Update and a teaser!
Mar 02, 2023 4:06 am
Hi everyone! I've just gotten edits back for Peppermint Mocha Kisses, and my editor assures me it does not suck LOL. I'm so excited to share Eli and Randy with you. They're so cute together I can't stand it! This month I'll be working on three short stories that I have due soon. All of them are part of different anthologies that will be released later this year. Here's a sneak peek at one of them.
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COMING SOON!
I'm so excited to be a part of this fun anthology.
At an LGBTQ literary retreat in October of 2022, a group of authors met a particularly cantankerous elevator. Doors slamming open or closed for no apparent reason? Check. Scary noises, also for no apparent reason? Also, check. Were we concerned for our lives? Okay, listen…
This cranky elevator figured heavily into conversations for the next few days, many of which included expletives in a dozen languages, but eventually, it became a (somewhat) beloved mascot. Some people actually chose it over the other elevators!
The resulting mayhem is (number count) different author takes on the underlying story behind the elevator’s peculiar behavior. Possession? Poltergeists? Personified mechanical objects? Vampires?
All these unique stories come together in one volume: Midnight in the Renaissance Elevator. Join us as we attempt to explain the unexplainable, rationalize the unrationalizable, and give imagination free rein.
Proceeds for the sale of this book benefit The Trevor Project, which provides crisis support services to LGBTQ young people. More information can be found about this worthy cause at https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
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Brown Eyed Boy Part Twelve: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/uhaw8vg2go
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Here's a little teaser from Peppermint Mocha Kisses.
“I didn’t know you didn’t like decorating. Remember we used to get together to decorate them when we were kids? The adults would bake them, and we’d all decorate them.” It was a fun memory from my childhood.
“Yeah, I remember. I probably decorate the exact same way now as I did then.” He laughed when he said it, and once again I wondered why I felt so competitive against him and tried to keep him at arm’s-length.
“I love decorating them, but I’m not gonna lie, sometimes it’s hard to watch someone eat what took me hours to create.” It was true. I could be a little too picky about my decorated cookies.
“They’re beautiful. I’ve seen some of them. Why don’t you give those at the swap?”
“Oh boy. I can’t imagine how long it would take me to decorate that many cookies.” It was daunting just thinking about it.
“Sorry, but I won’t be volunteering to help with that job,” Eli said.
“I’m not even willing to consider it. That would be way too much work. I’d have to start in October, and by Christmas they’d be hard as rock.” We both laughed at that. It was nice to talk to someone who was as interested in baking cookies as I was.
“So, Randy. I’ve been meaning to ask.” He glanced in Shelly’s direction and leaned in closer to the counter.
I looked up to meet his eyes, and he smiled. “Are you seeing anyone?”
My eyes widened and I tried to control my shock. Eli was more of a take charge kinda guy than I had realized. How did I miss that? “I—no. No, I’m not seeing anyone.”
Preorder for March 23rd release!
Peppermint Mocha Kisses
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. #smalltown Romance, #opposites attract, #MM Romance
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Have you read Stone Hearts? Book three in the Stone Series, is about two gargoyles who don't have fated mates but can't deny the pull to each other. You can read the first three chapters here. https://amzn.to/3EKxUmM
Stone Hearts (The Stone Series Book 3)
BL Maxwell
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The Stone Series, now complete!
Series Link: mybook.to/StoneSeries
Two Guardians meant for war are now given the permission to love. After the last battle had been fought, and any threats have been eliminated, the watcher decrees that the guardians should go forth and live as they would choose. A life of freedom and happiness. But without a mate some of them have no idea how to accomplish this.
Aasim helped Jashik through the mending of his broken wing and his feelings for the injured gargoyle grew during the time they spent together. Aasim does not trust easily, but he has complete faith in Jashik, so when they’re told they should go and enjoy any happiness they can, he’s eager, but also a little hesitant as they decide to begin a life together. Neither of them has a mate, so the prospect of not being alone for eternity is very appealing to him, but still, he’s afraid to open his heart to the other gargoyle.
They were promised a lifetime of peace, but the arrival of an old forgotten foe brings all the gargoyles together to fight against a force that is strong enough to destroy everything they’ve worked so hard for. Love or duty, now they’ll all need to choose.
(All three books in The Stone Series center around gargoyles who have been brought to life to serve as guardians. Their lives of service change when they are given the opportunity to love. Each book can be read as a standalone but best read in order.)
#gargoyles #vampires #paranormalfantasy #mmfantasy #Clairvoyance #Dark-hunter #Honour vs duty #Fated Mates, #Friends to Lovers
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New Release!
Now available in Paperback
The Four Packs Trilogy: The Complete Series
Nic Starr And BL Maxwell
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A rare disease is wreaking havoc across the Four Packs and threatens the very existence of the shifter population, but for the sacrifices and actions of these brave men.
Three romances featuring wolf shifters and their fated mates.
Zander, an alpha who wasn’t destined to lead his pack, but is now essential to its survival. Marrok, a scientist from another pack whose knowledge is critical to saving his best friend, and ultimately the man he loves.
Grady, who’s resigned to a slow and agonizing death until fate steps in. Max, a man from another pack whose sacrifice and love changes Grady’s life forever.
Luca, a shy man whose blood gives life to his alpha and whose programming skills aid the life-saving work to find a cure for the disease. Max, an enforcer who shows Luca what living life to the full can be like, but has to save him from the clutches of an opposing pack if they are to have any kind of future at all.
Stories showcasing enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, opposites attract, and hurt/comfort themes.
Contains three novels: The Slow Death, The Ultimate Sacrifice, and The Final Salvation.
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Raven's a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever.
Raven's best friend Aik is a guardsman carrying a torch for the thief. A pickpocket and a guard? Never going to happen. And Aik’s ex-fiancé Silya, an initiate priestess in the midst of a magical crisis, hates Raven with the heat of a thousand suns.
This unlikely team must work together to face strange beasts, alien artifacts, and a world-altering threat. If they don’t figure out what to do soon, it might just be the end of everything.
Things are about to get messy.
Series Blurb:
The Tharassas Cycle is a four book sci-fantasy series set on the recently colonized world of Tharassas. When humans first arrived on planet, they thought they were alone until the hencha mind made itself known. But now a new threat has arisen to challenge both humankind and their new allies on this alien world.
Giveaway With Purchase:
I'm giving away the prequel, Tales From Tharassas, with all preorders - it contains The Last Run, The Emp Test, and a brand new short story the Fallen Angel. Just order the book and email me a proof of purchase at scott@jscottcoatsworth.com, and I'll send you the book on release day (March 16th).
Non-Exclusive Excerpt:
Spin’s voice echoed in his ear. “This is a bad idea, boss.”
“Shush,” Raven whispered to his familiar.
He needed to concentrate. Cheek and jowl against the smooth cobblestones, he held his breath and prayed to the gods that no one had seen him duck under the sea master’s ornate carriage. The setting sun cast long shadows from a pair of boots so close to his face that the dust and leather made him want to sneeze. Their owner was deep in conversation with the sea master, the hem of her fine mur silk trousers barely visible. The two women’s voices were hushed, and he could only make out the occasional word.
Raven rubbed the old burn scar on his cheek absently, wishing they would go away.
“Seriously, boss. I’m not from this world, and even I know it’s a bad idea to steal from the sea master.”
Though only he could hear Spin’s voice, Raven wished the little silver ay-eye would just shut up.
The hencha cloth-wrapped package in the carriage above was calling to him. He’d wanted it since he’d first seen it through the open door. No, needed it. Like he needed air, even though he had no idea what was inside. He scratched the back of his hand hard to distract himself from its disturbing pull.
An inthym popped its head out of the sewer grate in front of him, sniffing the air. Raven glared at the little white rodent, willing it to go away. Instead, the cursed thing nibbled at his nose.
Raven sneezed, then covered his mouth. He held his breath, staring at the boots. Don’t let them hear me.
A shiny silver feeler poked out of his shirt pocket, emitting a golden glow that illuminated the cobblestones underneath him. “Boss, you all right?” Spin’s whisper had that sarcastic edge he often used when he was annoyed. “Your heart rate is elevated.”
“Be. Quiet.” Raven gritted his teeth. Spin had the worst sense of timing.
The woman — one of the guard, maybe? — and the sea master stepped away, their voices fading into the distance.
Raven said a quick prayer of thanks to Jor’Oss, the goddess of wild luck, and flicked the inthym back into the sewer. “Shoo!”
He popped his head out from under the carriage to take a quick look around. There was no one between him and the squat gray Sea Guild headquarters. It was time. Grab it and go.
He reached into the luxurious carriage — a host of mur beetles must have spent years spinning all the red silk that lined the interior — and snagged the package. He hoped it was the treasury payment for the week. If so, it should hold enough coin to feed an orphanage for a month, and he knew just the one. “Got it.”
“Good. Now get us out of here.”
A strange tingling surged through his hand. Raven frowned.
Must have pinched a nerve or something.
Ignoring it, he stuck the package under his arm, slipped around the carriage, and set off down Gullton’s main thoroughfare. He walked as casually as he could, hoping no one would notice the missing package until he was long gone.
“We clear?”
Spin’s feeler blinked red. “No. Run! They’ve seen you.”
Raven ran.
Universal Buy Link:
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Giveaway:
Scott is giving away a $20 book gift card with this reveal – your choice of Amazon, B&N, Kobo or Smashwords. Enter for a chance to win:
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Author Bio:
Scott lives with his husband Mark in a yellow bungalow in Sacramento. He was indoctrinated into fantasy and sci fi by his mother at the tender age of nine. He devoured her library, but as he grew up, he wondered where all the people like him were.
He decided that if there weren’t queer characters in his favorite genres, he would remake them to his own ends.
A Rainbow Award winning author, he runs Queer Sci Fi, QueeRomance Ink, and Other Worlds Ink with Mark, sites that celebrate fiction reflecting queer reality, and is the committee chair for the Indie Authors Committee at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
Author Website: https://www.jscottcoatsworth.com
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NEW RELEASE!
Lockpick (Hell Dwellers MC Book 1) by Jessica Ames writing as Amy Thorn
Get it here: www.books2read.com/LockpickHDMC
Lockpick
Everything changed the day Malice walked out on me. He was the love of my life, the man I thought I was going to grow old with. Then he was gone and I was alone. I threw myself into my club and into my work until Malice is gunned down and left for dead.
Malice
Returning to Unity Creek was never part of my plan. I ran far and fast after my actions made me question whether I deserved to wear the Hell Dwellers MC patch.
But someone is gunning for me, and the only place I know I can run to is my old chapter. The problem is returning means facing my old life, and I’m not sure everyone is going to be happy to see me, especially Lockpick. I broke his heart when I left, but coming home might be the only way to save my life.
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Brina's News!
IRISH TRAVELLER’S E-BOOK IS 99 CENTS
US link: https://www.amazon.com/Irish-Traveller-Brina-Brady-ebook/dp/B0931928VK
International link: https://mybook.to/IrishTraveller
The disturbing disappearance of yet another young, red-haired gal from the Irish Travellers’ Caravan site has everyone on edge. Then Shamus Maguire’s twelve-year-old sister Erin vanishes.
While searching for clues to his sister’s disappearance, Shamus meets Lash Boswell, an older man from a Romani caravan. Lash decides to help Shamus, and they set out together to find the truth about the many disappearances.
Both their families disapprove of openly gay relationships. However, the tarot cards say these two are fated to be together. But to go public with their relationship, both would have family and friends forced to choose who they’ll stay true to, the family or Lash and Shamus.
Can a Romani and an Irish Traveller make their relationship work without alienating their families? More importantly, can they work together to find Erin?
Also available in paperback and on audio at regular price.
Available on Kindle Unlimited.
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Coming Soon!
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Facing the past is never fun, especially when it involves seeing the man you still love. When their lives are once again intertwined, is a second chance possible?
Ash once stabbed his heart when he broke up with him, who cares if it was high school, pain is still pain. And speaking of pain, this broken foot has done nothing but keep him stuck in Crawford City.
Ash is now the town doctor after his dad retired, which means when the incredibly handsome and totally pissed off Todd comes in, Ash is the only person in town who can treat him.
Like it or not, when Ash and Todd’s dads drop a major bomb on them, the two men are forced to deal with one another.
Will they find a way around teenage misunderstandings and bad choices to rekindle a love that’s never stopped boiling, or will their pride forever keep them apart?
NOTE: A Long Road Home is a low-heat (no explicit sex scenes,) sweet, high drama romance.
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In the beginning, three witch brothers were cursed by their homophobic father to live a life without love. As was their destiny, all three spend their lives unable to find a good man or keep one if they did. Things changed when their grandmother Gwen’s spirit intervened. With her help, each brother was able to break their curse and finally find their true love.
Setting the third brother free should have broken the curse for good, but the darkness still threatens everything. Why? Because he wasn’t the final brother. There is a another, a half-brother, unknown by any of them. The curse cannot be truly broken until the fourth brother too is found and he has his chance to find his true love.
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Daddies and Littles
When Daddy Hurts
Cover by Covers by Jo
Photographer Christopher John / Eric Taylor Guilmette
Models: Kevin R. Davis & Christopher John
Release date 3/31/23
https://books2read.com/WhenDaddyHurts
Daddies are supposed to be fierce and strong. Protectors of their boys.
But what happens when Daddy is the one who needs taken care of?
Stupid, unwritten rules.
Pfft.
Who came up with them anyway?
Daddy needs me now more than ever and I’m gonna be there for him just like he’s always been for me. Darn the rules, we’re a family and family is what matters most.
#Daddyboy #Littles #bookovers #familyvalues #gayromance #MM #MMromance #KindleUnlimited #readmoreromance #hurtcomfort #Ageplay #Daddy #bookstagram
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And because I love this cover...
Try To Forget
BL Maxwell
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Book One, Remember When:https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09FGF1NZ1
After being dumped by his boyfriend, spending the weekend alone wasn’t something Sam Braun was looking forward to. So, when the hairstylist that works next to his bookstore invites him to his hometown for the weekend, Sam jumps at the chance. Visiting the small town of Occident could be just what he needs to forget, at least for a few days.
Erik Thorne has lived his whole life in the same town where nothing new ever happens, and any stranger who comes to town is always a big deal. When his old friend Andy brings a friend home for the weekend, Erik is drawn to the man in a way that confuses him at first. But his curiosity about the gorgeous blond from the city gets the better of him, and he can’t resist spending more time with him.
Sam was hoping to forget his troubles when he meets Erik. While Erik can’t seem to think of anything besides the city boy with the bookstore he can’t wait to visit. Distance might not be the only thing that stands between them, as they find out admitting what you want isn’t always easy. Each book can be read as a standalone. #AgeGap, #MMRomance, #FriendsToLovers #OppositesAttract #SmallTownRomance #City/Country
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Discover a new author!
Here's this month's authors that are offering a freebie!
Collette Davidson is offering My Kinky Housemate
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Jax Stewart is offering Last Call
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