New Series Announcement
It has been a too damn long since I’ve had shared some awesome news. But today is the day!
I did release Luci as a fun little something to let y’all know I wasn’t dead. I hope if you picked it up you enjoyed it. But now, it’s time to get serious!
After I released Moon Crossed I was completely drained emotionally, creatively and physically. There were other things in my life that certainly added to that. I tried to dive back into the writing to get on to the next book, but couldn’t. I took a month long hiatus from writing and focused on doing some reading and taking care of my family.
When I sat back down, Moon Wake (the second book in the Crescent Hunter series) just wasn’t flowing but this other story was nagging at me. So I began to write. I wrote all three books over the summer. They just flowed from me like water! I finished the rough drafts, put them away and forgot about them.
Then, the shit finally hit the fan in my life. There was a teetering rock above my head for the last 11 years. I married an addict, I had two children with an addict and finally, it all came crashing down. It had been crashing in small bits, but it finally all caught up with us. Living like we were in a constant state of emergency.
When I wrote The Wounded Bird series, I had no idea how cathartic it would be for me. I had no idea that I was about to embark on a similar journey as Wren. Our roads are very different. Our similarities are only embodied in the beautiful way we both are flourishing after getting away from our abusive addicts.
I don’t have a Maddox, Hunter and Boone. As a matter of fact I’m certain that a man is absolutely not the answer to my life’s problems. Don’t have one, don’t want one. I can take out my own damn trash!
But I do have some very special friends that have been there for me. Made sure that when I had no food, that my children ate. That when I had no electricity my lights came on and when I had no hope they encouraged me to take one more step and keep going.
During this time I realized that this little story, that I had shoved to the side because it wasn’t what I usually write, was the perfect story to come back with. How fitting, that the story of a woman’s journey to emotional independence, breaking away from an addiction that isn’t even hers and learns to be tough when things seem insurmountable, is the story that I come back to you guys with?
I hope you do enjoy it. Wren took a different path than I did. She falls in love with a wonderful man. I fell in love with myself coming to the realization that I am perfectly imperfect. And life is still tough, but I’m tougher. I am the sole caretaker of Fox and Twila, working 50+ hours a week at one of my jobs. But I’ll never give up writing, hell I’m too stubborn to surrender. I’ve finally found a way to live with peace and joy in my life. Even when it’s hard, I’m still smiling.
I will continue to move forward boldly through life. I will move forward boldly in my writing career regardless of what it is. My children are finally able to feel joy without a dark cloud constantly hovering above them. Seeing them flourish and be happy all the time is the greatest reward of all. They are doing incredibly well and that fuels me beyond belief.
I have a lot more coming your way. So many big plans. The Wounded Bird series is completely written. I know I let you down before not finishing my series, but this one is done and will be releasing one per month until February. Then on to the INK: Series. I will be finishing the final book in the INK: Series, then to Moon Wake! It’s all coming, please be patient and thank you so much for holding on!
Without further ado here is the skinny on my new series:
The Wounded Bird series – Girl on a Swing
Sometimes the road love takes a detour…
It’s been 10 years since Wren’s parents were killed in a car accident, leaving her and her brother behind. Wren’s life has been spiraling downward ever since. She’s trapped in an abusive marriage, her career as an artist has never had a chance to flourish, and all of her hope is gone. If she doesn’t break away from all that’s dragging her down, she’s afraid she’ll never escape it.
She turns to her lifelong friend, Maddox, the only person who’s been there for her through it all. He helps her understand her own strength so she can finally begin making bold changes in her life. But falling in love with him was never part of the plan.
When their forbidden relationship jeopardizes everything Wren has worked for, will anyone be left standing by her side?
