I wanted to comment on the reviewers who have listed word misusages in; The Darker Side of Trey Grey. Despite what some readers may think, I used the words in question correctly. I am sorry for those who have misperceived the meanings of these words. I write fantasy also, and these words are used fairly prevalently in that genre. For those interested, here are the words and their intended meanings.

roué; morally unrestrained

reprobation; severe disapproval

fallaciously; falsely, or without your approval.

abnegator; one who gives up, or relinquishes something, such as control. (WOW, this one surprised me.)

latent (as opposed to blatant, which means almost the direct opposite of what I intented); not presently evident or realized. (Where as blatant means; completely obvious.)

So if those who honestly believed I did not understand the meaning of the words I wrote would like to re-read the paragraphs where these errors supposedly occured, I think you would find they now make sense, and you will acquire an understanding of proper word usage in developing the depth of an authors characters.

Now on to other issues. Yes, I know there are some puncuation issues, and I relied on others too much with correcting my to/too disability. I will be re-editing Trey, and to anyone who has a purchased copy, if you would like the revised edition, let me know, and include the date you purchased and from what retailer. I should have the revised copy uploaded by June 1st.

Thank you to all who have sent me words of praise and encouragement. I love you all.

Tara

All things so not in order...

I have been scrambling trying to finish You're Always in the Last Place You Look. It's going, but slowly. I will have some re-writes to do. Blah... But I still hope to have the first draft done by March 1st-ish. My goal was to keep this book under 100K but as I watch the word count climb, I'm not sure it will happen. Anyone who has read Six or Trey Grey know I have a problem with short works. I just can't seem to avoid going deep into my characters and stories. And that takes a lot of words.

I am also working on a short called; My Bully. I hope to have this submitted for an anthology Harmony Ink is putting out, and if I'm lucky they will like it enough to include it. Yeah, I know, laugh away. I suck at shorts. But I am trying to keep this simple. *groan*

Out of the Dark is still my next project. I have about 35K written that needs some re-working, but it is a start. A little teaser... Trey does something truly stupid in this book that backfires in a really big way. Recall how much he dislikes therapists? Yeah... Well, he meets one that pushes all the wrong buttons in him.

Thank you to all the folks who have read Trey. Without you there wouldn't be a second book. I can't believe how much people have connected with Trey as a character. I love him, of course. I designed him after all. He will always be one of my favorite characters, even years from now.

And the nominees are...

Yes, I am excited, and honored, and would have to figure out how to do a backflip if either of my little books get voted into the top three. A huge and heartfelt thank you to those who nominated me. I know who you are... oh, that sounded kind of menacing didn't it?

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You're Always in the Last Place You Look

YAITLPYL is a YA book, previously titled; The Pastor's Son. This will be my first release of 2014. Over half done, I am planning on a February release. I combined my knowledge and love of rodeo with a sweet romance in this book. The main character, Gabriel, is the town Pastor's son and competes as a header in high school rodeo. Life is copacetic, that is until Zane Z. Zimmerman arrives, stirring feelings in him he never thought he'd find. As the book progresses, he learns half the town knew he was gay before he did. This is a coming out story but not typical. Gabe has only ever wanted to feel, so when he finally does, he embraces his sexuality with everything he is. Now he just has to tell his parents, and hope he doesn't become the center of one of his father's sermons. Set in small town Idaho, the story is as languid and sweet as small town life should be. The story contains minor alcohol and drug use, as well as some swearing and age appropriate sexual situations.

Trey Grey; Out of the Dark

I need some inspiration to get back into Trey's head, and finish he and Justin's story. A few hard hits to my soul over the first book have me in a funk. If you love him and his story, please vote for him on the goodreads lists and the MM Romance Readers Choice awards. Thank you so much to those who nominated both The Darker Side of Trey Grey and Six in several catagories. I am about 30K into the second book, but I stagnated due to just a few saying my book is all over the place and unrealistic, that Trey's OCD is ill formed, Trey's mind and mental issues are ill founded. I'd really like to finish their story. I have a third book, a novella, that shows us their life together ten years later already outlined. So show Trey your love and hopefully he will open up to me again.

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My current works in progress...

Currently I am working on several books.

(WT) The pastors son is a LGBT YA book that centers around 17 year old Zane Z. Zimmerman who moves from Chicago to small town Idaho after a family tragedy strikes.

Gabriel is the town pastor's son. Not among the most popular kids at school, he is solitary by design, not by choosing. Through no fault of his own, Gabe finds himself in the wrong place at the right time on more than one occasion where Zane is concerned.

A city boy lost to himself and everyone around him...
A pastor's son determined to save him from his own declination...

Somewhere during the journey a heart will be broken and a boy will find his way.

Not all stories have a happy ending...

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The Paladins is a YA urban sci-fi novel set in modern day. An intergalactic parasite has landed with plans to arrogate Earth. The Galactic Guard, in a show of mercy, gifts thirty-four Tellurian offspring to Earth in an effort to stop the Gravenors from succeeding in transmogrifying the planets population.

Raised as human orphans, the Tellurians mature faster than expected, and discover one rainy night they are not of this planet. When they learn the truth, will they choose to fight a war not of their concern or disappear into the world with the only artifact from their own species, a silver survival manual. 

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The Diviner of Death is a YA urban fantasy novel. The first in the Slayers series. This book introduces Joeseph, the very first Slayer-born. What would you do if you discovered you had the power to kill the dredges of society? How do you think the world would react to a genetic anomaly of this magnitude?

Follow Joseph through his physical changes and mental anguish as he becomes a hunter of immoral men and the diviner of death.