The One That I Want and Hopelessly Devoted are back up for sale!

Just a quick note to let you know that The One That I Want and Hopelessly Devoted are now back up for sale at all good ebook retailers.

I recently had my rights returned from the publisher so I tidied the stories up and had them re-edited. The writing is tighter but no new scenes have been added, so if you’ve already read them, there’s no need to read them again – unless of course you want to 🙂 They’re now for sale at a much cheaper price than before – only .99c! so make sure you get your hands on them!

 

Jason escapes into the magic of a Broadway play every weekend. Musicals always have a happy ending and for a few hours he can believe there’s a happy ending waiting for him, too. When the tall drink of water who works on the top floor of Jason’s building, wants to take him on a date, Jason is surprised. After all, Jason is awkward and skinny, and sees himself as a boring accountant, while Paul is tall, dark, and incredibly hot.

Despite Jason’s reservations, Paul and Jason start dating and attending the shows Jason adores. But if Paul likes musicals as much as Jason, why does he always doze off? Is Paul leading a double life? Does he have a wife tucked away somewhere?

Jason knows Paul is hiding something and when the secrets come out, Jason finds his fantasy comes to life, right there on the stage.

 

One year on from Paul’s proposal, Jason is living a life he never dreamed of. As he fusses with his tie and readies to walk down the aisle, he reminisces about the previous twelve months. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the happy couple in the lead up to their wedding, with obstacles big and small thrown in their way.

Marrying one of New York’s most eligible bachelors has Jason’s stomach in knots. Expectations of their society wedding are high, but out of love for Paul, Jason goes along with the grand plans because he understands Paul’s family has a reputation to maintain. But Paul has a surprise up his sleeve that just may see Jason getting the wedding of his dreams.

Follow Jason on his journey as he prepares to marry one of the most eligible bachelors in New York and find out just how Dave got his name.

Buy links:

The One That I Want

Amazon   Smashwords  Barnes & Noble

Hopelessly Devoted

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It’s a New Year!

I’m late, I know. Sorry. My time hasn’t been my own and I’m up to my neck with edits and pushy characters that simply won’t wait their turn.

This will be a quick post, as – if you’ve been following me on social media – I just haven’t had the time to scratch myself.

New Year’s resolutions aren’t really my thing. I could say I will eat more healthily, exercise more or be kinder to strangers. But we all know that after the first week we forget about the new things we said we’d do and just get on with life. That’s usually how it works for me anyway. (Oh, BTW, I’m not unkind to strangers, so that’s a moot point. The eating and exercise bit, that’s a different story.)

Christmas was a mixed bag for me. I spent some time with my sisters and their families which is always a lot of fun, but I also had to spend time with my father in law and sister in law which I was dreading. Needless to say, I’m not in a hurry for them to return. (FIL is still here *insert sad face*)

Anyway, I don’t want to talk about them. That’s not why I’m here.

2015 was huge for me. I self published my first book Out of the Blue in March with the second in the series, Black & Bluhe releasing in July. Two short stories happened as well, thanks to Wayward Ink Press. I finished the year off with Indigo Road.

The writing part is fun. I mean a lot of fun. Publishing and promoting is hard work so I was quite chuffed when I saw Out of the Blue, Black & Bluhe, and The One That I Want be nominated in the Goodreads MM Members Choice Awards. All up I received 10 nominations! How’s that for cool? I can’t thank you guys enough. You make all the blood, sweat and tear-jerking tantrums worth it.

If you wish to vote, click here but you must be a member.

So, 2016 huh? What have I got planned? I resigned from my EDJ to concentrate on my writing, as, lets face it, it’s a hell of a lot more fun. I will definitely have three releases this year and I’m hoping for a forth, possibly a fifth. It depends on how much time I get to actually write the words. If I could conjure up a perfect first draft, that would help.

So be sure to keep your eye out. This new author is far from done.

I hope 2016 is everything you hope it will be. Take care of each other and be kind.

❤
RJ

What I’ve been working on and what you can expect to see…

I thought I’d take a small time out to let you know what you can expect to see coming up.

First, I have a small short story that was published in Wayward Ink Press’s Encore Anthology.  The One That I Want will be released as a standalone on Oct 9th with a short sequel Hopelessly Devoted released on Oct 23rd. Both are sweet reads that you can enjoy while having an afternoon cuppa. I hope you like Jason and Paul as much I do.

Late November, early December will see the introduction of Josh and Alex in the release of Indigo Road,  a full novel where two best friend take a year off to travel the country after graduating from college. While both MC’s may not consider themselves gay, they’re a long way from straight when they realise their feelings for each other run deeper than they first thought.

That rounds out 2015 for me, but I’m far from finished.

2016 will see the release of True Blue, #3 in the Out of the Blue series with Mason finally getting his man and Brandon realising he’s not as straight as he first thought.

Sometime in the year I’ll introduce you to Aiden and Noah in As The Leaves Fall, my gorgeous British architects who try very hard not to have an office relationship. I won’t have a release date for them for a while as I’ll be relying on the publisher for that one rather than publishing it myself, that’s if they accept it, of course. (I’m so excited for this one, I could burst!)

I’m hoping to round out 2016 with Bluheprint, #4 in the Out of the Blue series. I’ve had quite a few of my readers asking for Jet’s story and to be honest, I love him so hard, it was difficult trying to tame him in Black & Bluhe as the little shit thought it was his story, instead of his brothers. LOL.

I have a couple of others that have been started but have been shelved for various reasons. One I’ve titled Solid Rock and is a story about an Australian tour guide working at Ayres Rock/Uluru. He meets a shy British boy who comes to the rock to scatter the ashes of a father he never really knew.  The other is a series of BDSM novella’s which I’m not sure will ever see the light of day, but we’ll see. I don’t like to see a project unfinished so it may surface one day.

Till next time, here’s another hot man to keep you company.  🙂

❤

RJ

Encore Anthology release day!

Synopsis

An anthology about musicals

Ö

with a twist.

Who can resist a musical?

We at Wayward Ink certainly can’t!
Boys and Girls, go don your tux. Slink into your gown. Strap on your heels. Dust off that tiara and wrap yourselves in a feather boa!
Come celebrate the extravaganza with us!
Waltz through ten short stories inspired by some of the worldís most popular musicals.

Book Trailer

Buy Links

Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00U1QZSJ6/
Amazon UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00U1QZSJ6/
Amazon AU: http://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00U1QZSJ6/
WIP: http://www.waywardinkpublishing.com/product/encore/
B&N: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-encoreawaywardinkpublishinganthology-1758654-166.html
ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-encoreawaywardinkpublishinganthology-1758654-166.html

***Buy your copy from the Wayward Ink Publishing website by the end of March and take advantage of the 25% discount on all WIP titles!

Stories Included

What’s Up Pussycat?
by Louise Lyons
Heartbroken Finley fears heíll never recover from the loss of his lover, Andrew, who was a star of the Cats musical.
But then Finley has an ideaÖ
What if her were to take Andrewís part in the musical and hopefully make his man proud?

Over The Rainbow
by Lily G. Blunt
Dorian has been cast as Dorothy in his schoolís production of The Wizard of Oz.
Like his character, Dorian is about to discover whether dreams really do come true.

Broadway Devils
by Eric Gober
A geek and his flashy rival . . .
A leading man they both love . . .
A starring role they both want . . .
All’s fair in love and Broadway.
May the best diva take it all!

Angel in the Wings
by Asta Idonea
When handsome Phantom, Christopher Keane requests Marcus as his dresser, the action in the wings could be just as exciting as anything taking place on stage

My South Pacific
by Taylin Calves
British born Callum has given up on love.
Will he find it again among the Hawaiian reefs?
Or will there be more sharks

Enjoy The Show
by Lisa A. Adams
Dylan Ruckerís online dating adventures landed him the perfect match.
When ìMister Rightî stands him up at the dinner theater, Dylan wants to crawl home defeated.
But, the night is young
With an unexpected flirtation with the lead actor, Dylan must decide.
Hold out for his Mister Rightî?
Or, sit back and enjoy the show?

The One That I Want
by R.J. Jones
“What, you don’t think Danny’s hot?”
“I prefer Kenickie. He can pin me against a wall anytime.”

A Touch Glamour
by Alina Popescu
Tudor has big plans for New York City.
Ditch his homophobic colleague. See a musical. Definitely check out the go-go boys.
Meeting one Phantom on Grindr wasnít in the script.
Tudor gets caught up in a whirlwind when his favorite musical character steps off the stage and into his life.

A Man Who Measures Up
by Cecil Wilde
When you’re in musical theater, love is just a jump to the left and a step to the right.

A Night at the Opera
by Vanessa Clark
Rick never cared for opera.
He thought opera singers were old, outdated, and fat. That was until he met Giovanni, an opera singer who’s far from that!
No. Giovanni is statuesque, young, refreshing, and beautiful.
Giovanni opened Rick’s mind to a new world, and Rick’s first ever opera experience definitely wasnít going to be his last.
But little does Giovanni realize that Rick will open his mind to a new experience too

Grease’s The One That I Want – Metal version

If you were lucky enough to see my last post with Angus and Julia Stone’s version of the song, then you’ll see this version is the complete opposite. I’m having a hard time deciding how I feel about this one. On one hand it’s OOT 80’s style which is an era in history that should never be repeated IMO, (except some of the music rocked) but on the other hand it’s well done and not what I expected.  Make sure you watch to the final bit. I thought they were going out of the room for some private time 😉  Well, I guess she did needed privacy.

Don’t forget, Encore’s release is just 2 days away!

❤
RJ

The One That I Want – Check out this version of the song

My short story The One That I Want is coming in Wayward Ink’s anthology Encore. Release date is March 20th.

My story is based on the musical Grease so I went searching the net. Check out this version of the song by Angus and Julia Stone.

Julia’s got a fantastic voice and this is such a lovely version of the original.

Enjoy

❤
RJ

Encore Anthology Cover Reveal!

WAYWARD INK PUBLISHING

presents

Encore

(Release date – March 20th)

An anthology about musicals… with a twist.

Who can resist a musical?

We at Wayward Ink certainly can’t!

Boys and Girls, go don your tux. Slink into your gown. Strap on your heels. Dust off that tiara and wrap yourselves in a feather boa!

Come celebrate the extravaganza with us!

Waltz through ten short stories inspired by some of the world’s most popular musicals.

 

BUY LINKS…

Amazon US  Amazon UK  Amazon AU  Amazon DE
ARe  Wayward Ink

BOOK TRAILER…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXoeSF0NtwA

 

STORIES INCLUDED…

What’s Up Pussycat?

Louise Lyons

Heartbroken Finley fears he’ll never recover from the loss of his lover, Andrew, who was a star of the Cats musical. But then Finley has an idea… What if he were to take Andrew’s part in the musical and hopefully make his man proud?

Over The Rainbow

Lily G. Blunt

Dorian has been cast as Dorothy in his school’s production of The Wizard of Oz. Like his character, Dorian is about to discover whether dreams really do come true.

Broadway Devils

Eric Gober

A geek and his flashy rival . . . A leading man they both love . . . A starring role they both want . . . All’s fair in love and Broadway. May the best diva take it all!

Angel in the Wings

Asta Idonea

When handsome Phantom, Christopher Keane requests Marcus as his dresser, the action in the wings could be just as exciting as anything taking place on stage…

 

My South Pacific

Taylin Clavelli

British born Callum has given up on love. Will he find it again among the Hawaiian reefs? Or will there be more sharks…

Enjoy The Show

Lisa A. Adams 

Dylan Rucker’s online dating adventures landed him the perfect match. When “Mister Right” stands him up at the dinner theater, Dylan wants to crawl home defeated. But, the night is young… With an unexpected flirtation with the lead actor, Dylan must decide. Hold out for his “Mister Right”? Or, sit back and enjoy the show?

The One That I Want

R.J. Jones  <— that’s me

“What, you don’t think Danny’s hot?”

“I prefer Kenickie. He can pin me against a wall anytime.”

A Touch of Glamour 

Alina Popescu

 Tudor has big plans for New York City. Ditch his homophobic colleague. See a musical. Definitely check out the go-go boys. Meeting one Phantom on Grindr wasn’t in the script. Tudor gets caught up in a whirlwind when his favorite musical character steps off the stage and into his life.

A Man Who Measures Up

Cecil Wilde

When you’re in musical theater, love is just a jump to the left and a step to the right.

A Night at the Opera

Vanessa Clark

Rick never cared for opera. He thought opera singers were old, outdated, and fat. That was until he met Giovanni, an opera singer who’s far from that! No. Giovanni is statuesque, young, refreshing, and beautiful.Giovanni opened Rick’s mind to a new world, and Rick’s first ever opera experience definitely wasn’t going to be his last. But little does Giovanni realize that Rick will open his mind to a new experience too…

Meet Wayward Ink’s salesman, March. SALE!

 

We love March. Not only does he appear to have a decent size pecker (just look at the measuring tape) but he brings with him 25% all Wayward Ink’s titles.

 

The sale covers all titles, including COMING SOON. (I should mention that it includes the Encore Anthology which features my sweet and sexy short The One That I Want.) It also covers the WIP T-shirts.

The sale runs for the entire month of March, so make sure you don’t miss out.

Click here to purchase any title by Wayward Ink Publishing. 

(Discount will be taken off at checkout.)