Author Archives: Odessa Lynne

When Will Cam’s Fortune Be Released?

Soonish. I can’t really give a more accurate release date than that because I’m terribly bad at estimating when I’ll finish things. I still have some work to do on this one and the moment I set a deadline is the moment I’ll become blocked and won’t be able to work for the anxiety of knowing the deadline is looming over my head. Sorry about that! I really wish it weren’t so.

Wouldn’t it be lovely if I were the kind of person who could use deadlines as motivation to write faster? It would be wonderful! Alas, that is not me. On top of that, I’m a slow writer compared to many, and I just have to do my best.

That said, I’m ~~still~~ hoping Cam’s Fortune will be published ~~this month (September)~~ in November. Feel free to pester me about it. :) I won’t mind.

Thank you for being interested in my stories! :)

—Odessa

I Finally Have a Tentative Title for Another Wolves’ Heat Book

Can a book title be a spoiler? If you think so, you might want to skip this post, because I mention several. I’ll leave a bit of extra space so you don’t see anything you don’t want to see. :)

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I’ve been playing around with this title for nearly six months to be honest and I keep coming back to this one: Gerald’s Lot.

Gerald is a piece of work, for sure, but he has secrets galore and he’s not at all who he appears to be to everyone else. I absolutely LOVE Gerald and I think his story is going to be so much fun to write. You’ll get more hints about him in the upcoming Cam’s Fortune. (I’m still aiming for late August! I’m going to try my best to have it out then but sometimes my ability to gauge the passage of time isn’t so great.) :D

I also have another title I’m leaning toward: Mason’s Regret. (As a reminder, Mason was one of the twins in Ian’s Choice (Ian kicked his butt, lol), and he’s also Matthew’s cousin.) :D He also has a mate—and if you’ve read all the books in the series to date, you’ve met him and you don’t even know it, because this is one pairing that did not work out so well at the end of the previous heat season (Ian’s Choice and Devon’s Gamble).

I’m not 100% committed to these yet, but writing about them here has made me realize just how badly I want to write these stories. :D

For this series, for some reason, I have to have titles first. It and my Hend & Yurt series. The titles give me the motivation to write the story, but I have no idea why.

I’m still stumped on a title for the upcoming New Canton Republic book, but I figure something will eventually come to me! For those books, I’ve never had a title before I was almost done with the story. I will say I really like where this story has gone so far! I just wish I had any idea what to call it so I could post a title for it on the site. :)

I want to also mention the new page here on the site called “Gift.” I’ve put up coupon codes that will get you free copies of the first two stories in the R’H’ani Chronicles. :D I love that little series, and since I’ll be putting out more stories in it soon, I wanted to give anyone who hadn’t read it a chance to try it. The first story really doesn’t do the series justice in my opinion. The world is so much more complex than the first one has the chance to show but the second one does a much better job with that. The third story is one of my personal favorites, but the fourth is a close second. I also happen to adore the fifth and six too! Really, I just love them all. :D I cannot be objective about my stories, sorry. ;)

Psst… If You Read and Enjoy M/F Romance, I’ve Published a Book under a Pen Name

If you read and enjoy male/female romance, I’ve published a book under a pseudonym this past weekend. The book’s called Alpha Next Door and it’s paranormal romance. You can find details at the website for my pseudonym Lynne Sterley or go straight to the book at Amazon (it’s not published anywhere else at the moment). There’ll eventually be a male/male book in the series that I’ll probably “co-write” with myself. (Sounds crazy, I know.) If you read this book, you shouldn’t have any trouble figuring out who’s getting that story. I already adore him! ;)

Since I wrote this book under a pseudonym, I’m not announcing it to the new release list, but I did want to mention it in case anyone was interested enough to check it out. Thank you so much if you do! :)

I’ve Titled That Gay for You Book “Gay for You”

I’ve titled that gay for you book I started Gay for You. I had a different title in mind but that’s not the one that stuck, so… Gay for You it is! ;)

The book is in the works for sometime this year and I’ll update when I have a better estimate of the release date.

Gay for You is a contemporary male/male romance story. This book could be the first in a series of books, because these guys have lives and friends and enemies, and friends and enemies sometimes get to have stories too. ;)

Gay for You He married his best friend for money and revenge. He might not get the last laugh.

Dayton Royce has a grandfather that’s determined to rule his life, even from the grave. The only way Dayton can get his hands on the inheritance that rightfully belongs to him is to marry—his grandfather’s will has seen to that. But Dayton’s never been good at following orders, and he has no intention of bowing to his grandfather’s dictates any longer. That’s where his best friend Alex comes in. Alex is gay, and Dayton’s grandfather despised their friendship—and Alex.

Dayton’s found a way to get what’s his and give his grandfather the middle finger one last time: he’s going to marry Alex instead of one of the girls his grandfather wanted him to marry. The only problem? This is one marriage of convenience that’s turning out not to be so convenient after all, because Dayton’s starting to feel things for Alex he never thought he’d feel.

Anybody want to read this? I have to say, I’m getting really excited about this one! Dayton and Alex are mighty fine. ;)

Salvadore’s Luck Trade Paperback Is Available

The trade paperback for Salvadore’s Luck is out early and you can already find it at Amazon! It’ll be in more stores soon, if it’s not already there.

If you read the Salvadore’s Luck ebook and have the time and inclination, I’d love it if you left a review at whatever retailer you use. As of this post, no one’s left a review, and it really does help to have a few reviews up. I don’t like asking people to read my books, so I end up with no reviews. :o I should probably get over that! Anyway, no pressure, just if you feel like it and have the time. Thank you so much if you do!

Next up in paperback is The King’s Gambit and R’H’ani Chronicles Collection 1. They should be available in just a few more weeks.

New Release! Salvadore’s Luck Is Available

Yay! I’m happy to announce that Salvadore’s Luck is now available in several ebook stores, with more coming soon.

Salvadore's Luck (Wolves' Heat book 5)

The book is already available at All Romance, Google Play, and Smashwords, and should be live in the other usual places shortly (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc).

(Best place to find updated links is on the book’s page.)

Once every three years, humans become sexual prey to a species that has no control over the urge to mate because of a devastating attraction to human scent.

Bad luck has dogged Salvadore for far too long, and this time it’s put him in the midst of his worst nightmare. He’s trapped inside the protectorate where the aliens called wolves roam free—and heat season has started. He’s terrified and he has good reason to be: if he doesn’t submit, he’ll end up with teeth at his throat and claws in his spine.

Between the memories that haunt Salvadore and the secrets he carries with him, the chances of him making it out of heat season alive aren’t looking good.

But Salvadore’s about to have the first lucky break he’s had in years…

Book 5 in the Wolves’ Heat series.

This story contains explicit sex, graphic language, and sexual situations that some people might find offensive. Male/Male sexual content. Romance for anyone who likes hot male/male loving, alien mates, and a strong dose of alpha romance!

Next up in the Wolves’ Heat series: Cam’s Fortune. And boy is he a firecracker. ;D

Salvadore’s Luck Is Being Published Today!

Yeah. I was off the mark on a March release date and then again when I thought Salvadore’s Luck would be ready in early April. I’m really sorry about that! The book ended up longer than I expected and it’s now the second longest book in the Wolves’ Heat series.

Salvadore’s story was a little more complicated than I expected when I started it, but I love how it worked out. Someone else surprised me in this book too (I won’t say who because it would be a spoiler!), but I absolutely love what it might mean for a future book in the series. ;)

I’ll be putting links up here on the site as the book goes live in the different stores, so you can check here if that’s easier. Some retailers take longer than other to make books live, so I can’t say exactly when it’ll be available everywhere, but it’ll eventually be in all the usual places. When it’s available in most places, I’ll send out the email notice to anyone who’s signed up to the email notification list.

And if you pick up a copy, I really hope you enjoy Salvadore’s story! :)

Salvadore’s Luck has a cover!

Salvadore’s Luck has a cover—finally. :) I updated the book page but here it is if you want to see it.

Salvadore's Luck (Wolves' Heat book 5)

I’m worried the cover is a little hard to read but I do like it. It looks great on my Kindle. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s going to look so great on amazon because it’ll be small and when it’s small the text fades into the background.

I’m thinking about having some “people” covers made for the series. What do you think? Should I go for it, or are the current covers fine the way they are? I actually don’t like the idea of putting faces to my fellas or even body types because I have very definite ideas of what they look like, and I don’t want that to interfere with what you might think they look like, but… I do love a well-shaped man on a book cover!

Anyway, I’m so glad to say the book is coming soon. I’ve had several delays that I didn’t expect, but it’s almost ready!

Matthew’s Chance is now available in paperback!

Matthew’s Chance is now available as a trade paperback! You can find the book at Amazon and many other bookstores.

My latest two will also be coming to paperback soon: The King’s Gambit and R’H’ani Chronicles Collection 1.

I’m still hoping to make Salvadore’s Luck a (late) March release. I’ll update when I can give a better estimate of the release date. :)

Salvadore’s Luck will be a March or April release

I’m aiming for a March release for Salvadore’s Luck but I can’t promise at this point that it won’t be April instead. I’ll update as soon as I have a better idea of when the book will be available.

I had hoped to have it out sooner but things don’t always go the way I’d like and this was one of those times! :) Still, March isn’t that far away and I’m happy that this one is on the way! I love Sal as much as I love the rest of my guys and I’m excited to be able to share his story. :)