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Christmas

5 Shiny Holiday Stars to If Only In My Dreams by Keira Andrews! Yay Gay Christmas Romance! #amreading

December 15, 2015 by Leta

If Only in My DreamsIf Only in My Dreams by Keira Andrews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Truly one of my favorite holiday reads ever, I think. So friggin’ cute with a nice dollop of angst. New adult holiday romance with mixed faiths and all the best tropes: hate-to-love, road trip, “snowed in”, and reunited exes (kinda). Cannot recommend it highly enough to anyone looking for the perfect holiday gay romance! <3

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Filed Under: books, Christmas, ebook, ebooks, erotica, Gay, LGBT, Reading, Reviews, romance Tagged With: christmas, cute, gay, happy, hate to love, holiday, new adult, reunion, road trip, snowed in

Christmas Music – December 23, 2014 – I Could Clean Up For Christmas #aimeemann #music

December 23, 2014 by Leta

I’m not sure if she’s talking about her house or not. 😛 Because I’m talking about my house.

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: aimee mann, clean up for christmas

Christmas Music – December 21 – In Excelsis Deo #toriamos #holidays

December 22, 2014 by Leta

And the mountains in reply

Echo, echo, echo!

http://youtu.be/3ugAUsnxs5E

Filed Under: Christmas, Music

Christmas Songs – Dec 20, 2014 – Holly Jolly Concert #sufjan #cheers #music

December 20, 2014 by Leta

I’m pretty sure that being drunk at a Sufjan Steven’s Christmas concert would be pretty freaking awesome and go a long way toward giving almost anyone some Christmas cheer. It’s just that ridiculous. And it’s probably best to be buzzed while listening/watching, too. I dunno. I just like it.

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: christmas, christmas songs, holiday music, holly jolly christmas, music, sufjan stevens

Santa Wishes from Characters – Matty & Rob – Training Season #gay #sequel

December 19, 2014 by Leta

A few days ago I saw this on All About the Writing:

It’s that glorious time of year when everyone whispers sweet nothings in Santa’s ear, hoping for a little extra something in their Christmas stocking. Fictional characters are no different.

So this is what I posed to my writer friends:

One of your characters is sitting on Santa’s lap, and whispers something in Santa’s ear. Who is it, and what did they say to ole Saint Nick?

(- See more at: http://www.allaboutthewriting.com/donna_j_cummings/2014/12/santa-baby.html#sthash.yzR7PW7c.dpuf)

Matty jumped up and down in my mind saying, “Oh, me! Me! I want to tell everyone what I want for Christmas.” And then all the other characters that that would be fun, too. So, here’s Day One of Santa Wishes! We’ll do Matty first since he’s impatient to tell all. Imagine him sitting in Santa’s lap–glitter, feathers, a tiara?–whatever he’s wearing it’s definitely shiny.

Matty: Dear Santa, I have been very, very, very naughty. I’ve blown our budget, lost my best skater, failed to eat lunch kind of a lot, fought with my employer and been a dick to Rob because I’m in a panic-spiral. I think that a punishment is definitely in order. Truly. I really deserve it. *taps glitter-polished fingernail against front teeth* Let’s see, I like horse whips and restraints and spankings and anything kind of rough. Oooh, being gagged is good. And a blindfold is never wrong. Of course, we already have all of those items. So, be creative, Santa. I love a good surprise! Just send me something deliciously naughty and kind of painful and I’ll be happy. Or, um, punished. Probably both. Psst, also, if you’d turn back time and make me win the gold at the Olympics, either time really, that’d be excellent and I’d swear to be a better boy next year. Maybe. But in the meantime, bring me something kinky! And really fucking difficult! *dreamily* Yes, that would help keep me in line.

Author’s note: Stay tuned this spring and you can find out what Santa brings because Matty’s kinda serious. 😛

Matty’s idea of a good present. Himself.

Rob: Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. Again. And Matty’s been better than he thinks he has. For example, he’s been very good for me in bed. The budget thing…yeah. That’s a problem. The rest? Problems, too. But we’ll work it out. We always do. I guess if you really want to bring me anything, a winning lottery ticket so I can keep Matty in the style he aspires to would be great. *chuckles* But I guess that’s pretty damn unlikely, so just making Matty happier-than-not would do it for me. So bring him whatever he asked for and I’ll consider us square.

I think Matty would die of Christmas joy if Rob wanted to use a length of sleigh bells on him in some aggressive, sexy, strappy manner.

Training Season is available now at:

AMAZON
B&N
SMASHWORDS
iTUNES
SCRIBD
OYSTER

And now at KOBO.

Look out for Training Season’s sequel coming Spring 2015.

Filed Under: books, Christmas, Reading, romance, Sex Tagged With: characters, christmas, matty, rob, santa wishes, sequel, training season

Christmas Music – Dec 19, 2014 – Happy Holidays #lovespirals #music

December 19, 2014 by Leta

I was listening to this album (Ornamentals) for the first time the other day and kept thinking this was a Madonna song from the 1990s or something. I was kinda tripped out to see it was by Lovespirals and not Madonna at all. My brain has a hard time accepting that. Listen and tell me if you hear 90s Madonna, too. Or am I insane? Wait…don’t answer that! 😉

 

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: christmas, holiday, lovespirals, madonna, music, ornamental

Christmas Music – Dec 18, 2014 – City Sidewalks, Busy Sidewalks #vandaveer #music

December 18, 2014 by Leta

When I was a kid, Silver Bells was my favorite song on my parents’ single Christmas LP. It was a mix of artists and long gone, so I no longer know who sang that version. I’ve never been able to locate it. Most versions of Silver Bells actually bother me because they aren’t the right one. But this version by Vandaveer is the closest to the old one I’ve ever found and it makes me happy.

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: silver bells, vandaveer

Christmas Music – Dec 16, 2014 – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas #toriamos #love

December 17, 2014 by Leta

My favorite version of this song ever. Shocking, I know.

http://youtu.be/nwX62HL2vKo

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: have yourself a merry little christmas, tori amos

Christmas Music – Dec 16, 2014 – The Nightmare Before Kate Bush #fanvideo #christmas

December 16, 2014 by Leta

So it seems fitting to put up the next Christmas song with a fanvideo since I’m doing a post later today about my favorite fanvidder.

Filed Under: Christmas, Fandom, Holidays Tagged With: kate bush, the nightmare before christmas, tim burton

Christmas Music – December 15, 2014 – Such Was My Need On A Chronic Christmas Eve #sineadoconor #music

December 15, 2014 by Leta

One of those songs that’s probably only a Christmas song to me. I have a few like that. Like Cohen’s “Famous Blue Raincoat” and EBTG’s “Come On Home”.

Oh I wanna make something

So lovely for you

‘Cus I promised that’s what I’d do for you

With the bible I stole

I know you forgave my soul

Because such was my need on a chronic Christmas Eve

And I think we’re agreed that it should have been free

And you sang to me

They dress the wounds of my poor people

As though they’re nothing

Saying “peace, peace”

When there’s no peace

ETA: Apparently, I am not the only one who sees this as a Christmas song. “Christmas can serve as a hollow, ironic and painful reminder for many that beyond the season, the give and take of our society has often not served them with the justice of enough.

In this vein I love the song ‘Something Beautiful’ by Sinead O’Connor picking up the themes of Jeremiah at Christmas. Talk about one cantankerous prophet quoting another!”

 

 

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: christmas, christmas music, holiday songs, sinead o'connor, something beautiful, such was my need on a chronic christmas eve

Christmas Music – Dec 14, 2014 – This Is How I See You #music

December 14, 2014 by Leta

This is one of the most heartbreaking and beautiful winter songs ever.

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: christmas, holiday music, merry christmas my love, music, sarah mclachlan

Christmas Music – Dec 13, 2014 – Winter Song #music

December 13, 2014 by Leta

Is love alive?

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: Ingrid Michaelson, inside my arms, sara bareilles

Christmas Music – Dec 10, 2014 – God In Three Persons #music #sufjanstevens

December 10, 2014 by Leta

Perfect in power.

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: best version, holy holy holy, lord god almighty, sufjan stevens

Christmas Music – Dec 9, 2014 – Westward Leading, Still Proceeding #music #toriamos

December 9, 2014 by Leta

What we need is solar power.

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: christmas, midwinter graces, the best christmas album ever, tori amos

Christmas Music – Dec 8, 2014 – Love Came Down At Christmas #music #shawncolvin

December 8, 2014 by Leta

Lovely love oh love divine.

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: 1990s, christmas music, holiday music, shawn colvin

Christmas Music – Dec 7, 2014 – Dolly FOREVER aka Hard Candy Christmas #music #dollyparton

December 7, 2014 by Leta

Because:

a) Dolly

b) DOLLY

c) this song always makes me crazy happy/nostalgic

 

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: christmas music, dolly, hard candy christmas, holiday music

Christmas Music – Dec 6, 2014 – O Christmas Tree (*gasp*) #rosecousins #music

December 6, 2014 by Leta

Funtimes between musician friends.


Here’s a fun non-Christmas one by these same set of folks

Filed Under: Christmas, Music Tagged With: broken wings, christmas music, holiday music, o christmas tree, rose cousins, xmas

Christmas Music – Dec 1, 2014 – Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs #music #xmas

December 1, 2014 by Leta

A few years ago I posted a holiday song every day of December. I decided to try it again this year but might cop
out after a few days. We’ll see how it goes.

First up!

Filed Under: Christmas, Music

Smoky Mountain Dreams is a Bestseller! Wow! #mmromance #ebook

November 20, 2014 by Leta

Yesterday afternoon, I got this crazy message! 😀

Congratulations!

Smoky Mountain Dreams by Leta Blake has just hit the Allromance.com Bestseller List!

You can check out all of the Allromance.com Bestsellers here: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/bestsellers.html.

I am absolutely thrilled. Thank you, Readers, for loving this book! I’m so proud to be able to add the ARe Bestseller icon to this book’s page! (Uh, when I finally make it!)

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Filed Under: books, Christmas, ebook, ebooks, Gay, LGBT, Reading, Reviews Tagged With: best selling gay romance, gatlinburg, gay appalachia, gay gatlinburg, gay romance, gay sex, gay tennessee, m/m romance, mmromance, romance, smokies, smoky mountain dreams

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