Just a quick update this month: A Dance of Water and Air has been out for a month and a half now, and I wanted to say thanks again to everyone who's bought, read, reviewed, shared about the book. I appreciate it more than I can say. If you haven't reviewed, please consider leaving even a short one on Amazon or wherever you purchased. Reviews help authors so much. And if you haven't read it yet, you can find out all about it here.

I just turned in the first edit on A Harmony of Fire and Earth, the second book in the Elemental Magicae duology, which concludes the story that starts in Dance. Everything seems to still be on track for a March release—which seems far away but really isn't considering that it's already November (still can't believe it's mid-November!). I'll share more information as I have it, and I'll start sharing some snippets on the blog and social media soon too, so watch for that. I'll do my best to keep them spoiler free for now!

I'm still writing Tournai 7. I've been working on Alexander and Marcus's book for six months now, and I'd hoped to be finished ages ago, but writing has gone much slower than I anticipated—this year has just been bad for writing happy, hopeful books! However, I'm almost finished. Finally. I've been writing much closer to my normal pace this week as I get toward the end of the book. Then I have to go back and revise and fill in all the gaps I left, but let's not think about that quite yet. I'm hoping to have it turned in to NineStar in the next few weeks—fingers crossed that I'll be able to tell you it's been submitted in next month's post.

A Dance of Water and Air has been out for a little more than two weeks, and I want to thank everyone who has shared about it, bought it, read it, reviewed it. I appreciate your taking the time to do those things more than you know. And if you've read but haven't reviewed yet, would you consider leaving even a short review? They help authors so much. If you haven't read it yet, you can find more info and buy links here.

The second book in the Elemental Magicae duology, A Harmony of Fire and Earth, is still scheduled to be out in March, so you don't have too long to wait for the conclusion of the story that began in Dance. I can't say too much because I don't want to spoil either book, but I'm very excited to share them both with you. (And for anyone who's worried, Edmund and Arden have a happily ever after at the end of Dance, but some plot points haven't been resolved. They'll be tied up in Harmony, and you'll see more of Edmund and Arden while also getting to know a new couple.)

I'm still working on Tournai 7, Alexander and Marcus's book. Writing has been slower than I'd like, which has been frustrating me, but I'm getting closer to the end. I'm trying to push through, get it finished and revised and submitted in the next month. Hopefully I'll have more progress to share with you in next month's update post.

This weekend, I'm attending the New Jersey Romance Writers conference. If you're going to be there, come say hi. If you're not attending the conference but you're in the NJ area, you can still come to the book fair on Saturday from 4:30 to 5:30. I'll have copies of all my books, and there will be lots of other authors signing too. I hope to see you there!

We're all going to ignore the fact that it's August as I write this because I'm not ready to acknowledge how quickly the summer is passing. That said, here's what's going on with me: A Dance of Water and Air is with the copy editor, still on track for an October 1st release. I'm excited (and nervous, as always) to share this story with you. I gave a little glimpse of it for Rainbow Snippets this past weekend, which you can find here if you missed it. I also saw the draft cover art for the book, and it is so pretty. Natasha Snow did wonderful work again, and I'm so lucky in my cover and cover designer. I'll share it with you as soon as I have the final version.

I'm continuing to write Tournai 7, which is Alexander and Marcus's story. I'm nearly at 50k words. It took me much longer than I'd hoped to get this far, but I'm pushing along with it and building up some momentum finally (fingers crossed it continues).

Finally, my Dreamspinner books are 30% now for National Book Lovers Day. If you haven't read them, now it a great time to catch up.

This year keeps flying by, and somehow, it's nearly the middle of July already! I have a quite update for you today. I've just turned in the second round of edits on A Dance of Water and Air, and it will be on its way to the copy editor next. I'm also working on the cover form and blurb. The blurb is never fun to write (understatement), but I'm always excited to fill out cover forms because they mean that soon I'll have beautiful cover art to squee over.

I'm also still writing the next Tournai book, which is Alexander and Marcus's story. Writing has been slow, which is frustrating, but I'm continuing to push. I'll get there. I love these two guys, and sooner or later, they'll stop being stubborn. 

In other news, The Dragon's Devotion and The Merchant's Love are 50% off at Smashwords during July, which means each book is only $3.50. (Lots of other NSP books are 50% off too.) Don't miss out on this great deal!

Somehow, it's the middle of June, so it seems like time for an update post. First (and most exciting!), The Merchant's Love will be out on Monday. Yay! I can't wait for you to read Faelen and Maxen's story (I'm also nervous, as usual...). I really do love these two and this book, and I hope you will too. I've been sharing snippets here and on social media, so look out for those. You can find more info, including an excerpt and preorder links, over here.

I'm currently working on two things: Tournai 7 and edits for A Dance of Water and Air. Tournai 7 is Alexander and Marcus's story. If you've read some of the previous books, you may have met these two (you don't have to read the books in order, though, since they all stand alone, so no worries about that). They're being difficult right now, and writing is a bit slow, but hopefully, it will pick up soon as I get to know them better. I'm also in the middle of the first round of edits for Dance. You may remember me mentioning this story before. It's a completely separate world from Tournai, which has been fun, and will be the first book in a duology. I just signed the contract for the second (still untitled) book with NineStar Press. Dance will be out October 1st, and the second book should be out early next year, so you won't have too much time between them. While the first book brings the romance to a happy place, there are some plot points that don't get tied up. Book two resolves them, along with having some more time with Arden and Edmund from Dance (no really angsty bad stuff, just deepening of their relationship) and a romance for another couple that I can't really talk about because spoilers.

Lastly, a couple of sales for you. The Prince's Consort is 99 cents across retailers for all of June in celebration of Pride Month. It's a great time to pick it up if you haven't yet. Additionally, my other Dreamspinner books are 40% at DSP through June 18th. Lots of other books are on sale too, so check it out.

I have lots to report this month! I submitted the second book in the duology that begins with A Dance of Water and Air to my editor at NineStar (yay!). No title yet, of course. I'll keep you posted on that. Dance comes out October 1, and if this second book is accepted, it should be out in March 2019.

With Dance #2 turned in, I've started on Tournai 7, which is Alexander and Marcus's story (in a brand new, pretty notebook, of course). This is an age gap, opposites attract romance with lots of spies and intrigue, or it will be, since I'm at the very beginning with not much to show for it. I'm looking forward to where these characters will lead me, and it's fun to be writing Tournai again.

Speaking of Tournai, Tournai 6 had a title: The Merchant's Love. I've also seen a draft cover, which is beautiful. Natasha Snow did amazing work again, and I can't wait to share it with you! The Merchant's Love will be out on June 18th (only a little over a month! how did that happen?) from NineStar, so watch for more about it and pre-order links soon.

I've added a coming soon/in progress section to the website to let you know what I'm working on. I'll try to keep current between these update posts, so you can check there to see what's going on with various projects.

​Finally, my Dreamspinner titles are currently 35% off at DSP. If you haven't read the early Tournai books, it's a great time to check them out.

How is it April already? Is anyone else completely surprised how fast time is passing? I'm still stuck back in February or March. Partly because I've been so busy with writing and editing that I've lost track of time. And partly because it's been so cold! I'm really ready for spring!

As for updates, Tournai 6 is through initial edits and off to the copy editor. Yay! I'm still playing with titles, which is bad even for me, but I think I've narrowed it down. I shared a couple of snippets from it recently for Rainbow Snippets here and here in case you missed them. I'm currently writing the sequel to A Dance of Water and Air (which I've talked about a bit before and is scheduled to be out in the fall from NineStar), and the plan is to have the sequel done and in to my editor by the end of the month. Then I'll start on something new—Tournai 7.

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the Liberty States Fiction Writers conference. The workshops were interesting and informative, and I got a chance to meet and chat with readers at the book fair. I also had a great time hanging out with my conference buddies and friends, Kimberley Ash and Michelle Joyce Bond. I also wore my book dress for the first time, and I've decided it's the most appropriate dress I own for writing conferences—I may have to wear it to all of them. I posted a few pictures on twitter during the conference, but I'll leave you with a few here too in case you missed them.

February was a busy month! As I've done over the past several years, I participated in New Jersey Romance Writers JeRoWriMo. This year I continued working on my current project, the sequel to a book that you'll see in September (and I can't tell you too much about what I'm working on yet because of spoilers!). It's usually a really productive month for me, and I add a bunch of words to my current work in progress during the month. I did this month, just not as many as I usually do, but I met the challenge, so yay! My word count wasn't as high as I'd hoped because of a nasty cold at the beginning of the month and then getting Tournai 6 edits middle of the month. The first Tournai 6 edit is finished and turned in to my editor as of yesterday, so I'm back to writing and hoping to get lots of words down before the next edit hits my inbox (fingers crossed, all!).

In other news, I found last month that The Sorcerer's Guardian is going to be published in French, which is so exciting! It will be out in ebook and paperback, and as soon as I have information about release dates, I'll let you know.

Finally, I'll be at the Liberty States Fiction Writers conference in Iselin, NJ this month (how is it March already? where did time go?). If you're at the conference, come say hi! And if you're not attending the conference, you can still come to the book fair on Saturday March 24th. I'm signing, and I'd love to see you!

This is an incredibly delayed update post, for which I apologize. January has been ridiculously busy. I've had so many deadlines that I mostly kept my head down and tried to get through it. The first thing I worked on were revisions for Tournai 6. The release date for that book was moved up to June 4th, so it's coming to you a little sooner than I originally thought (yay!). If you missed it, I shared a snippet before Christmas. I'll share some more soon as I get into edits.

I also had revisions on the first book in the new series, which I also shared a snippet of a little while back, if you missed it. This one will be in your hands on September 3rd. I've also been writing its sequel, which will hopefully reach you not too long after that (because I left some plot points unresolved, though not the romance—Arden and Edmund end the book in a very happy place). A synopsis and the first five chapters just went out to my editors, so fingers crossed that she likes it as I keep writing. 

February is NJRW's Jersey Romance Writer's Month, and I'm participating again. The goal is 30k words in February, but I'm hoping for more than that. I need to get this sequel written! Once I do, Tournai 7 is next up on the writing schedule, though that's a little ways out yet. I usually try to start JeRoWriMo well rested and with a clean apartment...with the way January went, none of that is true this year, but I'm pushing on anyway! I'll keep you posted.

In other news, I will be at this years Liberty States Conference this year in Iselin, NJ in March. If you're there, please say hi, and even if you're not attending, you can come to the book fair on Saturday March 24th. I'll have copies of all my books with.

Finally, Dreamspinner is having a paperback sale now. If you're a paperback fan, you can get 30% off my DSP books for the next couple days.

I realized that it's been far too long since I did one of these posts. Sorry! I've been buried under writing and revising the next Tournai book, and I've let a lot slip. I have exciting news to share, though. I've signed two new contracts with NineStar Press this month! One is for the next book in the Tournai series. No title yet (I'm working on one!), but this is Faelen and Maxen's story. If you've read the other Tournai books, you've met these characters. Faelen is one of the twins that first appeared in The Dragon's Devotion, and Maxen is Tristan's brother. You first met him in The Scholar's Heart, when he was giving Tristan some sensible advice. (And if you haven't read the previous books, that's all right too because they all stand alone and you can start anywhere!) The other book is a fantasy romance that I mentioned here as I was writing it. It's my story of a prince who must marry a queen in an arranged marriage but falls in love with her brother instead. There's lots of political intrigue, an assassination attempt, and a flight for their lives, as they try to keep two kingdoms out of war and find a way to be together. One main character is trans and bisexual, the other cis and demisexual (which makes two recent books I've written with demisexual main characters, since Faelen is as well). It's tentatively titled A Dance of Water and Air. Both books should be out Fall 2018.

Other than that, I don't have too much to report. I've been working on writing/revising the next Tournai book. After that, I'll be moving on to the sequel to Dance. I'd planned to finish up a contemporary I've been working on next, but plans had to change a bit and I need to concentrate on the sequel and Tournai 7 after that. If everything goes well, I'll try to work on the contemporary a bit while I'm writing my main projects. I need to write faster! I have so many ideas...

​Finally, Dreamspinner Press has a coupon code for $3 off a $10 order, good through the 21st, and they'll be running pop-up sales too. Don't miss it!

That's all for now, I think. I'll be better about keeping you updated again, but I better get back to work now!