Release Blitz: Christmas Lane by Amy Aislin (Review+Excerpt+Giveaway)

Christmas Lane by Amy Aislin

Series: Lighthouse Bay #1

Publisher: self-published

Release Date (Print & Ebook): November 29, 2018

Length (Print & Ebook): approx. 65,000 words

Genre: m/m contemporary romance

Tropes: May/December, small town

Cover design: Jay Aheer at Simply Defined Art

All buy links or pre-order links:

Amazon: http://geni.us/XmasLane

iBooks: http://geni.us/XmasLaneApple

B&N: http://bit.ly/XmasLaneBN

Kobo: http://bit.ly/XmasLaneKobo

Synopsis:

It’s recent college graduate Zach Greenfeld’s favorite time of the year and he’s just received a temporary gig planning Lighthouse Bay’s Christmas parade. Not only does it speak to his penchant for organization, it also puts him face to face on a daily basis with his unrequited crush—Holland Stone. But his new job starts off in disaster when the most important float—Santa’s sleigh—gets damaged.

Holland needs to win the Lighthouse Bay Christmas parade float competition in order to grow his new dollhouse-making business. The prize is an article in a major city newspaper, and nothing beats free advertising. Except, eager to help the adorable parade organizer, he volunteers to help fix Santa’s sleigh, leaving no time to work on his own float, and putting his prize at risk.

Damaged floats, snowstorms, and a last-minute parade emergency force Zach and Holland closer than ever. All they need is a little bit of Christmas magic to help them realize they belong together.

Release Blitz: The Heights by Amy Aislin (Review+Teasers+Giveaway)

The Heights by Amy Aislin

Series: Lakeshore #1

Publisher: self-published

Release Date (Print & Ebook): September 20, 2018

Length (Print & Ebook): approx. 75,000 words, or 320 pages

Subgenre: m/m contemporary romance

Reader warnings: one of the main characters suffers from panic attacks

Cover artist: Stacey Blake @ Champagne Book Design


Order here:

Amazon (this is the universal Amazon link): http://geni.us/TheHeights

iBooks (universal iTunes link): http://geni.us/TheHeightsApple

Kobo: http://bit.ly/TheHeightsKobo

B&N: http://bit.ly/TheHeightsBN


Book blurb:

Twenty-one years ago, a four-year old child was kidnapped from his front yard. He was never found. Until now.

All Nat Walker wants is to make his late father’s dream of running a father/son woodworking shop come true. And he had the perfect building in mind—until the new guy in town came in and bought the place right out from under him. The fact that the new guy is adorable means nothing. For all Nat cares, he can take his new dance studio and waltz back to New York City.

Professional dancer Quinn Carroll couldn’t be happier that he made the move to the small town of Lakeshore, Oregon. Sure, it’s not New York, but now he’ll be living closer to his adoptive brother. And since his studio will be the only one in the area, he should get enough business to keep him busy. Besides, there’s something about this place that seems familiar...

He doesn’t expect to fall hard for the local, grumpy woodworker who won’t even smile at him.

Or find out that his entire life is a lie.

Review & Blog Tour: On The Ice by Amy Aislin (Review, Guest Post and Giveaway)



Thanks for joining me today on the fourth stop of my blog tour for my newest m/m romance novel, On the Ice, and thank you to Bayou Book Junkie for having me!

I’m a pantser, not a plotter, so when it came time to write On the Ice, I did so without an outline. I had a basic idea of what was going to happen—Alex was demisexual from the beginning, for example, and Mitch was always going to be the smart-mouthed college kid who falls hard for Alex. But the characters and story developed as I went.

When I got the feedback from my editor, she had some changes she wanted to see to make the book stronger. Some were easy, like “Alex sounds a bit too much like Mitch here.” And some were a little more complex and involved threading something new into the entire story. So I created a plot board so I could see the overall picture and try to figure out what needed to change and where and how that would affect continuity later in the story. Check it out below.

The middle section of this presentation board is the actual plot board, divided into chapters. The yellow stickies are Mitch’s point of view, the blue Alex’s, and the purple are text exchanges between them. After I got the feedback from my editor, the board was covered in the smaller pink stickies you see. Those summarized changes needed in a particular scene.

On the left, the small, yellow stickies are headings. The blue stickies underneath them have a list of Alex’s and Mitch’s teammates and coaches. The green stickies are character descriptions. Mostly physical descriptions with some personalities thrown in.

And on the right, that random small, blue sticky? That’s just how I kept track of what page I ended my editing session on. I’d write it on there before shutting down for the day.

I hope you enjoyed this insight into my writing strategy for On the Ice. Pick up the book at Amazon, iBooks, Kobo, or B&N. Follow me on the rest of my blog tour.

Release Blitz: On The Ice by Amy Aislin (Excerpt + Giveaway)



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Length: 87,000 word approx.

Blurb

For college sophomore Mitch Greyson, determination and persistence are the name of the game if he wants to make it as a professional hockey player. A busy schedule of practices, games, classes, homework, two part-time jobs—and now, working with a tutor to help him pass the class he’s failing so that he can keep his scholarship—shouldn’t leave him with enough time to flirt with the NHL player in town. But that doesn’t stop him.

Placed on the injured reserve list until his broken arm heals, NHL defenseman Alex Dean is using the time off to be with his ailing grandfather and get a head start on the book he’s been commissioned to write. He doesn’t expect to get roped into a tutoring gig, especially not for cocky, smart-ass Mitch.

But Alex soon discovers that there’s more to Mitch than meets the eye...and he really likes what he sees. Only Alex doesn’t dare risk his NHL career by coming out, and a relationship between them would jeopardize Mitch’s chances with the organization too.

It looks impossible. Then again, the best things usually do...

Cover Reveal: On The Ice by Amy Aislin (Giveaway)

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Cover Design: Lee Hyat Designs

Length: 87,500 words approx.

Blurb

For college sophomore Mitch Greyson, determination and persistence are the name of the game if he wants to make it as a professional hockey player. A busy schedule of practices, games, classes, homework, two part-time jobs—and now, working with a tutor to help him pass the class he’s failing so that he can keep his scholarship—shouldn’t leave him with enough time to flirt with the NHL player in town. But that doesn’t stop him.

Placed on the injured reserve list until his broken arm heals, NHL defenseman Alex Dean is using the time off to be with his ailing grandfather and get a head start on the book he’s been commissioned to write. He doesn’t expect to get roped into a tutoring gig, especially not for cocky, smart-ass Mitch.

But Alex soon discovers that there’s more to Mitch than meets the eye...and he really likes what he sees. Only Alex doesn’t dare risk his NHL career by coming out, and a relationship between them would jeopardize Mitch’s chances with the organization too.

It looks impossible. Then again, the best things usually do...

On the Ice is an m/m contemporary romance featuring a flirty college hockey player who meets his match in a demisexual NHL player.

Release Review: Ballerina Dad Amy Aislin

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BLURB:

Attending his daughter’s holiday dance recital should be easy for pro hockey player Patrick Barnes. Showing up in a tutu, however, wasn’t exactly part of the plan. And yet the holidays get even more interesting when he bumps into Lee, the man he let get away years ago.

Ballet instructor Lee can’t believe who just walked into his studio. He also can’t believe how quickly the flare of attraction between he and Patrick resurfaces, despite the years that have gone by since they last spoke.

Once upon a time, they let opportunities get away. Is it possible they’ll now have the chance to pursue the spark that has come back to life after just one conversation?

Holidays are a time for giving, and neither Patrick nor Lee are about to take this particular gift for granted.

Review Tour: Picture Winter by Amy Aisling (Review + Giveaway)

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Cover Design: Melody Pond

Publisher: MLR Press

Length: 47,000 words approx.

Blurb

Do something new today.

Why he looks at his horoscope every day, Elias Hood doesn't know. It's all garbage, and no nickel fortune ever helped him climb all the way up the corporate ladder. He's about to make Vice President. Rocking the boat with "something new" is the last thing on his mind.

But there's this guy.

Ty Green can make friends with a tree and Elias can't help falling for his easy-going vibe and his perfect smile. He's a fellow Capricorn, like Elias, but that's as far as their similarities go. Ty works to live--he doesn't live to work. When Elias takes his horoscope's advice and asks Ty out, both men are in for a shock. But as Elias's walls start to come down, they might just realize that they have more in common than they think. In fact, they might even want the exact same thing.

Who knows? Maybe horoscopes aren't just trash after all.

Release Blitz: Picture Winter by Amy Aislin (Excerpt+Giveaway)

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK

Cover Design: Melody Pond

Publisher: MLR Press

Length: 47,000 words approx.

Blurb

Do something new today.

Why he looks at his horoscope every day, Elias Hood doesn't know. It's all garbage, and no nickel fortune ever helped him climb all the way up the corporate ladder. He's about to make Vice President. Rocking the boat with "something new" is the last thing on his mind.

But there's this guy.

Ty Green can make friends with a tree and Elias can't help falling for his easy-going vibe and his perfect smile. He's a fellow Capricorn, like Elias, but that's as far as their similarities go. Ty works to live--he doesn't live to work. When Elias takes his horoscope's advice and asks Ty out, both men are in for a shock. But as Elias's walls start to come down, they might just realize that they have more in common than they think. In fact, they might even want the exact same thing.

Who knows? Maybe horoscopes aren't just trash after all.

Cover Reveal: Picture Winter by Amy Aislin

Pre-order Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK  | KOBO | Barnes & Noble

Length: 47,000 words approx

Cover: 

Blurb

Do something new today.

Why he looks at his horoscope every day, Elias Hood doesn’t know. It’s all garbage, and no nickel fortune ever helped him climb all the way up the corporate ladder. He’s about to make Vice President. Rocking the boat with “something new” is the last thing on his mind.

But there’s this guy.

Ty Green can make friends with a tree and Elias can’t help falling for his easy-going vibe and his perfect smile. He’s a fellow Capricorn, like Elias, but that’s as far as their similarities go. Ty works to live—he doesn’t live to work. When Elias takes his horoscope’s advice and asks Ty out, both men are in for a shock. But as Elias’s walls start to come down, they might just realize that they have more in common than they think. In fact, they might even want the exact same thing.

Who knows? Maybe horoscopes aren’t just trash after all.

Review Tour: As Big As The Sky by Amy Aislin (Giveaway)

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK 

Length: 37,000 words

Publisher: MLR Press

Blurb

Sam wants nothing to do with his irresponsible, sarcastic neighbor...or does he?
Sam McAuley is having a rough start to the summer: Not only is he being sued, but the new guy running the animal rehabilitation center next door has no idea what he’s doing and his runaway chickens constantly end up in Sam’s pristine yard.

Everything is temporary for Bo Novak. For as long as he can remember, it’s been one town to the next, one school to the next, one job to the next. Even his current job—running his sister’s animal rehab center while she’s away on a four-month leave—is temporary. And he does know what he’s doing, thank you very much. Sure, things don’t always run smoothly, but the stick-in-the-mud next door could be a little nicer about it.

One overheard conversation, an olive branch, and a baseball game might show these guys that being at odds isn’t really what they want, and that what they want might just be each other.

Blog Tour: As Big As The Sky by Amy Aislin (GuestPost+Giveaway)

Thank you for hosting me today on my blog tour for my newest novella, As Big As the Sky, my second book from MLR Press.

As Big As the Sky is an m/m romance about a couple of guys who don’t start out as friends, but who eventually turn into much more. It has a little bit of an enemies-to-lovers feel, and I say “little” because even though Sam and Bo have been at odds for the entire month Bo has lived next door to Sam, it doesn’t take long once the story starts for them to become friends. (This is a novella, so I didn’t have time to dilly-dally!)

This story came about one day when I was trying to write something else, something completely different. It was about a young man who volunteers at an animal shelter as he patiently waits for his military boyfriend to come home from overseas.

Anyway, that particularly story wasn’t quite working, but the animals stuck with me, and I thought “Ooh, what if one of my MCs takes over running an animal rehabilitation center and his incompetence irritates his hunky neighbor?”

Thus, Bo and Sam were born.

Bo: he means well, he really does, but running an animal rehab center is no small job and he makes mistakes, which piss off said hunky neighbor.

Sam: in his defense, he’s being sued so he’s a little stressed.

Sam and Bo’s story was a joy to write and I loved getting to know these characters as the story progressed. Bo’s a bit of a spitfire, but Sam has just what it takes to be a great balance for him.

As Big As the Sky—as well as The Play of His Life, my first novella with MLR Press— is fairly low-angst. If you’re looking for push-and-pull, for misunderstandings and arguments, for conflict that keeps Sam and Bo apart…you won’t find it here, so As Big As the Sky may not be for you. This is a sweet story about a couple of guys who fit, who are there for each other, and who help each other grow amid a background of a law suit, family problems, and some animals I couldn’t resist throwing in, including a tiny pig, horses, and mischievous chickens.

As an avid reader, I love sweet, low-angst stories that make me want to “aww” all the time. So that’s what I write. And I hope you enjoy it.

Release Blitz: As Big As The Sky by Amy Aislin (Excerpt+Giveaway)

Buy Links: Amazon US | Amazon UK 

Length: 37,000 words

Publisher: MLR Press

Blurb

Sam wants nothing to do with his irresponsible, sarcastic neighbor...or does he?
Sam McAuley is having a rough start to the summer: Not only is he being sued, but the new guy running the animal rehabilitation center next door has no idea what he’s doing and his runaway chickens constantly end up in Sam’s pristine yard.

Everything is temporary for Bo Novak. For as long as he can remember, it’s been one town to the next, one school to the next, one job to the next. Even his current job—running his sister’s animal rehab center while she’s away on a four-month leave—is temporary. And he does know what he’s doing, thank you very much. Sure, things don’t always run smoothly, but the stick-in-the-mud next door could be a little nicer about it.

One overheard conversation, an olive branch, and a baseball game might show these guys that being at odds isn’t really what they want, and that what they want might just be each other.

Excerpt