Tag: gay romance

The Mr Warren’s Profession audiobook is here!

I’m so excited to finally share with you just how Gary Furlong has brought our Victorian lads to life.

Kickstarter backers have already received their download links. It will take a while for the audiobook to upload to all the major retailers (Audible, libro.fm, Chirp, etc.) as well as library apps like Libby and Hoopla.

In the meantime, however, you can preview the first chapter in the YouTube video above, and you can listen to the whole book right now thanks to my author storefront over on Payhip!

To celebrate this new audiobook release, use the coupon code “Nothwell” at check-out for 20% off your entire purchase. (A wonderful opportunity if you wanted to grab the Oak King Holly King audiobook or any of my ebooks while you’re over there.)

However or wherever you acquire your audiobooks, thank you for listening.

Bookstore Romance Day 2025

WHAT

Bookstore Romance Day, a celebration of the romance genre at independent bookshops.

At LaLa we will be having local author readings and book signings, as well as a Romance Trivia game and a raffle for a book tote filled with romance reading.

WHO

Local authors, including Elizabeth Franta, Mary Hart, Molly Kerr, Nik Kiri, Elena Markem, Sara Marks, K. Nies, Becky Lee Whitehouse – and yours truly, Sebastian Nothwell.

WHEN

Saturday, August 9th

1:30pm – Reading & Signing 1
2:15pm – Romance Trivia
3:30pm – Reading & Signing 2

WHERE

LaLa Books
189 Market Street
Lowell, MA

There’s a parking garage just down the block and across the street from the bookshop. The bookshop’s handicap-accessible entrance is around back.

I can’t wait to meet you there!

Old(er) Characters in Romance on Right Here Write Queer!

From Professor X and Magneto to Our Flag Means Death to, yes, actual romance novels—unlock the potential of a lifetime (literally) with older characters in romance. Readers yearn for old man yaoi. (And, if we dare to dream, old lady yuri…?)

Carolina Cruz (they/them) is the author of the vampire horror romance Blood in the Water and the queer fantasy series The Creed of Gethin (beginning with The Unwanted Prophet). You can connect with them on instagram @ninawolverina

Noah Hawthorne (they/them), also writing as Aelina Isaacs, is the author of the queer cozy fantasy series Adventures in Levena, beginning with Phantom and Rook, and the solarpunk novel The Rebel Foxes, amongst other titles. You can connect with them at their website: neshamapublishing.com

And yours truly, Sebastian Nothwell (he/him).

Join me at RomantiConn!

What?

RomantiConn – a romance reader convention featuring over a hundred authors and books galore!

When?

Saturday July 26th from 11am to 4pm

Where?

Trumbull Mariott in Trumbull, Connecticut

Who?

Arden Coutts, D.C. Emerson, JL Gribble, K. A. Bauer/Kate Bauer, Melody Claire, RJ Scott, and many more – including yours truly, Sebastian Nothwell.

Check out the full author list over at the official RomantiConn site and grab your ticket today!

Oak King Holly King audiobook sneak peek!

This week’s episode of Right Here Write Queer is a preview of the Oak King Holly King audiobook, narrated by Gary Furlong.

Since we’re four chapters deep into the podcast version, I made a playlist of them on YouTube so you can listen in order easily.

Oak King Holly King is a gay romantasy wherein a fearsome fae warrior destined for ritual sacrifice seeks a Victorian clerk fated to save him – available now wherever fine books are found, possibly including your local library!

The Historical Romance Sampler Podcast with Katherine Grant

Katherine Grant very kindly hosted me on the Historical Romance Sampler podcast to talk all things Mr Warren’s Profession! We had a lovely chat about the challenges of writing class difference romances, my hands-on research process, and my approach to sharing work and receiving feedback. Listen now wherever you find your favorite podcasts, and subscribe to sample a different historical romance every week.

Ch. 19 – Theo – transmasc MM romance on Patreon!

Chapter Nineteen of Theo – a transmasc historical MM romance inspired by Little Women – is up on Patre♡n, wherein against all odds a happily-ever-after is achieved.

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“I have three beautiful daughters,” Mother began, the tremor in her voice less like tears and more like an operatic vibrato.

“You may have two daughters and a son,” said Theo, unmoved. “Or you may have two daughters. The choice is yours.”

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Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You’ll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!

A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)

See you on Patre♡n!

Goldheart with Tess Carletta on Right Here Write Queer

There’s a new episode of Right Here Write Queer waiting for you in your favorite podcast app!

Tess Carletta (she/her) chats with Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) about her successful Kickstarter campaign for her queer romantic fantasy novel Goldheart.

You may remember Goldheart from such hits as “consensual cannibalism in the form of erotically consuming the body-horror flowers that sprout from your beloved’s flesh.”

Goldheart is a story about chosen family, choosing love, and the impossible feat of staying good in times of darkness. Coming to a bookshelf near you on June 25th, 2025!

Tess Carletta (she/her) is the author of Kit & Basie, a queer cozy fantasy romance, its sequel collection Patchwork, and the forthcoming fantasy novel Goldheart. You can connect with her at her website: tesscarletta.com/

Ch. 18 – Theo – transmasc MM romance on Patreon!

Chapter Eighteen of Theo – a transmasc historical MM romance inspired by Little Women – is up on Patre♡n, wherein Leslie makes a modest proposal.

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“Don’t you see? You’re the Hephaestion to my Alexander—”

“Bagoas, more like,” Theo muttered darkly.

“The Antinous to my Hadrian—”

“Stop it,” said Theo.

“The Sebastian to my Antonio—”

“I said stop it!”

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Joining me on Patre♡n will give you access to “drawer fic” – aka the 500k+ words worth of manuscripts that have been shelved until I figure out how to fix or finish them. You’ll also be invited to join an exclusive Discord server just for patrons!

A new chapter will go up every week. Missing (unwritten) scenes will be indicated by brackets describing what would probably happen if the scene were written. Example: [in this scene Aubrey and Lindsey ride a carousel]

Currently posting…
♡ Theo. (transmasc historical mm romance)

Completed works…
♡ the Aubrey & Lindsey solar fantasy project (mm)
♡ A Willing Canvas – John Halloway x Lord Cyril Graves (mm)
♡ The Train Job – Rowena Althorp x Rebekah (ff)
♡ Hold Fast 2 – Hold Faster (mm)
♡ Vampires Vampires Vampires (mmm)
♡ The Sebastian Nothwell Contemporary Expanded Universe (mmm+)

See you on Patre♡n!