The M/M Romance Challenge – Sign Up

March 20, 2009 to August 31, 2009

Welcome to the very first M/M Romance Challenge! This challenge is for those who enjoy reading Male/Male romances or those who are interested in starting. If you aren’t familiar with M/M romances, they are novels and other books where the main focus of the story is the romantic relationship between the male protagonists. There are all types of genres and themes available: historicals, fantasy, sci-fi, mysteries, detective stories, paranormal romances, vampires, shapeshifters, erotica, ménage à trois, time travel, BDSM, cowboys, cops, romantic comedies, even regency-sci-fi! There’s a wealth of material out there just waiting to be read.

Rules/Guidelines

1. Choose your sports euphemism (lol!):
- 1st Base – Read 4 M/M romances
- 2nd Base – Read 5 M/M romances
- 3rd Base – Read 6 M/M romances
- Go All The Way – Read 10 (or more) M/M romances

2. All genres are allowed.
- They can be a part of a series or stand-alones.
- They can be long or short.
- Some re-reads are allowed, but try to have at least 2 new-to-you books.
- Overlapping with other challenges is fine, even encouraged.

3. You can join at any time, but remember there is a deadline (August 31, 2009) so keep that in mind when you choose how many books you’d like to read.

4. You don’t have to list your books ahead of time. If you decide to list them, you can change them as you go. Feel free to remove or add titles as needed.

5. You do NOT have to have a blog to participate.
- You can post a mini review or feedback in comments on the review post.
- Just remember to include your book title and author.

6. You do NOT have to review your books to participate.

7. You MUST be 18 years old or older to participate.

Extra Options

If you’d like to spice things up a bit, feel free to use the following suggestions when choosing what books you want to read. You can use as many as you want, depending on how many books you’ll be reading for the challenge. Feel free to expand on this list if you’d like.

- Read an anthology.
- Read an historical.
- Read a new release.
- Read a new-to-you author.
- Read the first book in a series.
- Read a book with a sports/athletics theme.
- Read a book outside your comfort level or from a genre you don’t normally read.
- Read a book where the shapeshifter isn’t a werewolf.
- Read a book that’s been in your TBR pile for longer than 2 months.
- Read any title by one of the first m/m authors you ever read.

Prizes/Awards

Everyone who signs up by April 31, 2009 will be eligible for a random drawing for the ebook of their choice by collaborating authors Barbara Sheridan and Anne Cain. Together they write male/male romances that are heavily influenced by yaoi. Anne has even done the cover art and inside illustrations for a number of their books.

Everyone who completes the challenge by the August 31st deadline will be eligible for a random drawing for $15 in eBook Bucks from All Romance Books.

The Phade message board is also hosting some fabulous prizes for this challenge. Their drawing is open to all Phade members who sign up for the M/M Romance Challenge and share their reading list in The Manhole on The Phade.

Sign Up

Enter your info into the Mr. Linky boxes below. Put your name or username in the first box. In the second, put a direct link to the post/page where your books will be listed. If you just list your blog’s URL, your link will be removed.

Bookstores & Publishers

Here is a list of publishers and online book stores that sell M/M romances. (If you have a site I haven’t listed, please comment and I’ll add it.)

Amazon.com
All Romance Books
Amber Allure
Blind Eye Books
Borders
Dreamspinner Press
Ellora’s Cave Publishing
FictionWise
Linden Bay Romance
Liquid Silver Books
Loose Id
Lyrical Press
MLR Press
Mobipocket
Phaze Books
Samhain Publishing
Shadowfire Press
Torquere Press
Total-E-Bound

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Acknowledgments

My many thanks to the wonderful people at the M/M Romance Fans Yahoo Group for their time and advice, to Barbara Sheridan for so kindly offering one of her books for the challenge, and to the members of The Phade for doing such an excellent job of advertising the challenge. Thank you!

So, whether you’re a newbie who’s looking for somewhere to start, or a long-time reader just looking for something new, I hope you have fun and HAPPY READING!

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