Starting Over is LIVE!

Surprise! Colt's book went live 2 days early! Here's the link to the US Amazon site. 😃 H  Here

Some thoughts on Starting Over

Starting Over had made it through the beta process, gotten its final polish, and is now in the hands of my graphic designer. It's getting SO CLOSE!!!

I'm incredibly excited about this one! More than any other book I've written (and this is #24) I feel like this one has been building for years.

We've watched Colt grow up before our eyes, from that skinny teenager in Wyoming who we met in Coming Home (back in 2015) to a young man trying to find his way. We also watched his relationship with Elijah fall apart, and ever since then Colt's been trying to pick up the pieces and move on. That's part of the reason for the title, Starting Over.

But the title fits his love interest, Renaldo Medina, too. Ren used to have it all: a famous boyfriend, a successful IT company, money, prestige. But for the last three years, his life has been on a downward spiral. His relationship ended on a blindside, his resort is failing, and he doesn't know what to do with the next chapter of his life.

Even though this is a May-December romance (the two main characters are 21 and 41), I love the fact that they have a lot in common, including the fact that they're both trying to answer the question: what's next for me?

Answering that question takes them from friends to lovers, and it brings Colt back to his home state of Wyoming, so his story comes full circle. In order to figure out where he's going, Colt needs to understand where he's been. And Ren is at his side, every step of the way. ❤️

Sale!

Kindred Spirits, book one of my Castaways Series, is on sale for 99 cents, this week only (regularly 3.99). This is to celebrate the upcoming release of Starting Over, The Castaways Series Book 2, which will be out on or before March 29th. Both Kindred Spirits and Starting Over will also be available in KU for 90 days, beginning at the end of this week.

March 29th!

Colt's story has been years in the making. We first met him as a teenager trying to make it on his own in Coming Home, part of my Firsts & Forever Series. Then we watched his heart get broken when his relationship with Elijah ended. He's all grown up now and about to find the love of his life. Starting Over is coming soon!

Starting Over is coming soon!

I'm so happy to announce that Colt's book, Starting Over, is getting close to completion! I'm planning to publish it at the end of March, exact date TBA. I won't be doing a pre-order. Instead, I plan on uploading it to Amazon the moment it's complete. I'll post here and on social media as soon as it's live.

We first met Colt all the way back in Coming Home, book 9 of my Firsts and Forever Series, so his happily ever after has been a long time coming.

Here's the cover and blurb:

Colt Matthews is trying to find his way in the world.

His friends are getting married, finding rewarding careers, and moving forward with their lives. Meanwhile, twenty-one-year-old Colt’s still trying to figure out who he is and what he wants out of life. About the only thing he knows for sure is that he’s undeniably drawn to his friend Ren, despite their age difference. But what are the chances Ren feels the same way?

Renaldo Medina is trying to get his life back on track.

He had everything for a while: a wildly successful company, a famous boyfriend, a life most people would envy. Then it all fell apart and left him reeling, and he’s been stalled out ever since. But when he strikes up an unlikely friendship with a beautiful younger man, Ren starts to feel something he thought he’d lost forever: hope.

Can two lost men find their way together? Or will their generation-wide age gap and the ghosts of their past prove to be more than they can overcome?

Happy New Year!

I hope 2019 is off to a good start for you! I'm beginning the year by writing Colt's story, which will be book #2 in the Castaways Series. It picks up right where Making Merry left off. I'm planning to publish it in March, and the cover and title reveals will be happening in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!

After that, I'm planning to write Beck's story. Those of you who've followed me into the Castaways Series will recall him as the kind, handsome guy who's always doing things for other people, including running Seahorse Ranch for his uncle. I have a wonderful HEA planned for the mysterious Beck!

I haven't decided who'll get the book after that. There are several characters who are primed for stories, and it just depends on who's speaking the loudest when Beck's book is done. One option is to write a novella for Rick and Ryan, my couple in the Heart2Heart charity anthology.

Speaking of Heart2Heart, that book goes away forever on or around February 10th. If you haven't bought a copy, I highly suggest you pick one up. It contains 17 original stories by some wonderful MM romance authors, and every penny of the profits goes to three terrific LGBTQ+ charities. Do something good and get something good in return: win-win!

I hope 2019 is a wonderful year for you, and I look forward to bringing you lots of new books in the months ahead! xx

It's my 6 year anniversary!

Six years ago today, I independently published a book called Way Off Plan. It was terrifying to put my work out there, and I went in without a clue about the business of bookselling. I just knew I had stories I wanted -- and needed -- to write, so I took a chance.

And then this amazing thing happened. Readers found my book, and they wanted more. Way Off Plan began a successful series that lives on to this day. In fact, I just published a collection of holiday stories with characters from the Firsts and Forever Series and its new spin-off, the Castaways Series. I'm beyond grateful for its longevity.

So much has happened over the past six years, both good and bad. On the plus side, my son has grown from a little 5th grader to a 15-year-old high school sophomore, and he's such an amazing young man. Also, I've published 23 books so far, and there are more to come!! Less positive, and something I don't discuss very often, is the constant chronic pain that's been chipping away at my mobility. I worry about what that'll mean for me down the road. And my 20-year marriage ended unexpectedly just a few months after I published that first book, so writing went from a hobby to my full-time job literally overnight.

It's so much more than a job, though. Writing has been my therapy, my safe place, and my sanity saver. No matter what's going on in my life, I can open my laptop and step into the world I began building six years ago, which has been growing and evolving ever since. The characters feel like family after all this time, and they mean so much to me.

So do my readers. I can't begin to tell you how grateful I am for you. Whether you've been a part of this journey for six years, a few days, or something in between, thank you. I want you to know I appreciate you, and I look forward to bringing you many more stories about love in the years ahead.