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As July 2020 comes to a close, I would like to reveal to you the final cover of one of our future books. It is the fourth book to be written under the name of Cameron Chase, which I use for any books that contain scenes that contain explicit adult content, with assistance from Auldran Misdione, another of our talented writers.

This amazing cover is for “Rubbed The Right Way”, the first book in the Master Of The Silver Lamp series. It focuses on a young man named Anthony, who discovers a magic lamp containing a handsome genie named Julius inside of it. This cover has been designed by Brian Patterson, known as D20Monkey on Twitter, an exceptionally talented and highly professional artist that I would highly recommend to anyone who is seeking to commission high quality artwork.

If you are curious about the blurb of the book, I have included it beneath the cover.

“Will you allow me the pleasure of granting your fondest desires?” Julius asked.

Anthony gazed into the eyes of the all powerful genie, finding himself unable to look away. All he could do was answer his request with the only words he was able to speak.

“Your wish is my command.”

Anthony Carvello is a middle aged man who is desperate to escape the flat he shares with his brother Duncan, and his brother’s less than amicable fiancée. Whilst searching for a place of his own, he finds a seemingly perfect house, with a powerful mystical talisman hidden inside it’s attic.

With the seemingly infinite power of a magic lamp at his fingertips, will Anthony use his wishes to change his life for the better, or will he give in to the undeniable lust he feels for the muscular genie that is summoned from inside it?

No matter what Anthony decides, someone or something will have to be rubbed the right way.

Hope you liked this cover. I will have more information about this latest book very soon, as well as more snippets from future projects.

We are now approaching Summer 2020, so I have decided to post another Rainbow Snippet from one of our upcoming stories to get us in the mood. For those of you who don’t know, Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook group where you share a set of sentences from a work that has LGBT related content. If you want to check out this great community for yourselves, be sure to check them out for yourself.

Before I start, I would like to thank CB Archer, Dawn Sister and Grey Francis whose quips and good cheer have kept us going in the two years since I last posted a snippet. I would also like to show off a picture of Rafius Sahir from Our Second Chance, which was drawn by an artist named Bananapunch. The character was co-created by me, and Auldran Misdione, also known as AuldMisdione.

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This week’s snippet is a visit to the world of Rubbed The Right Way, an upcoming novella written by Cameron Chase starring a human male named Anthony Darvelo and a genie named Julius. This snippet is set just the first time they meet in the attic of a house Anthony is visiting.

The genie gave a soft cough, which broke Anthony out of his trance and made him look directly into the other man’s face.

“May I be so bold as to enquire as to your name, my Master?”

Anthony felt his body tingle with anticipation at the tone of the genies voice. It was clear that he was feeling just as entranced by Anthony, as he was by the figure of the powerful genie.

“A… Anthony Carvello.” he replied softly to the magical being.

“It is a pleasure to meet you, Master Anthony.” The genie replied, blushing slightly as he spoke his master’s name.

On a side note, I would like to thank every member of the group who has offered me kind words so far. Your support and friendship mean the world to me. I hope you enjoyed everyone enjoyed this little snippet, and will consider having a glimpse at the completed work.

As July 2019 begins, I would like to reveal to you the final cover of one of my future books. It is the third book to be written under the name of Cameron Chase, which I will use for any books that contain scenes that contain explicit adult content. This amazing cover is for “His Heartless Angel”, a story about a vampire and a hybrid angel who discover they are fated mates. It has been designed by Tammy Clarke, a very talented cover designer.

If you are curious about the plot of the book, I have also included it beneath the cover in question.

Gabriel Elvaos is a powerful vampire that has lived for over three thousand years. After many lives, loves and betrayals, he has settled in as one of the highest-ranking officers in the supernatural law enforcement agency. After losing one of his squad mates, Gabriel is loathed to take on a new member of staff, as he worries that things will slip out of his control. That is until Brylan Avalon, a handsome angelic detective is transferred to Department 616.

After an awkward set of encounters, the two men are partnered together by Gabriel’s superiors. This is made uncomfortable by the fact that Brylan is tightly focused on the cases at hand, whereas Gabriel believes that his new partner is his ‘Chosen One’, the vampiric term for someone’s fated mate.

Once this fact is eventually revealed, Gabriel is stunned to learn that Brylan couldn’t care less about their sacred connection. When he learns the reason for this apparent dismissal, it will take all of Gabriel’s strength to help his Chosen One heal from the wounds of his troubled past. Along the way, he must deal with his own personal demons, as well as a serial murder case involving the supernatural community.

As if things couldn’t get anymore complicated, Gabriel is tempted by the affections of a former flame, who is determined to not let his devoted vampire slip through his fingers for a second time.

Hope you liked this cover. I will have more information about this latest book very soon, as well as more snippets from future projects.

After the amazing response we have had to the two covers that we revealed earlier this month, we would like to reveal to you the final cover of one of our future books. It is named “Tales From The Lands Of Talybris: Volume 1”, and is the first book to be written under the collaborative name of Calvin’s Coracle, and contains several short stories within the worlds that have been created by Calvin Westbrook, Cameron Chase and Auldran Misdione.

This brilliant cover has been designed by Tammy Clarke, a talented graphic designer who works for her own company named Graphics By Tammy.

In the modern world, there are two parallel dimensions that inhabit the physical space known as Planet Earth. There is the mortal plane, filled with a multitude of civilisations, religions and beautiful places to see. The other place is known as Talybris, a cavalcade of different magical realms, powerful deities and supernatural species that go beyond even the wildest of imaginations.

Like many parallel worlds, the dimensions often cross into each other, creating pocket realms, hidden glades and even entire communities within their enchanted walls. Written by the talented authors at Calvin’s Coracle, this book is filled with numerous tales that tell the legends, folklore and personal stories of the inhabitants of Talybris, as well as the various times that Talybris and Earth coincide together.

Whether you are looking for a tale of royal dragons, powerful genies or seductive vampires, these mystical short stories will provide everything you have been looking for, as well as the things that you didn’t know you were missing.

As a special treat for my loyal readers, and anyone who loves supernatural fiction, here is a short sample from one of the book’s many stories. It is named Freedom’s Reward and is written by Auldran Misdione. The story stars a young anthro wolf-husky hybrid named Lee and a powerful anthro wolf genie named Ryder.

Turning around to the desk, he saw the golden lamp that he had bought from the market. Although he longed for the experience to have been real, the handsome genie that had appeared to Lee and hugged him after the wusky had wished him free had to have been a figment of his imagination.

Something his subconscious mind had made to make him feel less lonely in the squalor he was doomed to live in. Vampires existed, he was living proof of that statement, but genies were nothing more than figures that appeared in the dream world.

“I’m glad you decided to keep it.”

For a moment, Lee stood completely still, wondering he had misheard the voice. He carefully turned his head, and saw a figure in the corner of his eye. The wusky yipped loudly, and then spun around to face whoever had dared to enter his sanctuary. Throwing caution to the wind, he growled and bared his vampire fangs at the intruder. His expression turned from anger to complete amazement as he recognised the figure that had spoken.

The genie was standing about three foot from the bed, with his muscular arms crossed over his chest and a flirtatious gaze on his face that made Lee blush. Not only was the genie supposedly real, but he was being admired by the millennia old magical being.

“What are you doing here?” Lee asked, retracting his fangs carefully.

The wolf genie smiled.

“I came back because I wanted to see you again. That and I left my home in your bedroom.”

“Your home?”

The golden furred Adonis looked in the direction of the lamp on the desk.

“The lamp. I may be free, but it’s the only roof I have over my head since I was imprisoned inside it thousands of years ago.”

Lee couldn’t argue that the truth of the genie’s words, but why would he want to live in a place that had been his prison for so long?

“As horrible as it was being a prisoner there for long periods of time, it’s the only home I have, and I’ve grown fond of it. Call it Stockholm Syndrome if you like, but it is my home, and I don’t want to be apart from it.”

Hope you liked this cover and snippet. we will have more information about this latest book very soon, as well as more snippets from future projects.

Back when I first owned my first iPhone, I downloaded the Kindle application and started reading paranormal romance books whenever I could. My eventual dream was to create romance books of my own, once I could get over the emotional boundary of writing sexual encounters without feeling like I was doing something wrong. I still feel a little nervous about doing so, but some of my closest friends in the writing community inspired me to have a try at writing more explicit scenes, and see where the road of inspiration may take me.

With the introduction out of the way, I would like to reveal to you the final cover of one of my future books. It is the second book to be written under the name of Cameron Chase, which I will use for any books that contain scenes that contain explicit adult content.

This astounding cover is for “You’ve Got Male”, a story about two shifters who discover they are fated mates. As they struggle with their own lives around that discovery, what both men don’t realize is that they have already met via an internet messenger application. It has been designed by the kind and professional cover designer Charlie Sapphire, who works for her own company named Sapphire Designs.

If you are curious about the plot of the book, I have also included it beneath the cover in question.

“Do I have your word that if this man turns out to be your fated mate, you will treat him with the love and respect that he rightfully deserves?”

“On my word as a shifter, I will never cause him harm for as long as I live.”

Shaun Faraday is a lion shifter with a problem. He needs to find a partner to remain the leader of his pride, but Shaun is determined to not settle for anything less than his destined mate. As a last resort, he has been searching through every pack and pride he can find, hoping that one of their members will trigger his mating instincts. Owen Carmichael is a young man who was bitten by a wolf shifter during a camping trip, and subsequently has become one himself. After being taken in by a kindly alpha wolf, Owen tried to adapt to his change in species. His progress has been hampered by a set of tragic circumstances, that have led him to suppress his inner animal.

These two men have been paired as fated mates, and they are drawn to each other almost at once, despite Owen lacking the same mating instincts that Shaun is more than willing to embrace. What neither man realizes is that they have met several times before via an instant messenger application. As Shaun and Owen begin to develop their relationship, they eventually discover the truth behind their digital communications, and several deadly secrets inside both of their inner circles.

Will these two fractured souls be able to join together, or will they choose to reject the mate bond that the fates have decided to bestow upon them?

As a special treat for my loyal readers, and anyone who loves fated romance fiction, here is a short sample from one of the book’s many chapters.

As they stepped out of the restaurant, Owen turned to look at Shaun, seeing if the man was stilling undressing him with his eyes.

“Did you enjoy our first date?” Owen said with a smirk.

Shaun’s eyes flew open with surprise.

“What are you talking about?” He replied, hoping his lie would hold water.

To his dismay, Owen didn’t look like he was convinced for a second.

“Cyras is kind-hearted, but he’s also a terrible liar. He never planned on showing up tonight, and I can pretty much guarantee you never asked your friend to come either.”

Shaun let out the breath he didn’t realize he had been holding.

“You’re right. I hope you’re not too upset.”

He hoped to the gods themselves that this was the case.

Hope you liked this cover and snippet. I will have more information about this latest book very soon, as well as more snippets from future projects.

Anyone who knows me on a personal or professional level will tell you that I am a big lover of supernatural fiction, with fairy tales being a fairly close second or third option. After reading some books that retold some of the classic stories, I decided to come up with a few retold tales of my own. What makes these tales unique, or at least different, is that I am taking two or more fairy tales and reconstructing them into a narrative that feels fresh yet familiar.

With the introduction out of the way, I would like to reveal to you the final cover of one of my future books. It is the first to be written under the name of Cameron Chase, which I will use for any books that contain scenes that contain explicit adult content.

This amazing cover is for “From The Slipper’s Edge”, the first book in what I hope will be a long series of fairy tale retellings. It is a mixture of the rags to riches romance that is Cinderella, and the tale of personality shining through a dark heart that is Beauty and the Beast. It has been designed by the very talented minds at Gray Publishing Services.

If you are curious about the plot of the book, I have also included it beneath the cover in question.

A prince plagued by a deadly curse,
A magical benefactor bound by the rules of his clan,
A tortured young man forced to be a scullion in his family’s home,

These three men are brought together by fate,
Will they be able to find love before the stroke of midnight,
Or will they be destined to fall from the slipper’s edge?

Many years ago, a vampire by the name of Cassimir Velgrande, was placed under a wicked spell that forces him to be in a state of near permanent bloodlust. The only way to break the spell is for Cassimir to taste the blood of his fated mate, before he causes a single innocent soul to bleed to their death. His brother Altair, the ruler of the kingdom of Farawasia, is desperate to find the soul that will aid Cassimir, so he arranges a royal ball to bring together a large group of possible candidates.

Elliot Reynolds is a young man who has been forced to cook and clean for his stepfamily since the premature death of his beloved father. Elliot longs to find a way to escape his dreary existence and find the one who he is destined to fall in love with. On the night of a celebratory ball at the nearby palace, Elliot’s prayer for help is answered by a seductive male fairy named Haylen. The magical being grants the young man’s desire to attend the ball in a beautiful disguise, an act which breaks the rules that have been laid down by his domineering family unit.

The three men are attracted to each other almost at once, despite the obstacles that threaten to keep them apart. Will Elliot, Cassimir and Haylen be able to find their happy ever after, or will their shattered existences prove to be something that not even a magic wand can put back together?

As a special treat for my loyal readers, and anyone who loves fairy tale fiction, here is a short sample from one of the flashbacks in the book.

“Is everything ok?”

Elliot looked up to see Verona looking down at him. She was wearing her concerned face today, which meant that her mother and her sister were not lurking in the shadows.

“I’m just feeling a bit under the weather. I’ll be fine in a couple of days.”
Verona narrowed her eyes, as if she were looking for creases in an ironed ballgown.

“It’s more than that, Elle and you know it. You know you can talk to me if you have a problem right?”

Elliot tried to smile, but he couldn’t quite muster the strength. Verona put her hand on his shoulder.

“For what it’s worth, I’m sorry that your dress was torn apart. It looked so wonderful. I should have stepped in sooner before my sister and mother tore it to shreds.”

“Did they confront you about sticking up for me?”

“They did for a while, but they were so focused on preparing themselves for the ball that they decided I wasn’t worth dealing with at that time.”

Hope you liked this cover and snippet. I will have more information about this latest book very soon, as well as more snippets from future projects.

We are now approaching the middle of July, so I have decided to post another Rainbow Snippet. For those of you who don’t know, Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook group where you share a set of sentences from a work that has LGBT related content. If you want to check out this great community for yourselves, be sure to check them out for yourself.

Before I start, I would like to thank Frozen-Tiger, an amazing artist who drew a picture of Phoenix Brannigan from Our Second Chance and Varron Sevarine from the Treasured series. In this image, Phoenix is being greeted by Varron in the palace of the Northern Kingdom, a few hours after Phoenix was transformed into a genie. The young green haired man is noticeably nervous about meeting the royal genie, but Varron is there to offer a warm and comforting welcome to the world that will now be his home.

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This week’s snippet is a visit to the world of A Treasured Bind, the upcoming sequel to A Treasured Find. This time around, we focus on Magnus and Ceispen, the rulers of the Northern Kingdom and the biological parents of Prince Varron, and August Oberanti, one of the royal couple’s nephews.

Before either king could deliberate further on the matter, a series of loud knocks pounded on the door of their bedchamber.

Magnus snapped his fingers, and the door swung open within an instant. To their surprise, they saw their nephew August skid into the room and crash into the unlit fireplace.

“What in the world are you doing pounding upon the door of our bedchamber?” Ceispen shouted at his nephew.

August swept the coal dust off himself and bowed deeply to his uncle.

“I am deeply sorry for the disturbance Uncle Ceispen, but I am afraid that unless you intervene immediately, a terrible event is sure to transpire.”

Before either king could ask their nephew what he was referring to, a flash of lightning and several rumbles of thunder shook the entire palace.

“Does it have anything to do with why we had this sudden tropical storm on such a beautiful evening?” Magnus asked, his tone curious with a hint of accusation.

August nodded.

“The storm was conjured by your son, as a way of venting his emotional state after receiving news of a traitorous nature.”

Magnus and Ceispen’s faces drained with shock.

“Varron did this?!” Magnus eventually asked, waving his hand toward the torrential storm.

“What possible news could he have learned that would make him break one of our most sacred commandments regarding weather patterns for the Northern Kingdom?” Ceispen asked. His formal tone was almost lost, giving way to a hint of fear that he would usually deny existed in his emotional inventory.

August took a deep breath of resignation and explained the entire sequence of events to his uncles. When he had finished, both of the genie kings looked positively dumbstruck.

“Kerlaz withheld a letter from Varron’s Hiraeth for four weeks, and was about to throw the letter out of the palace?” Ceispen asked.

The younger genie nodded in response.

On a side note, I would like to thank every member of the group who has offered me kind words so far. Your support and friendship mean the world to me. I hope you enjoyed everyone enjoyed this little snippet, and will consider having a glimpse at the completed work.

It’s been a long time since I have posted a Rainbow Snippet, so I thought it was about time I did. For those of you who don’t know, Rainbow Snippets is a Facebook group where you share a set of sentences from a work that has LGBT related content. If you want to check out this great community for yourselves, be sure to check them out for yourself.

Before I start, I would like to thank Juacamo, an amazing artist who drew a picture of Felix and Ronan from Closing The Circle. In this image, Ronan is comforting Felix after he loses a dear friend.

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This week’s snippet is a visit to the world of Closing The Circle. This time around, we focus on Ronan and Felix during one of their first encounters.

Ronan LeClaine sat on the loveseat in the gardens of his home, waiting for his mate to come to join him. Although he had only known the man for less than twenty fours, his adoration for the spectacled wizard filled every pillar of his being. His soft scent, infused with vanilla and rosehip buds made the alpha’s blood rush through his veins to fill his aching length, and his arms longed to hold Felix in an embrace that would last for a thousand years.

“You wanted to see me Alpha LeClaine?”

Ronan turned his gaze, to see his handsome wizard standing at the edge of the lilypond. The alpha’s wolf growled with anticipation inside of him, and Ronan barely stopped himself from stripping the man naked and licking every inch of his beautiful body.

On a side note, I would like to thank every member of the group who has offered me kind words so far. Your support and friendship mean the world to me. I hope you enjoyed everyone enjoyed this little snippet, and will consider having a glimpse at the completed work.

After many years of writing and refining, the first book in my Shifting Secrets series is now available to be buy. If you are interested in reading the blurb, or seeing a sample, why not check out the cover reveal that was posted back in November 2017.

Written In Blood is available on Amazon Kindle worldwide, so if you’re in the mood for the beginnings of an urban fantasy, I highly recommend that you take a look.

Amazon UK – Link

Amazon US – Link

I’m going to take a short break, then I’ll start refining the second book, as well as my other projects. Hope you enjoy Written In Blood, and I’ll hopefully see you soon!

One of the hardest parts of being an author is trying to focus on the ideas you have, while new ones keep coming into focus. That was the case with the latest story that I am revealing here on my blog. It was formed from an idea I had originally based on the tales of the Brothers Grimm. When I couldn’t find a Germanic name that fitted my main character, I decided to switch to an Irish setting and build a different lore.

Without further ado, I would like to reveal to you the final cover of one of my future books.

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This beautiful cover for Closing The Circle, the first book in Paws And Effect series, has been designed by the talented mind of JC Clarke. If you are curious about the plot of the book, here is the blurb I have made for it.

The fur will fly when a young wizard seeks his path.

On the search for the remainder of his family’s legacy, a young wizard named Felix Driftwood travels to a mystical location in the middle of Ireland. On his arrival, he finds a mysterious village that is guarded by a pack of wereshifters who have fae lineage. When Felix is nearly killed by an unknown assailant, he is rescued by the pack and given sanctuary by their alpha, a part fae wolf shifter by the name of Ronan LeClaine.

Along with his new allies in the pack, Felix will try to recover what has been taken from his family, so he can lay claim to all the power he is destined to possess. On top of this, he must also try to control the affection he feels for the handsome alpha, as well as deal with the jealousy driven actions of his devoted familiar.

As a special treat for my loyal readers, and anyone who loves supernatural fiction, here is a short sample from one of the flashbacks in the book.

Hope you liked this cover and snippet. I will have more information about this latest book very soon, as well as more snippets from future projects.