Author Archives: tamara_allen

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Though some of my work is shelved at sites as erotica, it isn’t. There are intimate scenes in Downtime, The Only Gold, and If It Ain’t Love, but those scenes are brief and focused more on emotion than mechanics. Nothing … Continue reading

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print giveaway

I offered some print books at Jessewave’s holiday giveaway and somehow ended up with an extra copy of Downtime and Whistling in the Dark. If you’d like either of those, email me this week and I’ll put your name in … Continue reading

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free short story

If It Ain’t Love In the darkest days of the Great Depression, New York Times reporter Whit Stoddard has lost the heart to do his job and lives a lonely hand-to-mouth existence with little hope of recovery, until he meets … Continue reading

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The Only Gold reviewed

By Sal Davis at Speak Its Name. “It is an intensely emotional story without being overblown or angsty – a harder trick to pull off than one might think.” By Sirius at Reviews by Jessewave. “If you love quiet historicals … Continue reading

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reviews, interviews

I’ve given two interviews; one posted at Ann Somerville’s blog here, the other with Lisa at Top2Bottom Reviews here. Ann and Lisa have both also very kindly reviewed The Only Gold, here and here. “The real dangers come as Manhattan … Continue reading

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One more day left in Downtime print giveaway

From a review of Downtime: “Morgan and Ezra’s relationship was as gradual but inevitable as a flower blooming and I found myself similarly as gradually swept up in caring about the relationship to a point where I had to put … Continue reading

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Coming May 9th from Dreamspinner

Downtime has followed a long road from 2003 to today. First published by Torquere Press, it ran as a serial for 18 months, then became an e-book for the remainder of its contract. I self-published it briefly, then submitted it … Continue reading

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