New Cover-Leaving Home
Isn’t this so yummy? I love this cover. đ And it’s going to look awesome with the other books on my shelf when I get the print version.
I just finished final line edits on Leaving Home, so it’ll be up for pre-order at some point. I’ll make sure to let you all know when it’s up.
I’m working on Home Sweet Home and A Sticky Wicket in Bollywood this weekend. Hoping to get a lot finished. đ At least on HSH. I have a partner who has to do her part on ASWiB…lol So together, we’ll get a lot done, I’m sure.
Well, it’s snowing here, giving me the perfect excuse not to go anywhere and just focus on advancing my stories. I hope you all are safe and warm wherever you are. Also, have an awesome weekend.
Wednesday Work in Progress….
Here’s another little peek at Home Sweet Home. Next week, you might get a peek at A Sticky Wicket in Bollywood (if Devon agrees I can post a little bit of it..lol)
Excerpt: copyright c. 2013 T.A. Chase
Yancey didnât rush, even though he wanted to. He hadnât seen Juan in three months when Juan came to celebrate Yanceyâs graduation from vet school. He strolled into the arena, then leant against the wall as he watched Juan ride the big bay gelding in a tight circle.
He held his breath as Juan pointed the horse towards a double oxer about four feet three inches high. It wasnât the biggest jump set up in the arena, but it was one of the widest. It would force the horse to not only launch himself and his rider high in the air, and stretch out as far as he could over the jump without touching it with his hooves.
Juan made a kissing sound, and gave the gelding a little tap on the hip with his crop as they approached the jump. With a grunting heave, the horse threw himself off his feet, reaching out his head, and curling his hooves under him. Yancey bit his lip, saying a silent prayer that there had been enough power in the leap for them to clear the oxer.
One rail rattled in its cups as one leg rubbed over it, and Yancey winced at the thought of it falling. It had been a good jump, with almost perfect form from the horse. Juan didnât move a muscle, sticking to the geldingâs back like a burr. After landing with a thud, they continued on down the line over another jump built to look like a brick wall.
Yancey waited until Juan was heading towards him before he moved. Juanâs head came up, and Yancey saw the big smile crossing Juanâs face. He walked over to the centre of the arena where Juan was pulling his mount to a halt.
Juan nearly fell out of the saddle in his haste to get to Yancey, who caught him in a tight embrace.
âHoly shit, man. What the hell are you doing here?â Juan pushed him away, gripping his shoulders tight.
âI got in early this morning. Iâll explain the whole thing tonight at dinner if youâre not doing anything.â Yancey glanced over at the horse. âAre you done with him or do you need to ride some more? I can wait as long as it takes. Iâll be here awhile.â
âNo, Iâm done. He cleared the last two jumps, so we ended on a high note. Forman needs to build his confidence up, and this is a good way.â
After taking his arm, Juan led him and Forman out of the arena towards the training barn. Yancey helped Juan to remove the geldingâs tack, and while he put it away, Juan groomed Forman.
Yancey clipped a lead rope to the horseâs halter when Juan finished brushing him. He let Juan take Forman to a paddock where he allowed the gelding to go free. Forman took off, kicking and bucking as he raced across the ground to join the other horses at the end of the paddock.
He laughed as Juan raced over to him, and he wrapped his arms around Juanâs waist. Yancey picked Juan up before whirling him in a circle. Juan cradled Yanceyâs face in his hands, then pressed his lips to Yanceyâs.
Yancey kissed Juan back, licking his tongue along the seam of Juanâs lips, and he asked for entrance. After tilting his head, Juan opened to him. Yancey swept in, tasting Juan; remembering all the flavours heâd discovered throughout the years of kissing Juan.
Cover for The Whore of New Slum
Here’s the cover for my steampunk story, The Whore of New Slum, which comes out Feb. 17th from Amber Allure. đ I love this cover. I just wish it was long enough to go into print. Maybe I’ll have to write another story about Wendall and Abdur, so they can be put together and released in print. I’ll have to see how everyone likes them.
I finished the edits on They Walk Among Us, which will be out on Jan. 27th, and I’ll be doing my first set of edits on Leaving Home today. Then I’ll continue working on Home Sweet Home, and hope I make some more progress on it.
I hope you all have a great Friday…and a marvelous weekend.
Wednesday Work in Progress…
This week’s Wednesday Work in Progress is…..Home Sweet Home. I hope you enjoy it. đ
Excerpt: (copyright c. 2013 T.A. Chase)-This is the last part that I wrote last night.
Finally, Yancey looked out into the waiting room and heaved a sigh of relief. There wasnât anyone sitting there, and as far as he knew, there werenât any patients in any of the rooms either.
âThank God, we can close. Dr Behan called to say he was on his way back. I guess today was emergency day for him, and he had one after another. I have to say, heâs going to be so glad youâre here because now you can go on those calls. Heâs getting too old to do the heavy stuff or working with the large animals.â
He turned to see Julie sitting at the reception desk, elbows propped up. Her eyes were tired, but happy. Yancey propped his hip against the edge of the counter.
âI knew that when I bought the practise. I had planned on taking the next week to settle in, but since Dr Jones is sick, I donât have a problem working now.â
âWhere did you come from, Dr MacCafferty?â Julieâs expression held interest, and Yancey knew he had to nip that in the bud.
âI came from Wyoming.â He wasnât sure how to fit his being gay into the conversation.
Julie frowned. âWhy come all the way back east? Werenât there any practises you could buy into out there?â
Yancey nodded. âThere were, and one close to where my brother and his partnerâs ranch is, but I came out east because thereâs someone riding at one of the stables that I care deeply about. I decided it was time to come and see if we can be together.â
âReally? Whatâs her name? I might have met her.â
âNot her. Juan Romanos. Weâve known each other for years since he was sixteen and I was eighteen.â Yancey smiled, remembering the first time he stared into Juanâs brown eyes.
Julie shook her head. âShouldâve known youâd be gay. Iâve met Juan, and heâs good-looking as well. You make a nice couple.â
Ducking his head, Yancey blushed. God, how old was he? Someone telling him he was good-looking shouldnât embarrass him.
âThank you.â He cleared his throat. âIs there a place I can stay until Behan has left?â
âActually, Yancey, you can move into the house. There are a couple of guest rooms you can choose from, then youâll be mostly settled by the time I leave for Arizona.â
He turned to see Dr Abe Behan walk into the clinic waiting room. The older man grinned as he approached Yancey, holding his hand out to shake. Yancey shook it, then gestured to Julie.
âGood to know. I didnât bring a lot of stuff with me. My brother is shipping the rest of it, so it wonât be here until right around when you leave any way. I finally got a chance to meet Julie.â
âDr MacCafferty helped clear out the waiting room, Abe. Dr Jones couldnât come in, says sheâs sicker than a dog. So when he walked in, I put him to work right away. Heâs going to be a good fit.â Julie stood, then stretched.
âPlease call me Yancey. I donât want there to be formal here. Weâre all working to keep the animals happy and healthy,â Yancey told Julie.
She nodded. âAll right, Yancey. Now Iâm heading home. Iâll see you gentlemen in the morning.â
Abe motioned for Yancey to follow him to where the office was in the back of the clinic. âWeâre in charge of looking after the over night patients. Since I live next door, Iâve always done that. Thereâs no point having someone drive here when I can just walk over.â
âGood idea. I donât mind checking on them tonight. Need to start getting into the swing of things as soon as possible.â Yancey took the seat Abe pointed at.
âTo be honest, I know you werenât planning on actually working at the clinic for another week or so, but itâs been busier than all get out around here the past couple of days, and with Shelia being sick, Iâm coming and going here.â Sighing, Abe dropped into his chair. âWe can take our time, and Iâll show you around the clinic. Then sometime next week, Iâll take you around to the area farms and stables I do business with, and introduce you to the managers or owners.â
âI do know Edward Monterrose, the owner of Highlands Farm. One of my friends back in Wyoming, Les Hardin, is a good friend of Edwardâs.â
âAh, thatâs right. You know Les and Edward. Theyâre good men. I used to treat Lesâ horses when he owned his stables here.â Abe scrubbed his hand over his balding head.
Monday again…
Check out what I saw from my kitchen in my backyard….not really. And not that any of you really thought there’d be penguins in my backyard. Though that would have been totally awesome…lol. It did snow last night though, and I’m not very happy about it. I’m hoping the roads are good, so I can go up and visit my mom today. Didn’t get up there yesterday because I had a headache.
Okay…to update you on my writing. Home Sweet Home is going well. Not as far along as I’d like, but still I’m sure I can get it done by the end of the month. đ The Occasional Prostitute (my contribution to the 2013 GRL antho) is coming along as well.
Also, Devon Rhodes and I have started our book. We’re writing a series of six stories about men and international sports. So the sports aren’t going to be your usual basketball, baseball, or anything like that. A Sticky Wicket in Bollywood is the first in the series, and it’s about cricket and is set in India. Hopefully when it comes out, you’ll all love it. đ
Plus Ninja Cupcakes is out for general release at Total e-Bound, and Home of his Own is up for VIP download. If anyone is interested in them, or for some reason, doesn’t have them yet. Wishing for a Home has hit the coming soon page at TeB and No Going Home is available in print starting today.
Oh…and my marvelous editor at MLR Press, Kris Jacen, has an interview at Top2Bottom Review. Please take a minute to stop by and read it. She talks about how busy an editor’s life really is. In my opinion, editors have the tough job out there. At times, I think writing is hard, but really I’m just putting  down on ‘paper’ the daydreams in my head. Kris has to make sure those daydreams make sense. đ
Almost forgot the link. Click here.
Well, I have a lot of work to do…and not enough hours in the day to do it. I hope you all have an awesome Monday.
Good News….
Okay…I finished Reserved for Him last night, and subbed it today. Yay! Another story crossed off my list. Also, I finished and subbed Threadbare Gypsy Souls. Threadbare will be out April 7th. Along with two other stories for sure, and maybe one more. đ So April there will be an abundance of T.A. Chase stories coming out.
One will be a re-release with nothing new added, just a different cover, so you can skip it if you want…lol.
I’ll be starting the project I’m working on with Devon Rhodes, and also Home Sweet Home will be started today. Woot!
Sorry I was late posting this. I’ve been staying at my mother’s this week to help her during her recovery from knee surgery. She’s been doing really good, so I’m going home tonight. Unfortunately, I have a funeral to go to tomorrow. đ But she has a bunch of friends just chomping at the bit to come and help her…lol. So I don’t have to worry about her being by herself.
I hope you all have a great day.
Wednesday Work in Progress…
All right. So I’m only about 4-5k away from finishing Reserved for Him. I’m sure it’ll be done today and submitted. Yay! Then I’ll be starting Home Sweet Home, and India. Oh, and my GRL story. đ But hey, at least I can cross one more story off my list.
Today, I thought I’d share an excerpt from Reserved for Him. This is the only peek at it you get…lol…since it’ll be done today.
I hope you all have a great day, and enjoy the glimpse of Ion and Adrien.
Excerpt: Reserved for Him (copyright c. 2013 T.A. Chase)
He rubbed his sweaty palms on his pants, then checked his reflection in the mirror by the door one last time. Ion opened the door with a smile, but his jaw almost hit the floor when he saw Adrien standing in front of him.
Seeing the man in suits all day at the office had told Ion Adrien had a sense of style and loved tailored clothing. Obviously Adrien stepped it up a notch when it came to going out on a date. The dark blue silky dress shirt he wore clung to him like a second skin. Adrienâs black slacks emphasised his muscled thighs, and Ion couldnât wait to see what it did to Adrienâs backside. The man oozed sex and charisma from every pore.
âIâm going to have to fight everyone off you with a stick,â Ion mumbled.
After Adrien strolled in, he swept Ion into his arms and kissed him. Ion forgot every worry and nervous thought he might have had as soon as Adrienâs lips touched his. He buried his fingers in Adrienâs hair, holding tight while Adrien overwhelmed him.
The only thought in Ionâs brain was how soon could he get Adrien into his bed, and was he hungry enough for food to leave his apartment. It wasnât until his lungs burnt from lack of oxygen that he decided to take a step back.
Adrien didnât let him break their embrace. He rested his forehead against Ionâs, and they slowed their breathing together.
âI want you, Ion. More than Iâve ever wanted another man before, and thatâs saying something.â
A small jolt of jealousy hit Ion, but he knew it was stupid to feel that way. Adrien was a mature male with money and power. Of course, he was going to have a lot of lovers before Ion. A tiny voice in Ionâs head said that he wouldnât be having any other lovers after Ion if Ion had any say in it.
âI want you as well, Adrien,â Ion admitted, not seeing the harm in confessing the obvious.
Adrien took a step back, leaving his hands at Ionâs hips. âBut I want us to have dinner together, and get to know each other better before we jump into bed. I think weâre looking for the same thing here, and it isnât a quick roll in the hay.â
Ion shook his head. âIt might seem odd, because Iâm not that old, but Iâm tired of the club scene and hook-ups. Maybe itâs because I have big plans for myself, and it doesnât seem like a lot of the guys I run into are interested in that.â
âMaybe you just needed an older man to see the possibilities with you.â Adrien dove in for a quick peck, then he gestured towards the door. âWe should be going. Our reservations are for eight oâclock and we donât want to be late.â
Ion grabbed his jacket, and all the rest of his things.
Tuesday….a little better
Okay…so I finished Leaving Home yesterday. Got that into my editor, and we’ll be starting edits on it very soon. As soon as it comes up for pre-order/VIP sales, I’ll let everyone know. đ
I also did the last set of edits on Where the Devil Dances and Dreaming of Dragons, and got them to their respective editors as well. I started working on Reserved for Him, a short story for a TeB anthology. I’m hoping to get it done in the next couple of days. I’ll be starting Home Sweet Home (Yancey/Juan) and a project I’m working on with Devon Rhodes tentatively titled India (just until we get the okay to use the title we want…lol) Oh, and my short story for the newest GRL anthology needs to be done soon as well.
As you can see I have a lot on my plate, but I’m hoping to get some of them done quicker than others. The two short stories should be easy to whip out, if I don’t go crazy first from the pressure…lol
I hope you all have a great Tuesday.
Monday…Monday….
sorry about no post on Friday. I was crazy busy, and completely forgot about it. Also, I’m supposed to do The Next Big Thing Blog post, but I didn’t have time yesterday to prepare it. It’ll be done at some point this week.
I’m afraid I had and have too many things I’m juggling at the moment, and I’m not ready to give you some blurbs to chose from for the next blog story. I’m going to have to push that off until next week. Hopefully by then, I’ll have got some things taken care of, and crossed off my list. Please be patience with me while I work things out. đ
Thanks, and have a great Monday.
Happy Thursday
Well, part of my personal business went well yesterday, which was my mom having knee replacement surgery. She’s still in the hospital, so I’ll be spending some time there with her today. I did get some writing done, and plan on doing more today. đ
I don’t have much to say, so I’ll just say I hope everyone has a great day.
