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About Allison Temple
Whether I knew it then or not, I’ve been a writer since the second grade, when I wrote a short story about a girl and her horse. My grandmother typed it out for me and said she’d never seen so many quotation marks from a seven-year-old before. I took that as a challenge and have tried to break that record in all the stories I’ve taken on since then. It’s good to have goals, right?
I live in Toronto with my very patient husband and the world’s goofiest dog. They both listen attentively when I talk about my characters like they’re real people. I try to split my free time between writing, community theater stage management, and traveling anywhere that has good wine. Tragically, this leaves no time to clean the house.
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Blog postIt’s time to enter the e-commerce age. Signed paperbacks of Uncharted and Unbroken are now available to order through this website.
SHOP NOW Looking for a copy of an Allison Temple romance? They’re not listed, but can be made available. Use the contact form to reach out and we’
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Blog postThe image pretty much says it all. You can’t go wrong with lesbian pirates, and you really can’t go wrong with discounted lesbian pirates!
Uncharted is just 99 cents until March 4. Grab this sapphic swashbuckling fantasy and sail away!
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Blog postWell it’s definitely been quite a year. From launching into a new genre, to releasing my first audiobook, to watching Uncharted hold steady in the top 100 of LGBTQ+ fantasy list on Amazon, it’s been an amazing adventure. And now Uncharted has been recognized as one of the best lesbian fantasies
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Blog postHot Potato is just 99 cents until the end of the month. Have you read this sweet but steamy contemporary MM romance? Although it’s technically book 3 in the Seacroft series, you can read it as a standalone. Come meet the fast talking accountant who’s cooler than he thinks, and the closeted fire
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Blog postHappy September everyone! It’s been a summer, hasn’t it? If you’re ready to put your feet up and relax, I hope you’ll join me for a 2-for-1 party with author Rachel Ember! We’re going to talk publishing, inspiration, and all things MM romance!
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Blog postSomehow this picture makes me laugh every time. Me? An authority on self publishing? It’s like looking for a grown up and realizing you are the grown up.
But the good folks at Toronto Romance Writers seem to think I meet the criteria, and after almost 10 books, i guess I know more than some.
I’m
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Blog postThank you so much to Zara and Camille who invited me to join them for the month of May at the All Stars Lesfic Book Club. We spent the month talking pirates, high seas, and all things Uncharted.
To wrap up, we took a minute to chat more in detail about the process of writing Uncharted, where the writerly seas will take me next and why Camille and I will never truly be friends when it comes to hockey. You can see the whole thing here!
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Blog postAudiobooks? Who loves a fantasy audiobook?
I’ve been an audiobook listener for more than a decade, so I’m really excited to tell you that Uncharted is now available in audio, narrated by the super talented Emily Woo Zeller. Grab your copy on Audible.
If you’re an audiobook fan, especially if you
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Blog postHave you read Uncharted? Is it on your TBR and you just haven’t gotten to it? Looking for your lesbian pirate fix?
Come join me and Zara and Camille, hosts with the most over at the All Stars Lesfic Book Club. Uncharted is the book of t
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Blog postLast month, I was so pleased to be a guest of the Escondido Public Library talking with Meryl Wilsner and Louise Willingham and librarian Jessica Buck about LGBT romance. Not only was it a great conversation, it was the first time I put make up on in over a year! Thanks COVID!
The talk is on YouTube now and closed captioning is available. Come check it out.
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Blog postUncharted, my first-ever fantasy novel is out on Monday, February 1!
To celebrate, I’m hosting an old fashioned pirate treasure hunt on Facebook. Every day this week, I’m stopping by a bunch of Facebook reader groups. I’ll be giving away copies of Uncharted and leaving behind a clue to find the
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Blog postSuper excited to announce that Boyfriend With Benefits has been nominated in the “Best Humorous” category for the 2020 Goodreads M/M Romance Members’ Choice Awards. There are some seriously heavy hitters in there, so if you’ve read my fun, fast and flirty Vegas novella and want to hop over and
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Blog postHappy birthday to the second story in the Seacroft series! Oliver and Nicks friends-with-benefits romance is one year old and to celebrate, I’m giving away copies on Amazon. Just clicky click below to claim your copy today!
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Blog postBoyfriend With Benefits is a roommates-to-fake-boyfriends-to-real-boyfriends novella coming to Amazon and Kindle Unlimited on July 27. Preorder now or read the first chapter below!
Chapter 1. The word nemesis gets thrown around a lot.
And yet, on Tuesday morning, when the company-wide email with t
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Blog postHow we doing? It’s been a tough few months. I tried to call my husband today and couldn’t find him in my recent calls where he usually is. Then I remembered that I haven’t needed to call him for over two months because we’re basically living in each other’s pockets.
Let’s just say it’s been a l
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Blog postThe naked man in the hall is icing on the surreal cake that has been the past forty-eight hours of my life. Calvin would probably say it’s because my libido has basically shrivelled to nothing, but it’s mostly because I’m completely lost and so busy trying to remember my suite number that the g
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Blog postThe number on my desk phone’s call display makes my heart skip. If he’s calling first thing in the morning, nothing good can come from this conversation, but I’m such a slut for punishment that I’ll talk to him no matter how pissed he is.
I settle the headset over my ear, waiting for the call to
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Blog postWell, the tree is up, the family is on its way. We’re off to be heathens and watch the Raptors play on Christmas Day. If you’re not a basketball fan, but maybe you’re a book fan, then here’s yet another one of those ubiquitous end-of-year posts that will undoubtedly clog up your TBR.
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Blog postI’m not gonna lie. There are days when I miss the guys in Seacroft. I worked on that series in different forms for close to five years, so it’s weird to not be there anymore.
To help make it easier, I’ve written a couple bonus scenes. They’re available to A-List newsletter subscribers. If you’re
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Titles By Allison Temple
Charlie’s life is a dumpster fire. He’s got a broken heart, a job he can’t talk about in polite company, and a puppy slowly destroying his apartment. Desperate to save what’s left of his belongings--and self respect--he calls in reinforcements, but all it takes is one look at the silver-fox dog trainer and Charlie is panting for a little attention.
Mason understands dogs more than people. Give them strong leadership combined with gentle guidance, and they’ll eagerly obey. It doesn’t take long for Mason to realize Charlie is desperate for that same firm hand. Normally he would never get involved with a client, but gazing into Charlie’s puppy dog eyes, he longs to give them both a treat they won’t soon forget.
Under Mason’s careful charge, Charlie is empowered with control he never knew he had. Yet, as hungry as Mason is for more, he senses Charlie’s heart isn’t ready to open up. Will allowing Charlie to run free ensure his return? Or will his past keep him leashed and out of Mason's reach?
Adam Hathaway is not looking for love. He’s learned the hard way to keep his personal and professional life separate. But Kyle is struggling and needs a friend, and Adam wants to be that friend. He just needs to ignore his growing attraction to Kyle’s goofy charm, because acting on it would mean breaking all the rules that protect his heart.
Putting down roots in this town again is not Kyle’s plan. As soon as he can, he’s taking his daughter and her princess costumes and moving on. The more time he spends with Adam, though, the more he thinks the quiet teacher might give him a reason to stay. Now he just has to convince Adam to take a chance on a bigger future than either of them could have planned.
Word count: 87,600; page count: 337
Doug is a cheese pizza kind of guy. A honeymoon cruise around the Caribbean is the most adventurous thing he’s ever done. Going on that honeymoon alone is unthinkable, but here he is, with a luxury suite and a broken heart.
Tripp is a hopeless romantic. He’s in a sinking relationship that’s been taking on water for months. He’d throw in the towel if he had one, but he’s naked and locked out of his room.
No one should be on a cruise alone, and Tripp has a simple solution: he and Doug will pretend to be husbands and enjoy everything a week of sea and sun has to offer. But as the days and nights heat up, can a cheese pizza kind of guy be brave enough to give love a second chance?
Honeymoon Sweet is a 63k contemporary MM romance. It’s sweet enough to require a trip to the dentist, and hot enough you’ll need a swim to cool off when it’s over. HEA guaranteed.
Recently single, Tyler is done moping around his apartment. He’s taking life—and himself—in hand, starting this weekend. All he needs is for one very special delivery to arrive, and his party for one can begin. But things get awkward when he comes home to find his box of fun in the hands of his very confused—and very hot—neighbour.
Gray’s not used to being the centre of attention. He works at home and doesn’t mind being single. People are messy. It’s easier if he looks after himself. But when a misdirected package opens up a world of possibilities, Gray knows this isn’t something he can do on his own.
Tyler is a teacher—by profession and by calling—and Gray soon becomes his very willing student. But if the lessons learned are only physical, what will Gray and Tyler’s hearts do when the weekend is over?
No strings attached is all Oliver can offer. He's hiding a broken heart that holds him back from diving into a new relationship, but he'll go on a blind date to make his family happy. Just one date, though; he doesn't have time for love to derail his plans.
Divorced and demoted to the night shift, Nick has his own problems. He's got an ex-wife who needs him and a kid with one foot in juvie. The last thing Nick needs is to butt heads—or other body parts—with a tempting hipster who wears a sad smile on their blind date.
Their chemistry can’t be denied, though, in an argument or in bed. No strings sex is uncomplicated and that's what Nick and Oliver need. But getting into bed together is one thing. Staying out of each other’s hearts soon becomes so much more complicated than either one imagined.
Cold Pressed is an 80k contemporary MM romance. It features a smoldering bisexual single dad, a broken-hearted hipster with a thing for beet juice, and a friends-with-benefits arrangement that blooms into the HEA you've been looking for.
Martin is a ghost. Well, not really, but he might as well be. Job gone, home gone, self-respect gone, and no one even seems to notice. The only person who really sees him is Seb, the artist who lives above the used bookstore.
Seb haunts the edges of Seacroft in search of beauty. He knows how to excavate the hidden value in abandoned things—whether it's in the pages of forgotten books or in Martin's stuttering attempts to rebuild his life—and transform them into works of art.
Two lost souls, Seb and Martin discover the strength they need to face eccentric townies and their dysfunctional families together. But as friendship sparks toward something more, neither man wants to risk what they’ve only just found. It takes two to fall in love, but it will take the whole community to bring their beauty to life.
Top Shelf is an 81k slow burn friends-to-lovers MM romance. It features an anxious professor, a drama queen artist, a bookstore that might be haunted, and a full-blown heart-eyes HEA.
As Seacroft’s resident weirdo, Avery proudly flies a lot of freak flags. It’s a constant battle to be taken seriously when everything, from his red hair to his sexuality, makes him stand out in this small town.
Small towns are also a terrible place to keep secrets, and Lincoln has a bunch of them. But his demons aren’t going to hold him back from his dream job at the Seacroft Fire Department. His life is finally coming together, until the red-haired twink with the big smile and fast mouth calls in an emergency.
Pining for the hot firefighter is Avery’s newest flag, even if he agrees to be “just friends.” For Linc, every minute with Avery is a temptation. He needs to let go of his fear and admit the truth. Linc doesn’t want to be Avery’s friend; he wants to be his everything. But just as Linc is ready to risk it all, Avery gets an unexpected offer to spread his colorful wings and fly away.
Hot Potato is an 80k slow burn friends-to-lovers contemporary MM romance. It features a fast-talking accountant who’s cooler than he thinks, the closeted firefighter who loves him more than he should, and a great big happy-sigh HEA.
When Bailey’s new boss turns out to be his childhood bully, a.k.a. Jake the Jerk, it’s time to call in backup for the upcoming corporate retreat in Vegas. Too bad Bailey works too much to date. His best option is to ask his very straight roommate to play the part of temporary boyfriend, even if Gordo is better with pythons than he is with people.
Except Bailey and Gordo haven’t even checked into the hotel and Jake the Jerk is already everywhere. The pressure is on for Bailey to prove he deserves to climb the corporate ladder, but it’s hard to talk shop as Gordo goes from backup to an increasingly attractive distraction.
Bailey’s trying to keep his cool, schmooze the executives and stick to the plan, even though Gordo’s not playing by any of the rules. They’ve always been just friends, but maybe it’s time to be boyfriends…with full benefits.
Boyfriend with Benefits is a contemporary MM romance novella. It features fake boyfriends who might not be so fake, a hotel room with only one bed, and a James Bond moment in a tiny blue bathing suit. HEA guaranteed.
The customer always comes first, but IT consultant Brady Jansen loves to hate Nash O’Hara. Except the fine line between hate and attraction means sometimes Brady can’t help it when he crosses the boundary between professional and personal.
Recently divorced, workaholic Nash knows he’s hard to please. When the smart-mouthed IT consultant he depends on to keep his office running offers a no-commitment hookup, it seems like exactly what he and Brady both need to get through a busy summer at work. No one has to know about their arrangement.
But the more time they spend together, the more secrets they have to keep from the people around them—and from each other. The lies are piling up, until it’s hard to tell who’s fooling whom. If Brady and Nash want to find the balance between work and love, a little honesty will go a long way.
Work-Love Balance is a 70k contemporary MM office romance. It’s hot enough you’ll want to make sure the air conditioning is on in your cubicle, and heartfelt enough you’ll want to smack both characters before the end. HEA guaranteed
The last thing Jack Spencer wants to be is a fishing guide for rich tourists. But with a sister in need of help and nothing but a rusty fishing boat to his name, he takes a job at The Wild Eagle Lodge, Alaska’s newest luxury resort.
When a scandal rocks his career, movie star Damian Marshall feels like the whole world is watching his every move. That is, until he meets a gruff fishing guide who doesn’t seem to know who he is. Desperate for escape, Damian grabs at the chance for anonymity with both hands.
Away from the pressure of studios and the media, Damian and Jack grow closer. But as sparks fly and scandal follows Damian north, Jack will need to decide if he can love a man he hardly knows, or if this brush with fame is too hot to handle.
Up North is a 77k contemporary MM romance novel. It features a movie star on the run, a fishing guide who has never been anywhere, and bears of all sorts. HEA guaranteed.
Von seinem Lebens- und Geschäftspartner sitzen gelassen, konzentriert Oliver sich voll und ganz darauf, mit seiner Saftbar im kleinen Städtchen Seacroft Fuß zu fassen. Überarbeitet und mit gebrochenem Herzen ist das Letzte, was er jetzt gebrauchen kann, eine neue Beziehung. Als er sich dennoch auf ein Blind Date einlässt, erwartet er maximal eine Nacht zwanglosen Sex – nicht aber, dass Nick ihm derart unter die Haut geht. Und auch Nick hat mit seiner Ex-Frau und seinem straffällig gewordenen Sohn alle Hände voll zu tun. Alles spricht dafür, dass es für die beiden Männer keine gemeinsame Zukunft geben kann. Doch manchmal findet die Liebe einen Weg, wo niemand ihn erwartet…
Band 2 der "Seacroft"-Reihe. Buch ist in sich abgeschlossen.
Bailey e Gordo non sono ancora arrivati in albergo e Jake è già dappertutto. Bailey è sotto pressione perché deve dimostrare di essere in grado di fare carriera, ma è difficile concentrarsi sul lavoro quando Gordo si trasforma da semplice supporto ad attraente distrazione.
Bailey tenta di mantenere la calma, di fare una buona impressione con i suoi superiori e di seguire il piano, ma Gordo non sembra voler stare al gioco. Sono sempre stati amici, ma forse è arrivato il momento di diventare qualcosa di più… e di goderne tutti i benefici.
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