M4M Real Heart, Real Romance

  ABOUT THE BOOK Three great stories. One great love. VGL Male Seeks Same Poor Ethan…

The First Chapter of my Lambda Literary Award Nominated Novel, BLUE UMBRELLA SKY

Blue Umbrella Sky is my novel about starting over and how love can heal wounds. It…

I’m HUNGRY FOR LOVE. Are You?

My #catfishing romance, Hungry for Love, is one of my most fun and most touching reads.…

New and Notable: To Be Chosen by Michael Travis Jasper

  A great read for fans of #LGBTQ #fantasy! ABOUT THE BOOK A PARABLE FOR MODERN TIMES……

Spend Some Time with THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR

Below is an excerpt from The Couple Next Door. It’s a scene where two lost souls—Jeremy and Shane—at…

The Wizard of Oz and Coming Out

My senior year of high school, back in East Liverpool, Ohio, my school put on The…

MAN FROM MILWAUKEE is One Year Old This Month

It was just about a year ago that my Dahmer-inspired novel, THE MAN FROM MILWAUKEE came…

Love Dogs? Love Love? Check out my heartwarming LOST AND FOUND

LOST AND FOUND, my story of how a lost beagle brings two men together in Seattle…

BASHED and Hate Crimes

  For #Pride2021 🏳️‍🌈, I’d like to highlight the novels I’ve written that have the most…

NEW AND NOTABLE: The Mayor of Oak Street by Vincent Meis

  Title: The Mayor of Oak Street Author: Vincent Traughber Meis Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date:…

My bittersweet love story about finding love after great loss, HOMECOMING

 Have you read my bittersweet love story yet? It’s all about finding life and love after…

THE Q is Now an Audiobook

  Proud to announce that the #audiobook of my novel THE Q (about one pivotal night…

Step Into THE Q! Exclusive Excerpt

My latest novel, The Q, takes place over the course of one pivotal Saturday night in…

New and Notable: BEFORE HE WAKES by Mark Allan Gunnells

I’m very excited to read this chilling new release from colleague and friend, Mark Allan Gunnells.…

WOUNDED AIR Will Haunt You

  ABOUT THE BOOK Rick and Ernie found the perfect apartment on Chicago’s West Side. Before…

My Haunting Thriller, WOUNDED AIR, Releases Today!

  About the Book Rick and Ernie found the perfect apartment on Chicago’s West Side. Before…

BLINK and Writing the Semi-Autobiographical Novel

When I go back and re-read portions of Blink, my memoirish (I admit it!) gay love…

New and Notable: SUMMONED by JP Jackson

   Add to Goodreads   About the Book Devid Khandelwal desperately wants to experience the supernatural.…

Writing from Experience: BIG LOVE

Big Love contains three of characters I think I’ve fallen in love more than any characters in…

New Release: MORBIDLY OBESE About a Vampire Who Has Some Heft to Him

  I have a new story out and it’s one that will surprise you–a vampire tale…

New and Notable: We Cry the Sea by Glenn Quigley

  Hi Rick, thanks so much for inviting me to your blog! My new novel is…

Get Obsessed! My First Book is Out in a New Edition!

  Dell, 1991 JMS Books, 2021 You always remember your first… I’m delighted to announce that…

BLUE UMBRELLA SKY Now Out in Audiobook!

  My Lambda Literary Award finalist, BLUE UMBRELLA SKY, is now out in audiobook! The story…

NEW RELEASE! Step out for a Night at The Q by Rick R. Reed

  Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQIA+, Contemporary, Ace, Bi, Gay, Lesbian, Family drama, bartenders, blue collar, coming-of-age, coming…

What Inspired Me to Write DINNER AT HOME

If, or hopefully when, you read my book, Dinner at Home, you’ll encounter Hank Mellinger, a…