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Snippet and back jacket copy for WILD CARD

For your reading enjoyment –and to satisfy your curiosity — here’s the back jacket copy (it’s called that even though eBooks don’t have jackets to have copy) for WILD CARD, the Raine and Tam novella. AND . . . below that is a snippet  from the novella. It’ll go on sale worldwide next Tuesday, November […]

Great news and review!

I’m super swamped, but here are a few things that have happened today: THE GRENDEL AFFAIR has been nominated for the RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for best Urban Fantasy novel of 2014! And NIGHT SHIFT got a great review in USA Today! Also, Webmaster Todd is working on getting up the first three chapters of […]

Cover for Wild Card — Raine & Tam novella

I’m taking a break from the final edits of Wild Card (due EOD tomorrow for final proofing & formatting) to show you the cover. I hired Aleta Rafton, the cover artist for the Raine Benares series. Our timeframe was tight (Wild Card comes out three weeks from today), we had to put a cover together […]

Snippet from The Dragon Conspiracy & writing update

Writing update: I started SPI Files #3 this weekend (The Brimstone Deception). However, late last night the edits came back for Wild Card (Raine & Tam novella). So this morning, and for the next day or two, I’ll be tackling those so I can get the manuscript sent off for formatting, so y’all can enjoy […]

Update on my life for the next 4 months

I finished “Wild Card” (aka the Raine & Tam novella) yesterday and turned it in to my editor. Serious woot!!!!!!  The plan is still to have that out as an eBook (actually an eNovella since it’s only 25K words) on November 25 to coincide with the release of NIGHT SHIFT (the anthology with Ilona, Nalini, […]

Snippet Monday — A new hot goblin to love

Today’s snippet from THE DRAGON CONSPIRACY introduces Rake Danescu — a new hot goblin for you to love. And as an added bonus, the event in Rake’s club that’s referred to is included in my novella “Lucky Charms” that will be in the anthology NIGHT SHIFT which will go on sale November 25. Enjoy!   […]

Upcoming Raine & Company books, etc.

I know that Monday’s are supposed to be snippet days, and that I missed last week. Well, I’m gonna miss today as well. I’m writing furiously, trying to finish Wild Card (aka the novella of what happened when Raine first met Tam). I figured you’d rather I finish that so you can get your hands […]

Raine & Tam novella contest winner

First of all, thank you all so much for the contest entries — there were some great ones! I’ve chosen a winner — it fit the tone of the novella perfectly. . . Wild Card. The winner is Dawn, she’s a librarian, and as we all know, librarians rock! Thank you, Dawn for the title, […]

Monday snippet — The Dragon Conspiracy

Before we get to our regularly scheduled snippet, a reminder that today at 5:00 EST is the end of my “Help me name the Raine & Tam novella.” I’ve gotten some great entries! The prize is an ARC of NIGHT SHIFT with novellas by me, Ilona Andrews, Nalini Singh, and Meljean Brook (writing as Milla […]

Need help with a title for my novella

I know Mondays are usually snippet days, but I’m a week and a half from deadline on my “what happened when Raine first met Tam” novella, and it doesn’t have a title yet. I’ll post a snippet either tomorrow or Wednesday, but today’s post is to announce a contest to come up with a title […]