My fellow AbsoluteWrite author Karenna Colcroft has a new book out today from Loose Id: Last Chance Tattoo. With a cover from the multi-talented Fiona Jayde.
I’ll let Karenna explain this book, in her own words:
“This past spring, I took a trip to Ludington, Michigan to visit a friend. I had never heard of the town until my friend told me his job had sent him there for a couple of months, so I did some online research before I flew out to see him.
The research didn’t prepare me for the small town on the shore of Lake Michigan. I can’t describe the place well enough to do it justice. The downtown area is neatly laid out, a mix of stores and restaurants for the locals and the tourists who flock to town during the summer to take advantage of the ferry to Wisconsin. The atmosphere of the place just felt calm. I knew I had to set at least one story there.
The first of the stories I have planned that take place in Ludington is Last Chance Tattoo, which I wrote for Loose Id’s Homecoming submissions call. Ludington just felt like a place someone might go home to. And a place that someone who’s lived in a big city—like Boston, my home—for several years might struggle with a bit, even if they were from Ludington originally.
Last Chance Tattoo is now available from Loose Id, http://www.loose-id.com/last-chance-tattoo.html.
You can find out more about me and my books on my website, http://www.karennacolcroft.com.
Last Chance Tattoo blurb:
After “failing” to make a life and a drag career in Boston, Rad Morris has returned home to Ludington, Michigan, where his primary goal is to avoid his disapproving family. Only his grandmother accepts him, and Rad feels guilty for taking her support and money. Tattoo artist Dorsey Bellamy moved to Ludington three years ago after the death of his lover in a gay-bashing gone too far. Until Dorsey meets Rad, he keeps to himself, but something about Rad catches Dorsey’s attention. They form a friendship, which soon turns sexual, and then emotions enter the picture. But after confrontations with family members, Rad wants to leave town again, and Dorsey can only try to persuade him to stay.”
Thanks for the signal boost!