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Cover Reveal | The Setup

So… I’ve had this cover for some time, and I’ve posted it on Facebook and in my newsletter, but I kept forgetting to post it here. Now though! We’ve reached the moment, peeps!

The Setup is a contemporary short story, and it’s very dear to me. I wrote it back in July since we had an early deadline on the Christmas stories so with everything going on in my real life, I’ve more or less forgotten this story.

Not forgotten, but I had forgotten that Ellis made me laugh. I sat here by my desk, went th...

Naked Gardening Day Gay Romance Box Set

A few days ago, my lovely friends – Nell Iris, A.L. Lester, K.L. Noone, and Amy Spector – and my alter ego – Holly Day – had a release. If you remember back in May, we celebrated World Naked Gardening Day. Now the stories are out in a box set, yay!

We’re talking five MM romance novellas featuring being naked in a garden somehow, somewhere, for some reason. Make sure you don’t miss it! You don’t have to get naked if you don’t want to. Considering November is cold where I live, I’m opting for cur...

Update | Still Here

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. 

-John Lennon

I opened a Scrivener file this morning. I didn’t write more than 124 words, but I read through what I’d written so far. Before today, I haven’t written a single word in about two weeks, and it’s not good for my sanity. I’ve been unable to focus and have only been doing the absolute musts on my to-do.

It’s not a good feeling, but what are you gonna do? I’ve spent time with my mother both in her home and in the hospital, so...

Giveaway | November

Time for the 11th giveaway of the year!

Last year, Holly published How to Soothe a Dragon in November to celebrate National Button Day. It’s a… I would call it a paranormal romance with dragon shifters, but the dragons are aliens, so I guess we’re meddling in sci-fi too.

I don’t have anything that’s a good match, but we’re throwing in Nine Stones since both stories have crazy neighbours. Nine Stones is a paranormal story about Felix who has a neighbour, Kirk. The problem is he keeps killing Kir...

Wrap-Up | October

We’ll do a Wrap-Up Saturday this month. I’ve spent most of my time this week in the hospital with my mother, and writing a blog post was the last thing on my mind, so I missed my ordinary Wrap-Up on the last Wednesday of the month.

It’s okay, I can hardly remember what I’ve read anyway. I’ve mostly been rereading old books when I have been reading. I’ve read a few old MF books, and I read Crowbones by Anne Bishop which was new to me. It’s the 8th story in The Others series. It’s not a romance, b...

Guest Post | The Dead Don’t Dream by Anne Russo

Anne Russo is back on the blog! She’s here to talk about The Dead Don’t Dream, the third story in the Dead Generations series. Welcome, Anne!

Hi, Ofelia! Thanks so much for letting me stop by today to share with everyone my newest release, The Dead Don’t Dream, the third book in the Dead Generations series.

Dead Generations tells the story of a ruthless, and tortured assassin, Ian Abbott, and an idealistic, and brilliant doctor, Adam Morrow, whose chance encounter leads both men on a dangerous ...

Guest Post | The Bond by Xavier Axelson

Today, we have Xavier Axelson on the blog. He’s gonna answer a few questions so we can get to know him better and tell us a little about his story, The Bond. Welcome, Xavier!

What draws you to the genre you write?

Duplicity, and the eternal struggle between light and dark.

Why do you write?

To get in touch with the best parts of myself and tap into creation.

What did you learn from your latest project?

So many things, this book-child was a real teacher. First, good intentioned beings are someti...

#WhatToReadWednesday | Spooky Gay Romances

‘Tis the month for some spooky reads, is it not? There are many great creepy stories and not-so-creepy stories out there. Here are a few favourites of mine.

Ghost of Lies by Alice Winters

This is in the non-creepy category… or there are ghosts and they’re trying to catch a killer, but it’s light-hearted and funny for the most part. Still fits the bill!

Hiro
Though I was born with the ability to see the dead, I struggled with it until my brother was killed and his ghost was left behind. Now, I’m ...

Guest Post | Ghosts of Oaklight Hall by Max Beeken

October is the month for ghost stories, is it not? I’m glad to announce that we have Max Beeken here today to help you add more ghosts to your TBR. Welcome, Max!

Who the hell am I?

I’m a British writer living in Nottingham. Yep, Robin Hood country! Ghosts of Oaklight Hall is my first properly published book through jms-books.com although I have self-published a couple of stories, which anyone interested can find on Amazon, courtesy of that nice Mr Bezos.

I live with my husband, and two cats, an...

Guest Post | A Vampire Chew Toy

Hello, everyone! I’m here as Holly today A couple of days ago, A Vampire Chew Toy was released It celebrates National M&M Day, so prepare for a story sprinkled with chocolate!

I loved writing this. Some stories are a struggle. They don’t turn out the way you want them to, the characters don’t behave the way they should or whatever it might be. This was the complete opposite. I wanted to stay in Devin and Mars’s world. I wanted to hang out in the kitchen, baking and cooking. I got invested in ...