Like the title says, I'm making some changes.
Here's the tl;dr...
So... yeah. I forgot to turn off billing for February. Sorry about that. I planned to make an announcement later in the month, but I guess I'm doing it now.
Okay, so... what's going on? Where've I been? Am I okay?
Well, I've been taking a well-earned break for the past 6+ months. I was a little burned out, maybe a lot, and I needed to get off the hamster wheel. So it wasn't a COVID thing or family problems or anything else. Just me.
Then what've I been doing? Lots of persona...
2022-02-01 19:52:35 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I'm not actually on vacation*, but...
I'm going to take a longer break than I first thought.
Because of this, I suspended payments for July, so you won't be charged this month.
You should still have access to all the past content, and I hope to post more freebies this month, like character pics and announcements for things I am working on.
Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere. I'm just taking some time to work on non-writing admin ...
2021-07-01 19:40:41 +0000 UTC View PostI've been putting off this announcement for a couple of days, but...
I need to take a break, at least until the end of the month.
TL;DR, I'm fine. I'm not sick, fed up, or burned out. I just need to take some time for personal reasons.
I have a couple of posts planned to make up for no new story this month. Comment below if you want something specific, like character pics, bios, background details, or things like that. (Maybe a Kendall wrap-up scene?)
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2021-06-07 23:58:32 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 3
Something made a sound. I struggled toward awareness, but the room was dark and quiet. I drifted on the edge of sleep until I heard it again, a buzz-thump like a wasp banging into a window. I thought it might’ve been a sick child instead, or a dog trying to get my attention. My imagination conjured a few other things, but none of them made a sound.
I’d almost gone back to sleep when something started vibrating on the nightstand. A faint glow lit the ...
2021-06-01 02:12:57 +0000 UTC View PostNote from Nick: I hope you had a good Memorial Day. Mine was good. Low-key, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially now that Cheeto Jesus is in exile.
Anyway, enough gloating. Here's today's installment.
Enjoy!
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Chapter 3 (cont'd)
“Thank you for not saying anything,” Allie said after we left the coffee shop. “I mean, you figured it out, obviously, but…”
I waited. “But…?”
“I’m not...
2021-06-01 02:07:22 +0000 UTC View PostNote to Staff: I'm still working on your pre-release. I haven't forgotten. In fact, I was up late working on it, till almost 5 am. I'm a night owl in general, but that's late-late, even for me.
To everyone else: Thanks for putting up with my unpredictable schedule, especially lately. I literally spent years writing and revising scenes for the main saga, mostly in my head. I haven't spent as much time with Emily, Susie, Allie, and the rest. I'm getting t...
2021-05-24 18:25:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2 (cont’d)
The girls cleaned up after the movie and took their dishes into the kitchen without a fuss. I half-expected the usual stalling tactics, but they headed upstairs to brush their teeth and change into PJs. They were already getting settled when I went up to check on them.
Susie had left the lights on in the bathroom and the cap off her toothpaste, but I cut her some slack. She’d had a long day. She and Carly were already half-asleep on the pall...
2021-05-17 16:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's another promo for you, especially if you're a member if Kindle Unlimited. The free trial is a really good deal, especially if you read a lot.
For instance, you can read (or reread) all the Christy books as part of you...
2021-05-16 16:51:52 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2 (cont’d)
The sound of silence filled the SUV, and I congratulated myself on a brilliant idea. Little barbarians couldn’t drink smoothies and talk up a storm at the same time. On the other hand, visiting queens could use the straw in ways that no straw designer had ever intended. At the moment she was stroking it like a little penis.
“Hey, Dad…?”
I tugged the leg of my shorts to give the real penis a little more room. Allie saw an...
2021-05-10 16:20:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's a perfect promo in honor of Christy's birthday.
Definitely check out the list to find your next book/series. You might find more than one!
Post in the comments if you know any of the authors or find one that people here might like.
- Nick
2021-05-05 14:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2
Allie and I were making small talk at the kitchen table when I abruptly stopped and cocked an ear. She heard it too, and her eyes widened.
“Is that…?”
“Yep.” The air conditioning had just kicked on.
She shot to her feet and extended a hand to the vent near the ceiling, although she sagged almost immediately.
“Still hot.”
“Give it a moment,” I said calmly. “The system needs to purge the hot air.”
She bal...
2021-05-03 15:54:27 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1
I woke up in the guest bedroom, only a couple of inches from the edge of the bed. I could feel the reason behind me, warm and soft. She was nude, too, and still asleep. She must have crowded me all the way across the king-size bed during the night. I wasn’t about to complain, but sleeping with her would definitely take getting used to. My hard-on wanted to get things started, of course.
Time to give her the old alarm cock.
Seriously?...
2021-04-26 16:03:18 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1 (cont'd)
We finally left a little after seven thirty, although we had to turn around almost immediately. Susie had forgotten her ballet slippers.
Emily fumed from the middle row until she finally lost it, “Ugh! I told you!”
“Did not!”
“Did so!”
They kept bickering until I yelled over them, “Girls!”
They fell silent, and I skewered Susie in the rearview mirror.
“She did tell you—”
“Only ...
2021-04-26 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View PostNote from Nick: Here we go, book 2 in the Allie series! (Ha! I started to call it a trilogy, but you know me.)
I didn't really like posting spread chapters for the last book, so I'm going to keep them together this time. Weekly installments will end with a scene or chapter break. Some weeks will be shorter, others longer, depending on how long the scenes are.
I generally post about the same word count each month, so it averages out.
Anyway, that's enough wit...
2021-04-19 15:08:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for an update. Skip to the TL;DR (below) if you just want to know the release schedule.
For everyone else, here goes...
The past month has been full of ups and downs. Let's start with the downs and finish on a happy note.
Some of you probably know that I'm a cat guy. I write about dogs in the current Allie books, but I'm really not a dog person. I like them well enough, but my own personality is more suited to cats.
My favorite cat was a ...
2021-04-10 03:47:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Time for an update.
I'm still working on the new Allie book, Don't Fix It. The Staff folks just read their first pre-release installment.
I'll start posting the first edited chapters for you in 2 weeks, on Mar 29. That might change, depending on my writing schedule, but that's what I'm aiming for.
I'm also working on a complete Flirting with Fire e-book for VIP members. I still need to find a cover, but I'll post it in the next couple of weeks.
In the...
2021-03-15 18:45:24 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8
I closed the bedroom door and let out a sigh of relief. The girls were finally in bed, and Allie and I were alone at last.
“Sorry about that. I—”
She kissed me.
I stepped back in surprise, and she pressed her body against mine. Her skin felt hot as she slid her hands under my shirt. I belatedly realized she was nude, and the functioning part of my brain wondered why I hadn’t noticed before. I’d seen her when I’d come in the room, ...
2021-03-09 13:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7
My girls were fine with another sleepover, and Allie’s were more than fine with it. They hadn’t enjoyed the night without A/C any more than she had. They were also excited when they realized she wasn’t wearing her swimsuit under her towel wrap.
“You’re gonna do it?” Madison said.
“I’m gonna try.”
“You’ll like it,” Carly added. “And you won’t get weird tan lines.”
“Especially when you switch suits.” Madi...
2021-03-08 18:29:32 +0000 UTC View PostNote from Nick: Sorry for the delay with Chapter 7 (Complete). I'll post it later today, followed by the complete Chapter 8.
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Chapter 8 (cont’d)
Sometime later, I inhaled a deep breath, held it as long as I could, and let it out slowly. Allie sensed that I was in the mood to talk. She stirred, and her own breath felt warm on my bare skin.
“Well, what do you think?” I said. “Was it worth all the flirting?”
“...
2021-03-08 17:39:57 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7 (cont’d)
The girls didn’t even notice when we returned to the living room. Part of me was relieved, even though we hadn’t been doing anything naughty. A smaller part was annoyed, since we could’ve been doing something naughty!
Why couldn’t kids be consistent, I wondered. They were clueless one minute, clairvoyant the next, with nothing in between.
Preaching to the choir, the little head said.
No one asked you.
<... 2021-03-01 16:38:53 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7 (cont’d)
I tried calling Christy when we got home, but it went straight to voicemail.
“Hey, it’s me,” I said. “I hope you had a good day. Ours was fun. Allie and the girls came over and spent the day. They’re going to spend the night, too.” I kept my voice deliberately neutral, but Christy would hear the excitement in what I didn’t say.
Allie herself smirked.
I replied with a quick grin and finished the voicemail, “...
2021-02-22 16:58:36 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 6
Allie entered the guest bedroom and then waited as I closed the door. I moved behind her, and she exhaled softly as I put my hand on her right shoulder. Her skin was soft and smooth, covered with freckles almost too faint to see.
I fingered the strap of her swimsuit and then slid it down to reveal the pale skin underneath. She sighed again as I kissed her bare shoulder. The air between us crackled with anticipation.
After a moment she leaned back a...
2021-02-15 17:50:52 +0000 UTC View PostNote from Nick: This week is the payoff for last week's cliffhanger. You learn lots of details about Paul's recent past, but most are just teases and tidbits. You'll see. 😈
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Chapter 6 (cont’d)
The bathroom door opened, and I realized that my feet were vulnerable. I was lying on my back with my head on the pillow and my fingers laced behind my head. I resisted the urge to squirm, but Allie wasn’t in the mood for mischief. 2021-02-15 17:13:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Note from Nick: You learn more about the house this week. It's a character too.
You also learn more about Allie's ex, Ken. Don't be like him. You'll see.
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Chapter 6
Allie entered the guest bedroom and then waited as I closed the door. I moved behind her, and she exhaled softly as I put my hand on her right shoulder. Her skin was soft and smooth, covered with freckles almost too faint to see.
I fingered the strap of her...
2021-02-08 16:10:32 +0000 UTC View PostNote from Nick: This week's installment is a complete chapter, start to, ahem, finish. Just sayin'.
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Chapter 5
Emily emerged from the house with a can of Boost and gathered Madison with a look. Molly’s nails clicked on the flagstones as she followed them. The girls stuck to the shade under the eaves until they reached the master bedroom. Then they ventured into the noonday sun and settled on the pair of lounge chairs. Moll...
2021-02-01 17:29:48 +0000 UTC View PostNote from Nick: I posted this a day after the normal installment. I hope it'll keep people from getting confused. Also, I don't wanna spam your inbox. Yeah, that's the ticket.
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Chapter 4
I grinned to myself when the driveway alarm beeped twenty minutes later. Allie must have left almost as soon as we’d hung up. I yelled upstairs to the girls and then headed out to greet them.
I’m telling you, the little...
2021-01-26 13:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostNote from Nick: Whoops! I forgot to post this last week. Sorry 'bout that. Then again, it's been a crazy couple of weeks here in America.
In other news, Patreon still hasn't fixed their italics bug. I think I found them all, but let me know if you spot one I missed. If you're a VIP, just wait for the e-book version (coming soon).
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Chapter 3
Allie told her daughters to get ready to leave after they finished their ice...
2021-01-25 18:54:30 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 2
On Saturday afternoon, Emily knocked on my door and then stuck her head into the office. I saved my work and automatically checked the time. It was only one o’clock, but she liked to be early.
“Ready to go?” I said, and she nodded. “What about Susie?”
“Her too.”
“Okay. Do we need to pick up anything on the way?”
“I can call them and ask.”
“I’ll do it.” I flipped open my phone and clicked the contacts. I...
2021-01-11 17:28:03 +0000 UTC View Post