Outplayed has won some hearts! 💗
May 26, 2024 6:10 am
Hello !
I'm going on vacation to Scotland and Ireland soon (I'll post pics when I'm back). I need this vacation. While I love my job, it can be mentally taxing being online all the time and marketing/promoting my books while running a readers group and a team. Social media takes up much of my work time, but I'm trying to push back more to spend on writing, which is my favorite part of this job, but I feel like I don't get to do it as much as I originally had. That doesn't mean I won't work a little while on vacation. There are things I can't ignore as much as I would love to just turn it all off.
But onward! Outplayed has done amazingly well, and I thank my readers from my deepest heart for their support. The reviews have been great too!
And we are a month out before Pippin & Nacho will be released into the world. It feels like it's happening too soon while it's not happening fast enough. 😊 Oh, these boys. My hope is that these sweet, co-dependent boys break your heart as much as they broke mine writing them.
I also have an announcement about a book signing event! Keep reading for details!
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ORDER OUTPLAYED
NOW LIVE!
It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt.
Aspen
Cooper Summers is a rising football star at the University of Texas. And he happens to be my new roommate. He’s amazing and surprisingly chill. It doesn’t take us long to form a strong friendship. But serendipity is a funny thing. I suddenly find myself wanting to explore my sexuality with Cooper. Let’s just say he’s hot. The only problem is that we’re both straight, and Cooper is especially so. Will he go along with my crazy idea? All I need to do is ask.
Cooper
Aspen Harper is a singer in a band, the most easy-going person I’ve ever met, a total hippie. But he also has his quirks, like walking around naked and carrying his pet rat on his head. After a night of heavy drinking, Aspen stumbles into my bed and comes up with the craziest idea. He wants to explore our sexuality together, but only for fun. Nothing serious. I’ve been struggling to get over my last girlfriend, so I agree with his ridiculous idea. The problem is that I like him more than I should.
💗 College romance
💗 Double Bi-Awakening
💗 Pansexual
💗 Bisexual
💗 Friends to Lovers
💗 Golden Retriever MMC
💗 Forced Proximity
💗 Bro-Jobs
💗 Friends with Benefits
💗 Roommates
REVIEWS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is truly a feel-good book that we can all hope comes from a story of coming out to the world as anything but a straight man. These characters are phenomenal! I love them both - Goodreads Reader
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ She married two of my favorite things: a delicious ginger and super hot dirty talk 🤤 - Amazon Reviewer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outplayed is a book that makes you enjoy yourself. That makes you fall in love very strongly with its two protagonists. That encourages you to live life shouting "Carpe Diem". And I have undoubtedly enjoyed it from start to finish. - Goodreads Reader
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I absolutely loved Aspen & Cooper’s story. You could not help but root for such wonderful people. They were beautiful together. I can’t say enough about this book; there wasn’t anything I didn’t like or would change. Dixon outdid herself with this one! - Amazon Reviewer
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PIPPIN & NACHO
Coming June 28, 2024
This book just wrapped up with my beta readers!
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
TEASER
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BOOK SIGNING EVENT!
I'm excited to announce that I'll be in Toronto the first week of October for 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?
GORGEOUS ART!
This isn't available yet, but it will be in August. I just HAD to share it!
This piece was created by the talented @romance_mystery_books on Instagram.
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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!
Looking for some good angsty MM romance? Look no further!
Featured in Angsty MM Romance is Stix & Stone
Start from book one of Alpha's Rejects before Pippin & Nacho are released at the end of June!
ALSO CHECK OUT...
In 1594 the Dark Earldom of Crofton was created by one of the most powerful vampire sires to have walked the Earth. Now, over four hundred years later, Ben Redbourn needs to take his seat at the Vampire Council as the 3rd Dark Earl of Crofton, whether he likes it or not.
Under investigation, Ben has to contend with Senior Warlock Ashley Niven invading his home. But there is more hidden at Crofton Hall than Ashley could have imagined, with Ben having a demon valet, an elf secretary, and a werewolf in the archive.
Tempers are raised and sparks fly in all the wrong ways until a spell misfires and the tension shifts in a different, passionate, direction which has Ben and Ashley fighting to ignore their instincts.
Subterfuge is the first in a paranormal gay romance series. Come and experience the darker side of Crofton Hall.
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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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UPCOMING ANTHOLOGIES
✨Fourteen of your favorite LGBTQ authors are bringing you hot, new stories from one of your favorite party games…Truth or Dare! ✨
The best things happen… After Dark
Enter a realm of passion and danger, where desire thrives in the shadows. In After Dark, meet heroes who play by their own rules, from mafia enforcers and rebellious bad boys to motorcycle club kings, dominant lovers, ruthless hitmen, and cunning assassins.
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