Kind of Quiet

The hot, dry weather ha been very draining We're in a drought here in New England as well and it's hard just to walk out the door into the oppressive heat to go to work. Even the cats are feeling sluggish.

I have let many things slide due to low energy. I am working on a new novel but not sure if it'll meet my standards or not when done.

I gifted a coworker a copy of Black King Takes White Queen. Her 18-year old daughter grabbed it and was 7 chapters deep the following morning. She was then up past midnight the next night and is close to finishing it today. I chose four additional books for her to enjoy this summer- Medea (written under the pseudonym Victoria Bell, a YA novel), My Magical Life, The Archetypes-First Generation and Talon: Finding the Familiar (which is book 4 in the series but is primarily about Dr. Talon and Bryce's college senior daughter Jamie Milena Talon)

I gave another co-worker the first three books in the Talon series that are about Dr. Talon (frosty Medical Examiner and smokin' hot grim reaper) and Bryce who is on a path of self discovery over the course of the 3 books as Talon's portal and one true love. My co-worker likes a little spice to her summer reads.

I have one chapter written of the sequel to Black King Takes White Queen but I need to step back from it for a month to regroup and reread the book so I can clean up any loose ends in the second book.

I have one other book partially written about witches in New England, another "urban fantasy".

So while I feel as if it's been a quiet time for me, in reality it really hasn't been. It really never is quiet in my home!