I promise I didn’t run away!
I got smacked really hard with the flu in November (after traveling almost 5 hours to see my kids… I got sick at midnight Thanksgiving Eve). For someone with autonomic dysfunction & autoimmune issues, that’s even more difficult to recover from. My cardiologist commanded me to not get sick from the moment we met. However, I think this time I got sick during my visit to HIS office! So, yeah.. it hasn’t been fun. And just when I finally start recovering, I’m hit with “cedar fever” for the first time ever. So my last couple months have been rough and put me behind in where I had my deadlines set.
It also didn’t help that I blew past my word count goal for Ascension and had an OMG, I FORGOT ABOUT X moment and had to rearrange some things. And where I thought I’d be finished, the story was like… yeah, not quite bitch.
Anyway… new year, new goals.
- I’m confident enough in the book that Ascension’s release date has been nailed down. April 21st release here and May 5th on Amazon. It will be available in ebook/print.
- Ascension is also now available for Pre-Order in my Shop. Please be sure to read the TW/CW to make sure that this is a book for you. I tried to make sure that I included everything. Some might be tiny spoilers, but I don’t think it’ll take away from the enjoyment of the book.
- Full novels (and Possession) are back in Kindle Unlimited. However, the short stories will still be available here in the shop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.
- Secrets – Y’all. I had to put the edits of it on the back burner because of sickness and Ascension madness, but I promise it’s coming soon. It’s so very little, but I’m having a difficult time jumping back in time to before certain things were known. And in order to keep the flow with Ascension, I just couldn’t go “back in time” without it rendering my brain useless. Soon, I promise.
- Print – While Bound by Blood IS available in Print, we’re re-covering the series. However, my cover artist is swamped and I’m getting in where I can.
- Audio – While there is interest, I just can’t see making the investment at this time. We’ll see what the future holds.
- Future books… I lied. There are 3 side character books for Soul Mates, not 2. Some stupid character (that I shall not name) insisted he needed the promise of the spotlight in order to work for me for Ascension. I obliged, so now I’m on the hook for it. Other characters may have short stories/novellas instead of full books.
- There are also some non-Soul mates books in the queue (including Collateral Damage)… quite a few contemporary. *fingers crossed*
- Literally everything I write will go straight to Patreon as it’s in-progress.
- One last thing: Simon’s getting a book. Yay!! However, some of it overlaps with this one. Which, fine. Not a huge deal. But it’s not coming to me like Peter… Simon’s wants to be in 1st person present. Does that turn anyone off of reading it? Small section below… Let me know in the comments?
Totally and completely unedited:
I stab at the iPad screen with a flour-coated finger, trying to keep the stupid thing from going dark. I’ve been trying to do the math on this recipe for far too long, but every time I think I’ve got it, a wave of anxiety hits.
Or, at least I think it’s anxiety.
It steals my breath and renders me frozen in place. My hands tremble, my heart races, and my entire body feels hot and cold, all at once. I’ve got over a thousand years behind me, but it’s what’s ahead that scares me.
I’ve been hiding in this human-like body for over four hundred years. Holding this glamour never took work. It was like breathing to keep up the façade. But lately, it’s taken effort. And things that used to be so easy have grown more difficult. I rarely use my power beyond the glamour, but when I do use it, it takes me a moment to tap in.
And then I’m fatigued from the exertion.
That can only mean one thing: I’m losing my grace.
The one thing I have that keeps me hidden and allows me to be a fraction of what I used to be. Who am I without my grace? My power? What will I become?
Can I even hide my scars without the aid of my grace? This body—this glamour—isn’t beautiful, but it serves its purpose. I’m not looked upon with pity. And in this mansion full of beautiful creatures, that’s exactly what would happen.
What will happen.
Because I can do nothing to stop it.
All I can do I is stop using my grace completely and hope I can at least extend the time I’ve got left.