I’m pleased to announce that Matthew Shaw is currently recording “How to Run with the Wolves”. It should be available on Audible in March! (It’s amazing).
Here’s chapter 1
SEX IN SEATTLE SERIES - RELEASE DAY!
I'm happy to announce the re-release of my Sex in Seattle series. This series was written in 2013-2014 and has been a reader favorite. It was published originally by Dreamspinner, but I got the rights back last Fall and am now republishing with new covers (by Anna Tif Sikorska) and new paperback editions.
THESE TITLES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
Set in a sex therapy clinic in Seattle, the series features three romances with three different couples. Each book can be read as a stand-alone, though the clinic's main characters appear in all the books and you might prefer to read them in order.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐘 - Features Dr. Jack Halloran, an ex-military doctor whose PTSD and hand injury have made him unfit for surgery. He's now a sex therapist. When a P.I. suspects Halloran in a murder and pretends to be a patient, it gets very interesting!
AMAZON US - https://www.amazon.com/Trouble-Tony-Sex-Seattle-Book-ebook/dp/B0845TQ2M7/
AMAZON UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Trouble-Tony-Sex-Seattle-Book-ebook/dp/B0845TQ2M7/
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐄𝐋 - Features Daniel Derenzo, a successful business man whose life has been focused on work until his father's terminal illness issues a wake-up call. He is startled to find himself having feelings for his business partner, Nick. Daniel goes to see Dr. Halloran at the clinic--can a man in his 30's suddenly realize he's gay or bi? Dr. Halloran, and the clinic's surrogate, Michael, give Daniel the clarity he needs to pursue Nick.
AMAZON US - https://www.amazon.com/Enlightenment-Daniel-Sex-Seattle-Book-ebook/dp/B08462KKYJ/
AMAZON UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Enlightenment-Daniel-Sex-Seattle-Book-ebook/dp/B08462KKYJ/
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐈𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐋 - This is the reader's favorite in the series. Michael Lamont is the clinic's sex surrogate. He meets and falls for his author hero, J.C. Guise. But James is wheelchair bound after childhood polio, and has deep scars from abandonment. Will he ever let Michael close? This book features scenes of Michael working with his surrogacy clients, which was super interesting to research and write.
AMAZON US - https://www.amazon.com/Mating-Michael-Sex-Seattle-Book-ebook/dp/B0846BSMPG/
AMAZON UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mating-Michael-Sex-Seattle-Book-ebook/dp/B0846BSMPG/
If you haven’t read this series before, I hope you’ll give it a chance. Or if you read it way-back-when, catch up with old friends and give them a re-read.
Eli
Angels Sing - Release Day!
This has been a crazy year for me. We sold our farm in PA, packed everything, put it in storage, and drove across the country to Truckee, CA, where we have rented a place through Apr 30th.
My Christmas book this year, ANGELS SING, managed to get written somehow regardless, and so I’m thrilled and relieved to celebrate its release day!
BLURB:
This is Daddy Dearest Book #2. The Daddy Dearest series features single dads. Each book in the series features a new couple and setting. This book can be read as a stand-alone.
Jamie Bailey has not had such a wonderful life. He gave up his dreams of Harvard at 18 to raise his sister’s unwanted baby, and later a prized job to help a sick friend. Now the father of six-year-old Mia, and assistant manager at Raven Books, Jamie’s dreams are dashed once again when Uncle Billy admits the bookshop is in dire straights.
Stanton Potter, son of the most notorious businesswoman in Bedford Falls, loves his job teaching at the local elementary school. But he’s less than thrilled when he is forced to put together a Christmas pageant with first-graders, including Mia Bailey.
When Stanton meets Jamie, angels sing. Jamie’s gender-bending fashion sense and sweet aura have Stanton suffering through the worse crush he’s had since he was a teen. But can there be any hope for them when Jamie and Mia’s lives are about to be uprooted?
This Christmas, it’s Jamie’s turn to receive a little help from heaven.
CHAPTER 1 PREVIEW:
BUY LINKS:
The book is available on Amazon Kindle Unlimited in ebook and in paperback
Puzzle Me This -- Release Day!
Look what's out today! PUZZLE ME THIS is an early novella (2013) I wrote for Dreamspinner. I have expanded it by 15K words and gave it an overall edit, so this edition is pretty much a new story. Today it releases on Kindle Unlimited and there's a new paperback too.
BLURB:
Luke Schumaker designs computer games, working from his home. Every day he walks his dog in the woods nearby, never suspecting that someone who is completely smitten is watching.
The watcher is Alex Shaw, and he too works from home, designing logic and crossword puzzles. Alex’s options are limited: he’s too shy to approach Luke and his wheelchair won’t let him follow into the woods. His solution? Secret messages for Luke in the crosswords he writes for the local paper.
When Luke decodes them, romance begins, but then they face greater puzzles, like Alex’s interfering sister and what commitment to a man in a wheelchair really takes. And, most puzzling of all, how do you know if love is real?
LINKS:
EBOOK Amazon US - https://www.amazon.com/Puzzle-Me-This-Eli-Easton-ebook/dp/B07XCWMZNN/
EBOOK Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Puzzle-Me-This-Eli-Easton-ebook/dp/B07XCWMZNN/
PAPERBACK Amazon US - https://www.amazon.com/dp/169016851X/
PAPERBACK Amazon UK - https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/169016851X/
The Lion and the Crow - 3rd Edition Now Available!
Look what's live today! THE LION AND THE CROW re-release. I'm self-pubbing it after getting rights back from Dreamspinner. This third edition has a new cover and a paperback for the first time! It's on Kindle Unlimited for the first 3 months. The audible version has not changed.
This new third edition has the text from the second (Dreamspinner) edition and includes a bonus of the original epilogue from the first “Love Has No Boundaries” edition.
LINKS:
AMAZON US - Ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Crow-Eli-Easton-ebook/dp/B07X1V2B3N/
AMAZON US - Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Crow-Eli-Easton/dp/1688787917/
AMAZON UK - Ebook: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lion-Crow-Eli-Easton-ebook/dp/B07X1V2B3N/
AMAZON UK - Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lion-Crow-Eli-Easton/dp/1688787917/
AUDIBLE: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Lion-and-the-Crow-Audiobook/B011JBX83Y
Eli
boy shattered release day!
It's release day for the new edition of BOY SHATTERED. The new edition is from Dreamspinner Press. Here are the links:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Boy-Shattered-Eli-Easto…/…/ref=sr_1_3
Dreamspinner site: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/…/boy-shattered-by-eli-ea…
It's available in ebook and paperback and will be coming in audiobook.
Eli
Release day for "How to Run With the Wolves" - Giveaways!
It’s release day for HOW TO RUN WITH THE WOLVES. This is book #5 in my HOWL AT THE MOON series. You can read about the book and check out chapter 1 here.
The universal buy link is here. The book is launching on Kindle Unlimited on Amazon and will be available on wider release Nov 20. There is a paperback currently available and the audiobook will follow!
Signal Boost Promotions is doing a blog tour for the book with a giveaway. Check it out here.
You can also enter a giveaway on my Facebook group page here.
I hope you enjoy the book!
Eli
HOW TO RUN WITH THE WOLVES - Now up for pre-order!
HOW TO RUN WITH THE WOLVES (Howl At The Moon #5) is coming on Jul 19, 2019. It is now on the Amazon site for pre-order in both ebook and paperback.
You can also read the first chapter here or check out early reviews on Goodreads!
Eli
How to Run with the Wolves - Cover Reveal!
Check out the cover and blurb reveal for the new book in the “Howl at the Moon” series, “How to Run with the Wolves”. It is due out Jul 19th. Thanks to Joyfully Jay for hosting me!
All Eli Easton Titles on Kindle Unlimited for Summer!
Family Camp Audiobook Underway
I’m happy to announce that the audio book of Family Camp is currently being recorded by Matthew Shaw. Matthew reads my Howl At The Moon books and he also did Robby Riverton: Mail Order Bride. I’m so happy to have him voice this family-oriented rom com. Expected release date is late June to mid July. Here’s chapter 2 for a little tease. This hasn’t undergone any mastering or edits yet…..
Eli's Favs: Made for You by Anyta Sunday
I adored this book. I think it's my new number one from Anyta Sunday, which is saying a lot. It's slow burn romance , may-december, with hurt-comfort elements. Those are my favorite things in a romance.
We have two brothers -- Ben and Milo. Ben is trying to raise his little brother Milo after their parents are killed, but he's not quite making it. Between emotional issues, trying to work enough to pay the bills, and Milo acting out, Ben is drowning.
Enter Jack, one of Milo's teachers, and a guy who fixes up houses to flip in his spare time. When he sees the difficulties the brothers are in, he offers to help them fix up the family home for sale. Ben is much younger than Jack, but he's immediately attracted to him. Jack, though, tries to keep Ben strictly in the friend-zone because of the delicate situation, all while falling for the Ben-Milo-and Me family dynamic.
So well-written and excellent all around. I highly recommend!
FALLING DOWN - Now out in Audiobook & Paperback
I’ve been working on these elements for a while, and I’m so happy to finally be able to post this. Falling Down has a brand new audiobook and paperback available! And even a new cover on the ebook version.
About the book:
I started Falling Down while on a walking trip in the UK around the UK 2016 meet. The main plot ideas and the first chapters were dictating while I was walking by myself along the Thames long-distance path. And I think this infused a lyrical, nature-focused, lonely tone to the book which is unlike any of my other books. I really like it.
The story is about a young homeless guy, Josh, who was kicked out by his stepdad after his mother died unexpectedly. He is left traumatized by his mother’s death and his head is not at all in a healthy space. She always talked about one day going to see the fall leaves in New England (they live in Alabama), so Josh gets the idea to take a bus to New Hampshire, see the fall leaves, and then, when the snow comes, to just lie down in the snow and give up.
But when John gets to New Hampshire and finds a bridge to camp out under, he runs into a local, Mark, who is an ex-Marine with trauma of his own he’s trying to heal. Mark feels sorry for Josh and gives him a job helping him paint a house and also a place to sleep out of the cold. As the two men work together through the season of falling leaves, they begin to heal each other, find common ground, and fall in love. Of course, there is an HEA.
At the time I released this book in November 2016, I was really in a hurry because I had to move on to my Christmas book for that year, so I didn’t do a paperback or audiobook. But this story has stuck with me as one of my favorites, so I decided it was time to revisit it and give it the “full monty” treatment it deserved.
About the Audiobook:
For this audiobook I wanted Michael Stellman who read my book The Mating of Michael and also A Prairie Dog’s Love Song. I find his voice relaxing to listen to, and it seemed right for this project. Like The Mating of Michael, Falling Down is one of my more angsty books with a poetic, melancholy feel that I thought he could nail. Also, Josh is pretty young so I needed a young voice. Fortunately, Michael agreed to work with me on this. I really enjoyed listening to the final book, and I hope you do too.
YOU CAN LISTEN TO A SAMPLE HERE.
The new cover:
The new cover was designed by Anna Tif Sikorska. I met her at EPC in Amsterdam last year and she was so sweet. I used her for the first time on my Boy Shattered cover, which I loved. And she did a fantastic job refreshing the Falling Down cover too. Thank you!
The Paperback:
Doing paperbacks for my self-pubs is totally on me and I have to admit it often isn’t a priority. The sales are pretty low on paperbacks, and sometimes it doesn’t seem worth the effort. But then I get an email from a reader, or I meet one at a con, who says “I’d love to read this book of yours, but I only read paperback. Please consider putting one out.” And I’m like “Daawww! Of course I will! Please hug me!” So with the cover refresh and the new audiobook, it seemed like the perfect time to finally get the paperback up too. So it’s there! You can find it on the Amazon page with the ebook and audiobook. Links below.
Kindle Unlimited:
Because of the new relaunch, I’ve put the ebook back on Kindle Unlimited for 90 days.
LINKS:
Hope you enjoy this refresh and give the audiobook a try!
Eli
Autism Blog Hop - Childhood Toys
Hi, all! Welcome to my blog hop post for RJ Scott’s Autism Awareness Month. I’ve learned a lot about autism being friends with RJ and following her social media posts about her lovely son Matt. This topic deserves all the focus it can and I’m happy to take part.
AUTISM FACT
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) isn’t just one thing. It encompasses a range of conditions that share a difficulty in social functioning and repetitive behaviors or stereotyped interests. There are four distinct diagnoses that fall into ASD including Asperger syndrome, autistic disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specific. Some individuals have an intellectual disability while others have average or above average intelligence.
CHILDHOOD TOYS
This year’s blog hop theme is childhood toys. Awesome. My childhood was quite a long time ago. :-) I was born in 1963 in a little town called Palmerton, Pennsylvania. Think DEER HUNTER. I am not kidding. My father was a minister in a Protestant church called Church of God. Here’s a photo of me, one of my brothers, and his friend outside our church. I was about three or four. Deer Hunter. Seriously.
As a kid, I was obsessed with books. The first thing I ever “collected” in my life were Dell Yearling books. I treasured every volume. My dad being a minister, and my mom being a homemaker, our family did not have a lot of money, so everything we got was a treasure. The books looked like this.
This was the start of my love of reading and writing. But, you say, books are not toys! This is true, but they certainly make up my most vivid memories of the objects I owned and loved as a kid.
Other things I can recall were Barbie dolls. I liked to make up stories and act them out with the dolls. Nothing sophisticated, just bopping them around and making up things they said to one another. “Oh, no you can’t bring a dog in here!” or whatever. Ha. Genius, I tell you.
I liked to incorporate anything I could find into these doll games—not just Barbies, but Ken dolls, my brother’s GI Joes, Christmas ornaments, little wooden thread bobbins I could make into furniture, plastic animals or whatever I could find. I wasn’t sophisticated enough at that age to makeup same sex couples though. More’s the pity!
Another thing I loved to play with when I was a kid was a bag of fabric squares my mom kept to “someday” make quilts with. I loved laying the blocks out on the floor or stairs to make different patterns and designs. I have no idea why, but I think it was the puzzler side of my brain showing itself.
GIVEAWAY!
Thanks for visiting my blog hop stop! As a thank you, I’m giving away a $5 Amazon gift certificate. To enter to win, just leave a comment below.
Eli
FAMILY CAMP - Win a $25 Gift Certificate on my blog tour!
FAMILY CAMP released March 28th. To celebrate, I’m doing a blog tour with Signal Boost Promotions. You can enter to win a $25 gift certificate at any of the blog tour stops.
CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE CONTEST.
Check out some of the reviews and stops so far on this page (under “What people are saying”).
EBOOK:
Amazon US - ebook and paperback
Amazon UK - ebook and paperback
READ CHAPTER 1:
Family Camp - Chapter 1
EXTRA STUFF:
Goodreads
Release day: Family Camp!
FAMILY CAMP is out today! It’s available in ebook and paperback. The ebook is on Kindle Unlimited for the first 90 days.
AMAZON US - ebook and paperback
AMAZON UK - ebook and paperback
This is a sweet, feel-good romance with little angst and lots of family feels. I think we all need a little lightness right now! I hope it makes you smile.
BLURB:
When Geo signs up for Family Camp, he envisions nature hikes, s’mores, and a chance to win over his recalcitrant new foster kids, Jayden and Lucy. He’s tried to become a dad for so long, and he hopes the three of them can be the family he’s always wanted. What he doesn’t anticipate is the prickly and gorgeous camp counselor who constantly comes to his rescue.
Travis spends a week every year at Camp Evermore, the camp his adoptive parents own. As a pro baseball player, his presence guarantees a full campground and excited campers. He has one rule: never, ever mess around with anyone at camp. His profession demands he stay in the closet. But one sweet and funny new dad is about to test all his resolve.
Sparks fly for Geo and Travis, and not because of the nightly campfire. Having been a foster kid himself, Travis is drawn to Geo’s sincerity and big heart and to his kids. The four of them just fit. But will this be a summer romance? Or can they find a way to be a family long after Family Camp is over?
About the Daddy Dearest series
This series will consist of stand-alone contemporary novels focusing on single gay dads who find hot romance. Expect laughs, sweet and sexy slow-burn romance, and lots of family feels!
Family Camp is on the way!
My next book is due out on March 28th! Here’s the cover and blurb.
BLURB:
When Geo signs up for Family Camp, he envisions nature hikes, s’mores, and a chance to win over his recalcitrant new foster kids, Jayden and Lucy. He’s tried to become a dad for so long, and he hopes the three of them can be the family he’s always wanted. What he doesn’t anticipate is the prickly and gorgeous camp counselor who constantly comes to his rescue.
Travis spends a week every year at Camp Evermore, the camp his adoptive parents own. As a pro baseball player, his presence guarantees a full campground and excited campers. He has one rule: never, ever mess around with anyone at camp. His profession demands he stay in the closet. But one sweet and funny new dad is about to test all his resolve.
Sparks fly for Geo and Travis, and not because of the nightly campfire. Having been a foster kid himself, Travis is drawn to Geo’s sincerity and big heart and to his kids. The four of them just fit. But will this be a summer romance? Or can they find a way to be a family long after Family Camp is over?
About the Daddy Dearest series
This is the first book in a new series. The series will consist of stand-alone contemporary novels focusing on single gay dads who find hot romance. Expect laughs, sweet and sexy slow-burn romance, and lots of family feels!
Look for more info in the coming 2 weeks. This book will release on Kindle Unlimited.
Eli
"Heaven Can't Wait" - Eli goes Metaphysical
My backlist special for the rest of February and March is “Heaven Can’t Wait”. It is only 99c on the Dreamspinner site. You can find it here.
This novella was published in 2014 as part of Dreamspinner’s “Daily Dose”, their summer anthology series. I think for that reason, people who didn’t subscribe to the Daily Dose may not have seen it or read it. Which is a shame, because this is one of my favorite novellas that I’ve ever written.
I’ve always been a fan of metaphorical stories. I studied philosophy for a few semesters and loved it! I almost got a masters in it, except I talked myself out of it, thinking it wasn’t practical. But as a protestant minister’s daughter, and later an uber liberal who was interested in Buddishm, New Age ideas, near-death experiences, as well as the paranormal, I’ve always been interested in what lies beyond this world and various concepts of heaven, hell, judgement, God, etc.
I remember how delighted I was when I read Anne Rice’s “Memnoch the Devil” because in it, Lucifer goes into whole chapters of discussion about creation and why he rebelled and what was wrong with God’s whole scheme. I ate up that shiz. Years later, as a thriller writer writing under the name Jane Jensen, I wrote a huge novel about the meaning of good and evil and life after death called “Dante’s Equation”.
“Heaven Can’t Wait” is the Eli Easton, lightly-tapdancing-on-the-metaphyiscal expression of that interest. In this m/m romance, an intolerant young man wakes up to find himself dead. His soul is on the tipping point between heaven and hell, so in order to redeem himself, he has to go back to Earth as a ghost and save the life of a bullied young man (and maybe find the guy a boyfriend too).
If it sounds heavy, it’s not. This is a humorous take on the subject, with our intrepid ghost Brian screwing up at every turn, and his mentor in heaven, Peter, being rather impatient and sarcastic. But despite the humor, there are some interesting ideas in the story, I think. Peter explains to Brian why people are born gay, for example. And in the end, Brian realizes a lot of what he believed when he was human is just plain wrong.
But whether the ideas interest you, or you just read it for a fun romance lark, I think you’ll enjoy “Heaven Can’t Wait”. Check it out while the sale lasts!
Last few days for my Christmas books on KU!
I hope you all had a good January. I’m working on a book called FAMILY CAMP and should be able to share a cover and blurb with you soon!
Eli
Eli's Favs: Bigger Love by Rick R Reed
It's been a while since I read Big Love, so I read this as a stand-alone. It works fine in that regard.
This YA novel is about courage--the courage to be true to yourself no matter how non-conforming that is or the cost in bullying from others. Truman, the main character, lives in a small Ohio town and he’s openly gay and quite femme presenting. He is a senior in high school and doesn't hide his light under a bushel, so to speak. His has friends and a single mom who are incredibly supportive, so this isn't a bleak story in any way, though there is some bullying.
Truman's love interest is Mike, a good-looking, butch guy who has recently moved to town. He was gay in his previous home of Seattle, but he's trying to fly under the radar in Truman's small town. Although immediately attracted to Truman, for quite a while Mike ignores him, not wanting to reveal his own homosexuality. He's a bit hot and cold with Truman, but fortunately, he ultimately steps up to the plate.
There's a high school play Truman is involved with that brings matters to a head with both the town bullies and with Mike. Fortunately, Truman handles it with aplomb and we get an HEA.
If you enjoy gay coming of age stories, you will enjoy this one by Rick Reed. As usual, his writing is terrific and I read this through without a pause. Recommended.