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Release Day | The Drunken Dog

It’s release day!!! Today, The Drunken Dog will be let loose in the world, so you better lock your doors. Nah, just kidding. The Drunken Dog is a pub, nothing to fear.

This story… It didn’t turn out the way it was supposed to LOL

I wrote it for an either-or call. JMS Books has these short story calls every other month, and I wrote The Drunken Dog for Sugar or Spice. It’s a spice story, and as soon as I saw it, I started plotting a sci-fi story in my head. I soon realised it was way too big for t...

Guest Post by Jackson Marsh

Today, we have Jackson Marsh on a visit, and he’s talking about his research behind The Clearwater Mysteries and The Larkspur Mysteries series which I found really interesting. Welcome, Jackson!

Hello everyone. I am Jackson Marsh, an author of MM romance, historical gay mystery, and the occasional ghost story. Today, I wanted to say a little about my research and my Victorian mystery series. 

If I had to say what is my favourite thing about being an author, I would say research. If I was asked ...

Wrap-Up Wednesday | February

It’s a sorry affair this month. I’ve read quite a lot, but I’ve been rereading smutty MF stories, so not much to report here on the blog, I’m afraid. I think there have only been three MM stories.

Bloodraven by P.L. Nunn

I think it’s the third time I’ve read this, and in my defence for not having read a lot of LGBTQIA2S+ books, this is about 660 pages long, so it should count as at least two LOL.

It’s dark, it’s heaped with trigger warnings, all of which should be heeded, but it’s still awesome....

Guest Post | Orphan’s Cry by Jaymie Wagner

We have Jaymie Wagner on a visit, and today she’s gonna let me ask her some questions! Let’s jump right in, shall we?

Why do you write?

In the words of Adam Savage: “You have to do the thing you can’t not do.”

I have been writing down stories, ideas, and characters since I was old enough to do it! That energy’s been channeled into different places over the years – schoolwork, my thesis, D&D games and online spaces – but I always keep writing. It’s a way I de-stress, and it’s part of how I hang ...

#WhatToReadWednesday | Gay Romance Books with Pets

When I decided to do a recommendation post every month, I thought it would be easy. I read, at least a little I’ve read M/M books for years, not as many as some, of course. I didn’t take the route through slash or yaoi as many do. I studied queer theory at the university, so Jeanette Winterson’s Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, and E.M. Forster’s Maurice and other books led me to lgbtq+ romance, and I soon found myself knee-deep in M/M. In the beginning, it was a relief to get away from TSTL her...

Guest Post | The Wingman by Holly Day

Hello everyone! I’m here as Holly today – not that it makes much difference . A couple of days ago, The Wingman was released. It’s our 14th story in the same number of months, and we’re feeling a little proud.

Are you into productivity tips and stuff? There are so many know-it-alls, self-proclaimed experts, and gurus out there that it’s impossible to know who to listen to. And what works for one person won’t work for everyone.

I wouldn’t call myself a competitive person; I’m not. I’d much rathe...

Guest Post | The Spice of Life by Ellie Thomas

Ellie Thomas is back on the blog. Today, she’s to talk about her new story, The Spice of Life. Welcome, Ellie!

Thank you again, dear Ofelia, for having me as your guest today! I’m Ellie Thomas, and I write Gay Historical Romance. In this blog, I’m chatting about The Spice of Life which is my story for a Valentine’s Sugar or Spice submissions call for JMS Books.

After lurking around the 18th century for a few stories, I thought it timely to return to the reign of Elizabeth I. My other Tudor tale...

Cover Reveal | The Drunken Dog

We have a cover!!! This month has been chaos so far, we’ve been running late on just about everything, but we’re now done with the edits for The Drunken Dog, and I have a cover

This is one of those either-or calls that JMS Books will have every other month this year. This month, the stories are either Sugar or Spice, and you’ll get to read about a couple of other stories written for the same call here on the blog. Nell Iris has already been here with Secrets on a Train, which is a Sugar story. ...

Update | Procrastinating

Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible.

– George H. Lorimer

I like doing these posts – they don’t require me to think much, and I get to see how I’m doing. I’m gonna be completely honest and say that I’ve spent a lot of time sitting on the couch and rereading MF smut this year. I know I have all these deadlines ahead, and I keep pushing them on the future – because that always works, right?

I haven’t abandoned the ship completely. I’ve written...

Guest Post | Playing Chicken: A Valentine’s-ish short story

Today, we have Ally Lester on a visit, and as the crazy chicken lady I’ve become these last few years, I grew a little teary reading this post. And since we’re talking Orpington Buff, I can inform you that I’ve promised my oldest daughter we’ll get some and have been talking to a man in the village who has a few, and he’s promised me eggs I can hatch. I’ll give it a month or two until it’s a bit warmer outside.

Hello everyone! Thank you so much, Ofelia, for having me to visit today. I’ve come ...