Author: McKay

I'm a writer, a teacher, and a knitter. Not necessarily in that order on any given day. I'm also the McKay half of Ari McKay.
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A Taste of Honey pre-order!

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A Taste of Honey is now available for pre-order at a 15% discount! If you reserve your copy now, you’ll get it emailed to you a day before the official release date, which is March 9.

Boone Phillips needs a girlfriend and fast! His family reunion is approaching, and if he shows up alone, his mother will throw every woman in sight at him. But the only “woman” Boone trusts enough to ask is Honey, the alter ego of his gay, cross-dressing best friend Rob. Desperate, he begs for Rob’s help.

Rob has doubts about the wisdom of agreeing to help because he’s had a crush on his straight friend for years. After a practice date, however, he decides to go along with the charade, despite the chance that Boone might discover his secret infatuation.

Between nosey relatives, illegal moonshine, and the sight of Rob in white lace panties, Boone starts to wonder if he’s as straight as he’d thought. When an earth-shattering kiss sends Rob running to protect his heart, however, Boone learns some surprising things about both his family and himself. Now he needs to convince Rob to give him another chance, or else his first taste of Honey might also be his last.

A Taste of Honey is 32000 words and currently on sale for $3.39!

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Blood Bathory!

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Good news! We’ve got a release date for the third and final book in the Blood Bathory trilogy!

Blood Bathory: Be Not Proud will be released on August 31, 2016, by Torquere Press. The final installment of the trilogy will feature Fransisco Antonio Miguel Castillo de Barajas, who was introduced in the second Blood Bathory book as the head of the European division of Shaw-Mann Industries.

Antonio is the second oldest living theriomorph whose form is a black Andalusian stallion. He’s over a thousand years old, and he’s loved and lost twice. His human wife Ysabel died in childbirth, and his vampire lover, Raphael, was killed by Thrace.

Since his bond with Raphael was broken 500 years ago, Antonio has been alone, but he’ll get another chance at love in book 3. With whom? That remains to be seen. 😉

We’ll share blurbs and cover art in the months ahead, but since we just signed the contract, all we have right now is the release date. Hopefully our readers will enjoy the resolution of the trilogy!

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Herc’s Mercs 5 available for pre-order!

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The fifth book in the Herc’s Mercs series is now available for pre-order! Herc’s Mercs: The Harder They Fall will be released on January 6, 2016 from Torquere Press.

Chris Hardison never expected the simple consulting gig to put him on somebody’s hit list, but Hercules Security’s resident computer whiz never does anything by halves. Now he’s on the run, guarded by gorgeous Jason Hekili, the newest member of Herc’s crew. But Chris and Jason have a past, and holing up in a safe house together is as complicated as it is dangerous.

Jason still wants Chris even though his broken heart hasn’t healed. He isn’t sure he can trust Chris, but when a crime syndicate targets Chris for assassination, Jason has to put his life on the line to protect Chris or risk losing their second chance for happiness before it even begins.

 

Meanwhile, Torquere Press is having a sale! Use code “Santa2015” between now and January 1, 2016 to receive 35% off your entire cart.

And don’t forget to enter for a chance to win a copy of Herc’s Mercs 5 at pride-promotions.com!

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Holiday Cheer!

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Our creative output has been a little low in 2015 because of various Life Obstacles arising for both of us, but we’re already making progress toward increasing our publications in 2016!

The next book in the Herc’s Mercs series will be released on January 6 from Torquere Press! Herc’s Mercs: The Harder They Fall is the first story to feature two employees of Hercules Security. Jason Hekili is a former actor/model/EMT turned merc and Chris Hardison is the west coast branch’s IT specialist. Jason and Chris meet at the anniversary party of Alec “Red” Davis and Jon Baldwin and sparks fly, but Chris’ bad relationship experiences cause him not to trust that hot, hunky Jason will remain interested in a geeky guy like him. When Chris is targeted by corrupt men who want to stop him from testifying against them, Jason is assigned to Chris’ protection detail, and they are thrown together in a safe house where the proximity forces them both to face the doubts and fears that have kept them apart.

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A Taste of Honey tells the story of two best friends who could find love with each other — if they can figure out they’re perfect for one another. Rob “Honey” Coombs is a successful graphic artist who performs as a drag queen in his off-time. Boone Phillips is his best friend who needs a big favor: a fake girlfriend to keep his well-meaning mother from matchmaking at the upcoming Phillips family reunion. Honey seems like the perfect choice until Boone’s attraction to Honey makes him realize his feelings for Rob aren’t as platonic as he thought. A Taste of Honey will be released on March 9 from Torquere Press!

And on December 15, we have Striking Sparks, #24 in Dreamspinner Press’ new Dreamspun line! Jake Parnell and Beau Walker have been rivals since high school, but their animosity covered a mutual attraction. The death of his brother brings Jake back to Buffalo Lick, Texas, to help take care of his sister-in-law and her kids, and he and Beau renew their old rivalry for a televised barbecue competition. But ratings and the success of their rival restaurants aren’t the only things at stake; their hearts are on the line as well.

We don’t have a new holiday story this year, alas, but we do have some older ones that are still available!

Santa’s Naughty Helper
On the Rocks
Knitting a Broken Heart Back Together
Holiday Hootenanny
Last Leap of the First Foot

Happy holidays to all our readers! 😀