My Sexy Saturday ~ Lost and Found ~ Recent Release

 Sexy Saturday kisses, everyone. 

Once again, I'm featuring the first release of author, J. J. Collins. Lost and Found  is available at Evernight Publishing. 

"Lost and Found is a paranormal tale of two shifters, an arrogant alpha wolf and a freewheeling hawk, who come together and learn to rely on each other. There’s sex between two guys in this one. Be warned." [first posted by author, Pat Cunningham] 

Here are SEVEN *new* paragraphs ~ 

Declan levered himself to his feet, mindful of his leg. The move brought him closer to Killian. On impulse he reached out and patted Killian’s arm. Wolves were a physical breed, given to romps and shoulder-bumps and playful nips and pawing. Declan missed that, too.

The hawk-man jerked away. “Don’t,” he sputtered. “Bad for the feathers.”

“You don’t have feathers in this form.” He captured Killian’s face in his palm. So pretty. Sharp as a blade. Eyes like golden fire. He slid his fingers tenderly along Killian’s cheek. The hawk remained silent. Only the quiver of his limbs betrayed his agitation.

“This isn’t hair,” Declan realized. “Is it down?”

Killian’s scent soured with confusion and alarm. Suddenly he did have feathers, and wings and talons and a beak. The hawk shot skyward from a standing start, becoming a speck within seconds.

“Huh,” Declan muttered. A strange one, the hawk-shifter. As wild as the true beasts that lived here. And yet… There’d been that brush of feathers through his hair. Killian was too skilled a flyer for that to have been accidental.

What would it take to quiet that suspicion, gain his trust, win his heart? Feel that wiry body writhe beneath him? Taste that narrow chest, those tempting lips? Hear those shrill, exultant cries and know he was the cause?
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Note: This short story *was* on the AllRomanceebooks topseller list, is doing well on Amazon, and today was on Bookstrand's topseller short story list.

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For more of My Sexy Saturday ~mysexysaturday.blogspot.com~ 

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LOST AND FOUND  by J. J. Collins

Blurb

Injured and driven out of his forest pack, wolf-shifter Declan escapes to the prairies. Here he encounters hawk-shifter Killian. The hawk is snarky and annoying, but he's Declan's only hope for survival. Alpha Declan needs a pack. Solitary Killian doesn't need anyone. The two form a partnership, based on hunting and their unacknowledged mutual loneliness. The relationship quickly deepens into something stronger, maybe something lasting. Then Declan gets the chance to regain control of the wolves. Will he return to the pack he lost, and give up the love he's just found? 

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BLURB-EXCERPTS-BUY LINKS: 

  

HER MIDNIGHT STARDUST COWBOYS, a ShapeShifter Seductions Presents Novel.

Sherilyn, Dono, and Zance invite you to read their love story ~
A woman desperate to save herself and her prize horses. Two shapeshifter cowboys who want her as their woman. That's only the beginning... Available: SMASHWORDS PREMIUM CATALOGUE ~ KINDLE ~ *TopSeller* at AllRomanceEbooks  

For more info on my para-fantasy erotic romances check the sidebar. 

Love shapeshifters? Wanna know what life is like in a shapeshifter town? Join us at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS ~ Turning into Your Wildest Desire 

Now Available: RIDE THE ROAN STUD, written by my alter ego, Stevie Klark.~stevieklark.blogspot.com~

Blurb: On a vision quest, Ghost Walker succumbs to the harsh desert of the Four Corners badlands. With death's talons striking, he is rescued by a mysterious mustang.

Running as horse, Grant Thunderhead senses an intruder trigger the forcefield protecting his steam engine caverns. Investigating, he finds a beautiful unusual man who will rescue his heart.

Excerpt/Buy link ~bookstrand.com/ride-the-roan-stud~

Interview with J. J. Collins

Great news! As of this writing, Lost and Found has made it onto All Romance E-books' Top 50 bestsellers list! I was able to get hold of writer J. J. Collins and sit her down at the keyboard for an email interview. Take it away, J. J. --

Collins: Hey! My name's Jen Collins and I live in northern New Jersey with my wonderful husband Chuck and a garden tortoise named Toby. No dogs or cats. We're holding off on kids.

I hear the tale of how you met your husband is quite the romance story in itself.

I'll say! We met at a science fiction convention. We were both in the costume contest. We're both fans of Elfquest. I was Ember, he was Teir. It was Recognition.

Have the Pinis okayed this?

We've never met them, but I'm sure they'd approve. After all, they met through the letters page of the old Silver Surfer comic. It has symmetry.

What got you into writing?

Oh my. I've been writing since I learned how to hold a pencil. My dad used to read to me from those Disney storybooks, only he'd do funny voices and go off script and make up his own endings. In his version of Snow White, the dwarfs opened a car parts dealership--Manny, Moe, Jack, Grumpy, Sneezy, Dopey and Al--and the Evil Queen got her own talk show. The Magic Mirror was her announcer. My dad was a storyteller. I wanted to be a storyteller too.

So you set out to make a living as a writer?

I set out to make a living. I've been a secretary, a costume designer for a local theater group, a proofreader for a small publisher and a telemarketer. A lot of you reading this have probably hung up on me. Fortunately Chuck has a great job so if I happen to be between employment opportunities we can still skate by.

Does he write?

He writes science fiction, but he hasn't been published yet. I keep telling him to get off the fan fiction sites and write his own stuff.

Why romance? And why M/M?

Because in all those comic books and all those fantasy stories I read, I was never happy unless there was a girl and a guy getting together while slaying dragons and saving the world from aliens. I didn't even think about writing M/M until Chuck pointed out all my favorite fanfics were slash. There's just something soooo sexy about two hot men falling for each other. I love writing about how they get together.

What does your husband think of that?

He thinks I should be writing lesbian porn. I told him if that's what he wants to read, he can write it himself. Then I told him if he ever did, I'd divorce him.

Do you have a novel in the works?

Not yet. I have a ton of unfinished books cluttering up the closet. For now, I want to concentrate on short stories. That way I can focus on the romance and not get distracted by subplots.

Is Lost and Found your first published story? How did it come about?

Yes, it's my first professionally published story! Yay! I saw Evernight was looking for anthology stories about bad-boy alpha shapeshifters and immediately thought, "That's for me." Unfortunately, the story I wrote was too long for their word count. I also missed the deadline. Finally I decided to heck with it, just finish it the way it wants to be and see what they say. They said yes. I have some ideas for M/M stories that I want to send to their Romance on the Go line. Maybe I'll think about a novel in the future. It's just that they take so long to write. Stories are quicker. I can plot a story during Dancing with the Stars if I get bored.

Any chance you and Chuck might collaborate on a book?

We've thought about it. It would probably be science fiction, He'd do the world-building, I'd do the relationships. I don't think he'd let me write an M/M SF novel. But none of the women in it are going to have huge tits. That's my only rule.

Any advice to the aspiring writers in the audience?

Never give up! Persistence and patience are two of the most important writing skills you can develop.

Lost and Found is available from Evernight Publishing at
http://www.evernightpublishing.com/lost-and-found-by-j-j-collins/

My Sexy Saturday ~ Lost and Found ~ New Release

 Sexy Saturday kisses, everyone. 

Today I'm featuring the first release of author, J. J. Collins. Lost and Found  is available at Evernight Publishing. 

"Lost and Found is a paranormal tale of two shifters, an arrogant alpha wolf and a freewheeling hawk, who come together and learn to rely on each other. There’s sex between two guys in this one. Be warned." [first posted by author, Pat Cunningham] 

Here are SEVEN paragraphs ~ 

Emboldened, Declan slid his hand from Killian’s shoulder to the back of his neck. Dammit, he was stiff as rock back there. He rubbed and kneaded until he coaxed a bit of grudging relaxation out of Killian’s muscles. “So tense,” he teased. “I don’t bite. Not unless you ask.” He took a risk and leaned in closer. “Do you bite?”

For answer, Killian rested his hand on Declan’s leg. His nails pricked the skin of Declan’s thigh, even through the protection of the kilt. “I’m more of a scratcher. You might want to remember that.”

“Oh, I will. And you’re going to remember this for nights to come.”

Their lips were barely a breath apart. He closed that tiny gap and laid claim to Killian’s mouth.

Killian stiffened but didn’t pull away. Nor did he respond, not at first. Declan nibbled at his lips. Killian seemed to reach a decision and kissed back.

Great gods above and below. Kissing the hawk was like putting his lips to a lightning storm. The man was pure energy, electric and wild, like some primal god of the sky. Desire shot through Declan’s entire body as he drank it in, this fierce font of passion that was Killian. All of a sudden he wanted—no, needed—to climb aboard this feathered whirlwind and ride to its end, all the way to the clouds if need be.

Encouraged by Killian’s reaction, Declan pulled the smaller man into his brawny arms. His hands explored the angular geography of Killian’s narrow body, mapping every wiry inch. That downy not-hair covering extended from his clavicles downward, where it formed a dark, cozy nest for his dick. Similar down coated his arms, his legs, and—oh fuck yeah, his balls. Its enticing softness, contrasted with the rocklike solidity of Killian’s muscles, was driving Declan over the edge. 

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For more of My Sexy Saturday ~mysexysaturday.blogspot.com~ 

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LOST AND FOUND  by J. J. Collins

Blurb

Injured and driven out of his forest pack, wolf-shifter Declan escapes to the prairies. Here he encounters hawk-shifter Killian. The hawk is snarky and annoying, but he's Declan's only hope for survival. Alpha Declan needs a pack. Solitary Killian doesn't need anyone. The two form a partnership, based on hunting and their unacknowledged mutual loneliness. The relationship quickly deepens into something stronger, maybe something lasting. Then Declan gets the chance to regain control of the wolves. Will he return to the pack he lost, and give up the love he's just found? 

~~~~~~

BLURB-EXCERPTS-BUY LINKS: 

  

HER MIDNIGHT STARDUST COWBOYS, a ShapeShifter Seductions Presents Novel.

Sherilyn, Dono, and Zance invite you to read their love story ~
A woman desperate to save herself and her prize horses. Two shapeshifter cowboys who want her as their woman. That's only the beginning... Available: SMASHWORDS PREMIUM CATALOGUE ~ KINDLE ~ *TopSeller* at AllRomanceEbooks  

For more info on my para-fantasy erotic romances check the sidebar. 

Love shapeshifters? Wanna know what life is like in a shapeshifter town? Join us at SHAPESHIFTER SEDUCTIONS ~ Turning into Your Wildest Desire 

Now Available: RIDE THE ROAN STUD, written by my alter ego, Stevie Klark.~stevieklark.blogspot.com~

Blurb: On a vision quest, Ghost Walker succumbs to the harsh desert of the Four Corners badlands. With death's talons striking, he is rescued by a mysterious mustang.

Running as horse, Grant Thunderhead senses an intruder trigger the forcefield protecting his steam engine caverns. Investigating, he finds a beautiful unusual man who will rescue his heart.

Excerpt/Buy link ~bookstrand.com/ride-the-roan-stud~