Blue Fire is now available for Amazon Kindle HERE.

Blue Fire is another sensational treat by a truly captivating artist.  The story leaps from the pages like a spark from a fire.  There is a magical quality to the love story that makes it even more fascinating to read.  Z.A.  Maxfield has been creating truly beautiful love stories and Blue Fire is no different.  This is an author to watch out for.  I am definitely looking forward to whatever Z.A. has in store for us next.

Kimberly Spinney at:

Sensual Ecataromance

I love a tough but fair reviewer who takes on a book that maybe doesn’t float their boat all the way to paradise and still gives it honest praise if it deserves it and remains kind when it’s not their cup of tea. I got a terrific and thoughtful review of Notturno by Val Kovalin, at Obsidian bookshelf. I can honestly relate to understanding what a book might be worth to a different reader, based on quality of writing and subject matter, and still not love the subject matter of that book myself. Since Obsidian doesn’t allow reproduction in whole or in part of their reviews I’ll link it here, without quoting from it. But I’ll paraphrase and say it said my writing style was very nice.

I’m going to have to start reading the vampire books I’m getting compared to. Vampire stories come from a rather large pool, and I guess we’re bound to overlap sometimes. My use of a Volvo, for example, was cited by one reader as an example of how Twilight has made it’s mark on the genre, except I didn’t read Twilight until long after I’d written this book. (But everyone knows that no self respecting immortal person needs the safest car on the market… DUH.)

To be fair, I’ve read a few vampire books. I LOVE Sookie Stackhouse, and I’m afraid Charlaine Harris has probably made more than a small dent in how I perceive vampires. I just recently started watching True Blood, and can I say that if the Dead series has made a dent then Eric has just punched a hole in me? WOW! What a cutie. I don’t like vampires who take themselves too seriously. I don’t really like tragic vampires, that’s why in my story Adin, my protagonist, uses gentle ribbing to get his lover Donte, the vampire to lighten up. I like the idea of an implacable, mysterious, and maybe just a little puffed up vampire being tumbled like a rock against an unpredictable human who invariably smooths off the sharper edges and wears him down a little at the same time.

I’m working on the sequel to this, and like all good sequels, it’s going to do a little rearranging. Maybe even turn our fun couple on its head a little, because what’s the point of rewriting the same book twice?

Anyway, thanks so much, Val and Obsidian Bookshelf for giving the book a read and high marks. You can read the rest of the review, HERE.

I got a terrific review for my novella Blue Fire from Joyfully Reviewed in which the reviewer Shayna said this:

Which is something I’m a little conflicted about. I don’t believe that there should actually be a “gay ghetto” in the romance department of your bookstore. In fact, my entire reason for writing romance with same sex couples has to do with the basic principle that people love who they love. And that’s cool.

There’s no reason to suggest that my books shouldn’t be snuggled right up against all the rest of those romance novel bad boys to stand and fall on their own merits. But say you go internet shopping with the idea in mind that you want to read a gay romance novel, and you don’t know who I am yet, but you read my buddy M. Jules Aedin, say, or Lex Valentine, or Ethan Day or Carol Lynne, to name a few and you want others sorta kinda like them, in that you want your men to find love with other men… well. It’s handy to have my novel in the category genre, romance, gay. That’s all.

And to begin with, when ePistols at Dawn landed at Amazon, it was categorized as simply romance. So unless you knew what you were looking for you weren’t likely to fall over it. But its designation has officially been changed to gay, and I’m not unhappy about that. Because when you’re at the store, and your eye can be caught by it’s attractive, edgy cover, which will maybe draw you in to pick it up and check out the blurb, it’s harder to get noticed on Amazon. And it’s even worse, for some inexplicable reason, at Tower Books online, where all my books are categorized under Christian, biblical. (This was rather a surprise, especially when I realized I was doing pretty well on the bestseller list in that category.)

Even more exciting, though, is the news that ePistols got a terrific review from Two Lips Reviews where Angelina, the reviewer says,

“ePistols At Dawn has firmly put Z.A. Maxfield on my list of authors to look for!”

You can read the rest of her insights HERE.

To Buy ePistols at Dawn in any ebook format except Kindle, go HERE

To buy in Kindle from Amazon, go HERE

Maybe many of you know my cyber buddy Ethan Day, but he hosts a great group at Yahoo, and manages a Gay Day once a month that we’re all invited to, here’s a shout out from him:

It’s baaack!

Sunday, September 27^th is Gay Day at Ethan Day’s Yahoo Group!  Gay Day is the one day a month when the best authors in GLBT Romance stop by to post excerpts of their new and upcoming releases.  Authors who’ll be popping in and out this month include:

Lynn Lorenz – The Best Vacation that Never Was; Amanda Young – Pyromancer; P.A. Brown – Memory of Darkness; Carol Lynne – Saving Noah; AKM Miles – Changes in the Charity Sips(Coming Soon); Barbara Sheridan – Such a Good Boy; AJ Llwellyn - Laid; Z.A. Maxfield - ePistols at Dawn – Along with a slew of new and upcoming authors.

Ethan will also be announcing the winners of the: As You Are, I’m Dreamin’ Giveaway!

P.A. Brown and Ethan will be giving away a copy of any one of our books – winners choice. Maybe I can come up with a little giveaway too!

As much fun as we all had last month, we’re going to attempt to reign in the insanity a teensy bit this time around.

The day will begin from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST in the Ethan Day Yahoo Group where we’ll be posting excerpts, running contests for free books, and chatting about all the new and upcoming releases from your favorite authors.

From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. CST we’ll be hosting another LIVE Chat where you’ll be able to get your fill of all the real-time zaniness as we all try to talk at once!!  : )  Good times!!  (The Link to the Live Chat will be posted in the Yahoo Group)

Hope to see you all there!

I just noticed for the first time that Physical Therapy, the second in my St. Nacho’s series has been added as a Kindle book at Amazon. Tina at Two Lips Reviews just gave me a terrific review, saying:

Z. A. Maxfield has created wonderful characters populating a good tale. I look forward to reading more of her and discovering her characters.

(You can read the rest of her review HERE)

And Bobby at the BookWenches had a lot of really nice things to say Here, including this really nice summary:

Deep emotion, including sadness, love, pain, hope and even the occasional peek of charming humor characterize Physical Therapy. All tangle together in a colorful and addictive whole. I was snared by this story from the first sentence and became so involved in the plot that I couldn’t put it down; I read it in one evening, enjoying every sentence. By the time I turned the final page, I had developed a true fondness for both the characters and the town of St. Nacho’s, and I was sorry to see the story end. There is little doubt in my mind why so many people are fans of Ms. Maxfield’s writing: she is extremely talented, and her stories deliver a pleasing combination of excellent characterization, real and heartfelt emotion, and entertaining narrative. Bravo.

Both the St. Nacho’s books are particular favorites, the characters are close to my heart as well as my imaginary town, Santo Ignacio, or St. Nacho’s for short, and you now buy it for your Kindle, Here:

http://www.amazon.com/Physical-Therapy-ebook/dp/B002N4JSFE/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_4

I‘m blogging at the home of the delightful Bookwenches, and I’ll be talking about my Secret Love.

You can read more HERE

Get ready for an explosive tell-all, filled with love and lust and loss and nostalgia as I discuss some of the books  that shaped my childhood.

And then prepare yourself for disappointment…

Rainbow Reveiws was kind enough to review Blue Fire, Notturno, and ePistols recently, HERE.

Fallen Angel Reviews gave Physical Therapy 5 angels and a recommended read HERE, and ePistols at Dawn 5 Angels and a recommended read HERE.

The LOVELY Elisa Rolle just reviewed Blue Fire, HERE

Bookwenches posted a review of Blue Fire HERE in their August Reviews.

Sensual Ecataromance has reviewed  Notturno, HERE

Don’t forget there is still time to purchase Because of the Brave, the anthology I’m in with (squee) Josh Lanyon and Laura Baumbach from Aspen Moutain Press and have part of the proceeds go to the Servicemen’s Legal Defense Fund, which is helping to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, from Aspen Mountain Press, and you can do that HERE.

Also, as a reminder, I have a Yahoo Group, Z.A. Maxfield’s Cyber Cafe, and I’m pretty accessible there, and there are a lot of fun readers, some writers, and an editor who occasionally gets in on the fun, so come by there and give us Howdy Hello, HERE. I promise we don’t bite much unless you beg.