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So, I forgot to Flail in July…
It’s funny how something you do consistently for so long can just slip your mind, right?
But the first Monday in July came and went, and it didn’t even hit me that I’d forgotten Kermit Flail until about two weeks in.
This month, Mr. Andrew Grey asked me if I was still doing Kermit Flail and I thought, “Yes! Yes I am!” because I DO love flailing my friends, but because I sort of spaced this last month, it’s going to be a very short–and yet oddly exciting flail!
First, Andrew and I both have new releases–two of them, in fact–and that’s always exciting, but next? Andrew Grey, Kim Fielding and I are planning a VERY exciting event. We’re doing it on my FB Page, Choose Your Lane to Love, and it’s a “Fabulous Follow” day, where you get a chance to follow some of your very favorite authors to get their newsletters or join their FB groups or follow them on BookBub–and get prizes for doing something we hope you wanna do anyway! Hopefully we can line up some VERY special authors for you–I mean, Andrew and Kim have a lot of friends, so we should be able to do something amazing. Now I know when you hit the link, the FB page will look very naked–but that’s sort of why we chose it. IT’S NAKED. We can have an event there and that will be pretty much the only thing there–but don’t forget to like the page now so you can follow what’s going to happen then, right?
So hopefully a lot of people will be sending out the link and talking the event up–and in any case… watch this space!
And now, for the flail!
Andrew has two contemporary books coming out, and heartwarming contemporary is sort of Andrew’s BEST THING (well, also exciting romantic suspense, but that’s under his other name!) So having a double dose of Andrew this month? WOOHOO! GO AUGUST!
And as for me? Well, we’ve been waiting a lONG TIME for The Muscle, and folks seem to really be enjoying Hunter and Grace, but on top of that, we have the fourth book in the Search and Rescue series, Spencer’s book, Hidden Heart. I’m, uhm, sort of proud of this book. I like friends to lovers books, or longtime crush/first time kiss books, mostly because relationships do tend to evolve. But sometimes, that instant attraction book that builds into something bigger is SO much fun, and Spencer and Theo are instant antagonists who have to work together, and wow. That kind of bicker/banter can be SO hot. And Spencer is one of a select few characters who barged into someone else’s book and demanded their own damned romance. I kid you not–there I was, writing Silent Heart, and suddenly here comes this asshole to help with the business while Glen is laid up, and in the meantime, he’s like, “Hey! I’m an asshole! But I’m REALLY HOT so write me!” I had to do it. Turns out, Spencer’s hidden heart was just waiting for a chance to show itself. I was so surprised.
So we’ve got some good stuff here! Even if it’s a modest flail, it’s hopefully an excellent way to close out your summer!
Amy
Balancing Act
by Andrew Grey
Freelance computer genius Trent Marcus took a web development job he wishes he hadn’t, and now he’s in a world of hurt. With his safety threatened, he needs someone who can protect him from his client, who responds to “no” with threats and intimidation.
Personal trainer and silver fox Collin Fitzpatrick gave part of his leg for his country, and now his ex is selling his home, so he needs a place to live quickly. He hears from mutual friends that Trent has a room he can rent and needs Collin’s help.
Neither Trent nor Collin is looking for a relationship, but attraction ignites for Trent, and it’s returned, to Trent’s surprise.
The last thing Collin expects is for his protective instincts to blossom into something much more. Trent’s care and genuineness combine to heal the heart his ex left shattered. As the task of keeping Trent safe becomes more paramount, so does the realization that failing could cost both of them everything.
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Rescue Me
by Andrew Grey
Veterinarian Mitchell Brannigan gets off to a rocky start with his new neighbor when someone calls the town to complain about the noise. Mitchell runs a shelter for rescue dogs, and dogs bark. But when he goes to make peace, he meets Beau Pfister and his fussy baby daughter, Jessica… and starts to fall in love.
Beau moved out to the country to get away from his abusive ex-husband, but raising an infant alone, with no support network, is lonely and exhausting. The last thing he expects is a helping hand from the neighbor whose dogs he complained about.
Mitchell understands what it’s like to live in fear of your ex, and he’s determined to help Beau move on. But when an unseen menace threatens the shelter and Beau, it becomes apparent that he hasn’t dealt with his own demons.
With each other and a protective Chihuahua for support, Mitchell, Beau, and Jessica could make a perfect family. Mitchell won’t let anything happen to them.
But who’s going to rescue him?
The Muscle
by Amy Lane
A true protector will guard your heart before his own.
Hunter Rutledge saw one too many people die in his life as mercenary muscle to go back to the job, so he was conveniently at loose ends when Josh Salinger offered him a place in his altruistic den of thieves.
Hunter is almost content having found a home with a group of people who want justice badly enough to steal it. If only one of them didn’t keep stealing his attention from the task at hand….
Superlative dancer and transcendent thief Dylan “Grace” Li lives in the moment. But when mobsters blackmail the people who gave him dance—and the means to save his own soul—Grace turns to Josh for help.
Unfortunately, working with Josh’s crew means working with Hunter Rutledge, and for Grace, that’s more dangerous than any heist.
Grace’s childhood left him thinking he was too difficult to love—so he’s better off not risking his love on anyone else. Avoiding commitment keeps him safe. But somehow Hunter’s solid, grounding presence makes him feel safer. Can Grace trust that letting down his guard to a former mercenary doesn’t mean he’ll get shot in the heart?
Hidden Heart
Search-and-rescue worker Spencer Helmsley has everything he needs: a job he loves, a flight partner he’d die for, and an amazing dog.
Then he flings himself out of a helicopter to rescue Theo Wainscott.
Stuck on a raft in the middle of a flood with the most stubborn, argumentative man in the world, Spencer soon finds himself asking not how they’ll survive but what’ll kill them first—the water, each other… or the sexual tension.
While Theo and Spencer are trying to beat the odds, Theo is also trying to beat some sense into his rescuer. Spencer seems to have no regard for his own safety, and that’s a problem for Theo. Maybe he’s never seen another gay man in the wild, but it doesn’t take him long to recognize that he’d like to get to know this one better.
If they make it out alive, Theo will have his work cut out for him convincing Spencer to risk his heart instead of his life….
