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Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it. Coming back from college, a gay undergrad attempts to come out to…

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NEW RELEASE BLITZ: Dies Irae by Autumn Montague (Excerpt)

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RELEASE TOUR: Shake Your Boo Thang by Chloe Archer (Excerpt)

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NEW RELEASE BLITZ: The Heart’s Retreat by Shannon Blair (Excerpt)

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Pick a song that you really like and share it on Monday.

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A bit late this month but let’s give those beautiful book covers some love! Every first Tuesday of the month, I post some of my favorite covers and then pick…

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    SOUNDTRACK: You Stole My Heart by My Sun and Stars, Curious by Franz Ferdinand & Sweet Chaos by Day6

    August 12, 2022 / 2 Comments

    Soundtrack to Frat Wars: King of Thieves by Saxon James

    You Stole My Heart by My Sun and Stars for a book about one frat boy’s most guarded possession snatched by a cute enemy prince from right under his nose

    I guess my heart it has a point
    ‘Cause you are way too cute
    It was clear it would jump at you
    But now please just bring it back to me
    ‘Cause my heart is fragile too
    It can break right over you

    And I’m looking everywhere
    But I just realized
    That you’re the reason why

    ‘Cause you, yes you, yes you, you
    You stole my heart

    Soundtrack to Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem by Saxon James

    Curious by Franz Ferdinand for a book about a very curious frat boy and his obliging frat brother.

    Will you want me when you’ve got me?
    Are you gonna love me?
    Tell me, I’m a future seeker
    Heat-seeking freak
    I want to know now
    I’ve got to know now
    No I know that no
    I shouldn’t be so curious
    But hell you’ve got me curious

    Soundtrack to Frat Wars: Presidential Chaos by Saxon James

    Sweet Chaos by Days for a book about the calm frat president and the passionate frat president turning each other’s world upside down.

    The world I lived in
    Has flipped over
    Inside out because of you
    Right is left
    Left is right

    My sandcastle
    Has met your wave
    It’s starting to break down
    What do I do? Help me

    Because of you, I’m losing control

    It’s a sweet chaos
    Ever since you entered
    My life, my dreams, my future
    Everything has changed

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    August 12, 2022 / No Comments

    I had this thing inside my chest
    It was beating every day
    No worries on the way
    But then you, you just came around
    Then something just felt wrong
    The beating, it was gone

    And now I’m looking everywhere
    But the answer was actually right there

    ‘Cause you, yes you, yes you, you
    You stole my heart
    ‘Cause you, yes you, yes you, you
    You stole my heart

    I guess my heart it has a point
    ‘Cause you are way too cute
    It was clear it would jump at you
    But now please just bring it back to me
    ‘Cause my heart is fragile too
    It can break right over you

    And I’m looking everywhere
    But I just realized
    That you’re the reason why

    ‘Cause you, yes you, yes you, you
    You stole my heart
    ‘Cause you, yes you, yes you, you, you
    You stole my heart, my heart

    My oh-oh-oh-oh heart
    My oh-oh-oh-oh heart, my heart
    You stole my heart, my heart
    My oh-oh-oh-oh heart
    My oh-oh-oh-oh heart, my heart
    You stole my heart

    You have to understand that I need my heart
    Just to exist
    But what makes it so, so hard
    That it’s you my heart just can’t resist
    ‘Cause you, yes you, yes you, you, you

    ‘Cause you, yes you, yes you, you, you
    You stole my heart
    ‘Cause you, yes you, yes you, you, you
    You stole my heart

    Na, na, na, na, na-na
    Na, na, na, na, na-na
    Na, na, na, na, na-na
    Na, na, na, na, na-na
    You stole my heart

    Na, na, na, na, na-na
    Na, na, na, na, na-na
    Na, na, na, na, na-na
    You stole my heart

    Meet cute on the first page
    Tension enter left on a dark stage
    Our stars collide
    Light destroy the night

    Am I thinking about now?
    Am I thinking about then?
    Am I thinking about you or me?
    And when we are the future
    I’m curious, curious
    Will you want me?

    Will you want me when you’ve got me?
    Are you gonna love me?
    Tell me, I’m a future seeker
    Heat-seeking freak
    I want to know now
    I’ve got to know now
    No I know that no
    I shouldn’t be so curious
    But hell you’ve got me curious
    Because I might love you

    With mystery dissipating
    Is it ordinary remaining?
    Discovery is discovered
    And you know what I will say when
    Say when

    When the question is asked
    When the question remains
    Repetition, repetition
    Revealing the day
    Are we the future?
    I’m curious, curious
    Will you want me?

    Will you want me when you’ve got me?
    Are you gonna love me?
    Tell me, I’m a future seeker
    Heat-seeking freak
    I want to know now
    I’ve got to know now
    No I know that no
    I shouldn’t be so curious
    But hell you’ve got me curious

    Will you love me now?
    Will you love me then?
    Will you love me when you see
    You see the man within?
    Can you love the man within?
    Will you hold me when you’ve got me?
    Are you gonna love me? Tell me
    Yes, I’m a future seeker
    A heat-seeking freak
    You know, you know, you’ve got me curious
    Curious, you’ve got me curious

    Japanese lyrics:

    Na na na na na na na na na na
    (Where am I?)
    Na na na na na na na na na na
    
    あの日からもう
    世界はまるで
    逆さまのビジョン映す twilight zone
    
    築き上げた これまでの myself
    呆気のない程に書き換えて行く
    
    その笑顔ひとつで
    
    It's a sweet chaos
    すべて君のせいだよ
    価値観さえ覆す こんな出逢いが
    気付けば愛しい風に変わって
    My heart 狂わせた
    
    It's a sweet chaos
    君を知れば知るほど
    意地を張ったって意味のない事
    笑われてもいい 君が欲しい
    My love 奪われた
    It's a sweet chaos
    
    Brand new days
    Brand new mind
    Brand new love
    
    予測してたはずの僕の未来を
    今 君との出逢いが脅かす
    
    崩れ落ちる過去の自分 その先で
    陽だまりの中 僕を呼ぶ声が
    
    胸の中 花を咲かせた
    
    It's a sweet chaos
    すべて君のせいだよ
    価値観さえ覆す こんな出逢いが
    気付けば愛しい風に変わって
    My heart 狂わせた
    Sweet chaos
    
    僕の知らない僕が 君に暴かれてく
    もう迷わない 君が笑顔なら
    It's a sweet chaos
    すべて君のせいだよ
    価値観さえ覆す こんな出逢いが
    気付けば愛しい風に変わって
    My heart 狂わせた
    
    It's a sweet chaos
    君を知れば知るほど
    意地を張ったって意味のない事
    笑われてもいい 君が欲しい
    My love 奪われた
    It's a sweet chaos
    
    Brand new days
    Brand new mind
    Brand new love

    The world I lived in
    Has flipped over
    Inside out because of you
    Right is left
    Left is right

    My sandcastle
    Has met your wave
    It’s starting to break down
    What do I do? Help me

    Because of you, I’m losing control

    It’s a sweet chaos
    Ever since you entered
    My life, my dreams, my future
    Everything has changed

    But I’m starting to wait for tomorrow
    Each day is changing
    And I like it
    To the point where I go crazy

    It’s a sweet chaos
    The more I get to know you
    All of my tastes, my patterns
    Everything is changing

    When you see me
    Maybe I might seem like a fool
    But I don’t care
    I like it anyway
    It’s a sweet chaos

    I’m anxious
    About everything
    But I like

    Like the people’s footsteps
    On a busy street
    My thoughts keep getting tangled up
    Inside my head

    The plans
    I made in the past
    Keep getting messed up
    But you’re fixing it all up

    In this disorder, a flower is blossoming

    It’s a sweet chaos
    Ever since you entered
    My life, my dreams, my future
    Everything has changed

    But I’m starting to wait for tomorrow
    Each day is changing
    And I like it
    To the point where I go crazy
    Sweet chaos

    The compass in me
    Is spinning like crazy
    But once I see your smile
    Everything becomes OK
    It’s a

    Sweet chaos
    Ever since you entered
    My life, my dreams, my future
    Everything has changed

    But I’m starting to wait for tomorrow
    Each day is changing
    And I like it
    To the point where I go crazy

    It’s a sweet chaos
    The more I get to know you
    All of my tastes, my patterns
    Everything is changing

    When you see me
    Maybe I might seem like a fool
    But I don’t care
    I like it anyway
    It’s a sweet chaos

    I’m anxious
    About everything
    But I like it

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    RELEASE BLITZ: Gravity by Tal Bauer (Excerpt & Giveaway)

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    FLICKer: Sports!

    August 11, 2022 / 1 Comment

    Featuring LGBT short films I found around the interwebz a.k.a Youtube. Okay sucky intro, but yeah, that’s it.


    When Zach brings along his thirsty, nosey roommate, Eduardo, to his basketball pick-up game with his straight best friend.. the outcome of the game takes an unexpected turn when Zach has to confront which team he is really on.

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