Kaje Harper's Blog - Posts Tagged "rerelease"

Today I've rereleased Nelson & Caleb - my novella that was part of the Storming Love hurricane setting series (all stand-alones). Nelson was one of those characters who is fun for a pantser. He started talking to me, and I loved this ordinary big guy with the three therapy dogs and a kind heart. But I didn't know why he didn't already have a boyfriend and 2.5 kids - he seemed like the type. And as I wrote, he told me why, and it was a surprise that made me pause for a moment and say "Oh." And of course, Caleb was the guy to get past those walls.

I hope readers who haven't met these guys will enjoy them.

AZ US - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
Universal link - https://books2read.com/u/3yadKn

I'm delighted to finally have my most popular series - Life Lessons - coming back into print.

I decided, for this series that has been wide for a decade, I would take the chance to, for once, put it up on KU, to see if new readers might find it. (And if previous readers want to see the minor changes I made, they can read the new version without buying it.) It will go wide later. And also in audio with JF Harding, who did an awesome job. (Release date pending Audible's review process)

Book 1 - Life Lessons is now available (AZ link - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...)



Meet idealistic young teacher Tony who stumbles across a dying man. And homicide detective Mac, a closeted single father, who has no plans to ever come out. As they deal with murder and danger, in the private moments, these two begin building something special together.

And don't miss the FREE shorts 1.5 and 1.8 in And to All a Good Night + Getting It Right - on AZ -https://www.amazon.com/All-Good-Night...- this is also still available wide, but best read after book 1.
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Part of the fun of rereleasing books is seeing new readers encountering my men for the first time. And this time, their wait for the next installment will be short. I had readers asking already how to get Life Lessons Book 2 - Breaking Cover - it's now available on AZ for preorder for a Dec 14 release date. (And to my very appreciated wide readers - this is the only series I'm going to bring back first in KU - it has been wide for a decade, and will be again, so this time I'm giving KU readers a first chance. It will go wide again later.)
Preorder Breaking Cover on AZ US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LYXYQQ8/
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Another part of the fun is NEW COVERS - Cate Ashwood created a big, dark, broody Mac for the next two volumes (Tony will be back on Book 4) and I'm delighted to show him off.





Home Work will return in January 2022. (And OMG that we're so close to 2022; where did the year go??)

I hope new readers will enjoy the series.

Back in 2011, MLR Press invited me to do a short story for their Advent calendar. Short and sweet hasn't been my usual style, but I wrote Where the Heart Is and had a lot of fun with my young veterinarian figuring out his life and what really matters. I'm delighted to have this warm holiday story back out, with a cover that matches. (Thanks to DC Williams for the help.)

Where the Heart Is

Trevor Carson’s life changed the day his father died. After working as a small-animal vet in the big city, Trevor’s now back in his remote hometown, trying to keep his dad’s practice afloat while he figures out his next step.

He expected he’d want to sell up and flee back to civilization as fast as possible, but the town is beginning to feel like where he belongs. Except every day he spends there is a day away from his partner Michael, back in the city. As Christmas approaches, with a much-anticipated visit from Mike, Trevor’s going to have to decide what “home” really means.

(This warm, established-couple holiday romance is a lightly-edited rerelease of the 2011 story. Content warning for veterinary-related pet loss. 14,000 words.)

Just .99 on all vendors.
Universal link - https://books2read.com/u/bpw0L9
Amazon US link - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09MJ9VFH9

Life Lessons is now available in audio book.

JF Harding knocked it out of the park - his narration for Life Lessons is amazing. (4.9* from the early reviews.) Check out how well he captures the characters and all the emotional nuances of the story.

(Books 2, 3, and 4 will be coming in audio - just waiting for his schedule to have spaces.)

Audible : https://www.audible.com/pd/Life-Lesso...
Apple : https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/...
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Breaking Cover is now available in ebook and paper on Amazon and in KU (with the wide rerelease coming later in 2022)

At the end of Life Lessons, Tony and Mac were just beginning their love story. Both joy and crisis are in store for them in Breaking Cover. And sometimes a single moment is the measure of a man.

AZ US : https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Cover...

(And don't miss the free short stories 1.5 and 1.8 between books 1 and 2 in And to All a Good Night + Getting It Right
https://www.amazon.com/All-Good-Night...

Life Lessons Book 3 - Home Work is now available on Amazon and in KU.

https://www.amazon.com/Home-Work-Life-Lessons-Book-ebook/dp/B09MNYFYSK/

* hurt-comfort, murder-mystery, parenting, trauma, HFN
(This is a lightly-edited rerelease, and the series should be read in order.)

And I have heard from JF Harding that he will be able to complete the series audio this summer with Breaking Cover in June, Home Work in July, and Learning Curve in August. :)

Home Work:
Mac sat on the bed and lifted a foot to tug off his sock. Tony hovered, wanting to speak, wondering if he should at least let the man get comfortable first. Do it now. Before Tony could open his mouth, there was a call from Anna’s room. “Daddy?”

“I’ll see what she wants,” Tony said. “You get those clothes off and into the hamper. Where did you find bars with smokers?”

“One place turns a blind eye in the cold weather.” Mac took a sniff at his sleeve. “Yeah, yuck.”

Tony went to try to mollify their daughter, without success. When he got back to the bedroom, Mac was putting his robe on over bare skin. “Only the real dad will do,” Tony told him.

“Sorry, Tony. I’ll deal with her.”

Tony paced back and forth while he waited for Mac, thinking about their little family. Things were good, but they could be great. Tony always went for great.
When Mac came back, Tony took his arm and seated him on the bed. “She’s settled?”

“I think so.”

“Good.” Tony took a big breath. “Good. So Mac, I think we should get married.”

Mac blinked at him. “What?”

Watch Mac and Tony try to figure out a home and work balance, amid murder and parenting, as life refuses to cut them a break.

And Compensations - Life Lessons 3.5 is now available for the first time on Amazon (and still free on Smashwords.)

**This 12,000 word story comes a week after the end of Home Work - book 3 and contains spoilers. Read this AFTER Home Work.**

Smashwords (free)- https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/263420
Amazon (.99 waiting for price match) - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09PT97HWT/