Uncaged Summer by Colet Abedi

 

Title: Uncaged Summer

Author: Colet Abedi

Genre: Chick Lit/Romantic Comedy

Release Date: April 9, 2024

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“Best new book to read.”—New York Post

“... a wonderfully witty chronicle of awkward first dates, with Avalie slowly coming to understand what makes a relationship work, guided along the way by a supportive network of friends.... Abedi’s emotionally charged portrait of what it takes to heal from heartache resonates. It’s an uplifting ode to self-love.” —Publisher’s Weekly

Newly heartbroken, a woman embarks on a glamorized summer of couch surfing to rediscover herself and learns that though life may not go according to plan, there is magic in the unexpected.

Avalie Monfared has a theory about saying “I Do”—that the magic ends there. After thirteen years of magic-free marriage to her high school sweetheart, she’s discovered where it went: gambling and prostitutes.

Now, Ava is on a quest to rediscover herself—and men. Her soul-searching finds her living on a succession of friends’ and family’s couches, which happen to be in some of the most luxurious zip codes in and around Los Angeles. What follows is an unpredictable summer full of shamans, attack birds, awkward dates, sizzling flirtations, and unsolicited advice—especially from her traditional Persian family members, who are eager to see her remarried. With every laugh-out-loud adventure in each locale, Ava finds more solace and wisdom. And while it’s not how she planned to spend the last year of her thirties, Ava learns that there is power in letting go.

Uncaged Summer is a loosely based memoir about my couch-surfing summer with different friends after my divorce. Post Hill Press and Simon & Schuster distributing. Jenna Mattison, the screenwriter for two of Sophie Kinsella's novels (one is at Netflix), as well as the writer for a James Patterson series is attached to adapt. Giuliana Rancic, my best friend, is attached to producer and it's being packaged now.

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Colet Abedi is an Iranian American bestselling author, television and film producer and currently lives in Los Angeles. She writes contemporary romance, young adult and women's fiction.

Abedi was head writer and showrunner for the FOX-owned MyNetworkTV serials, American Heiress and Fashion House where she wrote and oversaw over 100 episodes of the telenovelas. She was the creator and executive producer of Unsealed: Alien Files and Unsealed: Conspiracy Files, which originally ran in syndication for four seasons with over 100 episodes and ran on Netflix, Discovery and the Fox stations as well as internationally.

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Head Over Heels by Andrew Grey

Title: Head Over Heels 

Author: Andrew Grey

Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 16, 2024

Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print 

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It took a family loss to draw artist Leddy Finster away from his retreat in the woods of rural Wisconsin back to the family home in Carlisle. Originally intending to help clean out his father’s condo and return to the peace and quiet his work requires, he doesn’t expect old feelings for his brother’s best friend to bloom again after all this time. Nor could he ever have expected his father’s obsession with shoes… lots of shoes.

Professional hockey player Johan Weiss spends his summers in Carlisle, where he grew up. As a favor, he agrees to help Leddy clean out his father’s condo and get it ready to be sold. Working together, they list the hundreds of pairs of shoes for sale, getting reacquainted while their mutual teenage crushes renew into full-on attraction that they each try to resist.

Johan’s life is busy between his home in Carlisle and his place in Philadelphia with the hockey team, while Leddy believes he needs quiet and solitude to work at his best. Their needs seem incompatible with each other, but Johan demonstrates that he’s able to make room for Leddy as well as provide inspiration Leddy never expected. All Leddy has to do is decide if home is the woods or where his heart is.

Secret Guncle by Andrew Grey

 

Title: Secret Guncle
Author: Andrew Grey
Genre: M/M Contemporary Romance/Holiday 
Romance
Release Date: Nov 16, 2023
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print 
Blurb/Synopsis:

Veterinary student Dutton Glenroth isn’t on 
speaking terms with his sister, Mary, but he isn’t 
about to let his niece and nephew suffer because of 
it. He knows they have very little, so for the holidays, 
he makes up a basket of gifts for them and leaves it
outside their door.

But the kids are getting older, and this year Dutton 
finds it difficult to pick out their gifts. When he asks 
for help at Foster’s Toys, he runs into Randy Grant, 
his high school crush, who even volunteers to wrap and deliver the gifts with Dutton. 
Suddenly Dutton’s normally lonely holiday has a spark of Christmas cheer. Will this be 
the year he gets the holiday he’s always longed for?

Outside In by Andrew Grey

Title: Outside In 

Author: Andrew Grey

Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance 

Release Date: Aug 15, 2023

Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print 

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Years of relocating without putting down roots have left Daniel Houseworth filled with anxiety, as change piled on change. Finally buying a home, he wants a settled life, one he can count on. The tall, broad, and strong man across the street catches his eye. But to Daniel, Stanley is the epitome of intimidating—just what he doesn’t need, regardless of how scorching hot he may be.

Nonprofit economic development specialist Stanley Jackson knows he can be unapproachable, with his wide build, tattooed arms, close-cropped hair, and dark eyes. He’s noticed his intriguingly endearing new neighbor, Daniel, and the way he avoids him. But when Daniel brings home a lost kid goat, Stanley cautiously approaches him and offers help to find Delia a proper home.

Daniel quickly comes to care for his charge and does his best to put his anxiousness aside for her sake. As Daniel gets to know Stanley’s heart, the once intimidating qualities shift to intense attraction. But just as Daniel begins to let his guard down and trust that hunky Stanley could feel the same about him, Stanley is presented with a job offer that could stop their budding relationship in its tracks.

Hero In Waiting by Andrew Grey

Title: Hero In Waiting

Author: Andrew Grey

Series: Heroes Inc.

Genre: Gay Romance, M/M

Release Date: June 13 2023

Blurb/Synopsis:

Wells Barnaby is in danger and he doesn’t even know it. After leaving the Marines, he came to live with his sister and is helping to care for his niece. When a threat from his past rears up, it puts them all in danger… and brings the one who got away back into his life.

Miller Washington served with Wells, and the two men shared an attraction that neither of them acknowledged. When Miller learns that an old enemy is on the loose and that he may come after Wells, he makes a beeline to help. But he doesn’t expect repressed desire to blaze back to life.

Between renewed attraction and an enemy who will stop at nothing to get even, Wells and Miller must navigate the heat of passion too strong for either of them to contain while not letting their guard down, in order to protect Wells’s family and their second chance.

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Title: Rescue Us   

Author: Andrew Grey

Series: A Most Love Dogs Novel 

Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance 

Publisher: DreamSpinner Press  

Release Date: Jan 3 2023

Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print 

Blurb/Synopsis:

Everyone needs to be rescued sometimes.

As a vet tech, Daniel is usually first in line to come to animals’ aid. When he and his boss get a call about an animal hoarding situation, they expect the handful of badly treated dogs… but the tiger comes as a surprise.

Wes recently left his job to care for his sick mother. Now that she’s on the mend, he needs work, and he finds it at a bustling shelter. But the animals aren’t the only ones in need. His kind, chatty coworker Daniel is dealing with an abusive boyfriend—something Wes, whose father was an alcoholic, has experience handling. Wes steps up to help Daniel kick his boyfriend to the curb, but in the process, he finds himself falling for Daniel himself.

Navigating a new relationship when they both have traumatic pasts is one thing. But when a shady group starts targeting the tiger they are trying to find a zoo placement for, the stakes are raised even higher. Can Wes and Daniel come together to rescue the animals—and each other?

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Andrew grew up in western Michigan with a father who loved to tell stories and a mother who loved to read them. Since then he has lived throughout the country and traveled throughout the world. He has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and works in information systems for a large corporation. Andrew's hobbies include collecting antiques, gardening, and leaving his dirty dishes anywhere but in the sink (particularly when writing)  He considers himself blessed with an accepting family, fantastic friends, and the world’s most supportive and loving partner. Andrew currently lives in beautiful, historic Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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Only the Brightest Stars by Andrew Grey

Title: Only the Brightest Stars
Author: Andrew Grey
Series: Currently a Standalone
Genre:  M/M Contemporary Romance/Law Enforcement
Release Date: April 11, 2023
Edition/Formats Available In: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:

The problem with being an actor on top of the world is that you have a long way to fall.

Logan Steele is miserable. Hollywood life is dragging him down. Drugs, men, and booze are all too easy. Pulling himself out of his self-destructive spiral, not so much.

Brit Stimple does whatever he can to pay the bills. Right now, that means editing porn. But Brit knows he has the talent to make it big, and he gets his break one night when Logan sees him perform on stage.

When Logan arranges for an opportunity for Brit to prove his talent, Brit’s whole life turns around. Brit’s talent shines brightly for all to see, and he brings joy and love to Logan’s life and stability to his out-of-control lifestyle. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy for Logan, and as Brit’s star rises, Logan’s demons marshal forces to try to tear the new lovers apart.

 

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What is your writing Kryptonite?  A really good series on television.  Once I get hooked on something, I want to see it through to the end and that means I’ll watch TV instead of working.  Right now I’m working and I have one episode of The Night Agent to go.  I’m making myself work before watching it.  

Have you ever gotten reader’s block?  It happens to everyone.  I continue working through it and eventually the ideas start to flow again.  I may need to rework what I did, but it gets me through the slow patch.  

Do you try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want?  I try for both.  It’s a balance and I don’t always get it right, but it’s what I always strive for.  

Do you think someone could be a writer if they don’t feel emotions strongly?  That’s a question I’ve never had before.  Good one.  I really don’t know. I know authors who are amazing who are calm, collected, rather muted emotionally, and yet their writing is stunning.  I think writing is about conveying emotion through words.  That can be two very different things.  

 

Andrew grew up in western Michigan with a father who loved to tell stories and a mother who loved to read them. Since then, he has lived throughout the country and traveled throughout the world. He has a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and works in information systems for a large corporation.

Andrew’s hobbies include collecting antiques, gardening, and leaving his dirty dishes anywhere but in the sink (particularly when writing) He considers himself blessed with an accepting family, fantastic friends, and the world’s most supportive and loving partner. Andrew currently lives in beautiful, historic Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

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For Other Works by Andrew Grey

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