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Sunday Social with Eli Easton

Welcome Eli, draw up a chair, and relax, this isn’t going to be bad, promise.

RJ: For those readers of mine who maybe haven’t tried your books (unlikely!) tell us about the kind of books you write:

EE: I write m/m romance that tends to be on the sweeter side. By that I don’t mean there isn’t any sex, but there’s usually humor and a lighter theme. I also love hurt/comfort stories and have written a fair number of those.

RJ: Your series of quickened books, I love those - what inspired you to write them?

EE: I read Molly Harper’s paranormal romance series with werewolves, which is very funny and tongue-in-cheek, and I wanted to do a similar series for m/m. I tried to think of what might be more unique than werewolves and my husband suggested dog shifters. We are big dog lovers in our household--we have 3 bulldogs. At first I was leery if I could pull it off and have it be sexy, but once I started writing the first book, I had so much fun playing with the dog characters. And when they’re in human form they are pretty hot!

RJ: My favorite has to be Roman - will we see more of him?

EE: I plan to write a 4th book in the Mad Creek series for releases late this spring. And yes, I will have Roman, Lance, Tim, Milo, and the other characters in it to some degree. I’m excited to start it, but I have a few other things to finish first.

RJ: what is your favorite of your series? Or your favorite book you’ve written?

EE: That’s really hard to say. I love the Howl at the Moon/Mad Creek books. That’s probably my favorite series. I also love writing Christmas stories and my favorites are Unwrapping Hank and Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles. And I am really fond of A Second Harvest, because the older MC is very near to my heart and it’s set on our RL farm, basically. I’m going to be working on another book in the Men of Lancaster County series soon.

RJ: I love your Christmas stories! Unwrapping Hank is my fave ;) So what plans do you have for Christmas 2017? And ooohh another men of Lancaster County book… :)

EE: I haven’t thought about it yet. Lol. Hopefully, I can come up with something good. Last year I got the inspiration for Merry Christmas, Mr. Miggles after watching “A Single Man” with Colin Firth and I was really pleased with the concept. Sometimes those things come easily and sometimes they’re elusive as hell!

RJ: I totally get that! So… I’ve just finished the read of your new book Snowblind, what was it like to write 2 alpha men like that?

EE: It was a bit weird, to be honest. Lol. It comes more naturally to me to write characters that are -- frailer isn’t the right word, but let’s say less perfect and buff. The main idea I had for that story was this twisty, spy-vs-spy thing where the story keeps turning. And I hope I sort of pulled that off. But the two men were both very alpha and I found myself laughing out loud writing some of the sex scenes. In a ‘I can’t believe I’m writing these words’, cheek-burning-with-embarrassment kind of way.

RJ: LOL… It certainly twists to become something quite different to what I was expecting. I was so surprised. When is it available?

EE: It’s out Mar 1 from Dreamspinner.

RJ: So, what if a new reader comes to me and asks what I recommend? I wouldn’t know where to start, as you know I fan girl you completely (LOL). So, what is your most popular book - what should people read of yours first?

EE: The book with the biggest ranking on Goodreads is Blame it on the Mistletoe and then Unwrapping Hank. So if you like Christmas books, I’d suggest starting with one of those. For not-CHristmas, The Mating of Michael or A Second Harvest.

RJ: Clear up something for me… how do you say ELI… now I say Elly, but I think you said when we met that it was Ee-Lie… is that right?

EE: Yes, it’s EE-lie. :-)

RJ: You will forever be Elly to me… LOLS… So to wrap things up, do you have any news for what is coming up this year?

EE: I’m currently writing a book for Riptide that will be a friends-to-lovers, NA story with more sexual escapades than my usual. It’s called “Five Dares” and should be out in the fall. After that I want to write the next book in the Men of Lancaster County series. It will feature a guy who moved to the country to start a farm sanctuary and the other MC is a young Amish guy who was kicked out for being gay. There will be a 4th Howl at the Moon title out hopefully by end of May. And then another Christmas story. I have lots of other things I want to write, but right now I’m not sure what will surface to the top of the “to do” list by the time I’m ready for another project to begin.

RJ: Ohhhh and tell us more about the pig!

EE: lol. My husband and I have a 20 acre farm in Pennsylvania. We have 2 cows out in a pasture/barn. About 6 months ago we saw this little black thing following the cows around. It was a tiny pig! We have no idea where it came from. We lured it with food and tamed it and now “Watson” is our family pig. He loves the cows and hangs out with them. The vet says he is a pot belly pig, and again, we have no idea how he found us. But he’s a lucky pig, because we’re probably the only vegan farm in Lancaster County. He’s just adorable and super smart and affectionate. He’s gotten fairly big now--he’s maybe 60 pounds. Watson will definitely feature in my upcoming farm sanctuary romance.

RJ: I thought he might, he has a regular personality!!!! Thank you so much for coming over to chat, I’m putting links to your books and the reviews I’ve done on them below!

EE: Thanks so much for having me, RJ! Mwahh! I hope to see you again at a con soon.

Out March 1

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The Book

Snow, steam, and secrets.

The latest snowstorm carries something unexpected to the doorstep of Hutch’s secluded Alaskan cabin: a stranger named Jude, the most beautiful man Hutch has ever seen. Jude says he’s in the area for a ski trip and that he fled a domineering lover, thinking he could make it into town. But Hutch is a suspicious SOB and treats his unwanted guest warily. The problem is Jude isn’t just gorgeous, he’s funny and smart and flirtatious.

Two gay men snowed in for three days—things happen. Really good things. By the time the storm clears, Hutch finds himself a little too attached to Jude Devereaux, San Francisco-based male model. But is Jude what he claims to be? Or is he entangled in the secrets Hutch moved to Alaska to escape?



RJ's Reviews

How To Howl At The Moon: A new Eli Easton book is a treat! She is an autobuy for me and I love every one of her books. I am going to say the expected and state that this book is no exception. I love the world building in this book. Sexy and gorgeous with a beautiful town as a backdrop... brilliant concept and a wonderful book...

How To Walk Like Man: Beautiful story. At times I laughed out loud, at others I wanted to cry for Roman. Roman is a wonderful character and I fell in love with him.  Gorgeous emotional richly described book

How To Wish Upon A Star: This book is just one long feel. I fell in love with Milo, and could not put this book down. And OMG, the way Eli describes this town... I want to visit... Milo and Jason are perfect and this story is highly recommended by me... :) A gorgeous romance, and appearances from old characters is win/win. 

Falling Down: Stunning. A beautifully written journey. Highly recommended.

A Second Harvest: As a huge Eli Easton fan I was so excited to read this. I loved the dynamics and the story, and hell, i loved everything about this book. A proper romance, with solid family dynamics, and a forever romance. Lovely.

Blame It On The Mistletoe: Perfect Christmas Read. I loved both characters so much. Told from Mick's POV we see Fielding, an isolated brilliant geek genius, transforming in front of our eyes. He hasn't done much in his life--his mother is controlling and wanted Fielding to achieve academically and up until now he hasn't had freedom. Then Mick happens in his life. Kind of a gay for you story, until you read more and realise that Eli is cleverly filling in back story.
Highly recommended, and a good solid length story. 5/5, the writing is excellent and the story of the geek and the jock is perfect!

Unwrapping Hank: This to me is a perfect Christmas book... love... holidays... family... animals... more love... a *bad* guy... the *good guys* and most of all humour. I love Eli Easton's books and this one is just the right book to sit with the Christmas tree and lose yourself in a funny, endearing, happy, loving and it left me smiling like an idiot. 6/5

Midwinter Night's Dream: I loved this book so much... in fact I have loved every single one of Eli's Christmas books... I think I fell in love with Micah, oh and we get an awesome visit back home to the farm and the barn... oh, it's just all sparkly yummy Christmasy goodness.... Highly Recommended

The Trouble With Tony: I don't often ask for sequels. As a writer I know that sometimes the story is the story, and there is nowhere else the characters could be taken. I don't know if Eli is planning another book featuring these two characters but GAH, I hope Eli does.
This book was wonderful, funny, sexy, and I loved the two characters so much I didn't want to stop reading them even after they got their HEA. You should read, I did and I loved it.

The Enlightenment of Daniel: How i wish I had written something like this story. Beautiful. A must read. I read this in one sitting and could not put it down. I loved how much thought went into creating Nick's family, and the connections between generations. This can be read as a standalone but you should read book 1 for the full experience.

The Mating of Michael: I have read three books this year so far that have broken me... ripped out my heart and made me want to reach into the book and hug every character.
The first was Glory Lands by Vastine Bondurant, the second Hainted from Jordan L Hawk, and the third is the latest book from Eli Easton, the third book in her Seattle series, The Mating of Michael.


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Sunday Social with V L Locey

It's Sunday Social time and today I'm sitting down with VL Locey, author of many MF and MM books for a chat about writing, hockey, fanfic, hockey, books, hockey and a collaboration between the two of us (hockey)!

RJ: Welcome VL. Take a seat by the fire, have a glass of wine, and nibbles and are you ready to start?

VL: Mm. nibbles…

RJ: I’ve got the hockey on as well. It’s a Penguins vs Rangers game, so we’re in for a nice peaceful chat with no rivalry. Right?

VL: Of course. *hides Rangers foam finger behind back*

RJ: Takes off Sidney Crosby shirt...

RJ: So, to those RJ fans who haven’t met you before, can you tell us a bit about your writing? First off: What kinds of genres do you write in

VL:I primarily write erotic hockey romances, mostly M/M although I do have an M/F hockey series running. I also dabble in M/M shifter romances from time to time.

RJ: Where do people need to visit you if they want to see the books you have written

VL: They can find my books on Amazon and all the other quality sites as well as my website -http://vlloceyauthor.com/-

RJ: Oh look the Pens scored, that’s 10 - 2 to the Pens now - JK.

VL: Wait a second! 10-2! *searches tv channels for game RJ is watching* My game shows the Rangers up by 11. *winks*

RJ: Wrong channel… clearly...So when did you start writing - have you always wanted to write?

VL: Sorry, I was still flipping for this game. The guys are going to be exhausted by the time it’s over.
I’ve always had stories in my head I just never knew I could write them down and other people would want to read them.

RJ: What was the first thing you wrote that you wanted the *public* to read?

VL: The first thing I ever wrote that I shared was a Wolverine fan fiction. That was umpteen years ago over at the old Marvel Message boards where I was a moderator. Totally blew me away when other Marvel fans read and liked that story.

RJ: As anyone who follows my blog knows I started in Supernatural fan fiction, and yes, to think that people want to read your stuff - it blows you away. So, how long did you write fan fiction before you decided to publish? Oh and is any of your fan fiction still available and do you still write it?

VL:Was that the Ranger goal horn I just heard?

RJ: No, clearly not.

VL: Rats.

RJ: Well it may have been, but in this virtual game, only the Penguin’s goals count!

VL: I suspect fowl play. Fowl. Ha! See because we’re talking about penguins… Ahem.

RJ: So, go on then, do you still write fan fiction?

VL: As for the fan fiction, yes I still write it. Mostly it’s Torchwood although I do have some older Marvel stuff I want to tidy up and post over AO3. I write under my old Marvel admin name of Feral Female, in honor of Wolverine. I wubs Logan.

RJ: (I wubs Logan too) AO3 is where I read all the hockey fan fiction… just saying… Crosby/Malkin, Kane/Toews, Benn/Seguin

VL: I need to seriously look up this hockey fan fiction. It intrigues me.

RJ: Well, there is a lot of beta/alpha stories, and soul bond stories, very fan fiction, and always awesome! One of my first novels, Oracle, and also Texas 1 and Moments, they were old fan fictions that I took and redid and published with three times the word counts… have you re-visited any of your old fan fiction and thought *This would make an awesome story?*

VL: That’s cool that you could pull some original works from the FF. I never have done that and here’s why. My head is weird. Well, you probably knew that but when I write a story, it’s done. I cannot go back and rewrite it. Which is why I have to work in a linear way. Start to finish on one project. If I stop and go off I lose interest and I never go back. So I have to purge the work completely the first time. I will say that a few of my original characters are based on real hockey players...

RJ: Of course your head is weird, you’re a Rangers fan. Joking aside I feel the same way, once I finish a story now, it’s complete in my head. Done. Poeple ask me whether I would revisit stories like The Christmas Throwaway, and in my mind that story is complete. It would have to take a lot for me to write more in that universe.

*nods*

VL: *throws Rangers hat at Rj*

RJ: Threatens to take of Penguin pants as well as sweatshirt

RJ: Okay so are you a pantser or a plotter then?

VL: Pantster. 100% organic writer. I jot out some character bios before I start and maybe a hot scene or two but that’s it. Plotting kills a story fast for me because I’ve already written it in the plotting if that makes sense.

RJ: Same here. Do you ever feel that plotting means that the story is done in your head? That is how I feel, so I am a definite pantser. I give my characters birthdays, eye colour etc, I even research the houses they live in, but the story just unfolds so I don’t get bored. Is that how you feel?

VL: Totally the same for me.

RJ: Clearly we were twins separated at birth - apart from the fact you support the wrong hockey team

VL: Clearly twins. Although methinks ‘tis you who supports the wrong team. *flashes Zucc shirt*

RJ: Anyone would think I’ve only supported a team since last March…

VL: Hockey is like that. Once you discover how incredible it is you’re hooked forever.

RJ: Sexy. Fast. Brutal. I love the stories behind the teams. This inspires my own hockey series, so tell me about your MM hockey series as most of my readers are MM fans

VL: oh boy, this may take a while. My MM hockey series consist of a couple new ones that I’m going to be kicking off now that I have my rights back from Ellora’s Cave. I’ll be starting things off with a box set re-release of my top selling MM hockey books the Point Shot trilogy. From those I’ll be springboarding into a new series about the Cayuga Cougars, the team that Victor and Dan (from the Point Shot trilogy) played one. I also will be launching a new M/M series about a new team that forms in a Pennsylvania gay hockey league, The Brighton Wood Blades. I have a passel of novellas that came back to me from EC that I’m going to get into box sets as well but those will come later.

RJ: OMG we need to write this together. Sid could mentor them! And bloody Ellora’s cave. Talking of the books coming back from crappy publishers - of which I have some as well - do you find it hard to get those back out with new cover art when you’ve lost money on them?

VL: I would LOVE to write something with you someday. And yes, it’s a real struggle to get them back out financially because good cover art costs. Thankfully at least the editing has been done so there’s not that expense. But, I LOVE the new covers so much more than the older ones so the expense was worth it to me.

RJ: Oh we should write together in an MM series … invites you to write in my ‘verse set in Vermont… in all seriousness, we could rock that, and you could be a Pens fan… oh maybe not… I have had to invest in a lot of new cover art for my ARe books…. (insert curse word for ARe)... and I am much happier with the covers I have now.

VL: We would rock an MM hockey series. You could be a Rangers fan...or maybe not. ;)

RJ: I can’t see that happening - looks at standings - how about we both anti-support the Blue Jackets and the Washington Capitals?

VL: The Russian in a trunk discussion we had just a bit ago? We could totally work that into a book. Just saying.

RJ: So much this!!!!

RJ: we should focus on the interview… coughs… SO what made you decide to publish your work? I can’t stop laughing.

VL: Same here. I’m laughing so hard that it’s hard to type. Ahem, yes. I decided to try my hand at publishing when other people kept telling me to. Seriously, it took that kind of push from several good friends. You know us artists. We’re our own worst critics and I never imagined that what I plunked down on paper would interest anyone other than me. But, I gave it a whirl and wrote the first M/F hockey book in the Wildcat series and the rest just fell into place.

RJ: And I am English, we don’t do well with self confidence at the best of times...LOL… I thought you Americans were super confident!

VL: Oh not all of us. We have our doubts and insecurities just like everyone else. We just hide them behind Captain America.

RJ: Well we have *insert UK hero here* ohhhh we have Dr Who and Torchwood! And Cardiff!

VL: Captain Britain! Well you know my love for Jack and Ianto and Dr. Who. *writes all the Janto*

RJ: If only for Captain Britain, or Captain UK (CUK for short!) So, my next question is… where about in the US do you live? Because there is a very good saying - in the UK 100 miles is a long way, and in the US, 100 years is a long time. We actually think it’s cool that it takes as long to fly from London to NY as it is for you to fly from NY to say, Seattle.

VL: I live in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania, which is why most of my stories are set in the PA/NY area since I’m so familiar with it. We’re way up in the mountains and VERY rural. Dirt roads, chickens in the yard, no neighbors.

RJ: So why aren’t you a Pittsburgh Penguins fan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VL: They don’t have Mats Zuccarello or The King. Although they do have my Hags.

RJ: Rumor is that the Pens might be taking Zuccarello - how do you react to that?

VL: Take that back! You already got Hags, you can’t have Zucc. *hugs Mats close to chest*

RJ: Rubs hands in glee… offers Zucc 10 million a year for twenty years, just to reunite Zuccs and Hags…

VL:Wow, you have one HELL of a cap.

RJ: We won the Stanley Cup - we can have what we want!

VL: Pft

RJ: So a reminder to readers… what is your next book and where can they find details? AND, if they are new to VL Locey, where should they start?

VL: My next M/F book will be Angle Play, Venom #4, coming out 18 January, actually. The M/M books will be starting with the Point Shot Trilogy coming out 3/1 *giggles as Rj fixes dates* [RJ: 1st March] Snap Shot, Cayuga Cougars #1 will release on 4/6 and [RJ: 6th April for the non yanks here] and then there will be an F/F novella for the Venom on 5/5 [RJ: well that can’t be argued with, 5th May!]. Oh! The Brighton Wood Blades first book, Finding the Edge, will come out on 9/27 [RJ: that is 27 September, which is incidentally is 24 days after my 50th birthday, just saying!]. There’s more in there but my brain is not working well due to worry over Zuccarello going to the Pens.

RJ: and the Pens score again, that is 14:2 now

VL: Okay, you are totes making that score up.

RJ: look entirely innocent :)

RJ: thank you for this, it was so much fun, and I guess my readers need to watch out for a joint MM series from me and VL Locey… coming soon…

VL: Yay! I had a blast, truly. Thank you for sitting down to chat with me. *hugs*

RJ: Do you have a newsletter to sign up to?

VL: I sure do! Here’s the link--http://vlloceyauthor.us12.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=e5d2a9913f9b3cafe6d73edba&id=1595d88bbf

RJ: To read VL’s books go visit

Website: http://vlloceyauthor.com/
Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/pages/VL-Locey/124405447678452
Twitter- https://twitter.com/vllocey
Pinterest-http://www.pinterest.com/vllocey/
Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5807700.V_L_Locey
Blog- http://thoughtsfromayodelinggoatherder.blogspot.com/

RJ: Thank you VL, It was a lot of fun, let’s go organise our series of 29 books now…. And guys, did you see out of this created a whole new series!!!!!!


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David, Renewed - Diana Copland

A long time ago Diana and I were in an anthology together - my very first story, taken by DSP in their Brush Of Wings antho. Of course the short became *Angel In A Bookshop* when the rights were returned to me.

Diana has a new book out and I asked her to send me the information to share with you all because the blurb intrigues me! I love house renovation stories *sighs*.

David, Renewed


When interior designer David Snyder buys a beautiful century-old house in eastern Washington, he is reeling with heartbreak and looking for somewhere to put down roots. Unfortunately his new home comes with a laundry list of problems: electrical, plumbing, heating… things David knows nothing about. When his mother offers him the business card of a local handyman, David pictures an overweight, balding man in his fifties. But Jackson Henry couldn’t be further from that stereotype.

Dark-haired, muscular, and handsome, Jackson left a large construction firm in Seattle to take care of his sick mother. However, his hometown still has an active “good old boy” network, and finding employment in construction is almost impossible for an openly gay man. Determined to persevere, Jackson takes odd jobs as a handyman. He’s exactly what David needs—in more ways than one.

David isn’t ready for his attraction to Jackson, not considering the way his last relationship ended. But as the two men get to know each other, it becomes clear that the heart often knows best, and it rewards those willing to listen.

https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/books/david-renewed-by-diana-copland-7541-b

You can stalk follow Diana here:

My email: diana.copland11@gmail.com
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My Website, www.diana-copland11.com
My twitter, @dianacopland
My blog, http://diana-coplands-blog.blogspot.com/
My Pinterest, including my inspiration page for David, Renewed, https://www.pinterest.com/blamb10421/david-renewed-blue-collar-book-one/
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Nora Roberts' Chesapeake Series


When I am asked about my favourite romance stories I always point to Nora Roberts and her amazing Chesapeake series. The stories of Cameron, Ethan and Philip, with Seth in book 4, have adventure, intrigue, love, lust and the most amazing portrait of a family not related by blood. 

Amazing, and highly recommended.

 The covers I have found, are the ones I had on my versions of the paperback. :)
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Favourite Authors

Amy Lane

Lollipop

Ezra Kellerman flew across country to see if he had another chance with the man he let slip through his fingers. He didn't. Rico has moved on, but he doesn’t just leave his ex high and dry. Instead, Rico entrusts his family and friends with Ezra’s care. Ezra, confused, hurt, and lost, clings to Rico’s cousin and his boyfriend as the lifelines they are—but their friend Miguel is another story.

Miguel Rodriguez had great plans and ambition—but a hearty dose of real life crushed those flat. When Miguel finds himself partially in charge of the befuddled, dreamy, healing Ezra, he’s pretty resentful at first. But Ezra’s placid nature and sincere wonder at the simple life Miguel has taken for granted begin to soften Miguel’s hardened shell. Miguel starts to notice that Ezra isn't just amazingly sweet—he’s achingly beautiful as well. Suddenly Miguel is fending off every single man on the planet to give Ezra room to get over Rico—while fighting a burning suspicion that the best thing to help Ezra get over his broken heart is Miguel.

Chris Quinton

Buylinks here

The mutual attraction between Jesse and Will is a bonus for Melusine when her enemies close in and she needs to rebuild her war band—starting with Jesse, Will, and Greymalkin.

Jesse Adams is an ex-rugby player who's gone into seclusion to avoid the media following a guilty verdict in a court case. Jesse has come to live for a year in Greenlynn, where he is supposed to be writing his biography.

Will Blake is an out and proud policeman, respected and liked by the community he helps to protect from rural crime.

When the two men meet their attraction is instant, but they have no idea their love will draw them into a centuries' old conflict.

Melusine, a deity of rivers and seas, long ago lost the Battle of the Betrayal and is imprisoned in a nexus centred on the source of the Lynn River. She can only travel in the flowing water of her river, and cannot set foot on her banks. Her cats are not so bound. Neither pets nor familiars, they move freely between the realities, her agents among the humans who live along the Lynn.

When Melusine's enemies come to the valley in search of revenge, Jesse and Will discover they have a part to play in the ancient feud. Do they commit to becoming part of a mythical triad, or leave the valley and forget they ever knew that magic exists?


JL Merrow

Buylinks here

When the costs are added up, will love land in the black?

Mark Nugent has spent his life in the closet—at least, the small part of it he hasn’t spent in the office. Divorced when he could no longer deny his sexuality, he’s sworn off his workaholic ways and moved to Shamwell with his headstrong teen daughter to give her a stable home environment.

His resolve to put his love life on hold is severely tested when he joins a local organization and meets a lively yet intense young man who tempts him closer to the closet threshold.

Patrick Owen is an out-and-proud charity worker with strong principles—and a newly discovered weakness for an older man. One snag: Mark is adamant he’s not coming out to his daughter, and Patrick will be damned if he’s going to start a relationship with a lie.

Between Mark’s old-fashioned attitudes and a camp, flirtatious ex-colleague who wants Mark for himself, Patrick wonders if they’ll ever be on the same romantic page. And when Mark’s former career as a tax advisor clashes with Patrick’s social conscience, it could be the one stumbling block they can’t get past.

Warning: Contains historically inaccurate Spartan costumes, mangled movie quotes, dubious mathematical logic and a three-legged pub crawl.





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Favourite Authors

  • Eli Easton
  • The Mating of Michael is now out on audiobook.
  • Everyone admires Michael Lamont for being a nurse, but his part-time work as a gay sex surrogate not only raises eyebrows, it's cost him relationships. Michael is small, beautiful, and dedicated to working with people who need him. But what he really wants is a love of his own. He spends most of his time reading science fiction, especially books written by his favorite author and long-time crush, the mysteriously reclusive J.C. Guise.
    James Gallway's life is slowly but inexorably sliding downhill. He wrote a best-selling science fiction novel at the tender age of 18, while bedridden with complications of polio. But by 28, he's lost his inspiration and his will to live. His sales from his J.C. Guise books have been in decline for years. Wheelchair bound, James has isolated himself, convinced he is unlovable. When he is forced to do a book signing and meets Michael Lamont, he can't believe a guy who looks like Michael could be interested in a man like him.
    Michael and James are made for each other. But they must let go of stubbornness to see that life finds a way and love has no limitations.
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“You’re the sleek little sports car to my Land Rover.” 

From the moment Gareth walks through the door of the salon to fit some new sinks, Jules can’t take his eyes off him. Jules has always been attracted to men who are his polar opposite, so burly Gareth is Jules’s fantasy man. 
At the weekend, Jules gets into a tough situation with another bloke in a gay club and Gareth comes to his aid. Gareth rejects Jules’s subsequent advances but leaves him with the hope that his attraction isn’t completely one-sided. Fantasy could become reality. 
With Gareth’s work at the salon nearly done, he’ll soon disappear from Jules’s life for good. Time is running out. Jules needs to prove to Gareth that he’s tougher than he looks and that his feelings run deeper than gratitude. 


When he learns that he could be the heir to an unexpected fortune, Harry Vane rejects his past as a Radical fighting for government reform and sets about wooing his lovely cousin. But his heart is captured instead by the most beautiful, chic man he’s ever met: the dandy tasked with instructing him in the manners and style of the ton. Harry’s new station demands conformity—and yet the one thing he desires is a taste of the wrong pair of lips.
 
After witnessing firsthand the horrors of Waterloo, Julius Norreys sought refuge behind the luxurious facade of the upper crust. Now he concerns himself exclusively with the cut of his coat and the quality of his boots. And yet his protégé is so unblemished by cynicism that he inspires the first flare of genuine desire Julius has felt in years. He cannot protect Harry from the worst excesses of society. But together they can withstand the high price of passion.




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Favourite Authors

  • Shadow Bound: Broken and bleeding on the forest floor, a wounded warrior must choose between the finite end of his supernatural existence and an undeniable bond with the healing hands of an enemy. 
  • After a fearsome battle with a pack of rabid werewolves, wounded vampire Luca is abandoned by his coven. His wounds are many, and with the gaping gash of a werewolf bite poisoning him from the inside out, he has no hope of healing. 

    He lies on the forest earthy ground, watching his crystalline form disintegrate. Addled by pain, his mind wanders as one by one, his senses begin to fade. Then a stranger appears in the clearing, casting a new light over Luca, a light that warms him from the inside out. 

    Dashiel offers Luca a chance of survival…a chance to live, but, first, Luca must decide if his brittle heart is ready for the life Dashiel is offering. 

Bitter Taffy: Rico Gonzalves-Macias didn't expect to fall in love during his internship in New York—and he didn’t expect the boss’s son to out them both and get him fired either. When he returns to Sacramento stunned and heartbroken, he finds his cousin, Adam, and Adam's boyfriend, Finn, haven't just been house-sitting—they've made his once sterile apartment into a home.

When Adam gets him a job interview with the adorable, magnetic, practically perfect Derek Huston, Rico feels especially out of his depth. Derek makes it no secret that he wants Rico, but Rico is just starting to figure out that he’s a beginner at the really important stuff and doesn’t want to jump into anything with both feet. 

Derek is a both-feet kind of guy. But he’s also made mistakes of his own and doesn’t want to pressure Rico into anything. Together they work to find a compromise between instant attraction and long-lasting love, and while they’re working, Rico gets a primer in why family isn’t always a bad idea. He needs to believe Derek can be his family before Derek’s formidable patience runs out—because even a practically perfect boyfriend is capable of being hurt.

Scrap: When things come to a head, there’s nowhere to go but down…

On the surface, Derek “Call Me Dare” Nelson’s life is simple, doing up custom campervans while living in a slightly illegal caravan in his riverfront yard. When a handsome, smooth-talking developer offers to buy the land out from under his feet, Dare realizes it’s the same man he had to escort home from a party months ago for causing a drunken scene.

Grant Matravers lives a double life, attempting to adjust to weekends as a single, divorced gay man while staying closeted at work. The strain of keeping up the part-time pretense, missing his kids, and now a problematic attraction to the shave-headed, tattooed Dare, has worn his emotional barriers dangerously thin.

Dare blasts through those barriers in a way Grant isn’t prepared for, challenging everything he thought he knew about himself as a gay man. But as their chemistry heats up and the intimacy between them grows, Grant edges toward a decision that could blow up in his face. Exposing a hornet’s nest of complications that could destroy any chance for happily ever after.



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Forging the Future coming 29th June 2015
A Change of Heart Novel by Mary Calmes

 Jin Church is back where he started, alone, wandering, and uncertain of his path. It’s not by choice but by circumstance, as he remembers he’s a werepanther… but not much else. He knows one thing for sure—he needs to find the beautiful blond man who haunts his dreams.

 Logan Church is trapped in a living hell. His mate is missing, his tribe is falling apart, and he’s estranged from the son he loves with all his heart. His world is unraveling without his mate by his side, and he has no one to blame but himself.

 If Jin can regain his memory and Logan can overcome the threats to his leadership, then perhaps they can resume their lives. The question is: Is that what they want? Back to the same house, the same tribe, the same troubles? They can choose from various roads leading to their future… or they can forge their own path.
Velocity by Sara York
Part of the Flight HA1710 series

 When everything falls apart, can Phil and Davin put it back together? 
The crash of Flight HA1710 brings life into focus for Phil Stewart. Before meeting Davin Tierney, love seemed only a myth to Phil, but one night in New York City changed everything, giving him something he didn’t even know existed. But Phil wasn’t comfortable saying I love you. During the crash, Davin suffers a brain injury, leaving him in a coma. Phil wonders how love can be so cruel to give him Davin and then take him away so suddenly. 
Davin never intended to give Phil a second look, but Phil broke through barriers and made amazing overtures before stalling on the word love. The crash changes everything, and he’s no longer willing to play it safe, but can Phil actually change from the playboy Davin first met? 
Top Me Maybe by Jay Northcote
Duncan has a secret fantasy, but is Tyler the right man for the job?
Tyler’s new policeman boyfriend, Duncan, is gorgeous. Tall, broad, and über-masculine, he’s the epitome of the dominant top—in appearance at least.
When they discuss their sexual fantasies, Duncan confesses to a secret desire that surprises Tyler. Luckily for Duncan, Tyler’s happy to oblige and is determined to give Duncan a night to remember.

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Garrett Leigh

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Restaurant owner Tom Fearnes has loved his partner Cass for as long as he can remember, but their work often keeps them apart. When he meets a striking young man named Jake on the vibrant streets of Camden Town, their heady first encounter takes an unexpected turn.

Jake Thompson can hardly believe his luck when he wakes up in Tom’s bed. Tom is gorgeous, kind, and . . . taken. Tom’s explanation of his open relationship leaves Jake cold, but Tom is too tempting, and when hard times force Jake to accept Tom’s helping hand, he finds himself between two men who’ve lost their way.

Cass Pearson is a troubled soul. He loves Tom with all he has, but some days it feels like he hasn’t much to give. Jake seems like the perfect solution. Cass risks everything to push Jake and Tom together, but Jake resists, wary, until the darkness of Cass’s deprived childhood comes to call. Then Jake finds himself the last man standing, guiding square pegs into round holes, and it’s time to dig deep and shine a light for the men he’s grown to love.

Chris Quinton & RJ Scott




Lewis has lost nearly everything, and now it seems that Devon is here to take the last thing he has left - working in his beloved restaurant, Laurels. But when an arsonist threatens everything Lewis loves, he realizes sometimes everyone has their ghosts, and he discovers an unexpected ally who is prepared to risk everything for him.

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Set in the small cathedral city of Salisbury, Master Chef Lewis Mandineau no longer owns the Laurels, the restaurant that had been in his family for generations. Betrayed and robbed by an ex-lover, he's had to sell to Carnegie Enterprises, an American corporation. That isn't all Lewis has to contend with. Rachel, his beloved younger sister has been left severely hurt by the car crash that killed their parents, and taking care of her has to be his priority.

Enter Devon Trelawney III, sent to assess the viability of the restaurant and its staff. Devon knows all about family tradition. But he also knows sentiment has no place in business matters, and the Laurels' potential is swamped by the debts it has accrued. Devon is a hardheaded businessman, first and foremost, but Lewis and Rachel test his resolve in different ways. Soon Devon is forced to admit that what seems like an impossible love can sometimes become something very real.


Amy Lane
COMING JUNE 15th.

Riptide

Cal McCorkle has lived in Bluewater Bay his whole life. He works two jobs to support a brother with a laundry list of psychiatric diagnoses and a great uncle with Alzheimer’s, and his personal life amounts to impersonal hookups with his boss. He’s got no time, no ambition, and no hope. All he has is family, and they’re killing him one responsibility at a time.

Avery Kennedy left Los Angeles, his family, and his sleazy boyfriend to attend a Wolf’s Landing convention, and he has no plans to return. But when he finds himself broke and car-less in Bluewater Bay, he’s worried he’ll have to slink home with his tail between his legs. Then Cal McCorkle rides to his rescue, and his urge to run away dies a quick death.

Avery may seem helpless at first, but he can charm Cal’s fractious brother, so Cal can pretty much forgive him anything. Even being adorkable. And giving him hope. But Cal can only promise Avery “until we can’t”—and the cost of changing that to “until forever” might be too high, however much they both want it.


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