Rent Me Reviews

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5.0 Stars of 5.0 Brennan is an awesome character, love him. May 29, 2014

By Reads all the time

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I really enjoyed this story. Brennan is so lovable. Not that I agreed with most of his choices but I understood them. I didn’t like Dimitri. I saw him as abusive and controlling but I did end up believing that he did love Brennan. At the end, I was glad Brennan got his man but would love a sequel to find out if it really turned out to be HEA. It’s my understanding this is Brina Brady’s first book. If so I’m impressed. Excellent work.

5.0 Stars of 5.0 Must Read May 29, 2014
By Julia Matthews
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This book keeps you wondering what will occur next. Which way a young man will chose to take his life when faced with losing the one thing he wanted above all else.

5.0 Stars of 5.0 A LITTLE TABOO AND WHOLE LOT OF HOT May 29, 2014
By Jana W
Format: Kindle Edition
This is not my normal read but I loved it and read it in one day. A MUST READ, if you want a little spice in your life.

5.0 Stars of 5.0 Deliciously fun MM erotica May 28, 2014
By Blondie
Format: Kindle Edition
Brennen is a smart kid who is knows what he wants but has a little trouble figuring out how to get it. He makes some mistakes that all young people make but then things just spin out of his control. This book about a young man’s journey in figuring out what is important and what is not. Brennen tends to be a spoiled brat sometimes but I could not help but to love him.

Dmitri is a Russian Mob boss who takes Brennen under his wing and they fall in love but between Brennen choosing to be a rent boy and Dmitri’s deeply instilled Russian traditions thing start to fall apart. Dmitri can be a controlling and conniving sob but he has his reasons and he also has a better side the side that just wants to take care and protect Brennen.

In this book Brennen is put through some pretty tough situations and the author does a good job with fleshing him out in the end you really get sense of his growth. He matures quite a through or even because of it all.

This book is a great book for those who like a bit of taboo with their mm erotic romance.

4.0 Stars of 5.0 Delicious fun! May 30, 2014  

By Aine (Watertown, WI, United States) -

This review is from: Rent Me (Kindle Edition)

Wow! This book is super hot, but the story itself is so compelling I was up until 4 am reading. I spent half my time wanting to smack the guys upside the head, and the other half going awwww…
Their relationship is by no means conventional, but it somehow manages to work for them. Now if they could just learn to communicate! But oh, such sexy sweet, naughty, and downright horrid boys they are!
All I can say is… more please!​

4.0 out of 5 stars new author for me, May 30, 2014

By kenike - See all my reviews

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This book was a lot of back and forth. Brennan made some really stupid decisions that put him in a few places that were horrible for him. Brennen was abused a little too much but I just couldnt put the book down. It was great. I couldnt wait to see what was next. I hate he and jesse couldn’t reconcile but otherwise I liked this one. Its a new author and I will read her in the future.

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot, steamy, loved it! May 30, 2014

By JP2013

Format:Kindle Edition

This author can write! I loved this story. The characters were interesting and relatable, and the storyline is HOT! Every scene got better than the next. I'll be looking for more from this author.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting story, May 31, 2014

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Gina (Florida) - See all my reviews

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Brennan was abandoned by his parents and abused for most of his life. Dimitri is a Russian mobster who takes Brennan under his protection when Brennan is 12 years old. Their relationship becomes a sexual relationship when Brennan turns 18. Brennan and Dimitri each have their own issues but throughout all of the mistakes they both make, the one constant is that they love each other. Brennan makes some bad choices but I sympathized with him when he and others paid the consequences of his actions. Through all of the drama, Dimitri kept his vow to keep him under his protection.The story kept my interest and despite some dysfunctional elements to their relationship, I enjoyed their story and hoped they would find a way to make their relationship work.

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Rent Me by Brina Brady

Rent Me is Published!

I did it! I self-published my new book Rent Me.

You can buy it at Smashwords and Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Rent-Me-Brina-Brady-ebook/dp/B00KLNSLBQ/ref=sr_1_4?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1401246480&sr=1-4&keywords=Rent+Me

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This article is so true. I will always be grateful to my Beta Readers.  They have helped me so much.

BEND OVER Thoughts

For now I am naming my new book Bend Over. That may change as I write more. Today I have 22,000 words written.
The story takes place in Huntington Beach, California.  

It’s about an 18 year boy named Shane O’Rourke who runs away.  His secret is the reason he had to leave home. He was short two months of graduating high school.  He stole a motorcycle from Laron, the drug dealer he had worked for in New Jersey. He also did not return the money from the drugs he had sold for Laron.

Shane has a twin sister named Sheena.  He has an older brother named Michael.  His parents came from Ireland. His father is a Reverend and his mother is an alcoholic.

This story will be about Shane’s BDSM relationship with Julien Callier.

Characters:

Shane O’Rourke is an 18 boy left his family, friends and girlfriend behind because of a secret.

Julien Callier is a  30 Black man who is a Dom of Doms.  He is a successful businessman who owns a BDSM club.  He is looking for a sub.  He was raised in Martinique.

Dario Hernandez is a 28 Mexican man who used to be Julien’s sub but left him to become a Dom.

Keme is an 18 year old Eurasian boy who is a flamboyant sub for Dario.

Muses for this story:

Shane O’Rourke

Julien Callier

Dario Hernandez

Keme

Captivated by Keegan Kennedy

5 Star Rating

Keegan Kennedy is one of my favorite authors. He writes about subjects many others refused to touch. This book was one of his best because it was longer than his other ones and the characters took awhile to get to the place we want them to be. The sex… In the beginning, we meet his step-father who is very strict with Ian. This story is the unfolding of their relationship as master and sub but those are not what they call each other. 

I love this line from his book.
“Even though I felt trapped at times, his slow but deliberate corporate takeover of my person had made me feel cherished and treasured, and being so close to him was still such an amazing rush to me” This was Ian telling the readers about Braun, his step-father.

His similes were awesome, too. Here is one I loved.
“His sticky load was hot as boiling soup and as thick as porridge.” 

The way he contrasted his two characters seemed almost fairy-tale like. I loved how Ian was so small, 4 inch dick and Braun with a 10 inch dick. There were other extreme differences referenced in the story that made it so interesting.

There was enough kink in this story, dirty sox sniffing and more.

Ian was forced to wear a chastity device so he could not come. It seemed like he had it on most of the book. When I felt like I was wearing it, too even though I am a woman and don’t have anything to place it on me. That seemed to be extreme but I felt like it needed to be off more. 

But this sexy story had an HEA. I enjoyed the story so much. I love when Keegan writes longer stories. The beginning had me up all night swiping from page to page. 

He did an excellent job in his building of Braun as a German character. He added so much to make the character so real. I am looking forward to reading everything this author has. Most of the stories are on my Kindle. I love this author.

Rent Me Book Cover

Here is my new book cover for my first novel Rent Me.  Made from Romcon at http://www.romcon.com

Release Date: June 2014

Rent Me

Rent Me Synopsis

    Rent Boy Brennen wants to belong to his lover Dmitri Dubrovsky. The Russian mobster controls every inch of his life in and out of bed. Brennen works for Dmitri’s escort service. His only desire is to please his lover. When Dmitri marries Nika, his lover moves him out of their home to an apartment in Beverly Hills and tells him nothing has changed. What is Brennen going to do now?

     Brennen does not understand his lover’s Russian culture not allowing homosexuality. Two different cultures and age difference clash.

    

     The story begins with Brennen upset over Dmitri’s marriage. Dmitri moved Brennen to his own apartment while he attends USC and works as an escort. Devastated Brennen did not know how to deal with being number two to his lover while they continued their sexual relationship as if nothing changed.

     Brennen is coming of age and wondering if he is gay or bisexual. Dmitri torn between his love for Brennen and his Russian pride that demands him to be straight with a wife and family.

Stubborn Brennen refuses to quit being an escort, which upsets Dmitri who loves him. 

The battling of two stubborn men who want to be together without giving up anything. Brennen wants to remain an escort and Dmitri can’t accept being gay. Dmitri’s brother Mischa pushes Brennen in the direction of women, which upsets Dmitri. Can their relationship survive Brennen’s clients? Can their relationship survive Dmitri’s marriage? How will they save their relationship?

Book Covers

I'm getting closer to publishing my first book Rent Me.   I would love your opinion once more about the book covers.  I numbered them. Please let me know by number.
Email me at brinabrady@gmail.com
Thank you,
Brina Brady

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Archetypes

Here is a great link on shadow archetypes.

https://www.archetypes.com/timeline/shadow-archetypes


Here is a view  inside of the limo in my story. I will look for some more of these.

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The Poor, Misunderstood Semicolon

This post was originally published in August 2011.

Wait a second. Did you just hear that?
Pick meeeee…
There it is. You heard it, too. Don’t try to tell me you didn’t.
That was the sound of a semicolon in the throes of a self-esteem battle.

How Do You Use a Semicolon?

If the semicolon was just a little less top-heavy, then it would be a comma, and rightfully used and appreciated. Sadly, many writers have a confused relationship with the semicolon, not really sure how or when to place it in their lovely sentences. Some have rejected it outright, including Kurt Vonnegut, who said that the only reason to use a semicolon would be “to show you’ve been to college.”
Don’t worry, little semicolon. Your virtues will not be lost on this audience as long as I have a say in it.
In all seriousness, the semicolon is probably the most misunderstood button on a keyboard (except for maybe whatever the heck the little hat over the 6 is). When used properly, however, the semicolon can connect phrases in a beautiful and sophisticated way. For example:

Martin squinted as he read over his news brief; he was in need of a good pair of glasses.

The semicolon in this sentence connects the two independent thoughts without bringing the narrative to a full stop in the way that a period would. A comma is completely inappropriate here because that would lead to a comma splice, and as we have previously discussed, comma splices are evil.
Semicolons can also be used as a kind of supercomma, and should always be used in a list when separating objects that also have commas. Take the following sentence:

Diana included Athens, Greece; Paris, France; and Vienna, Austria, on her list of honeymoon cities that were not to be confused with their American counterparts in Ohio, Texas, or Virginia.

See? However, in order to use the semicolon properly when you’re not making lists, it’s important to remember a few things.

1. Each clause of the sentence needs to be independent clause.

You know what an independent clause is, right? You’re writers! Sometimes, however, it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of the semicolon, and you’ll want to use it everywhere. Don’t. If you’re going to use it, make sure that each clause can stand on its own as a fully formed sentence. If it helps, mentally separate the two clauses with a period to test their independence.

Justin didn’t walk; he ran. Justin didn’t walk. He ran.

2. Use them sparingly.

It can get exhausting for your reader if there is too much going on in one sentence. If there is too much going on in each sentence for a full paragraph, that may result in reader mutiny, and you’re going to have trouble bringing them back. Use the semicolon to connect ideas that are related, but don’t try to connect every single idea in a paragraph. Periods are your friends (at least in this context).

Ellie subtly flared her nostrils; the smell of lilac and lavender filled the air; it reminded her of her summers in the hills of Ohio; she and her cousins would make crowns of daisies and give them to their mothers.

For the love of God and the sanity of your readers, do not do this.

Ellie subtly flared her nostrils. The smell of lilac and lavender filled the air; it reminded her of her summers in the hills of Ohio. She and her cousins would make crowns of daisies and give them to their mothers.

It takes some practice, but you’ll start noticing places in your writing where a semicolon would add a welcome breath to the prose.

PRACTICE

Practice writing with semicolons. Write about the following prompt using as many semicolons as you can (create a couple lists if you have to). However, if you overuse the semicolon, you will be punished; severely.
Spend at least fifteen minutes on this.
Prompt: Billy is going backpacking through Asia and needs to get vaccination shots.

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I am working on my revision but with revision comes new writing. 

Here is something to go with your morning coffee.

                               Travis Fimmel. 

Good Afternoon,
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Good Morning,
Today I want to share a link where you can practice your writing skills.

http://thewritepractice.com/

Here is my prompt from my WIP Rent Me:

Twenty year old male escort Brennen created a private porn Twitter account and his Russian lover’s brother Mischa who is Brennen’s personal guard and chauffeur discovered the account and brought it to his attention and he was not too pleased. The questions are posed to Brennen. 
These characters are from my WIP Rent Me by Brina Brady.

How did that situation make you feel?

I was angry with myself because I should have known better to think that I could get away with having a private Twitter account. What makes it worse is that I used my escort name Kaiden. I should have know Mischa would find out about it. I wouldn't put it past him if he stuck something in my computer to trace every finger stroke I made. But for him to find my Twitter account with all those pictures I posted of myself naked and those videos. What was I thinking?

But what was worse is he gave me a choice, not a choice really. He told me I had choice to be punished by Dmitri, the man I love or him. Mischa was a Russian hit man for Dmitri’s drug organization. Neither of them would be easy on me.

What did you do to remedy the situation?

The only way out of this stupid mess I created for myself was to choose Mischa to punish me because Dmitri would be angry but I could not stand to see the hurt in his eyes. I don’t want to hurt him. He did so much for me. I am so stupid.

How do you think your decision will affect others?

I think my decision choosing Mischa prevented Dmitri from finding out about it and so he was spared the hurt.

However, I did not get off too good. He pulled a gun to my head, disciplined me then stuffed me inside the trunk tied up for thirty minutes while he drove us back home from the cabin. Mischa stopped the SUV and removed me from the trunk and thought Mischa was going to shoot me but he asked me if I learned my lesson and I said yes. I was able to sit in the car and he told me that the gun did not have bullets.

Where do you go from here?

I won’t be posting anymore naked pictures and I will think about others and how my actions affect them. Of course when I got home, my darling Dmitri was waiting for me.  I asked him to stay the night and please hug me in bed so I feel loved by him.  I felt like my world left me on a planet all alone and he stayed the night to hug me back to feeling his love.

I am making some book covers.  If you want to comment, thank you I appreciate it.  Maybe by the end of the week, I will decide.

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These book covers were removed and I have another post with updated book covers.

Hello,

I am working on cutting down my novel since it expanded to 108,000 words and one editor told me that is way too big for a first time author.  So, after working so hard to write and checking my word count, I need to cut down. Last night, I cut one chapter and some scenes.

Today, I am working on eliminating overused words.
Rebecca Andrews wrote: The Millennium Phrase Book.
Her website is here:
http://www.rebeccaandrews.net


She made a list of words that are overused.  I use the search and find for this in MS Word.

Here are the words she suggests to delete.

about                 all                        almost
always              eagerly                 every
finally               frequently            got
just                   merely                  nearly
need                 never                    not
often                only                      so
that                   then                      very

These words can be removed in most cases.
although               appeared                at least
began                    even                       felt
figured                  for a moment         heard
if nothing else       in spite of              perhaps
quite                       rather                    realized
really                      saw                       seemed
sort of                     started                  suddenly
in fact that

You can remove And, But or While from the beginning of a sentence.

I cut many words so far.  Cutting is worse than writing.

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