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July 7, 2025

NEW RELEASE - With One Kiss

With One Kiss is NOW AVAILABLE on KU or to buy.

You can find it here: https://geni.us/OLK-other

💛 fake relationship
💛 bi-awakening
💛 slow burn
💛 banter
💛 humor

A fake relationship with his frenemy’s straight little brother? Definitely not on Laurent’s bingo card. But destiny has other plans.

Laurent is doing just fine, thank you very much. He doesn’t need matchmaking, and there’s no gaping hole in his life. Work, friends, and dealing with his alcoholic father keep him busy enough.

Enter Cormac King: charming, chaotic, and on the run from his clingy ex. But his perfect hideout in his brother’s empty flat comes with surprises. A cat (manageable) and a cat sitter (decidedly less so.)

Pretending to date? Fine. Flirting for cover? Sure. Falling into bed together? That was definitely not supposed to happen.

But when fake becomes fun—and then something more—Laurent and Cormac will have to decide if they’re still just pretending.

With One Kiss is a standalone MM romance in the Paris Tales series, featuring fake dating, a bi-awakening, sharp banter, and a slow burn with heat, heart, and humor. Expect emotional walls, complicated family ties, a relentless ex, and just enough tenderness to make it all worth it.

CW: Alcoholism, deceased parent (mentioned).

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Published on July 07, 2025 07:14

April 30, 2025

NEW RELEASE - The Big Adios

The Big Adios, book 3 in my Paranormal Problems series is NOW AVAILABLE.

Find it here: https://geni.us/TBA-GR


Still need to catch up on the other books in the series before you read this? Don’t worry. You can find them here:
Deader than Dead:https://geni.us/DTD-TBA
Dropping Like Flies: https://geni.us/DLF-TBA

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- forced proximity/fated mate (denial)/opposites attract
-paranormal action/mystery
-a very special necromancer
-precognition
-an imaginary friend who isn’t so imaginary
- a reappearance by book 1 and 2 characters
-an imaginary friend who isn’t so imaginary
-’hero’ vs villain

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Blurb
Two men. Three secrets. Denial of a fated mate bond. And a future that might already be set.

To the rest of the world, Calisto Dominguez is just a necromancer. Not a man with special abilities whose imaginary childhood friend isn’t so imaginary. Good. One catastrophic mistake is enough when the last one still haunts him.

Asher Baines has secrets of his own. Chief among them, the rare ability of precognition, and that he only took the job at the PPB to keep Calisto safe. Calisto can deny it all he wants, but he is Asher’s fated mate.

When an old foe reappears hellbent on getting Calisto to do the one thing he’s vowed never to do again, navigating their complicated romantic relationship is the least of their problems.

Their future depends on outwitting the villainous O’Reilly, but it’s going to take a lot of spilled secrets, some harsh self-realization, and putting their lives on the line to reach that point.   

And even Asher doesn’t know how it’s going to end.

The Big Adios is a fated mates, opposites attract, forced proximity MM paranormal romance featuring an MC who needs to work out how to be less nice if he wants to survive, a man who comes across as having ice in his veins, but is all fire when it counts, a long-dead, sex-obsessed ex-psychic sidekick, help from some familiar faces, and a villain long due their comeuppance.

As this is the third book in the Paranormal Problems trilogy, I would advise reading Deader than Dead or Dropping Like Flies first, or even better, both. 
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Published on April 30, 2025 05:45

February 24, 2025

NEW RELEASE - Never Too Late

Never Too Late, my new contemporary standalone MM romance is now available to buy or as part of a KU subscription.

- second chance
- getting to know your ex-boyfriend
- ‘first’ dates in Paris
- slow burn to steamy
- cyber sex
- cat adoption
- wooing and grovelling
- curing a workaholic

You can find it here: https://geni.us/NTL-GR

Sometimes the only way to protect your heart is to break it before they can.

Finn met the perfect man six months ago. Cillian King is handsome, filthy rich, and has an Irish accent that makes him go weak at the knees. Of late, though, Finn’s remembering that if something seems too good to be true, it usually is. Because while he’s in it for the long haul, Cillian is more interested in work—and Finn deserves better than to play second fiddle to an advertising agency.

When the opportunity to relocate to Paris lands in his lap, it’s a chance for Finn to move on with his life.

New job. New city. New start.

Cillian was supposed to be relieved. He wasn’t supposed to turn up on Finn’s doorstep with words of regret and promises of doing better if Finn will give him another chance. It’s too late for that. Isn’t it?

Can a leopard really change its spots? If he can’t, Finn doesn’t know if he’ll be strong enough to walk away twice.

But maybe… just maybe, Cillian’s the perfect man, after all.

Never Too Late is an MM second chances dual POV novel featuring ‘first’ dates in Paris, two men who are meant to know each other, but really don’t, cyber sex, a doomed phone, an adopted cat, and a slow burn relationship (this time) that finally gets steamy.
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Published on February 24, 2025 06:03

November 18, 2024

NEW RELEASE - Saving Mr. Bell

Woohoo! I have a new book out today - a holiday one at that.

You can find it here: https://geni.us/SMB-GR

Blurb
When is a kidnap not a kidnap? When it's a rescue.

Rudolf Bell does NOT need saving. But after the worst performance of his life, there are those who disagree. All he wants is to have a good time and forget everything for a while. Easier said than done when the media have done a hatchet job on him. His career's not over, though. Not until he says so.

Arlo Thomas has never forgotten the classical pianist who looks more like a rock star, even if his documentary about the precocious talent never saw the light of day. Seeing Rudolf’s bad press spurs him to drastic action. It’s not kidnap if it’s a luxurious cabin and it’s for Rudolf’s own good. Right?

When a rekindled friendship turns to passion in the remote winter wonderland location, Arlo’s determination to resist Rudolf slowly crumbles. As the days pass, Rudolf may have to admit he did need saving, and that Arlo’s the perfect man to do it.
It’s a shame snow melts and all good things must come to an end before Christmas.

Saving Mr. Bell is a MM snowed in, forced proximity, only one bed winter/holiday romance featuring a Christmas tree that just never seems to get decorated, snow, sledging, strip poker, underwear sharing, more snow, wolves of a non-shifter nature, a cozy log cabin, humor, snark, and two men who’ll hopefully learn during the course of their stay that there’s always a way to get something if you want it badly enough.
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Published on November 18, 2024 04:57

October 3, 2024

NEW RELEASE - By His Side

Book 2 in my Reset series which deals with characters that have just got out of prison is NOW AVAILABLE.

You can find By His Side here: https://geni.us/BJS-GR

You don't need to have read Book 1, In His Corner, to read this one, but if you wanted to (the main characters from the first one do pop up in the second, you can find it here: https://geni.us/IHC-BHSMa



By His Side features:

• Forbidden relationship (probation officer and client
• Hurt/comfort
• Steamy
• A murky past
• Miscarriage of justice?


Probation officer Darien Quinn prides himself on being good at his job, but his new client is about to test his professional and personal boundaries to their limits. Felix Church is sexy, clever, and too damn manipulative for his own good. And as for his background… that’s dark enough that even Darien will struggle to look past it.

Seven years is a long time to preach your innocence to those who don’t want to listen, including Felix’s own mother. With release imminent and his future uncertain, he’s in dire need of a distraction. If anyone deserves a bit of fun, it’s him, and seducing his new PO is going to be a blast.

When an outburst of public hate brings them closer, Darien’s determined to get to the bottom of what really happened between Felix and his boyfriend eight years ago. Has his desire to see the best in people left him blind to Felix’s true nature? Or is Felix a victim in more ways than one?

Finding the answer could cost him everything. His job. His friends. And his heart.

By His Side is a steamy hurt/comfort MM romance featuring a kind hearted probation officer who doesn’t just rip up the rule book but sets it on fire, and a man with every right to be bitter who needs someone by his side, come hell or high water. Although By His Side features characters from In His Corner, it can be read as a standalone.

Content warning for past discussion of murder and domestic abuse.
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Published on October 03, 2024 05:51

July 31, 2024

Dropping Like Flies is NOW AVAILABLE

Dropping Like Flies, the second book in my Paranormal Problems series is now available.

Lovers to enemies... to lovers.
Reluctant Fated Mates
Paranormal Murder Mystery Suspense
Necromancer and detective
Forced Proximity
Murder victim revival

Find it here: https://geni.us/DLF-FB-D

Blurb
Quickest way to catch a killer? Bring the victim back and ask who did it. Only, nothing’s that easy.

When the bodies of young gay men start piling up in London, DCI Ben Weaver would do anything to bring the massacre to an end. Well, almost anything. He didn’t have the powers-that-be recruiting a necromancer on his bingo card. Or who that necromancer would turn out to be.

Griffin doesn’t want to work for CID, but then he has little interest in most things these days unless it involves getting drunk. Especially if it brings Ben back into his life. Ben might be his fated mate, but Griffin refuses to dance to fate’s tune. Not when guilt still gnaws away at him.

Stopping Satanic Romeo from claiming any more victims requires teamwork. But as they try to navigate their feelings and work out the killer’s endgame, he might already have them in his sights.

Who’s hunting who?

Dropping Like Flies is book 2 in the Paranormal Problems trilogy but can be read as a standalone. It features a necromancer bond stronger than most, a killer with a liking for fingers and not in a good way, and two men far better together than they are apart.

Content warning for murder, violence and suicide (not of an MC)
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Published on July 31, 2024 05:32

May 14, 2024

In His Corner is NOW AVAILABLE

Feels like a while since I released a contemporary but I have one for you. You can now buy In His Corner or pick it up as part of a KU subscription.

https://geni.us/IHC-GR

Blurb

Hayden Quinn’s worked his ass off to turn his restaurant into the thriving business it is today. Too hard to risk it all by letting an ex-con through his door. Yet, there Levi is. Six feet of attitude. Six feet of pure temptation.

No one warned Levi that getting out of prison would only be the start of his problems. He doesn’t need a boss who looks down his nose at him. Except behind that, there’s a heat. A heat that Levi can’t help responding to.

Together they burn hot, forging something that could be more than just lust. When Levi’s past comes knocking though, has he really got someone in his corner, or is he just as alone as he ever was?

In His Corner is a steamy hurt/comfort MM romance featuring a hot-tempered chef who needs his life shaken up a bit and a wounded character who might have a chip on his shoulder a mile wide, but deep down just wants someone to love him. When their fragile connection is put to the test, will their relationship endure, or will everything they’ve built crumble away to nothing?
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Published on May 14, 2024 05:52

March 8, 2024

New release now available

The new extended version of Deader than Dead is now available to buy, with more characters and more detail. This will now be the first book in a trilogy all featuring different necromancers.

You can find it here: https://geni.us/DTD-BM

Even death can’t stop fate.

Professional thief, Bellamy, might have bitten off more than he can chew this time. Jobs have gone wrong before, but never this wrong. His moral code might be grayer than most, but it exists, and he finds himself facing an impossible choice that could cost him everything.

Necromancer, John Averill’s day just got ten times worse. One more job, his boss says. Well, that job sucks, because not only does he find himself with a gun pointed at his head, but the man he’s been hired to raise temporarily from the dead is none other than his fated mate… the man he’s been searching for all his life.

Their love story is over before it ever began. Or is it? Fate still has a few tricks up its sleeve, and the impossible might just become possible.

Deader than Dead is a Fated Mates MM paranormal novel featuring villains who will stop at nothing to get what they want, a stolen artifact, kidnapping, betrayal, lies, and two men determined to overcome death itself to be together.
Content warning for death and mention of suicide.

Please note that this is a revised version of a novella first published in the Fated Mates charity anthology. The story is now dual POV with 28k of added content. There have been some small changes to the story itself.
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Published on March 08, 2024 02:53

January 8, 2024

A Pirate's Pleasure is NOW AVAILABLE

NEW BOOK TIME!

It feels like it's been a while. Well, I guess it has. My last non translation release was September.

But here it is, a brand spanking new release full of action and adventure. Lief and Zephyr cordially invite you to join them as they battle soldiers, a psychotic harpy and each other.

Find it here: https://geni.us/APP-GR

A death sentence. A murderous harpy. And two men who must mend the mistakes of the past to survive the present.

Being on the run is no laughing matter for Lief Cooper. Better that than be hanged for a murder he didn’t commit, though. In his desperation, there’s only one man he can turn to—Captain Zephyr Chase. His magical prowess might make him the most feared pirate in all the realm, but to Lief, he’s a childhood friend and his ex-lover. Oh, and the man whose heart he happened to break.

Help Lief? Hardly. Zephyr would rather zap himself with lightning. Besides, he’s got more important things to worry about than the sexual chemistry still burning brightly between them. Like the obsessive and deranged harpy masquerading as a man who will stop at nothing to claim Zephyr as his own. And he’s not going to take too kindly to there being competition.

Lief and Zephyr have a golden opportunity for a second chance at love. But first, they need to clear Lief’s name, thwart a monster who’s impossible to kill, and not starve to death at sea in the process. Easy, right?

A Pirate’s Pleasure is a 94k enemies to lovers story set in a fantastical world of action and adventure. It features soldiers determined to see ‘justice’ done, an antagonistic pirate crew, kidnapping, imprisonment, magic, passion, a huge dose of stubbornness, and a mysterious someone out to frame Lief for murder.

While existing in the same universe as HL Day’s “13 Kingdoms” series, A Pirate’s Pleasure stands on its own, offering a captivating escape into a world where redemption and love may come at a perilous cost.
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Published on January 08, 2024 06:28

September 15, 2023

Exercising a Demon is NOW LIVE

Exercising a Demon is NOW AVAILABLE to buy or on Kindle unlimited.

https://geni.us/EAD-GR

Demon/human pairing
Size difference
Tail play
Friends to Lovers
Fish (demon) out of water
Humor
Cinnamon roll demon

Love comes in all shapes and sizes. And sometimes it has horns and a tail.

Jacob’s in love. Again. Only, his future husband likes muscular men, and Jacob, well… isn’t. A few sessions at the gym, and he’ll have the leather-clad motorcycle courier eating out of his hand, though. And no, he won’t switch his attentions to his hot new personal trainer. Honestly, he won’t.

Valvach’s not your typical demon, preferring books over torture. Which goes down about as well as you’d expect in Hell. A move to the surface gives him the opportunity to start anew. To stay, he’s going to need to make a friend, someone to help him blend in. And sweet, curly-haired Jacob is the perfect candidate. If he can’t lick him, he can at least spend time with him.

When friendship blossoms into a passion that knows no bounds, Jacob and Val believe they’ve found the perfect match in each other. However, Hell isn’t so accommodating, and they find themselves with a fight on their hands to prevent being torn apart and relegated to different planes of existence.

Exercising a Demon is a MM paranormal romantic comedy featuring a demon who’s more of a lover than a fighter, a human who might finally have found the man/demon of his dreams, steamy sexual liaisons involving a tail, and a sweet demon/human pairing who accept each other for who they are and embrace each other’s quirks.
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Published on September 15, 2023 05:18