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What Amory eats for dinner, from Moonlight Cherries by Alexa Piper @ProwlingPiper #RLFblog #MMRomance
After witnessing a murder on the subway, Amory is drawn into a world of magic and myth in Alexa Piper’s new dark urban fantasy MM romance novel, Moonlight Cherries.
Alexa, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.
Moonlight Cherries by Alexa Piper
Genre dark MM urban fantasy
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
“I couldn’t change that I was…attracted to a guy I’d watched getting murdered on the subway.”
Amory lives a quiet life as a waiter. The Moonlight Diner is the home he found after he was kicked out and disowned by his family for no other crime than who he loves.
Amory’s life is shaken to its very foundations after a chance meeting that has Amory witness a murder–except the man who dies in Amory’s arms doesn’t stay dead.
Far from being a ghost, Soyer is very real. He pulls Amory into a world in which magic exists and wreaks havoc on the life of unsuspecting people. But within what remains of the spell that touches both their lives, Amory and Soyer may just find love.
Warning: This m/m romance contains sexual content only suitable for mature audiences. It also contains graphic depictions of violence, past experiences of homophobia experienced in adolescence, and allusions to conversion therapy.
Let’s chat about what to eat
First, what is your name and how old are you?
Hi, and thanks for having me. I’m Amory, and I’m 27.
What is your favorite meal?
Well, in the diner where I work, Dwayne, the owner, makes this baba ganoush that’s to die for. I know that’s not a meal, technically, but it should be.
Tell us about a meal or food that says “home” to you.
I guess… you know what, until not too long ago, that would have been gnocchi, but it’s lasagna now. With tiramisu for dessert.
Growing up, who was the best cook in your family?
My mom did all the cooking. I helped sometimes, and so did my sister… that’s all been such a long time ago, you know.
If you cook, what kind of food do you like to prepare?
I’m not much of a cook, not because I don’t want to, but because I’ll end up taking food home from the diner or making something quick after my shift.
How much coffee or tea do you drink?
A normal amount of coffee, I guess? Some people I serve, they have far more than I do. There is this writer for instance. He comes into the diner late at night and still has several cups of coffee while he writes.
Who are your favorite people to share meals with?
I… I’m not sure how much I can say about him, but there is someone very special to me, and I like having dinner with him. Well, dinner for me. Technically, it’s breakfast for everyone else.
Where to buy Moonlight Cherries
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCS7C6V5
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940165923524
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/x/id6443352805
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/Search?Query=9781005952556
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1163847Alexa Piper Social Media
Alexa Piper writes steamy romance that ranges from light to dark, from straight to queer. She’s also a coffee addict. Alexa loves writing stories that make her readers laugh and fall in love with the characters in them.
Website: https://alexapiper.com/
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What Soyer eats for dinner, from Moonlight Cherries by Alexa Piper @ProwlingPiper #RLFblog #MMRomance
After witnessing a murder on the subway, Amory is drawn into a world of magic and myth in Alexa Piper’s new dark urban fantasy MM romance novel, Moonlight Cherries.
Alexa, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.
Moonlight Cherries by Alexa Piper
Genre dark MM urban fantasy
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
“I couldn’t change that I was…attracted to a guy I’d watched getting murdered on the subway.”
Amory lives a quiet life as a waiter. The Moonlight Diner is the home he found after he was kicked out and disowned by his family for no other crime than who he loves.
Amory’s life is shaken to its very foundations after a chance meeting that has Amory witness a murder–except the man who dies in Amory’s arms doesn’t stay dead.
Far from being a ghost, Soyer is very real. He pulls Amory into a world in which magic exists and wreaks havoc on the life of unsuspecting people. But within what remains of the spell that touches both their lives, Amory and Soyer may just find love.
Warning: This m/m romance contains sexual content only suitable for mature audiences. It also contains graphic depictions of violence, past experiences of homophobia experienced in adolescence, and allusions to conversion therapy.
Let’s chat about what to eat
First, what is your name and how old are you?
My name? You can call me Soyer. I told you I wasn’t going to talk about anything other than food, so stop asking about my age.
What is your favorite meal?
Cherry pie.
If any, what food do you refuse to eat?
I’ve been in situations, questionable situations, where I ate some unsavory stuff. When it comes down to eating things no sane person would put on the menu, you have to decide whether starvation is worse, and I’ve chosen to starve several times in my life.
Tell us about a meal or food that says “home” to you.
I’m not telling you that either, because I’m not telling you about where I come from. Stick to the topic.
When you find yourself with some type of unknown food on your plate, what do you do?
Depends on what it is and whether I want to offend whoever invited me to eat with them.
What is the worst meal you’ve ever eaten?
You know what? That’s crossing a line again, but I’ll tell you, because you won’t be able to make any sense of it. It was cherries, not for their taste, but the for the cost of tasting them.
What is the best meal you’ve ever eaten?
Cherry pie.
If you cook, what kind of food do you like to prepare?
Fine, I’ll answer this, but it’s the last one. I don’t like to share my private life with just anyone, and you are being too nosy.
Yes, I cook, and I even do it well. I like making things that take a little while, because it means getting it right takes a minimum amount of effort and skill. You’re looking like you want an example? Of course you do. Fine. The last thing I enjoyed preparing was lasagna, and I made the pasta myself, and I think that concludes this interview. Thank you for having me.
Where to buy Moonlight Cherries
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BCS7C6V5
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/2940165923524
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/x/id6443352805
Kobo https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/Search?Query=9781005952556
Smashwords https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1163847Alexa Piper Social Media
Alexa Piper writes steamy romance that ranges from light to dark, from straight to queer. She’s also a coffee addict. Alexa loves writing stories that make her readers laugh and fall in love with the characters in them.
Website: https://alexapiper.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProwlingPiper
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/255026848996374
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperthewriter/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexapiperwriter
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14017396.Alexa_Piper
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Rory bares all. Ash and Stone by Alexa Piper @ ProwlingPiper #RLFblog #MMRomance
A handsome monster saves and decides to keep Rory in this hilarious take on post-apocalyptic romance by Alexa Piper.
Alexa, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Please tell us about your book.
Ash and Stone by Alexa Piper
Genre MM Monster Romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
Two years ago, the world ended with a wish, and it’s all Rory’s fault. Now, after he’s managed to survive all this time, it looks like karmic justice is finally coming for him. It looks like a monster is going to eat him, and Rory, while he is sorry for what he did, doesn’t want to die.
And he does not, because a stranger saves him from becoming monster food. The stranger features horns, blue skin, and too many swords. He is also really tall and muscular and handsome. In a monstrous way.
Rory might have jumped from the frying pan straight into the fire, because a big blue monster isn’t exactly Rory’s idea of a happily-ever-after. Not that he’s been thinking about that or about any sort of ravishing when the blue monster might still eat him or keep him as a pet.
But while Rory does not get eaten or ravished (sigh), the meeting with his monster mate shakes loose more revelations about what really happened two years ago than Rory is prepared to handle, especially since he was considering the comfortable life of a monster’s pet. He definitely wasn’t considering his monster’s murderous buddy, running so much, and going to another world, but sometimes, you just have to roll with the handsome blue monster the Apocalypse gives you.
Let’s bare it all and chat about what to wear
First, what is your name and how old are you?
Hi! I’m Rory. It’s so good to talk to people. I’m twenty-three, almost twenty-four.
What is the time period in which you live?
After the Apocalypse. But, like, that’s contemporary, right?
What is considered “appropriate” for someone of your gender to wear?
Okay, before I answer this, let’s all be totally clear on the fact that I do not, never had, never will have a uterus. All the horny monsters in the back, this human male does not have a uterus, and you can call me frail all you want, I won’t be growing one any time soon, are we clear on this?
Sorry, I had to get that out. Jeans and a tee are good, I guess. But on stage, I wore the hell out of a tree costume once. 😊
Do you make your own clothing?
No, but it would be great if I could do that! Maybe it’s a skill I can teach myself. All I do is raid wardrobes sometimes, but I prefer to see what I can find in stores that haven’t been raided, you know.
Mending and laundry are chores for anyone. Do you do it or someone else?
I would totally do it for my guys, that is, my monsters! Because they do it for me. But apparently this human is too frail for laundry. Look, I’m not complaining.
Tell us your favorite thing to wear.
My cute cat socks!
What kind of shoes or boots do you wear?
These boots are some hiking brand. But, like, I don’t know hiking brands because that activity isn’t one I would have ever chosen to do before all this. The shoes are sort of brown and uninteresting, but the store I found them at didn’t have anything nicer in my size (and yes, I may have tried on a women’s shoe as well. Please do not tell my guys.)
Does what you wear make you feel good, or do you dislike it?
Honestly? I don’t think about it much anymore. My mind really has been elsewhere, and it’s scary when something might find and eat you out there any moment. If the world were still as it used to be, I’d totally get nice clothes, some tight jeans, an I’d spend my parents’ money on an overpriced but trendy tee or something. And a haircut! I’d get a proper haircut.
When others see you what is their first impression?
Oh, I can tell you exactly. The bad monsters think, mmh, dinner. My monster thinks, mmh, mine. Humans think, huh, wonder what that idiot has in his backpack we can use.
How do you feel about that impression?
Scared. Very, very scared.
What do you wear to sleep?
I used to just sleep in my clothes, because you never know if you have to run. But with Inkiri–that’s my monster–I feel safe, and I can wear actual sleep clothes.
Ever dealt with a “wardrobe malfunction”? Depending on your era, you might need to ask your author what this means.
Have you ever worn:
a uniform
a costume
a disguise
an outfit for the opposite gender
Yes! I’ve worn a tree costume for the play we put on in Third Grade. I was the second tree from the left.What would you wear to avoid attention?
The tree costume.
What do you wish you could wear?
Also the tree costume. Life was good back in Third Grade.
What do you wish you didn’t have to wear?
Where to buy Ash and Stone
Publisher https://www.changelingpress.com/ash-stone-monster-apocalypse-1-b-3401
Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B92DJ9Q6
Barnes and Noble https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ash-stone-alexa-piper/1141981058
iBooks https://books.apple.com/us/book/id6443267976
Kobo https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ash-stoneAlexa Piper Social Media
Alexa Piper writes steamy romance that ranges from light to dark, from straight to queer. She’s also a coffee addict. Alexa loves writing stories that make her readers laugh and fall in love with the characters in them.
Website: https://alexapiper.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProwlingPiper
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/255026848996374
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piperthewriter/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexapiperwriter
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14017396.Alexa_Piper
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/alexa-piper
Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Alexa-Piper/e/B010EFQIRY
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