JL Merrow

I’m thrilled, delighted and chuffed as all get out that Muscling Through has been selected as one of the four finalists in the novella category of the 2013 Epic eBook Awards!

I should have known about this 2 days ago, but apparently my spam filter doesn’t rate my writing: it decided the message from the organisers had to be a scam!

Yep, sadly the Hot Pressure Blog Tour has ended. But happily for me and Josephine Myles, that means we get to give out the prizes!

Huge congratulations to the winners of a title of their choice from each of our backlists: Suze, Judi, Gigi, Stevie Carroll, Alex W., Trix, Jbst, Juliana and Dorome, who have all now been contacted individually.

And the grand prize, featuring a range of exclusive items from the stories themselves, was won by Urb, for her comment on the very first post at Joyfully Jay!

Congrats to our winners, and a big thank you to everyone who joined in, commented and made the blog tour such fun for all of us! 

I’m delighted to reveal the cover of my next novella, Trick of Time:

A lover from another time—or is he just fooling himself?

Ted’s still recovering from head injuries suffered in an appalling car accident that killed his husband, so it’s no wonder he doubts his own sanity when he steps through the door of the Criterion Theatre and finds himself in Victorian London with a beautiful rent boy.  Although their association starts with a sordid encounter, repeated visits have the two falling in love. But Ted misunderstands the exact conditions necessary for his trips through time—and for Jem, time is running out.

Due out in ebook from Carina 28th January 2013.

Not only does the cover include key elements from the story—the theatre curtain, the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus—it also goes uncannily well with the cover of another book I’ve got a story in…

And in other news: The sharp-eyed among you may have noticed that A Blast From the Past is no longer available to purchase. Come January, A Calling For Pleasure and A Wish Too Far will also be disappearing for a while. This is because in June 2013, new and re-edited editions of them—plus a completely new story about Lars and Rael, A Glutton For Punishment—are due to be published in a single, novel-length volume by Riptide Publishing.

I absolutely fell in love with Rael and Lars and would love to read more about them. JL Merrow has created two unforgettable characters everyone should have an opportunity to meet – Delane, Coffee Time Romance

I’m really excited about the new editions—and the new story, which has languished in the planning stage for far too long! 

 For a chance to win a copy of Pressure Head AND a copy of The Hot Floor by Josephine Myles, head on over to Coffee and Porn in the Morning and leave a comment here. Good luck!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Our Halloween Extravaganza continues! All eBooks in the Vampires andWerewolves/Shapeshifters categories are 25% off through October 7!

And *cough* a couple of suggestions:

Yes, all good things must come to an end – and coincidentally, so must the Hot Pressure Blog Tour! *sniffle*

Today, Josephine Myles and I are over at Coffee and Porn in the Morning where we’re sharing our experiences of living in truly horrible places in Welcome to Hell.  Leave a comment on the post to be entered into the draws for an ebook from each of our backlists, and the grand prize! Good luck!

Today, in the penultimate stop of the Hot Pressure Blog Tour, Josephine Myles and I are visiting Cole over at The Armchair Reader where we’re discussing whether men’s hobbies have to be macho in Do Real Men Knit?  Leave a comment on the post to be entered into the draws for an ebook from each of our backlists, and the grand prize! Good luck!

A message from Dreamspinner Press:

It’s October, which means it’s time for our Halloween Extravaganza once again! To start things off right, we’re giving 25% off all eBooks in the Angels and Demons category from now through October 4!
More events will happen during this month so stay tuned!
Best regards,
The Dreamspinner Press Team

And yes, there does appear to be one of mine in that category :

Angel by JL Merrow eBook

Having abandoned his childhood dream of becoming a priest, Don now tries to help people through his work as a parole officer. His latest assignment turns out to be Michael, a young man Don hasn’t seen since he took Michael to church as a child—and saw his parish priest cast Michael out of the church as a demon.

Meeting Michael as an adult re-ignites the obsession Don had with the boy he couldn’t save—but can Michael be saved at all? Or is the demon with the compelling face as damned as he believes himself to be?

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I’m rather fond of this little story, although I haven’t re-read it for a while. It’s a lot more serious than much of my work.

Today, Josephine Myles and I are hob-nobbing with the Bookwenches where we’re talking about the differences between plot-driven and character-driven stories. Leave a comment on the post to be entered into the draws for an ebook from each of our backlists, and the grand prize! Good luck!

Today, Josephine Myles and I are over at Pants Off Reviews where we’re talking about the attraction of opposites in The Yin to His Yang.  Leave a comment on the post to be entered into the draws for an ebook from each of our backlists, and the grand prize! Good luck!

You’ll also find, if you scroll down, reviews of both The Hot Floor and Pressure Head.