Want Me, Book Depository, and a Manga Rec

Mrs. Giggles loves Book Depository. Talks about it all the time on her blog. For some reason I never thought to check it out until recently.

She’s right. It’s pretty freaking awesome. Most of their books have discounts comparable to the other big online book stores, and they have free shipping all over the world, no matter how much or how little you buy. Since I have a lot of days where I only buy one book at a time, this really works for me.

As is my habit when I hit a new book site, I typed my name in the search bar, and it turns out Want Me is listed there as well. So, wherever you are, you can get it shipped to you for free. Very cool.



What I ended up buying on Book Depository was volume one of Kurashina Sensei’s Passion. Was in the mood for a sensei story, and it turned out to be perfect for that. Kurashina himself is one of my favorite types of characters: high strung, high tempered, badass when the chips are down, and his heart’s always in the right place. He wears a suit. He wears glasses. It’s nice.

The story follows Kurashina-sensei as he returns to his alma mater to teach, and how he deals with a wide array of personalities. There’s an interesting dynamic between him and one of the students that starts with Kurashina’s cat puking all over the student.

I’ve only read volume one so far, and it was funny. It was also sweet without getting sugary and I was looking for something lighthearted to read (I’d been feeling the weight of writer’s block and just needed to freaking relax). So if you’re looking for something like that too, I recommend KSP.

Feed the… Fun?

The day I left for college, my mom was sitting next to me in the airport. My dad would have been there too, but he was still in the military and ended up not being able to come. Mom was all teary eyed because I’m the first born and I’m told the first to go away is usually the most traumatic for the moms while the last to go is the most traumatic for the dads.

So we’re sitting there, and she starts telling me she knows I’m going to have a lot of fun in school. I naturally think this is a trap, so I calmly answer that I don’t intend to have much fun—that I of course intended to be very serious about my studies.

This turned out to be the wrong answer because she said, “It’s only natural for people your age to go to school and have lots of fun.”

“Seriously, you don’t have to worry about me,” I told her, focusing on an empty chair in front of us. “I got this, and I’m gonna get into a good law school.”

“No no. I WANT you to have fun.”

Finally, I turn my head. “Say what?”

“It’s healthy for you.”

“Huh?”

“I just want you to… to be safe.”

I blink. “Well, uh. If I get a chance to try this snowboarding thing I promise I’ll wear a helmet, pads, the whole bit.” (At the time I was moving from Hawaii to Iowa.)

“No no no.” Her voice drops. “I want you to make sure you have,” to a whisper, “protection. Always.”

Isn’t that what I’d just assured her? How many times did I have to…

Then it dawns on me, and I bolt upright in my chair and say loud enough to carry through half the airport, “OH. When you say fun you’re talking sex.”

At which point I literally get a fist slammed into the top of my head.

But since then, every time a grownup says “fun” the dirty little voice in my head says “sex,” and that’s why for now we’re renaming the Feed the Fetish feature on this blog to Feed the Fun. It’s still not the greatest title, so the contest is still on. Keep playing, and if I choose your title I’ll send you a prize. :)

With that, in honor of some of the stories I’ve been tinkering around with lately, this week’s Feed the Fun is not quite human (or more than, depending on your perspective) guys:



Bleach - Grimmjow by ~Linnou on deviantART

He's from an anime called Bleach. He's got rage issues. And I'd totally be willing to have fun with him he if were real. Okay, probably not since since I value my life. But you never know.

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water spirit - color by =pandabaka on deviantART

There really isn't enough water spirit art out there.

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Commission: Deathly Raven by =mazjojo on deviantART

Love the ears, love the scythe, love the fact that he looks like he's about to have some fun kicking ass.

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Razvan in the city by *Dark-Razvan on deviantART

This for me captures what draws me to urban fantasy.

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Nightcrawler's Sanctuary by ~themovieguru42 on deviantART

He's fun in any incarnation. :)

Like P.L. Nunn’s art?

Katrina Strauss was kind enough to drop me a line letting me know that P.L. Nunn is selling prints of many of the book covers she designed for five dollars each. One Shot is on the list, and in case you forgot what that one looked like—because, ya know, I don’t post it nearly enough ;)—here it is below:



A lot of other great covers there as well, and the site in general is much fun. You can check it all out at http://bishonenworks.com/art_gallery/main/display.php?id=43.

Nice way to kick off the week, yeah?

Awesome Review for "One Shot"

Bitten by Books wrote that "One Shot is by far one of the best romantic eroticas that I have ever read." They also said a lot of other great things about the story, and you can read the full review at:

http://bittenbybooks.com/?p=21997

And you can learn more about One Shot (as well as read an excerpt) on my site. :D

Feed the Fetish -- New title for Feed the Fetish

I was thinking about my whole Feed the Fetish series and it occurs to me that it isn’t so much about my “fetishes” (of which I actually have very few) as it is a feature about “things I like a lot” (of which I have many). I’d be able to post about even more things I like and things other people like if “fetish” weren’t in the title, but I've got nothing as far as new names for the feature.

Any ideas? If so, please post in the comments. If I choose your title, there’s a shiny new 8x10 glossy of my Boy Meets Bishie logo in it for ya. :)

Jascian, YouTube, and other news.

I've posted chapter 13 of "The Jascian's Toy." Although I posted it first on the Evolution Forum at http://www.musclegrowth.org/forum/showthread.php?t=19169, I couldn't resist making a few last minute edits before submitting it to Nifty, so I would suggest reading it there since it's up today on that site. The mirror I use is http://nifty.guiltygroups.com/nifty/gay/sf-fantasy/jascians-toy/.

I'm planning to centralize the story on my own website, so in the future you'll be able to read new installments there first, which will make access quicker and easier for everyone. Should be a good thing.

I've gotten myself a new YouTube channel. So far it's only got one book trailer and a few favorites, but it should be pretty cool...eventually. You can view it/subscribe/drop me a line at: http://www.youtube.com/user/RowanMcBride.

My reading list has (finally) changed. If you're interested, it's on my Interests page. Two new books. I'm making progress. :)

Plus I've got a new banner!

Pretty snazzy, yeah? You can view the full sized version here.

Feed the Fetish -- A Well Made Suit

I don't know what it is, but something about a tailored suit always gets to me. Even better if the guy wearing the suit is also wearing glasses and/or {ah yeah} is a sadistic seme. Throw a little magic in? Bonus.

Not a lot of the guys in my own stories so far have worn the glorious tailored suit. Jesse from Chasing Winter didn't like them, but he wore one once, and Keith made sure to jump him good in that scene. Nick almost always had a suit on in One Shot, but it was more of a cute "I'm trying to emulate my mentor" kind of thing. As far as suit-imagery goes, his mentor Greg painted a more powerful image for me, which is a shame because he doesn't have a story. heh.

Paul, though... Man, he was a lot of fun to write. Cool, calm, always in control. Until Kian came along and set his whole world on fire, anyway. And Anne Cain made sure he rocked that suit on the cover:



Never get tired of it, so this month's Feed the Fetish is full of men who also rock their suits:


Sakurazuka Seishiro by ~Eriko-chan on deviantART
Seishiro, from Tokyo Babylon and X/1999. Smoking's not good for you and truthfully neither is he, but I still love him.


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Soon by ~Rai-daydreamer on deviantART
Big guys look good in suits too. :D

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shooting 31.05.2009with smun13 by ~phenomdesire on deviantART
No jacket, but he has glasses in his mouth, so I'm giving him a pass. ;)

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At your services by *heise on deviantART
Dom in a suit... submissive in a suit... It's all good.

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So, who's your favorite suit?