BETWEEN PORT AND STARBOARD, JUNE 2O24

When helicopter mum Shannon finds herself in a bit of a pickle she begrudgingly turns to her “wastrel” of a neighbor and ex-brother-in-law, Adam, for help. He’s not too keen on helping, but sees an opportunity to get one over on the infuriating woman. He makes her an offer that would get both of them what they want, but only if she can be a good girl and swallow her pride. > > > READ MORE

Aria of the Wayward is a slice-of-life, literary fantasy with a dark academia vibe. We follow Sora and Taiera, two young women trying to find their place at University, discover themselves and navigate life in a world far from home. A world where something dark seems to be at play. Tag along as new chapters are released each week.
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In the second fairytale retelling by Maria Caiazza, we meet Heidi who has a perfect life. Or at least she thought she did until she heard the rumor about her raven-cursed brothers. She sets out to find and rescue them, but who can you trust in a world of living fantasy and cruel gods? And what awaits her in the castle at the top of the world?
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It’s not like perfect men just fall from the sky, right? Ah, well… On the 4th of July, a UFO crash lands in the field behind Quinn’s house. The gorgeous blue alien that emerges looks like a demon, but he seems civilized—and he needs her help. A Sparkler For Her Princes is a spicy M/M/F novella with tails, a guaranteed HEA, and a cat.
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Time is dying. Those were the words that lured Jeremiah Jesus, an American translator with a haunted past, into the eerie silence of an abandoned ship on Lac Leman. Adrift in the cold winter night, he reflects on the chain of dubious decisions that brought him… > > > READ IT HERE

So, in April we got the ship cleaned up after the winter storms and got back to work. The following are some of the most important WtwIPs over the past two months: There were a lot of plans to go through and documents to update, but more than anything else we needed to get back into our creative process. For Sir… > > > READ IT HERE

Anyone who knows me knows that while I enjoy writing romance and erotica, I’m rubbish at anything resembling marketing it. In fact I’m so rubbish at it that I am going to spend some time posting about other storytellers I like rather than myself. This series will include manga as well as prose, commercial and fan. It will include… > > > READ IT HERE

I know it’s June in the Big World now, but here on Quarterdeck we’re just about to step into May. If you were here at the beginning of the year, you may remember that I wrote a list of our goals for 2024. I said all of them more or less hinged on the major one being resolved. And it was! There may still be bumps in… > > > READ IT HERE

I hated fishing! How I hated it! But since my father had been unfairly ousted from his position as Chief Privy-Secretary of the Royal Marmalade Spoon, our family’s fortunes had fallen so low that the trout I poached from the local duckpond under cover of twilight were our only sustenance. The little hovel shared by the four of us – Father, myself, and my two lazy, selfish sisters… > > > READ IT HERE

We are sailing before the wind at last, and I feel like I can think and talk about writing again. There are so many topics to explore here, but I’d like to start with something I’ve thought a lot about lately. What fuels your writing? My daily schedule has always been like a booking system. Most slots are blocked off for “activities of daily living,” and in the event there are any openings… > > > READ IT HERE

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