Make Me Yours - FWF Holiday Freebie

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/12/make-me-yours-fwf-holiday-freebie/)


It’s not Max and Ferris from Obsession and As A Plate, but how about Grant the photographer and Nicky, a model?

Make Me Yours

LA Weekly - Man on Man: The New Gay Romance

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/12/la-weekly-man-on-man-the-new-gay-romance/)
Woot! I'm in an interview about gay romance in the LA Weekly. I think it's a rather good one, too. And I LOVE this artwork!!

The article features other authors as well, like James Buchanan and Stephanie Vaughan.

And there's a picture of me with my pink hair. Ack! LOL

New Cover - Two Man Team

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/12/new-cover-two-man-team/)


I love this cover! It goes perfectly with One For The Team.

Thank you Christine Griffin!

New image - Don't Look

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/12/new-image-dont-look/)
I got a cool Medusa character from DAZ and wanted to use her in something.

I'm on Naughty Bits

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/12/im-on-naughty-bits/)
TeddyPig asked a few of us for the top 5 books that got us into writing gay romance.

Here are mine: http://www.teddypig.com/2009/12/jet-mykles-five-faves/

Nera and the Prince - 7

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/12/nera-and-the-prince-7/)
Poor Nera. Quite a status she's been given, but has the sharif made her life better or worse?

WARNING: lighter non-con and a little bit of m/m

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Ryun led the way back to his rooms, Aiden following with Nera bundled underneath his arm. No one spoke and Nera suspected Ryun's angry presence was what cut a swath through the people in the corridors.

Miyn was there when they entered but wisely stayed silent and melted aside as Ryun stormed through the door. As he angrily yanked off his jerkin and boots, Aiden led Nera to sit on the wide bed. Aiden remained quiet and wouldn't meet her gaze as he slid the cloak from her shoulders. He did reach up to smooth her loose hair and gave her a small, sympathetic pat on the shoulder as he rose and turned to face his master.

"Why wasn't she branded?" In an explosion of movement, Ryun grabbed Miyn by the neck and slammed her against the wall.

Amanda Young's Giving Thanks Contest

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/12/amanda-youngs-giving-thanks-contest/)
http://www.amandayoung.org/2009/12/01/giving-thanks-contest/

Tons of cool stuff to win, including a print copy of Rated X-mas that I signed.

Nera and the Prince - 6

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/nera-and-the-prince-6/)
Now that Scarn's shaken things up, what's Ryun to do? Find out how their father reacts.

WARNINGS: non-con

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It was the first time Nera was alone -- or, at least, aware of it -- since her capture. She pressed her forehead to the raised arm of the couch and clutched her fingers to either side of her head. The tears stopped after only a short time, leaving behind an emptiness. Her body ached in new places but she couldn't believe it was anything serious. She'd survive, in body if not in soul.

Why was this happening to her? Why had Buir forsaken her? Or had Buir been attacked by the gods of the sharif?

She was still kneeling on the couch when they arrived. Huddled under the cloak, she peeked up to see Miyn rush in followed by Aiden in a great sweep of light gray robes.

Aiden fell to his knees at her side, the sleeves of his robe falling back on his pale forearms as he reached to cup her jaw. She might have flinched but his striking beauty worked as a balm to her nerves. For some reason, he calmed her despite the worry lines that marred the fine arch of her brows. She saw obvious concern in his narrowed green eyes. "Nera, are you all right?"

Revelations won Best Book of the Week at Whipped Cream

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/revelations-won-best-book-of-the-week-at-whipped-cream/)
Heaven Sent 6: Revelations has won Best Book of the Week at the Long and Short of It's Whipped Cream review site! Thank you all for your votes!

Nera and the Prince - 5

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/nera-and-the-prince-5/)
At long last, she continues! Please forgive if I get some details wrong between this episode and the last. It's been two years after all. I'm still writing mostly stream of conscious, with only a vague idea of where it's going.I'm not sure if it's what people have expected but this is pretty much the direction I'd originally intended. Sorry it took me so long.

Still keeping the non-con warning on this one. Because it gets worse.

Also, still no one editing this one but me so any mistakes you see I can only ask you to overlook.

WARNINGS: non-consensual sex, f/f interaction, anal sex.

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Nera woke alone. The heated male presence that had exhausted her the day and night previous was gone. She could not pretend it was just a dream because the gold silk sheets and plush, soft pillows that she saw when she opened her eyes could not have been in her cell a the temple.

She closed her eyes and buried her face in the pillow, willing herself to be elsewhere or, if that were impossible, to die. The attack on the temple had come in the wee hours of the morning. The men hired to defend the sacred temple of Buir had fallen quickly to the attackers. By mid-morning, Nera and her sister priestesses had all been trussed up and hauled off to the neighboring country. It had taken two days of travel, during which she and her fellow prisoners were released once in the early afternoon and once just after dusk for eating and calls of nature. They had arrived at the sumptuous palace and they'd known a life of slavery was ahead of them.

Nera had never expected to become a pleasure slave.

Revelations up for Best Book of the Week

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/revelations-up-for-best-book-of-the-week/)
First, I got a lovely review from The Long and Short of It Whipped Cream for Heaven Sent 6: Revelations. Now my book is up for Best Book of the Week!

If you've time, please drop by and vote for me http://www.longandshortreviews.com/WC/recentrev.htm

Voting ends Nov 29th

Interview with Amanda Young

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/interview-with-amanda-young/)
Amanda Young was kind enough to interview me for her blog today.

http://www.amandayoung.org/2009/11/27/tgif-interview-jet-mykles/

Freebie - As A Plate

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/freebie-as-a-plate/)
A continuation of Obsession has been posted at Selena Illyria's blog today. Happy Thanksgiving featuring Ferris and Max!

http://selenaillyria.com/2009/11/paranormal-thanksgiving-week-jet-mykles/

Caught Between

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/caught-between/)
My monthly post at Loose Ends. This time it's about being caught between manuscripts.

http://looseidauthors.blogspot.com/2009/11/caught-between.html

Two anthology stories available as ebooks

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/two-anthology-stories-available-as-ebooks/)
In case you missed it -- and I've been awful for not updating -- two of my MLR Press anthology stories are now available on their own as single stories.

Key To Me and About Something are both available through MLR Press

Unedited Excerpt: Two Man Team

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/11/unedited-excerpt-two-man-team/)
Formerly titled, Team Player.

FYI, this story is a big spoiler for One For The Team. If you haven't read it and don't want to know what happens, stop here.

OFTT is a m/f story. This story is about Jason and Davey, two of Jen's best friends. I assure you, it becomes m/m.

Here's a taste of the first chapter as it now stands. Takes place right after Jen and Ken's wedding.

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Very unedited excerpt, ©2009 Jet Mykles, all rights reserved

They’d all figured Jen could handle it. None of them had intended to change their friendship or turn it into anything long term. Just friends having fun. Then Ken had thrown a wrench into the works. Or, as he claimed, Jen had mucked it up by sleeping with Jason, Bart and Davey but refusing to sleep with Ken. Jason had to admit, that would have ticked him off too. Looking back on the one night when the five of them had been together, Ken was the only one who hadn’t done more than kiss Jen. Of course, she’d stayed the night when him when the rest of them had gone home. That was the night Ken had seen the proverbial light and asked Jen to marry him. Jason was happy for them. He was. Looking at them now, he wondered why no one had seen that they were meant for each other before.

But. That didn’t help him tonight. Clearly, if he was going to find companionship, he would have to go elsewhere.

Setting his glass down on the pristine white tablecloth, he stood. Jen and Ken were busy so he chose not to bother them. He’d already bestowed his congratulations on the happy couple and he’d see them at work on Wednesday anyway since they weren’t going on their honeymoon until November. Bart would be busy elsewhere in the restaurant since it was open for business tonight as well.

Where was Davey? The little snot was his ride home, which was the only reason he was still drinking. Last time he’d seen the other man had been when there were still people dancing on the miniature floor. That had to have been an hour or so ago. As he meandered toward the door leading out of the banquet room, Jason pulled out his cell and sent a text to his friend: Where r you?

FWF Fiction - Sexy Devil - Obsession

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/10/fwf-fiction-sexy-devil-obsession/)

Today's my day to post Halloween fiction on Fiction with Friction.

Sexy Devil - Obsession

Warning, is graphic m/m sex.

Rainbow Award Finalist

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/10/rainbow-award-finalist/)




I won a finalist spot in Elisa's Rainbow Awards! Thanks so much to those who voted for Revelations!

Available now - Just For You

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/10/available-now-just-for-you/)


Just For You is available now at Loose Id

Two new images

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/10/two-new-images-5/)
Another kitty pic and a female vamp.

Nudity Warning

http://www.jetmykles.com/image-gallery/2009-images/

Since my blog is posted to other sites now, I figure I shouldn't put in the nekkid pics except in the galleries.

New Image - Here, Kitty Kitty

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/10/new-image-here-kitty-kitty/)
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="100" caption="Here, Kitty Kitty"][/caption]

Want to play with my new kitty? He's the mischievous type.

New Image - Late Night at the Office

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/new-image-late-night-at-the-office/)


Not erotic but maybe kind of romantic if you look at it right. Just felt the mood to do a realistic "normal" type image.

Hot Comfort anthology now available

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/hot-comfort-anthology-now-available/)

The print anthology Hot Comfort -- which contains my short story Devon Cream as well as stories by Kimberly Gardner, Luisa Prieto and Maura Anderson -- is now available from MLR Press. http://mlrbooks.com/ShowBook.php?book=HCANTH01

Dark Elves VI: Awakening is available now

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/dark-elves-vi-awakening-is-available-now/)


The series wrap up is available now from Loose Id.

Dark Elves I: Taken has a new cover

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/dark-elves-i-taken-has-a-new-cover/)
The cover gods continue to be good to me. Anne Cain is redoing the ebook covers for the first four Dark Elves books. Here's Dark Elves I: Taken:

DE6 Now Has a Blurb

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/de6-now-has-a-blurb/)
I've got the official blurb for Dark Elves VI: Awakening now:

As the first girl child born to the dark elves, Eryhaen is rhaejena—princess—and desired by all of the men around her. Born with magical gifts that challenge even the most experienced sorcerers among her people, she has the awe of her people and the devotion of her three best friends and lovers. Brevin, Lanthan and Tykir have been at her side their whole lives and each of the three young men would do anything for her and each other.

But Eryhaen needs more than untutored if eager lovers. She is out of control, and she knows it. Her magic is raw and wild, and she is not the only one who’s started to see her as a danger.

She needs help.

The only possibility is Radin, a legendary sorcerer, returned from the dead but magically unconscious for a quarter of a century. Dreams and undeniable instincts tell her that he’s the solution to her problems, if she can only wake him up.

Once she does, what then? He may be the answer to her problems, but is the legendary lover the man for her? Or is he meant for someone else?

DE6 Excerpt Expanded

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/de6-excerpt-expanded/)
Just saw the excerpt Loose Id's going to post and it's the same scene but a tad longer than the one I chose. So I updated mine. Little bit more sex in this one.

http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/excerpt-dark-elves-vi-awakening/

EXCERPT - Just For You

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/excerpt-just-for-you/)
Due to be released October 13 from Loose Id

Available soon from Loose Id

This story was one of those organic ones. I won't say it was super-easy, because it wasn't, but it was born out of a scene that popped into my head one day. The scene, in fact, that is depicted below.

It's one of my "gay for you" stories, I'll confess. What can I say? I like the dynamic.

BLURB (subject to change):

Justin falls for Kevin the instant they pass each other on a sidewalk. Only, Kevin’s not gay. The higher ups at Kevin’s company are gay, however, and Kevin’s accidental meeting with Justin gives him an idea how to get around his controlling female supervisor. If he can gain access to the top men at an exclusive gay club, he might be able to finally share his ideas.

Justin instantly agrees to be his date, despite the obvious heartbreak that’s headed his way for going out with a straight man. At the club, Kevin gets a chance to meet the company owner, Victor Chen, and the man seems interested… both in his ideas and his date.

Kevin can’t deny his attraction to Justin, but he’s not gay. Right? He should step aside and let Justin have a chance to date Victor, who’s gorgeous, rich, and shares Justin’s interest in fashion. Despite his internal struggles, he really wants to explore their growing bond. Justin is certainly game, but a part of him knows they can’t have a future together. Is there more to their instant attraction than either suspect?

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Mostly edited excerpt, ©2009 Jet Mykles, all rights reserved

“… and then I…” Justin stopped dead in his tracks in the middle of the sidewalk, forcing two chatting women to split up to go around him. Ignoring their mild glares as they passed, he stared blindly over the plastic lid of his coffee cup, wondering if he’d just seen what he thought he’d seen.

Ahead, Frank kept walking a few steps before realizing he was alone. He spun, the spikes of his highlighted hair refusing to move in the mild breeze that kept the sunny street somewhat cool. “Hey?”

Justin heard him but couldn’t be bothered acknowledge the words. He snapped around, eagerly searching for… Oh yes! The hind view of the vision of loveliness that had just passed by him. Slightly rumpled charcoal slacks loosely framed a fine little derriere and an equally rumpled ice gray button-down draped slim shoulders. Waved hair the color of good French Roast almost brushed said shoulders.

“Justin, what are you…?”

Barely hearing his friend, Justin raced back down the sidewalk, nearly spilling his coffee in his rush to catch up to a wet dream come to life. He nearly ran over a guy on roller blades and just avoided getting wrapped up in a micro dog’s leash, but he finally made it to the vison’s side. He reached out to wrap a hand around an arm. Nice, he thought, feeling the biceps. Slim, but firm.

Said vision halted and twisted a graceful neck over and up to face Justin.

Oh. My. God! Innocently seductive brown eyes kind of focused on Justin from beneath sinfully full black lashes. Confused eyes that blinked up at him, positively enchanting. Elegant and sleek, just like the rest of him, Latino somewhere in his lineage, judging by facial features and gold skin tone. There was an almost innocence in that face even though he was had to be in his mid-twenties, at least. Justin wanted to devour the generous lips that parted in surprise.

“I’ve just fallen in love with you,” Justin declared, cradling his coffee cup to his chest as he kept hold on the vision’s arm. “What is your name, and please tell me you’re gay?”

EXCERPT - Dark Elves VI: Awakening

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/excerpt-dark-elves-vi-awakening/)
Due out September 15, 2009 from Loose Id

Pairing: m/f; m/m; m/m/f; f/f; m/m/m/f

Available soon from Loose Id

So here it is, the last book of the main arc started in Dark Elves I: Taken. The children conceived in the first three books are now grown and ready to cause trouble. As a quick primer, Brevin is Salin and Diana's son, Lanthan is Krael and Suza's son, Tykir is Hyle and Gala's son, and Eryhaen is Savous and Irin's daughter. Not to mention there's this guy... from book three... who showed up in book five... yeah, we're dealing with him too.

BLURB (subject to change):

[coming soon because we're still working on it]

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©2009 Jet Mykles, all rights reserved

Brevin’s left arm flew up, the long, slim dagger in reverse grip along his forearm to deflect Lanthan’s blade. As Lanthan began to twist away, Brevin brought up a fist, aiming for his gut. Lanthan was better than that, having spun into Brevin, catching him off guard enough so that when the smaller man’s ass rammed into his hips, he stumbled enough for Lanthan to grip his left arm and flip him head over heels. He ended flat on his back in the sand, stunned for those few precious seconds it took for Lanthan to drop to his knees and straddle Brevin’s chest, his blade at Brevin’s throat.

Lanthan’s grin was barely sane underneath the long fall of fringe that spilled over the wide band tied about his skull. “Got ya.”

Brevin snarled, fingers digging into the sand. But Lanthan’s knees pinned Brevin’s arms to the ground.

“Only because it’s left-handed.”

“No excuse,” said a deep voice overhead. “A skilled warrior fights equally well with both hands.”

Brevin closed his eyes. Lanthan’s father, Krael, was a cruel taskmaster, even in training. Especially in training. He wouldn’t accept any less than Brevin’s or Lanthan’s best even if they had just come back from battle. He wouldn’t let them have fun and just blow off steam as Brevin had hoped to do. Can’t he pay attention to the others? There were plenty of other trainees in the practice grounds for Krael to torture.

Lanthan laughed, easing up on Brevin’s throat. “Try again?”

Brevin had wondered if it was a good idea to spar so soon after their return, but after they’d left Tykir with the healers, he and Lanthan had been much too keyed up to stay in the dining hall or go to the pools. Tykir would be all right, but neither of them had truly believed it until the healer had said it himself.

“Yes.” Brevin snatched his right arm up from under Lanthan’s left knee and swung it in a roundhouse toward his friend’s head. As he’d fully expected, Lanthan shied right and back so the punch missed. Weapons dropped in the sand, they tussled, the two of them grappling until Brevin’s greater bulk won out and he had Lanthan pinned underneath him. Lanthan could barely catch his breath for laughing, his cheek pressed to the sand with one arm trapped underneath him and the other held between them by Brevin. Glistening black skin stretched over the taut muscles as Lanthan struggled underneath his weight. Brevin breathed over the closely shorn hair on his friend’s neck.

New Cover Goodness - Just For You

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/09/new-cover-goodness-just-for-you/)

Isn’t it lovely? And it’s PERFECT for the story!

Title is Just For You. More about Justin and Kevin soon.

Gorgeous cover art by PL Nunn

Author Spotlight on Friskbiskit

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/author-spotlight-on-friskbiskit/)
Jessica Freely's been kind enough to spotlight me today on Friskbiskit

http://www.friskbiskit.com/2009/08/author-spotlight-jet-mykles.html

Dark Elves VI has a cover

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/dark-elves-vi-has-a-cover/)


Isn't it beautiful?! Anne Cain is so very good to me.

DE6 will be out from Loose Id on September 15th.

New Image - A Dryad, an Elemental and a Pixie

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/new-image-a-dryad-an-elemental-and-a-pixie/)

A Dryad, an Elemental and a Pixie

Nudity warning but no sex

The Importance of Cover Art - FWF

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/the-importance-of-cover-art-fwf/)
My post this week at Fiction with Fiction is all about cover art

Discussing Heaven Sent - This Week at Coffee Time Romance

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/discussing-heaven-sent-this-week-at-coffee-time-romance/)
Last but not least, Heaven Sent. Come talk to me about the boys.

http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/board/showthread.php?t=9801

Fluid Sexuality

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/fluid-sexuality/)
Blog post on the League of Amazing Writers

Discussing Leashed - This Week at Coffee Time Romance

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/discussing-leashed-this-week-at-coffee-time-romance/)
This week, the Leashed series. Come talk with me about Meg, Rudy, Michael and their world.

http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/board/showthread.php?t=9801

Radio Interview - Radio Dentata

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/radio-interview-radio-dentata/)
I'm on the radio today, Aug 3.

Radio Dentata. 1PM PST. Repeats 1PM Saturday, Aug 8.

Sorry for the short notice. I thought it was going to be next week but the schedule got changed. Hope I sound ok *gulp*

New image - Foot Fetish

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/new-image-foot-fetish/)
New image in the 2009 gallery.

Elves with a foot fetish.

Discussing the Dark Elves - This week at Coffee Time Romance

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/08/discussing-the-dark-elves-this-week-at-coffee-time-romance/)
I've decided to discuss my series work this month at the Coffee Time Romance forum.

This week, the Dark Elves. I'll post the blurbs and such and discuss any of the books.

http://www.coffeetimeromance.com/board/showthread.php?t=9801

The League's Month at Coffee Time Reader's Retreat

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/the-leagues-month-at-coffee-time-readers-retreat/)


Join me and the Ladies of LAW starting tomorrow and going for all of August at the Coffee Time Romance Reader's Retreat forum.

Available Now - Heaven Sent: Revelations

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/available-now-heaven-sent-revelations/)
The link is live. You can now find out about Gretchen and her boys.

Available at Loose Id

Summer Fun

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/summer-fun/)
Thanks, Katrina!

Fun stuff, having Katrina here. She and I seem to share the same tastes in books. At least books about hot men doing other men. The excerpt for Off the Beaten Path certainly has me wanting to read more! Katrina and I have even both recently been into steampunk type stories. I wrote Sursein Judgment and Katrina's written Slight of Hand. I know both of us are looking to do more steampunk or -- as Ciar Cullen recently dubbed the softer side of steampunk -- "softsteam". Maybe sometime in the future the stars will align and we can be in an anthology or a series together.

Ah summer. Time of heat. Since I live in southern California and have all of my life, I'm well acquainted with the beast. I just realized that I don't have many stories that deal much with the season or time of year. Oh, I mention the passing of time in the Heaven Sent books, sure, but I've not dealt much with it. Revelations, though, does a little. Gretchen is on summer vacation, you see. The boys in the band are on a break and she decides she deserves one too. In her new house. She's even got a pool. Mmmm, yes, take a look at the cover for Revelations then think of Archer in the pool. That's in the book. It's actually great fun and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Guest Blogger - Katrina Strauss - Summer is hot, but volunteerism is hotter!

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/guest-blogger-katrina-strauss/)
Good day from Katrina Strauss! No, don't adjust your monitors -- you're at the right place! Many thanks to Jet for inviting me to play at her blog today. There are some sizzling men to be found here at ComputErotika, so I thought I’d bring two hotties of my own! That’s Travis and Kyle to your left. They’re the stars of my next m/m release, Off the Beaten Path, coming this Tuesday, July 28th from Loose Id.

As you might guess from the cover, Off the Beaten Path centers on a camping trip. Well, okay, besides the double whammy of sexy man chest, it involves camping! To be more precise, Travis and Kyle are thrown together on what’s called a “volunteer vacation” at a wilderness state park. A volunteer vacation can be enjoyed in a variety of ways. Here are some opportunities begging to be taken advantage of:

** Constructing an inner city playground from recycled goods.
** Building or maintaining pedestrian and bike trails on former railroad beds.
** Wilderness trail maintenance at state and national parks.
** Working for a day at a local soup kitchen or food bank.
** Mentoring at-risk youth enrolled in summer programs.
** Planting trees with the Nature Conservancy.
** Building houses with Habitat for Humanity.

And that’s just a few! As you can see from the above list, volunteer vacations can range from day trip to out-of-town adventure, urban outing to wilderness escape. When volunteering at state and national parks, participants can receive a discount on guest fees with meals, housing, and/or camping equipment provided. (Volunteers are also often granted access to parts of the park that are closed to the public!) If you’re a high school student planning for college, or a college student seeking an internship, a volunteer vacation can count toward service points. Best of all, a volunteer vacation can be enjoyed by friends, families, youth organizations, church groups, etc, with crew size numbering from a few to several members depending on the task at hand.

Or as Kyle’s friend Mac explains to Travis, a volunteer vacation is “a nice alternative to the usual Vegas trip or overpriced ocean cruise, plus you do something that helps others.” If you’re looking to enjoy an affordable vacation that’s a little different, and serving a worthwhile purpose while you’re at it, you may want to consider one of the volunteer variety! Simply Google “volunteer vacation” to learn more!

Back to Travis and Kyle, I’ll leave you with the blurb and a teaser from their own excursion off the beaten path:

Conference is over

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/conference-is-over/)
And I think it went well. I, personally, wasn't terribly productive but I'm pretty sure others were.

Jade Buchanan kicked ass as the Rainbow Romance Writer president. She met everyone -- or so it seemed to me -- and made sure she touched base with all the members she could. Looks like RRW weathered its first RWA pretty well. And Jade made lots of contacts for herself, of course, which is all good.

Ally Blue met the president (or equivalent) of the local Lamda chapter at a restaurant down the street from the hotel, so that was pretty cool.

I finally met Anne Cain. That was cool! I finally have a face to put with the excellent artwork. Talked to Treva Harte and a bunch of cool Loose Id authors at a delicious Lebanese restaurant. Met LB Gregg aka Lisabea and we had some good laughs. I met a lot of other great people and (if you're reading) I'm so sorry I don't remember all the names. I must admit to being a tad spacy during much of this weekend. Must be the bright purple hair *sage nod*

All in all, good fun even if I didn't do the networking I was supposed to. Ally and I discovered that DC -- at least the part we were in -- is crawling with gorgeous men! OMG, there were too many of them to properly process the hottness. Eye candy all over the place and, I've been assured by someone who lives here, probably most of them are gay *dies*

Not sure if I'll go to Nashville next year but who knows? I wasn't going to go to this one either. We'll have to see what happens between now and then.

EXCERPT - Heaven Sent: Revelations

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/excerpt-heaven-sent-revelations/)
To be released July 28, 2009 by Loose Id

Pairing: m/m/f

Available soon in ebook at Loose Id

A woman in Heaven Sent?! Well, yeah, she's been with them the entire time. Gretchen deserves her HEA!

BLURB:

For years, Gretchen’s main objective has been taking care of the boys of Heaven Sent. When her boys decide to take a year-long hiatus, she decides to do the same.

Before she can begin her summer off, Gretchen has one last public commitment. There, she meets tall, mysterious, and wickedly handsome Archer Thanos. Archer’s company has a video game based on Heaven Sent and he’s has been trying to get in touch with her to discuss it. Their first meeting quickly turns into a discussion of another type … in a nearby hotel room, sending Gretchen headlong into a whirlwind summer affair she hadn’t anticipated.

Only, someone isn’t exactly thrilled about Gretchen and Archer’s romance.  Gretchen’s adorable new assistant, Owen, has been pining for his boss since he started working for her but he hasn’t had the courage to assert himself and tell her he wants her. The result, Gretchen is completely blind to his feelings for her. To make matters worse, after meeting Archer, Owen knows he has no chance against the handsome devil. His own attraction to the older man is instant and overwhelming, the bisexual urges he hasn’t divulged to Gretchen fully awakening.

Owen thinks he’s not enough for Gretchen. Gretchen thinks Owen is far too young for her. Archer thinks they’re both ridiculous. He knows the three of them are just right for each other, if they can survive the miscommunications and trials ahead.

*****************************

©2009 Jet Mykles, all rights reserved

“Palm Springs?”

Owen stared at his monitor. “Yeah.”

Jane sighed and perched on the far edge of his desk. “And she just met him this last week?”

“Yeah.”

“Damn. What a life.”

“Yeah.”

“Oh God, would you stop mooning already?”

Scowling, he checked that the office door was closed. “Be a little louder, why don’t you?”

She reached up to smooth a hand over her short, straight black hair. “Oh, no one’s going to hear. Just about everyone’s gone home.”

He turned back to his monitor and tried to ignore her.

He’d known it wouldn’t work. She sat up further on his desk, leaning toward him. “Owen, you know you don’t have a chance with her, right?”

Reminder - Romance Divas

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/reminder-romance-divas/)
Hey, Josh Lanyon's posted some good stuff a this Romance Diva's forum thing. Come join us this week

http://forums.romancedivas.com//index.php?showtopic=53543&st=0

I believe you have to be signed up to get the above link to work.

Now on Twitter

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/now-on-twitter/)
OK, I took the plunge. I'm on twitter now

http://twitter.com/jetmykles

Bear with me as I get used to it. I'll try to keep up to date on at least my story news. Although this week might be weird since I'm off to RWA in DC in a few hours.

My first guest here at ComputErotika

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/my-first-guest-here-at-computerotika/)
Stay tuned. On July 25th I'll be hosting my first guest blogger. Katrina Strauss and I share a Loose Id release date on July 28th so I've asked her to stop by and talk about her book Off The Beaten Path. I've read the excerpts. Oh yum! Talk about "summer fun"...

RWA National conference

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/rwa-national-conference/)
I guess since I mentioned Romance Divas not going to the conference, I should mention that I AM going  to the RWA conference in Washington DC from the 15th to the 18th.

I wasn't goint to go initially but then decided I wanted to be there for the Rainbow Romance Writers' first official conference. Plus a lot of my buddies are going to be there and it looks like it'll be the only event that I attend this year.

The Not Going To Conference Conference at Romance Divas

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/07/the-not-going-to-conference-conference-at-romance-divas/)

July 15 through 18th, Romance Divas is having a Not Going to the Conference Conference at their site's forums. I'll be there along with a few other authors, but I'll be there less. Initially, it was supposed to be authors who aren't going to the RWA conference. Well, I decided to go at kind of the last minute. So I'll be checking in from the conference.

I should have a link for the actual posts in the forums closer to the actual time.

Treva Harte & Loose Id

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/06/treva-harte-loose-id/)
This article is too cool not to share. The Washington Post interviewed Treva Harte, one of the owners of Loose Id.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/26/AR2009062602163.html

Revelations has a cover

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/06/revelations-has-a-cover/)
and isn't is lovely?

That's Gretchen on the left, you've met her before. Owen, her new personal assistant, is in the middle. Isn't he adorable? And that would be Archer on the right. He's just as dark and luscious as he looks :D

I'm still working on an excerpt, but I've got a draft of a blurb:

For years, Gretchen’s main objective has been taking care of the boys of Heaven Sent. When her boys decide to take a year-long hiatus, she decides to do the same.

Before she can begin her summer off, Gretchen has one last public commitment. There, she meets tall, mysterious, and wickedly handsome Archer Thanos. Archer’s company has a video game based on Heaven Sent and he’s has been trying to get in touch with her to discuss it. Their first meeting quickly turns into a discussion of another type … in a nearby hotel room, sending Gretchen headlong into a whirlwind summer affair she hadn’t anticipated.

Only, someone isn’t exactly thrilled about Gretchen and Archer’s romance.  Gretchen’s adorable new assistant, Owen, has been pining for his boss since he started working for her but he hasn’t had the courage to assert himself and tell her he wants her. The result, Gretchen is completely blind to his feelings for her. To make matters worse, after meeting Archer, Owen knows he has no chance against the handsome devil. His own attraction to the older man is instant and overwhelming, the bisexual urges he hasn’t divulged to Gretchen fully awakening.

Owen thinks he’s not enough for Gretchen. Gretchen thinks Owen is far too young for her. Archer thinks they’re both ridiculous. He knows the three of them are just right for each other, if they can survive the miscommunications and trials ahead.

Heaven Sent: Revelations is due out July 28th from Loose Id

FWF Fiction - Baseball Dad

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/06/fwf-fiction-baseball-dad/)


New freebie fiction up at Fiction with Friction

Baseball Dad

Now own a Kindle

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/06/now-own-a-kindle/)
I drank the Kool-aid and bought a Kindle DX.

I had not intended to spend quite that much on a reader, but in the end that's what I did and so far I like it. All of my PDFs from past ebook purchases went onto it in a flash and read quite nicely, thank you very much. I do need to get a clip on light, though, since our house tends to be on the dark side.

I've had it all of two days but in those two days I've read 2 1/2 books, so that's got to be something, yeah? It also dawned on me that getting research books might be pretty cool on this thing. Got myself the collected works of Jules Verne so I can get a better handle on steampunk.

And, hey, it's a tax write off!

Two at once

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/06/two-at-once/)
No, I'm not talking about menage this time. I'm talking about writing. I've got two stories live in my head at the moment and it's kind of weird.

I just finished the rough draft of Dark Elves VI: Awakening as well as the first round of edits on Heaven Sent: Revelations, so, naturally, I'm ready to start the next project. I don't stop, you know. I may not be writing as fast sometimes or I may be stuck and not writing at all, but the stories never really halt in my head.

Well, I was all set to start this story that is so far "the boss" story because I don't have a title for it yet. I started working on this one over a year ago when the first scene jumped out at me and I had to write it. I managed to write 20,000 words on it before I fizzled out. I think it was Unicorn that needed to be written, so I put this boss story aside. But now it fits perfectly with a submission call that Loose Id sent out so I'm trying to get that one done and in by the deadline. It's the story I planned to do.

So, imagine my chagrin when another story up and accosts me. I'm going to say it isn't my fault. Look at this picture by Heise.

whisper of a rose2 by *heise on deviantART

Is that not one of the most beautiful things you've ever seen? I'd seen it before because I purchased her artbook, but I was looking again the other day and a story for these guys just leaped out at me. I'd written close to 5K words before I'd really realized it.

So now I've got 2 stories going and I don't know who'll win out. Not sure I can get both of them done before I need to start working on the sequel to About Something, which I've agreed to do.

*sigh* so many stories!

End of July

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/05/end-of-july/)
Heaven Sent: Revelations is now due out the end of July 2009. Stay tuned for cover and blurbs.

Memorial Weekend Chat at Literary Nymphs

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/05/memorial-weekend-chat-at-literary-nymphs/)
(I'm awful and didn't post this before. Sorry, Pam!)

Thinking that Memorial Day weekend is going to be a drag, with nothing to do?  Have we got a treat for you!!  Literary Nymphs is hosting a 3 day M/M chat!!  Yep, that's correct - I didn't type it wrong!  3 fun-filled days with some of your favorite M/M authors, starting Saturday, May 23!!  Is your favorite author on our list?

Just a sampling of the authors on tap:  Kayelle Allen, Maura Anderson, Mickie B. Ashling, Victor J. Banis, Jeanne Barrack, Laura Baumbach, Alex Beecroft, Lee Benoit, Mychael Black, Ally Blue, TC Blue, Pat Brown, James Buchanan, J.M. Colail, Jason Edding, Erastes, Catt Ford, Christine France, Kimberly Gardner, Cassandra Gold , Amber Green, Andrew Grey, Kate Hill , Jan Irving, Winnie Jerome, Ali Katz, K.C. Kendricks, Sean Kennedy, Shayla Kersten, Marguerite Labbe, Lynn Lorenz, Viki Lyn, JB McDonald, Rowan McBride, Syd McGinley, Z.A. Maxfield, Chrissy Munder, Jet Mykles, Deirdre O'Dare, Elle Parker, Zathryn Priest, Luisa Prieto, Qwillia Rain, Isabelle Rowan, Lee Rowan, Cassidy Ryan, John Simpson, Jenna Hilary Sinclair, Joely Skye, K.Z. Snow, Jaxx Steele, Kate Steele, Katrina Strauss, Ariel Tachna , Julia Talbot, Carolina Valdez , Jaye Valentine & Reno MacLeod, Stevie Woods, Amanda Young and who knows who else will show up!!!

When?  Saturday May 23 through Monday May 25, 2009

Where?  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LiteraryNymphsChat/

Updates

My latest posts to this particular blog haven't been coming through recently. You may want to drop by my website for a bunch of new updates, including new images.

http://www.jetmykles.com

Interviews with Selena Illyria

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/03/interviews-with-selena-illyria/)
The fabulous Selena Illyria interviewed me not once but twice on her website this month

Artistic Musings, about me and my artwork

Author of the Month, about me and my writing

ok, yeah, the two overlap a bit

Sursein Judgment's got a cover

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/03/sursein-judgments-got-a-cover/)
Just got it today. Isn't it gor-ge-OUS!? I love it!

Visit the site's main page for Sursein Judgment

Dark Elves: Discovery now available in print

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/03/dark-elves-discovery-now-available-in-print/)

Dark Elves: Discovery is now available in print at Amazon

They'll get the cover soon, I'm sure.

Click here for the Dark Elves V: Discovery link on this site

Click here to read an excerpt

EXCERPT - Sursein Judgment

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/03/excerpt-sursein-judgment/)
To be released March 2009 from Loose Id

Pairing: m/m

Buy it soon from Loose Id

The woman, by the way, is Shas's sister.

BLURB:

The innocent have nothing to fear from Surseine...

Rynn made a mistake in taking the drug hextasy with his fiancé. It was supposed to be the ultimate sexual high, except that you have to sleep with the one you desire most. If you don't, your body won't be satisfied and you'll die. Rynn lived, Lynnette didn't, and now her parents want someone to pay.
But either luck or Surseine, the god of justice Himself, takes pity on Rynn by putting his trial in front of one of His judges. Sursei are graced by the god they represent with the power to see truth and Sursei Shasertai finds Rynn innocent of murder.

But the drug is still out there and Shasertai and the people who travel with him are determined to root out the drug lord responsible for its existence. Shas invites Rynn to join them. He goes willingly, fascinated by the judge who gave him a second chance at life.

Shas is drawn to the naive farm boy at every point in their journey but he's promised Rynn not to force him into anything.

It is his soothing innocence that draws Shas to him, but the delectable judge makes Rynn feel things that aren't so innocent.

**********************

©2009 Jet Mykles, all rights reserved

The man's eyes narrowed, and then he shook his head and backed down. "You're a cheat, Shas."

The judge tossed his head with a laugh. Instantly, the tension in the room dissipated. "Again, I assure you, that is quite impossible."

The bodyguard led the other man toward an open doorway at the far end of the room, and finally the judge turned to face Rynn and the sheriff.

Purple eyes. That one detail jumped out at Rynn as the judge stepped toward them. It wasn't the eerie total color with no whites or pupils that he'd seen earlier in court. The judge's eyes were now quite normal-looking except for the vivid amethyst that Rynn had never seen on anyone else. They were like perfectly round gemstones set in red-veined white marble. The strange color, though, seemed to go with the judge's light complexion. Did all sursei have purple eyes, or was this one special?

Fiction with Friction - Spring Ficlets - Boys Gone Wild

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/03/fwf-boys-gone-wild/)


Join us at Fiction with Friction for another week of fiction, this time with the idea of Spring Break in mind. See how the FWF authors depict “Boys Gone Wild”, Monday April 6th through Sunday April 12th.

Birth of a Blog

(Original Blog Post: http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/03/birth-of-a-blog/)
Perhaps you know and perhaps you don't that I maintain my own website. OK, I don't do all the coding, I leave that to the WordPress team and the terrific people who make the freebie themes, but once it's installed, I'm the one who tweaks it for graphics and moves stuff around. I'm the one behind the scenes installing plugins and maintaining the links. I do a lot of that at Fiction with Friction too, as well as the League of Amazing Writers.

Recently, I added another blog to my webmistress list. And today I blogged there. Visit the MLR Press Authors blog to see.

New image - Wild Huntsman

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/03/new-image-wild-huntsman/)

Inspired by my good friend Willa Okati, who just started a Wild Hunt story and got my imagination going.

Perhaps a tad dark, and for that I'm sorry. But I think I'm going to try another image with this guy and will try and do better with the lighting. Note to self, think "moody" not "pitch black"

There's a new author's blog in town

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/03/theres-a-new-authors-blog-in-town/)


http://www.mlrpressauthors.com

Today the MLR Press authors' blog went live. Only has the one real post up so far but authors have already signed up to post throughout the month. Should be exciting. Add it to your bookmarks.

BTW, I'm especially proud of it since I designed the site. Well, I took the basic graphic elements and tweaked a WP theme. *pats self on back anyway*

Am done! On to the next with new pics for inspiration

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/am-done-on-to-the-next-with-new-pics-for-inspiration/)
I should point out a bit of news that pertains to me in particular. I'm done with Heaven Sent: Revelations! woohooo. Putting the polish on it and getting it beta read, but it should be in my editor's hands by the end of the week.

Next, I write Dark Elves VI: Awakening. Yes, I'm finally going to start it *is scared* But I made some pretty pictures so that'll help.

After DE6, I've signed a contract to write a m/m sequel to One For The Team called Team Player. Jason's thinking too much after Jen and Ken's wedding and Davey's bound and determined to keep him off kilter.

Congratulations, the Oscar goes to...

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/congratulations-the-oscar-goes-to/)
Despite having once wanting to be a famous actress, I don't watch awards shows much. But, I do tend to watch the Oscars. Dunno, guess since it's "the big one" I'm still fascinated. I rather liked last night's show. Hugh Jackman was great and I personally think that was one of the best opening sequences ever. I also liked the change in having the 5 former winners announce the nominees for supporting actress, supporting actor, best actor and best actress. OK, maybe it was a bit too personal at moments, but I thought it was very nice and very tasteful. All in all, I was happy.

I was very happy that Milk got two such prestigious awards. Both Dustin Lance Black and Sean Penn's speeches were lovely and both emphasized the need for equality for everyone. Loved it.

You can see more at Oscars.com

M/M Romance discussion (blog)

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/mm-romance-discussion-blog/)
http://romancenovel.tv/wordpress/rntv/marias-blog/

"Join us this Sunday and Monday (February 22nd and 23rd) for a round table discussion with authors Ally Blue, Jamie Craig, LB Gregg, JL Langley, Josh Lanyon, K.A. Mitchell, Jet Mykles and Chris Owen.  These authors of M/M romance engage in an honest and provocative discussion of what they’re writing and why they write it. The discussion will be presented in 6 different blogs and we’ll be posting 3 new blogs on Sunday and 3 on Monday. Join the discussion about M/M romance. And of course, we’ll have book excerpts and book give aways both days."

Should be fun, guys. I've seen the others' answers to the questions and a lot of it is really interesting.

Fiction with Friction chat at Literary Nymphs

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/fiction-with-friction-chat-at-literary-nymphs/)
Join me and the other authors at Fiction with Friction next Saturday from 6-9PM EST at the Literary Nymphs Chat group!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LiteraryNymphsChat/

Available Now - Devon Cream

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/available-now-devon-cream/)


The ebook version of Devon Cream is now available from Aspen Mountain Press.

PL Nunn Goodies

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/pl-nunn-goodies/)
By now, visitors should be aware of how big a PL Nunn fan I am. So I just had to share this.

PL Nunn's Gallery at Zazzle

Ack! so much yummy goodness!

New Cover - Devon Cream

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/new-cover-devon-cream/)

Nummy, huh? Don't you just want to bite that butt? *gnashes teeth*

If nothing fails, Devon Cream should be out Friday, Feb 20th in ebook format from Aspen Mountain Press.

AMP page here

Book info

Excerpt

Happy Valentine's from Jet and Toy

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/happy-valentines-from-jet-and-toy/)
Toy wanted to wish everyone a happy Valentine's Day.

Cross His Heart - Family Issues

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/cross-his-heart-family-issues/)


The continuing saga of Finn and Jeff has been posted to Fiction with Friction.

New Images - more hentai

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/new-images-more-hentai/)
OK, so I seem to be in a pervy mood to start 2009.

There's a non-sexual pic of a dragon because I just need to have more dragons in my gallery



Then there's a series of five pics of a woman being pleasured by, yes, tentacles. If you're not into hentai, you may not want to look.

New images - Creatures

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/new-images-creatures/)
I start off 2009 with a bunch of new images. Yay!

Ok, these won't be for everyone, I suspect. But I like these critters

http://www.jetmykles.com/image-gallery/2009-images/

Dark Elves - role play

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/dark-elves-role-play/)
A friend of mine used to be a D&D type gamer. For fun, she made up what might be the characteristics of the dark elves. I thought it was pretty cool :)

http://l-prieto.livejournal.com/110271.html

Bravo! Brava! now available

(My Original Blog Post: -*http://www.jetmykles.com/2009/02/bravo-brava-now-available/)


Bravo! Brava! is available now

More information at MLR Press

Buy it in ebook at ARe

Buy it in print at Amazon

This is a cool anthology with the common themes being m/m, theatre and cross dressing. Kimberly Gardner and JP Bowie are the other authors.

My story is going to be about Shawn, a talented but flighty college actor--one of my "cute young things"--and Roscoe, the gorgeous, gay professor/director who pushes him to his limits.

ANTHOLOGY BLURB:

Lights, Makeup, Scripts, Costumes . . . Performances! Jet Mykles, J.P. Bowie and Kimberly Gardner entertain us with the magic and mystique of the theatre. From Shakespeare's gender-bending comedies to the glamour of a Musical Revue, we're whisked backstage for an intimate glimpse of the drama, romance and rumors (and maybe even a little mystery) behind the curtain. Find out what it takes for a man to carry off a skirt and heels. Follow the men who wait in the wings for those behind the fake breasts and makeup. BRAVO! BRAVA!

Read the excerpt