Rainbow Snippets: Rob Rosen tells a hilarious tale of a friendly alien invasion

person standing under UFO in beam of light at night. Photo has a peaceful rather than scary tone

In “Close Encounter of the Three-way Kind” by Rob Rosen, the arrival of aliens from another galaxy results in a dwindling international supply of candy corn. But despite taking over two continents, they’re not as interested in invasion as consensual exploration. Read on for a snippet from this quirky erotic comedy. … Read more

Rainbow Snippets: A werewolf in chains

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“When The Big Moon Shines” by Carl Redlum is the story of Henry, a college student intent on hunting down the man who turned him into a werewolf. The gay couple next door seem like they might be able to help—or maybe they’re trying to get in the way. Here’s a snippet. … Read more

Exclusive Myths, Moons & Mayhem excerpt on Louise Lyon’s blog

Thanks to author Louise Lyons for featuring an excerpt from Greg Kosebjorn’s “Squatchin’,” one of the stories in Myths, Moons, and Mayhem, on her blog earlier this week. It’s the story of a young gay couple who get more than they were bargaining for when they go out for a weekend of Bigfoot-hunting in the Pacific Northwest. Here’s the tiniest teaser: … Read more

Land of the Book Fairies gives Myths, Moons, and Mayhem four stars!

Eddy LeFey over at Land of the Book Fairies reviewed Myths, Moons, and Mayhem earlier this week and immediately won me over with this tidbit: Unlike some people, it seems, I enjoy a good short story, especially if it comes packaged with stories from multiple authors. Variety is the spice of life after all. That right there … Read more

Elizabeth Coldwell on “Stumbling into the Day of the Dead” 

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I spent my childhood moving from country to country and currently live in a neighborhood where I regularly overhear conversations in half a dozen languages, so I always enjoy reading about people’s experiences learning about new cultures. As part of the Myths, Moons, and Mayhem blog tour, author Elizabeth Caldwell stopped by the Alpha Book Club to talk about encountering Mexico’s Day of the Dead for the first time in her home country across the Atlantic. … Read more

Excerpt from Morgan Elektra’s “The Endless Knot” on Janine Ashbless’s Blue Mondays

Janine Ashbless invited Myths, Moons, and Mayhem back to her blog for Blue Monday this week. She featured an excerpt from Morgan Elektra’s “The Endless Knot,” the passionate story of a vampire and werewolf who couldn’t keep their fiery relationship from burning itself to the ground. One Halloween night in New Orleans, a human named Beau shows them how to rekindle it to a steady flame.

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Elizabeth Coldwell on casting love spells

Last week, Kitten Wylde had Myths, Moons, and Mayhem contributor Elizabeth Coldwell on her blog to talk about love spells, which feature prominently in Elizabeth’s story for the anthology, “Be Careful What You Wish For.” Read on for a snippet of the story that illustrates one step in her fictional love spell.
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The Books in the Nook gives Myths, Moons, and Mayhem four stars!

Myths, Moons, and Mayhem has earned another four-star review, this one from multigenre author CM Peters at The Books in the Nook. She writes, “The stories have evidently been picked thoroughly and put together to form unity; I went from one story to the other hungry for more. And boy did I get more.” … Read more

Hyenas, zombies, and The Great British Bake-Off: My interview at Dawn’s Reading Nook

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Why I hate Nazis, my affection for spotted hyenas, what supplies I’d want handy in case of a zombie attack, and the cookbook I’ll be turning to this winter—learn it all in this interview I did with Dawn’s Reading Nook.
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