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September 2, 2025
I binged this series so hard
Wow. I mean… wow.
[image error]I’m really into post-apocalyptic stuff lately. Maybe because it seems like the world is on fire.
But anyway…
I read the first book via Audible (amazing narrator, BTW) and had to read the restin the series.
Amazing.
If you like character-driven books and aren’t afraid to have your heart ripped out, these are worth a read.
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August 29, 2025
Clock is ticking and you’re almost out of time!
Did you choose the bear?
Did you want to choose my bear?
If so, the time to do so is running out. Behold…
I’m currently in the process of formatting the ebook for my backers on Backerkit. Once this is done, I’ll be sending the ebook off to those backers and placing the order for the first proof of I CHOOSE THE BEAR.
After that proof is placed, the preorders for the book will close and you lose your chance to get the special edition, illustrated hardback or trade that comes with the free ebook.
The illustrated special edition will not be available in stores, so if you want to get this book, now is the time.
You can order it in trade or hardback with dustjacket – you also have the option to choose painted edges! Both print options come with the ebook version free.
But you need to order within the next two weeks. After that, you’ll have to buy direct from me or catch me at an event!
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August 27, 2025
Repost: From 2012 What I learned at WRWDC Retreat
This is a post from 2012. Reposting it because I was telling my kiddo’s friend about how I came from a trip to find dogs in the house…and I thought maybe it would be fun to share.
(I’m also including the signing at Turn the Page bookstore).
Turn the PagePeople travel from Ireland and England to meet Nora Roberts. Like Sarah from Smart Bitches said… Nora is her own travel destination.It’s okay to raid your mom’s jewelry stash for booksignings… cuz I did. And Nora Roberts Liked My Necklace. It’s mine now. Not Mom’s. I called her and told her I could never return it, it’s like my good luck thing. She understood. (She laughed, but she understood and gave it to me.)Antietam …I gotta go back.
AntietamPeople define success in an odd way. I’m going to reevaluate how I look at it myself. More on that later.The WRWDC folks really know how to twist up the game Jeopardy. And that’s all I’m going to say about that…except…. THIS GAME IS NOT FAIR.There’s still a very heavy emphasis on the things an author must do. It’s odd that a lot of people don’t talk about the one thing I think is crucial. More on that later.I’m definitely going back to the WRW retreat.I’m going to consider how a surfer might look at things. More on that later.I met too many cool people to mention, but I did get to spend some time with chatting with Mary Burton, Jane Porter, Dorien Kelly, Darynda Jones and there was an epic, awesome road trip with Sarah Wendell from Smart Bitches.Also…most important, if you call your husband on a Thursday and the youngest tells you that she has a surprise for you and your gut tells you that the surprise barks…
My surprise, waiting for me when I got homeListen to your gut
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July 24, 2025
Well, that was fun
I’ve had…an ordeal.
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was going to be taking a short trip out of town. I’m back now. From…oh, say… midway through Saturday on, it went fine.
Meet QueenWe went to Florida to pick up Queen and her human, Dino. Dino isn’t really their name, but y’all probably know how I am on privacy now. (This is posted with Dino’s permission, by the way).
And yes, Queen doesn’t like cats. Or at least she doesn’t like the ones we have, so we’re going to have to work on that.
Dino is a friend of Hooligan, my youngest. They met online a while ago and have gotten each other through some rough times.
Dino is a nonbinary lesbian and comes from a…less-than-accepting home. They’d planned to move out at eighteen for a long time and as the friendship between my youngest and Dino grew, they started talking about getting a place together. Their bond is purely one of friendship, but they’re each other’s ride or die.
About a year ago, Hooligan approached me and the guy and asked if Dino could move in with us when they turned eighteen. Their parents aren’t great. I’ve overheard some of the conversations they’ve had (or rather, how they’ll be on the phone with Hooligan while being berated by a parental figure at home) and my heart goes out to the kid.
Nobody should have to live in a home like that.
We said yes and started planning on making it happen in late summer 2025.
Dino’s parents knew they were leaving. They kept saying awful, ugly things about Hooligan, things I’m not even going to get into but it was made clear that that they didn’t believe for a second that somebody could actually care about Dino, simply because they were worth caring about.
Dino stayed resolute. So did Hooligan.
Well, a few weeks ago, as Dino’s 18th was approaching and it became clear to their parents that they weren’t going to change their mind, that they were definitely moving, Hooligan abruptly asked me if we could go down sooner than we’d planned.
I asked why.
It turns that since Dino wasn’t going to change their mind, their parents just wanted them gone. They wanted them gone so bad that Dino spent his final night in his childhood home on the fricking couch because they’d been kicked out of their bedroom.
Insert a long stream of snarling, angry emojis followed by curses here .
Yes, I’m ticked.
This is a sweet kid. They’re autistic and have some health issues, and their fricking parents decided they just wanted them gone because they couldn’t guilt the kid into staying in a place where they weren’t accepted for who they are.
That’s fine. Dino is ours now.
We made it back home super late a couple of days ago.
Picking them up was pretty uneventful. I even managed to control my temper even though I had so many things I wanted to say. But losing it wouldn’t have done Dino or Hooligan any good. So I behaved.
But the really fun part?
Friday night in AtlantaWe were two miles from the hotel when headlights came out of nowhere, perpendicular to the car.
This isn’t good because we were driving down the expressway.
At about 65 mph.
And you can’t stop at that speed.
We were in a rental my aunt got from Enterprise.
We were in the far right lane since our exit was coming up. A car (Car B) in a lane to the left of us was hit by another car (and that son of a bitch took off-we’re calling them Car Asshole because what else do you call a hit & run? )
Car B lost control, because that’s what typically happens when you’re hit on the expressway driving 65-70 mph or however fast Car B was going when Car Asshole hit them.
Car B ended up in our lane, perpendicular to our car. We couldn’t stop and there was a crash. The rental was totaled. Car Asshole, who started it all, took off before we even had a chance to catch our breath.
Everybody is okay as far as I know, although the driver of Car B had to go to the ER.
It could have been worse. So much worse. We were all seat-belted. My aunt and I are pretty sore, even now. Hooligan was pretty freaked out. But it could have been worse.
It also could have been better (looking at you, Enterprise).
It gets more interestingMy aunt travels a lot. She got roadside assistance from Enterprise, because why wouldn’t you?
After this experience, the question is…why would you?
Somehow, somebody entered her date of birth wrong. And you need that to verify the information with Enterprise. She didn’t enter it wrong. They did. That’s established. And even though her driver’s license has her date of birth on it and it’s in their system, since she couldn’t possibly have guessed they’d given her a date of birth that was both in the wrong month and forty years later than her own, they refused to help us. They hung up on us. One hostile-assed woman was snippy and rude like we were the ones causing the problem.
Enterprise stranded us on the expressway in Atlanta, Georgia at night and they hung up on us. Twice. A cop who was first on scene ended up giving us a ride to our hotel. Because Enterprise had made it damn clear they weren’t going to help out.
They also hung up on us Saturday morning. Finally, the local office opened and my aunt was able to talk to the guy who rented her the vehicle-he remembered her and the two of them, and the manager, made some work. They were great and the staff in Atlanta was great.
But the roadside assistance crew who handles Enterprise in Atlanta? Why do they even ask if we’re in a safe place if they’re going strand us on the expressway in Atlanta traffic?
So. yeah. That was fun.
And my arms have been too fricking sore to do any writing until today. My brain is still in recovery mode.
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July 14, 2025
This book made me laugh so hard
He’s awkward. He’s adorable. He’s alien as hell.
Zylar of Kith Balak is a four-time loser in the annual Choosing. If he fails to find a nest guardian this time, he’ll lose his chance to have a mate for all time. Desperation drives him to try a matching service but due to a freak solar flare and a severely malfunctioning ship AI, things go way off course. This ‘human being’ is not the Tiralan match he was looking for.
She’s frazzled. She’s fierce. She’s from St. Louis.
Beryl Bowman’s mother always said she’d never get married. She should have added a rider about the husband being human. Who would have ever thought that working at the Sunshine Angel daycare center would offer such interstellar prestige? She doesn’t know what the hell’s going on, but a new life awaits on Barath Colony, where she can have any alien bachelor she wants.
They agree to join the Choosing together, but love is about to get seriously strange.
I had so much fun with this book. I got it via audible and the narrator was fricking awesome.
The romance was probably one of the most unique I’ve ever read and the characters were stellar.
But I have to tell you? The dog, Snaps? He stole every scene he was in.
If you’re looking for a fun, unique read, check this one out.
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July 11, 2025
Final few hours!
The Night Blade Special Edition Kickstarter ends tomorrow at 2:30 pm EST (IIRC).
The special edition will have black and white illustrations and a bonus chapter, likely written from Damon’s POV.
There are fun tiers, including the top one that includes a fun reading journal that I designed in canva. The trade paperback starts at $21 (plus S&H) if you use the tiers below and it includes the expanded ebook for free!
If you want to check it out, you can find the secret tiers here.
Night Blade Special Edition eBook Secret Tier
Night Blade Special Edition ebook and bookmark pack
Illustrated Trade and free ebook
Illustrated Hardback and free ebook
Illustrated Trade Duet
Hardback Duet
Lux Book Box
Lux Duet Book Box
Confessions Book Box
Confessions Duet Box
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June 30, 2025
Flash rewards!
Are you following my Kickstarter for the expanded special edition of Night Blade?
We’ve hit our first stretch goal which includes a foiled bookmark…the shimmery sparkles and the red lettering will be in red foil, which is going to look amazing. The final design might change some but overall, I think I like the final design.
We’re actually right at our next stretch goal, so I’ll be announcing that one soon.
I hope you join us…the first book was gorgeous, and this one will be, too. The special editions feature illustrations and a bonus chapter and they won’t be available at retailers.
Read more here!
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June 27, 2025
Are you a Kit lover?
Last year, I launched a special edition of Blade Song on Kickstarter and it did…well, pretty damn good.
So I decided to do try it with Night Blade.
The art…my jaw droppeth.
The special edition will be available in:
ebooktrade paperbackhardbackThis special edition will:
not be available at retailers…only thru the Kickstarter and later, perhaps, with me at events or via my patreon, etchave a bonus chapterhave interior illustrations…(Damon looks so damn hot)have backer acknowledgementscome with foiled bookmarks for all physical tiers (stretch goal unlocked!)have a custom cover and custom interior art with NO AIbe handsigned (physical tiers only)And there’s more. Fun stuff like stickers, a reading journal designed by me.
You can check it out here.
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June 20, 2025
It’s STUFF YOUR KINDLE DAY!
It’s Stuff Your Kindle Day.
Today only, there are 1600+ free romance & UF ebooks for your reading pleasure and they should be available wide, not just Kindle. Check out the website here.
I’m offering A Prime’s Passion and as an extra bonus, I’m offering book 2, A Dragon’s Desire for just $1.99.
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June 18, 2025
Night Blade…coming to Kickstarter
For those who enjoy my Kit books, you know this book. The tear-jerker.
The heartbreaker.
The one that might have made you hate me a little.
Well, it’s time to commemorate all of that in glorious, illustrated hardcover. And my, oh, my, how glorious that hardcover is going to be. Behold the artwork.
Isn’t that cover stunning? My artist, Kmochi, is a genius.
The Night Blade Kickstarter will have tiers offering the expanded book in ebook, trade paperback and case hardback and it will contain at least four black and white illustrations.
This title will feature a bonus chapter, as the previous book did, that will only be available to my Kickstarter backers. Stretch goals will include foiled bookmarks, additional interior illustrations and more.
You can follow the project here so you know when it goes live.
And if you’re somebody who enjoys crowdfunding campaigns, or if you like my Pretern Wars series, you can check out my September project with Backerkit…The Pretern Wars Omnibus, which will feature A Prime’s Passion, A Dragon’s Desire and A Killer’s Claiming, an all-new story written just for this omnibus!
Art below! it’s amazing, done by Millikodea15
If you want to follow along, just visit the page and hit follow!
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