Tag: gay romance

Home for the Holidays with Jay Leigh on Right Here Write Queer

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

Move over holiday cheer, it’s time for holiday queer! Tess Carletta (she/her) interviews Jay Leigh (she/her) about the upcoming multi-author novella collection, Home for the Holidays, including found family, writing from a place of authenticity, mental illness representation in romance novels, and the necessity of a touch of darkness to make the light shine all the brighter.

Jay Leigh (she/her) is the author of Whisper into the Night, Checking Out, and sundry other mm romances featuring action, suspense, and spice. You can connect with her on instagram @jayelle_m and enter the Home for the Holidays giveaway at her website: authorjayleigh.com

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

Ch. 2 – Theo ROUGH CUT – transmasc mm romance on Patreon!

Chapter Two of the YA rough cut for Theo – a transmasc reimagining of Little Women – is up on Patre♡n – a wholesome cozy Alcott pastiche that I absolutely could not keep up for the length of a full novel.

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In the midst of this apple pie disorder, Leslie at once lost all sense of where he belonged and what he ought to be doing. He stood stock still and rather stupid in the precise spot where Theo had let go of him to go and take her part in the merry tempest. His presence must have disrupted the Wolcott’s routine—yet if it did, he never heard a word of it, for they all kept working ‘round him like clockwork figurines adjusting to a new cog in the chaos.

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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!

Ch. 5 – Theo – transmasc mm romance on Patreon!

Chapter Five of Theo – a transmasc reimagining of Little Women – is up on Patre♡n! Wherein a hidden truth is revealed.

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“You’re not a girl,” said Leslie.

Theo stared at him.

Leslie realized his feverish rambling required further explanation. “Not really. I mean, they dress you up like one, and call you one, and expect you to act like one… but you’re not.”

Theo continued staring.

Leslie elaborated on his point. “So I don’t think you’re a girl at all. I think you’re rather a man.”

Theo said nothing.

“Like me,” Leslie said, with a little gesture of his hand towards his chest, as if Theo needed a reminder of what a man was. “Or, not exactly like me, but as much like me or any other man as a man like you can be.”

Theo blinked at him, slowly, like a cat, and it occurred to Leslie for the first time that he might not be making as much sense as he’d hoped.

But just as Leslie opened his cracked lips to try again, Theo spoke.

“Took you long enough to notice,” he said.

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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!

Monsters & Mayhem Author Panel and Book Signing at Tatnuck Bookseller!

Save the date! Join us at Tatnuck Bookseller for the Monsters & Mayhem author panel and book signing.

WHO
• Jared Grace
• Kathryn Marie
• Liz Sauco
• Amanda Sinatra
• Sebastian Nothwell

WHEN
Saturday, October 26th @ 12:30pm

WHERE
Tatnuck Bookseller
Westborough Shopping Center
18 Lyman Street
Westborough, MA

Come say hello – I can’t wait to see you there!

Ch. 4 – Theo – transmasc mm romance on Patreon!

Chapter Four of Theo – a transmasc reimagining of Little Women – is up on Patre♡n! Wherein our hero enters a formerly-forbidden domain.

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Determination had seen Theo through the most fearful moments—skating back to the dock to snatch the oar from the rowboat, screaming Leslie’s name, waiting for him to break the surface again, drawing him out and marching him off the lake and keeping him moving, keeping him warm—but now, with Leslie bundled up and whisked off into the unknown depths of the mansion, there remained nothing to distract him.

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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!

Cozy the Day Away Sale!

One day only! Stock up on cozy fantasy books with the Cozy the Day Away sale!

WHO

  • 50+ indie authors

WHAT

  • 70+ cozy fantasy ebooks and audiobooks on sale from 50% off to 100% off!

WHERE

Oak King Holly King (a queer romantasy wherein a fearsome fae warrior falls head-over-heels for a Victorian clerk) and Tales from Blackthorn Briar (an anthology of sequels to Oak King Holly King) are both on sale for just 99 cents!

Perfect for readers who enjoy…

  • fae folklore
  • Victorian shenanigans
  • big buff guys who just wanna be soft
  • sharp little guys who are tired of being kicked around
  • lush fantasy worlds, liminal spaces, cozy cottagecore vibes, and queer community.

Head on over to Promise Press and Cozy the Day Away!

Ch. 3 – Theo – transmasc mm romance on Patreon!

Chapter Three of Theo – a transmasc reimagining of Little Women – is up on Patre♡n! Wherein our hero mounts a daring rescue.

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Leslie plunged into the depths before he could even cry out. The lake engulfed him in water so cold it burned against his flesh. Shock forced his breath from his lungs in a sharp burst of bubbles. He watched them float towards the little halo of light that marked the hole he’d fallen through. He had to follow it, he knew, if he wanted any chance at saving himself. Yet breaking the convulsive shiver that had consumed his limbs upon entering the water felt like shattering iron chains. He willed his limbs to move despite the cold, despite the shock, despite the burning in his chest and the heavy waves of exhaustion crashing down again and again over his mind. Below him, the darkness loomed, a midnight sky devoid of stars.

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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!

Ch. 2 – Theo – transmasc mm romance on Patreon!

Chapter Two of Theo – a transmasc reimagining of Little Women – is up on Patre♡n! Wherein our heroes ice-skate into peril.

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New England autumn swiftly turning to winter proved a far cry indeed from summer in Venice.

Leslie Tilton didn’t know if that made matters better or worse.

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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!

One Day Left!

There’s just one day left to back the Mr Warren’s Profession audiobook Kickstarter!

We’ve already crushed our first stretch goal. Can we meet our second and fund the sequel audiobook Throw His Heart Over ?

Your support – either by backing the campaign directly or by sharing it with friends or through social media – could be the final push we need to make it happen.

Rewards include…
• ebook deals – grab the complete Sebastian Nothwell back catalogue for just $10!
• signed and annotated paperbacks of Mr Warren’s Profession, Throw His Heart Over, and Oak King Holly King – more details on annotated books here!
• the Oak King Holly King audiobook at a steal – narrated by the one and only Gary Furlong!
• and, of course, the Mr Warren’s Profession audiobook itself!

Mr Warren’s Profession is a gay Victorian cross-class romance featuring hurt/comfort and a happily-ever-after – and the audiobook could be yours if you check out the Kickstarter today!

Sneak Peek! Mr Warren’s Profession audiobook excerpt

Please enjoy Chapter One of Mr Warren’s Profession as narrated by Gary Furlong.

And if you’d like to help make the full audiobook a reality, please consider backing or sharing the Kickstarter!

The campaign ends September 30th. As of this writing we’re already 70% to our goal. Your support – either by backing the campaign directly or by sharing it with friends or through social media – could be the final push we need to make it happen.

Rewards include…
• ebook deals – grab the complete Sebastian Nothwell back catalogue for just $10!
• signed and annotated paperbacks of Mr Warren’s Profession AND Oak King Holly King– more details on annotated books here!
• the Oak King Holly King audiobook at a steal – narrated by the one and only Gary Furlong!
• and, of course, the Mr Warren’s Profession audiobook itself – which won’t exist without this Kickstarter!

Mr Warren’s Profession is a gay Victorian cross-class romance featuring hurt/comfort and a happily-ever-after – and the audiobook could be yours if you check out the Kickstarter today!