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Shane: A Day in the Future
A short scene following "Always His" & "Always Mine"

N.J. Lysk
Jan 35 min read


2025 in Review & 2026 plans
2025 was the year I wrote the most ( 363,967 words ) since the infamous 2018 ( 434,520 ). And in 2025 I did it while treating myself as a person instead of a word-producing-machine so I’m giving it extra points. December ( 64,671 words ) was actually the best month not just of the year but in recorded history since 2017, so that’s a nice way to end things! Also, hitting 65,000 just became my fairly achievable goal for January (or any month this year, because, yeah, I'm taki

N.J. Lysk
Jan 22 min read


Forgotten Love Stories #3 – “Werewolves of Windermere” (+ Q&A)
Maybe you will say I’m stretching it here, but in truth, I forgot about Devlin, Rami and Naveen… Book 3 got delayed for ages while I wrote the rest of The Stars of the Pack series. New covers for The Werewolves of Windermere series featuring a broody young man barechested adn surrounded by two wolves made of clouds with a full moon lit forest in the background. What inspired you to create the world of Werewolves of Windermere —especially setting it in England's Lake District?

N.J. Lysk
Dec 3, 20255 min read


Forgotten Love Stories #2 – “Cracking Ice” + Q&A
I don’t know if I can justly call “Cracking Ice” a forgotten love story when it’s my longest book to date (which is also the reason it was published as a serial). But in a way, I’m known for shifter omegaverse, so I do think it gets overlooked. What makes Cracking Ice different from your other books? Other than the lack of howling at the moon, obviously. Well, it took me five years to write it for one. But I guess the reason it did is that I bit off WAY more than I could che

N.J. Lysk
Nov 23, 20255 min read


A Nest Among the Clouds
Since my word is my bond... Here are some pictures of my new flat for you. Heavy on the gorgeous skies (should I take up sky photography as a hobby, or do I have to admit I already have? :p) Here are all the photos (3rd one down on the left is from the Pride Parade and it was a bit shocking to me, so I guess I still have some innocence left!) I moved to Buenos Aires with the goal of connecting with people. So far I have attended Pride March with my first girl crush (well, n

N.J. Lysk
Nov 5, 20252 min read
Too good to be True
You got told this too, right? That you should disbelief anything that felt like a blessing you had not paid for. That nothing was given for free, and that luck was an accident one should distrust. Like you could barter for a sunset to take your breath away, or a peach so ripe biting into it makes you moan, or your own body's unexpected joys--a good stretch, the softness of a hand or a soft cloth over your skin. Ah, but you pay for cloth, you will object. And yes, you do, but

N.J. Lysk
Nov 2, 20252 min read


Home Sweet Home (Earth Edition)
You might have noticed that I haven't been talking much about me. Truth is, I have a LOT to say about trekking about all over the place for months on end. Some good (damn, it's been a lesson!) and some bad (also ouch, so much I got wrong!), but I couldn't find the energy to talk about it because I was too exhausted to even process it. At one point, I found myself picking up a call from my psychologist in the Amalfi Coast and apologising profuselly because I had completely for

N.J. Lysk
Oct 11, 20253 min read


Cover real: "A Quiet Fire"
Hey there 😊 How is everything? Do you feel yourself begin to slow down after the height of summer or are you just emerging from the cold? I'm a bit confused myself in that regard. My body is convinced I'm headed to autumn, but in less than a month I will actually hit spring again in Buenos Aires. It's beginning to feel very Groundhog Day, I gotta tell you! I think part of it is that I’m in need of some interior time (which naturally happens in winter as we stay inside more).

N.J. Lysk
Sep 21, 20253 min read
A Quiet Fire (chapter 2)
The first part can be found here . Add it to your Goodreads so you don't forget! Please support me by pre-ordering direct here . Quincy Quincy had nearly convinced himself the Saranian lord had simply wanted a captive audience when he received a second note summoning him to the great hall. He stared at it, letting the serving girl who had brought it get a good look at his shocked face before he composed himself enough to send her away. What could be the meaning of it? Omegas

N.J. Lysk
Sep 15, 20257 min read


London calling 📸 Seville sizzling 🌞 Essex cuddling 🐾
The new moon (when I try to post updates) was actually on the 23rd, but I have been a little busy. I arrived in London on the 21st and then had to get to Essex to my sister’s house. And this of course means… kittens! I have fresh cuteness to share, but let’s start with business, shall we? I have now signed and mailed all the special edition hardbacks from The Stars of the Pack Kickstarter and phew… I feel SO much better for it. I couldn’t have predicted the amount of trouble

N.J. Lysk
Aug 27, 20253 min read


Forgotten Love Stories #1: “Runt of the Litter” (Author Q&A)
And we begin a series of spotlights on some of my standalone novels, which I feel often fade in the face of series. Scroll down for a link to the cut scenes. Here are the three covers "Runt of the Litter" has ever had... Well, cover 1 never made it past the beta phase, really, but I still think is pretty, if not very commercial. I like that in cover 3 (the one done by a pro) I finally got some PoC rep, even if we could not find an indigenous Aussie looking model for Lyall (

N.J. Lysk
Aug 22, 20254 min read


Beauty cannot be explained
I have been putting off posting this for a while, but this post inspired me to get it done. Image of the rooftops of the cathedral of Granada, a fine example of how beauty persists through time. At the risk of expressing an unpopular opinion, I don’t think getting angry at AI and AI users is the way to go. For one thing, getting angry feels shitty, guilt-tripping is horrible and other than class lawsuits against the companies making unauthorised use of our creative material

N.J. Lysk
Aug 14, 20253 min read


New audio, new book (well, a bit) & new cats
I'm back! I actually have spoons to talk to another human being (this totally counts, though always more fun if you talk back ;) I wasn’t actually on holiday proper, but I did need a break from peopling after 45 days straight with my mum. More on this below, let's start with the bookish news ;p ✍️ ✍️ ✍️ Audio updates: Unfortunately, the audiobook for “Alpha for the Pack” is delayed. That said, I have set up a pre-order on my site for those who don’t want to forget to gr

N.J. Lysk
Aug 8, 20254 min read


Sneak peak: Chapter 1 of "A Quiet Fire"
I have been talking about this one for a while now, even though it was one of the easiest things I have written in a long time. I hope you like historicalish men with conflicted feelings! Please support me by pre-ordering direct here (you will get chapters 1-3 in the sample!) . Quincy The heat had wilted the flowers someone had placed all over the small sitting room where he had been led by a sour-faced chaperone. To Quincy’s sensitive nose, they smelt like death. It would

N.J. Lysk
Aug 4, 20256 min read
Honour Roll: 10 things I am proud of
First let me make clear there is nothing humble or braggy about listing or not listing your accomplishments and blessings. You do the work and you expect to see results, anything else would be madness, wouldn’t it? Learning to accept what doesn’t work is our eternal challenge as humans, but certain philosophical influences claim one also should not even enjoy and celebrate in excess when things go well. I say fuck it. If you got it, shake! 1. I’m proud of having written

N.J. Lysk
Jul 19, 20252 min read


Barcelona dispatch: kittens, promos & freedom incoming 🏖️🐾
The Life My mother moved into her care home yesterday morning 🏡. I know it's for the best long term but it's one of the toughest things I have ever done. We cannot meet her needs and we were burning ourselves to a crisp trying. We are trying to get her to look at it like an opportunity (she can out anywhere she likes in Barcelona, has meals, laundry and all that sorted), but obviously that's a bit of a lie, isn't it? I get it, at 68 no one expects to move into a care home. S

N.J. Lysk
Jul 15, 20253 min read


All the Lessons (un)learned
#1 Covers: Before I even wrote (or could write), I drew. There were people of course, but also animals, in particular horses, and my mum had a neat trick for doing lovely flowers in coloured pencils I still use with small children to this day. Growing up, my dad was a computer fan and so I started using Paint at a young age too (my right thumb is even further turned than my left from mouse use!) and I just kept going afterwards. Naturally I figured I could do my own covers wh

N.J. Lysk
Jul 12, 20254 min read


Commissions open:
Commissions now open. Inspire your own queer story. Many moons ago, I used to ask for prompts when people joined my Facebook group. I made no promises, but I said I would try and write them a short drabble for their birthdays to share with the group. It was super fun to do, because I started with whatever they gave me and my brain went bright and shiny and often I just had a whole story fall into my head. Now I have decided to give the same process a go as commissions. I hope

N.J. Lysk
Jul 5, 20252 min read


10-year anniversary & store wide sale
Can you believe “Soldier On” came out 10 years ago today? I just… How?! Let me get nostalgic for a minute here. Back then, I’d lost yet another temp job as a teaching assistant and I’d spent the morning submitting CVs to various websites when I came across a blog post about publishing your own books on Amazon by an author I liked. And so after years of not touching a keyboard with such intentions and having never written anything beyond a kiss, I sat down and let the dirtie

N.J. Lysk
Jun 28, 20253 min read
Drawn to You: Cut scene #2
It's highly unusual to share a cut scene for a book that I have not publisher OR finished. But in this case, since you guys know Ray and Josh, I thought I'd make an exception. Happy Scorpio full moon! “Let me,” Ray asked. They were on Josh’s bed, and Ray had shoved Josh’s shirt as far up as it would go, and now his knuckles were brushing the hair leading down his belly. He made the mistake of glancing down his own body just in time to see Ray’s dexterous fingers flick open th

N.J. Lysk
May 12, 20255 min read
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