A New Anthology and a Sale

I have two pieces of news I should have shared with you several days ago, but because of the Time-Stealing Day Job, I’ve been too busy and too tired. But today, I’m working from home, so I’m in the morning office with Ofelia Gränd and on todays to-do list is “blog about Love Wins and Smashwords’ sale.” So let’s get started.

Love Wins Anthology

My first ever published story was Unconditionally, the one that turned five last week, and I wrote it for a JMS Books submission call: Love Wins. The call was in celebration of marriage equality in the US and several authors wrote lovely stories on the topic. And at the end of last year, JMS Books contacted me and told me they were planning on publishing an anthology of the best-selling Love Wins stories, and asked if I wanted to be a part of it. I said yes. Of course I did.

And when I found out it was going to be published on March 5, it felt extra special, since it was one day after my five-year authorversary. I wrote about it over at Ofelia Gränd’s blog, here’s the link if you missed it. The anthology features stories written by me and seven other authors about men who are in love and who are finally allowed to get married. Doesn’t that sound great?

In 2016, JMS Books released a series of stories celebrating the US Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage. This anthology features eight of the best-selling stories in the series.

With stories by Lisa Gray, Drew Hunt, Nell Iris, A.R. Moler, K.L. Noone, Terry O’Reilly, Tinnean, and J.D. Walker, these tales of M/M romance and erotic romance feature gay couplea who finally get the chance to formally declare their love for each other!

Contains the stories:

• I Do, I Don’t by Lisa Gray
• Married Cowboy by Drew Hunt
• Unconditionally by Nell Iris
• For the Last Time by A.R. Moler
• A Demon for Forever by K.L. Noone
• First and Goal by Terry O’Reilly
• Ace-High Royal Flush by Tinnean
• Paulie and the Wedding Bell Grouch by J.D. Walker

JMS Books

AMAZON

SMASHWORDS

And that Smashwords button up there, brings me to the next order of business for the day: the Smashwords’ Read an Ebook Week Sale.

Smashwords’ Sale

The yearly Read an Ebook Week Sale is in full swing over at Smashwords; it started on March 6 (hence, I should’ve told you several days ago) and ends on the 12th, so you still have today and tomorrow to do some shopping. My solo-written books and all the anthologies featuring my stories are all 50% off, so if you’re interested in the brand new Love Wins Anthology, it’s currently only $2.99! It’s a steal!

And 50% off all my solo-written ebooks means it’s an excellent opportunity for you to catch up with my backlist if there are books you’re missing. Here’s the link to my author page:

author page at smashwords

All of the books above are on sale, so click the button above to do some shopping. It’s Friday after all; you need something good to read this coming weekend, right?

Before I sign off, I’d like to show you what I’m eyeing in the sale. Books by authors I love, but I haven’t read these particular five ones yet. So now’s the perfect time, right? Oh! And they’re all 50% off as well! Go forth and shop and then have a lovely reading weekend! 🙂

The Drunken Dog :: London Calling :: Magician :: A Midwinter Night’s Magic :: The Wingman

Five Years as a Published Author

On March 4 2017, my first book was published, so today, I celebrate my little queer wedding book with a glass of bubbly. Gus and Luca deserve to be celebrated because they made my life long dream of becoming an author come true.

I wrote more about it over at Ofelia Gränd’s blog if you’re interested.

Have you read it?

Flamboyant book café owner Luca Moretti and geeky doctor Gus Hansen have been together for six years when the Supreme Court ruling makes same-sex marriage legal in all states. On June 26, 2015, Gus gets down on one knee and Luca screams yes.

On their wedding day, shortly before the ceremony, Luca’s mother explodes in anger, calling him a freak. The reason? He’s wearing a white veil, sprinkled with crystals.

Their relationship has been strained for a long time, and her words trigger traumatic memories. Instead of walking down the aisle, Luca runs.

Away from his mother. Away from Gus.

Gus counts down the minutes when Luca’s mother comes knocking. He realizes something’s wrong, but when he goes to talk to Luca, his husband-to-be is nowhere to be found.

Can Gus find Luca in time and manage to convince him to come back and get married?

M/M Contemporary / 16 981 words

JMS Books :: Amazon (available on KU)

Happy 2nd bookiversary, Unconditionally

Two years ago today, on March 4th 2017, my first book Unconditionally was published. When I submitted the manuscript to JMS Books and got accepted, I was so happy I cried. If you had told me then that two years later, I will have published 11 more solo written books, 1 box set, 1 co-authored book, 1 free anthology with four writer friends, and had been featured in two Top Ten Gay Romance anthologies two years in a row, I would have laughed at you and told you you’re crazy.

But I would have been wrong. So I would like to honor Gus and Luca, my dear boys that started this journey, today on their second anniversary. Luca and Gus, I hope you’re celebrating somewhere with a glass of bubbly and hot kisses. ❤️

Flamboyant book café owner Luca Moretti and geeky doctor Gus Hansen have been together for six years when the Supreme Court ruling makes same-sex marriage legal in all states. On June 26, 2015, Gus gets down on one knee and Luca screams yes.

On their wedding day, shortly before the ceremony, Luca’s mother explodes in anger, calling him a freak. The reason? He’s wearing a white veil, sprinkled with crystals.

Their relationship has been strained for a long time, and her words trigger traumatic memories. Instead of walking down the aisle, Luca runs.

Away from his mother. Away from Gus.

Gus counts down the minutes when Luca’s mother comes knocking. He realizes something’s wrong, but when he goes to talk to Luca, his husband-to-be is nowhere to be found.

Can Gus find Luca in time and manage to convince him to come back and get married?

BUY LINKS/ADD TO GOODREADS:

JMS BOOKS | AMAZON US | AMAZON UK | SMASHWORDS | IBOOKS | GOOGLE PLAY | B&N | Kobo | Scribd

#FlashbackFriday

Do you remember Luca and Gus? Luca is my sweet boy who gets married in a veil, and Gus is wonderful and accepting and looks like Mr. Spock – at least according to Luca.

I thought we’d look back on my first published story today, Unconditionally. Scroll down for a blurb, a short excerpt, and a link to a bonus short I wrote a week after it was published.

It was part of a themed release at JMS Books, called Love Wins, celebrating the Supreme Court ruling making same-sex marriages legal in the entire United States. All the featured stories had the same cover.

(And if you’re interested in more Love Wins stories, I recently read September’s Always Gorgeous by Michael P. Thomas. Same cover but very different from mine on the inside. I recommend it.)

Flamboyant book café owner Luca Moretti and geeky doctor Gus Hansen have been together for six years when the Supreme Court ruling makes same-sex marriage legal in all states. On June 26, 2015, Gus gets down on one knee and Luca screams yes.

On their wedding day, shortly before the ceremony, Luca’s mother explodes in anger, calling him a freak. The reason? He’s wearing a white veil, sprinkled with crystals.

Their relationship has been strained for a long time, and her words trigger traumatic memories. Instead of walking down the aisle, Luca runs.

Away from his mother. Away from Gus.

Gus counts down the minutes when Luca’s mother comes knocking. He realizes something’s wrong, but when he goes to talk to Luca, his husband-to-be is nowhere to be found.

Can Gus find Luca in time and manage to convince him to come back and get married?

Buy links/add to Goodreads:

JMS Books | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Smashwords | iBooks | Google Play |B&N

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Excerpt:

He stared at himself in the mirror, watched as tears trickled down his face but made no attempt to brush them away. The indecision made his heart ache, and a distraught sob escaped him.

Before he could think, he walked over to the door, opened it, and started running.

He ran through the hallway, down the stairs, and out on the street. He hesitated a second outside the entrance. Then he turned right and ran, the beautiful veil sparkling and billowing behind him.

Bonus short

Now on Kindle Unlimited

Surprise! My fabulous publisher JMS Books and I have created a box set from four of my previously published stories and made it available on Kindle Unlimited. After the initial time on KU, we’ll also be releasing it wide, through all the usual channels, but for now it’s available to buy on Amazon, or lend through Kindle Unlimited.

Yay for unexpected release weekend!! Where’s my champagne?? 🙂

Four short contemporary gay romances by best-selling M/M author Nell Iris about finding — and holding on to – “The One.” Collected together in an exclusive box set for the first time are the stories: 

Unconditionally: After six years together, Luca and Gus are finally getting married. On their wedding day Luca’s mother sees her flamboyant son wearing a veil and explodes. Her hateful words trigger traumatic memories and instead of walking down the aisle, Luca runs away. When Gus realizes Luca is missing he follows him, intent on convincing him to come back. Will he succeed in time for the wedding ceremony?

Find His Way Home: Elliot is miserable living in the big city. He longs for tranquility but is unwilling to move away from his partner Mick. After a dramatic event, he flees and goes back home to a cabin in the mountains. Slowly he regains his calm, but being away from Mick is hard. When a ghost from Elliot’s past shows up, he’s faced with a hard decision: stay on the mountain alone or go back to the city, and Mick?

Nobody Else’s: Beckett Cooper has been secretly infatuated with his BFF’s younger brother Levi for years. Levi Byrne has liked Beckett for as long as he can remember. When an opportunity presents itself for them to get to know each other better, they both grab it and make the best of it. Will the stars align in their favor and lead Beckett and Levi to a happily ever after?

Unexpected Christmas: Thrown together by family drama, strangers Daniel and Axel end up spending Christmas Day getting to know each other. Axel is nothing like Daniel expected. Behind the scary-looking exterior, he hides the heart of a teddy bear and between Disney princesses and erotic poetry, Daniel no longer fears for his life … but for his heart.

Available on Amazon now (link)