Hola, I’m James Buchanan and I’m here playing today. If you read my official bio I’ve apparently written over a dozen novels and single author anthologies (I had to stop and count them on the shelf above my desk). I have a guy, we have kids and we often pick them up from school on the Harleys. My evil day job is as an attorney – I’ve been known to wear leather
frock coats and boots to court.
A lot of what I write are Mystery/Thriller type Romances and often they feature BDSM. Recently, I gave a writing BDSM workshop with Joey Hill for Romance Divas and I’ve participated on panels for the Popular Culture Association on both gay romance and BDSM power dynamics in gay romance. My novel, Hard Fall, took the honorable mention in the National Leather Association – International’s novel category this year.
I base my BDSM/Kink books on the theory that this is not just something the characters DO it is who they ARE. Submission, in my view, is about being comforted, swaddled up in this big warm blanket of safety – except the blanket is made of leather or rope or expectation. It is a secure place to be. It is a loving place to be. The submissive is unconditionally accepted for who they are. They are safe, loved and adored in that condition of submission. Submissives need it, they crave it. Domination, on the other hand, is not about getting your way or pushing people around. While they may get off on inflicting pain, discipline or punishment, Dominants are not abusive jerks. It is the thrill of making “it” happen: the turn on, the moment of connection, the second absolute trust is given over, that drives their Dominant leanings.
Because I write the characters that way, I think people connect with my BDSM books – I humanize it, not fetishize it.
~James
Website: www.James-Buchanan.com
Blog: www.James-Buchanan.com/blog
Twitter: http://twitter.com/James_Buchanan
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/James-Buchanan/56144477499?ref=ts
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Hard Fall
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http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=HARDFALL
There ain’t much complicated about Joe Peterson….
He’s a Utah Sheriff’s Deputy. He’s Mormon. He heads up the local Search and Rescue…and he’s gay. So far Joe’s managed to keep that one part hidden down deep. Then Kabe, and ex-con and adrenaline junkie climber, lands in town on parole. When a German tourist falls off the mountain, Joe finds he needs Kabe’s help with the case. Accident or murder? As Joe weaves the evidence together the strands of his life fray to breaking. Will Kabe be the guy who tears Joe apart? Or is it that Joe needs to fall hard before he can start living?
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Personal Demons
http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=PDEMONS1
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Hunting a notorious hit man, FBI Agent Chase Nozick and LAPD Det. Enrique Rios Ocha delve into the inner worlds of Santeria, Voodoo and Palo Mayumbe. A missing informant, her murdered brother and a ghost from Chase’s past send them on a hunt through mystics and psychic surgeons to find their witness before it’s too late. Can he rely on leads from a child possessed by Orishas? Do cards hold stronger clues than blood? Chase must conquer his own personal demons to bring the killer of his partner to justice and find the strength to take a chance on Enrique.
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The Good Thief
eBook: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=GOODTH02
print: http://www.mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=GOODTH01
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What if the wrong guy, turns out to be the right guy for you? Caesar Serrano thought he screwed up when he landed in the bed of LAPD Officer Nathan Reilly. But when Caesar breaks into the wrong house and stumbles upon a heinous crime, implicating a high ranking LAPD officer, Nate is the only person he knows to turn to. The resulting investigation throws the Blue Brigade into panic. Now he’s running for his life and Nate is his only hope for survival. Can two men, on opposite sides of the law, come together to bring a monster to justice?
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James,
Thank you so much for joining us and I am so excited to check out your work. Congrats on the class with Joey W. Hill we did a feature on her as I am a fan. I really enjoyed reading your bio and getting to peek at your titles with MLR Press, Come join us again anytime.
Terry Kate
- Naughty in the Backseat
Thanks for having me!
Better commenting late than never?
I just wanted to give a huge bravo to your description of what exactly Domination and submission are. Before Sierra and I wrote our first book, Carrie’s Answer (which is very soft BDSM) I really struggled with the idea of BDSM. I had the popular view of whips, chains, pain and humiliation. It was Joey W. Hill’s Rough Canvas (which was also, incidentally, my first m/m romance and is still on my re-read for inspiration shelf next to Cheating Chance) that first gave me that “ah-ha” moment. The one where I realized it wasn’t about toys, or props, or bullying. It was a power exchange, yes, but the one in control wasn’t the one tying the ropes or wielding the crop.
That kind of intimacy and trust humbles and awes me. And authors who manage to convey it – the most important component of BDSM and D/s – have my unreserved respect. It’s so much more than tab A/slot B. It’s so much more than whipping or spanking. It’s something integral to a person’s very being, and it’s a rare and talented author who can capture the emotion of it on the page.
So, yay James for not only defining BDSM and D/s in a way that makes sense, but for creating and sharing characters who embody it in a way that’s not only vivid, but also accessible. And, since I’m having a fan-girl moment and totally sucking up, I’ll also mention that the contrast between what Nicky and Brandon do, and Nicky’s interaction with his evil ex is one of the most effective I’ve ever seen, and it’s what I refer folks to when they make uneducated comments about what I read and what I write.
Okay, like most authors I’ve run off at the keyboard way more than I’d meant to. I’m creeping back into my cave to lurk again!