AUTHOR JESSICA E. SUBJECT

It's release day!

9/28/2023

4 UNITED is here!

I'm excited to announce that 4 United has finally released! Here's all the information you need to know...

4 UNITED
Romance Tales from the Quadrants book one
by Jessica E. Subject

Release date: September 28, 2023

Categories: Romance, Sci-Fi, Ménage/Multiple Partners, Bisexual

Digital ISBN: 978-1-68361-908-6
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-68361-909-3
ASIN: B0CHYCT3LM

Published with Decadent Publishing Company, LLC
Cover artist: Fantasia Frog Designs

Keywords: romance, sci-fi, science fiction, SFR, friends to lovers, reunion, MMMF romance, bisexual, bisexual romance, ménage, multiple partners, fated mates, planetary politics, space racers

# of words: 48,000
# of pages: 284 (paperback)

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Why would I ever return to Ma’an?

My moema and I escaped from the planet star cycles ago, to avoid her being forced to remarry after my poepa’s passing. I grew up well far away from there, not worrying about being betrothed to some government official just to bear his children. And now I work for the Universal Space Racer Association, traveling all over the quadrants to decide whether new teams meet the qualifications to join.

I never expected to be on a shuttle, heading back to Ma’an. The new chairman of Ma’an and the USRA assured me I’ll be allowed to leave at the end of my evaluation of the planet, but I have my doubts. I can’t even get out of the assignment. Trust me, I’ve tried.

At least I’ll be able to see more of Deyal, my only family member still alive. Plus, my best friend is convinced the three childhood friends I left behind are my fated mates, two of which are on the team, and the other is my shagard. I’m not ready to commit to one person, let alone three. And polyamorous relationships were banned on the planet long before my birth. But the three of them have grown from the cute boys I remember into sexy strangers.

It’s too bad I have a rule to never sleep with the racers I’m inspecting.

4 United is the first book in Jessica E. Subject’s sweet and spicy Kaddim Brothers spinoff series, Romance Tales from the Quadrants. 4 United features Eta, who escaped Ma’an with her moema just as her hair was starting to turn pink, her three childhood friends who grew up to be very sexy men, an unexpected assignment, fated mates, true love, and other family and friends getting involved to make sure the four of them get their happy ever after. If you like MMMF relationships, second chances at love, friends to lovers, and fated mates, read 4 United today.

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As I reached the steps, I glanced out across the tarmac. In the distance, I could see the shed my l’sida used for her delivery service, her competitor’s shed right beside hers. The same company Sakuunu used to work for before training to become a space racer. Deyal had been mad he hadn’t come to work for her poepa the way Nunki had, but when she’d lost only one pilot to the idea of becoming a space racer, she gloated that her competition had lost three.

At the bottom of the steps, several men rushed to meet those in front of me, quickly whisking them off in hovercars before I’d reached the ground.

The guy I’d seen in the photo waited for me. The one assigned to be my shagard. In the picture, I hadn’t seen any resemblance to the boy I once knew. But in person, when he smiled, I recognized him instantly. His deep dimples, almost like pockets, still appeared when he smiled, though his facial scruff shadowed them. And after so many star cycles, he still hadn’t lost his look of wide-eyed wonder. “Qamar, it’s so good to see you again.”

His grin widened as he opened his arms to me. “You, too, Eta. I can’t believe you’re here.”

I stepped into his embrace, surprised by the wave of grief that swept over me, at how much I wished I had been there to see him grow up. Especially with how fine of a grown man he had become. Suddenly, my fantasy flashed through my mind again, and I quickly stepped away from him. I couldn’t think of Qamar as anything other than the man assigned to keep me safe while traveling between my workplace and accommodations. I would be seeing him all the time. I couldn’t have fantasies about him. Not with him as part of my assignment. And especially not when he lived on Ma’an, a place I never planned to return to once I finished. Stars, I wished Rumi hadn’t mentioned anything about the three of them possibly being my fated mates.

“So, is it just you here to meet me?” I needed to learn more about what I would be doing before my mind went wild with other ideas. But I hadn’t meant to wash away Qamar’s smile.

“Sorry to disappoint you, but it’s only me.”

I gripped his bicep, all hard muscle though he didn’t flex. Stars, how could I not lust over him? “Oh, you’re not a disappointment. Not in the least. I haven’t received an itinerary though, so I’m not sure when I’m supposed to meet Chairman Lo’an. And the team.”

“Oh.” His cheeks reddened under his scruff. Absolutely adorable. Stars, aside from his appearance, he hadn’t changed much. “I’m supposed to take you to meet Kygan, the team coordinator, tomorrow morning. He’ll accompany you to your meeting with Chairman Lo’an after that. Until then, I’m to take you to your accommodations and make sure you have everything you need.”

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A guard and a thief ~ What could go wrong? THE GAUNTLET RUNNER by J. Scott Coatsworth & a Giveaway!

9/21/2023

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THE GAUNTLET RUNNER
The Tharassas Cycle Book Two
by J. Scott Coatsworth

A GUARD AND A THIEF. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?

Aik has fallen hopelessly in love with his best friend. But Raven's a thief, which makes things... complicated. Oh, and Raven has just been kidnapped by a dragon.

Now Aik is off on a quest of his own, to hunt down the foul beast and make them give back his ... friend? Lover? Soulmate? The whole not-knowing thing just makes everything harder.

Meanwhile, the world of Tharassas is falling apart, besieged by earthquakes, floods, and strange creatures no one has ever seen before. Aik's ex, Silya has gone back to Gullton to do try to save her people as the Hencha Queen, and Aik's stuck in a caravan with her mother and a damnable magical gauntlet that won't let him be. He has to find Raven, before it’s too late.

Things were messy before, but now they're much, much worse.

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Enjoy an excerpt...

He has to be here. Aik searched frantically through Raven’s pack as the early morning sunlight slipped across the stone windowsill and across the floor, a long, green-tinged ray of light.

He was anxious to be on his way after Raven. His heart was pounding, his thoughts skipping like a spinning stone off hard waters. No one else was awake yet, as far as he could tell, and he wanted to be in and out of the room before anyone was the wiser. Aik glanced at the unmade bed and blushed at what they’d done there the night before. He could still feel Raven’s touch, their bodies entwined….

The sooner he set off, the sooner Aik could rescue him from those awful creatures. The verent must have coerced him; Raven had all but said so. If he could just find Spin, the little familiar could guide him.

He doesn’t love you.

“Shut up.” Knowing that Raven had chosen the verent over him still burned. And that he didn’t say ‘I love you.’ But surely, he wasn’t allowed to be angry about that in the face of what had happened.

His mind was spinning, looking for answers, scared for his love, returning to old, stupid wounds and weaknesses.

Why?

The question reverberated again and again, but not even Aik knew what he was asking. His panic stripped away reason and maturity, and left him dizzy and afraid.

He got to the bottom of the pack, finding nothing but clothing and some toiletries. Farking hell. Where are you?

He started opening some of the side pouches, checking through each one before tying it closed again. Maybe Raven had taken Spin with him?

“Searching for this?”

He spun around to find Tri’Aya leaning against the doorway, looking as fresh as if she’d just slept ten hours, though she couldn’t have gotten more than four at best. How does she do that?

She held Spin’s silver sphere between two fingers.

About the series...

The Tharassas Cycle is a four book sci-fantasy series set on the recently colonized world of Tharassas. When humans first arrived on planet, they thought they were alone until the hencha mind made itself known. But now a new threat has arisen to challenge both humankind and their new allies on this alien world.

Both the prequel and book one are currently on sale for just 99¢!

Tales from Tharassas

The Dragon Eater

GIVEAWAY!

Scott is giving away a $20 bookshop.org gift card with this tour!

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About the Author...

Scott lives with his husband Mark in a yellow bungalow in Sacramento. He was indoctrinated into fantasy and sci fi by his mother at the tender age of nine. He devoured her library, but as he grew up, he wondered where all the people like him were.

He decided that if there weren’t queer characters in his favorite genres, he would remake them to his own ends.

A Rainbow Award winning author, he runs Queer Sci Fi, QueeRomance Ink, and Other Worlds Ink with Mark, sites that celebrate fiction reflecting queer reality, and is the committee chair for the Indie Authors Committee at the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).

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All the links you need for 4 UNITED before it releases!

9/14/2023

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If you haven't already heard, my next book, 4 UNITED, releases September 28, 2023. That's in two weeks! And I wanted to share all the important information and links with you, whether you're a reader, a reviewer, and/or a fellow author.

4 UNITED
Romance Tales from the Quadrants book one
by Jessica E. Subject

Categories: Romance, Sci-Fi, Ménage/Multiple Partners, Bisexual

Digital ISBN: 978-1-68361-908-6
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-68361-909-3
ASIN: B0CHYCT3LM

Published with Decadent Publishing Company, LLC
Cover artist: Fantasia Frog Designs

Why would I ever return to Ma’an?

My moema and I escaped from the planet star cycles ago, to avoid her being forced to remarry after my poepa’s passing. I grew up well far away from there, not worrying about being betrothed to some government official just to bear his children. And now I work for the Universal Space Racer Association, traveling all over the quadrants to decide whether new teams meet the qualifications to join.

I never expected to be on a shuttle, heading back to Ma’an. The new chairman of Ma’an and the USRA assured me I’ll be allowed to leave at the end of my evaluation of the planet, but I have my doubts. I can’t even get out of the assignment. Trust me, I’ve tried.

At least I’ll be able to see more of Deyal, my only family member still alive. Plus, my best friend is convinced the three childhood friends I left behind are my fated mates, two of which are on the team, and the other is my shagard. I’m not ready to commit to one person, let alone three. And polyamorous relationships were banned on the planet long before my birth. But the three of them have grown from the cute boys I remember into sexy strangers.

It’s too bad I have a rule to never sleep with the racers I’m inspecting.

4 United is the first book in Jessica E. Subject’s sweet and spicy Kaddim Brothers spinoff series, Romance Tales from the Quadrants. 4 United features Eta, who escaped Ma’an with her moema just as her hair was starting to turn pink, her three childhood friends who grew up to be very sexy men, an unexpected assignment, fated mates, true love, and other family and friends getting involved to make sure the four of them get their happy ever after. If you like MMMF relationships, second chances at love, friends to lovers, and fated mates, read 4 United today.

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