National Coming Out Day Promo

Today is the last day for the National Coming Out day promo. You can get my short story A Touch of You for free as well as other awesome stories for free or half off. http://www.matthewgrantonline.com/comingoutdaypromo.html

The Numbers (Info for M/M Writers) 9/2012 Update

The Numbers has been updated with info for Sept. 2012.  I plan to update that page monthly around this time. You'll only see updates on The Numbers once a month, since I want to make sure I keep this blog a resource for my readers first.

Here is a short summary of what September was like.

It was a slow month and my sales were down from last month, but I expected that, because I no longer had my 0.99 cent story boosting sales. It went back to its regular price of 2.99. Still, sales might have been even worst without the new releases of Consent 2: Submit and Wolf Bonds. Those two releases helped save my month and also helped me to make as much money as last month. Despite lower sales, money was actually a little higher than last month.

I also saw a spike in sales for my books Unseen Touch and Burning Touch due to the review from the book blog Brief Encounters. I'm very grateful that Jenre decided to review Unseen Touch and even more so that she liked it enough to give it a positive review.

Still, what worked the best in bringing in sales was more releases.

I also made a few mistakes this month, mostly it was concerning Wolf Bonds. The edit wasn't done by my usual editor and from some of the reviews it shows. It's currently going through a re-edit and I'm hoping to update it this weekend.

That's it for The Numbers. Feel free to ask questions here or email me. The actual numbers is on The Numbers page.

New Release ~ A Touch of You ~ On Sale for 0.99

My newest release is A Touch of You (Paranormal Crime Unit: The Touch #0). It's on sale for 0.99.

There are some things you can't run from.

When Micah finds himself the witness to a horrible car accident, he discovers a young psychic and the beginning of a romance that spans decades and a love that can cross lifetimes.

Short Story Length: Approx. 8,900 words

Buy it at: Smashwords | Amazon | All Romance | Barnes and Noble


Originally, I was planning to put this short story out after PCU #1, but things happened and I went on to focus on PCU #2 instead. Then inspiration hit and I was able to get PCU #0 the way I liked it. So here it is. You can read this story first (I would actually recommend reading it first if you haven't started the series) or in any order you like. Enjoy! 

New Release ~ Wolf Bonds (Plus Brief Encounters review!)

Introducing the first book in my wolf shifter series, Wolf Bonds.

Gael Patricks is Wolf Blood - a human who is fated to bond with an Alpha wolf whether he wants to or not. When the shifter pack that has raised him is taken over by an abusive Alpha, Gael is forced to run in order to protect his pack. He never expected to run into the arms of another Alpha, but Gael refuses to give in to his attraction to the shifter. Despite what the Alpha says, Gael knows the shifter is only drawn to him because he is Wolf Blood.

Dusk has always been on his own and he wants to keep it that way. When crossing through shifter territories, the one thing Dusk didn't expected was to find his mate. The pull to the man is instant, but Dusk knows it's dangerous to get involved. Even so, he finds himself trying to prove to Gael that it's not the Wolf Blood he wants, but Gael.

On the run from their past and fearful of their future, Gael and Dusk must decide whether to ignore their bond in order to protect the people they love or to risk it all to keep each other.

Length: Approx. 26,400 words

Buy it at: Smashwords | Amazon | All Romance | Barnes and Noble

Originally, the Wolf Bonds Series wasn't supposed to happen until I had finished up one of my other series. The problem was inspiration struck and wouldn't let go, so Wolf Bonds got release and more books in the series will come. Wolf Bonds will follow wolf shifters as they find their mates and deal with the problems in their lives. I hope you'll enjoy the series. 

Lastly, but certainly not least, the first novel in my PCU series was reviewed by Brief Encounters. You can see the review for Unseen Touch here!

What is Arvel Working On? 09/26/2012

So September didn't end up being as release heavy as I expected. PCU #3 is taking a bit longer to get out, but I'm hoping to release it in the second week of October. In the meantime, there is a new release coming out this week, so keep your eyes open for that.

Since it's almost October let me go over some of the releases slated for the upcoming month.

- PCU #3
- A Short Story
- His Own sequel

I know some readers are waiting for the second story in the Demon Marked series as well. I haven't forgotten it, but I did decide to wait until I finish up with the His stories before I continue with Demon Marked. It won't be too long a wait. I plan only two more stories in the His series - the sequel and then a third final story.

Well, that's it for now. Until next time!

New Release ~ Consent 2: Submit

He is Indentured - a man who sold himself to become a servant for his Master's pleasure. Yet, though he understands what his role as an Indenture, he doesn't understand what it truly means to submit. After an innocent conversation with another man, causes one of his Masters to grow jealous, he finds himself taking the first steps in learning what it truly means to submit.

Length: approx. 8,690 words

Warning: Hot erotic gay sex, rimming, and BDSM.

Buy it at: Smashwords | Amazon | All Romance | Barnes and Noble 

Unseen Touch on Sale for 2.99

Unseen Touch is on sale from 3.99 to 2.99 for the rest of September. It is already available for the sale price on All Romance and Smashwords. The sales starts on Labor Day (Sept. 3) for Amazon and Barnes and Noble. 

Unseen Touch (Book 1) - For psychic, Henri Abbey, trouble is never far away. It has been nearly two years since Henri resigned from Orlando's Paranormal Crime Unit, but he can't manage to leave his detective days behind. When a witch comes into his shop asking for help finding her missing assistant, Henri is suddenly thrown into a case where the victims are found dead inside a locked room. The cause of death? Internal bleeding.

Things just get worse when Henri finds himself drawn to the main crime suspect, Micah James. Micah is the only person Henri has been able to touch in the last two years without being swamped with memories. When Micah shows that he wants Henri just as much as Henri want him, Henri has to figure out how to deal with his intense attraction. But that soon becomes only one of his worries when he discovers he's the next target on the murderer's list.

Novella Length: Approx. 19,600 words

Unseen Touch is a gay paranormal romance with mystery, suspense, and explicit content.

Buy it at: Smashwords | Amazon  | All Romance | Barnes and Noble