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SERIES TOUR: “The Christopher Books” by Stephen Hardy

SERIES TOUR

THE CHRISTOPHER BOOKS

by

Stephen G Hardy

Follow Christopher as he explores various types of
relationships and the impact he has on the lives of others.

The books need to be read in order.

Overall Heat Rating for the series: 1 flame

 

 

BOOK DETAILS

BOOK 1

 

Book Title: Search for Complete

Cover Artist: Ryan Mulford

Length: 80 127 words /335 pages

Release Date: June 4, 2023

Genres: Contemporary LGBTQ+ Fiction with speculative
elements.

Tropes: Friends to Platonic lovers

Themes: Interpersonal relationships, Conversations as Catalyst
for Change

It is a standalone story and does not end on a cliffhanger.

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Blurb

“Why do I get the feeling that Christopher is the type of man that would make the
perfect husband for any woman and, at the same time, the perfect wife for any man?”
Laura says shortly after Christopher begins his new job at the TV station. Laura’s
statement would turn out to hold more truth than she could imagine. No one who meets
Christopher, especially not Laura, as well as David, a gay man he meets at a party,
understands what it is about him that draws them to him. They also don’t realize that
Christopher is searching for something, a search complicated by their desires for him.

 

BOOK 2

 

Book Title: The Price of Happiness

Length: 84 447words/330 pages

Release Date: November 24, 2023

Genres: LGBTQ+ Contemporary Literary Fiction

Tropes: Love and loss

Themes: Parenthood, interpersonal relationships, finding
oneself.

It is not a standalone story and end on a cliffhanger.

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Blurb

As Search for Complete left off, the birth of his twins had just completed
Christopher. However, though he has what he had searched so long for, he now must deal
with the associated costs, namely the unraveling of his relationship with Laura, the mother
of his twins. The birth of the twins should have brought Laura joy, yet, instead, she finds
herself on an intense emotional rollercoaster. Laura resents Christopher’s
happiness—resents that he is a better mother than she is. But most of all, Laura
resents that the twins are Christopher’s spitting image—nowhere does she see herself in
them. Christopher fears his happiness in becoming a father has become Laura’s undoing. As
he tries to help her adjust to the reality of their situation, Laura struggles to find herself in
the tangled mess of their relationship.

In The Price of Happiness, Stephen Hardy has created a profound and moving
novel on the themes of parenthood, identity, love and loss—and the cost of getting what we
want.

 

BOOK 3

 

Book Title: When the Sun and Moon Touch

Length: 87 639 words/353 Pages

Release Date: March 29, 2024

Genres: LGBTQ+ Contemporary Literary Fiction

Tropes: M2M relationships

Themes: Finding oneself, forgiveness, love

The stories need to be read in order. This book does not end
on a cliffhanger.

 

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Blurb

Christopher has settled into life as a single father to his twins, Loren and Christine. Content
with his life, he is contemplating the imminent return of their mother Laura, who has been
traveling through Europe for nearly a year, when he meets Benjamin, a direct descendant of
the sun. Suddenly, his contentment is upended as he tries to understand the reason for their
meeting. Despite what Benjamin says, that they are meant to be together, Christopher
initially tries to hold

Benjamin at arm’s length, believing that he is only to be for Benjamin what Joseph was to
him—a friend and mentor.

 

Excerpt from Book 1

I began to question accepting Laura’s invitation when I
heard the noise coming from the backyard as we approached the house. I disliked crowds,
and it sounded like an immense crowd was on the other side of the gate.

People were everywhere—seated on lounge chairs
scattered around the patio or at the rectangular dining table or milling about in various
groups—talking loudly over the blaring music. Laura’s voice broke through the noise.

“I don’t see Peter anywhere. He might be inside. Shall we
find him?”

“By all means. I would feel uncomfortable attending his
party without meeting him.”

I followed Laura into the house. As we passed through the
living room, my eyes fell on a few framed photos of a handsome couple on the wall.

In the kitchen, a solitary male figure was removing a tray of
croissants from the oven.

“Hello, Peter.”

As he turned around, I recognized Peter as one of the men
in the photos. Tall and slender, with dark hair and a mustache waxed into handlebars, there
was a dapperness to him that I found pleasing.

“Hey, Laura. Lovely to see you!”

After setting the hot tray down, Peter hugged her.

“Peter, I want you to meet Christopher. He just moved here
from Seattle and works with me at the station.”

“How do you do, Peter?“

Having grown used to the reaction my presence caused, I
smiled patiently as Peter, unable to speak right away, shook my offered hand.

“I hope you do not mind my crashing your party. Laura
assured me that you would not object to her bringing me.”

“No, of course, I don’t mind.”

The words tumbled out one on top of the other.

“Is there anything we can do to assist you?”

“No, I have it all under control, thanks. Please help yourself
to the food and drinks out on the patio.”

“We will. Thanks,” Laura said, taking my arm and steering
me back through the living room.

“Peter is very nice,” I commented as we stepped through
the doors and headed towards the drinks table. “Can I make you something?”

“A mimosa, thanks. Yes, Peter’s a sweetie.”

We stood sipping our drinks as I scanned the crowd of
mostly men, a mix of young and old, before Laura took me around, introducing me to the
people she knew.

I instinctively searched their eyes for the essence of
another while ignoring Laura’s scrutinizing gaze.

Laura needed to use the bathroom, so she left me standing
under the large Ficus tree where we had sought shade from the sun. Within minutes of her
departure, I was surrounded by a large group of people vying for my attention. Carrying on
multiple conversations was challenging, but I did my best to make each person feel they had
my full attention.

He caught my attention on the periphery of my vision: tall
and well-built, resembling the small statue of the god Mars that sat on the table in Joseph’s
shop. Our eyes met, and I felt my heart skip a beat, seeing something flash in his eyes.
Smiling hopefully, I extended my hand to him.

“Hello, my name is Christopher Dunn.”

As he shook my hand, I took the opportunity to search his
golden-brown eyes. My initial hope turned to disappointment, for while something was
there, it was not another’s essence. Though disappointed, I was intrigued.

“Davidmartelli.”

He slurred the two names into one in his haste to get the
words out.

As I gazed into his eyes, the feeling of a purpose to our
meeting appeared—first Laura and now David.

“It is a pleasure to meet you, David Martelli,” I said, saying
his name distinctly.

David blushed attractively, causing a twinge in my
heart.

“Can I get you a drink?”

He looked so crestfallen when I held up my cup that I was
tempted to down my drink and ask him for another.

“Oh, you have one.”

“I do, but I appreciate you asking.”

I gave him a smile to back up my words. It was apparent
that David was struggling to find something to say, the frustration evident in his handsome
features. I wanted to get him away from the people surrounding us and talk to him alone,
but I did not see how I could do so without offending everyone else.

Conscious of the eyes watching us, David blushed again and
backed away.

For some reason, I knew that this behavior was out of
character for him. Watching him walk away, I hoped we would meet again as I wanted to
discover what I saw in his eyes.

 

About the Author

Stephen Hardy was born in
the San Francisco Bay Area but grew up in the Pacific Northwest. His career as a fashion
designer took him back to San Francisco before he headed to New York City, where he met
his husband of twenty years. Tiring of the hectic pace of the fashion industry, Stephen gave
up his career to become a stay-at-home dad for his and his husband’s two adopted sons and
a quiet life in Connecticut. Now residing in Phoenix, Arizona, and with the kids grown,
Stephen returned to university, where he rediscovered his love for writing. His focus is on
contemporary fiction, examining social issues regarding gender, sexuality, and relationships.
Search for Complete is his first novel.

 

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NEW RELEASE: “Thrill” by Kristian Parker

NEW RELEASE

Book Title: Thrill (Pleasure Seekers, Book 1)

Author and Publisher: Kristian Parker

Cover Artist: Kelly Martin

Release Date: April 5, 2024

Genre:  Contemporary M/M Romance

Tropes: Friends with Benefits to lovers, workplace romance

Themes: Resolving family issues. Trigger warning – deals with historical suicide attempt

Length:  50 040 words/ 214 pages

Heat Rating:  5 flames

It is not a standalone story, but does not end on a cliffhanger.

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Blurb

Tyler Jones is celebrating hitting his mid-thirties with a new job and it’s unlike anywhere he’s ever worked before. Pleasure Seekers is an sex toy retail company based in the seaside resort of Brighton. 

On his first day, Tyler finds himself in a very sticky situation with the drop-dead gorgeous Danny Healy. This man is next-level handsome. When Danny offers to help Tyler become personally acquainted with some of the items the company sells online, the heat truly blasts off. 

But Tyler has never been one for meaningless sex. When he gets to know Danny, he finds so much more than he ever expected. What could happen if the lines of their arrangement were blurred a little?

Trigger warning – discussion of historical emotional struggles and attempted suicide.

Excerpt 

Taking the opportunity to study his new colleagues, he was excited. Everyone seemed as though they were enjoying one another’s company. Tyler couldn’t wait until he was one of them properly. In his old place he’d largely kept to himself.

Things are looking up.

“Attention, everyone,” Eddie said, clapping his hands together. “Thank you for taking time out of your busy days. I won’t keep you too long. We’ve been given six samples of lube but we’re only taking one. Two at a push. All you have to do is, in pairs, smell the scents and rate them out of five. Easy as that. When you’re done, there’s a free doughnut here for you.”

“I doubt I’ll fancy a glazed ring after sniffing this lot,” a man piped up.

“Thank you, Scott,” Eddie replied. “Helpful as ever. Grab a seat, folks.”

Tyler sat at the nearest table. As the others took their own chairs, it became apparent, to Tyler’s horror, that they were an odd number. No prizes for guessing who the Billy-No-Mates would be.

He’d gone from hero to zero in less than a minute.

Anticipating everyone turning to stare at him, Tyler tried to force a smile on his face.

Then one of the most handsome men Tyler had ever set eyes on walked in. Medium height with a dark brown crew cut and tan skin, he stood in the doorway like some overalls-clad sex god. Tyler was mesmerised.

“Danny,” Eddie said. “Good to see you.”

“Sorry I’m late.”

He looked around the room until his gaze rested on Tyler. A lopsided smile crept onto his face. Tyler suddenly felt very warm.

“No worries,” Eddie said. “Why don’t you go and join Tyler?”

Boom, things were on the up again.

“Lucky Tyler,” Scott added.

Tyler wasn’t easy to embarrass. Yet he could feel his face burning. He nodded at Danny, who slumped down in a chair.

Mercifully, everyone else set about the task in hand.

“Tyler. New starter?” Danny said, giving Tyler a once-over.

“Yes,” Tyler replied. “The Head of Procurement.”

There came the lopsided smile once more. It seemed to mainline straight into Tyler’s gut. And lower.

“How about you?”

Danny tugged at his overalls. “Warehouse.”

Suddenly, the door flung open. A red-faced Barry stood there.

“What do you think you’re doing? No one told me about a lube testing.”

“I didn’t know I had to,” Eddie replied.

“Of course you do,” Barry spluttered. “Then I can put protective coating on the floor. If anyone drops one tiny bit on my new carpet tiles, I will personally supervise you getting it out.”

Not waiting for a reply, he slammed the door shut.

“Please be careful, guys,” Eddie said. “For my sake.”

A ripple of amusement swept through the room.

“Poor old Barry,” Danny said. “Always wanting perfection. He’ll give himself an ulcer one day.”

“He should sample some of the products. There’s a man who needs a prostate massager and no mistake,” Tyler replied.

Danny covered his face. “Don’t put pictures in my head.”

About the Author  

I have written for as long as I could write. In fact, before, when I would dictate to my auntie. I love to read, and I love to create worlds and characters.

I live in the English countryside. When I’m not writing, I like to get out there and think through the next scenario I’m going to throw my characters into.

Inspiration can be found anywhere, on a train, in a restaurant or in an office. I am always in search of the next character to find love in one of my stories. In a world of apps and online dating, it is important to remember love can be found when you least expect it.

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NEW RELEASE: “An Unrivaled Off Season” by Ashlyn Kane & Morgan James.

NEW RELEASE

Book Title: An Unrivaled
Off-Season (Hockey Ever After, #3.5)

Author: Ashlyn Kane &
Morgan James

Publisher: Dreamspinner
Press

Cover Artist: L.C.
Chase

Release Date: April 2,
2024

Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance, M/M sports
romance

Tropes: Rivals to lovers, established relationship

Themes: Meeting the family, starting a life together,

Heat Rating: 3.5
flames

Length: 27 808 words/ 96
pages

It is not a standalone story. It
follows directly after Unrivaled (Book
3 – same couple) and won’t make much sense
without it.

It does not end on a cliffhanger.

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Sometimes the best win
comes in the off-season.

 

Blurb

Any other year, hockey player Grady Armstrong would be
licking his wounds after a disappointing playoffs exit. Somehow, this year, he’s in the stands
as his rival-turned-boyfriend Max Lockhart competes for the Stanley Cup… and there’s
nowhere he’d rather be. Well, except maybe lifting the Cup himself. So along with preparing
his body for next season, Grady prepares to ask Max to stay in his life
permanently.

Max figures it can’t be easy for Grady to watch Max
cash in on his dreams, but if he’s struggling, he hides it well—which is great, because they
don’t get much time together during the season, and it would suck if Grady spent the
summer sulking.

But while Grady may still be a competitive bastard,
he doesn’t sulk. He nurses Max through hangovers. He comes home with him for the
summer. He loses fishing bets. He earns so many boyfriend points Max should really level
him up. The question is, how?

 

 

Excerpt

The day after the parade, Grady and Max took Max’s
parents to the train station. “Thank you so much for the hospitality,” Max’s mom gushed as
she hugged Grady goodbye. “You’ve been a wonderful host.”

Grady, who didn’t know how to talk to parents because his
had died before he became an adult, looked embarrassed. “It’s Max’s house too.”

This was an abject lie; Max’s name was nowhere near the
paperwork. He just lived there.

But Max’s parents didn’t know that—at least Max didn’t
think they did. Max’s dad just said, “I hope you’ll come out and visit us all this summer. It
would be good to see you.”

They shook hands and Grady said, “I’ll be there.”

Max almost fell over. How many boyfriend points was that?
Was Grady doing some kind of speed run?

“I’m flying, though,” Grady continued, gesturing at the train
platform.

Max’s mom laughed and hugged him again. “I don’t blame
you. We’ll see you in a few weeks, boys.”

When she wrapped Max up in her arms, she squeezed so
tightly Max’s eyeballs almost popped. “I’m so happy for you, sweetheart. You deserve
this.”

Max was less than 50 percent sure she was talking about
hockey, but he squeezed back. “Love you, Mom. Couldn’t have done it without you.”

“You’re darn right.”

Then they got on the train, and Max and Grady got back in
the car to go home.

“I’m supposed to do altitude training with Jess in Colorado
this summer.” Grady flicked on the blinker to merge onto the highway. “Ten days in early
August. You want to come?”

Max swallowed. Grady took sibling time with Jess very
seriously, since they were each other’s only family. “I won’t be crashing?”

Grady glanced at him sideways, then returned his attention
to the road and changed lanes. “I’m inviting you, so no.”

“Okay.” Max felt warm all the way through. He would’ve
needed to do some altitude training anyway, but it meant something to have an official
invite. “Thanks.”

“I mean….” Grady paused and hit the brakes as LA traffic LA
trafficked. “That’s assuming you’re not sick of me by then, I guess. Or were you planning on
having me stay with your parents?”

What? Max tilted his head and stared at him. “Why would
you stay with my parents?”

Grady’s ears had gone pink. “’Cause you still haven’t
officially invited me to your Cup party. Or, you know, your house in New Brunswick.”

Oh.

“Okay, well, now that I’m not drunk, hungover, or jinxing it,
hey, Grady, do you want to come spend the summer with me in New Brunswick?”

The car jolted a little as Grady braked hard to avoid an
accident. When he’d navigated around it, he said, “The whole summer?”

“I mean, other than going to Colorado and maybe if you
want to take a vacation somewhere.” Preferably with Max, but would that be too much? “I
mean, we don’t see a lot of each other during the season, so—”

“Yes.”

So many boyfriend points. “Are you sure? I’m related to,
like, half of New Brunswick. It’s going to be a lot.”

“I can handle it,” Grady said.

Max heard, You’re worth it.

They were
worth it.

Truthfully, it would be a lot for Max too. His family would
give him endless shit over falling in love with a rival player—and Grady, who had a
reputation as kind of a stick in the mud, would provide plenty of opportunities for his aunts
and uncles and cousins to mock him. But Max had never minded that, and he didn’t think
Grady would either.

At Christmas last year, Grady’d held his own with Max’s
siblings and niblings, and Max’s heart had grown three sizes because he got to give Grady a
full family holiday experience. And that was before they were technically even together. It
was Max’s pleasure to provide Grady with family-level chirping—and to be chirped about
him—forever.

Well. Now he knew what happened if someone got too
many boyfriend points.

Max cleared his throat. “Okay, then. I’ll book us
tickets.”

 

About the Authors

Ashlyn Kane likes to think she
can do it all, but her follow-through often proves her undoing. Her house is as full of half-
finished projects as her writing folder. With the help of her ADHD meds, she gets by.


An early reader and talker, Ashlyn has always had a
flair for language and storytelling. As an eight-year-old, she attended her first writers’
workshop. As a teenager, she won an amateur poetry competition. As an adult, she received
a starred review in Publishers
Weekly for her novel Fake Dating the Prince. There were quite a few years in the middle there, but who’s counting?

Her hobbies include DIY home decor, container
gardening (no pulling weeds), music, and spending time with her enormous chocolate
lapdog. She is the fortunate wife of a wonderful man, the daughter of two sets of great
parents, and the proud older sister/sister-in-law of the world’s biggest nerds.

Morgan James is a clueless
(older) millennial who’s still trying to figure out what they’ll be when they grow up and
enjoying the journey to get there. Now, with a couple of degrees, a few stints in Europe, and
more than one false start to a career, they eagerly wait to see what’s next. James started
writing fiction before they could spell and wrote their first (unpublished) novel in middle
school. They haven’t stopped writing since. Geek, artist, archer, and fanatic, Morgan tends to
pass their free hours with in imaginary worlds and people on pages and screens—it’s an
addiction. As is their love of coffee and tea. They live in Canada with their massive collection
of unread books, where they are the personal servant of too many four-legged
creatures.

 

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BLOG TOUR: “Bridging Hope” by Greyson McCoy

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Book Title: Bridging Hope (Bridging Hearts Series, #1)

Author: Greyson McCoy

Publisher: DreamSpinner Press

Release Date: March 26, 2024

Genre: Contemporary M/M romance

Tropes: Hurt/Comfort, forced proximity, small town romance

Themes: New dads

Heat Rating: 3 flames

Length:  58 pages

It is a standalone book and does not end on a cliffhanger. It’s a HEA

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Blurb 

When workaholic Pierce Simms’s sister passes, he suddenly finds himself unemployed, back in the hometown he fled, and raising his niece and nephew. Despite that, he’s confident he has things under control—at least until his sister’s high-school sweetheart shows up.

With his teaching grant ended, Dalton O’Dell is at loose ends and tight purse strings. Just as the world crashes down on him, he learns his ex-girlfriend has passed and named him guardian of her two young children. Chaos ensues when he and her brother, Pierce, are forced together to raise the toddlers in Pierce’s family farmhouse.
 
Nestled in the enchanting beauty of the farm, Pierce and Dalton bond over the challenges of co-parenting and their shared grief as unexpected love blossoms. Love might not be enough, however, if they can’t learn to bridge the gap between their different worlds and overcome the trauma of their pasts.

Excerpt 

“Let’s discuss how to proceed,” Pierce’s attorney, a short, businesslike woman, said. For thirty minutes, Pierce kept the baby occupied while his attorney and Uncle Tim discussed the details of the will. I sat watching Pierce.

The little girl kept bringing her uncle toys that had been left in the office for kids to play with, and each time, he’d smile or ask her questions. Eventually, the baby boy settled and snuggled sleepily in his arms. That’s when my heart melted. This wasn’t an absentee uncle. Clearly, he was important to them and vice versa. It made me question whether a custody fight was prudent.

“Why did Lizzie want me to raise her kids instead of you?” I blurted, interrupting our attorneys and surprising myself.

A pained expression crossed Pierce’s face as he spoke to me for the first time. “When she made her will, she probably figured I’d never come back. We were… estranged,” he said, voice gruff.

“But you’re back now, and these two seem to trust you. How long have you been taking care of them?”

His pained look morphed into one so grief-stricken I felt tempted to hug him. “About six months,” he whispered.

I nodded in thought. “Do you have a job? Are you married? What’s your wife like? Is she on board with helping raise them?”

My uncle cleared his throat, signaling to me to let the lawyers handle the questioning, but I couldn’t help myself. For a moment, Pierce looked a little stunned by the sudden barrage, but he answered. “I’m recently unemployed, but I received a good severance package. I’m set for at least a few months before I need to work full-time again. I’m not married.” He hesitated then, his face resolute, before spinning the question back around. “You?”

I shrugged. “Unmarried and recently unemployed as well.” Ignoring his challenging stare, I continued honestly. “I see these two love you, depend on you. I don’t understand all this, but I trust Lizzie had her reasons for naming me their guardian. I won’t relinquish that responsibility. Not without knowing for certain they’re in good hands.”

Pierce nodded, and his expression softened a little. “I’m not stepping out of their lives without knowing the same thing. Frankie and Max have already been through too much for two little kids. I’ll be here until they don’t need me.”

“So we’re at an impasse,” I said.

Uncle Tim cleared his throat again. “Or maybe it’s an opportunity. Mr. Simms, may I call you Pierce? I understand you inherited your father’s farm?” Pierce glanced at him and nodded. “And Dalton, you’re looking for a place to stay. Why don’t you boys combine forces? Dalton, your farming experience might be of great help to Pierce, and you’ll both have time to get to know one another and observe the other’s parenting style.”

I looked at my uncle, aghast. “Uncle Tim, that’s probably not a good idea. Mr. Simms, surely you have a girlfriend or something? I couldn’t impose—”

Pierce barked out a laugh, nearly waking baby Max, who’d fallen asleep in his arms. “I’m gay and single.” He glanced down at his nephew, then over to his niece, Frankie, before refocusing on me. “I understand you work with kids, but do you feel comfortable caring for kids this young?”

I couldn’t help but smile. “I don’t have much experience being around kids this age. In my previous job, they already knew their ABCs when they came to me.”

Pierce appeared lost in thought before he sighed and his shoulders dropped, as if he were giving up the fight. “Honestly, I could use the help. When Lizzie got sick, friends and neighbors helped, but that tapered off. Now it’s just us. I could use another pair of adult hands, especially at night.”

“And there’s room at your house?”

He nodded. “Yeah, I’m staying in my sister’s room, which has an adjoining area where the kids sleep. You could take the main bedroom right across the hall. But fair warning,” he said, a mischievous smile forming on his lips, “if you move in, you’ll have night duty too. Max only sleeps four or five hours, which means 1:00 a.m. diaper-changing time. You up for that?”

I could tell he was testing me, and screw him. I slept like the dead, but I could set an alarm.

I nodded. “I’m up for it if you are.”

We both looked at our attorneys, who wore matching grins. “Well, then,” Uncle Tim said, “sounds like we’ve got a plan.”

About the Author  

Greyson McCoy loves to travel. After years of being tied down to a life of kids, work, running a small farm, and all things domestic, he and his husband have taken full advantage of their empty nest to travel the world.

The joy of writing came to Greyson late in life. While completing his master’s degree, he found himself fighting between desperately wanting to write fiction and finishing the homework and papers he’d been assigned.

After his master’s was finished, Greyson decided to shirk his life of responsibility and pursue his dream of writing full time. His stories reflect many of the locations he and his husband have visited over the years.

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NEW RELEASE: “Co Star” by Ava Olsen

NEW RELEASE

Book Title: Co-
Star

Author and Publisher: Ava
Olsen

Cover Artist:
Furiousfotog

Release Date: March 20,
2024

Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance

Tropes: Friends to enemies to lovers, hurt/comfort, second
chances

Themes: Coming out, mental health, addiction, healing trauma (not SA)

Length: 75 252 words/300
pages

Heat Rating: 4 flames

It is a standalone story and
does not end on a cliffhanger.

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Love in the spotlight is not
made to survive. Will we?

Blurb

Reed: Tate Aduma is a Hollywood actor that

everyone wants and no one really knows. Our first meeting as young dreamers sparks a
decade of incredible highs and lows.

I’ve loved him, I’ve hated him, and I can’t live without him.

But I know that love in the spotlight is not made to
survive.

Will we?

Tate: Reed Larkin is the only constant in my chaotic
life of movie sets, parties, and nameless lovers. But while being on stage is second nature,
being myself in real life is a role I struggle to play.

Then I’m offered the biggest part of my career, working
alongside Reed as my co-star, and my love interest.

This time, however, neither one of us is acting.

Co-Star is a best friends to enemies to lovers, MM
romance filled with combustible chemistry, indelible love, and a HEA a decade in the making.

About the Author

Ava Olsen writes steamy and
dreamy contemporary romances filled with heartwarming characters, cheeky banter and
swoony moments.

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AUDIOBOOK RELEASE: “Lonely Diner” by Dann Hazel

AUDIOBOOK RELEASE

Book Title: Lonely
Diner

Author and Narrator: Dann
Hazel

Release Date: February 9,
2024

Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance

Tropes: Military Romance, Coming Out, Overcoming Adversity,
Second Chances

Themes: Dealing with Trauma, Gay in a New City, Forgiveness

Heat Rating: 4 flames

Length: 11 hours and 5 minutes

It is part of a series, but each
novel can be read as a standalone.

It does not end on a cliffhanger.

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Two conflicted military men. A longing for happiness. One
Lonely Diner, where people often search for a recipe for love. (The food is good there,
too.)

Blurb

Two conflicted military men. A longing for happiness. One Lonely Diner, where
people often search for a recipe for love. (The food is good there, too.)

One man plays it straight. Another grieves over a lost best friend with
benefits.

Everyone thought they were meant for each other. Lance, an Air Force
computer engineer, and Ryan, a former submariner in the Navy and now a military college
professor, are gay men blinded by the painful wounds of their past decisions. Both men are
ready for love. But because of their pasts, they’ve slammed the brakes on their desires.

Now thirty years old, a younger Ryan Ball decides he can be happy only by
conforming to social expectations. So what does he do? He decides he must have a wife and
kids. Though he acknowledges that he can never be straight, he is convinced that with effort,
determination, alcohol and erectile dysfunction meds, he can play the necessary roles.

Vikki, Ryan’s girlfriend in high school and now his wife, begs to differ.

At thirty-one, Lance Dingle falls for his best friend and roommate, Randy, a stunt
pilot who agrees to a friends-with-benefits arrangement. From Lance’s perspective, there’s a
spark in their arrangement that Randy denies. Then, tragedy strikes. Lance finds himself
alone and lonely, living with memories of Randy and an ever-expanding list of “what-might-
have-beens.” Finally forcing himself into the dating scene, Lance discovers that Mr. Right is
more elusive than he ever imagined.

Then, Callie Yenti, transwoman, drag performer extraordinaire and
entrepreneur, enters the picture. She owns the popular Lonely Diner and possesses an
uncanny insight into the workings of the heart.

Even the complicated hearts of her two hard-headed friends, Lance and
Ryan.

An HEA gay romance.

Trigger Warning: This novel includes scenes from a sexual assault
and a PTSD episode.

Excerpt

It was at this point—this question—that Ryan slammed
both hands flat against the table. He heard Diamond’s short scream and grimaced. He
lowered his voice. “Okay. Fine. The two of you want the truth? The whole truth? You’ll have
it, then.”

​He could imagine what Vikki would say. She would never
have advised handling his parents the way he intended now. ​

Ryan inhaled deeply. “For years now, I have denied a big
part of who I am. In my denial, I asked Vikki to make a sacrifice—a sacrifice of which she was
unaware for years—while I sorted my shit out. A fool’s way of avoiding the truth. It took a
stint in the Navy but finally, I did. I sorted everything out and realized I am gay. There. I said
it. And I said it without fear or shame.” ​

“Oh, dear God!” Mr. Ball’s voice boomed, echoing against
the walls of the dining room. “What kind of farce do you have in store for us next? That
you’ve fallen in love with a sailor, and with him, you intend to live happily ever after?” A
pause. Then: “Gay!” He spat out the word. “Another fad. Another trend. It’s not real. I’ve
known men who thought they were homosexuals, then after years of lying to themselves
passed, I discovered they were happily married with children.”

​“How many people have you told?” Mrs. Ball demanded.
“To what degree have you brought shame to this family?” And then, after a thought: “And
what about Vikki? Can you say with certainty that you’re really Diamond’s father? After all,
you’ve been at sea for months at a time.”

​“Wait just a minute!” Ryan’s voice exploded. “First, I must
say that your assertion is offensive—both to me and, I’m sure, to Vikki. Just because I’m gay
doesn’t mean I can’t perform sexually with a woman.” He turned to his father. “Which
probably is part of the reason why your gay acquaintances were able to pull the wool over
your eyes so successfully. Being gay is more than just sex, you know.”

​Mr. Ball glared at his son. “I am so fearful of what will
happen to this country when your generation takes the reins.”

​“Just—stop it! Just shut the fuck up! Both of you. I’m tired
of it. Tired of the bullshit.”

​The expression on both parents’ faces confirmed the fact
that their son had never spoken to them using this tone, these words. ​

Ryan lowered his voice to a subtle whisper. “What Vikki and
I are dealing with? Well, it’s our concern. No one else’s.”

​Then, a voice. Vikki’s voice. Coming from the doorway.
Diamond, still absorbed in her coloring activity in the family room.

​“Please understand. Both of you. I was able to handle your
son’s honesty. Was I deeply hurt when I discovered the truth? Yes. Of course. And I’m sure
you bear some hurt of your own. But you should not weaponize that hurt into anger against
your son. It’s important that you try to do what Ryan and I did. It took some effort, but it was
worth it. With open communication and a willingness to be accessible to one another, we
began to work things out. I know there are still challenges ahead of us, especially with our
little girl. That’s uncharted territory, to be sure. But Diamond is loved. By both of us. We will
still be a family, even when Ryan is in Florida and I’m here, in Virginia. We want both of you
to be a part of our family. But that’s not going to happen if the two of you can‘t see your way
forward to cultivate a little understanding.”

​To avoid escalating the situation even more, what Vikki and
Ryan did not say was that Mr. and Mrs. Ball would never see their grandchild again if they
could not surmount their anger, doubt and resentment.

About the Author

Dann Hazel has been writing
both fiction and nonfiction for more than twenty years.

Besides writing romance, he
has taught high school English and journalism, college psychology and human sexuality,
directed federal grants and worked as a therapist in a psychiatric hospital. His fiction genre
interests include thrillers, horror, literary and gay romance. He has published the Some Like
It Haute Gay Romance Series, including Room
for Dessert, My Own Private Biscuit and
Lonely Diner.

Nonfiction works include
Witness: Gay and Lesbian Clergy Report from
the Front and Moving On: The Gay Man’s Guide for Coping When a Relationship
Ends.

Dann’s personal interests
include reading and writing, cinema, jogging, Broadway, keeping abreast of current events
and travel.

Currently, Dann lives in
Central Florida with his husband, Josh, and their American Eskimo canine,
Flurry.

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SERIES TOUR: “Blood and Bonds” by S.J. Coles

SERIES TOUR

 

NEW RELEASE

Book Title: Bleed In The
Night (Blood and Bonds #2)

Author: S. J.
Coles

Publisher: Pride
Publishing

Release Date: February 27,
2024

Genre: Paranormal/Vampire/Contemporary M/M Romance

Tropes: Enemies to
Lovers/BDSM

Themes: Overcoming demons/identity

Length: 55 711 words/223
pages

Heat Rating: 4
flames

It is Book 2 in the ‘Blood and
Bonds’ series.

This book ends on a series
cliffhanger, but with a HFN for the couple in the story.

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It’s not just fear keeping
Tyler up at night…and that’s what frightens him.

 

Blurb

Tyler Lomax met Lucien, supposedly the oldest haemophile
in existence, on a dark night in the depths of winter. Tyler was protesting against Baron

Emory Von Magnusson taking possession of a human child. He thought he’d been doing the
right thing—fighting against evil, against fear.

Lucien had almost killed him for it. Now it’s months later,
and Tyler hasn’t slept since. Tyler wants Lucien found. When the authorities fail him, he feels
forced to take matters into his own hands.

Tyler’s contact ‘Damon’ doesn’t call himself a ‘vampire
hunter’, but that is exactly what Tyler intends to pay him to be. What Tyler doesn’t bank on
is having Lucien at his mercy, forcing him to confront what’s really consuming him.

Tyler will not only have to face what he is feeling but finally
open his mind to a perspective other than his own. He just has to pray that opening up to
Lucien won’t bleed him dry before he realizes the truth.

 

Excerpt

Summer was at its height. York hadn’t felt a breath of wind
or a drop of rain in weeks. Even at night, the air was still and heavy, like it was choked by a
storm waiting to break.

But the weather wasn’t the reason Tyler couldn’t
sleep.

It had been the same every night for weeks. As soon as he
switched the light off, he was back on Askham Moor. Hands stronger than iron crushed his
body. Adrenaline coursed through his veins like venom. The smell of his own urine was sharp
in his nostrils.

He could hear his own voice bleeding out of him, freezing
and dying in the cold night air: “Let me fucking go,” he cried. “Let me go now, or I swear
I’ll…”

The grip on him tightened. Fingernails sharp as glass shards
pricked his flesh.

“Be still.” The voice was as smooth as an oil spill. It poured
into his ear and down his nerves, stretching them to the point of snapping. The hot, fragrant
breath against his skin made his traitorous body shake.

“This is assault. I’ll have you arrested, I swear.”

“This is what happens when weak men pretend they are
strong.” The creature tightened his grip in Tyler’s hair and pulled his head back, exposing his
neck. “Do you still think you are strong?”

Tyler fought air into his lungs, staring at the stars that had
started to wheel overhead. “Who…who are you?”

“I am Lucien,” murmured the voice. “Whether you live
another fifty seconds or another fifty years, you will never forget that name.”

Tyler threw his pillow across the room. It knocked a hi-fi
speaker flying. It crashed to the floor with the sickening sound of splintering wood. He sat on
the edge of his bed with his head in his hands, breathing hard, until the red mist swirling
before his eyes faded.

He checked his phone. Three-o-one a.m. He threw it at the
wall, shoved back the sheets and paced the flat until, finally, the sun began to rise, and he
dared open the curtains.

By the time he was nearing Fulford Road Police Station an
hour later, he was finishing his fourth coffee, and his body felt like it was strung through with
hot wire. There was a bitter, metallic taste in his mouth. His heart skittered in his
chest.

He swore and swerved to avoid an ambulance bombing the
other way down the narrow street…then another. He pulled over and climbed out of the car,
shaking as the sirens faded away. Silence descended. He took a steadying breath and made
for the police station on foot.

It wasn’t yet six a.m., but when he arrived, the entrance
was swarming with activity. Another ambulance was pulled up onto the curb. Paramedics
were hoisting up a stretcher on which sprawled an unconscious form. There was blood
everywhere—on the man’s face, clothes, matting his hair. The ambulance screamed off after
the others.

Tyler stood staring for a moment before shaking himself
and striding into the police station.

“DI Walker,” he barked at the harried-looking desk officer.
She held up a finger and continued her conversation on the phone. “Oi, lady. I said I want to
see Walker. Now.”

“One sec,” she said into the phone then gave Tyler a hard
look. “Please, sir. Take a seat.”

“I won’t take a bloody seat. Get Walker out here.
Now.”

The woman’s face tightened. “DI Walker is engaged. If you
want to leave your number, I will be sure he contacts you. Yes, I’m still here,” she spoke again
into the phone. “We need extra techs to go over the CCTV as soon as possible. Yes. Scene
photographers, too—”

Tyler reached over and cut the woman’s call. “I said I want
Walker…now.”

She held his glare without blinking. “And I said he’s busy,
sir.”

“Mr. Lomax.” Tyler turned. A tall man stood in the doorway.
His brown hair was disheveled, like he’d been running his hands through it, but the hard
amber of his eyes was as unyielding as stone. “You’re up early.”

“Finally,” Tyler said, folding his arms. “I came for an update
on my case.”

The detective studied him for a moment. “This way, Mr.
Lomax,” he said, stepping back and holding open the door.

Tyler strode through, muttering under his breath. Walker
took them to an interview room and shutting them in.

“You’re avoiding me,” Tyler said.

“Why would I avoid such pleasant company as yours?”
Walker replied, standing with his hands in his pockets. There were shadows under his eyes
and spots of blood on his collar.

“I’m serious,” Tyler said, lifting his gaze from the stain. “You
don’t think I’m serious? Because I can show you just how serious I am, if that’s what you
want.”

 

 

BOOK 1

Book Title: Touch in the
Night

Author: S. J.
Coles

Publisher: Pride
Publishing

Release Date: November 7,
2023

Genre: Paranormal M/M Romance

Tropes: Vampire, BDSM, Single Dad, Billionaire

Themes: Self-worth, self-acceptance, overcoming prejudice

Heat Rating: 4 flames

Length: 85 673 words/344
pages

It is Book 1 in the ‘Blood and
Bonds’ Series. Books 2 & 3 due for release in 2024

This book does not end on a
cliffhanger

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Jesse Truelove never felt a
part of his own family. But can a vampire really give him a new one?

 

Blurb

With a criminal record, no steady job and a penchant for
kink, Jesse Truelove has spent most of his life feeling like an outsider. He tells himself it
doesn’t bother him, that he never needed human connections anyway.

Now the Undying Baron, Emory Von Magnusson, a
vampire—or, to use the modern term, ‘haemophile’—has reclaimed his ancestral home
north of Jesse’s hometown, and the human population isn’t sure how to react. Jesse knows a
thing or two about what it’s like to be misjudged, so he keeps an open mind. But when a
bungled break-in at Emory’s home brings them face-to-face, Jesse finds it’s much more than
his mind that’s stimulated.

However, building a relationship with an undead blood-
drinker was never going to be straightforward, especially when that undead blood-drinker
reveals he wants a family.

 

About the Author

S.J. Coles is a Romance writer originally from Shropshire, UK.
She has been writing stories for as long as she has been able to read them. Her biggest
passion is exploring narratives through character relationships.

She finds writing
LGBT/paranormal romance provides many unique and fulfilling opportunities to explore
many (often neglected or under-represented) aspects of human experience, expectation,
emotion and sexuality.

Among her biggest influences
are LGBT Romance authors K J Charles and Josh Lanyon and Vampire Chronicles author Anne
Rice.

 

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NEW RELEASE: “The Long Journey to You” by Vincent Traughber Meis

NEW RELEASE

Book Title: The Long
Journey to You

Author: Vincent Traughber
Meis

Publisher: Spectrum
Books

Cover Artist: Vincent Meis
and Andrew May

Release Date: February 17,
2024

Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance, Literary Fiction

Tropes: Age-gap relationship, friends to lovers

Themes: Survival, overcoming tragedy

Heat Rating: 3 flames

Length: 97 000 words/350
pages

It can be read as a
standalone, but the protagonist also appears in my novel, The Mayor of Oak Street (ages 12-
21). The main story of this book takes place 40 years later and we find out what happened to
him in flashbacks.

It does not end on a
cliffhanger.

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Nathan’s traumatic past
challenges but cannot stop the arc that brings him to Mateo.

Blurb

Nathan doesn’t know how to stop dwelling on the failures
and tragedies that have plagued him since he was a twenty-one-year-old happily in the arms
of the handsome young doctor he had pined for since he was twelve. Many years later after
the latest tragedy, who could mend Nathan’s heart? If not a handsome young doctor, would
an ER nurse do? After a chance meeting with Mateo, a lot of Nathan’s reminiscing is now
devoted to how that encounter made him feel. Will he seize the day or continue wallowing
in the past, having lunch with his best girlfriend from high school, and writing
poetry?

Excerpt

“Are you okay?” he asked in a slight Spanish accent. His
questioning eyes moved directly to the stain on my T-shirt where the juicy tomato from my
lunch had squirted. Looking like blood?

I became acutely aware of my attire: baggy sweats that may
have had other stains, a baseball cap with a tattered rim, and faded crocs. He wore neat
magenta scrubs that matched the color of his full shiny lips. His nametag said Mateo.

The scenario must have been embarrassingly clear to him. I
had wandered off from one of the many senior facilities that dotted the landscape of the
neighborhood. If I exaggerated the confusion that I, in fact, frequently felt, he might take my
arm, walk me back to the facility, put me in a bath, gently wash my back, and tuck me into
bed. The more I looked into his onyx eyes, the more I wanted him to do just that.

“I mean, you looked a little lost…and sad.”

“Don’t worry, Mateo.” His eyebrows separated and
bounced at the sound of his name. Then he smiled and touched his nametag, realizing how I
knew it. “I’m lost in a memory is all.” I chuckled. “I suppose I do fit a profile.”

“You’re okay, then?”

“Yep.”

“My bad. I didn’t mean to profile you. I have experience
with that, and it’s no fun.”

I imagined that he was doubly profiled, first for the color of
his skin and then a second time when people caught a hint of his accent.

“No harm done. I appreciate your concern.”

“It’s kind of my job. Sometimes it is difficult to switch out of
that mode when I leave work.” He lowered his eyes, making me realize I must have been
staring intently. How could I have not? He was an amalgam of all the men I had been
attracted to my entire life: Mediterranean, Black, Latino, shorter than me, rectangular solid
frame, soulful eyes, thick hair. But with an added twist. A dusting of freckles graced his
cheekbones and the bridge of his nose.

In a thoughtful gesture, he stared at the sidewalk and raised
his hand to his chin, rubbing his index finger over his left cheek, revealing another physical
trait that rang my buzzer: little tufts of black hair between his major and minor knuckles, a
tiny forest to let my tongue wander through.

Thank God, he couldn’t read my thoughts. Or could
he?

“I should let you get on your way,” he mumbled, still not
looking at me. He stared at the smashed apricots on the ground with, I imagined, quite a
different take than mine.

I wasn’t ready to let him go just yet.

“Do you work in one of these facilities I might have escaped
from?”

“Now, look, I didn’t mean…” He took a step back in what
appeared to be a desire to flee.

“I’m teasing. I haven’t seen you around the
neighborhood.”

He tapped his nametag and twisted his neck to look at it.
“Kaiser. It says right here. Kaiser Permanente.”

“I have trouble reading fine print.” I let out a small laugh,
but he didn’t join me.

He took another step back. “Just moved here less than a
year ago.”

I guessed he was mid-thirties, and with his Spanish accent
and African features, maybe Puerto Rican? Cuban? I imagined he lived with a wife and
multiple niños. They spent Saturdays having barbecues in the park and Sundays from dawn to
dusk at church events. He looked far too sweet to be anything but a family man. Now I was
profiling.

“From?” I asked.

He let out a protracted sigh, as if the conversation had
gotten way more involved than he had intended. His forehead crinkled again, hesitating to
give me an answer.

“The city. Getting too crazy over there.”

Then he raised his head and his eyes met mine with the
twinkle of a forest elf. Perhaps he wasn’t annoyed with me after all. Perhaps I had been
wrong about sizing him up, though my conclusion that he was a family man was much easier
to handle. Yet, he wore no ring.

About the Author

Vincent Traughber Meis is a
fiction writer, a world traveler, and a former ESL community college teacher. When he’s not
traveling, he divides his time between writing and working in the garden. Most of the
characters in his novels and short stories come from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum and are
racially and ethnically diverse. He has published eight novels: Eddie’s Desert Rose,
Tio Jorge, Down in Cuba, Deluge, Four Calling Burds and
The Mayor of Oak Street, First Born Sons, and
Colton’s Terrible Wonderful Year.
Tio Jorge, Down in Cuba, and Deluge
have all won Rainbow Awards.
The Mayor of Oak Street and First Born Sons
have won Reader Views Reviewer’s Choice
Awards. His short stories have appeared in several collections both in print and online, and
have reached finalist status in several short story contests. A collection of short stories,
Far from Home, was published in October 2021. He
lives with his husband in San Leandro, California and Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

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