Day: February 19, 2024

I know, I know. I’ve been absent for quite a while. I haven’t been around much on the web in general, and there’s a whole host of reasons for that. But none of that matters. Hopefully, y’all haven’t forgotten me entirely. And I’m here to bring you news!

Last fall, Tia Fielding and I started planning a book together. Almost instantly, it became a duology, a story each for a pair of brothers. And now there will be three books (in total? I’m not sure. But three books definitely, as a secondary character spoke up the instant we put him on page, and now he needs a books too). We finished the first book, and it will soon hit shelves! Probably this week, so keep your eyes peeled for links.

Rebuilding Charlie is the first book in the Black Dog Inn series. Its a bit angstier than I normally write, but if you’ve read Tia’s work (and you should! Because I love their stories! If you want recs, lemme know), you’ll be a bit more familiar with the tone. It’s still fluffy in places. There’s still lots of love and hope and all that good stuff. But there’s also some heavier themes as well including cis body dysmorphia, parental and ex-partner emotional/mental abuse, religious trauma, and suicidal ideation (only briefly mentioned). Definitely check out the preview of the book to see a full list.

We had a blast writing this book, and Tia and I played off each other really well. Writing back and forth was fun, and we fell in love with these boys, the fictional town of Fairville, and the host of secondary characters. We’re already writing book 2, Renovating Law, and having just as good a time.

Before I leave you with the blurb and cover for Rebuilding Charlie, let me catch you up on some other things.

I am finally getting the finishing touches done on Unfamiliar, the second book in the Mages’ Mates series (for those of you who know, that’s Lane and Walker’s book) I’m expecting to send that to the beta and editor today (heads up, Admiral! ;)) and so it should be just a few weeks until that hits shelves too. And I have a loose plot for More Than Familiar, which is Aeron’s story, but it’s only the highlights I want to hit since I’m pretty much a panster. Aeron’s story is the one that brings several pieces together that happened in the first two, that readers might not even know were connected, and I’m super excited to tuck into that.

And the last thing I wanted to mention is that it is my fervent hope to bring back Flash Fic Fridays (probably as serial stories, because you know how much I love them) as soon as this week. I’ve let those get away from me in the face of…everything else. But I do very much enjoy them and I know most of you do as well.

Anyway, that’s all I have for now. As I said, I’ll post when Rebuilding Charlie goes live, so you have an easy click click if you’d like to get it. Watch this space. And without further ado, check out this lovely cover and blurb!

One day at a time, one cupcake at a time, I was determined to win him over.

Charlie Caldwell has hit a breaking point. With more than just his mental health on the line, he makes the decision to move across the country to work for his best friend, leaving his brother and niblings behind. A new start isn’t going to fix him. His dysmorphia isn’t going to magically go away. But his hope is that being in a new place and going no contact with his toxic mother will at least allow him to breathe. 

Teague Mulligan might look like a lumberjack, but he’s really a marshmallow. And he likes it that way. He’s a doer, a fixer, and his wide shoulders are big enough to handle any problem. He’s always going to put himself between the world and the people he loves. But when he first meets Charlie, Teague doesn’t make a great first impression. Fortunately, he gets a chance to apologize and explain. Though Teague is immediately attracted to Charlie, he recognizes the other man has built walls around himself. Teague vows to go at Charlie’s pace, even if friendship is the only thing he can have.

The more they get to know each other, the more the attraction blooms. But Charlie’s past trauma keeps him from leaping. As much as he likes Teague, he knows the road blocks his mental health puts in the way. But Teague is as patient as he is kind, and as the days go on, trust is built. Slowly and surely, Charlie lets Teague in. Neither Charlie nor Teague were looking for love, but day by day, and cupcake by cupcake, love is exactly what they find.