Since we are close to the end of the year I decided to make an attempt to answer my reader’s most frequent questions.

I am often asked who writes the blogs on this site.  I do.  I am the admin and the owner of the site, AC Katt.  I also wrote the novels, Shattered Glass, A Matter of Trust and the soon to be re-released, The Sarran Plague.

I do appreciate linkbacks to the website and I ask if you quote anything from one of my blogs, please attribute the quotation to AC Katt and provide a linkback to the column you quote.

The site is based on the theme Wood from WordPress with additional customization provided by my friend, publicist and web designer, Dee Owens of Personalized Marketing, PR_Marketing@live.com. Dee also occasionally posts newsletters on the blog along with contests we are running. My web host is BlueHost.com and they do an excellent job of no hassle hosting.

My political blogs are strictly opinion, although I do some research before penning the blog.  I am a die hard progressive, an advocate for equal rights for all citizens regardless of race, religion, ethic origin or gender identification or preference.  When an issue is close to my heart, I will write about it.

About me – I am a soon-to-be sixty year old grandmother of nine, six boys and three girls.  The oldest is eighteen and the youngest, three months.  My husband and I live the New Mexico and our four children live on the East coast in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. We moved out to New Mexico to escape the damp winters and humid summers of New Jersey and for the lower cost of living the Albuquerque/Santa Fe area provides.  This was also an ideal site for the arts and culture, the home of many universities and brimming with artists and writers.  The dry climate makes it so we don’t feel the heat in the summer and the winter isn’t as cold and damp even though we are located at six thousand feet. I found, shortly after we made the move that New Mexico is truly, The Land of Enchantment.

As you might guess, I am heterosexual in orientation and I am often asked why I write gay and bisexual romances.  The reason is political.  If I can show the average female reader that this is normal and natural for a portion of the population, it will make her think and eventually realize that I am right and be able to argue with those who tell her otherwise.  The books are designed to convince one person at a time.  I also love the romance genre and personally, the only thing hotter than one great looking guy is two.

My publisher for A Matter of Trust is XOXO Publishing at xoxopublishing.com.  All of my other work including Shattered Glass and the soon to be re-released The Sarran Plague are published by Captiva Press, a division of Placida Publishing at www.captivapress.com.  Shattered Glass is available in paperback from Barnes & Noble on-line and Amazon.com as well as from Captiva.  Shattered Glass is also available for Amazon’s Kindle Reader.

Besides reaching me at ackatt@ackatt.com, I have an additional e-mail address for important questions at ml_hansel@msn.com. I welcome hearing from my readers and am more likely to receive your questions at the msn.com address. Now I would like to wish all of my readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

A Shattered Glass

Christmas…

The first Christmas after the events described in the novel, Shattered Glass, the guys decided to spend Christmas in New Mexico instead of New Jersey mainly because of Conchita’s ability in the kitchen.

Sam attended with his brother Rick although the Stein brothers are Jewish.  Joe Menendez came and brought his beloved abuela and DJ.  The Hobbs Family were invited and accepted the invitation.  Young Jimmy was looking forward to his first sight of the Western United States and the family planned on renting an RV in New Mexico and taking a drive through the Southwest during the holidays.  Everyone gathered on Christmas eve. Conchita’s family all came arms brimming with food and Father Stephan was there to give the blessing.

According to a tradition begun by Lily back in Hazlet many years before, one present was opened for everyone on Christmas Eve.

Milo gave Liam a handcrafted Platinum Key with diamond accents telling him it was the key to his heart.  Liam gifted Milo with a small Greek dog, a Meliteo Kinidio, that he had imported from Greece for the occasion.  Although the household had adopted Rick’s pets who lived with him in one of the guest houses, this was their first pet since the black and white Persian kittens Major and Minor. Milo named him Hey Jude.

Christmas Dinner was delicious with a traditional turkey, a standing rib roast, candied yams, fine wines and homemade desserts and cookies of every description, some of which were made by Liam and Milo (with a little help from Conchita).

As Conchita explained the baking session was more heated than the oven.  Never-the-less, the boys got the job done.

Then everyone stomped off in the middle of the season’s first light snow to participate in Midnight Mass with Father Stephan.

To learn more about the Shattered Glass family you may buy the novel Shattered Glass in paperback at Barnes&Noble.com, Amazon.com, and CaptivaPress.com.  The book is available in e-format at www.captivapress.com and amazon.com.

To find out more about AC Katt, visit her website at www.ackatt.com and her blog sites at www.ackattsjournal.blogspot.com, www.thesarrans.blogspot.com and www.ackatt.blogspot.com.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AND TO ALL A GOODNIGHT!

Shattered Glass is now available in paperback format from Captiva Press at www.captivapress.com, Barnes & Noble at www.barnesandnoble.com, and Amazon at www.amazon.com.

The eagerly awaited debut of the Print edition of AC Katt’s Shattered Glass has hit the stores.  Now you can keep your copy of Liam and Milo story on you bedstand, read it with your morning coffee or just while relaxing on the couch.  If you buy a print copy of Shattered Glass and send me a digital copy of the receipt to ac.katt@yahoo.com, I will send you a personally signed book plate with an inscription of you choosing.  This offer is good for the first one-hundred copies sold.  Send the receipt by e-mail and include your full name and address so I can send you the beautiful bookplate by mail.

I am studiously working on the corrections and rewrites to prepare for the re-release of my first novel The Sarran Plague. We have no publication date as of yet, but I will let you know as soon as I know.

In the mean time, a big thank you to all of my fans and blog followers for their support.  Remember, if you have not been able to purchase Shattered Glass, because you didn’t have an e-book reader, here is your chance.

www.captivapress.com, or www.barnesandnoble.com, and www.amazon.com

Shattered Glass is now available in paperback…

Shattered Glass is now available in paperback from Captiva Press at www.captivapress.com; Barnes and Noble at www.barnesandnoble.com and at amazon.com.

I’m so happy to be able to share Milo and Liam’s love story with all readers.

I’m very late blogging. (Blush and apology). The reason is twofold.  The third week of November I went back to visit my nine grandchild scattered over New Jersey and Pennsylvania.  They sent Grams home with hugs, kisses, gifts and bronchitis. Up until today I was coughing, wheezing, had chills, shakes, fevers.  Today I’m finally promoted to the chair with cough and wheeze.  Thank you doctors and nurses at the Presbyterian Health Center in Rio Rancho, ER.  Until they took care of me my husband feared I would cough hard enough to bring up a toe!

Today is a special day for the Southern United States.  It is the day that South Carolina seceded from the Federal Union.  Today there are parades celebrating States Rights as the issue that caused the war, despite the fact the the secession document mentioned Slavery nineteen times.  Hmmm – history re-write?

Another interesting piece of news, the survey from the members of the US Military came back overwhelmingly positive in favor of gay soldiers and the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.  Despite the fact that the courts have spoken, the joint chief of staff has spoken, the congress and the president has spoken and the service members themselves have spoken, John McCain is calling for a do-over.

Since the Senate is still braying for us to wait to,  despite the majority of the voting public really want the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the senate is merely braying their own bigotry out loud. Didn’t their mothers’ teach them how to play nice with other children. Or did Mr. McCain and company spring straight from the head of Medusa like snakes in the grass.

This is a scene from The Sarran Plague where Dr. Anya

Forrester first meets one of her alien destined mates.

“Thirsty,” she whispered. A strong, gentle hand lifted Anya’s head. She nuzzled closer, breathing deeply of fresh linen, vanilla and man—definitely man.

“Drink, Pa Mici, drink,” a deep basso voice rumbled.

Anya’s eye caught a snapshot of dark blue eyes, tousled midnight black hair. A thin white scar traced along the outline of a square jaw. Her vision turned fuzzy around the edges. She picked up a slight hesitation between his words and her understanding. His lips moved and she received, a nanosecond later, a weird built-in satellite delay. The hair on his muscled arm tickled across her back. His palm cupped the nape of her neck supporting her head. The thumb stroked downward. She trembled, leaning into the light caress.

The thick fingers of his other hand curved around a filigreed silver tumbler with maroon and gold swirls.

“Please, thirsty,” Anya mumbled, as her lips pursed round the proffered straw.

“Careful, Pa Mici. Lips that shape beg a kiss,” the deep voice murmured.

Sweetness exploded on Anya’s tongue—a mélange of fruit? She didn’t recognize any of the flavors. Her eyes closed. The juice flowed through her mouth and down her throat easing the dryness. Voices in her mind, one here—the basso, the other, a baritone, close by. Their vibrations sang sweet music to her sex. Anya’s skin flushed rose. She reached up and traced a finger along the thin scar. Anya knew she dreamt. Her hero’s face graced  the cover of every romance novel she ever read. He played an American privateer, scarred from a run-in with a British man-of-war, or maybe a Regency Duke, scarred in a duel over his sister. It couldn’t be about a woman other than his sister. After all, this was her dream.

“Your skin is exquisite, Pa Mici. Do you feel us yet? ” His soft mobile lips swept light kisses across her cheek and nibbled at the corner of her mouth.

“Name…my pirate… name,” she insisted, sticking out her lower lip—her mouth in moue.

“Jonal. Rest now,” the voice soothed.

“’Tis such a good dream,” Anya whispered, as she grabbed his arm. “Please, don’t make me wake up.”

The Sarran Plague will be available from Captiva Press late winter, early spring.  In the mean time please enjoy my novel, Shattered Glass, from Captiva Press at www.captivapress.com.  Also visit my website at www.ackatt.com.

It’s Time to Vote…

Today we are talking politics and it is time for you, the electorate, to make a decision.  Now, I know quite a few of you will be sitting back in your lounge chair telling yourself that you are not going to vote because all of your choices are nasty.  Too bad.  Vote anyway. If you didn’t vote in the primary elections, it is your fault that your choices are limited.  Now it time to “man up” and vote for any of the candidates who you feel can, at least, partially represent your viewpoints.

The privilege and right to vote is one of America’s most cherished freedoms and like most of our freedoms it is a use it or lose it proposition.  Due to the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United Case, major corporations have been  able to pour millions of dollars in this election cycle.  They have distracted the voter from the issues and in some cases printed outright lies.  Now it is up to you, the voter to decide whether or not corporate money rules the outcome of this election, or your vote does.  The only way you can defeat the corporate money is to vote.  Vote you conscience, vote your pocketbook. I don’t care why you vote, just do it!

When Jon Langbert enrolled his son in the local Dallas Cub Scout Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America he told them he was gay. “No problem” was the response he received. Now, a few years later, he has been stripped of his uniform, yet asked to continue to perform the same service for the local Cub Scout Pack that he performed when he was awarded the shirt.

Jon performed the duty of Popcorn Colonel for the local Cub Scout pack. As a leader, he encouraged the cubs to sell popcorn to earn gifts and gift cards in the competition to raise money for the pack and its parent organization. Although Jon and his son, Carter, belonged to the pack for a number of years, it was only a week ago that officials from the State and National organization ordered the local pack to “defrock” Mr. Langbert. The local pack, however, wants Mr. Langbert to retain his now, untitled, position.

All reports indicate that Mr. Langbert is a good father and performed well in his position with the Cub Scouts. In a world where the military currently sits under judicial injunction for its DADT policy because this position actually damages the function of the armed forces by preventing the retention of experienced personnel, and laws that discriminate against the LGBT population are being challenged daily in the courts; the position of the Boy Scouts is antiquated and a blatant disregard of first amendment rights.

I am aware that the Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that the Boy Scouts were allowed as a private organization to continue their discriminatory practices, however, my points remains. Country Clubs, restaurants and stores are not allowed to practice overt discrimination, why make an exception for the Boy Scouts? For a country that advocates liberty and justice for all, we are very lax in putting our principles into practice.

Shattered Glass gets a 5 Star Review

“Shattered Glass by A.C. Katt is a powerful story of not believing in yourself and others and a story of how one’s man quest for vengeance can affect so many lives.”

Milo Stamis knew he was gay from a young age and he also knew he had to hide that fact from his abusive father. He also knew that allowing that fact to become known could jeopardize his career with his band, Shattered Glass. Liam O’Shea, the singer in the band, knew Milo Stamis was to be his one and only love since he was young enough to realize what that meant. Milo did want him but had to wait until Liam was old enough for Milo, but even after the two became lovers, Milo still kept their relationship under wraps. Behind closed doors, the two engaged in a joyous relationship, but to the world they were band mates only. Then a member of the band starts to lay the seeds of distrust, which bloom and grow causing the vicious break up of the two lovers. Six years pass before the two are reunited when Liam is asked to come back for a reunion tour. Liam is still in love with Milo and when they see each other, they begin to unravel the series of lies and half truths that tore them apart. On the road to reconciliation, the two may not have a chance if they cannot stop the dangerous psychotic stalker intent on harming and silencing Liam forever.

Shattered Glass is an incredible tale that clearly shows us the value of communication and trust. Liam had much to say but no one to listen. Milo heard but did not really listen. This allowed the perfect feeding ground for a band member to sew discord. Incredible how many lives this person ruined and came close to ruining! Both Liam and Milo were talented and in love with each other but both lost their way. And when they did, they ended up living a half life. Liam was so broken and devastated that it took years to put him back together. As it turns out, neither man was complete with out the other. Giving them the time to mature and to think allowed them to look at things with their brains instead of with their emotions. Intense, disturbing and compelling, A.C. Katt will take you on a ride that you will not want to get off until the end with Shattered Glass, a book that will stay with you even after you have read the last word.

Sensuality Rating: Sizzling
Star Rating: 5 Stars
Author’s Website: http://www.ackatt.com/

About the Book:
Genre: suspense
Page Count: 258 pages
Price: $ 6.99
Reviewer: Elise Lyn

A Matter of Trust gets a 4.5 Star Review

Review: A Matter of Trust by A.C. Katt

Donald “Bear” Drummond is happy with the life he has built except for one thing. He has money, a successful real estate business and part ownership of a BDSM club where he is a Master Dom. He just needs to find his perfect boy. After a bad relationship, Bear knows he must be careful and he knows just what he wants, if only he could find him. Then fate deals him a chance meeting with Brian Murphy. Brian works in his business and they meet when he spills a bottle of Bordeaux on his expensive Persian rug while delivering a package. Brian is just what Bear’s mind envisioned as he takes in the clumsy boy with glasses and a pocket protector. Bear has his work cut out for him when his own enemies and Brian’s past contrive to keep them apart before they can even build a loving relationship.

A.C. Katt gives an a look at the mind of someone who is close minded and the steps he will take to ruin those who do not meet his standards. Brian was so incredibly honorable and responsible but he had so many demons in his past. Bear was perfect for him as was he for Brian. They almost did not get a chance to find that out. A.C. Katt infuses her stories with such emotion, heat and tension that you cannot just put it down. You have to finish it as quickly as you can because you want to see what is going to happen next. Memorable characters, great BDSM action, and suspense combine to make A Matter of Trust a fantastic tale for those of us who just love that.  A.C. Katt is an author to add to our must read list.

Sensuality Rating: Sizzling
Star Rating: 4.5 Stars
Author’s Website: http://www.ackatt.com

About the Book:
Genre: contemporary
Page Count: 286 pages
Price: $ 4.88
Reviewer: Elise Lyn