Happy Thanksgiving!
Nov 27, 2024 3:51 pm
Hi everyone! The past month has been crazy busy, but also very productive. Divided will be coming to audio soon, as well as A Lot of Snow For Christmas!
I cannot wait to share Wrapped Up in Tinsel with you! If you're an ARC reader and reviewer you can join my review team here: https://booksprout.co/reviewer/team/10101/bl-maxwells-review-team
Last chance to get a Christmas Card
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Right now you can get any of my blind date books on TikTok shop with free shipping (US ONLY) . I'll be adding a Christmas Box tomorrow! If you want to check it out here's the link. The first five get a free copy of A Lot of Snow For Christmas because it has a new edition now.
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NEW RELEASES!
Lance and Billie met and fell in love over their mutual love of food and their desire to start a successful business in the small town of Stoney Brook, Maine. They're determined to succeed, but now it's time for a vacation - a real vacation.
Billie plans a trip to Dublin, Ireland to explore Lance's Irish roots, but it takes a little convincing. But when Billie tells him they'll be spending time with an uncle who also runs a small café, Lance finds it more than enough and can't say no.
They spend their days trying new foods, exploring ancient wonders, and meeting more relatives than they could have imagined. And in an ancient castle, Lance discovers that everything he needs is right in front of him.
What starts out as a vacation ends up being life-changing, something Lance and Billie will never forget.
Remember Always
https://books2read.com/RememberAlways
Small Town City Series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BMQ2M9MQ
Link Stanton has been in love with Andy Lawson since they were in high school, and telling Andy he loved him was one of the biggest risks he’d ever taken. Now they’re happier than ever, engaged and living together in the small town of Occident.
Andy’s hesitant to give up the job in the city he worked so hard for, but the more time he spends with Link in their hometown the harder it is to go back to Sacramento to work. The town he couldn’t wait to leave has now become a refuge from the big city life he thought he wanted.
Link is happy, but there’s one more thing he wants to do, and he’ll need help from all their friends and family to pull it off. He asks Andy to marry him one more time but this time he’s got a date, and it’s only a couple of days away. It’s a lot to ask, but if they all pitch in, it’ll be as special as Link and Andy deserve. A Small Town City Series Novella.
This story follows up Remember When in the Small Town City Series.
NOW IN KU!
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O Deadly Night has returned, and our silent nights are so much more deadly. Festivities are hiding a multitude of sins, and where light and laughter should be, villains are instead. There are more than holly and mistletoe being hung in the hallways, and joy is short lived. Be careful with your holiday wishes, you might get more than you bargained for.
Join several dark MM authors as they crawl into the murkier side of the holidays while donating all proceeds to Rainbow Railroad and featuring stories by:
Here's the blurb for my short story The Boys
Syd Dufort is heartbroken when he discovers his fiancé has been cheating. Not wanting to wallow in front of his family for the holidays he decides to take the trip they’d planned as a honeymoon. Upon arriving in Iceland during the dark of winter, he immediately questions whether it was such a good idea.
Caleb Mies takes extra care to help the man he meets at the airport who is also staying at the remote hotel his family owns. Their family has a yearly tradition that’s not for the weak of heart, or those who choose to do evil deeds.
Caleb is drawn to Syd in ways he’s never experienced, while everything in Syd tells him to avoid the man who has shown him nothing but kindness. Both men are hiding secrets that will be revealed during Yule.
Tangled Weeds (Blinding Light Book Three)
https://books2read.com/TangledWeeds
Blinding Light https://books2read.com/BlindingLight
Faded Dreams https://books2read.com/FadedDreams
Just The Right Chord (Holiday Short) https://books2read.com/JTRChord
Blinding Light is back on the road! Easy and Liam are even harder to be around than they were before, and Rory’s still in love with Kai. Everything’s going great, until Glenn, their drummer, has an unfortunate accident and can’t play the drums. Lucky for everyone his nephew, Devon is also a drummer.
Devon Grimes has played the drums since he was old enough to hold a stick, but he’s never been known for his responsible choices or showing up anywhere on time. After being kicked out of the band he helped form he’s relieved when Blinding Light asks him to step in and jumps at the chance. Now if he can just prove that he’s not the screw up everyone thinks he is.
Johnny Brown was lead singer in an up-and-coming band until everything imploded on their first tour. Now he’s hoping to find new members that he can rebuild his dreams with and hopefully avoid the drama that destroyed the band. He’s a fan of Blinding Light and he’s more than curious about their new member, but rumors about his past make Johnny wonder if the hot drummer is worth the trouble. #second chance romance, #Rockstar Romance, #age gap, #friends to lovers
Tangled Weeds is part of the multi-author Road to Rocktoberfest 2024 series. Each book can be read as a standalone, but why not read them all and see what antics our bands get into next? Hot rockstars and the men who love them, what more could you ask for. Kick back, load up your kindle and enjoy the men of Rocktoberfest!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CST821YC
NEW AUDIOBOOKS
New Release!
Nuts and Bolts AUDIO
Part of Foggy Basin Small town MM Romance
https://books2read.com/NutsANDBolts
Preorder Nuts and Bolts Holiday: https://books2read.com/NutsNBoltsHoliday
Jack Hulbert has worked at the hardware store Nuts and Bolts since he was sixteen. He had big dreams of leaving town and traveling, but five years later, not much has changed, and he worries he’ll end up living the rest of his life in the small town he was born in.
Hudson Carter has been working in Sacramento for the past ten years, managing a big box store. He left Foggy Basin for college in the city and he never once looked back. His parents have owned the hardware store in town for two generations, and he’d hoped to avoid the same fate, but when his father tells him his plans to either sell the store or close it, he has a change of heart.
Hudson has been single for years, and a few bad breakups have left him jaded about finding the perfect partner. But he’s not prepared for the cute, and much younger man who knows far more than he does about running the hardware store and isn’t afraid to tell him. It’s time for this city boy to embrace his country roots and find out what really matters in his life, and a certain country boy is more than willing to help.
Below Deck
https://books2read.com/BelowDeck
JJ Carrington was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He’s used to flying in business class and spending all his holidays at the nicest resorts in the world. But lately he’s tired of the same vacation over and over again, and the long days of drinking and looking for his next hookup are starting to blur together.
Cory Wynn has been working on a cruise ship for the past year. He’d never traveled before that, and now he’s seen more Caribbean destinations than he even knew existed. He hoped to meet someone to fall in love with while at sea, but so far all he does is work.
JJ follows some of the passengers onto the cruise ship after partying with them all day. Security realizes he’s not a passenger, and they waste no time taking him into custody and explaining to him he’ll be dropped off at the next stop. JJ is used to getting his way in everything in life, but this time there’s no one to bail him out. He may have finally met his match in the cruise worker who has to share his cabin with him and can’t wait until the next stop to get him off the ship
Peppermint Mocha Kisses (PM Kisses Book One)
BL Maxwell
https://mybook.to/PeppermintMK
Randy Miller wants nothing more than to make a living selling the fantastic cookies he dreams up when he’s not working as a web designer. He’s always loved baking, but he’s afraid of taking the leap from hobby to business. Mostly he’s afraid of failing, and of Eli coming up with a better recipe.
Eli Canton has a crush. A big crush on someone who avoids him whenever he can. Eli loves everything about Randy, even if he’s grouchy and seems to work way too much. Eli knows he’s not all bad and hopes to have a chance with him someday.
A broken oven throws the two of them together, and even though Randy doesn’t want to admit it, he likes the time he spends with Eli. And Eli definitely can’t wait to spend more time with Randy. Now if only they can make it past the annual cookie exchange and possibly Valentine’s Day to their own sweet happy ending.
Dead Things (Spirit Boys Book One)
https://books2read.com/DeadThingsSB1
Book Two: https://books2read.com/LWTDSB2
Jordan Amid’s family has always been connected to the other side of the veil, but they follow a long tradition of secrecy, not telling outsiders all they can do. When an insistent spirit keeps showing up in the middle of the night, he knows he can’t keep it all from Bran any longer. Throwing his spirit from his body is only one of the skills he has, but he’s not sure its time to admit everything yet.
Bran Tanda is finally starting to accept and understand more of his necromancer abilities, but he’s still hesitant to embrace all the powers he knows he possesses, and even though he’s avoided the witches in his mother’s coven his ability is not only one they’re interested in.
Jordan’s family has kept their abilities secret for generations. Mostly to protect themselves from being used in ways that could bring more power to some at the expense of others. Especially when one of those secrets involves the ancient enemy that’s been behind most of the strange happenings around town. Jordan and Bran’s abilities will be tested, along with their relationship. More than their relationship will suffer if they fail.
NEW AUDIO RELEASE!
Blue Lightning
https://books2read.com/BlueLightning
Cole Ryan is bored. He’s lived in the same small town his whole life and has the same job. Nothing changes there and every morning when he goes for a run, those thoughts echo on repeat through his mind. Until today, on this day, something big happens and if he survives it, his life won’t be the same. Maybe boring old Hickory Crossing wasn’t so bad after all.
Driving in the rain, on his way to a delivery, Bobby Sanders is focused on the road, when a flash of blue light in the distance catches his eye. He witnesses a bolt of lightning strike a man running on the road ahead of him. He never suspected that bolt of lightning could change both their lives, not just the poor guy who was blown out of his shoes right in front of him.
When the persistent sound of whispering won’t go away, Cole questions his sanity. But maybe he’s not the only one experiencing strange things
PREORDERS!
Wrapped Up In Tinsel
Stevie Reynolds prefers to avoid people, and working as a tech guy at one of the big box electronic stores has guaranteed that. He does the repairs and lets the person at the counter deal with the rest, it’s perfect. Until this year, when the store is downsizing and he’s laid off just before Thanksgiving.
Garrett Juhl loves Christmas more than anyone has loved Christmas before him. Or at least he likes to tell himself that, and while he’s making deliveries for his job, he also pretends he’s Santa. But he’d rather not admit that to anyone.
Desperate for a job Stevie takes the first one he’s offered even if he’s not sure he’ll survive it. Being one of Santa’s elves at the local mall has never been something he’d consider, but he’s desperate. When Garrett goes to the mall to see this year's decorations he immediately notices the grouchy elf who even with a frown looks cute in his elf uniform. Maybe this year he could be the one who turns that frown upside down.
Preorder Nuts and Bolts Holiday: https://books2read.com/NutsNBoltsHoliday
Nuts and Bolts: https://books2read.com/NutsANDBolts
Hudson Carter returned to Foggy Basin and now owns his family’s hardware store Nuts and Bolts. He not only gained a new business when he moved home, he also found the love of his life.
Jack Hulbert loves all the changes his new boss and boyfriend, Hudson, has made to the old, failing hardware store. But as the holiday season gets closer, he wants to do something different this year.
Jack is from a big family, while Hudson’s an only child. When Hudson suggests both families spend the holiday at their house Jack is hesitant but willing to give it a try knowing there will be chaos but always ready for a challenge.
Hi everyone! I'm excited to announce I'll be a part of Monster Match season two! I cannot wait to dive into this new world and get to know my characters even more.
Monster Match is a multi author series with 10 amazing authors writing 10 amazing stories about monsters matching with the perfect human for them! This is a shared world series but all books can be read as standalones.
Cover reveals begin December 1st group hop style!
December 1st: Ashlynn Mills
December 2nd: Amanda Meuwissen
December 3rd: Kota Quinn
December 4th: Jacey Davis
December 5th: Thcompton Author
December 6th: Kit Barrie
December 7th: BL Maxwell
December 8th: Megs Pritchard
December 9th: TJ Nichols
December 10th:Kiyle Brosius
My book is Trolling For Love and centers around an Icelandic troll who has grown tired of his life, and limited options in Iceland. He decides to take a chance and ... well you'll have to wait for more LOL.
Trolling for Love Preorder: https://books2read.com/TrollingForLove
Series link: https://mybook.to/MonsterMatchS2
SALE 
99¢ Until December 1
Chains Required by BL Maxwell
https://books2read.com/ChainsRequired
Rio and Caden have been together for a few years now. It’s a rare weekend they get to spend alone. When Rio suggests they get away to Tahoe for the weekend a few weeks before Christmas, Caden is too excited to even think of saying no. They start their trip and even though they think they’ve planned for every emergency, they can’t control what Mother Nature has in store for them.
When the car in front of them spins out in the newly fallen snow, they stop to help and soon find out that Caden’s not as alone in this world as he had originally thought. A few more planned surprises make for a special weekend for these hard-working guys who really deserve a weekend getaway.
Can be read as a standalone. #friendstolovers #MMromance #lgbtqshortstory #MMHolidayRomance
99¢ Ends December 1
A Lot of Snow For Christmas
https://books2read.com/ALotOFSnow
Jack Mathews wanted to get away from the city and enjoy some time on the slopes. He’d rented a nice cabin in the mountains and was more than ready to spend some time alone before the holidays.
Being from a large family, Ronnie Diaz decided this was a good year for him to spend a white Christmas with his dog, Chewie. He’s looking forward to some peace and quiet, but no amount of planning would have helped when the weather took a turn for the worse.
Two strangers with very different lifestyles stuck together in a snow-covered cabin with no heat or power. It might take more than a cute dog to help them survive it. #mmromance #stranded #oppostitesattract #holidayromance #grumpy/sunshine
