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New Release: The Naked Gardening Day Box Set!

The Naked Gardening Day Box Set is out on 5th November! Remember the five gay romance stories we released back in May to celebrate World Naked Gardening Day? Well we have gathered them together in a box set. We had a bit of to-and-fro-ing about what to use for the cover, but eventually we all … Continue reading "New Release: The Naked Gardening Day Box Set!"

Gallbladder Summer followed by Children’s Respiratory Illness Autumn

If you follow me on social media at all, you’ll know that Littlest has been in hospital for a couple of weeks now. She went in with a respiratory infection that necessitated us flying back from our holiday/respite break and she’s having trouble throwing it off. She’s been in and out of the local ICU, … Continue reading "Gallbladder Summer followed by Children’s Respiratory Illness Autumn"

#ReadAroundTheRainbow: My favourite creepy story

This month we are, obviously, writing about our favourite creepy or Halloween story. This is a dead easy post for me to write, as I have an outstanding all-time-favourite Halloween story–The House on Druid Lake by Isabelle Adler. It’s kind of a cosy mystery as well as a Halloween story, which should be counter-intuitive but … Continue reading "#ReadAroundTheRainbow: My favourite creepy story"

#SampleSunday: Sleeping Dogs

I finally got Sleeping Dogs out in time for Halloween! Here’s an excerpt so you can see whether you fancy a slightly spooky low-heat short sapphic short story. It’s $1.99 on Amazon and also in KU. Sleeping Dogs Alice doesn’t think she’s ready to start dating again. Or even to make new friends in the … Continue reading "#SampleSunday: Sleeping Dogs"

Guest Interview: Anne Russo

Today we welcome Anne Russo to the blog to answer some questions. Morning Anne! Thank you for dropping by. Firstly, why are you doing this interview? Hello! Thank you so much for letting me stop by today! I’m here to talk about my new release, The Dead Don’t Dream, the third book in the Dead … Continue reading "Guest Interview: Anne Russo"

Guest Post: Ellie Thomas and Trick of the Light

Thank you so much, lovely Ally, for having me as your guest. I’m Ellie Thomas, I write MM Historical Romance, and I’m here today to chat about A Trick of the Light, my October release for JMS Books. For this Halloween submission call, authors were requested to pick either Trick or Treat for their stories. … Continue reading "Guest Post: Ellie Thomas and Trick of the Light"

#SampleSunday: Out of Focus

The second Theatr Fach story, Blown Away, is coming out in November. But in the meantime for #SampleSunday, here’s a snippet from Out of Focus for you. Welcome to the fictional town of Llanbaroc, on the north Welsh coast between the sea and the mountains! There’s a decent tourist trade, but there’s also a very … Continue reading "#SampleSunday: Out of Focus"

#RAtR: Favourite M|M books clothed in autumnal covers

This month, to celebrate the start of autumn, we’re talking about our favourite books with red, yellow and orange covers! Mine are The Salisbury Key by Harper Fox, Slippery Creatures by K. J. Charles and The Lawrence Brown Affair by Cat Sebastian. The Salisbury Key by Harper Fox The Salisbury Key is one of my … Continue reading "#RAtR: Favourite M|M books clothed in autumnal covers"

Guest Post: Holly Day

Hello, everyone! Thank you, lovely Ally, for allowing me to visit again 😘 I’m mostly here to boast today. Each and every one of us should blow our own trumpet more often. You’re doing amazing things, and you deserve some praise, even if it’s you doing the praising. I recently signed a contract for my … Continue reading "Guest Post: Holly Day"

Guest Post by K. L. Noone: The Naming of Weather

Hi there, and thanks again to Ally for letting me drop by to share a new release! (You’re very welcome!) “The Naming of Weather” came out from JMS Books a couple of days ago—it’s about 8k, m/m, the latest (perhaps penultimate) bonus story for Jason and Colby, my Character Bleed main characters! In this one, … Continue reading "Guest Post by K. L. Noone: The Naming of Weather"