Interview with TJ Nicholls

Weekend Update!

Hi everyone! Welcome to the weekend. I have another busy one. Last night our new pet possum decided to come inside again. NO it’s not a pet and I have no clue why they come into our house LOL. My dog is old so by the time she sees them she think’s its a friend. Here’s a picture, they’re very cute and not at all aggressive, BUT I like them much better outside.

Here is another Foggy Basin Interview from Jamie Sands interviewing Jamie Sands LOL: https://jamiesandsblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/interview-with-myself

The Do Over update: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/530x8htp59

There are still two more books in the Foggy Basin series to release so keep an eye out. Then we’ll all be working on Christmas shorts!

Here’s all the good stuff!

New Release!

Herds and Hooves

Foggy Basin Season Three

https://books2read.com/HerdsandHooves

https://mybook.to/FoggyBasin3

Keith Brooks has lived in Foggy Basin for all of his thirty-eight years and cannot imagine any reason to change that. He’s made a life for himself here trimming cattle hooves and occasionally working as a farrier when one of the nearby horse ranches needs it.

Bart Martin grew up in a suburb of Sacramento. Where conveniences are nearby, and he’s content with his life if not a little lonely and bored. Until he receives a call from his uncle, who lives in a tiny town in northern California that’s barely big enough to be on the map.

Bart is out of his element when he arrives at Foggy Basin during a Pride parade, and after getting lost. Lucky for him, Keith offers to help. He’s not sure he should trust the gruff man with arms the size of tree trunks, but he’s desperate. It’s a small decision that could change both their lives and force this city boy to learn to enjoy a life that he’s never considered.

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Nestled at the base of the foothills in northern California, this small town is full of characters just waiting to tell you their story. Whether you’re just passing through or you decide to stay a while longer, you’ll always find a warm welcome from the townsfolk. From farmers and animal rescues to artists and small business owners. Foggy Basin has it all.

Now in German!

Link to this book and all German Translations: https://books2read.com/rl/BLMaxwellDE

Auf der Suche nach Isaac: Serie Foggy Basin 2

Isaac Grant hat seine gesamten dreiundzwanzig Lebensjahre in Foggy Basin verbracht. Alles war perfekt, bis sein liebster Freund mit gewissen Vorzügen, Jack, die Liebe seines Lebens traf. Klar, er freute sich für Jack, aber er vermisste ihn und sehnte sich nach jemandem, der ihn nachts warm hielt oder mit dem er gemeinsam in Schwierigkeiten geraten konnte.

Tig Sawyer verließ Foggy Basin, nachdem er dort nur etwas mehr als ein Jahr gelebt hatte. Er machte seinen Highschool-Abschluss, ging an ein College in einem anderen Bundesstaat und blickte größtenteils nie zurück. Doch die Erinnerungen an dieses gemächlichere Leben kamen immer wieder hoch, wenn er bis zum Hals in der Arbeit steckte – und in seinem Privatleben.

Isaac hatte nie nach einer Beziehung gesucht und war mehr als glücklich damit, sein Leben locker und frei zu leben, doch seit er Tig kennengelernt hatte, fragte er sich, warum er nie jemanden für sich selbst gewollt hatte. Er fragte sich auch, warum jemand wie Tig, der sein Leben im Griff hatte und immer verdammt glücklich wirkte, sich auf ihn einlassen wollte. Doch die Art, wie Tig ihn ansah, verriet ihm, dass er mehr als bereit dazu war.

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Midnight Fireworks

99c Ends August 23

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Spencer Cline is tired of being alone, but he also loves his job and works way too many hours. Something he’s not ready to change.

Jake Raines owns his own restaurant and knows what it’s like to put time in to make your business a success. Now he’s trying to learn how to balance the time he works with time to meet someone.

Spencer and Jake are drawn to each other instantly when they meet at a New Year’s Eve mixer. When a wrong number ensures they’ll have a little extra time together, they’re willing to take a chance on each other. Can two workaholics find time for each other in their busy schedules? With a little help from a wrong number and undeniable chemistry, they might.

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Remember Always

99c ends August 23

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Link Stanton has been in love with Andy Lawson since they were in high school, and telling Andy he loved him was one of the biggest risks he’d ever taken. Now they’re happier than ever, engaged and living together in the small town of Occident.

Andy’s hesitant to give up the job in the city he worked so hard for, but the more time he spends with Link in their hometown the harder it is to go back to Sacramento to work. The town he couldn’t wait to leave has now become a refuge from the big city life he thought he wanted.

Link is happy, but there’s one more thing he wants to do, and he’ll need help from all their friends and family to pull it off. He asks Andy to marry him one more time but this time he’s got a date, and it’s only a couple of days away. It’s a lot to ask, but if they all pitch in, it’ll be as special as Link and Andy deserve. A friends to lovers small town romance.

Author News!

Preorder: Unfinished Noise
Brina Brady
https://books2read.com/UnfinishedNoise

MM Romance, Rock Band, Old Grudges, Band Reunion, Daddy Kink, Rocktoberfest
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After years away, Spencer is rejoining Black Shadows—but only by working with the two bandmates who once nearly wrecked everything. Old grudges and buried betrayals threaten the reunion before it starts.

Jamie thought life with Spencer was steady—UCLA classes, a future he’s fighting for, and a relationship he trusts. Then he learns Spencer will be performing with the ex who left deep scars, and suddenly running feels safer than staying.

Now Spencer is torn between the band that built him and the boy who became his home. If he can’t keep the past from tearing them apart, he risks losing both.

Blue Star Diner (Foggy Basin Series)
MM Small Town Romance
Brina Brady
https://books2read.com/u/4XjooN
DE: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0H3G9VK1F
Watch out for forbidden desires at Blue Star Diner!
In the heart of the small town, the Blue Star Diner serves more than just comfort food. Twenty-four-year-old Andrew Star, a brooding co-manager of a family diner with a past, finds himself drawn to Officer Duarte—a man with secrets as dark as the night.
Read their first Christmas:
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DE: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0H6W21RBL

#NewRelease
#Audible
#Snakeshifters
#Foundfamily

Bounty Hunter, psychic, snake shifter. Darian has all but been banished from his family for his visions, for his lineage, and for the way he lives his life. But when he meets Zaiden, he’s left wondering if his visions might be the least of his worries.

Serpent’s Kiss: https://books2read.com/u/3RGdrn

#Preorder #CoverReveal for book 3!

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Help From Beyond Series
A Shared Mind, Book 2
Coming 9/25/2026
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Series page: https://books2read.com/rl/HelpfromBeyond

Love isn’t always easy to find. Sometimes it requires help from Beyond…

#Preorder book 3 – A Shared Love #MMM #Daddy #Little

A Shared Love includes themes of an MMM romance; Daddy/little boys dynamic; spoiled brats; hurt/comfort; with a dash of corporate intrigue.

A Shared Heart, Book 1
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Love isn’t always easy to find. Sometimes the cost of finding the wrong love can make one reluctant to accept a true love when it comes along. Sometimes it requires Help from Beyond…

#fantasy #paranormal #afterlife #QueerRomance
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Daddy’s Little Secret
The Lactin Brotherhood
Cover by: In Ink Press
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You can find all my Lactin books here: https://books2read.com/rl/TLLactinBooks
Binge all the Lactin Brotherhood books: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXQ5YX2M

Daddy’s Little Secret is the third book in The Lactin Brotherhood series by TL Travis about men who naturally lactate and the guys who need them. In this standalone, you’ll get a sweet and sexy story that brings together a sexy Daddy and an adorable and loving Little.

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Schooling Little Sage
Littles of Rawhide Ranch Series
Cover by: Allysa Hart
Coming 9/1/2026
https://books2read.com/RawhideSage
Series page: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D93PS1FY

With the warmth of the Rawhide Ranch family surrounding them, Warner and Sage are about to discover that their happily ever after might be closer than either of them ever dared to dream.

Join the Rawhide Ranch Readers Group:
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New Foggy Basin Interview!

Interview with Jem Wendel

A New Foggy Basin Interview!

Interview with R.L. Merrill

A new Foggy Basin Interview!

Interview with R.A. Frick

Guess what day it is??

That’s right everyone today is STUFF YOUR KINDLE DAY!!!!

Don’t wait it’s one day only 1300 free books, Stuff Your eReader (with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, Nook and Google Play lists!), no strings attached, ONE DAY ONLY, August 10

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LGBTQ BOOKS ONLY: https://www.romancebookworms.com/lgbtq-books

Nuts and Bolts if part of this giveaway! I’ve also added the Nuts and Bolts short to the backmatter, Small Town to Down Under grab a copy soon

https://www.romancebookworms.com/lgbtq-books

Nuts and Bolts by BL Maxwell
Hudson has been single for years, and a few bad breakups have left him jaded about finding the perfect partner. But he’s not prepared for the cute, and much younger man who knows far more than he does about running the hardware store and isn’t afraid to tell him. It’s time for this city boy to embrace his country roots and find out what really matters in his life, and a certain country boy is more than willing to help.
Keywords: MM Romance, Gay Smalltown Romance, Age Gap Romance, Opposites Attract, Workplace Romance
GET Nuts and Bolts FOR FREE AT: Amazon US | Amazon UK | Amazon Canada | Amazon Australia

There’s also another Foggy Basin Release!

New Release!

Gabbi Grey

Keystrokes and Kittens

https://books2read.com/KeystrokesandKittens

Soren

My life is super simple—there’s my labrador retriever Tibby, my job as a cybersecurity expert, and my cabin on the edge of a beautiful lake in Foggy Basin. I have virtual coworkers who are kind, I have real-life friends who are generous, and I belong to a thriving and accepting LGBTQ community in town. My life’s pretty damn sweet. Except when I think about one shy, gorgeous, elusive man. Sam makes my heart beat a little faster. He makes my smile grow a little bigger. And he runs whenever we’re alone together.

Sam

As the manager of the pet food store, I get to meet the most amazing pet parents. I’ve become friends with the local dog trainer, and at his Christmas party, I ran into a guy I’d been admiring and avoiding whenever he came into my store. Soren is kind, and he’s hot, not the kind of man to look at me twice. I always get tongue-tied and run away as fast as I can. Until I rescue a litter of newborn kittens and find myself drowning in the demands of their hour-by-hour care. Then Soren finds me falling asleep over my register and offers to help. I can’t turn that kindness down, but I still don’t know what to say when I’m around him.

Keystrokes and Kittens is an opposites-attract, interracial gay romance with a normally chill guy who can become discombobulated, the man who wants to be his friend, and the cutest litter of matchmaking kittens ever.

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Just passing through? No problem. Here to stay? Well, better find your place. Sit back, relax, and get to know the townsfolk. They love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone, but why not stay and get to know us and read them all.

(CW – death of a pet)

Author Interview with Kota Quinn

Interview with Kota Quinn

New Foggy Basin Release!

Out now!

Silk and Honey

Kota Quinn

https://mybook.to/silkandhoney

Avery

One night with a handsome ex-bodyguard was all it took. Five months later, and I’m still burning for him. Moving to a small town to chase my dream of becoming a designer was supposed to be strictly professional, but the moment I lock eyes with Gideon again, my career isn’t the only thing constantly on my mind. He’s incredibly sweet, fiercely protective, and dedicated to his work, but can I convince him that what we have is the real deal?

Gideon

A gorgeous, passionate fashion designer and a quiet beekeeper don’t belong together. We’re complete opposites. I’m thirty-eight and ready to settle down. Meanwhile, Avery is living life and chasing his dream. He’s meant for bright runway lights, not to be tangled in my sheets. But when a cruel critic threatens his future, my protective instincts take over. I promised myself I wouldn’t catch feelings for him. Unfortunately, I think I’m already too late.

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Tropes and themes:

-Opposites Attract

-Ex Bodyguard meets Fashion Designer

-Size Difference

-Age Gap (38 & 26)

-Two cinnamon rolls meant to be together!

-Small Town Foggy Basin

https://mybook.to/silkandhoney

Something new! A Foggy Basin interview with Brina Brady by fellow Author Jamie Sands!

Interview with Brina Brady

Tuesday Update! (Fingers Crossed)

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for your patience. I HOPEFULLY have it worked out now. I had to change my server, my website had a critical error and then my links were dead! WordPress has helped me to get it all together so I’m hopeful this newsletter goes a little smoother.

As you know the first Foggy Basin book, Boss and Brat, released and later this week there will be two more! This is just such a fun series. It feels at times like we all know each other in this fictional town.

I’m still working on Herds and Hooves. I really hate writing last minute but sometimes it cannot be helped, and this year has really been nuts! But even if I haven’t had time to write as much as I’d like, I’ve written down lots of ideas so hopefully before I’m 90 I’ll get some of them done LOL. AND hopefully I have my website up and running again soon. I have to totally rebuild it so at least it’ll be what I want. Thanks again!

Here’s all the good stuff!

Sales!

Nuts and Bolts

SALE $2.99 in all languages.

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IT: https://books2read.com/u/3RR2gx

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Jack Hulbert has worked at the hardware store Nuts and Bolts since he was sixteen. He had big dreams of leaving town and traveling, but five years later, not much has changed, and he worries he’ll end up living the rest of his life in the small town he was born in.

Hudson Carter has been working in Sacramento for the past ten years, managing a big box store. He left Foggy Basin for college in the city and he never once looked back. His parents have owned the hardware store in town for two generations, and he’d hoped to avoid the same fate, but when his father tells him his plans to either sell the store or close it, he has a change of heart.

Hudson has been single for years, and a few bad breakups have left him jaded about finding the perfect partner. But he’s not prepared for the cute, and much younger man who knows far more than he does about running the hardware store and isn’t afraid to tell him. It’s time for this city boy to embrace his country roots and find out what really matters in his life, and a certain country boy is more than willing to help. #age gap, #city/country, #workplace romance, #small town romance

Welcome to Foggy Basin. Just passing through? No problem. Here to stay, well, better find your place. Sit back, relax and get to know the townsfolk. They love hard and play even harder. Each book is a standalone but why not stay and get to know us and read them all.

https://books2read.com/FreezingAversionCT2

Freezing Aversion on Sale! $2.99

Ends August 9

The cold isn’t the only killer in the wilderness.

Benjamin Coulton is a tracker employed by the Consortium, the ruling counsel of vampires. When he’s sent to investigate a rogue vampire killing indiscriminately in a remote region of Alaska. Bad weather hampers his effort and he loses the vampire he’s been tasked to find.

Leon Davis and his friend Trevor agreed to be winter caretakers for several cabins and a fishing lodge, thinking it would be easy money. They settle into their daily routine of checking the cabins for animal break-ins, or broken water pipes, and prepare for a long winter.

Until a run in with a vampire changes everything.

Ben finds a newly turned vampire left for dead by the rogue vampire, and suddenly Ben’s mission changes course. In the freezing wilderness of Alaska, he uncovers more truths and the mate he’d always longed for… and now the vampire he was tasked to find is hunting them. #MMParanormalRomance #vampire #fatedmate #thriller

Preorder!

Available August 20!

Herds and Hooves

Foggy Basin Season Three

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https://mybook.to/FoggyBasin3

Throwback Reads!

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When Ryan Stone’s aunt asks for help with her bookstore, he leaves the city and moves to the small town of Grace, at least temporarily. He’s so busy cleaning and restocking the store he almost doesn’t notice the handsome mechanic that always seems to show up at the park at the same time he has his lunch.

Every day for the past few weeks, Charlie Castle has been going to the park across the street from the auto shop, hoping for a chance to meet the new guy from the bookstore with the shock of red hair and a penchant for pink sugar cookies.

Ryan wasn’t looking for love when he met Charlie, but meeting Charlie might just give him everything he never knew he needed. MM Small Town Romance, Opposites Attract, Found Family

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