Daron's Guitar Chronicles

A slow burn gay romance, exploring coming out and coming of age in the 1980s.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 ReviewsAbout the Author: Cecilia Tan is an award-winning writer in many genres. Her short stories have appeared in Nerve, Ms. Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Best American Erotica. In 2015 she received both the Career Achievement and Pioneer Award from RT Magazine, and in 2010 she was inducted into the Saints and Sinners GLBT Writers Hall of Fame. Her books include Slow Surrender, Black Feathers, The Velderet, White Flames, Mind Games, The Siren and the Sword, Watch Point, and Telepaths Don't Need Safewords.

A slow burn romance among rock stars in the 1980s.What's a young, gay guitarist to do when his father's a homophobic jerk who might be embezzling from the band, and his lead singer can't decide which he wants more, control of the band or love? When his band hits the road for the first time, Daron learns that there's much more to holding a band together than good music. As they cross the country in a rented van-Philadelphia, New Orleans, Austin, San Francisco-there's no avoiding trouble.Sex, drugs, and rock and roll... if only it were that simple. "Daron's Guitar Chronicles is like Almost Famous, except in this story the boy isn't so innocent."-The Bright List "If you haven't been reading the story, I highly recommend you [do]. If you're not sure, let me say this: rock band, late 1980s, slash… and everything else, really."-Esoteric Renaissance Readers speak! "This series just gets better and better. I read it each week online and then I buy the books so that I can re-read it all in one hit. Cecilia Tan is a fab writer who really brings these characters to life.""I get let in to Daron's world so much each book that I feel like I know him face-to-face. I feel like I can begin to read his thoughts like a friend that I've known years. Again, keep reading. Get all into it. You will be glad you did. I can't even express the awe I get from the series. This is the most connected I have ever been to a story.""The love story is there-the tension and rise and fall of drama between Ziggy and Daron is gorgeously, deftly maintained throughout. But there's more than that, and while I can't wait to see what happens next in this insane, wonderful romance... I also started looking into picking up my bass and starting to play some music again."

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?

A slow burn gay rockstar 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? This ebook includes the bonus features: Ziggy's DiaryJonathan'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 and Bay Award for Crowdfunded FictionA slow burn gay rock star romanceDaron 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 Cecilia 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 in 2013. She has been publishing Daron's Guitar Chronicles as a web serial since 2009 and her Secrets of a Rock Star series is published by Hachette/Forever. Tor Books will soon be publishing her new urban fantasy series, The Vanished Chronicles, where vampires aren't real, but erotic ritual blood magic is.Many of her books include fantasy and science fiction themes, including the Magic University series, Black Feathers, The Velderet, White Flames, Mind Games, and Telepaths Don't Need Safewords. She sold her first fiction in the early 90s, and her short stories have appeared in Nerve, Ms. Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Best American Erotica. She is also the founder and editorial director of Circlet Press. Cecilia is also the editor of the Baseball Research Journal and publications director for SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research. Find out more at http://blog.ceciliatan.com

The heart-filling conclusion to the saga of Daron and Ziggy! The long-awaited final volume in the Daron's Guitar Chronicles series. "Existing is so weird. Stuff like breathing and feeling emotions... how is it all connected? Life as an organic being is all so... complicated, and yet it is what it is. It just is. You just are. Thoughts like that meant it was time for me to act like I was not having either a panic attack or an existential crisis."Daron has some soul searching to do. The very last person he ever expected to get between him and Ziggy is his own mother, but when she asks for his help he finds himself in the wilds of Tennessee.Ziggy has fled the family drama, back to the city, where he is dealing with issues Daron won't be able to ignore for long. Digger's lawsuits are finally coming to a head, and Daron is going to need Ziggy's help more than he knows.Meanwhile, a shakeup at their record company means that doors that had been closed might be opening again... if only Daron and Ziggy are ready to leap into new opportunities, together?It just might work. If only Daron could find his lost inspiration and write a song... READERS SPEAK! "I've laughed and cried over the years along with Daron. He has a strange ability to make me feel anxious right along with him, wishing I could make it better somehow! He and Ziggy... They're so damn sweet. I've already started again and probably will re-read the whole thing many more times. Love you guys." "Fitting, beautiful ending. Hope you and Daron both enjoy your well-deserved breaks! I look forward to anything in the future, but in the meantime, damn, yes, downtime is needed for you both I'm sure! Thank you for this story and for sharing Daron and Ziggy's journey with us." "I gotta say I didn't see the end coming. But then all good things must come to end sometime. This was a good place to stop…things fixed, or almost fixed. Ziggy & Daron are in a committed relationship and keep working on making it thrive. I look forward to future works you might put out there for us. Thanks for the wonderful memories." Cecilia 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 in 2013. She has been publishing Daron's Guitar Chronicles as a web serial since 2009 and her Secrets of a Rock Star series is published by Hachette/Forever. Tor Books will soon be publishing her new urban fantasy series, The Vanished Chronicles, where vampires aren't real, but erotic ritual blood magic is.Many of her books include fantasy and science fiction themes, including the Magic University series, Black Feathers, The Velderet, White Flames, Mind Games, and Telepaths Don't Need Safewords. She sold her first fiction in the early 90s, and her short stories have appeared in Nerve, Ms. Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Best American Erotica. She is also the founder and editorial director of Circlet Press. Cecilia is also the editor of the Baseball Research Journal and publications director for SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research. Find out more at http://blog.ceciliatan.com