Here we are again, counting down to new year. And whatever else 2024 brought, it gave me some books I really enjoyed. In no particular order: Cicadas by Avery Cockburn In 1987, as the cicadas emerged from their 17 year nap in a cacophony of sounds, Joel and Danny met. Once innocent day where the most they did was dance, stoned, in a sunlit meadow and yet, they forged a connection that neither one forgot, … Read more
My Sunday story – once again stretched past Facebook tolerances so here is this year’s version of a holiday story, and very best wishes for a happy holiday season to you all. Holiday Traditions “Excuse me, Doc?” I looked up from my tablet, not sorry to have someone interrupting year-end inventory. No matter how smart the system was supposed to be, I still had to count the syntha-skin patches and analgese-tab bottles by … Read more
Hey folks, once again, Facebook decided original fiction 3600 words long must be “trying to get likes in a deceptive way” and pulled it as spam. Which is a win for you folks NOT on Facebook, since this week’s story is here once again. And the Truth Shall Set You Free Adam “Maybe this is a bad idea.” I froze in the doorway to the small cafe. Mark grabbed my arm to keep … Read more
This is part 2 for It’s a Date that I put up last week. You can find part 1 here: https://www.kajeharper.com/?p=3825 Folks on my group wanted something more solid for these guys than the tentative hope at the end of last week’s story, so here’s a follow-up. Do read part 1 first. Keeping the Date Colton I pulled a hairnet down over my ears and tucked in a stray bit of hair off … Read more
And once again, Facebook has decided my short story must be spam. So here’s the story for Sunday Dec 1, 2024. (Note – there is now a part 2 to this story here on my website – link is at the bottom.) It’s a Date Marshall I could tell he was a newbie at one glance. His hair was clean, for one thing. He sat at the table in front of his tray of … Read more
This was one of my past stories on my FB group – FB took it down as “spam” so I’m posting it here instead. Cowboy Dreams (NSFW) There was someone new sitting at the bar, his back to me. In the only gay-friendly place within a hundred miles of Dover’s Ridge, that sure made me perk up and take notice. Nice broad shoulders, trim waist, moderate-length hair a dark color in the low lights, styled … Read more
For those of you who missed my Halloween “Hidden Wolves” novella that was briefly available, I have now put it up for sale. You can find it on AZ, Google Play, and Smashwords, with other wide locations to come. 20,000 words, $1.99 I got this great new cover for it from Jo Clement – the human MC is said to look like Clark Kent and this guy is perfect 😀 If you got the freebie … Read more
Hi folks. Happy Halloween. Today and tomorrow (through Nov 1) you can download for free 7 NEW Halloween stories, including my own 20K Hidden Wolves novella – Unmasked – all you need is an email. Get it from MM Romance Books on a Budget” – https://www.mmromanceonabudget.com/shop-1 If you miss this chance, I’ll have this novella available for sale later. Let me know if you have any issues with the download. I hope you enjoy the … Read more
I usually post my Sunday Story in my Facebook Group, but sometimes FB decides my stories are spam, “looking for likes and follows in a fraudulent way.” So here’s this week’s story instead. Something lightish this week – (cw for anxiety.) Not My Scene I shouldn’t have come. That certainty overwhelms me within five minutes of accepting a red plastic cup of unidentifiable blood-red punch and finding a place to hold up the wall … Read more
My new Road to Rocktoberfest 2024 book is out now. Of course, I didn’t manage to write a classic rockstar romance – check out Missing Chord, a story of music and aging, mistakes, redemption, and second chances. On Amazon and in KU – https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D81FLFBL Griffin is 56 and his stellar career has been on the downhill slide. Lee is 40, a caring nurse-practitioner working in a nursing home. Once, twenty years ago, they were on … Read more