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Cover Reveal | Around Seven

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Cover-Reveal

How many days has it been since we had a cover reveal? Four? Yeah, that seems plausible. Ready for another one? Those of you who are in my Facebook group have already seen it, but I have the cover for Around Seven (previously called Once Around Seven). 

I often forget this story, I don’t know why because when I start to think about it I go a little ‘Ah, Oswald’ and yet it slips my mind. 

It was first published in the Seasons of Love anthology from Beaten Track Publishing. We got this as a prompt: 

And Oz does a lot of counting. 

Really, I do love this story. I don’t know why I forget I’ve written it. The season is autumn, Oz is counting days, finger taps, minutes… There are five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes in a year, and those are all part of the season of love. 

Ready to see the cover? I haven’t mentioned Joshua who is the one who fished Oz out of the river, but the man on the cover, that’s how I picture Joshua.  

*drum roll* 

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Blurb:

Oswald Sattle has been sleeping in his Toyota Camry for the last 273 days, the exact number of days since he discovered his fiancé cheating on him. Now, out of money and out of options, he’s on his way to Nortown. Aiden, an acquaintance from his past, has offered him a job opportunity he can’t turn down, no matter how much he’d like to. 
 
Joshua Roth moved to Nortown four years ago, and he has everything he needs — a job, friends, peace and quiet. He’s not looking for a boyfriend; no one even knows he’s gay, and he’d like it to stay that way. Everything changes when he offers Oswald a place to stay, though. 
 
Oswald looks like he wants to run away, and Josh finds himself suggesting things that will make him stay. All he wants is for Oswald to smile. Oswald doesn’t want to overstay his welcome, but nothing soothes his nerves like being with Joshua in his cabin. 
 
How long can Oswald stay before it’s time to move on again? Can Joshua have Oswald staying with him without the whole town talking about them? Probably not, but does he care? 

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Contemporary M/M Romance: 23,995 words

JMS Books :: Amazon :: books2read.com/AroundSeven

Up North | Aiden and Tristan

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Character introductions! I don’t know if my frantic tone shines through, but I planned to already have done this. A few Up North stories are being published in the near future and having similar posts too close to each other is no fun, but… I’ve been working and Holly has a deadline she’s close to screwing up, so we’ll just do as well as we can *hyperventilating* LOL 

In a few days, it’s time for Aiden and Tristan to be published. First out is The Empty Egg followed by all the Aiden and Tristan stories just a few days after. So, today I’m gonna tell you a little about the two of them and Og of course. 

Once in a Snowstorm, which is the first story about Aiden and Tristan, started as a joke, I’ve already told you this, but to understand why the characters are as they are, I’ll tell you again. I read a thread about (annoying) tropes in M/M romance. You know how all bottoms are cute small guys with curly hair and green eyes and how all tops are manly men who lack communication skills? That’s what we have here.  

Aiden is a bubbly, cute, charming, massage therapist – since all bottoms are nurses or hairdressers. And Tristan is a grumpy lumberjack with broad shoulders and a beard since you know…lumberjacks LOL 

They move on from being cardboard characters, but it’s how they start. 

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Og the DogThen we have Og. I’ve written about this before but the dog up top and to the left is my dog. He’s a Shorthaired German Pointer and his name is Ove. Doggie in Swedish is Vovve and when my oldest daughter was a toddler, she called all dogs ove. So when we got Ove, his name was a given. I should also add that it’s a legit name here. Many old men are called Ove. 

I told an American friend why he is named Ove and he said ‘So it’s like I’d have a dog called Og?’ And there you go, Og was born LOL 

Blurb:

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Daring a snowstorm might not be the smartest thing Aiden Evans has ever done, but he can’t stand being in his flat a moment longer. With only three days to Christmas, he doesn’t want to be alone. He wants a place to belong, wants people around him who won’t look down on him. He might not find that at his mother’s place, but it’s better than being alone in the city. If he can make it there, that is.

Tristan Gardner is looking forward to a quiet night in front of the TV, but instead, he has to save an idiot in designer clothes from freezing to death in his forest. Tristan tries not to notice the man’s good looks, just like he has tried not to notice any man’s good looks for the last seven years. He knows where relationships go and is far better off living alone, with his dog, in his cabin.

Aiden is driving Tristan mad with his bratty comments and irresponsible ways, and Aiden is going crazy from Tristan’s judgmental attitude. Luckily, in a few days, the weather will clear up, and the two men won’t have to be together any longer. But will a few steamy nights with the grumpy lumberjack change Aiden’s mind about wanting to leave? And will Tristan still want to go back to his peaceful, predictable life without fear of getting his heart broken?

Contains the stories “Once in a Snowstorm,” “The Empty Egg,” “Happy Endings,” and “Just Words.”

Buy links:

Contemporary M/M Romance: 46,142 words

JMS Books :: Amazon :: books2read.com/AidenandTristan

Cover Reveal | The Empty Egg

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Cover-Reveal

Ready for another cover reveal? They’re starting to add up, aren’t they? LOL Today, we have The Empty Egg, it’s part of Aiden and Tristan that will be released on May 22nd, but we thought it might be fun to take one of the short stories and turn it into a freebie. So that’s what we’re doing – giving you 4.5k of Easter kink, for free. 

Aiden and Tristan have been together for three-four months when this story takes place. The plot is pretty simple. Aiden has been into the city to buy a special Easter surprise for Tristan. He’s nervous about it, not sure if it’ll be well received or not. 

So, do you want to have a peek? 

 

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Aiden has prepared a special Easter egg for his boyfriend, Tristan. He wants to make their first Easter together special, but as the moment for handing over the egg draws nearer, Aiden’s nerves get the better of him. What if he has it all wrong? What if Tristan wants nothing to do with the silky satin hidden within the egg? 

aidenandtristan

Daring a snowstorm might not be the smartest thing Aiden Evans has ever done, but he can’t stand being in his flat a moment longer. With only three days to Christmas, he doesn’t want to be alone. He wants a place to belong, wants people around him who won’t look down on him. He might not find that at his mother’s place, but it’s better than being alone in the city. If he can make it there, that is.

Tristan Gardner is looking forward to a quiet night in front of the TV, but instead, he has to save an idiot in designer clothes from freezing to death in his forest. Tristan tries not to notice the man’s good looks, just like he has tried not to notice any man’s good looks for the last seven years. He knows where relationships go and is far better off living alone, with his dog, in his cabin.

Aiden is driving Tristan mad with his bratty comments and irresponsible ways, and Aiden is going crazy from Tristan’s judgmental attitude. Luckily, in a few days, the weather will clear up, and the two men won’t have to be together any longer. But will a few steamy nights with the grumpy lumberjack change Aiden’s mind about wanting to leave? And will Tristan still want to go back to his peaceful, predictable life without fear of getting his heart broken?

Contains the stories “Once in a Snowstorm,” “The Empty Egg,” “Happy Endings,” and “Just Words.”