Jay Heron
@realjayheron.bsky.social
Belgian 🌈 ESL author, chronic illness warrior and mental health advocate. Genres: MM romance 💘, YA thriller 🔪 and feel-good 🌴
Early 5-star review for DCMJ, and this line hit deep:
“This is a book of secrets… but can it survive a secret that changes everything?”
Still stunned.
Thank you to everyone discovering Jon and Nathan already.
Special thanks to @robinthereader.bsky.social for a glorious review ❤️
“This is a book of secrets… but can it survive a secret that changes everything?”
Still stunned.
Thank you to everyone discovering Jon and Nathan already.
Special thanks to @robinthereader.bsky.social for a glorious review ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Early 5-star review for DCMJ, and this line hit deep:
“This is a book of secrets… but can it survive a secret that changes everything?”
Still stunned.
Thank you to everyone discovering Jon and Nathan already.
Special thanks to @robinthereader.bsky.social for a glorious review ❤️
“This is a book of secrets… but can it survive a secret that changes everything?”
Still stunned.
Thank you to everyone discovering Jon and Nathan already.
Special thanks to @robinthereader.bsky.social for a glorious review ❤️
My sixth book is officially out today! 🎉
Meet Jon and Nathan — two complete opposites who strike sparks the second they collide. 💕
You may want to approach this one the Arizona way…
with oven mitts. 😜🔥
Don’t Call Me Jonathan releases today 🥹
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Meet Jon and Nathan — two complete opposites who strike sparks the second they collide. 💕
You may want to approach this one the Arizona way…
with oven mitts. 😜🔥
Don’t Call Me Jonathan releases today 🥹
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
November 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
My sixth book is officially out today! 🎉
Meet Jon and Nathan — two complete opposites who strike sparks the second they collide. 💕
You may want to approach this one the Arizona way…
with oven mitts. 😜🔥
Don’t Call Me Jonathan releases today 🥹
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Meet Jon and Nathan — two complete opposites who strike sparks the second they collide. 💕
You may want to approach this one the Arizona way…
with oven mitts. 😜🔥
Don’t Call Me Jonathan releases today 🥹
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
We all have a little Jonathan energy in us.
My upcoming MM romance just makes it official.
Coming tomorrow! 🥳
Preorder here:
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
My upcoming MM romance just makes it official.
Coming tomorrow! 🥳
Preorder here:
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
November 28, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We all have a little Jonathan energy in us.
My upcoming MM romance just makes it official.
Coming tomorrow! 🥳
Preorder here:
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
My upcoming MM romance just makes it official.
Coming tomorrow! 🥳
Preorder here:
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
✨ Bonus Chapter Reveal ✨
Introducing An Entangled Christmas, a special holiday chapter connected to Don’t Call Me Jonathan.
A little angst, a little spice, and a lot of Jon & Nathan.
Preorder link below.
#MMRomance #HolidayReads #LGBTQBooks #BookPromo
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Introducing An Entangled Christmas, a special holiday chapter connected to Don’t Call Me Jonathan.
A little angst, a little spice, and a lot of Jon & Nathan.
Preorder link below.
#MMRomance #HolidayReads #LGBTQBooks #BookPromo
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
✨ Bonus Chapter Reveal ✨
Introducing An Entangled Christmas, a special holiday chapter connected to Don’t Call Me Jonathan.
A little angst, a little spice, and a lot of Jon & Nathan.
Preorder link below.
#MMRomance #HolidayReads #LGBTQBooks #BookPromo
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Introducing An Entangled Christmas, a special holiday chapter connected to Don’t Call Me Jonathan.
A little angst, a little spice, and a lot of Jon & Nathan.
Preorder link below.
#MMRomance #HolidayReads #LGBTQBooks #BookPromo
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Character Spotlight: Jon
He’s tough, loyal, closed-off… and completely undone by one man.
“Guys like Nathan don’t build happy ever afters with an ex-con like me. Simple as that.”
Don’t Call Me Jonathan releases in 3 days.
#MMRomance #LGBTQBooks #BookPromo
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
He’s tough, loyal, closed-off… and completely undone by one man.
“Guys like Nathan don’t build happy ever afters with an ex-con like me. Simple as that.”
Don’t Call Me Jonathan releases in 3 days.
#MMRomance #LGBTQBooks #BookPromo
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
November 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Character Spotlight: Jon
He’s tough, loyal, closed-off… and completely undone by one man.
“Guys like Nathan don’t build happy ever afters with an ex-con like me. Simple as that.”
Don’t Call Me Jonathan releases in 3 days.
#MMRomance #LGBTQBooks #BookPromo
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
He’s tough, loyal, closed-off… and completely undone by one man.
“Guys like Nathan don’t build happy ever afters with an ex-con like me. Simple as that.”
Don’t Call Me Jonathan releases in 3 days.
#MMRomance #LGBTQBooks #BookPromo
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
New book, fresh tropes, zero emotional preparedness. Proceed accordingly.
#mmromance #QueerLit #RomanceReads
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#mmromance #QueerLit #RomanceReads
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
New book, fresh tropes, zero emotional preparedness. Proceed accordingly.
#mmromance #QueerLit #RomanceReads
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
#mmromance #QueerLit #RomanceReads
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Six days left.
Jon’s walls are high, his secrets are heavy, and the closer we get to release day, the more everything starts to crack.
#DontCallMeJonathan #MMRomance #LGBTQIAFiction #BookRelease
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Jon’s walls are high, his secrets are heavy, and the closer we get to release day, the more everything starts to crack.
#DontCallMeJonathan #MMRomance #LGBTQIAFiction #BookRelease
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
November 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Six days left.
Jon’s walls are high, his secrets are heavy, and the closer we get to release day, the more everything starts to crack.
#DontCallMeJonathan #MMRomance #LGBTQIAFiction #BookRelease
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Jon’s walls are high, his secrets are heavy, and the closer we get to release day, the more everything starts to crack.
#DontCallMeJonathan #MMRomance #LGBTQIAFiction #BookRelease
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
8 days until Don’t Call Me Jonathan.
Two men named Jonathan McKinney.
Same name. Same birthday.
A magnetic opposites-attract story set against the Tucson heat — until grief and devastating secrets push Jon back toward the life he tried to escape.
Out next Friday. Preorder available now.
Two men named Jonathan McKinney.
Same name. Same birthday.
A magnetic opposites-attract story set against the Tucson heat — until grief and devastating secrets push Jon back toward the life he tried to escape.
Out next Friday. Preorder available now.
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
8 days until Don’t Call Me Jonathan.
Two men named Jonathan McKinney.
Same name. Same birthday.
A magnetic opposites-attract story set against the Tucson heat — until grief and devastating secrets push Jon back toward the life he tried to escape.
Out next Friday. Preorder available now.
Two men named Jonathan McKinney.
Same name. Same birthday.
A magnetic opposites-attract story set against the Tucson heat — until grief and devastating secrets push Jon back toward the life he tried to escape.
Out next Friday. Preorder available now.
Three reasons not to read STRAY BULLET — my dark, violent, twisted debut adult thriller.
Detectives, cartel secrets, queer desire, trauma, and one less-than-reliable witness.
#MMthriller #thrillerbooks
www.dreamspherebooks.com/stray-bullet/
Detectives, cartel secrets, queer desire, trauma, and one less-than-reliable witness.
#MMthriller #thrillerbooks
www.dreamspherebooks.com/stray-bullet/
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Three reasons not to read STRAY BULLET — my dark, violent, twisted debut adult thriller.
Detectives, cartel secrets, queer desire, trauma, and one less-than-reliable witness.
#MMthriller #thrillerbooks
www.dreamspherebooks.com/stray-bullet/
Detectives, cartel secrets, queer desire, trauma, and one less-than-reliable witness.
#MMthriller #thrillerbooks
www.dreamspherebooks.com/stray-bullet/
Two Jonathans, two messy lives, one unexpected love story.
Don’t Call Me Jonathan is now available for preorder—ebook discount included.
If you enjoy opposites attract, heartfelt chaos, and characters who fight for each other, this one’s for you.
#MMRomance
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Don’t Call Me Jonathan is now available for preorder—ebook discount included.
If you enjoy opposites attract, heartfelt chaos, and characters who fight for each other, this one’s for you.
#MMRomance
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
November 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Two Jonathans, two messy lives, one unexpected love story.
Don’t Call Me Jonathan is now available for preorder—ebook discount included.
If you enjoy opposites attract, heartfelt chaos, and characters who fight for each other, this one’s for you.
#MMRomance
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Don’t Call Me Jonathan is now available for preorder—ebook discount included.
If you enjoy opposites attract, heartfelt chaos, and characters who fight for each other, this one’s for you.
#MMRomance
www.jms-books.com/jay-heron-c-...
Six books in one year — wild.
Don’t Call Me Jonathan is my final release of 2024…
unless you count the mysterious appearance of a Christmas stocking in my video.
Totally random. Definitely not a hint. 👀🎄
#MMromance #comingsoon
Don’t Call Me Jonathan is my final release of 2024…
unless you count the mysterious appearance of a Christmas stocking in my video.
Totally random. Definitely not a hint. 👀🎄
#MMromance #comingsoon
November 15, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Six books in one year — wild.
Don’t Call Me Jonathan is my final release of 2024…
unless you count the mysterious appearance of a Christmas stocking in my video.
Totally random. Definitely not a hint. 👀🎄
#MMromance #comingsoon
Don’t Call Me Jonathan is my final release of 2024…
unless you count the mysterious appearance of a Christmas stocking in my video.
Totally random. Definitely not a hint. 👀🎄
#MMromance #comingsoon
The Don’t Call Me Jonathan preorder is live! 💥
You can grab the ebook at a discount via JMS Books and read an exclusive excerpt while you wait for release day.
Two men. One name. Opposite worlds.
www.jms-books.com/coming_soon....
You can grab the ebook at a discount via JMS Books and read an exclusive excerpt while you wait for release day.
Two men. One name. Opposite worlds.
www.jms-books.com/coming_soon....
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The Don’t Call Me Jonathan preorder is live! 💥
You can grab the ebook at a discount via JMS Books and read an exclusive excerpt while you wait for release day.
Two men. One name. Opposite worlds.
www.jms-books.com/coming_soon....
You can grab the ebook at a discount via JMS Books and read an exclusive excerpt while you wait for release day.
Two men. One name. Opposite worlds.
www.jms-books.com/coming_soon....
Three weeks until Don’t Call Me Jonathan.
Same name. Different hearts.
An opposites-attract romance set under the Tucson sun — coming November 29. 🌵
#MMromance #comingsoon
Same name. Different hearts.
An opposites-attract romance set under the Tucson sun — coming November 29. 🌵
#MMromance #comingsoon
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Three weeks until Don’t Call Me Jonathan.
Same name. Different hearts.
An opposites-attract romance set under the Tucson sun — coming November 29. 🌵
#MMromance #comingsoon
Same name. Different hearts.
An opposites-attract romance set under the Tucson sun — coming November 29. 🌵
#MMromance #comingsoon
❄️ Thirteen Winters
Thirteen years apart. One impossible reunion.
They thought time and distance had buried what they once had — until a mandatory work trip in Düsseldorf forces them to face the truth.
#ThirteenWinters #MMRomance
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Thirteen years apart. One impossible reunion.
They thought time and distance had buried what they once had — until a mandatory work trip in Düsseldorf forces them to face the truth.
#ThirteenWinters #MMRomance
www.deepdesirespress.com/thirteen-win...
November 7, 2025 at 6:42 PM
❄️ Thirteen Winters
Thirteen years apart. One impossible reunion.
They thought time and distance had buried what they once had — until a mandatory work trip in Düsseldorf forces them to face the truth.
#ThirteenWinters #MMRomance
www.deepdesirespress.com/thirteen-win...
Thirteen years apart. One impossible reunion.
They thought time and distance had buried what they once had — until a mandatory work trip in Düsseldorf forces them to face the truth.
#ThirteenWinters #MMRomance
www.deepdesirespress.com/thirteen-win...
Every story I write takes a piece of me.
✴️ Dying Light — accepting chronic illness
❄️ Thirteen Winters — the life I didn’t lead
☀️ Don’t Call Me Jonathan — my husband and I, opposites in every way
Piece by piece, story by story — this is my heart. 💔
#MMromance
✴️ Dying Light — accepting chronic illness
❄️ Thirteen Winters — the life I didn’t lead
☀️ Don’t Call Me Jonathan — my husband and I, opposites in every way
Piece by piece, story by story — this is my heart. 💔
#MMromance
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Every story I write takes a piece of me.
✴️ Dying Light — accepting chronic illness
❄️ Thirteen Winters — the life I didn’t lead
☀️ Don’t Call Me Jonathan — my husband and I, opposites in every way
Piece by piece, story by story — this is my heart. 💔
#MMromance
✴️ Dying Light — accepting chronic illness
❄️ Thirteen Winters — the life I didn’t lead
☀️ Don’t Call Me Jonathan — my husband and I, opposites in every way
Piece by piece, story by story — this is my heart. 💔
#MMromance
From Mediterranean mornings to Belgian Mondays. Coffee helps. Barely. ☕❄️
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From Mediterranean mornings to Belgian Mondays. Coffee helps. Barely. ☕❄️
18 years ago today, I stopped denying who I was.
November 1, 2007 — my “gayversary.”
It was the first step toward living honestly…
and toward becoming the author I am today.
Here’s to every version of us that had to fight to get here. 🌈
#Gayversary #LGBTQAuthor
November 1, 2007 — my “gayversary.”
It was the first step toward living honestly…
and toward becoming the author I am today.
Here’s to every version of us that had to fight to get here. 🌈
#Gayversary #LGBTQAuthor
November 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
18 years ago today, I stopped denying who I was.
November 1, 2007 — my “gayversary.”
It was the first step toward living honestly…
and toward becoming the author I am today.
Here’s to every version of us that had to fight to get here. 🌈
#Gayversary #LGBTQAuthor
November 1, 2007 — my “gayversary.”
It was the first step toward living honestly…
and toward becoming the author I am today.
Here’s to every version of us that had to fight to get here. 🌈
#Gayversary #LGBTQAuthor
Two men. One name.
Don’t Call Me Jonathan — an opposites-attract MM romance set under the Arizona sun.
Out November 29 🌵
#coverreveal #MMromance
Don’t Call Me Jonathan — an opposites-attract MM romance set under the Arizona sun.
Out November 29 🌵
#coverreveal #MMromance
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Two men. One name.
Don’t Call Me Jonathan — an opposites-attract MM romance set under the Arizona sun.
Out November 29 🌵
#coverreveal #MMromance
Don’t Call Me Jonathan — an opposites-attract MM romance set under the Arizona sun.
Out November 29 🌵
#coverreveal #MMromance
The desert keeps its secrets.
Don’t Call Me Jonathan — cover reveal tomorrow. 🌵
Out November 29 🤩
#MMromance #oppositesattract
Don’t Call Me Jonathan — cover reveal tomorrow. 🌵
Out November 29 🤩
#MMromance #oppositesattract
October 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The desert keeps its secrets.
Don’t Call Me Jonathan — cover reveal tomorrow. 🌵
Out November 29 🤩
#MMromance #oppositesattract
Don’t Call Me Jonathan — cover reveal tomorrow. 🌵
Out November 29 🤩
#MMromance #oppositesattract
From muffins to Mediterranean. Escaping fall like a pro. ☀️
Sometimes a change of scenery is the best writing prompt.
#writeronvacation #cyprus
Sometimes a change of scenery is the best writing prompt.
#writeronvacation #cyprus
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
From muffins to Mediterranean. Escaping fall like a pro. ☀️
Sometimes a change of scenery is the best writing prompt.
#writeronvacation #cyprus
Sometimes a change of scenery is the best writing prompt.
#writeronvacation #cyprus
Have you ever wondered what love looks like in the dark?
Dying Light. Thirteen Winters. Stray Bullet.
High time you found out, right?
— Jay Heron
@storyperfectbooks.bsky.social
Dying Light. Thirteen Winters. Stray Bullet.
High time you found out, right?
— Jay Heron
@storyperfectbooks.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Have you ever wondered what love looks like in the dark?
Dying Light. Thirteen Winters. Stray Bullet.
High time you found out, right?
— Jay Heron
@storyperfectbooks.bsky.social
Dying Light. Thirteen Winters. Stray Bullet.
High time you found out, right?
— Jay Heron
@storyperfectbooks.bsky.social
“Joe lost his brother. Trevor lost the man he loved. Years later, they’re forced to share monthly dinners.”
Dying Light explores what happens when grief lingers—and love refuses to fade.
Out now wherever you get your books. 🌙
www.deepdesirespress.com/dying-light/
Dying Light explores what happens when grief lingers—and love refuses to fade.
Out now wherever you get your books. 🌙
www.deepdesirespress.com/dying-light/
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
“Joe lost his brother. Trevor lost the man he loved. Years later, they’re forced to share monthly dinners.”
Dying Light explores what happens when grief lingers—and love refuses to fade.
Out now wherever you get your books. 🌙
www.deepdesirespress.com/dying-light/
Dying Light explores what happens when grief lingers—and love refuses to fade.
Out now wherever you get your books. 🌙
www.deepdesirespress.com/dying-light/
Colt didn’t dare to look at his reflection in the mirror, at what he had become.
He was afraid he’d never stop screaming if he did.
💥 Stray Bullet — a dark, erotic thriller about truth, revenge, and the lies we tell ourselves.
www.dreamspherebooks.com/stray-bullet/
He was afraid he’d never stop screaming if he did.
💥 Stray Bullet — a dark, erotic thriller about truth, revenge, and the lies we tell ourselves.
www.dreamspherebooks.com/stray-bullet/
October 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Colt didn’t dare to look at his reflection in the mirror, at what he had become.
He was afraid he’d never stop screaming if he did.
💥 Stray Bullet — a dark, erotic thriller about truth, revenge, and the lies we tell ourselves.
www.dreamspherebooks.com/stray-bullet/
He was afraid he’d never stop screaming if he did.
💥 Stray Bullet — a dark, erotic thriller about truth, revenge, and the lies we tell ourselves.
www.dreamspherebooks.com/stray-bullet/
Start where the secrets began.
Maybe It’s You — Book 1 of The Saint Ursula Tales — is on sale now 🔥
A dark, twisty YA thriller about secrets, lies, and the price of truth.
#MaybeItsYou #YAFiction #ThrillerBooks #DarkAcademia #BookSale
www.dreamspherebooks.com/maybe-its-you/
Maybe It’s You — Book 1 of The Saint Ursula Tales — is on sale now 🔥
A dark, twisty YA thriller about secrets, lies, and the price of truth.
#MaybeItsYou #YAFiction #ThrillerBooks #DarkAcademia #BookSale
www.dreamspherebooks.com/maybe-its-you/
October 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Start where the secrets began.
Maybe It’s You — Book 1 of The Saint Ursula Tales — is on sale now 🔥
A dark, twisty YA thriller about secrets, lies, and the price of truth.
#MaybeItsYou #YAFiction #ThrillerBooks #DarkAcademia #BookSale
www.dreamspherebooks.com/maybe-its-you/
Maybe It’s You — Book 1 of The Saint Ursula Tales — is on sale now 🔥
A dark, twisty YA thriller about secrets, lies, and the price of truth.
#MaybeItsYou #YAFiction #ThrillerBooks #DarkAcademia #BookSale
www.dreamspherebooks.com/maybe-its-you/
“Remi knows how to give as good as he takes.”
Heat and heartbreak in one story.
#ThirteenWinters #MMRomance #SpicySaturday #LGBTQBooks #RomanceReaders
www.deepdesirespress.com/thirteen-win...
Heat and heartbreak in one story.
#ThirteenWinters #MMRomance #SpicySaturday #LGBTQBooks #RomanceReaders
www.deepdesirespress.com/thirteen-win...
October 18, 2025 at 11:40 AM
“Remi knows how to give as good as he takes.”
Heat and heartbreak in one story.
#ThirteenWinters #MMRomance #SpicySaturday #LGBTQBooks #RomanceReaders
www.deepdesirespress.com/thirteen-win...
Heat and heartbreak in one story.
#ThirteenWinters #MMRomance #SpicySaturday #LGBTQBooks #RomanceReaders
www.deepdesirespress.com/thirteen-win...