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mere rain
@mererain.bsky.social
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Ooh, hardcover! I feel fancy.

(available for pre-order)
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Of Love & Dragons romantic fantasy anthology Cover is blue-grey with leafy motifs and a small dragon inside a circle.
January 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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January-in-NYC mm romance for anyone who needs a pick-me-up as the spring semester starts (or, like me, is unhappy about the cold).
Also available from kobo+, smashwords, @jms-books.com etc.
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Didn't Know We Needed by Mere Rain 130 pages Cover shows two shirts men touching foreheads. Blurb: Sometimes one decision changes your life. Javier made a mistake and paid for it with jail time and parents who won’t speak to him. But with supportive friends and hard work he’s back on track, holding down a job and going to college. He doesn’t need anything else on his plate -- especially not a preppy rich boy who doesn’t look like he’s ever had a problem in his life. Brandy made a mistake and now, instead of attending Princeton with his friends, he’s at a city college full of people who seem to hate him no matter what he does. He’s trying not to care. He isn’t staying, so he doesn’t need a friend -- especially not a macho guy who would probably beat him up if he knew how much Brandy wanted to get him naked. Javi didn’t know he was making a decision. It was just a moment’s kindness to someone who looked sad and alone. Now somehow Brandy is eating lunch with Javier’s friends and Javi is inviting him to parties, and he isn’t even sure how the conversation led to Brandy’s parents thinking they were dating. There’s only one bed and bed is where Javi excels, but is hot sex enough to keep Brandy in his life when they have nothing else in common?
January 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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TEN on the TENTH: romance titles either 99c or FREE
via @gayromancereviews.bsky.social
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January 10, 2026 at 9:35 AM
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Almost all the queer romance and fantasy I have out is available via Kobo+ (also Hoopla, if your library offers that). I write a lot of novelette-length stories if you're looking for things you can read in one sitting.
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Princes at War m/m fantasy but not the kind that needs maps and pronunciation guides Stealing Gifts contemporary mm holiday romance
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 AM
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Hand timidly prodding at a large bowl of pink goop with a pale cracker.
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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One of my favorite artists.
My favorite book on Klee:
Paul Klee: Irony at Work Angela Lampe (Editor)
January 3, 2026 at 10:26 AM
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Last year I wrote a 17k story for this charity anthology, Love is Magic. The stories had to be mm paranormal romance and under 18k. My first try I really liked the characters and story but I could tell it needed to be longer, so I shelved it. Now I'm going back.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Lol! If you want a romance with a non-lurid cover and title, there's "Trader Argyle: Definitely Human"
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Unless you're in Spain in which case it's right there over this bridge.
Short flat concrete bridge over Bidasoa. No security, you can walk right into France!
December 31, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Fb memories reminded me of this nice graphic another author in last year's Top 10 Gay Romance made of all our stories.
These are individually published pieces in the 6-12k range, so quite a bit longer than average short story length.
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Contains the stories: Empty Shelves, Full Hearts by Alexandra Caluen The Snaccident by Holly Day Snowstorm Confessions by Nell Iris Glad Tidings by Shawn Lane Midwinter Music by K.L. Noone Three Wishes and a Miracle by Mere Rain The Way Home by Ellie Thomas Roses, Romps, and Romance by Alexander Verlangen The Do Over by Alex Winters A New Season of Intimacy by Patrick Bryce Wright 2024 Top Ten Gay Romance brings together the best-selling short stories published by JMS Books that year. From first love to true love, from submission to sensual, from heat to sweet and everything in between, the couples in these stories are sure to keep you turning the pages as you fall in love with them. With stories by Alexandra Caluen, Holly Day, Nell Iris, Shawn Lane, K.L. Noone, Mere Rain, Ellie Thomas, Alexander Verlangen, Alex Winters, and Patrick Bryce Wright, this head-over-heels collection goes beyond bedtime reading. Whether happily ever after or happy for now, there’s an ending for everyone in here!
December 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Out today! @jms-books.com
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JMS Books "2025 Top Ten Gay Romance" Contains the stories: A Vampire Named Otto by Holly Day, Cakes and Ale by Jordan Demaine, Krampus Night by P.E. Graham, Love, Step by Step by Pat Henshaw, Sleigh Bells Ring by Shawn Lane, Hexes of Bronze by K.L. Noone, Believe in Christmas Magic by Pelaam, Secrets of Love and Time by Mere Rain, Dressing for the Occasion by Ellie Thomas, and How to Feed a Vampire in Space by Alexander Verlangen.
December 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Holiday savings at @jms-books.com! Fifty percent off thru Dec 28! ALL ebooks! Many lovely authors including @elliethomas.bsky.social, @fionaglass.bsky.social, @cypayseur.bsky.social @klnoone.bsky.social, Ofelia Grand and @kateyhawthorne.bsky.social!
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The Fake Boyfriend's Best Friend, a mm romance by Mere Rain. Low heat (ace rep) low angst, short. Blizzards and Bullets, a mm romance by Mere Rain. High heat, suspense, age gap.
December 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Releasing today! And fr33 Dec 22nd only!

(if you've just discovered my romance via the Love is Magic antho be aware that The Fake Boyfriend's Best Friend is #acerep and has neither 🍆 or👹, check my backlist for pnr)
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December 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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My books (and many other authors'!) are 25% off from both Smashwords and @jms-books.com, thru Jan 1. JMS also has 99c daily deals and a different free book each day til Xmas.
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Here are my most kissing and least kissing winter tales:
Blizzards and Bullets by Mere Rain is a short mm romance of suspense and schmoopiness. In the Dark Heart of Winter by Mere Rain is a supernatural Gothic set in the traditional ruined manse filled with hidden passages and family secrets. Think traditional Victorian Gothic but without the Christianity, straight people, or virgins.
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Who will organize the beige horror anthology?
White woman with light brown hair on all white knitwear in otherwisse white room gazes longingly at a framed Suspiria poster. Poster as title in bright yellow on black background with other dramatic colors (eg a blue figure on a red background)
December 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Happy Advent! Don't forget to check jms-books.com every day thru Christmas for a free book. I promise our calendar is less confusing than the one I ordered myself. @jms-books.com
You might think someone who wrote a mystery with both magic and a time travel would be good at solving puzzles, but...
Photo of a box with wheels and dials on the top and sides. The Secrets of Love and Time a historical mm paranormal romance by Mere Rain. Cover shows a man in a tophat staring into swirling mist.
December 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Best seller!
Thanks to everyone who already supported this fundraiser for SantaCan. 🥰
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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My holiday fake-dating story "Nice and Vicious" is Nov 28's 99c Daily Deal @jms-books.com if you want to snag a quick, cute seasonal read!

*this story was in Top 10 Gay Romance 2023, so don't accidentally repurchase if you have the anthology already*

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November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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In addition to supporting charity SantaCan, this anthology is is also quite long (mine is over 17k!) so if you're planning to spend Thanksgiving avoiding conversations you will not run out of reading material with this antho that releases on the 27th.
November 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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One week till this holiday pnr anthology releases!
Proceeds go to charity SantaCan to provide gifts for kids in care.
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Love is Magic anthology releases November 27th. My story features an archaeologist who receives a dangerous artifact and the demon-hunter who rescues him.
November 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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Basically how the couple gets together in The Secret Casebook of Simon Feximal.
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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According to the email I just had, they're also still looking for performing authors.
November 18, 2025 at 8:21 AM
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Love Is Magic mm paranormal romance in support of charity SantaCan, releasing Nov 27. My story features an archaeologist and a demon-hunter and is set in the same world as gothic In The Dark Heart of Winter, but contemporary (also more 🌶️).
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Love Is Magic mm paranormal romance in support of charity SantaCan, releasing Nov 27. Preorder link https://readerlinks.com/L/4995814
November 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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"Love Is Magic" MM paranormal romance anthology will be releasing on US Thanksgiving, November 27! All profits are going to SantaCan, which gives holiday gifts to foster kids.
November 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Sapphic Lit showcase next February! Authors, sign up to offer your book at .00 or .99c

My Gothic "In the Dark Heart of Winter" will be included.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:18 PM