I haven’t been on this list for awhile. It’s nice to ‘Murder at the Paisley Parrot’ grab the #1 slot once again, and to see 6 of the 7 books I have on sale for .99 cents through Tuesday back in the top 100.

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Black Cat White Paws

by Mark McNease

Giveaway ends July 10, 2018.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter Giveaway

Enter from now through July 10 for a chance to win one of 100 Kindle editions of “Black Cat White Paws: A Maggie Dahl Mystery.” Prefer to purchase it outright? It’s just $1.99 through July (regular $3.99). The reviews are trickling in and it’s set to be a crowd pleaser.

Okay, make that 18 free copies! Congrats to Robin and Larry who got their early bird copies.

Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) has a new tool for authors to get the word out. I’ve purchased 20 Kindle editions of my new mystery, Black Cat White Paw: A Maggie Dahl Mystery, and I’m just waiting to send them out to the next 18 claimants. Love a good cozy-esque mystery set in an idyllic river town? Love cats? This book’s for you. All I would appreciate in return for a free Kindle edition is an honest review on Amazon.

Just email me at LGBTSr@outlook.com and I’ll send a download link to the first 18 respondents. It’s just like buying a Kindle book directly from Amazon. No in-between, no gathering of personal information. Just click, open, and read.

Mark/Editor

About Black Cat White Paws

In Black Cat White Paws, recently widowed Maggie Dahl finds herself faced with challenges on all fronts: life alone in a new town, running a business she and her husband had dreamed of and started together, and now pursuing a killer. Her sister Gerri moves from Philadelphia to Lambertville, New Jersey, to support her sister and start a new life of her own. Together the women search for a murderer, helped in critical ways by their neighbor’s cat. A black cat with white paws. A cat whose independence sets it all in motion and sees it through to the end.

Black Cat White Paws finds Maggie moving from New York City to Lambertville, an idyllic river town with artists, restaurants, incredible landscapes, and enough local characters to populate a murder mystery. Join Maggie, Gerri, Checks the cat, and a cast of colorful small town natives just as eager—and as shocked—to find a killer in their midst.

Read the review by Velvet Lounger HERE.

About Beowulf for Cretins

English professor and aspiring novelist, Grace Warner spends her days teaching four sections of “Beowulf for Cretins” to bored and disinterested students at one of New England’s “hidden ivy” colleges. Not long after she is dumped by her longtime girlfriend, Grace meets the engaging and mysterious Abbie on a cross-country flight. Sparks fly on and off the plane as the two strangers give in to one night of reckless passion with no strings attached, and no contact information exchanged.

Back home at St. Albans, the college rocks Grace’s world when it announces the appointment of a new president, the first woman in its 165-year history. Cue Abbie—and cue Grace’s collision course with a neurotic dog named Grendel, a fractious rival for tenure, and a woman called Ochre, in what very well might be Grace’s last real shot at happiness.

The release date for the eBook edition of Black Cat White Paws has been moved to June 27. You can still get it at the special preorder price of $1.99 (regular $4.99).

About Black Cat White Paws

In Black Cat White Paws, recently widowed Maggie Dahl finds herself faced with challenges on all fronts: life alone in a new town, running a business she and her husband had dreamed of and started together, and now pursuing a killer. Her sister Gerri moves from Philadelphia to Lambertville, New Jersey, to support her sister and start a new life of her own. Together the women search for a murderer, helped in critical ways by their neighbor’s cat. A black cat with white paws. A cat whose independence sets it all in motion and sees it through to the end.

Black Cat White Paws finds Maggie moving from New York City to Lambertville, an idyllic river town with artists, restaurants, incredible landscapes, and enough local characters to populate a murder mystery. Join Maggie, Gerri, Checks the cat, and a cast of colorful small town natives just as eager—and as shocked—to find a killer in their midst.

From Steve Hayes/Tired Old Queen at the Movies

Mart Crowley’s iconic play about the lives of several gay men in the 1970’s comes alive in William Friedkin’s THE BOYS IN THE BAND (’70). Featuring the brilliant original Broadway cast, its alternately hysterical, funny, sensitive, touching, at times lacerating and ultimately unforgettable.

The countdown begins! Black Cat White Paws: A Maggie Dahl Mystery is available now for preorder on Kindle, at the preorder special price of $1.99. That jumps to $4.99 on its release July 8.

In addition to this, a special 4-chapter excerpt is free for all email subscribers and will be sent out shortly, for download via BookFunnel (ePub, MOBI or PDF).

The following is reprinted with permission from Gay Travelers Magazine

By Steven Skelley and Thomas Routzong

We have enjoyed every single visit to Mexico. We have watched giant whales swim by. We have stood in awe viewing Mayan archeological sites. We swam with sea turtles. We have enjoyed luxurious resorts. Mexico is filled with beauty, history and wonderful vacation opportunities.

Sacred Tours of Mexico allows travelers to experience the spiritual and historical traditions of Mexico.

We asked Anne Key, Co-Founder and Tour Leader of Sacred Tours of Mexico, to tell us more. This is how she responded by email.

Poems for LGBTQ Pride Month