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    Also, to follow up on my answer to the last question - there is a huge reference to MLDWY in the most recent chapter of Safeguard, and I'm surprised no one's pointed it out yet (or maybe those two stories don't have much of an overlap in readers 😅).
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    Thank you so much for featuring MLDWY as this month's story, and for posting this interview! I wrote this story as a queer take on a Harlequin paperback novel, something steamy and a little dramatic with a that you can finish reading in one afternoon. I'm really thankful for the feedback and encouragement it's gotten from readers - and if you're still in the process of reading it, I hope you enjoy your time with Henrik and Ezra!
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    Romance Languages

    QuinnDK posted new chapter in Safeguard

    <416-555-6464: Hello. Is this Rowan Watson's number? --Grant><Rowan: Holy crap, the mountain man texted me! Welcome to the 21st century. Yes, it's Rowan. Thanks for your number, I've saved it in my contacts (if that's okay with you). Also you don't need to sign your name!><Grant: Sorry, this is new to me. By all means save my number. I should have given it to you first. I... enjoyed seeing you last night.><Rowan: I enjoyed it too It was the most entertaining thing to happen
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    Chapter 4 is now up, and without spoiling anything, I'd say it's a pretty damn important one to read! (It also contains my favourite line of dialogue from Rowan that's only three words long...)
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    Shelter

    QuinnDK posted new chapter in Safeguard

    Grant was drenched in rain by the time they reached his backyard. He'd been trying cover up Rowan as they struggled through the woods. But it was in vain. The younger man hadn't brought his jacket and just moments into the storm his t-shirt was completely soaked through. Rowan shivered and stumbled his way into the bungalow. Grant immediately threw a wool blanket around him and rubbed his arms with long, firm strokes. He wasn't letting anyone get hypothermia on his watch. "Thanks," Rowan managed
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    Fire & Icing is my labor of love, it's still being worked on in fits and starts. Book of Sky and Stars is being put on hiatus - it's getting a little complicated to write and doing contemporary stuff is easier for me at the moment. My chapters may take a while, but I hope they're worth the wait! (Try not to be too frustrated with me, but I actually have another new story I'm planning on getting out soon, too. 🙃 )
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    A handsome librarian meets a sexy lumberjack. Sparks fly. Of course, it's a little more complicated than that... Let me know what you think as the story progresses.
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    Unspoken

    QuinnDK posted new chapter in Safeguard

    From: Rowan <rwatson@torontopubliclibrary.ca>To: Neil <nburroughs@torontopubliclibrary.ca>Subject: Home Library Services driver assignmentHi Neil,I was wondering how HLS decides which driver gets what delivery route? And also how do you become a delivery driver? And also can drivers select their own routes? P.S. A woman has been staring daggers at me for the past five minutes because I wont "let her" read Bridget Jones' Diary. ***From: Neil To: Rowan Subject: Re: Home Library Service
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    Rowan took a seat on the living room sofa while Grant dried off his chest with a towel. Clearing his throat, Rowan became very interested in examining the stitches of the sofa cushions. He hadn't been around such casual partial nudity since his last gym visit. A year and a half ago."Coffee?" Grant asked. "Oh, yeah, sure." He realized a moment too late that he'd hidden the movement of his lips. He corrected his posture and the position of his chin. "Yes, please. Thank you."Grant draped the heavy
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    Safeguard

    QuinnDK commented on QuinnDK's story in Fiction

    Absolutely not! I'm bouncing around a few things at once, that's just how my brain works.
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    Lost and Found

    QuinnDK commented on QuinnDK's story chapter in Lost and Found

    Uh oh, it looks like I've developed a reputation... in my defense, I do have one completed story! What can I say, I just really needed to get Grant out of my head and share him with the world...
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    Lost and Found

    QuinnDK commented on QuinnDK's story chapter in Lost and Found

    I wouldn't call Grant a bear, but yes, he's certainly hairy.
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    Lost and Found

    QuinnDK posted new chapter in Safeguard

    "Ow."Rowan banged his left knee against the return bin and spilled the stack of mystery novels he'd been clutching to his chest. Perfect. Not only was he a dead tired librarian, he was a clumsy one too."Who put the return bin out here?"Nobody answered him, of course, because he was only one of two employees left to see the library's night shift to its end. The other was Neil, a senior librarian. Rowan more often than not found him face down on his desk around this hour. Rowan stared at the mess
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    Safeguard

    QuinnDK posted a story in Fiction

    When young librarian Rowan finds a letter hidden in a book, his curiosity gets the better of him. He tracks down the owner: an ex-Navy SEAL living alone in the woods. Grant is the rugged man of anyone’s dreams, but he’s sullen and withdrawn – a damaged hero struggling with the loss of his hearing. Sensing a man in need of company, Rowan starts learning sign language to communicate with him, and an unconventional friendship forms. But their differences may be too vast to overcome… even as an intense, forbidden attraction simmers behind every stolen glance and signed word.
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    Of course! I thought it was important for Aiden to show Logan that he is, actually, good at what he does. And it also allows Logan to show a different side of himself, that he's capable of being humble (at least for a moment) and conceding defeat. And Logan being in his underwear throughout the whole thing is a pretty nice bonus.
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    I've got my own plans for them, don't you worry! Related: in my mind, Ezra would get a kick out of Aiden and Logan and tell them to couple up already. Henrik would find them both overwhelming and strange.
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    https://www.gayauthors.org/story/quinndk/fireandicing/ It took me a year, but now that I finally reached chapter 3 of Fire and Icing I thought I'd start a forum thread for it! A recap: Logan is a cocky firefighter. Aiden is a resourceful but neurotic culinary student. Aiden's apartment is destroyed in a fire and he makes a deal with the local firehouse: if he can cook them a satisfying dinner that the crew likes, he can become their live-in cook. But hunky, self-absorbed Logan becomes both a distraction and unexpected temptation. Enjoy.
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    Thursday, May 25. 7:12 am.You're expecting me to wake up with a hangover, aren't you? Bet you're expecting paragraphs of tortured prose describing the erupting volcano that is my skull, the abject misery of morning-after dehydration, the spinning rooms and tilting floors and oh god make it stop I have to puke. I'm not going to indulge you, you sadist. But know this: I was begging for something as sweet and pleasant as the above paragraph in comparison to how bad my hangover actually was. Are you
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    It looks like I'm not the first writer to come up with this premise... I should just give up now: All kidding aside, I know there's been a derth of updates. My academic year is almost over and I'll be able to jump back into Chase and Ellis' world soon!
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    Chapter 5 is now up, marking our first Ellis-centered chapter! I was debating whether or not to include his POV, but I thought a shift in perspective was important, especially for such an action-heavy chapter. Plus, hey, a romance can only feel fuller when you have both sides of the story. Thanks as always for the feedback and reviews so far. What did you guys think of getting into Ellis' thoughts?
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    Happy Lunar New Year and a happy birthday to you too!
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    Hey, I'm now up to chapter 4! Give me a little credit, here. Speaking of which, hi everyone, chapter 4 is out! New characters, new enemies, a new wrench in Chase and Ellis' burgeoning relationship, and a light sprinkling of father/son angst... if that's your sort of thing.
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    Hockey fan myself (go Red Wings!) The NHL is much more progressive than people think. That's a wonderful statement from Brad Marchand. Hopefully, we'll get an out and proud NHL player one day...
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    The Book of Sky and Stars I don't know if anyone remembers, but my first story on GA was this post-apocalyptic saga called Blue Age. It got a little bigger and more complicated as it went on, to the point where it became too laborious to write. I decided to scrap Blue Age and begin again with something a little simpler, but with a lot of the same themes and concepts (a book-obsessed young man, a knight, their steamy romance, the mystery of the apocalypse, etc). If you have any thoughts or theories or other comments you'd like to share, please do so. Ellis is waiting...
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