Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Vacay Guest: KC wants to know if you're a Manlovkie

My last vacation guest blogger, KC, I admire for her hilarious observations and to-the-point-reviews and I’m happy to have her at my blog today. Check out her smokinhot site here>>>

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Are you a Trekkie for Manlove?

Trekkie: A devoted fan of the television series Star Trek....

Manlovkie: devoted fan of any and everything to do with m/m romance books.

If you've ever seen the documentary Trekkie (seriously, if you haven't go rent it - good times are ahead of you) you can see how 'involved' ubber fans of the show Star Trek are. And then I got to thinking....I'm kind of like a Trekkie. Instead of donning my Spock ears and flashing the Vulcan hand sign I devour male male romance books. My habit is now at least 3 books a week *bites nails* so...I'm more than just a fangirl of boys kissing boys; I'm kind of an addict. Or a Manlovkie? Other than the sensual aspect of two gorgeous guys having sexy time (hey, I'm a red blooded gal here), I really enjoy reading about relationships of gay men. Who knew? If I had to narrow down one reason why my Kindle has over 140 m/m books (ok, I lied more like 160) I think it boils down to this - excitement. It takes a lot to wow me these days and m/f contemporary romance just doesn't seem to be tickling my fancy the way a spiffy m/m romance book does.


I’ve taken the time to write this extremely serious, comprehensive questionnaire to find out if you are indeed a Manlovkie. If you answered yes to at least one, welcome my people blows kisses. If you’ve answered no, you are dead to me. I kid. I joke. Never take what I say seriously except for book recs.

Warning Signs You May Be A Manlovkie:

• You know and visit daily, the awesomeness that is Dreamspinner Press

• Instead of Barbie and Ken playing house, you role-play with Ken and maybe one of your GI Joe Figurines enacting scenes from Family Unit by ZA Maxfield.

• You are anticipating J.R. Ward's Qhuinn and Blay book so badly that sometimes you write out your own chapter 32 (Jeaniene Frost reference)

• You often clear your cookies and cache after visiting sites like Rainonroof and the naughty video site (the) Banana Blog <-- NSFW

• You know what Black Wade is

So....are you a Manlovkie?

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Contest rules:

Leave a comment on this and/or any other blog post between August 2nd and 20th for a chance to win one of the six Vacay Giveaway prizes.
A comment on one of the posts from August 2-20 gives you 1 entry for the contest, a comment on 2 of the posts 2 entries, a comment on 3 of the posts 3 entries, etc. So, the more frequent you return to show some luv to my guest bloggers the higher your chances to win one of the six prizes! :)
In the weekend of August 21st I’ll announce who the 6 winners are (selected with random.org); winner #1 can choose first, winner #2 second, winner #3 third, etc. from one of the six prizes. Don’t forget to check back then or leave a way for me to contact you in your comment or profile.

The prizes are, in random order:
• A $15 Gift Certificate from any online bookstore I can buy from
• An ecopy of Daughters of Persephone by Julia Rachel Barrett
• One of Mia Watts’ ebooks of choice. Check out her books here
• A book of choice from The BookDepository (of max $10 and only when they ship to your country... sorry)
• One of Bronwyn Green’s ebooks of choice. Check out her books here
• An ebook of choice from DreamSpinner Press

With thanks to DreamSpinner Press, Mia Watts, Bronwyn Green and Julia Rachel Barrett for sponsoring this Vacay Giveaway by donating their prizes!

19 comments:

  1. Oh yes yes yes, I am. You ONLY have 160 books on your kindle? Tsk. You're an amateur. Including short stories I think have around 700 or more on my computer. LOL

    I know who Black Wade is too. ;-) He sits in my bedroom watching over me at night and I never clear the cache, but having my own dedicated computer allows that. LOL

    Hopefully you will guide some other souls into the den of debauchery and deliciousness that is m/m romance. Great post KC. :-)

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  2. *sigh* Black Wade *sigh* True Blood, Season 3, Episode 8 *sigh*

    You've confirmed it *air kisses* I am a manlovekie!

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  3. Was there any doubt? :)

    And I'm with Tam - you need more m/m books on your kindle!! Work on that, ok? ;)

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  4. I've got manlovkie in neon letters, flashing on my forehead!! Ever since I got my e-reader it is kink fest gallore...I think if 5% on my e-reader is non erotica then it is much and of the 95% erotica i think 60% is M/M >> goes to e-book folder to count the e-books...

    one sec please...

    I've got 117 M/M e-book in folder o_0 That's more then I thought *eek*

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  5. Well, duh. :) Its who I am! :D

    ~smooches~
    Jase

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  6. *raises hand* Complete manlovkie slut. ;) And being a former Trekkie, I'm totally lovin' 'Manlovkie'. LMAO

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  7. @Tam *coughs* now 170 the rate I'm going....300 by Fall.

    @Sweet Vernal Zephyr I've very disappointed my husband won't allow a life-size poster of the underwater scene in Black Wade in our bedroom.

    @Chris I'll buy one tonight is that better?

    @Leontine only 117?! You need more manlove!

    @Ava March I think Spock looks really sexy sporting the Manlovkie

    @Jason *hi-five*

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  8. Um ok I knew I liked m/m romance but I hit every single one of your criteria. I'm not sure if I'm proud or sad. I also used to love Star Trek though the family were more Trekkie than I was. I wonder if I could convert them to manlovkie. Hmm

    Great post..

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  9. @Chris god its been at least 3 days since I bought a manlove book that just isn't right.

    @Kassa Be proud! I've invested *whips out calculator* over $1000 for this little 'reading hobby' of mine. I like to think of myself as a 'dedicated reader' or connoisseur of m/m romance genre. It sounds so much better than crazy book addict.

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  10. I love your definition and I'm proud to say it represent me perfectly. I am clamoring for Qhuinn and Blay to get together and have their scenes marked with post-it flags in all the books where they're together and re-read those sections often. My number of m/m ebooks surpasses the number of straight romance I own and I find a few more everyday.

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  11. @joder if we don't get sexy time between Qhuinn and Blay I will sob and throw a tantrum in the Border's romance aisle.

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  12. Well, let's just say thanks to you KC, I'm on my way to being a manlovkie-lite! I OWN Black Wade and visit a few man love blog sites here and there... I am sure to check Janna's blog every Friday for her lovely manlove photos! I now own a half dozen m/m books and I am ANXIOUSLY awaiting the release of With Abandon by JL Langley. Oh, and my favorite sex scene this year on True Blood... well, you know the one!

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  13. Well, I don't check every box on your quiz but I think I'm an manlovki - I've become addicted to Chrolli in recent weeks (thanks for that Kris *shakes fist*) and my m/m collection is expanding all the time! You ladies are corrupting me! Actually, I blame Sarah Frantz from DA - she put me on to the first one (KA Mitchell's Collision Course) and from there I was hooked.

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  14. I can't wait for Qhuinn and Blay to have their manlovki time together. :)
    But I'm definitely a manlovki because I have more m/m books then m/f. Love them.
    Carol L.
    Lucky4750@aol.com

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  15. @Twimom Gasp, when does With Abandon come out?! I needs it now!!!!

    @Kaetrin Sigh, I love KA Mitchell's books.

    @Carol L. You go girl ;)

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  16. KC: According to JL's website, With Abandon will be out in December!! Bad news, it also says that Without Fear (Sterling & Rhys) is on hold *SOBS*

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  17. @twimom well F word. I've been dying to read about Sterling.

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  18. I'm a m/m romance-aholic! Love it! Can't get enough!

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