H.L. Day's Blog, page 3
August 10, 2021
NEW RELEASE - The Beauty Within
The Beauty Within is now available.
It was a challenge to tussle with gargoyles, witches and magic for a change, but here's the result and I hope people like it.
https://readerlinks.com/l/1915669
Blurb
“You will be trapped in stone forevermore, your beauty hidden by a façade so ugly that people will not like to look upon it. You will feel, but you will not be able to speak. You will hear, but you will not be able to communicate. You will endure across the ages, a silent witness to the decades that go by.”
François Damont’s only crime was loving the son of a witch in a time when it wasn’t permitted. For that sin, he’s been cursed to spend eternity locked inside the body of a gargoyle. A chance to break the curse comes only once every twenty-five years, lasting for no longer than twenty-eight days. He’s been unsuccessful for hundreds of years. Why would this time be any different?
History lecturer Daniel Smith is still reeling from a broken marriage when he stumbles across a mysterious man. Frankie might be hiding something, but the connection between them is too strong to ignore. Can he unlock the mystery before it’s too late?
Strange dreams. Dark forces. People who may not be what they seem. Time is not the only thing against them. And perhaps Daniel knows more than he thinks he does.
A sweet 82k MM paranormal romance featuring magic, witches, and a relationship that might just be able to endure anything.
It was a challenge to tussle with gargoyles, witches and magic for a change, but here's the result and I hope people like it.
https://readerlinks.com/l/1915669
Blurb
“You will be trapped in stone forevermore, your beauty hidden by a façade so ugly that people will not like to look upon it. You will feel, but you will not be able to speak. You will hear, but you will not be able to communicate. You will endure across the ages, a silent witness to the decades that go by.”
François Damont’s only crime was loving the son of a witch in a time when it wasn’t permitted. For that sin, he’s been cursed to spend eternity locked inside the body of a gargoyle. A chance to break the curse comes only once every twenty-five years, lasting for no longer than twenty-eight days. He’s been unsuccessful for hundreds of years. Why would this time be any different?
History lecturer Daniel Smith is still reeling from a broken marriage when he stumbles across a mysterious man. Frankie might be hiding something, but the connection between them is too strong to ignore. Can he unlock the mystery before it’s too late?
Strange dreams. Dark forces. People who may not be what they seem. Time is not the only thing against them. And perhaps Daniel knows more than he thinks he does.
A sweet 82k MM paranormal romance featuring magic, witches, and a relationship that might just be able to endure anything.
June 18, 2021
Shai is now live
My first book under my new darker pen name H.L Night is now LIVE. It's available to buy and on KU.
Be aware it does have a very long list of trigger warnings and is much darker than anything I've written under H.L Day. I did not change pen names lightly.
If you think you can handle that, click here - http://mybook.to/Shai
Blurb
How do you play a game when there aren’t any rules?
Petty crook and drug dealer Elijah Page’s plan was simple. Stay off the feuding crime-lords’ radar for long enough to make a quick buck in the city, and then get out. He couldn’t have been more naïve. Captured and beaten by McIntyre, he escapes death, only to find himself in the hands of McIntyre’s opponent. Shai is an enigma, a man as charming as he is twisted. And he’s set his sights on possessing Elijah—body and soul.
Shai will stop at nothing until he’s ousted McIntyre. In the meantime, fate has provided him with an interesting distraction in the shape of the stubborn and rebellious Elijah. Elijah’s lips may say one thing, but his body says something else entirely. Elijah might think he has what it takes to go up against a man like Shai, but he’s wrong. He’s nothing but a fly in Shai’s web, and Shai will always be two steps ahead.
A game ensues. One that Elijah may not even realize he’s playing, or just how big a pawn he is. Everything is at stake. Possibly even his heart and mind. By the time Shai has finished with him, there might not be anything left of the man he used to be.
Let the games begin.
A dark mm romantic suspense featuring snakes as a weapon, a manipulative main character, and a few twists and turns along the way.
Trigger warnings: - non-consensual sex, forced drug addiction, violence, murder, snakes, Stockholm Syndrome.
Be aware it does have a very long list of trigger warnings and is much darker than anything I've written under H.L Day. I did not change pen names lightly.
If you think you can handle that, click here - http://mybook.to/Shai
Blurb
How do you play a game when there aren’t any rules?
Petty crook and drug dealer Elijah Page’s plan was simple. Stay off the feuding crime-lords’ radar for long enough to make a quick buck in the city, and then get out. He couldn’t have been more naïve. Captured and beaten by McIntyre, he escapes death, only to find himself in the hands of McIntyre’s opponent. Shai is an enigma, a man as charming as he is twisted. And he’s set his sights on possessing Elijah—body and soul.
Shai will stop at nothing until he’s ousted McIntyre. In the meantime, fate has provided him with an interesting distraction in the shape of the stubborn and rebellious Elijah. Elijah’s lips may say one thing, but his body says something else entirely. Elijah might think he has what it takes to go up against a man like Shai, but he’s wrong. He’s nothing but a fly in Shai’s web, and Shai will always be two steps ahead.
A game ensues. One that Elijah may not even realize he’s playing, or just how big a pawn he is. Everything is at stake. Possibly even his heart and mind. By the time Shai has finished with him, there might not be anything left of the man he used to be.
Let the games begin.
A dark mm romantic suspense featuring snakes as a weapon, a manipulative main character, and a few twists and turns along the way.
Trigger warnings: - non-consensual sex, forced drug addiction, violence, murder, snakes, Stockholm Syndrome.
June 4, 2021
EXPOSED audio is now available
Exposed has now been released in audiobook format. It's already been Whispersynced as well.
Click here for nearly 14 hours of X and Tate pleasure.
Amazon link: viewbook.at/Exposed
US audible link https://tinyurl.com/ExposedUSaudio
UK audible link https://tinyurl.com/ExposedUKaudio
Click here for nearly 14 hours of X and Tate pleasure.
Amazon link: viewbook.at/Exposed
US audible link https://tinyurl.com/ExposedUSaudio
UK audible link https://tinyurl.com/ExposedUKaudio
March 13, 2021
COMPETITION + SALE
MARCH MADNESS COMPETITION!
Kept in the Dark is on 0.99 sale as part of a bumper March Madness competition.
As well as that, one lucky winner could win a bundle of prizes which includes 2 x $5 gift cards, 8 x backlist ebooks, 1 x swag bundle, 1 x audiocode, & a signed paperback from the following fantastic authors as well as myself
Rj Scott
Clare London
Meredith Davidson-King
Susan Scott Shelley
Liv Rancourt
Elle Keaton
Anne Barwell
Avery Cockburn
Mel Gough
Jay Hogan
Elizabeth Noble
You can enter the competition here: http://bit.ly/MMRJGp1 (Starts - 11 March 00:00 GMT - ends 23 March 00:00 GMT - winner randomly selected on 23 March at 9:00 GMT
Pick up Kept in the Dark here. getbook.at/KITD
Also, here are some other books for your perusal. https://books.bookfunnel.com/marchmad...)
Kept in the Dark is on 0.99 sale as part of a bumper March Madness competition.
As well as that, one lucky winner could win a bundle of prizes which includes 2 x $5 gift cards, 8 x backlist ebooks, 1 x swag bundle, 1 x audiocode, & a signed paperback from the following fantastic authors as well as myself
Rj Scott
Clare London
Meredith Davidson-King
Susan Scott Shelley
Liv Rancourt
Elle Keaton
Anne Barwell
Avery Cockburn
Mel Gough
Jay Hogan
Elizabeth Noble
You can enter the competition here: http://bit.ly/MMRJGp1 (Starts - 11 March 00:00 GMT - ends 23 March 00:00 GMT - winner randomly selected on 23 March at 9:00 GMT
Pick up Kept in the Dark here. getbook.at/KITD
Also, here are some other books for your perusal. https://books.bookfunnel.com/marchmad...)
February 5, 2021
NEW RELEASE - Rebellion.
It took a very long time but I'm happy to announce that book 2 in the Fight for Survival series is finally available to buy or on KU.
getbook.at/rebellion
In a world turned hostile, safety always comes at a price.
Zed and Blake's perilous journey may have ended in sanctuary, but outside forces are set to shatter their newfound peace. Past mistakes have taught Zed that nothing matters more than keeping Blake alive. And that's exactly what he intends to do, no matter how high the personal cost.
Zed's actions leave Blake with an impossible choice. Give up the man he loves, or embark on a journey into the unknown. A journey which will make the last one seem like child’s play.
Both men are about to face their toughest test yet. Unless Blake can find a way to overcome the odds, everything they've faced so far could have been for nothing.
Love could be light years away.
getbook.at/rebellion
In a world turned hostile, safety always comes at a price.
Zed and Blake's perilous journey may have ended in sanctuary, but outside forces are set to shatter their newfound peace. Past mistakes have taught Zed that nothing matters more than keeping Blake alive. And that's exactly what he intends to do, no matter how high the personal cost.
Zed's actions leave Blake with an impossible choice. Give up the man he loves, or embark on a journey into the unknown. A journey which will make the last one seem like child’s play.
Both men are about to face their toughest test yet. Unless Blake can find a way to overcome the odds, everything they've faced so far could have been for nothing.
Love could be light years away.
October 8, 2020
New Release - The Longest Night
If you didn't get a change to read the story that I published earlier in the year as part of the Working Stiffs anthology story, you can now pick it up on Amazon as a separate story.
It has a new title - The Longest Night and a new pretty cover, but the story is the same so you don't need to read it if you already have.
Available to buy and on KU. mybook.to/TheLongestNight
Here's the new blurb
When a dream turns into a nightmare.
A rain-drenched night on the streets of London. A naïve stranger intent on experiencing ecstasy with a vampire. A cabbie with the irrational urge to stop his passenger from making the biggest mistake of his life.
It’s only one night, but for Liam and Alessandro, it’s going to be the longest night of their lives as their journey takes them into the seedier side of vampires, where humans are treated as a commodity, and rules go out of the window.
This story contains danger, intrigue, a vampire fight, and two people with an instant connection.
Please note: this 20k story was originally released under the title Bad Decision as part of the Working Stiffs charity anthology. There have been no revisions to the story.
And if you have already read it, any reviews are appreciated.
It has a new title - The Longest Night and a new pretty cover, but the story is the same so you don't need to read it if you already have.
Available to buy and on KU. mybook.to/TheLongestNight
Here's the new blurb
When a dream turns into a nightmare.
A rain-drenched night on the streets of London. A naïve stranger intent on experiencing ecstasy with a vampire. A cabbie with the irrational urge to stop his passenger from making the biggest mistake of his life.
It’s only one night, but for Liam and Alessandro, it’s going to be the longest night of their lives as their journey takes them into the seedier side of vampires, where humans are treated as a commodity, and rules go out of the window.
This story contains danger, intrigue, a vampire fight, and two people with an instant connection.
Please note: this 20k story was originally released under the title Bad Decision as part of the Working Stiffs charity anthology. There have been no revisions to the story.
And if you have already read it, any reviews are appreciated.
August 20, 2020
NEW RELEASE - Exposed
My new book Exposed is now LIVE.
You can grab it from Amazon.
Universal link: viewbook.at/Exposed
This was definitely a 'write what you love to read' book for me, so I hope people enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed (although maybe not every day) writing it. I might be biased but I think its got a bit of everything - action, suspense, twists and turns and some great characters.
Sometimes salvation comes from the most unlikely hero.
When Tate Gillespie is marked for death for a crime he didn’t commit, his life crumbles. In a world where ‘justice’ is meted out by a relentless military force, he’s going to need more than a mythical guardian angel. His life down to seconds, he’s saved by the mysterious X, a knife-wielding man he's never even met before. But who is X? Is he the man who threatens and kills without a second thought? Or the strangely gentle man who only seems to act that way around Tate?
X is a shadow. A wraith. A man who flits through the city virtually unseen. He’s got no time for people when knives are far more reliable. X does have one weakness though—the man he's been keeping safe for years who doesn't even know it. He'd burn the whole world to keep him alive. But what he won't do is stake his claim. Tate’s not his and he needs to remember that, no matter how close they might become.
With the military in hot pursuit, they’re going to need to rely on X’s skills to keep them both alive. Tate’s feelings are growing with every hour they spend together, but X is a tough nut to crack. Can two people from very different backgrounds really find common ground? Or will one of the many perils they face throughout their long journey drive them apart?
It’s all about survival. Not love. Isn’t it?
Exposed is a 132k action/adventure story featuring two men who couldn’t be more opposite.
You can grab it from Amazon.
Universal link: viewbook.at/Exposed
This was definitely a 'write what you love to read' book for me, so I hope people enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed (although maybe not every day) writing it. I might be biased but I think its got a bit of everything - action, suspense, twists and turns and some great characters.
Sometimes salvation comes from the most unlikely hero.
When Tate Gillespie is marked for death for a crime he didn’t commit, his life crumbles. In a world where ‘justice’ is meted out by a relentless military force, he’s going to need more than a mythical guardian angel. His life down to seconds, he’s saved by the mysterious X, a knife-wielding man he's never even met before. But who is X? Is he the man who threatens and kills without a second thought? Or the strangely gentle man who only seems to act that way around Tate?
X is a shadow. A wraith. A man who flits through the city virtually unseen. He’s got no time for people when knives are far more reliable. X does have one weakness though—the man he's been keeping safe for years who doesn't even know it. He'd burn the whole world to keep him alive. But what he won't do is stake his claim. Tate’s not his and he needs to remember that, no matter how close they might become.
With the military in hot pursuit, they’re going to need to rely on X’s skills to keep them both alive. Tate’s feelings are growing with every hour they spend together, but X is a tough nut to crack. Can two people from very different backgrounds really find common ground? Or will one of the many perils they face throughout their long journey drive them apart?
It’s all about survival. Not love. Isn’t it?
Exposed is a 132k action/adventure story featuring two men who couldn’t be more opposite.
May 1, 2020
NEW RELEASE - anthology
A few months ago. I was asked to take part in a charity anthology based around vampires.
Well, I'm pleased to announce that that anthology is out today. My story Bad Decision (which of course ended up longer than it should have been because it's me) features in it, along with 12 other great stories from some fabulous authors.
Universal link: mybook.to/Workingstiffs
(available on KU)
The anthology is available for 3 months only and all proceeds will go towards the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Here's the blurb
Not all vampires are idly rich. Some of them have day jobs. Er, night jobs.
In a world struggling to come to grips with the existence of vampires, where reactions range from excitement to fear to determined disbelief, these vampires are just trying to make ends meet. Some of them do mundane work—like waiting tables or driving a cab. Others have more prestigious careers in medicine and crime prevention. But what all their jobs have in common is people. Unpredictable, interesting, frustrating, hostile, helpless, tasty people.
Whether they’re pouring drinks, answering phones, hacking into a computer system, or serving up the perfect food/wine pairing, these working stiffs are too busy to fall in love. Or are they?
This International Workers Day, celebrate by sinking your teeth into thirteen awesome stories about vampires at work. Because even the undead have to earn a living. Proceeds benefit the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Story List
Bad Blood by Lyra Evans
Bad Decision by H.L Day
Call My Number by Megs Pritchard
Dial a Vamp by Roberta Blablanski
Fangs for the Memories by Sadie Jay
Fire and Ice Cold Skin by Mel Gough
How To Keep an Author (Alive) by AJ Sherwood
Graveyard Cops by Crystel Greene
Life Hacks by Eliott Griffen
Long Haul by Tanya Chris
Off the Menu by R.J. Sorrento
Overexposed by K. Evan Coles
Quality Assured by Edie Montreux
Well, I'm pleased to announce that that anthology is out today. My story Bad Decision (which of course ended up longer than it should have been because it's me) features in it, along with 12 other great stories from some fabulous authors.
Universal link: mybook.to/Workingstiffs
(available on KU)
The anthology is available for 3 months only and all proceeds will go towards the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Here's the blurb
Not all vampires are idly rich. Some of them have day jobs. Er, night jobs.
In a world struggling to come to grips with the existence of vampires, where reactions range from excitement to fear to determined disbelief, these vampires are just trying to make ends meet. Some of them do mundane work—like waiting tables or driving a cab. Others have more prestigious careers in medicine and crime prevention. But what all their jobs have in common is people. Unpredictable, interesting, frustrating, hostile, helpless, tasty people.
Whether they’re pouring drinks, answering phones, hacking into a computer system, or serving up the perfect food/wine pairing, these working stiffs are too busy to fall in love. Or are they?
This International Workers Day, celebrate by sinking your teeth into thirteen awesome stories about vampires at work. Because even the undead have to earn a living. Proceeds benefit the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund.
Story List
Bad Blood by Lyra Evans
Bad Decision by H.L Day
Call My Number by Megs Pritchard
Dial a Vamp by Roberta Blablanski
Fangs for the Memories by Sadie Jay
Fire and Ice Cold Skin by Mel Gough
How To Keep an Author (Alive) by AJ Sherwood
Graveyard Cops by Crystel Greene
Life Hacks by Eliott Griffen
Long Haul by Tanya Chris
Off the Menu by R.J. Sorrento
Overexposed by K. Evan Coles
Quality Assured by Edie Montreux
March 16, 2020
NEW RELEASE - Eager For More
Hello!
I have a new book out today. It's the second book in the EagerBoyz series but the good news is you don't have to have read the first or the prequel. Although, you know you really should ;)
This book went slightly down a path I wasn't expecting, but what can you do when your characters demand certain things. It was also one of those books where secondary characters give themselves a much bigger part and basically demand their own books.
Universal link: mybook.to/EagerForMore
Blurb
How long do you wait before giving up on someone? Ten years? Longer?
Cain feels like he's keeping secrets from everyone. He's been in love with his best friend's brother for years. Nick's oblivious. Probably. Cain's family and friends don't know he makes porn. Definitely. And his fellow porn stars don't know he's a geek. Yet.
Nick has his own secret. A kinky one that really doesn't mesh with a career in law. He guards it closely and has no intention of revealing it to anyone. Especially not to his little brother's best friend, no matter how much misplaced hero worship Cain might throw his way.
An eye-opening party causes a rift between the two men, making an upcoming family wedding decidedly awkward. Cain giving up might just coincide with Nick realizing he's not quite as immune to Cain's charms as he thought. Can they ever be on the same page? And even if they were, Cain would run a mile if he found out what Nick's hiding. Wouldn't he?
Maybe both men are in for a surprise.
I have a new book out today. It's the second book in the EagerBoyz series but the good news is you don't have to have read the first or the prequel. Although, you know you really should ;)
This book went slightly down a path I wasn't expecting, but what can you do when your characters demand certain things. It was also one of those books where secondary characters give themselves a much bigger part and basically demand their own books.
Universal link: mybook.to/EagerForMore
Blurb
How long do you wait before giving up on someone? Ten years? Longer?
Cain feels like he's keeping secrets from everyone. He's been in love with his best friend's brother for years. Nick's oblivious. Probably. Cain's family and friends don't know he makes porn. Definitely. And his fellow porn stars don't know he's a geek. Yet.
Nick has his own secret. A kinky one that really doesn't mesh with a career in law. He guards it closely and has no intention of revealing it to anyone. Especially not to his little brother's best friend, no matter how much misplaced hero worship Cain might throw his way.
An eye-opening party causes a rift between the two men, making an upcoming family wedding decidedly awkward. Cain giving up might just coincide with Nick realizing he's not quite as immune to Cain's charms as he thought. Can they ever be on the same page? And even if they were, Cain would run a mile if he found out what Nick's hiding. Wouldn't he?
Maybe both men are in for a surprise.
December 16, 2019
Eager For You is released today
My new fake relationship novella (with not a hint of Christmas in it) is released today.
Who better to fake it than two people who do it for a living?
Student Josh Keating, better known in the adult film world as Angel, has a problem. His family expects to meet his boyfriend that weekend. Except he doesn't have one. When fresh-faced newbie Leo Stone offers himself up to play the part, Josh finds it impossible to turn him down.
Damian Price has only masqueraded as Leo Stone for a couple of months so far, his decision to join the studio heavily influenced by the huge torch he carries for Angel. He might just be his biggest fan. So, of course he's going to jump at the chance to play his boyfriend for the weekend. As long as Josh doesn't get wind of Damian's true feelings or see through the little white lies he's been telling, everything will be fine.
One weekend.
One bed.
A growing mutual attraction.
An adult film star who's not above using his own performances for the purposes of seduction.
Can a fake relationship turn into a real one? Damian's keeping his fingers crossed it will.
Available to buy or free to read as part of a KU subscription.
mybook.to/EagerForYou
Who better to fake it than two people who do it for a living?
Student Josh Keating, better known in the adult film world as Angel, has a problem. His family expects to meet his boyfriend that weekend. Except he doesn't have one. When fresh-faced newbie Leo Stone offers himself up to play the part, Josh finds it impossible to turn him down.
Damian Price has only masqueraded as Leo Stone for a couple of months so far, his decision to join the studio heavily influenced by the huge torch he carries for Angel. He might just be his biggest fan. So, of course he's going to jump at the chance to play his boyfriend for the weekend. As long as Josh doesn't get wind of Damian's true feelings or see through the little white lies he's been telling, everything will be fine.
One weekend.
One bed.
A growing mutual attraction.
An adult film star who's not above using his own performances for the purposes of seduction.
Can a fake relationship turn into a real one? Damian's keeping his fingers crossed it will.
Available to buy or free to read as part of a KU subscription.
mybook.to/EagerForYou
