Yep. This would make me sign up for reminders.
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Author: Rhys Ford
Rhys Ford is an award-winning author with several long-running LGBT+ mystery, thriller, paranormal, and urban fantasy series, including Murder and Mayhem, a 2016 LAMBDA finalist. She is published by Dreamspinner Press and DSP Publications.
Sexual Experience
I’m pretty sure I had one just seeing this car.
Questions about Jae-Min
Someone asked me in an email; “Where is Jae-Min from? Was he born in America? Or Korea?”
Good question.
Jae is the only one of his family born in the United States. I’ll go into that more in the second book because it is relevant to how he views things. His mother is from the countryside and his father was from Seoul. He and his family have spent a lot of time in South Korea. I will probably have to have his brother Jae-Su go to the army or have already gone to the army when he was younger. It is a requirement for South Korean men to enlist for 18-24 months. They keep changing the time requirements. I’ll leave it vague.
I do not think I’ll have Jae do that two year stint for several reasons. I don’t want to deal with that separation. I’m sacrificing that “reality”.
Another question: Jae-Min and his family seem more old-school than modern. Why?
I chose to have Jae come from a more traditionally Korea-Korean family than say some of my friends whose families have been here for a generation or two. I wanted to depict that family rather than one that’s more Western. Jae is the most “Western” one in his family. I have a friend whose family is extremely traditional but she doesn’t identify herself in that way. That conflict is what I intend to portray with Jae’s internal struggles.
If Jae is Korean, why is his cat’s name Japanese?
Neko came with that name. He just never changed it. She doesn’t pay attention to him anyway. She, like most cats, come when she wants to.
As I get more questions, I’ll post them if they don’t spoil the next book. Haato!
Yaoi Con Attendance
I will be attending the 2011 Yaoi Con in San Francisco from October 20 to the 24th. If you’re attending, come say hi. I’ll probably be stalking the Dreamspinner booth at some point and I definitely will be up for coffee!
Woooooot and Thank You
I owe a HUGE thank you to everyone who bought Dirty Kiss. It’s September 25. A few months after Dirty Kiss has been published and still doing well. Thank you. Snooks.
The most interesting…
The most interesting cat in the world
Ah, magic
I’ve always loved this video. To be fair, it could be used as an inspiration to have faith in yourself…to believe you can fly.
But… I just like penguins.
woooot. Dirty Kiss recommended by Jessewave
Here are the Recommended Reads for August 2011. If there are incorrect links, please leave a comment in the post. Enjoy!
Dirty Kiss by Rhys Ford — 5 stars (Leslie S)
City Falcon by Feliz Faber — 4.75 stars (Leslie S)
Crying for the Moon by Sarah Madison — 4.75 stars (Sirius)
Spin Out by James Buchanan — 4.75 stars (Feliz)
Hell’s Pawn by Jay Bell — 5 stars (Jenre)
Star Crossed #2: Opposite Ends of the Spectrum by Jaye Valentine & Reno MacLeod — 4.75 stars (Wave)
Deconstruction by Kit Zheng — 4.75 stars (Leslie S)
yeah baby…… (site kinda Not Safe for Het Boys)
Han Solo / Drive Mashup Trailer
I WANT this movie. ::::grins:::
Han Solo / Drive Mashup
A Hollywood stunt performer (Han Solo) who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.
O’Faolain: The Thirteenth Child (Five Stars)
The Thirteenth Child by J.L. O’Faolain
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is an incredible book and one that made me pull out a beaten soapbox I own.
Let’s talk about the book first. Make no mistake, this is an urban fantasy and one written by a good storyteller. The main character’s voice was strong as were the secondary characters. There was action and the world building was tight. I’m going to recommend this book to anyone I think enjoys a good urban fantasy with a dash of spice to it.
Now for the soapbox. This isn’t a romance. This is one of many books slotted into the M/M genre that people expect to be a romance or erotica because the M/M category isn’t set up into different genres as it should be. Everything is packaged as M/M so a majority of readers EXPECT it to follow a certain formula. Boy meets boy. Boys fall in love. Something happens to strain boys’ relationship. Boys overcome obstacle and HEA.
The M/M genre is evolving into a larger arena than that and this book is a result of that evolution.
O’Faolain has written a SOLID and intriguing book based off of a banished sidhe. I want to see more. I was pissed the book ended not because I wanted a HEA but because there was no more to read.
Viva la evolution! And write, O’Faolain! Damn it. I want more of your world and your Cole (I’ve got a Cole too. It was a bit disconcerting but I overcame that quickly). You kicked ass with this novel. I’ve not enjoyed an urban fantasy in a long time. There have been a few exceptions by particular writers and you are now on that list of writers to watch and buy.
Well done.
