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State of the TAM: 17th August

What’s Up?

My anxiety levels! That’s what! I just realized that I have only two months to pull my GRL stuff together! I think I’ve got most of it, but the eternal worry is that I forget something.

Although I’m going to Virginia. As long as I have my banners and swag, I can get pretty much everything else in a Walmart if it comes to that!

Footwork will be out on the 10th September!

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And Sting in the Tail is out Oct 4th!

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I am also going away in a campervan for a couple of days in September! My pups are vaccinated, wormed, and passported so they’re coming too! We’re going to head TOWARD Connemara and see what happens :D This is not a picture of my camper, but I am hoping for this vibe!

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Working on recall with Izzy :D

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And Jax went for a dander around the shops :D

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‘In the Name’ by TA Moore is prequel to Elf Shot. The peace that Conri and Bell try to protect in Elf Shot was hard won.

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If a megalomaniacal earth mage kidnaps your little sister, do you:

A) Kill him

B) Kill him

C) Kill him

D) Magically indenture yourself to him to ensure her safe return

Welsh water horse Nevan Quirke would have happily opted for A, B, or C, but had no idea where his sister was hidden—so, option D it is. He’s not a fool, though. He made sure to limit his obligation to a single task.

Unfortunately, he neglected to nail down a few tiny details before the geas brand was seared into his skin, and now:

A) He can’t shift

B) He can’t swim

C) He can’t drink

D) If he fails, he’ll be bound to the mage for eternity

Oh, and that task? Assist in an assassination.

If only he weren’t so thirsty.

And if only his partner for the heinous job weren’t the most appealing man Nevan has seen in his entire two-thousand-year life.

Assassin by Accident takes place in E.J. Russell’s Mythmatched universe and is part of the multi-author Carnival of Mysteries series. Each book stands alone, but each one includes at least one visit to Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries, a magical, multiverse traveling show full of unusual acts, games, and rides. The Carnival changes to suit the world it’s on, so each visit is unique and special. This book features grumpy/sunshiny, hurt/comfort, mistaken identity, opposites attract, unexpected derring-do, and of course an HEA—no matter how little the men in question think they deserve it.

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I am really looking forward to this!

I am a sucker for a song with clapping in it. I just am.

State of the TAM - August 9th

What’s Up?

Check out the STONKING cover for my upcoming novel - yes! Another one! - Sting in the Tail, part of the Carnival of Mysteries shared universe!

Sting in the Tail by TA Moore is available for pre-order now! I am so excited to be part of this series, along some awesome authors! Just a wee bit intimidated, but mostly excited!

The Carnival of Mysteries just arrived in Sutton County. They say if you cross the fortune teller’s palm with silver she can read your future like a map. Right now all Ledger Conroy wants to know is if he has a future.

Back in Sutton after over a decade, Ledger’s plan had been to bury his father--recently deceased convicted serial killer and less-well known warlock, Bell Conroy--clear the property, and then finally wash his hands of being a Conroy. Instead there’s a cured human heart in the larder, a pissed off pretty boy who is definitely not human at the door, and a debt to the devil that Ledger’s just inherited.

Devil. Monster. Something like that. He’d not asked for its pedigree

Whatever it was, it's given Ledger a week to fulfill the terms of his father’s contract. Or else he’s never going to leave Sutton again. With pretty-boy Wren at his heels, more to make sure Ledger doesn’t skip town than to provide assistance, Ledger tries to track his father’s sins across Sutton. The problem is there’s so many of them.

Ledger is faced with old grudges, a Sheriff that thinks Ledger knows more about his father’s crimes than he’s ever said (and isn’t wrong), and a dead man with a book shop. Not to mention the on-going distraction of Wren, who can't decide whether to be a hindrance, a help, or just hot.

Luckily Ledger has a nose for this sort of work.

Sting in the Tail is part of the multi-author Carnival of Mysteries Series. Each book stands alone, but each one includes at least one visit to Errante Ame's Carnival of Mysteries, a magical, multiverse traveling show full of unusual acts, games, and rides. The Carnival changes to suit the world it's on, so each visit is unique and special. This book contains a dealer in dark collectibles, a man who's NOT people, and a monster with a debt it expects to be paid.

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Tired bean and tree bean! *lol*

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‘In the Name’ by TA Moore is prequel to Elf Shot. The peace that Conri and Bell try to protect in Elf Shot was hard won.

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Someone once said, "Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company." Gabe Rossi didn't believe in either and figured it would be a long time until he had to deal with finding out if he was right. Instead, he's dragged off a balcony the day after an unnerving meeting with a fortune teller and into a postmortem reality he never would have expected.

Now Gabe is in Hell, which ends up being full of some really nice people who have necessary (if unpleasant) jobs. He's been promised a transfer to Heaven, but in the meantime Gabe will have to deal with a psychotic ex who's turned out to be a former despotic ruler of Ancient Rome, an aged-down grandmother who keeps causing chaos, corporate politics, a pet hellhound, a lot of unanswered questions about his own existence, and a growing attachment to the guy in charge of the place. What's a dead college student to do, aside from enjoy the company?

Go for the Company is part of the multi-author Carnival of Mysteries Series. Each book stands alone, but each one includes at least one visit to Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries, a magical, multiverse traveling show full of unusual acts, games, and rides. The Carnival changes to suit the world it’s on, so each visit is unique and special. This book contains slow-burn paranormal romance, asexual representation, and a guaranteed Happily Ever Afterlife.

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As someone who chronically overpacks (except for knickers) I opened this article with an open heart and opener mind. Only to immediately slam both shut at the mention of doing holiday laundry.

Thank you, but no. My existing practice of just hauling a case of wrinkled, sweaty clothes home with me is quite acceptable.

I said, thank you! And good day!

The Packing Hack That Will Solve All Your Suitcase Woes.

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Packing. Unless you’re a platinum-level business traveler, deciding what to bring is usually a headache. How many times have you stuffed your suitcase, only to wear half of what you bring? That’s why we were fascinated to learn that Wendy Mak, creator of the capsule wardrobe and author of the book The Capsule Wardrobe: 1,000 Outfits From 30 Pieces, also has a travel-packing philosophy. Here, she shares her tips on how to lighten your load and focus on what really matters: traveling.

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Side-eyes Poe. I mean…GRL tattoos ARE a tradition.

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This looks so peaceful and I know I’d get annoyed with it immediately…I am not a peaceful soul! :D

@forest.ceramic.coWhen you see your friends @olanderearthworks playing in the sand, it makes you wanna bring yoyr own toys too 😃❤️ See you in Anacortes this weekend! #sandart #oddlysatisfyingvideo #patterns [image error]Tiktok failed to load.

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State of the TAM - August 2nd

What’s Up

The Stone the Crows audiobook is in the last stages of production. EXACTLY it will be available is down to ACX, but shouldn’t be long. I’m really excited, the voice artist is amazing and I’m really excited to see what everyone thinks of the final version.

Until then the ebook is still right there! :D

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And of course, Footwork is coming soon and I’ll have a load of other news in a couple of weeks!

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My mum has broken her tailbone after trying to walk down a slipway. So she decided that it was about time she taught Jax and Izzy to pull their weight. Jax says he’s supervising!

@tamoorewritesMy mum has broken her tailbone, so she has decided that Izzy and Jax have to earn their keep and help with laundry! 😂 Jax says he is here to be pretty and supervise. #staffysoftiktok #dogsoftiktok #tailbones [image error]Tiktok failed to load.

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‘In the Name’ by TA Moore is prequel to Elf Shot. The peace that Conri and Bell try to protect in Elf Shot was hard won.

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Phoenix sacrificed everything to become one of the greatest necromancers in nightwalker history—including his beauty, though that was by accident rather than design. As beauty is everything to vampires, he has been a pariah ever since, disowned, discarded, and largely forgotten by everyone he once called family and friend.

Nowadays, he lends his skills to sorcerer Jackie Black and the notorious Clan Mordred. If he still feels lonely and isolated, and rejected by the man he'd been stupid enough to think returned his interest, that's his own problem, no one else's. He's used to rejection anyway.

Then his brother shows up on his doorstep begging for help with a blackmail problem—and offering the one thing Phoenix cannot refuse as payment. But if there's one thing he's learned about nightwalkers, it's that nothing is ever as it seems, and problems always get worse before they get better…

Night-blooming Hearts is part of the multi-author Carnival of Mysteries Series. Each book stands alone, but each one includes at least one visit to Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries, a magical, multiverse traveling show full of unusual acts, games, and rides. The Carnival changes to suit the world it’s on, so each visit is unique and special. This book contains a lonely vampire convinced he's unloveable, a pining cowboy who wants to prove him wrong, and a guaranteed HEA.

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How cute is this? @waywardandwhimsicalNo internal wire needed. #dragon #chainmailledragon #dragonart #workinprogress #customorder #alcoholink #chainmail #chainmailtok #iamtherealmotherofdragons #imakethingsfromjumprings [image error]Tiktok failed to load.

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Kinda makes you think of Good Omens, huh?

Why Insect Memories May Not Survive MetamorphosisThe reshuffling of neurons during fruit fly metamorphosis suggests that larval memories don’t persist in adults.

On warm summer nights, green lacewings flutter around bright lanterns in backyards and at campsites. The insects, with their veil-like wings, are easily distracted from their natural preoccupation with sipping on flower nectar, avoiding predatory bats and reproducing. Small clutches of the eggs they lay hang from long stalks on the underside of leaves and sway like fairy lights in the wind.

The dangling ensembles of eggs are beautiful but also practical: They keep the hatching larvae from immediately eating their unhatched siblings. With sickle-like jaws that pierce their prey and suck them dry, lacewing larvae are “vicious,” said James Truman, a professor emeritus of development, cell and molecular biology at the University of Washington. “It’s like ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in one animal.”

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I will be artist yet!

@newmoonprincessHow to draw an octopus ✨🐙✨ octopus drawing tutorial! #drawing #octopus #marinebiology #seacreatures #howtodraw #drawingvideos #arttutorial #tutorials #drawingtutorial #doodle [image error]Tiktok failed to load.

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State of the TAM - 26th July

What’s Up

I can confirm that it is definitely a VERY, VERY WET July. I am water-logged. I’ve had to buy extra-harnesses for the dog because they aren’t drying out. Izzy and Jax found a dead badger in the undergrowth…I don’t know it drowned, but I don’t know it didn’t!

But in book news! If you are going to GayRomLit this year the pre-order list is UP! Go and order…and hopefully mine will work!

And…

Footwork by TA Moore is up for pre-order on Amazon now!

Bode Harlan has never claimed to be a good guy, but he’s trying to keep his nose clean and his head down these days.

After a year in prison for assault--and to be fair, he did it--he isn’t looking to go back. Admittedly, his pretty face being the star attraction in an illegal underground fighting ring seems to run counter to that goal, but he’s gotta pay the bills and there ain’t much else he’s good.

And it keeps his parole officer off his back…since she runs the place.

Then his mom skips town and her boyfriend kicks Bode’s 14 year old brother out on the street. Bode grow up in and out of foster care, he doesn’t want that for Danny. It’s not like he can take the kid in, though. He’s an ex-con who gets beat up twice a month for money.That’s how he ends up on his good-natured ex-boyfriend’s doorstep. Sonny is a soft touch. At least he always was for Bode. All he wants is somewhere to crash for a couple of nights, nothing more. Sonny’s got his life together now--a home, a boyfriend, even a dog--and it would take a real asshole to want to blow that up.

…of course, Bode’s never said he wasn’t an asshole.

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‘In the Name’ by TA Moore is prequel to Elf Shot. The peace that Conri and Bell try to protect in Elf Shot was hard won.

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Alan

I haven't been out with a guy in the last two years. Partly because I'm a gay elementary-school teacher in a fairly small, conservative town. Partly because I'm a sorcerer, and dating ordinary humans only leads to trouble. Sleeping with one though? That's doable, so when my birdbrained familiar Sunny lines up a tall, muscular firefighter for me, I'm not going to say no. Just once, though. Maybe twice. I don't need more trouble in my life.

Jason
I don't regret moving back to my hometown and my big family. Well, not much. I'm not out to them, and I miss the anonymity of the big city, but I like the local fire house and the slower-paced life. Still, when I see my niece's teacher, Mr. Hiranchai, in gray sweatpants talking to a mini-parrot on his shoulder, something inside me (or maybe something in front of me) perks up and says "I want that one." I can't have an actual boyfriend, but I sure wouldn't mind getting laid, and Alan's slim, dark-haired, smart-assed style rings all my bells.

It's no surprise we turn out to be great together, even if my job and his responsibilities make it hard to find time. It is a surprise when I realize I want more than just an occasional night. But some weird fires out in the brush keep us firefighters hopping, and when this strange carnival comes to town and lands me with a pair of magical doll shoes, life gets truly confusing. There's more to Alan than he's telling me, and I'm getting a bad, bad feeling about all this.

Magic Burning is a story in the Necromancer universe, 60 years after Marked by Death, and is part of the multi-author Carnival of Mysteries Series. Each book stands alone, but each one includes at least one visit to Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries, a magical, multiverse traveling show full of unusual acts, games, and rides. The Carnival changes to suit the world it’s on, so each visit is unique and special. This book contains a snarky, matchmaking bird, a lonely young teacher, and a gay firefighter finally coming out to his large family.

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This is fascinating. I never really thought that there WAS any point to the weird boxy ads at the bottom of articles/headlines. I thought they were just pre-generated, or grabbed by people with no desire to do a good job.

Turns out they have a point AND a name. Who knew?

The chumbox is still the dirty design secret of the internet

My breaking point came when I saw the headline for the 50th or so time: “Diabetes Is Not From Sweets! Meet the Main Enemy of Diabetes.” Only this time, instead of the usual imagery that ran below it—alien-looking insects, what appears to be a trio of eels, a bowl filled with (*scream*) raw testicles—there was a pile of porous objects. I squinted. And there, in the tiny square ad, was something that made even less sense: a pile of otherwise delicious (and highly sought after) morel mushrooms.

I cracked. I clicked. And once I arrived at the outbound link—a primitive Web 1.0-esque landing page simply titled “US News”—the morel mushrooms were nowhere to be found. (Nor were any eels or much in the way of explaining the promised “main enemy of diabetes.”) Instead, I found myself a cog in a much bigger machine; one that has transformed the end of so many online articles into a grid of ambiguous horror. 

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This looks so good.

Flash State of the TAM - Footwork by TA Moore

What’s Up

Footwork by TA Moore is up for pre-order on Amazon now!

Bode Harlan has never claimed to be a good guy, but he’s trying to keep his nose clean and his head down these days.

After a year in prison for assault--and to be fair, he did it--he isn’t looking to go back. Admittedly, his pretty face being the star attraction in an illegal underground fighting ring seems to run counter to that goal, but he’s gotta pay the bills and there ain’t much else he’s good.

And it keeps his parole officer off his back…since she runs the place.

Then his mom skips town and her boyfriend kicks Bode’s 14 year old brother out on the street. Bode grow up in and out of foster care, he doesn’t want that for Danny. It’s not like he can take the kid in, though. He’s an ex-con who gets beat up twice a month for money.That’s how he ends up on his good-natured ex-boyfriend’s doorstep. Sonny is a soft touch. At least he always was for Bode. All he wants is somewhere to crash for a couple of nights, nothing more. Sonny’s got his life together now--a home, a boyfriend, even a dog--and it would take a real asshole to want to blow that up.

…of course, Bode’s never said he wasn’t an asshole.

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State of the TAM - 19th Jul

What’s Up

That’s the motto of my people. If you think it doesn’t make sense, you’ve not watched me work!

I’m trying to get all my GRL ducks in a row this week. So far I keep adding things TO my to-do list and not ticking anything off. But I’ll get there. Not like I have a choice. Things must be done, then I can use my sexy new Irish passport for the first time.

First thing on my list for when I GET to GRL is to taunt C.S. Poe with said passport.

So I should be getting a pre-order up this month and another one next month! I haven’t decided whether to do the cover reveal on TikTok (the algorithms confuse me!) or on here. My Tiktok audience is mostly people that like my doggos, so it’s just for the fancy video element.

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Jason Richards is ridiculously in love with his friend and coworker, Ahmed Kazimi. Unfortunately, Ahmed is a package deal—he has a boyfriend who, as far as Jason is concerned, needs to be launched into the sun.

Then a mysterious carnival rolls into town, and Jason and Ahmed can’t resist going. Not even if Ahmed’s boyfriend can be depended on to make everybody miserable.

When Ahmed wins a strange prize from an even stranger carnival game, weird things start happening. First, a mishap with a friend’s newly purchased love potion. Then a cascade of steadily worsening bad luck starts to rain down on every corner of Ahmed’s life. Though he doesn’t believe in the paranormal, he can’t help but wonder if his prize is cursed. Just to be safe, he throws it away.

But it comes back. And it keeps coming back.

Upon learning about the prize that won’t go away, Jason suggests the only solution he can think of: return it to the place it came from.

Now Ahmed and Jason are on a mission to get rid of the cursed prize… assuming they can find that game again.

Step Right Up is part of the multi-author Carnival of Mysteries Series. Each book stands alone, but each one includes at least one visit to Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries, a magical, multiverse traveling show full of unusual acts, games, and rides. The Carnival changes to suit the world it’s on, so each visit is unique and special. This book contains some long overdue friends to lovers, a strangely insightful caricaturist, and a little magical realism.

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Pupdate of the Week @tamoorewritesOut for the evening meander. Jax isnt allowed off lead for his legs, so he mooched and ate grass. Izzy got to chase the pink thing and be very good at recall. Then they came home to be VERY ADORABLE. #dogsoftiktok #staffordshirebullterrier #staffie [image error]Tiktok failed to load.

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‘In the Name’ by TA Moore is prequel to Elf Shot. The peace that Conri and Bell try to protect in Elf Shot was hard won. Check out the first five chapters already online and we’ll be back next week with Chapter Six!

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You gotta ignore my hair! I got wet. It’s the summer in NI. We got a lot of damp.

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I am always fascinated by articles like these. The thing is that smart (and greedy, greedy is always a cruising for a bruising) people are ACTUALLY more likely to fall for scams like these than other people. Same like cults. They want to believe they’re too smart to fall for something like this, and disregard entirely that it all emotionally based.

Oh, like, did you know that there is a VERY EASY way to stop children and dogs being accidentally left in cars to die from heatstroke? But the people who make cars don’t want to institute it because until it happens to you, most people are offended by the suggestion they would be evil or careless. DISREGARDING completely the fact it’s nothing to do with that most of the time, it’s just how are brains are wired.

That said I’ve always thought I’d be a poor target for a cult, because people being too nice to me makes me suspicious, I cut my teeth on ‘no one gives you anything in this world!’, and I’m cheap and lazy. Also don’t insult my grandmother, because fuck you scientology! (Also that man wrote some bad books that were NOT healthy).

How scammers use psychology to create some of the most convincing internet cons – and what to watch out for

Published: June 21, 2023 4.19pm BST

Scammers are blending different types of fraud to persuade people to hand over their cash. Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock

Online fraud is today’s most common crime. Victims are often told they are foolish for falling for it, but fraudsters use psychological mechanisms to infiltrate the defences of their targets, regardless of how intelligent they are.

So it’s important to keep up with the latest scams and understand how they work.

Recently, consumer protection magazine Which? identified some of the most convincing scams of 2023. These scams all have one thing in common – they insidiously take advantage of people’s cognitive biases and psychological blind spots.

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I’m gonna admit, this is always who I fancast as Nicholas Blake from the Wolf Winter books. :D Speaking of which…had I mentioned that Stone the Crows is being recorded right about now? :D

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This can only be described as: The Life.

Gunther Gunther on Instagram: “The dog days of summer are best spent in the pool, wouldn’t you say?”July 16, 2023

State of the TAM - 12th July

Look, it’s my birthday! So everyone has to be nice to me. Even though I have TOTALLY dropped the ball on my newsletter this year. But! Birthday! So trying to start as I mean to go on!

Basically, just a lot of different stresses and the guy doing my kitchen ghosted me, blocked my calls, and went bankrupt. But that’s ALMOST all done and dusted now. I have countertops on everything, all the doors (cupboards and to rooms) close again, and my washing machine doesn’t leak anymore! It’s all coming up Tam!

:D

Anyhow, I’m going to be a bit scattered until I get back into the swing of things. To start the ball rolling though!

…look what Kim Fielding has done!

You can’t fly away from destiny.

Crow Rapp assumes he’ll spend his life growing corn in rural Illinois, like the grandparents who raised him. But during a visit to a traveling carnival, he encounters a handsome stranger named Simeon Bell—and receives a prophecy of a horrifying future. When that future materializes soon afterward, Crow flees… only to find that no matter how far he goes, fate pursues him.

Simeon reenters his life a decade later and causes Crow to consider whether actively fighting his fate might be better than constant attempts at escape. In a world tinged by magic, where myths are as real as the sky above them, the men try to determine Crow’s true identity. Along the way, they test the powers of friendship and love and explore the boundaries of free will—ultimately discovering whether the force of destiny can be overcome.

Crow’s Fate is part of the multi-author Carnival of Mysteries Series. Each book stands alone, but each one includes at least one visit to Errante Ame’s Carnival of Mysteries, a magical, multiverse traveling show full of unusual acts, games, and rides. The Carnival changes to suit the world it’s on, so each visit is unique and special. This book contains an Illinois farmboy, a roustabout from London, and realizations about the power of love.

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So cool! Check it out and keep an eye out for some other COOL AS ANYTHING books coming in this series!

Pupdate of the Week

They were not, in fact, indestructible!

@tamoorewritesThe COSYHOMELONDON Dog Toys peanuts are a popularity win with the staffies. I suspect the indestructible part of the description MIGHT be a bit optimistic. But Jax likes to carry a toy when he walks sometimes and this might do for that :)[image error]Tiktok failed to load.

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Comment on this newsletter to tell which character is my books is your favorite in order to enter a draw to win one (1) ebook from my back catalogue! There will be four lucky winners!

I freaking love Letterkenny AND Shoresy. It’s one of the things the Five disagree on. Some of us love it, some of us hate it!

I’ll probably do a roundup of my new social media places next month? I don’t know, I’ve squatted on names all over, but none of them have the THIS is the central place feeling of Twitter, you know. I guess Facebook? I have a Threads, but it’s apparently a hive of scum and villainy behind the scenes so no sure that’s taking off.

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I have never crashed a wedding. I’ve been SUBSUMED by the occasaionl Irish wedding party in the pub (you should HEAR what the grannies say when they’re in the loo, that’s when you find out how long that wedding will last!). HOWEVER, my most wayward cousin did once decamp a family wedding to join a different wedding, because he wanted to pull a bridesmaid and he was related to all of ours.

Rumor has it, he succeeded. Bear in mind, and I assume if you stuck around this look you like my books!, most of my seedier charmers are partially based on my various seedily charming cousins.

The Secrets of Real-Life Wedding Crashers

Experts claim wedding crashing isn’t as popular as the movie makes it seem, but maybe that’s because the good ones never get caught.

When 36-year-old writer Orly Minazad told her white American friend that she and her fiancé crashed at least 10 weddings in one summer to gather intel and inspiration for their upcoming nuptials, it took a good minute or two to peel her friend’s jaw off the floor. “She couldn’t believe that I’d gone to all these people’s weddings uninvited,” she says. “And I couldn’t believe she hadn’t!”Right, I’m off to have birthday pavlova :D Next Tuesday I will endeavor to produce a more coherant collection of things for you!

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STATE OF THE TAM - Bad, Dad, and Illustrated Blog Tour

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Tour: 

May 29: Paranormal Romance Guild

May 30: Love Bytes

June 1: Archeolibrarian

June 2: Coffee, Cats, and Murder

June 3: Crime, Curses, and Cheap Thrills

First of all, welcome to my blog/newsletter! I’m thrilled to welcome you here for the last stop on the blog tour for Bad, Dad, and Dangerous illustrated novellas. I had so much fun on this anthology with my co-authors and we are delighted to now have them available as individual novellas, plus added content with illustrations by the extremely talented artist Emily Chan.

As much fun as we had with the illustrated novellas, however, the original anthology still holds a place close to our hearts! Especially the audiobook which was narrated by our dear friend (no matter what I call him to his face!) Greg Trembley. Do check it and the novellas out!

You can also enjoy a chapter of In the Name, a free audiobook by TA Moore and narrated by Kale Williams! Follow the rest of the blog tour for a few more chapters.

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Bad, Dad, and Dangerous Anthology: 

When the kids are away, the monsters will play.

School’s out for summer, and these dads are ready to ship their kids off to camp. Not just because their kids are monsters—whose aren’t?—but because they’re ready for some alone time to let their hair down and their fangs out. You see, not only are the kids monsters—their dads are too.

Even the most dangerous of creatures has a soft spot. These bad, dangerous dads love their kids to death, but they need romance.

Every year, for a few short weeks, these hot men with a little extra in their blood get to be who they truly are. And this year, life has a surprise for them. Whether they be mage, shifter, vampire, or changeling, these heartbreakingly handsome dads might be looking to tear up the town… but they’ll end up falling in love. All it takes is the right man to bring them to their knees.

Giveaway: $10 Giftcard for online retailer of the winner’s choice! Just comment and I’ll pick a winner next week!

State of the TAM - 18th April

What’s Up?

I have no floor in my kitchen.

My tiler has Covid. So when will I have a floor? Maybe never. Hopefully next week?

It is unexpectedly annoying to have just the exposed concrete in the kitchen. There are rugs down to try and stop the dust from rising, the dogs keep digging at the holes in the concrete, and my chair is wobbly when I try and wheel it about.

Life is hard. That’s what I’m getting at.

Writing is going well though! Stuff coming up in the next few months :D Stay tuned!

Oh, and notes…

Notes is a new space on Substack for us to share links, short posts, quotes, photos, and more. I plan to use it for things that don’t fit in the newsletter, like work-in-progress or quick questions. Or rambling like a lunatic. I should have probably put a better first note up :D but it’s honest example of what you’re going to get on there!

Not sure if it will replace twitter/facebook. But I’m already here and it’s already here, so…

How to join

Head to substack.com/notes or find the “Notes” tab in the Substack app. As a subscriber to TA Moore Writes, you’ll automatically see my notes. Feel free to like, reply, or share them around!

You can also note yourself if you wanna.

Go to Notes

Pupdate of the Week

I would love to be a person who had conversation starter watches. However, I never remember to put on the watch I actually have because it makes my wrist sweaty. Seriously though, look at these. I would definitely start a conversation about them (if I was wearing them, probably by accidentally punching someone as I waved my arm around to try and get attention).

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So fluffy! Look how fluffy they are!

I don’t really know what is going on here, but it’s fascinating to watch.

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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserShout Out of the Week

With the planet on the brink of erupting and his memories gone, can Commander Damon Wild find his way back home?

Commander Damon Wild is not having a good day. Being shot down on a remote planet by enemies and then losing his memories is enough to make a good man desperate. But when his situation becomes worse—a planetary eruption—Damon knows he has to do something. A small scientific outpost at the centre of a caldera offers something he’d only dreamt about, hope.

Captain Zaveid L’eau offers Damon a place to recover and space to find himself once more. The attractive captain distracts him from his troubles and it’s enough. Damon can see the light at the end of the tunnel and Zaveid is the one lighting the way.

But with a volcano on the brink of exploding, Damon doesn’t have time for peace.

The pirates are breathing down their necks and a massive eruption destroying everything, Damon has to learn to trust Zaveid with his heart and that no matter the circumstances, love will give them the strength to defeat all enemies, including their own self-doubt.

Calamity is the 4th book of the StarStation series, featuring amnesiac heroes, long-suffering captains and a race against time. Because of the unique circumstances of this book, one does not need to read the previous books but it’s better anyway to get the whole picture.

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State of the TAM - 28th March

What’s Up?

Not me, I’ve been at sea level all week. From Murlough Bay up to Glenariff…that has the most awesome walk along the coastline. I did get my ticket to GRL though! Despite me getting my times confused and only realizing at 3:30 that I needed to get my butt and my credit card to a laptop!

HOWEVER! Holly Oliver has been up to loads this week, with the launch of her brand new novel, Scars of the Soul. It is out today, so go and check it out! It has cats and pyschics and crime, so can’t go wrong there!

OUT TODAY!

So, I am doing a wee interview and sharing an exerpt from Holly’s novel today! However, I know you guys would miss…

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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserShout-Out of the Week!Scars of the Soul out March 28th!

OUT TODAY!

Blurb

Scars of the Soul is a standalone story set in the same world as Shadows of the Soul. While you might meet old friends, reading the earlier book is unnecessary to enjoy this story.

Neo grapples with his psychic abilities and has been drifting in a sea of chaos for as long as he can remember. Studying toward his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology, he’s tried to move on with his life. However, he still finds part of himself stuck on an unsolved case from a decade ago, lost in memories and hounded by the ghosts of his past. When a young woman appears in his vision, he can’t shake the feeling that she’s important.

But can he find someone who believes him?

Jackson, a lynx shifter and detective on the Paranormal squad, is begrudgingly still on leave from work after his accident a few months ago. To pass the time, he throws himself into a case that has plagued him for a decade, the one that got away. When an unwelcome blast from the past might hold the key to moving the case forward, Jackson is forced to take the gamble of his life to see if this ‘psychic’ is the real deal.

Jackson’s firm bet is on NOT!

When they meet for the first time, Jackson and Neo are more surprised than anyone to find out the Fates have deemed them a match. This must be a joke, surely.

Can these two scarred souls find peace?

Come along for the ride as they hunt for the elusive Desert Rose Killer and see if they can get their HEA despite how much they think they hate each other.

Trigger warnings: This story contains an on-page depiction of a suicide and descriptions of murder scenes.

Aside from that, this is a love story intended for adults. Coarse language, some violence, and intimate situations between two consenting adults will be found between these pages.

Enjoy!

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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserInterview with Holly Oliver

Bio

Hi, I'm Holly, and I live in a small beach town in New Zealand. I juggle many hats, mum, wife, nurse, educator, and author, but in truth, I love nothing more than to curl up with a good book and escape the washing pile (that never ends). Aside from books, I also love coffee, yoga, and houseplants.

I write sweet and sometimes sassy or suspenseful stories about sexy men who really don’t look well-suited on the surface but throw fate into the mix, and things get interesting. Sometimes with a touch of magic or a dash of mystery; I'm not confined to a set genre. I want to write them all!

Stay tuned to see what I get up to next.

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1: What is the first thing you TRIED to write (mine was a story about an orphaned pig adopted by ballerinas)

From memory, my Mum would have to correct me if I’m wrong, but I wrote Fairy Alphabet books from A-Z with names, descriptions, and stories. I’ve always been fascinated by magic. But my first full story was about a witch with no friends who finds a frog, LOL.

2: What part of this book tickled you so much you giggled to yourself?

There’s a scene where Jackson and Neo need to ‘reconnect’, and they end up trying to have fun times in the car. It’s awkward and messy and made me giggle as I wrote it and every time I ran through to edit.

The other would be the banter between Jackson and Max when Jackson bolts from Neo’s house the first time they meet.

3: Did you lose any part of the book in edit that you really wanted to keep?

I cut a flashback scene which I loved, where Jackson and Randall (a secondary character) were arguing about the proper way to make a coffee--I’m a huge coffee buff--It was sweet and funny but sadly added nothing to the plot.

4: What is your favorite 'nothing is working right and I'm sulking' comfort food?

When I need comfort food, my go-to is a chicken and cheeseburger from the fish and chip shop down the road from me. And I have a plentiful supply of KitKats in the drawer next to my bed 😊

5: Tell us something about you and your characters that we don't know?

Something about me? I lived in a house bus for a year with my hubby, cat, and four kids. I’m obsessed with stationery and have way more notebooks than is healthy, LOL.

Jackson: Eats an unhealthy amount of candy.

Neo: is allergic to avocado.

6: What is the most unhelpful way you would describe this book to someone?

Neo: I have visions.

Jackson: What a crock of shit.

Fate: Haha, let the fun begin.

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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserExtract from Scarred Souls - the above mentioned banter

Jackson slumped onto his ass, perching himself on the sidewalk edge and looking into space. Max must have decided to give him a minute, but the relentless onslaught from his lynx sounded like it was just getting started. 

Finally, Max sat beside him, banging their knees together to get Jackson’s attention. 

“Jacks, how long have we been friends?”

Jackson snapped his head up to look at Max. “What’s that got to do with anything?” Jackson snapped. 

“I’m hoping if I can remind you how much I care about you, it might help you hear me a bit better.”

“I’m listening.”

“He’s your mate.” 

It wasn’t a question, but Jackson answered him as if it was, with a clipped, “Yep, but it has to be a mistake.”

“Oh, yeah. Since when did the Fates make mistakes?”

Jackson sighed. “It has to be a mistake…”

“And if it’s not?”

“It is. I’m sure of it.” But, despite saying the words with genuine conviction, Jackson knew it was all utter bullshit. He was screwed! The Fates were fucking with him, and his lynx hated him. And the cherry on top? Neo Jordan Parker was a psychic and his mate. So what if Jackson had done his homework on the guy before agreeing to meet up, he’d been curious and bored. And so what if he was the best-smelling and most attractive man Jackson had ever seen. And did it really make any difference that Jackson’s cock was still rock hard just at the mere sight of the man? Nope, not to Jackson. It didn't matter a damn! 

Max sat silently beside him, their knees still knocking against one another as Jackson fumed and tried to block out his lynx’s tyrannical rantings. 

“So just let me get this straight. He’s definitely your mate?”

“Yep.”

“You don’t think that’s true?”

“Can’t be true.”

“And you’re going to what? Sit down here until he and Darius finish the profile? How do you expect them to do that without you?”

“If I go back up there, I’m gonna end up doing something that both Neo and I will live to regret.”

“You mean you’ll tear his clothes off and mark him as yours for all eternity.” 

Jackson threw him a dirty look. 

“But you’re not mates…” Max teased.

“Oh, fuck off, will you!”