Hey peeps, I’ve been swamped lately (in only good ways) but I missed posting this gorgeous review sooner. I’m here to correct the error with a much-deserved shout-out and also tell you about what I’m working on now…

~* 5 Stars for Becoming Kerry from Diverse Reader *~

“Lynn Kelling books aren’t for the faint of heart. Her dark, often erotic, romances are gritty and raw and intense. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect when I picked up Becoming Kerry, but by the end I was in absolute awe of Kelling’s beautiful story of becoming who you were always meant to be… Becoming Kerry is a truly stunning book that is at times brutally painful and then is sweepingly romantic and happy.” — Diverse Reader

Wow, this review really took my breath away and gave me a huge rush of inspiration to keep working hard on my current projects. I’m so thankful so such a gift and am grateful for the feedback from Diverse Reader.

In other news, I’m on the lookout for beta readers for some upcoming novels, so please send me a note if you’re interested!

As I’m preparing the manuscript for my Bare Prequel, Hush, staring Rune, Oliver, Jackson, Adam, David and many more, I’ve been working on writing two different novels. One is a post-apocalyptic, MM, arranged-marriage tale with some age difference and power play dynamics. It’s meant to be a sexy, fascinating twist on what women go through all over the world when they’re part of an arranged marriage, and all of the psychological gymnastics that take place.

Another is the 4th Twin Ties novel!! I’m so excited to be back with Evan, Brennan, Alek and Luka. This book is told from the Popovic point of view, which has been sorely lacking so far. I had one of those tough “writer’s challenges” where I knew I needed to trash about 15k words I’d written for this book in order to take it in a entirely different direction, but I’m happy to report that after doing so I’m 10k words along and going strong. This book takes place a year after the last, and will delve into Alek & Luka’s past, present and future. If you’re excited for it, let me know! It really gives me fuel to keep writing as fast as I can.

I’m helping celebrate On Top Down Under Book Review’s 5th Anniversary with a post on October 24. Stay posted for it and the unique giveaway that’ll go with it!! I’ve been tempted to offer up a signed paperback giveaway for the winner’s choice of any book in my back catalog, so please stop by and check it out.

Love and hugs for all,
Lynn

Hey everyone! Just a quick update to say I’m hard at work polishing the completed manuscript to a prequel novel to Bare, starring Rune, Oliver & Jackson. I’ve got more information on this project AND the blurb-in-progress for Life From Nothing (a standalone MMM novel that will be my next release) AND a list of other current works in progress posted on my Coming Soon page.

Shout out to my hubby and Officer Vargas (of Twin Ties fame—real dude, real character! Though not actually a cop, lol) who were the ones to help me realize the page needed an update 😉

The Becoming Kerry tour wrapped up on Friday with 2 posts—an exclusive DELETED SCENE from the book over at Kimmers’ Erotic Book Banter, and a CHARACTER INTERVIEW with Ewyn and his mum, Erin at Wicked Reads.

Here are some awesome review that rolled in at the week’s end as well:

~* 5 STARS from Diverse Reader *~

“by the end I was in absolute awe of Kelling’s beautiful story of becoming who you were always meant to be. She has a way of writing characters who are larger than life but so real you can’t help but become completely engrossed in their stories.

Becoming Kerry is a truly stunning book that is at times brutally painful and then is sweepingly romantic and happy… Do yourself a favor and be sure to pick up this book. It’s inspiring, emotional, and will leave you with such a strong sense of peace and happiness.”

~* 5 HEARTS from Trio at Kimmers’ Erotic Book Banter *~

“Lynn Kelling always presents such beautifully complicated, muti-layered characters…
I really appreciate the message Kelling sends in about duality, the image we present to society and what we are willing to do to make ourselves happy. In the journey of finding ourselves, and deciding to be honest to our true nature, what are we willing to give up?
Kelling has created a thought provoking, powerful story that will stay with me for some time.”

~* 5 STARS from Shannan at Wicked Reads *~

“Becoming Kerry is an angst filled, emotional ride. I absolutely loved this book.”

~* 5 STARS from Ruthie at Wicked Reads *~

“What an absolutely fabulous book. I devoured it from start to finish – and definitely plan on reading it again soon.”

Thanks so much to all of the blogs for hosting me this week and for the readers who came along for the ride! It was a lot of fun and it really energized me to get back to writing my current WIPs. I’ve already written about 4k words in just the past two days on my prequel spinoff novel to Bare with Rune, Oliver & Jackson! I’m at almost 59k words and nearing the end fast! My next release will be Life From Nothing, a stand-alone novel with a MMM love triangle. So excited to share it with you!

For the Becoming Kerry Blog Tour, I’m at Bending the Bookshelf today, talking about being a pansexual author writing a genderqueer character. Stop by to check it out and enter the giveaway!

TONIGHT at 8-10 pm EST is the Online Release Party and Author Chat, which will be held at this link. Bring all of your questions or just hang out and read some excerpts from this book *and* possibly another one currently in the works. I’ve got some hot ones picked out for not only Kerry and Ewyn, but also for my MMM love-triangle novel Life From Nothing, and my Bare Prequel Spinoff staring Rune, Oliver and Jackson.

Becoming Kerry is NOW AVAILABLE! Buy now, learn more about the book, or add it on Goodreads…

Today on the tour we’ve got an EXCLUSIVE excerpt from the book (and giveaway!) over at Love Bytes Reviews. This scene is from the night Kerry and Ewyn first meet at the gay club Kerry dances at (and where Ewyn works security). It’s got some spice to it so check it out…

The full tour lineup can be found here. See what’s coming up this week (another double-character interview, a deleted scene, and some super-personal insight into what went into making this book).

Join me THIS THURSDAY EVENING at 8-10 pm EST for the Online Release Party and Author Chat which will be held at this link. Bring all of your questions or just hang out and read some excerpts from this book *and* possibly another one currently in the works…

Becoming Kerry is NOW AVAILABLE! Buy now, learn more about the book, or add it on Goodreads…

Holy cow, my book of endless edits has finally been released! I really am so happy to set this beauty free to venture out into the world. I tried my best to do right by Kerry and Ewyn, but Kerry in particular. It wasn’t easy but it was definitely worth all of the hard work. I really hope my readers enjoy it as much as I have.

On Day 3 of the Blog Tour, I’m at On Top Down Under Book Reviews with the post Loss—Mine, Theirs and Ours. It’s got some super-personal insight into how the phenomena of loss effected me during the editing of this book, and why, and how it changed my outlook on what it needed to be. I hope you’ll give it a read.

~* 4.5 Stars from Joyfully Jay Reviews *~

“This book stayed with me after I finished it as my mind would go back and trace how Kelling pulled all of the complicated parts together to create the story of Kerry. This is a unique and well written story of living outside the carefully constructed lines that people want to put you in.It’s recommend for fans of Kelling and for anyone seeking a character finally being able to live their truth.”

The full tour lineup can be found here. See what’s coming up this week (another double-character interview, an exclusive excerpt, a deleted scene, and some super-personal insight into what went into making this book).

Join me THIS THURSDAY EVENING at 8-10 pm EST for the Online Release Party and Author Chat which will be held at this link. Bring all of your questions or just hang out and read some excerpts from this book *and* possibly another one currently in the works…

Becoming Kerry is NOW AVAILABLE! Buy now, learn more about the book, or add it on Goodreads…

Wow, Day 2 of the Becoming Kerry tour has been amazing! I’m chatting with Kerry in an interview over at Sinfully Gay Romance Book Reviews, to catch up about Kerry’s life following the conclusion of the book (but I promise it’s spoiler-free! Just some fun tidbits to tease everything still to come…)

I also just saw that Becoming Kerry is #85 in the top 100 Bestsellers on the Amazon Transgender Romance list and that’s so freaking cool!! I’m so, so excited to share the book with my readers tomorrow and am counting down the minutes.

There was also an incredible review of the book posted over at Bending the Bookshelf…

“Becoming Kerry is a book so wonderful, it is actually overwhelming in the depth of its intensity… Kerry spoke to my heart, reflecting so much of my own struggle, while Ewyn . . . well, he is precisely my idea of a knight-in-shining armor, the kind of true love that only comes around once in a lifetime. I cannot recommend this enough.”

Please go read the full thing at this link. My tremendous thanks to Sally for the kind feedback!

The full tour lineup can be found here. See what’s coming up this week (another double-character interview, an exclusive excerpt, a deleted scene, and some super-personal insight into what went into making this book). Join me THIS THURSDAY EVENING at 8-10 pm EST for the Online Release Party and Author Chat which will be held at this link. Bring all of your questions or just hang out and read some excerpts from this book *and* possibly another one currently in the works…

Becoming Kerry is released TOMORROW! Pre-order now, learn more about the book, or add it on Goodreads…

It’s Day 1 of the blog tour for Becoming Kerry and I’m excited to share an Author Interview over at Forbidden Fiction where you can learn more about gender-bending characters I’ve written, and the story behind the story.

The full tour lineup can be found here! See what’s coming up this week (2 character interviews, an exclusive excerpt, a deleted scene, an author chat and some super-personal insight into what went into making this book).

Becoming Kerry is released this Tuesday! Pre-order now, learn more about the book, or add it on Goodreads…

WOW! This week, 2 incredible 5-Star reviews have come out for Becoming Kerry from Gay Book Reviews. You can read the full-write up for both at the links below. I’m so very grateful for the feedback and glad to see Kerry being so well-received!

~* Ana’s 5-Star Review for Becoming Kerry *~

“It was an amazing book, maybe the best I’ve read so far this year. It has a beautiful message of acceptance.”

~* Tosha’s 5-Star Review for Becoming Kerry *~

“This was a great read. I dare say an inspiring read. The things that both of these men go through is heartbreaking but at the same time they use that heartbreak to help them each create something better, more pure… I truly believe that Lynn Kelling did an excellent job on this book and others will believe the same.”

Writing and editing this story has been at times such a monumental uphill-climb (for real, I lost count of the rounds of re-writes); it really makes me feel like all of the blood, sweat, and tears that went into making this book happen were well worth it to see it so appreciated. My heartfelt thanks go out to both reviewers for being open to Kerry’s story and sharing their thoughts on the book!

Find out more or pre-order today via the story page > 

Today the cover of Becoming Kerry was revealed at Sinfully Gay Romance Book Reviews! I love how the artwork captures the different stages or facets of Kerry’s growth throughout the book, showing in dramatic fashion some of the transformation underway as Kerry embraces his identity as genderqueer.

Please stop by to check it out and pre-order a copy!

The blog tour for Becoming Kerry is scheduled for August 6–11, and I’ve already got an interview with Kerry ready to go, as well as a dual interview with Ewyn and his mom, Erin. There will be even more lined up, including a deleted scene, so stay posted!

The Becoming Kerry story page with blurb, content labels & more >

Becoming Kerry on Goodreads >