National Coming Out Day Smashwords Authors Promo
In commemoration of National Coming Out Day 2012, these authors are offering 50% OFF DISCOUNT CODES from now until October 19, 2012 on the following gay theme books (fiction & nonfiction) and short stories.When you choose the books you want to purchase on the Smashwords website at checkout, you will need to use the individual codes that match each book in your cart in order to get the discounts. (Tip: Just leave this window open and reference it when you are ready to check out.)
Zach's Secret by Matthew W. Grant
Senior Zach Denham, editor of a small town high school newspaper, struggles to act like a "normal" guy by dating Meghan, his religious friend. Key, the newly arrived attractive jock, forces Zach to confront the truth about his sexual identity. Unsure of himself, Zach is reluctant to help start a support group for gay students. Friends will become enemies as the explosive issue divides the school.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: XZ25D
Expires: October 19, 2012
Two Japanese women attempt to balance their relationship with their society's rigid gender roles, polyamorous relations, and the inability to say "I love you." Adult romance.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: MK45D
Expires: October 19, 2012
What do you do when your diary is filled with tales of heartbreak? Tear it up to make origami, of course! WARNING. This is a short fiction of 1000 words about four pages of reading.
Promotional price: $1.00
Coupon Code: HE27M
Expires: October 19, 2012
Gay Sex Confessions Volume 1 by Rod Mandelli
This gay sex story collection contains four sex confession stories previously published individually. Included are: Texas Beef, Summer Vacation, Club Connection, and Swimsuits Optional. A Gayrotica Press Gay Erotic Short Story Collection – 15,200 Words of M2M Action Adult Content Advisory: Stories contain adult language as well as erotic and sexually explicit descriptions of male/male sex.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: JZ49P
Expires: October 19, 2012
That morning, Daphne's biggest challenge in life had been seducing the farmer's daughter. Now, after being kidnapped by slavers, surviving the crash of their flying machine, and being stranded with only a monkey for company, she may have found her utopia under the ice. If The Carbon doesn't get her. Adult Content
Promotional price: $.99
Coupon Code: QL93E
Expires: October 19, 2012
Kill Me (A Blood Chord Novel) by Alex Owens
Three days ago, she was a wife, a mother, and very much alive... then the music called to her. Kill Me, the debut novel from author Alex Owens, is a quirky paranormal fantasy complete with music, magic, fangs and freaks. It is also the first in a planned series, with the second book due out by the Fall of 2012. Be forewarned, this is not your daughter's paranormal.
Promotional price: FREE
Coupon Code: NO CODE NECESSARY
Expires: October 19, 2012
Heteroflexibility: A Romantic Comedy by Mary Beth Daniels
A newly divorced photographer accompanies a lesbian softball team on their wedding trip to California on the eve of the 2008 presidential election, only to discover the minister they hired is hell-bent on stopping the wedding.
Promotional price: $2.25
Coupon Code: CS37E
Expires: October 19, 2012
A chance meeting with a compassionate nurse promises a much needed respite until the tormented drug addict from next door puts J on a renewed path of self destruction that threatens to re-ignite all the fears he's spent years trying to manage: his sobriety, his identity, his fragile sense of self.
Promotional price: $1.98
Coupon Code: CZ28H
Expires: October 19, 2012
Travis has been hustling on Santa Monica Boulevard for five years. Friday is pay day for most people and Travis has slept in to ensure a very long and lucrative night. His night starts off with a shy catholic college guy, followed by a closeted business man with a few kinks. After a trick goes wrong, a cop arrives on the scene, and Travis is soon taken by the law in more ways than one.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: LJ29B
Expires: October 19, 2012
A Truly Devious Getaway by Eddie Lee
Summer break is coming to an end and Lee decides it is time for a weekend getaway with two friends, both of whom he secretly desires. Each of them told him a secret, and he plans to take advantage of it during their trip. Will his devious mind get him what he desires most or leave him out in the cold with no friends at all.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: VJ54H
Expires: October 19, 2012
Friday was starting out like any other day for a college guy. He was horny as hell and wanted to have sex. When online ads didn’t pan out, he headed to a local park, where a storm was brewing. He remained vigilant and a shadowy figure approached him. It was lust at first sight and he thought it might even be the man of his dreams, until he later learned some eerie facts about the stranger.
Promotional price: FREE
Coupon Code: NO CODE NECESSARY
Expires: October 19, 2012
Le Poisson Rouge by Anne de Gandt
Anna, jeune homosexuelle, découvre le gay Paris au fil de ses amours, heureuses ou désenchantées. Le Marais se dévoile et les femmes s'emmêlent… Un récit plein d'humour et d'auto-dérision sur la vie aux couleurs arc-en-ciel.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: ES97B
Expires: October 19, 2012
Rise of the Djall by Talon Windwalker
Vednis, a member of a mystical order, happens upon an unusual artifact in an unlikely location. The device gives him a vision that shakes him to the core. As he tries to decipher its origin and meanings, he unwittingly begins a quest to save the world from a demonic invasion, and he and his companions must also redefine everything they've held sacred in their lives. Includes prominent characters who are gay and dealing with gay issues.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: UC29P
Expires: October 19, 2012
Five Finger Discount by Huck Pilgrim
A teenage straight boy gets blackmailed into gay sex with the security personnel at a local mall. An adult work, Five Finger Discount is a single story from the Carnal Series.
Promotional price: FREE
Coupon Code: NO CODE NECESSARY
Expires: October 19, 2012
Much to his own chagrin, a straight boy ends up enjoying sex with a gay man. An adult work, Tricked is a single story from the Carnal series.
Promotional price: FREE
Coupon Code: EW33X
Expires: October 19, 2012
Fab and Fun - The Stardust Diaries are unique. They're a soap opera, a comedy, a drama, a romance and a love story like no other. Let Tarn Swan take you through a year of life with his beautiful and mischievous partner Jonathan Lane, aka, Stardust Twinkles. Hysterically Funny!
Promotional price: $2.38
Coupon Code: JS27P
Expires: October 19, 2012
Fresh From The Sea by Fabian Black
'Fresh from the Sea' introduces David Jordan and his temperamental partner Linval Larkin, a culinary writer and ex-celebrity chef. David and Lin own a bed and breakfast establishment called Sandstones, formerly a seventeenth century smugglers inn, from which they also run The Transit of Venus, the smallest seafood restaurant in England.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: EE89L
Expires: October 19, 2012
Pascal Janssen is terminally ill and tries to help ‘his boys’ Tom and Adam prepare for his death. He hopes that Tom and Adam will come together as a couple, but Adam's love for Tom seems to have cooled. Will he be able to make a commitment? Beautiful, inspirational, heartrending, but ultimately optimistic Pascal’s Boys is a story about love.
Promotional price: $.99
Coupon Code: HS27A
Expires: October 19, 2012
Fun with Dick and Shane by Gillibran Brown
‘Fun with Dick and Shane’ introduces Gillibran Brown, a houseboy with the gift of the gab. Gilli shares a unique relationship with his partners Dick and Shane. The book deals with everyday life, love and discipline in a gay ménage à trois. Gilli’s observations and anecdotes are entertaining, sometimes hilarious and often moving.
Promotional price: $2.00
Coupon Code: DP46S
Expires: October 19, 2012
More Fun with Dick and Shane by Gillibran Brown
The houseboy is back... Gillibran Brown returns with more day to day tales about life, love and housework. Being a houseboy to two demanding men is no easy task. There’s more to it than first meets the eye. Gilli has to be all things from chief cock and bottle washer to cook, cleaner and gardener. When he’s good he’s very very good and when he’s bad…he gets a smack on the rump.
Promotional price: $2.50
Coupon Code: LA76S
Expires: October 19, 2012
Achilles and the Houseboy by Gillibran Brown
Achilles and the Houseboy If Achilles, ancient hero of the Trojan War, had worn proper footwear then Gillibran Brown, modern hero of the Domestic Empire, would get into a lot less trouble, or so he believes. A kiss heralds the arrival of a most unwelcome and troublesome visitor who throws Gilli out of kilter with life and his men folk. Take another trip into Gilli's world.
Promotional price: $2.00
Coupon Code: YQ76P
Expires: October 19, 2012
For God And Country by Anna Scott Graham
When missing actor and tortured dissident Cade Walton appears on Dr. Drew Clemmons’ ward, the tormented physician spirits both to another universe where liberty seems an elusive notion. New relationships emerge, but the fallout of short and long-term persecutions hinders the men’s adjustments, leaving their partners uncertain if the past can be left behind.
Promotional price: FREE
Coupon Code: NO CODE NECESSARY
Expires: October 19, 2012
How could my husband be GAY? by Ondrea L. Davis & J'son M. Lee
On the outside, Ondrea's life is nothing short of a fairy tale. She has a dream home, the perfect husband and three beautiful children. Ondrea soon discovers that her husband, Marceous King, is not the man she thought she married. Exhausting all efforts to salvage her marriage, Ondrea finds herself in the fight of her life.
Promotional price: $2.00
Coupon Code: AD23X
Expires: October 19, 2012
Just Tryin' To Be Loved by J'son M. Lee
It has taken almost two years for Mark to put the pieces of his shattered life back together following a devastating breakup with his first love, Tony. Determined to never allow anyone to hurt him again, Mark becomes a recluse and throws himself into his career. Confronted with the demons of his past and a yearning to be loved, Mark soon finds his life spiraling out of control.
Promotional price: $2.00
Coupon Code: HR84Z
Expires: October 19, 2012
Love. Guilt. Obsession. Passion. Determination. Melissa Adams, Kathy Murray, her same-sex partner, and Amy Adams, Melissa’s daughter, have a rendezvous—one that begins innocently enough but quickly spirals out of control with consequences nobody could have imagined. And it all starts with a trip that can only take place on the Night Flight. Welcome aboard.
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: BD86M
Expires: October 19, 2012
Julian has had this crush for four years; it's time to make his move. He's been a scout for a year now; he just knows the perfect situation is at hand: summer camp. The distractions of the working world will be removed. Mark will be his before the bus trip home. He's been in love with his scoutmaster forever - since he was nine, at least. Mark proves to be more of a challenge than he expected.
Promotional price: 3.00
Coupon Code: XP95W
Expires: October 19, 2012
Tom has to come to grips with the discovery that he has fallen in love. He is used to being free of commitments. Others seek his favor and make his task difficult. Other romances are underway that he doesn’t know about; still others are about to begin. The camp is a beehive of activity as the third day begins. Unknown to Tom and Nick, Julian and Mark are silent supporters.
Promotional price: 3.00
Coupon Code: SK23H
Expires: October 19, 2012
The Shooting Gallery: Julian's Private Scrapbook, Part 3 by Eldot
Days six, seven and eight at Camp Walker. The comical side of camp life is featured, along with some new story developments. Julian Draws two portraits: Leonard, and then Mark. Julian and Mark’s conferences continue. Julian feels empowered and undertakes a unique challenge: outfitting Nick and Tom’s clandestine bedroom. He becomes their self-appointed secret guardian.
Promotional price: $3.00
Coupon Code: VQ97T
Expires: October 19, 2012
This is the story of a young American college graduate on his first Peace Corps mission to Africa, who is captured by slavers and becomes the sex slave of an oil sheikh. After two years he escapes and is reunited with his boyfriend while waiting for the person responsible for what happened to him to be brought to justice.
Promotional price: $3.00
Coupon Code: FZ43A
Expires: October 19, 2012
Bending Catherine by Big Kahuna
Hayley loves her roommate Catherine. Who wouldn't? She's beautiful, funny, smart, and considerate. Her only fault is that she's straight. Worse still, she's driving Hayley to distraction and affecting her grades. Faced with the choice of leaving Catherine or losing her scholarship, Hayley comes up with a third option - turn Catherine into a lesbian. But that's impossible. Or is it?
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: JK73T
Expires: October 19, 2012
Discovering His Sexuality by James Snow
Michael, a curious 27 year old finally get's the chance to meet with a couple he's met online. However thing's take a turn when he finds himself more attracted to Scott leading to experiences and pleasures he never thought he would experience. Contains 18+ Material
Promotional price: $.99
Coupon Code: PY43W
Expires: October 19, 2012
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
Promotional price: FREE
Coupon Code: BG27S
Expires: October 19, 2012
Pineapple Pleasure by Frankie Lassut
Carl and Tony are two gay guys living together in a Civil Partnership.Carl’s dream is to go to Dubai for the holiday of a lifetime, but they have little money, with the only compensation being a good sex life.Is this to be it? A life where they are sexually fulfilled, but broke. It could be worse, but it could be a hell of a lot better too.
Promotional price: FREE
Coupon Code: AR66V
Expires: October 19, 2012
TRIsocialization by Alex M. Bright
The Church Organ is a small, hole-in-the-wall club in New York City. If you didn't know about it, chances are you'd probably pass it by. It's just one more place in a city filled with strangers struggling to know each other, and themselves. Here, two generations of people will strive to change the world around them, making the The Church Organ ground zero for the next stage of human evolution.
Promotional price: $3.00
Coupon Code: CS55F
Expires: October 19, 2012
Gay Lovin' at the Cluck-n-Bun by Jere Haken
When Joshua becomes a Cluck-n-Bun franchisee, he's got his mind on one thing and one thing only: those sweet, sweet chicken profits. He can't possibly know that, within a few months' time, his company's CEO will publicly speak out against gay marriage. Faced with the added stress of a Cluck-n-Bun Appreciation Day, what's a gay restauranteur to do?
Promotional price: $1.50
Coupon Code: JK69P
Expires: October 19, 2012