Category: Elemental Ride

News: Recent Releases and Editing

11/11/2016

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11/11/16

Elemental Ride is out! It was a best seller on All Romance Ebooks for a while and has generally been getting good reviews. The biggest complaint I've seen is that it's too short, which is more of a compliment than a complaint. I really hope everyone has been enjoying reading it!

I really liked the world I created for Elemental Ride with the coexistence of sprites and humans. When sprites reach adolescence, they stop being able to feed from their parents and are forced to learn how to absorb from the land on their own very quickly. A lot of sprites die when they can't learn before they starve. At some point, humans and sprites began talking with each other and they struck a bargain. In return for use of a sprite's magical powers for ten years, the young sprites could feed off a human body. The sprites could take extra time to learn how to survive to adulthood and humans could now use magic. From that premise I built a story for LT3's Roughhouse Raiders collection--stories written to the theme of motorcycle clubs--and I am very happy with how Elemental Ride turned out.

Will I ever write more in this world? I do hope to, but right now my to-do list is far too big. Once some of my larger projects have been completed I want to return to this world and see about putting together something.
Dragon Detective has also been doing very well. Readers are overwhelmingly enjoying the story, which I am so happy to hear. Dragon Soldier, the next book in the series and the conclusion to the plot started in Detective, will be one hundred percent ready to go by April 5, 2017.
I have returned the edits for Dragon Adventure to LT3. The editor really enjoyed the story and appreciated the shorter format. This interlude in the series was a ton of fun to write and I'm so excited to have begun polishing it for publication. I have no idea about a potential release date for Adventure just yet, but hopefully it will also come out in 2017.

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Out Now: Elemental Ride

11/9/2016

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Elemental Ride

Rawley isn't the type to crush hard and fast on anyone, but he's somehow helpless when it comes to the new mailman. Even his bikes and his job as enforcer for a local motorcycle gang, the center of his world, don't compare to his interest in Reign. Unfortunately, Reign doesn't seem to be as interested—but secrets and magic have a way of turning everything upside down.

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Cover Reveals: Elemental Ride and Ner Li

10/23/2016

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The covers for Elemental Ride and Ner Li, two of my upcoming books, arrived a few weeks ago. Since those books will be coming out soon, I thought I should actually share the covers. They're both absolutely beautiful!

Elemental Ride is part of the Roughhouse Raiders collection at LT3. It is an urban fantasy M/M, Poly story that comes out on November 9th, but is available for pre-order right now.
https://lessthanthreepress.com/books...

Ner Li (I Have A Candle) is part of the Sharing the Season collection at LT3. It is a contemporary M/M story that comes out on December 14th, but is available for pre-order right now.
https://lessthanthreepress.com/books...

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News: I'm Still Here

9/10/2016

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9/10/16

Despite my needing to take some time off from writing, things continue to progress with all my stories. Here's an update on how things are going:

Magnified was released on September 7th and so far has been getting great reviews. Thank you to everyone that purchased a copy. I really hope you enjoyed it!
Cinder-Elle, my fairytale short story from Fairytales Slashed Volume 4, is out of print. I have some plans for this story, so look for it to appear on my to-do list again.
Speaking of stories going out of print soon, Cleanly Wrong, my story from the Bestiary collection will be going out of print at the end of September. I'm hoping to polish and resubmit this story, but it may be a while before I can get my act together and make that happen. Bloody Kiss, my story from the Proud to be a Vampire collection and Jack O'Lantern's Grin, my story from the Halloween Rentboy's collection will both be going out of print in October. Bloody Kiss might return as part of a larger series, but don't hold me to that. Jack O'Lantern's Grin will not be returning, so get your copies before they're gone.
I have also been getting a lot of editing accomplished. The first round of edits for Ner Li and Ge-Mi: Part One and the second round for The Case of the Wandering Wolves and Dragon Soldier are back with LT3, as well as a final proof read for Dragon Detective (out on October 19th). I have the second pass of edits for Elemental Ride sitting in my inbox that I will start working on soon.

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News: Lots of Edits

7/8/2016

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7/8/16

This past week has been all about the edits. First, I finished the overdue edits for Dragon Soldier. I was a few days late getting them back, but it wasn't bad enough to cause any problems with the release. I'm hoping the editor can save me, since I couldn't quite figure out the issue they wanted me to fix. I made an honest attempt, but it still needs some help. I'll let you know how it goes when the editor finishes the second round of edits and LT3 sends them back to me again.
As I was finishing up with Dragon Soldier, I started getting emails from LT3 with more edits. First, the second round of edits for The Case of the Wandering Wolves appeared. The edits look fairly straightforward. I needed some clarification and advice in a few spots that the editor helped me with. Once I get those spots smoothed out, this story will be awesome.
Next, the first round of edits for Elemental Ride appeared. There was one big issue, but it was a fairly easy fix. Aside from that, there wasn't really much else to do. I fixed the issue, read through the story, and have already returned it to LT3 for a second round of edits. The editor, I have to say, absolutely loved the story and I have to concur. Elemental Ride is easily one of the favorite stories that I've written.
After that, LT3 informed me that the first round of edits for Ge-Me: Part One were complete. However, the file was corrupted so they had to figure that out before sending them to me. I'm hoping to receive them soon.

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News: New Developments

6/26/2016

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6/26/16

Magnified is up for pre-order! It is the longest and most intricate story I've ever written. Vampires and werewolves, a touch of magic, and a bit of intrigue. I loved writing this story and am extremely excited for it to come out. September 7th is the big day, so make sure to get your copy now: https://lessthanthreepress.com/books... The best part is LT3 is having a massive sale in June for a few more days, so right now you can get it for 32% off instead of the usual 15% discount for pre-orders.
LT3 and I have been going over future release dates for some of my upcoming stories. We already knew Magnified was slotted for September 7th. We then moved Dragon Detective a week earlier to October 12th. Why did we move Detective a touch earlier? Because Elemental Ride, my story for LT3's Roughhouse Raiders call, is coming out on November 9th. Then, Ner Li, my story in LT3's Sharing the Seasons call, will come out soon after on December 14th. That's four stories right on top of each other. Admittedly, the latter two are fairly short, but that's still a lot to squeeze into such a short time-frame.
But wait. There's more! 2017 also has a lot of stories to look forward to. Ge-Mi: Part One, will come out at the end of January. Dragon Soldier will follow in March. The Case of the Wandering Wolves, book one in my Trickster's Eye series, will come out sometime in late April or early May. Dragon Adventure would be next, estimated to arrive at the end of June or early July. Then, Justified is looking at September and Dragon Home sometime after that. Everything I've outlined in this paragraph is a very rough estimation and subject to change based on editing and LT3's scheduling needs, but it's a good plan to start with.
I've been working on the edits for Dragon Soldier and I'm almost done. There's one more thing I have to do before I give it a final read through, but unfortunately it's the biggest item on the to-do list. I need to add one or two new scenes to up the romance, which means figuring out where to slot them in and how to keep the flow steady. I'm hoping to have it done soon.

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News: Release Date and More Good News

4/16/2016

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4/16/16

Magnified now has a release date: September 7, 2016. That's not too far away! LT3 and I have started talking about the cover and since the editing is complete Magnified will definitely be ready to go on time. I know I've said before how excited I am for this book to come out and now with a release date my excitement is growing even more.
The next big thing I've learned is LT3 is going ahead with a compilation print version containing Dragon Consultant, Dragon Deception, and Dragon Dilemma. We started talking about the cover, which is going to be awesome. I think this print book will be released along with Dragon Dilemma in June, so make sure to look for it then.
I've also spoken with LT3 about starting the cover for Dragon Detective, book four of my Supernatural Consultant series. I don't have an official release date yet, but my best guess might be this December or next January. It depends on whether Ner Li, my story for LT3's Sharing the Season call, bumps Detective's release date back a few months.
I haven't heard anything about any of my other stories. The Case of the Wandering Wolves is next on my list of submissions, so I'm hoping the first round of edits come for that soon. Although, given that TCotWW won't be released until at least ten months from now I'm probably getting way ahead of myself. I might see the edits for Ner Li or Elemental Ride first. I'm also waiting on copy edits for Dragon Dilemma. I don't expect to hear yes or no about whether LT3 accepted Justified for a while, but that is another item I'm waiting to hear about. I'll be sure to let everyone know once I hear about any of my stories.

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News: Story Submissions

2/27/2016

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2/27/16

I have lots of good news to share. First, and most exciting, is the fact that LT3 accepted my story Elemental Ride. It will be published as part of the Roughhouse Raiders collection, which means it will be sold as a stand alone e-book in conjunction with many other wonderful authors' books set in the same urban fantasy bikers theme. I don't have any idea about release dates, but I'm looking forward to finding out and I'll be certain to let you know the moment I learn more.
I have also gotten the second round of edits for Magnified. There's a lot to do, although it's mostly small fixes that are cumulatively going to take quite a bit of time to finish. I'm going to try to get it back to LT3 soon, because once I do we'll have reached the stage where I can start asking about potential release dates. I am very excited to have this book move even a step closer to being published.
My Supernatural Consultant Series is officially expanding. I have submitted Dragon Soldier, book five, as well as the two short stories in the series, Dragon Adventure and Dragon Home. I hope LT3 likes them. Should LT3 accept them, I don't think you'll see any of these books published until 2017 at the very earliest, but I like being so far ahead. I am starting a full time job next month and therefore will most likely not have much time available for writing. I might have to take two years off from writing itself, but with my stories continuing to come out periodically I know you won't forget about me.
There are two other things on my to-do list right now. I would like to continue working on my Supernatural Consultant Series and see about getting Dragon Spy going. Justified is also patiently waiting for me to get to work on editing it so I can get it ready for submission. I doubt I'll get either done before the new job starts, but I'm going to work hard for the rest of my free time and see what comes of it.

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January Goals: Results

1/31/2016

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My goals in January were derailed slightly by all the editing I instead got completed. I would still call this month a success, just not with what I was expecting. Here's how I did:

Editing. The two items originally on this list were Elemental Ride and Magnified and I'm happy to say that I was able to complete them both. Elemental Ride has been submitted to LT3 and Magnified is back with the editor for round two. In addition to those stories I also got the copy edits for Dragon Deception and the first round of edits for Dragon Detective. The former I was able to send back to LT3 and the latter still needs a bit more work.
Submissions. I was also very successful with this. Elemental Ride was submitted yesterday evening and I was able to get my Hanukkah story, Ner Li, and Ge-Mi: Part One properly formatted and submitted. I hope to hear from LT3 soon. I was not able to get any work done with editing Justified.
Writing. Luckily I left this goal open ended because writing ended up not being a high priority this month. I got a lot done in my Coliseum story and some drips and drabs in Dragon Soldier and Dragon Spy, but nothing really came together writing-wise this month. I'm really hoping next month is much more productive as there are a number of stories I would like to complete.

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News: I'm Falling Behind

1/28/2016

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1/28/16

I am falling way behind on my to-do list this month, but it's not entirely my fault. I keep getting emails from LT3 with important due dates on them! The first round of edits for Magnified ended up being very involved and took a while to return. Soon after sending Magnified back, I received the copy edits for Dragon Deception. I returned those and not even a day later I got the first round of edits for Dragon Detective, which I'm now working on. Don't misunderstand, I am happy to have all of these edits to work on, but I really need to find a few moments to get Elemental Ride edited and submitted. I only have three days left before it's due! I'm honestly not sure I can finish in time, but I'll keep working hard the next few days and maybe I'll somehow make it.
Since I'm already editing Dragon Detective, which is part one of a two part story in the Supernatural Consultant universe, I really need to get part two, Dragon Soldier, completed and submitted. There's only 10k words left to write, so I should be able to do it next month. Soldier concludes the first arc of the series, which I would like to have done soon so I can really start working on the second arc, which begins in Dragon Spy.
On a happier note, the first giveaway for Dragon Deception is up! LT3's hosting it on their Goodreads page. Just leave a comment to sign up: https://www.goodreads.com... I will have a subscriber exclusive giveaway for those who receive my newsletter on February 1st and I have also sent something to Magnolia Reviews, who did a wonderful job hosting a giveaway for Dragon Consultant. I will keep everyone posted when all the giveaways go live. Until then, feel free to preorder your copy for a 15% discount today!
I have also seen the first draft of the cover for Dragon Dilemma and it is beautiful! As soon as I have the final version I'll share it with you.

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