One year later

As hard as this is for me to believe, Chance Assassin has officially been out for a year now.  A year.  12 whole months.  52 weeks.  365 days.  When I started writing it I didn't think it would ever be finished, much less published, but here we are.

I've said this before and I doubt I'll ever stop saying it, but it's been about as surreal of an experience as I've ever had.  I'm eternally grateful (and honestly still shocked) with how well the story resonated with readers.  Hell, I'm shocked that it was read at all.

In any event, a huge thanks again to everyone involved in helping me write, edit, and market it, and an enormous thanks to everyone who picked up a copy (or plans to when I finally get to the point...)

To celebrate, Chance Assassin will be $0.99 from March 1st through the 5th.  Les Recidivists will be out soon, and then the madness can begin all over again.

For all those bleeding hearts...

Tis that time of year again.  The dreaded Valentine's Day (or as I like to call it, Clearance Candy Eve.)  I'm not actually doing a Valentine's Day post, but it gives me an excuse to put up a new hit, and since I tend to think about murder a lot during this Hallmark holiday, here is a bit of sex and violence.

And if you truly like a bit of blood with your valentines (doesn't everybody?) my sister's book, Family Flaws, will be free on Amazon.com from the 10th through the 14th.   Click here to pick up a copy.  Happy reading!

A New Year and a New Page

I'm a little late on this (completely missed a Christmas post, so happy belated Christmas and happy New Year's to everyone) but I have a little something special to introduce, and an update on the sequel.

Chance Assassin started out as a series of hits rather than a novel, and while it was definitely full of lots of murder, some of the hits weren't included because they weren't needed for plot purposes.  There are also some hits that I've written afterward, and will hopefully continue to write, since that time in their relationship was so much fun for me.  I was planning on doing a sort of 0.5 companion book to Chance Assassin, but I don't really have enough of them so far to put together a real compilation.  So, without further ado, I'd like to introduce a new section of my blog.  It's called Greatest Hits, and will include those little jobs that didn't make the final cut but still take place somewhere between the beginning and end of Chance Assassin.  You can read them here, and they'll be updated whenever I can manage.

On to other things, and the main reason I don't have a ton of time to work on V.5:  Les Recidivists. 
For those who follow my blog, you'll likely be aware that Les Recidivists is the upcoming sequel to Chance Assassin.  It's been in the works for some time, and should soon be entering the heavy editing stage.  It's a bit of a departure from the first book, and a huge departure for me, as it's told in multiple points of view.

Chance Assassin was Vincent's story, and Frank's, but there's a lot going on in Les Recidivists which can't be seen exclusively through V's eyes.  It was definitely a struggle to get the story told, but I'm hoping that readers who enjoyed Chance Assassin will come along for the ride.

This is the unofficial blurb so far:

Two years after the events of Chance Assassin, Frank and Vincent are living in France, struggling with retirement.  And with each other.  When someone from Frank's past shows up and threatens to bring his personal and professional lives together with a bang, it's up to them to find out who ordered the hit and take them out first.  Things may not be what they seem, but they may be exactly what Frank and Vincent need.

I will keep everyone posted with any new updates, as well as any new V.5 hits.  Happy reading, and happy 2014!

Goodreads M/M Romance Member Choice Awards 2013

The M/M Romance Group on Goodreads has opened the polls for their Member Choice Awards of 2013!  Chance Assassin was unbelievably nominated in three categories: Best Cover, Best Debut Book, and Best Action/Suspense Adventure.  Thank you so much to everyone who nominated their favorite books this year (including mine), and thank you again to everyone for voting!  You can vote by clicking here if you're a member of the group.

 

 A special shout out to Bryan and Vita Hewitt of Hewitt Photography for my beautiful cover.   

And further news!  Cindi from On Top Down Under included Chance Assassin in her favorite covers of 2013!  Thanks again, Cindi!

Giving Thanks

I know, everyone's going to be doing Thanksgiving themed blog posts, but I'm really bad about updating so it gives me an excuse.

Here's an image of a homophobe getting a turkey dumped on her head from Home for the Holidays.  It's a funny movie, you should check it out.

Being an antisocial vegetarian, Thanksgiving has never been my favorite holiday (you could go so far as to say it's one of my least favorite holidays) but in the spirit of the season I would like to give thanks to my readers.  When I wrote Chance Assassin, I never imagined I'd actually publish it.  When I published it, I never imagined anyone would actually read it.  But from word of mouth alone (because let's face it, I'm worse at advertising than Frank and Vincent are at retirement...more on that later...) I was able to reach an audience.  For everyone who picked up a copy, wrote a review or gave a rating, told a friend, or just read it and kept it to themselves, thank you.  Thank you for your time, thank you for supporting me, and thank you for supporting self published authors.  I can't even begin to say how grateful I am to every single person who gave my book a chance.  No pun intended.  Honestly.  :)

Misery Loves...Family Flaws

Do you remember a time when vampires didn't sparkle?  Yeah, I do too.  Even though glittering in the sun took away some credibility (okay, okay, a TON of credibility...make that ALL credibility) at least it was something new in the vampire genre.  Ladies and gentlemen of the supernatural-loving variety, you are in for a bloody treat.
Family Flaws has got love and loss, vampires and demons, and enough twists and turns to make your head spin a la Linda Blair.  You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll hide under the bed with all the lights on.  And when the sun finally comes up and you think it's safe to venture out, you'll still be calling in to work with your best faux sick voice, so you can stay home and keep reading.  Under the bed.

Isn't it pretty?  Hewitt Photography strikes again

For the soldiers of SAINT, going to war is more than a struggle for land or power; it’s a fight between good and evil. Theirs is a life spent on the fringes of a society oblivious to the horrors of the darkness. With no family apart from their brothers and sisters borne of battle, their bonds are as indestructible as the blood ties they left behind.

On the night of the Ritz’ven Massacre, Peter Stone lost everything. The centuries-old spell should have granted the vampires in his Clan immunity from every weakness: sunlight, silver, and holy items. Instead it left him cursed to an eternity alone.

Aidan James has seen monsters. He was raised by one. Trying to survive is all he can manage for himself most days, but for the last of his family, for Cote, he cannot surrender. Little does he know, survival is about to get much more difficult for them both. And for everyone else around them.

Death is relative. Family is forever.

Family Flaws
 



Full disclosure, this is my sister's book.  However, even if we weren't related, I would still be raving about Family Flaws.  Growing up, she was always the writer in the family.  And for good reason.  I quite humbly bow down to her.  My book doesn't hold a tiny little half-melted tea candle to Family Flaws (and I don't just mean in length...this one is a bible, and every single page is delightful.)  If she wasn't my sister, I may have to save up my money and have her killed.

Outtakes!

I was on vacation in California last week, visiting my friends (and cover artists) Vita and Bryan Hewitt. Behold: Outtakes!

It's a nice reminder that work can occasionally be fun, especially since I'm back to work tomorrow.  Ugh.