Update

Its been a while since I've blogged but I've been quite busy. This is the time of year my kids are the busiest and I'm constantly playing catch up it seems. But I'm going to try and do better. I'll keep my fingers crossed. :-)

My latest release with Siren is Out of the Ashes. Its actually the first story I ever wrote. After a lot of editing Out of the Ashes really came together to be a story I absolutely love and am proud of. Its available at BookStrand.

I'll be participating in the Halloween Blog Hop. It runs from October 26th-29th. I'll be giving away a $10 Amazon Gift Card and any one of my books to one winner. If there are a lot of commenters I'll probably give out a few more copies of any one of my books.

On the writing front, I just finished writing book four of the Warriors of the Light series. I've changed the title to Garrett's Choice and to be honest I'm not a 100% set on that title. It's Lachlan and Garrett's story. The series is moving right along and I've added a few more characters into the fold.

I've had some inquires on who's book is next and its hard to say. I'm only one person and can only write one book at a time. I jump from project to project at times but still I'm only one person. In saying that, Carter and Abner's story will over lap with Lawson and his mate's story and will most likely be followed by Trevor and Quinn's. Certain things need to happen to carry on the story line and I know most people are waiting for Trevor's story but the time frame in the books is close together. Where it might take me months to write, submit, and edit a story its only a few days or weeks in the story. I hope that makes since. I try to say within the story how long its been the last story because I know I like to know those facts when I'm reading a story that's part of a series.

If anyone has any questions about the series feel free to email me or comment below. My thoughts sometimes come out scrambled but I do promise there is a method to my madness.

Hope everyone has a great week and happy reading!!!

AJ

Out of the Ashes

Got great news this week, Siren accepted Out of the Ashes. It's actually the first story I ever wrote back in January of 2011. The story was rejected by one publisher and I was disheartened but after going back and rereading it I had to agree with that assessment, it needed some work. Even with saying that I knew there was a great story there I just needed to peel back some layers and give it time to develop.

Now with five other books and four short stories part of anthologies under my belt, Out of the Ashes voice finally came to me. It's a contemporary M/M erotic romance, revolving around a firefighter and a writer. I put together two of my favorite things, writing and my love for firefighters. And let’s be fair, who doesn’t love firefighters???

 

So after countless tweaking and rethinking this story I finally finished it. It's such a relief. There’s nothing worse than having a story you know has potential but know time to devote to it. But I can finally say it’s done. With a new title, same changes to the characters occupations, but the same love story.

The whole general concept for this story is one of my favorites. Joe Bowman is a man who left his home town after graduation to get away from the assholes who teased him in high school. After a bad break up he comes back home to discover the one man he's always felt a strong attraction to has moved back to Kearney Missouri as well. Jackson McGhee is still in the closet, afraid to let others now his secret. He's not ashamed of being gay just fears the backlash that could arise because of it. Of course I had to add a little good natured drama to go along with the heartbreaking story line. Jackson just so happens to be the best friend of the man who teased Joe mercilessly during high school. But time changes people and a whole lot of changes happen for these characters and things get revealed. I cant wait to give out more details!!!

Out of the Ashes will be part of a series called A Forever Home. It's funny I have a good portion of the second in this series already written. I love these characters and I'm happy Siren has given them a home. Out of the Ashes is set to release in October. As edits come in I'll post blurbs and excerpts.

Hope everyone has an excellent weekend and happy reading!

AJ

Okay, Dennis Leary is one of my all time favorite comedians/actors. Rescue Me was one of  those shows I just had to watch. He might not be a real firefighter but he played a good one on TV. Love, love, love him, so of course I had to add a pic of him.