It’s been an absolutely crazy month for me. 

November has seen two new releases, two new audiobooks, six new translation releases, and four new covers for existing translations. PLUS I’m waaaay behind on a deadline and real life has kicked me in the shins more times than I count.

But onward we go!

First up we have Christmas Wish List!!

BOOK TWO IN THE HARTBRIDGE CHRISTMAS SERIES

🎄  Can be read as a standalone

🎄  70,000-words

🎄  Romance, new beginnings

🎄  Sweet and sexy

BLURB

In need of work and a change of scenery, Aussie ex-pat Jayden Turner agrees to a short-term chef position at a Bed and Breakfast over the Christmas holidays. After all, how hard could it be in a small town in the mountains of Montana? What he finds is a grand old house in a beautiful town, and his new boss is gorgeous, gay, and single.

After his divorce, Carter “Cass” Campion bought his great-aunt’s rundown country manor in his home town, and he’s determined to get it ready for the busy holiday period. Recently out as gay, he’s been focused solely on his business and hasn’t had time for a man. Not that many gay men come through Hartbridge . . .

As his new clients arrive, and being away from his two kids, celebrating Christmas is the last thing on Cass’s mind. But his new chef has other ideas. And if there’s one thing on his Christmas Wish List this year, Jayden can make it come true.

UNIVERSAL AMAZON LINK

I hope you enjoy your return to Hartbridge, and seeing Ren and Hamish again. Christmas Wish List can be read as a standalone.

TIC-TAC-MISTLETOE IS STILL JUST 99C! 

Book One in the Hartbridge Series, Tic-Tac-Mistletoe, is still just 99c! But only for another day or so, so please be quick!!

GRAB IT HERE FOR 99C

AUDIOBOOKS TOO! 

The audio of Dearest Milton James is OUT NOW!!

Glen Lloyd has totally nailed Malachi in this book! Possibly one of my favourite audiobooks (of mine) to date. 

Available at most retailers such as Apple, GooglePlay, Kobo, Scribd etc. 

Still waiting on Audible, sorry. If you don’t know already, Audible is incredibly slow/terrible at uploading and the wait could be over a month. But it is coming… 

You can find ALL the audio links HERE

The audio of Learning to Feel is OUT NOW!!

Nick Russo’s narration really packs an emotional punch with this one. It’s always a joy and honour to have him narrate my books.

Available at most retailers such as Apple, GooglePlay, Kobo, Scribd etc. 

Same as above… Still waiting on Audible, sorry. If you don’t know already, Audible is incredibly slow/terrible at uploading and the wait could be over a month. But it is coming! 

You can find ALL the audio links HERE

I’ve found myself having to do a blog post (what you’re reading now) and a newsletter, and I’m sure some of you lovely folks are getting double hit. I hate the idea of spamming people… the idea of being a nuisance gives me hives LOL

I’ll still be updating new releases and giveaways here, but all other notifications for audios/translations etc will just be done on my newsletter. I hope this way people won’t be be getting too many emails from me.  If you’d like to switch to the newsletter you can subscribe at

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Thank you all!! Until next time!

HUGE FALL IN LOVE COMPETITION WITH OVER $300 WORTH OF PRIZES

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PRIZES INCLUDE:

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5 x eBooks from Backlists

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But wait! There’s more…

There are FOUR group giveaways in total and you can find them at:

ALL FOUR GROUP COMPETITIONS

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My wildly popular The Weight Of It All, Henry and Reed’s story, is just 99c – for a short time only. If you’ve never read it before, or if you’ve only ever borrowed it on KU, then now is your chance to grab it.

It’s also whispersynced, so now is a great time to grab the audio!

It will be going back to $4.99 in one week.

UNIVERSAL AMAZON LINK

Blurb:

After being dumped by his long-term boyfriend for being overweight, Henry Beckett decides to make some drastic changes. In a vain attempt at getting his boyfriend back, Henry does the most absurdly frightening thing he can think of. He joins a gym.

Reed Henske is a personal trainer who isn’t sure he’ll ever be ready to date again. He’s sick of guys who are only interested in the perfect body image, never seeing him for who he really is. As Reed tortures Henry with things like diet and exercise, Henry enamours Reed with recipes and laughter.

As the friendship lines start to blur, Henry is convinced there’s no way Thor-like Reed could ever be interested in a guy like him. Reed just has to convince Henry that life isn’t about reaching your ideal body weight. It’s about finding your perfect counterweight.

Be back later this week with a cover and blurb release (and pre-order links) for my next book!!

I’m part of a huge giveaway/sale/contest with a lot of other authors! And The Hate You Drink is on sale for just 99c!

And there are FOUR giveaways in total, and each group has different authors, different prizes, different books on sale…

Simply click on each link to the four separate competitions each with an awesome basket of prizes

Group 1 – http://bit.ly/MMRJGp1

Group 3 – http://bit.ly/MMRJGp3

Group 4 – http://bit.ly/MMRJGp4

Competitions close – 22 March

Grab The Hate You Drink for just 99c HERE!

It’s February already! Crazy, right? But with it brings the return of some kind of routine. My son is back at school (his final year) and my daughter will be heading off to uni in two weeks. After the railroad that was 2020, I’m kinda looking forward to the routine again. I need to get back into the swing of things and meet some goals where my writing is concerned.

I have some awesome badges to share as well! Every year, the folks at Goodreads M/M Readers Awards have polls and voting for books released throughout the year. Last year I scored a whole bundle, including the All-Time Favourite Author award.  Well, this year I was voted into the M/M Author Hall of Fame!! How craaaaazy is that?? Plus some awesome other awards as well!

The awards were as follows:

I’m honoured and very grateful to all my readers! Thank you all so much!

In other news, Lacuna is now in wide distribution. As you’re all aware by now, I do try and cycle my books in and out of KU.

You can find Lacuna at the following:

Apple

B&N

Nook

Google Play

Amazon

Or check out your favourite retailer. If it’s not there, it will be coming soon. Sometimes roll-out takes a few extra days for some stores and locations.

The audio of Pieces of Us is FINALLY at Audible. It took four months… And I apologise to my audible listeners for the delay BUT it’s there now! Here are the group links for all formats. You’ll find the audio links for all stores here, including Audible.

So What’s Next?

My next release will be around mid-March. It’s a 72,000 word standalone contemporary gay romance. My editor called it a “pure cozy-romance” and that sums it up nicely. It’s an anon-hookup to romance, there’s minimal drama and conflict which is what my heart needed to write. I’ll be sharing the blurb, title, and cover very soon so stay tuned!

My current WIP is brand new. I actually started writing something else but shelved it and started this new one and it’s going so much better. It’s more angsty and I’m loving writing it!

Fingers crossed I can pump out some better word-counts in February!

Until next week… Much love to you all.

xx

I know I’ve been a bit slack with the updates in December but honestly, I haven’t had much to report and by the year’s end, I was kinda out of spoons. But 2021 is here and I don’t think there’s been a year we’ve all been so happy to put behind us. 2020 was a hard year, for many reasons, for most people. But here we are on the other side! We made it! If the only thing you did in 2020 was make it to 2021, then you did just fine.

I still managed to have a productive year and perhaps that was the reason why I struggled to get much done in December… by the end I was dragging. But now January is here and I’m trying to put my mind first gear to move forward.

This is how 2020 looked for me…

I can hardly complain, right? I had a rather productive year and I’m sooooo grateful for the readers who are still with me after all these years. I couldn’t do any of what I do without you!

So what does 2021 look like for me?

I have a short story coming out later this month (January – date to be determined). Then I should have a book coming out every eight weeks or so, which is January, March, May, July, September, November, all things going well. That’s subject to change of course, but at the moment that’s what I have planned.

I have a few audios coming out but I’ve caught up on most of my backlist now. And there are more translations planned as well 🙂

I’ll try and be back to my weekly Good Morning Monday posts this year, though I have a lot happening in January with real life so don’t worry too much if I miss some.

Thanks again to everyone who has read, bought, borrowed my books in 2020. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that 2021 is a year of recovery and healing, where we can regroup and recharge. If there’s one thing a global pandemic has taught us, it’s that no matter where we’re from, we’re all in this together.

Take care, and be safe. And let’s make 2021 our best year yet!

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤

It’s been a few weeks and I apologise. Life’s been… well, life. I guess. Busy and stressful, blah blah blah. Just like everyone else, I know. And the truth is, I haven’t had a great deal to report. My writing has been sloooooow going and I’ve been struggling with that. But it’s now at 62K words and it should finish around 90K words, I think. It makes me feel so much better now that it’s moving along. I need it keep moving too, because I need to have it finished by the end of the month! LOL

It is a fantasy book, set in medieval-like times but not in our world. The two main characters are fabulous, and they started out trying to kill each other but they get along now 😉 I’ll share more with you about when I feel more comfortable that it will even see the light of day.

I’ve taken Galaxies and Oceans, and Finders Keepers out of KU for a spell, and they should be hitting wide distribution any day now.

If KU and/or Amazon is not your thing, you can find them at the following:

Galaxies and Oceans

B&N

Kobo

Apple

Smashwords

Finders Keepers

B&N

Kobo

Apple

Smashwords

IN AUDIO NEWS

Audio of Sixty Five Hours is OUT NOW and it’s AMAZING! Nick Russo has done an amazing job with Lucas and Cameron. He absolutely nails Lucas’ sexy drawl and his attitude. Honestly this is one of my favourite audios (of mine) and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.

Please note that Audible is still experiencing LONG delays (still waiting on Throwing Hearts and that’s been two months) but it is available almost everywhere else!

Apple

Scribd

Google Play

Please check out your favourite audio store. If it’s not there today, it will be very soon!!

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I’m also in the process of removing my audios from Audible’s exclusivity clause and distributing them wide so everyone can enjoy them!  My Thomas Elkin Series is first!

There have been some major issues getting audiobooks onto Audible. I know this is frustrating (because it’s my first choice for audio purchases as well) so let’s have a look at some options.

Audiobooks.com

Apple

Scribd

Google Play

Overdrive

Downpour

These are just a few so please check out your favourite store! Next to move into wide distribution will my Blind Faith Series!

Translation News!

The wonderful team at Cursed Verlag have just released Galaxies and Oceans in German! And the cover is gorgeous!! It even has a sign for the penguins!! ❤️

You can find it at the following:

Amazon

Cursed Verlag

Kobo

B&N

Okay, that’s it!! Turns out I had more to talk about than I thought! LOL  See you all next week. Stay safe, folks!

Until then…

UNIVERSAL AMAZON PRE-ORDER LINK

The pre-order is now available!! Amazon has been so unpredictable lately (worse than usual) so I’m opting for a pre-order again. The final book in Dallas and Justin’s story is FINALLY here!!

Blurb:

Missing Pieces Series, Book Three



As Justin’s recovery moves forward, Dallas dares to hope their lives are settling into their new normal. His money worries have eased, business is picking up, and best of all, Justin now laughs more than he frowns.

Justin’s memory still eludes him, but with each snippet or flashback, small pieces of his old life start to slot into place. He remembers more of Dallas and how perfectly happy their lives used to be, and with each passing day, Justin realises he can have that again.

But when someone from Justin’s past turns up, he discovers that not all the missing pieces are good, and sadly, he and Dallas also learn just what it means to live with a traumatic brain injury.
If Dallas and Justin have to fight for their Happily Ever After, then Dallas will stop at nothing—nothing—to give Justin the life he always wanted.



“. . . as I tried to put the puzzle of myself back together, it was the pieces of us that made me whole.”


Short and fun little excerpt:

Juss got up from his seat and sat on my lap. I had to pull my chair out a bit so he could fit, but he just sat right down and put his arm around my shoulder, his forehead pressed to mine. “Remember how you said we choose our own family?”

I nodded.

“Well, I’ve chosen mine.” He kissed me soundly. Then he picked up my fork and stabbed some meat and brought it to my lips. “Open wide.”

I laughed and he shoved the fork in my mouth. “You’re gonna feed me?” I asked.

“For all the times you helped me, now it’s your turn.”

He continued to feed me until my plate was empty and he even had some more of his own. It was fun and cute, we laughed a lot, and it had been far too long since we’d done anything fun and cute. The fact that he punctuated every forkful with a kiss made it even better.

He put the fork down and turned his full attention to me. “You know,” he said with a kiss. “I slept a lot today, so I’m not too tired.”

I chuckled because I was pretty sure I knew where he was going with this. “Is that so?”

He kissed me again, a little softer, more playful. “And we did get those test results back.”

I hummed, not too sure if he was up for anything rigorous. “You’re supposed to be on bed rest.”

He smiled. “So take me to bed.”

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Super quick WIP update:

It’s now at 40K words and it’s probably not even halfway done. The two main characters are fabulous. They’re both prickly and they both kinda hate each other right now, but only because they don’t want to admit all the feely-feels.  I can’t wait to share more about it soooooon!!

Be safe out there in this scary world.

Much love and happiness!

Until next week.

As promised, the pre-sale buy link for Pieces of Me!

US:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BC3RN53
UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08BC3RN53
DE:  https://www.amazon.de/dp/B08BC3RN53
AUS:  https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08BC3RN53
CA:  https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08BC3RN53

Blurb:

Missing Pieces Series, Book Two

Justin’s recovery is slow, but any step forward is a win in Dallas’ eyes. Having always been a source of strength for Justin, even before the accident, Dallas is trying to find his feet again as he struggles to get some normalcy back in their lives.

But now, with added financial pressures and Justin’s ongoing medical needs, Dallas isn’t sure how much longer he can be the strong one.

As missing pieces of Justin’s memory return, Justin realises the physical side of their relationship is another piece of the puzzle he desperately wants to put back together. And as he gets to know Dallas all over again, he realises what his mind can’t remember, his heart can’t forget.

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This Friday is release day, and I’m so excited for everyone to read more of Justin and Dallas’ story. They’re beautiful boys, and I loved writing their books. Fair warning, just so you know, there is a certain amount of repetition and slow-going in this book (and the next) because that’s the truth about brain injury. To have a quick fix, back-to-normal life would be unrealistic and unfair to those who have survived TBI. I hope readers can appreciate that…

WIP Update:

Ugh. This book doesn’t want to be written but the characters are adamant, so it looks like I’m persevering for now. I’ll try and squeeze some more words out, or even try skipping ahead a few scenes (sometimes my writing isn’t linear) and see if things progress more easily. I hate it when writing feels like torture.

Anyway, it’s not all doom and gloom! It’s release week after all… I won’t post again on Friday. I’ll just see you all again next Monday.

Until then
xx