Today Jax drops in to answer intrusive questions and tell us all about their new release!
Morning, Jax! First of all, why are you doing this interview?
A little of both? I’m taking part in the Class of 21/22 project so I’ve got a novella written and ready to go for June. I’m also nearly 30k into an omegaverse book which I hope to have out by the end of July.
What started you writing?
I started writing a book when I was 11 and when I went to high school (we start around 12 in Scotland) my English teacher would read chapters and give me tips. I dedicated my first book to him. Writing is just something that I’ve done on and off throughout my life but I finally felt in the place to make my publishing dreams a reality last year.
Where do you write? (Office, bed, garden, mountain, coffee shop, in a pool, at the dining table?)
I started out at the kitchen table and then bought a desk for a corner of the sitting room. I was studying at the same time and my laptop was struggling. For my 40th my husband bought me a desktop pc and put up a couple of shelves for it. Now I’ve got a little office space between 2 huge fish tanks!
What do you like to read?
I’ll read a bit of everything MM related these days. It’s funny that I’m writing omegaverse with mpreg now, since a couple of years ago, I wasn’t sure about mpreg – now I love it. For me it’s more about engaging characters and a good plot than genre.
What are the three books you’d take to a desert island? Why would you choose them?
Ah! Don’t make me choose! Can I have the Hitman’s Guide series by Alice Winters as one choice? If I can have a whole series as one I’d have that one, the Soulbound series by Hailey Turner and the Percy Jackson books.
I love so many books that it’s really difficult to narrow it down. Different books suit different moods too.
Writing is an intrinsically solo occupation. Do you belong to any groups or associations, either online or in the ‘real’ world? How does that work for you?
Mostly I write solo. I’m a member of a few Discord writing channels but we all often write at different times because of where we live. I’m also in a FB chat with a few great authors and that’s handy for advice and encouragement.
What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
I work part time and was studying but am taking a break from that. I’m not sure I’ll go back to my degree because it’s changed since I started and is focusing on areas that I’m not as interested in.
Hobbies wise – I read a lot and love colouring though I haven’t done much in a while.
My house is pretty full. I have 2 kids, 2 cats, a tortoise, and 3 tanks of fish!
My writing has slowed a little since I’m having health issues. Seems I likely have gallstones so I’m really restricted to what I can eat just now without ending up in pain. I think risotto is allowed – it better be since it’s my favourite food.
Tell me a little bit about your most recent release.
For All It’s Worth came out Feb 28th and is the 2nd book in the Second Chances series and is a best friends to lovers story with the redemption of a bad guy. Charlie, MC1 has really hurt his family, in particular his brother Will, MC2 of my first book, So Worth More.
To be honest the whole series came out of nowhere. I’d been writing a PNR but I saw that gorgeous cover for So Worth More and had to have it. I started book 1 in April last year and took what was going to be an office rivals romance and turned it into a second chance romance just based on the guy on the cover. Then suddenly I had 3 other books in the series to write!
I knew that I wanted to write Charlie’s story about finding love with his best friend, Max, but I had another character in mind first. Again, the cover inspired me to get Charlie his redemption. I started it in October and finished it in January. I loved writing For All It’s Worth when the characters were behaving, they were just so sweet and I have such a soft spot for Charlie. I wrote a little flash fiction in between when I got blocked in December. I had a lot going on with work, uni and writing, not to mention preparing for Christmas, so that affected productivity. Having the break helped though.
MC2, Max wasa bit of a nightmare for changing tense mid page!
So Worth More
An M/M second chance romance
Andy ends his friends with benefits relationship with his co-worker, Will, when he realizes that while it has plenty of benefits, it’s light on the friends. He’s sick of Will’s rules and poor treatment but agrees to be friends, minus the benefits because he’s still hung up on the guy.
Will gets the wake-up call he so desperately needed when Andy ends things and discovers that maybe Andy’s feelings aren’t one-sided but he’s got a lot of healing to do before he can be the man that Andy needs.
So Worth More has some allusions to domestic abuse, mentions of former partners cheating, and a whole heap of family drama. While Andy does deserve better, Will does get there in the end. Told in dual pov with HEA.
For All It’s Worth
Charlie needs a second chance at life
Mugged, beaten, and left for dead. Charlie gets the wake-up call that he so desperately needed.
Rehab, a new path, and second chances. As Charlie works to reset his life.
Max has missed Charlie like a piece of himself was lost but hated the destructive path Charlie was on. He cut his best friend out of his life until Charlie changed his ways.
This new Charlie? This one, he wants to take a second chance on. To finally confess what’s in his heart.
Friends to lovers, second chances, and family healing. For All It’s Worth is the second book in the Second Chances series and features Will’s brother Charlie and his best friend Max whom you met in So Worth More. This book can be read as a standalone but may be best enjoyed as part of the series and is told in dual pov.
Content warning for discussions about alcohol dependency and a brief violent scene. The couple also kiss someone outside of their relationship while the other partner is present