If you haven't begun this tour by first checking in at 1RomanceEbooks.com to get your registration number that allows you to be eligible to win all of the fabulous prizes involved, you should head off there, right now, and do just that at:
http://1romanceebooks.com/index.php?_a=viewDoc&docId=107
If you've registered already, though, thank you for your participation and for visiting the #4 stop-off on the 1RomanceEbooks.com one-year anniversary tour itinerary! Your stop just previous to this one should have been Teresa D'Amario #3 at--
http://teresadamario.com/blog
--where you made the acquaintance of the author who adores books with Native American characters, legends, epic themes, rugged settings, and, of course, a love story; those the books she loves to write.
Is it a coincidence, do you think, that Native Americans, legends, epic themes, rugged settings, and, of course, a love story (actually several), play an important role in my teen-angst candle-reader, vampire, werewolf, witch, warlock, demon, dragon, chimera, shape-shifter, tree-spirit, metal-bender, shadow people series FLICKER -- #1 BOOK OF ANSWERS soon to hit the book stands?
Well, as luck would have it, it IS just coincidence, but it's a fortuitous one which I'm delighted to advantage, not only by way of providing pre-promotion for my upcoming series of FLICKER books, BUT by way of promoting the series' signature candles, including "the" purple/blue FUSION candle I've given book-cover prominence--
http://www.myspace.com/flickerwarriors
--AND the upcoming series' signature-scent perfume, SPICE/BERRY FUSION--
--all conjured by wax-artisan and perfumer-extraordinaire Jfay--
http://www.studio3bonline.com
Speaking of signature scents, don't forget to check out the absolutely sensational Nosferatu Illume (The Vampire Walks the Light of Day)--
http://www.wickdreads.com/wickdpotions.htm
--that's done exclusively for my Vlad Draqual vampire series of books (SUCKS: FIRST OF THE DRAQUAL VAMPYRE CHRONICLES)--
http://www.myspace.com/draqual
If I'd thought this out more carefully, I might have given away a copy of my Vlad Draqual vampyre book. As it is, though, I AM giving away an:
eBook BOND-SHATTERING, my m/m sci-fi
eBook circuSex: A ONE-HAND READ, my m/m circus-sex erotica
eBook I, DEBAUCHEE, my m/m erotica, first of my "I" series
eBook SS MANN HUNT, my m/m South American adventure
eBook THAI DIED, my bi Thailand adventure (2nd of my STUD DRAQUAL mystery series)
So, please leave your comment and registration number in order to enter the drawings and win ... win ... win.
And if you can tell me in what m/m short story of mine, in which m/m anthology of short stories from MLR Press, I mentioned Xocai healthy chocolate being eaten by one of my characters, it'll give you even more chance of winning.
The next stop on the anniversary blog tour is #5 Bryl Tyne. Is it any coincidence that Byrl, good-looking as hell, is an old buddy and chum of mine?
Well, as luck would have it, it IS a coincidence, but one I'm absolutely delighted in having occur, because I can think of no greater privilege and pleasure for me than to send you along to visit Bryl and acquaint yourself, if not already acquainted, with this author's genuinely marvelous persona AND selection of mighty fine books available for your reading enjoyment.
So, thanks for your visit here, #4, and, now, GET THEE OFF TO Bryl Tyne's place (#5) at --
http://bryltyne.com/blog
66 comments:
Is LOVE ME DEAD In BLACK CANDLE READER the story in question? Also, have you ever written f/f romance? That seems to be the permutation you don't have up there.
Tourista #2564
Happy Anniversary 1romanceebooks! Congrats on the upcoming release too William. Sounds good! Blog participation # is 8038
I have circusex on my to read list. :) Your other books sound awesome!
blog tourist 2267
Jase
vslavetopassionv(at)aol(dot)com
Hi I'm participant 8023 (I hope) and it's been fun checking out your site. That's one of the best things for me about this tour...seeing what everyone has to offer!
Adrienne, Amy S, VSlavetopassionv, Kate: Thanks for taking the time to stop on by.
Adrienne, I'll let you know later if you got your answer right. As your regards to f/f, yes, I have written it, but not recently, and not a whole book of it. Usually, since it was accepted by my early erotica publishers, as a viable part of any straight book (where m/m wasn't), it was just usually included in one of those.
VSlavetopassionv, I hope you like circuSex: A ONE-HANDED READ when you read it (maybe you'll be the lucky winner of the ebook). Actually, the book is one of those who has its fans, as well as its ... "Good God, why did you write this!"
Amy S, and Kate, thanks for the stop-by and participation.
Congrats on your new release!
Thanks!
Laura
Participant #268
What a delightful find! Somehow I have missed your books. That's what I love about this contest-an opportunity to be exposed (!) to new authors!
As a marketer, creator of essential oil perfumes, exotic bathing experiences, collectible crone and faerie dolls and unique raw food recipes, as well as a Romance Goddess with a Romance website, AND aspiring author/poet myself - I LOVE the product "tie-in" with your books. Brilliant!
I look forward to checking out your worlds. I love the
For the chocolate comment, I wonder if it is-I, DEBAUCHEE ...?
#7905
Congrats on the new release and have added you to my to buy list. I love blog tours like this because I always find new authors to read.
5321
I love different scents because of the vastly different emotions they cause. They can be erotic or relaxing deprending on who you're with. All your books sound good so I'll definitely add them to my wishlist.
And is the answer...Bottom's Up from Melting the Slopes?
My # is 228.
Hey, William, that was an amazing Flicker web site. I think I got lost exploring for at least 20 minutes. Artist JFay's Berry Spice Fusion sounds like a great scent combination. I liked her choices of berrys chosen for that candle. I bet it smells wonderful. I found that Gregory, the vampire in FLICKER, enjoys eating xocai chocolates.
Congratulations on your upcoming release.
Blog Tour#2251
Welcome -- Laura, Sara, Donna, joder! I couldn't be more delighted that you all decided to stop by as part of the 1RomanceEbook.com "Grand Tour".
It's always fun being "discovered". I've been in this business so bloody long, I sometimes go all egotistical and think everyone must know me and mine -- NOT!
And I appreciate all of the guesses as regards the Xocai chocolate. Will mention, Sara, that while your guess was an exceptionally good one, by way, of Xocai, I, DEBAUCHEE is a novel while I'm looking for the "short story" in an MLR anthology. This meaning, of course, that you were on the right track, but ... no square of Xocai.
Check in any time ... not even needing to do so on a blog tour. It's always fun to chat, even if just to hear you found one of my books "so bloody disappointing" (is that possible, I wonder? -- Yep!).
Hugs.
Hi William!
I'm so glad I joined in on the Anniversary Tour....it is really neat to discover new authors! :)
Congrats on your upcoming series!!
Blog Tourist #2919
Well I am now adding your site to my favorites list because I don't have enough time to check it out right now, have to go to work. Definitely will be back to put your books on my TBR list.
Participant #7975
Armenia ...
I didn't purposely exclude you from the last "Welcome...Welcome". Your comment came in while I was in the middle of responding to the others so didn't see it until mine was posted.
Anyway, welcome, of course. And I'm delighted you took the time to visit the FLICKER site. FLICKER: #1 BOOK OF ANSWERS is supposed to be out later this month. The publisher has ordered the proof copy of the book and wants to make sure things are perfect (as if anything is EVER perfect), before it officially "hits" the stands. While I've written children book (well, one, DOG ON A SURFBOARD AND THE REST OF THE ADVENTURE, by Billy Lambert, soon to be re-issued by FeatherWeight Press), FLICKER is my first venture into the teen-angst vampire, werewolf, shape-shifter, candle-reader genre. So, I'm kind of excited.
And congrats on ferreting out that Gregory, in FLICKER, is so into Xocai that he turns to it when being weaned from blood. BUT, alas, alack, FLICKER is a novel, and I'm needing the Xocai reference in my short story in an MLR Press anthology shared with other writers.
Love those new Jfay fragrances, by the way, and not just because two of them are "mine". I've always been an advocate of "fragrance therapy".
Hugs. With thanks, again, for joining in.
Coincidences happen, shrug. Pam 7906
Welcome Blanche. Welcome PD (ain't coincidences grand!!).
Welcome Angelwolfstorm -- with hopes that you're not working too hard. Or, if you are, that you've scheduled in some "play" to follow along after. With thanks, too, for earmarking my site for a return. Always a pleasure to have people stop on by, whether as part of a 1RomanceEBook.com "Grand Tours" or on their very own. Looking forward!
I'm loving all the m/m romances you've posted - my TBB list just got a little longer *grin*
Blog Tour Participant Number is 1107
*hugs*
Anna
Congrats on your new release! Thanks for the list of your M/M - that's why I love these blog tours, I find great books this way!!
#5532
Now I am curious, William. What is a "Candle Reader"? I do love scents, and candles are one great source.
Best of luck with your upcoming Flickers series.
Regards,
Christine London
www.christinelondon.com
#7683
Hi William,
Will definitely be checking out your stories. Thanks for offering such unique prizes.
blog participant # 7923
Hey, s7anna, marcieo, and Christine!
Thanks for the stop-bys as part of the 1RomanceEbooks.com Blog Tour!
Candle-reading, Christine,is the ability of some inherently "gifted" people, by merely concentrating on certain candle flames, to divine past and future, sometimes achieving actual reality shifts in the time-space continuum --appearing, disappearing, transforming and transporting--changing in the way they experience time--suddenly, abruptly altering physical reality. AKA: YIKES! Hey, just think of them as "advanced" diviners who use flickering candle flames instead of crystal balls, instead of the lines on the palm of hands, and instead of animal guts, or the way birds fly across the sky.
Thanks for stopping by Cathy!
Hi, William!
I am "Blog Tour Participant" number 8032 and I'm very pleased to "meet" you. (I already registered at: 1RomanceEbooks.com.) You have a great contest going on with wonderful prizes--it's so exciting. Thank you for making the tour so much fun.
Now, as to your question: "can you tell me in what m/m short story of mine, in which m/m anthology of short stories from MLR Press, I mentioned Xocai healthy chocolate being eaten by one of my characters"...Is the answer: "RED"?
(I was thinking: Maybe next time, you should have people email their answers to you, and then post the correct answer at the end of the contest. Just a suggestion.)
Have a blessed weekend and I look forward to checking out your books.
Sincerely,
Cynde
Cynde's Got The Write Stuff
Congratulations on your new series - sounds very interesting.
I'm participant # 4394
Cynde! Maria!
Welcome to both, and thanks for stopping by.
And Cynde, great idea to next time have readers e-mail me at--
williammaltese@yahoo.com
--if I should decide to provide "extra" bonus points for coming up with the correct answer to a given clue.
Should have put a bit more forethought into this, but it's my first actual "blog tour", and I'm afraid I entered it pretty much without a clue. Before this, it's only been chats; so, here, I'm genuinely a newbie. Next time. Next time. Tomorrow...tomorrow...tomorrow...tomorrow?!
So, a particular thanks to you for paying attention, and making the suggestion, and playing the game, and -- once again -- for just stopping by.
I am currently taking a tour of your website, and getting easily side tracked. Wow, you have created an amazing number of books, and I think I might be checking out some vampyres.
Blog Participant #2197
Congrats on the aniversary and your upcoming releases William. As for the answer to your Xocai chocolate question, I would agree with Armenia and say 'Flicker.'
Participant #695
I see my many book that I want to read.
#308
lbcanton@verizon.net
Hey William,
I got so ingrossed with reading your B & D stuff, I forgot I was on line doing this contest!
Great artistic impressions on your nude page as well.
As for the Xocai - wild guess here, How about "Bottoms Up" from Melting the Snow....George - 7991
You are a new to me author, but I will definitely have to read some of your books. They sound great. My daughter(19)will be interested too. She just recently discovered some of my m/m ebooks on the computer. She is really into reading them right now and has even started her own collection by buying some I didn't have.
Thanks for the great prizes.
participant #8001
Hi , I like the pics on your site. Are all your books m/m?
#6997
brandyzbooks@yahoo.com
I have really enjoyed looking around your site, such a wide variety of subjects/interests. I have bookmarked it to come back when I have more time to enjoy delving into your books in more depth!
Tour Member (Participant Number)#5002
Can't answer your question as you are a new to me author. But that is the thing I like best about blog tours....finding new authors!
Congrats on your new release!
My number is 7936.
Hallöchen William,
as a great fan of m/m and m/f/m romance (Carol Lynne & JP Bowie being my favorites in this genre so far), I'm happy to have "wandered" onto your site via the 1RE anniversary blog tour. Unfortunately I don't have time @ the moment to check it out in depth as I'm leaving for vacation in about 3 hours. I was fascinated when skimming your blog site - with the places you've been to, the amount of books you've published, the diversity of your interests... Will have to check it out more once I get settle in my vacation spot, a little house in the wilderness of Thüringen - ever been there?
For now, I wish you more "spare moments", we all do need them every once in a while. Hope I'll have some coming to me in the next two weeks.
Best wishes form Dresden, Germany
Kathrin
#109
Someone new to read, how cool is that! The books look amazing.
Donna 5555
I just cruised your website,and that was great,but I was wondering did you ever write m/f/m book before? If you did I've must have missed it. Thanks for being in this contest, since you are a new author to me. I will put you on my tbr list.
I forgot to leave my blog participant #8019--Alma.I was the one asking for the m/f/m. Also i'm really like historical, have you ever thought about writing a historical book?
Congrats on the upcoming release and I can't wait to read the Flicker series... it sounds really good!
Blog Tour Participant # 8153
Hi William -
Happy Anniversary 1romancebook and thanks for the blog. I haven't read your books and find that group blogs really help with our TBR piles to grow leaps and bounds. Congrats on your new release.
#7940
Hey, guys...
I got detoured by a sudden need to proof the galleys of my WILLIAM MALTESE'S WINE TASTER'S DIARY: SPOKANE/PULLMAN WINE REGION, and I wasn't able to make make it back, here, in a more timely fashion to say thanks to those who checked in during my absence.
Hopefully, better late than never.
Firstly, Melissa, Loretta, Lisa, Kim S, Donna, yadkny, and Deb 830 -- thanks for having taken the time, and made the effort, to not only participate in 1RomanceEbooks.com Anniversary Blog Tour, but to having taken the time to check in here.
As for those who asked specific questions, like Uncle Moose, and Beth, and Brandywine, and Kathrin, I'll post something individually in just a minute.
Uncle Moose.
Thanks for venturing off, into other William Maltese realms, to check out my B&D and "things swinging in the wind". As an interesting aside, I'm presently helping John U. Abrahamson, the artist who did my portrait for the cover of my B&D short-story collection, LOVE HURTS, write his (auto)biography. What a life he's led!
Certainly, I've always found B&D a worthy subject for writing and have even gone so far as to include elements of it into my mainstream (a la my THE FAG IS NOT FOR BURNING -- which, by the way, whatever anyone tells you, is not my Roman a clef detailing my days hobnobbing with Seattle's artsy-fartsy set.
Anyway, thanks for the stop-by. 'Twas appreciated!
Beth.
Congratulations to you in having had the smarts to raise a daughter who isn't adverse to exploring "subject matter a little different."
I keep trying, slowly but surely, to introduce m/m into my mainstream fiction (my upcoming FLICKER: #1 BOOK OF ANSWERS has a gay couple in it), just so that it becomes a more and more familiar subject and won't so often send middle-America into panic mode.
The recent explosion of m/m fiction readers among women. has surprised many, but I've been telling publishers for years that men have always enjoyed f/f, and women surely must enjoy m/m if they'd just ever get the opportunity to express that enjoyment. Seems like the time is now.
Thanks for participating in the 1RomanceEbook.com Grand Tour, for stopping by, for leaving a comment.
Brandlwine:
While lately, it does seem that most of my books have been m/m ... and, though, I have certainly been writing m/m for a very long time (have been "there" in the halycon days of gay fiction; God I feel old when suddenly being indexed in reference books) ... I've always been into other "things" as well. And while I used to separate my m/f and m/m and children and non-fiction works into separate pen names -- at one time having had 29 -- I've since lumped a lot of them under William Maltese. Just make sure, when you check in at amazon.com or bn.com that you check out the brief book synopses to see what kind of book you're getting. Even my old Harlequin SuperRomances (LOVE'S EMERALD FLAME, FROM THIS BELOVED HOUR, LOVE'S GOLDEN SPELL) can now be found re-issued as written by William Maltese.
I DO still keep my children book pen name, Billy Lambert, because the last thing I'd want is a kid, or his parents picking up one of my racier William Maltese offerings...and I have recently gone back to Willa Lambert for my just-issued AFRICA: SPICE ISLAND LOVE (first of my Seven-Continent series of m/f books) for the new PIPP imprint ... but it is William Maltese getting all of the credit for my m/f DARE TO LOVE IN OZ, MY Australian epic that hit the book stands just a couple of months ago. I'm still trying to figure out whether the women who read m/f fiction really do want to think that they're women books written for women by women (which Harlequin certainly believed and continues to do so).
Anyway, I've all sorts of genre books "out there". So if you want something other than m/m of mine, just take the time to peruse what's being offered and take your pick. Think, in one form or another, I have something like 71 books (ebook and otherwise) being offered up on bn.com, including a help-cook-book THE GLUTEN FREE WAY: MY WAY, written with my niece.
Good reading, no matter what the author!
And thanks for participating in the 1RomanceEbook.com Grand Blog Tour and stopping by to make a comment.
Ah Kathrin!
Ah Germany!
I have several German-language editions of my books (m/m -- from Bruno Gmunder; first of my bi Stud Draqual mysteries DESSOUS ZUM STERBEN from Rotbuch Krimi; and "Doppelmorder" short story in QUEER CRIME, edited by Lisa Kuppler, from Querverlag). And, of course, back in my Harlequin SuperRomance days, there were German-editions of those, too.
A lot of my m/f/m novels were mainly back in the pulp days when I was doing the likes of THE SEX LAB, THE SIXTY-NINERS, POP'N'SWAP, although I do still try to mix it up in the likes of my mainstream THE GOMORRAH CONJURATIONS.
Thanks for participating in 1RomanceEbooks.com Grand Blog Tour and taking the time to make a comment.
Dear Alma/Anonymous-no-longer.
Admittedly, most of my m/f/m novels were written back in my pulp-book heydays when I was writing the likes of STARSHIP INTERCOURSE, THE DOCTOR'S UNORTHODOX PRACTICE, JAMAICAN TRADERS. That said, I always try to provide variations, like in my still-availableStud Draqual mystery series (A SLIP TO DIE FOR and THAI DIED) where the main protagonist is either bi, or just confused. You'll, also, find some switch-hitting more recently in my A FAG IS NOT FOR BURNING, and THE GOMORRAH CONJURATIONS. In that I'm a firm believer that variety IS the spice of life.
Thanks for participating in the 1RomanceEbooks.com Grand Blog Tour. I appreciate you having stopped by.
Alma (re: your "history" question)--
Almost forgot. While "historical" is a genre I tend to shy away from (so much need to get the time line "right"), probably able to count on one hand the number I've actually done -- GAIUS MAXIMUS back in my pulp-fiction days; my genuinely hard-core m/f SS&M, and my short story "Ludus Scaenicus Mortis Rubrae" in the MLR Press anthology RED -- the historical of mine (written with Professor Wayne Gunn)which has recently received the most attention and notoriety, is,THE ARDENNIAN BOY, the story of the rather seedy love affair between the French poets Arthur Rimbaud and Paul Verlaine (one gay, one bisexual). A book some like, some detest. (A lot of the original French poetry steamily translated specifically for the book by Professor Gunn).
Looks like I'm going to love this series. I'm #8060
Victoria---
Glad you could stop by, and I do hope that you continue to enjoy the Grand Blog Tour being conducted by 1RomanceEbooks.com
Interesting site. New to your books. loved reading about candle reading.
Gabrielle #8226
Happy Anniversary 1 Romance ebooks and congrats to all the authors attached to them. :-)
Larena #294
Hi William,
First Thank you for participating and offering such a generous prize. I have read several excerpts from the yahoo group and have loved all of them. They are on my TRL.
Love the idea of the scented candles.
Carol L.
Lucky4750@aol.com
participant @ 6916
Gabrielle, Irwirum, and Carol.
Welcome, all three of you who seem to have checked on through since the last I checked on through. Know that you are welcome, and that 1RomanceEbooks.com appreciates you having become part of its Anniversary Grand Blog Tour.
And Carol, I can't get enough of Jfay's scented candles. Did you check out my gallery of just my collection alone, at:
http://www.myspace.com/maltesecandlegallery
(that's all one uninterrupted line, by the way).
Congrats on your new series, it sounds interesting! The candles look good too.
Thanks,
Blog Participant #5354
Fun premise and titles!
Doh! Forgot my #. 8247
*wided eyed* wow. so much stuff that goes with your stories. did you mention perfume? I'm amazed and impressed. I have to check out your books. I'm glad to see m/m writers on this list. I think you're the first one.
my number is #7871
I think I've lost track of how many William Maltese works I own. So happy to see you on the blog tour! I'm #8331
Teresa, Amber, and RED ...
Sorry I didn't check in earlier to say welcome, on your way through on your 1RomanceEbooks.com Grand Blog Tour ... but my editor (headed out on vacation early tomorrow morning) suddenly decided that he'd really like (if I could please manage) to get my WILLIAM MALTESE'S WINE TASTER'S DIARY: SPOKANE/PULLMAN WA to the printer before he left. So, today has been, all day --- BORING!!!! --- proofing; only just now finished Thank the Lord!
Anyway, I'm here now, so welcome. And RED, actual books of mine already in your collection?! Whoot! Whoot! Hugs!
In fact, hugs to one and all, who are on your way through, have been, or will be; and enjoy the rest of your tour.
When people ask me to name an author who is well written in many genres and whose stories never disappoint me, I have to list William, and almost pee my pants when they try his stuff and ask "where did this new young voice come from?" I have enjoyed reading your stories and miss chatting with you at Thunder's castle. Of course, the story involving the Xocai has to be Black Candle Reader in the MLR anthology Love Me Dead..... thanks for all the great writing, will be picking up the Flicker series for my daughter as soon as it comes out.
Mary M.
kaisquared
#765
Mary ...
You say the nicest things!
And how nice of you to stop by. I really should start getting out more. Lately, I seem to be literally chained to the computer.
I'm really looking forward to my FLICKER: #1 BOOK OF ANSWERS. It was a fun book to write, and hopefully just ... well ... a fun ... teen-angst book.
Hope to see more of you "around" (I'm presuming you're getting around more than I am). DO continue to enjoy 1RomanceEbooks.com's Grand Blog Tour. (Damn but ebooks have "become" the thing, even if I do still like to have a smells-like-paper print copy in hand.
I just registered for the prizes. Good luck to all! Blog Participant #6848
Ellie...
So glad that you stopped by as part of 1RomanceEbooks.com's Grand Blog Tour in celebration of their anniversary.
Good reading!
Another interesting blog. Of course, teen are attracted to the Native American culture because it has community, dance, art, and colorful costuming as well as an emphasis on courage and spirit and its own magic or religion.
Blog Tourist #8432
Vonnie...
So glad you made it by.
Speaking of Indians, my shape-shifter Native American, I just got word, will likely be making his appearance in my FLICKER: #1 BOOK OF ANSWERS finally about to be released (although I'm not holding my breath).
Do hope you're enjoying your 1RomanceEbooks.com Grand Tour. It was a pleasure to have you stop by.
William
Have bookmarked you so can come back to look at your books properly. This is excellent so many more autors to choose from yeah Tanya #4335
Tanya...
So glad you stopped by.
Feel free to return any time. Always a pleasure!
And I hope you have a continued informative and good time enjoying the 1RomanceEbooks.com "Grand Blog Tour".
William
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