Tea Time with Jasmine Black

I remember being frozen that day, in shock and gri...

2010-09-12T13:58:51.730-05:00

I remember being frozen that day, in shock and grief, staring at the TV and wishing those images of destruction weren't real. I remember the silence as the world held it's collective breath and knew things would never be the same. Not a plane in the sky for days. So hard to sleep, to go to work, and then slowly understanding that by living in fear, the enemy has won. So we fight that fear and live our lives to honour those who's own lives were cut short by violence of the most predjudice kind. And to honour those in uniform who fight everyday and too often come home before their time, and never get to see the streets lined with hundreds upon hundreds of people; strangers with tears in their eyes, who wave a flag and say too-soon goodbye.

It's a day that no one will forget, American or not. It's a day the world stood still, shared a horrified breath. And cried.

Congratulations, Jasmine! Awesome review!!! You to...

2010-09-03T19:15:17.506-05:00

Congratulations, Jasmine! Awesome review!!! You totally deserve it!

~kate

Ooooh. Very nice :) I'm off to BUY! Thanks...

2010-09-02T11:05:56.172-05:00

Ooooh. Very nice :) I'm off to BUY!

Thanks for posting this, Jasmine!!

Thank you, Sutton. Stacey, hello and welcome to m...

2010-09-02T10:10:27.648-05:00

Thank you, Sutton.

Stacey, hello and welcome to my little corner of the web. I'm so glad you have joined us. And just for your request, I posted an excerpt today.

Happy reading!

Thank you Piper and Sutton. It took a while to get...

2010-09-02T10:03:15.723-05:00

Thank you Piper and Sutton. It took a while to get through the interview and the questions really made me think. Lori did a great job.

Great interview, Jasmine. 0-69 is a really fun sto...

2010-09-02T09:06:45.170-05:00

Great interview, Jasmine. 0-69 is a really fun story. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it!

Nice interview! Good job, woman.

2010-09-02T06:52:56.902-05:00

Nice interview! Good job, woman.

Congrats to Piper on the win, and congrats to Jasm...

2010-09-01T18:59:33.477-05:00

Congrats to Piper on the win, and congrats to Jasmine on the release of a new book!

I love the M/M genre. Is there an excerpt of the book posted anywhere?

Congrats on the new release, Jasmine. And congrats...

2010-08-30T08:35:32.849-05:00

Congrats on the new release, Jasmine. And congrats to Piper for the win!

Congratulations, Piper! And congratulations again...

2010-08-29T11:19:54.970-05:00

Congratulations, Piper! And congratulations again, Jasmine, on the new release.

Nice, Nix.

2010-08-27T10:43:24.656-05:00

Nice, Nix.

What an open invite! I love your graphic. I hope ...

2010-08-26T15:03:58.000-05:00

What an open invite! I love your graphic. I hope all goes well with your son at the dentist.

Here's my bit of promo though...

Confessions and a Cassock

by Nix Winter
copyright 2010
All Rights Reserved

Read this story: http://www.nixwinter.com/2010/08/confessions-and-cassock.html

He had red hair, fine golden copper, dark green eyes. He'd been a runner in college, strong and fast. Black suited him. His slacks lay perfectly over a firm ass, the little white at his throat that promised he was a decent and upstanding man, a servant of God.

And he was.

Monday through Friday he taught at Saint Sarah's Academy. Sundays he worked in the parish, counseling and genuinely caring for people. He'd watched children, built fences, milked cows, changed tires, and read letters to people. God called him to be a servant of men, and he was.

There were some thoughts to wrestle with though. When he'd been a younger man, back in his college days, he known an uninhibited brunet who had made him wonder what path he wanted for his life.

It was Saturday. The questions always came back.

The brunet had become a lawyer. The brunet's name was August Richards.

Father Anderson knew that he shouldn't have been in the chapel. He shouldn't have been fussing over everything, watching the candles, watching the door. He shouldn't be licking his lips. His heart shouldn't have fluttered when a familiar figure cut between the sunlight outside and the cool order in the chapel. Father Anderson forgot how to breath.

August wore a gray suit, impeccable. Power and confidence.

Father Anderson wasn't sure his old friend wasn't just the devil incarnate and like the devil he was too beautiful to look away from.

August strode down the center isle towards a frozen Anderson.

The distance between them became thin as a wafer.

"Today." August said.

I love secondary characters. Have been told someti...

2010-08-25T06:15:10.536-05:00

I love secondary characters. Have been told sometimes mine get a little too much limelight...but some "friends" are like that, right? Noisier and a bit more attention-grabbing than their counterparts, regardless of whose story it is. To me, a story is more rounded with secondaries.

Thank you, ladies. This story would never have hap...

2010-08-24T10:07:38.151-05:00

Thank you, ladies. This story would never have happened if I didn't have wonderful critique partners to push me and my writing. I am so blessed to have you all.

Thank you, Piper. This story really tears at my he...

2010-08-24T10:05:28.728-05:00

Thank you, Piper. This story really tears at my heart. I hope I conveyed that through my words and readers with feel the same pull as I did when writing it.

Thank you, Piper. I was very surprised at this rev...

2010-08-24T10:02:27.497-05:00

Thank you, Piper. I was very surprised at this review and had a big ole happy grin for days.

Huge congrats! That was an awesome review, and wel...

2010-08-24T06:20:58.502-05:00

Huge congrats! That was an awesome review, and well deserved.

Wow, that sounds awesome! Counting down with ya......

2010-08-24T06:14:00.353-05:00

Wow, that sounds awesome! Counting down with ya...

Awesome! The book sounds very interesting. Congrat...

2010-08-23T09:30:48.672-05:00

Awesome! The book sounds very interesting. Congratulations on the release!

I second that. lol. Congrats, Jasmine. Wishing you...

2010-08-23T08:31:17.557-05:00

I second that. lol. Congrats, Jasmine. Wishing you oodles of success with this release!

Yayy! I'm so excited to read this one--since I...

2010-08-23T06:36:34.804-05:00

Yayy! I'm so excited to read this one--since I haven't got to crit it.
:)

Thank you, Sutton and Pipper!

2010-08-21T12:28:00.677-05:00

Thank you, Sutton and Pipper!

Sweet! How exciting. I've read a steamy m/m or...

2010-08-17T20:40:03.646-05:00

Sweet! How exciting. I've read a steamy m/m or two, and also some very romantic ones. Kudos for stepping out and giving it a try! Hope this one sells like hotcakes for ya!

Congratulations on the new book. Sounds like an in...

2010-08-17T08:55:46.369-05:00

Congratulations on the new book. Sounds like an interesting read. Wishing you all the best!

Looking forward to hearing the good news when it h...

2010-06-04T11:54:01.827-05:00

Looking forward to hearing the good news when it happens!