New Release - Common Cause

Out now! Common Cause, a M/M sci-fi romance novel. Available at JMS Books and other ebook retailers.

Common Cause

"Kiran Grace and Andrelis Rossen meet as cadets at the Officer Training Academy of the Union of Independent Worlds and despite the rivalries and suspicion between their home planets, Akna and Parabellum, they can’t deny the attraction they feel. Kiran’s competence and flair impresses Andrelis and challenges his assumptions about Kiran’s people. For his part Kiran is attracted to the martial society Andrelis comes from, but not their stiff-necked attitude and cultural conservatism. After they graduate and go back to serve their home planets, they know they will probably never see each other again. They can only hold on to the happy memories of that intense academy affair.

But several years later both are serving as officers aboard starships which are the first to reach the scene of a devastating explosion at a remote Akna mining colony. The two crews work together for days to help the victims of the disaster and the connection between Kiran and Andrelis is rekindled. Both confess they’ve never been able to get the other out of their minds. But when evidence comes to light implicating Parabellum in sabotage, the two worlds go to war and Kiran and Andrelis are torn apart again. Only after years of war will there be a chance for them to reunite to end the conflict—if they can get past a betrayal that’s left a bitter rift between them."

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Coming soon - Common Cause, plus free books and box sets head up

My next release is coming on 4th of October!

Common Cause

Kiran Grace and Andrelis Rossen meet as cadets at the Officer Training Academy of the Union of Independent Worlds and despite the rivalries and suspicion between their home planets, Akna and Parabellum, they can’t deny the attraction they feel. Kiran’s competence and flair impresses Andrelis and challenges his assumptions about Kiran’s people. For his part Kiran is attracted to the martial society Andrelis comes from, but not their stiff-necked attitude and cultural conservatism. After they graduate and go back to serve their home planets, they know they will probably never see each other again. They can only hold on to the happy memories of that intense academy affair.

But several years later both are serving as officers aboard starships which are the first to reach the scene of a devastating explosion at a remote Akna mining colony. The two crews work together for days to help the victims of the disaster and the connection between Kiran and Andrelis is rekindled. Both confess they’ve never been able to get the other out of their minds. But when evidence comes to light implicating Parabellum in sabotage, the two worlds go to war and Kiran and Andrelis are torn apart again. Only after years of war will there be a chance for them to reunite to end the conflict—if they can get past a betrayal that’s left a bitter rift between them.

A standalone M/M Novel, coming 4th October from JMS Books

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Backlist Bonanza - Red Dragon 1: The Company Man Out Now

The dragons have returned! Well the first one anyway. The first book of the Red Dragon series, an M/M space opera series, following Alyn Evans and Jarvez Kashari is out again now. Watch this space for the rest of the series to follow soon.

Red Dragon 1: The Company Man

The Red Dragon is a ship in trouble. It was once the pride of the Outer Spiral Trading Company’s fleet, but is neglected and fallen from its old glory. It’s a ship in need of love – and a new captain.

Alyn Evans is a man in need of a new challenge. He’s an ex-warship captain and peace has put him out of a job. A man of his experience should have no trouble commanding a merchant ship… he thinks. But of all the challenges he faces on his first trip out, the hardest one is keeping his hands off his gorgeous and fascinating company rep, Jarvez Kashari.

Jarvez Kashari is a man with a plan. He’s determined to make a name as the company’s best trader and thinks reviving the fortunes of the Red Dragon is the perfect opportunity to prove himself. Jarvez travels light, sacrificing personal relationships to focus on his ambitions – until he meets Alyn Evans. Falling in love was not part of the plan.

It’s four months to Earth. Four months for Alyn to juggle passengers, prisoners, suspicious officers, a resentful crew and the intensifying relationship with Jarvez. Four months in space with a traitor aboard…

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More zombies and a heads up for a bargain

 The latest re-release in the Backlist Bonanza is here!

Assumed Dead

The zombie apocalypse left twelve people trapped, but safe, at a scientific research base on an Arctic island. Three years later, with supplies critically low, they know they can’t survive another harsh winter. But all of them fear what awaits them on the mainland.

Former grad student, Matt Warner, has retrained as a nurse under the group’s doctor, Peter Lane. Training is not the only thing Matt wants to be under Peter for, but Peter has always resisted responding to Matt’s interest in him. Before all this started Peter had a husband, Harrison, back home. A husband he desperately hopes is still alive.

Despair finally weakens Peter’s resolve and he and Matt begin sharing a bed. It’s Matt’s dream come true, even if he knows Peter’s feelings for him aren’t as strong as his for Peter. But everything changes, when the group learns of the existence of a vaccine against the zombie virus and they escape the island to search for the people distributing the vaccine. Matt fears their relationship won’t survive, because Peter wants to search for his husband—even if only to confirm his death. And Peter knows if he goes looking for Harrison, he’ll lose Matt forever.

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And advance warning for a bargain. My F/F paranormal historical romance, The Haunted Diamond, is the Daily Deal on JMS Books tomorrow, 3rd March. You should be able to buy the ebook there for 99c.

The Haunted Diamond

Flapper Bobbie Morgan is always a welcome house guest at weekend parties. But the young woman her hosts think is only a jolly fun girl with nothing but dancing and fashion on her mind, is actually a jewel thief and her latest job is to steal a South American diamond with a long and bloody history, for a buyer waiting in New York. While Bobbie is crossing the Atlantic with the stolen diamond, Iandara, a ghost bound to the cursed stone, manifests, with one mission—free herself forever by destroying the diamond.

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Zombies! Run! To get Patient Z - back on sale in the backlist bonanza

The king of the zombies is back! If you never got to read my post-apocalypse m/m romance, Patient Z before, it's back out now as part of the backlist bonanza. It's available right now on JMS books and Amazon, and will appear on more retailers over the coming days.

Watch this space for news of the re-release of the sequel - Assumed Dead. Coming soon!

Patient Z

Two years ago the zombie apocalypse wiped out the world police officer Mitch Kennedy had a role in. But he’s found a way to continue doing his duty, serving as guardian of a small community of survivors, living in the safest place they can find. When the group takes in Cal Richardson, Mitch can’t help but be attracted to the first available—and incidentally, gorgeous—man to cross his path in months.

Mitch and Cal can’t resist each other physically, but each man tries to hold back his emotions. Though he’s strong on the outside, Mitch is too badly hurt inside to risk more pain. Cal’s very sure he won’t stay for long. He’s been a drifter all his life and it came naturally to him to survive alone after civilization fell. He’s sure this is a temporary stopover for him. He has no intention of becoming emotionally involved with a cop who is certain to despise Cal when he learns the truth about him.

The longer Cal stays the stronger his urge to run grows, but the harder it becomes to give up the safety of the community and his new friends. The harder it becomes to give up Mitch.

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Backlist Bonanza Release Day - Chrysalis Cage

Out now from JMS Books and coming to all good ebook retailers over the next few days. Watch this space for more news of backlist releases.

Chrysalis Cage

Freedom fighter Jarrett Blake’s escaping from prison after months of torture and solitary confinement, but his bid for freedom ends when his stolen ship crashes into a remote moon. He wakes to find himself with two broken legs and helpless in the care of Marc Satie, a technician stationed alone at an isolated monitoring station. Marc saved Jarrett’s life, but was it an act of mercy or does he want to claim the reward on Jarrett’s head? It’s a big reward—as Jarrett’s the galaxy’s most wanted terrorist.

Jarrett gradually recovers under Marc’s care and seduces him, hoping Marc will never turn his lover over to the authorities. As time passes. Jarrett begins to think of it as more than a seduction. Marc is beautiful, gentle and kind and Jarrett’s had none of those things in his life for a long time.

But Marc has a secret and the exposure of it will show Jarrett he’s been in more danger than he ever realized. Marc is not the man Jarrett thought he was. After the truth comes out, Marc proposes a daring plan. If it succeeds they can walk away together as free men. But they have very different ideas about where they’re walking to.

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Release day again - short and wide

It's a double date today! I've got a release and a re-release and news of the next re-release. It's all go around here!

New!

I have a short story in the charitable anthology Love is Free from JMS Books. All proceeds go to the American Civil Liberties Union

Embedded

Lucy, a young lesbian woman, is visiting her married uncles, Mike and Baz, once radical queer activists. About to start university, she wants to learn about how to fight for LGBTQ+ rights, as they did for so long. But Mike and Baz seem so domestic now. So settled into the life of a quiet village. Have the two former radicals sold out and given up the fight?

To get Embedded and new stories from 50 other authors, (FIFTY!) check out the links below. 

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Backlist Bonanza

Ganymede Tilt: Now on wide release

Union man Sean Morgan and mining company executive Alex Jackson already know how good they are together, after a few casual encounters. But when they find themselves facing each other across a negotiating table they know their relationship must become strictly professional.

It’s no big deal, they think – until they try it. It’s only after they stop seeing each other that they realize they had started something deeper and have stronger feelings than either has admitted. But giving in to temptation now can only lead to trouble. Alex fears involvement with Sean will cause him to repeat a mistake that almost cost him his career. For Sean it may destroy the dreams he’s already waited too long to pursue.

When they lose the battle with temptation they must try their best to leave Morgan and Jackson outside the door, and just be Alex and Sean. But the outside world can’t be kept at bay forever.

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Chrysalis Cage - coming 8th February, straight to wide release

Freedom fighter Jarrett Blake’s escaping from prison after months of torture and solitary confinement, but his bid for freedom ends when his stolen ship crashes into a remote moon. He wakes to find himself with two broken legs and helpless in the care of Marc Satie, a technician stationed alone at an isolated monitoring station. Marc saved Jarrett’s life, but was it an act of mercy or does he want to claim the reward on Jarrett’s head? It’s a big reward—as Jarrett’s the galaxy’s most wanted terrorist.

Jarrett gradually recovers under Marc’s care and seduces him, hoping Marc will never turn his lover over to the authorities. As time passes. Jarrett begins to think of it as more than a seduction. Marc is beautiful, gentle and kind and Jarrett’s had none of those things in his life for a long time.

But Marc has a secret and the exposure of it will show Jarrett he’s been in more danger than he ever realized. Marc is not the man Jarrett thought he was. After the truth comes out, Marc proposes a daring plan. If it succeeds they can walk away together as free men. But they have very different ideas about where they’re walking to.

Release Day and coming soon!

A new year, a new release day. Yay!

My new release, Memory's Ghosts is a bit of a surprise follow up to Palace Ghosts - which was intended as a standalone and now has this sequel and a third one in the works. This (and the third one) focus on different characters, but there are guest appearances from the characters from Palace Ghosts.

Memory's Ghosts (Ghosts Book 2)

Months after the liberation of the Red Palace, freed prisoner Max Murphy is still there, hoping for the return of his stolen ship and trying to forget the day he lost everything. Meanwhile, ex-Li pilot Jiang Tai is keeping his head down and wishing he could forget the secrets he carries. Or just forget anything at all. When the station is blockaded Max and Tai are sent off on a desperate mission to end the siege.

Spending weeks on an awkwardly small ship with a weird, sleep-obsessed, former pirate of the most fanatical sort is not Max’s idea of a good time—even if Tai is kind of cute. Tai never reckoned on a long trip with a hot mess like Max, who doesn’t even maintain a regular bed time. But the time they spend together helps both of them start to put their bad memories in the past. In the end they’ll lay the ghosts of their memories by doing something worth remembering together.

M/M Science Fiction Novella
Available Now from JMS Books

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Coming Soon!

Yes, there's more! Next week, I will have a short story in a charity anthology, Love is Free, from JMS Books. And my backlist title Ganymede Tilt will be released to all retailers after initial release on Kindle Unlimited.

There's been a bit of a pause on the backlist bonanza, but normal service should now resume. Chrysalis Cage, the last of the Travellers series should be out in February, and will go wide to all retailers straight away. Watch this space for the rest of the backlist books over the next few months. 

Release Day - Entanglement

 Happy release days to me! Out now, Entanglement, m/m sci-fi romance novella. 

Entanglement

Two-hundred years ago the captain of a plague-ravaged spaceship set course for deep space. Elliot Stoll, an ambitious pilot, with a ship equipped with a hyperspace Tangle drive, is assigned to secure the derelict Iredoi, only to find salvager Kass Tyczkowski has reached it first. Arguments about authority and legitimate salvage are interrupted by an attack by rival salvagers, which ends with Kass rescuing Elliot from his destroyed ship, and jumping away with the Iredoi in tow, back to his home base - the Tumble. Elliot soon learns he’s landed in the middle of a family feud, but now the stakes are higher than the salvage value of an old derelict. A flotilla of pirate ships is heading for the Tumble to snatch the Iredoi, and whatever secrets it holds about the deadly virus that wiped out its crew.

Kass’s mother Dominika—the boss of the salvage company and the station—assigns Kass to guard Elliot, telling him that if he’s going to bring strays home, he has to take care of them. Even if it means the stray has to sleep in his quarters. Despite the stark differences between the button-down and disciplined Elliot and the scofflaw, hedonistic Kass, they make a good team as they prepare for a battle, explore the derelict Iredoi, and then give in to the intense attraction they’ve come to feel for each other. After exploring the Iredoi, Elliot becomes determined to destroy it to keep it from being taken by the pirates. But Kass has his orders too, and Elliot knows his work is cut out if he wants to persuade Kass to defy his mother and help Elliot to do the right thing.

Out now at JMS Books and will show up on all good ebook retailers over the next few days. Find more buy links here: Books2Read

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Entanglement - NEW!

Coming on 2nd of November from JMS Books - Entanglement, a new m/m sci-fi novella

Pilot Elliot Stoll is assigned to secure a long-lost spaceship, only to find salvager Kass Tyczkowski got there first. A pirate attack ends with Kass rescuing Elliot and taking him and the derelict, Iredoi, home. Stranded on a station run by salvagers hip deep in a family feud, Elliot’s forced to work with Kass to keep the Iredoi and its secrets out of the hands of pirates. Why is life so complicated?

Available for pre-order at JMS Books

Higher Ground - backlist re-release

Now on wide release

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Zach is impatient and likes to hurry. Adam likes to take it slow and to tease. But, they’d have worked it all out – if only the end of the world hadn’t gotten in the way.

Ganymede Tilt - backlist re release

Currently exclusive to Amazon, and available on Kindle Unlimited

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Union man Sean Morgan is a big fish outgrowing his small pond. He’s got plans for the future. Falling for mining company executive Alex Jackson is a complication he doesn’t need.

More details of both backlist books on my website

More Backlist Bonanza books and a hint about what's coming soon!

The Backlist Bonanza continues

Liar's Waltz, the first book of the Travellers series (and my first ever published book!) is now on wide release - it's available right now on JMS books, and will show up on Smashwords and other ebook retailers in a couple of days. 

Bar owner Karl thinks his new lover is an ally in the fight to save Eternity — the last gay bar on space station Saira. But Greg is actually a reluctant spy desperately trying to salvage his military career.

Available now on JMS Books

Stowaway, the second book of the series, is now on Amazon. It will be exclusively on Amazon for three months and then go on wide release. While exclusive on Amazon it will be available on Kindle Unlimited.

Bedding stowaway Kit is a bad idea for cargo freighter security chief Raine. Kit agrees - he’s been screwed over enough by authority. But they can’t resist the attraction even though they face being parted for good at the end of the voyage.

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Coming Soon

My next all-new release is a historical F/F novella coming May 25th 2024

Three Times Elspeth Harris Rode to Town

Three summer weddings bring Elspeth to town, kindling an urge in Rose to learn more about her. Rose learns they have many ideas in common, and hopes she can learn Elspeth’s secrets before summer ends.

There had never been as much excitement in the town of Ghostbrook as there was the day Elspeth Harris faced trial for shooting a man. But it’s a clear case of self-defense, and she’s soon free to attend a wedding, where she meets Rose O’Sullivan, the town’s only seamstress, and engages her to make some unusual alterations. Rose knows Elspeth has a secret she is protecting, one Rose has only seen hints of. As a lover of dime novels and tales of adventure, Rose’s imagination runs wild. Could Elspeth be a government agent? An undercover lady Pinkerton?

When they meet again at another wedding and share confidences about their lives, and the difficulties of being a woman alone in the world, Rose grows ever more intrigued by the mysterious Elspeth. What secrets lie behind her beautiful, but aloof exterior? Rose will finally learn those secrets when the third wedding of the summer comes around and with it, a bold proposal.

Watch this space for a cover reveal and pre-order links!

Palace Ghosts - out now

My latest book is out now! It's a standalone M/M space opera called Palace Ghosts. It's available to buy now and this weekend only is half price on JMS Books as part of a sitewide sale.

Palace Ghosts

When evidence emerges hinting that a long lost starship wasn’t destroyed after all, Ishir Jha has to investigate. His father sent the last desperate message from the ship before it was lost in a battle with pirates. Ish must learn the truth, even if he has to do it alone. But his husband Finn Moran isn’t going to let him run off alone and get killed in the outer system, where the influence of the Li pirate empire is spreading again. This time under the command of the daughter of the warlord who once terrorized the colonies and the ships that plied their trade there. But Li Xhing doesn’t want to terrorize. She wants to rule.

When Finn and Ishir end up as prisoners at Li’s stronghold, The Red Palace, Finn appears ready to accept a recruitment offer to join their captor’s ranks, since the other alternative is a life of slavery. Ishir can only wonder if his husband is losing his mind. But thanks to Finn, plans are being laid elsewhere, to breach the Red Palace’s impenetrable defensive barrier. One that only a few people can navigate, all of them ready to die before giving up the secret. The plans that will change the destiny of the whole outer system and set Finn and Ishir onto a whole new path.

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Backlist Bonanza - Liar's Waltz available again now

Just over 13 years since my first published book first came out in January 2011, Liar's Waltz is out again, this time published by JMS Books. 😀

It's currently available exclusively on Amazon, available to users of Kindle Unlimited to read for free. It will be widely released to all the usual retailers and the JMS Books website in April.

Liar's Waltz

Bar owner Karl thinks his new lover is an ally in the fight to save Eternity — the last gay bar on space station Saira. But Greg is actually a reluctant spy desperately trying to salvage his military career.


Lieutenant Greg Matthews took a transfer to space station Saira to make a fresh start. But a rogue military intelligence officer has discovered the closeted Greg’s secret and forces him to spy on Karl Webster, the owner of the last gay bar on Saira. The disapproving military authorities want Karl’s bar closed, and he’s feeling the heat. He thinks his new lover is an ally in his fight, but Greg is reporting on all of Karl’s plans to save the bar. Despite his fear that Greg is too jittery and unstable to bother with, Karl wants him too much to give him up.

He can’t guess the real reason behind Greg’s anxiety—fear of what will happen when Karl discovers his deception. As the campaign against Karl escalates, Greg becomes ever more reluctant to deceive the man he’s falling in love with. The inevitable revelation shatters their relationship and their lives as the blackmailer takes drastic action to silence Karl. Greg must sacrifice everything he’s been trying to protect to undo the damage and save Karl.

Coming Soon - Palace Ghosts

My next book is out on 27th of January! It's a standalone M/M space opera called Palace Ghosts. It's available for pre-order now. 

Finn and Ishir are chasing clues about a starship long thought lost in a battle with a pirate warlord. When the daughter of that warlord takes them prisoner, they face the choice of slavery, or being recruited to her team, as she expands her influence in a star system of remote colony planets. When Finn seems tempted by the offer Ishir can only assume his husband is going crazy.