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Leather and Lace - Book Blitz and Giveaway

2/16/2021

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Leather and Lace
Magen Cubed
(Southern Gothic Series, #1)
Publication date: February 16th 2021
Genres: Adult, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy

Falling in love with a vampire bites—and sometimes loving a human bites back.

Dorian Villeneuve is an unlucky vampire from the slums of Devil’s Row. He makes ends meet for himself and his emotional support Chihuahua by working sleazy bars and nightclubs, doing what it takes to get by. Cash Leroy is a monster hunter from East Texas with a golden voice and an unrivaled devotion to Stevie Nicks. Hunting does not leave time for friends, let alone love.

When their paths cross during a bloody run-in with the vampire mob, Cash upends Dorian’s life—and takes Dorian under his wing to teach how to hunt monsters.

The unlikely pair become partners, and soon, best friends. However, their deepening bond grows complicated when Dorian falls in love with Cash. Their friendship is too important to throw away over an interspecies attraction, especially in a career that is already nasty, brutish, and short.

And things become even more complicated when Cash finds himself returning the vampire’s affections.

When an unusually deadly case lands in the hunters’ laps, their ill-fated affair takes a backseat. A pair of man-eating weredeer are on the loose taking victims’ hearts. With the pressure on to end the killing spree, Dorian and Cash must set aside their feelings and hunt down the blood-thirsty deer.

Can Dorian and Cash’s friendship survive this monstrous romance, or will they lose their hearts in the process?

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EXCERPT:

Cash Leroy could have been a singer but killing paid the bills. He stood at the karaoke machine and bathed in the pink neon spotlight, every inch of him painted in a dusky glow. Mic in hand, he commanded his favorite booth with lowered eyes, splinters of light catching in his fallen lashes as they fluttered against his stubbled cheeks. His voice hit the high notes of ‘Outside the Rain’ in a velvety dither that belied his smoky drawl and taste for Pall Mall cigarettes. In a depth of sound so full, it overshadowed the shrill karaoke track.

Here, on most nights and nearly every weekend, Cash sang Stevie Nicks songs and only Stevie Nicks songs. This was his ritual for the eight months that Dorian knew Cash, but it went well beyond their partnership. Cash was a man of singular interest, and no one else loved Stevie Nicks like he did.

The hunter cradled the mic between strong hands, his booted foot keeping time as he swayed to the music. Onstage, he seemed like a different man from the one Dorian knew the rest of the day. Singing straightened his slouched posture as his voice overtook the room. The stage broke Cash’s even temperament and replaced it with a showman’s presence as he performed for his preferred audience of one. Even the flecks of blood on the collar of his shirt disappeared into the neon. Everything else about Cash seemed to fall away whenever he opened his mouth to sing.

And Dorian, despite his best efforts, was in love with Cash.

Dorian nursed his second beer of the night on the modular pink loveseat across from the karaoke machine. He tried not to watch Cash as closely as he did. It was hard not to watch Cash in all things, both on the stage and off it. Dorian fought to keep his gaze from wandering over Cash’s strong legs in his beat-up blue jeans. The vampire fought harder to avoid staring at Cash’s neck, mouth, and sweep of his dark lashes as he sang.

Because Cash was Dorian’s best friend, roommate, and partner. He didn’t want to be in love with Cash. Loving Cash made Dorian’s life complicated and scary. It put an ache deep inside the vampire’s rib cage, choking on glass whenever the feeling threatened to claw its way out of his throat. Choking it down because they could never be together.

But sitting in a karaoke booth, watching Cash sing, Dorian loved Cash anyway.

Author Bio:

Magen Cubed is an Eisner-nominated writer, essayist, and occasional critic, best known for her queer monster-hunting urban fantasy/paranormal romance series SOUTHERN GOTHIC. She has appeared in the critically acclaimed TWISTED ROMANCE comics anthology from Image Comics and has bylines on the award-winning Women Write About Comics. Magen lives in Florida with her girlfriend Melissa and a little dog named Cecil.

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21 Comments
Michele Soyer
2/16/2021 05:22:27 am

I could sure use some fantasy right about now.. adding this book to my TBR list...Beat of luck with the tour....

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Erin
2/16/2021 11:30:19 am

I love the cover and excerpt! This book looks so good.

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Sara Zielinski
2/16/2021 01:57:13 pm

Thanks for telling me about this book.

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Margaret Smith
2/16/2021 03:32:29 pm

Congratulations on the release. Sounds like an exciting book.

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Amy Friedentag
2/16/2021 03:37:02 pm

Great cover. Sounds like a good UF read.

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Shirley Ann Speakman
2/16/2021 03:49:34 pm

The book sounds really good and the cover is fab, I'm adding the book to my wish list.

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Janice Wright
2/16/2021 03:49:59 pm

I love the name of the book. It makes me think of the song with the same title from Don Henley and Stevie Nicks.

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Jon Heil
2/16/2021 04:39:39 pm

Cool cover

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teresa kunberger
2/16/2021 04:58:10 pm

the name grabbed my attention sounds like a great book tho

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David Hollingsworth
2/16/2021 05:18:41 pm

The cover looks great!

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Abigail Gibson
2/16/2021 05:28:37 pm

keep up the great work

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Tiffany S
2/16/2021 08:50:50 pm

The book sounds good and the cover looks great.

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bn100
2/16/2021 08:54:26 pm

interesting cover

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Elaine Lund
2/16/2021 09:15:57 pm

Love the title and cover1

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Robert Young
2/16/2021 09:56:49 pm

Nice over!
Good Luck with the Book!

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Cynthia C
2/17/2021 10:43:49 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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Paige Chandler
2/18/2021 09:00:32 am

I love anything vampire and gothic. Thanks for your good works

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Christy R
2/21/2021 11:09:27 pm

Hello, Cool cover ! Thank you for the giveaway, and best of luck with the book.

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Soozle
2/22/2021 06:05:14 am

I love the title and cover! This sounds like such a great read

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Amanda Whitley
2/23/2021 10:06:31 pm

I really enjoyed the excerpt! I am looking forward to reading.

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Hesper Fry
2/24/2021 07:47:52 pm

I am really liking the book cover!

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