What Love Is....

"Love is a temporary madness, it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides, you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion, it is not the desire to mate every second minute of the day, it is not lying awake at night imagining that he is kissing every cranny of your body. No, don’t blush, I am telling you some truths. That is just being “in love”, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident." 

(Louis de Bernières in Corelli’s Mandolin)

New Book Release: Are You HUNGRY FOR LOVE? Get It Today!

It is with great pleasure that I give you Hungry for Love, my latest contemporary romance.

And we have a winner! Congrats to Jim Evans! I will be in touch with you via e-mail to see how to get your copy to you. As has always been my tradition on this blog, I am giving away one free paperback signed copy of Hungry for Love to a person that comments below (please leave an e-mail address so I can contact you, should you win). Winner will be announced next Friday, September 20.

BLURB

Nate Tippie and Brandon Wilde are gay, single, and both hoping to meet that special man, even though fate has not yet delivered him to their doorstep. Nate's sister, Hannah, and her kooky best friend, Marilyn, are about to help fate with that task by creating a profile on the gay dating site, OpenHeartOpenMind. The two women are only exploring, but when they need a face and body for the persona they create, they use Nate as the model.

When Brandon comes across the false profile, he falls for the guy he sees online. Keeping up the charade, Hannah begins corresponding with him, posing as Nate. Real complications begin when Brandon wants to meet Nate, but Nate doesn’t even know he’s being used in the online dating ruse. Hannah and Marilyn concoct another story and send Nate out to let the guy down gently. But when Nate and Brandon meet, the two men feel an instant and powerful pull toward each other. Cupid seems to have shot his bow, but how do Nate and Brandon climb out from under a mountain of deceit without letting go of their chance at love?

REVIEWS
From LIVE YOUR LIFE, BUY THE BOOK
“I loved his writing style, I loved the flow of the book, I didn’t feel like there was anything missing by the time the end of the story came around and I was really able to love Brandon and Nate very easily...this story had romance, love, friendship, deception, jealousy, heartbreak.... Read the review.
From ON TOP DOWN UNDER BOOK REVIEW
“...overall, I really enjoyed this book...it was perfect...” Read the review.
From MRS. CONDIT AND FRIENDS READ BOOKS
“...written beautifully with humor, and love, and intelligence. Rick Reed has done a wonderful, wonderful job with this story!!" Read the review.
From AMOS LASSEN REVIEWS
“Reed has never been afraid to tackle the important issues of the LGBT community and here he looks at friendship, love, lies, heartbreak and jealousy while creating characters that we can identify with and grow to love.” Read the review.

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