Weekend Update!
Mar 08, 2025 5:01 pm
Hi everyone! Sorry but there is no Cookie update this week. I'm really behind on writing to I need to focus on that this week. But I'll have a new chapter for you next week. I think there are only a few more chapters to go, then I'll release it.
The Smashwords sale ends on March 8 so don't miss out. Also I'm going to be taking a few books out of Kindle Unlimited those books are:
Tutu
Salt And Lime
A Ghost of A Chance
Just Another Day at The Morgue
I'll be taking them out on March 10. The reason is none of these books get reads on Kindle Unlimited and haven't for months, so I'd rather put them on other sites and see how they do there. Thanks everyone!
New Release!
https://books2read.com/HeartOIce
Max Hofstedder has been recruited to the Sacramento Titans as a third string goalie and even if he doesn’t get to play a game this season, he’s thrilled. On opening night at their new stadium, he gets the chance he hopes for when the first- and second-string goalies are both out with injuries. After the first period he’s fighting to stay in the game.
Ruben Franklin is the Titan’s team doctor and after the team suffers multiple injuries, he’s thrown headfirst into a job he’s unfamiliar with but is ready for the challenge. One of the more seriously injured is the one and only goalie.
As Max is treated for his injuries by Ruben, he tries hard not to let on how badly he’s hurt, but Ruben isn’t easily fooled. When they finally get some time alone outside the stadium, they both realize there might be more between them than the team doctor treating an injured player.
Heart of Ice is a slow burn, MM Hockey Romance.
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The Candy Hearts Anthology is in KU!!!
I’ve got a March surprise for you! The Candy Hearts LGBTQIA2S+ anthology is now available in Kindle Unlimited! You have until March 31 to get your hands on this collection of 23 low-angst stories all about wrong numbers at Valentine’s Day.
The Candy Hearts Anthology will be available for a limited time, and all proceeds will benefit the Rainbow Railroad (@RainbowRailroad).
Learn more about the authors and stories at https://CandyHeartsAnthology.com
Find it on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Candy-Hearts-LGBTQIA2S-Charity-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0DT7RVQ2V
or buy direct from the authors at https://CandyHeartsAnthology.com
Sixteen or Ninety-One
BL Maxwell
Spencer Cline is tired of being alone, but he also loves his job and works way too many hours. Something he’s not ready to change.
Jake Raines owns his own restaurant and knows what it’s like to put time in to make your business a success. Now he’s trying to learn how to balance the time he works with time to meet someone.
Spencer and Jake are drawn to each other instantly when they meet at a New Year’s Eve mixer. When a wrong number ensures they’ll have a little extra time together, they’re more than willing to take a chance on each other. Can two workaholics find time for each other in their busy schedules? With a little help from a wrong number, they just might.
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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
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.
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!
Back on Audible!
The First Twelve
https://books2read.com/TheFirstTwelve
Rio and Caden met under harsh circumstances when they were both teenagers trying to survive on their own. Together, they raised Rio’s brother and sister and have created a great life for them all filled with lots of love and warmth. But just one thing is missing.Together they’ve made a family for themselves, and now they have a chance to add one more—a child of their own.
When Caden’s sister offer’s to be their surrogate they’re overjoyed. Now if they can navigate nine months of pregnancy hormones, morning sickness, and mood-swings everything will be easy. Until one little newborn arrives and keeps them busier than they ever imagined possible.
Nine months seemed tough, but the first twelve will be even more challenging. Just like every other challenge they’ve faced they’ll do it together, and they’ll do it with love.
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The Snake in The Castle
Sixteen-year-old Jayden Sutton is looking forward to time off from school for spring break. Lots of time to sleep-in and take it easy. When a last-minute chance trip to Cancun presents itself, Jayden and his family are all excited to go. The idea of a week at the beach sounds like heaven, and he can’t wait to see what else there is to do at the tropical paradise.
Hadwin Patil lives in Cancun with his family. His father has passed down his love and knowledge of their Maya heritage, and for Hadwin it’s more than a passing interest. When he spots a red-haired boy about his age on a tour of the ancient city of Chichén Itzá, he’s drawn to him, and soon they’re enjoying the sites together with his unique insights and knowledge.
A chance meeting or fate, only the two of them can decide if it lasts longer than Jayden’s vacation. A Young Adult novel centered around the Spring Equinox, the magic of Chichén Itzá, and young love.
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Cake Clash
Having a successful bakery and cake decorating business was everything Chef Jos wanted, or so he thought. Until he was confronted with a past he’d hoped to forget.
Finn Leighton has been granted the chance of a lifetime. To compete on Cake Clash, a reality cooking show with a cash prize that would help make his dreams come true and allow him to make his small business the bakery of his dreams.
Little does Finn know that one of the celebrity judges is his lost love, Josiah.
When they’re faced with their past, both men realize there’s little point in denying their feelings. Elated with seeing Josiah again, he’s tempted by him, but also needs to focus on winning the competition. Caught on the set of a fast-paced show together, they’ll both need to decide if love is worth fighting for this time.
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Finding Archie (Foggy Basin Season Two)
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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INTO HELL: PRELUDE: HOLDING CELL: RETURN TO THE ISLAND (Cowboy Gangster/The Base Crossover Series)
https://www.amazon.com/Into-Hell-Prelude-Gangster-Crossover-ebook/dp/B0DR73BJKW
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.
Sent to the Ranch (Carrillo Ranch Book)
Brina Brady
On Preorder
https://books2read.com/senttotheranch
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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 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 is 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.
Series: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CTHGLQW5
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DYWN39S3
Ardan, Alasdair, Rayne, Vincent, Sebastian, Daniel… what are their secrets and hopes, what’s their life like when they don’t fight the human-faced monsters behind the lab of horrors and the child trafficking ring? What about their past? What are the events that shaped them into the strong, ruthless, fierce, but also compassionate and caring men they became?
This collection of 12 short stories offers answers to all these questions and some more, taking you to an emotional journey of heartbreak, pain, endurance, hope, redemption, and, sometimes, revenge. Almost always, at the end of the road, love, in all its beautiful forms, the greatest, most coveted prizes of all, awaits to be collected.
*The short stories feature characters from The Base: The Beginnings series. Although they can be read as standalones, reading the first 6 books in the series is recommended.
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Luv by Numbers Series
Series page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DH7W5BFF
Sums of the Heart – book 1
Branford Thomas and Jackson Delacroix are in a long-term relationship but they feel they’re drifting apart. They have plenty of love, but the rough spots are getting harder to maneuver. Is it time to cut their losses and divide their lives? What happens when a gorgeous younger man moves across the hall? Could Kincade Hayes be the one to make things add up? Can 1 + 1 + 1 = Luv?
Subtracting the Heart – book 2
Coming 3/18/2025
If it’s so hard for Branford and Jackson to meet, fall in love, and stay in love, what are the chances it could happen for three? When Kincade walks away, how do the two get him back? Will 3 – 1 = heartache for everyone?
Greater than the Heart – book 3
Coming 4/15/2025
Having survived the storms life throws in everyone’s way, there comes a time to settle into the sweet spot with those you love. Of course, Fate isn’t done with Kincade, Branford, or Jackson Hayes-Thomas-Delacroix. Can their trilationship stand the tests of time? Does 1 + 1 + 1 = 4-ever?
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What a world this would be if everyone saw life through Jason’s eyes.
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Higher Notes
Chaotic Abyss 2
Coming 4/11/2025
Cover Model: Ryan VanDyke
Photographer: Eric Battershell
Cover by: Morningstar Ashley
https://books2read.com/ChaoticAbyss2
Series Page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CLQ738CJ
Jason’s Stallworth’s life was anything but easy.
His mother had horrible taste in men and the revolving door of baby daddies made that clear. As soon as she kicked out a new sibling, they took off. On top of that, she worked multiple jobs to keep a roof over their heads and food in their bellies leaving Jason to assume the parental role. Many nights he sang his siblings to sleep, drowning out the arguments and slamming doors.
Music was his therapy. Music was his escape. Music was his life.
Sikes and Snipes met in the marines and though their connection was instant, the duo always felt something was missing. After retiring from the military, their friend and former squad mate Max hooked them up with interviews as personal bodyguards with his boss, Fizzbo.
Guarding rockstars wasn’t on their Bingo card, but a job was a job and as long as they remained on the same team they were good to go. What they didn’t expect was to fall for one of their principals.
Higher Notes is book two in the Chaotic Abyss rockstar romance series. A lead singer who longs for someone to take care of him, and two bodyguards who are clueless about what to do with five rogue, out of control kids. What more could you ask for?
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Amethyst Storms
Primordial Protectors book 1
From Authors Layla Dorine & TL Travis
https://books2read.com/Primordial1
Series Page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DK4QWL6L
The Primordial Protectors of Clan Denarius have been tasked with protecting the gems, the heart of their existence, from falling into the wrong hands.
Ionus, eldest Denarius brother, has spent decades training his stubborn siblings and keeping them in line. But he longed for the freedom to take time off from worrying about them and focus on seeking that which his heart truly craves.
His mate.
If they even exist…
Alexander is a free-spirited omega. A rock climbing, cave spelunking adventurer on a quest to visit the most untouched cavernous terrains in the world. Much to his grandfather’s dismay, he leaves his GPS behind and is soon lost in a twisted maze of caves deep below the surface.
When all attempts to find his way out fail, Alexander comes face to face with a world he never knew existed and creatures he never imagined.
What would Gramps say about that? Possibly something about being dropped on his head one too many times.
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.
Book 2, Emerald Waves – coming 9/19/2025
https://books2read.com/Primordial2
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WCPC Paranormal Consultants Series
Series page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTQ58Q4F
Sometimes Demons Whisper – book 1
Coming 3/20/2025
Broody Wrangler and Tactile-psychic take on demons.
Kayden’s gift allowed him a place at Watercrest Cannon Paranormal Consultants, and he was about to marry the love of his life, Glory. Then everything went wrong. His life wasn’t going as planned.
Brian couldn’t stop something from happening to Chad—something bad. And on the job. It was all Bryan’s fault. Nothing in his life was going as planned.
Chad was out of the hospital, but he wasn’t back to normal. Trying to get on with life alone was difficult, but Bryan would never be able to fix him—he ruined the plan.
Maybe Kayden and Bryan working together on this new assignment could change things, but they have a history, and Chad is determined to get in the way.
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Sometimes Ghosts Betray – book 2
Cover Reveal 3/31/2025
Coming 4/22/2025
Sometimes Rogues Return – book 3
Coming 5/22/2025
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Pride Camp 2025
Littles in the Wild
Covers by Covers by Jo
Coming 6/13/2024
https://books2read.com/LittlesintheWild
Series link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPNGWH52
Best friends Kyler and Mark both led busy lives. Between their jobs and endless dates, hoping to find their forevers, they instead found something else on their annual guy’s trip—a new business venture.
Eighteen months and a dozen cabin renovations later, they finally open and the first group to rent the compound in its entirety was a summer camp for littles.
Now, what exactly was a little?
Kyler and Mark had no idea what lay ahead for them nor how much this rowdy group would upend their lives—in the best of ways.
Join us on this wayward week filled with mischievous littles, daddies in dire need of a nap, and two best friends getting a crash course in a lifestyle they never knew existed.
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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Two years ago, a fight with another wolf ruined Gabriel’s chances to pursue Raine as his mate. When he gets an unexpected second chance, Gabriel vows to claim him this time. Unfortunately for him, Raine has different ideas. Raine is proud to be a lone wolf, a wild one, but he'll never be a mate. Not unless he can find a wolf who promises he'll never be part of a triad. Aiden is different too. Born with a club foot, he was barely tolerated by his pack. Rejected, alone, he ends up right in the path of Gabriel, whose entire focus is on finding someone else. Now they each have two bond marks, and Raine finds himself part of a triad he never wanted. Can Aiden and Gabriel prove to him that a wolf can love two mates equally, or will they lose him to the allure of the wild and a fear he cannot tame?
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#Wolf Shifters
#Fated Mates/Rejected Mates
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#Community Kitchen
Gemini’s Rogue: https://www.amazon.com/Geminis-Rogue-Layla-Dorine-ebook/dp/B0BLZFLQQQ
Growing up with a strictly religious father in a house with little joy, or love, left Gemini eager to get out. At the first opportunity that presented itself, they left home with a young man who swept them off their feet, used their preferred pronouns, and accepted that they were gender fluid and wished to shed all the constraints of their former life. They never expected to return to that farm or the rural community they’d been raised in. Cleaning up his old home is only the first step towards deciding if they wish to sell it, or if they wish to stay and try and make a life for themselves in a place they’ve never felt as if they belonged.
Charismatic when performing in front of an audience, yet shy and vulnerable when faced with the prospect of being alone in a crowd, Rogue seeks shelter with Gemini on their middle-of-nowhere farm, hoping for a new beginning and a chance to see if the tiny spark that had flared between them once before, can be kindled into a roaring flame. Two battered souls, one tattered farmhouse, an old dog, a cranky chicken, several misspoken words, and one crazed ex-husband combine in an explosive combination of truth, lust, dreams, and vengeance. Will the force of it tear Gemini and Rogue apart, or will it leave them closer than they ever dared to hope?
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