Most Popular Books by Cecilia Tan

Ricki Hamilton and her sister have just inherited a vast estate in the Hollywood hills. Unfortunately, with that legacy comes the most exclusive club in Hollywood history, a secret BDSM establishment where only the rich and the naughty come to play. Ricki wants nothing to do with this business, and is trying to find ways to get out of having to run it . . . until she meets Axel-a sexy enigmatic rock star who makes her want to submit to needs she didn''t know she had.

Kyle is a college sophomore worrying about the usual things students do, like what he''s going to major in and getting along with his dorm mates, but he attends a most unusual college. He''s a student at Veritas, the hidden magical university inside Harvard. Before he got to Harvard, Kyle hadn''t even known he was magical. Now he finds he has a talent for sex magic and the erotic arts. Not only that, a girl in his sex magic class has a crush on him. Kyle looks forward to lots of "study sessions" together with Ciara and their friend Marjory, but when their professor is mysteriously attacked, Kyle finds himself embroiled in a mystery deeper than university department politics. Someone has been stealing magical artifacts and the dean suspects Ciara, sending Kyle on a quest to discover the real culprit. Kyle will learn sizzling sexual technique and unleash powerful magic on his incredible erotic journey, but is the study of sex really the route to true love? Perhaps what Kyle needs to learn about most is himself. "The Tower and the Tears" is the second book in the "Magic University" series by Cecilia Tan. Bringing together myth, magic, eroticism, and the Tarot, the "Magic University" books are for all the adult readers of classic fantasy who want a bedtime tale of their own.

"Cecilia Tan has written a Yankee Doodle Dandy of a book. The reader is taken through the dramatic ebb and flow of the 50 greatest Yankee games. We learn a lot about the team from the Bronx in this fact-filled, entertainingly written opus. Should be required reading for all fans of the New York Yankees." --Harvey Frommer, author of A Yankee Century and The New York Yankee Encyclopedia Every Yankee fan has a memory they will never forget or a game they wish they had seen. Covering an entire century of New York Yankees baseball, The 50 Greatest Yankee Games brings together the best (and sometimes worst) moments experienced by the most successful sports franchise on the planet. You''ll be there as: * Babe Ruth performs the most debated gesture in sports history * Joe DiMaggio reaches one milestone on his way to another * "The Wild Man" tames the Dodgers, but the Bombers fail to score * Bobby Murcer delivers the game-winning hit just hours after delivering the eulogy at Thurman Munson''s funeral * Dave Righetti throws his no-hitter against the Red Sox * Don Mattingly shines, but Seattle savors the day * Derek Jeter saves the game and the season with a "shovel pass" From the Yankees'' first World Series to the pennant race that pitted Joe DiMaggio against Ted Williams to the Bucky Dent home run game, you''ll have the best seat in the stadium as you experience all the excitement and drama. Featuring fascinating anecdotes and vintage photographs, The 50 Greatest Yankee Games is the perfect book for every Yankee fan and anyone who cherishes the game. "Tan does a fine job choosing the most important contests from 100 seasons of Yankee baseball and recounting them in a gripping style . . . developing entertaining, dramatic story lines." --Publisher''s Weekly

A slow burn gay rock star romance. After the tumultuous events at the end of the tour in 1989 leave Daron and the band reeling, it’s time to get off the road for a while. When an opportunity to stay in Los Angeles comes up, Daron takes it. There’s session work and music industry schmoozing galore to be done in LA, but Daron’s true reason for wanting to be on the West Coast temporarily is simple: Ziggy is in isolation drug rehab in California. Daron wants to be nearby, even if Ziggy isn’t allowed to communicate with the outside world. Is Daron prepared to deal with Digger, record company politics, and creative challenges, all while feeling the pain of being apart? Includes the bonus features: • Ziggy’s Diary • Jonathan’s Story Readers speak! “This is not your run-of-the-mill ‘Rock And Roll’ gay romance. It’s about the times, the world we live in, and the creative people who drive the culture. Warning: Daron’s Guitar Chronicles is addictive. Once you start, you’ll find it near impossible to walk away from Daron’s world, aching to know what’s coming next” “The first person narrative has rarely been used to greater effect than in Cecilia Tan’s online serial Daron’s Guitar Chronicles. The relationship between Daron and the reader is something I’ve never experienced before, and I don’t believe could have been achieved in the third person, limited or omniscient, as brilliantly as it’s been done here. Daron’s narrative is intimate, personal, and it’s, of all the oddest things, interactive. Or maybe it’s reactive. Whatever one wishes to call it, there are times during the reading of this, and the previous books, that I wanted to hug him, shake him by the shoulders, give him an earful, and then go right back to hugging him through his pain and torment.” “Sometimes it’s hard to remember Daron’s a fictional character.”

Winner of the Rose & Bay Award A slow burn gay romance set in the 1980s. Book five of Daron’s Guitar Chronicles finds the band still on the road for their coast-to-coast tour. The pressure cooker that is the tour bus has been affecting everyone, but will it ultimately fuse the band together or crack them apart? The final leg of the Moondog Three “1989” album tour approaches, with Toronto, the midwest, and New York City still to come. Daron and Ziggy have learned a lot about each other, and about what it takes to stay sane on the road... but have the lessons come too late? Daron thinks maybe he finally knows what love is. At least, some feeling is making his heart sing. But is Ziggy too far gone to hear it? Readers speak! “This volume is beautiful and sweet and touching and so, so heartbreaking.” “This series is an emotional roller coaster ride, as told in the first person by Daron, a guitar prodigy and founder of the fictional band Moondog 3. (Don’t tell Daron it’s fictional!) This series set in the mid-80’s and continuing through the early 90’s (and still going) is a peek into the music scene as Hair Bands transitioned into Grunge. Rock n Roll was almost as confused as Daron is about his feeling for his lead singer, Ziggy. I loved every page of it!” “Having read and enjoyed the first four volumes, I was more than ready to be a fly on the wall for the next part of Daron, Ziggy, Jonathan, Carynne, et al’s, road trip. There is something very compelling about the way these books are written. Perhaps because they were written during the time period that they represent rather than as a retro attempt at capturing their era. The author has a way of making you feel that you are in the room, or perhaps, playing the guitar on stage yourself, that I have not experienced reading any other similar book. I can feel Ziggy applying my eyeliner as I experience Daron’s prepping for a concert.”

A fun, fan-centric guide to re-living the magic of all eight original HP movies, whether you binge watch or just read the book! It''s hard to believe, but 20 years have passed since a baby-faced Daniel Radcliffe took the screen test that would lead to him becoming Harry Potter for an entire generation of movie-goers. And now it''s time to introduce a new generation to the magic that is the Harry Potter films. Join Cecilia Tan, a writer, editor, and devoted Harry Potter fan, as she takes you back to Hogwarts, through a fan-centric guided tour of all eight movies in THE BINGE WATCHER''S GUIDE TO THE HARRY POTTER FILMS where you can re-live all the excitement and wonder of seeing Harry hop on his broom for the very first time. Tan will guide you through loving, fun--yet occasionally snarky--recaps of each film, as well slather on many behind-the-scenes facts and stories about how the films were made. Casting decisions, near misses, movie artistry: she’ll cover it all, and more, as well as critical analysis of the films'' significance in pop culture, filmmaking, and history. Not only that, since this is a Binge Watcher''s Guide, Tan shares actual tips for binge watching, including recipes and suggestions for hosting your own Harry Potter themed binge-watching party.

In the summer of 1987, Daron Marks is trying to make it big. His band is attracting the attention of the major labels, but his own attention all too often falls on his band’s lead singer, Ziggy. Daron already struggles with being gay—the last thing he needs is a bandmate relationship. He resolves to keep his crush a secret. But nothing stays secret long under the white-hot spotlight of fame. “The continuation of Daron’s story in which he struggles with who and what he is. While I love the description of the music and how Daron and his friends play off each other, the true power of the book lies in Daron’s struggle to connect to his friends. So used to hiding who he truly is, he has lost the ability to communicate through words. (Thank god he has music.)” —Mezzo "Only very rarely do we come across a character that is truly unforgettable. [Daron] feels so true to life." —Love Bytes Reviews

Romantasy has taken over our book loving-world and there are dragons among us like never before from Game of Thrones to Fourth Wing. But dragons have been present across almost all human culture: from the classic fire-breathing and princess-coveting dragons of Western Europe to the wise and noble dragons of East Asia to the great monstrous lizards of Greek mythology to the feathered serpents of South America. In this anthology, the authors explore the more erotic side of dragon lore. What of sensuality at the border between earth and sky, what of the myths of kings and emperors being literally descended from dragons, what of dragons who take on human shape to learn mankind’s ways? Humans and dragons have existed side by side since nearly the beginning of time—surely their desires must have crossed at some point. Like a Breath of Flame contains nine short stories that explore the theme of scaled sensuality from a variety of different perspectives. In this anthology you’ll find tales of lonely mountain dragons with exotic tastes, dragons with the power to slip into their lover’s dreams, shapeshifter dragons, unusual interpretations of the term “dragon rider,” dragon-as-devil and dragon-as-god… and, yes, no less than two versions of the virgin-sacrificed-to-dragon story, each with their own unique twist on the tale. These stories of serpentine sexuality are certain to delight the senses. This anthology includes stories by KJ Kabza, Julian Oliver-Fenn, Dean Scarborough, Kannang Feng, Steven Schwartz, Dominic Santi, David Hubbard, Kimber Camacho, and Nobilis Reed.

Winner of the Rose and Bay Award for Crowdfunded Fiction A slow burn gay rock star romance. Daron Marks is trying to stay true to his heart. But as the calendar turns from 1990 to 1991, gigantic mega-corporations are chewing up musicians and spitting them out at a record pace. Daron does everything he can to keep his head above water, working with one of the music industry''s hottest producers, and taking a gig to tour the country with Nomad. But what he would really like most is for Ziggy to spend the Christmas holidays with him and his chosen family. Ziggy Ferias finds his solo career taking off at rocket speed. Film roles, musical collaborations, dance rehearsals—his calendar is already full and getting fuller by the minute. He wants it all, but he wants Daron, too. With the industry pulling them in different directions, can Daron and Ziggy rebuild a relationship without a band tying them together? And what is that mysterious song Daron keeps hearing on the radio? PRAISE FOR DARON''S GUITAR CHRONICLES: "Rarely do we come across a character that is truly unforgettable. To the point of where you wonder, sometimes several times a day, what this person would think about something you’re experiencing. [Daron] feels so true to life." —Love Bytes Reviews "As addictive as any books I’ve ever read, as heart-rending as any series I’ve ever loved, Daron’s Guitar Chronicles is... a brilliant feat in fiction.” —The Novel Approach "For me, Daron is one of those rare fictional characters that I have a hard time believing does not actually exist on the physical plane. He is just too real. [And] the writing just gets better and better." —Gay Book Reviews

Pleasure knows no bounds . . . Gwen Hamilton is always looking for a thrill. Not even running a secret BDSM club can fulfill her true desires. It''s only when she''s backstage at a rock concert and attracts the eye -- and experienced hands -- of guitarist Mal Kennealy that she finds that perfect combination of danger and excitement she''s been craving. Calling herself "Excrucia," she revels in his uncompromising dominance each night. And yet by day, he knows her only as Gwen, his new escort for public appearances. Excrucia blows Mal''s mind with her enthusiastic submission to his harshest commands. Even though he has a reputation for never seeing the same woman twice, he can''t help being tempted by the woman willing to fulfill his every fantasy. And when Mal discovers that Gwen -- the sweet arm candy designed to soften his surly public image -- is really Excrucia, he never wants to let her go. Finally he can indulge his absolute power. But dancing too recklessly on the razor''s edge could cut deeper than he bargained for . . . "Everyone knows Cecilia Tan is the queen of hot, but she''s also the queen of wit and angst and voice. Taking the Lead is a book that grabs you by the collar and gives you flirty-eyes. It will tell you, ''Go sit, over there in the corner chair, and don''t get up until you''re done.'' You will do it-absolutely and happily-because Cecilia knows exactly what you want." -- Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Bastard and Sweet Filthy Boy

Dark magic threatens the BDSM community in New York. Good thing Mira’s got her boots on and a whip in her bag. ~ * ~ Mira is a massage therapist in New York City. Still stinging over the betrayal of her ex, she puts on her corset to attend a kinky club night and gets far more than she bargained for. She meets a new playmate who seems to satisfy her every whim, igniting desires she had thought were dead. Clive is a thrillseeker whose favorite place to get an adrenaline rush is on the receiving end of a whip, or while kneeling at someone’s feet. Mira seems like Clive’s sweetest dreams come true. But Clive harbors secrets. An underground society of ritual sex magic practitioners is recruiting him, and neither Clive nor Mira are prepared for what happens when Clive’s dark powers are unleashed. Caught up in a battle between good and evil, Mira and Clive grow ever closer, but can Mira solve the mystery of Clive’s darkest memory in time to save him... and maybe the world? Bound by the Blood combines paranormal romance with dark contemporary romantasy into a spicy thrillride. “Cecilia Tan has always been ahead of her time. She was bringing us sophisticated stories about BDSM and the BDSM community before it became popular. With the Vanished Chronicles she may well have invented an exciting new genre. This book blends urban fantasy with erotic romance, using soulful intelligence and elegant prose as glue. The relationships are compelling and rich, but they’re accompanied by a supernatural world that offers a fascinating and unforgettable take on the cosmic and spiritual significance of eroticism.” —CHRISTOPHER RICE, New York Times bestselling author and producer of Interview with the Vampire ufeffCecilia Tan is an award-winning author of passionate fiction. RT Book Reviews awarded her Career Achievement in Erotic Romance in 2015 and her novel Slow Surrender (Hachette/Forever, 2013) won the RT Reviewers Choice Award and the Maggie Award for Excellence from GRW. Spanning the gamut of genre and gender, she is also the author of Daron''s Guitar Chronicles, The Prince''s Boy, and Watch Point. Her Magic University series has been lauded by Autostraddle for being "trans-inclusive fantasy for Harry Potter fans."

In this novella sequel to the Magic University series, Christmas Magic picks up the tale a few months after the end of The Poet and the Prophecy, at Christmas time. And who better to tell a Christmas tale than Frost? After the cataclysmic events that shook the magical world, it''s time for Frost to come to grips with the changes in his magic and his body--with the help of the people who love him most.

Jiro''s lineage once proudly served the nobility as samurai: protectors of royalty with a legacy of sword and rope. But though rich in tradition, in the modern age the family is penniless. And after cataclysmic events, Jiro has lost everything, including everyone he ever cared about and maybe even his mind. He is kept in a hospital amnesia ward, catatonic and unspeaking until a charity visit from the Crown Princess rouses him miraculously. u003cbru003eu003cbru003e Ami is the sole heir of the Emperor, fresh out of Harvard and looking to both sow her wild oats and create real change for women in her role as a public figure. But her father and his head of security want her kept safe and sound: caged like a bird for her protection. u003cbru003eu003cbru003e Ami will do anything to get out from under their control. Little does she know there are true dangers waiting for their chance to strike, a chance that comes when the princess slips away from her bodyguards and disappears in disguise into the underground world of sex clubs and rope bondage performers. Will the disguise be enough to keep her safe from the assassins on her trail? And what about this mysterious stranger, this Jiro, who seems fated to meet her again? What will she receive when she surrenders herself, bound and helpless, to his rope bondage: unbearable pleasure or ultimate pain?

Based on the popular online serial! A slow burn gay romance among rock stars in the 1980s. The year is 1989, and Daron’s band Moondog Three is really starting to take off, but life is complicated. On the one hand, Daron has finally told his closest friends and bandmates that he’s gay, while on the other he has sworn off sex. But just because they’re not sleeping together doesn’t mean a guitarist and a lead singer don’t have a relationship. And now they’re preparing for a major cross-country tour. The itinerary will take them from California eastward, with Daron, Ziggy, the other band members, tech crew, and management all sharing the same tour bus. That won’t be awkward or stress-inducing at all, will it? Readers speak! “I guess I’m a Moondog 3 Groupie... but I love this series! Cecilia Tan writes knowledgeably about the music scene and the 80’s Rock/Pop culture. Each chapter is titled after a song, creating an amazing playlist to accompany the book. The characters feel very real and their struggles, both personally and professionally, are told through Daron’s narration. ” “After all Daron and the gang have been through, I see the strength they have. I have even had things within myself come to light while reading the story. I don’t know if I could have handled all that Daron has gone through, but I am finding strength within my self to deal with my own stresses head om because of what I have read.”

DARON is a young guitar player with a dream: to make it big like the guys he grew up idolizing—or at least to escape his homophobic family in new Jersey. He makes it to music school in Rhode Island, and the rock clubs of Boston beckon. But in 1986, in the era of AIDS, MTV, and "Just Say No" it''s hard to succeed from the closet., especially when your lead singer is hell-bent on being outrageous. ZIGGY is an art-school dropout who knows he’s destined for something bigger and better in life. He craves the spotlight, and he doesn''t care how many hearts he has to break to get to the top. When he sees Daron playing guitar one day, he thinks he’s found his ticket to stardom. He’s right. A slow burn romance exploring coming out and coming of age in the decadent world of 1980s pop culture. "As addictive as any books I’ve ever read, as heart-rending as any series I’ve ever loved, Daron’s Guitar Chronicles is, if not perfect, the quintessential compilation of music, drugs, sex, love, lust, and pain. Daron’s Guitar Chronicles is a brilliant feat in fiction, far too luminous for this simple 5 star rating.” —The Novel Approach "For me, Daron is one of those rare fictional characters that I have a hard time believing does not actually exist on the physical plane. He is just too real. [And] the writing just gets better and better. Some chapters are moving the story along slowly, some are eye opening, and then some chapters have paragraphs or sentences that just hit you over the head with a mallet of sheer awesome." —Gay Book Reviews Winner of the Rose & Bay Award

Nine stories as hot and sweet as steaming cocoa on a December night! Collecting the erotic holiday "gift" stories from Circlet Press into one anthology, Jingle Balls has a little something for everyone, some gay, some straight, some lesbian, some kinky, some out of the (gift) box, with stories by Laura Antoniou, Kal Cobalt, Andrea Dale, Roxanne Rhoads, Elizabeth Schechter, and more!

Wren Delacourt is a woman with a gift, only she doesn''t know it. She has psychic abilities-the ability to see the future, to read minds, and to sense emotions. But ever since the death of her parents when she was a teenager, in an accident she foresaw, she has suppressed her abilities, often doubting her childhood memories and unsure if her powers even exist. Unable to deal with other people''s emotions, she leads a quiet, somewhat lonely life. Everything changes when her sister Abby goes missing, and Wren hires a private investigator to try to find her. Derek Chapman isn''t what Wren expected in a P.I.; he''s young, good-looking, and sensitive. Wren is attracted to him immediately, and the feeling seems mutual, but Wren is afraid that this will be just another failed relationship. She begins to have dreams about sex, about a dream lover who visits her at night. Is the man in her dreams just her subconscious trying to work out its conflicts between desire and fear? Or could someone really be stalking her in her dreams?

When lovers meet, it''s magic--literally--when your characters are studying at the Magic University and erotic magic is the most powerful of all. In these 17 short stories featuring characters from Cecilia Tan''s Magic University LGBT new adult romance series, erotic energy heals wounds, lifts curses, bonds some people together, and tears some people apart. Tan and a merry crew of nine writers explore the intriguing secondary characters, unanswered mysteries, and background stories of Veritas. Spellbinding includes 7 stories by Cecilia Tan--including two never before published!--and 10 by authors and fans she invited to come "play in her sandbox." The stories range from fanciful "what ifs" to explorations of the backgrounds of characters we don''t fully learn in the course of the main novels. Through these tales we see Frost''s rescue as a child, the tumultuous relationship of Dean Bell and Master Brandish, what Kyle did on his summer vacation, and much more. Representing a range of sexualities, the stories include lesbian, gay, bi, and heterosexual pairings. The Riverdale Avenue Books edition of Spellbinding will be the first in paperback and contains two never-before-published stories by Cecilia Tan. Any lover of magical erotic fiction will find much to enjoy, and any fan of Magic University will find these stories revealing.