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Morgan and Nelson are here!!!

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It is finally time for Morgan and Nelson to share their story with the world. Yay!

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Releases: August 6, 2026

Characters: Morgan (unicorn shifter) and Nelson (shadow jumper)

Tropes:

  • MM Paranormal Romance
  • Fated Mates
  • Low Angst
  • Unicorn Hero
  • Grumpy / Sunshine
  • Only one bed
  • Chosen Family
  • Virgin hero
  • I will protect you
  • Opposites attract
  • Snowbound cabin (forced proximity)
  • Hurt / Comfort
  • Bad Undercover Disguise
  • Meet when hiding from the bad guys
  • I’m not worthy of love
  • Supernatural small town

Rainbows and darkness don’t belong together, but fate has other ideas.

People use the word “unicorn” to describe the rarest of the rare. The thing that is more myth than reality. The thing that makes you question if it even existed.

Yeah.

Nelson knows firsthand how apt that metaphor is, because finding an abducted unicorn is about as easy as tracking down rocking-horse crap. After months of searching, all he’s found is failure. Every time he closes his eyes, he imagines the poor man—Morgan—fading away somewhere, unable to escape. And that’s better than magically enhanced caffeine at keeping him awake at night.

So when Nelson agrees to do a side job for someone at the Supernatural Council, the last person he expects to find is Morgan. But here he is at a black magic market, dressed up like a stand-in for a B movie about evil witches, and Nelson knows he has to get him back to the safety of Willow Lake.

If only Morgan would listen to him.

Morgan’s dedicated his life to finding out what happened to his parents. Although that hunt has gotten people killed in the past, he can’t stop. But he is open to help. And who could help better than a deliciously hot shadow jumper? Particularly when Nelson is all heroic and stuff…

Hurrah for heroes. Hmm… Maybe Morgan should try to seduce him. Because Nelson really should be rewarded for his services and more importantly, Morgan is dying—hopefully not literally—to see a smile on the grumpy grump’s cute face.

Tags: MM Paranormal Romance. Every grump needs a bit of sunshine. Cuddling during a blizzard is mandatory. Unicorns are amazing. Some shadow jumpers will never blend into the background. What is going on? Who is Rudy Tada? Everyone should wear a cloak. (Seriously, they are awesome!) It’s hard to disguise a unicorn. Oh look, there is only one bed! Oh crap, are there supernatural hunters here too? It sucks when things aren’t all rainbows and unicorns.

Let’s Talk Tropes in MM Romance!

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I thought it’d be fun to look at some common tropes! So here are a few that I’ve used in my Willow Lake Supernaturals and Willow Lake Pack series. (You can find the books on Amazon here)

SMALL TOWN

The Willow Lake world is all about the supernatural small town! It is fun though to imagine a wonderful little supernatural town where everyone knows everyone and accepts them for who they are.

FATED MATES

Yes. This is everywhere in Willow Lake! It’s a fated mates extravaganza in that little town!

FRIENDS TO LOVERS

I play with this trope a bit in Moody as a Minotaur. Parker and Levi have been friends for a long time… and they are attracted to one another, but something is holding them back.

FOUND FAMILY

A recurring theme in the Willow Lake world is the idea of finding people who will / have become your family. In Hellhounds Never Lie, Dillon has been searching his whole life for a place to belong and he finds it in Willow Lake. In Oracles Always Win, Gage has created his own family when he created his team. And in Alphas Never Hide, Hayden has family, but it takes him time to realize that his pack is his family too.

HURT / COMFORT

Ash and Dillon’s relationship in Hellhounds Never Lie has hurt / comfort in it. Ash is still hurting from a past relationship, and he has the scars to prove it, and Dillon is hurting because he longs for something he doesn’t think he’ll ever find.

SIZE DIFFERENCE

I have a couple of books with size difference. Mercer and Oak from Ravens Never Fall and Ash and Dillon in Hellhounds Never Lie.

FAKE RELATIONSHIP

I’m play with this a little bit in Moody as a Minotaur with Parker and Levi, but I have plans to explore this trope more in a future book.

FORCED PROXIMITY

I play with this trope in a few of the books (like when Ryley goes home with Hayden to watch over him in Alphas Never Hide or when Adrian decides to protect Jeremy in Wolves Always Bite), but no one has been snowed in or stranded anywhere yet. I definitely see something like that happening in a book soon!

GRUMPY / SUNSHINE

In Alphas Never Hide, Hayden is a little grumpy and Ryley is a little sunshine (although probably more snarky than sunshine… LOL). But I have plans for another grumpy / sunshine combo soon!

ONLY ONE BED

I play with this trope a little bit with Hayden and Ryley’s book Alphas Never Hide. When Hayden walks into his trailer and realizes he has nowhere for Ryley to sleep… I had so much fun writing that!

SEXUAL AWAKENING

Jake has a sexual awakening when he meets Gage in Oracles Always Win.

FISH OUT OF WATER

Simon is a bit of a fish out of water in Cats Never Fly when he unwittingly summons a dragon and is thrust into a situation he is completely unprepared for.

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MORE TROPES

There are so many tropes I haven’t explored yet, but I think some of these might be fun…

  • Enemies / Rivals to Lovers: This one sounds like sooo much fun! I have ideas about who in Willow Lake might end up with this trope… but we’ll see!
  • Hidden identity
  • Arranged Marriage
  • Best friend’s dad / brother
  • Forbidden relationship
  • Royalty / Nobility
  • Bodyguard romance: Adrian acts a bit like a bodyguard with Jeremy in Wolves Always Bite, but I wouldn’t call it a bodyguard romance.
  • May / December or Age Gap: This is a tricky one… because in the Willow Lake world, so many of the supernatural characters have long, long lives so there can be hundreds of years between the ages of the characters. But I wouldn’t really classify the books as May / December or Age Gap.

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WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE TROPES?

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You can preorder Alphas Never Hide now!

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🐺🐺🐺 It is here!!! The preorder is live for ALPHAS NEVER HIDE (Willow Lake Supernaturals #5) 🐺🐺🐺

Main Characters: Hayden & Ryley

Release date: March 5, 2025

The wolf who refuses to be Alpha.

Hayden Walker might be trapped in Willow Lake by guilt and duty, but he’s no one’s alpha. It doesn’t matter how many times people call him Alpha, with a capital A like it’s his name, he just isn’t—just ask his last pack. They had no problem rejecting him to follow his traitorous brother, Robbie, twelve years ago.

Hayden thought he’d come to terms with what happened back then, but it turns out some things don’t get easier to accept with time. After discovering his brother’s latest sinister activities, Hayden can’t hide from the truth anymore. He has to stop him, particularly when Ryley Bell, his fated mate, is his brother’s latest victim.

Hayden can’t let his brother harm anyone else. Robbie won’t take anyone else from him. Not again. Never again.

Tags: MM Fated Mates Paranormal Romance, a wolf who refuses to be Alpha, a faun who doesn’t put up with his mate’s nonsense, let’s pretend a kick in the face is a sign of love at first sight, the Eternal Magic is a persistent diva, the confrontation between brothers we’ve all been waiting for, Hayden has a pack whether he wants one or not, he will also get his happily-ever-after whether he wants one or not, wolves should listen to their clever mates, and, most importantly, not all fauns play flutes.

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Note: Books in this series are best enjoyed when read in order.

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Alphas Never Hide is the fifth and final book in the Willow Lake Supernaturals series, but DON’T WORRY! We aren’t leaving Willow Lake, not when there are still so many characters waiting for their happily-ever-afters! Levi and Parker’s book will be the first release the new Willow Lake Pack series! It is coming soon! I’m writing it right now!!!

My first audiobook is coming soon!

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Woo hoo! I have news!

Hellhounds Never Lie will release as an audiobook on April 15, 2025!!!!

And Kirt Graves is the narrator!!!!!

Okay… I absolutely squealed when I heard because… Kirt Graves!

*** I’m so freaking excited! ***

It *just* went up on Tantor Audio’s website, so there aren’t many pre-order links yet. But they are coming! It will be available at 60+ retail and library digital distributors, including Audible, Apple, Spotify, audiobooks.com and Google Play.

Read more at Tantor here

Oracles Always Win – New Release!

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Oracles Always Win (Willow Lake Supernaturals Book 3) is here!!

Jake believes he is absolutely ordinary… But what if he isn’t?

Jake is absolutely, completely ordinary, even if he has a weird painting affliction. Painting is relaxing, right? It helps. It’s a form of art therapy. Even if his painting is the subconscious kind. The middle-of-the-night, paint-while-you-sleep kind. The kind that makes him puke every single time it happens.

Okay. So, maybe that’s not exactly normal.

But when a sexy but presumably imaginary guy with horns, who Jake’s strange painterly alter-ego has been fixated on for the last year, suddenly shows up in town with horns and all, Jake doesn’t know what to think. Especially when the not-so-imaginary guy claims he’s a demon and that Jake’s an oracle, of all things. That’s when Jake begins to suspect his life is never going to be the same again.

After all, he mentioned the horns, right?

Tags: A demon with a found family, an oracle unknowingly in need of a tether, the talking cat is a glutton, oracles know things, oracles shouldn’t paint in public in only their underwear, the wolves in the hills are still jerks, a formerly human guy keeps asking crazy questions, who knew horns and wings could be sexy, and… just how many supernatural beings will be drawn to this one little town?

Oracles Always Win – New Release Date

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Sooo… I’m sorry, everyone… but…

Jake and Gage decided they need a little more time… which means Oracles Always Win is now releasing March 14th instead of this month. I’m so disappointed that I had to move the release date, but these two characters fought me and fought me and fought me. I love them to pieces, but they made me work for their happily-ever-after.

So, if you received a notification from Amazon about the pre-order moving, please be reassured that this new date is solid. And, I firmly believe the book will be better for the extra month.

That said, I have started to look at book 4 now that Jake and Gage’s book is in hand, and I expect it to go much more smoothly. Thank the Eternal Magic for that. 😉

NEW RELEASE DATE: MARCH 14, 2024!

SEE IT ON AMAZON HERE

A Question about Ravens Never Fall

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Because this has come up…

Q.

Where can I buy Ravens Never Fall?

A.

Ravens Never Fall, the Willow Lake Supernaturals Prequel, is only (and has only ever been) available as free bonus content to my newsletter subscribers or offered for free through periodic Bookfunnel promotions. It has never been for sale at any retailers. I have no immediate plans to change that, but you never know what will happen in the future. 😉

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Wolves Always Bite – New Release!

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Wolves Always Bite (Willow Lake Supernaturals Book 2) is here!!

What’s a simple human to do when he discovers supernatural beings are real?
Ask a lot of questions, take a lot of notes, and try to seduce a werewolf, of course.

Jeremy has always wanted to befriend mythical creatures, play with forbidden magic, and meet his fated mate. Okay, okay. He knows the difference between fiction and real life; he is an author after all… Or he would be if he ever got to “The End” on one of his stories. So he realizes his desire to live inside a fantasy romance novel is a touch unrealistic, but where is the joy in living a life that is boring and predictable and overwhelmingly blah?

At least that’s what he thinks until a hot AF werewolf saves him from his freaky boss and turns his whole life upside down. And his boss? She isn’t the weird old lady he thought she was, but how could he have guessed she is a grumpy goblin with a reputation for selling black-market magical artifacts? Now Jeremy is determined to know everything about the supernatural world, and Adrian, his swoon-worthy werewolf hero, is willing to answer all his questions, even when they make the big guy blush.

But when his former goblin boss kidnaps his cat to convince Jeremy to return the items she thinks he stole, things get serious fast. Now in between plotting his next MM romance and seducing the beautiful werewolf (and not just for research purposes), he needs to stage a cat rescue. Life is definitely not boring now.

Tags: MM Paranormal Romance with Fated Mates! Jeremy has sooo many questions, Adrian tries to answer them even when they make him blush, no cats were hurt in the writing of this book, an obscene number of ‘80s music references, his best friend is a lying liar who lies, his book bag is his weapon of choice, don’t touch the demon’s dimples, supernaturals have magical everything, small towns aren’t so bad, especially when they are full of supes.

Author Update

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Wolves Always Bite (Willow Lake Supernaturals #2) – AKA Jeremy’s book – is now in the hands of my beta reader! Yay! So, I’m currently biting my nails and hoping that they will think I have done Jeremy justice!

(Psst… I’m sharing some excerpts of Jeremy’s book in my Facebook Reader Group. )

While I’m waiting to hear what they think about Wolves Always Bite, I’ve pulled out my rough draft of book #3. Book #3 (which I still haven’t titled) is Jake’s book! Interestingly, Jake’s story is the one that started everything. His character showed up and I started writing his story, but quickly figured out that his wouldn’t be the best way to start the series. So I’m excited to finally return to his story!

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