I'm a Brit living in the North West of England and I've recently been able to leave my day job behind - though it's a quandary that there still doesn't seem to be much more free time in my day!
I'm a long time avid reader of romance with a dash of adventure who stumbled over 'slash' pairings and was an immediate convert. I'd been writing for my own pleasure on and off for years and it wasn't long before my fingers were tapping away on the keyboard, inventing stories around two hot guys - and this time I wanted to get my work published.
I want to tell stories that reveal how romance laces everything in life, and that it applies just as much to gay men as it does to any other couple. I like to explore the characters and what they see in each other, show how the relationship develops. Find out what it is that keeps them together after the first flush of attraction. Discover if what the characters go through pulls them apart, or makes them realize they will be stronger together.
I like to read a story with a good strong plot and believable characters and do my best to create that in my own work. I have a particular fondness for historical settings but have ventured into other genres now - including SF, Fantasy, Paranormal and Contemporary - finding the similarities as intriguing as the differences.
I have a number of novels and short stories released by various publishers, with more work contracted. I've listed my works below, including the publishers concerned:
Novels:
CANE, a historical novel set just prior to the Civil War [eBook & Print] (Phaze Books)
CONFLICT, the sequel to CANE, historical novel continuing the story into the Civil War [eBook & Print] (Phaze Books)
BEYOND THE VEIL, an historical novel involving Barbary pirates [eBook & Print](Phaze Books)
DRAWING THE VEIL, prequel novel to BEYOND THE VEIL, telling the tale of the
pirate captain (Phaze Books)
THE TOMCAT LINE #1, Print compilation of The Hitch-hiker and The Lost Temple (MLR Press)
THE TOMCAT LINE #2, Print compilation of West of El Pilar and The Kiva (MLR Press)
SACRIFICES, #5 (and final) in The Tomcat Line Series, contemporary adventure [eBook & Print](MLR Press)
ON REFLECTION - a fantasy historical paranormal tale of vampires (revised and re-released in eBook and Print by MLR Press)
OTHER WORLDS VOL I, Print compilation of three novellas, SciFi/futuristic (Amber Quill Press)
MORE THAN CHAINS TO BIND, Fantasy novel of princes and slaves, [eBook and Print] (Amber Quill Press)
OTHER WORLDS VOL II, Print compilation of three novellas, SciFi/futuristic (Amber Quill Press)
STONE BY STONE, Tudor Historical, [eBook & Print](Amber Quill Press)
Novellas:
DEATH'S DESIRE, historical ghost story, [also appears in print in the PAST SHADOWS Anthology] (MLR Press)
ZIMAYA HEIGHTS, fantasy novella (currently out of print)
THE HITCH-HIKER, #1 in The Tomcat Line Series, contemporary adventure (MLR Press)
THE LOST TEMPLE, #2 in The Tomcat Line Series, contemporary adventure (MLR Press)
WEST OF EL PILAR, #3 in The Tomcat Line Series, contemporary adventure (MLR Press)
THE KIVA, #4 in The Tomcat Line Series, contemporary adventure (MLR Press)
REVENGE IS A DISH, contemporary suspense (Torquere Press)
EXCHANGE OF GIFTS, Christmas contemporary (MLR Press)
A FAVOR FOR A FRIEND, #1 in the Other Worlds Series, SciFi/futuristic (Amber Quill Press)
LIGHTNING STRIKES, #2 in the Other Worlds Series, SciFi/futuristic (Amber Quill Press)
BEST POLICY, #3 in the Other Worlds Series, SciFi/futuristic, (Amber Quill Press)
AN ENIGMA, #4 in the Other Worlds Series, SciFi/futuristic, (Amber Quill Press)
AND THIS MAN IS MY LOVER?, #5 in the Other Worlds Series, SciFi/futuristic, (Amber Quill Press)
COLD FEAR # 6 in the Other Worlds Series, SciFi/futuristic, (Amber Quill Press)
Shorts:
SMOKE SCREEN - Regency romance (available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
A MILLION PINPRICKS - Sci-Fi ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
ROLL OF THE DICE - contemporary (available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords )
THE WRONG PATH - Fantasy ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
TACTICS - Contemporary ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
TUTELARY - Fantasy contemporary ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
BRIDGING TIME - Fantasy historical/contemporary ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
FORTUNE'S CHOICE - Christmas contemporary (currently out of print)
TWISTS AND TURNS - Fantasy, Sequel to THE WRONG PATH (Torquere Press)
MORE THAN SEX, contemporary short ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
CUT & THRUST, historical ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
CONVERSATIONS, contemporary ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
THROW ME A BONE, contemporary ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
FESTIVITIES, Christmas contemporary (currently out of print)
TREASURED POSSESSIONS, contemporary ((available through ARe Books, Kindle & Smashwords)
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY, historical appearing in the FREE Anthology BRITISH FLASH (available at JMS Books and All Romance EBooks)
FIGHTING COCKS, historical appearing in the Anthology TEA AND CRUMPET (available at JMS Books and All Romance EBooks)[eBook & Print]
Coming Shortly:
CHOICES, contemporary, part of the Old Gang of Mine Pax collection,[eBook & Print] (Amber Quill Press)
My Publishers:
TORQUERE PRESS: http://www.torquerepress.com
PHAZE BOOKS: http://www.phaze.com
MLR PRESS: http://www.mlrpress.com
AMBER QUILL PRESS: http://www.amberquill.com/AmberAllure/
I have other ideas bubbling under the surface - or in some cases struggling to coalesce into some semblance of common sense! - and I cannot see a time when I won't want to put to pen to paper.
I love to hear from readers and will happily respond to any queries - contact me at: stevie@steviewoods.com
My website: http://steviewoods.com
My Blog: http://swquill.wordpress.com/
