Two Upcoming Releases and a Change to the Comments

My next release will very likely be a Paranormal Shifter Romance called The New Bear in Town (A Bear Mountain Shifters Story), to be published under my other pen name, Lucy Varna.

I thought long and hard about publishing that story under this pen name; however, it's just different enough from established series to warrant publication elsewhere. For one, the romance, between human Junie Daves and bear shifter Rafe Presley, takes place entirely within that book, unlike the romances in the Sunshine Walkingstick Series and Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI Series. And for another, the romance is the central plot while the mystery is a subplot, also unlike Sunny and Nessa.

The New Bear in Town is set to release on 28 September 2025. You can preorder The New Bear in Town at Amazon.

After due consideration, I thought it past time I released news about another forthcoming book, a fifth installment to the Vanessa Kinley Series, Even Rune Witches Get the Blues.

This story picks up where the fourth book leaves off, plus or minus a few weeks. I haven't firmed up the outline yet, though I know it has something to do with underground magic, a new singer at Kinley's, and Nessa and Nick's Dad, at least in a peripheral way.

I've set up a very long preorder to give myself time to find a cover designer, as the one who designed the current covers left cover designing for greener pastures. Right now, the (very tentative) release date is 28 March 2026, though if the stars align, I'll release it earlier. You can preorder Even Rune Witches Get the Blues at Amazon.

Finally, due to an overwhelming influx of spam comments, I was forced to set a hard limit to the amount of time after a post is published during which comments can be left. That used to be open-ended with no expiration. Now, thanks to Russian and other spambots, I've set that time period to 45 days, meaning comments can be left on a post up to 45 days after it's published. After that, comments are closed. Hopefully that will cut down on the number of spam comments I have to delete every week.

Thanks for your understanding! Don't forget to check out the two new preorders.

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