An Extra Shot from the Java Man

25 Monday Nov 2013

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“Hey I have an extra shot here, would you like it?”

How we dream of hearing that line from our baristas as they craft our mochas, lattés and Americanos. An extra shot, to take our drink to a higher level – just knowing that jolt of flavor and energy is on its way lights up your mind. Sadly, some coffeeshops will toss that extra shot, right in front of you, unwilling to slip it to you for free.

Not here. We love slipping you what we got. JAVA MAN is the tale of Brian Lawson, but it’s not the whole story. There was an episode, back when Brian was a California teen…legend has it Helen of Troy’s face launched a thousand ships, but did you know it was a girl named Marnie who punched Brian’s ticket to North Dakota? This is a short story of first love, young Brian Lawson head over heels and going way too far to get the girl.

An extra shot complements a great drink. For readers of JAVA MAN, this origin tale explains a lot. An extra shot can get you hooked. If you haven’t read JAVA MAN yet, we hope this Extra Shot leaves you craving more. Click here to take your shot.

An Extra Shot From the Java Man by Harris Gray

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One grand prize winner will receive a KindleFire HD with $50 Amazon Gift Card, a signed copy of JAVA MAN, and 1 pound of Crowfoot Coffee. Five second prize winners will receive an ebook copy of JAVA MAN. Contest is open INTERNATIONALLY!

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We Are Not Teasing

22 Friday Nov 2013

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Okay this is a tease. Wait, men don’t tease. So this is a promise. We are releasing a short story Monday, An Extra Shot From The Java Man. Which is a teaser for our new novel, JAVA MAN. Or would be, if we weren’t all man. A peek inside the mind of Brian Lawson, that’s what the Extra Shot is. And this is a sneak peek at that peek, something to whet your appetite, for the appetizer, which should make you hungry for the main course. Which is of course JAVA MAN.

What we’re really here to say is, thank you. When we go around the table at Thanksgiving, everyone sharing what they’re thankful for, we might get a little choked up thanking all the people who have supported us, our readers, our friends, and our families. The Extra Shot is our Thanksgiving offering, free on our website Monday morning. It’s the dish we’re bringing to the feast. An extra shot of espresso in everyone’s after-dinner coffee. Or Bailey’s, whichever you prefer.

We hope you check out our website Monday morning, and enjoy our Extra Shot. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Get on the Couch with JAVA MAN

05 Tuesday Nov 2013

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Java Man by Harris Gray We are very excited to announce the release of our new novel (and a new video, below). Java Man is about independent coffeeshop owner Brian Lawson battling the competition, and then cancer. Brian is assisted, and impeded, by friends, customers and employees—and two passionate, unique women with their own plans for the java man. As the story (and his cancer) escalate, Brian alternates between dark, humorous fatalism and a desperate search for a savior.

As much as we created this story, Java Man created Harris Gray. In the beginning, Allan frequented Jason’s coffeeshop, writing a fictional account of a controversial cancer cure, and eavesdropping on Jason’s storytelling. The writer and the storyteller, probably inevitable that we would put together a collection of Jason’s tall but true tales, each with a recipe (makes sense if you know Jason). A one-time collaboration, while Allan continued to write.

Through circumstances we’re still working out with our therapist, Jason got his hands on Allan’s unfinished manuscript. Back and forth we went, writing and editing and rewriting, in two very different styles. The story evolved—from the accounting of a cure to the tale of a man working desperately to build and save his life. Likewise for our partnership; we like to think Harris Gray was the final stage in this evolution.

Of course, there is no perfect, evolved being. Every relationship needs a little time on the couch. We invite you to violate therapist-patient confidentiality and watch the following video from our latest session. And then grab your favorite cup of joe, head for your own couch, and curl up for a few hours with Java Man.

Add JAVA MAN by Harris Gray to Goodreads TBR

Harris Gray is on tour, the blog tour, ten bloggers in twelve days. https://harrisgray.com/2013/11/04/java-man-takes-harris-gray-on-tour/ Each stop features something a little different, from guest posts and interviews to reviews of Java Man. Join us, and enter to win our giveaway while you’re at it, on the tour and on Goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/69009-java-man

JAVA MAN Takes Harris Gray on Tour

04 Monday Nov 2013

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JAVA MAN’s Blog Tour kicks off today! A twelve-day ten-stop tour across the world wide blogosphere – with a sweet giveaway (details below). Our wonderful tour hosts are allowing us to come in, kick our shoes off and call their sites our own. We’ll be posting excerpts, blogging about the origins of Java Man and Harris Gray, and turning their innocent questions into inappropriate confessionals. A few hosts will also be reviewing Java Man…try as we might, they would not allow us to put our words in their mouths, this will be honest-to-goodness feedback. Yes we are nervous.

So mark your calendars with the tour schedule below, or at least promise not to get too upset at the barrage of reminder blogs, tweets and postings coming your way. We’re pulling for you to win the contest, and we hope you’ll enjoy Java Man.

JAVA MAN
by Harris Gray
Release date: November 5, 2013

What do you do when a nightmare threatens your dream? In the disturbingly funny new novel from the authors of Vampire Vic, Brian Lawson receives a dread diagnosis: cancer. But he won’t spare a moment from saving his struggling coffeeshop, even if success comes with his dying breath.

Divorced and ostracized in the rural community, Andrea Goldine sets her sights on the charismatic java man. Brian’s doctors ravage him with chemo and radiation, yet the tumor on his shin grows. Brian drafts Andrea into his battle with a competing coffeeshop, desperate to tap the college campus’s retail gold mine. But Andrea yearns for a different partnership…

Passions simmer below the surface of the tight-lipped community. Fresh from prison, North Dakota’s legendary basketball goddess dangles a ticket to Brian’s campus coffee dreams, and a disgraced scientist’s toxin treatment tantalizes. Two miracles for two maladies—with one cure more deadly than the next.