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Jay Northcote

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Romance, Gay and Lesbian, Fiction

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I don't hang out on Goodreads much, so if you'd like to connect with me then Twitter, Facebook or an email is usually best :) All my contact details are on my website.

Jay lives just outside Bristol in the West of England. He comes from a family of writers, but always used to believe that the gene for fiction writing had passed him by. He spent years only ever writing emails, articles, or website content.

One day, Jay decided to try and write a short story—just to see if he could—and found it rather addictive. He hasn’t stopped writing since.

Jay writes contemporary romance about men who fall in love with other men. Jay has five books published by Dreamspinner Press, and he also self-publishes under the imprint Jaybird Press. Many of his books ...more

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	Helping Hand (Housemates, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 4,206 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Law of Attraction 3.88 avg rating — 2,696 ratings — published 2016 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Practice Makes Perfect (Housemates, #3) 3.82 avg rating — 1,892 ratings — published 2016 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Happens at Christmas 3.81 avg rating — 1,826 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Family for Christmas 3.99 avg rating — 1,687 ratings — published 2016 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Like a Lover (Housemates, #2) 3.84 avg rating — 2,150 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Just Friends 3.76 avg rating — 1,790 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nothing Serious 3.73 avg rating — 1,676 ratings — published 2013 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dating Game (Owen & Nathan, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 1,171 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Watching and Wanting (Housemates, #4) 3.98 avg rating — 1,576 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rainbow Place (5 books)
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Jay Northcote has read The Nothing Collection by Jay Northcote (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A box set containing three feelgood reads (Nothing Serious, Nothing Special, and Nothing Ventured). There is no new or additional content in the collection, so if you already own or have read the three books then you're not missing out if you pass thi ...more
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Jay Northcote and 4 other people liked Karen's review of Rainbow Place (Rainbow Place, #1): "4.5 stars rounded up because still no 1/2 stars here on GR and this one was truly delightful!!! *This one was totally delightful...* I ended up absolutely loving this story. For me everything was well balanced. There was conflict and tension but not" Read more of this review »
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Jay Northcote liked Melissa's review of Happy Place (Rainbow Place, #5): "Another great addition to the Rainbow Place series. While this isn’t my favorite Jay Northcote book, it’s definitely well written and I enjoyed reading about Quentin and George. They seriously need better communication skills but I think that’s all p" Read more of this review »
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Jay Northcote liked Philip Cowsill's review of Happy Place (Rainbow Place, #5): " What a predicament to learn after marrying that you are gay! Boatbuilder, George, now divorced, yearns for a gay experience but satisfies himself with getting off to porn too timid to be discovered until he meets newspaper reporter, Quentin. Jay Nort" Read more of this review »
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The next book in my Rainbow Place series. The first four are out in audio now, and I'm hoping to get this one recorded soon after release.
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Jay Northcote made a comment on her review of A Boyfriend for Christmas " Dieter wrote: "Read it, reviewed it on Gay Book Reviews and on here—enjoyed it a lot :-)" Thank you! I read the review when it was emailed to me and it ...more "
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Jay Northcote has read A Boyfriend for Christmas by Jay Northcote (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This is my holiday story for 2019. Even though making the deadline nearly broke me, I really enjoyed writing this one. It has plenty of humour and sweetness and made me chuckle while I was editing it. If you decide to give it a go, I hope you'll enjo ...more
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This book took me a very long time to write. This was partly because I was in college for one day a week, and underestimated how much time that would take away from writing. But mainly, it's because I was writing it in the summer, and the weather was ...more
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This is the 4th book in the Rainbow Place series. It features Wicksy (Cam's housemate from book 2) along with Charlie (aka Lady Gogo who appears in book 3). It was fun to write. I always love self-discovery stories, and this one has a double helping w ...more
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Quotes by Jay Northcote

“I should get over it and go back to pining over celebrities instead. At least they’re completely unobtainable so it’s less depressing when they don’t like me back.”
― Jay Northcote, Rainbow Place

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“Le etichette possono essere riduttive. A volte bisogna smettere di pensare a genere e orientamento e concentrarsi sulla persona. Se ti importa di qualcuno, se ti senti bene quando siete insieme, se ti eccita... allora che importanza ha tutto il resto?”
― Jay Northcote, Helping Hand

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“Is that a yes?” Sean’s dark gaze flicked up to meet Justin’s, before Justin threw his head back onto the pillow, closed his eyes, and let Jesus take the wheel.”
― Jay Northcote, What Happens at Christmas

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“MORGAN: Help me out here.
THEO: What's up?
MORGAN: Don't make me spell it out, Theo.
THEO: Oh.
MORGAN:Just talk dirty for a while.
THEO: Blue-sky thinking. Thought shower. Full spectrum leadership.
MORGAN: NOT corporate dirty. Sex dirty.
THEO: I wouldn't know where to start.”
― Con Riley, After Ben

tags: chat-sex, humor

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