So what's this other book series all about?
"So this 'Zoey' book you keep talking about, is your non-John and Dave series? So what are these novels about? You actually expect us to pay money for this nonsense?" These are all good questions.
So, there are two books in this series (one out, one coming) and they're also in development as a TV series as we speak. That doesn't mean it'll actually become a show, but still that's pretty cool, right? As for what the books are about:
Imagine there's a team of con artists with PSYOPS training from their time as off-the-books military contractors. It's the future, and there is now technology that grants people superpowers. This team, whose only superpower is the ability to spin bullshit, must find increasingly convoluted and ridiculous ways to resolve conflicts between vigilantes and cybernetically enhanced villains running rampant in the city. This team of high-tech illusionists is led by a girl in her early 20s who was living in a trailer park right up until she suddenly found out she inherited her father's fortune and his criminal empire. Her name is Zoey Ashe. She has a cat.
So there are no elements of the supernatural in this series but it's not exactly a slice-of-life tale of coping with middle age. The first one is called Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits and it's actually the most acclaimed of any of my books, which I realize is a low bar. But it has nearly-perfect reader reviews on Amazon, so it's a pretty safe purchase if you like the other things I've written, especially since it's often $2.99 on Kindle (as it is right now: https://www.amazon.com/Futuristic-Vio...). The second one is out this fall, JDATE 4 will come a couple of years after that.
So, there are two books in this series (one out, one coming) and they're also in development as a TV series as we speak. That doesn't mean it'll actually become a show, but still that's pretty cool, right? As for what the books are about:
Imagine there's a team of con artists with PSYOPS training from their time as off-the-books military contractors. It's the future, and there is now technology that grants people superpowers. This team, whose only superpower is the ability to spin bullshit, must find increasingly convoluted and ridiculous ways to resolve conflicts between vigilantes and cybernetically enhanced villains running rampant in the city. This team of high-tech illusionists is led by a girl in her early 20s who was living in a trailer park right up until she suddenly found out she inherited her father's fortune and his criminal empire. Her name is Zoey Ashe. She has a cat.
So there are no elements of the supernatural in this series but it's not exactly a slice-of-life tale of coping with middle age. The first one is called Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits and it's actually the most acclaimed of any of my books, which I realize is a low bar. But it has nearly-perfect reader reviews on Amazon, so it's a pretty safe purchase if you like the other things I've written, especially since it's often $2.99 on Kindle (as it is right now: https://www.amazon.com/Futuristic-Vio...). The second one is out this fall, JDATE 4 will come a couple of years after that.
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I LOVE the JDATE books, and the first one is what got me into this (i.e. the thing about reading all your novels). Okay, the movie got me into reading the first book, which got me into the second book, etc. And while I don't love all of them equally, I think they are still awesome and brilliant in their weirdness and their uptakes on common tropes. However, when I read "Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits", I was completely blown away. It is oh so good. And I cannot wait for the second book of the series to drop. I'll probably reread the first one, just to get "back on track", so to speak (something I rarely do, tbh).
I intend to eventually own physical copies of all of your books.
So far, I have the 3 Dave and John books.
You’re an awesome and interesting writer.
Never stop the fun random weird factor and witty banter.
It’s a couple of the things that make your writing so great.
Makes you stand out.
You’re amazing.