Teaser Tuesday. Coming soon! Working Hard. Loving Harder. Whether it is the fit body sculpted by all that manual labour, the well-fitting uniform, or the tools of their trade, these men have long fuelled our masculine fantasies. #teasertuesday

The Brandenburg gate lit up in rainbow colours and the words 'Berlin City of Freedom' following the attack at the weekend.

Books and Reading #128 This great quote comes from the pen of the great English author and playwright W. Somerset Maugham #bookstagram #readersofinstagram

Great to see my books out in the wild at Books on the Hill. Not just my favourite indie bookshop but with their recently expanded LGBTQ+ section they are showing just what great allies they are.

Social Saturday Just be someone who makes someone else look forward to tomorrow #socialsaturday

Huge thanks to Dani and the fabulous Lovebytes Review site for shining the spotlight today on my latest book Ursa Major. You do an awesome job supporting the authors in this genre. Go check them out at lovebytesreviews.com

Teaser Tuesday. Anyone in or around York in October? I'll be there at The Rainbow BookFest! www.tjmasters.com/blog

Mindful Monday. For all my teacher friends and colleagues. Been there and got the t-shirt.

Anyone else had enough of these heatwaves? #seasonalsunday

Great news folks. The TJ Masters roadshow is heading north again. I have managed to nab an author spot at the fabulous rainbow book fest in York this October so please come and say hello. Radisson Hotel, York. 10th October

Books and Reading #127 This popular saying is attributed to author Cora Alexander and seems appropriate for a fun and frivolous Friday. #bookstagram #readersofinst

Yes I will be sharing my books at the fabulous Indie Lit Con 2026 in Manchester in less than 5 weeks from now. Another great opportunity to catch up wth amazing fellow authors and lots of lovely readers. Check it out on Facebook and get those tickets booked!

Ain't that the truth. What's still to come is every bit al important too!

Thoughtful Thursday. Everyone is free to have opinions and everyone else is free to ignore them.

Books and Reading #126 Astronomer Carl Sagan's knowledge and wisdom spread way beyond his own subject #bookstagram #readersofinstagram

A great start to a Mindful Monday strolling around the garden in the early morning # and finding the stunning colours and forms of the midsummer flowers. Hemerocallis fulva Crocosmia Lucifer Acanthus Mollis Clematis Etoile Violette

Had a fabulous time at Queer Lit SouthWest in Bristol yesterday. Great to meet so many new authors and readers too. Hope to see you all again next year! #queerlitsouthwest

All set up and raring to go at Queer Lit Southwest in Bristol today. We're at the Paintworks event space if you're around so come and say hello. #queerlitsouthwest

We need regular doses of awe and wonder in our lives. #thoughtforthursday #thoughtfortheday

The first Wednesday of the month which means early morning writers club at Books on the Hill, St. Albans. Who would not be inspired in this beautiful quiet space surrounded by so many words! #booksonthehillstalbans #writersclub

Still coming down from the high of Shimmer on Saturday. So good to be in a room full of authors and readers sharing their love of what we do and having fun doing it. They are my tribe for sure. I wish I could bottle all that positivity! #shimmermmuk #tjmasters

It never fails to be a joy when a parcel from Manderley Press gets delivered. Today was no exception. The Moon is Making by Storm Jameson first published in 1938 It very much points the literary finger at Whitby on the Yorkshire coast. Another beautiful Manderley volume and I can't wait to read it.

Books & Reading #123 A great quote from the pen of Ben Okri the Nigerian born, British poet and novelist. #bookstagram #readersofinstagram

Here's the long awaited reissue of my novel Hands of Power. If you're a rugby fan and you love stories of men loving men with a twist of BDSM spice then this is definitely for you. If you prefer to read the digital version then that will be available next week! Watch this space. tinyurl.com/56spu8k7

Happy to announce the long awaited reissue of my novel Bear Among the Books. If you love books, m/m romance and a chosen family then this is for you. It's up now on Amazon so please go take a look. #tjmastersauthor #bearamongthebooks

Books & Reading #122 Anyone else feeling seen? #bookstagram #readersofinstagram

Books and reading #121 Wise words from the great American broadcaster Walter Kronkite. #bookstagram #readersofinstagram

Books & Reading #120 Thought provoking quote from the American philosopher and teacher Gloria Jean Watkins better known by her pen name bell hooks. #bookstagram #readersofinstagram

Books & Reading #119 Great quote from the pen of the American author and educator Donalyn Miller. #bookstagram #readersofinstagram

Books & Reading #118 Great quote from that queen of the written word Daphne du Maurier. I'm not sure that she is read as widely these days as she should be. #bookstagram #readersofinstagram