Five Secrets From Racheline Maltese and
Erin McRae
Bio: Erin McRae and Racheline Maltese’s gay romance
series Love in Los Angeles, set in
the film and television industry, is
published by Torquere Press. The first novel, Starling, was released September 2014; its sequel, Doves, is scheduled for January 2015. Racheline
is a NYC-based performer and storyteller focused on themes of sex, gender,
desire and mourning. Erin McRae is a writer and blogger based in Washington,
D.C. You can find them on the web.
Hi Erin and Racheline, please tell us Five
Secrets we may not know about Starling
or you, but will after today!
1) Every
restaurant mentioned in Starling,
regardless of city, exists. Although we don't name any of them, at least one of
us has been to each one of them. We will confirm or deny to readers who want to
take a guess, but in general are keeping them to ourselves.
2) While the
characters and events in Starling are
entirely fictional and in no way represent anyone living or dead, Starling is filled with pop-culture
references. Some are overt, like Paul's love of The West Wing. Many are much sneakier, and we encourage our readers
to hunt for the Easter eggs.
3) Much of Starling
involves events that happen on the Internet. To that end, several of our
characters have Twitter presences and are already tweeting. More are coming
soon. For now people can visit @JAlexCook, @PaulMarionKeane, and
@TheShowYouHate, but be warned: their language may not be as PG as ours.
4) While
Todd, a pet cat in the book, is based on a real cat Beau, a dog also known as
Divorce Dog, has no real world analog.
5) Astoundingly,
Starling was written and edited in 13
cities and 5 countries, most of which never even appear in the story. They
include New
York City; Washington, DC; Philadelphia; Zurich; Milan; Los Angeles; San
Francisco; Seattle; Rochester, NY; Columbus, OH; London; Berlin; and Rome.
Blurb :
When J. Alex Cook, a production assistant on The Fourth Estate (one of network TV’s
hottest shows), is accidentally catapulted to stardom, he finds himself
struggling to navigate both fame and a relationship with Paul, one of Fourth’s
key writers. Despite their incendiary chemistry, Alex’s inexperience and the
baggage they’re both carrying quickly lead to an ugly break-up.
Reeling from their broken hearts, Alex has an affair with
a polyamorous co-star and Paul has an ill-advised reunion with an old flame.
Meanwhile, the meddling of their colleagues, friends -- and even the paparazzi!
-- quickly make Alex and Paul’s real life romance troubles the soap opera of
the television season.
But while the entertainment value may be high, no one
knows better than Alex and Paul that there are no guarantees when it comes to
love in Los Angeles.
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