Kimberly Gardner

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So here’s an excerpt from my novella, His Leading Man.

Blurb

Once David thought he and Kieran would be together forever. But when their careers take different paths, the powerful lure of ambition pulls them apart. Thrown together again by fate and introduced as strangers, each tries to resist the spark of desire that still burns bright. But when sparks turn to flames, the resulting blaze threatens to consume them both.

Afraid of future heartbreak, yet bound by love, each must find a way to convince the other that, at long last, he’s found His Leading Man. Continue Reading »

Just a quick post to let everyone know that I am still alive and still working on revisions for Bound To Please, my next novel due out later this summer from MLR Press.

The revisions are going slower than I’d like, but I am making progress. Thanks to everyone who has given me such lovely feedback on the teaser excerpts I’d posted both here and in various chats.

As I said, the book should be out later this summer. It’s a long one, longer than I had originally planned which is probably why it’s taken longer than I had hoped. But the story is nearing completion. Yay! And I hope to be moving on to other projects very soon.

Now available from Aspen Mountain Press

The Shape Of A Heart

This story has been a long time coming and I’m very excited about the release. I also got a gorgeous cover from Tuesday Dube at AMP, so a huge thanks to her for that.

You can read an excerpt and buy the book at the following link.

http://www.kimberlygardner.com/home/published-work/the-shape-of-a-heart/

Available from MLR Press in ebook and print

Print ISBNs:

ISBN-10: 1934531170
ISBN-13: 978-1934531174

© 2008 Kimberly Gardner, all rights reserved

The apartment had that closed-up smell, a little dusty, a little damp, but nothing an open window wouldn’t fix. Jimmy must have smelled it too because he went directly to one of the windows. The glass rattled in the frame. The muscles in Jimmy’s shoulders and back rippled and flexed as he pushed up the sash.

Mmm, nice view. Continue Reading »

Available from MLR Press in both print and ebook

Print ISBNs:

• ISBN-10: 193453109X
• ISBN-13: 978-1934531099

©2008 Kimberly Gardner, all rights reserved

“The classical cannon of Greek and Latin literature does not treat Eros with particular reverence.” Professor Anton MacDonnough stepped out from behind his podium. He paced across the front of the classroom, his eyes alighting first on one student, then another. “In fact, any sensible reader will come away from a careful reading of the ancient texts with the clear impression that rather than a god to be adored, we would do better to treat Eros as….” Here he paused for effect. “Frankly, a psychopath.”

Laughter rippled through the room. MacDonnough smiled. Val sighed.

Of course he’d heard this line before in others of Mac’s lectures over the last four years. Mac had been his faculty advisor since his freshman year and was now advising on the writing of Val’s senior thesis. Mac always delivered the psychopath line in that exact cadence, always paused at that exact place and always smiled when the students laughed. Continue Reading »

The lovely and talented Elisa Rolle has reviewed Phoenix Rising. She says in part,

“Young friendly gay guy, talented but poor, meets older closeted gay man, wealthy and gentle. Is another Cinderfella’s story? Not quite, since our two heroes will not leave happily ever after when the clock strikes the midnight, they need to suffer a bit before.”

You can read the entire review here:

http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/358022.html 

Phoenix is out!!!

The ebook anyway. *g* And you can buy it at All Romance Ebooks.

http://allromanceebooks.com/product-phoenixrising-10198-144.html

*throws confetti*

So, um, go buy a copy. Lol!

That’s right, I’m in the final countdown to publication of my novel, Phoenix Rising, by MLR Press. WooHoo!

*gets the confetti ready*

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My novel is on the coming soon page of the MLR web site! WooHoo! Look!

http://www.mlrpress.com/upcoming.php

How cool is that?