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Neena Jaydon
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LGBTQIA2S+ SF/F romance author, bun guardian to Lord Woolsley the English Angora, design student, fibre artist wannabe, ABJD collector, geek.

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My heart has joined the Thousand, for my friend stopped running today. Binky free, Lord Woolsley 🐇🌈💔
A fluffy rabbit is held on a vet table
June 30, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Credential no. 3 (Design diploma) ✅
A mortarboard rests against a vase of flowers. There’s a 2025 charm on the tassel.
June 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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I set a challenge for some friends on my Discord because I knew I needed help getting stuff done. And I did get some stuff made!
Graphic that reads I made shit and I’ll do it again around the title Make Shit March
April 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Today’s the last day to get my MM SFF romance ebooks for free on Smashwords! Choose from elfy urban fantasy, wolfy paranormal, or enemies-to-lovers space opera (or download all four)
A woman lies on her belly reading an ebook under the text Smashwords Read an Ebook Week
March 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Book Quote Wednesday's word is "fast" #BookQW
Cover of The Calm Before with a crossbow intertwined with the title. Next to it is an excerpt from the book: "So the question is, will that fierce northern blood shine through, or are you going to be a disappointment?" Sverre's voice dropped as he looked Riagan up and down in a challenge that set Riagan's nerve afire. "Like your coddled argent mother." Riagan's hands jerked out of their own accord, snatching up fabric and pulling Sverre closer. He glared down at him, his breath coming fast. Rage crashed through him like a tidal wave. White light sparked behind his eyes and he pulled harder, lifting Sverre nearly off his feet. "You know jack-shit about my mother, Hills, and less than nothin' about me." The Street Elvish came growling out of his chest. Hashtag bookqw Word is fast
December 18, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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Lord Woolsley the English Angora rabbit sits on a small wooden bed Lord Woolsley the ram from Dragon Age Inquisition stands in a meadow near a tree
October 19, 2024 at 3:03 AM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is INTEND. It's the season to think about my MM paranormal romance, MOON SHADOWS, and one of the early moments between outgoing dog trainer and medium Max👻🏌️‍♂️🐕, and introverted games tester and werewolf Theo 🌕🐺🎮
Book cover of Moon Shadows by Neena Jaydon, with a large full moon in a spooky forest scene. Quotation reads Slouched in a computer chair, Theo had his hair tied into a ridiculous little topknot. There were dots of paint on his worn-out T-shirt. He was squinting through his glasses at the very small statue of a chariot in his hand. Then he visibly stiffened, tiny paintbrush hovering in midair. "Hi," Max said. Amusement and embarrassment warred within him, but he tried to keep his tone normal. "Sorry. You forgot this." He held up the sweater. "Your friends said to come in." "Oh." Theo set down the miniature chariot. "Thanks. Just, uh—" He pointed with the end of his paintbrush to an empty chair. Max sat down and saw by the startled flutter of Theo's lashes that the chair had been intended for the sweater, not him. That made him perversely want to stay. bookqw INTEND
October 17, 2024 at 1:31 AM
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As it’s October, here’s Moon Shadows, my MM paranormal romance about a preppy medium and a geeky werewolf fighting ghosts in a small Northern BC town. Although I self-pubbed it last year, it was first published in 2012, so I think of it as backlist. books2read.com/u/bpqey6
Cover of Moon Shadows by Neena Jaydon, which shows a dark forest path with a large full moon.
October 4, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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Today is #bookqw and the word is LEAP. Imperial officer Villam finds himself the target of a kidnapping that crash lands him on an uninhabited planet with rebel monk Luke. This enemies-to-lovers MM space opera romance is available on Amazon and wide in ebook and paperback.
Cover of Storms and Stars by Neena Jaydon with three moons over a dark lake. Quotation: Villam's bored eyes left the unknown planet and landed on the right hand of the pilot as it leapt deftly about the console. He frowned; the cuff of the man's bulky black jacket was too short, revealing bare wrist. That's odd. Why would Lieutenant Skugjee allow one of her pilots to go around in a uniform that doesn't fit? He drew breath to call the pilot out on this when he saw, out of the corner of his eye, the copilot slip a medical gun from her sleeve. Villam reached out with one leg to kick the door release; the door between compartments slid down as he lunged at her. bookqw LEAP
September 12, 2024 at 1:35 AM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is RUIN. In this enemies-to-lovers space opera romance, Luke and Villam have wildly different levels of experience and worldviews, so they're exploring their relationship just as much as the planet they're stranded on. books2read.com/u/mqXoo9
Book quote Wednesday graphic featuring cover of Storms and Stars by Neena Jaydon, which shows three moons over a dark lake. Quote: Luke sighed and reached into his pocket. He pulled out a small plastic vial. The craft jerked slightly to the right and he gave Villam an irritated look. "Where did you get that?" Villam demanded. "They sell this stuff," Luke said, not hiding his heavy ambivalence, "in just any old general colonial store. Is everyone using things like this all the time?" "All the time, I'm afraid, lad," Villam said, his voice suddenly throaty with amusement. "I've got—had a box of it in my quarters." "Tch." "What, did you think I was grinding up seeds on a spacecraft?" "Shut up," Luke said. "Don't ruin the mood, imperial goat." #bookqw "RUIN"
September 4, 2024 at 5:33 PM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is RACE. In this excerpt from my M/M space opera romance Storms and Stars, our enemies-to-lovers are speaking to each other for the first time, and still very much in the "enemies" stage.
Graphic with cover of Storms and Stars by Neena Jaydon, featuring multiple moons over a lake. Quotation reads: "Ittuluke," he replied. It was the first word he'd spoken aloud on this planet. It would be his last. He didn't react as those ice blue eyes searched his face. He was ready to meet his end. It didn't come. The breeze cooled his wet skin, he watched Villam's teeth clench and unclench, and still it didn't come. His calm grew harder to maintain, while Villam appeared to be having difficulties himself. Even Villam's lips were turning blue now, though the rest of him was reddened, and his breath still running a race that seemed to have nothing to do with exertion. Ittuluke didn't understand this hesitation that brought such tension to the air. He could feel tremors coming through Villam's knee, could even see them in the fingers clutching the hilt at the other end of the abused blade. hashtag bookqw race
August 28, 2024 at 2:48 PM
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It’s #bookqw and today’s word is PART. In this enemies-to-lovers space opera romance, this is shortly after the first indication that Luke’s real arch nemesis is bodies of water 😅
Storms and Stars is available wide in ebook and paperback
August 21, 2024 at 9:08 AM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is FAIR. As I'm working on their story, it seems appropriate to have Kardiell and Hije's first meeting for today's quote. Storms and Stars is available wide and on the Zon.
Cover of Storms and Stars by Neena Jaydon featuring multiple moons over a lake. Bookqw "fair" quotation: After saluting, the recruits melted away and Eitur came to meet them. "Admiral," he said. Closer, the smile on his face had weight. Hije surreptitiously examined Dorges's face and found ambivalence there. "We're intruding awhile on your ship, Kardiell." Dorges clasped forearms, unconcerned with the difference in scale between them. Hije wasn't used to feeling particularly short, but Kardiell made him feel like he'd abruptly lost ten years' growth. "You know it's not my ship, Admiral." "When have you not taken over any space you're in?" she asked archly. "Fair enough." His eyes crinkled, then narrowed as he frowned at Hije. "Where do I know you from, Corporal?"
August 14, 2024 at 11:31 PM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is BRIEF. As the paperback edition is forthcoming, it's a good time to take an excerpt from The Care Taken (Airgead #2), m/m urban fantasy romance set in an elven city where tech runs on magic and old prejudices hold everyone back (but humans and elves find love anyway)
Cover of The Care Taken featuring tropical flowers interwoven into the title and framed by holographic birds. Quotation: "I won't come to your wedding," Elisedd said. "If you don't want me to." At Cairbre's frown, Elisedd glanced away, dropping his shoulders. Then he visibly braced himself. "Riagan's got it into his head that he's going to bring me, but I know not everybody wants a half-elf at his wedding." That was so unexpectedly kind that Cairbre didn't know how to respond. Not that Elisedd wasn't kind; if Cairbre were more charitable, he'd admit that he couldn't understand how soft-hearted Elisedd managed to live with Riagan's rough personality. But Elisedd had been the reason Riagan signed over their old company to Sverre Thornes, and that was difficult to forgive. All he could do was give Elisedd a brief nod. Elisedd walked into the kitchen and out of sight behind the cabinets. The emotional toll of someone he resented being nice to him only worsened Cairbre's hangover.
August 7, 2024 at 1:20 PM
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Today is #bookqw and the word is JUSTIFY. It turns out I don't have that word in any of my published books, so have a quote from my current WIP. This Five Universes m/m space opera romance is a sequel to my first published novel, Storms & Stars (available wide).
Image of WIP cover for space opera novel by Neena Jaydon. Quotation reads: "I don't know what trail you've laid to justify leaving your post to catch a ride with smugglers, but it's come to bite you in the ass, hasn't it?" Kardiell was saying. Hije peered carefully through the panel to see a cockpit, with someone in an imperial uniform standing near a console. Hije frowned, trying to make out who it might be, as they weren't large enough to be Kardiell. "I thought I was coming to investigate a potential lead to the Pacus," came the answer. "No one said anything about the Star being involved." It took a moment, with the distant thunder of the fighting, until Hije remembered where he recognized that voice from. What on all earths is going on? How can Fulgur Tovaj be here? hashtag bookqw, "justify"
July 31, 2024 at 2:36 PM
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#bookqw and the word is BRIGHT
As I'm writing the sequel to Storms and Stars, this quote seems appropriate as Kardiell continues to face the lingering effects of the shock of losing Villam in the sequel I'm currently writing books2read.com/u/mqXoo9
Bookquote Wednesday graphic with cover of Storms and Stars by Neena Jaydon, which features three moons over a lake at night. Quote: Kardiell had first picked Villam out of a class of recruits. He'd been an awkward youth, getting tall before he filled out, a little behind physically but too far ahead intellectually. In training he'd wear a comically disgusted expression any time one of the less intelligent recruits spoke. Kardiell had decided to mentor Villam because he suspected his brain, once the snark had been beaten from it, would do the forces some good. Kardiell had loved watching Villam mature into a man, not only handsome and bright, but also inquisitive and passionate. How is there any justice in the five universes? There must be be six or seven senior officers we could've safely lost instead of him. Or did his goddess just need him, and to the void with the rest of us?
July 24, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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Today's #bookqw word is DISTURB. Riagan has to turn to someone from his past for help, and Elisedd has to watch nervously as Riagan takes out old resentments on elite sorcerer right in front of him. This m/m urban fantasy romance is 50% on Smashwords! www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Cover of The Calm Before, featuring a crossbow and holographic birds against an abstract cityscape. Text: "I gave you that boon to be used in an emergency." Her voice was soft, unlike her stern manner. Her accent was so aristocratic it sounded like she spoke from another century. "Sorry to disturb." Riagan's tone was razor-sharp in comparison, slicing through the dusty quiet. "I need your help." She lifted her chin with an aristocratic grimace. "I doubt you have any business you should be bringing into a Royal Seclusion." "Don't act like this place is pure. You all do things for money. I'm sure a nice fat donation to the order would smooth the way, Sister Cecilie." Elisedd felt beyond uneasy. It didn't seem like a good idea to come into a sacred place and start insulting sorcerers.
July 17, 2024 at 11:56 PM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is "best." STORMS AND STARS begins with Villam celebrating his promotion to commander with his former mentor Kardiell, bringing up old feelings. This m/m space opera romance is now half-off in the Smashwords Summer Sale www.smashwords.com/books/view/1... #booksky
Book cover of Storms and Stars by Neena Jaydon, with three moons looking ethereal over a lake at night. Text reads: If the admiral weren't here, Villam would leave his chair. He would walk over to the high commander and sink down before him. He'd run his hands over the backs of his calves and then up the insides of his thighs until— "Commander." Kardiell's voice startled him out of his reverie. "Sir?" Villam cleared his throat. "You're a very bright lad, but you get married to your ideas. Your true mistress must be Her Imperial Majesty." "Of course, sir." Villam instinctively straightened his posture. Kardiell cocked an index finger in his direction. "But find yourself a lover or two, would you? The best of us needs a good seeing-to now and again." "You've told me that a million times, sir," Villam said as Dorges burst out laughing. Her laughter was a fortunate distraction from just how close Kardiell had struck to the vein of his thoughts.
July 10, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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Lord Woolsley hopes you can find some relaxation today like he does every day
Lord Woolsley the English Angora rabbit lounges on a small wooden doll bed
July 4, 2024 at 8:20 PM
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Today's #bookqw word is SAVE. In this excerpt from my m/m space opera romance STORMS AND STARS, Luke and Villam are enemies stranded on an uninhabited planet together. As they learn to survive together, Luke, raised to suppress his emotions, is no longer able to put up with some of Villam's BS.
Cover of Storms and Stars by Neena Jaydon, which features three ethereal moons in the sky over lake. Text reads: "I don't care to be given orders by—" "Look around you. Think about the situation. Is this any time for manners and rank and such soft nonsense? Go back to sleep, you simple-minded imperial goat, so I don't have to leave you behind to be eaten by scavengers!" The stresses of the evening came out of him in a yell that immediately made him burn with shame. He threw himself down and turned his back, clenching his teeth. After a pause, he heard a low chuckle. This escalated into an open laugh, and then an unmanly cackle. The blanket heap shuddered over him as Villam fell back, sending his amusement to the heavens. This went on long enough to worry him, but Villam laughed himself out and was quiet save for one last soft statement. "Thank you, lad."
July 4, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is TREMBLE.
Riots have broken out around Riagan's corporate headquarters, and his assistant Cairbre tries to keep their secrets safe as things get hairy.
The Calm Before (m/m urban fantasy romance) is available wide in paperback and ebook, and by subscription on Ream.
Book quote Wednesday graphic with cover of novel The Calm Before by Neena Jaydon, featuring a crossbow and a holographic bird against an abstract cityscape. Text reads: One struck the glass with something which could have been a tire iron. It bounced off, but the second hit produced cracks. The others joined in, drowning out Cairbre's quickening pulse. "Get down!" Wills snapped, yanking his baton free of his belt. Cairbre ducked down again as the sound of shattering glass exploded through the atrium. He fumbled with the binder, seeking the last half of the code. He heard Wills shouting something, and scuffling, and the growing roar outside. Cairbre watched his own fingers input the code as if they belonged to someone else. Somehow, they didn't tremble. The final light, round and red, came on to indicate he'd been successful.
June 26, 2024 at 6:08 PM
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A beach with the tide out and a ship in the distance
June 18, 2024 at 1:57 AM
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Today's word for #bookqw is OPEN. Here's a moment where elven businessman Riagan, whose ambitions and grudges have embroiled him in the city's political unrest, decides calm, rational action is for chumps 😅. The Calm Before is available wide in ebook and paperback and by subscription on Ream.
Cover of The Calm Before by Neena Jaydon, featuring a crossbow against an abstract cityscape surrounded by crystals. Text reads: "Maybe he's got other routes covered, too. Or maybe he's tagged this car." He fell back against the seat, pressing a hand to his forehead. "I thought I wasn't all that predictable, either." "I suspect I'm not the only one who has noticed how often you will go for the most reckless option," Fife said cautiously. Riagan's upper lip curled. "That doesn't make me unique. I'm hardly the only mad rooster in business these days." "Still . . ." The palace loomed over them to the left, and the lake peeked through the buildings of Riverrunner to the right. Riagan felt the squeeze of the ancient and the traditional. It had never suited him. "So let's prove them right," he said, shoving the door open. bookqw "OPEN"
June 12, 2024 at 11:12 PM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is CANDY. The Care Taken, Book #2 of urban fantasy romance series Airgead, follows uptight aristocratic elf Cairbre's fraught relationship with kind, clever human escort Fife in a modern-day city held back by outdated views on such things.
Book Quote Wednesday graphic featuring cover of The Care Taken, which shows tropical flowers and a holographic bird against a faded background of a grassy lake scene. Text reads: Sunlight snuck in at an angle through the oblong windows of Dagmar Goldharvest's tea room. That sunlight softened white walls and shining glass panels in intricate cabinets filled with dainty curios. Around that rigidity was an abundance of greenery, spidery ferns, and drooping vines laden with flowers. Cairbre always felt that he had to hunch his shoulders in here. He didn't know how Dagmar managed. She was easily his height, and her love for ruffles and excessive fabrics in candy colours did nothing to diminish her. This aesthetic was a tribute to the tastes of their late grandmother, who had doted on Dagmar. It felt surreal to sit here, breakfasting with Vibeke, knowing that he was expected to tell her to abandon her life's passion. This did not feel like the day for that conversation.
June 5, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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It's #bookqw and today's word is BELOW
Zone 18 is an MM urban fantasy romance serial about ancient sorcerer Mason trying to teach pop star Fabian how to use his magic.
Promo containing book cover for Zone 18 by Neena Jaydon, featuring a man resting his chin on his folded arms, gazing out from behind a flow of magic against a backdrop of a cityscape silhouette. Quote reads: "I can tell you're here." "Evening," Mason said, walking to the chair and sitting down. Fabian stood, hand wrapped around the strap of his bag, looking at the floor. "What is it?" "Nothing." Fabian abruptly went to put his bag on its shelf and take off his shoes. "Sorry. Just have some stuff to work out in my head." His tone, his mannerisms, were all quiet. He stood in the middle of the room, before Mason, and tucked his thumbs into the waistband of his sweatpants. This pushed them down a little. Mason did not let his gaze go to the crescent of bared flesh below Fabian's shirt. "Let's try to clear your mind, then." Fabian spoke at the same moment. "What do you think of me?"
May 29, 2024 at 10:30 PM