Cover Reveal | Black Bird

Want to know what appeared in my inbox yesterday? A book cover, yay!

Black Bird is a story I wrote a long time ago, but I never did fix that last little bit. So for more than a year, I had it on every to-do list I wrote, until I finally decided that enough is enough. Either I fix the things I needed to fix or I delete it.

I didn’t want to delete it.

So if pushy, growly werewolves is your thing, then keep an eye out because on May 16th another one will be released into this world. Nash isn’t the smoothes guy out there, and he isn’t the best listener, but in his defence, his mate keeps telling him to leave him alone. He can’t do that.

More information will follow shortly, but for now, I give you the cover.

Pre-order here!


black bird

After seven years of being on the move, Arlo Barman wants nothing more than a place to call home. But unbeknownst to him, Arlo is a caladrius healer, so staying in one place has never been an option. The compulsion to separate himself from those he’s healed is all-consuming and leaves him little choice but to pack up yet again.

Nash Silver is the only werewolf in his small coastal town. Living undetected in a human world is imperative for his kind, and he and his small circle of friends—a vampire and a psychic—have done so for decades. But Nash’s anonymous existence is jeopardized when a man with an enticing scent moves into town. From the moment Nash lays eyes on the stranger, nothing is more important than being close to him. Not even guarding his secret.

Arlo isn’t interested in a relationship or even a date, his past has taught him nothing good comes from it, but the rather pushy local popping up everywhere he goes has his heart somersaulting. If his heart is somersaulting or not doesn’t matter, because when Nash gets injured, Arlo is the only one who can save him.

Having used his powers, Arlo has to leave Nash and the cozy town he wanted to make his home, but can Nash survive being separated from his mate?

A – Z |The Dark Horse

I’ve read The Dark Horse (The Dark Horse #1) by Josh Lanyon which means D now is completed as well. I guess most M/M readers have come across books by Ms Lanyon. I’ve read my fair share, though far from all of them. This, for example, is from 2012, so quite a few years old now. I think, of all Lanyon stories I’ve read, Winter (The Haunted Heart #1) is my favourite, but this isn’t bad either.

We have a tough detective and Hollywood actor who has managed to attract a stalker – all in classic Lanyon fashion.

As a teen Sean, the actor, had some mental health problems, and that makes everyone around act as if he’s fragile and unable to see things clearly. He might begin to believe them, but when his best friend and his lover start making decisions for him, things go from bad to worse.

While this is a mystery, a chase to get to the stalker before it’s too late, it’s just as much a story about a fragile relationship and what lack of trust and communication might cause.

It’s Lanyon, you know what you get, you know it’s gonna be good, so if you’re in the mood, check it out.

books2read.com/TheDarkHorse


The Dark Horse by Josh LanyonLove is a dark horse—and Sean Fairchild is in for the ride of his life.

Paul Hammond is dead. That’s what tough and sexy LAPD Detective Daniel Moran tells his lover, Hollywood actor Sean Fairchild—and Sean wants to believe him, but what about those threatening postcards in Hammond’s handwriting? What about the fact that he’s seeing Hammond everywhere he goes? Yes, Sean’s had some emotional problems in the past, but that was a long time ago and he’s not imagining things, so why is Dan looking at him that way?

The last thing Sean needs is someone doubting him, especially when he’s competing for the coveted leading role in the screen adaptation of The Charioteer. But then again, as ex-lover and manager Steve points out, what does Sean really know about his new boyfriend?

Dan is a dark horse—and maybe Sean is betting too much on this relationship. It’s not just Sean’s career at stake, or his relationship, or even his sanity—-it’s his life.


A-Z Title Challenge 2020

A – All I See

B – Bearly Dating

C – Champagne Kisses

D – The Dark Horse

E

F

G – A Gentle Shove of Human Kindness

H – Howl

I – I Will Meet You at Asphodel’s Pit

J

K

L – Landslide

M

N

O – Out For Delivery

P – Purrfect Harmony

Q – Quill Me Now

R

S

T

U

V

W – Words

X – Xavier

Y

Z

I started a Pinterest board for M/M books sorted by title, if you need help finding a title on a certain letter.

 

Chicken Soup | Mel Bossa

Are you spending your days reading, immersing yourself in long series to distract yourself from the world situation? Or are you like me and have a hard time to focus on anything for more than a few minutes?

If you’re like me, or just want to take a short break between books, I have a cute little read for you. I dedicated February to short reads and Nell Iris recommended Chicken Soup by Mel Bossa. If you haven’t read anything by Ms Iris, check her out. Especially if you’re on the lookout for shorter reads.

But now to the story I should be talking about – Chicken Soup by Mel Bossa. It’s ‘only’ 14 pages long, but oh so cute. It’s Pride week and Jimmy is in a bar celebrating his friend’s birthday. He’s not feeling well, his throat is scratchy and he should be home in bed, but there is this guy…

Nolan moved to the city not too long ago, and the next day he’s to be in the Pride parade, dancing. He exited and wants Jimmy to come watch. Jimmy says he will, but when morning comes that scratchy throat is worse.

I’m not gonna say anything more about it because then I’ll ruin everything, but it’s super cute.

Now, this would be perfect for my A – Z Title Challenge, but I already had a book on C.

books2read.com/ChickenSoup


Chicken SoupThough Jimmy’s ill and isn’t getting any better, he hopes to have a bit of fun during Pride weekend. When he meets Nolan, a young dancer in the parade, Jimmy takes a chance on making himself vulnerable for the first time in years.

What Jimmy doesn’t expect is how strong Nolan will make him feel with a simple gesture of support.

Note: This short story was originally published in the charity collection, Love Is Proud.