Weekend Update!
May 30, 2025 3:36 pm
Hi everyone! I'm still in the PNW. We spent two days at Forks Washington and it's been amazing. Without Twilight I would not have met some of my best friends, and I would never have become a writer. It has been so fun seeing the inspiration for the books and some of the areas used in the movies. Soon we'll be back in Portland and getting ready for the Hot and Steamy convention this weekend!
I updated Digging! Here's chapter six: https://BookHip.com/XXBNCCA
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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.
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Haunting Destiny
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It’s Christmas, and an invitation to a party is too tempting for Wade and Jason to pass up. When The Running Scared Paranormal Research crew realize it’s not just a party but a gathering of all the paranormal investigators in the area, they’re suspicious but excited to meet others in their same business.
A mystery, a ghost, and a love story play out for them through the evening on board the riverboat docked in Old Sacramento where the party is held.
After the party, Wade and Jason decide to take a big step in their relationship. One they’ve both wanted for years, but never seemed to find the perfect time for. In a spur of the moment decision, they decide to go for it, and even a snowstorm won’t stop them from getting married. With the help of all-wheel drive, Santa, and a ghost, they’ll get their happy ending. #FriendsToLovers#Ghosts#Ghosthunters#PNR#MMRomance
Sugar and Spice Kisses
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Randy Miller is living his dream come true. His cookie business has taken off since he started it just before Christmas, and he’s in love. He never thought he’d find the love he’d always dreamed of with someone he’d known his whole life, and who he’d always thought of as competition.
Eli Canton is happier than he’s ever been. He’s living with Randy, the love of his life. They spend their nights getting to know each other better, and baking when they’re not distracted by each other. He’s proud to know Randy’s business is as successful as it is, and he’s more than willing to help him make it even better.
When Valentine’s Day rolls around, both Randy and Eli want to surprise each other. They’ve only been together a few months, but neither can imagine loving someone else the way they love each other. If they can both pull off their plans, Valentine’s Day could be even more exciting than Christmas was, and definitely full of more surprises. #friends to lovers #Gay Romance #Holiday Romance
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Finding Isaac
Foggy Basin Season Two
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Series Link:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DST7K6BR
Isaac Grant has lived in Foggy Basin for all of his twenty-three years. Everything was perfect until his favorite friend with benefits, Jack, met the love of his life. Sure, he was happy for Jack, but he missed him and wanted someone of his own to keep him warm at night, or to get into trouble with.
Tig Sawyer left Foggy Basin after only living there for a little over a year. He graduated from high school and moved onto an out-of-state college and, for the most part, never looked back. But memories of that slower pace always came back to him when he was neck deep in work, and his personal life.
Isaac was never looking for a relationship and was more than
happy to live his life loose and free, but since meeting Tig, he wonders why he never wanted someone of his own. He also questions why someone like Tig, who has his life together and always seems happy as hell, would want to take him on. But there’s something in the way Tig looks at him that says he’s more than willing.
Welcome to Foggy Basin Season Two. Just passing through? No problem. Here to stay, well, better find your place. Sit back, relax and get to know the townsfolk. They love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone but why not stay and get to know us and read them all.
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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.
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Brina Brady
https://books2read.com/FindingArchie
Keywords: MM Romance, Small Town, Proximity, Hurt &Comfort, Irish teacher, Blue Star Diner server
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Archie Star’s life had always been marked by loneliness. After losing his mother at eleven, he was left with a father who never quite knew what to do with him. Even after earning a literature degree, Archie felt like a ghost in his own home, unseen and unneeded. When his cousin Andrew offered him a job at the Blue Star Diner in Foggy Basin, he took it as a sign. With nothing but a duffel bag and a restless heart, he climbed onto his motorcycle and rode toward a fresh start, hoping to find a place where he could finally breathe.
Andrew secured him a room in the home of Brogan Finnegan, a charming Irish high school teacher with a storyteller’s soul. Brogan had traveled the world before settling in Foggy Basin, drawn to teaching after years of volunteering in communities abroad. His warm home and steady presence offered Archie something he hadn’t felt in years—comfort, safety, and maybe even belonging.
But it was Brogan himself who truly captivated Archie.
What started as quiet conversations over late-night cups of tea and shared glances across rooms soon became something deeper. Two men, both searching for connection in their own way, found solace in each other. In the gentle rhythm of daily life, in the laughter that softened the edges of their pasts, they pieced themselves together. And in doing so, they learned that home isn’t always a place—it’s a person.
Finding Archie is a story of love, healing, and the unexpected places where we find home.
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Welcome to Foggy Basin, Season Two. Just passing through? No problem. But if you’re here to stay, you’d better find your place. The townsfolk love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone, but why not stay a while and read them all?
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Brina Brady
https://books2read.com/RuggedRetreat
Age Gap Opposites Attract 
Pride Camp 
MM Romance 
Tents 
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Clayton Robinson figured his cozy little pub in Lodi, California, was the perfect spot to settle. He loved the regulars, the sound of glasses clinking, the easygoing rhythm of it all—but no matter how comfortable he got, there was always that itch for the open road. Relationships? Too risky. They’d only tie him down. But then he walked into the Rainbow Coffee Shop in Stockton and saw Sawyer—specifically, the handmade rainbow bracelet on his wrist.
Sawyer Gallagher wasn’t the type to put himself out there. Quiet, a little guarded, he wore his heart on his wrist—literally. That bracelet? It was his quiet hope for something more, a tiny beacon for connection. He wasn’t great at letting people in, but when Clayton noticed that little detail, everything shifted.
What was supposed to be a casual, “Hey, you should stop by my pub sometime,” turned into a spur-of-the-moment road trip to Pride Camp. Except fate had other plans, and suddenly, they were on a detour neither saw coming. As the miles rolled by, walls came down. Secrets slipped out. Dreams got shared. And that spark between them? Yeah, it turned into something way bigger than either of them expected.
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!
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Coming 6/6/2025
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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
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Pride Camp 2025
Only One Tent
Coming 6/4/2024
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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!
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Givin’ Me Fitz, Prey for the Hunter, Book 2
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Series link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CCZW45HJ
Can a man who has dedicated his life to upholding the law and the president of an outlaw motorcycle club find enough common ground for their mutual attraction to grow into more?
Disillusioned with his career in law enforcement and having given up on finding his one and only, J. Fitzgerald Morgan packs his bags and heads west to Las Vegas where he joins Sparks Bail Bonds as a bail recovery agent. A bounty hunter, which isn’t as glamorous as portrayed in the movies. Will the career move fulfill his need for justice to prevail?
Sawyer “Bones” Abbott is the president of the Pahrump Steel Cowboys, an outlaw motorcycle club that Bones is trying to turn legit against the wishes of several of his club brothers. The responsibilities of the MC’s five businesses rest heavily on his shoulders, especially when another club sets its sights on taking over the Cowboys’ holdings.
Fitz and Bones go on a date that ends well, but Bones ghosts him. Can the two men put the hurt feelings behind them and work together to find one of Bones’ employees when the guy disappears right before a legitimate moneymaker that the Cowboys have invested heavily in?
The question circling Bones’ mind is… When will the man stop Givin’ Me Fitz?
When Sparks Fly, Prey for the Hunter, Book 1
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Book 2, Emerald Waves – coming 9/19/2025
https://books2read.com/Primordial2
From Authors Layla Dorine & TL Travis
Series Page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK4QWL6L
How does one achieve a firm but gentle hand with talons?
Well, step one involves keeping the claws in check.
And avoidance.
Both of which my big brother told me would fail.
I tried them anyway. Several times, several different ways.
No matter the method, Ionus was right—just don’t tell him I admitted to that.
Fate dropped sweet, timid Emerson into Caro’s err, wings? Arms? Clutches? Now it’s up to Caro what to do with him.
Emerald Waves is book 2 in the Primordial Protectors series. An omega with a haunting past, a protector with zero clue how to be a mate. How can they be what each other needs when they don’t even know what they need themselves?
Amethyst Storms
Primordial Protectors book 1
https://books2read.com/Primordial1
A fierce dragon protector meets a thrill-seeking human who takes too many risks and somehow manages to capture his ardent heart. Could this be the mate he’s dreamed of or his worst nightmare?
Amethyst Storms is book 1 in the Primordial Protectors series. What happens when a fierce stickler of a dragon meets a thrill seeking human. Sounds like an ad for man seeking man, right? Well, we can promise you it’s anything but that.
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Available Now: Echoes of a Muted Song
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MM Rockstar Romance
Bi Awakening
Falling in love on tour
Wild and uninhibited, Johnny gives the performance of a lifetime every time he gets up on the stage. He's been doing it for so long that the nights have blurred into an endless series of shows, parties, and partners, none of which make him truly happy anymore.
For all he's been able to accomplish, the one thing he's never done before was fall in love.
Until now.
Sudden, swift and unexpected, it's something he's ill equipped to handle, especially when the person he's fallen for isn't even a hundred percent certain he's into guys. It's more like he's dipping his toes into the pool with Johnny as his very eager, very willing partner. Only now that they've reached a point where Johnny's feelings are involved, he's not sure if his heart can handle living in limbo until Draven makes his decision.
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Throwback Reads!
Nuts and Bolts
https://books2read.com/NutsANDBolts
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. #age gap, #city/country, #workplace romance, #small town romance
