Release Blitz: Bean:: Nora Phoenix and E. M. Lindsey
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December 27, 2024
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Creek
(Honorably Discharged #1)
Nora Phoenix and E.M. Lindsey
Goodreads
Amazon
December 27, 2024
After my medical discharge from the Army due to a brain injury, I’ve had to reinvent myself. Not easy when I can’t even remember what I ate for breakfast.
Or the hot, older guy I went home with. Oops.
When I run into him a second time and hit him up as if we’ve never met before, Jarek’s a little insulted. I can’t exactly blame him. But when he learns my memory is shit, he seems flattered I’ve picked him up twice.
And he’s all in for hooking up again. And then again. Our chemistry is off the charts.
We’re just friends with benefits, nothing more. I want to take my time exploring who I am, and Jarek wants the happily ever after and white picket fence.
But the more time we spend together, the more I question if it’s really only friendship I want from him. I’m getting awfully attached. Could it be we want the same thing?
Bean is the second book in the Honorably Discharged series, featuring a sweet guy who’d forget his own name if he didn’t write it down, a guy who thought he’d never find love again, found family, an age gap, friends-with-benefits to lovers, hurt/comfort, and a steamy happily ever after.
Bean was such a wonderful breath of fresh air. He’s been through such trauma and left with residual effects of a head injury that impaired his short-term memory. As a therapist, I’ve worked with many patients with short-term memory issues and it is a struggle. And I felt like this author did a very honest portrayal of someone dealing with this situation in the most positive manner he can, but also showing at times that it is frustrating. He still "loses" things but he has coping mechanisms and strategies in place to try to help him function as well as possible. But it is still a challenge and affects every part of his life. I also loved that his friends and roommates were such a support system to him while also trying to make him feel that he is worthy. It hurt my heart when he struggled, but I was also proud of him when he was able to accomplish the little goals he set for himself.
And the silver fox Jarek just won my heart too. He has been burned by love and his whole life has just recently imploded. He doesn’t feel like he’s in a place to begin a relationship and has his own self-worth issues. But these two hook up and have one memorable night...sort of. But they find each other again. And the more time they spend with each other the more time that Jarek understands Bean's special qualities and limitations, and the more that Jaek becomes embedded into Bean's memory and the fabric of his life.
It was a unique love story based on their certain needs at each part of the process. Initially, they just needed to physically connect with someone and feel wanted (and gain experience in Bean's case), but they also become more friends-with-benefits and transition into feelings they never expected and fall into a relationship they thought they weren’t ready for. But I loved them together. Jarek was so kind and patient and enraptured by Bean. And Bean brought sunshine to Jarek‘s life and made him feel wanted and important.
I have really enjoyed the series so far and we get to see Creek and Heath, and all the other characters. I am really looking forward to Tameron and Nash‘s books.
Creek
(Honorably Discharged #1)
Nora Phoenix and E.M. Lindsey
Goodreads
Amazon
Kim's review
Accepting my career in the Army is over after losing my leg is hard.
But the obnoxious, good looking, glass-half-full surfer in my physical therapy sessions is worse.
And god help him if he doesn’t stop trying to give me advice.
Living in a home with three of my closest veteran buddies is a challenge as we all have our crosses to bear and wounds to heal from, but mine only seem to be getting deeper with every step forward I take. I already have to adjust to a new life as a civilian. I don’t need a sexuality crisis to go with it.
But Heath is making me question everything I thought I knew about myself. And while that should terrify me, somehow, he’s helping me feel braver than I ever have before.
Creek is the first book of the Honorably Discharged series, featuring a grumpy veteran with a chip on his shoulder the size of Texas, a sunshine surfer who can bring out the best in almost everyone, a bisexual awakening, found family, hurt/comfort, and a steamy happily ever after.
Tameron
Amazon
Amazon
May 30, 2025
Would you like the long or the short version of my bio?
The short? You got it.
I write steamy gay romance books and I love it. I also love reading books. Books are everything.
How was that?
A little more detail? Gotcha.
I started writing my first stories when I was a teen…on a freaking typewriter. I still have these, and they’re adorably romantic. And bad, haha. Fear of failing kept me from following my dream to become a romance author, so you can imagine how proud and ecstatic I am that I finally overcame my fears and self doubt and did it. I adore my genre because I love writing and reading about flawed, strong men who are just a tad broken..but find their happy ever after anyway.
My favorite books to read are pretty much all MM/gay romances as long as they have a happy end. Kink is a plus… Aside from that, I also read a lot of nonfiction and not just books on writing. Popular psychology is a favorite topic of mine and so are self help and sociology.
Hobbies? Ain’t nobody got time for that. Just kidding. I love traveling, spending time near the ocean, and hiking. But I love books more.
E.M. Lindsey
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E.M. Lindsey is a non-binary, MM Romance author who lives on the East Coast of the United States. When they're not working, EM is spending time on the beach, kayaking, swimming, and playing with their dogs.
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