Comments on: REVIEW: Dangerous Ground by Josh Lanyon

By: We Close Our Eyes: Outrage | Romancing Trashy Novels

We Close Our Eyes: Outrage | Romancing Trashy Novels — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:14:08 +0000

[...] the conflicts and inconsistencies of this debate when on one hand people feel free to gossip about Josh Lanyon’s gender and yet castigate Will Shetterly over outing Coffeeandink as a fellow writer. You could argue that [...]

By: We Close Our Eyes: Outrage | The Naughty Bits

We Close Our Eyes: Outrage | The Naughty Bits — Sun, 10 May 2009 17:07:20 +0000

By: Does an Author Have to Live It to Write It? | Dear Author: Romance Book Reviews, Author Interviews, and Commentary

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:00:37 +0000

[...] was the discussion on the review by Jayne of Dangerous Ground by JL Langley as to whether Langley was a gay male or whether she was a female author who has created a gay male [...]

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:11:31 +0000

DS, the $10.85 Amazon price isn’t much lower than the ebook prices (mainly $12.95) from the site. Then there’s S/H…Anyway you look at it, them’s some awfully pricey books. I wonder if they ever have sales?

By: DS

DS — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:59:39 +0000

I checked a couple of titles and found them on Amazon for $10.85. Wish they were available as an Amazon ebook. I’m wishlisting a couple and will check back later to see if anything has changed.

By: Lleeo

Lleeo — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:06:16 +0000

the prices, even as ebooks, are ridiculous. $15.95 for a 300 page book?

Ouch! I didn’t look at the websites themselves yet and this really sucks. I can’t afford to spend this much on books, especially on a new kind of genre with authors I haven’t tried yet.

I think these authors should take the tactic of being prolific in their writing and advertising and start off with lower prices. Then once they get a wider or loyal reader base, they could up the prices a bit.

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:55:48 +0000

Shrutster, thanks for the websites you listed. I just checked out some of the books on offer and many look interesting but – Holy Sh*t! – the prices, even as ebooks, are ridiculous. $15.95 for a 300 page book? Whoa and damn, as the Smart Bitches say. That’s a little pricey for a leap into the unknown with new to me authors and genre.

By: Lleeo

Lleeo — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:04:59 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that there is a populous world of lesbian romance, erotica and erotic romance out there. Try Bold Strokes Books–it’s an indie outfit that publishes lGBTQ popular fiction, specialising in romances with handsome, tortured, law enforcement/armed forces butch romantic heroes (http://www.boldstrokesbooks.com/). Also try Bella Books–an online store that sells lesbian erotic and romantic lit. They bought Naiad which was once the premier American lesbian feminist publishing house (http://www.bellabooks.com/mm5/merchant.mvc). Lastly, there’s Cleis Press that publishes academic gay and lesbian studies stuff, and pop fiction (http://www.cleispress.com/index.php). Lesbian romance author Radclyffe is a huge favourite at the local lesbian/feminist bookstore and she’s a member of the RWA–check out her stuff at Bold Strokes Books.

Wow, thanks, Shrutster! This is exactly what I was looking for! :) I don’t know if you’ll see this, but are there any other popular authors you could recommend?

By: Lleeo

Lleeo — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:02:58 +0000

Lleeo, no I haven’t thought of reviewing lesbian fiction. But then up until I started reading m/m books, I would never have thought I’d enjoy those.

Thanks for your response, Jayne. Sorry it took me so long to respond back! I just wanted to mention it for the very reason you stated; many people don’t start off thinking they could really get into GLBT romance or other genre books featuring them but then are pleasantly surprised when they find great authors/characters/plots.

The whole concept of two men being affectionate and intimate with each other really fascinates me because men in our society are often brought up to be less overtly affectionate and whenever I read gay romance, I feel like I’m getting the chance to peep into a window and see something really tender, private and intimate.

Although someday, I hope this kind of novelty wears off. ;)

This is why I’m curious about lesbian romance because I really wonder what this sub-genre and its authors have to offer. ^_^

By: Josh Lanyon

Josh Lanyon — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:31:00 +0000

Thank you very much for the review, Jayne. I can’t tell you how pleased I am to see gay or M/M reviews included in a mainstream romance review site. Very kind — and very much appreciated.