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Single (kind of), 38, and outside the safety net he’s created, Tony’s not sure where he fits…well, he knows where he fits—but not in the real world. G-Strings, surgically enhanced bodies, what lubricant to use, which angle looks best on camera...these are all things Tony knows. What he doesn't know is how to pursue a true relationship, one outside the adult industry that's shoving him out. Tony DiMarco, aka Ting Tang Tony, made a big name for himself—regardless of being small—in a business where size truly does matter. The last place he expects to get his world turned upside down is Florida. 

Leaving his retirement party, amidst his very thorough pity party for one, Tony trips over the gorgeous and upstanding Emily Grant. A few awkward moments turn into exactly what Tony’s longed for all along: an opportunity to find the missing puzzle piece he's only been able to fantasize about. Just as things start to heat up between the two, Tony starts questioning everything...especially how someone could possibly want his “little engine that could.” 

Between battling lifelong insecurities, the stereotypes that stem from his career, and his life in L.A., Tony has his work cut out for him. His part only represents half the battle as Emily brings her own share of issues to the equation. But if there's a small chance it might work, that it might fit—something Tony certainly isn't used to—then he’s willing to do everything he can to win Emily’s heart. Will she be able to handle the double life he tries to hide from her? Or will they both come up short in more ways than one? 

Maybe, just maybe, it's not always the size of the package that's important, but what's inside that matters most. Can they prove there’s someone out there for everyone? 

The Has-Been Series follows four men on their journeys through their careers, loves, friendships, and the eventual pursuit of happiness in this rat race called life. Their paths just happen to intertwine in the adult industry, where they have all made a name for themselves at one point. Despite their different backgrounds, the men bonded—made their own family. Each man, each story, is its own, but related to the next. It’s not a series about porn, it’s about growth and the very flaws that make us interesting and unique. There will be times throughout these books when you won’t think it’s possible for the men to sink any lower, or for you to adore them and their tales any more. One thing always rings true throughout this series: enjoy your life, your family, and your friends—cherish every moment and remember to laugh your ass off the whole way through. Everyone needs to hear a good dick joke once in a while. Come take a ride on this boundary pushing series with depth and humor.

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Kat DeSalle is one half of the crazy writing duo that created the HAS BEEN SERIES. Born and raised in California, she graduated with a degree in Fine Art, which introduced her to a number of creative outlets. She dabbled in various jobs ranging from teaching art, to working in the finance industry. Ultimately, she found her passion in writing. Now, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and children, where she follows her dream of writing romance novels.

Kristin Leigh Jones is the wearer of many hats­ —not literally—although she does look good in one. From being a full-time mom, wife, chef, maid, dog walker, litter box scooper to owning a photography business and working as a freelance editor ... She now adds writer to her long resume. Between juggling all these tasks she squeezes in as much time as possible for snuggling her babies, reading, and watching football on Sundays in the fall. Da Bears! Hailing from the Midwest her whole life, she fully appreciates the change of seasons but admits to really only enjoying it less than 5 months of the year. 

Kristin is very thankful to have found another half of her brain in her dear friend Kat. Who, might be thousands of miles away, is never farther than a text or a phone call. Together they make up the dynamic duo writing and producing the hilariously romantic and sexy Has Been Series.

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Say Wha?! Levi has been Nominated!!!!

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Even more exciting news this week! 501 Ways to Tie a Knot has been nominated for the Best BDSM Book of the Year Golden Flogger Award! This is SUPER exciting, and we cannot wait to see where we come out at after the novels are read!

Winner will be announced July 1, 2016!!!

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In case you missed it, 501 Ways to Tie a Knot came in at spot #16 on ReadFree.ly'sBest 50 Indie Books!

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Being a submissive isn't easy. Being one of the BDSM community's most sought after ones that is willing to do, try, exhibit and teach anything…is even harder. Follow Levi as he takes his recently devastated friend, Rod, to Arizona to heal. Although you quickly learn he isn't there to just help Rod as this trip was already planned and is a necessity for Levi. He’s there to relax, re-group, and prepare himself for his next cross-country tour to showcase his talents as a male submissive. 501 Ways to Tie a Knot unravels the mystery that is the Amish born man, Levi Johnson, who fled rural Pennsylvania at eighteen to find more from life—to feed his hungry soul. 

Levi discovers that everything in life comes at a price—especially when your heart and soul get involved. On the last stop of his tour in the infamous New Orleans, he’s faced with an impossible situation: two women have his attention—both are lying. What happens when Levi falls in love with one of them, and lusts for the other? When the shocking reality becomes too hard to handle, he begins to question his existence in its entirety. His tediously balanced world gets turned upside down. Will he accept the truth, or will what he’s always desired walk out of his life forever?

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We are very excited to announce that 501 WAYS TO TIE A KNOT has been nominated by Read Freely in the best erotica category of 2015! With that being said, we need your vote. Everyone can vote up to three times. So, click the link, go to the erotica category, and vote for 501 WAYS. CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Thank you all for your continued support. We have a few surprises coming in 2016, so stay tuned.

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Kat & Kristin

Release Day! 501 Ways to Tie a Knot!

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Being a submissive isn't easy. Being one of the BDSM community's most sought after ones that is willing to do, try, exhibit and teach anything…is even harder. Follow Levi as he takes his recently devastated friend, Rod, to Arizona to heal. Although you quickly learn he isn't there to just help Rod as this trip was already planned and is a necessity for Levi. He’s there to relax, re-group, and prepare himself for his next cross-country tour to showcase his talents as a male submissive. 501 Ways to Tie a Knot unravels the mystery that is the Amish born man, Levi Johnson, who fled rural Pennsylvania at eighteen to find more from life—to feed his hungry soul. 

Levi discovers that everything in life comes at a price—especially when your heart and soul get involved. On the last stop of his tour in the infamous New Orleans, he’s faced with an impossible situation: two women have his attention—both are lying. What happens when Levi falls in love with one of them, and lusts for the other? When the shocking reality becomes too hard to handle, he begins to question his existence in its entirety. His tediously balanced world gets turned upside down. Will he accept the truth, or will what he’s always desired walk out of his life forever?

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Single (kind of), 38, and outside the safety net he’s created, Tony’s not sure where he fits…well, he knows where he fits—but not in the real world. G-Strings, surgically enhanced bodies, what lubricant to use, which angle looks best on camera...these are all things Tony knows. What he doesn't know is how to pursue a true relationship, one outside the adult industry that's shoving him out. Tony DiMarco, aka Ting Tang Tony, made a big name for himself—regardless of being small—in a business where size truly does matter. The last place he expects to get his world turned upside down is Florida. 

Leaving his retirement party, amidst his very thorough pity party for one, Tony trips over the gorgeous and upstanding Emily Grant. A few awkward moments turn into exactly what Tony’s longed for all along: an opportunity to find the missing puzzle piece he's only been able to fantasize about. Just as things start to heat up between the two, Tony starts questioning everything...especially how someone could possibly want his “little engine that could.” 

Between battling lifelong insecurities, the stereotypes that stem from his career, and his life in L.A., Tony has his work cut out for him. His part only represents half the battle as Emily brings her own share of issues to the equation. But if there's a small chance it might work, that it might fit—something Tony certainly isn't used to—then he’s willing to do everything he can to win Emily’s heart. Will she be able to handle the double life he tries to hide from her? Or will they both come up short in more ways than one?

Maybe, just maybe, it's not always the size of the package that's important, but what's inside that matters most. Can they prove there’s someone out there for everyone?

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Why We Write....

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By Kristin Leigh Jones and Kat DeSalle
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The Has-Been Series really began with a funny porn name, that morphed into a hilarious title, honestly. Began as a joke. The thought process that day went: *cue dream sequence waves*

“Ting Tang Tony, mahahahaha,” Kristin laughed parroting back the silly name she’d heard on a television. “Sounds like a porn star name doesn’t it?” she spoke into the phone to her best friend, Kat.

“You said what? What are you watching? Aren’t you watching shows with your kid?” Kat asked, she knew it wasn’t uncommon for Kristin to come out of left-field with the most random shit.

Kristin promptly ignored her dear friend because her mind often went to weird places in order to sane in the stream of loud noises, screaming kids, spit-up, and all the romantic notions that follow being a work-from-home mother. “Yep, definitely a porn star name of a guy with a tiny wiener.”

Laughter spilled over the line. “Dude, could you imagine?”

The problem was, Kristin could only ever imagine confessing the strange places her mind went to when speaking to her best friend, Kat, also a work-from-home-mom, who equally shared in her joy and misery.

Between giggles Kat sputtered, “I bet he was a one-hit wonder.”

“Yeah just rutting away … like throwing a hot dog down a hallway, chanting, ‘I think I can, I think I can,” Kristin added, the banter between them just getting started.

“I bet he totally has to only to anal because it’s so small,” Kat blurted through her own laughter.

“Mahahahaha,” Kristin squealed into the phone, her toddler mimicking her horrible laugh in the background. “Wait, oh wait! I’ve got it! Ting Tang Tony: and the Tale of the Little Erection That Could.”

“Yes!” Kat hissed. “It’s his one and only break-out role but will live down in the halls of porn fame forever!”

We think all good stories start with a dick joke, right? It was meant to be a short story. Only meant to be written, shared with friends, laughed about and buried in a lonely folder on a hard drive. That Tony was a much different man that he is today, or rather, the Tony you all know. Once we started writing his character came screaming through in our heads, and we thought … huh, maybe there is something more here. Especially after being frustrated readers getting the same algorithms in romance and fiction. With Tony, we started thinking about how there is someone out there for everyone. Sure, everyone loves an alpha billionaire with cock like “whoa”, but average or less than average guys need love too. But it’s more than that. Ting Tang Tony: and the Tale of the Little Erection That Could is about insecurities, and issues—and even if there is someone, that soul mate, out there for you—it won’t work till you figure out your own shit. (See reference below about the “journey” theme, no need to start singing Journey songs though. Please and Thanks!)We wanted something different and we ran with it. And really, we discovered that Tony’s story, and the concept for this series is so much more than porn, that’s just their career—or was— this series is about life and a journey to be complete and happy, or at least content. It’s also about self-discovery, and how life throws you curveballs, and what happens when you win some and lose some.

Once we decided to take a more serious turn with the original short story and develop it into a full novel, (we use the term “serious” loosely, because the comedy is still there but trust me, the original short was all campy and pulp) we started thinking up the other main characters. Poof—within weeks (no joke!) we had a pretty solid outline planned out for eight books. Honestly, plotting that out was some of the most exciting times in our lives. The magic of weaving these character’s lives together, and doing it all with your best friend … Priceless! So now I run to you, with open arms… (Okay, sappy music time over)

Each main character: Tony, Rod, Ric, and Levi; will get two books each. There might be some supplemental short stories or novellas, but that will be bonus content. The really exciting thing about this series, something we haven’t encountered before, is the genre and subgenre crossing we will cover through the eight books. Each guy has his own voyage, his own story, his own personality. For example: Tony’s book is a Romantic Comedy/Contemporary Romance, while Rod’s story falls more in General Fiction but still has Romantic/Erotic content and moments. Stick Me Baby … One More Time, Rod’s book, and well, Rod, just deserves a category all on his own. He’s a rare bird, and we say that with a smile. We feel like publishing his story is like giving birth to a full-grown man with issues. We love him so much and want to slap the shit out of him at the same time. He battles hard with his own demons, being alone, and a disease called: addiction. Rod’s road is bumpy and long, but there are good times to be had along the way.

Although the different books will cross genres, they will have common themes and their stories are interconnected. All four of the main characters appear in every book, in some context. The comedy, banter, or even satire, continues throughout the series, even with the books that have a heavier content or more emotional grit, such as Book 2: Stick Me Baby … One More Time. Really the closest thing to porn we have is we’ve copied the concept of ripping off pop culture: movie titles, song titles, and so on; and made them sexual or pertaining to the story. Yeah we might catch the guys on a shoot or two but the majority of the sexual content throughout the series is between consenting, non-paid adults, developing an emotional relationship— or already in a relationship.

We imagine the next book (Book 3), Levi’s 501 Ways to Tie a Knot, will probably have the most sexual content of the series and will definitely fall into the Erotica category. With Levi being our resident sexy submissive his book will contain prolific and (we stress) consenting, accurate, professional, and proper BDSM content. You guys are really going to like that one. Well, we’re biased, we think you will love them all. We do. Do we have favorites, maybe, but we would never tell. That’s like asking a mom to pick her favorite child. You know they have one but they won’t admit it. ;)