Raven’s a thief who just swallowed a dragon. A small one, sure, but now his arms are growing scales, the local wildlife is acting up, and his snarky AI familiar is no help whatsoever.
AUDIOBOOK TOUR ~ Dropnauts by J. Scott Coatsworth ~ #ExclusiveExcerpt #Giveaway
✨ Life after the Crash. ✨
BLOG TOUR ~ Tangents & Tachyons by J. Scott Coatsworth ~ Exclusive #Excerpt ~ #Giveaway
🎉 Huge Giveaway 🎉 Tangents & Tachyons is Scott’s 2nd anthology – 6 sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from time travel to hopepunk and retro spec fic ✩
COVER REVEAL ~ Tangents & Tachyons by J. Scott Coatsworth ~ #Excerpt #Giveaway
🎉 Huge Giveaway 🎉 Tangents & Tachyons is Scott’s 2nd anthology – 6 sci fi and sci-fantasy shorts that run the gamut from time travel to hopepunk and retro spec fic ✩
BLOG TOUR – Dropnauts by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Excerpt #Giveaway
It’s time for humanity to go home…
BOOK BLAST – The Stark Divide by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Excerpt #Giveaway
Purchase Available in paperback and in ebook format in Kindle Unlimited! Amazon: Kindle | Paperback The Stark Divide by J. Scott Coatsworth Humankind has just taken its first step toward the stars. Series: Liminal Sky (book #1)Publisher: Other Worlds InkCover Artist: J. Scott CoatsworthRelease Date: July 10, 2020Length: Novel / 86,000 words / 292 pagesGenre etc.: Sci-Fi, LGBTQ+ Identities, Bi, Trans FTM, Gay (Bi character not evident until book 2), body …
BLOG TOUR – EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT – The Shoreless Sea by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Excerpt #Giveaway
💫 The Liminal Sky trilogy comes to its stunning conclusion!
☆ EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT ☆ GIVEAWAY ☆
OPEN GIVEAWAYS – March 3, 2019
💖 A rundown of the open giveaways on Stories That Make You Smile as of this posting. 💖
☆ The Ghosts Between Us by Brigham Vaughn
☆ Pros & Cons by AE Wasp
☆ Redeem by Christina Lee
☆ Rapid Response by DJ Jamison
☆ Cowboy Seeks Husband by Leta Blake and Indra Vaughn
☆ At War with a Broken Heart by Dahlia Donovan
☆ Touch of a Yellow Sun by V.L. Locey
☆ Helix by Anna Martin
☆ The Cost of Living by Emilie Lucadamo
☆ Severed by Shona Husk
☆ We Are the Catalyst by Tash McAdam
☆ Men in Love and at War Series by LJ Collins
☆ Desires Entwined Series by Tempeste O’Riley
☆ Ithani by J. Scott Coatsworth
☆ Enukara Series by Nina R. Schluntz
🌸 Read the book blurbs and enter the giveaways for a chance to win: ebooks, an audiobook, a Dreamspinner Press gift card, NineStar Press gift cards, and Amazon gift cards
BLOG TOUR – GUEST POST – Ithani (Oberon Cycle 3) by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Excerpt #Giveaway #GuestPost
🌞 Time is running out…will alien technology, unexpected help from the distant past, destiny and some good old-fashioned firepower be enough to defeat an enemy with the power to split the world? 🌞
☆ GUEST POST ☆ EXCERPT ☆ GIVEAWAY ☆
OPEN GIVEAWAYS – December 16, 2018
Here’s a rundown of all the giveaways on Stories That Make You Smile that are still open as of this posting. Act quickly, some are ending soon!
NOTE: If one of the open giveaways lists a requirement for you to comment on the blog post, please click through to the original blog post (book titles are links) to comment rather than leave it on this post.
OPEN GIVEAWAYS – December 9, 2018
Here’s a rundown of all the giveaways on Stories That Make You Smile that are still open as of this posting. Act quickly, some are ending soon!
NOTE: If one of the open giveaways lists a requirement for you to comment on the blog post, please click through to the original blog post (book titles are links) to comment rather than leave it on this post.
BLOG TOUR – AUTHOR INTERVIEW – Slow Thaw by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Excerpt #Giveaway #Interview
J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM trans/cisgender holiday romance book out: Slow Thaw. Please join me in welcoming Scott to my blog. He’s here today to celebrate the release of his fantastic new story, and he kindly answered a few questions about himself and his new book!
SLOW THAW by J. Scott Coatsworth
When a crack in the ice separates the two men from safety, they are forced to come to terms with their own losses and each other.
Publisher: Mischief Corner Books
Release Date: Saturday, December 8 2018
Series: Part of the MCB 2018 Escape from the Holidays collection
Length: Novella / 22k words
Cover Artist: Catherine Dair
Genres: Contemporary, Holiday
Pairings: MM/Gay
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers
Keywords/Categories: gay, gay romance, mm romance, romance, LGBT fiction, holiday, Christmas, Antarctica
BLOG TOUR – EXCLUSIVE EXCERPT – Spells & Stardust by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Excerpt #Giveaway
J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci fi/fantasy anthology out: Spells & Stardust. Please join me in welcoming J. Scott to my blog. He’s here today celebrating the release of his fabulous collection of stories with an exclusive excerpt from Gargoyle. Purchase Amazon | B&N | Kobo | iTunes Amazon Paperback [edsanimate_start entry_animation_type= “pulse” entry_delay= “0” entry_duration= “1” entry_timing= “linear” exit_animation_type= “” exit_delay= “” exit_duration= “” exit_timing= “” animation_repeat= “1” keep= “no” …
BLOG TOUR – GUEST POST – Escape From the Holidays – A Winter Holiday Collection from Mischief Corner Books – #Giveaway
Please join me in celebrating this special collection of holiday stories from Mischief Corner Books. J. Scott Coatsworth is here today sharing his motivations for the them of his story, Slow Thaw. Escape from the Holidays Collection For the second year in a row, Mischief Corner Books is putting out a winter holiday collection – Escape from the Holidays – ten stories revolving around various December holidays: The end of …
COVER REVEAL – Ithani by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Excerpt #Giveaway
On February 19th, J. Scott Coatsworth has the final MM sci fi book in his Oberon Cycle series coming out – Ithani – and we have the cover reveal today! Purchase DSP Publications eBook | DSP Publications Paperback [edsanimate_start entry_animation_type= “pulse” entry_delay= “0” entry_duration= “1” entry_timing= “linear” exit_animation_type= “” exit_delay= “” exit_duration= “” exit_timing= “” animation_repeat= “1” keep= “no” animate_on= “scroll” scroll_offset= “75” custom_css_class= “”] [edsanimate_end] Ithani by J. Scott …
COVER REVEAL – Spells & Stardust by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Giveaway
Preorder eBook – Amazon US | eBook – Amazon UK | Kobo | iTunes Paperback Amazon US | Paperback Amazon UK [edsanimate_start entry_animation_type= “pulse” entry_delay= “0” entry_duration= “1” entry_timing= “linear” exit_animation_type= “” exit_delay= “” exit_duration= “” exit_timing= “” animation_repeat= “1” keep= “no” animate_on= “scroll” scroll_offset= “75” custom_css_class= “”] [edsanimate_end] Spells & Stardust by J. Scott Coatsworth Publisher: Other Worlds Ink Release Date: Wednesday, December 5 2018 Formats: Paperback, eBook Length: 40K words Genres: fantasy, sci fi, …
BLOG TOUR – #INTERVIEW – The Rising Tide (Liminal Sky 2) by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Excerpt #Giveaway
Purchase DSP Publications | Amazon | iBooks | Barnes & Noble | Kobo [edsanimate_start entry_animation_type= “pulse” entry_delay= “0” entry_duration= “1” entry_timing= “linear” exit_animation_type= “” exit_delay= “” exit_duration= “” exit_timing= “” animation_repeat= “1” keep= “no” animate_on= “scroll” scroll_offset= “75” custom_css_class= “”] [edsanimate_end] J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer sci fi book out: “The Rising Tide.” Please join me in welcoming J. Scott to my blog. He’s very kindly stopped by …
IN THE SPOTLIGHT – EXCLUSIVE #EXCERPT – The River City Chronicles by J. Scott Coatsworth – #Giveaway
J. Scott Coatsworth has a new queer magical realism book out! Book Info Series: River City (book 1) Release Date: Wed., May 30, 2018 Publisher: Other Worlds Ink Cover Artist: Kelley York Length: Novel / 115k words Formats: eBook, Paperback Genres/Tropes/Keywords: Gay Fiction, Queer Fiction, Magical Realism, Contemporary, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Straight, QueeRomance Ink | Goodreads Summary A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking …
Treadmill Week 66 & What I #amreading – Skythane by J. Scott Coatsworth
Treadmill Goals/Tracking Get on the treadmill (or equivalent exercise) daily Pace is fine at 30 min/mile, although I may up it on occasion Time range between 30 minutes and 1 hour per day Distance 1-2 miles per day Read the chosen book, which I won’t allow myself to read outside of my treadmill time, hopefully motivating me to reach or exceed the above goals (exception…at the end of the week …
AUTHOR #INTERVIEW! Lander (The Oberon Cycle 2) by J. Scott Coatsworth #Excerpt #Giveaway
J. Scott Coatsworth has a new MM Sci Fi book out: Sometimes the world needs saving twice. In the sequel to the Rainbow-Award-winning Skythane, Xander and Jameson thought they’d fulfilled their destiny when they brought the worlds of Oberon and Titania back together, but their short-lived moment of triumph is over. Reunification has thrown the world into chaos. A great storm ravaged Xander’s kingdom of Gaelan, leaving the winged skythane …
RELEASE BLITZ – The Stark Divide (Liminal Sky 1) by J. Scott Coatsworth #Excerpt
Publisher: DSP Publications Author: J. Scott Coatsworth Cover Artist: Aaron Anderson Length: 284 Pages Format: eBook, Paperback Release Date: 10/10/17 Pairing: MM Price: $6.99, $16.99 Series: Liminal Sky (Book One) Genre: Sci Fi, Space, Gen Ship, Apocalypse, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Blurb: Some stories are epic. The Earth is in a state of collapse, with wars breaking out over resources and an environment pushed to the edge by human greed. …