Caged

My Head

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People always want to get inside my head. Women more than men, but they both say the same sorts of things:
"What's going on in your head?"
"I want to see what you see."
"Can I take a look inside your brain."
"Give me a look into your mind..."

Went out the other night with friends to pub quiz. Got asked a variation of the above by a slightly-drunken S.
B: Why does everyone want to see inside my head?
S: Because! I need to know...
M: Ohhh that's not a great idea. First off there are far too many walls in there. Then, if you do manage to get in, you'll never make it out alive. You'll stay trapped in there. Forever.

I like my friends.

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My head is in a slightly weird place these days. I was planning on continuing with Sword but Stripped, the third book of the Baal's Heart trilogy, wouldn't let me go so I started writing that instead. I'm about a chapter in and so far so good.  However, the weather's been fucking with my sinuses again so I've got a headache half the time which sucks.

It took me 82 days to write Caged. Sacrificed took me 173 days to write. I wonder how long Stripped will take me? When I wrote Caged, it was the only thing I was working on. I had two other projects on the go during the time I was writing Sacrificed. This time around... oh I have too many projects competing in my head. I should really focus on one thing at a time.

 

 

Newly edited, newly priced… Come aboard!

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Available at Amazon, Smashwords, and Kobo

 

Michelle at Joyfully Jay gives Caged 4.75 Stars

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Every once in a while, there's a review that really touches me to the core. This is one of them.

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"I have to start by calling attention to the writing itself. It’s exceptional. When I take a break from reading and have to take a moment to get reacquainted with my surroundings, it’s just not possible to be pulled any more into a story. The use of words landing in the exact perfect place, the small intricate details woven together, and the flow of moving from one page to the next, perfectly illustrates Deckard’s talent.

The story is set in a historical period, but does not focus or dwell on a lot of historical details. The well researched details are in the scenes themselves that slowly sneak up on you to give you a full picture of where you are. It’s the description of the laces and the material of the men’s pants, their boots, the type of shirt (or lack of shirt) they are wearing, the color of the bedding, the placement of items in a room, the detail on a window, and then all of a sudden Baltsaros walks into his quarters and you can picture him and what his room looks like without having been given a list and an information overload of details. That is an art form."

Read the Review at Joyfully Jay

Beth Brock Gives Caged 4 Stars

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Pirates, adventure, romance, gay sex, a titch of MMF, a splash of BDSM, and a dash of MMM.  This book has everything.  It’s refreshing to read a MMM Romance that blows convention out of the water...

Read the whole review at Beth's blog

Outlaw Reviews gives Caged 9/10 stars!

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Nancy at Outlaw Review writes:

"I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with these three men as they fought, loved and hurt. Their many adventures, the steamy sex, and the memorable secondary characters made this story a joy to read. I especially loved the badass Katherine, whose relationship to Jon was almost sisterly and I even liked Baltsaros’ ex-wife, Abetha, who went through changes of her own. Jon’s growth throughout the story was very convincing and well portrayed. He’s a solid character with the right mix of strength and compassion that brings all three men together..."

Read the rest at Outlaw Review

Warren Collen @ GGR Review calls Caged a “heck of a good read”

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Ever since I was young, I have had fantasies of pirates and sailing the oceans. This book brought back some of those, and therefore made a heck of a good read.

The story is of Jon, a young stable man who, through a series of bad coincidences, and a whole lot of bad luck, ends up wanted for murder, and on the ship of Captain Baltsaros, and his first mate Tom. He is brought aboard the ship, against his will, after the Captain heard of Jon’s “special talents”. Through many rough seas in his relationship with the Captain, and separately, with Tom, Jon goes on an adventure that tests his beliefs and himself.

The Captain is an interesting character. He is strong, but is he evil or good? It’s really hard to decide. One page I was thinking evil, than he does something that makes him look good. And Tom, he is an enigma in himself. He acts tough, rough, and cold. But is he?
This story is full of suspense, and also mystery, adventure and romance. The sex is rough, as you would imagine on a boat of men, and the whoring on shore is well described. And the book holds a whole bunch of surprises as the story unfolds.

Read the rest at GGR-Review.com

Thank you Warren!

Optimist ♰King’s Wench♰ gives Caged 5 stars!

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A kick-ass review by Optimist ♰King’s Wench♰:

"I admit it. I’m a sucker for this trope-the downtrodden who finds a home and family, one not borne of blood, and blossoms like a flower in spring. I love it. It gets me every time. Every. Single. Time. AND they’re kinky too? Kinky pirates, no less. Shut the front door! I mean… it doesn’t get much better than that...."

Read the review at Prism Book Alliance

5 hearts from SheReadsALot @ Boy Meets Boy Reviews

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Brain derailed this morning due to this:

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When you learn that there is a book that you've ached to read about actually written and quite masterfully...

...a treasure. It's not a book for everyone but hearties....this book was made for me!! *licks pirate sword*

Sometimes it's hard discussing why a book rocks. There are very few books where I want to just say: 'eff this reviewing shit, just 'effing read this 'effing book! NOW!' Doesn't happen to me a lot but when it does I just want to crow from the rooftops.

This.

This is one of those books for me.

This book has heart, actually, hearts (literally and figuratively) and it's dope. For a first time novel...I was impressed. Is this book going to be for everyone? Hell no. And that's okay. I'll love this book enough for the non readers.

Read the rest at Boy Meets Boy Reviews

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Wait... was that a little pink in my cheeks?

Mid June already?

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Where does the time go?

New things!

1 - Caged is being edited.  Professionally. Nothing of the story changes... just tightening up the text a little and fixing the niggling little typos/errors. I'm also adding a map at the beginning - might help the immediate assumption that it's historical fiction rather than historical fantasy.

2 - Spires is at 70%. I'm pretty sure that the final title will be Heart: Beyond the Spires.  I like long titles. But we'll see.

3 - It's fucking gorgeous out these days. Between the beautiful weather and The Sopranos, my productivity is taking a hit; but, you know what? I'm my own boss, I make my own schedule.

4 - Sword is not officially on hold just yet. I may still want to continue while I'm working on Spires. Might be nice to jump tracks every once in a while.

5 - Murphy got a little surgery to remove some growths on his leg. He would like everyone to know just how miserable he is.

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Caged – feedback

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The reviews of Caged are fascinating. No one ever spends this much time analyzing or discussing my paintings.

I sometimes wonder if I should write a post addressing some of the common issues that people have or wait until someone just asks me why I chose to write it the way I did.

What do authors normally do?

I've never been one to write about any of my work. I'd rather leave that up to other people.  I mean - I know my book. I wrote it for me. I feel odd even having left a tiny review of it... for the same reason that I would feel uncomfortable saying to someone: "Hey look at what I'm wearing! Isn't it well put together? Aren't my shoes nice?"

Not that I'm interested in defending Caged. I'm really not. I have little interest in that sort of thing in general.  Everyone's opinion is completely valid in my opinion. I just wonder if folks would benefit from knowing what in the book is done on purpose or if will just leave them scratching their heads even more.

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Edit: Though, thinking about it now, I might end up frustrating people if they do ask me questions. I've never been good at answering anything straight if I can avoid it:

"Oh... but what do you think it means?"

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Wondering which retailer pays me the most?

#1 is Payhip. Not a retailer, but an online shop that I've set up myself. This is where I make the most return on my books.

Then after that it gets a little complicated, but these are the three best choices:

At Eden Books*, I make 70% royalties for all titles.

At Smashwords, I make 60% royalties for all titles.

At Amazon, for books OVER $2.99 (USD) I make 70% royalties and for books UNDER $2.99 I make 35%

So... if the book is under $2.99, buy from Eden Books or Smashwords.

If the books is over $2.99, buy from Eden Books or Amazon.

But best of all, buy from my Payhip store :)

Questions? Contact Me!

*Not all my titles are available at Eden yet as of 25/09/23 - I'm working on it.

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