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SFWA Charity Auction for a signed collection of the Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) series: 18 books! (Up to Catnapped.)

You can find out about the auction by clicking this link. The auction funds benefit SFWA programs meant to support the genre and writers in the field.

A few of the books use out-of-print cover art, so even better for somebody who wants to collect nice things. Like my books.

Good luck!

The bidding for the auction ends on May 16, 2022. (Which also happens to be my birthday.)

~R.J.

Beneath a Blood Moon is now available in Audiobook Format!

You can purchase it at authors direct and other vendors (excepting Amazon/ACX.) Here is the link for authors direct.

About the book:

Sara’s life turns upside down when someone leaves her a funerary urn, black roses, and death threats on her doorstep. Fearing her work as a stripper and showgirl has put her in the sights of a demented stalker, she turns to her best friend and fellow dancer for help.

Instead of a safe haven, all Sara finds is betrayal. Hunted by creatures she once beli...

I went on an adventure to San Diego!

I unplugged from Friday until Monday afternoon, and it was magnificent. Here are some pictures from my adventure!

1: We stayed at the Hilton Embassy Suites Bay Downtown in San Diego. It was stupidly expensive, but it was me walking distance from the U.S.S. Midway, which was what we needed. It was also right near everything else we wanted to do.

Did I mention it was stupidly expensive?

2: The Hilton Embassy Suites was one of the best hotel experiences my husband and I have ever had. We h...

Moving away from Facebook somewhat

Due to being banned (temporarily) from posting and commenting, for something that didn’t even violate their terms and conditions (Ah, the Ballad of the Overzealous Bot), I will be moving away from facebook.

My new home for socialization will be discord. I am the owner/operator of the server being used. You may access the discord here: https://discord.gg/9wGn27EwPU

So, what does this mean?

It means if you want to see my cross-stitch projects, talk to me directly, and get more immediate n...

The Ballad of the Overzealous FB Bot.

I love when I’m banned by an overzealous facebook bot. With zero recourse. (I can’t even ask them to review the bot’s results.)

Hmm…

1: Facebook is stressful.

2: Facebook is stressful.

3: I am banned from Facebook because I made a post that mentioned that there was a neighbor who may or may not have hit occupancy cap, how much the rent was, and that they weren’t allowed to have more than $x keys for their apartment.

Yes, I was accused of human exploitation for saying those things....

Kickstarter Update: Graphic Designer Status

Greetings, folks!

The trade (and updated Mass Markets) associated with the kickstarter I ran is going along smashingly well. There has been one hiccup outside of my control: my designer has tendonitis and is on a limited work schedule while she recovers. This is not going to be changing the store window through backerkit, but it will ultimately lead to the final ship date being slightly pooched. As weight is a consideration on the boxes, I’ll be shipping in multiple packages anyway for larger...

A few clarifications, upcoming audiobooks, etc.

In what I can only describe as insanity, Booked for Kidnapping, Steel Heart, and Beneath a Blood Moon will all be releasing in audiobook format… soon. (As in as soon as I make sure I have covers for the audiobook edition. Everything fell together at roughly the same time for these three titles.

Client from Hell and Silent Stalker just went to the producer. Plaidypus has also been booked for production.

Phew.

Okay, as there has been some confusion on the new patreon, I’m going to do a qu...

Plaidypus is Coming! All you need to know about future releases, publishing schedule, etc.

Hey, folks. Today, you get me, the actual author. The cats are busy destroying everything I own in the name of play. (Oh, well. I didn’t need that stuff anyway…)

Plaidypus is releasing on May 17, 2022! It is priced at $5.99 at all vendors.

This and the Sekrit Projekt will be the last full-length novels priced at $5.99 on vendors. Due to Amazon’s insistence on being the editorial police, resulting in heightened editorial expenses, I am raising the price on all new releases to $6.99 starting...

Please don’t panic.

This is how I’ve decided to move forward with all future publications. Please read carefully.

Definition: future publications means books that do NOT currently have a preorder.

First, I will still be selling my books on Amazon. I will just be selling them on a different schedule.

Second, for those who have complained about audiobooks and print editions not releasing at same time as ebook editions… okay. You win.

Moving forward, releases will now happen in stages, with all retail vers...

What is coming out when???!

Dear humans,

It’s Zazzle. Remember me? No? Yeah, that female took over the blog for a long time. How dare she have thoughts and opinions of her own? Sooooo rude.

See? It’s my turn now.

We have been receiving a lot of questions about what books are coming out when. I have decided to answer these questions for you!

Rapid fire style.

Here we go!

Plaidypus?

May, middle of month. It’s this year’s birthday book. Patreon readers will get it earlier in May. The plan CONTINUES. A...