Hey there! I’m just dropping by to add Igniting Bonds to the list and give a mid-November update. I also have some exciting news for all of my audio lovers out there.

November is the month of gratefulness, and I’m beyond grateful for every single reader who picks up my books. As a new author, the simple fact that people keep reading my stuff is amazing. I hope I’m improving with each new book, each new story that I put out into the world. So, thank you all for sticking with me or just giving me a shot, even if my stuff isn’t your cup of tea. Thank you!

November has beeen a busy month for me. Not only is it NaNoWriMo, I’ve also released two books and have an audio book set to release.

The first book was Box of Puppets which came out early November. Mei’s story was one that I’d had in my head since I started writing Everly’s story. I know it’s odd and even confusing, but I promise that’s on purpose. Since you are learning as Mei learns and (hopefully) feeling what she feels, that was my goal. By the end, it should all make sense as the pieces of the puzzle fall into place. I love a good secret and keeping the whole premise to the book hidden until the end is the ultimate secret. It’s like reading a good mystery and not knowing who the killer is until the last page. If you’ve read my first series, you know that I like making you ferret out the truth. Box of Puppets is no exception. I’ll begin work on the second book after I finish the water witch story.

Because I began to feel some burn out when I did Everly’s story one after the other, I decided to try a staggered release schedule like so many other authors. I believe once I finish these three series and get them wrapped up, I’ll return to the one after another schedule or perhaps just two alternating since my next sets will be Willie/Cassie and Everly’s sister. Thsoe two are from the same world so I may do those together. That won’t be until fall so we’ll see.

My second release this month was Igniting Bonds and it just came out yesterday. It’s a story I hadn’t really planned on doing. I was done with Everly’s story. At least, for a while. But, Ren’s family began playing in my head and the idea of Everly going to meet them all for Christmas began circulating. So, I paused reapers and started. Because of the theme, it wasn’t one I could really put off unless I wanted to wait a year, and I didn’t. It’s a 37k word story and shows a different side of Everly. She’s grown a lot throughout the series so I wanted to reflect that within the novella. I’ve gotten some flak about her not being socially adept, but she remained hidden away for a long time. She’s also withdrawn herself form most interactions and lived a generally lonely life until recently. Being around the hunters has helped her, mostly because, for them, she wants to try.

I also have the first audiobook of mine releasing. Tantor media produced Twisted Flames, and it is releasing on November 26th. Preorders are up now as well. The narrators for it are Tor Thom and Elizabeth Russell. They were the ones I wanted, so I’m very excited to hear the full length audio. I think Elizabeth Russell’s voice and inflections will do Everly justice while Tor Thom sounds like I picture Ren’s voice to sound and his rich, deep tone will do the other guys justice. I’ll add a link on to the end, just in case anyone wants to check that out.

Now update time. I’m hard at work on the reapers novel. I have the cover, and it is gorgeous. I’ll do a cover reveal once I get closer to the end. Right now I’m just about to the point where she’s heading to Earth, so I’m excited to get back to it. I’m still tweaking the blurb, so I’ll reveal that as well. The overall story follows Zella as she discovers a massive mistake and tries to fix the wrong that’s occurred. She’s not the typical reaper. She doesn’t have a scythe. She’s not a skeleton. She doesn’t come from Hell. And she has a bit of an addiction issue. But she’s also a hard worker who’s just trying to survive. The series name I have for it is the Soul Fiend series, and I’m hoping to have it out at the end of December or early January, but that depends on a lot of factors so I hesitate to give a more definitive date until I finish the first draft.

This thing keeps skipping back to the top, so I hope I didn’t miss any errors since I can’t see what I’m writing. As always, feel free to come over to my facebook group ( North Stars) or follow my Insta account for more updates. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone who celebrates it and happy November to everyone.

https://www.audible.com/pd/Twisted-Flames-Audiobook/1541435656