Larissa’s Review of Save the Date by Kate McMurray

Kate McMurray

Save the Date

Loose Id, June 4, 2013 | 126 pages

Author’s website | Goodreads | Buy book here

Backblurb:
Tristan knows he and his ex-boyfriend Stuart were not meant to be, but that doesn't make the invitation to Stuart's wedding any less of a punch in the face. Tris decides that the only thing for it is to find a super hot date to prove to Stuart that he's moved on and is doing just fine, thanks.
The path to the altar is fraught with obstacles, however, and Tris has to deal with the wilds of online dating, wardrobe malfunctions, men who look like pirates, emotional baggage, grooms with cold feet, and sports team rivalries before he even gets to the wedding.

Hop Against Homophobia: Giveaway & The Netherlands & A M/M Recommendation

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia and to celebrate this day hundreds of writers, readers, bloggers and reviewers are participating in a Hop Against Homophobia, which is organized by authors Erica Pike, K-lee Klein and Norma Nielsen. The purpose of this hop is to spread the message of homophobic discrimination. We all do that in our own way and we all have a little giveaway for those who leave a comment on our posts (check out the site for the links to all the other blogs).

As many of you might know, I’m from the Netherlands. I’m not sure how well known it is how progressive Dutch politics and Dutch legislation are when it comes to fighting homophobia. So, I'd like to share a few facts regarding Equal Treatment and gay marriage in the Netherlands. Don't worry, I'll keep it short. ;)

GayRomLit in pictures & getting ready for the After Party

There are already many GayRomLit posts out there. Yet, I like to add my little contribution, a bunch of pics of the wonderful time I had.

And on top of that, I invited a few friends and authors (all Riptide published) to write a guest post for me with their reflections on GayRomLit. Rachel Haimowitz will kick off the GayRomLit After Party & Riptide Party tomorrow. The other authors that will visit my place are: Cat Grant, Bryl Tyne, Brita Addams, Damon Suede and Aleksandr Voinov.

And the friends that have agreed on doing a blog post for me are the fab girls I shared a house with in New Orleans: Kris, Leontine, Tam, Kassa and Tracy. The seventh friend who was there, Chris, didn’t accept the invitation… Here we are:

Standing (from left to right): Tam, Kassa, Tracy, Chris

Sitting: me, Leontine, Kris

It’s impossible for me to describe everything that happened during the 4 days of GayRomLit. The schedule was packed, with parties, author readings, a book signing boat cruise, a vampire & ghost tour, a lunch with an author (mine was Simone Anderson), a cemetery tour and a pub crawl, among other things.

The most amazing thing for me was meeting the people behind all those names that I only knew from the internet or the books I read. I had so many fan girl moments, it's ridiculous, really. A good second place on the list of awesome things is reserved for the time we spent in gay bars, and not only because of the nekkid guys. ;) The girls and I had so much fun. I miss them and the rest very much!

Patti, me, Leontine

Ethan Day

me, Clare London, Marie Sexton, Kate McMurray

Chris, Tam, Clare London (unsuccessfully hiding behind the pole), Kassa

M.L. Rhodes, me, Stephani Hecht

me & Cole

Tracy, me, Heidi Cullinan, Leontine

Z.A. Maxfield (in blue, reading)

me, Damon Suede (in kilt *swoon*), Leontine

Kris, Tracy, Kassa, me, Tam, Leontine

me & Devon Rhodes

me & John

me, Leontine, Tracy

Rowan Speedwell, me, J.P. Barnaby

 me & Ellis Carrington

Disclaimer: If you want me to remove your picture shoot me an email and I'll remove it asap

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Happy Gay Friday, Getting ready for New Orleans & October releases I don’t want to miss

Only 5 days left and then Leontine and I will be leaving for New Orleans! We're going to the GayRomLit conference (from October 13-16) and will spend some extra time in the city before meeting with everyone else. I can't tell you how much I look forward to it! 
But how does one prepare for the heat of New Orleans? I really don't know… All I know is that I'm traveling light. :)

I actually can't believe tomorrow is October already. With a bit of luck life is going to be nice and quiet again for me by the end of October, which means more time to read and blog I hope. I'm running way behind on all the new book releases and it seems impossible to catch up any time soon, especially with all the upcoming pretties that I don't want to miss. Look at the long, long list (which is really only a selection of the new releases I want next month)!

	Life Over Limb (EMS Heat #11) by Stephani Hecht Release Date: October 1
	Fall Into the Sun by Val Kovalin Release Date: October 1
	The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter Release Date: October 1
	Devotedly His by Shawn Lane Release Date: October 2
	Mummy Dearest by Josh Lanyon Release Date: October 4
	Men Out of Uniform by Maya Banks Release Date: October 4
	RSVP by Kim Dare Release Date: October 9
	Across the East River Bridge by Kate McMurray Release Date: October 11
	Talker's Graduation by Amy Lane Release Date: October 12
	Divide & Conquer Cut & Run Series Book Four - Sequel to Fish & Chips by Madeleine Urban Release Date: October 14
	The Zero Knot by K.Z. Snow Release Date: October 14
	With a Kiss by Kim Dare Release Date: October 19
	Nexus by Mary Calmes Release Date: October 26
	Once a Marine by Cat Grant Release Date: October 30
	More Than Anything by Shawn Lane Release Date: October 30
	Eternal Embrace by Jennifer Turner Release Date: October 31

It's an awful lot, isn't it? :)

Happy Gay Friday! 

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