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Sep 13, 2023 7:09 am
Hi everyone! This is my midweek update about the latest news on with my writing. This week I'm working on Faded Dreams. I'm at about 16,000 words and I'm thinking it'll finish around 40k and will release in October.
This book centers around Rory, the bass player, and I am loving writing him and Jack.
Faded Dreams
Blinding Light Book Two
BL Maxwell
https://mybook.to/FadedDreamsRTR2
Rory Smith has been playing bass for Blinding Light since the beginning. Sure, he left a few times temporarily, but he’s always gone back to the only life he’s really known. It was all fun and games in his twenties, but lately he wonders if there’s something more out there besides traveling show to show.
Jack Vance has always been a huge fan of Blinding Light, but the real reason he goes to every show he can sneak into is to get a glimpse of their hot bass player. Everyone else worshiped the lead singer Easy Rian. When they found out, he was out and proud, and in a relationship with the new guitar player, many hearts were broken. But not his. His heart only beats for Rory, the white-blonde haired rock god that he can’t get out of his head.
Rory’s played the rockstar game for many years. Not one time in all those years has he met anyone who made him feel the way the cute guy off to the side with the haunting blue eyes does. He’s always kept his heart of lockdown, but maybe it’s time for a jailbreak. His dreams have faded, but they’re not completely gone.
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I recently released Spirits, Teeth, and Wings. This is a collection of the first book in three different series. Ghost Hunted, Burning Addiction, and Stone Under Skin. If you want to try some of my paranormal books this is a great way to try them. I've also included the first chapter of book two in each series.
Out Now!
Spirits, Teeth and Wings
A Taste of Paranormal Romance
BL Maxwell
https://mybook.to/SpiritsTeethWings
Try a small taste of three paranormal series featuring different creatures of the night. Ghost hunters, vampires, and gargoyles, all with their stories to tell. Each of them hoping to somehow find their other half in the strange world they live in.
Ghost Hunted:
Proving ghosts are real is something Jason Thomas had always dreamed of. Visiting the haunted places, he’d been obsessed with since he was a kid, and playing amateur ghost hunters with his best friend Wade, is a passion that’s only grown. As the years passed, Jason's fascination with ghosts was too big to contain, and he'd drag Wade along to different haunted houses or hotels, always hoping to see an actual ghost.
Wade Rivers has always loved spending time with Jason, even if it meant he'd have to endure another creepy, supposedly haunted location. Before he knew it, Wade's feelings for Jason deepened from friendship into something more. Unfortunately, so did his fear of the places Jason wanted to explore.
The chance to spend a weekend alone in a famous haunted house was too much for Jason to resist, and almost too much for Wade to endure. He knew going to the deserted house was everything Jason had ever dreamed of, so Wade tried to put his fears aside. But when strange things start to happen, admitting to Jason how he feels suddenly isn't the scariest thing Wade will encounter.
A friends to lovers, paranormal romantic thriller.
Burning Addiction:
His days are spent doing odd jobs for cash to pay for his habit. One night, he overdoses and nearly dies. Doctor Lucas Martel works nightshift in the emergency room at Eureka Hospital. He’s reclusive and brilliant at his job, and he’s all too aware that not everything in Eureka is as it seems. He’s also a vampire, one who chooses to blend in with humans rather than feed on them. Something strange is happening to the homeless and addicts on the streets of Eureka; many have gone missing or ended up dead, and others have overdosed on drugs so strong, no human cure can counteract them. Not normally concerned with human tragedies, the vampires can’t stand back and let this play out, or they risk exposing their world to the humans. Brennan must face his demons, and Lucas will discover many things about himself, and what he believes to be true: a seedy underground of rogue vampires and drugs that must be stopped, at any cost. *Warning: contains references to drug use and abuse.
Stone Under Skin:
Ankit has lived many lifetimes. Once, long ago, he was made of stone, and marked with symbols and sigils meant to safeguard him and allow him to protect and serve others. He’s a living gargoyle now, cursed to live as a human; always watching, at all times aware, and constantly searching for his fated one.
While walking home from his job as a librarian, Ethan Lewis is beaten and robbed. Ankit stumbles upon him, and instantly recognizes him as the man he’s fated to. He helps him back to his apartment, and after tending his injuries, watches over him.
Fate has woven their lives together for centuries, but in every lifetime, they could never live freely, or love each other as Ankit has often dreamed of. To change their destiny, they’ll fight together with other gargoyles, and a young watcher, who is unaware of the tremendous power she possesses. This will be the last battle against their creator, and they’ll either die fighting for their freedom, or survive to live the life they’ve always yearned for. MM Paranormal Fantasy
(Includes book one from The Valley Ghosts Series, The Consortium Trilogy, and the Stone Series.)
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Ready for Christmas yet? I also released Try To Remember recently. This book has Sam and Erik from Try To Forget. If you want a little glimpse at their first Christmas in Occident you can find it here. (This book is not in KU becuase its available at Wide stores.)
Out Now!
Try To Remember (A Small Town City Holiday Short Story)
Amazon: https://mybook.to/TryToRemember
Wide Stores: https://books2read.com/u/badZRv
Choosing to move to Occident to be with Erik wasn’t a hard choice for Sam. He’d loved him nearly as soon as he saw him but spending time with Erik’s friends is something Sam is still adjusting to.
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.
Erik and all his friends look forward to the annual Christmas party at Andy and Link’s house. Well, mostly they look forward to what they call The Stealing Game. It’ll be a night of fun and games, and maybe a few pranks, but it’ll also be filled with love and good friends. #holiday romance, #christmas short, #holiday fun
Try to Remember is based on characters in the Small Town City series. You can read Remember When and Try to Forget here:
https://mybook.to/RememberWhenST
https://mybook.to/OLCSmalltown
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My next release is The Things We Lose. This is the second and final book in the Mystical Markings Series. The first book The Things We Find, shows how Dane gets his marks of protection, the second book he realizes they may not be enough.
Mystical Markings Book Two
Preorder for September 28 Release! https://mybook.to/TTWLose
Dane Jones has been touched by the spirit world. Once his powers were awakened by a cursed object, he tried to find peace with them. But the forces from beyond don’t play by the rules, and soon he’s wondering why he thought he had any hope of control over them.
Griff Warren loves Dane, and no matter how weird things may seem, he’ll always be there for him. But strange occurrences make him question if Dane’s keeping a secret, or if there’s more to the strange marks Dane bears.
Dane and Griff are thrown into more supernatural trouble than they can handle, and Janis, their psychic guide, knows it. She arranges for help from The Running Scared Paranormal guys and two strangers from the morgue, Bran and Jordan. First, they’ll lose their abilities, next they’ll have their powers challenged, and if they can’t stop what has been put into motion, no one will survive. #mmparanormalromance #supernatural #ghosthorror #urbanfantasy #gayromance
So what's next? Well here's a little sneak peek! COVER REVEAL!
BL Maxwell
Jack Mathews wanted to get away from the city and enjoy some time on the slopes. He’d rented a nice cabin in the mountains and was more than ready to spend some time alone before the holidays.
Being from a large family, Ronnie Diaz decided this was a good year for him to spend a white Christmas with his dog, Chewie. He’s looking forward to some peace and quiet, but no amount of planning would have helped when the weather took a turn for the worse.
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. #mmromance #stranded #oppostitesattract
(Originally part of the Love is All Anthology)
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And we'll return to Occident one more time. Andy and Link still have a little more story to tell.
BL Maxwell
https://mybook.to/OLCSmalltown
Book Three in the Small Town City Series
Stu Lawson had always lived in the small town of Occident. He’d been born a farmer, and he was more than happy to stay a farmer even when his dad decided it wasn’t the life for him. He’s been raising his daughter since the day she was born, and he’s never regretted being a single dad, but Stu has a few secrets.
Morgan Grant was born into a life he never wanted and had done everything he could to avoid. Staying drunk helps him forget and numbs the pain he can’t bring himself to face. After a long night of drinking, he ends up dumped in a small town north of Sacramento without money, his phone, or a way to get back to the city he calls home.
Stu’s focus has always been his daughter, but he can’t control his curiosity about the stranger who shows up in Occident alone in the middle of the night. He offers to help, even when he knows he shouldn’t. Old feelings rise to the surface and he’s helpless to ignore them, or Morgan. This stranger could be his chance at happiness, or his downfall. #singledad #gayromance #stranded #smalltownromance #secrets
Book One, Remember When: https://mybook.to/RememberWhenST
Book Two, Try To Forget: https://mybook.to/TryToForget
Last thing! I have a new Bookfunnel Promotion. If you're not sure what these are, they're a great way to find a new book or author. Most are by either theme or genre, and some include a free read, a sample, or they're books that are in KU. If you haven't tried them before, I post all of them that I'm in on Friday. This one just started.
September Small Town Romance
https://books.bookfunnel.com/sepsmalltown/wdfxe64m11
