Virtual Book Tour: Beauty and the Beast

Author Name: Sean Michael

Book Name: Beauty and the Beast

Series: Fairytale Shifters
Book: One

Release Date: September 3, 2015

Blurb:

As a rhino shifter, Tromp knows that he’s not the sexiest beast in the world. In fact he’s clumsy and he can’t see very well, and that’s whether he’s in his human or animal form. Still, he enjoys going to the bar and watching the other shifters hooking up, especially the dancers. Then he sees a slinky kitty dancing on the little stage and he’s immediately smitten. He knows a sexy beauty like that would never go for him, but he’s happy just to watch and fantasize about what could be.

For his part, panther shifter Pepper might be gorgeous on the outside, but he knows most people see him as nothing more than a piece of meat and he’s had a hard past. There’s something in the way the big rhino shifter looks at him while he dances, though, that makes him feel special. So when his stint on the stage is over, he heads right to the rhino’s table.

Can Tromp and Pepper ignore the world’s expectations and find what they need in each other?

Pages or Words: 10,500 words

Categories: Contemporary, Erotica, Fantasy, Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy

Excerpt:

Tromp got his beer at the bar and made his way over to the table in the corner where he usually sat. It was an out of the way booth and afforded him a good view of the rest of the place. His thick bottle-cap glasses improved his poor vision enough that from here he could watch the pretty people hooking up—the slinky twinks finding each other or handsome older men to dance and laugh with. He was a bit too lumbering for dancing. Too clumsy and grumpy for easy pickups, too. In short, he didn’t really belong. Hence the out of the way table.

The music was loud and thumping, vibrating up from the floor, and his beer was cold. It was all he really needed after a long week of walking around the three warehouses he worked security on. He’d stay and watch for a while, then head home to the peace and quiet of his little cottage just outside the city.

Someone came out onto the tiny stage, one of the performers who danced in stretch jeans and open-front shirts. This guy had waist-length black hair, golden skin, and sharp features.

Tromp watched, utterly fascinated. He usually didn’t do more than admire the beauties who were out of his league, but there was something about this guy, something slinky and sexual that made him want in the best way. Or worst way, given that he never had a chance with the beautiful ones. Still, he could look his fill, couldn’t he? After all, that’s what the dancers were all about—looking but not touching.

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Meet the author:

Often referred to as "Space Cowboy" and "Gangsta of Love" while still striving for the moniker of "Maurice," Sean Michael spends his days surfing, smutting, organizing his immense gourd collection and fantasizing about one day retiring on a small secluded island peopled entirely by horseshoe crabs. While collecting vast amounts of vintage gay pulp novels and mood rings, Sean whiles away the hours between dropping the f-bomb and pursuing the kama sutra by channeling the long lost spirit of John Wayne and singing along with the soundtrack to "Chicago."

A long-time writer of complicated haiku, currently Sean is attempting to learn the advanced arts of plate spinning and soap carving sex toys.

Barring any of that? He'll stick with writing his stories, thanks, and rubbing pretty bodies together to see if they spark.

Where to find the author:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004713810507

Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/SeanMichaelWrites/

Twitter: @seanmichael09

Other: http://seanmichaelwrites.blogspot.ca/

Other: http://www.seanmichaelwrites.com/

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26216219-fairytale-shifters?ac=1

Publisher: Sean Michael

Cover Artist: Kris Norris

Tour Dates & Stops:

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Yes, We Have No Rapture Today

While parts of the world hold their collective breaths in anticipation of the recently touted and well publicized Rapture of alleged Biblical proportions, why don't the rest of us relax and do something else?  Like what, you ask? How about going on with the rest of our lives? Serously.

Even if I thought the Rapture existed and was actually beginning at a particular time, is that a reason to stop everything for wait for it?  Hardly. And since I don't believe in it, even more reason not to sit around waiting for someone to beam me up.

Oh wait, I don't think I'm going. I write naughty stories, don't you know? Some of which contain  *whispers*  sexual congress among consenting adults.  Oh no! Le gasp! Whatever shall I do?

Keep on living.

If nothing else, I bet this strange but not isolated incident in man's history spawns a number of Rapture related/titled books and stories, and at least one porno. And it sure is gaining publicity for the guy who came up with it all. Like he didn't figure on that, right?

Most of the shows I watch have had their season finales. The Borgias is tomorrow night. I hear it's been renewed, which is excellent news.I'm surprised that there is nothing on Amazon yet for the DVD. After all, I found pre-order links for the second season of Justified when it had barely begun, so I figured The Borgias would be up by now. I'd buy it for Cesare alone. Top Chef Masters should have another four episodes or so by my calculation. I don't find it as interesting as Top Chef Allstars. I hope they start a new season of Top Chef after that, which should be #8.

I started rewatching the Beauty and the Beast on netflix. I'd forgotten how much I love that show. For those of you who are unfamiliar with it, Linda Hamilton (of Terminator fame) stars as Catherine Chandler. At the beginning of the series, she is a corporate lawyer in her father's firm, a fairly spoiled little rich girl with the world at her fingertips. Through a case of mistaken identity, she is assaulted and brutally slashed and left for dead where she is found and saved by the shadowy figure of Vincent (played by Ron Perelman, aka Hellboy). He takes her to his home, which is a subterranean lair beneath New York City where a number of people live outside of society's knowledge and approval - outcasts who have been mistreated and have nowhere to go - in  their own safe haven.

After the attack, Catherine goes to work in the Public Defender's office, while she and Vincent have formed a close symbiotic relationship, which is the heart of the series. Vincent cannot walk the earth where people might see him because of his differences. She cannot be part of his world because she has a world of her own. Although they cannot be together, they are never truly apart.

It's the most romantic show ever, and even time has not dimmed its impact on me. I find Vincent not only attractive but very romantic, kind, considerate and gentle (except when he's pissed off). Yes, I said it - Vincent is hot! Their romance is epic. One of my favorite parts of the show is when Vincent, through their shared bond, realizes that Catherine is in trouble, and goes to her. It makes me tingle to even imagine having someone love me so very much that he would be there for me like that. It's a classic series, one that I'll never forget. Someday I'd like to write my own Beauty and the Beast story, perhaps even make it m/m.

I recently watched my first Eleventh Doctor episode. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, and I imagine there are a few, I'm referring to Doctor Who, a British sci-fi children's series which has been going on since the 1960's. Doctor Who is a Time Lord who comes from the planet Gallifrey, has two hearts and has lived for many years (just how long depends on the writers, who tend to forget their own canon). So far there have been eleven of these gentlemen, each with his own unique style and personality. How does this happen, you wonder? Well, the Doctor has this wonderful ability, known as regeneration. When he reaches the end of one life cycle - presto changeo, here comes another Doctor to carry on the previous one's work, all memories intact. Quite a handy thing to do - overcomes death, and keeps the actors on their toes, knowing that they can and will be replaced. The longest running Doctor episode-wise was the Fourth doctor, played by Tom Baker and his scarf. He's my favorite, I have to admit, and I met him first.

I've seen all of the Doctors through Seven, and then there was a large gap. The Eighth Doctor appeared in a movie, not the TV series (played by curly haired Paul McGann) and it wasn't until a few years ago that the series, which was on a bit of a hiatus, returned, with Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor. I finally watched that season, which was wonderful. He only did one season, to be replaced by David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor (you may remember him from the HP film Goblet of Fire as the demented Barty Crouch). I've seen a couple of his episodes, including the Runaway Bride, whom I cosplayed at 2010's Archon. Now there is an Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, and I watched one of his, at my Sarah's behest. I have to admit that I was curious to see this episode, because it was penned by Neil Gaiman.

It was titled The Doctor's Wife, and I loved it. Prior to watching, I had rather discounted the Matt Smith portrayal of the Doctor as being very geeky and unattractive. I might just have to rethink that. It was a very well-written, fascinating episode, delving into the Doctor's psyche, and featured some very interesting characters, including the Doctor's companion, Amy Pond, and her husband Rory. The only disappointment was that I didn't get to see River Song (played by Alex Kingston), whom I've been curious to see. She's a rather shadowy figure in the Whoverse, who has inspired a great deal of speculation as to just who she is and what she is to the Doctor. Guess time will tell.

Well, since I'm not being Raptured, guess I should find something to do with myself, eh? Luckily I have edits to finish, books to beta, books to write and books to read, and shows and movies to watch!

Don't forget, there's still time to get in on the Captivations contest! All you have to do is follow my blog, and leave a comment, with your contact info, to win!

Have any thoughts on the Rapture? I'd love to hear them!

♥  Julie