The Shearing Gun is one of my all-time favorite MM romances. I loved the setting in rural Australia and I loved that Hank was a farmer and sheep shearer, definitely not run-of-the-mill for gay romance. Any plans for a sequel/prequel involving Jimmy and Murray? I feel like they have a great story behind them.

Renae Kaye Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for enjoying my work. I have considered writing Jimmie and Murray's story - and I actually already know what happens in my head, but I've never attempted to write something that wasn't present day. The story took place 20 years ago, which doesn't sound a lot, but gay rights were in a different place, mobile phones were only just starting to take off, 9-11 hadn't happened, there was no trade deals in place with China for Australia, and in fact the Y2K scare hadn't even started... there's a lot to watch out for. I'd need to also research what was happening with the farming community of Western Australia about that time - whether there were drought conditions. Whether wool was selling, meat or were farmers cropping? If I remember rightly about that time, WA was just starting to plant canola crops and there was also a devastating locust plague.

So yes - as you can tell, it's in my head, percolating and planning. Murray's story is very dear to me - and I don't want to muck it up going in half-arsed. I think I need a little more writing experience behind me before I attempt to do this one - and lots and lots of homework.

The short answer to your question is: Yes. But not yet.

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