K.C. Burn's Blog

I’ll be cruising! Come join me on the Rainbow Readers Cruise!

I am so excited to announce that I’m going to be part of a brand-new queer book adventure on the high seas. Hosted by narrator Joel Leslie and blogger Joyfully Jay, the Rainbow Readers Cruise is a four-day/five-night cruise aboard the Celebrity Reflection, visiting Key West and the Bahamas. On the Rainbow Readers Cruise there will be themed dress-up nights, fun activities, author-hosted excursions, panels, and of course a signing event. There’s already an incredible line-up of authors joining me. I can’t wait to sit by the pool deck with a cocktail and celebrate our love of great gay stories! 
I hope you’ll join us, on August 19-23rd 2024! There’s tons of info at www.rainbowreaderscruise.com and if you have any questions, Joel’s hubby, Rich Najuch will take great care of you.

Well, it took a long time for me to get to this point! And procrastinated so long, I pretty much had to rebuild the darn thing from the ground up, because everything was so old. There are still a few bugs to work out, and it’s not as fast as I’d like, but at least all my books are here, lol. Welcome 🙂

Out now, my new holiday story! I love Jonah, my down-on-his-luck cowboy and I hope you do too

Looking for something good to read? Look no further! Win my book Banded Together and 9 other LGBTQ romances from bestselling authors, and a total of $100 Amazon Gift Cards! Don’t miss this chance! Contest ends Feb 24, 2018.

Enter to win here!

Join Coastal Magic’s Cinema Craptastique via Twitter!

DATE: Thursday, February 22

TIME: 8:00 PM Eastern

Cinema Craptastique is where attendees live tweet as we watch a movie… one that lends itself to snark. Led by Damon Suede, it’s unfailing hilarious. If you can’t be there in person, Twitter is the next best thing!

Find a way to watch Wolves (starring Lucas Till and Jason Momoa). Rent it, stream it, buy it… but make sure you can follow along with us.
Set up a calendar reminder!
Get your Twitter up and ready. Follow #CMCC18 and join in on the commentary or just sit back with popcorn and enjoy.

Hope to see you in person or online

Tea or Consequences is now available in Audio! Narrated by Darcy Stark.

 

Banded Together, my punk rocker/professor romance is available now in ebook and print. Audio coming soon.

 

North on Drummond is available again, after a short hiatus. Print will be available soon. It is a simple re-release, with no new content.

It’s here! My first stab at a non-paranormal mystery. I hope you have fun with my geeky amateur sleuth Riley!

Tea or Consequences

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Cover Art: Brooke Albrecht

Release Date: Sept 22, 2017

eISBN: 978-1-63533-895-9

Available at Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play, and iBooks.

Print available at Dreamspinner Press, Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Riley Parker: temp, twink, geek… sleuth?



Maybe Riley isn’t living up to his full potential, but being a temp executive assistant suits him. He’s never bored at work, he’s got friends who let him geek out, and he’s got a carefully crafted twink exterior… which might be getting constrictive now that he’s on the other side of thirty. Life isn’t perfect, but it’s comfortable.



It all unravels when he takes a job working for a tea-obsessed cosmetics queen, the owner of Gautier Cosmetics. During the launch party for a new product, Riley finds his boss dead under suspicious circumstances, and the homicide detective is none other than Tadeo Martin, Riley’s high school obsession who never knew he was alive.

Tad drafts Riley to get the scoop on the inner workings of Gautier, and for Riley, it’s like a drug. His natural inquisitiveness is rewarded with more and more Tad. Unfortunately, his snooping puts him in the running for two other roles: suspect and victim. The killer doesn’t care which.

I’m so excited to announce Just Add Argyle is here! Tate and Jaime are among my favourite couples

Just Add Argyle

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Cover Art: L.C. Chase

Series: Fabric Hearts

Release Date: Apr 21, 2017

eISBN: 978-1-63533-568-2

Available at Dreamspinner Press and Amazon.

Tate Buchanan is a troublemaker who can’t keep a job, no matter how many times his lucky argyle sweater gets him hired. Add to that a learning disability and an impetuous nature that sends him into altercations to protect the defenseless, and he hardly manages to make friends, let alone find a man who’s interested in him for more than one night.



Most people think EMT Jaime Escobar is a player, but the truth is he wants a serious partner—he just can’t justify wasting time on guys he knows aren’t a match. But when he treats a gorgeous redhead after a fight, he finds the spark he’s spent so many years looking for.



Jaime wants to take the next step with Tate, but it’s clear Tate’s not going to curb his impulsive behavior—his next fight sends him to the hospital. Jaime’s relationship with a near criminal isn’t something his family is ready to accept, not any more than Tate is willing to be kept a secret. Jaime will need a lot of understanding—and some luck of his own—to keep them both. But this is one fight he’s going to see through to the end.

Union of the Snake

Publisher: KC Burn

Cover Art: Winterheart Design

Release Date: Jan 18, 2017

eISBN: 978-0-9981807-3-1

Available from Amazon. Coming soon from other retailers.

NOTE: Previously available in the Come Undone anthology.

Zerek, a smuggler and rebel, has made a life’s work of trying to save his fellow humans from enslavement at the hands of the predatory Hilruda. But humans are losing the battle and once they’re no longer a threat, the Hilruda will turn their attentions to the third species on the planet, the Kadrussians.

Essian, leader of the Snake clan, is the closest to a prince the Kadrussians have. There’s no way he’s going to let the Hilruda become the dominant species on the planet but none of the clans can stand independently against them. Overcoming generations of autonomy to unite the clans would be tricky enough, but doing it without the Hilruda realizing what’s going on will be impossible. But Essian’s found a secret weapon – Zerek.

An unexpected attraction between the two complicates their mutually beneficial agreement. The idea of Essian choosing a simple human smuggler over a more appropriate Kadrussian mate is unthinkable, no matter how much Zerek might want otherwise. Cooperating with Essian might be Zerek’s last chance to save humanity but it could cost him his heart and his happiness.

Going to Coastal Magic? I’ll have some awesome prizes and swag! Print books, of course, and some FABULOUS USB drives, from USB Memory Direct. Check these out… It’s the size of a credit card, and the USB connector flips out when you need it! But you’re gonna have to come to one of my panels for a chance at one.

Here’s my schedule for the weekend:

Friday February 3

9:00am – 10:00am The Ink in Our Ink: Tattoos in Fiction

Panelists: J Kenner, Kait Ballenger, Amy Lane, Charlie Cochet, Tonya Burrowns, K C Burn

4:45pm – 5:45pm Fistful of Rainbows

Panelists: Kiernan Kelly, B A Tortuga, Julia Talbot, T C Blue, K C Burn, A E Via, Stephen Osborne

Saturday February 4

10:15am – 11:15am Gay Romance Does Not = Erotica (Except When It Does!)

Panelists: Tere Michaels, Charlie Cochet, Julia Talbot, K C Burn, Amy Lane, T C Blue

In addition, I’ll also be at the Public Book Signing, on Saturday February 4, 5:30pm – 7:30pm.

Not going to Coastal Magic? Why not? REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN! It’s a fantastic, intimate conference where you can interact with a huge number of your favourite authors, including several Dreamspinner Press authors. Don’t miss out!

Can’t swing a trip to Daytona? You can still join in! For Cinema Craptastique, on Thursday February 2 at 8:00pm, we all watch the same movie, and several authors and attendees, led by Damon Suede, snark about it (hilariously) on Twitter. If all you’ve got is Netflix, Twitter, and pajamas, you can still get a taste of Coastal Magic. Just make sure you’re following #CMCC

Plaid versus Paisley

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Cover Art: L.C. Chase

Release Date: Dec 12, 2016

eISBN: 978-1-63477-896-1

Available at Dreamspinner Press, Amazon, All Romance eBooks, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iBooks.

Print available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

Two years after his life fell apart, Will Dawson moved to Florida to start over. His job in the tech department of Idyll Fling, a gay porn studio, is ideal for him. When his boss forces him to take on a new hire, the last person he expects is Dallas Greene—the man who cost him his job and his boyfriend back in Connecticut. He doesn’t know what’s on Dallas’s agenda, but he won’t be blindsided by a wolf masquerading as a runway model. Not again.



Dallas might have thrown himself on his brother’s mercy, but his skills are needed at Idyll Fling. Working with Will is a bonus, since Dallas has never forgotten the man. A good working relationship is only the beginning of what Dallas wants with Will.



But Dallas doesn’t realize how deep Will’s distrust runs, and Will doesn’t know that the man he’s torn between loving and hating is the boss’s brother. When all truths are revealed, how can a relationship built on lies still stand?

Three Dates of Christmas

Cover Art: Jay Aheer

Release Date: November 17, 2016

eISBN: 978-0-9981807-1-7

Available at Amazon and All Romance eBooks.

Dean Murphy hates Christmas a little more each year. His job as a pharmacy manager requires him to festoon his store with seasonal cheer, but his distaste for the lurid commercialism is only topped by his irritation with the syrupy sentimentalism. Being alone sucks, but he’s managed just fine without friends or family for years; why should December 25 be any different?



When the tattooed Tony Delvecchio walks into his store, Dean hopes that maybe Tony’s different. Maybe Tony’s the man who won’t be driven away by Dean’s Scrooge-like tendencies. But Tony loves the holiday season, and he challenges Dean to three dates. Three dates to change his mind about Christmas.



Despite knowing it will all end badly, Dean does the unthinkable. He agrees.