A Portrait of Emily (29 page)

The corners of Peter’s mouth lifted slightly as he pretended to reminisce. Then, with an angelic smile, he said. “Oh, well—I lied.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J.P. BOWIE was born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland. He wrote his first (unpublished) novel at the age of 14 - a science fiction tale of brawny men and brawnier women that made him a little suspect in the eyes of his family for a while.

J.P. wrote his first gay mystery in 2000, and after having it rejected by every publisher in the universe, he opted to put his money where his mouth is and self published A Portrait of Phillip. Now several books, short stories and novellas later, he is writing m/m erotica almost exclusively. J.P.’s favorite singer is Ella Fitzgerald, and his favorite man is Phil, his partner of 15 years. Visit J.P. on the internet at http://www.jpbowie.com.

MLR PRESS AUTHORS

Featuring a roll call of some of the best writers of gay erotica and mysteries today!

M. Jules Aedin

Maura Anderson

Victor J. Banis

Jeanne Barrack

Laura Baumbach

Alex Beecroft

Sarah Black

Ally Blue

J.P. Bowie

Michael Breyette

P.A. Brown

Brenda Bryce

Jade Buchanan

James Buchanan

Charlie Cochrane

Jamie Craig

Kirby Crow

Dick D.

Ethan Day

Diana DeRicci

Jason Edding

Angela Fiddler

Dakota Flint

S.J. Frost

Kimberly Gardner

Roland Graeme

Storm Grant

Amber Green

LB Gregg

Wayne Gunn

David Juhren

Samantha Kane

Kiernan Kelly

M. King

Matthew Lang

J.L. Langley

Josh Lanyon

Clare London

William Maltese

Gary Martine

Z.A. Maxfield

Timothy McGivney

Lloyd A. Meeker

Patric Michael

AKM Miles

Reiko Morgan

Jet Mykles

William Neale

Willa Okati

L. Picaro

Neil Plakcy

Jordan Castillo Price

Luisa Prieto

Rick R. Reed

A.M. Riley

George Seaton

Jardonn Smith

Caro Soles

JoAnne Soper-Cook

Richard Stevenson

Marhsall Thornton

Lex Valentine

Haley Walsh

Missy Welsh

Stevie Woods

Lance Zarimba

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THE TREVOR PROJECT

The Trevor Project operates the only nationwide, around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. Every day, The Trevor Project saves lives though its free and confidential helpline, its website and its educational services. If you or a friend are feeling lost or alone call The Trevor Helpline. If you or a friend are feeling lost, alone, confused or in crisis, please call The Trevor Helpline. You’ll be able to speak confidentially with a trained counselor 24/7.

 The Trevor Helpline: 866-488-7386

On the Web: http://www.thetrevorproject.org/

THE GAY MEN’S DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROJECT

Founded in 1994, The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project is a grassroots, non-profit organization founded by a gay male survivor of domestic violence and developed through the strength, contributions and participation of the community. The Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project supports victims and survivors through education, advocacy and direct services. Understanding that the serious public health issue of domestic violence is not gender specific, we serve men in relationships with men, regardless of how they identify, and stand ready to assist them in navigating through abusive relationships.

GMDVP Helpline: 800.832.1901

On the Web: http://gmdvp.org/

THE GAY & LESBIAN ALLIANCE AGAINST DEFAMATION/GLAAD EN ESPAÑOL

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (
GLAAD
) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

On the Web: http://www.glaad.org/

GLAAD
en español: http://www.glaad.org/espanol/bienvenido.php

SERVICEMEMBERS LEGAL DEFENSE NETWORK

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (
DADT
).The
SLDN
provides free, confidential legal services to all those impacted by
DADT
and related discrimination. Since 1993, its inhouse legal team has responded to more than 9,000 requests for assistance. In Congress, it leads the fight to repeal
DADT
and replace it with a law that ensures equal treatment for every servicemember, regardless of sexual orientation. In the courts, it works to challenge the constitutionality of
DADT
.

SLDN
Call: (202) 328-3244

PO Box 65301 or (202) 328-FAIR

Washington DC 20035-5301 e-mail: [email protected]

On the Web: http://sldn.org/

THE GLBT NATIONAL HELP CENTER

The
GLBT
National Help Center is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization that is dedicated to meeting the needs of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community and those questioning their sexual orientation and gender identity. It is an outgrowth of the Gay & Lesbian National Hotline, which began in 1996 and now is a primary program of The
GLBT
National Help Center. It offers several different programs including two national hotlines that help members of the
GLBT
community talk about the important issues that they are facing in their lives.  It helps end the isolation that many people feel, by providing a safe environment on the phone or via the internet to discuss issues that people can’t talk about anywhere else.  The
GLBT
National Help Center also helps other organizations build the infrastructure they need to provide strong support to our community at the local level.

National Hotline
:
1-888-THE-GLNH (1-888-843-4564)

National
Youth Talkline
1-800-246-PRIDE (1-800-246-7743)

On the Web: http://www.glnh.org/

e-mail:
 
[email protected]

If you’re a GLBT and questioning student heading off to university, should know that there are resources on campus for you. Here’s just a sample:

US LOCAL GLBT COLLEGE CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS

http://dv-8.com/resources/us/local/campus.html

GLBT Scholarship Resources http://tinyurl.com/6fx9v6

Syracuse University http://lgbt.syr.edu/

Texas A&M http://glbt.tamu.edu/

Tulane University http://www.oma.tulane.edu/LGBT/Default.htm

University of Alaska http://www.uaf.edu/agla/

University of California, Davis http://lgbtrc.ucdavis.edu/

University of California, San Francisco http://lgbt.ucsf.edu/

University of Colorado http://www.colorado.edu/glbtrc/

University of Florida http://www.dso.ufl.edu/multicultural/lgbt/

University of Hawai
ÿ
i, Mānoa http://manoa.hawaii.edu/lgbt/

University of Utah http://www.sa.utah.edu/lgbt/

University of Virginia http://www.virginia.edu/deanofstudents/lgbt/

Vanderbilt University http://www.vanderbilt.edu/lgbtqi/