Sex, drugs and rock and roll. In the post hippie era, San Francisco emerged as a playground unlike any other place in the country for the adventurous and sexually liberated—gay, straight, and anywhere in between—before the dawn of herpes, HIV, and the emergence of the “religious right.” In the late 1970s, it was estimated at one point a thousand men were arriving in San Francisco each week. This story follows the adventures and misadventures of three guys from the conservative South who were … [Read more...] about FEATURED BOOK: SEX is nothing more than a game of tennis by Bob Keaton
The Stink by CC Hogan
North London, 1976. The longest, hottest summer on record. There are strikes, the water is running out and the kids hate their parents. Which bunch of idiots would think it is a good idea to start a band? Stench, Aroma, Smell, Haze and Fart might not have the sweetest nicknames in town, but these five have just finished their O-Levels and are on a mission to take their fledgling little band and get themselves a half decent gig. Songs are good, playing is getting better, Smell's voice is … [Read more...] about The Stink by CC Hogan
Maximilian and Carlotta Are Dead by Scott R. Larson
In the summer of 1971, Dallas Green and Lonnie McKay made a spur-of-the-moment decision to leave their hot, dusty farming town and head south to Mexico in Lonnie's 1965 Chevy. They told each other they were going down there to find a friend who had disappeared a few years before, but the truth was that what they were really looking for was an escape from work, the draft, the war, and the prospect of having to finally grow up. Scott R. Larson has drawn on his own memories of growing up in the San … [Read more...] about Maximilian and Carlotta Are Dead by Scott R. Larson
Red, White & Blues by L.V. Sage @LVSage1
Diverse characters & events intertwine to make up the fabric that is Red, White & Blues. America & the Vietnam War, free love & drug use, and the brotherhood of an outlaw motorcycle club all lead to everlasting bonds. Mike & Lucas Blackhorse, Ojibwa brothers from Wisconsin, take radically different paths only to end up together. Morgan Stewart & John Clark step from the fields of Vietnam into the Souls of Liberty Motorcycle Club where their need for a brotherhood … [Read more...] about Red, White & Blues by L.V. Sage @LVSage1
Audio Book: Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon
Feels Like the First Time is actually two stories, book-ended together. In the first, two young people in the 1970's meet, become friends and fall in love, in a story as old as time. Eventually, the two are separated by forces beyond their control and don't see each other again for many years. The book-end tale shows what happens when those two young lovers meet again, completely by chance, or fate, thirty years later. Does the enduring power of first love last forever, and can it … [Read more...] about Audio Book: Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon
Book Excerpt: Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon @shawninmon
About your Book: 1975: Shawn meets Dawn, his one true love, when she moves into the vacant house next door. Many people spend their life searching in vain for happiness, but he was lucky; finding it at the tender age of fifteen. 1979: Shawn and Dawn are forbidden to see each other. Feeling he is harming her by being in her life, Shawn walks away from the love of his life, apparently forever. 2006: after decades of sadness and mourning the girl that got away, Shawn has a chance meeting with … [Read more...] about Book Excerpt: Feels Like the First Time by Shawn Inmon @shawninmon
