Weekend Update!
Jan 24, 2025 7:40 pm
SORRY TO RESEND! I forgot to attach this weeks Cookie Chapter!!!
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Hi everyone! Welcome to the weekend. I am happy to say I am staying home all weekend to write, and hoping for some rain. We haven't had any for weeks so we're all ready.
I'll have some new Blind Date books available this weekend that I'll post on my TikTok shop and my Payhip store so watch for those if you love Blind Date books! This will be a Valentines theme!
Hopefully this weekend I have the preorder up for Heart of Ice. I swear I find more to do in a day than I ever plan and end up getting half of it done LOL. Anyway here's the good stuff!
NEW RELEASES
BL Maxwell’s Christmas Collection
https://books2read.com/u/bQnrLe
Enjoy this gay romance collection all set during the holiday season.
A Lot of Snow for Christmas
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.
Try to Remember
It's Christmas, and time for Andy and Link's yearly party. Erik and Sam are going for the first time since Sam moved to town with him. He imagines a nice evening spent with new friends, but it soon turns out a little different.
The List
Tommy Carter was just minding his own business, taking out the trash from his job at a local bar and grill, when he noticed the man hiding behind the dumpster. He couldn’t get a good look at the guy, and the less he can find out about him, the more curious he becomes. He’d lived through difficult circumstances in his past, and decides if he can help, he will.
Just the Right Chord
Kai and Rory met a few months ago when Kai made a food delivery to Rory’s band. They’ve been together ever since, and neither of them has looked back and craved the single life. Now with the holidays fast approaching, both of them worry about giving the perfect gift to each other.
Two strangers stuck in a cabin during a blizzard, two friends who hope for more, a man who needs a little help, and a new couple spending their first Christmas together. Each story is gay romance and is guaranteed to have a happily ever after.
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
PREORDER!
The Candy Hearts charity anthology is back with a second volume!
What's sweeter than a low angst queer romance at Valentine's Day? How about twenty-three of them in one anthology to help support a good cause?
Each novella in Candy Hearts, volume 2, is overflowing with red-hot romance and all the good feels. This volume is all about wrong numbers—wrong phone numbers, addresses, office numbers, seats, and more. If you enjoy serendipity, then you’ll love this collection.
The Candy Hearts anthology will be available for a limited time, and all proceeds will benefit the Rainbow Railroad, which helps LGBTQIA2S+ people get to safety worldwide.
Release date: February 4, 2025
Pre-order now: https://CandyHeartsAnthology.com
With stories from
Anna Sparrows
BA Tortuga
Becca Seymour
Beck Grey
Bix Barrow
BL Maxwell
CD Rachels
Chantal Mer
D.K. Sutton
David Gray
E.M. Denning
Hinsel Meyer
Jem Wendel
Lee Blair
London Price
Marie Sinclair
Merry Farmer
Minerva Howe
Riley Long
Rye Cox
Stella Rainbow
Susan Scott Shelley
Victoria Gillilan
Zoe Lee
Cover: Sleepy Fox Studio
Trolling For Love
BL Maxwell
Trolling for Love Preorder: https://books2read.com/TrollingForLove
Series link: https://mybook.to/MonsterMatchS2
Looking for love isn't easy when you're an antisocial troll.
Gunnar has existed near the border of the monster world in the wilds of Iceland for centuries, only straying into the human world occasionally out of boredom. He finds many of their belongings they’ve dropped while exploring. One of those items was a cellphone and after attempting to figure out how it works, Gunnar finds an app that intrigues him, Monster Match.
Flynn Davies has worked in the lumber industry since he was old enough to apply, but working in the woods can be lonely, and he spends more and more time scrolling the mysterious app he’s heard so much about. When he begins to chat with a mysterious creature, he wonders if there could be a perfect match for him that’s not human.
The past decade has been lonely for Gunnar, and he longs for someone to share his life with, even if that means changing his life. When he arrives at Elder Ridge, he quickly realizes how different life is here, but maybe the annoying human he’s been chatting with can help him learn more about this strange new world.
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.
Preorder for June 23 Release!
https://books2read.com/Camping101
Camping 101
BL Maxwell
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.
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 smores, and enjoy the show!
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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.
99c ends January 26
🦞Green Eyed Boy🦞
BL Maxwell
Two strangers, drawn together over their work ethic, and sealing the deal over delicious lobster rolls. They could just be the perfect match.
After quitting his job, Billie Watts hits all the food festivals he can as he drives across the country. When he finally reaches Stoney Brook, Maine, he’s excited to find he’s there just in time to try one of the lobster rolls he’s heard so much about. The bright neon yellow food truck with a giant red lobster on top looks like the perfect place to try it.
Lance Karl is as ready as he can be for the start of the three-day Tall Ships Festival and hopes to sell enough lobster rolls out of his food truck to make a good start towards owning a restaurant. The day begins cold and misty, and a text from his nephew saying he can’t help him is not the perfect start he’d hoped for.
When a green-eyed stranger interrupts his frantic morning, Lance doesn’t realize meeting Billie will not only change his day, but maybe even the rest of his life. Two strangers, drawn together over their work ethic, and sealing the deal over delicious lobster rolls. They could just be the perfect match. A small-town MM Vacation romance.#friends to lovers #meetcute #workplace romance #mm romance
Book Two: Brown Eyed Boy: https://mybook.to/BrownEyedBoy
The Slow Death
Four Packs Trilogy Book One
Nic Starr & BL Maxwell
https://books2read.com/TSDeath
Caught in the fallout of a rare disease, and members of opposing packs, Zander and Marrok’s future as fated mates hangs in the balance.
Alexander Kingston wasn’t destined to lead the East Territory pack, but fate had other ideas. Becoming the next Alpha in his dead brother’s place and managing his father’s expectations is a challenge, one that’s only getting harder with time. When his father, the Alpha is reluctant to accept outside assistance when one of their own is afflicted with a deadly blood disorder, Zander must take a stand against his father or lose another pack member to The Slow Death.
Marrok Blain is part of the North Territory pack. With his unique knowledge of The Slow Death, the debilitating progressive disorder that slowly kills with every shift, he offers help, knowing he’ll be met with resistance from his friend’s pack. What he doesn’t expect is the overwhelming pull to the stubborn yet undeniably gorgeous son of the East Territory Alpha.
Four packs coexisting with rising tensions, and a genetic disorder that reminds them of the common thread that connects them all. Zander and Marrok are the key to an uneasy alliance, or all the packs will suffer. Especially Zander, who discovers he’s got one more deadly fight to face. #ReluctantAlpha #FatedMates #Shifters #MMParanormalRomance #EnemiesToLovers
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AUTHOR NEWS!
Rockstar
Broken Chorus:
Change has never come easy for Aaron, even when it’s been for his own good. He avoids it when he can, rebelling against anything the least bit uncomfortable. Unfortunately, there was nothing he could do to prevent the implosion of his band. Now he must decide how to deal with the fallout.
Quit?
Or help his best friend and former bandmate build something new?
He wished the choice was easy, but there are too many triggers buried in his head and old memories dredged up when ghosts from his past reach out to him.
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Hawk loved making music. A life of travel and performing was the only one he’d ever pictured for himself. When an accident left him the guardian of his brother’s three children, he was forced to make some tough decisions. The ripples sent shockwaves through his band and decimated friendships in the process.
His choice gave him an instant family.
But does it have to cost him the man he loves?
Hawk might be on his way to the grocery store while Aaron heads for the desert, but there are many roads to Rocktoberfest and many ways of uniting a family.
Exclusive snippet:
“I needed to quit drinking,” Aaron said as he stepped into the elevator to head back down to his unit. “It was getting too out of control. I should have stopped when I first started to hate the way it made me feel about myself, but I kept trying to rationalize it, make vows, and set deadlines I knew I’d never keep. The only good thing losing you did for me was make me see that I needed to make some changes before I wasn’t around to see if there could ever be other possibilities for us.”
“We both did. Maybe we can help each other get to where we need to be to make it work.”
“I’m willing to try anything but another one of those meditation retreats,” Aaron said, pleased to get a chuckle out of Hawk. “All that silence had me about ready to claw my skin off.”
“I seem to recall you leaving a few well-placed scratches on mine as well.”
“And if memory serves, you were the one who initiated the whole thing, then damn near smothered me when that mindfulness facilitator knocked on the door and reminded us that silence was supposed to be observed even in the privacy of our rooms.”
“And you bit me, you little shit!”
“So I could breathe, fucker!”
“Funny, I don’t remember you complaining about any of the other times I cut off your airway,” Hawk said.
“That’s because you were doing it with something far more interesting than your hand.”
“Damnit, you had to go there!”
“I just followed your lead.”
Hawk growled, and it seemed like the conversation was about to drift into familiar territory for them, one in which they used sex and innuendos to avoid dealing with the heavier shit. Only he was interrupted by the terrified voice of a little boy screaming about there being a giant spider on his wall.
“Shit…” Hawk groaned.
“Go.” Aaron said, disconnecting the call, though a part of him wondered what Liam had thought he’d seen and if Hawk would find anything more than a poorly placed stuffed animal, or a tiny house spider frantically scurrying to find a safe place to hide before it got squished. He’d have to ask the next time they talked, or Friday when he got up there, whichever came first.
Be patient with me.
Yeah. He could do that. It wouldn’t be easy, but then, not reaching out had already been driving him loopy. He’d been dealing with it, even if it had left him growly, frustrated and wishing they could talk the way they always had. He longed to sprawl out beside Hawk and watch a movie, laughing and bullshitting about the catastrophic number of explosions they managed to squish into 120 minutes.
As long as there was still a chance, he could do anything Hawk needed him to, including finish the song that had shredded his heart while they’d be writing it. If there was ever a string of words that embodied the breath and scope of their fucked-up relationship, it was right there in Shattered Beasts. The only thing he wasn’t sure he could do, was not fall to pieces while he completed it.
Broken Chorus can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Chorus-Road.../dp/B0CWDP8274
Broken Chorus 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!
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The Harbinger’s Allure – book 1
Coming 1/31/2025
Dearly and the Departed Series spinoff novellas
https://geni.us/TheHarbingersAllure
Series page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFM7N4JH
Bartender Becket Davis lives a quiet life. The only family member he has left is dying, and soon, Beckett knows he’ll be alone in the world. With the short time he has left, he visits the hospice center after he finishes slinging drinks, grateful for the opportunity to sit and talk with his grandfather, even though the man isn’t always awake.
One very early morning when Beck goes to visit, he sees a very attractive man leaving his grandfather’s room. The man is dressed oddly for August in Reardon, California, but the sexy wink he gives Beck on his way out leaves him wanting to know more.
When the man introduces himself to Beck at his grandfather’s funeral—“I’m Armie Harbinger”—Beck’s attraction escalates from a simmer to a boil. That’s when strange things begin to happen in Beck’s world. Are they just coincidences, or is it the allure of the Harbinger?
The Harbinger’s Ball – book 2
https://mybook.to/TheHarbingersBall
What price would you pay to save your true love from pain?
Armand and Beckett have the worst assignment known to a harbinger—preparing children for their death. The job is gut-wrenching with an emotional toll that Armand refuses to share with Beckett. Armand is determined to seek an intercession from any otherworldly being willing to sympathize with their plight.
Beck can sense the toll their current assignment is taking on his lover, and he wants to find a way to ease his pain. Enter Nyx, the Goddess of Darkness. Will she have pity on the harbingers and offer her assistance to make their existence easier?
As every supernatural being knows, deals made in the afterlife are tricky. What price will the harbingers have to pay to get Azrael, the Angel of Death, to reassign them?
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Dearly and The Departed Series
Dearly & Lovesick Lorraine Book 6
Coming 2/14/2025
From Author L.A. Kaye
https://mybook.to/Dearly_Book_6
Series page: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CVKSTXPG
When the family business is death, how does one help a spirit find the love they lost who’s already on the other side to keep them from doing harm to those on this side?
Keir Dearly, the owner and sole proprietor of Dearly & Son Funeral Home, and his husband, Dashiell Clegg-Dearly, are expecting a bundle of joy near Christmas! When their surrogate is suddenly kidnapped with the baby in tow, both men are frantic to get them back, but can they adequately protect them with the upcoming battle for the Human Realm?
Keir and Dash—who continues to evolve in powers and strength as he prepares for the fight of his life while ridding the underworld of the evil demon, Nyx—learn how to break the spell that was cast over Keir’s family many generations ago. However, it’s not as straight-forward as they’d hoped. With the battle drawing near, all they can do is wait, and isn’t that the hardest part of any anticipated event?
Enter Lorraine Joly. Lorraine has been roaming the universe in search of her true love, Claude, whom she lost in France in the seventeenth century. Her spirit has chased Claude’s through the centuries as he is reincarnated, and now she’s convinced that Keir is living the latest of Claude’s many lives. Is it a coincidence that Lorraine died in Normandy, France, where all the trouble started for Keir’s family due to the actions of one of his ancestors, Henri, who sacrificed the heart of an evil woman for the love of a man?
Keir and Dash continue to piece together the puzzle of their destiny as the final battle brews. It's time for the Gatekeeper and the Key to fight for the future of all mankind. When the smoke clears, what will their world look like?
Are you ready for the explosive conclusion for Dearly and the Departed?
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Daddy’s Little Dreamer
The Lactin Brotherhood
Coming 2/21/2025
https://books2read.com/DaddysLittleDreamer
Series Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXQ5YX2M
Trevor Adams had been labeled many things—needy, whiney, too hyper, and too quirky. But he was a happy boy, and eager to please. He just needed to find the one daddy who’d love him for who he was.
Trevor’s fetishes were…unique, and while men enjoyed his company in small doses, they couldn’t say the same for his kinks. His world would forever change when he replies to a cryptic call out at a local club seeking those who shared his same needs.
For Jayger Carter, nursing littles in college was a fun way to earn money but it's also turned into a means of staving off the loneliness. And when this Daddy meets a sweet little at the club's nursing night, they have no idea how their lives are about to change forever...
Daddy's Little Dreamer is part of The Lactin Brotherhood series about men who naturally lactate and the guys who need them. In this standalone, you’ll get a sweet and sexy story that brings together a sexy Daddy and an adorable and loving Little.
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Pride Camp 2025
Littles in the Wild
Cover Reveal 3/1/2025 at noon EST
Covers by Covers by Jo
Coming 6/13/2024
https://books2read.com/LittlesintheWild
Series link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPNGWH52
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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Brina Brady
https://books2read.com/senttotheranch
Age Gap, Cowboy Rancher, City Boy, Forced Proximity, MM Ranch Romance
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Torin O’Connor thought he could handle the shadows of his family’s Brooklyn mafia past, but one reckless mistake with the wrong Italian mobster changes everything. Sent to Montana’s rugged Carrillo Ranch to escape his own self-destructive choices—Torin finds himself under the watchful eye of Garett Barnes, a stoic cowboy with a past as unyielding as the land he works.
Garett Barnes didn’t sign up to babysit a troubled mafia kid, but when his boss Dante calls in a favor, he can’t refuse. Used to solitude and hard labor, Garett works at a BDSM club on the weekends and is unprepared for the fiery, headstrong Torin, who challenges him at every turn. Garett is a Dom looking for a sub. Torin needs a Dom, though he was not aware of it.
The two men collide in Montana’s untamed beauty, Torin discovers the strength within himself—and a connection he never expected. But danger looms, and the shadows of Torin’s past aren’t as distant as they once seemed.
A story of redemption and unexpected love. This gripping tale will take you from the gritty streets of Brooklyn to the wide-open skies of Montana.
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A Little Christmas 3: Jasha
Brina Brady
Narrator: James Talbot
https://books2read.com/JashaChristmas
MM Xmas Romance Ruthless Entrepreneur Russian boy Forced Proximity Hurt and Comfort Daddy Kink Xmas Miracles
What’s a loyal son worth? Jasha Kozlov is apparently worth two hundred thousand dollars, both to his father, who is deeply in debt to ruthless businessman Kaleb Bronson and to Bronson himself.
When Valentin Kozlov can’t come up with the cash to pay his debt to real estate magnate Kaleb Bronson, Kaleb offers to accept Jasha in lieu of the cash. Jasha is stunned but agrees to the deal in order to save his father’s life.
All isn’t as it seems, however. It’s the Christmas season, a season when wishes come true. What Kaleb really wants is a boy to love and care for and he thinks Jasha could be the boy he’s been longing for. Now, amid the magic of Christmas at Lake Tahoe, Jasha must decide if Kaleb is the Daddy he’s been dreaming of. HEA
Available on KU
Series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D49DK5KP
