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May 4, 2022
At Arm’s Length-excerpt 2
This is another work in progress. Hopefully I will have it ready for beta reading by the end of May. It currently sits around 72k words. Since it is still in progress, it is subject to change. Look for another excerpt from Monday and a little behind the scenes on Friday.
Beth looked at him, not just at him, but into him. It seemed to Finn that she could see into his soul. Things hadn’t ended between them as perfectly as they could have. No, not imperfectly. It had ended horribly, a train wre...
May 2, 2022
At Arm’s Length-excerpt 1
This is another work in progress. Hopefully I will have it ready for beta reading by the end of May. It currently sits around 72k words. Since it is still in progress, it is subject to change. Look for another excerpt on Wednesday and then a little behind the scenes on Friday.
He just needed to keep moving. Burn energy. Anger clouded his vision and dominated his thoughts… yet again. Twenty-five years… gone… wasted. Might as well not have happened. Aside from their kids, that is. Nothing else...
April 29, 2022
Sniper-Behind the Scenes
The next book I have coming out is tentatively called Sniper, and it is the backstory for Warren Chestik, Jack Dixon’s security guy previously seen in Unknown Caller and Second Chance.
Especially after writing him in Second Chance, I knew there was more to his story. Even before I was done with Second Chance, I had started writing notes about his backstory and thought there might be enough for a novella, if not a novel. He is a no-nonsense guy, and he quietly goes about his job. He takes wha...
April 27, 2022
Sniper-excerpt 2
Friday I will be posting up a little more about the book… and Monday there was be another excerpt. This should be the next book published. Hopefully I will have it ready by the end of May. There might be changes in the excerpted passages before then, though. I currently have it out to beta readers for feedback.
Warren looked across the hallway. There was a bathroom, but the door was closed. He looked back at Jack and Scott, pointed at the door, then himself. He punched his hand to show them ...
April 25, 2022
Sniper-excerpt 1
Friday I will be posting up a little more about the book… and Wednesday there will be another excerpt. This should be the next book published. Hopefully I will have it ready by the end of May. There might be changes in the excerpted passages before then, though. I currently have it out to beta readers for feedback.
Titus Perez stepped onto the balcony of his thirteen-hundred-acre estate in the mountains west of Palmira, Colombia. He swirled the brandy in the sniffer he carried in his hand, b...
April 20, 2022
Beta Reading Opportunities
In order to get a book from draft to published, one of the most vital steps is beta reading. And I have a line of books that are coming up for beta reading.
The way things happen, at least for me, is:Read More
I write the first draft of the book. Calling it a “first draft” is kind of funny, because by the time I get to the end of the “first draft” I have probably made a hundred changes… but no matter, we’ll call it the first draft. Then, I read the whole thing as a complete manuscript. A...April 18, 2022
Looking Ahead
For the blog over the next few weeks, I will have a couple of excerpts from each of my works in progress, as well as a little of how the stories came about… when caused me to start writing that particular story. I will post up excerpts on Monday and Wednesday, and then talk about the story on Friday. I’d LOVE for you to subscribe to the blog… it makes me feel that it is worthwhile to write if there are readers. 
A nice bonus is that you can get a FREE ebook for subscribing to my blog. It is a do...
April 15, 2022
Another Way to Read FREE
Last week I made a call for reviewers, offering up Kindle titles for FREE in exchange for honest reviews. I wanted to mention another avenue to read (kind of) free. Kindle Unlimited. Read More
At this time, all of my titles are available through Kindle Unlimited. If you are a member of KU, any title in the KU universe is free for you to read, including all nine of my books. At least, nine as I write this post.
The order I would recommend is as follows…
Planning Vengeance Dig Two Grave...April 13, 2022
Second Chance excerpt II
My most recent completed novel is Second Chance. It is also not part of the Dixon-Prince series, but Jack and Amy Dixon are important side-characters. And Warren Chestik makes an appearance. He will be at the center of an upcoming Dixon-Prince series novel called Sniper. The story is about Dave and Jim Chance, father and son running from their past, until it catches up with them.
Jenny Coolidge was sitting in Dirk’s office when he took the call from Jack. It wasn’t a giant leap for her to fi...
April 11, 2022
Second Chance excerpt I
My most recent completed novel is Second Chance. It is also not part of the Dixon-Prince series, but Jack and Amy Dixon are important side-characters. And Warren Chestik makes an appearance. He will be at the center of an upcoming Dixon-Prince series novel called Sniper. The story is about Dave and Jim Chance, father and son running from their past, until it catches up with them.
Raul’s chains were broken. Deke Swanson had given him carte blanche, and he was ready to come out swinging. Raul ...
