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December 31, 2017
2017 in Review and Looking Forward
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So, that was 2017. Whew.
What did I accomplish? I finished writing 2.5 books:
Outside the Lines: 63,000 words Syncopation: 103,000 words 1/2 of Counterpoint: 50,000 wordsThat’s more or less 216,000 words in a year, which is a lot. I had expected Syncopation to be about 75,000. It wasn’t, as you can see. That book was almost like writing two novels in the end. And the edits were great and wonderful and I had to work hard on them. I think it’s the best book I’ve written to date.
I published...
December 18, 2017
Outside the Lines is Out in the Wild!
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It’s release day for Outside the Lines, my fun, sexy, polya romance!
I had so much fun writing this one and I adore these characters. I hope Ian, Simon, and Lydia find a home in your heart too.
There’s also a blog tour going on with a chance to win a $25 gift card from Riptide publishing!
Buy Links for Outside the Lines:
Riptide Publishing Amazon Amazon UK Barnes and Noble Books A Million iBooks Kobo
December 15, 2017
Outside the Lines and More
In a couple of hours, anyone who’s pre-ordered Outside the Lines from Riptide will be able to download it two days before it comes out on the 18th!
There’s going to be a big old blog tour, coordinated by Riptide, too. Excerpts and posts and a chance to win a gift card, so check it out!
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I’m really pleased with Outside the Lines. It was so much fun to write and I really wanted to branch out and show other types of HEAs. It’s already gotten some great reviews, including a starred review from Pu...
October 31, 2017
Close Quarter Free for 2 days & Slow Waltz Out
Man, I haven’t posted in ages! I should remedy that, because LOTS has happened.
But I wanted to post a quick update that my erotic paranormal romance Close Quarter is currently free on Amazon for October 31 & November 1!
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I also re-released Slow Waltz, the fun erotic short that follows Close Quarter. It’s on Amazon and in KU.
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Yes, yes, yes, there will be a sequel! It should be out in the summer of 2018.
August 12, 2017
What I’ve Been Reading
One of the things I’ve been trying to do this year is read. Reading is one of the activities that fills the creative well for me. Diving into books, or getting pulled in, makes my head turn around my own stories.
So, what have I been reading? Well, my GoodReads challenge list is here. It, of course, doesn’t have the seven books I read for the RITAs or the works I’ve beta-read for others, so I’ve actually read a bunch more than that.
I’m going to point out a few from there. Up first is a serie...
July 26, 2017
Guest Post: Steel Blood Blog Tour and Excerpt
Today, I have a little something different for you all, an excerpt of J.L. Gribble’s latest, Steel Blood! Vampires! Alternate history! Intrigue!
About the book:[image error]As her children begin lives of their own, Victory struggles with the loneliness of an empty nest. Just when the city of Limani could not seem smaller, an old friend requests that she come out of retirement for one final mercenary contract—to bodyguard his granddaughter, a princess of the Qin Empire.
For the first time in a century, th...
July 25, 2017
Off to RWA!
Tomorrow, I head of to Orlando for the RWA Annual Conference. It’s four days of workshops, panels, signings, awards, and parties.
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If you’re there, you can catch me around I’ll be at a number of places.
You can definitely find me:
Thursday, I’ll be at the Carina Press Open House from 4 to 4:45 PM! My first event with my new publisher! Friday, I’ll be signing with Berkley Books on Friday at 2:30 PM. There will be print copies of one of my books… I’m not sure which, though! I suspect either Ta...June 28, 2017
Pre-orders, pre-orders, preorders!
I have two, two books up for pre-order!
The first is a brand new book, Outside the Lines, which will be released on October 16th. It’s up for pre-order at Riptide publishing. (There will also be a cover reveal soooooon. And the cover is lovely.)
If you’ll be at GayRomLit, I’m pretty sure Riptide will have paper copies for sale there.
Here’s the Blurb:
Miniature artist Ian Meyer has one week to rebuild his damaged set. Needing help, he goes to End o’ Earth, the local comic and gaming shop. Ow...
June 5, 2017
Close Quarter Cover Reveal!
Hey all! I have a new cover for you all to see!
I’m going to be re-releasing my first published novel, Close Quarter, on August 15th. Close Quarter is an erotic paranormal romance that features a fae vampire hunter, a literal boat full of vampires, magic swords, and a grieving sculptor who’s had his world turned upside down.
But before we get to the reveal, I want to talk about how the book came about.
Before I wrote Close Quarter, I’d spent three years working on my MFA, which involved writi...
May 29, 2017
New Series and Other News
Well hello there. It’s been forever since I updated my blog. *hangs head in shame*
Daily Grind, the 4th Takeover book, has been out for about three months, and I am grateful for all the reviews and love the book has gotten! I’m so happy folks have enjoyed Brian and Rob’s story!
Folks have been asking if there will be more Takeover stories, and yes, eventually. But I’m going to be taking a little break from Sam Anderson and his crew to work on two new books. And I can finally talk about them!...
