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ARCS FOR BRUSHSTROKES COMING LATE 2025. REQUEST YOURS! (LINK SOON)Thank you for visiting! My name is Maude (she/her/hers) and I write fic as MaudeZbornak (no spaces) and original fiction as Maude Zbornak and M.Z. Arthur. I primarily write MM romance as M.Z., and as Maude I write a variety of pairings. My original works are intended for audiences 18+. Trigger warnings are available on each book page.I invite you to check out my original works, and if you'd like to sample my writing style you can visit me on AO3. My recommended "starter fics" are listed on a separate Carrd.Everything I offer, I write without the use of AI tools. I endeavor also to produce books with non-AI covers and non-AI marketing. Unless otherwise noted, my original work is available wide.I try to do the social thing, and you can find me at any of the places below. Or shoot me an email at mzarthurwriter@gmail.com.
Possible Triggers: sexual harassment, consensual female on male pegging
Brushstrokes
a romance by Maude ZbornakCOMING MAY, 2026
COVER REVEAL IN SEPTEMBER
REQUEST AN ARC (SOON)Nothing helps Skyler Teague unwind from a long day than binge watching the classic show, "Painting Joy with Deborah." She's convinced the estate sale find hanging on her wall is a Deborah Kerwin original. When a popular antique appraisal show rolls into town, she's determined to learn its true worth.Appraiser Rusty Kerwin thought he'd never see his late mother's missing painting again. He wants it for the museum he's trying to create. Skyler isn't selling, but maybe she’s open to loaning the piece in exchange for private art lessons so she can paint like her idol. Who better to teach her than Deborah's handsome son?This story is based upon MaudeZbornak's AO3 story, "Happy Little Trees." It has been expanded and heavily revised for this edition.
Possible Triggers: character with severed digit, alcohol consumption; no bestiality is depicted in story
Tops & Tails
Previously Published as TOEING THE LINE in CRETACEOUS CRUSHESPaleontologist Matt Harding stands on the cusp of an important discovery. An unearthed Scelidosaurus bone at a holiday park on the Antrim Coast not only proves dinosaur relics are still out there but that missing links are closer than the world realizes. The bone isn't even a century old!Rhys O'Malley, manager of his family's holiday park, values his privacy. It's nice to let his dinosaur run along a stretch of secluded beach, but permitting a dig on their property? Forget it. He wants his secrets to stay buried like his ancestors, but damn it if Matt doesn't inspire desires in him long thought extinct.Matt has loved dinosaurs all his life. He never thought he'd get the chance to love one...
Possible Triggers: off-page minor character death, financial difficulties, semen donation, tattooing
Raising Wayne
In need of a quick cash infusion to pay off a loan shark, tattoo artist Doug “Zim” Zimmer gives of himself, literally, with plasma and sperm donations. He’s happy to help whoever needs either or both, and when the bills are paid he thinks nothing more of it. Two years later, a handsome redhead shows up claiming to have his biological child.Architect Clive Mulcahy, having assumed custody of his nephew after his sister’s death, wants a clearer picture of Wayne’s parentage in order to be a good father. The acquaintance he hopes to strike with Zim for the sake of Wayne’s happiness soon grows into a relationship neither expected, but both are willing to embrace.
Possible Triggers: financial difficulties, implied homophobia and misogyny among minor characters, semi-public sex
The Associate
Pride Publishing's FAMILY BUSINESS COLLECTIONJoseph “Gio” Spatafora longs to become a full member of the San Gaetano family. A loyal associate, he catches the attention of the don and the promise to move up the ranks. The family plans to take over a business behind on its protection payments, and the don wants Gio to manage it. If he succeeds, he’ll be made, so long as they don’t discover he is gay.Conor Malloy is shocked to learn his father’s failing health is a result of pressure from the mob to pay off delinquent debts. He never wanted to manage his father’s pub, but he’ll do what it takes to save his parents. When he feels there is nowhere to turn for help, a handsome Sicilian crosses his path…
Possible Triggers: mention of a sex offender in the entertainment industry, age-gap one night stand, multiple mentions of offscreen character who took their life
Act Naturally
Previously published as DARE TO ACT and ACTS OF DARING as Leigh EllwoodDisgusted by Hollywood hypocrisy, Parker Stigwood turns what should be a career triumph into a possible career-killer. Despondent, he escapes to his parents' home in Virginia.Done with trying to make it big elsewhere, Luke Hall is excited to direct his first play for the local arts center. Parker's presence in town raises eyebrows, but Luke doesn't mind him sitting in on rehearsals... close enough to touch.As past tragedies and present obstacles threaten their growing attraction, Parker and Luke must flip the script in order to find their happy ending.