Buongiorno, tutti!

I’m so excited because ITALIAN ICE is finally here. I loved writing about Trent and Reed in Rarer Than Rubies, and had to tell more of their story. So I sent them to Italy for a romantic vacation, only it didn’t turn out like either of them expected.

Some of you may know I’ve been working on this book for about a year. I had a fairly simply plot idea to start with, dealing with an international smuggling ring, but once I had all the elements I needed it took a couple of months to work through how to make all the threads come together properly. It took so much more planning, plotting and research than I ever expected, but I’m so thrilled with the result. I’ll be posting more about the story, the writing process and some of the fun I had putting all the pieces together.

Of course, gorgeous cover art by Anne Cain never hurts either. I hope all of Trent and Reed’s fans love this book as much I do!

ITALIAN ICE — from Dreamspinner Press / Kindle

Sequel to Rarer than Rubies
Precious Gems: Book Two

In this exciting sequel to Rarer Than Rubies, gay romance author Trent Copeland and former FBI agent Reed Action head to Italy for a Roman holiday. What should be a relaxing and romantic vacation is interrupted when Reed’s not-so-former boss asks for his help with a case. Trent’s shocked to discover in the six months they’ve been living together in LA, Reed hasn’t been completely honest about his “retirement.”

Reed heads for Sicily on the trail of a suspected antiquities-smuggling ring and to find Peter Isett—a former FBI partner he also hasn’t been completely truthful about. Stung by Reed’s dishonesty, Trent questions what else Reed might be hiding. But when he overhears something that tells him Reed’s life is in danger, Trent follows Reed to a remote chain of ancient volcanic islands off Sicily’s northern coast. Soon Trent is caught up in the smugglers’ web, and Reed must decide between his heart and his mission—a decision complicated by his past with Peter. Reed’s position is perilous: unless he can learn to put the past behind him, he risks destroying everything he’s built with Trent.