❤️ Book Charities and Inspiration ❤️
Nov 15, 2024 7:36 am
Hey Friend!
If it's okay, I'm going to avoid politics. The U.S. has been... chaotic at best, and I've been burying myself in work as a distraction. The holidays are coming up, and I'll get to spend it with family, get to travel, and try to breathe.
My youngest son and his friends were in a severe car accident last month, and we're still dealing with the aftermath of that. He's okay. He was injured and had some stitches, but he walked away, thank goodness. But it's been a challenge to get him comfortable behind the wheel again. I've been teaching him to drive and he's due to get his license in January. So, I feel like we're starting over, but I'm glad he's very aware of the dangers and tries really hard to be safe.
But some good has come out of all this...
I've joined a couple of charity anthologies coming up next year! I'll be working with some wonderful authors to help raise money and awareness to certain issues. I have a charity anthology coming out the 1st of December, and there's new of a HUGE charity anthology coming out next year, and they're letting us talk about it already!
Even more exciting? I've set up my first audio book! I'm LONG overdue. Now that one book is down, I found my amazing narrator, and he's going to be working on my Alpha's Rejects series. I can't wait for you all to take a listen! It's SO good. I hope you keep reading to check it out!
There's a lot of news today, so I hope you bear with me.
I also have a little opportunity for you all... FOR THE FIRST TIME! You don't want to miss this. Keep reading!
Be sure to keep reading! There are a couple book events going on, one of which has FREE MM reads!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️
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HAPPY PUBLIVERSARY TO ME!
Did you know I published my first book November 21st, 2021? It was actually an MF mafia. It was terrible LOL, but it was my first book. I'd picked up writing as a hobby during COVID lockdown, writing fanfic to pass the time. Then a story came into my head, so I wrote it! Spontaneously, I published it. I went into it without any expectations, but I still invested a lot of time and money into it. It wasn't cheap. I'm still not sure I recouped my money LOL, but seriously, it was worth it. It got me out there and I've learned SO much, and I never stop learning. It's been a journey and one I hope to continue to keep doing.
Thanks for all your support!
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BLAZE & AJAX
Alpha's Rejects - Book 3
I didn’t want him, but I had to have him.
Blaze (Aiden)
I ruined my cush life five years ago. I came from wealth and was kicked out with nothing but the clothes on my back. Even the man I’d been with, who had mastered my mind and body, turned his back on me. Since then, I haven’t found anyone who could meet my… needs. That is, until Jaxon ‘Ajax’ Kean. We hate each other. No way around it. He’s the last person I want, but he’s the only one who can give me what I need. How do I convince him to help me without tossing my pride into the garbage?
Ajax (Jaxon)
Aiden ‘Blaze’ Reese is a prick. Just looking at him makes me want to punch things, especially his face. Ever since he hurt my best friend Stix, I’ve wanted him to pay. But after a nearly violent kiss one night, I can’t get him out of my head. Two weeks later, he pushes me to do something I want to regret but don’t. Blaze, of all people, needs me. Can I give in to him? Can my mental health take it? Does he even deserve it?
⭐ Enemies to Lovers
⭐ Quick Burn
⭐ Grumpy/Grumpy
⭐ Urban Romance
⭐ Skater Boys
⭐ Found Family
⭐ Hurt/Comfort
⭐ Redemption Arc
⭐ Touches of Dom/sub
⭐ Mental Health Rep
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THE KISS - SAY THEIR NAMES ANTHOLOGY
The kiss is my part of the Say Their Names Anthology.
Can one kiss truly change your life?
Austin
Two years ago, I was left to pick up the pieces of my shattered life. My ex-boyfriend left me not only for another man but gave me something I never imagined I would ever get—HIV. Bitter, angry, and frustrated, I was eager to drink away my pain. Then I met him, Dallas Tate. He was supposed to help me forget. Instead, that kiss had me reeling, so I ran.
Dallas
Who obsesses over a kiss that happened one time, two years ago? Me, that’s who. I tried to forget Austin Strauss, and I did, for the most part, until I moved into my new condo. Imagine my surprise when I ran into Austin, who was living in my building. If that wasn’t a sign of second chances, I didn’t know what was. Now, how could I make him talk to me? He was reluctant, but I was determined to get to know him.
- Second Chances
- Instant Connections
- Pining
- HIV Rep
- Learning to Love Again
- Self-Acceptance
Say Their Names is an anthology of short stories about living and loving with HIV/AIDS by authors of gay romance. Proceeds from the sale of this anthology will be donated to The Names Project which oversees the preservation, maintenance, and display of the AIDS Quilt.
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ARC CALL!
For the first time ever, I'm offering an ARC Call on my newsletter to my subscribers. You will receive a copy of Blaze & Ajax for free BEFORE release date to read and review.
** Please read ARC requirements on the form**
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ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU - AUDIO
Yep! I finally did it! It sounds so GOOD!
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COVER REVEAL
Sid Virgil from The District is HERE!
Coming 2/7/2025
I have a second chance to right wrongs, even if it means I’ll lose my family and life.
Sid Virgil
FBI analyst Dalton Reed’s name is on my hit list, but I know I won’t do it. Though I haven’t seen Dalton in twenty-seven years, we have a history together. He saved my life many years ago, and he doesn’t even realize it. Now, it’s my turn to save him and his young son. Saving Dalton puts my life at risk with my assassin family, but I owe it to him, and I owe it to myself.
Dalton Reed
Sid, goddamn, Virgil. I haven’t seen him in twenty-seven years, and I now find him standing between me and my escape. He insists he wants to help me, but I know he was sent to kill me. I don’t trust him. He was a bastard to me growing up as a teen, and I’m sure he’s a bastard now. He’s a killer. But I’m being hunted, and I have no choice but to let Sid help. My son is all that matters.
Can these two men see beyond their past to save Dalton before it’s too late? Can Sid’s family forgive him for his betrayal?
🩸 Opposites Attract
🩸 Good Guy/Bad Guy
🩸 On the Run
🩸 Found Family
🩸 Betrayal
🩸 Single Dad
🩸 Possessive/Obsessive
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BOOK SIGNING EVENTS!
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Thank you.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
💚🏳️🌈 𝙒𝙀 𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀 🏳️🌈💚
CHARITY ANTHOLOGY
𝙒𝙀 𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙇 𝙍𝙄𝙎𝙀 releases 01Jun25 and will be available in Kindle Unlimited for a very limited time.
More than 100 authors and book service providers have gathered together to bring you a spicy romance anthology with purpose. ALL proceeds will be split between reproductive and LGBTQIA+ charities. No one involved with the project is being compensated.
Preorder coming soon!
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
-Invictus by William Ernest Henley
The ability to overcome adversity is called resilience, which is the capacity to adapt to and recover from challenging life experiences. Each character in these pro-reproductive and LGBTQ+ rights charity volumes will face such a decision and ultimately RISE.
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I am very engaged in my group, and it's not all promoting. I try to create bookish discussions, and my group is the first to learn of upcoming events, cover reveals, etc.
Not only am I an author, but I'm a reader. I also do book reviews.
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SOME MORE EXCITING READS!
Will love be their downfall… or their salvation?
Jason
I was raised by my Nana after my parents passed away, but when I lost her as well, I was sent to hell… or at least somewhere that felt like it. My uncle was a cruel man who constantly drilled into me how inferior I was and would never amount to anything. He taught me that love was nothing but a weakness—of which I have many—and could be used against me. I have friends I love, sure, but I’m a workaholic, keep the friends I proclaim to love at arm’s length, survive on hookups, and hide my broken parts with a well-practiced swagger.
Falling for my friend’s brother would lead to my destruction, no matter how much I want to break all my rules for him.
Jordan
I spent years in a relationship I truly thought was endgame. I must be terrible at reading the room, because I never saw just how unhappy she was with me. While I was busy planning our future—one she was secretly/discreetly/silently plotting the end of with a solo move to the US. Learning I was the source of all her misery and what a failure I am as a human being broke me. I don’t know how to fix it without the oblivion alcohol provides and I can no longer hide it.
Having spent my entire life believing I was straight means the attraction pulling me towards my brother’s friend is confusing, to say the least. But will Jason be the one who fixes me, or will he lead to my total annihilation?
Nero Hunter is tired. He’s tired of early mornings chasing down skips. He’s tired of Shamu jokes and dealing with idiots. He's tired of being alone. But agreeing to do one little favor for a friend turns the tide and brings Nero face-to-face with his destiny.
Felix White is unlucky. When his life is threatened and he’s hauled into police custody for safekeeping, the last thing he expects is to meet his fated mate. Especially when his mate is a giant killer whale shifter, who is also his new bodyguard.
But there is more to the plot against Felix than meets the eye, and Nero and his brothers have to work together to figure out who is after Felix before it’s too late...before Nero loses the mate he just found.
Black & White is book one in the Organization for the Return of Criminals and Assets (ORCA) series featuring an orca shifter art thief turned bounty hunter, a sea otter shifter hacker who might have pissed off the wrong people, and a group of orca brothers who will do anything—even if it’s not quite legal—to save the newest member of their family.
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Free Shorts!
Call Me Daddy - Impact Zone - Prequel
In Culmination - Series Epilogue (six shorts in one)
Forever is Family - A Home in You - Epilogue
Cat & Mouse - His Death Bringer Epilogue
All the Ways I Hate You - Stix & Stone Prologue
Bloody Valentine - His Bane Bonus Chapter
Well Played - Outplayed Bonus Epilogue
All the Ways I Promise You - Pippin & Nacho Bonus Epilogue
The Road Doesn't End Here - All Roads Lead to You Bonus Epilogue
In case you missed them or couldn't download them because you are already a subscriber, here you go. Enjoy! (Please note that In Culmination is a combination of MF/MM shorts)
Click on the image to download books.
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