Remember when I published the third Mephisto book? It seems so long ago…

Actually, just three weeks.

Yes, I’m completely serious, and don’t call me Shirley. Well, here’s the thing. It was slow coming out of the gate, and things have only gotten worse.

Yes, really. I’ve been through a whole smorgasbord of emotions the past few weeks. First, there was

Then there was

Followed quickly by

And then,

Still, I held out hope. I mean, the book had LOTS of requests on NetGalley, which was promising, right?

And...