The end is near

of the week and War, the second Horsemen book. Woot! I'll definitely have it finished by Sunday, which was my goal all along. It'll be around 52k, which means it'll be going into print at Total e-Bound. :) I'm making sure all of the Horsemen books are long enough to go into print. That way each book has it's own cover and everything. :) Also, there'll be a fifth book, not really part of the series, but there's a reoccurring character in each story that needs his own, so I talked to my editor, and she said send her a synopsis and we'll see what we can do. I really hope everyone likes the Horsemen series. They've been interesting to write.

Cynthia, you asked about Yancey and Juan from the Home series. Well, I know I've said this before and it hasn't happened, but I really do plan on writing about them soon. My schedule is filled for the rest of this year and I don't plan on adding any other books into it. Couldn't even if I wanted to...lol...that's how packed it is. But I've written out a schedule for myself listing each book I want to write for each month and the last two Home books are scheduled in for next year. Leaving Home, Peter's story, I'm going to have finished by April, and Home Sweet Home, Yancey and Juan's story, I'm going to have done by June. I'm hoping that will mean they'll both be out next year as well. I'm not sure what kind of release schedule Liquid Silver is running on right now. I'm sticking to that schedule if it kills me...lol

What's my schedule look like, you might ask. Well, it's a 24x36 dry erase board and I have 2011 thru 2018 written on there. Yep, I have stories planned out to 2018. Titles are listed under each year with the month I plan on having them finished by. I have six stories left to write this year. Two of them are really short Christmas stories, so they shouldn't be too hard to knock out. The other four are Love's Baggage, Bandit's story from Preternatural series. Famine and Death from the Horsemen series. And Trailing Air, Rover's story from the Preternatural series. So I'm hoping to have both series pretty much wrapped up by the end of the year. Sure, there'll be one more in the Preternatural series, and that's Jess/Pavel's story, but I'm going to fit that in next year. And the spin-off book for the Horsemen series, but that one will be a stand alone. You won't need to read the first four to understand what's happening in this one.

I thought you might be interested in what I've got planned out in the next couple of months. Next year there will also be new stories coming out. I have two new series planned at Total e-Bound. I think you'll enjoy both of them. At least I hope so. :)

Well I've babbled enough to everyone. Back to my 'office' to finish up War and fill out the cover art/blurb forms for War, and the other two Horsemen books. Might as well get those done, so all I have to do is write the books...lol.

Have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend.

Happy Hunk Day

Woot! I'm in the home stretch of War, and I've actually started Love's Baggage. In case I haven't told you, Love's Baggage is the third book in the Preternatural series. It's Bandit and Allen's story. Bandit has to take Allen and Roman back to their home pack. We'll learn more about Grime (the bad guy) and what he's planning. But the problem won't be solved. Rover's story, Trailing Air, will solve the problem and get the book back. :) Hopefully. lol Then I plan on writing Jess/Pavel's story.

LB will be out in Oct. If all my plans work out, TA should be out in Jan. Don't have any definite dates yet.

I hope you all have a great Wednesday.

RIP Amy Winehouse...

I was sorry to hear the news of Amy Winehouse's death over the weekend. For a little lady, she had a big voice and I loved her songs. Soulful and painful, she understand what blues meant. The sadness of her passing is such because she had so many demons she fought.

Also, my heart is heavy with the deaths of those people in Norway as well. My thoughts go out to all of them as well.

I've been busy writing this weekend. I'm getting close to finish War, and I'm working on editing Borderline to get them back to my editor by Wednesday. I got a release day for it. Woot! Oct. 18th (but of course that day is subject to change until the day of release...lol) Once I get a blurb written up, I'll post it for you.

I hope you have a great Monday.

Blurb for Pestilence

Okay...I don't have a cover for Pestilence yet, but I do have blurbs for the book and the series. Now they are subject to change once my editor gets a hold of them. :) But I thought you might like to know what Pestilence and the Horsemen series is all about.

The Four Horsemen series Blurb:

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse-Pestilence, War, Famine, and Death- creatures of myth and legend, yet were all human once. Each one dying an untimely death, and finding themselves reborn as one of the beings charged with keeping the world in balance. They’ve existed for centuries, doing their jobs in solitude and loneliness, staying away from mortals they are trying to protect.

When fate brings an opportunity to be free of their curse, will the Horsemen be strong enough to grab their chance or will they stay trapped in the prison of their own making?

Pestilence Blurb:

Having lost his wife and child during the Black Plague, Pestilence accepts the fate destiny has given him as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. For centuries, Pestilence did his job, spreading plagues and disease around the world. He does it to keep the balance between good and evil, yet he hates every minute of it. He longs to be left alone, but suddenly fate seems to have a different plan for him.

When Bart Winston stumbles into an Amazon clearing, he’s terribly ill and sure he’s going to die. A tall white-haired man with unusual black eyes catches him in his arms and Bart’s life takes a turn into the unbelievable. Blaming the whole situation on his illness might have worked, but as he gets better and learns about the strange man who heals him, Bart must accept there are more things in the world than he ever guessed.

Pestilence and Bart heal each other, and begin to wonder if there can be a future for the White Horseman and the mortal he’s fallen in love with.

What do you think?

I hope you have a wonderful Friday and a marvelous weekend.

One Last Time...

Last time to let you know...voting in the Summer's Hottest Hero Contest at ARe. Chuck is behind by 24 votes, but I just wanted to let you all know the round is still open until Wednesday night. :) (I'm not saying to go vote for Chuck unless you want to)

Writing is going well. I'm rolling along on War, and have a bunch of stories lined up to work on when I finish this story. A character is emerging in the Horsemen stories who will be getting a story of his own. So that's fun. I did edits on Why I Love Waiters and it'll be out in August. Woot!

Have a great Monday.

Round Three of ARe's Summer's Hottest Hero

Well, Chuck made it through Round Two of the voting. Round Three is open and ready for you to cast your vote at ARe. Click here to check it out.

I want to thank you all for voting, no matter who you voted for. :)

I hope you have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend.

Wow...

is it Wednesday all ready? :) I'm not sure where Monday and Tuesday went. lol At least yesterday was productive. I'm hoping today will be just as good. Working on War and I'm over halfway done with it. Yay!

Oh and today is the last day to vote for ARe's Summer's Hottest Hero, in case you haven't already.

I hope you all have a great day.

Under My Bed available now...

My newest release, Under My Bed, is available at Amber Allure now. Check it out here. It's part of the Ghostly Affair PAX, which means if you buy all five books in the PAX, you get a discount, but if you just want mine, you still get a discount as well. :)

Here's the blurb:

Tabor Augustus has been haunted by ghosts living in a box under his bed. He’s tried everything he can think of to get rid of them, even leaving the box behind when he left for college, yet somehow, it always returns to him. Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad if the ghosts just floated around and moved things, but they don’t. Tabor’s ghosts drain him of energy any time they want, and they’re possessive of him.

On All Hallows’ Eve, Gautier Molyneux, a former priest, arrives on Tabor’s doorstep, tells him he knows what’s happening, and offers assistance. Tabor’s not inclined to trust Gautier, no matter how gorgeous he is. Yet after spending the night in Gautier’s arms, Tabor’s willing to take any help he can get. He’s ready to live his life instead of merely being an energy supply to the ghosts.

Who knew love could give Tabor courage?

Also, you'll notice the anthology, Shifting Perspectives, is no longer listed on my blog sidebar. I took the rights back to Understanding Forgiveness, so while the second book is still available, the beginning of Heinrich and Mason's love story isn't. Some day, it will be again, but for now, it's going to be out of print. :(

I hope you all have a great day.

Round Two of ARe's Summer's Hottest Hero Contest...

Chuck made it through Round One of voting....and we thank you all who voted for him. :) Round Two voting is now open and if you're so inclined, you can go vote for him, or for the hero he's running against. Also, there are several others to vote for as well.

Click here to go to the voting page.

Thank you. :) Have a great Friday and a marvelous weekend.

Late Start to the day

I'm not sure why, but at 3 am this morning, I couldn't sleep in my bed anymore. I kept tossing and turning and my mind raced. So I got up and moved to the couch, which my cat whined next to until he finally gave up and went to sleep somewhere else...lol. Eventually I did get some sleep, but now I'm moving slowly. I might end up taking a nap later this afternoon. Can't seem to get rid of this tired feeling.

Well, I heard back from Total e-Bound and we have tentative agreements on another four book series along with one stand-alone, and the sequel to Out of Light into Darkness. If I get possible release dates for them, I'll post them here so you can mark it on your calendar. Most of them won't be out until next year or 2013, since I already have five scheduled to come with them next year. :) But hey, it's good to know I'll have more coming out.

I'll be writing today and hopefully not falling asleep at my desk. Have a great Hump Day, everyone.

Computer malfunction

Well, I don't know if it was a computer malfunction or operator error (lol), but when I got ready to post the new installment of TLS, it was nowhere to be found. So it's going to be late getting posted, but I'm going to work hard on figuring out what happened to it. :)

Have patience and I hope you have a great morning.

Happy Fourth of July

I hope you all had a great and safe weekend. I also hope you have an awesome day today. :) I plan on doing some writing. Other than that, I'm playing it by ear...lol.

Happy 4th of July, everyone.

ARe's Hottest Hero Contest

Good morning! I wanted to let you all know Chuck Davidson from Why I Love Geeks is up for ARe's Hottest Hero contest. Voting in Round 1 is opened now and runs through July 6th. :) Run over there and check all 32 heroes out. There are quite a few awesome heroes listed.

Click here to check it out.

Also, scroll down for today's installment of The Longest Stride. :)

Have a great and safe 4th of July weekend.