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The Baritone’s Rival

Published on March 4, 2025February 12, 2025 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

The Vampire Impresario Book 2

by J.B. Warrick

Genre: M/M LGBTQ Paranormal Romance

Two rival opera singers.

One vampire, one human.

Both running from the past.

The Baritone’s Rival

The Vampire Impresario Book 2

by J.B. Warrick

Genre: M/M LGBTQ Paranormal Romance

Two rival opera singers. One vampire, one human. Both running from the past.

Oscar Acosta’s abusive ex-boyfriend is dead, and his old vampire coven is gone. Now all he cares about is winning a coveted spot with the prestigious local opera company. His stiffest competition is Trent, an adorable fellow grad student with a linebacker’s build who he is definitely not crushing on.

When Oscar’s ex turns out to be not-so-deceased, sending several vampires to kidnap him, Oscar is forced to reveal his own vampire identity to his classmate. Can he trust Trent or should he keep him at a safe distance?

Trent Erickson is on his own with no safety net. He doesn’t have time for partying, especially not with a privileged trust fund nepo baby like Oscar. Trent’s not going to let some rich flake steal his star spot onstage, even if the guy stirs up feelings in him that he doesn’t understand.

But when he witnesses three savage vamps attacking Oscar, Trent’s own hidden history rears its ugly head. After all, he knows more about fighting vampires than any human should.

The Baritone’s Rival is a 60,000-word rivals to lovers, bi-awakening, fated mates vampire romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains an ambitious opera singer and the closed-off vampire who falls for him in spite of himself. It also has steamy scenes and the violence you might expect from a vampire story. It is a standalone novel in an interconnected series. Not suitable for readers under 18.

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The Tenor’s Shadow

The Vampire Impresario Book 1

One temperamental opera singer. One vampire bodyguard. Let the sparks and secrets fly.

Anthony wouldn’t let anything stand in his way.

His career as an operatic tenor was finally taking off, and he would be damned if he let some stalker keep him from his globe-hopping musical dreams. But he had made the mistake of telling his uncle about the threatening letters the creep had been leaving in his hotel room.

Now he was saddled with a muscle-bound bodyguard who was seriously cramping his love life, even if the guy did have a swoony accent and the perfect number of freckles. No matter what Anthony did, he couldn’t get rid of the stubborn redheaded Brit. Freddie just didn’t fit in with his glamorous life of encores and galas and schmoozing. And how did the man never sleep?

Freddie was there to do a job.

Or maybe a few. He had been content as head of security for the Hughes vampire coven in London. But now he’d been sent to America to keep his coven master’s nephew safe from the threat of a rival coven. He knew the rules. Anthony couldn’t find out about the existence of vampires, and he certainly couldn’t find out that Freddie was one. Plus, he had to manage Anthony’s demanding personality, and Freddie was painfully bad with people. And he absolutely one-hundred-percent had to keep himself from hooking up with the overbearing American.

When friction erupts into steamy passion, can Freddie and Anthony forge a relationship together? Or will Freddie’s secrets and the deadly vampires of the Azarian coven tear them apart?

The Tenor’s Shadow is a 50,000-word MM vampire romance with a guaranteed HEA and no cliffhanger. It contains a strong-but-silent vampire bodyguard and the high strung opera singer that falls fast for him. It also contains steamy scenes and the violence you might expect from a vampire story. Not suitable for readers under 18.

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J.B. is a writer of MM paranormal and fantasy romance. They live in New York City, and when they’re not writing they spend their time eating delicious snacks and listening to opera. If you’re looking for fast-moving open door romance, fun and magic, and just a touch of darkness, J.B.’s books are for you!

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Promising Young Man

Published on March 4, 2025March 3, 2025 by mariacatalinaeganLeave a comment

Coming-of-Age

Date Published: February 11, 2025

ADHD Much?

Witty, defiant Oscar tells an unforgettable story of a misunderstood, mistake-riddled teen. Of losing his sense of wonder. Of chasing a lie across America. Of discovering the power of second chances.

Oscar Danielsson isn’t ready for the real world—yet. But he’s 18 now, and everyone’s got expectations. Why not? With his sharp wit and melancholy good looks, his future’s as promising as anybody’s. Lie. He’s not like anybody. He’ll take his bedroom over hanging out. Self-medication over whatever his shrink prescribes for his ADHD. And it’s hard enough to get out of bed in the morning, let alone write a stupid paper in time to graduate from high school. If it wasn’t for his old spaniel, Enzo, he’s not sure he’d want to stick around.

Just when he meets Bette, the weirdest cute girl on the planet, a scrape with the law Oscar’s too out of it to remember sends him blasting down America’s highways with his eccentric Grammy. Leaving Bette, Enzo, and all his vices behind is torture. But he’ll do anything to ditch the shame. And if they make good time, he can repay his debts to his boss, snag his diploma, and slip back into bed like nothing ever happened. But that would be another lie.

If you fell for Charlie Kelmeckis in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Sutter Keely in The Spectacular Now, or Theodore Finch in All the Bright Places, Promising Young Man’s Oscar Danielsson will melt, break, and then repair your heart.

Like “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephan Chbosky and “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” by Ned Vizzini, “Promising Young Man” explores themes of social anxiety, mental health, and the challenges of navigating adolescence told from the perspective of a young protagonist as he undergoes a journey of self discovery. Like Colin Higgin’s “Harold and Maude,” Promising Young Man’s story is quirky & intergenerational.

Praise for Promising Young Man:

“I love this book. It’s a page-turner… I found myself looking forward to bedtime to read it.” —Jill Wine-Banks, author, “The Watergate Girl;” MSNBC legal analyst; co-host, Webby-winning #SistersinLaw Podcast

“Axel is a natural… writes with a flow and energy that is absolutely compelling.” —Chris Canaan, Emmy Award-winning writer; co-creator “Walker, Texas Ranger” (starring Chuck Norris); screenplay, “No Good Deed” (starring Samuel L. Jackson & Stellan Skarsgård)

“At times funny, at times raw, at times so poignant you’ll find yourself tearing up.. It’s a story filled with wrong choices and thwarted dreams but also hope, resiliency, and redemption…” —Maggie Smith, award-winning author of “Truth and Other Lies

“…deeply moving… absorbing… truly enjoyable” —Sarah C. Maza, Member American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Professor of History Emerita Northwestern University

“a powerful story of survival, resilience, and hope… One of the best books I read in 2024.” —Nathan Chung (early reader), Neurodivergent, recognized as a Top 50 Global Neurodiversity Evangelist, and a D-30 Impact List 2024 Honoree

“a raw, compelling journey… as humorous as it is heartfelt… the kind of book that sticks with you…” —Hollie Smurthwaite, Author, “The Psychic Color Series”

About the Author

A midwesterner through and through who writes to ignite sparks in every quadrant of the reader’s brain and dreams of visiting all of America’s national parks.

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When the Baby Is NOT OK:

Published on March 4, 2025March 3, 2025 by mariacatalinaegan1 Comment

Hopes and Genes

by Jennifer J. Brown

Genre: Nonfiction Memoir

An Intimate journey that navigates today’s most pressing women’s issues.

When the Baby Is NOT OK:

Hopes and Genes

by Jennifer J. Brown

Genre: Nonfiction Memoir

What if the baby is not OK?

Out of nearly four million who get newborn screening each year, about 12,000 babies are diagnosed with a “rare disease” in the US alone. Jennifer J. Brown’s daughters were two of them. It was in their genes.

As a student who thought about being a scientist first, and becoming a mother second, the news changed her life forever. This intimate memoir of pregnancy, childbirth and raising special kids revises the story of what to expect with hope. By turns heartbreaking and horrifying, educational and inspiring, here is a raw and remarkable journey of triumph and acceptance.

“Brown regales readers with raw vulnerability, sharing her heartbreaks, setbacks, and triumphs as she navigates unknown waters with two young ones in tow….Inspirational story that marries motherhood and science.” – Booklife by Publisher’s Weekly review.

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J.J.Brown is a public health advocate and author of memoir, mystery, speculative fiction, noir fiction and poetry books infused with a passion for nature, science and family. Her fiction books address current medical, mental health and environmental issues. Her nonfiction works in health and medical education are published as Jennifer J. Brown, PhD in professional journals. She is a mentor for caretakers and people living with phenylketonuria, PKU, at the National PKU Alliance, NPKUA. When not writing, J.J.Brown enjoys time with her daughters, her companion rabbits Belinda and Maxi, and parakeets Sweety and Penelope. Originally from the Catskill Mountain region of New York State, J.J.Brown lives in New York City in the US.

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