It Takes Two Release Date

This past week has just been loaded with publishing news. Today, RKB and Cleis Press got back to me with copyedits on “Rekindling”, my contribution to It Takes Two. Those edits also came with an announcement: It Takes Two is currently set to be published May 9th, 2023!

This is a few months later than originally expected, but I appreciate how proactive they were about this. I much prefer knowing months in advance rather than finding out at the last minute…or after the previous release date has come and gone. Especially since this is an anthology that pays on publication instead of on acceptance.

Like I’ve said in the past, “Rekindling” is a pretty stark departure from my previous work. Even “Law, Love, and the Whippoorwill”–despite being a romance with an explicit sex scene–featured a lot of action and suspense. There isn’t any action in this one. At least, not that kind of action. If your pulse is pounding while reading “Rekindling”, it’ll be because of the scorching hot erotic content. Yet it’s also one of the sweetest stories I’ve ever written, touching on themes of postpartum body image issues, the impact of parenthood on a couple’s sexuality, and what it means to truly love someone unconditionally.

So, if you’re interested in erotica featuring established couples, if you shipped Arlise Dun and Earc Mac Toghda in “The Gale at Quiet Cove” (one editor kinda did), or if you’re just looking for something different, check out It Takes Two when it releases next May.