Dann Hazel

ROOM FOR DESSERT: Book One in the SOME LIKE IT HAUTE GAY ROMANCE SERIES

In this “tasteful” HEA gay romance, not all of the action occurs in the best restaurants!

For almost ten years, Sebastian and Matt lived happily...

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Dann Hazel

As a Virginia-based author of both fiction and nonfiction, I've worked as an educator on both the secondary and post-secondary levels. But since high school, when I worked on the school newspaper, I've always had a passion for both reading and writing. I live in the Roanoke, VA, area, with my husband, Josh (also a writer) and our adorable Eskie (American Eskimo), Flurry. She's definitely part of the family, with boundless energy and appetite!...

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Armed and Ready for Love

Book One, Aphrodite in Disguise Dark Gay Romance Series

Book #1 from the series: Aphrodite in Disguise Dark Gay Romance Series

We live obsessed by fiery passions. Still, we wait outside ourselves, so far from satisfaction.

Jonathan Wren survives growing up in the South amid extreme homophobia and the ravages of a deadly pandemic.

When he enters college, a whole new world opens up. He meets Neil, an out but not-so-proud gay man who has, himself, received quite the...

ROOM FOR DESSERT: Book One in the SOME LIKE IT HAUTE GAY ROMANCE SERIES

Book One in the Some Like It Haute! Gay Romance Series

Book #1 from the series: Some Like It Haute! Gay Romance Series

In this “tasteful” HEA gay romance, not all of the action occurs in the best restaurants!

For almost ten years, Sebastian and Matt lived happily together as romantic partners.

Then, Bobby enters the picture and Matt’s infidelity tears Sebastian’s world apart. For a long time, Sebastian has no appetite for a second course of romance.

That is, until...

MY OWN PRIVATE BISCUIT (SOME LIKE IT HAUTE GAY ROMANCE SERIES Book 2)

Book Two in the Some Like It Haute! Gay Romance Series

Book #2 from the series: Some Like It Haute! Gay Romance Series

A great meal. A rousing symphony. Two perfect men. An adolescent crush which never led to true romance still smolders in their hearts. But can they make beautiful music together?

Toby enjoys a success beyond his wildest dreams. He is not only a damn fine musician, he is also the first chair trumpeter with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

In...

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May 22, 2025

Sample Audio Chapter One: THE WAY ALEX SEES ME

THE WAY ALEX SEES ME releases on May 27, 2025. Hear a sample of the first chapter by following the link to YouTube.

https://youtu.be/8sqxk9YoLzw

May 8, 2025

The Way Alex Sees Me--Excerpt

Chapter One: Even Boys Can Learn That

The summer ended uneventfully for me.

Right now, I’m standing outside my closet, looking in, trying to decide which clothes to pack. To be...

February 21, 2025

AVAILABLE NOW: DUSTY'S SNACK SHACK

DUSTY'S SNACK SHACK: BOOK ONE OF SHORT ORDERS GAY ROMANCE SERIES

Excerpt from Chapter

Six:

Ken touched Dusty’s knee. “Well, we don’t know one...

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Blog

April 16, 2025

Flurry, the American Eskimo Dog: Writer's Assistant

I’ve always been an unapologetic dog-lover. Just ask almost anyone who clocks their daily steps at the lake near our home where my husband and I take Flurry for her walks. Flurry, Josh and I have several canine friends whose people always stop to chat when we encounter each other. Flurry and her doggie comrades touch noses (and other body parts), then play, while Josh and I catch up on the latest gossip and community happenings.

But Flurry isn’t just a way...

February 4, 2025

Staying “Positive” in a Time of Turbulence

WARNING: This blog may come across as a “stream-of-consciousness” self-indulgent piece at times, but it represents some of the issues I’ve been grappling with over the past few months.

As a white individual who enjoys certain socio-cultural privileges, I am also a member of a marginalized group. Specifically, I am a gay man. I recognized my “difference” as far back as elementary school, though I couldn’t put a name to it then. I’d internalized a lot of bullshit until I was around 30, when I...

November 4, 2024

What's Next on Snack Shack's Menu?

Dann here, checking in from my writing lair where I've sequestered myself for the past few weeks so I can get Dusty's Beachin’ Good Snack Shack drafted. (Of course, I will always take a break when Flurry, my American Eskimo dog, needs a little loving. Oh, and hubby, too.)

The first draft to the novel, which belongs to a brand new series called Short Orders, is almost finished. Next, I segue to my favorite part of the writing process—revisions! That’s when the novel attains its heart and soul...

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