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The Boy Who Fell to Earth sale

The Boy Who Fell to Earth @$1.00 during eBook week sale: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...

Winter sale

All my books will be on sale on Smashwords 25 December through 1 January:

https://www.smashwords.com/profile/vi...

The London Stories series:

The Boy Who Fell to Earth- $1.00

Liam for Hire - $2.50

Blue Jay - $2.50

Lesfic YA:

Courting Light - $1.50 (Seasons of Love collection - also 50% off)

Goodbye to London

I don’t recall where Blue Jay came about. I created Chris in book 2 of London Stories, who is Liam’s friend. Chris is funny and sad, aloof and caring—my favourite kind of characters. I had to write another novel about them and give them some kind of closure, even though it took me about a year! All the readers so far have said they cried and laughed. How very angsty, raw and gritty Blue Jay is. How uplifting, romantic and hopeful it also is. Honestly, I don’t know why I write such dark stuff. In fact, I planned to pen a sort of romantic comedy, and ended up with a story containing a long list of content warnings! Yes, there are real people like these protagonists, but Chris and Alex are nothing like me. No, that’s a lie. They are made up of bits of me. Chris’s wry sense of humour, fierce independence and aversion to all things romantic. Alex is a tough one, who hides some extreme emotions.

I loved writing about London; I am always walking around the city, dreaming up stories that happen all around me. Leyton and Bethnal Green, Soho, Finsbury Park, Islington, Crouch End. You won’t find them on the tourist map but they have their own histories and eccentrics. I adore Cork and Dublin, hence the creation of Liam Murphy [For Hire], so I can take the readers to the Emerald Isle.

I am sad to say goodbye to these characters and their universe after obsessing over them for several years. Enjoy, if you choose to take a punt and read the books. ^_^

Blue Jay release

The third and final book in the London Stories series, Blue Jay, will be out on 4 October (Si, mañana).

https://www.beatentrackpublishing.com...

Amazon: http://mybook.to/bluejay

Beaten Track Publishing

92470 words

Tags: LGBTQ+, genderqueer, genderfluid, sports, depression, prostitution, sex trade, contemporary romance

Boxing was all Alex had ever known, his entire being now shattered beyond repair. One night and four years in jail changed everything. These days, Alex prefers the shadows and dreams of nightmares. Will he find rainbows and glitters in the run-down flat he’s moving into?

Chris has been selling their looks and body for too long. It may be time for a life change, but one thing is clear. The fairest of them all will make a lousy lover until they stop acting the smart-mouthed and blasé cynic. Their story begins with an elegant tango up the narrow stairwell…

A match made in London.

Blue Jay is a hopeful and romantic story with genderqueer and bisexual characters.

You are awesome!!!

Writing Blue Jay

Writing my forthcoming novel Blue Jay has been a long, difficult process. More on how I wrote the genderqueer and bisexual characters:

https://www.jackiekeswick.co.uk/a-zuk...

Blue Jay Expected October 4

Blue Jay...coming soon!

"Alex wants to capture Chris’s laughter and put it in a can. When he feels blue, he can open it a little, like what you do with a music box.”

Excerpt From: A. Zukowski. Blue Jay

I Heart Lesfic mega sale

Hurry! The sale runs May 27th through May 31st

https://iheartlesfic.com/spring-into-...

You’ll find numerous goodies on offer. My Courting Light, a YA novella is among them, discounted from $2.99 to $0.99.

“Poignant and moving.” ~ The Lesbian Review

Autism awareness post

I wrote a short piece for autism awareness week. https://azukowskiblog.wordpress.com/2...
Do take a look at my novella Courting Light as well that features a teenager with ASD.

You can enter into the giveaway for this book or something from my back catalogue (a choice of two :). Enjoy!

Christmas and New Year sale

For the best in emotional and sensual queer stories.
Sale 25 December - 10 January from Amazon, Smashwords and all good retailers (dates and prices on different platforms may vary slightly):
Liam for Hire (London Stories #2) $2.49
https://amzn.to/2T1Zod8
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
The passion, the desperation, the absolute realness. ~ Lovebytes Reviews
The Boy Who Fell to Earth (London Stories #1) $0.99
http://amzn.to/2Ao90X4
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...
This was a truly compelling book and I couldn't put it down. ~ Sinfully Gay Romance Book Reviews
Courting Light (YA Novella) $0.99
http://mybook.to/CourtingLight
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
I loved how this book captures the unique essence of your first love. ~ The Lesbian Review

RIP William Goldman

“It’s an accepted fact that all writers are crazy; even the normal ones are weird.”
― William Goldman, Adventures in the Screen Trade