Tumblr sees it first: the cover for Contend With Me. (@it-is-ineffable knocked it out of the park yet again). ♥️💯
Are their faces not perfection??? Glorious (we’ve got a week left of updates on AO3 and then it will stay up for another week or so before it comes down).
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Hockey book rec!! I’m obsessed with the Breakaway series by E.L. Massey and it’s time for a rundown:
All of these books have mutual pining with queer happy endings (and talented players and affectionate teams and and) that value strength together with tenderness? They shine in that’s way my favorite romances do — expanding from a living breathing network of people who love their complicated compelling person PLUS this new spectacular person.
Like most romance books, if you chose to read out of order - it’s all good! The primary spoiler is the two people on the cover(s) will be in love.
Book #1 and #2: Like Real People Do and Like You’ve Nothing Left to Prove
Eli and his service dog meet Alex and his NHL hockey team — it’s a fast friendship between them all.
(Strangers to friends to dating. College aged)
My sister and I affectionately refer to this as Captain x Captain Consort! Fantastic scenes with food as love, creating home together, gifted kid therapy, banter, and eventually the #prohomo community.
Book #3: All Hail The Underdogs
Rome and Damien are both outsiders — it takes some clashing to find where they fit together.
(Strangers to animosity to dating. Seniors at boarding school)
Look at this cover. Look! All the covers are gorgeous, but this in particular is just, so stunning. This one has the most potent surrounded-by-a-team-of-affectionate-buddies-with-silly-nicknames because instead of being set with an NHL team, it’s a boarding school’s team. Meaning there’s built-in support during the emotional turmoil. And they were roomneighbors in the same house. Snow!!! Winter break road trip.
Book #4: Free From Falling
Matts is a hockey star and Sydney is a rockstar — what they have in common is being impressed by each other.
(Strangers to flirting to dating. Early 20s aged)
I lovvvvve how they’re both vocal about having IMMEDIATE chemistry. He sees her on page 6 and it’s magnetic and there’s not any faltering in his step when his friend Eli (Return of our Captain Consort!!) tells Matts that Sydney is trans. What a goddamn delight seeing them drawn together. Truly fantastic pacing, as they get keeping closer and stay intrigued and inspired by each other and kind the whole way through. The music world and Houston queer community bring in so much depth and joy. Her brother and parents and horses are especially wonderful.
I’ve had three different agencies contact me or my publisher in the last two weeks regarding translations (Spanish, German, French) of my breakaway series. The Heated Rivalry tide is truly raising all ships.
In the last 24 hrs, I received first pass/ colored sketch cover art for both Contend With Me and Playing Aces. I am truly a rich woman. Here is a sneak peek of the former:
(The screaming you’re hearing in the distance is me).
Breakaway book 5 is a go. First chapter will be posted next week!
It features Theo (Alex’s trans younger brother seeking sanctuary) and Dev (a rookie with a traumatic past who is living with Eli and Alex for his first season with the Hounds). After an antagonistic introduction, the boys realize they have more in common than they initially thought (and maybe they should kiss about it??) but they’ve got a lot of mutual pining to do before admitting anything like feelings (not to mention other concerns like hockey-related subterfuge, blackmail, and parents who probably shouldn’t be).
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@animals-anna I sat down at 5pm to work on Current Project revisions and three hrs later I have written 2.5k words for Breakaway Book 5 and made 0 progress on Current Project. At this point, I’m going to procrastinate edits so hard I write a whole other book in the interim.
Hey friends. Like Real People Do question. A while back, I asked my publisher to remove a Harry Potter reference in Chapter 17 (in a bit talking about Alex’s fixation on internet quizzes, Eli says, “And not even the normal ones like Harry Potter houses”)
I just got a message from someone saying it was still in their book—can anyone who has purchased a print or digital book in the last 6 months check and let me know if yours has it too?
i just read all of your books in a heated rivalry + ice storm frenzy, and they made my ao3 heart sooooo happy. i adore your hockey boys so much, but it made me really curious - what was the original fandom?? i would love to know the original character inspo !
thanks for writing these lovely stories <3
Check Please! Alex was originally a background (unredeemed villain, you’ve been warned) character in the series named Kent who is basically a foil for one of the main characters, Jack, who gets a happy ending. Eli was entirely original from the start. It’s a fantastic graphic novel series (there’s a new upcoming book to look forward to!) and I highly recommend reading it. You can buy the books or read the webcomic for free. I hope you’re staying warm!