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Audiobook Edition of Blood Bound

I have begun the process of changing the retail edition of Blood Bound, narrated by Tracey Rooney, to the version of Blood Bound that is narrated by Keira Grace.

The Tracey Rooney versions of Blood Bound and Silent Stalker will be available on my Patreon store and I will be hiring both Keira and Tracey to narrate Death Dance. Death Dance (as narrated by Tracey Rooney) will only be available on Patreon.

So, long story short: if you want the edition of Blood Bound by Tracey Rooney, you have ...

Rerecordings of Playing with Fire and Burn, Baby, Burn

As some of you may already be aware, I’m working on having Keira Grace rerecord all female parts for the Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) series. She is currently working on Playing with Fire. (Assuming the producer is game, Burn, Baby, Burn will be next.) After she finishes with BBB, she will be recording Grave Intentions.

I have been on the fence on this issue for a while, but I will be taking down the old editions of all Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) books when their r...

Upcoming Publication Schedule

A few tidbits for you. Please refer to the bold for dates and time frames of things I’m fairly comfortable with. Game On is going to be the top priority release of 2026 alongside Winter Paradise. I opted to do Winter Paradise before New Waters because of the mood. Essentially, I’m in the mood for this book. It’s a bit of a detour from that primary plot arc, but let’s face it… After Prince of New York, something a tiny bit lighter and a little more European will be an excellent change of pace.

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Patreon Updates, General News, Etc

I’m going to attempt to be brief; my to-do list is ridiculous, and I need approximately 32 hours in today to get it all done. Oops!

1: My editor is home and recovering. Hooray!

2: Patreon Cindercorns and Spicy Ponies with Bite are starting the Dragon Her Heels read along today. Because people ask often, here’s a super brief recap of what Patreon is and how it helps me.

2a: What is Patreon? How does it help me?

Patreon is a subscription service that does super important things like pa...

What’s Coming Up?

Hi, folks!

Due to the disappointing news of pushing back Grave Intentions (Lilith Daniels) due to my editor requiring a trip to the ER and a subsequent hospitalization, I thought I’d take some time to talk about what’s coming in the next year or so.

Obviously, Grave Intentions (Lilith Daniels) will be releasing, although its new date is November 11, 2025.

Dragon Her Heels (R.J. Blain, A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count)) will be releasing on December 23, 2025 as planned.

De...

Grave Intentions will now release on November 11, 2025.

One of my editors has experienced a medical emergency, and as I refuse to unnecessarily stress someone who is ill, I have opted to postpone the release of Grave Intentions.

My editor should be okay, but she will need some time to recover.

No other books should be affected. I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your understanding.

~ With much love, R.J.

Life-Debt & Experimental Voyage Audiobooks & StoryBundle, plus other news!

Life-Debt’s audiobook edition has been submitted to all retail vendors, hooray! Kobo / Kobo Plus are already live, and you can expect the other vendors to release the hostage in 2-6 weeks.

Experimental Voyage has also been submitted, but it isn’t live anywhere yet. (You can start stalking Kobo later today for the audiobook edition.)

With that juicy bit of news out of the way, both Life-Debt and Experimental Voyage are part of the Space Opera Sisterhood StoryBundle! If you found my fir...

Let’s Play the Good News / Bad News Game! (Part II)

As I was tired, life was happening, etc, I did not finish the good news / bad news game yesterday. That’s okay, I’m not terribly sorry about it. So, let’s get right down to it.

150 Days to 100k

Good news: I haven’t forgotten about it. I’ve even made some progress on it. I have the new book one cover of the series conceptualized, and once my designer’s hand heals from an accident, she’ll paint it, and I’ll be able to show it to you.

Bad news: I probably won’t be able to work on it un...

Let’s Play the Good News / Bad News Game!

It’s my favorite.

I’m pretty honest and up front about all the things going on in my life, so… let’s play the good news and bad news game. Stick around for juicy details about what books I’m working on, what changes are being made to my tentative schedule, why I haven’t had a 150 Days to 100K post in a hot minute, and so on!

Good news: Grave Intentions will be the length I want, which is approximately 125-130,000 words.

Bad news: I will not be finishing at least one arc I wished to ...

Audiobooks, Patreon, and Other Things

Partner in Crime is now available in Audiobook edition over at Kobo. I have still not gotten the Patreon update, which essentially means I cannot put audiobooks up for sale in their store. (When the update goes through, my old store is locked, I cannot edit anything, and I have to revamp the entire store. This is a hellish nightmarescape.) Apparently, it might be until the end of September until they get this rolled out, and they have zero way to give creators even a heads up on when their accou...