october, candles, a story release!
Oct. 20th, 2021 09:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
luninosityIt's a release day! "October by Candlelight," my autumn-themed story, is out from JMS today, October 20!
"October by Candlelight" is just under 12,000 words (literally - it had to be <12k, and mine's...11,988 words...not counting the author's note... *laughs*) of soft autumn-themed m/m (gay and bisexual main characters) romance, all about moving in together (and learning how to do that), and discussions about fall decorations, and pumpkin-spice cinnamon rolls!
This story was written for the JMS Books Trick or Treat theme this year, and it's very much a treat, I think - all soft and warm, low angst, maybe a bit of emotional hurt/comfort, but not even really much hurt, just something they need to talk about. And it's full of candles and autumn decorations and tidbits about medieval history research and tender romantic sex scenes and a whole lot of love and wanting the other person to be happy.
And did I mention the pumpkin-spice cinnamon rolls?
This story did end up somewhere among my favorite things I've written, honestly - it just flowed so well, and I knew Wes and Finn as soon as I started writing them, and I knew what the next scenes were, and before I knew it I'd written so many words... And of course autumn is my favorite season, too!
In my head, by the way, this story exists in the same universe as my Character Bleed trilogy, though it doesn't explicitly tie in anywhere and it won't matter if you've not read those! But Wes and Finn have absolutely gone on a date to see Jason and Colby in Steadfast, and Jason and Colby would probably recognize Finn's name, less from the teen idol days and more from the more recent character work and indie films, though they've never worked together, for reasons of timing of their careers, mostly. I like to think they'd all get along.
Find all the candlelight at JMS Books here!
Or at Amazon here!
![October by Candlelight by [K.L. Noone]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519RV7gt9tL.jpg)
"October by Candlelight" is just under 12,000 words (literally - it had to be <12k, and mine's...11,988 words...not counting the author's note... *laughs*) of soft autumn-themed m/m (gay and bisexual main characters) romance, all about moving in together (and learning how to do that), and discussions about fall decorations, and pumpkin-spice cinnamon rolls!
This story was written for the JMS Books Trick or Treat theme this year, and it's very much a treat, I think - all soft and warm, low angst, maybe a bit of emotional hurt/comfort, but not even really much hurt, just something they need to talk about. And it's full of candles and autumn decorations and tidbits about medieval history research and tender romantic sex scenes and a whole lot of love and wanting the other person to be happy.
And did I mention the pumpkin-spice cinnamon rolls?
This story did end up somewhere among my favorite things I've written, honestly - it just flowed so well, and I knew Wes and Finn as soon as I started writing them, and I knew what the next scenes were, and before I knew it I'd written so many words... And of course autumn is my favorite season, too!
In my head, by the way, this story exists in the same universe as my Character Bleed trilogy, though it doesn't explicitly tie in anywhere and it won't matter if you've not read those! But Wes and Finn have absolutely gone on a date to see Jason and Colby in Steadfast, and Jason and Colby would probably recognize Finn's name, less from the teen idol days and more from the more recent character work and indie films, though they've never worked together, for reasons of timing of their careers, mostly. I like to think they'd all get along.
Find all the candlelight at JMS Books here!
Or at Amazon here!
