New Beginnings and Reflections

I’m always working on something, you guys know this. FORGIVENESS (Redwood Pack 4.7) came out yesterday and today so thank you for a wonderful time with Adam and Bay. So far the reviews have been amazing and people have loved going back for a small glimpse of into their lives.

I know Adam had a tough time in ENFORCER’S REDEMPTION (Redwood Pack 4) and Bay had even a tougher time, but I think you’ll like how their mating is going now. They’re both stronger for what happened to them and I was happy to visit them again. For those asking, yes, I do have plans for two more After the HEA novellas meaning that two of the pairs will be getting more stories–not everyone though. Also, I’m planning on writing a story about a certain character you met in FORGIVENESS. You know who I mean.

Next Week I’ll be uploading Chapter 1 of SHATTERED EMOTIONS (Redwood Pack 5) because it has the next release date of June 18th. Yes, Maddox gets his story. Those who have read it already have fallen in love with Maddox all over again and I’m scared to death as to what y’all think, but I’m always like this.

I just finished edits on DREAMS OF IVORY (Holiday, Montana 5) , Jackson’s story, so Lia Davis is reading it right now. Then it will go to my copy editor and we’ll get closer to it’s July release.

Today is the day that I get to start on Chapter 1 of AN UNLUCKY MOON (Dante’s Circle 3) and I’m not really in the mood. I’m usually like that when it comes to my first day of writing after a long weekend of edits and travelling, so it’s nothing new. However now I’m spending the past two days watching the news and breaking down.

I feel like every other week now we’re watching the news to follow a storm, a bombing, a shooting…something. We come together as a people and donate to the red cross. We site together and sob and try to come to terms with what happened. We’re horrified at the images and feel guilty that we’re secretly blessed it wasn’t us…this time.

Because of social media we all seem to know someone who was there. We follow twitter and Facebook and see people asking if they’ve heard from so and so who was running in the marathon or who lives in OK. We see posts from Sharon Sala, Gena Showalter, Jaci Burton and others saying that yes, they’re alive but it’s hell out there.

Because we’re connected to these people, even through a name on an image, we feel like we’re closer to this. It might be that something horrific and on the scale of dozens of deaths each time happens weekly and has always happened but we haven’t been able to learn about it so quickly. We’re seeing these things in real time and are glued to the news.

I’m having to physically pull myself away and watch something different. Then I feel guilty over it so I go back.

I have work to do. We all do. I need to start Hunter’s story today but I can’t find a way to get that destruction out of my head and go to his Pack so see what he’s doing and how he’s faring.

I know I have to. I know that I can’t feel guilty that I’m hundreds of miles away and can do nothing more than what I already have.

I can’t help it.

So yes, writing has been happening. Books are coming. I will be writing…but I’ll also be thinking about what I cannot change.

Like has been kicking us in the pants this year, last year, and the year before that, but I just pray we come out stronger.

We have to.