Showing posts with label Holiday flash. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holiday flash. Show all posts

Thursday, April 15, 2021

April Showers...



Ah, those pesky rain clouds...

Well, it wouldn't be April here in Southern New Jersey if we didn't get a significant amount of rain, which works well for this month's Flash Fiction featuring Jackey and Daddy Kev. Enjoy!

 



“Jackey? What’re you doing?”

Jackey turned from the rain-splattered window. Daddy leaned in the doorway, looking incredible as always. Jackey loved Daddy’s tall, muscular body, his dark brown eyes, and super sexy beard. He always felt tiny compared to his bear shifter mate, but considering he was a fox shifter, that kind of made sense. He held one of Jackey’s favorite shirts, the one with a baby fox nestled between a bear and wolverine that his friend Ryan had drawn for them.

“I’m watching for flowers, Daddy.” Jackey drew his knees up and wrapped his arms around them. Seeing the shirt made Jackey realize he was cold. He’d been so excited to see the rain now that it was April that he hadn’t finished getting dressed. “It’s a proven fact that April showers bring May flowers.” He nodded sharply for emphasis.

“This is true, but they don’t just pop up because it rains,” Daddy explained, working the shirt open as he stepped closer. He slid it over Jackey’s head, and Jackey pushed his arms through the sleeves. “I should probably grab you a sweatshirt, too,” he mused, rubbing Jackey’s upper arms which he now noticed were covered in goose bumps.

“Where’s Sir?” Jackey asked, lifting his face for a kiss.

Kiss given, Daddy laughed. “I guess you were right. He’s out buying flowers.”

Jackey crowed. He hopped off the windowsill and began chanting, “April showers bring May flowers, April showers bring May flowers.”

Did you know that Ace and Darren from Opening Day were Jewish? Passover is the backdrop to the newest re-release of the Southern Jersey Shores Series.

Available Now! 

Book two in the Southern Jersey Shores Series...

Evading Exodus





The upcoming Passover celebration is a time of joy and excitement for Darren. He’s meeting Ace’s family for the first time, but when he discovers his ex is one of Ace’s oldest friends, bitter enemies are forced to face off. With friends and family joining together for dinner to celebrate this spring ritual, braving the plagues of Exodus, Dare has to ride out the waves of miscommunication and understanding, discomfort and pleasure, if he wants to have a chance of saving his and Ace’s future together.

Evading Exodus is book #2 in the Southern Jersey Shores series and should be read after Opening Day. All the stories in this series are best read in sequence as they chronologically follow Ace and Dare through the years.

Monday, March 1, 2021

March Holiday Flash and a New Short Story

 

Yup, I'm totally not Irish at all. My kids have a tiny bit, but it's totally Eastern European and Hungarian/Romanian for me. Won't stop me from wearing GREEN, though. In this month's flash fiction I took advantage of a comment I recently heard: Everybody's Irish in March. Enjoy!



Starring Storm, Kev, and Jackie from Face to Face...

Storm silently observed as a war of sorts had started between his mates. It began with Jackie attaching paper four-leaf clovers to the windows. Kev retaliated with fake floral greenery in verdant vases. Jackie wore green-stripes socks and green polka-dot undies while Kev seemed to have a never-ending supply of "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" T-shirts. There was a themed tablecloth and napkins one morning, followed by matching dishes the next. One night, Kev dyed Jackie's bathwater green with one of those kid-safe pellets. The next evening, every soap in the house had been replaced by a green glycerin one. We went to bed on dark green sheets and woke up with blankets decorated with shamrocks. Seriously… St. Patrick’s Day could not come fast enough for him. Why, oh why, was everyone Irish in March?


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And the big news:
A new Ryan and his daddies short story is now available!!

Ryan's Weekend Retreat


The summer is drawing to a close, and Ryan misses spending time with his daddies. Everybody's so busy...and stressed out. When Daddy Eli orders Ryan and Daddy Jon to pack, Ryan is thrilled. The view from the lake house is amazing: a huge forest, a wide lake, a firepit. The view from the bed is also pretty wild. His daddies know how to spoil their little boy: with lots of love, kisses, and other assorted fun.

Ryan’s Weekend Retreat takes place immediately following the conclusion of Hand in Hand and continues the tale of Ryan, Daddy Eli, and Daddy Jon for a few more glorious days.