Renee Stevens

Thanks, Sasha. It's been fixed.

I hope everyone had a great week! Just a reminder that the deadline for the fall anthology has passed. If you had your story proofread and have not uploaded yet, it needs to be done by the end of the day today(Sunday) and the links provided in the forum thread as I need to start getting things prepped for the anthology release. If your story has not been uploaded by then, and the link supplied, your story will not be accepted into the anthology. With that being said, lets take a look at what happened in the blog this week. Featured Story: Metadeaths Have you been following the Meta stories by JohnAR? MetaDeaths is the fifth book in the series. If you want to get a feel for the story, check out Monday's review. Re-Feature: Cia's Torturing Me Are you new to the site? Or maybe you have just started posting your stories. If you have, then this is a blog post you should definitely check out. It explains the most common questions Cia gets asked about posting in GA Stories as well as explains what mistakes are made that could delay your story getting approved. Second Chance Prompts #495 & #499 Today was a day for second chances... prompts that is. We took a look at two previous prompts from this year that no one took up the challenge for. For our featured prompt, we featured a new response to the Tanka poetry prompt. Anthology Discussion Day #2: October 2016 Saturday's discussion day revolved around the 2016 special anthology. Authors shared what they're working on and what themes they are hoping to supply a story for. Anthology Announcements: ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team All Pre-2016 Anthology Themes - Due December 14, 2016 2017 Spring Anthology: Jagged Edges / Unintended Consequences - Due April 30th, 2017 2017 Fall Anthology: The Fall Out / Secret Spaces - Due November 15th, 2017 Premium Updates: Studly Ranch Hands by Renee Stevens *Premium* Classic Updates: Door Number Three by Ronyx Signature Updates: 319 Winesap Lane by CarlHoliday Greedy by Graeme Innocence & Carnality - Part Two by Mann Ramblings; Book 2 of I & C Mental Games by Bill W Mine! by Cia Temporary Dads by Graeme Weightless by Cynus; Book 2 of Less is More Promising Updates: Apprentice by Sasha Distan; Book 4 of Ink Boys Fallen Pride by Sasha Distan; Book 7 of The Best Circle of Hell Stories Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Tiger Winter by Sasha Distan Travels by Carlos Hazday; Book 5 of CJ

Hey Y'all! Well, I know that someone chose to use one of the last second chance prompts, but there is no link in the thread so that I can feature it. This week I'm once again just going to focus on two of the lonely prompts that nobody used (or at least shared). If you decide to tackle one of these prompts, make sure you share it in the thread. Prompt 495 - Creative Mostly you wanted to stay home, but you won a vacation. Where was the trip to and how was it? Prompt 499 - Creative You going to working long and hard on your project. It is taking years to get to this point but you have finally completed it. What is this major achievement? Since I'm not sure who posted in response to one of the last prompts, this week I'm going to share the new response to Poetry Prompt #1: Tanka. Don't forget to click on the link to finish reading. Darkness Falls - Headstall Have you retired From a world that shames your soul One you can’t look at Without regret and remorse Not so easy being God

It's been a while since we took a look at some things that new site authors need to know. Our list of authors continues to grow, and it's never a bad thing to re-visit blog entries that help make their life easier. So you've purchased the author title in the GA Store and you're ready to post your first story. Here's a few things you need to know to make your posting in GA Stories go smoothly and help your story get approved. Cia’s Torturing Me! by Cia If you’re an author, I’m sure you’ve thought that at least once, right? I swear, it’s nothing personal! GA’s posting system is complicated, and there is always a learning curve for new authors to figure out the ins and outs of posting here. I'm also the primary staff member who reviews the Stories submissions, so I am not picking on any one person if you receive more than one PM about your stories; I'm simply the staff member who reviews everything in the queue unless I am away from GA for some reason. That being said… there are a few things that will get you on my hit… uh, kindly message list. Posting Issues Most Likely To Trigger a Moderation PM: Posting More Than One Chapter : New stories should always be posted with a single chapter only. These should be properly edited, ready to go live, chapters. A prologue is okay, as it auto-posts with the first chapter, but more than a single chapter in a new submission floods the announcement listing. Additional chapters CAN be posted, but only if you post-date them. You can read about the post-dating system in the faq here. Paragraph Spacing : This might be the most common mistake I see. Check your story content after you post, please. Some writing programs, browsers, and or machines (tablets/phones) are not compatible with the text editor. It can either strip out or add extra spaces between the paragraphs. Reviewing your chapters allows you to fix that before I find it in the queue. A fix in Word for double spaces between paragraphs can be found in the faq here. If you use other writing programs, like Google docs, tablets, etc… try posting with a new browser or placing your text in another program before you copy to GA until you have the correct spacing. We can't always tell you what the exact problem is in these cases to fix the spacing issue. Flash Fiction and Poetry : Short stories under 1k in length, such as prompt responses, or poetry must be placed in a ‘collection’. This is as simple as creating a title that implies a collection, such as ‘My Shorts or My Haiku’ and then posting a single submission as the first chapter. Then subsequent posts would be made as chapters to that ‘collection’. The chapter titles can be edited and notes can be placed in each chapter as a description, if you choose. You may have more than one collection, within reason, to separate types of poetry or stories if you have a large number of varied content available. Posting a Series Title : The series information is used so readers can find series on the site. If you are posting a story that isn’t a follow up story to one already existing on GA, you do not have a series on the site. Please don't use this field. Once you post the 2 nd story in your series you can go back and edit the first story to include the series information for the search engine. Also you can never have story 0 of a series. Content : Yes, we have a basic quality expectation. If you don’t know the word ‘I’ should be capitalized, or how to use a basic spellcheck, or that a new paragraph should be started every time a different character speaks, you will be placed under review and your story may be rejected until you can edit it up to a minimum level of readability. Yes, we allow stories with erotic content. We also allow stories that show drug use, suicide attempts and actual suicides, abuse, rape, etc… but there are criteria for each that must be followed, such as not glorifying the acts and adding content warnings to the story/chapter notes for extreme content. Erotic content must be integral to the plot and cannot be more than half the story plot. There is a narrow band of acceptable incest and bestiality themes, but necrophilia is NEVER okay. When in doubt, send me a PM before you post. I'm more than happy to go over content beforehand. Various Fields Filled Out Incorrectly : We have a 3 step rating system for stories for authors to use. They include Everyone, Teen, and Mature. Teen and Mature ratings apply for stories containing content like sex, violence, abuse, or suicide stories. Mature would mean any ‘on-screen/graphic’ content. Teen includes it, but it might occur in the backstory or off-screen such as a ‘fade to black’ sex scene not actually written in. Everyone means no graphic content. We have a story status system that has 3 levels. In Process means you’re still posting the story (even if you have it complete, until you post the last chapter it is not complete on GA) and On Hold means you’re not posting the story for whatever reason. Make sure you post to the right category for your story. There is a long drop menu with many options, so please check them all to ensure the best search engine results. And there's so much more… This is why we ask that authors read the entire “New Author Help: How to Post a Story” faq before they post. The more you put into getting your story right and sharing all the information readers know to find your story, the more readers and feedback you'll receive. Any story deemed suspect for content or editing reasons will be placed under review and discussed by the forum moderation team to ensure a fair team decision on acceptability. I am not a dictator with the only say in what does and does not get approved. Questions I Get The Most From Authors: Why are you checking my stuff in a moderation queue? We check to ensure proper posting procedure is followed, that the content falls within our guidelines, and that you’re not a plagiarist. The fact is, we’ve been burned before with people stealing stories and trying to post on GA. We don’t always catch it, but we try our utmost to protect authors’ rights on this site. How long does the queue take? Typically 24 hours, at the most. I say this because I check the mod queue once a day. Usually I attempt this between 5-10 AM, Pacific Standard Time, but I do have a life and things sometimes crop up. If you post at 9:00 AM and I already checked the queue, and something comes up the next day and I don’t get to it until the afternoon… you may wait longer than 24 hours. Sometimes I can review and approve submissions several times a day. Anything with questionable content triggering a team review can take up to 72 hours. Also, because we ask that authors only post a maximum of 2 chapters spaced out (morning/night, for example) if you have 2 stories or chapters waiting in the queue, I will only approve one. I might approve the second several hours later, or it might end up waiting until the next day. Please don’t overwhelm the queue, as that only makes my job harder to ensure that your stories and chapters are posted with a fair timing without overwhelming the announcement listing. Please remember I’m one person who dedicates time every day to this process, but I am not perfect. In the past we’ve found bugs with the posting system when author’s work didn’t post to the queue properly as well. IF your submission remains in the queue for an unreasonable amount of time without any contact from me, you can PM me. How long am I in the queue? There is no set time limit in the queue, but there is a cut-off point. You must have 75 likes on your forum content, stories, and chapters before you no longer face the queue. Once you have achieved that level, your updates will post within an hour of when you publish them. So, it behooves an author to be active, posting consistently, and interacting with readers and other members on our forums as well. Is your decision the sole factor in submission approval? No, it’s not. As I said before, any story deemed suspect for any content/editing reason is reviewed by the forum moderation team for a fair discussion and consensus. Why can’t I edit my story/chapter or why did I get an error message when I tried to edit my story/chapter? The system has a fail-safe set in place to prevent large amounts of text in a chapter or story from being removed. We expect that you post your best work that has already been edited. If there is a serious problem, or you do not take advantage of the offer, I will remove the story/chapter content for you to repost if you PM me. Why can’t I delete my story/chapter(s)? Again, there’s a fail-safe built into the system to prevent that from occurring. Authors can place their work unpublished so no one but the author or staff can see it, but they cannot delete. No, we will not refuse to remove your work, but you must PM me to ensure complete deletion from the system. I will usually want to know why, because if there’s a problem with the story, posting, or a moderation issue with another GA member, a cooling off period and discussion can sometimes resolve the issue without the story actually being deleted. I’m so confused! How do I find help? We have a faq you can find under the Help tab in the red menu bar. The area titled: New Author Help: How to Post a Story not only has our posting and content guidelines, it also has a section that explains what each field is for in our story submission form as well as various things unique to our system. If you’ve read the FAQ, and still don’t know the answer to your questions, please feel free to PM me. It can often be easier to ask ahead of time than to sort out posting issues after you attempt to post.

It's a new week and it's time to take a look at one of the many stories that are posted for your enjoyment on Gay Authors. Today, PKChrichton has provided us with a review of MetaDeaths, book 5 in the Meta Universe by JohnAR. Enjoy. MetaDeaths JohnAR Reviewer: PKCrichton Status: Complete Word Count: 102,122 MetaDeaths is the 5th of 8 books in the MetaWolf Series. Being the fifth book it sits at one of the great turning points that will determine just where things will go. If you haven't read the previous 4 books before you touch this one you may be able to follow the story but you will be missing out on a lot of the true depth of it so I would direct you back to MetaWolf Book 1 Meta before continuing. This series follows Colt Parker, Prime Loope, Brian Pratt, Burt 'CE' Thunder, Sam Thomson, Isaac Sykes, Warren Vanguard, Al and Leo in their efforts to be the Inner Circle of a modern wolf pack while having an ominous unknown prophecy that has had people from multiple parties trying to control the course of their lives from the moment they were each born. One mustn’t forget that all of them are gay and in a group relationship with Colt at its center as the Meta of their pack. As well as the fact that Colt found out a while ago that he was part vampire due to his mother being a half vampire shaman named Betsy. The first book centered around the formation of the first five members of this Inner Circle and them having to facing a number of trials during that process of people wanting to break them up or control them. In the second we learned more about the mixed pasts of now six members, how their paths weren’t what they thought they were but instead had some guiding hands pushing them in certain directions at different moments. The third had them finding two more members and stepping out into the world to find what was best for their future. The fourth had their inner circle complete, holding land, holding companies, a strong pack being formed from two others merging and the gearing up for an impending showdown with the Vampires. There are also a series of Prompt chapters that are set at various time periods throughout, before and even after the time period of the 8 books of the MetaWolf series that work to expand, add depth, make you question, add clues to events and make you have hope for things if you read them all regardless of if you read a prompt set ‘in the future’ compared to where the main narrative of the the most current chapter of the main series you are reading is. MetaBattles the fourth book left off with as the name suggests a major battle taking place. There was a force of 800 wolf shifters from 84 packs from around the world against what they thought was going to be 13000 vampires but was really over 17000 vampires along with 8 Vampire Queens of even greater strength than normal vampires. The 8 members of the Inner Circle of Colt's Pack had been tasked with tracking down and dealing with each of the 8 queens and finding the believed 9th queen. Sadly things were not going as planned and they were all being over whelmed at the end of Battles such that Colt gave up his protection detail in hopes they could help as well only to find himself smelling a vampire near by who he believed to be the 9th queen before he passed out. What would the fate be of all these characters that everyone has come to love or hate over the course of the previous books? Deaths opens not where we would expect. You would think it would either pick up right where Battles ended or flashing forward to the aftermath with the good or bad of that. Instead we find ourselves doing something that was first brought up back in Book 1 Meta and questioning the reality of the series itself. It will cause you to wonder just what is and isn't real. The motivations of many people and previous actions will both be called into questions, have extra light shed upon them and even have the assumptions of who did different actions shifted from party to party. This book is roller coaster that is to be enjoyed, feared, dreaded and in the end will pull your heart in ways you didn't think it could be by a simple work of writing. Deaths is at the middle of the MetaWolf series and there are a lot of questions that start to get answered in more depth. Why is this pack so important? Why is it these people who have made up the inner circle? Why is Colt so important? Why have people tried to kidnap or kill Colt repeatedly in his life? Is there a White Wolf? Yet for every part of a question we get answered more questions keep coming to light. Each book is named due to a major ‘theme’ of sorts of the book. The first dealt with the Meta. The second with more of the past of the members, the revelation that Colt’s parents are not his parents at all and that he is in fact part vampire. The third with the desire for land but the shadows and fog that were clouding Prime. The fourth had the battles of not only cementing their new pack, obtaining some of its members, gathering support for the pack amongst the other packs but preparing for the great battle between Vampires and Shifters at its end. This book is named Deaths so we have to learn just what that will entail. Is it deaths from the Battle of book 4? Could there be other deaths of more characters as the book progresses? Could it be a different meaning or kind of death than that of a person but of a perception of reality? There is one very unexpected and impactful death towards the end of this book that will leave you and the others within the book quite affected and questioning the future of the series and the sanity of the author. I have read many works in the Fantasy genre ranging from stories about Dragons, Werewolves, Vampires, Magicians and Knights set in or during similar time periods to Rome, the Dark Ages, the Modern and even Future Eras. But it is the MetaWolf series that I find as one of the best to take both the Vampire and Werewolf genres bringing them into not only modern times but altering both of them in a way that a real mythology or history for them is cemented into the ancient past. It grounds them and makes them more real for the reader in ways that many other works have never fully accomplished. This book will throw your mind for loops. It will make you rage at the night. It will cause some to cry in joy, frustration and sadness. It will bring you to heights of happiness, drive you insane as you try to figure out the puzzles and spot the clues. But most importantly it will make you want to pick up Book Six of the MetaWolf Series MetaProphecies to go through all the wheel of emotions and delve even further into the puzzles of the series. Category: Fiction Genres: Mystery Tags: Vampire, Were-Creatures, Menage, Fetish, Adult Rating: Mature

Hey all! I hope everyone had a great week and are ready for the start of a new one. It's been a busy week in the various GA News Blogs, and hopefully you didn't miss anything, but if you did, that's what the Weekly Wrap Up is for! A quick reminder, if you want to participate in the blogs and help provide content, check out the Blog Feature Opportunities thread in the Help and Announcements forum. October Signature Feature: Geeks By Cassie Q & October Signature Excerpt: Geeks By Cassie Q This month's signature feature is from Cassie Q. If you'd like to show support to Cassie, you can go and download the banner and place it in your GA signature. If you haven't read the story yet, then you can go to Wednesday's post and read the excerpt; see if it's something you want to add to your "to be read" list. GA's Newest Promising Author: Carlos Hazday Thursday we announced that GA's newest Promising Author is Carlos Hazday. If you haven't already done so, stop by and offer your congratulations to Carlos. You can also find a link to all of Carlos' stories. Writing Prompts #536 & #537 If you're stuck, or you simply want to try your hand at writing for the first time, check out our weekly prompts. You never know, you might be featured like JohnAR, Hunter Thomson, and jamessavik. Anthology Discussion Day - October 2016 We finished off the week with the discussion day for the 2016 fall anthology. The discussion days offer an opportunity for authors who plan to participate in the anthology a chance to discuss where they're at and what they're writing about. It also serves as a monthly reminder that the anthology is coming up. Anthology Announcements: ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team 2016 Fall Anthology: Blindsided / The Forgotten - Due October 28th, 2016 *THIS FRIDAY* All Pre-2016 Anthology Themes - Due December 14, 2016 2017 Spring Anthology: Jagged Edges / Unintended Consequences - Due April 28th, 2016 Premium Updates: Studly Ranch Hands by Renee Stevens *Premium* Classic Updates: Door Number Three by Ronyx Love & Loss by Dabeagle Signature Updates: 319 Winesap Lane by CarlHoliday Mental Games by Bill W Mine! by Cia Temporary Dads by Graeme Weightless by Cynus; Book 2 of Less is More William Walter Williams by CarlHoliday Promising Updates: Fallen Pride by Sasha Distan; Book 7 of The Best Circle of Hell Stories Falling Apart by craftingmom Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall Shut Up and Prompt by Sasha Distan Tiger Winter by Sasha Distan Travels by Carlos Hazday; Book 5 of CJ

Happy Friday, Y'all!!!!! Hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend, I know I am! To help start your weekend off right, it's time for some new prompts. Hopefully one of these great prompts will inspire you, and don't forget to share your responses (at least a link) so that they can possibly be featured next week. Also, as always, remember that prompt responses under 1K have to be posted as part of a collection. Prompt 536 – Creative Tag – List of Words Use the following in a story – a sword, a new car, a museum, an eagle, and a burrito. Prompt 537 – Creative Tag – A Spider A lab in New York City had been cross breeding spiders trying to create a stronger type of silk. However, their cross breeding has created some strange side affects. The problem is two of the spiders have escaped the confinement of the lab. What happens next? Prompt Responses from Prompt #534 - First Line: “And who are you supposed to be?" Twilight's Last Gleaming - jamessavik “And who are you supposed to be?" "I'm Gorman from Global Analysis" He handed the officious man an identity card. The bureaucrat read the card as if it might say 'enemy agent, detain on sight', and then returned the credentials'. "Please come in Mr. Gorman. The committee is waiting. Are you an analyst for GA?" Gorman took off his gloves revealing a dagger tattoo on one hand an ace of diamonds on the other. He said, "No sir. I'm the owner." He cocked his head in the direction of the door indicating to the bureaucrat to lead him inside. MetaSplash - JohnAR “And who are you supposed to be?” Rory teased shouting up the precipice. “Moby Dick?” Will giggled. More laughter. “Let’s get away from the lake before he drowns us emptying the lake,” another voice suggested jokingly. Warren tried to ignore them. Hunter's Prompt Responses - Hunter Thomson "And who are you supposed to be?" I called out. I stepped out onto the back porch of my ranch, only to see movement coming from the fields. I wasn't surprised. It was almost harvest season, and movement meant either more scavengers, or more thieves. Either way, I wasn't happy to deal with them. I was less happy when it was people who popped into view. the couple, at least I assumed they were a couple the way they were dragging each other along, appeared at the edge of my corn field without any warning.

Thank you everyone. I suspect it's going to get worse before it gets better, but we'll just have to wait and see. Thank you for all the hugs, I needed them :hug:

Thank you, Sasha. There most likely will be, but nothing healthwise or physically, but a lot of damage was done to family relationships.

Hey all, sorry that the wrap up is so delayed today. I had a family emergency come up last night and didn't get home until early this morning and went straight to bed. I hope everyone had a great weekend and don't forget that the deadline for the Fall Anthology is fast approaching. Also, if you haven't already done so, I'm asking for some help with the GA blog. If you want to help supply content, please check out the Blog Feature Opportunities. Since I'm already running late with the wrap up, let's get to it and see what you might have missed this past week. Featured Story: Shapeshifter To start our week off, Puppilull supplied us with a review of Shapeshifter by metajinx. If you haven't already read this one, then might I suggest you check out the review and possibly add it to your TBR list? Premium Promo: Studly Ranch Hands For our midweek post, we took a look at my currently posting Premium story, Studly Ranch Hands. There were some interesting comments, including comments regarding pitchforks and torches. I also gave the news that SRH will be posting twice a week in premium until it's conclusion. Second Chance Prompts #485 & #491 Once again, we took a look at a couple of prompts that had never gotten a response. For our featured prompt response, I looked at Prompt #497 and featured Puppilull's and Emi GS's responses. Anthology Announcements: ***NOTE: All Deadlines are for submission to the Anthology Proof Team 2016 Fall Anthology: Blindsided / The Forgotten - Due October 28th, 2016 All Pre-2016 Anthology Themes - Due December 14, 2016 2017 Spring Anthology: Jagged Edges / Unintended Consequences - Due April 28th, 2016 Premium Updates: Studly Ranch Hands by Renee Stevens *Premium* Classic Updates: Door Number Three by Ronyx Signature Updates: Leopards Leap by Graeme; Book 3 of The Lilydale Leopards Mental Games by Bill W Mine! by Cia The Best Year by Krista Vodka at Moonlight by Valkyrie Weightless by Cynus; Book 2 of Less is More Promising Updates: Fallen Pride by Sasha Distan; Book 7 of The Best Circle of Hell Stories Falling Apart by craftingmom Headstall's Reflections by Headstall Morningstar: The Malaise by Headstall One Hundred and Fifty-Five Sonnets by AC Benus; Book 5 of Verse

Make sure he posts in the thread The Prompt #'s are linked to the thread, just to be helpful

I knew those ones got done, but last weeks responses will be featured next week. I was talking about no one taking on the Second Chance Prompts from 2 weeks ago.

You're very welcome, Emi.

You are most welcome

Hey Y'all! Well, the last set of second chance prompts didn't seem to inspire anyone, so we're going to try again. Instead of doing four second chance prompts, this week I'm just going to focus on two. If you decide to tackle one of these prompts, make sure you share it in the thread. Prompt #485 - Creative It was a late night and you were driving home from work. You go to stop at the light, but your brakes fail, and slip through uncommon traffic and crash into the woods. What happened to you and what was the cause? Prompt #491 - Creative You and your best friend have gone out shopping for a surprise gift. You wander into this cute boutique and discover what you feel is the perfect gift. What was the find? So now it's time to determine what prompt response I should share. It was a hard choice to make and I hope I haven't featured these before, but I decided to feature the previous responses from Prompt #497 Light of My Life - Puppilull I clutched the cold porcelain, as I was seized by another full body heave. My body seemed hell bent on getting every last drop out of me. Not that I’d had anything to eat and hardly anything to drink since yesterday morning, so there really wasn’t much. Still my body kept trying. And trying… When I could relax once more, I hung limply over the toilet seat, no longer caring if it was disgusting to be in such close proximity to it. It was cold. Cold felt good on my skin. Then it slowly started all over again. “No, no… You’ve got to be kidding me… Please, no more…” No amount of talking to myself could stop this. I felt my stomach contract once again, making me feel like I was attempting to turn myself inside out. This time, there wasn’t even bile left. First Surprise - Emi GS "I'll come back for you! ..." Those words were exactly what he spoke before leaving me, this town, this country itself! He may have been far away, but I could still feel his lips on mine. I could still remember the warmth of his hug, the softness of his kiss and the hardness of his wood against mine. God! That was a perfect moment in my life. It had been almost seven years we were apart. It wasn’t like we weren’t in contact. He called me, sent the occasional letter and texted me on social media. But we never talked about that kiss. He remained simply Elli. It was nothing more than that.

You'll definitely have to let me know what you think if/when you get a chance to read it!!!! And maybe I'm biased, but I love the way the story turned out

Hey now! Don't scare him away if he's gonna protect me from the pitchforks (an apparently torches) I know it has!!! I'm thinking maybe I should be scared....

I don't!!!! Nope, you can go pitchfork free My gratitude and a huge

LOL. That there is, and you're right, at least no torches were brought up... until now

LOL, but that implies there will still be pitchforks

Does that mean you're going to stand between me and the pitchforks?

I know, so evil that way LOL

Pitchforks? EEK!!!! *runs and hides*

Gay Authors has always managed to remain free to its members, one of the ways that it has managed to do so is through its Premium Subscribers. Members choose to help support the site and keep it going by purchasing Premium Content which consists of a number of stories that are only available on the site by purchasing Premium. There are many great stories to be found in the Premium section. Now, I've been promising my readers a surprise.... so here it is. You might have noticed over the last few weeks that we've had two premium stories posting at the same time. Studly Ranch Hands has been posting on Wednesdays, while Journey's End by MA Church has been posting on Saturdays. Sadly, Journey's End finished posting on Saturday, so that means Studly Ranch Hands will be the sole Premium Story posting. You might be asking, what does that mean for the posting schedule since Premium usually posts on Saturday's. Well, you're in luck. I'll be posting Studly Ranch Hands twice a week, so you won't have to wait an entire week for the next installment. From this point forward, Studly Ranch Hands will be posting on Wednesdays AND Saturdays. So, for our Premium Promo this week, let's take a look at the current premium story, Studly Ranch Hands. Studly Ranch Hands Renee Stevens *Currently Posting* Marc got what he’d wanted for years, but it’s enough to tear apart his friendship with Casey. Marc tries to avoid Casey, but that’s not always possible. A series of incidents puts both of their jobs on the line and Marc and Casey have to decide whether or not the resulting consequences are worth continuing their feud. Or can they put the past behind them and learn to work together as the team they used to be, and maybe even explore what's between them? Category: Fiction Genres: Drama, Romance Tags: Mature Adult, Animals, Gay, North America, Rural, Anal Rating: Mature Words: Currently Posting Studly Ranch Hands Excerpt: Marc swallowed the last of his own drink and headed toward the bar for the next round. Despite being the sole bar in town, it wasn’t busy and within a couple of minutes he was turning to head back to his table with three fresh beers. As he turned he felt his shoulder brush against a newcomer and turned to apologize, and found himself face to face with Casey. Had he realized Casey had the same idea he would have stayed in his seat and let one of the other two go. “Poulson.” Casey’s greeting dripped with hostility. “Morgan.” Fuck the apology. Marc pushed past him but stopped when Casey mumbled something under his breath. His entire body went stiff and he struggled to breathe through the anger. He should ignore it and walk away, but it built inside him until he was seething with every breath he took. “What the hell did you say to me?” “You heard me.” Casey leaned against the bar and tried to stare him down. “That’s bullshit and you know it.” Marc took a determined step toward Casey. He had a couple of inches on his former friend and wasn’t above trying to intimidate him. Not anymore. “It’s not bullshit if it’s the truth.” Instead of backing down, Casey straightened up, anger flashing in his eyes. “I’ve had it with this crap.” Marc clenched his jaw. He’d tried to keep his cool, but if Casey was itching for a fight that bad, Marc was ready and willing to oblige. He ignored the little voice in his head telling him it was a bad idea. Marc plunked the bottles he was holding onto the bar. He flexed his hands at his side and waited. He wouldn’t throw the first punch, but if Casey did, he wasn’t about to walk away. “I wasn’t the only one there and you damn well know it.” “You may as well have been.” Casey sneered and grabbed the beer the bartender set down. He tried to shoulder his way past, but Marc refused to move. “Oh, I don’t know about that. When are you going to admit you liked it?” Marc reached out and grabbed hold of Casey’s arm before the man made it past him. With a wrench of his arm he whirled him around. The beer Casey was holding slipped from his grasp, shattered on the floor, and beer splashed up onto their boots. Their gazes collided and Marc could see the fury simmering underneath the surface. Determined to use his height advantage, he took a step forward until there were a mere couple of inches separating them, forcing Casey to look up to meet his eyes. When Marc didn’t release his hold on him, Casey knocked his hand away.

Well, it's the start of a new week, and for today's schedule, we're bringing you Puppilull's review of Shapeshifter by metajinx. Featured story days are a great way to highlight one of the many stories that can be found in GA Stories. With so many stories, it's easy for a single story to get lost in the shuffle. If you're reading a story that you would like to do a blog review and bring attention to, PM me (Renee). Now, onto the review. Hopefully you enjoy Puppilull's review enough to go check out Shapeshifter for yourself! Shapeshifter by metajinx Reviewer: Puppilull Status: In Progress Current Word Count: 74,196 Some authors have the ability to create whole worlds that draw you in from the first line and won’t let you out until the story finishes. For me, metajinx is one of those authors. She builds her worlds and the characters that inhabit them in a way that makes the process of building invisible and seemingly effortless. Everything that happens in her universe makes sense. Even if a lot it is usually dark and kind of scary. One story that’s had me waiting for each update eagerly is Shapeshifter. It’s the tale of an unlikely pair, thrown together by circumstances neither of them is aware of in the beginning. We get to follow Kelaste, a troubled soul who is not really who or what he appears to be, and Noom, a very deadly mercenary hired for a job he doesn’t feel entirely comfortable with, as they try to figure out the real reason behind the contract put out on Kelaste and, more importantly, who set those wheels in motion… Soon we are drawn into a world where things are not what they seem and danger lurks around every corner. As we get to know Kel and Noom, the complexity of their characters increases. So be prepared to have your preconceived notions of the pair shot down more than once. This story had me on edge, because there was no telling where we would end up. Also, a fair warning to all interested. There’s quite a lot of violence in Shapeshifter, but never violence for the sake of it. It all blends with the story to give us a true understanding of the lives of Kel and Noom. So read the story note and take note of the tags. Also, beware that to expect a happy ending is not always wise when reading the works of metajinx. At least not happy in the more traditional sense. Her characters get tested and tested to the limit. Shapeshifter is no exception. Still, I hope this won’t discourage anyone from reading it. Life isn’t always easy and clean, sunshine and rainbows. It’s gritty, raw, scary and absolutely fabulous… Anyone taking up the story now is lucky, since it’s virtually finished with only an epilogue yet to be published. metajinx has a habit of being just a tiny bit slow on the updating. But hang in there! Even though readers’ patience can get tested at times, when an update finally gets published it is so worth it! Apparently, there is more coming from the world where Kel and Noom live. I for one can’t wait to read more! Category: Fiction Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller/Suspense Tags: Fighting, Were-creatures, Gay, BDSM, Violent, Dark Rating: Mature