Welcome to Obsidianbookshelf.com. I'm a reviewer and author of m/m gay romance fiction.
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Wicked Cool
by Val Kovalin

M/M Contemporary Suspense
Click cover for more info.

Thanks for reading!

Trinity Trespass
by Val Kovalin

M/M Paranormal Romance
Click cover for more info.

Welcome! My blog is where the day-to-day action happens. Here at the website, I keep my author information centralized. 

Posting Frequency:

• Obsidian Bookshelf blog - Every week, 1 to 4 times. Informal commentary and reviews of m/m gay romance fiction.
• Obsidian Bookshelf website (you are here) - Infrequently to update my centralized record of author information.
• Amazon.com - Monthly, once or twice.
• GLBT Bookshelf wiki - Infrequently, just to update author information.
• Goodreads.com - Every week.
• Reviews by Jessewave - Every 1 to 2 weeks as a guest reviewer.
• Twitter - Every week.
• Wildfire newsletter for All Romance Ebooks - Monthly, once.

News: (updated as of 7/30/2010)
I'm about to get published. Trinity Trespass is coming out from e-publisher Loose Id on August 31, 2010. Wicked Cool will be released by e-publisher Amber Quill Press (Amber Allure) on September 19, 2010. See below for details.

Coming Soon:

Trinity Trespass by Val Kovalin

M/M Paranormal Romance

Coming from Loose Id  August 31, 2010
Buy Link: coming soon
Cover by Justin James for Loose Id
Setting: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Sex scenes: explicit
Tone: adventure, humor, erotic
Viewpoint: one third-person

For fun (6-word plot): Demons capture angel during road trip.

Click to go to the Trinity Trespass page for more information, including blurb.

Wicked Cool by Val Kovalin

M/M Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

Coming from Amber Quill Press (Amber Allure) on September 19, 2010
Buy Link: coming soon
Setting: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Sex scenes: explicit
Tone: romantic suspense, humor, erotic
Viewpoint: one third-person

For fun (6-word plot): Blue-collar guy meets man in danger.

Click to go to the Wicked Cool page for more information, including blurb.

My Bibliography:

Wicked Cool, Amber Quill Press (Amber Allure), September 2010
Trinity Trespass, Loose Id,  August 2010

My Interviews:

Curious about my connection to the Obsidian Order? Check out my interview at Erotic Horizon blog.
Want to know why reviewers are like defense attorneys? Check out my interview at Reviews by Jessewave.

My Publishers:

Amber Quill Press (Amber Allure)
Loose Id