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Jay Vaughn lives in sunny Seattle, a clean, progressive city that is way too expensive for a writer’s income. Therefore, Jay holds down a full-time, computer-industry day job, but writing is her passion. It’s a hobby-gone-wild, so much so that her teenage kids accuse her of being an addict.

Jay carries her laptop everywhere and can often be seen combining other favorite activities with writing. For example, you can find Jay sitting at a small table in the back of the gay bar around the corner from her house, drinking wine and writing. Or waking up early while camping, dragging out the laptop, and writing. Or writing in the truck on the way to and from concerts, ski-trips, visits to relatives ... wherever.

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5* I spent at least the first half of this novel with a lump in my throat. Silver is so broken and so brave. It comes out that he's HIV positive from doing bareback porn (probably -- he's not 100% sure where he got it). Zeb, who he was madly in love w ...more
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4.5* Laugh-out-loud funny. What a joy to read; exactly what I needed to get me in the Christmas spirit.
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4.5* Loved the premise of this book: young, innocent protagonist gets possessed by a demon who turns out to be a nice guy after all. Along with the demon possession comes some super powers. There is lots of fun to be had with this setup and Jordan doe ...more
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4.5* I bought this first book, and as soon as I finished reading it I went looking for the next one. I discovered that Jordan's published these books in a series: SPECTR: The Complete First Series. I recommend you save yourself some money and time and ...more
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5* What a lovely, lovely, lovely, awesome story. I just finished a reread and I might have enjoyed it even more the second time around. Well-written and fast-paced, this is also one of the most feel-good stories I've ever read. It's very unique and pr ...more
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4.5* This is an interesting story about a small town lawman who happens to be Mormon and gay. One of the other climbers on a body-rescue mission is a young man who has had some trouble with the law but is essentially a good kid. They are attracted to ...more
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5* This is the second half of an amazing fantasy novel (see my review under Book 1). In this one, the relationship between Kiram and Javier develops fully. Both of them grow and change quite a bit. We get to see Kiram's home and meet his family. Other ...more
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5* I just reread this ... again! I think I've read it at least three, maybe even four, times. Every time I read it, I love it just as much. The world building is spectacular -- rich and incredibly detailed, it provides life and believability to the st ...more
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