New Release Completes Forest Edge Trilogy

 

I almost forget December's Flash Fiction, as I've had my nose deep in releasing the final book in the Forest Edge trilogy, along with completing edits for a new two-part series coming in January. Drakken Triumvirate is an expansion of an prior MMM sci-fi, dragon shifter, fated mate novella I wrote way back in 2015. It needed a heavy hand to fix the story and expand it to include all three points of view. 

Anyway, I didn't forget, so here it is. A Sir, Daddy Kev, and Jackey flash.

A Thief in the Night?

“Daddy! Sir! Help!”

Storm and Kev raced upstairs in response to their boy’s heartfelt plea. Storm let Kev enter first, eyeing the floor littered with toys.

“Ow! Fuck!” Kev cursed and hopped, landing beside Jackey on the bed. “What’s wrong?”  

Jackey threw himself into Kev’s arms. “Somebody took Teddy, Daddy! I can’t find him anywhere.” He pouted indignantly. “A thief took him.”

Storm snickered as Kev looked around the messy nursery. “Is that why all your toys are everywhere?”

“Oh no,” Jackey sing-songed. “It was already a mess.”

“Perhaps,” Storm offered, “if you clean, you’ll find him.”

Kev side-eyed Storm. “A thief, indeed.”

Face to Face

Now Available
Buy or Borrow #KU

Daddy, Sir, and one adorable little boy named Jackey. 

After years of waiting to complete their triad, fox shifter Jack finally has both his mates within his grasp. With them he can be the little he’s always wanted. But when circumstances take Sir away, Jackey’s distress alarms more than just Daddy Kev.

Bear shifter Kev has cared for Jack through the years the best he could—without the title he most desires: Daddy. Tired of his Bear tradition’s rule of waiting, he decides to act, only for their third mate to appear. With Storm’s arrival, they can be together, or so he thought.

At twenty-two, wolverine shifter Storm is surprised to discover his mates inside what his alpha considers enemy territory. Ready to leave his own pack, their mating means a new beginning where he can achieve the independence he’s longed for. If only he could stay…

When Storm leaves to keep his family safe, Kev is pulled in two directions. Somehow he must rescue Storm from his demanding alpha and still remain the daddy Jackey needs. 

Face to Face is the third book in the Forest Edge Trilogy. Each story focuses on a new throuple with characters returning from previous books, an overall story arc, and mates finding their Happy Ever After. The series builds on the prior books and is best read in order.

July Flash

July Flash(back)

Inspiration for Moondrake. The picture stayed with me, but the scene totally changed in the story.

Flash Fiction April 4, 2015
This was another teaser for my #LOR story: Moondrake

When Manning entered their room he found Brandt sprawled on the small bed, an arm thrown over his face. As always, a single glance at his lover shot a rush of adrenaline through him.

“What happens now?” Brandt mumbled, his voice barely audible. Manning licked at his lips, but choose not to speak yet, instead he slid to the floor at the side of the bed.

The bed shifted at his back and Brandt’s head came to rest on his shoulder. Manning leaned into him, revealing in being able to feel his lover’s skin once more.

“Now, I train you.”   

May Flash

May Flash(back)

Inspiration for Moondrake

Drabble/Flash Fiction -  March 28, 2015 - 100 words, Same pictures, Different Authors

Manning knelt perfectly still so as not to draw Drottinn’s attention. He let his eyelids drift shut, cutting off the majority of the bright lights. The lack of touch and sight heightened his other senses. He breathed in that underlying sweet vanilla scent which never really vanished from Drottinn’s skin. Manning suspected he didn’t even realize he always wore it.

The tapping on the tablet halted, the scratching of pencil started, the process repeated several times, until there were no sounds at all, just a breath of warm air blown on his face and a press of lips to his.
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Photo credit: By geier [<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>], <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AMaleSub_Bondage_2.jpg">via Wikimedia Commons</a> The photo has been cropped.
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For additional takes on this photo by other authors:
Ofelia Gränd -  http://www.ofeliagrand.com/
Bealevon - http://blog.b-nolan.com/?p=66

Time Marches On

For the life of me, I couldn't come up with a catchy title for this month's blog, then I thought about the fact that I've been spending most of the last three months working hard for my son's high school marching band. I'm duly impressed, but that's no surprise. We are blessed to have one of the top high school marching bands in our town.

So between work, "doing the soccer mom" thing of driving to various sports practices and marching band practices, all the games and competitions, and adding scouts on top of it, I've had an active Fall to say the least.

September saw me writing in spits and spats, I was still in a lull of sorts. Finally dragged myself out of it by committing to rewriting MOONDRAKE, a 38k MMM Sci-fi/fantasy, I'd written in 2015 in response to a prompt and photo through Goodreads' MM Romance Group, Don't Read in the Closet. 

I'd been stoked to get the prompt as I'd already written a prior flash fiction for it. 

Here's the pic prompt:

My original 100 word flash was contemporary, but my letter prompt was science fiction. A merchant spaceship hijacked. Now I had to think hard... but I was pretty happy with my story, although I rushed it... and regretted it. After some thoughtful reviews were posted I knew what I needed to do, it just took me two years to commit the time to doing it. Now (as of Oct 25th) the original story has been altered. I added in the POVs of the two other main characters, took out some dubious non-con (not sure I had that in the first place) and some violence. Gave voice to a few other minor characters. All in all, I added about 7k (of course I probably took out a good 1k of "ick" along the way too). Thus creating Part I of the story.

The rest of the year is now devoted to writing Part II. I'd left my three men dangling with quite a few loose ends. Even as I'd finished writing the original I had plans to continue. 

This is my chance. 

Cracks knuckles

Wish me luck.