Hello everyone, can you believe it’s already February? Valentines day is just around the corner and I cannot wait for February 15th when all the chocolate goes on sale!! Right now though I’m so very excited to reveal the new cover for Fame and Fortune, Stories from the Sound book 2. In my post in January I shared with you guys that I’m completely reworking the All Cocks Stories. New branding and covers, rewrites and lots of new content added to the stories. I am having so much fun going back to the beginning and starting the journey with these characters all over again, five years later, when I’ve learned so much about myself and my skills as a writer as well as this Motley Crew of men I created in this series that are adored by readers all over the world. This cover in particular I toyed with who I wanted to be the face of the book. While the core of the story was and will still be from Mattie’s POV, I couldn’t find the right image to portray young Mattie. So, I went with Victor instead. The stubborn yet loyal leader of the pack so to speak, with his beautifully broken English/Romanian accent that is so endearing. What do you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts, leave a comment! My editor and I haven’t started on this book yet, we’re just finishing up edits on Gay for Pay, so the synopsis below will likely change at some point. 
Fame and Fortune | Stories from the Sound book 2 (Also known as the All Cocks Stories)
Victor Dimir moved to America with his traditional Romanian parents when he was just a child. His Romani parents taught him their traditions and how to be a shrewd business man. But it was the attention of a classmate at school that taught a teenage Victor about his sexuality. When he came out to his parents he knew it would be difficult for them to understand, but he never expected them to disown him.
Andrew Jones grew up with a single mom and his grandmother teaching him about life, he had an absentee father at best. The only thing the man ever did for Andy that stuck was buy him a camera for his thirteenth birthday. When Andrew went off to college on a scholarship to study photo journalism, he wound up falling in love with his Romanian roommate.
They became inseparable and wound up starting their own business together; a gay porn website where people could go and watch romantic gay porn instead of the rough and tough, or wham bam thank you man crap that was flooding the internet at that time. After ten years together they were still perfectly happy, they didn’t even realize something was missing, until they met a broken young man that needed a family.
Matthew Carlson was homeless, jobless and broken. He’d been on his own since he was sixteen when he ran away from home after being brutally assaulted by several other young men that he thought were his friends, and then being told he brought it on himself for being gay by his parents. Matthew has done a lot of things these last few years just to get by. When he finds the flyer for All Cocks, he decides to call and see where it leads. What has he got to lose?
Matthew has deep rooted scars that aren’t usually visible on the outside. But when he walks into All Cocks, both Victor and Andrew see them, they also see him. Can three men that didn’t even realize they needed each other get past the stigma of society to find a place of happiness, together?
*Advisory warning: This story contains a scene of sexual assault.*
Just for my Lovebytes family, here’s an Exclusive Excerpt from Gay for Pay, book 1. Now, we are still actively editing this so please excuse any grammatical errors, typos etc.. but there is some new content here from what the original book showed. I wanted readers to see deeper into Chris’s mind as he’s struggling with his attraction to Linc.
Anxious to get back out to the bar and tell the guys what was going on in the bathroom, Chris quickly washed his hands and left. He stopped in his tracks when he saw Linc pushed up against the wall by the DJ booth, the bear’s twin brother claiming his mouth. Linc wrapped his arms around the man’s neck as he pulled him closer, rutting up against him. Even over the bass of the music and the ringing in Chris’s ears, he could hear the moans Linc was emitting. He thought for a moment that the guy was going to fuck Linc right there up against the bar. He was sort of hard, a little jealous, and very confused by the two emotions.
If he were honest with himself, this wasn’t the first time his thoughts blurred the lines between professional and personal where Lincoln was concerned. No, he’d think about that later. Right now, Chris just wanted to figure out where the jealousy was coming from. He had never been the jealous type before. Of course, he had never been attracted to another man before either, when he wasn’t Kris Alen. But here he was, standing in this loud, dark, smelly bar with half-naked bodies writhing all around him, watching Linc climb up Paul Bunyan’s body and wrap his legs around his waist, and Chris was both turned on and pissed off.
The guy peeled Linc off, setting him on his feet, his tree-trunk arms holding Linc up as he wobbled on unsteady legs. A red-hot burst of anger shot through Chris like lightning and he fought the urge to stomp over, jerk Linc away from Mr. Handsy and drag him out of the bar. Those feelings only intensified when Linc and his hookup headed for the men’s room, hand in hand, the guy moving so fast, he was all but dragging Linc behind him. Chris shook off the feelings of jealousy and anger and walked over to the bar where Gabe was still flirting. He ordered a shot of whiskey, downing it immediately and turning to lean back with his elbows on the bar to watch the crowd.
More to come when Gay for Pay releases in April! Here’s the Preorder and release schedule for the series to date. My plan is to come back each month and share the next cover as well as some exclusive content with you guys.
Gay for Pay (Book 1) Preorder starting March 1st with the book live (on sale) on April 1st
Fame and Fortune (Book 2) Preorder staring April 1st with the book live (on sale) on May 1st
How to Deal (Book 3) Preorder starting May 1st with the book live (on sale) on June 12th
Dare to Hope (Book 4) Preorder starting on June 12th with the book live (on sale) on July 24th
Live for Love (Book 5) Preorder starting on July 24th with the book live (on sale) on August 28th
Hide and Seek (Book 6) Preorder starting on August 28th with the book live (on sale) on October 9th
Choices and Changes (Book 7) Preorder starting on October 9th with the book live (on sale) on November 20th
TM Smith
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A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; TM Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. A Texas transplant, she now calls DFW her home. Most days she can be found curled up with a good book, or ticking away on her next novel.
Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, she is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights. Because, seriously people, Love is Love!
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