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I haven’t updated in a while and I apologize for that. I’...

I haven’t updated in a while and I apologize for that. I’ve been busy trying to get things together and I haven’t really paid attention to my blog.

First, book updates. I’m putting my focus mostly on two books right now, In Too Deep (an erotica/sea story) and The Summer Key (sequel to The Winter Key). Once those two books are done or close to done, I will start working on the next books on the list. So here’s how it looks, based on order of importance and how far along they are.

Updates:

The Summer Key: 35K
In Too Deep: 27K
TRA #4 & P&P #4: 20K
Ghosts #3: 14K
Smoke and Ashes: 10K

The two Portman’s books are on the burner right now. I’m not in the mood to write anything Portman’s related right now. My next book to come out will be the next Flavors of Love book. It’s part one of a two-parter hence why it will feel different.

Also out is the new book, Roses In the Sand. A short, quick LGBT f/f novel. No connection with The Roses Were Red or The Roses Were White. It stands alone. Check it out.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01EX2HTSQ

The audiobooks have also been updated. Here’s a list of all the audiobooks that are currently out now. A lot of them actually have covers now!

http://www.audible.com/search/ref=a_hp_tseft?advsearchKeywords=CS+Patra&filterby=field-keywords&x=0&y=0

I also got some new swag for SASS #16 coming my way tomorrow. Some of it got here on Monday. New lip balm and multi-purpose keychains. One last thing is that I will gone during the last week of May. I’ll be in Nebraska visiting my fiancé. That’s why I’m trying to do as much writing as I possibly can right now. God knows I won’t be able to do anything later.

Love,

~C

New changes

I did say that there would be new changes and I mentioned them in my last newsletter if you received it. If not, I might as well just reveal it now. I sent The Winter Key to a publisher (Solstice Publishing) and they have accepted it! That’s why Winter Key is no longer up. I also gave Sugar Mountain Murders and Midnight Lessons, which they also accepted. Right now, everything is in the pre-publishing stage. I cannot tell you when they will be out but hopefully it will be soon.

Another good thing is people are requesting audiobooks of Sparks and Flames and The Roses Were White this week. I’ve been giving audiobook codes left and right. The majority of them have been claimed, which makes me happy. The reviews should start to pour in soon.

I’ve also completed Roses in the Sand, a very short LGBT book. That should be out by the end of April or early May. I also need to prepare for SASS and I’m so behind on it right now. I probably won’t get into ordering swag till May.

Updates on current works:

Flavors of Love #3: 17K
Patterns & Parallels #4: 16K
The Summer Key: 30L
Portman’s Creamery #5: 6K

So far, I’m only rotating between four works. I’ve stalled on TRA #4 and In Too Deep but I hope to get my inspiration back for those two. Also, I hope to get inspiration for Smoke and Ashes (sequel to Sparks and Flames), the completion of the Black Paradise Circus arc, Ghosts of Burning Inn #3, and Operation: Genome #2. Maybe if I’m lucky, I might start Cirque: Macabre #3.

That’s about all for now. I hope you’re all doing well.
~C

Two new audiobooks

This is a rather short post today. I have a bigger one coming up a little later but I just need to get this out. The audiobooks for Sparks and Flames and The Roses Were White are finally up on sale. We actually have covers for these books (and covers will be on the other books from this day forward).

Sparks and Flames: http://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Sparks-and-Flames-Audiobook/B01DT6W3BK/ref=a_search_c4_1_13_srTtl?qid=1459985174&sr=1-13

The Roses Were White: http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Roses-Were-White-Audiobook/B01DUTMIZC/ref=a_search_c4_1_12_srTtl?qid=1459985174&sr=1-12

There is also some exciting news regarding some of my books. If you signed up for my newsletter, you already know of it. If not, you will find out this weekend.

Much love,

~C

Welcome April

April is finally here and that means new things are around the corner. First thing is first, we have some April sales. The first three books in The Reaper’s Apprentices and Patterns & Parallels Saga are on sale. I’m posting on the US links but they are cheap everywhere else too.

Hearts Under Ice:
http://www.amazon.com/Hearts-Under-Patterns-Parallels-Saga-ebook/dp/B00RC5GO5Q?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
Paper Hearts:
http://www.amazon.com/Paper-Hearts-Patterns-Parallels-Saga-ebook/dp/B01678SSAW?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
Heart of Metalia:
http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Metalia-Patterns-Parallels-Saga-ebook/dp/B01DGU1J28?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

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Awakened:
http://www.amazon.com/Awakened-The-Reapers-Apprentices-Book-ebook/dp/B00IUY4KMC?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
The Contracts:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Contracts-Reapers-Apprentices-Book-ebook/dp/B014U5M5F8?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
In the Blood:
http://www.amazon.com/Blood-The-Reapers-Apprentices-Book-ebook/dp/B01D6VPBWG?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0

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Secondly, The Contracts is finally up on Audible for those of you who like listening to audiobooks. Awakened is also up there and In the Blood should be up there in late April/early May.
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Contracts-Audiobook/B01DJJYPMC/ref=a_search_c4_1_10_srTtl?qid=1459540458&sr=1-10
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Thirdly, time to talk about future books. The only thing that I know will come out in April is The Sugar Mountain Murders (finally), the next Portman’s Creamery book. I got the edited manuscript back today and I just need the cover now. We’ll be good to go then. As for other works, it’s hard to say. My book after that one will either be The Summer Key or Roses in the Sand (formerly The Roses Were Pink). A lot has been changing with the books that I’m writing. Currently, these are the ones I’m focused on.

Roses in the Sand: 11K
Flavors of Love #3: Unpredictable Love: 12K
The Summer Key: 23K
Patterns & Parallels #4: Deep In the Heart of the Forest: 2K

I’ve also got two PC books (not far on either of them), In Too Deep (stalled on that), two TRA books (slightly stalled on #4), Smoke and Ashes (stalled on that), and Ghosts of Burning Inn #3 (not too focused on that now). I’ve taken Winter Key down just for the time being but it will be back up sooner than expected. We just need to make some adjustments. I also have some things coming out in anthologies. In one, I’ve got a one-shot of the girls from The Roses Were Red in it. It takes place a few years after The Roses Were Red does. More on that will come later.

One last bit of news, I’m going to Authors in the City next year and SASS as well! AITC will be in my hometown so that’ll be something to look forward to. The venue is only eight minutes from my house so that’s going to be fun. SASS will be in Baltimore. I’m looking at a few other venues too. My only signing this year is SASS in Norfolk. I have some personal stuff going on as well that will affect the rest of my year (in both, good and bad ways). I’ll go into those later too.

That’s about it for now. I’ll be back with more later.

~C
 

Updating on a different day

I’ve got a few updates to make. There will be some links so be warned.
Two new audiobooks are out!
The Roses Were Red
http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Roses-Were-Red-Audiobook/B01D263MJ4/ref=a_search_c4_1_9_srTtl?qid=1458258565&sr=1-9
Last Dance of the Roses
http://www.audible.com/pd/Romance/Last-Dance-of-the-Roses-Audiobook/B01D95VBCI/ref=a_search_c4_1_10_srTtl?qid=1458695923&sr=1-10

Also out are two new books!
In The Blood (The Reaper’s Apprentices #3)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D6VPBWG?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
The Roses Were White
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01D3U63MC?*Version*=1&*entries*=0

I’m waiting to hear from my cover designer for the cover of Patterns & Parallels #3. That will most likely be the next book that comes out. Then will be The Sugar Mountain Murders (Mary Beth’s mystery) from Portman’s Creamery. After that, I have no idea what will be next. My other books are more or less on the same wavelength right now. I’m writing everything slowly but surely. I had a slow few days, which is why things moved rather slowly for me.

Updates on current works:
Flavors of Love #3: 8K
The Summer Key: 17K
In Too Deep: 13K
TRA #4: 13K
The Roses Were Pink: 3K

I’m also working on other things on the side such as Ghosts of Burning Inn #3, Operation: Genome #2, Smoke and Ashes, and three Portman’s related books. Those aren’t priority for me but they’re there. I will also have one more newsletter out as well before the month ends.
<3
~C

Organizing myself

I’ve been completely spacey today. I failed my formatter by giving him the wrong version of The Roses Were White. The book is complete. I’m just flopping with getting it out. Hopefully, the book will be released by tomorrow in time for St. Patrick’s Day.

Another thing to note that The Roses Were Red’s audiobook is headed to retail. Also, after a long line of technical difficulties, Last Dance of Roses is FINALLY headed to retail too. I hope to have them up soon.

The big problem that I’ve had lately is I’ve started too many projects and haven’t gotten far on them. Therefore, I’m going to try and focus on five at the moment. The five that I’ve picked to focus on are Flavors of Love #3, In Too Deep (a standalone), TRA #4, The Summer Key, and The Roses Were Pink (new LGBT novel). I’m not adding Midnight Lessons to this list as that one is nearing an end. Ghosts of Burning Inn #3 will also get some updates along the way as will some new Portman’s stuff and Operation: Genome #2. They just won’t be the main focus. I’ll update these as I feel.

Current updates:
Flavors of Love #3: 4K
In Too Deep: 10K
TRA #4: 11K
The Summer Key: 12K
The Roses Were Pink: (Not started, just outlining now)
Ghosts #3: 5K (almost got this back to where it was)

I have to update my pre-order form for SASS. I may not have Midnight Lessons available there but we’ll see. Currently, my plan is to get The Roses Were White up and then TRA #3. Then we are done for a little while.

Spring book goals:
The Roses Were White -March 17th or 18th
The Reaper’s Apprentices #3 – March 24th
Patterns & Parallels #3 – sometime in mid-April
Sugar Mountain Murders (Mary Beth’s mystery) – late April/early May

Summer is going to be a very busy time for me personal wise, which is why I’m not making many plans for it now. I definitely don’t know what fall 2017 will be like.

Tomorrow, I hope to have some links up. I’ll try to stop updating on Thursdays as well.
~C

Update (Happy March)

Welcome to March, everyone. Things are coming in and going out. February was a very productive month though it kind of died down towards the end.

The main reason that things died down was because of my computer dying on me. Fortunately, I was able to salvage some of the most important things; Patterns & Parallels #3, The Sugar Mountain Murders (PC #4), TRA #3, and The Roses Were White. Everything else was work that I wasn't satisfied with or work I needed to rewrite. That means we will be rewriting Operation: Genome #2, Ghosts #3, TRA #4, and Winky's first mystery will be different as well. I'm going to put the Perfume Party Murders on the side for now. I'm also trying to get Midnight Lessons, my newest erotica, up and going but I feel so lazy on it right now.

New works:

OG #2: 1K
PC #5: 2K
TRA #4: 1K
The Roses Were White: 15K
The Summer Key: 3K
Midnight Lessons: 2K
Ghosts #3: 2K

Yes, a lot of these are far from where they were but that's okay. They needed to be rewritten.

I'll be back with a better update soon.

~C

Old books, new books, etc

First thing is first, we got The Roses Are Red out on kindle. I decided to change the title and go with red instead of pink. It’s a short, quick read but it’s LGBT and starring African-American women in it. In fact, I don’t think there’s a single male character in this book. At least, there’s no one that’s very important. Feel free to check it out here.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BVJ23SU?*Version*=1&*entries*=0http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01BVJ23SU?*Version*=1&*entries*=0http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01BVJ23SU?*Version*=1&*entries*=0
The other thing that I managed to do was finish my fantasy novel, The Winter Key. That will probably be out sometime in early March along with TRA #3. I’m done for the month of February right now. Now that I finished The Winter Key, it’s time to go back to some older books. I have plans on wrapping up Sparks and Flames as well as going back to Perfume Party Murders and Winky’s mystery story.There are also two new standalones coming: Love and The Line of Fire and one that’s untitled as of now. I have the characters names and that’s about it right now. I may also do another LGBT novel in the process.
Current works:Sparks and Flames: 40KPerfume Party Murders: 23KPortman’s #5: 32KTRA #4: 31KLine: 3K
Ghosts of Burning Inn #3 is on the back burner right now as is TRA #5 and OG #3. Those are the works I’ll go back to if I get tired of my old stuff. As of now, I need a little break from writing so much. My brain is fried.~C

Slight error

This is the website to subscribe to my newsletter. Please use this link from now on, not the other. Sorry about all that, everyone!http://eepurl.com/bQoXg1
I’ll be back with another update later.~C

Newsletter!

At long last, I’ve made a newsletter for my stuff. It took me a while but I finally had time to do it. Therefore, I ask for one tiny favor from whoever is out there reading this. If you can, please tell me if you’re able to subscribe to it. I swear I will not spam you with a whole ton. At most, you will probably get one or two newsletters a month. That’s about it.http://blogspot.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=5dd5db33b49b681286537a2ea&id=2c263b4e36I’m excited to start using this!~C