November 29, 2013

Save 40% off Black Friday through Cyber Monday!

BLACK FRIDAY & CYBER MONDAY SALE

This weekend, we're having a HUGE sale on our site!

All e-books, all lengths, all formats, in all genres, are 40% off
starting on Black Friday and running through Cyber Monday!

Stock up on your favorite authors today!

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Hurry! Sale ends December 2nd!

November 27, 2013

Veteran by Peter Melillo


Veteran by Peter Melillo is now available in e-book format!

Melvin is a homeless veteran of the Vietnam War just looking for some spare change. But Jerry comes along and wants to improve the quality of Melvin’s life.

When Melvin tells him to buzz off, Jerry comes back the next day with backup. His friends Ryan and James join him in offering assistance to Melvin. They want to make life easier for the vet as a way of thanking him for his service.

But nobody asked the feisty Melvin what, if anything, he might want beyond some spare change.

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November 26, 2013

Collusion by Kim Davis


Collusion by Kim Davis is now available in e-book format!

English professor Brian Daly is finally able to live openly with the love of his life, local weatherman Jay Tanner. Jay has ended his sham marriage and come out of the closet, and he and Brian now share a condo in the city.

But there’s trouble in paradise. Brian’s best friend Olivia can’t seem to get along with Jay. The two bicker whenever they’re together. In addition to trying to broker peace between his friends, Brian is busy fending off Sean, an infatuated student who wants Brian to be his first lover. When Brian spurns his advances, he threatens to accuse the professor of sexual harassment if the two don’t sleep together.

Just when things seem like they can’t get any worse, Brian discovers Jay has been cheating on him with a woman. And not just any woman -- Olivia, who is now pregnant with Jay’s child.

Brian’s world crumbles as his relationship with Jay falls apart and his friendship with Olivia is destroyed. While he works to try and put his life back together, Brian is relentlessly pursued by Sean. But this time Brian doesn’t turn him away, and the two begin a relationship that helps Brian get over some of the heartache he’s suffered.

After a while, Brian also reunites with Olivia, and becomes a kind of surrogate father to her newborn daughter. The baby helps him hold onto Jay in some small way. Even though he and Jay are no longer a couple, Brian still longs for his former partner.

But when Jay reappears in Brian’s life, Brian discovers he isn’t quite ready to forgive and forget. While he still loves Jay, will he ever be able to trust the man again?

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November 25, 2013

Brothers of the Moon by Wayne Mansfield


Brothers of the Moon by Wayne Mansfield is now available in e-book format!

When night falls, darkness cloaks the land. It is a time of shadows and those creatures who move in shadow. What truly happens in the hours we spend sleeping blissfully unaware in our beds? Only the moon knows. And the Brothers of the Moon.

This collection contains thirteen tales of horror and fantasy, of passion and lust, from the realm of darkness. A demon on the beach demonstrates a degree of trickery that reinforces our fear. Spectres from beyond the grave return to help, console, and once again enjoy carnal pleasures long since left behind. The lonely Nullabor Plain plays host to extraterrestrial visitors. Ancient vampires bestow the Moonkiss on a troubled young man. Beings who have no name move unseen throughout the world, altering our lives in small but important ways. And all the while there is the call of the flesh -- the unceasing passion for closeness and gratification that binds human to supernatural.

Join the Brothers of the Moon. Let them lead you to places you can only imagine. Let them caress you. Let them kiss you. If you dare.

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November 24, 2013

Bearology 101 by R.W. Clinger


Bearology 101 by R.W. Clinger is now available in e-book format!

Adorable, blond, and bearish Matthew Blake claims he studies “Bearology,” the communication between sexy, hot, and hairy men. His lover, Officer Nick Rook, is a pretty easy-going bear who adores Matthew. They have an open relationship, which prompts Matthew to seek out a few bears for further study.

He brings home Andy DeBane, who owns and operates a bar called The Bear Den. Matthew and Andy seem to hit it off with much zeal and create some bearology of their own. Add in Nick, and the sparks fly. Two lovers, Parker and James, also have their sights (and claws) set on Matthew.

To promote his studies, Matthew hosts a party for all the bears he and Nick have met. Through drinking, talking, flirting, and sexual companionship, they will discover romance and more among the sexiest of men.

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November 20, 2013

Turbulent Strangers by Elliot Arthur Cross


Turbulent Strangers by Elliot Arthur Cross is now available in e-book format!

Winston St. Paul is a middle-aged professional photographer. When he was in his twenties, he started sleeping with the male models he shot in their underwear. While Winston has gotten older, the models certainly haven't. His friends used to be impressed and call him a stud, but now they think he's just sad and desperate, and Winston is starting to agree with them.

After his latest model boyfriend left him for a younger man, Winston did nothing but mope in his apartment and stare at photos of past failed relationships. Winston planned on skipping a friend's wedding in New England until he was guilt-tripped into it, but a torrential storm grounded his plane. Stranded in the south, Winston is forced to rent a car to make it to the wedding on time.

When Winston stops for gas, he meets Erik, a hitchhiker who is exactly the type of guy he knows he shouldn't chase after. A good-looking young man without any responsibilities in need of help, Erik Winston is hoping for a ride, and is surprised to find they have the same destination.

But as these two strangers leave together, they are completely unaware of the dangerous chain reaction they have set off.

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November 19, 2013

The Weeping Willow by Hayden Thorne


The Weeping Willow by Hayden Thorne is now available in e-book format!

A woodland shadow and a mortal fall in love, and a tragic cycle begins, haunting the steps of their daughter, Aeldra. At a young age, Aeldra finds herself pregnant, abandoned, and standing at a precipice, her child’s future hanging on a balance. Already physically weakened for having shadow and mortal blood in her veins, she remains defiant when her shadow kin demand her child’s life. She presses her faithful servant, Halfrith, to stand by the boy and make sure he remains unnamed, as it’s through his name that the shadow world will find the means by which they can claim him.

Hope comes in the shape of Helena Butcher, a seventeen-year-old seamstress who brings shame to her family by getting pregnant out of wedlock. From beyond the grave, Aeldra looks to Helena and her unborn child to save her own son, who’s now cursed to remain caught between two worlds after a woodland shadow’s attempt at taking the boy away is thwarted by Halfrith.

Though tragedy marks the births of Crispian Butcher and Aeldra’s son, who’s been turned into a weeping willow by the woodland shadows, something much deeper and more enduring will shape the curious friendship between a ragged boy and a mournful tree. And something stronger and more resistant to hate and prejudice will ultimately break a curse, end a dark cycle, and bring two lonely boys together.

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November 18, 2013

Snipers by Peter Melillo


Snipers by Peter Melillo is now available in e-book format!

The two Jorges barely meet when they fly into a fist fight. Jorge Acevado knew he was gay since early childhood, but Jorge Zapata is a homophobic queer basher and takes exception to Acevado's admiring look.

Brought together by the Army as a sniper team, the Jorges are now dependent on each other. Forced to spend time with Acevado, Zapata delves into his psyche to uncover the reasons for his homophobia.

With the two Jorges working together, these two late bloomers discover sex and romance along with acceptance and victory.

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November 17, 2013

A Single Black Rose by Iyana Jenna


A Single Black Rose by Iyana Jenna is now available in e-book format!

When actor Sean O’Reilly receives a flower bouquet containing a single black rose on set, he assumes they’re from his boyfriend Nate. But they aren’t. Flowers keep arriving for him after that, each with a black rose in the arrangement. Soon other things arrive as well, such as photos and a recording of Sean’s voice. As the number of flowers dwindle with each bouquet, Sean begins to worry they’re supposed to be some kind of a countdown ... but to what?

Fan Gene Scott worships Sean. He maintains a blog dedicated to the actor and writes out all his fantasies there. He wants Sean to belong to him, and only him, and he’ll do anything to make the actor his own. He can’t accept the fact that Sean has a boyfriend. To Gene, Nate might as well not exist.

Despite increased security and all efforts to keep him safe, Sean vanishes, and Nate feels as if his world has come tumbling down. When the police response is too slow for him, Nate enlists the help of his producer and bodyguard to find Sean. Will he manage to find his lover before Sean disappears forever? Or will Gene finally get what he’s always dreamed of, and make Sean the love of his life, instead?

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November 13, 2013

Unbreakable by Joann Lee


Unbreakable by Joann Lee is now available in e-book format!

Sequel to Broken Star

After finding happiness, Lynn Feoras was convinced life with Alexis and Calista would be perfect. But when she and Alexis begin the tedious journey of expanding their family, she soon comes to learn that money doesn’t buy everything.

In the midst of doctor’s visits, a move to New York, and a whirlwind tour, life remains chaotic for the Feoras family. New friends emerge, old ones return, and an unexpected reappearance of someone from Lynn’s past leaves her questioning her ability to be a parent.

Will Lynn and Alexis be able to overcome the obstacles placed before them? Will their relationship crumble under the strain or will they come out on top, stronger than before?

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November 12, 2013

Tertium Non Data by Francis Gideon


Tertium Non Data by Francis Gideon is now available in e-book format!

When Lord Louis Hector married his wife Beatrice, she was an invalid and he only had the clothing on his back. Now they are the lead investors of Rolls Royce and have two wonderful small children, Abigail and Eleanor. By all appearances, they are a perfect couple, but Lord Hector also has a softer side, one which his wife may not fully comprehend. He loves poetry, Shakespeare, and the often repeated phrase of Latin alchemical wisdom, tertium non data. He longs to find out how base metals turn into gold, and he sees an opportunity to explore this when he meets William Bailey.

Captivated by William's plight for independence and his love of a good story, Lord Hector sees past William's legacy as the son of a thief and offers him a new chance at life. William is relieved by the lord’s sudden trust, but still struggles against other's perceptions of him as the manor’s new footman. When he hears the maids say the word "invert" about one of the lord's young daughters, he is compelled to close the gap in his knowledge and better himself.

He seeks out the lord's large book collection to help him with this quest. He vows to practice speaking aloud more so he can recite poetry and not worry about mispronouncing the words -- or letting Lord Hector down. As Lord Hector polishes away the rough spots in William’s character, both men soon discover nothing in their lives will be the same again.

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November 11, 2013

Head in the Cloud by J.M. Snyder


Head in the Cloud by J.M. Snyder is now available in e-book format!

College senior Jake Mallory cares more about his reputation as a former high school jock turned party animal than his grade point average. His time in class is spent counting down to the weekend, when he'll hit the gay club scene with his roommate Holly, who doubles as his designated driver. To celebrate being back at school after summer break, Jake parties so hard, he wakes up Sunday morning with blurred memories of the past two days. Worse than his hangover, though, is the fact that he can’t find his iPhone.

Holly's best friend Evan Williams is a grade A nerd, complete with slicked-back hair and thick, dorky glasses. Jake can't stand Evan on principle, though it's obvious to anyone with half a brain that Evan has a major crush on Jake. No matter how mean Jake is to him, Evan just won't take a hint. He might even know something about the missing phone, but Jake won't give him the time of day to hear what he has to say.

When Jake logs into the cloud online to access his homework, he finds photos uploaded from his phone that he doesn’t remember taking over the weekend. In them is a hot, sexy guy he hooked up with in the back seat of Holly’s car. Soon he realizes the guy must have his phone, and has begun taking explicit photos with it as if to tease Jake.

Holly knows who the guy is but she isn't telling, so Jake begs her to arrange a meeting. He wants his phone back, but more than that, he wants a chance to take things further with the hot stranger. She agrees to throw a house party and invite the guy over. At first, Jake is pissed when he doesn’t show up. Jake doesn't even know who he is. But as the night progresses, he gets his phone back ... and so much more.

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November 10, 2013

Below the Boarder by R.W. Clinger


Below the Boarder by R.W. Clinger is now available in e-book format!

When sexy mechanic Dayton O’Hare moves into professor Nino Spiro’s home as a boarder, the two men are attracted to each other and romance blooms between them. Then Dayton meets landscaper Michael Block, and what unravels is quite simple: Dayton lands the landscaper, breaking Nino’s heart.

But Nino keeps close tabs on Dayton and his new paramour. As summer unfolds, Nino indulges in voyeuristic fun, watching the two men at sexual play.

The dynamics between the three men change dramatically when Block starts seeing Nino behind Dayton’s back. As their relationship develops, Block drops a bombshell -- he and Dayton want to share Nino as a lover. Will they be able to make a threesome work?

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November 7, 2013

Paul Alan Fahey on A Manx Tale


Paul Alan Fahey on A Manx Tale

Several years ago I had the opportunity of taking a workshop from the New York Times best-selling romance author, Lori Wilde. The topic was scene layering. Not only was the workshop worth the small fee I paid, but I also learned the importance of defining the novel's theme BEFORE I began writing the first chapter. Why is this important? Well, knowing the theme beforehand emotionally deepens each scene for the reader, especially if it's built into the story's setting, dialogue, narrative, and other aspects of the book. Specific motifs and symbols, related to theme, can also enrich the work. After taking the course, I added a new element to my revision checklist: Does each scene, or chapter, speak to the book's theme in a subtle way?

The third and newest installment in my Lovers & Liars Wartime Series, A Manx Tale, uses theme in a very specific way. The story takes place in the late summer of 1941 on the Isle of Man. The characters, Caroline, Cyril, Leslie and Edward, are back in spy mode in a place steeped in a mix of history, mythology and whimsy. Think Ireland and Leprechauns and you've got the idea.

"When logic fails, a bit of whimsy saves the day" is the overarching theme of A Manx Tale. Along with using this theme as a guidepost, I also employed a motif of doubles to represent the opposing forces that swirled about the characters and often described their fluctuating states of mind. The duality of rational thought vs. magical thinking is one example of this motif. For setting, I made use of the island's WWII internment camps to emphasize the contrasting states of imprisonment vs. freedom, and for character traits, I focused on loyal vs. disloyal, moral vs. immoral and the list went on.

Even the two main couples, one gay and one straight, added an interesting element to A Manx Tale. Two new characters appear in this story. You'll spot them right away. I hope they'll steal your heart as they did mine. Literally, they wouldn't rest until I put them in the book. Happy Reading!

Paul Alan Fahey
paulalanfahey.com

November 6, 2013

What We've Been Waiting For by Louis Stevens


What We've Been Waiting For by Louis Stevens is now available in e-book format!

From the age of three, Tim Bailey wanted to marry Tom Watkins. Many changes occurred during their formative years, but Tim’s love for Tom remained rock solid. Even when Tom temporarily broke up with him to date girls, Tim never stopped loving Tom.

Because his father walking out on his family, Tim doesn’t trust easily. His friend Tom’s bisexuality makes him uneasy. Tom is a popular high school football player who can have anyone he wants, boy or girl. So why would he choose nerdy Tim? The fact Tom won’t come out at school further feeds Tim’s insecurities and suspicions.

Tom has always felt the pressure from his dad and his friends to be the typical jock. This means hiding the gay side of his bisexuality and only acknowledging Tim in private. Tom has promised once they’re at college in New York, he and Tim will be able to live openly as a loving gay couple. Tim just needs to be patient.

Things come to a dramatic head at an event everyone has been waiting for, their end of year graduation party. Many truths are revealed, old scores are settled, and everyone’s lives are changed. Can Tom keep his promise to always love and protect Tim, or will previous lies and secrets kill off what has been growing between the boys for fifteen years?

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November 5, 2013

The Goat Man's Gift by Joshua Skye


The Goat Man's Gift by Joshua Skye is now available in e-book format!

Benjamin lives a quiet life in a small Pennsylvania town, but he dreams of a larger world beyond the family homestead, of beautiful cities and sophisticated people. He longs to be in the Big Apple among its urbane residents. But the distant cities pictured in magazines seem an impossibility, so he fantasizes about the local legends instead. His favorite story is of The Goat Man and the gift he bestows upon the luckiest of believers.

But The Goat Man is no mere legend. He is very real, a lingering presence ever watchful from the darkness. The time comes when he answers the young man’s prayers and visits Benjamin in the depths of night.

With Benjamin’s magical gift comes dreadful consequences. Sacrifices must be made and unspoken promises kept. Shambling shapes in the shadows beckon Benjamin to a horrific, inescapable fate.

From the haunted corridors of an underground realm to the dangerous allure of New York City, Joshua Skye’s twisted new tale is a dizzying frenzy of nightmarish horrors and titillating sexual desires. Experience the fear, the erotica, and the untold terrors of The Goat Man’s Gift.

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November 4, 2013

Gun-Dog by Peter Melillo


Gun-Dog by Peter Melillo is now available in e-book format!

Bo Qi has always had a dog in his life, and when his canine friend Xiao Di passed, he finds it difficult to go hunting alone. But his mother wants fresh quail, and Bo Qi must comply. Unfortunately, he isn't a very good hunter on his own, and almost shoots Xing Ji Ke by accident. Once the two men find a way to reach a level of mutual understanding, straight Xing Ji Ke makes a request that queer Bo Qi finds hard to refuse.

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November 3, 2013

A Manx Tale by Paul Alan Fahey


A Manx Tale by Paul Alan Fahey is now available in e-book format!

Caroline and Cyril have recently wed and are honeymooning on the Isle of Man, a glorious spot in the middle of the Irish Sea marked by picturesque villages, rocky cliffs, and bracing winds. Caroline is immediately drawn to the island’s history of rampaging Vikings, tales of mermaids and legendary kings, and the friendly inhabitants with quaint superstitions and proverbs. In no time, she falls in love with her surroundings.

But unexplainable events unfold, convincing her sinister forces are at work. Part by accident and part by design, Edward and Leslie join the couple, and together they must identify a turned British agent, retrieve a top secret document, and learn the true meaning of the phrase, "It all comes back to the camps." Will logic and reason prevail, or will a bit of magic and island whimsy save the day?

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November 1, 2013

Halloween Sale! Save 35%

CELEBRATE HALLOWEEN ALL WEEK LONG!

And what better way to celebrate than with a HUGE sale?

From now through Saturday, all e-books at the JMS Books website are 35% off the regular price!

It's the perfect time to stock up on books by your favorite authors and catch up on new releases you may have missed.

Hurry! Sale ends November 2nd!