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July 30, 2020
Tracefinder: Choices released
It's release day for
Tracefinder: Choices
and Nick and Brian are looking forward to their HEA… if arson, criminals, and brother Damon's plots don't get in the way. This is book 3 in the Tracefinder mystery/paranormal series, which should be read in order.
buy links:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Tracefinder-Ch...
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tracefinder-...
Smashwords: (all formats) https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
An ex-cop and a psychic on the mend find their safe haven threatened by vandalism, arson, and the shadow of their dangerous past.
After overusing his Talent till he almost died, Brian wants nothing more than a quiet job on the farm, with Nick to come home to. He's trying to start a new life, despite bad dreams he can't shake, vandalism close to home, and his sister's problematic baby on the way.
Nick gave up the police force and moved to North Carolina to be with Brian, and he doesn't regret it. But he's at loose ends, with no real work, the lurking specter of Brian's brother Damon hanging around, and a worry in the pit of his stomach that Damon's old enemies might still be after Brian. Nick's keeping his eyes open and his gun loaded.
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Tracefinder: Choices - book 3 - Kaje Harper - excerpt
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Brian spotted a flicker of light and grabbed his phone off the stacked milk crates by the bed. The message symbol was blinking with a text from Nick. ~Done now. Even Brian could manage to read those simple words. He hesitated. Nick would need his rest for the long drive tomorrow, but Brian needed to hear his voice. He hit the phone symbol.
Nick answered, sounding drowsy. “Hey, I thought maybe you’d gone to bed.”
“Not yet.” He pressed the phone against his cheek and his whole body relaxed. “How did it go? Are you packed?”
“Almost. We’ll load the bed into the truck in the morning. The stuff I’m not bringing is on the curb for free.”
Brian squeezed his eyes shut. It was almost like having Nick there. “I miss you.”
“Yeah. Only two more days. How are things going? Fallen in any manure piles yet?”
He considered telling Nick about the tractor, but it would just worry him, and he didn’t want Nick driving too fast for his sake. “We’re okay. A bit of this and that. No worries till you get here.”
Maybe his voice wasn’t as ordinary as he thought, because Nick said, “You sure?”
“Positive. Except for the part where I’ve been sleeping alone for two weeks.”
“Tell me about it.” Nick’s voice dropped and got huskier. “In fact, do tell me all about it.”
“Don’t you need to get some rest?” He signaled for his dog Luger to jump off the bed, though, and pushed down the waistband of his sweatpants.
Nick murmured, “I’ll sleep better with a good bedtime story. Tell me what you do all alone in that bed.”
“Mostly I sleep.” He grinned at Nick’s huff of breath. “Sometimes I think about this guy.”
“Some particular guy?”
“Maybe. He has dark hair and these hazel eyes that change color, and he works out a lot.”
“You like his muscles.”
“Yeah, I do.” Brian rubbed himself through his boxers and closed his eyes again to hear Nick better.
“And his dick.”
“Hah. Yeah. It’s pretty.”
“It’s huge and rugged and awesome.”
“It’s kind of ordinary size and pretty.”
“Wait. Do I know this guy?”
Brian fought a giggle. “I imagine I’m asleep after working all day, and you come in and strip off. And… do stuff.” He slipped his hand inside his shorts. Phone sex was still not one of his strong suits, but he was becoming a fan.
“Do stuff. That sounds… boring. I’m not boring in bed.”
“Nope.” He was running out of words. Nick was better at this. “What would you do?”
“Mm. Let me think. Are you face up or face down?”
He gripped himself harder. “Face up. Sleeping.”
“You won’t be sleeping for long once I crawl on top of you.”
“Tell me?” He didn’t want to talk, especially knowing Zander’s room was on the other side of the wall, but there was nothing better than lying here, stroking himself, listening to Nick say heated things in that low voice. Well, having Nick stroking him would be better, but for now, this was the best thing in his life. “What’ll you do to me, Nick?”
Nick’s chuckle was wicked. “Everything…”
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I look forward to seeing what readers think about this conclusion to Nick and Brian's story.
July 26, 2020
Giveaways and Prizes
Today I'm part of *two* author giveaway events * at 3:30 EDT I'm part of day 3 of a huge ongoing 3-day event on The Party Room, with gift cards, a big grand prize and hundreds of book giveaways.
Link to Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theer...
Link to Giveaways for gift cards: https://www.elizaraeservices.com/allt...
* at 8:00 PM EDT I'm part of an author takeover on Megs Prichard's "Megs' Minions" group, where several authors will also be giving away books and talking about their work between 3 and 9 PM EDT
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MegsM...
July 15, 2020
Serial stories
I'm blogging today on Love Bytes Reviews about serial stories, and my own inadvertent version. http://lovebytesreviews.com/2020/07/1...
July 12, 2020
Author Spotlight interview
Author J. Scott Coatsworth generously gave me an author spotlight on his blog today - to talk about Tracefinder: Choices (releasing July 30) and my writing in general.https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com/auth...
July 8, 2020
Fair Isn't Life rereleased
I've republished my Dreamspinner novella Fair Isn't Life with a great new cover from Karrie Jax of Luke and his beloved cows :) (and I set the price at just .99 for this 51K story)
When a man hits rock bottom, he needs someone to remind him life comes with second chances.
Luke Lafontaine lost everything— his father, their family farm, and a whole way of life. He’s survived the past year by putting one foot in front of the other in dead-end jobs to survive. Cleaning up city folks’ trash at the State Fair is just another two weeks of money between him and being back on the streets. But seeing Mason Bell in the parade— gorgeous, gay, out-of-his-league Mason— stirs dreams he thought he’d given up long ago.
Mason left his small hometown for college in Minneapolis without looking back. It’s been fun and easy— classes and guys— but nothing has really felt important. Then he spots his high school crush, Luke, picking up trash at the Fair. Mason’s done with smooth and easy; he desperately wants a second chance with the boy he left behind.
This is a rerelease of the 2018 Dreamspinner Press novella, with only minor editing changes.
AZ - https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Isnt-Life...
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
When a man hits rock bottom, he needs someone to remind him life comes with second chances.
Luke Lafontaine lost everything— his father, their family farm, and a whole way of life. He’s survived the past year by putting one foot in front of the other in dead-end jobs to survive. Cleaning up city folks’ trash at the State Fair is just another two weeks of money between him and being back on the streets. But seeing Mason Bell in the parade— gorgeous, gay, out-of-his-league Mason— stirs dreams he thought he’d given up long ago.
Mason left his small hometown for college in Minneapolis without looking back. It’s been fun and easy— classes and guys— but nothing has really felt important. Then he spots his high school crush, Luke, picking up trash at the Fair. Mason’s done with smooth and easy; he desperately wants a second chance with the boy he left behind.
This is a rerelease of the 2018 Dreamspinner Press novella, with only minor editing changes.
AZ - https://www.amazon.com/Fair-Isnt-Life...
Smashwords - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
July 1, 2020
Smashwords July Sale
Smashwords is having a big JULY SALE - lots of books from 25% off up to free. Some are in all formats, others just in epub.
All my MLR Press books in epub are 50% off at this sale - a great chance to pick up these stories, including all the Life Lessons books, and all the Hidden Wolves , if you read that format.
Many other authors are offering excellent stories for sale or free - Brent Hartinger, TA Webb, Kate Aaron, Mark Zubro, Charlie Cochrane, Michael Jensen, SJ Frost, AKM Miles, Clare London, JP Bowie and many more.
https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/pr...
June 27, 2020
Tracefinder: Choices cover reveal
I'm finally in the home stretch of Tracefinder: Choices (book 3) with a planned release of July 30th. So I thought I would share the cover and blurb with you.
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Tracefinder: Choices
An ex-cop and a psychic on the mend find their safe haven threatened by vandalism, arson, and the shadow of their dangerous past.
After overusing his Talent till he almost died, Brian wants nothing more than a quiet job on the farm, with Nick to come home to. He's trying to start a new life, despite bad dreams he can't shake, vandalism close to home, and his sister's problematic baby on the way.
Nick gave up the police force and moved to North Carolina to be with Brian, and he doesn't regret it. But he's at loose ends, with no real work, the lurking specter of Brian's brother Damon hanging around, and a worry in the pit of his stomach that Damon's old enemies might still be after Brian. Nick's keeping his eyes open and his gun loaded.
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(With big thanks to Karrie Jax for putting this cover together for me, and Sid Love for finding another picture of my Brian. Nick's gorgeous face courtesy of Paul Henry Serres photography.) This book is Brian and Nick's HEA.
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Tracefinder: Choices
An ex-cop and a psychic on the mend find their safe haven threatened by vandalism, arson, and the shadow of their dangerous past.
After overusing his Talent till he almost died, Brian wants nothing more than a quiet job on the farm, with Nick to come home to. He's trying to start a new life, despite bad dreams he can't shake, vandalism close to home, and his sister's problematic baby on the way.
Nick gave up the police force and moved to North Carolina to be with Brian, and he doesn't regret it. But he's at loose ends, with no real work, the lurking specter of Brian's brother Damon hanging around, and a worry in the pit of his stomach that Damon's old enemies might still be after Brian. Nick's keeping his eyes open and his gun loaded.
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(With big thanks to Karrie Jax for putting this cover together for me, and Sid Love for finding another picture of my Brian. Nick's gorgeous face courtesy of Paul Henry Serres photography.) This book is Brian and Nick's HEA.
June 5, 2020
Another Multi-author giveaway
A bunch of us authors will be joining Kasia Bacon to celebrate the release of her new book - "When I First Saw Red" - a fantasy story with a lust demon and his human soulmate.We'll be giving away books and other prizes all through the weekend - my time is 2:30 - 3 EST today - I'll be at work, so everyone cross your fingers that my scheduled posts go up at the right time... If you're interested, come and join us on her Facebook group "Bacon & Elves".
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bacon...
May 28, 2020
Multi-author giveaway on Facebook
I'm one of a group of authors on BL Maxwell's Facebook author group today, celebrating the release of Maxwell's "Ten or Fifteen Miles" - a Pony Express historical western. We'll be giving away some books and posting some fun things. I'll be there at 5:15 EST but the whole day will be full of authors and giveaways., starting very soon... at noon EST.https://www.facebook.com/groups/37680...
April 26, 2020
Join me for more conversation on Facebook
About a month ago, I started a Facebook reader group, for folks who wanted a bit more interaction, some flash fiction and excerpts, and occasional book giveaways. Today I posted an excerpt from the beginning of the new Hidden Wolves story I'm writing (Book 5.) If you happen to be on Facebook, and that sounds interesting, you can find us at Kaje's Conversation Corner.https://www.facebook.com/groups/20820...
