My sequel to "Home Station on the Prairie" has finally been released! Now you can read the further adventures of Jamie, Thad, and their little family they're building out on the prairie.



Thad had thought that he was saying goodbye to Jamie forever when he left eleven years before. Like the Pony Express, their relationship was supposed to die out quietly, gracefully. What he hadn't expected was how much Jamie Boyd and that little patch of Nebraska meant to him, and how much he wanted to spend the rest of his life on that Pony Express station turned homestead.

Eleven years later, and Thad's happier than he's ever been, helping Jamie's cousin raise her five girls and making sure that Patchwork Ranch runs as smoothly as can be. But that all changes when Mattie Alden, the actual impetus that drove Jamie and Thad apart years ago, steps back into all their lives. With Mattie come complications, like men interested in both Jamie's family and the ranch itself. Thad's not the only one who has to make the journey of self discovery, but he's not sure they'll all survive the journey if they have to make it together.
Now available here!

It's fall, Halloween's almost here, and I have yet to buy a pumpkin. I bought a house instead. Does that count? ;)

Anyway, welcome to fall! There was that freak snowfall on Friday here in upstate NY, and today it's 57. We'll ignore the fact that it's in the 80s in California.

So, who wants to play today? Who wants to entertain me? Who wants treats for tricks? Tell me your best trick, and I'll write you a snippet of something smexy!

"Country Days," a look at Pai and Hemi from "The Nature of the Beast" ten years later, is now available as part of the Down Under Taste Test.

I join talented authors Laney Cairo and Kate Roman.

Ever wanted to travel to Australia or New Zealand? Now we all have a chance to go Down Under and see the wonders that part of the world has to offer! In Country Days by Kara Larson, Pai is plagued by cows in his garden. Lucky for him, his lover Hemi knows just what to do distract him, and get rid of the cows.

In At the Bach, by Kate Roman, Geoff has had it with the dating game, and when a friend invites him to a weekend at the beach, he decides that's just what he needs to get over his last attempt at love. When his last crush shows up, Geoff isn't sure if he's found heaven or hell. Finally, in Almost Paradise, by Laney Cairo, Lee has left Melbourne in search of a tiny paradise town, but what he finds might surprise him. Good thing Charlie knows how to help a guy out. Head Down Under today!

My Spice, Ginger: The Spice of Life, is available now from Torquere Press!



Donald is a redhead, but he doesn't feel like he lives up to the stereotype and hype of his hair color. Normal in every way and set in his routine because of a bad experience in his youth, he refuses to venture outside of his comfort zone. Then he meets Brian at the local Auto Club office, and his world is turned upside down.

Brian is everything Donald wants to be: spontaneous, vivacious and outgoing. He's even been to Antarctica, a place Donald only dreams of going. Caught between the comfort and safety of the life he knows and the thrill of the adventure he's always dreamed of, Donald has to decide if he's willing to add a little ginger to his life.

My Arcana's up! Yeah, it's one of those "oops, totally forgot" moments. I didn't even realize it was out until they told me. In any case, if you'd like to see a bit of Bael and Adrian again from "Positions Vacant", here's your chance!



Playing a knight at Renaissance Faires makes a great disguise for Josh Korinthos, whose real job is fighting back the forces of the Unseelie Court for the Council. Being a knight doesn't pay like it used to, though, and Josh decides to help pad his bank account by getting a roommate.

His new roommate Kai is a magician and technophobe, whose hours are as weird as his own, but Josh doesn't have time to worry about Kai's eccentricities, or his roommate's disappearance when the council calls him in to rescue a lost Mage. What happens when his home and work worlds begin to collide?

Buy it here!

Next out is my Holiday Single Shot, Sliding Down the Pohutukawa.

Well, I finally finished that Pony Express story that fought me so hard in New Zealand last year.



I feel good about this one. The premise:

The Nebraska territory is a lonely place for young Jamie, who longs to be a Pony Express rider, but only manages to take care of their horses. Still, he has the ponies, and his father, and before he knows it he has Thad, a boyhood friend from back in Iowa.

Jamie has always found Thad fascinating, and soon the two young men strike up a friendship that might just turn into more. War looms on the horizon, though, and even as Jamie is realizing his dream of riding for the Pony Express, he knows his life is about to change drastically. Will he find a way to keep all he holds dear, including Thad?

Awesome review from Chris Owen here.

You can buy it here.

Enjoy!

Jon Carter is in the middle of the best contract he's ever had, working for a corporation that redefines enigmatic. He doesn't care, though, because he gets to be near the most gorgeous man he's ever seen, CIO Tam Roxbrugh. Jon is willing to risk the ire of their intimidating, inhumanly lovely CEO, Tanya Faye, to be Tam's lover. As Halloween approaches, Jon discovers that he will have to risk far more than that if he wants to be near the man he can't resist.

Buy it here!

My Opal Birthstone, At the Sign of the Ancestors, is OUT!



Kit Chao's family holds on to many of the traditions of their Thai ancestry. One of those traditions is Thai fighting, or Muay Thai, a martial art Kit has been raised doing. He treats it as a sign of respect for his ancestors, and while his fighting days have passed, Kit still occasionally steps into the ring when his gym needs him. That bit of information isn't something he talks about too often, just as he has never officially told his fellow fighters and trainers about being gay.

Drew is Kit's first potential boyfriend in a long time. A teacher, like Kit is during his day job, Drew share academic interests with Kit, as well as an intense attraction. One thing Drew doesn't quite understand, though, is why Kit would risk his life and limbs to fight. They both have to do some intense soul-searching in order to keep their relationship from facing total knock-out.

Not entirely based on personal experience, but drawn from my days of training in muay thai at my favorite gym. It's available in e-format here.

My Halloween Sip, As Green as Onie Glass, comes out on Friday. Keep a lookout for it!

BTW, I'm hosting over at torquere_social today, so stop by for snippets, a contest, and random Kara-ness!

So I SF-ed at Y-Con and I Hollywooded at WeHo. And I'm tired. And I think two days of travel and three of being/promoting me and my writing wore me out. :( On the plus side, I had a lot of fun and met awesome new people!

Y-Con: I didn't attend many panels (actually felt kind of old/no longer fangurly), but had a rockin' time with Shawn and Lorna of Torquere Press, hanging out with the cover artist Pluto (check out her covers for Torqued Tales and Flipped Fables!), and meeting elisa_rolle. I have a couple pictures, but I can't find my camera for all the swag. And the corset. But the corset is another story. 0_o

WeHo Bookfair: Hung with Jay Lygon, melspenser, zoenichols and Stephanie Vaughan. And went with my old friend, izanaki_misa, but she lives in the same building as me, so that was kind of a 'duh'. We talked books, we talked erotica/porn, we talked the difference between boys' love vs. gay erotica. A slightly creepy guy hit on me for something like 20 minutes. We met cool puppies and cooler people and didn't buy anything, since I had no cash left over from Y-Con. Oops. Note to self: you owe Misa $20.

My Halloween Sip, As Green as Onie Glass, will be part of the Halloween Sip Extravaganza! That will come out, obviously, at Halloween. Other than that, no new news in the world of Kara Larson. Hope everyone else had an awesome weekend, and it was great to meet you all!

So, we're waiting on some exotic strawberry dessert from room service and watching that show on TLC about wedding dresses, surfing the web from a comfy bed. I'm ready to call Day One of Y-Con a success.

I've caught up with elisa_rolle, who is an absolute sweetheart, and met abstractrx aka ZA Maxfield, who is another awesome person. I look forward to hooking up with them and other Torquere people tomorrow in the Dealer's Room.

For now, though, it's the struggle to stay awake while I await my dessert. :)

And oh, the costume envy. I miss my cosplay. :(

Today is my day in the Torquere Press Road of Relationship, celebrating life, love and romance no matter what the sex of your partner. My snippet (which kind of ran over 2k words) is a hazy-distant future look at the lives of Erlend, selkie lover Ronan, son Bryn and boyfriend/son-in-law Kyle. Seal Skin from Shifting Again is a story that I'm rather proud of, proud enough to write a semi-sequel/companion tale in the form of Horsemaster, telling Bryn's side of things, and an unnamed, unwritten tale dealing with Bryn, Kyle, and the aftermath of Horsemaster.

So, enjoy the snippet!

TP turns Five this month! To help celebrate, I'm participating in the Torquere Press Scavenger Hunt. Somewhere on my website, there is a graphic clue that you can hunt for. Collect all the clues, input them on this page, and you can win an Amazon Kindle filled with TP romances!

Later this month, I'll have a wedding snippet up as part of Torquere's Route of Relationship promo. My day is September 15th. Keep your eyes out!

Thanks for reading! Thanks for keeping TP alive!

Just a drive-by posting to announce some titles coming out in October and November:

My Arcana, based on the World Tarot card: A Match Made by the Council (debuing this November)
Detailing the story of one Korinthos, 21st century night, and his odd new roommate, who just might be a magician--a real one...

My Birthstone, Opal: At the Sign of the Ancestors (debuing in October)
How do you tell your new boyfriend about your hobby, fighting thai boxing-style? How do you tell the guys that you train with about your boyfriend? Kit's about to find out.

A holiday Single Shot, semi-sequel to And A Chook Shall Lead Them (debuing in December)
Amiri knew that Christmas with the rellies wasn't going to be all fun and games. He hadn't known it'd be this difficult though

There should be at least one Halloween Sip, and maybe a Spurs and Saddles come November as well. We're still working plotting those out. ;)

I'll also be at Yaoi Con on Saturday, September 27th at the Torquere Press booth, if anyone wants to stop by to say hi!

Live long and prosper! (Or something.)

Or something...

I know it's been all quiet on the western front, but that's because I'm working on good things, I promise! Just wanted to pop in to say, a: Happy December! and b: it's my day at the Torquere Press Advent Calendar today, so check out day 2 for holidays with Bryn and Kyle, and a recipe for Bryn's mam's delicious apple cake. (izanaki_misa can swear to this...)

It's almost here! (enter winter holiday of your choice)

*back to work...*

Happy Halloween, everyone! I hope you all have a spooktastic night. It was a rather mellow Halloween in the Kara Larson household. No costumes, no candy, nothing. Next year, when we're back stateside, there will be feasting and costume-making and merry-making and all that. But we do get to celebrate the attempted blowing up of Parliament this weekend, so it's a trade-off. ;)





Check out the Halloween Sips Blitz from Torquere! My story, Position Vacant, tells what happens when dork meets demon prince, and dork finally figures out what he should do with his life.

And if you know how much I adore Arthur, there's also a retelling of Arthur's story with a bit of a druidic shapeshifting twist in the next Shifting anthology. "With Wings to Fly" is also available now in Shifting Back.

Enjoy!

Yeah, so I figured the writing deserved its own blog. Just cause, well, y'know. It's more fun that way. In case anyone cares (I do!), we've (I've) got three stories coming out from Torquere this week:

In honor of Halloween, I’ve written a story for Torquere’s Halloween Sips Blitz. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a demon prince showed up on your doorstep, Adrian can answer that question for you in Position Vacant.

And I’m really excited to participate in another “Shifting” volume. Shifting Back, including my story “With Wings to Fly” also comes out on Wednesday. Artur is the very center of Cai’s world in 6th century Briton. He’ll do anything to save his lover, including try to conquer the druidic powers of shapeshifting that he seems to be developing.

And finally, the one I’m probably most excited about… My very own Arcana comes out on Saturday. “Horsemaster: The Three of Swords” is a sort-of sequel to my “Seal Skin” story from Shifting Again. This is the story of Bryn, Ronan’s oldest son, and his take on the action. From the website:

When Bryn Kirkness leaves Orkney to study in Aberdeen, everything changes. He makes a new best friend, Kyle, but back home everything is going wrong as Bryn’s step-father, Ronan the selkie, returns to the sea, simply strengthening Bryn’s resolution not to allow himself to fall in love, because love only hurts. What does it take to prove to Bryn that love can be worth that risk?

Come hang out on Torquere's torquere_social livejournal on Friday and Saturday. I'll be there, helping host and just hanging out.