😁 PrideLitCon tickets are now on sale!
Jul 15, 2024 3:25 am
Hello !
I hope everyone is having a good summer! Life is always busy for me, and I'm grateful I got to have a vacation. Now, I'm just wrapping up some edits for All Roads Lead to You before it hits my beta readers next week. After that, I'll be working on the free bonus epilogue for their story.
Honestly, I don't have much news to share, but I try to keep up with my newsletter and let you know what's going on with my books and where I'm at. It's also a good way for me to keep me on track with my own goals.
I'm an attending author at PrideLitCon next year in Richmond, Virginia and tickets just went on sale. I hope to see you there! And in October, I'll be in Toronto. If anyone is in the area, I'd love to see you there too. I have a preorder form posted on my next newsletter for those attending.
I hope you keep reading. There is a promo going on for FREE reads! Check it out!
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SHIP AND MAIL BOOKS & ART
I'm not sure I've posted this on one of my emails before, but I do offer signed books. Plus, I have some amazing art as well. Pippin & Nacho are now available for purchase, and I have some exciting new art!
The prints below were created by David Da Silva on Instagram @romance_mystery_books
STIX & STONE
PIPPIN & NACHO
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BOOK SIGNING EVENT!
I'm excited to announce that I'll be in Toronto the first week of October for the Northern Rainbow Romance Retreat! This is my first book signing, and I'm so excited to be a part of it! It's a long way from Texas, lol, but this is going to be so much fun!
If you are interested in going to get your books signed by some amazing MM authors, grab your tickets by clicking the button below.
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ALL ROADS LEAD TO YOU
A road trip that turned into a journey.
Logan
Nicholas Theodoropoulos had been my stepbrother since I was fourteen. Mom died when I was twelve, and I resented Dad remarrying so soon. Even worse, my stepbrother had grown into a gorgeous man. I hated looking at him, reminding me every day of what I could never have. No one knew I was gay and never would. But when my best friend backed out of our road trip to California, Dad forced me to travel with my stepbrother. It was the only way if I wanted to go on this journey I’d been planning for a year. Nothing good would come out of this.
Nick
Logan Conrad had hated me since the day Mom and I moved into his house after our parents got married. Like I cared. I had an amazing girlfriend, was the star tennis player on the varsity team, and was a recent graduate. Soon, I’d be attending Stanford with an athletic scholarship and my favorite girl by my side. Life was good. But as fate would have it, I found myself suddenly single and forced to travel across the country with the one person who hated my guts. Nothing good would come out of this.
It was 1987 as two young men and stepbrothers were forced to navigate resentments and growing feelings while on a three-week road trip from Virginia to California. Will their journey finally take them to where they belong?
WORK IN PROGRESS
I've been working on a travel journal for this book. My character Logan had been planning this road trip since he was 12. I thought it'd be fun to show his journey with Nick, his stepbrother.
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PIPPIN & NACHO
NOW LIVE!
Pippin (Sampson)
I’m broken, hiding my pain behind fake smiles and pretend joy. Inside, I’m a mental mess between being tossed into conversion therapy and foster care as a kid. I struggle to focus and suffer anxiety, panic attacks, and nightmares. My passions for skateboarding and bartending make me happy enough. But only Nate, my former foster brother and best friend, calms me and keeps me going forward. I’m not sure what I would do without him. Even worse, I secretly love him. Loving him could mean losing him.
Nacho (Nathan)
I’d been in and out of foster care for as long as I could remember. My last home was with Sam. We quickly became friends, and I instantly went into protective mode. After Sam got hurt by our foster father, I took Sam out of there and watched over him for two years while living on the streets. When you spend a lifetime not being wanted by anyone, you crave being needed, and Sam needs me. But I secretly love him. I’ve told my friends I don’t want to ruin my friendship with Sam. The truth is if we don’t work out, I won’t be there to take care of him. Sam’s needs are more important than my feelings.
⭐ Best Friends to Lovers
⭐ Neurodivergent/ADHD
⭐ Co-Dependency
⭐ Urban Romance
⭐ Skater Boys
⭐ Found Family
⭐ Hurt/Comfort
⭐ Foster Brothers
⭐ First Time for Both MCs
WHAT TO EXPECT!
ALTERNATE PAPERBACK
SPECIAL EDITION PAPERBACK
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COVER/BLURB REVEAL
This novella was originally part of an anthology called Once Upon a Halloween Night. It's now available for preorder. I've done more editing on it, as well as add two chapters, and additional word count.
🌟 Boss/PA
🌟 Age Gap
🌟 Fake Date
🌟 Halloween Party
🌟 Costume Party
🌟 Sweet Romance
🌟 Humor
Xander Hayes, my boss, may be especially hot, but that doesn’t mean he’s likable. In fact, he can be downright cold. Now, he wants me to give up my plans at the last minute so he can force me to attend a Halloween event tonight. But as the night wears on, I realize Xander’s coldness is just a mask I’m itching to take it off.
Greyson Everett is my PA. He’s the last person I need to be dragging to this Halloween charity event. But he’s attractive and exactly what I need to get my grandfather off my back. I love him, but he needs to stop setting me up with pompous, eligible bachelors. With Greyson at my side as my fake boyfriend, hopefully, I can finally get my grandfather off my back.
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AFTER DARK ANTHOLOGY
My part is called Captive Desires
(This is a combination of MF/MM)
He’s been kidnapped by the very man he trusts.
I had always trusted my stepfather’s friend and confidant, Maddox Decker. Not only did I trust him, but I’d pined after him since I was nineteen. But when I woke up in a strange place, bound to a bed, and stripped of my dignity, the sense of betrayal and resentment was all-consuming. How could I escape Maddox’s hold on me?
Liam Benedict had always been mine since the day I met him. He just didn’t know it yet. His stepfather and my employer wanted to see Liam ruined, but I had other plans to bring Liam into my world. In time, he would come to love me, but first, I had to trust him.
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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 EXCITING READS!
KING OF HOLLYWOOD
’ve lived a carefully cultivated life on a quiet suburban cul-de-sac. My anonymity and meticulous routine are all by design. No one knows of the monster that lurks inside me, this insatiable urge to commit murder, that thrives just beneath my pastel sweater vests and buttoned-up demeanor.
No one, that is, until my tiny menace of a neighbor comes along and ruins everything.
Felix Finley and I have nothing in common. He’s small and pretty, all friendly chatter and soft features, fair skin and pearly sharp teeth. He’s intriguing and I hate it, loathe him entirely. Definitely don't want to kiss his stupid, gorgeous lips.
But late one night, when I witness him dragging a lifeless corpse from his home and across his front lawn, I wonder if maybe Felix and I have more in common than I thought. Maybe Felix Finley needs my help, my expertise, and this is my time to shine. He’s batty and wicked in a way I never expected. Because I may have lived years of cautiously concealed truths, but in the wake of Felix’s pouty lips and sad eyes, I’m tempted to spill every secret at his feet. And that thought alone, is more terrifying than any monster.
As captain of the LA Grizzlies, Ryan ‘Ry’ Bennett’s life is all about hockey and pushing himself to the limit. A future in the major leagues would fulfill his life-long dream, but at 32, it seems like a far-off goal, especially as he watches younger, more promising players earn their chance.
Then he skates into Ry’s life.
Twenty-two-year-old Alexander ‘Xander’ Harrison, a ray of sunshine, turns Ry’s world upside down. From their first clash at training camp to the late-night conversations that reveal the man beneath the surface, Ry finds himself drawn to Xander in ways he can't explain. Xander’s everything Ry’s not - carefree, optimistic, and unapologetically himself.
Ry never thought he'd find love, especially with a man. But Xander shows him that love doesn't care about expectations or pasts.
It just is.
When a league shake-up threatens to tear them apart, Ry knows he can't let go without a fight. Because in the end, love isn't about the games we play. It's about the person we choose to stand with, no matter what.
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FILL YOUR TBR!
I have added No Man's Land to the list of books here!
Do you love bi-awakenings? This list is for you!
Or how do you like reading about Dark and Dangerous Men?
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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
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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