My ghost book…I’ve been calling it that for so long now I have to keep reminding myself it has a real title:
The Handyman and The Drama Queen
It’s now available on preorder and is almost ready to go. It’s part of a new series Myths, Legends, and Southern Charm and I’m so excited to finally show you guys what I’ve been working on.
Ezra is a newly turned ghost who’s just a bit dramatic, cranky, and frustrated at being dead and the way he became dead. He’s also more than a little interested in the new handyman who has been sent around to fix his disaster of a house.
And he’s still claiming the house as his even though he’s dead.
Stone is a handyman with an irreverent sense of humor and a thing for drama queens (and poking at drama queens). So he’s head over heels for the dead cutie with an attitude. He’s also very confused about how Ezra’s house turned out to be so dangerous, but he’s not worried. They can figure it out…while flirting and explaining the birds and the bees of BDSM to Ezra.
This has mild BDSM and lots of dirty talk…it’s also got a very…let’s call it cheeky take on death. I know that isn’t for some of you, but I think it’s fluffy and I think Stone’s death jokes are funny. (They’re also to make Ezra just a little bit nuts because he’s cute when he’s wound up.) But if talking about death and not taking it too seriously is a trigger for you then skip this one.
But don’t worry…this has an HEA even if it’s slightly unconventional and they’re stupidly happy at the end. (It made me cry…several times…stupid characters shouldn’t do that.)
I’m very confused about what triggers to list out, but primarily what I can think of is the Ezra being dead thing and no one taking that as seriously as it should be. He does not die on page. He’s dramatic on page. He’s also very curious about all the crazy in town and all the people he didn’t know were so interesting…like the ladies at the post office and the guy who runs the grocery store…oh and the librarian.
I like the librarian.
But not to fear, Stone’s mother is one of the biggest gossips I’ve ever met and he knows all the good stories around town.
I can’t wait to show you how this turned out and introduce you to Stone and Ezra if you haven’t met them yet on Patreon with the work-in-progress chapters I post there.
Here’s the first chapter of The Handyman and The Drama Queen. Have fun with my dramatic ghost and his cheeky new Dom.
Early Access will go live on March 16th and it will go live on Amazon on the 21st.
Ezra
Being dead sucks…but it starts looking up when a handsome handyman shows up and can actually see Ezra. Of course, he has to put up with the ridiculous handyman’s teasing and terrible jokes, but Ezra knows dead beggars can’t be choosers. He also knows there’s no way the captivating man is actually interested in a bored dead guy with an attitude problem.
Stone
Being newly dead is probably always difficult…but Stone doesn’t mind helping out the grumpy ghost with a drama problem. Ezra is cute when he’s being ridiculous and there’s just something about the man that pulls Stone in. Sure, they’ve got a few things to work out, but being dead isn’t a deal-breaker. They have enough interesting things in common that Stone knows they can work anything out…even a little problem like death.
When a happy handyman meets a dead drama llama, it’s combustible and complicated, but since love conquers all, they aren’t going to let a little thing like death stand in their way.
Author’s Note: The Handyman and The Drama Queen has one live, slightly take-charge (we know what that means) handyman and one not-so-live drama queen who is very curious about his new friend. This is an irreverent, medium-steam HEA with a new ghost who’s still slightly frustrated by the way he passed on. See the author’s site for more details on the content.
