Rick Reed’s Bashed is Coming to DSP!

Check out the amazing new cover for Rick R. Reed’s July release, BASHED!

Rick is simply put the Gentleman of our genre. Truly. I can think of no one who comports himself with as much grace and good humour and a bit of wicked. And he’s a damned fine writer. Bashed promises to be a combination of ghost-story and romance set amid the tragic aftermath of a hate crime. But as always, I know Rick pulls out all the stops to break our hearts and then mend them back together again.

Be sure to check out Bashed.

Bashed by Rick Reed
2nd Edition

It should have been a perfect night out. Instead, Mark and Donald collide with tragedy when they leave their favorite night spot. That dark October night, three gay-bashers emerge from the gloom, armed with slurs, fists, and an aluminum baseball bat.

The hate crime leaves Donald lost and alone, clinging to the memory of the only man he ever loved. He is haunted, both literally and figuratively, by Mark and what might have been. Trapped in a limbo offering no closure, Donald can’t immediately accept the salvation his new neighbor, Walter, offers. Walter’s kindness and patience are qualities his sixteen-year-old nephew, Justin, understands well. Walter provides the only sense of family the boy’s ever known. But Justin holds a dark secret that threatens to tear Donald and Walter apart before their love even has a chance to blossom.

Preorder Bashed at Dreamspinner Press!

Rick R. Reed is all about exploring the romantic entanglements of gay men in contemporary, realistic settings. While his stories often contain elements of suspense, mystery and the paranormal, his focus ultimately returns to the power of love. He is the author of dozens of published novels, novellas, and short stories. He is a three-time EPIC eBook Award winner (for Caregiver, Orientation and The Blue Moon Cafe). Lambda Literary Review has called him, “a writer that doesn’t disappoint.” Rick lives in Seattle with his partner and a very spoiled Boston terrier. He is forever “at work on another novel.”