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Home of happily ever afters
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Henry and Theo’s rivals-to-lovers Olympic romance is now in audio from the amazing Greg Tremblay/Boudreaux! I love Greg’s work, and he knocked this out of the park.
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I hope you’re enjoying the skating from Beijing! The men’s short program is tonight, and I’ll be on the edge of my seat!
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My new figure skating romance is out now! I was inspired to write Henry and Theo’s story after the last world championships in Stockholm in March 2021. It was so wonderful to see a full competition again (even if there was no audience). Their romance ate my brain and demanded to be written. I hope you enjoy it!
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This BFFs-to-lovers romance was so much fun to write, and I hope it brings you fluffy, sexy, holiday cheer in a year when we need it more than ever.
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It’s release day for my breeches-ripper historical fantasy! I’m so excited that my little escapist breeches-ripper fantasy that I started in lockdown in April 2020 is finally out in the world. This “little” tale took on a life of its own and became an epic two-book duet, and I’m very proud of this labour of love. I hope you enjoy Jem and Cador’s action-packed journey to their HEA!
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“This was absolutely, utterly delicious: I can’t think of a different word to describe this book. It left me swooning and grinning like a fool…. It was enemies-to-lovers at its finest and it had everything I love in a romance novel: hate to love, forced marriage, size difference, accidentally catching feelings (whoops), first times, scorching hot sex scenes, a bit of kink, possessiveness and jealousy, angst and scheming, secrets and betrayals. This is a high-stakes romance and I loved every single word.”
~ LZ, Gay Romance Reviews
I’m so excited that my gay fantasy series is coming Oct 21! I started writing the first book in April 2020 in lockdown. I needed to escape to a completely fictional world, and I created this Viking-ish hero and a virginal young prince from a summery land forced into marriage. Jem and Cador’s story is fantasy, but there’s no magic or dragons, etc.
I only intended their journey to be one book, but this tale took on a life of its own! After a year and a half of work, I’m thrilled to finally be sharing these books with you. I hope you love reading Jem and Cador’s opposites-attract romance as much as I loved writing it! You can pre-order now or borrow in KU very soon!
Great news! If you enjoy sexy, exciting bodyguard romance, Valor on the Move and Test of Valor are now available together at one low ebook price—and you can Whispersync the complete two-book audio bundle for only $7.47! Of course you can also borrow free in KU if you’re a subscriber.
He’d give his life to protect the president’s son. But he never expected to risk his heart.
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Check out the gorgeous new covers for my steamy and heartwarming Amish series! Dar Albert has outdone herself again in refreshing the look for Isaac and David’s books. PLUS, you can grab A Forbidden Rumspringa FREE for the next four days only:
When an illicit romance blossoms between carpenter David and his apprentice, Isaac, it escalates into an unrestrained passion—and shocks their insular community. A captivating love story about two Amish men who could lose everything by following their hearts.
The 15th-anniversary edition of my very first book, Love Match, is here!
No, you don’t need to check your eyes. I said 15 years! My very first book was published by Loose Id in 2006. Borat was a box office hit, George Clooney and Angelina Jolie were deemed the sexiest people alive, and a new social media site called Facebook opened registration to the general public.
Aside from my old publisher, those things are still around, so it doesn’t actually seem so long ago. But Instagram and Twitter didn’t even exist, and Netflix was mailing actual DVDs to your house. The times, they have changed! It honestly blows my mind that I’ve been publishing for that long, and it’s wonderful to finally get my first book back on the shelves.
I’d initially planned on revising this story after the rights reverted to me. But I discovered when I sat down to re-read it that I like it just the way it is–dated technology and all! In regards to homophobia in sports and society, there really has been significant progress as well. It was so interesting to see that more has changed than I expected!
Luke and Jesse’s angsty coming-out journey to their HEA was vital in achieving my dream career as a romance author. I still hear from readers who love this book, and I hope you do too!
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When agent Kyle Grant seduces Sebastian Brambani as part of a top secret mission to take down Sebastian’s criminal father, it kicks off a chain of events that finds Kyle and Sebastian outwitting hit men, running from peril, and trying to ignore the undeniable attraction between them.
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Hello! I’m delighted that Kick at the Darkness and Fight the Tide are now available in audio! Tristan James does an amazing job bringing Parker and Adam’s adventures to life.
The third book in the trilogy is coming, I swear. But writing a virus-based dystopian story right now is honestly too stressful. I need to come back to it when I can think about that universe in an enjoyable way. I know another delay is very disappointing, but I appreciate your patience and support so much. In the meantime, enjoy the audio of the first two books, and there’s an HFN (happy for now) ending on both books–no cliffhangers. 🙂
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So excited to have a new feel-good holiday romance for you! It was a joy to write Jeremy and Max’s story and indulge in all my warm, fuzzy, snowy holiday feels. This year in particular, I need all the cozy, sexy romances I can get my grubby hands on, and I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did writing it. <3
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A nice boy gets naughty…
Redheaded freshman Jeremy “Cherry” Rourke is certainly living up to his childhood nickname, although still being inexperienced is the least of his concerns. After coming out, his parents barely talk to him. He hasn’t made any friends at university. Worst of all, he’s about to spend Christmas completely alone in an empty dorm.
Jeremy clearly needs a fairy godfather, so football captain Max Pimenta takes him under his wing to help him find his dating groove. But Jeremy’s wound way too tight. He’s too vulnerable. Max can’t trust some random guy with him. He needs to take care of Jeremy himself and introduce him to no-pressure exploration. It’s not about romance or feelings—he’s just doing the kid a favor.
Max is definitely not falling for this lonely, beautiful boy. No way.
And it’s not like he can leave Jeremy all alone for the holidays. He’ll bring him home to his family’s maple syrup farm—strictly as friends since his parents have rules. No more fooling around. No more eager, breathless fun. No more making Jeremy shiver and blush with suggestive whispers in his ear. No more sweeter-than-sugar kisses. All nice. No more naughty.
But Jeremy’s sleeping right across the hall, and Max wants him for himself. The twelve days of Christmas will last an eternity if they don’t break the rules.
Shhh. No one has to know…
Merry Cherry Christmas is a feel-good holiday MM romance from Keira Andrews featuring a nervous nerd and protective, jealous jock, forced proximity, first times, and of course a happy ending.
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A nice virgin gets naughty this Christmas, coming November 19! Cover reveal and ARC GIVEAWAY is live at Joyfully Jay Reviews!
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The whole trilogy is now back in Kindle Unlimited by popular request. It’s been a few years, so if you’re a KU subscriber now’s your chance! I know some people are hesitant to try an Amish romance, but this ain’t your grandma’s “clean” Christian Amish romance! Not that there’s anything wrong with that–it’s just a completely different genre. I assure you my books are full of explicit MM sex. 😀
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Need an action-packed adventure to escape with this summer? Beyond the Sea is on sale this week only for $0.99!
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When a plane crash strands rock star Troy on a desert island with pilot Brian, the pair faces untold danger. But their struggle for survival soon leads to undeniable passion…
✅ Age gap
✅ Slow burn
✅ Bisexual awakening
✅ First time with a man
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Hello! Hope you and yours are all well and safe during these stressful times. If you need an action-packed adventure to escape with, Ends of the Earth is on sale this week only for $0.99! On a Montana camping trip, single dad Jason is surprised by his attraction to Ben, an older park ranger. But when Jason’s daughter is kidnapped, the two must work as a team—before time runs out…
✅ Age gap
✅ Single father
✅ Sexual awakening
✅ First time with a man
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My figure skating romance has a new (old) title! Misha and Dev’s story was originally two novellas published through Loose Id called Cold War and Holding the Edge. I later combined them into one volume to give you more bang for your buck. To avoid confusion, I called the book The Winning Edge.
However, Cold War is frankly just a much better title that conveys the hate-to-love vibe, and I’ve gone back to it. (So much for avoiding confusion!) This will be the final title for Dev and Misha’s full story, I promise. 😀
✅ Enemies to lovers
✅ Figure skating drama
✅ Secret relationship
✅ Light D/s
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“Looking for a fun and sweet holiday romance with dual POV, some heat, a humorous caper, and a wonderful HEA ending? Look no further!” ~ Gay Book Reviews
Fa-la-la-la-la! My new holiday romance is now available to buy or borrow in KU! You’ve got fake boyfriends, bisexual exploration, found family, a single dad in desperate need of help, and all the warm holiday feels.
Will fake boyfriends become the real deal this holiday?
It’s the most wonderful time of the year—except ex-Marine Logan is jobless and getting evicted. Worse, he’s a new single dad with a stepson who hates him. A kid needs stability—not to mention presents under the tree—and Logan’s desperate.
Then he meets lonely Seth and makes a deal.
Can Logan temporarily pretend to be live-in boyfriends to increase Seth’s chances at a promotion? If it provides a roof over their heads for the holidays, hell yeah. Logan considers himself straight—he doesn’t count occasional hookups with guys—but he can fake it. Besides, with his shy little smile, Seth is surprisingly sexy.
Make that damn sexy.
Shocked that Seth has only been with one man, Logan can’t resist sweetening their deal to teach him the joys of casual sex. No strings attached. No feelings. No kissing.
No falling for each other.
Easy, right?
The Christmas Deal is a steamy holiday gay romance from Keira Andrews featuring fake boyfriends, bisexual awakening, a clueless single dad with an angry preteen, and of course a happy ending.
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You can grab four steamy and sweet MM holiday romances in one box set for a major discount! This new collection is only $6.99 or you can borrow it in KU. I’m also very excited that these novellas are available in print for the first time! 🙂
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I’ve got a new re-release! The title and cover for Road to the Sun were a little too dreamy and not really indicative of the actiony-suspensey vibe of the plot. Dar Albert designed an awesome new cover, and the brilliant Annabeth Albert (no relation!) suggested the new title. You can borrow in KU for the next three months or grab it for only $2.99 this week only:
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The wedding is off, but the love story is just beginning.
Betrayed the night before his wedding by the supposed boy of his dreams, Ethan Robinson escapes the devastating fallout by going on his honeymoon alone to the other side of the world. Hard of hearing and still struggling with the repercussions of being late-deafened, traveling by himself leaves him feeling painfully isolated with his raw, broken heart.
Clay Kelly never expected to be starting life over in his forties. He got hitched young, but now his wife has divorced him and remarried, his kids are grown, and he’s left his rural Outback town. In a new career driving a tour bus on Australia’s East Coast, Clay reckons he’s happy enough. He enjoys his cricket, a few beers, and a quiet life. If he’s a bit lonely, it’s not the end of the world.
Clay befriends Ethan, hoping he can cheer up the sad-eyed young man, and a crush on an unattainable straight guy is exactly the safe distraction Ethan needs. Yet as the days pass and their connection grows, long-repressed desires surface in Clay, and they are shocked to discover romance sparking. Clay is the sexy, rugged man of Ethan’s dreams, and as the clock counts down on their time together, neither wants this honeymoon to end.
Honeymoon for One is a gay romance by Keira Andrews featuring an age gap, a slow burn of newfound friends to lovers, sexual awakening, first-time m/m sex, and of course a happy ending.
It’s release day for my new MM romance! My last release was Christmas 2018, so I’m very excited to finally have a new book for you. When I was in Australia earlier this year, I got hooked on Bondi Rescue, and this (completely fictional!) romance between a trainee and an older, very closeted lifeguard was born. I hope you enjoy it! <3
✅Slow burn
✅Age gap
✅Size difference
✅Sexual exploration
✅Closeted ex-athlete
✅Found family
✅Sexy Aussie lifeguards
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The most dangerous current is between them.
Training to be a lifeguard at an Australian beach is tough work, but Cody Grant loves a challenge. He spends long days in the sun and surf rescuing swimmers from treacherous rip currents while trying not to lust after senior lifeguard Liam Fox—who is deeply, painfully closeted.
Liam was supposed to be a football legend. Now in his mid-thirties, it’s been over a decade since his dream shattered along with his knee. Fans still recognize him regularly, and he’s terrified his sexuality will be discovered and his conservative parents will reject him. He has strict rules to protect his secret and keeps everyone at arm’s length. Liam never acts on his need to surrender after being shamed for it years ago by the first and only man he trusted.
Out and proud Cody fascinates Liam—and tempts him to break all the rules.
Cody is practically half Liam’s size and age, but has the confidence and compassion to take charge and give Liam the release, affection, and acceptance he desperately craves. But how long can a secret affair satisfy their hearts? As if saving lives isn’t hard enough, Cody faces his greatest challenge yet convincing Liam to trust him and find the courage to live out loud.
Flash Rip is an M/M gay romance from Keira Andrews featuring a slow burn, an age gap, scorching first times, and of course a happy ending.
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Hope you’re having a wonderful summer or winter, depending on where you live. I’m hard at work on new books for you, and wanted to quickly let you know about a Kindle Countdown Deal on Amazon US and UK! (Amazon only does these deals in the US and UK–sadly it is out of my control. I wish it could be in all Amazon stores!)
Mall Santas aren’t supposed to be hot
Hunter Adams is hopelessly adrift after college. He’s still a virgin, can’t find a real job, and has no clue what to do with his life. In desperation, he returns to his humiliating old job as an elf at the Santa’s Village in his hometown’s dying mall. The Santa on the job is an unexpectedly sexy lumberjack, twice Hunter’s size and age. He makes Hunter feel very naughty—too bad he’s grumpy and intimidating.
Years after the tragic death of his partner, Nick Spini has his beagle and long, hard days on his Christmas tree farm. That’s plenty. But he can’t refuse a loyal friend’s plea for help and finds himself filling in as Santa at the local mall. Despite Nick’s attempt to stay aloof, the beautiful, anxious young man playing elf brings out his long-dormant daddy instincts.
When a surprise blizzard traps them alone in Nick’s isolated forest home, their attraction burns even brighter. Will they surrender to the sizzling connection between them and find the release and comfort they crave?
Santa Daddy is a holiday gay romance from Keira Andrews featuring an age gap, steamy m/m first times, daddy role-playing and light spanking, Christmas romance feels, and of course a happy ending.
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Former stepbrothers find Christmas romance under the tree.
After years alone, Daniel Diaz is finally ready to shake up his orderly, solitary life. He’s about to leave for a cozy Christmas getaway with his new man when he gets the call from the ER that his former stepbrother has been admitted with a concussion and a broken hand—and Cole put him down as his emergency contact. Why the hell would he do that? Daniel barely knows the guy. After all, their parents’ marriage lasted less than a year and it was a decade ago!
But Cole has no one else to look after him and strict doctor’s orders not to be left alone. So fine, Daniel will bring him along on vacation to make sure he doesn’t starve or fall into a coma. This is supposed to be Daniel’s chance to explore romance again after locking down his feelings for too long—except it turns out his could-be boyfriend is more interested in partying and being an obnoxious jerk. Daniel sends him packing, and now he’s stuck with a virtual stranger in an isolated mountain cabin.
Cole Smith crushed hard on cranky Daniel when they were teenagers. Alone with him in a romantic winter wonderland, those feelings roar back to life. Glimpsing the caring, vulnerable man under Daniel’s frosty shell, he yearns to get closer. Christmas is a time for surprises, and Daniel and Cole discover a scorching connection that just might melt their hearts.
This fluffy gay Christmas romance from Keira Andrews features former stepbrothers reconnecting as adults, sexy hot-tub shenanigans, cuddling by the fire, and of course a happy ending.
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The wedding is off, but the love story is just beginning.
“This story was awesome from start to finish. As always, the narration by Joel Leslie was tremendous. A must listen!”
Honeymoon for One is now available in audio, brilliantly narrated by fan fave Joel Leslie Froomkin:
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Betrayed the night before his wedding by the supposed boy of his dreams, Ethan Robinson escapes the devastating fallout by going on his honeymoon alone to the other side of the world. Hard of hearing and still struggling with the repercussions of being late-deafened, traveling by himself leaves him feeling painfully isolated with his raw, broken heart.
Clay Kelly never expected to be starting life over in his forties. He got hitched young, but now his wife has divorced him and remarried, his kids are grown, and he’s left his rural Outback town. In a new career driving a tour bus on Australia’s East Coast, Clay reckons he’s happy enough. He enjoys his cricket, a few beers, and a quiet life. If he’s a bit lonely, it’s not the end of the world.
Clay befriends Ethan, hoping he can cheer up the sad-eyed young man, and a crush on an unattainable straight guy is exactly the safe distraction Ethan needs. Yet as the days pass and their connection grows, long-repressed desires surface in Clay, and they are shocked to discover romance sparking. Clay is the sexy, rugged man of Ethan’s dreams, and as the clock counts down on their time together, neither wants this honeymoon to end.
Honeymoon for One is a gay romance by Keira Andrews featuring an age gap, a slow burn of newfound friends to lovers, first-time m/m sex, and of course a happy ending.
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My fun, sexy Christmas novella is now available!
Age gap ✅
Daddy kink ✅
Snowed-in!! ✅
Passionate virgin ✅
Grumpy lumberjack ✅
Fuzzy Christmas feels ✅
Mall Santas aren’t supposed to be hot
Hunter Adams is hopelessly adrift after college. He’s still a virgin, can’t find a real job, and has no clue what to do with his life. In desperation, he returns to his humiliating old job as an elf at the Santa’s Village in his hometown’s dying mall. The Santa on the job is an unexpectedly sexy lumberjack, twice Hunter’s size and age. He makes Hunter feel very naughty—too bad he’s grumpy and intimidating.
Years after the tragic death of his partner, Nick Spini has his beagle and long, hard days on his Christmas tree farm. That’s plenty. But he can’t refuse a loyal friend’s plea for help and finds himself filling in as Santa at the local mall. Despite Nick’s attempt to stay aloof, the beautiful, anxious young man playing elf brings out his long-dormant daddy instincts.
When a surprise blizzard traps them alone in Nick’s isolated forest home, their attraction burns even brighter. Will they surrender to the sizzling connection between them and find the release and comfort they crave?
Santa Daddy is a holiday gay romance from Keira Andrews featuring an age gap, steamy m/m first times, daddy role-playing and light spanking, Christmas romance feels, and of course a happy ending.
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My new contemporary M/M romance is out! Honeymoon for One is exclusively at Amazon to buy and borrow in KU for the first three months, and then will be available in wide release.
You’ve got an age gap, slow burn, newfound friends to lovers, sexual exploration, and two lonely men finding their happily ever after. I loved writing Ethan and Clay’s romance, and I hope you enjoy reading it! <3
The wedding is off, but the love story is just beginning.
Betrayed the night before his wedding by the supposed boy of his dreams, Ethan Robinson escapes the devastating fallout by going on his honeymoon alone to the other side of the world. Hard of hearing and still struggling with the repercussions of being late-deafened, traveling by himself leaves him feeling painfully isolated with his raw, broken heart.
Clay Kelly never expected to be starting life over in his forties. He got hitched young, but now his wife has divorced him and remarried, his kids are grown, and he’s left his rural Outback town. In a new career driving a tour bus on Australia’s East Coast, Clay reckons he’s happy enough. He enjoys his cricket, a few beers, and a quiet life. If he’s a bit lonely, it’s not the end of the world.
Clay befriends Ethan, hoping he can cheer up the sad-eyed young man, and a crush on an unattainable straight guy is exactly the safe distraction Ethan needs. Yet as the days pass and their connection grows, long-repressed desires surface in Clay, and they are shocked to discover romance sparking. Clay is the sexy, rugged man of Ethan’s dreams, and as the clock counts down on their time together, neither wants this honeymoon to end.
Honeymoon for One is a gay romance by Keira Andrews featuring a May-December age difference, a slow burn of newfound friends to lovers, first-time m/m sex, and of course a happy ending.
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Valor on the Move is on sale for only $0.99 this week!
He’d give his life to protect the president’s son. But he never expected to risk his heart.
Growing up gay in the White House hasn’t been easy for Rafael Castillo. Codenamed “Valor” by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave as he hides in the closet and tries to stay below the radar in his last year of college. His father’s presidency is almost over, and he just needs to stick to his carefully crafted plan. Once his family’s out of the spotlight, he can be honest with his conservative parents about his sexuality and his dream of being a chef.
It’s definitely not part of Rafa’s plan to get a new Secret Service agent who’s a walking wet dream, but he’s made it this long keeping his desires to himself. Besides, it’s not like Shane Kendrick would even look at him twice if it wasn’t his job.
Shane’s worked his way up through the Secret Service ranks, and while protecting the president’s shy, boring son isn’t his dream White House assignment, it’s an easy enough task since no one pays Rafa much attention. He discovers there’s a vibrant young man beneath the timid public shell, and while he knows Rafa has a crush on him, he assures himself it’s harmless. Shane’s never had room for romance in his life, and he’d certainly never cross that line with a protectee. Keeping Rafa safe at any cost is Shane’s mission.
But as Rafa gets under his skin, will they both put their hearts on the line?
This gay romance from Keira Andrews is the first part of the Valor duology and features a May-December age difference, Jane Austen levels of pining, forbidden love against the odds, and of course a happy ending.
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Grab it at this low price this week only! <3
My new contemporary M/M romance is out today! Honeymoon for One will be exclusively at Amazon to buy and borrow in KU for the first three months, and then will be available in wide release.
You’ve got an age gap, slow burn, newfound friends to lovers, sexual exploration, and two lonely men finding their happily ever after. I loved writing Ethan and Clay’s romance, and I hope you enjoy reading it! <3
The wedding is off, but the love story is just beginning.
Betrayed the night before his wedding by the supposed boy of his dreams, Ethan Robinson escapes the devastating fallout by going on his honeymoon alone to the other side of the world. Hard of hearing and still struggling with the repercussions of being late-deafened, traveling by himself leaves him feeling painfully isolated with his raw, broken heart.
Clay Kelly never expected to be starting life over in his forties. He got hitched young, but now his wife has divorced him and remarried, his kids are grown, and he’s left his rural Outback town. In a new career driving a tour bus on Australia’s East Coast, Clay reckons he’s happy enough. He enjoys his cricket, a few beers, and a quiet life. If he’s a bit lonely, it’s not the end of the world.
Clay befriends Ethan, hoping he can cheer up the sad-eyed young man, and a crush on an unattainable straight guy is exactly the safe distraction Ethan needs. Yet as the days pass and their connection grows, long-repressed desires surface in Clay, and they are shocked to discover romance sparking. Clay is the sexy, rugged man of Ethan’s dreams, and as the clock counts down on their time together, neither wants this honeymoon to end.
Honeymoon for One is a gay romance by Keira Andrews featuring a May-December age difference, a slow burn of newfound friends to lovers, first-time m/m sex, and of course a happy ending.
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I’m delighted to share the cover for my new May-December romance, Honeymoon for One. The very talented Dar Albert made this cover, and I’m thrilled with it!
The wedding is off, but the love story is just beginning.
Betrayed the night before his wedding by the supposed boy of his dreams, Ethan Robinson escapes the devastating fallout by going on his honeymoon alone to the other side of the world. Hard of hearing and still struggling with the repercussions of being late-deafened, traveling by himself leaves him feeling painfully isolated with his raw, broken heart.
Clay Kelly never expected to be starting life over in his forties. He got hitched young, but now his wife has divorced him and remarried, his kids are grown, and he’s left his rural Outback town. In a new career driving a tour bus on Australia’s East Coast, Clay reckons he’s happy enough. He enjoys his cricket, a few beers, and a quiet life. If he’s a bit lonely, it’s not the end of the world.
Clay befriends Ethan, hoping he can cheer up the sad-eyed young man, and a crush on an unattainable straight guy is exactly the safe distraction Ethan needs. Yet as the days pass and their connection grows, long-repressed desires surface in Clay, and they are shocked to discover romance sparking. Clay is the sexy, rugged man of Ethan’s dreams, and as the clock counts down on their time together, neither wants this honeymoon to end.
Honeymoon for One is a gay romance by Keira Andrews featuring a May-December age difference, a slow burn of newfound friends to lovers, first-time m/m sex, and of course a happy ending.
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My dad was late-deafened as an adult, and I based Ethan’s experiences on his. This book is really close to my heart and I hope you’ll enjoy it! <3
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When his eight-year-old daughter is kidnapped in Montana, single dad Jason Kellerman enlists the help of park ranger Ben Hettler. Suppressing their burning mutual attraction, the two men begin a wild and desperate hunt through the wilderness…
“A real roller-coaster ride…. I could not put this book down until I finished it!” ~ USA Today
“A hunky park ranger, a lonely young father and a spitfire of a tweener. What’s not to love? We’ve got a slow burn, some intense peril, explosive sex after pent-up feelings are expressed and a touch of relationship angst. Win! And, for the record, this epilogue goes down in the Epilogue Hall of Fame™. It was brilliant.” ~ Gay Book Reviews
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I’m super excited to reveal the cover for my new romance! This is the sequel to Valor on the Move and the conclusion of Rafa and Shane’s story. It will be available exclusively at Amazon on Thursday, April 26. Here’s the cover by the talented Dar Albert:
They’re free of the White House, but can their forbidden romance survive in the real world?
With his father no longer president, twenty-two-year-old Rafa Castillo can finally be with ex-Secret Service agent Shane Kendrick. Shane’s given up his career for Rafa, a move his fellow agents question the sanity and morality of. Eager to get away from the questions and judgement, Rafa and Shane are building a new life together in Australia. Though Shane struggles with nightmares and his over-protective instincts while Rafa fights his own insecurity, they love each other more than ever.
Now they just have to get through a visit from the former president and first lady.
Rafa’s parents certainly don’t approve of his romance with forty-year-old Shane, and they’re determined to make him see reason. They don’t see how their son could possibly be happy settling down with an older man, and they question Shane’s motives. Shane and Rafa just want a normal life together—but when they must suddenly battle for survival, they fight to prove their fierce love can withstand any threat.
This gay romance from Keira Andrews is the conclusion of the Valor duology. It features a May-December age difference, sex on the beach, and of course a happy ending.
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Whenever I publish a new book, I always feel a little something like this:
Just, you know. Far less graceful. 😀 But it’s always a great feeling to hit publish, and I’m delighted to be republishing two figure skating novellas into one new novel! This romance takes place at an invented Olympics in Annecy, France, since I didn’t want to tie it to any particular Games. (In this fictional universe, there are no Russian doping violations or team figure skating event.)
In the past few years, a few male figure skaters have come out, with Canada’s Eric Radford being the first to officially come out while still competing. Adam Rippon is another notable out figure skater. There has historically been a surprising amount of homophobia in figure skating, and for my characters Dev and Misha, they are still afraid of going public with their sexuality. Of course as rivals, they certainly never expect to fall in love with each other…
Can figure skating enemies find love off the ice?
After an explosive locker room confrontation with his Russian rival ends in the most intense sex of his life, American pairs skater Dev Avira is distracted to say the least. He’s worked for years to have a chance at Olympic gold, and he can’t let himself—or his partner—down. Playing cat and mouse with the steely and smoldering Mikhail Reznikov is the last thing he needs as he prepares for the biggest competition of his life, but they can’t keep their hands off each other as the Games approach.
Dev soon learns that beneath Mikhail’s arrogant and aloof exterior is Misha, a passionate man who warms Dev’s heart and scorches his bed. They’re both determined to win, but for Misha his freedom could be at stake if he and his partner take anything less than gold. Who will stand atop the podium? And can secret lovers from different worlds make a life together once the competition ends?
This gay sports romance from Keira Andrews features enemies to lovers, two alpha men, sequins, and of course a happy ending. Content previously published as novellas Cold War and Holding the Edge.
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I’m delighted to re-release my historical adventure The Station. I made some minor tweaks after getting my rights back from Loose Id, and since this story will be new to most of you, I hope you enjoy it! The Australian Outback is a starkly beautiful place, and it was a real pleasure to imagine just how wild and new it would have been in the 1800s. Thanks to Dar Albert for the gorgeous new cover!
Two men exiled to an untamed land must capture love.
Ever since Cambridge-bound Colin Lancaster spied on stable master Patrick Callahan mastering another man, he’s longed for Patrick to do the same to him. When Patrick is caught with his pants down and threatened with death for his crime, Colin speaks up in his defense and confesses his own sinful nature. They’re soon banished to the faraway prison colony of Australia.
Patrick never asked for Colin’s help, and now he’s stuck with the pampered fool. While it’s true that being transported to Australia is a far cry from the luxury Colin is accustomed to, he’s determined to make the best of it and prove himself. Patrick learned long ago that love is a fairy tale, but he’s inexorably drawn to sweet, optimistic Colin despite himself.
From the miserable depths of a prison ship to the vast, untamed Australian outback, Colin and Patrick must rely on each other. Danger lurks everywhere, and when they unexpectedly get the chance to escape to a new life as cowboys, they’ll need each other more than ever.
This historical gay romance from Keira Andrews features an age difference, an eager virgin, hurt/comfort, and of course a happy ending.
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As 2017 draws to a close, I’m reflecting back and peering at the road forward and my writing plans for 2018. Lots of exciting projects are in the works!
This past year started slowly for me with publishing, largely because I was lucky enough to take a six-week trip through Australia with my mom. It was absolutely a dream come true. My dad had always wanted to visit Australia and never did in the end, and I’m so grateful to have shared the experience with my mom. I backpacked through Oz twenty years ago, and it was lovely to revisit some places and explore new ones.
I published a single father/kidnapping adventure, Road to the Sun, in May, republished my spy caper, The Chimera Affair, in June, and spent the summer writing, writing, writing. The last part of 2017 really ramped up after I published Kidnapped by the Pirate at the end of October.
I never know how a book will be received, and historicals tend not to sell as well as contemporary. Yet this book exceeded all my expectations, which has been a real treat. I grew up on bodice-rippers, and it was such a pleasure to write a breeches-ripper! I’m thrilled by how much readers seem to have enjoyed the story.
In November and December, I published two holiday romances, In Case of Emergency, and Eight Nights in December, which was a reworking of two old stories. I was lucky enough to have Emergency go to #1 on Amazon’s gay romance charts, which was a milestone for me and a wonderful way to close out the year. I also added a few new translations to my growing collection.
Coming down the road in 2018
You know what they say about the best-laid plans, but I’m knocking on wood that everything on my list will go smoothly! Thank you so much for your support, and here’s to an outstanding 2018. Wishing you health and happiness on the road ahead. <3
p.s. I’d hoped to write a fourth novel for my Amish boys, Isaac and David, this year. It looks like it’ll be 2019, but it’s still very much on my to-do list!
It’s time to spin the dreidel and celebrate first love with my Hanukkah romance! This is a reworking of two older stories into one new and improved novella. I hope you enjoy it!
A geek. A virgin. One sexy holiday.
Orphaned Lucas figures spending the holidays with his obnoxious roommate’s family in New York City is better than staying alone on campus upstate. He ends up sharing a room again, this time with his roommate’s brother, Nate. Geeky photographer Nate isn’t at all what Lucas expects. In fact, he’s incredibly sexy—especially when he invites Lucas into his darkroom…
They hide their attraction during Hanukkah celebrations, but behind closed doors, Lucas and Nate can’t keep their hands (or mouths) off each other. Nate’s only looking for a bit of holiday fun, and amazing sex with a hot virgin definitely fits the bill. Yet as the candles burn, Nate and Lucas begin to realize eight nights will never be enough.
This gay holiday romance from Keira Andrews features secret trysts, new adult angst, spinning the dreidel, and of course a happy ending.
Novella length: 25,000 words.
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It’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas! Get in the spirit with this fluffy, sexy story about two lonely men who reconnect in a most unexpected way.
“This is pure holiday fluff, but it never becomes sappy or saccharine. It is the right blend of sweet and oh-so sexy!”
~ Watch and Word Society
“This was just a fun, sexy read and put me in a holiday mood.”
~ The Smutbrarians
Former stepbrothers find Christmas romance under the tree.
After years alone, Daniel Diaz is finally ready to shake up his orderly, solitary life. He’s about to leave for a cozy Christmas getaway with his new man when he gets the call from the ER that his former stepbrother has been admitted with a concussion and a broken hand—and Cole put him down as his emergency contact. Why the hell would he do that? Daniel barely knows the guy. After all, their parents’ marriage lasted less than a year and it was a decade ago!
But Cole has no one else to look after him and strict doctor’s orders not to be left alone. So fine, Daniel will bring him along on vacation to make sure he doesn’t starve or fall into a coma. This is supposed to be Daniel’s chance to explore romance again after locking down his feelings for too long—except it turns out his could-be boyfriend is more interested in partying and being an obnoxious jerk. Daniel sends him packing, and now he’s stuck with a virtual stranger in an isolated mountain cabin.
Cole Smith crushed hard on cranky Daniel when they were teenagers. Alone with him in a romantic winter wonderland, those feelings roar back to life. Glimpsing the caring, vulnerable man under Daniel’s frosty shell, he yearns to get closer. Christmas is a time for surprises, and Daniel and Cole discover a scorching connection that just might melt their hearts.
This fluffy gay Christmas romance from Keira Andrews features former stepbrothers reconnecting as adults, sexy hot-tub shenanigans, cuddling by the fire, and of course a happy ending.
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It’s release day for my new pirate romance! I hope you enjoy reading this breeches-ripper as much as I enjoyed writing it. I was aiming for a saucy, swashbuckling tale with heart, and I hope I succeeded. <3
Will a virgin captive surrender to this pirate’s sinful touch?
Nathaniel Bainbridge is used to hiding, whether it’s concealing his struggles with reading or his forbidden desire for men. Under the thumb of his controlling father, the governor of Primrose Isle, he’s sailing to the fledging colony, where he’ll surrender to a respectable marriage for his family’s financial gain. Then pirates strike and he’s kidnapped for ransom by the Sea Hawk, a legendary villain of the New World.
Bitter and jaded, Hawk harbors futile dreams of leaving the sea for a quiet life, but men like him don’t deserve peace. He has a score to settle with Nathaniel’s father—the very man whose treachery forced him into piracy—and he’s sure Nathaniel is just as contemptible.
Yet as days pass in close quarters, Nathaniel’s feisty spirit and alluring innocence beguile and bewitch. Although Hawk knows he must keep his distance, the desire to teach Nathaniel the pleasure men can share grows uncontrollable. It’s not as though Hawk would ever feel anything for him besides lust…
Nathaniel realizes the fearsome Sea Hawk’s reputation is largely invented, and he sees the lonely man beneath the myth, willingly surrendering to his captor body and soul. As a pirate’s prisoner, he is finally free to be his true self. The crew has been promised the ransom Nathaniel will bring, yet as danger mounts and the time nears to give him up, Hawk’s biggest battle could be with his own heart.
This May-December gay romance from Keira Andrews features classic tropes including: a tough alpha pirate too afraid to love, a plucky virgin captive half his age, enemies to lovers, first-time sexual discovery, and of course a happy ending.
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Hello friends! I’m super excited to share the cover for my new pirate romance! I asked Dar Albert to create a cover that captured the bodice-ripper vibe from the classic romances I loved in my teens. (Virginia Henley, Kathleen E. Woodiwiss, Johanna Lindsey, etc.) I think she nailed it! 😀
I loved writing this book. I wanted to hit all the classic tropes: alpha pirate, virgin captive, age difference, and hate to love. Of course there is also swashbuckling and a happily ever after! I hope you’ll enjoy it.
Will a virgin captive surrender to this pirate’s sinful touch?
Nathaniel Bainbridge is used to hiding, whether it’s concealing his struggles with reading or his forbidden desire for men. Under the thumb of his controlling father, the governor of Primrose Isle, he’s sailing to the fledging colony, where he’ll surrender to a respectable marriage for his family’s financial gain. Then pirates strike and he’s kidnapped for ransom by the Sea Hawk, a legendary villain of the New World.
Bitter and jaded, Hawk harbors futile dreams of leaving the sea for a quiet life, but men like him don’t deserve peace. He has a score to settle with Nathaniel’s father—the very man whose treachery forced him into piracy—and he’s sure Nathaniel is just as contemptible.
Yet as days pass in close quarters, Nathaniel’s feisty spirit and alluring innocence beguile and bewitch. Although Hawk knows he must keep his distance, the desire to teach Nathaniel the pleasure men can share grows uncontrollable. It’s not as though Hawk would ever feel anything for him besides lust…
Nathaniel realizes the fearsome Sea Hawk’s reputation is largely invented, and he sees the lonely man beneath the myth, willingly surrendering to his captor body and soul. As a pirate’s prisoner, he is finally free to be his true self. The crew has been promised the ransom Nathaniel will bring, yet as danger mounts and the time nears to give him up, Hawk’s biggest battle could be with his own heart.
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Delighted to announce that I have a new release! Well, it’s a re-release, but it feels new again with the gorgeous redone cover by Dar Albert. 😀 I’ve always been a fan of “on the run” romances, and it was great fun to write spies and action. Plus a math geek virgin as my version of a “Bond girl.”
This new version also features the 10,000-word sequel, The Argentine Seduction, for free! Hope you enjoy Kyle and Sebastian’s adventures.
His mission was seduction—not falling in love.
When young Sebastian Brambani meets a sexy and exciting older man, he’s easily seduced. But for spy Kyle Grant, it’s all business. Sebastian is simply a pawn in Kyle’s mission to acquire a dangerous chemical weapon from Sebastian’s criminal father. Kyle’s life is his work for a shadowy international agency protecting the world from evil, and he can’t worry about what will happen to Sebastian when the job is done.
Sebastian’s unwitting role in Kyle’s plan is the last straw for his ruthless father, who has been embarrassed by his gay son for the last time. But when Kyle discovers Sebastian could be the key to finding the deadly Chimera, he rescues him from a hired hitman and fights to keep him alive. Can a hardened spy and naïve college student take down a criminal kingpin, stay one step ahead of the killers on their trail—and fight the scorching attraction between them?
This gay romance from Keira Andrews features sexy spies, an age difference, a sheltered and passionate virgin, action and adventure, and of course a happy ending.
BONUS STORY INCLUDED: The Argentine Seduction, a sequel for Kyle and Sebastian featuring unexpected jealousy, protectiveness, and a dangerous mission in the simmering heat of Buenos Aires. (And of course a happy ending!)
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When two young Amish men find love, will they risk losing everything? Find out in A Forbidden Rumspringa, which is free at Amazon for the next five days only! You can also borrow it (and the sequels) in Kindle Unlimited.
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Hello! Delighted to announce that my new M/M romance is now available! This one features an age gap, which is one of my favourite romance tropes. To me, “May-December” is simply shorthand for a significant age difference. I’ve also seen the term “May-September,” which is probably more accurate in representing the actual age gaps, but I tend to use May-December as a catch-all. Whatever you want to call it, this book features a lonely (and hunky) older park ranger and a young single father who discovers his sexuality.
I’m excited to bring you Jason and Ben’s story, and I hope you enjoy it! It’s available exclusively at Amazon for three months to buy or borrow via Kindle Unlimited.
A desperate father. A lonely ranger. Unexpected love that can’t be denied.
Jason Kellerman’s life revolves around his eight-year-old daughter. Teenage curiosity with his best friend led to Maggie’s birth, her mother tragically dying soon after. Insistent on raising his daughter himself, he was disowned by his wealthy family and has worked tirelessly to support Maggie—even bringing her west on a dream vacation. Only twenty-five, Jason hasn’t had time to even think about romance. So the last thing he expects is to question his sexuality after meeting an undeniably attractive park ranger.
Ben Hettler’s stuck. He loves working in the wild under Montana’s big sky, but at forty-one, his love life is non-existent, his ex-boyfriend just married and adopted, and Ben’s own dream of fatherhood feels impossibly out of reach. He’s attracted to Jason, but what’s the point? Besides the age difference and skittish Jason’s lack of experience, they live thousands of miles apart. Ben wants more than a meaningless fling.
Then a hunted criminal takes Maggie hostage, throwing Jason and Ben together in a desperate and dangerous search through endless miles of mountain forest. If they rescue Maggie against all odds, can they build a new family together and find a place to call home?
Road to the Sun is a May-December gay romance from Keira Andrews featuring adventure, angst, coming out, sexual discovery, and of course a happy ending.
Novel length: 70,000 words
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Two straight guys. One desert island.
Even if it means quitting their boy band mid-tour, Troy Tanner isn’t going to watch his little brother snort his future away after addiction destroyed their father. On a private jet taking him home from Australia, he and pilot Brian Sinclair soar above the vast South Pacific. Brian lost his passion for flying—and joy in life—after a traumatic crash, but now he and Troy must fight to survive when a cyclone strikes without warning.
Marooned a thousand miles from civilization, the turquoise water and white sand beach look like paradise. But although they can fish and make fire, the smallest infection or bacteria could be deadly. When the days turn into weeks with no sign of rescue, Troy and Brian grow closer, and friendship deepens into desire.
As they learn sexuality is about more than straight or gay and discover their true selves, the world they’ve built together is thrown into chaos. If Troy and Brian make it off the island, can their love endure?
Novel length: 85,367 words
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Bonjour! I have two new French translations now available, including the third book in my Gay Amish Romance series. Merci beaucoup to my French readers for your support and enthusiasm. <3
Quand deux étrangers sont piégés par une tempête de neige, la chaleur monte.
Hanté par ce qu’il a perdu en Afghanistan, le Capitaine Jack Turner se retrouve à la croisée des chemins. Même si le dernier endroit où il veut être, c’est l’Arctique, la mission de routine le sort au moins de son nouveau bureau. Parti du mauvais pied avec le Ranger Canadien qui le guide à travers ce territoire interdit et dangereux, Jack aurait voulu être n’importe où ailleurs que dans la tente qu’il partage avec le Sergent Kin Carsen.
L’Arctique fait partie de l’âme de Kin, et il n’arrive pas à laisser la toundra derrière lui. Il aurait voulu vivre en tant qu’homme ouvertement gay, mais le Nord n’est pas aussi tolérant que le reste du Canada. Bien qu’il soit seul, il aime son travail de Ranger, patrouillant dans ce vaste territoire qu’il connait si bien. Toutefois, il est en terrain inconnu lorsqu’il s’agit de Jack, et quand ils se retrouvent coincés ensemble par une tempête de neige, un désir inattendu commence à s’enflammer. Bientôt, luttant pour survivre, tout ce que ces deux étrangers ont, c’est l’un l’autre.
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Leur retour à leurs racines amish renouvellera-t-il leur foi l’un envers l’autre ?
Isaac et David n’ont jamais cru qu’ils reviendraient dans le monde amish. Mais quand le frère cadet d’Isaac se voit diagnostiquer un cancer, ils n’hésitent pas à revenir. Leur relation est branlante après que l’insécurité et la peur les aient amenés à douter d’eux, à San Francisco, et David est déterminé à faire les choses correctement. Pourtant, s’ils pensaient que la vie des « Anglais » était déroutante, leur retour à Zebulon est encore plus compliqué.
Leurs familles cherchent désespérément à les ramener au bercail, et la pression venant de la communauté augmente. Isaac et David aspirent à trouver un avenir ensemble, mais chaque jour, il devient plus difficile de cacher la vérité sur qui ils sont réellement. Ils sont pris entre deux mondes, et s’ils ne sont pas prudents, cela pourrait les séparer davantage.
Isaac et David pourront-ils trouver le chemin qui les mènera l’un vers l’autre – et trouver un endroit qu’ils pourront appeler « chez eux » ?
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Can two men from different worlds find their way together in an untamed land?
Voyageurs is a 15k novella previously pubbed by Torquere in 2010 as part of its Spice it Up line. The spice I chose was turmeric, and I really enjoyed finding a way to feature it in Simon and Christian’s tale. Fortunately for me, turmeric is known for its healing properties, so it worked perfectly given the likelihood of injury while canoeing hundreds of miles through the dangerous Canadian wilderness. 😀
The story’s been sitting on the shelf a few years, so I’m making it a freebie and getting it back out there. I hope you enjoy!
Two men battle the wilderness—and their desire.
It’s 1793, and Simon Cavendish needs to get to his station at Fort Charlotte, a fur-trading outpost in the untamed Canadian wild. The fort is only accessible by canoe, and there’s just one man daring enough to take him on the perilous, thousand-mile journey from Montreal this late in the summer.
Young Christian Smith, the son of an Ojibwe mother and absent English father, is desperate for money to strike out on his own, so he agrees to take Simon deep into the bush. As they travel endless lakes and rivers, the arduous expedition takes its toll.
Yet the attraction between Simon and Christian, two men from vastly different worlds, grows ever stronger. Locked in a battle against the wilderness and elements, how long can they fight their desire for each other?
Note: This gay historical romance from Keira Andrews features adventure in the wilderness, outdoor sex, and a happy ending. Standalone, free romance novella.
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For the first time, you can borrow my Gay Amish Romance series and post-apocalyptic shifter series Kick at the Darkness via Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited!
These series are pretty much two ends of the romance spectrum since I like to mix things up. I hope you enjoy Isaac and David, and Parker and Adam. More is coming in both of these series in 2017 and 2018.
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Kick #2: Fight the Tide
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The first book in my gay shifter romance is on sale for only $0.99/0.99p/0.99 Euros! In Kick at the Darkness, meet Parker and Adam, a student and TA who can’t stand each other.
Little do they know, the world is about to explode into chaos and they’ll only have each other if they want to survive…
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To live through the zombie apocalypse they have to survive each other first.
College freshman Parker Osborne is having the worst day ever. He humiliated himself trying to pick up a cute guy, he hasn’t made any friends at school, and his stupidly hot jerk of a TA gave him a crappy grade on his paper. He’s going to drop Adam Hawkins’ film class and start fresh tomorrow after he’s had a good sulk.
But Parker’s about to find out what a bad day really looks like—if he can survive the night.
A virus is unleashed, transforming infected people into zombie-like killers. After these quick and deadly creepers swarm campus, Parker only escapes thanks to Adam swooping him onto the back of his trusty motorcycle. Now they’re on the run—and stuck with each other.
When they’re not bickering, they’re fighting off the infected in a bloody battle for survival. Their only hope is to head east to Parker’s family, but orphaned Adam has a secret he’s not sure Parker will accept: he’s a werewolf. Can they trust each other enough to find some light in these dark days?
Novel length: 78,000 words
Happy new year! This weekend my adventure novella Arctic Fire will be featured as a Kindle Countdown Deal on the Amazon US and UK sites. (Those are the only sites where we can do countdown deals for some reason, or else I’d happily do it worldwide!)
On Saturday, January 6, Arctic Fire will be $0.99/0.99p. Then in the States it goes up to $1.99 on Sunday. It’ll be 0.99p all weekend.
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Hope you’re having a great start to 2017! Happy new year.
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As a lifelong figure skating fan, I love writing about the sport, and I hope you enjoy reading this story about young men trying to balance the pressure of training with a burgeoning relationship off the ice.
If he risks his heart, can he keep his head in the game?
To win gold, figure skater Alex Grady must train harder than the competition morning, noon, and night. He’s obsessed with mastering another quadruple jump, and due to the lack of filter between his mouth and brain, doesn’t have a lot of friends. As for a boyfriend, forget it. So what if he’s still a virgin at twenty? The Olympics are only every four years—everything else can wait. Relationships are messy and complicated anyway, and he has zero room in his life for romance.
So it’s ridiculous when Alex finds himself checking out his boring new training mate Matt Savelli. Calm, collected “Captain Cardboard” is a nice guy, but even if Alex had time to date, Matt’s so not his type. Yet beneath Matt’s wholesome surface, there’s a dirty, sexy man who awakens a desire Alex has never experienced and can’t deny…
Note: This gay romance from Keira Andrews features opposites attracting, new adult angst, sexual discovery, and of course a happy ending.
Novel length: 72, 303
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Celebrate the holidays with Isaac and David!
A Very English Christmas was first published in the Wish Come True charity anthology last year, and now it’s available as a standalone. Taking place after book three, A Way Home, Isaac and David are still getting used to life in the outside world, and this is their first Christmas together as a couple. Join them as they discover Santa, decorations, and the magic of the season. Especially mistletoe. 😀
A sexy and sweet holiday romance with Isaac and David
Living in the “English” outside world, Isaac and David have left behind the rigid, isolated Amish community where they first discovered their forbidden love. Staying with Isaac’s older brother in San Francisco, they yearn for a home—and bed—of their very own.
As they experience Santa Claus and the bright lights and merry carols of modern Christmas for the first time, can they make their secret holiday wishes come true?
Note: This gay Christmas romance features family togetherness, holiday cheer, sexual exploration, and creative use of mistletoe.
Short story length: 10,590 words
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It’s release day for my new novella! Well, re-release day, as this story was first published briefly two years ago in a military men bundle. I’ve been holding onto it because I’d really like to write more about Kin and Jack, but I just haven’t had time, and I don’t want to keep them on the shelf anymore.
I’m still hoping to write a sequel down the road, but in the meantime, I hope you enjoy this tale of irritation turned to attraction turned to burgeoning love. <3
When two strangers are trapped in a blizzard, heat rises.
Haunted by what he lost in Afghanistan, Captain Jack Turner is at a crossroads. While the last place he wants to go is the Arctic, at least the routine mission gets him out from behind his new desk. But he starts off on the wrong foot with the Canadian Ranger guiding him across the forbidding and dangerous land, and Jack would rather be anywhere than sharing a tent with Sergeant Kin Carsen.
The Arctic is in Kin’s blood, and he can’t seem to leave the tundra behind. He wishes he could live openly as a gay man, but the North isn’t as accepting as the rest of Canada. Although he’s lonely, he loves his responsibility as a Ranger, patrolling the vast land he knows so well. But he’s on unfamiliar ground with Jack, and when they’re stranded alone by a blizzard, unexpected desire begins to burn. Soon they’re in a struggle to survive, and all these strangers have is each other.
Note: This gay romance features emotional repression, hurt/comfort, adventure on the tundra, and love where you least expect it.
Arctic Fire first appeared in the military bundle Unconditional Surrender in 2014. Novella length: 27,500 words
Buy or borrow the book:
>>International Amazon buy link for UK, Europe, Canada, etc.
(Will be available at all sellers in February!)
Check out the gorgeous cover from Dar Albert for my new novella! Arctic Fire was originally released two years ago as part of Unconditional Surrender, an M/M military bundle that was available for a few months. I’ve made a few tweaks, and I’m delighted to share Kin and Jack’s story with you now.
When two strangers are trapped in a blizzard, heat rises.
Haunted by what he lost in Afghanistan, Captain Jack Turner is at a crossroads. While the last place he wants to go is the Arctic, at least the routine mission gets him out from behind his new desk. But he starts off on the wrong foot with the Canadian Ranger guiding him across the forbidding and dangerous land, and Jack would rather be anywhere than sharing a tent with Sergeant Kin Carsen.
The Arctic is in Kin’s blood, and he can’t seem to leave the tundra behind. He wishes he could live openly as a gay man, but the North isn’t as accepting as the rest of Canada. Although he’s lonely, he loves his responsibility as a Ranger, patrolling the vast land he knows so well. But he’s on unfamiliar ground with Jack, and when they’re stranded alone by a blizzard, unexpected desire begins to burn. Soon they’re in a struggle to survive, and all these strangers have is each other.
Note: This gay romance features emotional repression, hurt/comfort, adventure on the tundra, and love where you least expect it.
Available Tuesday, October 25 at Amazon!
Simply comment on this post and you’re entered to win an advance reading copy (ARC) of Arctic Fire. Contest closes Friday, October 21 at midnight EST. Good luck!
You can now borrow my new baseball romance at Amazon through Kindle Unlimited! (It’ll be available at all sellers again in three months.) Just in time for October playoffs, Reading the Signs features an age difference, an older brother’s friend, light BDSM, a motherlode of emotional constipation, hurt/comfort, and lots of action–both baseball and sexytimes-related.
Boy Meets Boy Reviews says:
This was my first but will most certainly not be my last Keira Andrews. I loved this so much I was sad when it was over, almost immediately wanted to start reading it again and even days later am still thinking about these characters and this story. Highly recommended. Period.
I hope you enjoy it! I’ll be over here rooting for my Blue Jays in the meantime. 😀
This hot-headed rookie needs discipline—on and off the field.
Pitcher Nico Agresta is desperate to live up to his family’s baseball legacy. Since he was a teenager crushing on his big brother’s teammate, he’s known he can’t act on his desires. His father’s made it clear there should be no queers on the field, but if Nico can win Rookie of the Year like his dad and brother did, maybe he can prove he’s worthy after all.
At 34, veteran catcher Jake Fitzgerald just wants to finish out his contract and retire. His team doesn’t have a prayer of making the playoffs, but who needs the stress? Jake lost his passion for the game—and life—after driving away the man he loved, and he swore he’d never risk his heart again.
Then he’s traded to a team that wants a vet behind the plate to tame their new star pitcher. Jake is shocked to find the gangly kid he once knew has grown into a gorgeous young man. But tightly wound Nico’s having trouble controlling his temper in his quest for perfection, and Jake needs to teach him patience and restraint on the mound.
When their push and pull explodes into the bedroom, Nico and Jake will both learn how much they’ll risk for love.
This gay sports romance features men who have been repressing their feelings far too long, light BDSM, an age difference, sweaty locker rooms, and a happy ending.
Novel length: 86,000 words
Buy or borrow the book at Amazon:
>>International Amazon buy link for UK, Europe, Canada, etc.
Hello there! I hope you all had an amazing summer (or winter, depending on which hemisphere you’re in). Mine was very busy, and I’m delighted to say that I have a new book available!
You might be wondering if you missed some earlier news about this story, but nope, I kept this one on the downlow this summer, mostly because I was working so hard on it that I let blogging and promo and whatnot go on the backburner. I thought it would be fun to do a surprise release, and right now I feel pretty much like:
But Nico and Jake are ready for you, and I can’t wait for you to meet them. While you’re reading, I’ll be over here doing a little of this:
Reading the Signs features light BDSM, a motherlode of emotional constipation, hurt/comfort, and lots of action on and off the field. Nico and Jake’s story was such a labor of love, and I hope you’ll enjoy it!
This hot-headed rookie needs discipline—on and off the field.
Pitcher Nico Agresta is desperate to live up to his family’s baseball legacy. Since he was a teenager crushing on his big brother’s teammate, he’s known he can’t act on his desires. His father’s made it clear there should be no queers on the field, but if Nico can win Rookie of the Year like his dad and brother did, maybe he can prove he’s worthy after all.
At 34, veteran catcher Jake Fitzgerald just wants to finish out his contract and retire. His team doesn’t have a prayer of making the playoffs, but who needs the stress? Jake lost his passion for the game—and life—after driving away the man he loved, and he swore he’d never risk his heart again.
Then he’s traded to a team that wants a vet behind the plate to tame their new star pitcher. Jake is shocked to find the gangly kid he once knew has grown into a gorgeous young man. But tightly wound Nico’s having trouble controlling his temper in his quest for perfection, and Jake needs to teach him patience and restraint on the mound.
When their push and pull explodes into the bedroom, Nico and Jake will both learn how much they’ll risk for love.
This gay sports romance features men who have been repressing their feelings far too long, light BDSM, an age difference, sweaty locker rooms, and a happy ending.
Novel length: 86,000 words
Buy the book:
>>International Amazon buy link for UK, Europe, Canada, etc.
My contemporary paranormal romance Fight the Tide is now available! In this sequel to Kick at the Darkness, Parker and Adam’s struggle to survive in a new world continues. I’m also planning a third book for Parker and Adam, and a fourth centered on a character you’ll meet in Fight the Tide. I hope you enjoy this dystopian universe as much as I do!
Adrift in a post-apocalyptic world, they only have each other. Is it enough?
A virus that turns the infected into zombie-like killers spreads through a burning world thrown into lawless chaos. Lovers Parker and Adam have escaped to the open sea when they hear a message over the airwaves from a place called Salvation Island—a supposed safe haven.
Orphaned as a child, werewolf Adam has always longed for a pack. He’s eager to investigate the island, but Parker doesn’t think for a nanosecond that the voice on the radio can be believed. He doesn’t trust anyone but Adam and is determined to keep it that way. They don’t need anyone else complicating their struggle to survive. Or do they?
Danger on the high seas can surface in a heartbeat, and if Parker and Adam aren’t careful, the current will drag them under.
This gay romance is a dystopian adventure featuring a werewolf, his boyfriend, and their struggle to find a place to call home.
Buy the book:
>>International Amazon buy link for UK, Europe, Canada, etc.
I’m excited to reveal the cover and blurb for my new contemporary gay romance Fight the Tide, the sequel to Kick at the Darkness coming July 26! Thanks so much to Dar Albert for her wonderful work.
Adrift in a post-apocalyptic world, they only have each other. Is it enough?
A virus that turns the infected into zombie-like killers spreads through a burning world thrown into lawless chaos. Lovers Parker and Adam have escaped to the open sea when they hear a message over the airwaves from a place called Salvation Island—a supposed safe haven.
Orphaned as a child, werewolf Adam has always longed for a pack. He’s eager to investigate the island, but Parker doesn’t think for a nanosecond that the voice on the radio can be believed. He doesn’t trust anyone but Adam and is determined to keep it that way. They don’t need anyone else complicating their struggle to survive. Or do they?
Danger on the high seas can surface in a heartbeat, and if Parker and Adam aren’t careful, the current will drag them under.
This gay romance is a dystopian adventure featuring a werewolf, his boyfriend, and their struggle to find a place to call home.
Win an ARC
Simply comment on this post for your chance to win one an advance reader copy (ARC) of Fight the Tide. Contest closes Sunday, July 17 at midnight Pacific time. Good luck!
Hello friends! I’ve enrolled my contemporary desert island romance, Beyond the Sea, in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program for the summer so KU subscribers have a chance to borrow it. You can still also buy it from Amazon, and it’ll be back at all sellers in the fall.
I’ve been very busy holed up in the writing cave working on the sequel to Kick at the Darkness, which will be available at the end of July. More details coming very soon!
Hope your summer is off to a great start. (Or your winter if you’re Down Under!)
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Welcome to my new and improved website! I’ve been plugging away for the past couple of weeks and have spent many bleary-eyed hours in front of the computer. I’m quite pleased with the results and hope you are too.
Thanks so much to Amanda, my wonderful mate from down under, for all her help with installation and the technical bugs I couldn’t figure out. <3
Please make yourself comfortable and take a look around. I’m still ironing out a few things, and do let me know if you find any glitches or have feedback on the site’s usability. I’m all ears!
Happy new year! Did you achieve your goals in 2015? For me, the past year was more successful than I’d dreamed. My goal was to make a living writing romance novels full time and stay out of debt, and I not only achieved that, but did it with extra to put into my savings and emergency fund. I actually have an emergency fund for the first time in my life!
(Yes, I’m a total geek about finances. If you’re interested in great, no-nonsense advice about getting your shit together, check out Gail Vaz-Oxlade’s site.)
In 2015 I published four novels, one novella, a short story for an anthology, revised and repubbed a novella, and had three translations published: one Italian and two French. (I still need to add those to my website! It’s on my ever-growing to-do list.)
The second half of this year was emotionally very draining as my dad got ill and passed away. By December I felt super burned out and honestly hardly worked the last few weeks. But now I’m recharged and ready to go! And this year, I’m resolving to be more effective about how I work.
Write smarter and faster
My friend Leta Blake‘s father has a saying: Any task will expand to fit the time allotted it. Meaning, if you give yourself all day to do something, it’ll take all day to do it. I’ve always written with daily word-count goals of 3-5,000 words, depending on the project. And too many times, it’ll take me alllll day to get those words done. I’ll start at 8 a.m. and not finish until 8 p.m., by which time I feel burnt out and like I’ve been working for 12 hours.
But I haven’t.
I go to the gym at lunch for an hour-long class and then come home and shower and have lunch. So that’s a good two-hour break in the middle of my day, and a break I think is really important. I’m not giving that up. But if you’re like me, you can somehow fritter away hours on social media and the internet. “Oh, I’ll just look up that thing…” “Oh, I’ll just check Facebook…”
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Then I look at the clock.
How do the minutes and hours go by so quickly when you’re online? Wish I knew the answer! All I know is that I need to stop wasting so much time faffing around and be more effective and strategic. I found Rachel Aaron’s blog post on going from 2K to 10K a day extremely helpful.
In early December, I put myself on a strict writing schedule: 9-11 a.m., and then 2-5 p.m. These were hours when I had my phone off in the other room, and I was only writing. I wasn’t doing promo or blog posts, or the other admin work that comes with being an author. If I had to research something, I put a note in the manuscript for later. If I absolutely had to Google something then and there, I was not allowed to open any other sites. Especially not Facebook or Gmail.
And you know what? The words suddenly started adding up. I realized I’d been going backwords by having the word count be my daily goal. Now I’m flipping it to make the writing time my must-do. Put in the dedicated, undistracted time, and the words will follow.
I feel like I’ve unlocked some ancient mystery that really should have been glaringly obvious. And maybe I’ll never get to 10K a day, and maybe some days will only be 2k. That’s okay. If I put in the focused time, I’m confident I’ll write smarter and better in 2016 and will be less burned out at the end of work days. If I can be more focused, I can take more time to relax in the evenings and cook/read/watch TV and recharge my batteries instead of feeling like I’m working all the time when I’m not.
What about you? What are your new year’s resolutions? Here’s to a happy, healthy and productive 2016!
For the past few months, I’ve been running ads through Google AdWords because they sent me an offer for $100 in credit, and I figured why not. When they recently sent an email suggesting I include an image to my ad for free, I followed their instructions to do so. My ads go to my Amazon author page, and AdWords scanned the page for images and then suggested a few ad ideas. I went with one featuring one of my book covers:
Imagine my surprise when the next day I received this email:
Uh…
Really? Semper Fi features an “adult” image? I replied to ask them to tell what, pray tell, is “adult” about an image of two men who are fully clothed and not even kissing. I also mentioned how disappointed I was in Google as a company for these discriminatory standards. Unless there is sexual explicitness, images of LGBT couples are no more “adult” than those of their hetero counterparts. No way would an image of a man and woman in that pose be called “adult.”
A Google AdWords rep replied:
Upon receiving your request, I had reached out to the relevant team team to have a look at the matter. Some good news here – the ad has been re-reviewed and approved! In all likelihood, the ad was incorrectly disapproved or violated policies at the time of initial review. I have added a screenshot of the same for your perusal.
Google, in fact, is an industry leader in promoting diversity not only in the workplace, but outside of it too. I can understand your point of view here but I’d just like to tell you that we believe in removing barriers so Googlers can focus on the things and people they love, and that it’s important to provide benefits that serve the unique needs of our Googlers. Some of our most talked-about benefits include our caregiver leave program and our LGBT policies.
Having said that, we, as a company, thrive on user feedback. I have taken yours into account and will pass it on too!
Well, I hope you do, because that disapproval was a steaming load of bullcrap. You’re on notice, Google.
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when Amazon screws up a price match, here’s a cautionary tale. I learned a few things:
1. It’s important to have a distinctive title.
2. It’s important to ensure the authors’ names are not similar (especially if the titles are).
3. It’s important to remember that Barnes & Noble is sloppy.
In April, I released A Way Home, the third book in my gay Amish series. Several days after release, a friend mentioned that I was shooting up the $0.99 chart at Amazon.
That would have been great if I’d priced my book at $0.99, but it was $4.99. Except it suddenly wasn’t. All I could do was email Amazon, since there is no phone or live chat support (which really needs to change). About twelve hours later I received a response.
No, sadly you did not solve my problem, because Saturday was five days away.
I also learned not to take KDP support’s first answer when they tell you they need time to look into a problem and will get back to you within the week. You must persist to have your issue solved quickly. Now, I realize the KDP staff are busy, and I appreciate their hard work. But I had not changed my price, it was release week, and this is my living. It stood to reason that if the book had been price matched, they should and would be able to tell me that immediately. I triple checked all the other listings, and it was $4.99 everywhere.
After a largely sleepless night, I was checking other sellers again when my eye caught the name “Rebecca” in the URL for the Barnes & Noble listing. I peered closer, and saw that my URL said:
Er, what? I searched for Rebecca Andrews’s book, and guess what? It’s — wait for it — $0.99.
I realized Amazon’s bots had gotten confused thanks to B&N’s sloppiness. I immediately contacted Amazon again, and by noon they’d returned the price to normal. I was very relieved, needless to say. Several friends sweetly wondered how Amazon would repay me for the loss in royalties, but I knew it wasn’t going to happen, since their bottom line is: “Please note that we retain discretion to determine our retail prices.” So even if it’s their mistake, too bad, authors.
It is what it is, and we don’t really have a choice unless we don’t want to sell our books on the biggest worldwide platform.
When I pressed them as to why this had happened since my book was never priced anywhere at $0.99, they told me they’d had a system problem that led to automatic price matching without human approval, and the rep was very apologetic. I hope it’s been fixed now, but in the future I’m still going to do my best to create titles that are unique. I knew “A Way Home” wasn’t sparklingly original, but I hadn’t even thought to look at the names of the authors with similar titles. I certainly will in the future! I’ll also be checking my B&N URLs carefully.
The same thing happened the next week on Amazon UK with the price dropping to 99p, and again I was told they’d need days to look into it. But when I responded again saying that wasn’t acceptable since this was clearly an error, they changed the price back that day, and said it wouldn’t happen again.
It likely wasn’t a bad thing in the end to do a brief sale at $0.99, but in the future I’d like it to be my choice when I change the price on my books. It’s much less stressful that way!
p.s. I have to give a shoutout to Draft2Digital, who were quick to respond to my email about the B&N cockup, and worked to have it fixed quickly on the B&N site. Great service!
I’ve previously posted here and here about the challenges of publishing gay Amish romance on Amazon without being put in the Christian/inspirational categories, even though I pointedly do not choose these categories or keywords.
Okay, it’s not that bad, but dealing with loopholes in Amazon’s system is an exercise in frustration for me and the service reps. After I uploaded A Way Home, the third book in my gay Amish romance series, earlier this week, I immediately emailed KDP support to have the Christian categories removed. As usual, they were very quick to reply, which is one of the great things about Amazon — they are very responsive.
Wow! Could it be that easy? Could it?
More than a week later, I’m still rocking the Christian Books & Bibles category, inspirational romance, aaannnd gay erotica:
One of these things is not like the others. But it’s the others that don’t belong. Last time it took weeks for Amazon’s tech teams to be able to override the system. I feel bad having to bug them about this, but I hate having misleading categories on my books. Ah, the mysteries of Amazon. I shall continue to battle the beast…
As the author of a gay Amish romance series, here’s the problem with the term “Amish romance.” To most of the world–and most vitally to Amazon–an Amish romance is automatically Christian/inspirational. I have nothing against Christian romances, but that’s not what I write. For starters, I think most Amish romances have approximately 100% less sweaty mansex than my books do.
While some of my characters might be religious, I am not. There’s no Biblical moralizing in A Forbidden Rumspringa or A Clean Break. The characters struggle with issues of faith, but these are not inspirational Christian books where we’re all going to learn a Very Important Lesson from Jesus.
A few months ago I struggled to get book #1 into the correct Amazon categories. The key issue here is Amazon’s mysterious algorithms, and making sure my work finds the right readers. Even though I purposefully hadn’t chosen the “Amish” category, my book ended up there. Eventually I honestly just gave up because Amazon could not seem to figure it out.
Here we go again
For the past month, I’ve been trying to get Amazon to put both my books in the correct categories that I chose for them when I uploaded the files. They belong in Gay Romance, not Christian Books and Bibles. And it’s not that Amazon is arguing that fact, but it took WEEKS for their “technical team” to fix the problem. Naturally they fixed it on book #2 only, so I had to reply to remind them I needed the categories corrected on both books.
This part of the journey shines a spotlight on the biggest weakness in Amazon’s customer service, which is always courteous and usually timely: the inability to reply directly to the CSR who’s helping you. I received a polite response from another rep telling me their technical team would look into having the categories fixed on book #1. I replied (fruitlessly, I know) that this famed technical team had JUST FIGURED OUT THIS PROBLEM AND PLEASE GO ASK THE OTHER CSR I’M BEGGING YOU OMG.
But no, instead of the left hand talking to the right, it took two more weeks for book #1 to also be removed from the Amish category. I’m not sure exactly why it’s so difficult and technical to override the system and get a book into the correct categories, but apparently it is. Amazon also provided this info:
Please be aware that the incorrect category path reflected for your book, due to the series title, “Gay Amish Romance”. In future, if you are publishing a new book in the same series, please make sure that remove the word “Amish” from the series title, to avoid the “Amish” category.
So even though I choose Gay Romance and Gay Fiction as my categories (you chose two primary categories for each book), having the word “Amish” in the series name overrides that and automatically throws the book into the Amish category, which segments it into Christian Books and Bibles, and Inspirational Romance.
Now, it’s a little late to be changing my series name. In this day and age of SEO, I chose the series name because it tells readers in a glance what these books are about. It may not sing, but it gets the job done. There’s a reason a Harlequin book that in the past would have been called something like Tuscan Seduction is now The Italian’s Inexperienced Mistress.
Well, I guess the technical team will be getting another workout trying to corral the system in a couple months when I release book #3. I imagine it going something like this:
Have you had any struggles with Amazon categories? I’m all ears.
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about my gay Amish romance ending up on the inspirational romance and Christian books and bibles bestseller lists. I removed the word “Amish” from the product tags. But lo and behold, the book was still showing up in the Christian categories. So I emailed Amazon.
The first rep explained:
The category “Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Amish” was added automatically because you had added “Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance > Inspirational > Amish” in the Kindle store. Books categories will be added automatically according to the category that you select from the Kindle store.
The only problem is that I didn’t add that category. Nope! So I contacted them again. Rep #2 replied:
I’ve checked and can see that the category Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Amish was added automatically because you initially had a keyword or tag as ‘Amish’.
When you add certain keywords or tags, your book would be listed in certain sub-categories automatically depending upon the keyword. In this case, as you used Amish as a tag and as it is a keyword for Romance > Amish, the above category was automatically added.
By the way, both reps were very nice, and the responses to my queries were prompt. So, even though I’d deleted the tag “Amish,” the system was still wanting to use it. I was told that they’d remove the categories and it could take 72 hours. That timeline has now passed, and as you can see, I’m still rocking the Christian charts as of Sunday, Sept 7.
Not that I have anything against Christian books and bibles, or inspirational romance, but for those readers:
I don’t want to upset customers, and I want to reach my target audience. So far I haven’t had any outraged reviews from readers who expected an inspirational romance, so maybe I should just make it my goal to be on the gay erotica and Christian books and bibles charts simultaneously for as long as possible! 😀
Have you had any adventures with Amazon that you’d like to share? Let me know!
It seems that if you write a romance featuring Amish characters, it is automatically classified as “sweet” (i.e. no sex) and “inspirational” (i.e. Christian). During the pre-order period on Amazon, A Forbidden Rumspringa has simultaneously ranked on these bestseller lists:
Books > Gay & Lesbian > Literature & Fiction > Erotica
Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Literature & Fiction > Romance > Amish
Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Romance >Inspirational > Amish
Er, that’s quite a combination, Amazon! For the record, A Forbidden Rumsprina is not sweet or inspirational. There is explicit sex, and while religion plays a major role in Isaac and David’s lives, this isn’t a Christian romance. I suppose I might be reaching a whole new audience thanks to Amazon’s algorithms, but I hope it won’t end in backlash from unsuspecting readers. I did add a note in the blurb that there’s copious butt fucking and no authorial bible thumping (I might not have used those exact words), so we shall see. I’ve been fiddling with the keywords as well.
In a world where every detail of life—down to the width of a hat brim—is dictated by God and the all-powerful rules of the community, two men dare to imagine a different way. At 18, Isaac Byler knows little outside the strict Amish settlement of Zebulon, Minnesota, where there is no rumspringa for exploration beyond the boundaries of their insular world. Isaac knows he’ll have to officially join the church and find a wife before too long, but he yearns for something else—something he can’t name.
Dark tragedy has left carpenter David Lantz alone to support his mother and sisters, and he can’t put off joining the church any longer. But when he takes on Isaac as an apprentice, their attraction grows amid the sweat and sawdust. David shares his sinful secrets, and he and Isaac struggle to reconcile their shocking desires with their commitment to faith, family and community.
Now that they’ve found each other, are they willing to lose it all?
Find out September 3, 2014!
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