Welcome to the Weekend!
Jun 08, 2025 2:56 pm
Happy Pride! Welcome to the weekend! This has been a busy week, the check engine light came on in my car so now the mechanic is working on it what is wrong. I'm hoping its a cheap fix LOL.
I'm still reading the SOS Hotel series and I'm up to book 8. This really is a fun read I've loved every book and I'm sad there's only two more.
I'm putting the finishing touches on Camping 101 and it's been a lot of fun to write. I hope you're checking out the books that were released this week in the Pride Camp series.
Digging Chapter Seven: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/uw8trxbjnk
I keep forgetting to share I'm in the We Shall Rise Anthology! There are actually two volumes. Volume 1 is for reproductive rights and Volume 2 is to support LGBTQIA+ rights.
https://a.co/d/fA3zAE5
We Shall Rise Anthology: LGBTQIA2S Vol 2
Inclusivity, Equality, Diversity. Join the fight for Equal LGBTQIA+ rights.
- With our heads held high and a love far stronger than their hate, we get to decide our fate. Because it's our lives, and they can't change who we are inside.
- Whether we’re wearing an outward smile or silently screaming, inequality we can not abide. They can’t change who we are or who we love.
- This We Shall Rise anthology is a collection of stories involving LGBTQIA+ rights and the struggles faced in their daily lives.
- All proceeds from We Shall Rise, Volume Two will go to The Trevor Project.
Please check here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XlD46QU887xU-YeKVkhxUV2XhJ7wLRDLiASRGz_9KA4/edit
for content warnings pertaining to each individual story. Remember, your health matters, mental and physical.
PRIDE SPECIALS!
For the month of June, everything in my Payhip and TikTok store is 10% off. I still need to add more books to my TikTok store, so just message if you don't see something you want. It's also free shipping there after 30$. Also there is an option to choose which book you get as a blind date book. Even if you know what you're getting it's fun to unwrap a book especially with all the extras. I'll be adding this option to my PayHip store too, but always message me if you don't find something you want.
It's easiest to go to my TT shop through the app. Go to Shop, then search BL Maxwell Blind Date Books. OR you can try this link.
Check out BL Maxwell Writer’s shop on TikTok!
Coming Soon!
Preorder for June 23 Release!
https://books2read.com/Camping101
Series Link: Series link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPNGWH52
Camping 101
BL Maxwell
Covers by: Covers By Jo
Gavin Johnson has been camping as long as he can remember. His family spent a few weeks every summer either on the coast of California or in the forests of the Sierra enjoying the simple life and getting closer to nature. Which is why when he had the opportunity to buy Camp Acorn where he’d worked in his twenties, he jumped at the chance.
Wyatt Jackson loves his life. He has everything he wants or needs at home. But he starts to crave change. He wants a new start, and new experiences. When he sees an ad for a camp for adults nestled deep in the Sierra, he registers for a two-week stay before he has the chance to change his own mind, and quickly regrets that decision.
Staying in a cabin for two weeks is supposed to be an adventure, but Wyatt soon realizes it’s far from luxurious, and there’s also poison oak, bugs, and rattlesnakes to watch out for. Gavin is always there to lend a hand and really wants them all to have fun. Afterall, that’s what Camp Acorn is all about, teaching adults how to have fun and survive in the wilderness, even if they complain the whole time.
NOW ON AUDIO!
https://books2read.com/MeltingDarkness
Melting Darkness
Ben and his new mate, Leon, left the safety of Alaska so Leon could learn to live with humans and gain more control over his lust for blood. They arrive in Eureka and stay with Bens friends Lucas and Brennan, another mated vampire couple. They plan to slowly expose Leon to humans and let him adjust to the constant need that haunts him.
Lucas has always avoided contact with The Twelve. That changes when Brennan is taken by a group of vampires intent on destroying one mate while capturing the other. After waiting several human lifetimes to find his mate, Lucas wont sit back and lose Brennan. They're all forced to seek out The Twelve, the ancient vampires who rule over all others.
When they reach the hidden fortress of the Consortium, they soon realize there's more going on than they ever could have imagined. They're forced to become the hunters through an unfamiliar landscape where not only are they the predators, but quite possibly the prey.
#vampire, #fated mates #Gay paranormal romance
SALE!
Divided
https://books2read.com/BLDivided
The four Stroud brothers were all born into magic, and when they all come of age their powers will be revealed. It all sounds like a fairytale, but not all magic is good. Their mother embraced the darkness and paid with her life.
Finn Stroud was happy working on the family farm until the day his father announced it was time for them all to go out and find their place in the world, and their magic. He and his four brothers knew this was the tradition of the Imagi people who were meant to wield elemental magic, but Finn soon finds how ill prepared he was for the real world.
Alwin travels from town to town using his own brand of magic to get what he can from anyone that crosses his path. His luck runs out and he’s left along the side of the road in a rainstorm. Finn offers him shelter and Alwin offers to guide him in the ways of magic, but everything has a price. A dark fairytale retelling of The Four Clever Brothers.
#mmromance #mmfairytaleromance #mmfairytaleretelling #magicalrealism #gayromance #darkfairytale #darkromance
Wrapped Up In Tinsel
Steve 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 Steve 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. #loveislove #lgbtbooks #booklovers #lgbtqbooks #readersgonnaread #lgbtqbookstagram #mmholiday #mmholidays #mmholidayromance
BOOKFUNNEL PROMOS
Sci-fi & Fantasy Series Sale May-June 2025
https://books.bookfunnel.com/sci-fi-fantasy-series-sale-may-june/ipa058vgdj
MM ROMANCE BOOKS $4.99 and UNDER
https://books.bookfunnel.com/mmromancebooksunder499/amlib692wv
June 2025 LGBT New Releases
https://books.bookfunnel.com/june2025lgbtreleases/w1ext6hrio
Pride Romance 2025
https://books.bookfunnel.com/prideromance2025/4qabt4ydi3
Spring Into Summer: M/M Romance in Kindle Unlimited
https://books.bookfunnel.com/spring_into_summer_mm_romance/jbnh97lpgm
Myth, Legends, & Fairy Tales June
https://books.bookfunnel.com/myth-legends-fairy-tales-june/efx3uf63ep
AUTHOR NEWS!
Brina Brady
https://books2read.com/SecretsAboard
On KU
Age Gap, Hurt to Comfort, Forced Proximity, Gay Pride Cruise, Cabin Boy, Cruise Captain, Opposites Attract, Workplace Romance
Luka trades the short-term approval of his lover by helping with a home robbery for the gilded cage of Captain Clarke’s cruise ship.
A year of servitude, a court-mandated reprieve from prison, all thanks to his influential father’s deal. Sadly, Luka’s immediate future includes scrubbing the decks and hauling suitcases, a stark contrast to the prison sentence he could have faced alongside his lover, Maleko. Haunted by the ghost of his lover’s absence and his own guilt, Luka grapples with newfound tenderness coming from the least expected person.
Captain Westly John Clarke, an experienced maritime hardliner, enforces the court’s contract with grim adherence. Beneath the surface, something shifts. Luka’s boyish charm chips away at the older man’s icy exterior. Still, he keeps Luka at arm’s length, unable to forget the bitter memories of the young man’s past. As the Captain battles his own awakening heart and hidden secrets, his compass spins out of control, adding to the chaos.
Series:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLKWB4JJ
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Brina Brady
https://books2read.com/RuggedRetreat
Age Gap Opposites Attract Pride Camp MM Romance Tents Risk taking
Sawyer Gallager
Sawyer, the shy barista is profoundly lonely, yearning for a connection he's unsure how to make. His fear of rejection often holds him back, though he openly wears a rainbow bracelet in hopes of finding a community and perhaps, even love. His parents homeschooled him and didn’t allow him to leave the fenced in farm. He had no contact with others until he ran away after finding disturbing information about his parents.
Clayton Robinson
Clayton appreciates the comfort of his pub in Lodi, California, but he still feels the draw of the open road. He fears connecting with one special person will rob him of the freedom he cherishes. Then, he steps into the Rainbow Coffee Shop in Stockton, California and meets Sawyer, wearing a homemade rainbow bracelet. Everything changed after their first meeting.
What starts as a simple invitation and a ride grows into something more than either man could have imagined as they embark on a journey of discovery about each other's pasts, their dreams, and the vulnerabilities each has tried to keep hidden.
Welcome to Pride Camp where diversity and inclusion is our motto. We’ve got daddies, mommies, littles, pets and families of all kinds. So, unroll your sleeping bag, make a couple smores, and enjoy the show!
Series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPNGWH52
**G!VE@WAY**
OPEN INTERNATIONALLY
And now, the BIG, IMPORTANT NEWS: we’re doing a g!ve@away for all those who will preorder the prelude of the new crossover series we are co-authoring. For every 50 preorders, we’re offering a $10 Amazon giftcard to a random winner. The greater the number of preorders, the more gift cards to win (ie, for 100 preorders, we'll offer 2 gift cards, for 200, there will be 4 lucky winners, and so on.)
Here are some things to expect from the new crossover series:
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INTO HELL: PRELUDE: HOLDING CELL: RETURN TO THE ISLAND (Cowboy Gangster/The Base Crossover Series)
Hot, fierce gay vigilantes
Established couples
Black-hearted villains
Dangerous situations
Rogue detectives and FBI agents
Human trafficking
"They thought they were done with that place. But Hell took new victims and their cries could not be ignored."
Months have passed since the gangsters and the men from The Base ventured to the island of horrors to rescue their loved ones stolen from them.
Abandoned after the rescue, the island has been taken over by human sex traffickers and turned into a “holding cell” for trafficked victims awaiting auction. Agent Alvarez and his band of rogue agents follow a lead to the rock of horrors just off the coast of Costa Rica. The former nightmare of The Island has grown, and this time, a lone team may not be enough to take down the ringleaders and rescue the innocent trapped in the bowels of the horror show.
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Grab these books on #Sale #Pride the month of June!
https://books2read.com/rl/Pride2025Sale
For $3.99
Littles in the Wild #Preorder coming 6/13/2025
Pick Us, Daddy also on #Audio
Ahoy Daddy! also on #Audible
For $2.99
Summer Boy also on #ACX
Heat
Grab the Daddy’s Pride Anthology on #sale for $2.99 until 6/15/2025!
#Pride2025 #gayromance #readmoreromance #bookstagram #mustread #Holiday #romancebookaddict #bookdragon #QueerRomance #MMRomanceBooks #QueerBookstagram #QueerBooks #GayBookstagram #readingrainbow #readqueerallyear #romancestagram #RomanceBooks
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#NewRelease
Now you can binge Guarding The Gods in one place and it’s in #KindleUnlimited
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You've been rocked by The Rock Gods and now it's time to meet the men who have their backs in the spin-off series: Guarding The Gods. The stories in this series will give you a glimpse at what goes into protecting two world class rock bands while they perform around the globe.
I hope you'll continue this journey with me, as I give you a backstage pass to another side of the music world in which the players work hard and they love even harder.
Books in the Guarding The Gods series:
Book 1: Zac's Mulligan
Book 2: Honor and Pride
Book 3: More Than My Words
Book 4: The Black Key Journal
#Bodyguards #romanticsuspense #MM #mustread #oneclick #readmoreromance #romance #QueerRomance #MMRomanceBooks #QueerBookstagram #QueerBooks #GayBookstagram #readingrainbow #readqueerallyear #romancestagram #RomanceBooks #booksta #QueerReads
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#NewRelease
Grab it on #sale for $3.99 while you can!
Pride Camp 2025
Only One Tent
https://books2read.com/OnlyOneTent
Series link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPNGWH52
Six days of camping -- with him -- no, no, no!
Skyler has a great career and super friends. Everything he could want, except for a daddy. But he’s been wrangled into a PRIDE camping trip, so maybe he can relax and stop worrying about what he’s missing. That is until his least favorite client ever is pushed on him.
Nelson Crowel, Crow to his friends, has been thinking about a snarky lawyer ever since the wedding they recently attended. And no one needs a daddy as much as Skyler, but Skyler hates him. His friends have warned him Skyler doesn’t have his own equipment for this, and there’s only one tent he can share—Crow’s.
This has disaster written all over it. An enemies to lovers romance.
Welcome to Pride Camp where diversity and inclusion is our motto. We’ve got daddies, mommies, littles, pets and families of all kinds. So, unroll your sleeping bag, make a couple smores, and enjoy the show!
#summercamp #vacation #littles #daddies #mommies #Pride2025 #kindleunlimited #readmoreromance #QueerRomance #MMRomanceBooks #QueerBookstagram #QueerBooks #GayBookstagram #readingrainbow #readqueerallyear #romancestagram #RomanceBooks #booksta #QueerReads
#Preorder grab it on #sale for $3.99 while you can!
Pride Summer Camp 2025
Lost Little Boy
Coming 6/16/2024
https://books2read.com/u/49098Y
Series link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPNGWH52
When Perry Castle finds a man behind a dumpster in a pool of blood outside the building where he works as a janitor, he stumbles into action without thinking. After the man is taken away in an ambulance, the victim of a possible mugging, Perry chalks it up as an exciting story to tell when he gets older and carries on with his life.
Wexler Grassley III, while on the way to meet his overbearing father for drinks, is attacked and shoved behind a dumpster in the dirty alley behind the Liberty Building where the family company resides. The next morning, he awakes in the hospital with only foggy memories of a brown-eyed angel who covered him with something and told him everything would be okay.
When he returns to the Liberty Building to thank the employee who helped him and offer compensation for the young man’s trouble, he meets Perry, the most adorable guy he’s ever seen. After offering a cash gift to Perry, Wex is surprised when it’s turned down in lieu of a favor. “There’s this camping thing I want to go to, but I need a chaperone.”
What has Wex stumbled into when he agrees to attend Pride Camp with a beautiful boy who doesn’t know he’s a boy? A lost little boy?
Welcome to Pride Camp where diversity and inclusion is our motto. We’ve got daddies, mommies, littles, pets and families of all kinds. So, unroll your sleeping bag, make a couple of s’mores, and enjoy the show!
#summercamp #vacation #littles #daddies #mommies #Pride2025 #kindleunlimited #readmoreromance #QueerRomance #MMRomanceBooks #QueerBookstagram #QueerBooks #GayBookstagram #readingrainbow #readqueerallyear #romancestagram #RomanceBooks #booksta #QueerReads
#Preorder book 8 now – Omega Secret coming 6/18/2025
https://books2read.com/Omegasecret
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The Omega Misfits
From Author Wendy Rathbone
https://books2read.com/rl/OmegaMisfitsSeries
Book 1 – Trust No Alpha
Book 2 – The Alpha’s Fake Mate
Book 3 – Alpha’s Embrace
Book 4 – Single Omega Dad
Book 5 – Omega Chattel
Book 6 – Omega Untamed
Book 7 – An Omega for Christmas
Book 8 – Omega Secret
It’s a world gone mad. The Alphas are out of control.
When you discover you’re not who you thought you were, the nightmare begins.
A non-shifter, Omegaverse love story’s of rescue, first time, fertility issues, healing from sexual trauma, forbidden love, fated mates, knotting/bonding. Each book is a standalone and can be read in any order and have a HEA.
#alpha #omega #dark #fantasy #scifi #kindleunlimited #MMRomanceBooks #QueerBookstagram #GayBookstagram #readingrainbow #readqueerallyear #QueerReads #bookwormlife #fantasybookseries #fantasyfiction #fantasynovel #fantasyreads #fantasyromance #instareads #readersofinstagram #readmoreromance #romancebookstagram
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Rockstars need love too 
where are my rockstar romance lovers? 
Who loves music with a pinch of angsty if it’s you I’ve got three rockstar romances for you, including my newest release! 
Happy Reading Ya’ll
Echoes of a Muted song: https://books2read.com/u/mqOGEe
MM Rockstar Romance
Bi Awakening
Falling in love on tour
Daddy Kink
Echoes of a Muted Song – A Follow up to Damaged Saints and the official kickstart of the Blissfully Immune Tour
#RockstarRomance
#BandFamily
#RoadtripRomance
#Lifeontheroad
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Damaged Saints https://books2read.com/u/4jyXrv
Rebounding from Betrayal
Adorably loving St. Bernards
Oh the things you can do with drumsticks
Read the book that introduced Jagger, Johnny, Draven and the rest of the amazing band.
#originallyrics
#MMMromance
#polyrelationship
#Brotherhoodofbandmates
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Tattered Angel: https://books2read.com/u/38GzBL
Speed traps and Roadblocks
Rescuing a kitty in the middle of a roadtrip
Talented musician playing for the dishes in a restaurant dishwashing room
#jealousloveinterest
#SlowBurn
#DemisexualMC
#Rockstarromance
