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SFC Matt Ridley may have lost interest in actively looking for a date lately, but he’s not one to knock fate when a perfectly un-perfect guy lives right down the street. Brett Isaacs, a civilian security guard, is a little awkward, but so is Ridley. When opportunity strikes, it’s up to Ridley to start something new.

(Originally published as a Charity Sip by Torquere Press, this story has been revised, edited and expanded for a new release.)

Genre: Contemporary, fluff, romantic

Rating: Explicit

Words: 6,700

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June 2017 Update -- Happy Pride!

DAPPER GENTLEMEN

Dapper Gentlemen

Genre: Contemporary, fluff, romantic

Rating: Non-Explicit

Words: 3,100 

Delaney Bixby owns and runs his own barber shop, The Dapper Gentleman, which prides itself on offering an upscale grooming experience to a very select clientele in New York City. When Delaney is closing up shop one night, a special customer drops in for an after-hours shave that leads to slow dancing and professions of love.

FREE READ now available at Smashwords!

So I'm giving Smashwords a try here, starting with a free read:

Crocodylus Acutus by J. Rocci
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/242358
Written for the GoodReads M/M Romance Group's Love Is Always Write event.

This is the first time I'm using Smashwords, so any feedback on the download process or the files would be welcomed and greatly appreciated!

FREE Army Green PDF mini-stories!

I've written ten mini-stories for the Army Green boys and it's starting to get a little unwieldy over here on my journal, so my solution? Make a PDF. Have fun with photoshop while doing it.

This PDF is a free download prepared by me featuring mini-stories written from reader prompts provided during Torquere Press Livejournal hosting days over the last year or so.

The Army Green series is a contemporary romance series set in Kentucky at Glenhaven Farms, where Neil and Ms. Susan have raised, boarded, and shown horses for decades. The focus of the series is their adult grandson, Evan, and all the strays they've taken in over the years. The series started off with Taction, then grew with Army Green and Army Green: Burning Bright.

I've arranged the mini-stories in chronological order, and have included purchase information and excerpts from the three main stories so readers will know if there are spoilers in the mini-stories ahead. I've also provided character summaries for the main characters at the front.

So please, check out the download over here, and let me know whether or not you like it. Does it play nice with your e-reader? Does the formatting work for you? I'd like to make these as stream-lined and accessible as possible :)

Unbreakable re-released!

Unbreakable by J. Rocci

Two years have passed since the war, but Sir Kaden fears that his recent injuries on a mission for the king have stirred unpleasant memories for his lover, Lord Yanisin. Their once casual relationship is tested as the tension between them rises the longer things are left unsaid. With some outside prompting, Kaden resolves to help Sin lay the past to rest, whether the other man welcomes his attentions or not, and hopes that their relationship will come out stronger than before.

Previously released as a Cherry Bomb.

Parkour love story free read!

My FREE STORY has been posted to the Goodreads M/M Group Hot Summer Days bonanza!

Just Breathe Out by J. Rocci

My prompt:

Dear Author,

These two men have been best friends since they could crawl; over the years they have both secretly fallen in love with each other, one of them is out and proud the other man wants to be as long as it’s with his best friend.... How did this happen??

Oh Author, can I please add that they Love Hot SEX everywhere and that they have a HEA :)

Thank You Author xx,
Ang

Just beware! The prompt photo behind the link is Not Safe For Work!

Ivory available!

Ivory by J. Rocci

Trapped by familial obligations, engaged to a fiancée he doesn’t love, and crippled by the regrets of his past, Dr. Bradley Durrant is miserable and rapidly caring less about his own health as he works himself to the bone at the family hospital. Then he meets Nashan Windham, the grandson of his late father’s scandalous old friend, and Brad’s downward spiral is derailed, at least for the moment.

He lets Nashan and his grandfather pull him into a world where families -- blood and the ones you choose -- support each other and understand that love is unconditional. Nashan helps Brad get his life together again, now Brad just needs to convince Nashan that Brad can finally accept who he is and knows what he wants.

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I reviewed "Walking to the Stars" by Laney Cairo

So my most recent in-house review for Torquere was for:

"Walking to the Stars" by Laney Cairo

In the third Australis Liminus novel, the war is over and Samuel is on a secret mission in Australia for the rising World Government's space program. He knows he is under-prepared, and expects hardships, challenges and kangaroos. He wishes someone had told him just how large the kangaroos are, and how scary. And about the magic.

Nick's farm is cold and bleak in the wild winter, but Samuel is grateful for the shelter, and for the chance to be close to Nick. It's there he meets Nick's friend, Talgerit, who is a budding magician with a taste for adventure, no boundaries and far too much enthusiasm. Beyond the farm is a wasteland, ruined by the war, where small outposts of people live surrounded by echoes of the past. Secrets live in the city, too, and bigger challenges face the three of them than forests and ghosts.

All Samuel, Nick and Talgerit have to do is go to the city, find what Samuel's looking for, and get home again.

The future is a long way to walk, even with someone you love.

Also in this series: Running the Nullarbor and Monsters Past.

Go read my review!

Nice: Concordant released!

Nice: Concordant by J. Rocci
by J. Rocci
26 pages / 5500 words

Officer Joshua Dabbs has been working long hours due to budget cuts and the holiday crazies, so he’s not thrilled when his patrol partner lets slip that Josh’s husband, lawyer Garrison Williams, has planned a weekend trip for two to New York City right before Christmas.

Josh hates traveling, especially around the holidays, so Garrison shows how persuasive a lawyer can be with tactics not fit for the inside of a court room. Once they’re actually at the hotel in New York, Josh relaxes after Garrison agrees to stay in for the night. Garrison has a plan, though, that results in Josh getting to open a very intimate Christmas present early.

Review for TC Blue's Life Changes Everything

So I wrote an in-house review for TC Blue's Life Changes Everything.

Ben might be young and only recently out, but he knows what he wants, and the hot blond on the dance floor definitely fits the bill. The last thing he expects is to discover that he's not only met Aaron before, but that he likes the guy as well. That's something he's never encountered before.

Aaron's no player, but when the universe throws a tall, built slab of gorgeous beefcake in his path, Aaron knows better than to question his luck. Ben unexpectedly turns out to be smart, funny, and a really good fit, which is definitely a bonus. Ben might be young, but he's mature enough to keep Aaron interested, and happy.

They both have pasts and regrets, but everyone does. They're determined to work through their issues, though, and just when they’ve started to move on together, life happens, throwing complications in their path. Can their fledgling relationship survive when everything changes?

Life Changes Everything features characters from the popular novel, Life or Something Scary Like That.

Come check it out!

Youthful Gods, Book One: Pretty Pleasures by J. Rocci
317 pages / 64,600 words

Greg Barton has worked at the renaissance faire for years, but it’s Greg’s last season so he’s determined to live it up. Lucky for Greg, Boone, the hot traveling armorer, remembers Greg from previous years and returns his interest. The two reconnect and Greg finds himself tumbling into Boone’s bed, dangerously close to losing his heart.

Only, there’s something not quite right with Boone. From the way Greg kept dreaming about Boone in the off-season to Boone’s overprotective friends, Greg’s light-hearted romance quickly gets heavy. When Greg wakes up to an unexpected sight beside him, his entire world is up-ended. Magic is real and his new lover has more secrets than Greg ever imagined. But Greg has a few secrets of his own, and he has to decide if he wants to be a part of Boone’s world. If Greg has a touch of magic himself… Well, that world just got a whole lot more complicated and dangerous for both of them.

PROMO: I'll be driving the Torquere Social this upcoming Sunday, October 17, so stop by for a chance to win a FREE Youthful Gods T-SHIRT or TOTE BAG!

Puppy Tax Freebie!

Puppy Tax
by J.Rocci
25 pages / 6,500 words
FREE PDF DOWNLOAD

Sky runs a doggy daycare and, in his free time, volunteers as part of a therapy dog pair with his Border Collie, Phoenix. On a visit to the local hospital, Sky and Phee share an elevator with Tony Marasutti, the hot doctor who's great with kids and loves animals. Sky doesn't think he has a chance, but then Dr. Tony invites him and Phee for coffee, so of course Sky has to invite Dr. Tony home to meet the rest of the menagerie!

Puppy Tax was originally published in the anthology "Animal Attraction" edited by Vincent Diamond.

Taction

Taction
by J. Rocci
29 pages / 11400 words
ISBN: 978-1-60370-921-7
Available file types - html, lit, pdf, prc, epub, Sony Reader pdf

After Evan Miller is severely wounded in combat he finds himself with a medical retirement from the Army and no idea as to what he’s going to do with his life. Fortunately, Evan’s grandparents offer him a temporary job at their horse farm and the chance to rehabilitate a rescued Thoroughbred seems like just what he needs.

Cam Jackson, their stable manager, takes exception to the grandson who hasn’t visited his folks in over eight years. Only once Evan arrives and Cam gets to know him better, the two find they have more in common than they thought and their friendship morphs into something deeper. Evan just needs to decide if the new direction his life is taking is what he really wants.

Sage

Sage
by J. Rocci
43 pages / 15900 words
ISBN: 978-1-60370-989-7
Available file types - html, lit, pdf, prc, epub, Sony Reader pdf

Yu Maguire has just been released from prison after bearing witness against the gang that runs Little Earde, a "human"-only barrio in the planet's capital city. In prison, Yu had to face a lot of hard facts about his previous life and, after being sheltered by the Earde his entire life, he has no friends left.

No friends except Amergin, the police officer who opens his home to Yu. Amergin, who happens to be Marazny, a race renowned for their icy exterior. Amergin may be reserved, but Yu finds peace and acceptance in Amergin's ordered little corner of the word. Trying to make his way in a new city shows Yu that he has so much more left to learn, but Amergin offers Yu a second chance at creating a home for himself and a companion to share it with, if he's brave enough.

Cornerstone

Nice: Cornerstone
by J. Rocci
20 pages / 7160 words
Available file types - html, lit, pdf, prc, epub and Sony Reader pdf

Josh is happy being a beat cop in a small Vermont town. He has his life partner, Garrison, their dog, and a wide group of friends and family, even though he hasn't spoken to his blood relatives in years.

Then Josh gets called back home to Ohio right before Christmas, when his sister tracks him down to inform him that his father passed away weeks ago. He arrives in Ohio to find that the requirements of his father’s will regarding the family business have everyone in an uproar. Lucky for Josh, he has a live-in lawyer at hand. He just has to come up with a solution that satisfies everyone, including himself.

More info and excerpts here!

Commitment

Commitment
by J. Rocci
16 pages / 6100 words
Available file types - html, lit, pdf, prc, epub, Sony Reader pdf

It’s Valentine’s Day and Officer Joshua Dabbs has big plans involving his boyfriend Garrison and a certain set of rings. Unfortunately, between Muttlee the Destructo-Dog, a burned dinner, and missed reservations, nothing is going the way Josh planned. Garrison doesn’t think the holiday’s ruined, though, so Josh makes his own moment and pops the question he’s tied himself up in knots waiting to ask. Featuring the boys from the Torquere Press Holiday Sip Cornerstone.

More info and excerpts here!

Army Green released!

Army Green
by J. Rocci
$3.99 from Torquere Press

Evan Miller and Cam Jackson have run Glenhaven Farm together on behalf of Evan's grandparents for the past couple years, giving the farm everything they have to make it a success. But when Evan’s old commanding officer asks for Evan’s help with the wild child of their squad, Evan and Cam don’t hesitate to find a place for Reo at Glenhaven. Reo is a city boy with a penchant for trouble, and he stirs up more dust than expected. Reo’s behavior -- and Evan ignoring it -- causes Cam to confront issues he hasn't been able to verbalize until now.

Evan has been juggling a whole set of worries, though, and they take their toll on his health. When he ends up in the hospital, it's up to Cam and the rest of Glenhaven to make sure he follows his doctor's orders.

Featuring the boys from the Torquere Press Single Shot “Taction.”

More info and excerpt here!