be a full time job! Such fun too!

Meg