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Throwing Hearts is OUT NOW!!
THROWING HEARTS IS OUT NOW!!
BUYLINKS:
Universal: http://mybook.to/ThrowingHearts
US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085WNKGRW
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B085WNKGRW
AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B085WNKGRW
CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B085WNKGRW
DE: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B085WNKGRWBlurb:
A fun and sexy romance where the kiln isn’t the only thing that’s scorching hot.Leo Secombe loves his life, and he’s convinced himself he’s happy to be single. In his spare time, he keeps himself busy at a local LGBTQ centre that pairs a younger person with a community elder to help them feel included in today’s rainbow family. Leo and Clyde have been buddies for a few years now, and signing up for a pottery class seems like fun.Merrick Bowman has been so focused on getting his pottery business up and running that he’s forgotten how to date. How to live, even. But when a young, bubbly Leo and an older, grumpy Clyde walk through his door, Merrick has no idea how much Leo is about to centre his world.Throwing clay has been Merrick’s entire life, but Leo’s about to change all that. Maybe Merrick’s ready to throw caution to the wind. And maybe he’s ready to finally throw his heart on the line.Throwing Hearts is 55,000-words.
Just so you know, there’ll be no Good Morning Monday post tomorrow. I wish everyone peace and good health as the world faces the Convid-19 crisis. Take care of each other and be kind to yourself. Until next week…💙
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Good Morning Monday ~ Throwing Hearts excerpt!
It’s release week for Throwing Hearts!! I’m super excited for the world to meet Leo and Merrick this coming Sunday. They’re adorably cute and fun, a little bit sexy, and super sweet. Kinda just what the world needs right now 😉
The paperback should go live on release day as well, and I’ve sent the file to Glen Lloyd for narration of the audiobook!! So things are moving right along. And the paperback cover is sooo cute! Huge thanks to SJ York for helping make it so perfect! Look at this prettiness…
And as promised, an excerpt… In this scene, Leo is telling his flatmate (and bestie, Kell) all about the cute pottery teacher, Merrick, and what he could find out about him on social media…
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“Don’t make me wait, Leo,” she said. “I need all the details.”
“Well, he’s not married, and from what I can tell, he is single. There’s no Grindr profile, which is a relief. No photos of him with another guy, no holiday snaps, and his Instagram is all about his pottery studio. He’s been tagged in a few photos and seems to have a really cool group of friends. There’s even a few family photos, and no crazy cult mentions, either.”
“So basically you’re saying that he is single and perfect.”
“Pretty much, yep.”
Kell laughed. “So, show me the pics.” She nodded toward my phone.
I went straight to Instagram and found his profile. “Oh, he’s so cute!” She said. “Gotta love a guy who can put a rainbow flag in his profile.”
“I know, right?”
She scrolled some more. “Did he make these?” They were two large, round ceramic bowls with some kind of crazy glaze. They were refined, minimalist but earthy, and they looked incredibly expensive.
“I think so. Pretty sure he only tags and watermarks his own stuff.”
“Holy shit, he’s clever.”
“Uh . . . Holy shit he’s gorgeous.”
Kell laughed. “That too.”
She scrolled down some more until she came to a photo of six friends at a table in a restaurant somewhere. There were empty plates and wine bottles on the table. They were all laughing, and Merrick had captioned it with “love these people.” There were a few hashtags of friends and best friends, and they looked close and extremely happy.
Kell continued to scroll down through his posts until they found what looked like the grand opening of the studio. That was four years ago, and there was one photograph of Merrick inside his studio sitting at that long table, and he was laughing at something. It was a candid shot and strikingly beautiful. “Oh wow,” Kell said.
And then she did the most horrifying thing anyone could ever do.
She accidentally double-tapped.
She looked at me, aghast. “Oops.”
Holy flying shit balls. “What did you do?”
“I didn’t mean to!” She squeaked and handed me back my phone like it was on fire. “Oh, Leo. I’m so sorry. So, so sorry.”
I could literally feel the blood run from my face. She’d just double-tapped. On his photo. She had just liked his photo from four years ago, on my profile! He was going to get a notification that basically proved I’d been stalking him. “Oh, this is bad. This is so bad.”
“Maybe he doesn’t check his notifications.” She looked stricken. She pulled a couch cushion onto her lap and clung to it. “Maybe he doesn’t use his Instagram much. Check when he posted his last photo; then see how often he posts at all. He might not ever know. He might not even know it’s you.”
“My profile picture is my face, with my name, and that I’m part of the Bridge-the-Gap program is in my bio.”
“Oh God, Leo. I’m so sorry.” Her face lit up then with an obvious idea. “Ooh, we can change your profile picture and your bio. Here, give me your phone. He’ll never have to know.”
“Or I could just move to Peru and become a llama farmer,” I replied, not really joking. How was I going to face him on Friday? “Or maybe I can donate my body for organ harvesting a little sooner than expected.”
“Ooh, dibs on your liver.”
“Bitch, I need that.”
Kell laughed. “Well, llama farming could be fun.”
“I’ll have to tell Clyde we’re going to swimming instead of ceramics. If he ends up drowning Shirley, then I’ll go to prison as an accessory which, to be quite frank, is preferable to facing Merrick on Friday morning.”
Kell made a pained face. “I’ll bake you cakes with nail files in them. I promise. If you go to jail, that is.”
I patted her on the knee. “Thanks.”
“It’s probably the least I could do.”
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They’re all so much fun!!!
Next week I will have the buy links for you, when it goes live on the 15th.
TALLOWWOOD AUDIO
What is available for preorder is the audio of Tallowwood!! It goes live on the 25th but you can pre-order it HERE
Okay, that’s it for this week… I hope everyone stays safe and I’ll see you all next Monday!
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Good Morning Monday ~ Throwing Hearts Blurb and Release Date
March is here already!! I cannot believe how fast that came around. And what better to celebrate March than with a new release! I can’t wait for everyone to meet Merrick and Leo. Their story is fun, sweet and sexy, and it’s a swoony romance. I think the world could do with some cavity-inducing sweetness and heart-eyes romance right now, and I’m super excited for everyone to meet these two.
Blurb:
A fun and sexy romance where the kiln isn’t the only thing that’s scorching hot.Leo Secombe loves his life, and he’s convinced himself he’s happy to be single. In his spare time, he keeps himself busy at a local LGBTQ centre that pairs a younger person with a community elder to help them feel included in today’s rainbow family. Leo and Clyde have been buddies for a few years now, and signing up for a pottery class seems like fun.Merrick Bowman has been so focused on getting his pottery business up and running that he’s forgotten how to date. How to live, even. But when a young, bubbly Leo and an older, grumpy Clyde walk through his door, Merrick has no idea how much Leo is about to centre his world.Throwing clay has been Merrick’s entire life, but Leo’s about to change all that. Maybe Merrick’s ready to throw caution to the wind. And maybe he’s ready to finally throw his heart on the line.Throwing Hearts is 55,000-words.
Will have an excerpt for you next week! Until then…
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Good Morning Monday ~ This Week’s Update
Just a quick post this Monday. I have a super busy week coming up, lots of real-life stuff to deal with but I’m still aiming to meet my daily word count goals. My WIP is at 22K words and I’d like to see it reach 32K by the end of the week even though I’m likely to get first-round edits as well 🙂
Moving forward in 2020, I also intend to cut back my social media time, focusing on just a few places instead of trying to do everything. My Readers’ Group on FB will be my main hangout (I love that group). I will be mostly intermittent on twitter and Instagram, posting when I am able or if I have news/sales/new releases. There’s no other reason for this but time. It’s hard trying to do everything, to be everywhere. I need to focus my energy into my writing.
Oooh, I have audio news as well… the following titles have been booked in, though I can’t confirm actual release dates yet.
- The Dichotomy of Angels – narrated by Nick Russo
- Throwing Hearts – narrated by Glen Lloyd
- Tallowwood – narrated by Antony Ferguson (release date March 24th)
- Imago – narrated by Antony Ferguson
- Imagines – narrated by Antony Ferguson
- Private Charter – narrated by Antony Ferguson
- The Hate You Drink – narrated by Antony Ferguson
I will post the other dates when I have them!
Okies, that’s it for this week. Next week I should have an excerpt from Throwing Hearts to share… Can’t wait for you to meet Leo and Merrick!
Until then…
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Good Morning Monday ~ Cover Reveal of Throwing Hearts!
February is already cruising along nicely! And I’m very happy to say we’ve finally had some decent rain where I live. We’ve been in a severe drought for years but we have had actual RAIN! The sound of it on my roof makes me happy! 🙂
Anyway, getting to the good stuff…
Cover reveal time!!
I don’t have the edited blurb yet so I’ll save that for later, but for now, the cutest cover! I made this cover haha but will need a professional to do the full wrap for me because I don’t have the skills for that. LOL But Throwing Hearts is a 55K word story of fluff and love and ceramics, and this cover really captures that. It kind of reminds me of my book Finders Keepers, in that it’s a sweet and sexy romance, with no conflict, no angst. And I’m not gonna lie, it’s exactly what I need in my life right now.
I’m hoping the release date will be late Feb (approx the 28th) but that will depend on a few real-life things.
WIP Update:
Current word count is 12K words, which I’m very happy with. I’m still hoping this will be a trilogy with each book being about 40K, but we’ll see how they play along when I get to the end of the first book. If it doesn’t have a proper ending, I may have to combine the three into one book. For me, each book – whether it’s in a series or not – must have a beginning, a middle, and an end. My Thomas and Spencer books each split into a trilogy perfectly, but Yanni didn’t. Yanni’s Story was supposed to be three separate books (to match Spencer) but the story didn’t pan out like that. Sure, the book has three parts, but “part one” does not make a “book one” if it doesn’t have a complete arc. At least in my eyes.
LOL Anywhooooo, I won’t know how this new book will go until I get to the end…
Hoping for another 10-12K words this week…
Until then.
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Good Morning Monday ~ What’s New in February!
Was January not the longest month everrrrrrr? But, by the gods, we made it! February is finally here! I can finally say that my WIP is finished and currently in my editor’s inbox. It’s called Throwing Hearts, and it’s 54K words of fluff and romance. There’s zero angst, zero conflict, lots of sexual tension, and lots of touchy-feely feels and love. I’ll be sharing the cover next week, so stay tuned!
This week my kids go back to school (after six weeks off omg) and so begins research for my new book. And guess what? I’m thinking it’s going to be a series!! A trilogy to be more exact. I’m still trying to work out details, and because I’m allergic to any kind of planning, this isn’t easy LOL I’m keeping mum about it for now, until I get more fleshed out and actual words on paper. It will be set in Australia and it’s not a trope I’ve done before. It is a romance but there will be angst and heartbreak and… I’m pretty sure it will be all in one character’s POV. Like my Red Dirt books, my Spencer Cohen books, and Thomas Elkin… all books are in the main character’s voice. UNLESS the characters decide to change that, idk. LOL
I’m excited to get started on this project! There’s always something wonderful and exciting and daunting to begin new things!
Reindeer Games is now available at all retailers!
Amazon
Apple
B&N
Kobo
Smashwords
Just a short one this week. I’ll share the cover to Throwing Hearts next week!
Until then…
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Good Morning Monday ~ Beginning 2020 with a Bang!
I have some very exciting news to share!! You might have already seen me boasting about this on social media but I wanted to share it here as well…
Every year, the Goodreads M/M Romance group (some 25,000+ members) hold some awards/polls for their favourites of the year, and I am very honoured to say I won some amazing awards!
CHECK THESE OUT!!
THIS IS THE BIG ONE…
TALLOWWOOD
SIR
RED DIRT HEART
UPSIDE DOWN
THE HATE YOU DRINK
GALAXIES AND OCEANS
I got All-Time Fave Author of 2019 which is just ridiculous, and amazing, and a little humbling, not gonna lie. Apparently that puts me in the running for Hall of Fame next year, which is even more ridiculous and amazing. LOLTallowwood took a clean sweep, I think, with 1st in all three categories. The surprise for me was SIR taking 1st in the BDSM category. Like wow. LOL It still blows my mind that anyone reads my books at all, so this is all a bit of a mindfuck tbh. LOLAnywhooo, the full list of awards:All-Time Favorite M/M Author1st N.R. WalkerAll-Time Favorite M/M RomanceAuthor: N.R. Walker2nd Red Dirt HeartBest Action/Suspense/AdventureAuthor: N.R. Walker1st TallowwoodBest Law Enforcement (Cops/Private Investigators)Author: N.R. Walker1st TallowwoodBest Mystery/WhodunitAuthor: N.R. Walker1st TallowwoodBest BDSM/Kink/FetishAuthor: N.R. Walker1st SirBest White CollarAuthor: N.R. Walker1st Upside DownBest Hurt/ComfortAuthor: N.R. Walker2nd The Hate You DrinkBest Audiobook Narration of the YearAuthor: N.R. Walker3rd (tie) Joel Leslie for Galaxies and OceansBest HumorousAuthor: N.R. Walker3rd (tie) Upside DownThank you to everyone who nominated and voted!! And a HUGE thank you to everyone who has bought, read, and reviewed my books. I’ve been writing for almost a decade now and it still blows my mind that anyone wants to read my words, and saying thank you seems grossly inadequate. But thank you. From the bottom of my heart.
AUDIO NEWS:
The audio of SIR is due out any day! It’s been loaded into the system and we’re completely at the hands of the ACX/Audible gods. Please spare a thought for poor Nick Russo, the amazing narrator, whose only instructions for Sig’s accent was “a touch British, mostly not.” LOL The character Sig spent his first 16 years living in 14 different countries, and he’s lived most of his adult life in the US and Italy. So this accent was never going to be easy. But Nick just NAILS it!!
I will only have the buy link when it goes live, but you can keep an eye out at my AUDIBLE AUTHOR PAGE.
SIR won first place in the BDSM-Kink category in the M/M awards, so if you’ve been curious, this audio might be for you!
WIP UPDATE:
I now have a title to share with you! Throwing Hearts is currently at 33K words and probably has 20K to go. I need to finish it before February, so I will be mostly off social media until I can get the first draft done. Throwing Hearts is a sweet and fluffy romance, a bit sexy, and a lot of fun. Will be showing off the cover soon, so stay tuned!!
Until then…
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Good Morning Monday ~ Six Free Books!
What could possibly better than starting a new year, a new decade, with six free books?? Five other very awesome, talented (and generous) authors are giving away a book each! I know it’s not winter here in Australia, but it is for five out of six authors in the giveaway LOL
Lane Hayes, Annabelle Jacobs, VL Locey, Garrett Leigh, RJ Scott, and myself, are all involved but it’s only until the 10th so be quick!
All you need to do is go to this link:
BOOK GIVEAWAY
SPECIAL THANKS
I’ve had a lot of messages and emails asking if I’m safe from the terrible bushfires that are ripping through Australia right now. Yes, I am, thank you! My region has some smaller fires that are all contained at present, though that could change. But nothing like what other areas are experiencing. These are truly catastrophic fires which have decimated much of our very unique wildlife.
But thank you all for reaching out to ask. My family and I are all safe. Fingers crossed we get rain and a lot of it!
WIP UPDATE
Still slow going, but now at 15K words. I need to finish it this month, so I really need a whole lot more words. But life should return to normal (ish) this week so hopefully I can get some writing done. Still not sure on a title yet either though I’m sure that will come later. I’m expecting it to be around 50K words. It’s a sweet and cute romance, set in Brisbane, Australia, and the two main characters are Leo and Merrick. I can’t wait for you all to meet them!
I have so many stories I *want* to write after this one haha but I just need to focus and get it done 🙂
Will see you all next week! Until then…
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Good Morning Monday ~ Last Monday Post of 2019!
And what does 2020 look like for me?
Another year done, and let’s be honest, 2019 has been a rough one. As a whole though, the last decade has been very good to me. In the last ten years, I began writing, then writing full-time, and that is an honour and a privilege. I got to travel the world and meet online friends who became real-life friends. I got to see my kids grow into young adults, and I accepted parts of myself I didn’t even know needed accepting. There have also been some hurdles, but we survived, and I’m gonna do my best to make 2020 the best year yet!!
So far, I have six books planned, seven audios (maybe eight), and possibly six translations. That’s kinda busy LOL.
My releases for books will look a bit like this:
March
April
June
August
October
DecemberThough that may change, given I’ll be travelling for four weeks in June/July. I’m currently writing my March release book, and real-life has utterly kicked my arse with kids and school, visitors, and Christmas etc. So the going is slow. I’m going to knuckle down this week and try for some big word counts. Given both kids AND my husband are on holidays, it’s probably not likely but I’m sure gonna try.
The Audio Releases schedule is, at this point, any one’s guess. What I can tell you is that SIR is done and will be uploaded into ACX asap, and Tallowwood is scheduled to be done really soon. I can assume SIR will be out January, and Tallowwood possibly February. The other audios scheduled to be done (so far) are The Hate You Drink, Private Charter, Imago and Imagines. I’m super excited to announce Antony Ferguson will be narrating these.
If I can wrangle any new Australian-based books into audio in 2020 that aren’t released yet, I’ll be asking Glenn Lloyd to do those.
I have a lot happening in my personal life this coming year as well. Suffice to say, I’ll need to be focused on my work to see this schedule into fruition. That may mean less time on social media, but these Good Morning Monday posts should still happen. Forgive me if I miss one or two 😉
★☆ The Dichotomy of Angels ★☆
★☆ O U T N O W ★☆
The Dichotomy of Angels is OUT NOW and people are LOVING Nathaniel and Chasan’s story! It’s a mix of humour and angst, and while it is about angels, it’s not a religious book at all. It’s more like Shadow Hunters meets Kindergarten Cop. LOL I hope you enjoy it too!
Universal link: http://mybook.to/TheDichotomyOfAngels
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0834PV5Z2
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0834PV5Z2【☆】★【☆】★【☆】
GIVEAWAY TIME!
For your chance to win a $40usd Amazon gift card, all you have to do to enter is follow this link and click on the different options for all the different ways you can enter!ENTER HERE
(this link is to the tour sign-up landing page, scroll down a little and you’ll find the contest entry box)
My best-selling murder-mystery is now available at all retailers, for a short time only!
B&N
Kobo
Apple
Amazon
SmashwordsGrab it while you can!!
Also, for my Australian readers, Tallowwood is just $1.49 on Amazon, as part of their Australian Twelve Days of Kindle. So if you want to bag a bargain, now is the chance. Just follow the above Amazon link 🙂
Okay that’s it for this week. I hope everyone had a peaceful holiday period, and please take care and be safe over the New Year. I look forward to seeing you all back here next week.
Bring on 2020!
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The Dichotomy of Angels is OUT NOW!
As promised, here are the buy-links for TDOA! I hope you love Nathaniel and Chasan as much as I do!
★☆ The Dichotomy of Angels ★☆
★☆ O U T N O W ★☆
Universal link: http://mybook.to/TheDichotomyOfAngels Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0834PV5Z2 Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0834PV5Z2 【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】★【☆】BLURB:Nathaniel and Chasan are no ordinary angels.Destiny chose them to be twin flames, fated mates. But Nathaniel has avoided Chasan for nearly a thousand years.When sent to Earth on a mission to live and work together, Nathaniel comes face-to-face with his destiny. Short-tempered, petulant, and grumpy, he hates the idea of being fated to anyone and has chosen an existence of isolation rather than spending time with the calm, kind, and serene Chasan. But now he has no choice.One is fire, the other is air; a true dichotomy of angels. Together they will be ignited, or they will be extinguished. This assignment will seal their fate either way.* * *85,000 words. A sometimes-funny, sometimes-serious story about love, destiny, and other heavenly disasters.
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