Forthcoming Books

…And I’m back! This will be short, so let’s dive right in.

Well, it’s been a long time, and this post has been a long time coming. I’ve refrained from making a post a few months ago, because things weren’t as settled as they are now, and there was still a fair bit of uncertainty. The last half of 2021 until a few months ago (Aug 2023), has not been a good time for writing, and it had to take a backseat for life to unfurl. During this time, passions changed, bad habits formed, and apathy set in. I’m here to rectify that.

In 2017, or it might’ve been 2018, I told my fellow writers at our group in Okinawa that I was going to publish five books over the next five years. I think they were all kind of shocked; I was, too. I’m never the type of person to not meet goals, and once declared aloud, it’s time to buckle down and do it. So, that’s what I’m here to do, to declare a goal. 

Starting next year, 2024, to 2029, I plan to release ten books. Some of these already have names, some do not. Some are sequels, some are an entire new series. There are books that aren’t within the list, such as Dark Portal sequels, but I will be getting to them. What I don’t want to do is overextend my pledge and fail to deliver. So, view these books as bonuses when they drop, and if life gets in the way again, well, those Dark Portal stories will just be part of the ten. While the list may change, the goal is ten, with an absolute surety of five getting published. The asterisks indicates which ones will be published come hell or high-water.

Without further ado, let’s get into it:

The Jackal of Shades | The Dark Legacy Series vol. 3 | 2024*Red Creek | The Maro Prakk Novella Series | 2024*Bloodbane | The Maro Prakk Novella Series | 2025*Warmaster | Sequel to The Demon’s Fate | 2026Maro 3 | The Maro Prakk Novella Series | 2026Lord of the Underworld | The Dark Legacy Series vol. 4 | 2027*Maro 4 | The Maro Prakk Novella Series | 2027Maro 5 | The Maro Prakk Novella Series | 2028Maro 6 | The Maro Prakk Novella Series | 2029The Stone Angel | The Dark Legacy Series vol. 5 | 2029*

After reading this list, you might ask yourself, “Who is Maro Prakk?” Good question. He’s a character I created in a book I wrote in 2020 called The House of Lust and Candor, or THOLAC for short. Where is this book you might ask? It’s buried on my computer, not because it’s terrible, but because it’s special, and with it, I want to try and find an agent and go the traditional route with it. But instead of waiting on this route, which might take years, I yearned to share the character with you, so I devised this hairbrained prequel series for the story to come. Readers should see how the bounty hunter became as he is. I’ll discuss this and the list in future blog posts.

You might also be asking yourself: “How can you have a sequel to The Demon’s Fate after such an ending?” That’s simple to answer. I left it wide open for a sequel, and I plan to continue the story, albeit in a new direction while treading over familiar ground. Let’s just say this: the hints were in TDF, and the title for such a sequel is a big clue. Besides, Celesta Six is too intriguing of a place to ignore.

That’s it for this round, short and sweet. I shall return…

If you enjoyed this content, check out my books, The Bearer of Secrets, Mark of the Profane, The Demon’s Fate, The Dark Portal, For Heathens of Heaven, and Flawed to the Core: Building Memorable Characters and Writing on Amazon. All works are available on Kindle Unlimited, eBook, and print. Reviews can be found on Goodreads and Amazon.