Well, The Slave in the Garden is out now, with thanks to Jane Austen for at least the opening line. It's a shorter work, and with a little more tongue and cheek tone than the Xhagia Saga has; if you've read the second book in that series you'll see right away where I got the idea for this one.

I also wanted to tell a Xhagia story from the point of view of an average person, and an average slave, rather than making the focus the imperial palace. And since I'm still hopelessly romantic at heart, it's built on a love story, though one with a few twists and turns.

And of course, it's very adult, though when you hear the word "Xhagia", that should go without saying....