I announced a sequel called Matt & Daisy in 2012, when I ended Safe With Me, and I still haven’t published it.

And honestly, I haven’t written it, either. I have written many scenes for it, but they are usually Tyler and Matt, Susie and Matt, or Tyler and Daisy, and they never feel like they belong in a book called, “Matt & Daisy” to me.

The reason I announced it was because I wanted Tyler and Susie’s story to live on, but I didn’t think there was enough tension between them after the end to constitute another story. I wanted to tell it through Matt and Daisy’s eyes.

If you read my Barboza Brothers series (which I wrote as Reeni Austin), Victor and Cara’s story (from the first book, Fresh Temptation) lives on in the other two books, and they get married in book three (Ramon’s book, More Than a Maid). I had hoped to do that kind of thing for Tyler and Susie, via Matt & Daisy.

I regret announcing Matt & Daisy now though, because that story has never quite come together for me. I always go back to Tyler and Susie, because there’s a lot more story to tell. I think that once I finish their stories, I will be able to write about Matt & Daisy.

I have been, quite frankly, scared to publish anything because I didn’t want to disappoint readers. Especially those who have written to me to say that they will be disappointed if I don’t write romance, or if I don’t write sex scenes.

But I have to write what’s in my heart to write. That’s why I started writing in the first place.

In the near future, I plan to release a new series called For Britta. I do not have release dates yet. I also will not be able to offer a pre-order at Amazon because I canceled a pre-order for a new series by Reeni a few months ago, and that means I have lost my rights to offer a pre-order at Amazon until January 2016.

I have other series associated with Safe With Me that I plan to release.

I have also dealt with various unexpected mental and physical health issues over the past few years that brought my writing to a halt for a long time. If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment, but please expect an honest answer.

If I had known what life held for me after June 2012 when I ended Safe With Me, I would never have announced Matt & Daisy.

But I know that doesn't make it right that I announced a book that I didn't publish. I had every intention of publishing it when I announced it.

I am sorry that I announced a book that I didn't publish. I am truly, deeply sorry for that.

In addition to For Britta, there will be many other sequels to Safe With Me, and I will announce them only when I know for sure they will come to fruition.