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!!! 4 Book Anniversary Giveaway !!!

 

On April 5th, 2014, I published my first book, Taking Lance. Written in fun, I never expected it to see the light of day. Those who’ve followed me for awhile know the story. I’d been writing for decades but had never shown even one of my stories to anyone. Taking Lance was different because something had me sending it to my best friend. With her encouragement – and a lot of fear on my part – I published it. Here I am 15 books later with no intention of stopping anytime soon.

A lot has happ...

Pen Names, Deception, Hurting Readers – The Latest M/M Drama

It seems like every other week there’s some type of drama in the reading world. I basically stay on the outside looking in. That’s intentional.  Very particular about my privacy, I don’t attempt to get close to too many people in the real or virtual worlds. I keep to myself. And I don’t throw out fake b.s. stories about who I supposedly am.

I save my fiction for my books.

Candi Kay is obviously a pen name. I’ve made no secret of that. A lot of authors use pseudonyms for a variety of reasons....

Eros – 50% Off Valentine’s Day Sale!

Ah, Eros, the god of love and lust. I’ve always been a sucker for a good romance and the story of Eros and Psyche from Greek Mythology has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. I knew when I started publishing my books that I’d write an updated version of their story, only with two men instead of a male and female. And of course I had to add Aphrodite, Eros’ mother. I had a blast writing Aphrodite. She’s not been to Earth in awhile so she doesn’t quite know how to dress to f...

Quickie ‘Willy #5’ Excerpt

First things first…

I’ve never screamed so loud during a football game and Alabama has had a lot that came down to the final play. It’s a good thing I have a strong heart. Good Lord, that was one hell of a game.

Until next year.

So Long, 2017! Looking Ahead, Personal Stuff

I know it’s not a very good idea to basically disappear shortly after a book release. I’ve been around. I’ve just not typed a blog post. I’ve read every email, Goodreads message, and Facebook message I’ve received and I’m almost 100% sure that I’ve responded to them all.

With this being an end of the year/start of a new one post, I’ll say this…. I was very happy to see 2017 end.

I’ll start with the good stuff first and then get to why 2017 couldn’t get behind me fast enough.

Professionally, 2...

Willy’s World, ARC Drama, This and That

I’ve not typed a real blog post in awhile so I decided to do it now when things have slowed down a little in my real world.

 

Willy’s World

Thank you to everyone who has downloaded Barry the Lonely Reindeer & His Bashful Elf. I hope you all enjoy it. The series has been a fun ride for me and hope for you as well. I’m already excited about introducing you guys to Dylan and Cole in book #5 next year. The guy in the photo below is my Dylan inspiration. Dylan is a bad boy but he has a good heart...

Barry the Lonely Reindeer & His Bashful Elf (Willy the Kinky Elf, #4) Now Live!

Barry the Lonely Reindeer & His Bashful Elf is now live on all major e-tailers, including Google Play. To everyone who has embraced this series, I can’t thank you enough. Willy #1 wasn’t written to be a series but I kept hearing Willy’s non-squeaky elf voice in my non-pointy ear telling me that he had a lot more to say, damn it.

Willy #4, Email Subscribers, Congrats, & Some Personal Stuff

I am up to my ears in final edits for Barry the Lonely Reindeer & His Bashful Elf (Willy #4). In the next day or so I’ll be uploading the edited manuscript to Amazon so the final product will go out to readers on November 1st. To those who have pre-ordered the story, thank you! I hope you all enjoy Barry and Ricky’s story. There are quite a few changes I’ve had to make in the past few days. All I can say is thank God for editors. Mine found some things that sounded perfectly fine to my littl...

Heartbroken

I woke up Monday morning to the horrific news of what happened in Vegas. I’d actually gotten text alerts throughout the night but I didn’t quite understand the magnitude of what had occurred until I got up and turned on the news.

It absolutely disgusts me that people can’t even go to a music festival or a nightclub or anywhere else these days without worrying about some idiot opening fire. This post isn’t about gun rights or politics so please don’t leave comments or email me about that. It’s...

New Site and Lots of Frustration

I’ll get to the point. For some reason I lost everything on this site. Apparently my lack of backing things up bit me in the butt. Because I’m not willing to pay an outrageous amount to figure out what happened, I’m being forced to start all over again. To say I’m upset is an understatement. I don’t post a lot but what I do post is important to me. I’ve had my private meltdowns over this as I’ve gone back and forth with several tech folks over the past few days. I finally said, “screw it,” an...