Sadie Jay

My writing and editing have gone on a December hiatus. It wasn't planned, and at first I tried to slot in at least a few minutes every day, but it wasn't to be. My folks got Covid and my dad was in the hospital for the better part of a week, so I've been running things out to them. And then we've had people out at work, one that was sick and a handful of others that were quarantined, so I've worked more hours than planned. And in-between all of that, I've got cookie orders to fill. I'm so ready to get back to my regular life!  And we had our first snow! (It was only an inch, and it melted quickly, but it was pretty while it lasted.)        For this week's snippet, I'm going back to Headphones. It's from the third book of the trilogy, Fall Out . This scene takes place in December and Headphones has been walking in the snow:         It had grown dark by the time she made it home. She stood in the street and stared at The House, admiring the war...

Happy (belated) Thanksgiving to my fellow American's, and Happy Holidays to everyone else! We decided Christmas was coming early to the House of Jones, and we've been putting up trees and decorations a few at a time over the last week. And we've gone all-out, getting out the decorations I haven't put up in years. It's 2020 —everything is topsy-turvey, so why not? (The cats are definitely confused.)  This week, I'm snipping from Embers and Flame , the book I'm editing now. It's the first book in my Campfire Stories series and is a long-distance romance between Charles (Cherry) Andrews and Ben Torres. This snippet is their first kiss and is told from Ben's POV: There was no conscious decision, no agreement, no unspoken accord. I turned my head towards him as he turned towards me. Maybe we both meant to say something, some blithe remark about bullies or the luck of being connected to the right people, or maybe even some old cliché about life that never ...

   I'm looking for beta readers for two books, both from the same series. The first is m/m, the second is m/f with an aromatic lead. I'm wanting general feedback-- if there are sluggish spots, if I haven't described something well enough. Specifically, I want to know how they work as stand-alones. Contact me through FB Messenger or email (ransan82@gmail.com) if you are interested. Thanks-- Sadie  Smoke and Sparks (m/m, contemporary romance) Couch-surfing is fine for the short term, but what Vaughn really needs is a roommate.   Vaughn’s future was mapped out: Attend college in St. Louis. Become a Physical Therapist. Come out to his ultra-religious family after he’s financially stable--and 40-years-old. Getting caught with the pool-boy, however, has put a kink in his plans. A small-town mechanic from Indiana, Daryl has never met anyone like Vaughn. He’s instantly fascinated by the tall college student in the skinny jeans and open-backed shirt. Vaughn is funny, inte...

 Things are a little tense here at The House of Jones, as I'm sure it is in many homes across the USA right now. Hopefully, when I'm typing up next week's snippet, it will be with one less thing to be stressed about. This week's snippet is again from Smoke and Sparks . The first two weeks featured Vaughn inviting Daryl to a Halloween party ( part 1  and  part 2 ). Last week was the two of them with friend Lindsey, getting ready for the party (read here ). This week, I'm jumping ahead a few paragraphs (again). The three are in full costume, even though Daryl still isn't sure who they've dressed him up as (Levi from Attack on Titan, for anyone who is familiar with the manga/anime.) Lindsey came back into the room and tilted her head as she looked at the two of us. Pulling out her phone, she said, “Pose.” Vaughn laughed and pulled me against him.  “Daryl, look up at him like you’re in love. And in danger at the same time,” Lindsey instructed.  I looke...

I've spent the last week editing and working on blurbs. I think we all hate blurbs! Even when I feel it's done, I go back and make changes. I wish there was some easy formula! This week's snippet from Smoke and Sparks is a little long because I'm hoping to finish the scene next weekend. The last two weeks featured Vaughn inviting Daryl to a Halloween party ( part 1 and part 2 ). This week I've skipped a few paragraphs and jumped ahead to the night of the party. Told from Daryl's POV:            Vaughn gave me a full-dimpled smile. “Cool. It’ll be great. You’ll see.”          I had my doubts the next evening as I studied the tangle of fake-leather straps that Lindsey was sorting by length. She was wearing a brown wig and square glasses and when I asked who she was, she said Hanji, as if it was perfectly obvious. “Your clothes are on your bed,” Vaughn told me. “Go get dressed and I’ll help you with your gear.” I watched for a mo...

In writing news, I finally finished the first draft of Cinders and Ash , the third book in my Campfire Stories series and then I went right into the first rough edits. Soon I'll need to find beta readers, both for this story and for Smoke and Sparks . I'm so far behind on the goals I'd set for myself this year, but I guess we all need to give ourselves a little slack- there was no way any of us could have predicted this year! In  Smoke and Sparks , Vaughn is a fan of  Attack on Titan  and ships Erwin and Levi. Daryl, his roommate (and love interest), originally caught his eye because, to Vaughn, he looked like Levi. So come Halloween, Vaughn and his friends are dressing up as the various characters from the anime, and he wants Daryl to join them. This segment is from Daryl's POV.   Part two of four (or maybe five...). Part one here.                He was nervous about asking me, as if he feared I’d say no. “Are you asking...