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10 year celebration of being published – 2012

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10 Year Celebration - RJ Scott MM Romance Author

2012 was the year everything got fucked up. LOL. For real. My publisher, Silver, absconded with a lot of my money, and I never saw payment for any Texas books, or my Sanctuary books šŸ™ On a positive note, I released my first self published books – the short Love Is stories… this got me dipping my toe in the indy pub waters, and stood me in good stead when I abruptly received all my books back from Silver at the end of the year.

Books included: The Only Easy Day, Face Value, The Art Of Words, Still Waters, Full Circle, Child Of The Storm, Texas Heat, Follow The Sun, Book Of Secrets, Love Is In The Title, Love Is In The Hallways, Love Is In The Message, The Decisions We Make, The Journal Of Sanctuary One, How Much For The Whole Night?, New York Christma

I said in my last post (2011) that Sanctuary saved my house. This was because I managed to get out my first big self published book – Sanctuary 6, The Journal of Sanctuary One – in time for Christmas, and it sold well. Add in New York Christmas, and somehow we rode out Silver and made it out the other side alive.

One of the casualties of Silver was the Men of Halfway House series, book 1 of which I wrote with Reese Dante and which sold really well (not that I saw any money from it!). I handed my rights to that book to her and she continued on and made it a successful series. It was a relief I think, as it was way too tied into Silver and the mess I'd landed in.

I did, however, write Book of Secrets, which was the sequel to my first ever book, and one of my favorite books to write

My first co-authored book with Meredith Russell, The Art of Words, came out as well, the first of many to come.


Competition

The Journal of Sanctuary One is a classic Trapped in a Cabin story – one of my favorite tropes. Do you have a favorite trope in romance! Comment below for a chance to win.

Prize: An e-book from this featured year, or your choice from my backlist

Releases in 2012
Book of Secrets

Book of Secrets

Author: RJ Scott
Series: ORACLE (Paranormal Powers), Book 2
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Tags: 2023 - reRelease, Paperback - Paranormal, Paranormal, Releases in 2012

Blackmail, immortality, and breaking into Windsor Castle could end up killing Luke when Alex’s dark past catches up to him.

Alex is working with Chris and Griff to make up for his earlier mistakes by replacing the antiquities he’d stolen before he met Luke. It’s dangerous and near-impossible work, considering Alex has lost his most useful Oracle-given powers. But he would do anything for Luke as they fall deeper in love, even the things that Luke hasn't asked him to do.

The Voynich Manuscript is locked in Windsor Castle’s private library, hidden away from people who believe it could hold the key to immortality. With Luke’s life in danger, Alex is blackmailed into stealing the ancient document, only it’s inside one of the most heavily fortified and secure castles in the world and  worse, with no powers to fall back on, Alex is openly walking into danger .

One man’s loss could be the death of Luke, unless Alex can achieve the impossible.

This MM Gay Paranormal Romantic Suspense from RJ Scott includes blackmail, kidnapping, secrets and lies, the key to immortality, and of course a happily ever after.

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The Art of Words

The Art of Words

Authors: RJ Scott, Meredith Russell
Series: STANDALONE STORIES
Genre: Romance
Tags: Artist, Paperback - Romance, Releases in 2012, Standalone Romance

Blu Taylor is an artist. After years of trailing up and down the country with his activist parents, he finally found somewhere to call home. He sees color and art in the world around him, and yet is never truly part of it. Despite the devotion and financial support of his best friend, there’s a line he can’t see through and that keeps him just on the outside of everything and everyone else.

Thomas Harrington has everything. The money, the car and the designer suits. But there’s something missing from a seemingly perfect life. Something he had the misfortune of losing when his mother was taken ill.

After attending a local art show, Blu is contacted by Tom and offered everything he has ever wanted; a chance to show at a gallery. Though there is a growing attraction between the men, their worlds couldn’t be more apart. Blu speaks through paint and brushes and Tom’s life is wrapped up in words and paperwork.

Though opposites attract, it might be these same differences that push them apart.

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Follow the Sun

Follow the Sun

Authors: RJ Scott, Meredith Russell
Series: SAPPHIRE CAY (Island Romance), Book 1
Genre: Romance
Tags: Family Found, First, First in Series - Romance, Friends to Lovers, Hate to Love, Hurt/Comfort, ku, KU - Romance, Paperback - Romance, PTSD, Releases in 2012, summer romance, tropical island, Wedding

Lucas is hurt and close to losing everything; Dylan could be the man to save him.Ā 

Lucas arrives on the idyllic island of Sapphire Cay with its white-sand beaches and warm balmy nights for his sister’s wedding. Grieving for a friend, stressed, and with an ulcer, he wants to see his sister happy before he returns home to an uncertain future. He doesn’t have the spirit or desire to form a relationship, but laid back, Dylan tempts him with the promise of a new future if only he were brave enough to take the chance.

Dylan never settles in one place for long. A free-spirited traveler, he follows the sun where it takes him and lives for today. Until he meets Lucas and realizes that sometimes the sun is brightest in people’s hearts, and now could be the time to stop moving on.

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The Decisions We Make

The Decisions We Make

Author: RJ Scott
Series: STANDALONE STORIES
Genre: Young Adult
Tags: Adoption, Friends to Lovers, Hate Crime, KU - Young Adult, Paperback - Young Adult, Releases in 2012, Standalone Paperback, Standalone Young Adult, Student, Young Adult

Daniel Keyes is an orphan, fostered by the Walker’s. The product of a lonely childhood, he is thrown into the chaos of the Walker family and into the life of his new foster brother Jamie.

This story is the journey of Daniel and Jamie finding their place in the world. Through Jamie being a victim of hate crime to coming out to family and friends, there are many decisions the boys have to make before they become men.

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Child Of The Storm

Child Of The Storm

Author: RJ Scott
Genre: Romance
Tag: Releases in 2012

Ben Hyland is excited to be showing Yorkshire to Cory Vasilyev. Cory scouts locations for film studios and needs the right inspiration for a new film version of Wuthering Heights. Problem is, Ben wants to share his passion for the story and for the wild moors, but Cory just wants to go home.

Until abruptly he doesn't want to leave at all.

This story previously appeared in an anthology called Hearts of England published in 2012.

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Still Waters

Still Waters

Author: RJ Scott
Series: SANCTUARY FOUNDATION (Bodyguards/Protectors), Book 4
Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Audio - Sanctuary Series, Audio Direct - Sanctuary, Audio Direct Shop, Paperback - Action/Adventure, Releases in 2012, Second Chance, Witness Protection / Hiding Out
Adam has a new assignment for Sanctuary and it means working with his former lover, Lee. The same man who destroyed their relationship by believing that Adam would betray his country. Adam hates what Lee did, but Jake Callahan, boss of Sanctuary, does not give him a choice, insisting they need to get along for the good of an inter-agency case.
 
Lee is desperate to understand why Adam betrayed the FBI. He still angry and disillusioned by Adam’s betrayal, but the memory of how he loved Adam will not leave him alone. Could he have been wrong about Adam? He’s determined to find out the truth and the Bullen case is the perfect cover to get back in his former lover's life,
 
Will Adam and Lee discover that not everything they see is real and that ultimately they have to believe in each other, and let love overcome the odds?
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Face Value

Face Value

Author: RJ Scott
Series: SANCTUARY FOUNDATION (Bodyguards/Protectors), Book 3
Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Audio - Sanctuary Series, Audio Direct - Sanctuary, Audio Direct Shop, Blindness, Bodyguard, Hurt/Comfort, Murder Mystery, On the Run, Paperback - Action/Adventure, Releases in 2012, Witness Protection / Hiding Out

Beckett Jamieson, AKA Robert Bullen, has been rescued by Sanctuary from a situation in which he nearly died and is left temporarily blind.

Doctor Kayden Summers is the Sanctuary operative assigned to look out for him.

It soon becomes clear Beckett is the key to evidence left by his mom. Evidence that may well destroy the Bullen family. The two men become involved in a critical retrieval situation and when bullets start to fly there is only one thing between Beckett and death. Kayden.

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The Only Easy Day

The Only Easy Day

Author: RJ Scott
Series: SANCTUARY FOUNDATION (Bodyguards/Protectors), Book 2
Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Audio - Sanctuary Series, Audio Direct - Sanctuary, Audio Direct Shop, Hurt/Comfort, Murder Mystery, Murdered Sibling, Paperback - Action/Adventure, Releases in 2012, SEALs, Witness Protection / Hiding Out

Dale MacIntyre, a former Navy SEAL, works for Sanctuary. He’s the acting handler for a member of the Bullen family’s inner circle. He’s close to obtaining the evidence he needs to prove Elisabeth Costain's death was ordered by them… until someone gets in his way.

Joseph Kinnon, an active Navy SEAL, is back on U.S. soil for the first time in months, and he’s told the tragic news that his stepsister is dead, gunned down in an alley by an unknown assailant. He’s determined to find out who murdered her…until someone gets in his way.

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Full Circle

Full Circle

Author: RJ Scott
Series: SANCTUARY FOUNDATION (Bodyguards/Protectors), Book 5
Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Audio - Coming Soon, Cover - Pink, Paperback - Action/Adventure, Releases in 2012, Witness Protection / Hiding Out

Sanctuary witness protection has failed Josh, and Manny risks everything to save him

After evading his Sanctuary agent, Josh is determined to confront his lying former boyfriend, and discover once and for all what turned his dad into a murderer. Shamed by his father's actions, he's determined to help bring the Bullen family to justice, and he's not going to be able to do that until he confronts his past.

Manny is better at breaking code than breaking heads, but he's proud of the set of ninja-cool skills that Sanctuary has taught him. When surveillance catches images of Josh entering the lion's den, there are no other agents available, and it's up to Manny to save him.

Manny risks his life. Could it be time for Josh to risk his heart?

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The Journal of Sanctuary One

The Journal of Sanctuary One

Author: RJ Scott
Series: SANCTUARY FOUNDATION (Bodyguards/Protectors), Book 6
Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Paperback - Action/Adventure, Releases in 2012, Witness Protection / Hiding Out

When a snowstorm stops his friends from joining him at Sanctuary One for Christmas, Jake ends up alone. Sean has only one place to go. The original Sanctuary cabin. Neither man is prepared for the secrets that threaten to destroy Sanctuary.

Jake spends every Christmas at Sanctuary One. With the third anniversary of the day his dad died approaching, he arranges for Kayden, Beckett, and himself to meet at the cabin a few days before Christmas. A snowstorm blocks his friends in NY, and Jake ends up alone.

Sean is being hunted and the only place he can run to is somewhere mentioned in an old journal. The original Sanctuary cabin. It is no longer in official use but it would be a good place to heal and take stock of just what is going on with his life.

Neither man is prepared for being stuck together for an entire week, nor for the culmination of a case that threatens to get them killed.

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New York Christmas

New York Christmas

Author: RJ Scott
Series: STANDALONE STORIES
Genre: Christmas Romance
Tags: Audio - Christmas, Audio Direct - Standalone, Audio Direct Shop, Christmas, Cop, First Responders, Homophobia, Hurt/Comfort, Paperback - Christmas, Releases in 2012, Second Chance, Standalone Christmas, Standout, Teacher, Winter Romance

Can a New York cop and a teacher find love in the city at Christmas?

It's been far too long since Christian Matthews has seen Daniel Bailey. In fact, the last time they met was in college.

Seven years down the road, Chris is licking his wounds after being 'asked to leave' the private school where he was teaching. He has no job, no money, and has to rely on his friend Amelia for a job and a room to live in. He needs a freaking Christmas miracle to make this Season anything other than a total loss.

Then Daniel comes back into his life and suddenly everything seems possible. Not only is Daniel still the man Christian wants more than anything, but this time Chris may well actually tell Daniel how he feels.

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Texas Heat

Texas Heat

Author: RJ Scott
Series: TEXAS - CAMPBELL-HAYES (Cowboys/Ranchers), Book 3
Genre: Cowboy/Ranch
Tags: Audio - Texas Series, Audio Direct - Texas, Audio Direct Shop, Cowboy, Focus on Cowboys & Ranchers, Hurt/Comfort, mmdads, Paperback - Cowboy/Ranch, Photographer, Rancher, Releases in 2012

What happens when secrets are exposed and lies unravel? How far are Riley and Jack willing to go to play matchmaker—and what will it cost them?

Life seems picture-perfect for Riley and Jack Campbell-Hayes. Jack is thriving with the DD Ranch’s expansion into training quarter horses, Riley is on the brink of securing his first ethical-based contract, and their daughter Hayley is nearing ten, her joy lighting up their world. But in Texas, tranquility rarely lasts.

When Jack hires Robbie, a man grieving a devastating loss, as his right-hand ranch hand, sparks of change ignite. At the same time, Riley’s audacious and flamboyant photographer friend, Eli, storms onto the ranch, declaring the DD the ideal location for a cowboy-themed model shoot. With twenty scantily clad male models parading across the ranch, the stage is set for chaos, humor, and unexpected revelations.

But Eli isn’t just here for his art. Beneath his charm and mischief, he harbors secrets even Riley doesn’t know. When Eli sets his sights on the guarded and grieving Robbie, his instant attraction sets tongues wagging. Everyone can see they’re meant for each other—except Robbie.

As Riley battles the unrelenting oil establishment determined to see him fail, the heat of a Texas summer stirs emotions, challenges loyalties, and pushes boundaries. From a raucous Gay Rodeo to a brawl at the Rusty Nail, Texas Heat is a story of humor, heartache, and passion, where love is tested, secrets come to light, and Riley and Jack’s bond proves unshakable in the face of it all.

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Kendra Patterson says

    May 7, 2020 at 10:03 am

    Friends to Lovers or Enemies to Lovers is always good. I really like when couples get together young and stay together through all the crap life throws at them. The Decisions We Make is my second favorite Rj book after the Texas series.

    Reply
  2. Lisa says

    May 7, 2020 at 10:33 am

    Friend to lovers is my favorite trope.

    Reply
  3. Veronica says

    May 7, 2020 at 1:53 pm

    I actually love the trapped in a cabin theme!

    Reply
    • Miranda Marquez says

      May 11, 2020 at 3:58 pm

      I love so many tropes!! I like some really dark such as kidnapping, noncon/dubcon, master/slave, but my all time favorite is gay for you with friends/enemies to lovers.

      Reply
      • Rachel Maybury says

        May 19, 2020 at 10:11 am

        Miranda you’re a winner – email rjscott.team@gmail.com

        Reply
  4. Jen says

    May 7, 2020 at 11:12 pm

    Friends to lovers is my all time favorite

    Reply
  5. Yvonne B says

    May 8, 2020 at 10:41 am

    I like all of the tropes I read and go through phases as to what is favorite when. Current favorites are May/December and hurt/comfort.

    Reply
  6. Tracy Gee says

    May 8, 2020 at 12:25 pm

    I love many different books but my favourite has got to be Alpha male meets soul mate.

    Reply
  7. Ginger Connatser says

    May 8, 2020 at 2:54 pm

    My favorite would be hurt/ comfort.

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  8. Jodi marinich says

    May 8, 2020 at 3:19 pm

    i am a huge fan of enemies to lovers stories with lots of angst

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  9. Anna says

    May 8, 2020 at 3:26 pm

    I absolutely love age gap stories!!!! And all the angst there is šŸ™‚

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    • Rachel says

      May 8, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      Oh gosh, I love ALL THE TROPES but I guess my favorite is friends-to-lovers with a healthy dose of oblivious pining and UST. The slower the burn, the better.

      Reply
  10. Shante’ says

    May 8, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    I love friends to lovers or manny helping single dads. These pretty much always bring a smile to my fast. If we are going fantasy, it’s to large to choose from list mate stories or just magic and a quest and falling in love on the way.

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  11. Cheryl Delling says

    May 8, 2020 at 5:53 pm

    Anything involving breaking stereotypes… especially in suspense/mystery genres.

    Reply
  12. Victoria Adams says

    May 8, 2020 at 7:05 pm

    I love most, enemies to lovers, gay for you, men in uniform too many to mention lol

    Reply
  13. susana says

    May 8, 2020 at 7:15 pm

    Enemies to lovers… that’s my all time favourite

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  14. Jennifer Shannon says

    May 8, 2020 at 11:22 pm

    I love forced proximity. Along with friends to lovers and GFY, these are my favorites.

    Reply
  15. Sharon says

    May 9, 2020 at 1:01 pm

    I’ve been reading a lot of Daddy/boy books lately, and I also enjoy Friends to Lovers and Hurt/comfort

    Reply
  16. Kaila says

    May 9, 2020 at 2:47 pm

    Dark/light.
    Taboo
    Paranormal

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  17. Jillian Too says

    May 9, 2020 at 3:17 pm

    I love enemies to lovers.

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  18. Stacy says

    May 9, 2020 at 5:45 pm

    Enemies to lovers is my absolute favorite

    Reply
  19. Elka kappel wozniak says

    May 9, 2020 at 6:14 pm

    Too many to pick. If a story is well written I can like it.

    Reply
  20. Anne Barwell says

    May 9, 2020 at 10:39 pm

    Hurt/comfort.

    Reply
  21. Tracie says

    May 10, 2020 at 1:51 am

    I like the unknown two people who may know each other or might meet for the first time but the more time they spend together the more they grow into one

    Reply
  22. Nae says

    May 10, 2020 at 2:40 am

    Forced proximity, age gap, and hurt/comfort

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    • Misti says

      May 11, 2020 at 2:15 pm

      My favorite trope is age gap. I also love vampires and aliens that look like aliens.

      Reply
  23. jan says

    May 10, 2020 at 5:53 am

    anything I read then all

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  24. Pauline Johnson says

    May 10, 2020 at 5:43 pm

    I love older lovers and age gap lovers.

    Reply
  25. Judy Stone says

    May 10, 2020 at 5:47 pm

    Friends to lovers, PNR fated mates, trapped cabin. As long as the MCs aren’t TSTL, I’ll happy.

    Reply
  26. Roz says

    May 10, 2020 at 6:06 pm

    Love Journal of Sanctuary One – any plans for audio book? Please say yes! I like second chance stories and forced proximity works well with that – you can see why I love This book so much!

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  27. Alaina says

    May 11, 2020 at 2:29 am

    I enjoy a good hurt/comfort story.

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  28. Joy Avery says

    May 11, 2020 at 2:44 am

    Second chance, friends to lovers, rockstars and protectors

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  29. Lisa Dark says

    May 11, 2020 at 12:50 pm

    Rockstars, tattoo artist, bodyguard, enemies to lovers, muscular boy with female boy.

    Reply
  30. Evelise Archer says

    May 11, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    Friends to lovers. and anything with LE/ Military

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    • LeeAnn Pratt says

      May 17, 2020 at 12:33 pm

      Friends to lovers or In love with a brothers friend….and thinking there is no way it’ll ever be returned.

      Reply
  31. Laurie P says

    May 11, 2020 at 3:35 pm

    I love them all. It depends more on how the author writes it.

    Reply
  32. MaryJo Biermann says

    May 11, 2020 at 6:04 pm

    Friends to lovers or gay for you are my two favorites.

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    • Siobhan Flynn says

      May 14, 2020 at 10:12 am

      It all depends on how I feel at the time of reading but recently I’m on a fated mates and mafia kick

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  33. Elle kay says

    May 12, 2020 at 4:22 pm

    Second chance. And friends to lovers.

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  34. Laurel Looney says

    May 15, 2020 at 10:22 am

    I love anything dealing with family. To me family is everything and I love reading it and everyone getting their HEA.

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  35. Jo says

    May 17, 2020 at 3:27 pm

    Age gap or enemies to lovers

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  36. ButtonsMom2003 says

    May 18, 2020 at 8:41 pm

    Friends-to-lovers and second chance stories are two of my favorite tropes.

    Reply
  37. Jess says

    May 20, 2020 at 10:22 pm

    I’m a sucker for both enemies to friends and nerd and jock. Love the conflict, angst, and HEA

    Reply
  38. Kathy J in Ellicott City says

    May 24, 2020 at 2:04 pm

    This question is asked a lot and I guess I don’t really have a favorite trope. If a book is well written I like it!

    Reply
  39. Diane Fair says

    May 24, 2020 at 8:20 pm

    I so sorry about your experience with Silver. Like the saying goes…adversity makes you stronger…but who wants to go through it?

    I love the friends to lovers since they already have a deep connection…it feels really natural.

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