Berlin, 1943. An encounter with an old friend leaves German physicist Dr. Kristopher Lehrer with doubts about his work. But when he confronts his superior, everything goes horribly wrong. Suddenly Kristopher and Michel, a member of the Resistance, are on the run, hunted for treason and a murder they did not commit. If they’re caught, Kristopher’s knowledge could be used to build a terrible weapon that could win the war.

When Michel contacts the Allies, hoping they can work together, it isn’t long before the so-called “simple” mission becomes anything but. With both men realizing they can no longer ignore their growing feelings for each other, Kristopher and Michel must fight—not just for a chance of a future together, but for their very survival.



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Tomas Kemp has two successful novels to his name and the true belief that a successful sequel is only a matter of a little inspiration. When Tomas meets a mysterious stranger under the branches of an old oak tree, he feels compelled to tell him about a book he holds dear and the sequel he wants to read. But Cathal doesn’t share that deep belief that the sequel Tomas seeks ends happily. Cathal has seen enough of a world where stories are real to know that happy ever after is sometimes the dream that won’t come true.

But stories have never let Tomas down, and as he follows Cathal across the reality shift between their worlds, he learns that Cathal is right: Happy ever after is never just given—but sometimes, it can be fought for and won.



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I'm taking part in The Hop Against Homophobia which runs from 17th -20th of this month. This Hop is to raise awareness about the existence of homophobia and to stand together as a community of M/M writers etc.

As a writer of M/M I do not want to feel as though I need to hide what I'm writing. Why should I? People love who they love and isn't that what should be the important thing rather than what gender they are? Sadly homophobia is still alive and well however much we'd like to pretend it isn't.

I had that hit home rather clearly a few months ago. I volunteer as a musician at my local church, and I was talking to a friend after the service about my latest book as she'd just finished reading it from the library. The priest comes up to us, and overhears part of the conversation. He was all over the fact that I'm a published author and began talking about how these things should be celebrated and he'd write something for the parish newsletter.

Then he discovered that I write m/m romance, and suddenly everything changed. Oh no, he couldn't possibly do that, as the older parishioners might get upset.

Needless to say, I wasn't impressed, but sadly I also wasn't surprised.

It's one of the reasons I think it's important to have m/m fiction out there and visable and be seen to be writing and reading it. If you'd like to be in to win a copy of an ebook from my backlist ie Cat's Quill or Shadowboxing, leave a comment in this post and your email so I can contact you.

Thank you for reading, and being a part of this.

I've blogged today at Lou Sylve's - one of my fellow coffee unicorns - about why I like to write SF/Fantasy and whumping. There's also an excerpt from Slow Dreaming and a sneak peek at the cover.

Drop by, read, and also make sure to take a look around Lou's blog. Plenty of great stuff there.

I'm taking part in this on my Saturday/Sunday. Would love to see you there!

From Dreamspinner Press:

To celebrate the completion of the Daily Dose and Dreamspinner's fifth anniversary, we have scheduled a chat this Saturday, May 5, 2012, at the Literary Nymphs Yahoo! Group. All authors with stories in Time Is Eternity are invited to participate and to publicize not only their Daily Dose stories but also any other publications they have with Dreamspinner (including forthcoming publications). We're giving away a Kindle Fire to one lucky participant in the chat so we're hoping for a great turnout.

http://library.huttcity.govt.nz/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/OPAC/CALENDAR

I'm giving an author talk at Petone library on the 22nd May. To quote the blurb on the website and the hardcopy of 'What's On' for May:


Author Talk - Upside Down in the Future with Anne Barwell.

Anne, who lives in Lower Hutt, has two novels (and more on the way) published by US based publisher Dreamspinner Press. Anne has never met her publisher face to face. Every aspect of the process is conducted online. Anne will talk about how this relationship is working succesfully for her and share some of her work.

I'll have to share some of Slow Dreaming as it's set in Petone...

I've been interviewed today at Karenna Colcroft's. Drop by and say hi - there's also an excerpt of Shadowboxing.

Big thanks to Karenna for having me.

In other news Shadowboxing is one of the covers being voted for in this round of Rainbow Awards.

Meantime...back to work. I got the galley for Slow Dreaming last night and it has to be back by Friday.

I finished the outline for the new story - A Knight to Remember - today.

It has dragons, swords, and smut.

The important things in other words.

Now I need to sit down and write it.

Also! I got the draft cover for Slow Dreaming. Very pretty, and I love it. I'll share when I have the official one.

“Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” ~Henry Van Dyke

Millennia, centuries, decades, years, months, days, hours, minutes, seconds... if it’s a love for the ages, then past, present, or future has no meaning. In these stories, time travel—forward or backward, for an instant or for a lifetime—is the way to fulfilling romance. The Time Is Eternity Daily Dose package delivers 30 M/M stories (plus a bonus short!) about love conquering all through the ages.

A story delivered automatically to your bookshelf each day in June. Over 1,500 pages of fiction selling individually for a total $92.70. Buy the package early and save:

April - $39.99 May - $49.99*

*Sale of packages for daily delivery ends May 25.

Buy it HERE.

Beginning June 1, stories will be available individually as priced or as a bulk package for $64.99.

My story - Slow Dreaming - is a part of this package which makes me very excited as one of my weaknesses as a reader and writer is time travel.

Blurb: As an agent for the Tempus Institute, Jason Adams’s task is to observe the past, not change it. But when he’s sent to 21st-century Wellington, New Zealand, during the last week of aspiring songwriter Sean Henderson’s life, Jason finds he can’t just watch from a distance. He and Sean quickly become friends and then lovers, and when the song that's haunted Jason for years connects them in a way he never anticipated, he'll risk changing history for the chance of sharing a future with Sean.

Blak Rayne has interviewed me on her blog today.

A fun mix of writing questions, who's my favourite character - and I tell you someone is very smug about that one - and some fun.

Big thanks to Blak for the opportunity :)