Parker Williams

Love & Punishment Book Tour

 

Author Bio:

Susan Mac Nicol was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. At the age of eight, her family moved to Johannesburg, South Africa where she stayed for nearly thirty years before arriving back in the UK in December 2000. Currently, She lives in the rural village of Bocking, in Essex, with her family.

Sue is a PAN (Published Author’s Network) member of Romance Writers of America and a member of the Romantic Novelists Association in the UK. Also, she is a member of a rather unique writing group, called the Talliston Writer’s Circle, which in itself has a story all of its own to tell. She has written nine novels, two novellas and a screenplay since February 2012 and clearly believes in keeping herself busy. She has found herself wanting to stay in the sub-genre that is M/M Romance so more can definitely be expected.

Her plan is to keep writing as long as her muse sits upon her shoulder. Her dream is to make enough money to give up the day job and get that big old house in the English countryside overlooking a river, where she can write all day and continue to indulge her passion for telling stories.

 

Author Contact:

website: www.susanmacnicol.com

blog: susanmacnicol.wordpress.com

facebook: www.facebook.com/susiemax77

twitter: www.twitter.com/SusanMacNicol7

pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/susiemax777/pins/

linkedin: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/susanmacnicol/48/a44/602

tumblr: http://www.susanmacnicol.com/my-tumblr-blog/

 

Cover Artist: Boroughs Publishing Group

Publisher: Boroughs Publishing Group

Blurb(s):

On the search for a serial killer, Detective Anthony Parglietto and Flynn Parker learn that every man must make a choice: to kill, to live, to love.

FROM DARKNESS AND LIGHT

 

Someone is leaving a trail of bodies throughout London, and Detective Anthony Parglietto is determined to end the violence. Then he’ll return to the man he loves.

Tough, street-savvy, and used to dealing with lowlifes, Flynn Parker is the last person Anthony thinks he has to protect. Then the Bow-Tie Killer strikes close to home and the world turns upside down. Right is wrong, black is white, and a policeman might become a monster. But in the name of love, justice must be served. In the name of love, pain can be endured. In the name of love, a man can taste the very essence that defines him.

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Excerpt:

Anthony walked down the hall. He reached the bedroom and gently pushed the door open. He saw Flynn framed in the light of the lamp shining from the lounge. He lay, apparently asleep, on the leather and wood divan Anthony had brought over from Italy. Its dark burgundy colour contrasted with what Flynn wore, which was nothing but a black thong lying stark against his pale skin. The divan was under the window. The bed covers were rumpled, as if Flynn had been sleeping. His robe was draped across the foot of the bed. Anthony moved towards the gleaming body of his supine lover.

Flynn’s face was turned away towards the back of the sofa. His dark hair was tousled and his arms stretched above his head to the right. He wore a blindfold. Anthony felt a stir in his groin seeing those lean, hairy legs stretched out wantonly, inviting him to run his hands up and over his groin. Even appearing asleep, Flynn had the power to excite him, to make Anthony hard and ready. He stepped towards him, watching the rise and fall of Flynn’s chest with their already hardened nubs. Anthony wanted to run his tongue over that chest, with its smattering of fine hair, to take Flynn’s nipples in his mouth and suck them until Flynn groaned in pleasure. As he got closer in the dim light he saw the hands with their bonds of silk. Green bonds lay dark against Flynn’s wrists, fastened to the wooden struts of the upright chair arm. His hands were tight fists. Anthony chuckled softly, a noise that sounded loud in the stillness of the room.

“Been waiting long?’ he whispered as he took off his jacket. ‘I tried to get home as soon as I could.”

Anthony knew the bonds would be loose so Flynn could break free if needed but he also knew he wouldn’t. It was the way the game was played.

 Interview

Do all of my books take place in the same world- could I do a future story where characters cross over into other books
One of the reasons I love writing my stories set in the UK is because in some way, I know in real life all my men could probably know each other. I mean, they are all Facebook friends. I create FB profiles for my characters so they can role play and they all friend each other and make ribald jokes at each other’s expense. I’ve even written a couple of short pieces where they’ve all got together, like at the fairground. You can read it here
http://susanmacnicol.wordpress.com/2014/08/05/a-little-bit-of-fun-at-the-fair/
So there are definite possibilities for all of my chaps to meet up in a book and have a pint, share a saucy tale or two and just let their hair down. I could even create a story where some of them are peripheral characters and bring them together that way. However I doubt I’d ever do this. I don’t really know why; I see it done all the time by other authors, even to the point where they include real people as characters in their stories. *nudge nudge, wink wink* I think this is a great idea which works in some books but I personally prefer to let my men stay in their own worlds. To be honest, if Quinn Fairmont met up with Rain Engel, they’d probably circle each other like dogs and snarl, they’re both such Alpha men. And if Shane Templar and Owen Butler got together, there would be mayhem as these two guys love to cause mischief.
The world all these guys live in is Now ; Nick and Owen live in a lighthouse in Norfolk, Quinn and Cade in a regal house on Hampstead Heath, and Toby and Rain in a quaint hotel in the middle of the English countryside. And to be honest, I think that’s where they’ll all stay unless I go off on a whimsy.

 

 

Tour Dates/Stops:

8/29: The Hat Party, It’s Raining Men

9/1: My Fiction Nook, Tara Lain

9/2: MM Good Book Reviews, EE Montgomery, Sarah Madison Fiction

9/3: Love Bytes, A_TiffyFit’s Reading Corner

9/4: Parker Williams, Amanda C. Stone

9/5: Full Moon Dreaming, Andrew Q. Gordon, Penny For My Thoughts

9/8: Hearts on Fire, Rainbow Gold Reviews

9/9: Jade Crystal, Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves

9/10: Prism Book Alliance, Fallen Angel Reviews

9/11: Book Reviews and More by Kathy, Book Suburbia

9/12: Havan Fellows, Elisa – My Reviews and Ramblings

9/15: Decadent Delights, 3 Chicks After Dark

9/16: Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Because Two Men Are Better Than One

9/17: Regular Guys, Hot Romance, Joyfully Jay

9/18: Louise Lyons, Foxylutely Book Reviews

9/19: Cate Ashwood, Iyana Jenna

9/22: The Novel Approach, Crystal’s Many Reviewers

9/23: Inked Rainbow Reads, Wake Up Your Wild Side

9/24: LeAnn’s Book Reviews, Emotion in Motion

9/25: The Blogger Girls, Velvet Panic

Sales Links:

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A Tooth for a Fang Book Blast

Author Bio:

Liv Olteano is a voracious reader, music lover, and coffee addict extraordinaire. And occasional geek. Okay, more than occasional.

She believes stories are the best kind of magic there is. And life would be horrible without magic. Her hobbies include losing herself in the minds and souls of characters, giving up countless nights of sleep to get to know said characters, and trying to introduce them to the world. Sometimes they appreciate her efforts. The process would probably go quicker if they’d bring her a cup of coffee now and then when stopping by. Characters—what can you do, right?

Liv has a penchant for quirky stories and is a reverent lover of diversity. She can be found loitering around the Internet at odd hours and being generally awkward and goofy at all times.

Author Contact: Stop by her place at http://liv.liviaolteano.com/ for the latest news or visit her blog at http://blog.liviaolteano.com/ for occasional rants. She also regularly spamificates Twitter at https://twitter.com/LiviaOlteano and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LiviaOlteano. For The Win.

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Cover Artist: AngstyG

Blurb(s):

Three days. Three dead bodies. One newly turned, broken-hearted lycan tracker to figure out the connection.

 

The one summer Rick Barton takes a vacation, all hell breaks loose. Running from an abusive relationship leads him into the arms of hard-nosed lycan Travis Chandler, who gives him little choice but to become a lycan too and join the Paranormal Bureau of Investigation. Out of options, Rick joins the weird organization, expecting some two weeks of training and an adjustment period. Tough luck, he doesn’t get either. On his first day, his new partner offers to promote him to field agent if they get mated – less time wasted on training, more time on the field, and considering Rick is the only tracker the Bureau has on hand when a wave of strange murders hits the community, time is of the essence.

 

Someone’s killing the leaders of the paranormal world and mutilating the bodies. Investigating and tracking clues is enough of a challenge, and Rick must contend with an impatient Council, Travis’s advances, and actually adjusting to being a lycan. Only one thing is certain: Rick’s new life promises plenty of interesting adventures—as long as he can survive.

Categories Per the Author: Crime Fiction, Fiction, Gay Fiction, M/M Romance, Mystery, Paranormal, Romance, Erotic

 

 

 

Excerpt:

“Hey,” he said.

I looked up at him, the deep tone of his voice making the little hairs on my nape stand up on end. Goddamn, he had the sexiest voice I’d ever heard.

I smiled. “Hey.”

His eyes were almost scary intense as he stood there before me and gazed down into my eyes. Most guys would feel awkward about prancing around in snug Speedos and talking to someone who’s sitting down right in front of them. This guy had no issue whatsoever with it. Why would he? He was a god of summer, with the skin and the eyes and the package to make it work.

The longer we stared at each other, the bigger his grin grew. Those lips had a wicked effect on my pulse. My heart began to pound. And the more awkward I felt, the more he seemed to get off on it. Whatever this guy might’ve been thinking, I wasn’t a blushing virgin. Or at least I wasn’t a virgin, with the heat and all I couldn’t tell if I was blushing or not. Hell, who even cared? I sure didn’t.

“So,” I said in a strained voice, “how was the water?”

He hummed a bit, as if he was thinking on that. It was water. How difficult could it be to say something about it? Instead of saying anything, though, he reached out a hand and kept it that way until I grabbed it. He got me up to my feet, gave me one of those blinding grins, and began walking toward the water and dragging me along.

“So you’re one of those ‘show, don’t tell’ kind of guys?” I asked as calmly as I could.

He chuckled. “Definitely.”

 

Tour Dates: 9/3/14

Tour Stops: Parker Williams, Cathy Brock Romances, Love Bytes, Prism Book Alliance, The Hat Party, My Fiction Nook, Jade Crystal, Velvet Panic, Queer Town Abbey, 3 Chicks After Dark, Elisa – My Reviews and Ramblings, Rainbow Gold Reviews, A_TiffyFit’s Reading Corner, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Foxylutely Book Reviews, MM Good Book Reviews, Multitasking Mommas

 

Sales Links:
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5391 (ebook)
http://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=5392 (paperback

 

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Author Bio:

While Angel Martinez is the erotic fiction pen name of a writer of several genres, she writes both kinds of gay romance – Science Fiction and Fantasy. Currently living part time in the hectic sprawl of northern Delaware, (and full time inside the author’s head) Angel has one husband, one son, two cats, a changing variety of other furred and scaled companions, a love of all things beautiful and a terrible addiction to the consumption of both knowledge and chocolate.

Author Contact:

Website: Erotic Fiction for the Hungry Mind
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Angel.Martinez.author
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1010469.Angel_Martinez
Email: ravenesperanza@yahoo.com

Publisher: MLR Press

Cover Artist: Lex Valentine

Blurb(s):

 

Three years ago, Danu banished Diego for a time from the human world. Three years and three days doesn’t seem that long to be away from home but living among the wild fae can change a man and the human world returns the favor by changing while he’s gone. There’s a vampire on Tearmann Island’s security force. A curious selkie’s followed him home. So much to do to keep the world safe…but Diego’s no longer sure he has the right to interfere.

Theo Aguilar started his vampire life on the wrong side of the law. He’s killed and knows he’s dangerous if he doesn’t stay in control every moment. But the fae took him in and Prince Lugh has given him a position of trust. So when Diego and Finn are arrested on a diplomatic mission far from home, he knows his duty. He’s striking out on his own to rescue them, a lone vigilante once again, this time for the good guys. The only glitch? The selkie, Limpet, can’t seem to understand the alone part.

 

Categories: Contemporary, Fantasy, M/M Romance, Paranormal, Romance, Urban Fantasy

 

Excerpt:

“You don’t need to come with me.” Theo fought clenched teeth. The selkie was a friend of Mr. Sandoval’s and Finn’s, too—Finn who had been so kind to him after accidentally squashing him in dragon form. No need to be rude.

“Quite all right. I’ve nothing better to do.”

“You can’t come with me,” Theo said in the chilliest, sternest tone he could muster.

“Oh, of course I can. I see quite well at night.”

Theo squeezed his eyes shut against the headache. It shouldn’t have been there. He’d fed that morning and napped the rest of the day in lethargic, sated bliss. Fine. He’ll get bored and leave soon. “All right. But you have to be quiet.”

“Yes, yes, of course. In case something bad is here. A pack of nixes maybe. Oh, they’re bad. Or a kraken tries to swim close and ambush you, yes? You’re a real warrior, then? Have you seen many battles? Do you have scars? I have scars, but only because I was very young—”

“Limpet.” Theo stopped and took the selkie’s chin in his hand, holding his head still. “Whispering is not being quiet.”

“Right you are. Sorry. You have beautiful eyes.”

Theo dropped his hand and walked away, shaking his head. It was going to be long night.

 

Tour Dates: 9/2/14

 

Tour Stops: Parker Williams, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Multitasking Mommas, Velvet Panic, Love Bytes, Rainbow Gold Reviews, Tara Lain, Amanda C. Stone, Hearts on Fire, Fallen Angel Reviews, Andrew Q. Gordon, Cate Ashwood, Regular Guys, Hot Romance, Gaylist Book Reviews, Romance the Night, Queer Town Abbey, Cathy Brockman Romances, Kimi-Chan, MM Good Book Reviews, Book Reviews, Rants, and Raves, Smoocher’s Voice, It’s Raining Men, Michael Mandrake

 

 

Sales Links:

http://www.mlrbooks.com/books.php

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The Need to Touch Book Tour

 

Author Bio:

Brooke Johnson:

 

Brooke Johnson lives in Louisiana with her five girls, wonderful boyfriend, and many pets. When she is not working on finishing her current degree, she can be found fishing, coloring, or blowing bubbles with her kids. Just over a year ago, Brooke decided she wasn’t going to back down from her dreams, and started writing full time. With the encouragement of her family she is proud to be publishing her books for the world to read.

Brooke started reading later in life. Unlike many authors who have always had a special love for reading, Brooke didn’t pick up a book until she was in her late teens. She remembers wanting to find something to do with her mom, who has always been her best friend. One day her mom was talking about a romance novel that she just read. Not being interested in it all, Brooke gave in and read the book. She’s been her mom’s reading partner ever since. They can now sit and talk, laugh and even cry about all the books they have read over the years.

So, with great pride and honor, Brooke is happy to thank her mother for encouraging her to not only read, but to follow her heart, and write her own books. What started as simple poetry on scrap paper, at the age of seven, is now a dream come true. Brooke started writing but felt something was missing. When she started writing with Natalya Parks, everything seemed to fall into place, and now here they are. Launching books, and writing more. This may be the first you see of them, but Brooke is determined that this won’t be last. Brooke is excited for you to meet their characters, and fall in love with the men that they have spent many hours with over the last year, just for you!!

 

 

Natalya Parks:

 

Natalya parks lives is Louisiana with her beloved dog, Napoleon. Natalya enjoys spending as much time as possible with her children and grandchildren.

Natalya has had an ongoing passionate love affair with books since she was four years old. While her friends were getting in trouble for not reading she was getting in trouble for reading. She was late for dinner, forgot to do her chores, stayed up past her bedtime, forgot about homework and was late for the school bus on many occasions; because she couldn’t put the book down. Her most embarrassing moment caused by reading a book occurred when she was in seventh grade. The school bus pulled up to her stop and of course she couldn’t possibly stop reading. The story was just too good. So with her nose still in her book she slowly made her way down the aisle of the bus. She as she got to the top of the stairs she tripped over an instrument case that was jutting out just a bit into the aisle. Where she promptly fell head first down the stairs landing in a heap in the dirt, her feet resting on the bottom step. Natalya was wearing a dress that day.

She has wanted to be a writer since she was a teenager but never thought she could write anything good enough for someone else to want to read. Her dear friend Brooke convinced her otherwise and literally dragged her into the world of writing. Something she will be forever grateful. Now, not only does she get to love and enjoy works by other authors but also those that she has contributed to as well. Her mind still goes tilt, tilt when she thinks about the fact that she is a published author. Dreams really can come true.

 

Author Contact:

www.coolbeanspe.com

http://www.amazon.com/Need-Touch-Stay-True-Book-ebook/dp/B00MF7YSM2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407389463&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Need+To+TOuch

 

Publisher: Cool Beans Publishing and Editing, LLC

Cover Artist: Aj Corza

Blurb:

You can only win someone’s heart once you’ve captured it.

Nineteen year old Ryder Harrison grew up near a small town in Montana, working on the family’s ranch and in love with his best friend, Landon Pennington. That was until his Grandfather decided he needed to go to college in California. Ryder promised his Mom before she died that he would finish his education. Staying true to his word, Ryder packs his clothes, and heads to California, confident that it would all be one big disaster. The only thing he hadn’t planned on was meeting Bentley Carter.

Twenty year old Bentley Carter has enough emotional issues to write his own ‘How to Cope’ manual. Surviving an abusive childhood, he made a personal promise to always stay true to himself, and never let emotions overrule his common sense. Content with his current life and friend with ‘benefits’, Ben is determined to not let his new roommate affect him.

Uncertain about their places in the world, and with each other, Ryder and Ben struggle to understand the person who is not what they thought they wanted, yet who they are unable to live without. Living in a sometimes cruel and unforgiving world they are determined to embrace the reality of falling in love and the challenges that follow.

 

 

Excerpt:

“Welcome to paradise!!” Ethan yelled over the music.

All I could see was flesh, and hard bodies. Hard everything. Everywhere I looked, half naked guys were dancing and grinding together.

“Ry, honey, you okay?” Ben squeezed my hand, pulling me out of the fog of lust.

I hadn’t realized I wasn’t blinking, until my eyes started to water. Ben noticed my current state, smiled and pulled me onto the dance floor. He had me turned and pressed against him so fast I was dizzy. My hands trembled. He started grinding against me with his hands on my lower back. The press of bodies around us didn’t allow for additional space between us, and the music only encouraged our hips to gyrate.

I could feel his nipple rings through our thin shirts. Our thighs rubbed together every time Ben wiggled his ass and pressed his hips to mine. I growled in the back of my throat, holding him a little tighter.

We’ve been in the damn club all of five minutes, and I was about cum in my pants.

“Ben, I need a drink.” I leaned in to speak directly into his ear.

He must not have heard me because he pulled me closer, moving us to the rhythm of the music. Ben’s hard-on was pressed my thigh. I made a mistake looking into his eyes. Their intensity was magnified by the eye liner. I’d never seen anything so beautiful in my life. Ben leaned into me, and I tightened my arms around his waist, wanting what he offered.

Starting at the sensitive skin behind my ear, he licked his way down to my collar before lightly biting me.

Or:

Ben

 

Two days since meeting Ryder and I was considering changing majors.

It’s been thirty minutes since this lecture began, and I couldn’t remember one word the professor said. The cause of my distraction was chewing on his pen, two rows down from me. I groaned, and then tried to cover it with a cough. My face felt hot as the girl next to me glared in my direction. Why did he have to do that with his pen? It wasn’t until everyone closed their books that I realized I had stared ay Ryder through the entire lecture.

I continually found reasons to spend time with him. So I shoved my stuff in my bag and rushed out of the classroom. I was eager to run into him in the hallway, maybe then I’d get him to talk to me.

I rushed past a bundle of people gathered in the hallway. It wasn’t as though he was hard to find. Ryder was tall and solid muscle; I bet he looked even better naked. Ryder smiled as I fell into step next to him.

“So, what did you think?” I asked as we took the stairs to our dorm room.

“It was okay. I could swear someone was watching me the whole time.” Ryder said.

 

 Interview
Benefits of Working Together:

Natalya:
I have been asked a few times what’s it like writing with someone? Why write with someone? I’m going to attempt to address the positive aspects of writing with a writing partner or co-writer.
First my co-writer, Brooke Johnson, is a good friend of mine. We’ve known each other for over five years and we get along very well. When we get together to talk about our books it really is as if we’re just hanging out talking about something we enjoy. We have a lot of fun talking about our books. I think when you have two people brainstorming ideas, more ideas are brought up and discussed. I think there are more possibilities brought into the picture than if it’s one person thinking through their own ideas. We encourage each other.
Another advantage for me is Brooke has more time to write and is a faster writer than I am. This pushes me to write more. This is also a disadvantage that I will address in a later post.
Brooke:
I honestly believe that the benefits of working together have been our ability to agree on the direction the story is going to go. What I mean by that is the fact that we can talk about and it just jump back and forth. Before we know it, we have a story outline. One day Natalya and I sat down to start talking about a book, and ended up coming up with two different stories. We now have the outline for 4 books, and are working on one. The other benefits I would say are good for us, is the fact that we can use constructive criticism. We can be open and honest about what we like and what we don’t like and it works out well for us. There are no hard feelings at the end of the day. I guess it’s pretty much the fact that we know that we are just trying to help each other grow and not berate each other.

 

Tour Dates/Stops:

8/25: MM Good Book Reviews

8/26: Andrew Q. Gordon

8/27: Elisa – My Reviews and Ramblings

8/28: Jade Crystal

8/29: Amanda C. Stone, EE Montgomery

9/1: Parker Williams

9/2: LeAnn’s Book Reviews, Iyana Jenna

9/3: The Hat Party

9/4: Love Bytes

9/5: Kimi-Chan

9/8: Cate Ashwood

9/9: Prism Book Alliance

9/10: Hearts on Fire

9/11: Fallen Angel Reviews

9/12: Foxylutely Book Reviews

9/15: Love of Bookends

9/16: Wake Up Your Wild Side

9/17: Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words

9/18: Hearts on Fire

9/19: My Fiction Nook

 

Sales Links:
www.coolbeanspe.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MF7YSM2/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00MF7YSM2&linkCode=as2&tag=pridepromo-20&linkId=THJ7VQKMFYCW6ZWL
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-need-to-touch-brooke-johnson/1120085628?ean=2940150646056

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/466494

https://www.allromanceebooks.com/storeSearch.html

 

 

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Final Exam Book Tour

Author Bio:

Born and raised in the north-west of England, K.C.Wells always loved writing. Words were important. Full stop. However, when childhood gave way to adulthood, the writing ceased, as life got in the way.

K.C. discovered erotic fiction in 2009, where the purchase of a ménage storyline led to the startling discovery that reading about men in love was damn hot. In 2012, arriving at a really low point in life led to the desperate need to do something creative. An even bigger discovery waited in the wings – writing about men in love was even hotter…

K.C. now writes full-time and is loving every minute of her new career.

The laptop still has no idea of what hit it… it only knows that it wants a rest, please. And it now has to get used to the idea that where K.C goes, it goes.

To see more of K.C.’s titles, click here

Author Contact:

K.C. can be reached via email (k.c.wells@btinternet.com), on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/KCWellsWorld) or through comments at the K.C.Wells website (www.kcwellsworld.com ) K.C. loves to hear from readers.

Cover Artist: Paul Richmond

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Blurb:

One house, three couples, and one year left until their final exams….

 

Evan and Daniel want to take their D/s relationship to the next level. When Daniel suggests conducting a little research at a BDSM club, Evan is more than up for it. Trouble is, one of their housemates isn’t happy about this.

 

Finances tighten for new couple Josh and Chris. Wanting to ease some of the pressure on Chris, Josh starts as an agency nurse. But tackling a heavy workload at medical school and working late-shifts leaves little time for the couple. Something’s gotta give.

 

In Spain, Sean was diagnosed as suffering from migraines. But after the medications have no effect and he starts suffering from other complaints, he decides to get a second opinion without telling Michael. When Michael finds out, Sean’s usually laid-back husband’s reaction shocks everyone. But Michael needs to get his head sorted fast, because Sean needs his strength.

 

As their school career comes to a close and the one person who holds them all together starts to fall apart, the final exam is a true test of friendship.

 

 

Excerpt:

SEAN WAS getting really fed up with his housemates.

Ever since he and Michael had got back from Spain, the four men had turned into mother hens. Sean was constantly aware of them watching him. At least, it felt like they were. When he’d brought it up, Michael had said he was imagining things, but then again, Michael was guilty of the same thing in Sean’s book. He knew Michael was keeping a close eye on him. Sean hadn’t said a word. These days, he didn’t trust himself to do so without biting Michael’s head off, and that was the last thing he wanted to do.

Okay, so I’ve had a few migraines. Why the scrutiny all the time?

He loved his housemates to bits, but recently he’d found himself snapping at them on occasion, and that just wasn’t like him. He could see the same thought in Michael’s eyes and that hurt. He hated it when Michael worried, especially if he was the cause.

He wanted to scream at them all.

Look, I’m fine! It’s just a few fucking HEADACHES, that’s all!

He wouldn’t, of course, tempting though the idea was. And besides, there was that tiny voice in his head that wouldn’t go away.

What if it’s more than just headaches? What if there’s something else wrong?

At first he’d pushed the thought aside. He’d been to the doctors in Spain, hadn’t he? The doc had been perfectly happy with his diagnosis of migraines

Only now the headaches were occurring more regularly, which was worrisome. The fact that his bloody pills were useless wasn’t helping either.

Then DO something. Get another opinion.

Now that made sense.

Sean picked up his phone and scrolled through his contacts to the clinic where he and Michael got tested every few months.

The sooner he got this sorted, the happier he’d be. And maybe then his housemates would stop mothering him.

He listened for a moment. Michael was downstairs in the kitchen with Chris, Evan, and Daniel. Josh was at the hospital. If Michael knew he was making an appointment, he’d only worry even more.

So that meant only one course of action—Sean wasn’t going to tell him. He’d go see another doctor, see if there were any tests they could run, and maybe get some medication that actually worked. He glanced at the notice board where his and Michael’s timetables were pinned. Being on the same course had its drawbacks, especially if he wanted to book an appointment when Michael wouldn’t be around. The only time available was when Michael saw his personal tutor. At least the clinic was on campus, but he might have to book it a week or two in advance to be sure of getting the slot he wanted.

And if he were completely honest, Sean was starting to get concerned. He rarely got sick, he ate healthily—Michael made sure of that—he didn’t smoke, and his alcohol intake amounted to a couple of glasses of wine per week. So putting up with headaches was pissing him off.

Make the call, Sean. While Michael’s not in earshot.

Sighing, he pressed Connect.

 

Interview

Planning to write
It’s a question I’m often asked. “Are you a plotter or a pantser?”
Hmmmmm.
Mostly a plotter, I think. I like to know where I’m going with a book. Okay, so now and again my characters will lead me off in a totally unexpected direction (This happened very recently), but yeah, I like to write an outline before I start, or at least get the main scenes clear in my head.
Planning when you’re co-writing a book is essential, especially when you’re in two different time zones and thousands of miles apart. It pays to know what lies ahead.
So how do I plan?
Well, I start by thinking about the characters. This is a recent thing, and I owe this to Max Vos. He said once that he starts with the characters, and by the time he’s finished getting a clear picture of them in his head, he lets them start to tell their story. So I now write notes on each main character—and some secondary ones—before I start. The usual things, of course: physical characteristics, family, career, and then I move onto any important events that have a bearing on the story. Nowadays I try to find a photo that fits what I see in my head.
Sometimes at this stage I also start planning the cover. My cover designers—the wonderful Meredith Russell and AJ Corza—like to have some notice, so I give them some ideas to think about. This did lead to the situation where the cover for my WIP was done last year, and I only started writing the book in late July this year. LOL
Then I sit and think about the key events that will take place in the story, and in what order. I can tell immediately if I have enough and if I don’t, then more thinking is required. Of course, my ideas can change as I’m writing, but that’s not a problem. Sometimes the best ideas come out of the blue, like when I’m walking into the village to the store, driving somewhere or—and this one happens sooooo often—in the shower.
Why in the shower, for goodness’ sake? (And you can all wipe those smirks off your faces for a start 😛 )
What happens next might surprise you. I sit down with a friend—a gay friend—and run through the plot. This matters to me a great deal. Above all things, I want the story to be realistic. If I get the reaction, ‘Er, no, that wouldn’t happen,’ then it’s time for a re-think. I don’t write for a particular audience—I know there are some MM writers out there who aim their books specifically at women readers of mm romance—but I’d like to think that gay readers could read my books and find the plot realistic, challenging and of course, sexy.
So I’ve got my characters clear in my mind, I’ve got my key episodes planned out… Then it’s that wonderful moment—time to start writing.
And off we go on the roller coaster…

 

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