I’ve had people ask me “What’s next?” countless times. It’s probably seemed like I’ve been deliberately avoiding the question because, well, I was. You see, for the past year, I’ve been working on a new story set in a brand-new world, and I wasn’t sure if (1) I was going to indie-publish it or traditionally publish it, or (2) if it was going to be one book or the start of a new series.

However, I’m excited to say that it IS a new series, and it will be traditionally published. So, you can find it when you shop at your local book store versus just ordering it online (though you’ll be able to order it online as well, of course.)

The title, release date, publisher, snippets, and other details will come later because contracts are still being hammered out, but could I wait until all of that was done to squee about this? Hell, no! 🙂

I’ve been thinking about these characters since I started writing the Bones point of view books. I’ve said before that whichever characters are loudest in my head are the ones that get their stories told next, and these characters were LOUD.

What’s the new book/series about?

I’m bad at describing my own novels, so I’ll tell you that BFF Ilona Andrews called it “a reverse Beauty and the Beast with a twist.”

In her submission letter, my agent called it “a compelling blend of romance, chemistry and high-stakes danger, set both in ordinary Baltimore and an adjacent, deadly world of power and mythic creatures, barely kept behind borders by (equally deadly) Wardens. But sometimes, the boundaries falter to the beasts; and our heroine carries her own Beast within…”

In short, there are lots of different creatures, new mythos, and magic. I follow the same hero and heroine over the course of at least two books, and you can also expect the same level of spice and sass that my other books contain. I would say more, but then my agent would tranq dart me.

Does this mean you’re done writing vampire books?

Absolutely not! I love my fanged ones, so there will definitely be more stories with them. I’m just…cheating on them with other creatures right now 🙂

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