1. Gremlin's Last Run is still on track for a September/October release. I'll be able to be a bit more specific about the release date once this round of edits is done. Also, look for the cover reveal at the beginning of September.
2. The dragon shifter story, Burn the Sky, is out for beta. The cover is done (and it's gorgeous--there are dragons!), and the draft I sent off to the beta readers runs around 60,000 words. I'd like to have this one out by the end of the year, but it'll depend on how much work it needs... and how much life interferes!
3. Ghost in the Mythe (Book 3 of Guardians of the Pattern, and sequel to Gremlin's Last Run) will be next up. This is Miko's story. The first draft is written, and my next job is to give that a read-through and fix it up before sending it out to the beta readers. This one is in much better shape than Gremlin's Last Run was, so I'm hoping it'll go a bit faster.
Looking further ahead, I'm planning to wrap up the Guardians of the Pattern series in 2015 with book 4, Wildfire Psi, which tells Luka's story. The series was originally intended to be five books, but the fifth one (which is already written) would work so much better as the first book of a second series, and since these characters are far from done with me, that's how it's going to go. More on that later! Also in the works is a fantasy trilogy, working title: Kingmakers. The first draft of that one is already written, but will need much in the way of taming, I think. I also have some ideas for more adventures with Ash and Tor kicking around in my head, one of which is absolutely screaming to be written, so that one may come sooner rather than later.
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
New Cover Art: Facing the Mirror
Facing the Mirror, my free, short, sort-of-prequel to Psi Hunter has a new look! I had to ask very nicely--and carefully--because when someone you love does something nice for you--like makes you a cover for your book, and it looks about a million times better than anything you could make yourself--you don't want them to think you don't like it. And I did like it. But the old cover just didn't fit with the covers for the rest of the series, so I asked Chinchbug if he could maybe, when he had some spare time, just sort of see if he might be able to do a cover that was a bit more like the others in the series.
Wow, did he ever! Take a look at this:
The new cover is now live at All Romance and Smashwords, and will be appearing soon at Amazon and other retailers.
Now I have to go make that dude a really nice dinner!
Wow, did he ever! Take a look at this:
The new cover is now live at All Romance and Smashwords, and will be appearing soon at Amazon and other retailers.
Now I have to go make that dude a really nice dinner!
Friday, July 11, 2014
Burn the Sky: A Sneak Peek
While Gremlin's Last Run is being ripped to shreds by my beta team, I've been working hard on a fantasy dragon shifter story called Burn the Sky. I wrote this as an 18,000 word novella last summer, intending to submit it to a publisher for an anthology call. While my beta team all liked it, everyone said it wanted to be a novel. And I agreed. Cramming the story and the ideas I had into 18K just wasn't going to cut it. So I put it away until I had time to work on it. Over the last few weeks I've been rewriting it as a short novel, and it looks like it's going to end up somewhere around 55,000 words. Chinchbug has already made the cover, and I should finish up this draft in a week or so. I'd like to have this out by the end of this year or early next (the timing will depend on how much work Gremlin's Last Run needs before it's released).
The Blurb:
Prince Garrik is the heir presumptive of Altan, next in line to be crowned Wytch King. There’s only one problem: in order for Garrik to be crowned, he must possess Wytch power of his own, and thus far, whatever power Garrik might possess has shown no sign of awakening. As things stand, it is Garrik’s younger brother, Jaire—a dreamer completely unsuited to wear the crown—who will take the throne after their father.
Things come to a head when the Wytch King, who has grown increasingly impatient with the situation, demands that Garrik’s power be forcibly awakened. Hoping to protect his brother from the burden of rule, Garrik allows the attempt—with disastrous results. Now, Garrik must learn to control the fiery dragon that rages within him before he destroys everything he loves.
Wytch Master Ilya has been alone for years. Learning to control the icy beast slumbering deep within him has already cost him his family and his lover, and Ilya will never open himself up to that kind of pain again. Summoned to Altan to avert disaster if he can, Ilya has no intention of allowing anyone to thaw the ice in his heart. When he meets Prince Garrik, sparks fly, and Ilya finds himself fighting feelings he’d thought long buried.
Can Garrik’s fire melt Ilya’s icy heart? Or will Ilya be forced to use his ice to quench the flames that burn within Garrik once and for all?
The Blurb:
Prince Garrik is the heir presumptive of Altan, next in line to be crowned Wytch King. There’s only one problem: in order for Garrik to be crowned, he must possess Wytch power of his own, and thus far, whatever power Garrik might possess has shown no sign of awakening. As things stand, it is Garrik’s younger brother, Jaire—a dreamer completely unsuited to wear the crown—who will take the throne after their father.
Things come to a head when the Wytch King, who has grown increasingly impatient with the situation, demands that Garrik’s power be forcibly awakened. Hoping to protect his brother from the burden of rule, Garrik allows the attempt—with disastrous results. Now, Garrik must learn to control the fiery dragon that rages within him before he destroys everything he loves.
Wytch Master Ilya has been alone for years. Learning to control the icy beast slumbering deep within him has already cost him his family and his lover, and Ilya will never open himself up to that kind of pain again. Summoned to Altan to avert disaster if he can, Ilya has no intention of allowing anyone to thaw the ice in his heart. When he meets Prince Garrik, sparks fly, and Ilya finds himself fighting feelings he’d thought long buried.
Can Garrik’s fire melt Ilya’s icy heart? Or will Ilya be forced to use his ice to quench the flames that burn within Garrik once and for all?
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Smashwords Annual Summer/Winter Sale
Today kicks off Smashwords Annual Summer/Winter Sale. For the entire month of July, you can get my M/M fantasy novel, Human Frailties, Human Strengths and my M/M sci fi novel Psi Hunter (Book One of the Guardians of the Pattern series) for 50% off using coupon code SSW50 at the checkout. Facing the Mirror, a short story which takes place in the Guardians of the Pattern universe and is sort of a prequel to Psi Hunter, is also available for free on Smashwords.
Saturday, June 7, 2014
Human Choices Available Now
My free M/M fantasy story, Human Choices, was posted today as part of the Goodreads M/M Romance Group's Annual Don't Read in the Closet Event, Love's Landscapes. If you're a member of the M/M Romance Group, you can read it here, if not, you can join here.
The downloadable versions are now available at the MM Romance Group's website.
I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
The downloadable versions are now available at the MM Romance Group's website.
I hope you guys enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!
Monday, May 5, 2014
Update, May 2014
Just a few update things:
1. Human Choices, my Love's Landscapes story is finished and turned in to the Love's Landscapes team. I got final edits back this morning, and those have been turned in, too. Final word count is just over 50K. I've beta read stories for three other authors doing the event, and I can tell you, just like last year, there will be some awesome summer reading!
2. Gremlin's Last Run is nearing the halfway mark on the rewrite. Almost 50K out of 100K done there, and then it'll be off to the beta readers to see what they think.
3. New WIP: I'm working on a dragon shifter novel... it was originally written as a novella, but all three of my beta readers said, "You know, Jaye, this really wants to be a novel." Ugh. I can't seem to write anything short, even when I try. The good thing is that it's already outlined and I know the characters. The bad thing? Finding time to write it. I'm planning to get going on it this summer, while Gremlin's Last Run is out with the beta readers.
1. Human Choices, my Love's Landscapes story is finished and turned in to the Love's Landscapes team. I got final edits back this morning, and those have been turned in, too. Final word count is just over 50K. I've beta read stories for three other authors doing the event, and I can tell you, just like last year, there will be some awesome summer reading!
2. Gremlin's Last Run is nearing the halfway mark on the rewrite. Almost 50K out of 100K done there, and then it'll be off to the beta readers to see what they think.
3. New WIP: I'm working on a dragon shifter novel... it was originally written as a novella, but all three of my beta readers said, "You know, Jaye, this really wants to be a novel." Ugh. I can't seem to write anything short, even when I try. The good thing is that it's already outlined and I know the characters. The bad thing? Finding time to write it. I'm planning to get going on it this summer, while Gremlin's Last Run is out with the beta readers.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
WIP Excerpt: Gremlin's Last Run
Now the the Love's Landscapes story is off for a final proofread before I turn it in, I'm able to turn my attention to Gremlin's Last Run, which is Book 2 of the Guardians of the Pattern series. I'm close to a third of the way through the rewrite, and on track to have this out in the fall of this year.
Excerpt:
Alek McKinnon snapped his eyes open and found himself staring into the face of a dead man.
What the fuck…?
He closed his eyes, hoping—praying—that this was just another hallucination or maybe a nightmare.
It felt pretty fucking real for a nightmare.
The floor he lay on was hard and smooth where his cheek was pressed against it. He was cold and he hurt in places he shouldn’t even be able to feel. Not so much in his body, but in his center. The light at his core wasn’t the warm, steady golden glow he was used to sensing; it flickered like a guttering candle, swirling with dark, subdued colors.
The chaotic babble of hundreds of minds in close proximity poured into his head. It hurt, and he reached down into his center and tried to visualize the shielding pattern he relied on to protect his mind. The light slipped away from him when he tried to form the pattern.
Was he still drugged? He shuddered at the thought and tried again. This time he was able to shape the light, but the colors weren’t right. The pattern he formed felt warped and twisted in ways he didn’t understand. When he tried to push the pattern into place, it didn’t fit properly. It gave him some relief, but it didn’t cut out all of the mental static like it should have...
Not drugged then, but damaged, certainly.
Nightmare… please, be a nightmare…
The alternative didn’t bear thinking about.
Alek drew in a shuddering breath and opened his eyes again. The glassy blank stare hadn’t changed. He rolled away from the body, only to encounter another on his other side.
Steeling himself against the stabbing pain in his head and the sharp ache in his side, he forced himself to his knees, looked about wildly, then sank back to the floor.
They were dead.
The techs, the guards… all of them.
Nausea twisted through him and he lowered his gaze to the floor. He couldn’t bear to look at them. If this was real, then he was responsible…
Nightmare.
It had to be.
Excerpt:
Alek McKinnon snapped his eyes open and found himself staring into the face of a dead man.
What the fuck…?
He closed his eyes, hoping—praying—that this was just another hallucination or maybe a nightmare.
It felt pretty fucking real for a nightmare.
The floor he lay on was hard and smooth where his cheek was pressed against it. He was cold and he hurt in places he shouldn’t even be able to feel. Not so much in his body, but in his center. The light at his core wasn’t the warm, steady golden glow he was used to sensing; it flickered like a guttering candle, swirling with dark, subdued colors.
The chaotic babble of hundreds of minds in close proximity poured into his head. It hurt, and he reached down into his center and tried to visualize the shielding pattern he relied on to protect his mind. The light slipped away from him when he tried to form the pattern.
Was he still drugged? He shuddered at the thought and tried again. This time he was able to shape the light, but the colors weren’t right. The pattern he formed felt warped and twisted in ways he didn’t understand. When he tried to push the pattern into place, it didn’t fit properly. It gave him some relief, but it didn’t cut out all of the mental static like it should have...
Not drugged then, but damaged, certainly.
Nightmare… please, be a nightmare…
The alternative didn’t bear thinking about.
Alek drew in a shuddering breath and opened his eyes again. The glassy blank stare hadn’t changed. He rolled away from the body, only to encounter another on his other side.
Steeling himself against the stabbing pain in his head and the sharp ache in his side, he forced himself to his knees, looked about wildly, then sank back to the floor.
They were dead.
The techs, the guards… all of them.
Nausea twisted through him and he lowered his gaze to the floor. He couldn’t bear to look at them. If this was real, then he was responsible…
Nightmare.
It had to be.
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