Crazy hectic.

At the basketball banquet, my oldest daughter won a bball scholarship! I’m so proud of how hard she works. The coach shared an inspiring story of how, in my daughter’s sophomore year, the coach told my daughter she would be cut from the team in her junior year. My daughter buckled down and actually got pushed to varsity her junior year. Real fighting spirit.

Meanwhile, I fought with a broken ice-maker, car repairs, and missing pieces to a bed we bought used from FB. 😭

I sent Secrets of Deara off for another round of structural editing. Honestly, between the new job, preparing for our family vacation, continuing with book marketing, and working on Secrets, I was burning out. Getting the book out of my hands for a little while was a healthy move.

That reminds me, I would like someone with a nautical background to make sure I didn't do anything stupid in this story. (I continue to get complaints about the saluting in Guardian of The Palace--lesson learned). Anyone on this list fit the bill? Ideas where I should look? I doubt I'll find a FB group of nautical fantasy readers, but maybe... I haven't looked yet.

Cover for Book 3 is done, except the blurb for the paperback/hardback--haven't written it yet. Let me know what you think of the cover.

Pretty sure I've settled on a title for Book 4: Shepherds of Truth. It's probably not hard for you to guess where they're headed from the title. The conclusion of this series will be wicked hard to write, for a lot of reasons. Guess I can't discuss that.

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They told me journalism was dangerous. But no one ever told me it could make me undead…

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My name is Kali Black, and for the last decade, I’ve been chasing a child trafficking ring no one else believes exists.

Becoming a creature of the night won’t stop me cracking the case. If anything, it’s given me an edge.

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My sire is still out there, and I need answers. Time is running out. The sun’s rising, the Enforcers are closing in, and the truth is darker than I ever imagined.

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