New Holiday Release - Hammer's Thief

Way back in January of this year, I committed to writing and publishing a sequel to Lion's Hero, an urban fantasy set in Atlantic City. I'm proud to officially announce the release of book two in the Chosen Angels Series: 

Hammer's Thief

Eight nights to fall in love.

Running away from his foster home at eighteen, Locke struggles to survive the brutal winter streets in Atlantic City. Trust is a fickle thing, and Locke hasn't had much of it. He's worked hard for everything he has. When a helpful security guard takes him in during a Code Blue, Locke discovers that some things are more than they seem. His fantasy becomes reality, but sometimes reality is too good to be true.

Graced by God, Judah Maccabee has dwelt in Yahweh's kingdom for nigh on two thousand years, rising through His ranks to become a leader among the warrior angels. A blessing bestowed, Yahweh has found the one for him. Now Judah has only the eight nights of Chanukah to fall in love with the one who will complete him. The only catch - his other half must love him in return if he is to stay earthbound. But expecting Locke to fall just as hard and fast as he does rebounds in a devastating way.

When egos rule and demons lurk, can these two men pull together, trust in family and faith, and earn love? And can they do it in a single week?

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Independence Day 2016 - NaNoWriMo Camp

Happy Fourth of July to my American followers

Happy Summer season

(or Winter as the case may be)

Whatever you're celebrating, I hope this missive finds you well.

My three children have been out of school for about three weeks. It's never a dull moment. I'm busier now than when they are in school. Gotta keep them moving...

First, we spent a full week in Walt Disney World, Florida. We arrived just two day after the Orlando Pulse shooting. I have to say, I was a little surprised and disappointed to not see more rainbows. One baker had a small sign in her window, but otherwise if you never looked at the newspaper, you had no idea what was going on. 'Course, I made sure to wear a bit of bling everyday. I found a rainbow Mickey to add to my pin lanyard and wore the rainbow bracelets my daughter made me.

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Gary, Gavin (15), Me

Emma (10) and Erik (12)

We came back to work and play. Camps are starting soon...STEM, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Pennsic (sca.org). On top of all that, I've got to finish the arrangements for my son, Erik's, Bar Mitzvah.

And I came back to write. Hammer's Thief, the sequel to Lion's Hero, is 75% complete. July's goal is simply: finish the first draft, edit and get it out to my beta readers. Progress has been steady in just a few days, already added on over two thousand words. I gave myself a goal of 25k, and thinking that'll do me nicely.

I better get back to it...

Spin Play and Spring Musings

My goal of posting monthly fell by the wayside, crashing in dramatic fashion, but not forgotten. The last few months I've been pulled in a variety of directions.

First there was the request to join an ARC review team. I jumped at the chance to read a new contemporary author, not knowing she had a slew of backlog titles and I'd be reviewing a new book every 10 days. Keep an eye out for Sierra Riley, she's got a few worthwhile reads, and some not so good ones. Read my reviews on Goodreads first to make sure you don't waste your time.

Then there the opportunity to review for QUEERcentric Books. After writing a few reviews for the website, I was officially accepted onto the team, and now you can follow me here. What started as just reading and writing the reviews, recently became posting my own reviews. It was a learning process that quickly enabled me to write better blogs for you, my fans. I learned how to insert pictures, and highlight quotes, how to create links and further customize this blog. There's still tricks I've got to figure out, but I'll get there.

Spin Play

One goal accomplished was finalizing my fourth book in my Southern Jersey Shores series. I give you Spin Play...

The cover was created by Francu Wulf Godgluck with the critical eye of KC Faelan lending a hand on both cover and beta reading. I also want to send out some cyber love to my betas: Jonathan Penn, Eric Alan Westfall, Al Stewart and Dawn Sister, and my editor: Debbie McGowan over at Beaten Track Publishing. Thank you all for your continued support and help in getting Spin Play from the first words to the final release. It's now available for preorder at Amazon, Smashwords and ARE.

Spin Play wasn't the only cover I had Wulf and KC collarborating on. I also had them help me redo Ultimate Summer (SJS #3). Check it out...

Nice, right??

Another chunk of time was a bucket list vacation item, and I headed to Las Vegas for a week of playtime. What a fantastic city, but I was too tired at night to actually see much of the Sin that gives the city its nickname. Absinthe, though, now there's a show. Fantastic: raunchy and breathtaking in more than one way. Also while I was there, my husband and I also joined fellow author Hunter Frost and her significant other for dinner. We got an eyeopener into the history of the city, while Hunter and I got to compare "notes".

So now, I'm back to writing...reviews and the follow up to Lion's Hero. Among other family obligations. NaNo camp is going slow, but that's okay. Just keep writing...

2016 Goals, Riding the Birthday High

Today marks the 44nd anniversary of my birth. With my birthday in January, it allows me to have a full year of life that coincides with the calendar, and let me tell you, I've got big plans for 2016.

It started with a discussion about planning. Well, let me rephrase that: It started with me getting anxious about the fact that my writing had slowed down to the point of almost nil. I wanted to get back into the swing of things after a spectacular 2015 (five published works, including the novel Metamorphic Heart), but found myself floundering. I'd seen a few posts and had a few discussions about what I wanted for the next year, especially in light of the fact that I didn't want to burn myself out. So I sat down one day and made a month to month goal list. I included my writing, my volunteer work, major family events and vacations. Each item requires a massive time commitment.

Here's January - and (Yeah!) I've already got a few items crossed off:

Blog Post - review 2015 and goals for 2016

Complete Al’s Story/Spin Play by January 30th

Complete chapters 2 and 3 of Hammer’s Thief

Book trip to Vegas

Book trip to Disney

Girl Scout Cookie Sales

And then I get to cross out one more once I post. 

But what you really want to know is my ultimate writing goal for 2016, so here goes:

Spin Play, book four of my Southern Jersey Shores series will be published in early May. This one is all fun and games. 

Hammer's Thief, book two of my Chosen Angels series (a novel length follow-up to Lion's Hero) will hopefully be published in early December. 

I'm co-writing Of Gods and Monsters: Kalfu with Francu Godgluck, with planned publication either late in 2016 or early 2017.

And KC Faelan and I hope to reconnect on a shifter series.

Busy 2016, but I'll be leaving plenty of room for fun, friends and family.